Friday, January 9, 2009

Special Request!!...Have a Roarin' Great Day!!

This card is for Tina's Grandfather's 88th Birthday. Just in case you didn't see the earlier post...Tina is the owner of High Hopes Rubber Stamps....and has been ask by her uncle to fill her Grandfather's mailbox with well wishes. You can read more about in this post.

If you would like to make Tina's Grandfather's Day...please email me ....here and I will give you his address. Also if you have a photo of the card you send or have put it on your blog ...would you please let me know...or send me a photo if possible. Because of the distance between them...Tina won't be seeing her Grandfather on his Birthday...but would love to see the cards he receives. If no one minds...I will upload them to my challenge blog and everyone can see them.

*Edited to add......You can see cards for Tina's Grandfather on this post "Special Request! Birthday Cards for Grandfather"

Onto the card...The Fabulous High Hopes lion I used on this card is called, "Leo". The circle and sentiment is computer generated. The sketch I used is from Mojo Monday 68. What a Great Sketch this was to work with!!

Leo is colored with prismacolor pencils(oms) and H20's.

To create the background I mask the image and brushed on Bordering Blue SU ink for the sky. I then brushed on Old Olive SU for the foreground.

The circle with 88 and the sentiment is set on foam dimensionals.

Paper - Georgia Pacific white, Treasures CS, SU ruby red , k&company patterned papers.

Ink - versafine black, bordering blue, old olive

Accessories - brads, metal clip, fibres, ribbon, stitching

Have a Great Day Everyone!!...and Thank you so much for your lovely comments!!

70 comments:

scotspanda said...

fabulous card!! He is sure to love it :o)

lotsalove

Amanda xx

Anonymous said...

Absolutely gorgeous card Ila, he will love it! Will be posting pics of my card very soon! :)

Jacqueline (Sjakkie) said...

It's a wonderfull card!
Regards Jacqueline.

Daisy Chain said...

Hi Ila

What a wonderful idea for your grandfather. I love your card, and will try to make a card for him very soon.

Hugs Debbie xx

Rach said...

this is fabulous, love your colouring as always Ila, you are such an inspiration..hugs rachxx

ribenaruby said...

What a fantastic Creation. Love all of it and I'm sure it will be adored by Tina's grandad!

Tracey said...

I love this Ila!! I hope to make mine this weekend!!

Anonymous said...

OMG WOW!!!! as soon as i saw this card my jaw dropped, its truley amazing, i admire all the hard work,time and love that you put into your cards Ila. your such an inspiration to me, thank you for sharing. did i mention that i love your card!
love emma

Tara said...

Such a gorgoeus card Ila, I love your colouring and the distressed edges! xx

Donalda said...

Oh Ila this is just beautiful!!!!!! I so love it dear all the embellishments dear it is gorgeous he is going to love it.

Ali Watson said...

This is sensational Ila, coloured to perfection as always. Love it. Have a lovely weekend.

Michele Roos said...

OMG this is stunning. Love the image and your colouring is just stunning. Hope you have a lovely weekend Michele x

sandra_w said...

Fabulous card!! He will love it!!

Hugs, San

Lim said...

Gorgeous Ila... As usual. The coloring, papers and details are fabulous!!!
Beautiful card...He's going to love this..
Hugs,
LIM

Annie said...

what a fabulous card and I love how you have shaded the background. I am sure Tina's grandfather will love it! hugs, annie x

Kim Dellow said...

Oh this is wonderful. He is so cute. Thanks for linking to my candy and good luck in the draw. Kim

Anonymous said...

Not to sound corny, but everytime I see your work, I just sit here and stare! Your layouts are perfect and the coloring you so is incredible. I am so glad I found your blog so that I can look everyday!:)

Hug~
Andrea

Michelle said...

This is adorable ~~ LOVE the hat, lol!! Tina's grandpa will LOVE it!

6 wacky women said...

Fabulous card, Ila.
Your coloring is just gorgeous. He will love it!

Karen x

Becky G said...

Fantastic card! What a fun thing to do for her grandfather. I'll send a card for his birthday. I have one that will be perfect. Here is a link to it.

http://bouncyflouncyfunfunfun.blogspot.com/2008/12/getting-back-into-challenges.html

It's the Riley card!

Hugs to you,
Becky

dpkennedy said...

Oh this is fabulous! This lion is one of my very favorite HH images! Oh, grandpa is going to love this card!!!!

Christine Riley said...

This is a wonderful card Ila, I love that image and your coloring and paper choices. I know Tina's grandfather will love it! :)
Hugs, Christine :)

Sparkle and Flourish said...

FABULOUS!!!This is stunning!!! I love the colours, the textures and the colouring is perfection!!! Tina's grandfather is sure to adore this!

Judy xx

Jills Scrappy Daze said...

Fantastic card Ila, love the lion and the colouring is beautiful as always. Hes gonna love the card.
Hugs
Jill x x

Sandy said...

Wow this is sooooo gorgeous.
Fantastastic coloring.
Wonderful Ila. Hugs.

tineke said...

woww ila what an faboulus card, I hope that tina's grandfather is not afraid for the lion :p:p;)
hugs tineke

Ilse Vargas said...

