Sunday, January 9, 2011

That's Me!

Both of our boys have been blessed in this life to have friends who are girls.  I think it's good for them, to not only have a sister, but also to appreciate a friend who's a girl.  They're such boyish boys who love sports and everything manly, but they can also appreciate a friend that's a girl.   Our youngest son has had his best girl-buddy since he was born.  One of my best friends has 3 kids just like us and a youngest who's a daughter, and the two have been inseparable since birth.  I'll let you in on a little secret, in Pre-School we had to tell them to stop kissing each other.  They've talked about marrying each other since they were tiny.  Hysterical!

So when I showed our youngest son this card I said who do you think that is, and he answered, "Well that's me and Tori".  Exactly right, it's totally them :)  I think it will be a card for their family.


I started with the color palette from the papers.  Pretty aren't they?  Webster's Waiting for Santa/Sweet Season.  And then I colored up this sweet sweet image from There She Goes latest release, called Wonderful Winter Wishes  with a bazillion Copics trying to get the colors right.  


I used some pretty black Braided Trim on the rows and stamped the border stamp along the bottom in White Craft ink.  

Alrighty....we're into another week of 2011 and Winter!  I hope to make the most of it.  Blessings friends!

Stamps:  There She Goes - Wonderful Winter Wishes;  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, White Craft Ink;  Paper:  Rose Red, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Flourishes Classic White, Webster's Petite Papers - Waiting for Santa/Sweet Season;  Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels 10 Nesties, Oval Nesties, Copic Markers, Black Braided Trim, Rhinestones, Dimensionals

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a cute card and story about your boys.

Speaking of matching colours, do you have the Copic Book? I got a just before Christmas and I used it for the first time on Saturday. I was colouring and trying to match to DP and pulled out my book and it worked like a charm! You should try it. It's also exciting to then know which markers you have while you're shopping. A good investment for $6-$7.
Beth Greco

Emily Keaton said...

Cute, cute! I loved your story and the great colors on this adorable card. :)

Broni said...

This is so, so precious, Christine!! And I adore the story about your son and his little friend!

Stampvanwinkle said...

Oh Christine, This is just adorable and I think that you captured their friendship wonderfully. Soooo cute.

Hugs and Blessings,

Deb

Jerri Jimenez said...

Totally adorable Christine! I bet your son loved it!

KarinsArtScrap said...

what a lovely and sweet card christine.
it's a lovely story about your son.

greetings karin

Susan (rainy) said...

This is beautiful, Christine! Such gorgeous colors and coloring and shading. The papers are wonderful. The image is adorable. And love your story about your sweet little guy and Tori. <3

Conniecrafter said...

they are just too cute :) like the layering of the papers and the colors used in the framing!

Karolyn at Paper Therapy said...

So sweet - that image makes my heart smile! This project fits the requirements of the Baby It's Cold Outside challenge going on over at ABC Toys & Crafts (http://abcdtchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/baby-its-cold-outside-challenge.html)! You should enter it!! Thanks for sharing!

Michele Boyer said...

So sweet, Christine! That's an adorable image, and I love the Nestie shape!

Rose Ann said...

Your card is absolutely adorable, and I love your sweet story, Christine!!

Renée said...

this is beyond ADORABLE! love love the colours and the images!

Sherry Kushibab said...

Adorable card!! Great colors.

Jessie/knightrone said...

How completely ADORABLE!!