Technique Junkies BIrthday Card

I just realized I had not posted the card I made at the Technique Junkies Make & Take at the September SSAT show in Westminster MD.  I played a bit with this one, and had fun making it. 

It really looks as if the sentiment area is crooked, but I have measured it - its not!  I think its an optical illusion. 

Vanilla Arts - Flutterby

I really like how this one came out!  I can see doing this with other colors, perhaps to match the butterflies in my yard!

The size of this one is 8x11.5 - a full sheet. I'll be printing this at a small size to see how it would work as a card.

Elements of Nature Class - Kit and Clowder

A while back I signed up for the Elements of Nature class through Kit and Clowder.  Now that I am retired, I have time to work on this class.  I had originally planned on doing the class in colored pencil, but now that I have more time, I am doing the class in both Copic and colored pencil.  I'm currently using Prismacolor Pencils, but will be doing some of the future lessons with Polychromos.  In the pictures below, the Copic version is on the right, and the colored pencil version on the left.

Vanilla Arts - Sakura Blossoms

After struggling with the Jelly Beans, I needed to try something that I was more comfortable with, and that was the Sakura Blossoms class from Vanilla Arts.  This one came out great!

I was very pleased with the result, and plan on using the scanned copy of the image on cards.  I think that it will make a great birthday or anniversary card.