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| my sprite in a jar |
Welcome. I have been a bit busy. I have been asked to teach a class at a private retreat next week, and well, I have been making a few samples of a mini album I am teaching. Anyways, along this journey to find some inspiration for my mini album, I stumbled upon this wonderfully creative challenge site. And, so I have taken a break from creating mini albums to play along. Sometimes, its good to change your focus, so you can get back on track.
I'm not quite sure how I stumbled upon this challenge blog: Aurora Wings, but I am certainly glad that I have. This challenge site uses digital images. I have embraced this new type of images lately. And this challenge site, asks that you hand color your digital image. I have to admit, I do love coloring. There is a certain peace that goes with this activity. You can't really focus on troubles, or worries. You need to focus on the task at hand - coloring. It gives your mind and soul a chance to take a break from the worries and busy-ness of everyday life. A small retreat for your mind.
I needed a little direction for my creation, so I went to Mojo Monday, because they have some very easy-to-use sketches. Here is this week's sketch:
Aurora Wings provided a free digital image this week, for the Sprite challenge. I want to thank them for doing so. Their generosity for providing everyone with a free image, is rather sweet {smile}. I downloaded my free image, and set out to color my little sprite. This is my first attempt at coloring a digital image. I typically stamp an image in Staz-On, or heat emboss an image. Because I typically love to water color. I wasn't sure how the 'ink' from my printer would hold up to water, so I used my color pencils instead of watercolors. It was really fun to sit and color. Here is what I created:
The recipe: The card base is Cream Cardstock from Paper Trey Ink. I used Ocean Tides card stock (PTI) for the matt. I used some scraps I had in my scrap box for the panels. The yellow pattern paper is from My Minds' Eye and the polka dot pattern paper is from Heidi Swap. I added a small open scallop trim border with whisper white card stock from Stampin' Up!. I added some random machine stitching along the sides, and a zig zag stitch across the top of the scallop border. I used a scrap piece of Melissa Frances pattern paper for the back drop of the jar. I matted this piece to Ocean Tides card stock. I added a simple single machine stitch to the piece. (I repeated the ocean tides card stock matt and machine stitching to keep everything connected.)
I stamp and heat embossed the jar (Friendship Jar stamp set by Paper Trey Ink) onto Vellum Cardstock (Stampin' Up!). I stamped and fussy cut the jar banner and adhered it to the vellum. I stamped the bee in Staz-On and used my coloring pencils to color in his body. The bee is adhered to the card front with foam tape.
I printed my sprite onto shimmer white card stock by Stampin' Up!. I adjusted the size of the image to 1 1/2" x 1 3/4". To color my digital Sprite image, I used four different yellows, two greens, two browns and a black. I fussy cut him out, and used foam tape to adhere him to the jar.
I stamped my sentiment from the Garden Variety stamp set (PTI) onto a scrap piece of shimmer white card stock, inked the edges and cut a banner end. I used hot glue to attach my sun flower and leaf. I sponged linen ink on all of the edges of card stock and pattern paper.
Thank you for looking. I hope you have been inspired to play along in either of these challenges, or both! I have another post today of the second mini album I finished. Please look for that. But be aware, it is a photo heavy post.
