Bonjour! Ca va? What's going on with you this week? I'm busy at work and trying to get in some stamping time, but that is the story of my life...every week! Got my hair cut on Monday - love to get my hair cut! It always feels so healthy and bouncy. This weekend we're getting our taxes done. Other than that, just plugging along. My card for today features the super cute stamp from The Greeting Farm - Stella. She has this cute bob haircut and just looks like she is holding a special letter straight from Paris. I decided to go with the theme...Je T'aime! I took French in college so I can read it but not speak it that well... Je T'aime means I love you! Mes Amis means my friends! Love you bloggy friends! :-)
This card is also my card of the week over on the iCopic Blog! You can buy the Stella stamp there too! Check it out - lots of good stuff over there...and did you know that there are new Copic colors coming out soon? EEEK!
Here is my design Palette - goodies from Making Memories and Martha...
I thought her hair needed to be a pretty chestnut brown... I started with my E57 Copic Marker and left my white space for the shiny bits. Don't laugh at me...I had the best intentions of taking photos as I went along...but I just got carried away and kept coloring! Sorry about that! You get the idea though.
Her hair was finished off with E59 and E53. The "white" shiny part is actually a very light beige. You can leave that white too- just preference. Her dress is colored with the rosy shades of RV32 and RV34.
Here is a close up of the finished coloring. Her face is E00, E000 and RV10 which is my go-to color scheme for skin and faces. She's so adorable!
I finished the card with chocolate brown around the outer edge and brown ink to pick up the color of her hair and provide some contrast to all that pink. I stamped the swirl onto the patterned paper because I just thought it needed to look more French??!! Does that make sense?
Au revoir! I'll be back on Thursday with my Chinese New Year cards for 2011 - the Year of the Rabbit! Hope to see you around here soon!
OMG...you hit the bullseye with all those French elements on this card! I so love how you colored that TGF image...just so so sweet and Parisian! Yeah, and all those pink stripes and polka dots...wh-AT?!
Posted by: TeaDub! | 02/02/2011 at 09:05 PM
DARLING!!!!
Posted by: ~amy~ | 02/02/2011 at 07:52 PM
GORGEOUS and so sweet love it!!
And the coloring so great as always.
Love the French theme.
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 02/02/2011 at 06:03 AM
Oh, how sweet, sweet, sweet! I just adore this card, Wanda! So pretty and so french-y. ;) Awesome coloring job, as always. You've even included eye shadow. SO fabulous!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 02/02/2011 at 05:30 AM
tres jolie! love the way you did her hair and yes, those swirls do "french it up!" :)
Posted by: Suzanne Schmidt | 02/02/2011 at 02:33 AM