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Today I have created several Christmas cards using the same image and sentiment, but with various colors and patterned papers to keep things interesting. If you are like me and you have lots of cards to make at Christmas time changing the colors can keep you from falling asleep in the middle of your work hehehe!
Both the little snow fairy and sentiment are by Penny Black, I used various Copics for coloring, Stickles on the wings, and Wink of Stella on her outfit. The patterned paper comes from a mix of Fancy Pants and American Crafts.
Now don't leave just yet...
It’s not a party without a prize - and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by WOW! Embossing Powder, (woo hoo!) so you’ll definitely want to get your hands on it! Simply leave a comment on this post to enter - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too to double your chances! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 7am EST on Thursday 31st December to leave all your comments!
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And Happy Crafting too!
Lisa
184 comments:
I love the use of patterned papers, very nice!:-)
Lovely variations....
Omgosh! All are so beautiful in all variation of colors, love them!
Oh so cute!!!! i love your coloring, fabulous job!
What a fantastic set of cards, your colouring is awesome! Thanks for being a special part of my event! xoxo
So so cute! Fantastic set of cards!
So cute and fun! :)
Too cute! You did a terrific job colouring them all. Cheers.
I agree that mass producing needs "something" to keep it entertaining, and you've certainly showcased how to do so with this array of cute AND classy cards you've created. You've breathed life into this charming image with your impressive colouring! Mega-watt smiles guaranteed when these fairies alight in people's mailboxes! Thank you for the inspiration and for being part of Taheerah's wonderful Advent series!
~c (carol)
So adorable! Love the sweet snow fairy and your fabulous coloring!
Fabulous cards!! Cute image and awesome coloring!!
Like the wonderful image & coloring of the image.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
what a stunning array of cards! Love the simplicity of it yet with unique detail such as the stitched-like border makes the card looks so stunning!
The color combo you chose for this card is incredibly beautiful! thank you for sharing:) sincerely
It must have taken you ages to colour all those! So cute!
Your cards are so gosh darn adorable and so beautifully colored!!
How precious are these?!?!?! Absolutely adorable cards ♥
How lovely! Such a sweet image, a gloriously swirly sentiment and a pop of patterned paper - card making heaven, Jo x
Such cute images, Lisa ... and such wonderful colouring ... they're magical! Anita :)
A darling card.
Love the idea of changing up the colors
If you are making a large number - it gets kind of dull
doing the same thing over and over.
thanks for sharing a wonderful card and for offering a prize.
Great idea, Lisa, to vary your colors. Surprising how much that changes the look of your magical fairy!
Lovely idea. Changing the colors and the background papers gives the cards a different look and keeps mass production from becoming boring. The cards are really cute BTW!
Your cards make me smile! How fun!
Sweetness!
These are fabulous
and so cute! Lovely
coloring.
Carla from Utah
Such DARLING Cards! LOVE that sweet image!!
Have a GREAT Day!
So creative!
Great way to keep awake while making tonnes of Christmas cards..mix up the pp! I love the image and great cards.
Lovely cards!
Cuties!
Super-cute set!! The image is adorable and so fun in all the different colors.
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
Your cards are so cute and your colouring is AWESOME.
Love this set of cards. You did such a great job coloring, so cute.
So colorful love the cards.
These little fairies are so cute
Cute!
Beautiful cards! I'm going to make a set like this for next year, definitely looks like much less hassle!
Such cute little cards, that image is so adorable!!!
Your Christmas angel is adorable! Love those pretty colors too!
Take Care!
Michele
Oh, these are soooo cute!!
Your cards are so adorable and creative. Love the colors.
OH my, so lovely :-)
So so pretty!!!
Awesome coloring on all of them!
Lovely coloring, and a great sentiment.
Gorgeous coloring! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the sweet image & beautiful coloring! Darling cards!
Such a sweet set of cards, love the amazing coloring and 'different' outfits on this little cutie ;-)
Precious image! Love all the variations of color. TFS
Pretty stamp mage. Awesome coloring.
Darling cards Lisa. Love the sweet image and the different color combos. The touch of sparkle looks wonderful.
