Hambo Stamps Skater Girl

I feel a little slow getting back into my groove after the Thanksgiving holiday.  The kids are back in school so it's time for Mom to get back to creating fun stuff before they get home!

My card today is for the Splitcoast Stampers Clean & Simple challenge 198, "Inspired by a quote".

The quote is from Galileo - "I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night".

I looked at the design team and CAS198 gallery for inspiration and loved design team member Kelly Collins card so I C.A.S.E.d it using Hambo Stamps Skater Girl and Hambo Stamps Whee Wish You... rubber stamps.  I hope she's flattered!

I colored Skater Girl with Copic markers:

Dress/Hat - YR04, YR16, R17, R27, R0000

Skin - E000, E00, E01, E11

Scarf/Gloves - E42, E43, B23

Skates - B0000, C1

I had fun combining the Copic Yellow/Reds with the Red Copic markers for her dress and hat.  The idea for the color combination came from my color wheel - one of my favorite color combinations is this blue and orange but I wanted her to be a little more the color of Christmas.

I have a couple of old color wheels and I especially like this one because it has different color combinations using coordinating & complimentary colors.  

Here's a close up for you, the top color is Ballet Blue.

So my paper choices are Mohawk Bright White, Discount Card Stock's Royal Blue, Stampin' Up! Brushed Gold & Copic X Press It.  The embossing folder is by The Paper Studio, the gold star is a punch and I dug out my Stampin' Up! Night of Navy stamp pad for the sentiment.  Oh, the white ice skating "pond" is made from a Spellbinders Mega Ovals die and trimmed to fit the front panel. 

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Challenges:

Splitcoast Stampers CAS198 - Inspired by a Quote
Addicted to Stamps - Christmas Time
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
The Corosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday - Winter Bliss