Autumn Fairy in Fall Shades - Norma Burnell Digi

👉 The things you are passionate about are not random.  They are your calling.

Hi there!

For a Copic junkie like me, the autumn color palette is absolute heaven.  I find myself using color combinations I normally wouldn't use and I'm always surprised at how pretty they turn out. I guess I should pay more attention to Mother Nature.  She's the quintessential master painter of all things beautiful, after all. I made this card for my dear friend's November birthday.  

Here's my Panoply Pattern:

💁 TECHNIQUES:

1.   Download a beautiful image from this Etsy store. 
2.   Color image with Copics and colored pencils   
3.   Back image panel with slightly smaller rectangle of fun foam.
4.   Cut out card base and layers on Cricut 
5.   I resized my base in Cricut Design Space to A7 size
6.   Edge layers with gold metallic pen
7.   Add Stickles to edges of flower petals with small paint brush.
8.   Punch flourish with paper punch out of gold metallic card stock
9.   Change it up and make it your own.

 ✂ TOOLS AND SUPPLIES:

*     Copic markers

*     Copic Xpress paper

*     Colored pencils

*     Krylon 18kt. Gold Leafing Pen

*     Stickles Stardust Glitter Glue

*     Flourish paper punch

*     Assorted paper flowers and leaves

*     Colored card stock for base and layers

*     Gold metallic card stock for flourish

*     Cricut Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cartridge

*     Cricut Expression die cutting machine

TIPS:

        

A die cut easel  makes this bracket card easy to display.  I love this one from Elizabeth Crafts.

       

There are a lot of really good YouTube videos that explain how to use Cricut Design Space. It's well worth the effort to learn how to manipulate your die cuts.

Thanks for visiting.

Go forth and create something fabulous.

Nancy

Playing along with:

       Allsorts Challenge

       Crafty Calendar Challenge

       Colour Crazy Challenge

       The Fairy and the Unicorn Challenge

       Lets Craft and Create Challenge

       Sparkles Challenge

       Little Red Wagon Challenge

Lovely Lady Birthday Cards - Normal Burnell Digi's

This month it is again my honor and privilege to create two birthday cards for my sweet friends in our bi-weekly card group.  It is our tradition to make cards for the birthday girl and the result is a beautiful array of original cards for her to take home.  Only handmade card artists can appreciate the happy significance of this for both giver and recipient. 

I have lately become enamored with the beautiful mystical art of Norma Burrell.  These stunning fairy digital images were purchased from her Etsy shop.  I love that I can download them immediately after I purchase them and have them ready to color with just some sizing and a quick printing on Copic compatible paper.  I  die cut these images with a Spellbinders label die which I outlined with a silver paint marker.  I had an absolutely delightful time coloring them with my Copic markers. I added a little glitz to the flowers in their hair with some sparkly peel off stickers and embellished the corner with a glittered rose. The card base and layers are from a Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge file which I sized to 5"x7" in Cricut Design Space.  I like to  die cut  matching easels to send with my cards if the recipient chooses to display them.

Girlie art makes me so happy!

Thanks for visiting

Go forth and be fabulous.

Nancy

Playing along with

        Addicted to Stamps Challenge

        Scrapyland Challenge

        Fussy and Fancy Challenge

        Simply Create Too Challenge

        Craft Rocket Challenge

        Dragonfly Dreams Challenge

        Crafting with Friends
        Inky Chicks Challenge
        The Corrosive Challenge