Happy Valentine's Day...

Hello, hello!
  
This retired cutie is Valentine Henry from CC Designs and he has been patiently waiting in my craft stash to make it onto a card. Henry is a Roberto's Rascals sweetie and I thought he would be perfect on a faux post card. So I grabbed the handy dandy post card pierce plate from The Greetery and started stamping. After coloring Henry I masked him and the postage stamp off, then air brushed the kraft looking background because I thought it would look nice with the red and grey color palette. I used the Sweet November Stamps Year Round Post Marks for the finishing touches in the same red and grey shades. 

Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- CC Designs (Valentine Henry), Sweet November Stamps (Year Round Post Marks), The Greetery (Postal Modern), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, My Favorite Things eiffel tower and Papertrey Ink pure poppy
The Greetery post card pierce plate
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair/eyes- E55, E57, E79/BG000, YG93, YG95
clothes- B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, W00, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W7, W10, C0, C3, R35, R37, R59, R89
box of chocolates/flowers- Y02, YR23, YR24, E47, C3, R24, R27, R29, R89/W00, W2, YG03, YG25, YG67, Y18, G20
shadow- W00, W2, W3, W5, W6
background- E31, E34, E43, E44

 

The snuggle is real...

Good morning!

Just a quick pop in to share the card that I made during the Saturday Live this past weekend. We were celebrating the Scrappy and Sulky Valentine digi release at Sweet November Stamps so I decided to color up Scrappy and Sulky Snuggle Time again. These four legged 'friends' turned out so cute in the suggested fur colors and the round throw rug was a fun challenge to take on. The fancy wallpaper was done using a mix of the airbrush system and a big patterned background stamp which we got to do Live as well. All in all it was another excellent day of coloring and crafting with my online crafty friends.  :)

Ok, gotta run now... have a good one! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Scrappy and Sulky Snuggle Time )
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Snuggle is Real), My Favorite Things (Abstract Roses Background)
ink- Papertrey Ink lovely lady
Papertrey Ink thought bubble die
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Always find a reason to smile...

Hello, hello! 

The January Sweet November Stamps newsletter was emailed out last night, full of all of the Valentine sweetness that the team has been creating all month long. We had two digital stamp releases in January, Love Letters and Scrappy and Sulky Valentine, so there is plenty of love to go around. As always, we've also included a code to get the latest newsletter digi absolutely free. This month we are looking ahead to next month's Fae-bruary celebration with the cute Flutter Fairy. This wide eyed and pointy eared fairy is happily flying high in the sky so I paired her with one of the sweet bees from the older The Bees digi. Together they are swirling and twirling in a fun game of catch me if you can. So if you are excited for some magical fairy card making in February, be sure to grab Flutter Fairy and add her to your collection.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Flutter Fairy and The Bees)
stamps- Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Studio Calico clear blue
Trinity Stamps dainty scallop die
My Favorite Things cloud stencil
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E21, E04, R00, R20, R21, E15
hair/eyes- V12, V15, V17, BV08/BG000, C2, BG53, BG45, BG78
clothes/wings- YG03, YG17, G99, Y11, Y21, Y26, Y15, G20, RV10, RV02, RV32, RV34, YG03, YG95, YG97/YG0000, YG00, G0000, G000, G00
bee- Y11, Y21, YR23, E43, E44, E47, E49, YR30, YR31, W2
sky- B00, B01, B02, Y00

 

Valentine's Day with Scrappy and Sulky...

 

Hello friends!

We've got one last Valentine's themed digi release at Sweet November Stamps today. This collection sees the return of grumpy Sulky kitty and excitable pup, Scrappy, in three different 'love filled' scenarios. There is Scrappy and Sulky Kisses, Scrappy and Sulky Heart Attack, and Scrappy and Sulky Snuggle Time to choose from. 

My first card finds Scrappy and Sulky Kisses showing their "love" for each other. Scrappy can't help it if her kisses are a little wet and sloppy and Sulky being on the receiving end doesn't seem to be completely loving the attention.

