Friday, January 14, 2011

The Flavor of Love


Who doesn't love a great Phindy image?  I know I do, and I think this little guy "Brave Heart" is just perfect for valentines day.  Actually there are several great images that would work perfectly for the one you love. 



Everything on my card is from my kit from My Creative Scrapbook.  I've been doing some research on coloring lately and trying out some different techniques.  I'm not great at shading and mixing colors so I've been really trying to do more of that.  Let me know what you think and please don't be shy in critiquing.  I could really use the help.  Any links you know of for Prisma coloring would be greatly appreciated too.  Everything is copic these days, it's been hard to find them.  I might even see ya later today with another card.  I have a couple still in the works!

Challenges entered:
Create4fun - Sketch
Southern Girls - Lovey and romantic
Kaboodle doodle - Do it with Digis
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
Phindy's Place -  Valentines for a loved one

Have a fabulous day!
Jen


27 comments:

  1. This is just gorgeous, l love the image and that yummy ribbon.xxx

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  2. Hi Jen! such a cute bunny rabbit on your card, and beautiful in shades of soft green. Enjoy your weekend, and colouring your new Sarah Kay too.
    hugs, annie x

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  3. This is so darn cute! I love this little bunny with the little overalls! Great card!

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  4. Very pretty Jen! The image is adorable! I think you did a great job coloring. Your shading is good! I am new to coloring and am learning myself. My friend Dorcas keeps working with me. She has a tutorial on her blog. You may find a few tips. http://dorcasdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/08/colored-pencil-tutorial.html
    Love the greens and the pretty lace.

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  5. Hey girl, I just had to stop by real quick to let you know that I absolutely LOVE this little guy!!! Your coloring is awesome and that amazing big bow, well, it's amazing!!! :D:D Have a blessed weekend!! Hugs, Sabrina

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  6. Awww what an adoreabe card!

    Thank you for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday!  Hope to see you again next week!

    Hugs
    Leanne xx

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  7. Aww that is such a sweet card, just love the backing paper and the image is so nice. Thanks for playing along with Kaboodle Doodles this week. Jill

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  8. an absolutely gorgeous card, the image is so well coloured, and i like the layout
    Kevin xx

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  9. Wow, your card is wonderful, the image is so cute. Thank you for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday!

    Hugs
    Heike

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  10. What a nice card you've made with my sketch. The image is very lovely!
    Thanks for joining us at the Create4fun Challenge this week.
    xxx Anne-Marije

    BTW: Don't forget to add your card to the Phindy's Place Challengeblog. The theme of our challenge this week is Valentines, for a loved one!

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  11. Jen, this is just beautiful! Lovely job coloring the ribbon, great blue and green colors and that big, satiny ribbon is gorgeous!
    Don't forget - when you enter the challenge with a Phindy image, you can post your link twice to increase your chances in the draw!
    Thanks so much for playing with us this week at Phindy's Place!

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  12. I think this card is beautiful! I LOVE the bow at the top - really wish I could get my bows to look that nice!! I also love the coloring, in my opinion, you did a great job!!
    Just wanted to remind you that since you used a Phindy image, you get to post twice at the Phindy's Place blog, just write "Phindy's Image" after your name! You double your chances of winning!

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  13. Hi Jen!
    I think you did a great job with the shading...I really like how you've made the inside of the pocket area look a little darker and also along the front of the zipper area on his pants... All great areas to do shading! It looks wonderful! Thanks for becoming a follower of mine! See you again soon!

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  14. Hi Jen,
    Your card is so super cute!!! Fab image and I love your papers!!
    Thanks for playing at Kaboodle Doodles and good luck!
    Farrah

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  15. Such a darling card! Thanks for sharing :)

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  16. I found you after all! lol I was on CDAC and saw your blog address on one of your cards. (I sent you a message on CDAC cos I couldn't find a link to your blog when I clicked on my followers) Anyway!
    You're doing very well with your Prismas, Jen. You're right there's not many of us using them really. (in comparison with copic artists). But I'll pass on a couple of others you might want to check out:
    This lady is brilliant!
    http://simmcards.blogspot.com/
    Also Annika uses prismas but not all the time, but she's an awesome colorist:
    http://anothermessycrafter.blogspot.com

    have fun! So nice to meet you!

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  17. Such a sweet card. Love the colour scheme and that gorgeous bow. Thanks for joining us at Phindy's Place.
    Hugs!
    Cec

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  18. This is soooooooooo adorable and I LOVE that satin ribbon/bow! Fantastic!

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  19. Hi Jen, thank you for the lovely comment, and I must say I'm a little bit speechless after reading Dorcas' comment about my colouring!!!

    I only use Prisma or Derwent pencils to colour my images, and my source of inspiration is Moni(http://nixe-moni.blogspot.com/), I'm sure you know her work! Well, her colouring I would call ''stunning'' and ''brilliant''!

    Your card is so beautiful, I love the swirls and the hearts and green is really my favourite colour!

    Hugs, Alina

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  20. Sooooooo sweet.... I love the colors you used... See??? Not all valentines are RED or PINK.. LOL Your silky ribbon/bow is the perfect touch for this fantastic card. Thanks so much for joining us this week for Phindy's Place Challenge.
    Hugs,
    Lynda

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  21. Oh how cute is this image, love the cute heart and your colors are great!!

    Hugs,
    Patricia

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  22. Aww what a gorgeous card! Love that big bow and the colours you used.
    Thank you for joining us and taking the Phindy’s Place Challenge, do hope you’ll join us again this Friday!
    Hugs
    Anne

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  23. this is a fav image of mine - love the colors you used and that bow is awesome!!
    thanks so much for joining us at Phindy's Place this week - hope you return (-:

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  24. Hi Jen

    Pooping back to say thank you for taking the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge, hope you’ll join us again today!
    Hugs
    Anne

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  25. Jen, you are doing very well with your Prismas!! It takes time to hone the colouring skills - couple of more months and you'll be surprising yourself. One main tip is always to decide where your light source is. Once you keep that in mind while colouring you're gonna be flying it!
    But honestly, your colouring is lovely already!
    Hugs
    Annika

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  26. This is fabulous! I love the design and your coloring is perfect! Thanks for joining us at SG!
    xxAutumn

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Peace and Love - Jen

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