Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Tuesday Morning Sketches #101

Good Morning Crafters - I hope everyone (in the US) had wonderful 4th of July.

It's another fabulous day at Tuesday Morning Sketches. Melissa created a wonderful sketch today. Something a lot easier than last week's sketch. Thanks to everyone that played last week. I look forward to seeing your creations this week. We also have a great sponsor:


They were generous and gave us some images to play with. I selected this basket of apples because when I got this image I was so intimidated to color it. Red is a very hard color to get right. I either got it too dark or too light. I tried with Copics and I am just not successful with them. This past month I have been stalking True's blog and watching any and all of her coloring tutorials. They have really helped me. I have also spent the last two days with my friend Angela (who happens to be Copic Certified). Although I did not color with Copics, I was glad to sit with an amazing colorist and just get some real-time feedback.

Well in this image I took my lead in coloring from True. I used her card as my inspiration. I even tried to copy her grass. I thought my grass came out okay, but I will continue to practice. That's what I am learning...I tell my students this all the time and have I listened to myself, "Practice makes perfect!" I also wanted to try doing my ribbon a bit differently. I love how these came out!!

TMS-#105


I hope you like my card and that you'll be playing along with us. Have an awesome day! 
Theresa

Recipe:
Stamps: Paper Pretties (Basket Full of Apples - Digi); There She Goes (Art is the Window - sentiment)
Ink: PrismaColor Colored Pencils
Paper: Bazzill (lillywhite & red)
Accessories: Gingham red ribbon & white pearls (stash)

16 comments:

Dawn said...

Stunning card Theresa! Love the coloring and the rolled ribbon flowers. Great job!

Karen M said...

Your cards are beautiful. I love your style.

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

I think this is beautuful I love the way you have done your ribbons, they look gorgeous and your colouring is spot on

Vicky Hayes said...

That looks like pretty expert colouring to me Theresa! You're going to have to get used to thinking of yourself as a great colourer! Another lovely card!

Michele Gross said...

Ohhh! LOVE it! Your little posies are just adorable!! So fun to meet you today and I just became a follower on your blog :D

Unknown said...

What a pretty card Theresa! Thanks so much for the shout out! You CASEd me beautifully! Just look @ that grass! :)
I am going to link to this post from my blog!

Big Hugs!

True :D

Angela said...

Oh, I love those ribbon roses...perfect embellies for this sketch! Great card!

Mona Pendleton said...

Such a darling card Theresa! Love the ribbon flowers and beautifully colored image! Thanks for the inspiration :)

Dee said...

WOW! I absolutely love your card! Your colouring is awesome and I need to learn to work better with reds too. I think I shall try my Prismas next time. I think I will definitely become a follower...Dee
p.s. love the grass!!!

Tenia Nelson said...

What a very cool card Miss Theresa!! Hope all is well....

Jackie Randolph said...

WOW, this is truly beautiful Theresa!! Your colouring is beautiful, your grass looks great and those apples look good enough to eat my dear! Now those ribbon flowers are absolutely wonderful, love them with this sketch.

Jessi Fogan said...

Practice makes perfect - my kids parrot that to me all the time, but boy, sometimes it's hard to remember myself. Real-time feedback must be super-helpful. Much easier to have help to see where you can improve as you're doing it! I love the pearl centres on your wee flowers :) They're just the right embellishment - apples & gingham are such a great pair!

Jessica G. said...

Beautiful coloring on the basket of apples, awesome cloud effect, and I love those gingham flowers!!

Lisa Petrella said...

Theresa, this card is AMAZING!!!! Your coloring is AWESOME and those ribbon flowers are so stinkin' cute!!!!! LOVE this!!! It was so great to meet you in person! I really enjoyed getting inky and chatting with you and look forward to getting together many more times in the future!!!! And...I just became a follower of your beautiful blog too!!

Melissa Craig said...

Fabulous card T. I love the flowers and the apples are perfectly colored!! I like that you added color to the basket, too. So Longaberger! LOL

SnazzyShaunda said...

I absolutely love your blog. I am just getting into card making but I love your coloring and creativity. Keep up the awesome work.