Hello friends! I hope you all have arrived safely in the new year and I wanted to delight you with a fresh and new card right at the start of this wonderful 2016!
Penny Black “Softly” colored with Copic Markers. Leaves: YG97,G94,YG95,G43. Blues: BG78,BG18,BG72,BG11. Orange: E37,YR09,YR07,YR16,Y17,Y15. Yellows: YR16,Y17,Y13,Y02.
I thought that this birthday card I made last year (well, 2015 🙂 ) was the perfect card to begin the new year we just welcomed. And I needed something else than christmas cards, of which I don’t want to see anything anymore for the next 10 months. For this card, I used a Penny Black cling stamp and colored it with Copic Markers. I was inspired by my crafty friend Sonja Kerkhoffs who made me want this stamp really badly.
Since the friend I sent this to likes, well, darker colors, I decided to challenge her with my bright and happy florals. I added a few dots (yes, that’s for all of you who moan when I don’t add them) with my Copic markers around the flowers; I also added a few white dots on top of the flowers and black dots on the leaves. Of course there had to be some sequins by Pretty Pink Posh to add sparkle.
Since I noticed that my crafty friend (for whom I made this card) often uses small strips of paper or color to accentuate her cards, I did the same and added a small strip of double sided adhesive to the side and poured glitter on top to make it spaaaarkly 🙂
I hope you enjoyed this fresh and colorful start into the new year. May your crafty spirits be strong, your health lasting, your happiness growing, and your dreams fulfilled 🙂
Very fresh and cool, love it!
Wishing you a very Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Julia, looking forward to new and exciting inspirational videos from you. Love this card clean and fresh.
This card is gorgeous. I love how you matched your dot color to whatever it is beside. Lucky Sonja.
Happy New Year, Julia!
Your card is gorgeous, soft , clean …adorable 🙂 and i absolutly love the glitter stripe you added.
Have a great day!
Alexandra
Thank you for the colourful card. I love the bright yellow and blue. I too am happy to leave making Christmas cards behind me now and am looking forward to more of your inspiring work.
Happy 2016!
Lovely card, Julia! Love the coloring and the accentuating dots – absolutely beautiful!
Such a bright and happy card! I love that strip of gold along the edge and that your flowers have the signature “Julia dots” around them!
What a bright and vibrant card! I adore the colors you used and all your signature little dots. I hope this year brings you all that you are hoping for. I look forward to seeing much more inspiration from you! 🙂
Fresh and pretty….that’s what I call this card. Love the color and, of course, your signature dots. The whole composition is just gorgeous. Happy 2016.
Your card is lovely, Julia. I wish for you a Happy and Healthy New Year. I am so glad I “found” your blog as you have taught me many techniques. Keep on teaching Julia you are a true inspiration.
Gorgeous!! Happy New Year, Julia!
Absolutely Gorgeous Julia!!!!!!!!!
Hugs and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!
Irene
Happy New Year Julia.You card is GORGEOUS of course.I just adore your CREATIVITY. Blessings.
Wunderschön, Julia! Ich finde, deine Karte sieht viel besser aus als meine, die dich inspiriert hat. :o) Vielen lieben Dank fürs Verlinken. Und übrigens – dein neues Blogoutfit gefällt mir sehr gut.
Beautiful card! Happy New Year.
Happy New Year, Julia! Looking forward to beautiful creative inspirations of 2016!
Beautiful card! Your coloring is amazing! Yep, those dots are just the right finishing touch! I always seem to forget those tiny little details that make a good card great!
Just wanted to say Happy New Year, and thanxz for all your great vids in 2015!!
Very beautiful!! 💗💗💗
Such a simple design but oh, so, elegant! The dots add so much! They really are a wonderful, integral part of your style.
This is so lovely, Julia. I love this stamp — the graceful arch, the simple design. It’s easy to make a beautiful card with it, no?