Sunday, March 22, 2020

Happy Easter for The Paper Players!

Hello friends and welcome back!  I hope this finds you safe and healthy!  It's sketch week at The Paper Players and the lovely Claire has created an excellent and versatile one.


I'm also joining the current Anything Goes challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.


With Easter coming up, I thought this sketch would work perfectly for my cute little Bundle Girl and her BIG chocolate bunny!!


Isn't that adorable?  After stamping with Gina K Amalgam ink I used Copic markers to color up the scene.  The colors are similar to those on the packaging picture, except I switched them around a bit.  The picture is also a great guide for shading, taking some of the guess work out of it.


Next I used a large oval to cut out the image.  Because it is so large, I had to adjust my card size to 4.5" x 5.75" (fortunately I have an envelope punch board, so I can make a custom envelope).  I also die cut an A2 sized scallop rectangle to layer beneath and found some long retired textured card stock in Early Espresso for the strip elements.


I decided the pink layer looked a bit too plain so I found some sweet little leaf, berry and floral images with which to create my own background, using white pigment ink to keep it very subtle.  You can see it in the bottom right corner in the photo above.  Much of it is covered up with the other layers but it just adds that "somethin', somethin'" that I felt was missing.  Lastly, the oval was added to the main card with fun foam, then I stamped the sentiment in brown and layered it on the oval with thin foam squares.


Thank you for visiting, I always appreciate it so much!  Take care, stay healthy and I hope you'll be able to take your mind of the current state of affairs and join the Paper Players' challenge this week!

Stef


Stamps:  Bundle Girl With Chocolate Bunny (Stamping Bella), Woodland Whimsy (Simon Says Stamp), Crazy Talk (sentiment, Tim Holtz)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Cotton Candy (SSS), Textured Early Espresso (ret. SU)
Ink:  Gina K Obsidian Amalgam, Hero Arts Unicorn White, Versafine Clair Pinecone (sentiment)
Other:  Scallop A2 Rectangle die, Ovals Collection Framelit (ret. SU)
Copics:  RV91, 21, 10, 00, BG72, B01, 00, 000, E47, 74, 71, 11, 01, 000, Y23, 21, 02, YR23, YG25, 01, W3, 0

11 comments:

LeAnne said...

Just about the cutest little image ever...she is colored so sweetly, and talk about sweet....that bunny is delish!

Claire Broadwater said...

Oh Stef, I can't begin to tell you how much I adore this adorable card. That big chocolate bunny made me smile. We used to get a chocolate bunny in our basket as kids. I just loved it. Your coloring is amazing! I love the color combo and the scalloped panel is perfect! YOU rocked my sketch this week! Stay well, My Friend! XX

laurie said...

Cute cute cute!! Love this sweet card!

Stamps-N-Lingers said...

Oh so adorable! That little girl strutting her stuff in her pink coat! And yes please - I WILL take a bigger-than-me chocolate bunny!!

laurie said...

Love your cute bunny! So adorable.Thanks for joining us at ATSM!

Allisa said...

So adorable! Love your color combo!

ElizStewart said...

Adorable!

Jaydee said...

Stef, I LOVE these images and that GORGEOUS coloring. Fabulous take on the sketch
hugs
jaydee

Roberta (Stampin'nana) said...

Your image is one of the most Adorable Ever, Stef! I have to say that your coloring skills just seem to keep getting better and better too! You've really brought this sweet scene to life~

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

This card has cuteness overload Stef - bags I the HUGE chocolate bunny! Beautifully coloured and I love the added stamp detail on the back panel, which I didn't notice at first. My favourite card this week!

Anne Marie Hile said...

What an adorable little image and so beautifully colored! I live the pops of turquoise, too. As always, a gorgeous card, Stef!