Next, Scrappy and Sulky Heart Attack finds poor Sulky, who spent hours crafting the perfect Valentine only to have Scrappy bust through it in his excitement for the holiday. Though it sure looks like Scrappy loves his Valentine, hole and all.

Finally, Scrappy and Sulky Snuggle Time finds Sulky who was simply trying to take a nap when Scrappy decided to dog pile on for some serious snuggle time. Scrappy may be feeling all comfy cozy while Sulky could use some personal space, LOL!

Now be sure to check out the Friends of Sweet November Stamps group on Facebook for even more Scrappy and Sulky cuteness from the rest of our talented design team. Also, don't forget, I will be coloring Live today at 11am PST over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and I hope to see ya there!

 

 
 

Digi stamps now available at Stamping Bella!

TGIF!

Exciting news my friends, for the first time ever Stamping Bella is adding digital stamps to their offerings! The Hugs and Kisses Digital Stamp release brings back twenty retired stamp sets, featuring some true old favorites and brand new sentiments to go with them! This first collection of images have been curated around a love and Valentine's Day theme and there is a lot of cuteness to choose from. So pick your favorites for some instant digital stamping fun, or for a limited time (through January 30th) grab the whole bundle at 15% off. 

For my card today I wanted to take advantage of the versatility of digi stamps to resize and easily mirror flip images and make all three of the Rosie and Bernie stamps work on a postage collage. I printed out Rosie and Bernie the Unicorn, Rosie Smooches Bernie the Unicorn and Rosie and Bernie the Unicorn Postage Stamps onto the various panels of the Hello Bluebird Santa Postage die then got to coloring. Another thing I love about these new digi versions of Rosie and Bernie is that we can finally color in Rosie's hair, as both the original black line hair and new outline hair are included with each purchase. I used stamps from the Fantasy Post Marks and Year Round Post Marks sets at Sweet November to add the finishing touches to this magical card. 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digi stamps- Stamping Bella (Rosie and Bernie the Unicorn, Rosie Smooches Bernie the Unicorn and Rosie and Bernie the Unicorn Postage Stamps)
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Fantasy Post Marks and Year Round Post Marks), Waffle Flower valentine postage collage
ink- Memento versafine onyx black, Catherine Pooler flirty fuchsia and cupcake
Hello Bluebird Santa Postage die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair/shirt/glasses- YR31, YR12, YR27, E29/V01, V04, V09/BG000, C2, BV23, BV25, BV29
hair/dress- E23, E25, E29, E47/RV10, RV11, RV34
hair dress- E50, E43, E23/RV02, RV04, RV09, C2, W4
unicorns- V01, E50, E40, E41, W3, R000, R30, Y02, YR23, E47/V01, V04, V09/RV10, RV11, RV34/RV02, RV04, RV09
sky/grass- BG000, BG10, BG53/YG03, YG63, G94

 

I love you a choco-lot...

Hey, hey!

It was another busy day yesterday, with not a lot of time for getting crafty. So when I finally got a chance to sit down at my desk I needed something quick to color. I went to my binder of cute Anita Jeram critters from Colorado Craft Company and found these two mice stealing a chocolate bonbon. They are from the Life Happens set that was a Stamptember exclusive at Simon Says Stamp and I knew they would be perfect for a quick Valentine. Because I was short on time I masked them off and did a simple airbrush background that matches the scrap of pattern paper that I found for the card front. In need of a cute finishing touch, I pulled out these enamel shapes that look like chocolate candies... perfection!  ;)

Laters!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
My Mind's Eye tres jolie paper
stamps- Colorado Craft Company (SSS Life Happens), My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Papertrey Ink loopy frame die
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Altenew enamel dots
Doodlebug enamel shapes
Ranger glossy accents
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
mice- E50, E41, E42, E43, W1, W3, W5, R01, RV42, E04
chocolate- E21, E23, E25, E27, E29, Y02, YR23, YR24, E47, R11, RV42, R81, R83
shadow- W00, W2, W3, W4, W5
background- R11, R81, RV42, R43