Happy Hanukkah!

Copic colors used:  blue greens (BG49, BG13, BG10), yellow greens (YG17, YG13, YG01), golds (Y28, Y26, Y21, Y000), doves (C3, C1, 0)

Hey, all!  I'm back with a non design team post for a change ;)  

A good friend of mine requested a few custom holiday cards back in September including a Hanukkah card.  She gave me plenty of time to get my stamping ducks in a row and complete this project, however, I waited until 2-weeks ago to start.  The "Cheryl" timeline is ALWAYS askew and grossly underestimated.  I never allow for any sort of snags and, of course, they always present themselves at the last moment.  Such was the case with this particular card.  

I knew for certain that I had a Happy Hanukkah stamp I had purchased years ago, but when it came time to dig it out, I couldn't find it!  No way!  This is not happening!  I finally gave up trying to locate it and resorted to shopping at the local stamp stores to see what they had available, which was a big fat nothing :(  I was frazzled and thought for sure I was going to have to throw in the towel on this card.  I made one last attempt to find it, pulling out every holiday stamp I've ever purchased, and placing them in piles all over the floor of my craft space.  Not a pretty sight, but lo and behold, I found it!  Way down in the bottom of a neglected box of stamps, there it sat...brand spanking new and waiting for some ink :)

What a relief!  And such a great stamp, too!  It is a very large design by Outlines, but the letters are nice and open, perfect for coloring.  I checked their site and I don't think it's even available anymore, which is all the more reason why I'm happy I found it.

As I mentioned, this is a very large image, so there was no need for a lot of unnecessary embellishments.  Heck, not only was there no need for them, there was no ROOM for them!  Anyway, I had a good time coloring this one up.  It seems a bit non-traditional, but I'm hoping that my friend likes it :)

I have lots more cards to share over the next few days, so please pop back in for a visit :D  Stay crafty!