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Julia Spiri Little Ballerina | World Wide Open Challenge | Design Team Project

Posted on August 14, 2021August 23, 2021 by pixiedonna

Julia Spiri Little Ballerina

Hey crafty friends, welcome to the World-Wide Open Design Challenge for the month of August. For this month’s card, I used Little Ballerina by Julia Spiri, found here.

This month I opted for a simpler card design by focusing on the image with a little ink blending. I printed the image onto a 4.25 x 5.5 piece of smooth white cardstock then printed another copy onto regular copy paper. I used this second print to create a simple mask by fussy cutting the image and adding liquid adhesive. For a repositionable hold, I typically use Zig 2 Way Glue then allow the mask to dry clear.

Copic Color Combination

Skin: E04, E11, E00, E000, R20
Hair: E29, E27, E25, E23, E21
Lips: RV17
Outfit: RV17, RV55, RV52, RV10, RV000, N01, N0
Ground: N0, N1, N2, Dot texture: N5

Julia Spiri Little Ballerina

Before coloring the image, I ink blended the background using a Watercolor Wash Rectangle Stencil with Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, and Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink.

Next, I colored in the image using Copic Markers and used a stitched rectangle die to trim the panel. To finish this card, I stamped out a sentiment, clear embossed, and added a few clear beads.

Please visit the links below to see what the other design team members created, and join in on the challenge. To be eligible, you have to be on any DT or be part of the Julia Spiri Facebook Group.

Shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JuliaSpiri

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stampsbyjuliaspiri/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCug1059o7pQetAvOPUjQLqg/featured

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliaspiriart/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/juliaspiri

Thank you so much for stopping by, until next time….sprinkle a little creativity on your day!

This card is entered in the following challenges

Colour Crazy Challenge | Gem of A Challenge |

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this card. When possible, I use affiliate links to link products I use or personally believe in. This means that if you make a purchase through the links I share, I will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you! This helps me to run this blog and my YouTube channel to share the cards I make. Thank you so much for your support!

Julia Spiri Captain Cat | World Wide Open Challenge | Design Team Project

Posted on July 14, 2021July 21, 2021 by pixiedonna

Julia Spiri Captain Cat

Hey crafty friends, I hope you are enjoying the weather wherever you are. I’m in sunny Florida and we are in the middle of our summer weather. Most days are sunny and hot, so a nice break in the pool is always welcomed.

This month at the World-Wide Open Design Challenge Blog, I used Captain Cat by Julia Spiri, found here. As soon as I saw this image, I knew I wanted to create a sailing scene with this little cat at the center.

I printed the image onto a 4.25 x 5.5 piece of smooth white cardstock and used my Copic Markers. I began by coloring the waves, following a tutorial by the very talented Amy Young.

After coloring the waves, I colored the sky, sand, then colored my main image.

Copic Color Combination

Sky: Y000, Y00, YR00, R12, RV42
Water/Waves: B000, B00, BG53, BG45, BG07, White Acrylic Paint
Beach: E30, E31, E33, E35, E37 (Dot Texture)
Barrel/Treasure Chest: E44, E41, C6, C3
Gold Coins: Y11, Y15, Y28, Y26
Boat: E39, E37, E35, E33, E31
Sails: E97, E99, E31, E30
Cat: C2, C1, C0, R20, R30
Vest/Pants: B18, B06, B14
Hat: C7, C5, C3, White Gel Pen
Feather: C3, C1
Red: R39, R27

Julia Spiri Captain Cat

This card is intended for a very special person, and I choose this sentiment for this specific reason.

Please visit the links below to see what the other design team members created, and join in on the challenge. To be eligible, you have to be on any DT, unless you are part of the Julia Spiri Facebook Group. You can enter any image or any project.

Shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JuliaSpiri

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stampsbyjuliaspiri/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCug1059o7pQetAvOPUjQLqg/featured

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliaspiriart/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/juliaspiri

Julia Spiri Captain Cat

Thank you so much for stopping by, until next time….sprinkle a little creativity on your day!