Love these cards - your coloring is fabulous!
Adorable set of cards! Love that little angel and the great coloring.
Sweet collection of cards!
Darling cards- love the sweet image and your change up of colors is wonderful!
WOW! These are precious! Love your coloring! I love this Advent Calendar Extravaganza!
Fabulous work. Love the sentiment with this image.
Gorgeous coloring! Love that design!
Your coloring abilities are out of this world!! I love your shadowing technique, too. Your work is very impressive!
What a great pairing of colors and patterned papers to make each card unique. Such a clever idea.
Love your sweet card set!
DELIGHTFUL cards Lisa!!!
WOW - what a SWEET design and GORGEOUS colours & colouring!!!
They are sure to warm the heart and bring a smile to everyone on your Christmas mailing list :)
THANK YOU for sharing!!!
WOW, these are amazing and so is your colouring. Great cards.
Very cute set of cards. I like the image to go with this sentiment and the changes in color.
a darling set & nice variety of looks.
What adorable cards Lisa! These are so cute!
She is an adorable image no matter what colo scheme, but I like how you changed it up for variety! Some WOW embossing powder for the sentiment would be pretty too😍 Thanks for participating in the hop, I am enjoying seeing what everyone is creating. It is so fun.
What a beautiful set of cards! Your coloring looks awesome!
Beautiful colors! Thanks for sharing.
Stunning coloring and the PB image is so cute!
So pretty and whimsical!
Very sweet and your coloring is amazing!
Lovely set of cards! Your colouring is fabulous!
Lovely cards!! Very beautiful!! Love the sentiments!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
The little Snow Fairy is adorable and I love her little leg warmers. Your coloring is terrific, I am a new card maker but the cards look like you could feel her if you touched the little fairy!
What a cute little snow fairy! and I know what you mean about getting bored...good idea to change out the colors and the pattern papers!
Very sweet cards, love that they aren't typical christmas.
So very pretty :D TFS
Gorgeous cards! The coloring is absolutely fab!
I love this image! Your cards are wonderful. Thank you for sharing!
The little girl is quite cute but I love the sentiment. Great job!
Adorable :)
That image is absolutely darling and I LOVE the sentiment with it!! SO CUTE!!!
Wow - such a beautiful image! Fabulous card!
Love the coloring! I was thinking about this sentiment on the way to work and on the way back today. I need the sentiment! I've got a beautiful set of angel wings that I'd love to have accompany the sentiment! Pretty, pretty card! :)
Over the top coloring skills.
So cute and playful!
OMG! these are so freakin cute!
Wow!! Love all the different colors you used. Simply beautiful to make a series of cards like this
beautiful and sweet set of cards!!
wow what a beautiful beautiful set of cards...so gorgeous to look at the details
and Thank you for a chance to win
Cheers
Dr Sonia
soniasv@rediffmail.com
Cards Crafts Kids Projects
Great card! And fantastic coloring! That little girl is adorable!
So sweet! Your coloring is awesome! And I love the color combos you used!
Very cute!
Darling cards!! The pattern paper backing nice touch.
Lu C
These are just darling!!!
Gorgeous cards - love your colouring and the cute image.
Amazing! Your coloring is fabulous and I love the whimsy of the images.
I love this!! The little girl is so whimsical!!
Love the coloring of your snow fairies.
Wow! Your coloring is fabulous!!
One of my favorite Christmas cards so far. I love the stamp set. The sentiment font is beautiful and classy. The angel is adorable and your coloring is amazing. Great card. I love it. Thanks for sharing.
What an amazing and pretty set of cards!! Whoever receives one needs to frame it and keep it forever!
Love your coloring and choice of colors!
Your cards are adorable. Love your coloring.
Way to go! great coloring. Thanks for sharing.
cute set of cards
Love the adorable fairies:)
Darling little snow fairy! I use WOW ep - great prize!
Love your fantastic set of cards!
The sentiment, Let Heaven and Nature Sing--I love it!!
Such an adorable image and I love how you coloured it!
Glad you made it through all the cards without falling asleep :). Nice variety.