Very nice card, the lion is very cute!

Anonymous said...

I LOVE this card!!! It's perfect...as is your coloring! I also love the fibers on the corners. Neat idea.
~Lacey Stephens

Sue said...

OH Ila a beautiful card as always, stunning colouring, sue.xx

Marja Sch said...

What an incredable card. I think he wil be very very happy with it. Hugs Marja

Jill said...

wow Ila stunning card I love the image and your amazing colouring hugs Jill x

Nikki Fairbairn said...

Gorgeous card Ila and this was the first ever High Hopes stamp I coloured.. I love Leo! Beautiful colouring as always and love the sky and grass effect, Have a great weekend, Hugs, Nikki x

Linanna DESIGNS said...

Oh my what a truly beautiful card Ila, and im loving this adorable lion image. Fabulous work! Linda x

Tracy.H said...

OMG Ila! He will love it! :0)

Anonymous said...

I love this Card! And I think he will too.

debby4000 said...

Oh what a fabulous card, stunning lion, he's gonna to love this one.

Unknown said...

I've said it on another post, but got to say it again..this is one of the your best Ila. I love him to bits.
Viv xx

Alex said...

Gorgeous card!!!

Nicole Bailey said...

I'm speechless.....you do beautiful art work.

Bev said...

Ila it's fabulous - who could not love this!!

hugs Bev x

Moni said...

Gorgeous card you made,love the Leo! Hugs, Moni

Risa said...

Your card is super gorgeous Ila and your granddad is going to LOVE it!
I love the way you embellished your card..very cute yet manly..great job!
Hugs
Risa:)

Janette said...

Ila- this is such an awesome card!! I love the distressing of the edges, what do you use to distress? Mine just don't look as good as yours.

Donna Baker said...

what a great card! bet he'll love it, so glad to hear Buddy is going to be great!

Anonymous said...

oh this card is so wonderful. Love this image. Beautiful card, so lovely details.

Suzanne said...

Ila this is fabulous your colouring is awesome and I am sure he will be so thrilled with all these fabulous cards. Sue :o)

Zoe said...

Hello Ila, I love your gorgeous card For Tina"s grandfather. I love your colouring.
love
zoe
xxxx

craftyb said...

Hi Ila...this card is sensational...your colouring is just amazing - as always! I bet Frank will LOVE this! bx

Anonymous said...

STUNNING! I love everything about this card,
//Malin

Tina said...

OMG OMG, ila he is just GORGEOUS.... ooooooooooooooh i love him, this one i have to order.... Ila my friend, Tina's Grandpa is just going to love this one, it is fabulous...The colouring is just stunning...he will have a big smile when he opens this one... Sorry i haven't been in touch my friend... bad weekend!! i'll e-mail my card to you tomorrow as it's not scheduled until Wednesday..Hope all is well at your end... Love & Hugs to you all, be in touch tomorrow.. Tina xxx

Amy C said...

This card is amazing!! I love all the distressing and that lion image is so cute!!

Unknown said...

Oh, this is such an adorable card!! Your coloring is just amazing.

Anonymous said...

This is so cute---he looks like he could just jump right off the card!

Tindaloo said...

gorgeous card Ila! I love the coloring :)

Monique said...

Your card is beautifull Ila !! I love it :).

Hugs Monique

Joey said...

Hi Ila, theres a litle something for you on my blog, my card for tinas grandfather is also there.xxx

Maria said...

Wow, Ila!! I've been away for too long! You have been busy making such beautiful cards. Your lion is absolutely gorgeous! As always your cards are such an inspiration!!!

Hope your holidays were fabulous!!

Maria

Zoe said...

Hello Ila, I love your cards. I have something for you on my blog.
love
Zoe
xxxx

Jacquel said...

Hi Ila!
Love your card and fabulous coloring as always!!! I wanted to let you know that I put my first High Hopes card on my blog....my coloring isn't as wonderful as yours but I really like it!!!! Have a great rest of the day!!
Hugs,
Jackie

Carolyn King said...

this is soo cute..I am sure he is gonnna love it! Great job Ila!

Anonymous said...

This is the coolest card ever!! Fab coloring! He will LOVE this!

Alex said...

This card is absolutely amazing, my friend - love, love, love this! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

Curt in Indy said...

What an amazing card! I love that lion! It is so sweet that you jumped in to do this! You are a wonderful person! I'm so glad that I found your blog. I have loved coming to see your amazing work. Best, Curt

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

This is just fabulous! Thanks for playing! :)

Alina said...

Very beautiful card, Ila, just lovely everything you've done here!
Have a nice weekend!
Hugs, Alina

craftyb said...

Hi Ila, Frank's got some fab cards coming his way!! I made this card for him - I'd love you to include it in your gallery for him so I'll email the piccie! bx

Shirley said...

OMGosh Ila, what big paws he has!!! I love it. He is adorable!!

Keri Lee Sereika said...

OH MY WORD!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!!! Talk about cute images!!! And your coloring is FABULOUS~

Rosette said...

This is roaring cool!! I love it Ila :)

Carla said...

Love your coloring and the clip is a great touch!!