Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Teaser Time with MFT!


It is teaser time again at My Favorite Things! First up is this beautiful "Who's that Girl/Guy" set called "May I have this dance?"

So pretty and timeless. I paired it up with some Lily Bee papers and felt trim. Notice a new Die-namic? That is the skyline border. On the card front I cut one in vellum and one in black. I liked it so much that I added it to the inside of my card too.

I put together a series of photos to show you how I colored the image with my copics too.....enjoy!
I started with the skin and I tried adding my BV31 shadow undertones first. I am liking the results when I apply this first.
Here are the skin colors that I used. It looks dark when everything else is uncolored...that's ok....
I used my toner grays to color up his tux. Blacks can be tricky as I wanted his tux to be black and not appear gray. I wanted his tux to have that fabric finish look to it but his lapel was more of a satin finish so it would be shiny and catch a few light reflections.
I paper pieced her beautiful dress....I want one! I also added some shading and shadows with my toner grays on her dress. Everything else has shape so her dress needs it too!

Lastly, I colored in the background. Going with the pretty yellows that are in my patterned paper.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on December 6 at 10 PM EST:
  • You can attend the New Release Party on December 6th from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
  • The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on December 6 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
  • The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
  • If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on December 6 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

40 comments:

Karen Giron said...

Oh goodness, this is so stunning! Love how you paper pieced the image and your tutorial is great!

StampOwl said...

love the vellum skyline border. Must try BV31 next time I color. Thanks for the tutorial

Loki Made It said...

thanks for the great tips on colouring skins!!!

Jennifer said...

Sherrie,

Your coloring is PERFECT!!! :) Thank you so much for providing a picture tutorial! It's so helpful.

Thanks for sharing,

Jennifer
partridgelu at yahoo dot com

Kary said...

Fantastic colouring, Sherrie!! I ADORE your card, it's stunning. Thanks for the helpful tutorial too. I can't wait to try this. {hugs}

cutiephinphin said...

Love your coloring and paper piecing. Thanks for the tutorial

crafternz said...

Beautiful card...thanks for sharing how to colour the skin...

CraftyMomOf3 said...

Oh that shading technique is too fabulous Sherrie!! LOVE IT! And it creates such realistic shadows. Gorgeous!! Beautiful creation, as always!

Crafty Hugs!
Meredith

Erin Smetak said...

SO stunning! I love your skin colors (I'm writing those numbers down!) and I love how you colored the background! It looks like it was airbrushed! So soft!

Mary J said...

Wow, so very very beautiful!

Susan said...

Fantastic card! Love it all :)

wendy said...

OMG just stunning your coloring is amazing...cute inside too

Janet said...

Wow, Sherrie, you've totally inspired me today with your gorgeous card. I love that black and white look.

Tricia T said...

Wonderful tutorial! Thanks!

Jodi Collins said...

Sherrie, your coloring is just SPECTACULAR on this! LOVE how you share you step by step pics too!!!

Bumbles and Fairy-Tales said...

Very pretty! Your coloring is beautiful!

jan farnworth said...

thanks for the tips on coloring nice job.

conil said...

Outstanding card. Thank you so much for the tutorial. Flesh tones are my weakness.

Unknown said...

Gorgeous, Sherrie! Your coloring is wonderful as always (thanks for the step-by-step:)) and love the vellum skyline!

Vicki said...

Love the color combo; black, white and yellow. Really nice design!

Dawn said...

Beautiful card Sherrie!

Kelly S. said...

That is the sleekest, most chic card EVER! It's so modern and fabulous. Amazing coloring...and that dress...jaw-droppingly gorgeous :)!

Trisha said...

Wonderful, wonderful card. Thanks for telling all your techniques including how you colored. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

Michele Boyer said...

Wow...her skin looks AMAZING! Gorgeous, Sherrie!

Debbie Carriere said...

So beautiful!!! Love the vellum skyline. Your coloring always amazes me :)

zehra said...

Thank you, love the tutorial. Beautiful card, love the vellum skyline

Karen Motz said...

Gorgeous! Thanks for all the colouring tips!

Divine said...

Great card! Love your copic coloring. TFS :)

Marlene (cards4u) said...

What a wonderful card - great paper choice and thanks for sharing all of the coloring tips! I have learned so much from you : )

Jennifer Scull said...

thank you so much for posting how you colored this beautiful card! it is helping me get up the courage to actually USE my copics! grins! I love this!

Unknown said...

Love, love, love this card!

Gabby said...

Your card is wonderful! I immediately thought 'Oh, yah! A night on the town!' The coloring is perfect and I so like the paper you selected for the dress. Wonderful card! :)

Conniecrafter said...

Terrific coloring and just love the paper you chose for her dress, lovely papers for the background too!

Teresa said...

Stunning! I love the layout of this card...

Kimberly said...

Stunning! The dp makes her dress look like velvet. Very pretty.

Lisa H. said...

wow! thanks for the coloring lesson....always love those. beautiful card!

Stephenie said...

Pretty dress! Pretty DP too!

RuthAnn said...

Very stunning card, and very helpful and appreciated tutorial, thanks for sharing and take care.

mplsbetty said...

Wonderful card! Thanks for sharing all of your copic colors!!! Betty

Mary said...

What a beautiful and elegant card. Thank you for sharing the Copic tutorial too.