Perfect sentiment for this image. I love all the color variations too. Beautiful!
Love, love all the different color variations!
Beautiful! I love how you made variations and kept this gorgeous image as the focus of the card!
Your fairies are so sweet!
Your fairies are so sweet!
So cute! I make two or three of the same style before switching to another!
that fairy is adorable!!! Love the colors!
Omg the cutest card I've seen
Aren't they the cutest. I love how you coloured them all in different colours. I have admired this little cutie of Mo's forever but living in a very hot climate have never considered purchasing but looking at her in all these colours with no emphasis on the cold has me rethinking.
Beautiful collection.
She's a cutie now matter how you color her!
OMG that fairy is SOOO Cute! I love all the different color versions you did
The fairy is just adorable! Thanks for sharing how tips on how to do mass production with some variability! The different backgrounds do change the card.
Adorable fairies.
Thanks for sharing!
great job on the coloring
what a novel image for "heaven and nature sing" - - fantastic copic coloring
Beautiful cards, so sweet! I love all the coloring combos and the peek of patterned paper as a border.
Beautiful cards!
Well that was interesting.....clever.
Spectacular coloring! Great job!
Your cards are adorable. Thanks for sharing.
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot
Great use of the products and design!
Such wonderful coloring and such a sweet card! Thanks for the inspiration! Blessings, Melitta
What a sweet card - love all your different colors - lovely!
Very cute!
Beautiful set of cards, Lisa!
What a sweet image! Love your colouring. Very pretty
Just a little difference between them, cuye card
Funny, I'm looking at your cute card listening to Christmas music and guess what songs playing?
Really nice colors and shading!
Cute cards!
Lovely job! The patterned paper adds just the most special touch!
beautiful coloring. I am so not there yet! just got my first alcohol markers. as much as I love to color, I have resisted for at least a year. your color selections are amazing. thank you.
Super cute set of cards Lisa! TFS!
Love this image, your coloring, the card design and the variation in colors, too! Beautiful cards!
gorgeous cards
So cute!
Wowed, I absolutely love your cards and color. I think I need to add these stamps to my wish list.
Very pretty cards!
What a truely adorable card! Beautiful coloring. Love the sentiment.
So stunningly sweet and love every detail! Gorgeous coloring too
Gorgeous cards! Love the colouring. :-)
Great cards, beautiful coloring. TFS
Adorably sweet!
Adorable cards....love that stamp!
Those are stunning! Thank you for sharing your creations!
Sweet card. Love the coloring. TFS
What a sweet card, love the coloring and the clean and simple style
OH WOW!! This is one of my most favorite set of cards from this entire hop!! I could never dream to color that beautifully!! I have some Penny Black stamps and they are always so cute!! I'm truly in awe!!
Such a lovely set of cards!! your coloring is just superb!
Cute image, lovely coloring/shading.
I love that sentiment.
TFS.
pretty
She is soooo cute! Love the cards & your super great coloring!
This has the OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO factor big time!!! LOVE the adorable image and the sentiment is perfect! Adding these stamps to my MUST HAVE list right now! Thanks for the inspiration!! TFS!
What a cute stamp. I loved how you colored it. Good job.
Cute... What a fun image!!!
Very cute set of cards! Your colouring is beautiful!
You did a beautiful job coloring this adorable angel and the use of the patterned paper really made the focal points pop!
Cute little fairy. Nice coloring.
Oooh! I love Penny Black stamps! Your coloring is gorgeous on each card!
I love to color with Copics... and the idea to change backgrounds so as not to get bored is GENIUS!
Love your cards. Your coloring is fantastic.
An amazing card!
Thanks for the inspiration. Beautiful cards
Thanks for giving us so many samples of your work. Terrific coloring.
I love your coloring.
Gorgeous coloring!
Just darling!! I like how you pulled the colors for the image from the paper.
Gorgeous!!!! I love this project!
the coloring is just gorgeous!
What beautiful coloring.
I love embossing! I think nothing else can achieve such impact & you get a lot of bang for your buck! Thanks for sharing!
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