Monday, October 24, 2011

Beccy's Place Chocolate Strawberries


I'm so happy with the way this card turned out!  I've had the image from Beccy's Place colored for quite some time but haven't had a suitable sketch/layout.  Until last Wednesday...  I thought Splitcoast Stampers sketch challenge #355 was perfect for this. 

The cardstock colors I used are Neenah Red Pepper Linen, Stampin' Up! Garden Green, Thepapermill.com Nut Brown, Mohawk Bright White & Copic Xpress It.  I wasn't sure what paper I'd used to color on until I took photos and had the card on my computer screen, that's when I can always tell.

I colored the Chocolate Strawberies with Copic markers:  
E57, E35, E33, R59, R46, R35, Wo, B63, B60, YG01, YG03, YG63, YG67

The sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink set Signature Greetings, cut out with Spellbinders Ovals and I added three enhanced Dew Drops (E57) for balance.  I forgot to mention when I listed the papers that the striped strip of paper is digital paper that was in my scrap pile so I'm not sure who it's made by. 

Today's card is in memory of my Mom, she's been gone eleven years now & today is her birthday and her favorite color was red.  She would have been 86 years old, I never got to share my card making with her.  She did teach me to sew when I was a little girl though, we spent hours and hours together lost in fabric and patterns - good memories  (: 

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Challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks - Marker It Up!
Charisma Cardz - Embossing
Crafty Purple Frog - Thank You
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday's - Anything Goes
Splitcoast Stampers - Sketch Challenge #355
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

25 comments:

Lisa Jane said...

wow those strawberries look good enough to eat!Gorgeous colouring. A fitting tribute to your Mum
Lisa x

jimlynn said...

YUMMY looking! Wonderful card, Jan.
Lynn

loz said...

Yummy looking card Jan.. Saw this on MIM..Loz

Kathy V. said...

Nicely done Jan. Your strawberries look good enough to eat!

Anne said...

Simply sweet.. love the colors and how you colored the strawberries.. thanks for sharing on Make It Monday..

Donna said...

Jan,What a beautiful card and lovely tribute to your mom.

Linda said...

Super ymmy coloring! Love it all. TFS!!!

Pankti said...

Yummy card!! I want to have a bite of these strawberries...Saw this on MIM..

Pankti

Vee said...

A really sweet card and beautiful colours. Thanks for joining Charisma this week.
xx Vee

Vickie Kertz said...

So cute. I love the way you put everything together. I saw it on Make it monday.

Chrissy said...

Very yummy card, beautiful colouring..gorgeous.

Thanks for sharing with us at ‘Make it Monday’

Luv CHRISSYxx

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Carol L said...

This is such a FABULOUS card! I love the sketch, papers, colors, and especially the way you colored those berries! Don't you just love Beccy's images!?

Jane said...

Yummy strawberries, great card.

I saw your card on MIM.

You can view my card <a href="http://janes-creations.blogspot.com/2011/10/best-wishes.htmlhere </a>

Cat said...

Wow, I love this card! Great job coloring with copics. They look good enough to eat! Saw this on Make It Mondays :-)

KristyLee said...

Love your cho covered strawberries, they look good enough to eat, LOL!
Great job!
Peace,
KristyLee

NanaConnie said...

Love this card, Jan. FAabulous papers! I have the image and haven't even colored it up yet! Now I have some inspiration. :-D Thanks. Fab coloring on the chocolate. I think that's what has kept me from coloring it -- trying to figure out how to do the chocolate effectively.

Lisa Minckler said...

Beautiful and wonderful tribute to your mother. I love seeing people use their creativity in ways to express their thoughts and emotions. Thank you for sharing your talent and lovely memories.

Thank you for playing along with us at Make It Monday!
Remember, for a chance to win the prize from our sponsor, leave a comment for another entry and mention that you saw them on Make It Monday.
Lisa xx

Karen Howard said...

Jan, this is a wonderful layout! I love this image but also the embossing and papers you paired together! Very stunning! Hugs, Karen

crazyribbonlady said...

Love this! Thank you for joining us at Charisma for this weeks challenge! :)
Emma x

Billie A said...

Yummm so good and the card too I like this. I saw your card on MIM

Anonymous said...

Super card,love the image and the embossing part is great!

Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz this week,best of luck!

Hanneke said...

I saw your creation on MIM, those strawberries look so yummie! Great card. Hugs, Hanneke

kaos said...

Yummy!

Lovely card!
thanks for sharing with us at The Crafty Purple Frog!

kaos

Anonymous said...

Oh what a nice card - so scrumptious! Saw on Make it Monday!

Sandy G said...

Saw your card over at MIM and wanted to comment on how delish these strawberrys look apsolutely fabulous.