Aurora Wings for all the mothers!!

It has been a long time since I have created using Aurora Wings images.
Far too long, but life really gets in the way of creative time if you let it.

But now that I have cracked the door on my pent up mojo, the flow of 

creativity is starting to pour out. 

I've been wanting to join in on some challenges, and was inspired by the 

current challenge AW theme of black, white, and a splash of (optional)color.

I decided to make all five of my Mother's Day cards using Aurora Wings 

images in this theme.

First up is the adorable Jasmine Sprite.

With so many cards to make, I decided to crop the images, which

also helps to create more visual impact on the smaller cards. 

Plus, it doesn't take as long to color the images.  

I kept it pretty simple with Copic coloring, some coordinating background paper,

and a big fancy ribbon. Added some Stickles for some sparkle, too.

I did make five cards to give away, but this one was one of my favorites,

so I held onto it. Good thing too, since it was the ONLY Mother's day 

card I received. Don't even get me started...

I'll be back tomorrow with another Mother's Day card.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Aurora Wings Challenge Blog- Black and White with optional color

Lemon Shortbread challenge - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Crop your image

Addicted to Stamps - Ribbons Galore

Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Close to Nature

Aurora Wings B+W+ One Color

The new challenge at Aurora Wings begins today.

The new theme is 

Black, White, and One Color.   

I struggled a bit at first because I always think of vibrant colors when 

I think of Aurora Wings images. I ended up going with a color I don't

always use and picked my Blue Violet Copics as my color choice.

I typically reach for Yellow Greens, Violets, and Red Voilets, so this

was a nice departure for me.     

I chose to work with a cropped version of 

Crimson Wings. I love this image, but found it a bit

intimidating with all of her beautiful details. I find a cropped

version to be less intimidating and less difficult to work

into a card design. I usually print out my images quite large (4" x 6")

so I can see them and work with them easier. Then I have a hard time 

making a card smaller than 5" x 7". I'm sure I make it way more 

complicated than it actually is, but I am very happy with how the

cropped versions are working for me. Just another perk to using digi

images. Such versatility in sizing and cropping. 

Once I had chosen my one color, I used my Neutral Grays to 

color in the hair and shade the skin tones. Then, I had to come up

with a complimentary paper. Yikes! I lucked out and pulled out

an older paper pad from Me and My Big Ideas of black and white papers.

I colored the mainly gray scale background paper using BV Copics 

to make it all cohesive. I popped some rarely used Dark Blue Stickles

into the middle of the flowers to add some bling. I have to have some bling

ya know. Then I watched three different You Tube videos on how to use my

Bow Easy before I mastered that bow. Geesh! I feel so dense and 'sausage-fingery'

sometimes! But in the end I persevered and a little bow was born. 

Be sure to pop over to the AW challenge blog and see how the other talented

DT members interpreted this fun and inspiring challenge.