Everything is coming up roses....

Hello Friends,
Here tonight with a card of roses to celebrate today's Year of Flowers festivities for Papertrey Ink's 6th Anniversary over on Nichole's blog: HERE

Here is my card using Year of Flowers: Roses.  This is the only Year of Flowers stamp set that I currently own.  I have many on my wish list and I hope to add to my collection one day soon.

 I colored the roses and leaves with Copic Markers and then added stickles diamond glue and some Martha Stewart glitter.  I was inspired by a vintage-looking card with roses and glitter that I saw at the store the other day.

 I added a blue outline to the areas around the stamping to help bring out the pink colors in the roses.  I blended lots of different pink markers to get this multi-toned look. It reminds me of some of the roses in my garden that look so striking and change colors as they open fully and also depending on the type and amount of light at any given moment. As you know I adore roses and my favorite one is a very old floribunda rose in a light pink color that changes to a blush pink color as it opens and then ages - it just gets lighter and lighter as it blooms.  And it smells like HEAVEN!  Thanks for taking a look at my card!

Hugs,
Jill

A card for the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge MFTWSC75

Hello everyone,

I have a card to share today for the weekly sketch challenge over at My Favorite Things. Here is the sketch:

Here is a picture of the card I made:

This was a fun sketch.  I like the circle element with the squares.  I had some trouble with my paper piecing and coloring but I know I will improve with practice - especially if I keep doing the sketch challenges.  You may know that I am new to paper piecing and Copic markers so I am just learning - if you have any tips on good videos or tutorials to watch let me know in the comments.  Hopefully someday I can take a class!  I tried to make the background of the stamped image look like the uneven surface of a cement wall to help balance the bright colors in the image and papers.  I don't know that I succeeded but I had fun trying which to me is what crafting is all about.   

Thanks for taking a look at my card!  I hope you join in the sketch challenge too.  You can find all the info:  HERE

Happy Crafting!

: ) Jill