5.05.2010

Digital Doodles - Welcome Home

Hi, friends and fellow crafties... :) I'm getting ready to head off to bed in a few, but wanted to pop in and share the card I created using the Home Sweet Home image from Digital Doodles. I loved the fun, whimsy shapes of the houses, and had so much fun creating my little neighborhood. :)

I had a few different ideas in my head, but knew I wanted to try to create a sense of movement with the clouds. To do this, first I lightly swiped the background stamp with a light aqua pigment ink. Then, I went back over the inked image while it was still wet, and lightly swiped the surface with a darker turquoise ink before stamping it onto white CS. It ended up creating some light shadows around the clouds, and gives it the impression of a windy day... At least to me! *wink* :)

Have a great one! :)

Instructions:
  • Create white A2 card base and stamp with cloud background image. Round upper corners.
  • Stamp polka dot image on green CS strips, then cut hills with craft knife. Distress edges.
  • Adhere one hill to card base, then attach second with pop dots.
  • Stamp sentiment in black ink onto strip of yellow CS, then adhere to card front.
  • Print house digi image, color with Copics and cut out.
  • Adhere houses to card base, and embellish with black multiliner Copic.

Supplies:
Stamps - Home Sweet Home (Digital Doodles), Clouds (Hero Arts), Polka Dot Basics 2 & Vintage Basket Sentiments (Papertrey Ink)
Paper - Lemon Tart, New Leaf, Stamper's Select White
Ink - VersaMagic Turquoise Gem, Fresh Ink Island, True Black, Copics
Miscellaneous - Black Copic Multiliner, Distresser, Corner Chomp

18 comments:

  1. LOVE this card!
    So colorful and bright! :)

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  2. Wow - your coloring is always so great...and the colors you choose are just...really fun. The way you made the clouds with the inks to make that windy look that you wanted? - Genius!

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  3. So cute! The colors are bright and cheerful! Love it!!

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  4. Such a cute scene...love the colors!

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  5. What a wonderful happy little 'village' you've created. I love your tips for the background stamp technique. I'll have to try that...

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  6. awesome, awesome, awesome!! been a while since I've commented, but you are slammin' out some spectacular stuff, Heather!!!!!!

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  7. Love this, LOVE THIS, LOVE THIS!

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  8. Okay, when can I move into this darling little neighborhood? ;) Love your card Heather! :)

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  9. Love the "windy" feeling of your card. Awesome!!!

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  10. Great job! Love the colors and how you placed the houses in the hills. It does look like a windy day too!

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  11. Heather - so much eye candy here! Your torn hills are sooooooo cuuuuuuute! And your cloudy sky is fabulous! The little houses are adorable and look right at home in all this gorgeousness!

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  12. This is gorgeous, Heather! What a comfy cozy sense you created! Superb coloring job and these houses are so adorable, LOVE it!!

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  13. waouh, je suis en extase devant ta carte, tout simplement magnifique

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  14. Wonderful coloring! WOW - the colors really pop and make this cozy little neighborhood come to life!

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  15. Oh my, this is fantabulous! I love the clouds and especially the polka dot grass! You are such a gool colorer too!

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  16. This is so charming and cute, Heather!! I love the pretty houses, clouds and hills!!

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  17. This is such a cute card. The houses are adorable and I love the way you stamped the cloud background.

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Thanks for stopping by! :)