Colored Digital Image...1st Attempt

A long time ago, Kim from Clearly Inspired, shared how she colored an image with Photoshop Elements. You can see that post here. In her post is a link to a video tutorial created by Susanna Boyd on how she did the technique. It's been in the back of my mind to try my hand at it ever since (yep a long time).  I thought I'd try my hand at it. This is the result of my attempt. I can see I need lots of practice, but I don't think it's too bad for a first effort.

My image is from Fred She Said.

Thanks, Kim for sharing this! I think it could be a lot of fun!

I Felt Like Coloring Again Today...

While the kids were away, mommy played...or something like that.  LOL

My friend, Barb, of The Buzz, sent me some stamped images to color (Yarn Basket, Lockhart Stamp Company, according to Barb's blog) as a thank you for a RAK I sent her. I was too nervous to color them for the longest time, it seems. I was afraid I'd mess it up. I finally got brave enough to try and here is how it came out:

Thanks, Barb! I'm glad I finally took the plunge and just colored. I had a blast. I used the Koh-i-noor pencils and odorless mineral spirits to color this in. I seem to be reaching for those pencils a lot these days. Maybe it's because they are on my table (because I neglect to put them away when I'm done) or maybe I really like the colors. I think it's a bit of both. The card is very simple and straightforward, but I like how the colors worked together. Taking Barb's lead on some of her recent card posts, I grabbed a bit of white yarn to add to the card. I thought about crocheting something, but didn't think that went well with a knitting image! LOL The papers are from my new "go to" paper....DCWV's Citrus Matstack. LOL You can see I used Fiskar's new Apron Lace edger punch, too, along with the square Nesties.

This next image is another one from DJ Inkers and I kept seeing it when I looked around my desk, so I decided to just color it and then it wouldn't distract me any more.

I love how the hat is pulled over one eye. I knew I wanted to use the Citrus paper again and chose pencils to complement the color scheme. Geez, it doesn't look like much coloring...but it sure took me awhile to get it to look like that! I tried to do some shading (like I know what I am doing there...not) and that took some time. I DO like how it came out and also that pin! It's a pin from Making Memories Chloe's Closet line and I've just been itching to use it. I added the pearls from my stash and an earring back as a stopper. Looks decent, I think. Another straightforward card, although this time I used a Martha Stewart border punch.

That's all she wrote from me for now! I'm done making cards for the day, but who knows if I'll come up with something else to share before the night is over....

Thanks for stopping by! Hope your Saturday is going great!

Jeanne

A Yo-Yo Flower and a Paper Flower Card

Happy Saturday to you! I spent most of the day working on cards...yea!

I will share two in this post and the third one in a separate post.

I signed up for an online class at Debbie Hodge called Embellishments:Beautifully Handmade. So far I'm enjoying it a lot even though I have seen/heard of the types of embellishments we are making so far. The class is 5 weeks long and has two lessons per week. I signed up after it started and I believe you have access to the information forever, which is very nice. Anyway, I feel it is worth the money because not only do you get the lessons, you also get lots of inspiration.

I'm telling you this as a prelude to why I have a yo-yo flower on my card. One of the lessons was about making yo-yo's. I've heard of them, but have never even thought to make them. After I saw the lesson, I knew I wanted to pick up some remnants of fabric and while doing so I discovered yo-yo templates. Yes, the idea in the class is to make your own template but these plastic templates appealed to me because they had stitch holes so your stitches are even. Not only that, I saw that there is a flower template and a heart template! So now you know why there is a yo-yo flower on my card. LOL

I also crocheted the leaves (thanks to that Crochet Embellishments book I mentioned in a previous post). I actually had this card just about completed yesterday, but it still needed a little "something" which turned out to be the pierced border along the top. Got that done first thing this morning when I sat down. I used Basic Grey's Bittersweet paper, the Martha Stewart lacy border punch and a button from a collection I picked up at Walmart a long time ago. I added two colors of DMC floss to the button. I left it sentiment-less for now, but I think I could easily add one whenever I decide to send the card out. Isn't that flower neat? Fun to make, too! The flower and leaves are adhered with glue dot "strips" I picked up a year or so ago.

My next card was inspired by a card from Fred She Said. Specifically this one (actually scroll to see the second flower card). It was included in the file I purchased as an inspiration piece. I enjoyed coloring this one...it was straightforward and didn't take a whole lot of time. LOL

And this time I did layer three pieces! After cutting out a couple of squares, I corner rounded them with the Iron Eagle corner adorner punch from EK Success. I used Prismacolor pencils and odorless mineral spirits to color. The center is a stud found at Hobby Lobby with a rhinestone adhered to the top. I used Amethyst and Hydrangea cardstock (CTMH), sponged with the same color ink along the edges. The Swiss Dots embossing folder is getting a work-out these days, huh?

Now I need to figure out something for dinner, so I will close for now. Check back later for the next card...it's a doozy! LOL

Thanks for stopping by!

Jeanne