Happy New Year Doraline!

This week's challenge at Motivet is monochromatic which gave me the wonderful opportunity to combine it with the sketch at Friday Sketchers, the monochromatic theme at A Spoon Full of Sugar, and the challenge this week at Crazy 4 Challenges (snowflake paper).  I took the opportunity to practice advanced colouring techniques from my Coloring Craze II class at My Creative Classroom.  As the new year is quickly approaching, this image of Doraline appeared eager to welcome it with open arms. 

She was coloured first with copics and then Lyra pencils.

I tried a new setting on my sewing machine for the stitching around all the mats on the card and for the first time, I was actually pleased with the results. 

Our household this past week has been full of firsts and discussions of traditions that we hope to start and continue into the new year.  As our son, 6 years, has been looking for answers in the holiday celebrations, we decided to direct his attention towards the Saints and not Santa Claus.  This year we discussed St. Nicholas and the origins of Santa Claus and taking up the traditions of my husband's ancestrial home including Santa Lucia.  My background is murky at best with a strong English influence tossed with Scottish, Irish, and Dutch for good measure.  My husband and I are eager to turn our children's attention away from the commercialism which dominates this time of year in North America and concentrate on holiday traditions around the world.

Thank you for looking and I hope you are enjoying your holiday celebrations!

Details
Stamps: Motivet, Stampin' Up!
Ink: Memento, Versamark
Paper: Bazzill and Lynx cardstock, retired SU designer series paper
Embellishments: SU grosgrain ribbon, hodgepodge hardware, and silver embossing powder, unknown ribbon, sewing machine, Recollections rhinestone stickers, copics, Lyra pencils, stickles