Welcome to the first ever Tiddly Ink Blog Hop!!! (5/8-5/9)
If you are joining us in the middle, please go back to HERE to read about it...
you don't want miss the 16 wonderful cards before mine!
Cristy Croll has some of the CUTEST little buggs ever! I love them all but I have probably done more with "Happy Bugg" than any other so far.
I try to do as much as possible digitally so that if I'm in a crunch I can print and run with it. A good example of that happened with this very Blog Hop! I did Annie instead of a Bugg! But, because I had a colored "Happy Bugg" saved on my PC it was a quick fix!
This card is actually a total fake...
it is 100% digital....
The card parts:
The parts of Happy:
I have also included a few versions of "Happy Bugg" to show variations in colors, sizes and backgrounds.
All but the bottom right are a single file....each color is a seperate layer so if I want to change the icing color, I can do that without changing anything else...same with cap, dress, skin, hair...etc. I just make a copy of that layer then change the "hue/saturation/lightness" for a whole new color! I always have any version of it available.
OH! and notice the bottom left (plaid hat)...see how her wing is transparent! Kinda cool huh? GOTTA LOVE DIGITAL!!!
You can see how I taught myself the software (Corel PhotoPaint X5 ... click HERE to download a FREE 30 Day Trial ) by looking back at my old posts... I literally learned one step/day at a time! .... over the last two months.... I hope if you come back in a month I'll be so good you won't be able to tell if its real or not! Though, odds are pretty good it'll be fake! :-)
I hope you have enjoyed my little space, PLEASE COME BACK!!
Have a great weekend!
Don't forget to leave a comment so you have a chance in the drawing!
Now, jump on over to Jodi's site to see how precious her little BUGG is...
Gorgeous card Nancy! Your digital coloring is amazing! Love the little cupcake border.
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Larissa
Your coloring is amazing and I cannot believe you do it digially. What an awesome job on being able to quickly fix the image issue, although I have to say, Annie, was looking pretty darn good. Wonderful job.
ReplyDeleteCool! I hadn't seen a digitally made card before. I like how the colors pop against the black and white card!
ReplyDeleteI love love love this!! What a great way to show how versatile these images really are!! Thanks for showing us piece by piece too! Love it!
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Kristyn
www.goodgravycrafts.com
how awesome is this?! You so ROCK the digital world Nancy! great job!
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Nancy, what a beautiful job. You've inspired to learn how to do more digitally. As you've shown us, it's great when you need something real quick. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteso beautiful card
ReplyDeleteCute! Great save with the digi! (I need to learn how to do digital stuff; you make it look so cool!)
ReplyDeleteWOW...I envy your digi capabilities!!! This is so awesome!!
ReplyDeleteGreat card!
ReplyDeleteSuper cool digi card! Your image really pops!
ReplyDeleteWow...now that is one way to break it all down. LOL
ReplyDeleteYour coloring is fantastic...Your Corel was totally worth it. :)
I just love this card layout too...the cupcake border is great!
what a great card I love it!
ReplyDeleteWOW, this is gorgeous!!! I would have never guessed that it was made digitally!!! I would love to have that software to play with....I might have to put it on my list. TFS!!!
ReplyDeleteWowsers!!! I am totally impressed with your digi skills!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the background patterns... and that awesome cupcake border. The color combo is fabulous!
Wow this is impressive. I don't think I could make a card on my computer. Great job. Lisa G
ReplyDeleteWowzers! Your are a digital diva, this is amazing! :)
ReplyDeletewowee, that's AMAZING that your card is all digital!! very impressive and i love your card!! thanks so much for sharing :)! love your blog too. *hugs* steph :)
ReplyDeleteCool--I have never made a digital card before!
ReplyDeleteWOW! love your card, amazing all the capabilites with digital images.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool explanation of digis! I usually just print and color....
ReplyDeleteLove the different skin tones and hair colors....awesome!
This is a wonderful and very pretty card!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Love how you added highlights and shadowing to digis!
ReplyDeleteJenny
crazyforpaper.blogspot.com
Wow amazing work! Digi card or not it's awesome! Thanks for being part of our hop!
ReplyDeleteWow! Really?! The colouring looks great!
ReplyDeleteArabella
WOW....luv ur digi card
ReplyDeleteWow ~ this is amazing! I wish I could do half of that with digi images! I can't even "color" them good in photoshop.....
ReplyDeleteAdorable card! Love the colors, and thanks for the tutorial on digis. I still print mine out and color them in the old fashioned way.
ReplyDeleteI totally love how you explained everything! You're so amazing at this! I never would've guessed that the card was fake... LOL!
ReplyDeletewow, that is some amazing digital coloring you have there. i love it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card! Amazing the things you can do digitally....
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed... all that digi magic... you make it look so easy.
ReplyDeleteYou Fooled us but Wauw it is sooo Lovely and so eatable LOL .. Huggzzz Colinda
ReplyDeletegreat card I'm amazed you so fooled me
ReplyDeleteTotally adorable!! I love that cupcake border!
ReplyDeletewow...i am on that freebie right now lol..
ReplyDeleteThis card is just fab..
Thanks for joining in the buggy blog hop xx
Very cute Nancy! Thanks for showing how the digital coloring works. I hadn't seen that before, very interesting!
ReplyDeleteTFS! I've been wondering how to color digitally and it's awesome to see what can be done. I will definitely check it out and appreciate what you showed us! Your card is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat info and fantastic card!! thanks for sharing!!!
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