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Smeared & Smudged Delicious Doodles Blog Hop!

It’s a hoppy kind of day with the Smeared & Smudged DT! One of our fabulous sponsors for the month of January is Delicious Doodles. And today, the Design Team, along with Teri, the owner of DD, are doing a blog hop the Smeared & Smudged way! I just have to say, I am SO in love with my image. I chose to work with Green Man, who holds a very special place in my heart. Here is my offering.

Isn’t he majestic? I had a wonderful time coloring him in…using several shades of green plus copper and some goldenrod. Colored pencils, of course!

You can click on any of the images to see them bigger. Check out that copper paper… It’s metallic and looks like taffeta! The next picture shows it a little better.

Isn’t it pretty? I thought it really worked with the copper (metallic) acorns on Green Man. How would you like to win some digis from Delicious Doodles? All you have to do is enter either the Sketch Challenges and/or the Photo Inspiration Challenge at Smeared & Smudged!

Now please hop along to the rest of the seriously talented ladies of the Design Team. I am quite sure that you will be inspired! Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Teri ~ Kelli ~ Terra ~ Tori ~ Alison (me!) ~ Black Dragon

Lady Brayton ~ Meredith ~ Kapree ~ Lisa ~ Alex (GDT)

Comments

ldfdesign said…
i love the card! love the brown with the green! i almost picked this image, cause my hubby's grandmother would scare him and his sisters with a story of an evil green man who lived in her attic and a well :) yours looks nice, like he is bring in fall
January 26, 2011 at 7:46 AM
Kelli Green aka Cajunstampingqueen said…
I totally love this! When I was looking to chose my image I thought about him, but then went with my skullies!!! you know me! Anyway, this is just freakin fantabalouslyawesome!!!! LOVE IT
January 26, 2011 at 8:10 AM
Croms' Cubby Hole said…
Fabulous colouring. So much depth added by a few strokes of a pencil. Great looking BPs as well
January 26, 2011 at 9:35 AM
Alexandra Lundgren said…
Stunning Alison. Your coloring is as amazing as always and you fussy cut like the QUEEN of fussy cutting! The metallic paper is perfect with him!
January 26, 2011 at 9:37 AM
Laura B said…
Really beautiful card, Alison! It reminds me of the Type O Negative song.;)
January 26, 2011 at 9:39 AM
Betty said…
WOW... Love the image and the coloring :)
January 26, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Scrappychick said…
Totally cool! Love the image :)
Cyndi
January 26, 2011 at 10:44 AM
DK Spins said…
This is such a gorgeous card, love your coloring of The Green Man & the copper metal is a great touch. Great work Alison!
January 26, 2011 at 4:52 PM
Unknown said…
Luv your card the green man is awesome
Luv Jane xxx
January 26, 2011 at 5:15 PM
angiesuez said…
excellent coloring/blending....you are the mistress of colored pencils!
January 27, 2011 at 4:43 PM
~Lady B~ said…
Wowzers! Fantastic coloring job and card design! Blows me away!
January 29, 2011 at 10:06 AM
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