Miss Belle's 2024 Birthday Card

 Miss Belle is my sweet friend who is turning 88.

She lives in Florida and I haven't seen her for a number of years. 

We do occasionally talk on the phone. 

She enjoys receiving letters from me, so I will enclose one with her card. 

I chose the new 49 and Market collection "Krafty Garden"

to make Miss Belle a 5" x 7" card.

Like the previous birthday cards I've made this year, 

I included a "Happy Birthday" shaker dome.

I picked out yellow sequins and baby blue Prills to go inside.

I included some mini laser cut elements, 

like this one that says "YOU ARE LOVED".

I also randomly adhered tiny baby blue rhinestones all over the front of the card.

The inside of the card has mini laser cut elements 

and postage stamp washi tape.

I used an inverted scallop square die for the computer printed sentiment.

The papers are from the solids and 6x8 in the collection.

The cutest mini laser cut of daisies in a rolling planter

has foam tape underneath for a little dimension.

I always love the postage stamp washi tape in these collections!

The precious little bees and wild daisy cluster are from the mini laser cuts. 

Thanks for visiting. 

Have a wonderful & blessed day!

Lisa

Products used:

49 and Market - Krafty Garden collection

"Swallowtail Spectacle"

Solids - Paper #3

Mini Laser Cut Elements

6 x 8 Papers

Everything for the Shaker

Tim Holtz Clear Dimensional Dome

The Paper Studio 1.5" Circle Punch

28 Lilac Lane Premium Sequins - "Sunshine"

US Artquest Prills - "Ice Queen"
(in the Bright Ideas Set)

Mark Richards Crystal Stickers -"3mm Lt. Blue"

Dies

Cheery Lynn "Inverted Scallop Squares"

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Paper Trimmer

Sizzix Big Shot Machine

Sizzix Magnetic Platform

Martha Stewart - Scoring Board

Adhesives

 

Scor-Tape

Nuvo Glue

Blue Mayan Monkey

I started coloring this a very long time ago and never got around to finishing it.

But now I have, so here it is......

Unusual to say the least!

The reason I colored the monkey blue is because I wanted to make it a fun page and not so much a 'realistic' look.

On the opposite page in the coloring book, 

I colored this Sphynx cat in a fun way.

I believe that the artist, Kerby Rosanes,

did a fun play of spellings - 

Egyptian sphinx & Sphynx cat - ha!

Here it is - 

you can click on it to be redirected to its post in my blog.

A few close ups of the Mayan Monkey page....

Check this out!

You see the purple cat?

Well, further down in this post, 

you will see the cat I colored years ago 

side-by-side with the Mayan Monkey.

Kerby Rosanes, the artist, always hides the subject 

that is on the adjacent page in the illustration.

Lastly, here are both the Blue Mayan Monkey 

and Sphynx Cat in an Egyptian World side-by-side.

I hope that you enjoyed my coloring.

It was very much fun!

Have a blessed day everyone!

Love, 

Lisa 

Products used:

Kerby Rosanes Worlds Within Worlds Coloring Book

 

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils

Sakura Eraser

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

 

Mushroom Patch Kremlin

 A group of mushrooms growing together is called a "troop". 

I didn't like the sound of that in my title so I went with 'patch' instead. LOL!

I used similar colors found throughout the Kremlin's cathedral, 

which is the most iconic structure within its citadel

and is always pictured when the "Kremlin" is referred to.

This is the internet photo I used to refer to for colors.

I chose Pale Vermillion & Light Aqua to mimic the main colors.

This illustration had very tiny lines, so I had to keep my pencils very sharp.

I also got eye fatigue and had to walk away from it occasionally.

I really enjoyed coloring this one!

Here's a few close ups.

Look nearly in the center of the below photo.

You will see a lantern!

This is what's on the adjacent page in the coloring book!

LOVE how Kerby does that!

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a very blessed week!

Lisa 

Products used:

Kerby Rosanes Worlds Within Worlds Coloring Book

 

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils

Sakura Eraser

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

Kudu Forest Village

Boy did I have more fun coloring this one!

I kinda hated for it to end - LOL.

This is from my very most favorite coloring book 

"Worlds Within Worlds"

by Kerby Rosanes.

I used a photo of a real kudu to determine where I wanted to draw the dark, 

almost black lines around the ears & eyes.  

I also made dark lines to trim the top of its head, 

which I chose to be a mix of browns and greens 

as it ascends to the village that sits atop its antlers.

It's a mini forest!

This is the kudu photo I used as a guide.

They are magnificently gorgeous animals!

I chose to make the village with all the same colored houses

so that they blend in with the surrounding forest.

In the photo below, find the 'snow globe' that Kerby drew in.

Kerby does this with the main object that is on the next page in the coloring book.  

The next page in the coloring book 

is a snow globe with a living world inside of it

that I will color someday.

Near the mouth you will find a dragonfly

and on the other side, a snail with its shell!

Throughout the forest, I used the same colors for 

foliage and flowers that resembled each other. 

I like to do this for consistency.

Besides, it makes the whole coloring more interesting to use a mix of colors, 

just as you might see in real life.

Thx so much for the visit.

Have a wonderfully blessed day!

Lisa

Products used:

Kerby Rosanes Worlds Within Worlds Coloring Book

 

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils

Sakura Eraser

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray