Thursday, April 21, 2011

Tell me a story


     Life can really be trying sometimes so I'm REALLY glad I have an outlet in crafting. :-)  This card is made using the latest freebie offered with the current challenge at A Day For Daisies.  That Tammy can really come up with some wonderful digis!
     My card is colored with Copics and I've used an old Mojo Monday sketch for the design.  Sweet little Prima Jack and Jill papers go right along with the Fairy Tale vibe of the card.
     A huge thank you to all of you who left encouraging words about Mexico Phil.  That boost heavily influenced me to do the second card with he and Horhay and it won at Make It Colorful! (The first Phil made Top Three, so he was a rather popular guy there for a couple of weeks {grin}) That was such a thrill cause it's a coloring contest and you guys know I'm lovin' my Copics!  I do believe I'm addicted.  And to think I said I would NEVER buy those expensive markers!  LOL
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

A Day For Daisies--dots and stripes
Paper Crafting Journey--use a freebie
The Rubber Cafe--polka dots
Everybody-Art-Challenge--pearls
Papertake Weekly--spots and stripes
Tuesday Throwdown--polka dots
Color Q--

Craft Your Passion--you've been spotted (use dots)
Cupcake Craft--lots of layers
Woodware--die cuts/punches
Secret Crafter--stitching

Thanks for stopping by!



Supplies

Papers:  Prima jack and Jill, Recollections, Copic Express-it Blending Card
Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "A Fairy Tale"
Copics:
           skin E000, E00, E11, R20
            hair  E31, E35, E57, YR20
            clothing B41, B91, RV11, R83, R85, YG93
            book E40, Y28
            rabbit E41, E43
            flowers Y00
Tools:  Nestabilities Standard Circles large (S4-) and Classic Scalloped Circles Large (S4-), Martha Stewart Layered Arches edge punch, sewing machine, Bow Easy
Miscellaneous:  Jolee's pearls, Celebrate It ribbon, DMC embroidery thread, Inkadinkado Blending Chalks, Ranger Perfect Pearls in Perfect Pearl and Perfect Gold

24 comments:

Barbara said...

What a gorgeous card, Tracy. I love all the stitching especially the hand stitches. The punches, image, color combo and the card design all work so well together to make this a masterpiece:) Thanks for joining us this week at Craft Your Passion for our "You've Been Spotted Challenge." Hope to see you again on Monday for our next challenge. Barbara GDT XX

Dana said...

I was so thrilled to see you won at MIC!!! So richly deserved and this one is a winner too!! Your coloring is magnificent and you pair that with your outstanding skills at laying out a card perfectly and blog land watch out!! This card is FABULOUS!!
Hugs~
Dana

Lindsay Weirich said...

wow, stunning! great coloring too!

Kristina said...

This is so great Tracy!! I love the hand stitching and the coloring is fab as always!!

Delphine said...

Gorgeous card, Tracy! Lovely image, wonderful colours and I love all the stitching! Thanks for joining us at Cupcake and good luck! Delphine xx

Unknown said...

What an adorable card.. That image is wonderful. I just love those little stitches.. I have some copic's But not to good with them yet...

Hugs, Linda

Nancy said...

Your card is just beautiful! Papercrafting has definitely saved my sanity a time or two! Thank you for joining us this week at Woodware USA!!

Unknown said...

First of all congrats on your win Tracy!! No wonder, you did such a mexnificant job both you and Phil together ;-) Love this new card of yours to pieces, yes, I do believe in fairytales, always love a good story when I hear one! Happy Easter to you my friend, hugs, Ira

LeAnne said...

Beautiful card...I do like her digital images! Thanks for playing with the CQC this week!!!

Unknown said...

Such a pretty card:) Thanks for playing at CQC this week!

~ Jo ~ said...

Yet another beautiful card! Congrats on winning with the Phil card for that contest! I hope you win some more!!!

corinne said...

very nice. thank you for joining us on craftyourpassion's challenge blog. Good luck !

Audrey Pettit said...

Super sweet card, Tracy! I just adore those pretty papers, and what a wonderful image. I really like the scalloped trim, the pearl detailing, and your fabulous coloring job. The little cross stitches are a great touch, too.

Dorcas said...

Tracy this is GORGEOUS!! I love your style! Thanks for becoming a follower, I'm becoming yours too. :-)
Hugs,
Dorcas

Lisa said...

Tracy this is lovely! You have seamlessly combined all the different elements into a perfect design *and* your coloring is superb. Thank you for joining in the challenge at A Day For Daisies! :)

MSTEELADY said...

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Alice said...

this is so sweet! beautiful card!

Annika said...

Don't even start me on cost of Copics! lol But they ARE really versatile and good and you seriously rock them!
I really love the way you design and layer your cards...total perfection!
Hugs
Annika

Anonymous said...

Hi Tracy.Lovely to see your gorgeous card.Fabulous colouring and beautifully detailed.Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion :D
Lisa x

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Congrats on your win!
Lovely creation with great coloring skill, and i love those soft colors from Prima, thanks for sharing!
Have a blessed Easter weekend!

MonicaB said...

I love all the detail in the card. It's a lovely creation!

Suzanne C said...

Sweet scene! Love the little bunny listening intently.

Kim said...

This is so pretty. Beautiful accents and stitching. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown.

Lisa said...

This is so beautiful Tracy! Thanks for joining us at Papertake Weekly and hope you had a happy easter :)