This card is entered in the following challenges

Julia Spiri The Little Ladybug | World Wide Open Challenge | Design Team Project

Posted on June 14, 2021June 22, 2021 by pixiedonna

Julia Spiri The Little Ladybug

Hey crafty friends! Welcome to the World-Wide Open Design Challenge Blog for the month of June. If you are wondering how it could be June already, then you are not alone! It seems that one blink and we are past another month.

For this challenge, I used The Little Ladybug by Julia Spiri, and created a fun Summer scene card. Just in case I didn’t mention it before, but scene cards are my most favorite card design to create.

I printed the image onto a 4.25 x 5.5 piece of smooth white cardstock and used my Copic Markers. I began by coloring in the sky a nice sunset shade. After coloring the bottom part of the scene, I decided that I did not like the sky. Since I added yellow, I had to think of a way to creatively cover it without creating a bigger mess.

I added the cliffs in and that took care of half the problem but the center portion of the card was still a bit of a dilemma. I thought that my trusty Distress Oxide inks would solve the problem and Salty Ocean did the trick.

Copic Color Combination

Water: B000, B00, B12, B14, BG11
Grass: YG03, YG17, YG67
Sand: E21
Cliffs: E70, E71, E74
Leaf: YG17, YG05, YG03, YG00
Pink: RV17. RV55, RV52″
Yellow: Y38, Y18, Y04
Black: N5, N3, N1
Hair: E21, E23, E25, E27
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20

To complete my scene, I added clouds by using diluted white acrylic paint and a stiff stenciling brush. Since my card was printed to an A2-sized panel, I simply trimmed the panel with a rectangle-stitched die and added the sentiment.

We would love for you to join us and enter in the World-Wide Open Design Team Challenge this month. Don’t forget, you must be part of a design team to participate unless you are part of the Julia Spiri Facebook Group.

Please support our generous sponsor by visiting her shop or social media listed below.

Shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JuliaSpiri

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stampsbyjuliaspiri/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCug1059o7pQetAvOPUjQLqg/featured

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliaspiriart/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/juliaspiri

Julia Spiri The Little Ladybug

As always thank you so much for stopping by, until next time….sprinkle a little creativity on your day!

This card is entered in the following challenges

Julia Spiri Thumbelina | World Wide Open Challenge | Design Team Project

Posted on May 14, 2021May 21, 2021 by pixiedonna

Julia Spiri Thumbilina

Hey crafty friends! Welcome to the World-Wide Open Design Challenge, today I’m sharing a special card I made for a wonderful friend of mine in celebration of Teacher’s Appreciation Week. Now typically, one would give a card of gratitude during this week, but a special person is a co-worker and I would not be the teacher I am without her.

I printed the image onto a 4.25 x 5.5 piece of smooth white cardstock and used my Copic Markers. I created the scene by grounding the images first, then adding the background elements.

Copic color combination

Ladybug: R39, R29, R27, R24, N7, N5, N3
Eyes: BG02, BG000, N1, N0
Leaves: G28, YG17, YG06, YG03, YG00,
Darker Leaves: G28, YG67, YG17
Thumbelina Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00
Hair: E31, E23, E25, E29
Dress: BG49, BG45, BG53, RV17
Flowers: V17, V15, V12, Y11
Large Flower: RV04, RV00, RV17, Y15, Y11, Y00
Grass on the ground: YG21, YG03, YG63
Grass blades: YG03, YG17, YG67, G99
Sky: B0000, B00, Blender

Julia Spiri Thumbilina

We would love for you to join us in the new World Wide Open Design Team Challenge, open to any DT member in the world. This challenge is always Anything Goes, runs through June 12, and is sponsored by the lovely Julia Spiri.

Stop by Julia’s Shop and check out her amazing work or join the Julia Spiri Facebook Group for more inspiration.

Thank you so much for stopping by, until next time….sprinkle a little creativity on your day!

This card is entered in the following challenges

Julia Spiri Thumbelina

Julia Spiri Two Worlds | World Wide Open Challenge | Design Team Project

Posted on April 14, 2021April 18, 2021 by pixiedonna

Hey crafty friends! Welcome to another challenge on the World Wide Open Design Team Challenge. This month, I chose to work with this stunning image called Two Worlds by Julia Spiri, available here.

I decided to create a 5″ x 7″ card and printed the image then colored it with my Copic Markers. Once colored, I trimmed the image down so that the final panel was 4.5″ x 7 “.

