10.17.2025

Precious Peace, Love & Joy

Welcome, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Today I have a duo of cards, for a quad of challenges.   I've been wanting to challenge myself to do more water coloring... so I got brave and one of today's cards is watercolored.  I have a LoNg way to go, but I did have fun.

Cars #1


This one was not watercolored - ha!  I fell to my usual Copics, added a background gifted to me by a sweet friend, fussy cut the image and popped the image and sentiment up on thin foam.


This card will go to Christmas Kickstart #103 - Snow, to play along with Loll, their Guest Elf.  I've been scrambling to be able to play along!  It'll also play over at Darnell's at NBUS #79.

Card #2

Here's the card watercolored with re-inkers, the image fussy cut and popped up along with the sentiment over a second background gifted from my friend (thanks x2).  This time, I lowered the sentiment so I could add the North Star to be gazed upon.


This card will go to Color Hues #120 - purple & orange, plus Double D - Halloween colors (focusing on the same two).

So do you have a favorite?

 


 

Supplies:
   PB - Sweet Sledder (NBUS), retired embossing folders
   MB - ancient Star die
   PTI - almost as ancient My Mother tag die (partial cut)

Well, that's it for me, Folks!  I hope to be back soon, but I will be incapacitated for a few days starting the end of next week.  Have a great weekend, Everyone!

~ TK









16 comments:

Verna Angerhofer said...

Your card is so cute and I love the child image looking to the star! May we all look to that star two

Vicki Dutcher said...

So sweet! Love the snowflake embossing too!

Lisa Elton said...

Colored or watercolored, you've done a great job on both cards, TK! That's the sweetest little lass and I like her friend's extra long scarf!

Bonnie said...

I love this sweetie both ways, TK! I have this stamp in my NBUS box and need to get her out. Thanks for the inspiration, my friend. And the first could go to Jingle Belles where they are asking for pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

I Card Everyone said...

She is among my all-time favorites, TK! You've done a wonderful job coloring her and designing your cards!
=]

Cindy Beach said...

These are beautiful cards, I love that sweet image, TK!

Loll said...

Two sweet Christmas cards using this adorable image, TK. Beautiful with both your copic colouring and watercolouring!! xx

Darlene said...

OMG so so adorable! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Double D Co-Owner

Stef Perry said...

TK, I'm there with ya! Ever since I started using Copic markers, any watercoloring fell behind. I love that you're dipping your toes into doing some, it looks wonderful on card #2 and I love how you used "Halloween" colors for Christmas. And I love both cards, the little sweetie with her bear is just too cute and your coloring on each is fabulous! Thank you so much for playing along with my challenge at Color Hues!

Jeanne H said...

Love both cards, cannot choose a favorite. Now to go shopping!

Marcia Hill said...

I love both versions TK...probably because I have this PB stamp and LOVE it!! Both your Copic version and your water colored version are so sweet and the embossed backgrounds are awesome too! Thanks so much for sharing both versions with us at Color Hues...sweet, sweet cards!! Hugs. :0)

Rosemary said...

Both cards are so sweet, TK! Your watercoloring looks pretty good to me. Keep up the good work!

JulieP said...

These are both so sweet! I have to say that I am super impressed that you were able to use our "Halloween" colors in a Christmas design. Just fabulous! Thanks so much for playing with us at Color Hues!

Judy Woodland said...

Your cards are simply adorable, I love them both. That little image is so sweet, either colored with Copics OR watercolor. Well done!! . Lots of wonderful work put into this one, it's obvious you have a great eye for color and design. Thanks for playing along with us over at Double D, I hope we see you back again soon!
Judy~ DD DT Designer

Dotty Jo said...

Two beautiful cards - the image looks so good against the embossed background. Thanks for joining Loll and me at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge, Jo x

Rajani Rehana said...

Beautiful blog