Yes I know...helloooooo layers! I have been restraining myself a bit because of my self-editing goal, but decided to unchain the beast for this baby. Willow is a recurring character at Whiff of Joy and she has gotten her own accessories for the October stamp release. The Willow With Hot Chocolate stamp fits perfectly into this luxurious new chair. Surrounding her are all stamps from the Elisabeth Bell Accessories & Sentiments Collection. I will give you a few details about the card then discuss how I shape 3D props on my cards, a method I call Curve and Pop.
I love curling up with a cup of cocoa and reading on chilly day. I wanted to recreate that warm, cozy, indulgent feeling in this card, so chose brocade type patterns, velvet flocked papers, texture rich felt and luxe gold accents. All images are gold embossed and colored with Copic markers. I used mostly YR24 Pale Sepia on the chair and also in Willow's hair and jeans.
Willow herself also has Copic Spica glitter pen in her hair. I even gave her a bit of light blue eyeshadow :) The light is hitting her from the left, so I tried to create more shadow using darker colors on the right. Shadow Pink was perfect for this.
Notice how her cup of cocoa is curved and comes out of the card? That is the Curve and Pop I will show you how to do in a bit.
I added Liquid Pearls to the floral centers of the decoration on her pants. The gold flourish and hinge thingy is Grungeboard that has been dabbed gold with Krlon.
Here she is about 3 layers of Copics in. I have been asked what skin color I use - mostly it is Baby Skin Pink with Blush for the cheeks.
For hair color I like to use a light yellow (Canary Yellow Y02), an orange yellow (Golden Yellow Y17) and my favorite Pale Sepia. Then I use more of the orange yellow to blend, and more of the lightest color to highlight and/or take away color. I use these three colors on almost all my images - the variation in hair color can be quite different depending on how you blend. I added a bit of E57 Light Walnut - a darker brown color at the end to bring out the golden yellow.
I also changed the cup color to purple later. The Colorless Blender lets you change your mind and erase mistakes.
Embossing is a great way to help you stay within the lines as you color small areas like this Melinda's Heart and Book stamps . And I think it looks pretty too.
I am addicted to this Artful Stamper shade of Detail Gold Embossing Powder. The shimmer you see is from Spica pens, also made by Copic.
The Curve & Pop Method
I used what I call the Curve and Pop Method on the cocoa cup. What I do is to cut her hands and mug out from a second stamped image, then curve the paper in the shape I want it.
After I have curved the paper, the area I want to be the highest part of the card I use the thickest type of glue dot on, here it is the center of the mug. The area where the lowest part of the cut out piece is her hands. For them I used Glue Dots which have no height but a lot of sticky power. This is what I did to Willow's umbrella on October 9th's card - a 3D Dot went to the center and the top edges have sticky Glue Dots to seal it flat at the top.
One more tip - because of the height the top image gets, you need to color even the bottom layer underneath.
I hope you liked today's over the top card! One more note because I have been asked - yes you can see the Whiff of Joy site in English. If you head over to the site you will see country flags on the left - click a flag and the site language will change for you. Shipping takes about 7-10 days, so it is not too bad at all.
Thanks for stopping by!
Your friendly global neighborhood enabler,
Suzy
Supplies List
Stamps: Whiff of Joy Willow With Hot Chocolate; Willow's Armchair; Elisabeth Bell Accessories & Sentiments Collection.
Paper: Bazzill Bling off white and textured tan and purple papers (names unknown); Vintage Cream by Papertrey; Doodlebug Chenille Flocked Velvet paper from the Bon Bon Chiffon Collection and Lilac Le Fleur; Scenic Route Sonoma Scrap Strip 1; GCD Studios Tinted Medallions from the Rose Colored Glasses Collection
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; VersaMark
Accessories: Nestabilities Oval and Circle Scallops & Ribbon Tags Trio; Crystal Effects; Copic Markers and Spica Atyou Glitter Pens; Heidi Swapp Felt flowers; Stampin' Up! Boho Flowers Punch; Ranger Inkssentials Opaque White Pen; The Artful Stamper Gold Embossing Powder; May Arts Ribbon, Krylon Gold Leafing Pen; Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Harlequin Grungeboard; Liquid Pearls.
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Wow, Suzy, what a beautifully detailed card. Thanks for introducing her to us. And I just wanted to say that your blog is totally awesome. I can't wait to see more!
Posted by: Tom Yates | Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 05:10 AM
Wow, Suzy, what a beautifully detailed card. Thanks for introducing her to us. And I just wanted to say that your blog is totally awesome. I can't wait to see more!
Posted by: Tom Yates | Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 05:09 AM
WOW!!! The detail on this is amazing!!! Love the shine on the mug & details on the books. I really appreciate you showing it all!!! AMAZING!!!!
Posted by: heidi | Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 10:14 PM
This card is awsome!
Love the curve and pop method, and will have to try it on one of my cards soon :o)
Posted by: Ann Hedvig | Monday, October 13, 2008 at 03:54 PM
Your cards are true works of ART! This one's a beauty. I can practically smell the cocoa!!!
Posted by: Marie Donnelly | Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 06:55 PM
This is the loviest card. I adore the stamp and the chair is perfection. The color choices you made really added to the feeling ow cosiness. I could look at this card for ages. It is just perfect.
Heather
Posted by: Heather Fullerton (Retired Heather) | Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 06:35 PM
What a great creative card! I like all of the beautiful embellisnments and dimensions you gave it too!
Posted by: Shirley | Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 02:38 PM
Once again!!! You did an amazing card!! Haven't been completely sold on the whiff of joy stamps until this one!!! This card is amazing!!!
Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Laura | Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 01:51 PM
I am speechless! This has to be the most gorgeous card I have EVER seen! It took my breath away! Your "beast" is very very creative! LOVE THIS!
hugz
deb
Posted by: deb | Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Oh she is just too cute, reminds me of my DD who is home from college this weekend, she loves her hot cocoa too! Love the way you gave dimension to the cup, so creative!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 09:45 AM
Just absolutely gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Monica | Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 03:05 AM
Wow! This is absolutely a gorgeous masterpiece! You explained it wonderfully! I cant wait to try this new technique! Lisa
Posted by: Lisa | Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 02:38 AM
This card is amazing! Love the golden embossing so much!!! Thank you for sharing all your tips!
Posted by: Elena | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 09:41 PM
She is so sweet. I think all the small touches really make it so very special.Thanks for explaining your steps to create it.
Posted by: chris | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 09:36 PM
Wow, this card is fabulous. I love the detail you put into it. I appreciate the coloring tips. I'm just starting my collection of Copics and wish I had some kind of a "Copic challenge." I love all your embossing, and the image itself is just too cozy. Very clever idea, rounding that cocoa cup. Thanks for sharing the making of a great card.
Posted by: Karen | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 09:00 PM
WOWZERS!!!! This is amazing!
Posted by: Debbie Fisher | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 08:38 PM
WOW! That's awesome! I love your attention to detail, and there's a lot of detail here! You have made a beautiful card, and I don't think it's too much at all.
Posted by: Toni K | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 05:57 PM
You my goodness!!!
This is one fantastic card.....I love the way you popped the mug. Your 'tut' is fabulous.
Thank you.
Posted by: Terry | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 05:37 PM