Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Hopping with the Bombshells: Ring in the NEW!




Hey, all!  Glad to see you back!  I actually have two posts for you today.  I know...don't faint...LOL!  The first post is all about the Bombshells!  We're blog hopping today and we're hoping you'll join in by visiting all of the Bombshell's, Pin-up's, and guest hopper's blogs to check out each and every one of their fabulous projects.  The theme this month as selected by our Hop Diggity Diva, Alison, is Ring in the New!  Here's what Alison has to say about her challenge:
Greeting and Happy 2012!  It's time to find out what the January Hump Day Hop will be!  And, since it's a new year, I figured, what better challenge than to actually "Try Something New?"  Make anything you want, as long as there is something "new" for you in it.  Never made jewelry before?  Give it a go!  Never attempted a try-fold card?  Now is the perfect time!  Perhaps you've never used pink with your Bombshells...why not experiment?  Wow us with your experimentation!  
You heard the woman...dust off those packages of unopened tools and put those babies to work.  For my technique I tried something with Copics that I hadn't played around with before and that was monochromatic coloring.  I used shades of cool gray (C7, 5, 3, 1, 00) and felt almost guilty that I only used 5 markers to color this entire image.  This card looks much better in person and the contrast in the grays is more apparent.  I used my absolute favorite BSS image, 'Till Death.  You should pop into the shop and take a look at the amazing tattoo and retro inspired images there.  They are crazy cool and unlike ANY images you will find elsewhere.  AND, you can enter our monthly challenges to throw your name in the hat to be randomly selected to win some of these cool designs, FREE!  

Ok, this IS a hop, so you best get to hopping!  You should have arrived from Meredith's amazing blog, in fact, I'm surprised you were able to tear yourself away from her incredible artwork to hop my way! Your next blog stop belongs to Hey Hey Paula and you best grab your socks or they will get blown off!  Here's the full list incase you get turned around along the way.   Come back later and I'll be back with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps card ;D

Cheryl <---Hola!
 

19 comments:

  1. STunning Cheryl- I ADORE this card!!!

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  2. Cheryl this is one amazing card!!! Joey x

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  3. Cheryl - this is simply OUTSTANDING!!! Your coloring is unbelievable and your design is simply DIVINE!!

    Gorgeous my friend!!

    Crafty Hugs!
    Meredith
    xo!

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  4. wow amazing...loveing this image and colors

    Tina

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  5. Totally AWESOME - love your colour scheme. Beautiful creation :-D xxxxx

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  6. I love the way you colored the image! So cool!:)

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  7. Monochromatic color schemes are NOT easy to pull off with markers/colored pencils. You did it WONDERFULLY. So subtle, perfect shading. Brilliant work as per usual, Ms. Cheryl

    <3
    Torrey

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  8. This is totally fantastic!!!!

    I love your monochromatic C-range coloring, especially the texture on the groom's tuxedo. (How'd you do that anyway?)

    Fantastic design. Great card. Yeah. As usual. *smooch*

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  9. This is so flipping cool! I love that you used only 5 Copics! Just beautiful. You rock that stamp like no one else. For realz!

    -The Hop Diggity Diva ;)

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  10. Awesome card. You rocked the monochromatic look & it works perfectly with these stamps. Great job, as usual.

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  11. WOW-WOW-WOW! Stunning as usual Cheryl!

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  12. Saw this on Pinterest and fell in love with it! (And yes, I DID pin it!) :) Beautifully done- as always!!!

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  13. It's your fault that I just had to have this image. After seeing all the kewl things you did with it, how could I resist and this card is no exception.

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  14. I CANNOT believe that you have never done the monochromatic Copic'ing thing. Seriously... it is as if you have been doing it forever. This is beautiful.

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  15. I'm loving the monochromatic coloring. That is something I would like to try once I get more Copics.

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  16. amazing! I love the center of the flower on the top left!

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  17. amazing! I love the center of the flower on the top left!

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  18. Beautiful! love the monochromatic look.
    :)

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  19. Amazing! So cool how you colored this image, love everything about this card.

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Thank you for your lovely comments! They are greatly appreciated :D