Copic Color Combination

Sky: RV95, RV93, RV91, YR20, YR00, YR000, Y11, Y00, Y000
Water: BG57, BG53, B00, B000, BG10
Mermaid Body/Top: V09, V06, V04, BV29
Mermaid Tail: V06, V04, RV02
Skin: E13, E000
Hair: E29, E27, E25, E21
Jellyfish: RV02, RV00
Seastar: RV11, RV34
Fish: Y15
Underwater Bottom: E31, E33, E35
Seagrass: YG67, G99
Shell: E43, E42, E40
Rocks: N5, N3, N1
Boat: N5, N3, N1
Sand: E35, E33, E31
Palm Tree: YG25
Shark Fin: N3, N1
Net: N1

Mermaid

I stamped out a sentiment with black ink and heat set it with clear embossing powder. then, I created a black mat for my card panel and added the front panel using foam sheets to pop up the entire panel.

Stop by the World-Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog to see what the other designers created using images by our lovely sponsor, Julia Spiri. You can visit her shop and see all of her amazing images available for purchase.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and ……. sprinkle a little creativity on your day!

This card is entered in the following challenges

Digi Choosday Challenge | Through the Craft Room Door | Gem of a Craft Challenge | Creative Moments Challenge |

Julia Spiri Aviator Cat | World Wide Open Challenge | Design Team Project

Posted on March 14, 2021March 17, 2021 by pixiedonna

Aviator Cat

Good morning crafty friend! Welcome to the World-Wide Open Design Team “Anything Goes” challenge! This month I chose to create with Aviator Cat by the lovely Julia Spiri. I encourage you to check out her amazing work here.

Taking inspiration from Amelia Earhart, I colored in the cat with my Copic Markers, after printing the image onto Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock.

Copic Color Combination
Cat: YR27, YR24, YR21, Y32, N7, R22, R20
Pink: R85, R83, R81
Gray: N5, N3, N1, N0

Once the coloring was complete, I used my ScanNCut to cut the image out. Next, I created the background using an embossing folder with dashed lines. I wanted to convey visual movement like a plane would make on some destination.

Aviator Cat

Using the Tim Holtz Small Talk Stickers, I picked out the sentiment and added it to my card front with foam adhesive. To finish this card, I added pink clay hearts and a compass for embellishments.

Head on over to the World-Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog to check out the other design team members and enter for your chance to win. You MUST be a DT on any Design Team in the World to be eligible to enter this Challenge however, the challenge is open to any of Julia Spiri Facebook Members.

Thank you so much for stopping by, until next time….sprinkle a little creativity on your day!

This card is entered in the following challenges

Julia Spiri Teddy Wally | World Wide Open Challenge | Design Team Project

Posted on February 14, 2021February 15, 2021 by pixiedonna

copic colored teddy bear

Happy Sunday, crafty friends! I am super excited to be joining the lovely ladies at the World-Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog. This is an “Anything Goes” challenge sponsored by the talented Julia Spiri. I encourage you to check out her amazing work here.

As always, I printed the image onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock and colored it in the scene with Copic Markers. I wanted to create a peaceful, snowy inspired scene for this card using the adorable Teddy Wally.

Copic Color Combination

Bear: E59, E57, E55, E53, R20, R00 Face: E53, E51, E50
Purple: V09, V06, V04, V01
White: C02, C01, C00, Colorless Blender
Bluebird: B21, B24, B29
Tree in the foreground: YG21, YG13, YG17, YG67
Trees in the background: G99, G94, G82, G28
Mountain: C01, C0, B000, B0000
Sky: B00, B000, B0000, B60, B41
Snow: C01, C0, B000, B0000

Once the coloring was complete, I used a stitched rectangle die to die-cut the panel slightly smaller than the card base.

To complete this card, I stamped out the sentiment and heat embossed it before adhering the card panel to a black matted card base.

Head on over to the World-Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog to check out the other design team members and enter for your chance to win.

Please support Julia Spiri and visit her store or join the Facebook Group Stamps by Julia Spiri for more inspiration.

Thank you so much for stopping by; until next time….sprinkle a little creativity on your day!

This card is entered in the following challenges