Thursday, July 24, 2025

A fabulous day...

Hello again!    

Today I'm hitting the pool with one of the fab new stamps at Purple Onion Designs. I'm such a fan of these bird's eye view type of images and Tofu's Flamingo Floatie from the new Tofu and Friends Spring is in the Air collection is too stinkin' cute! You can feel the absolute chill vibe as this chonky kitty floats atop the cool, blue pool water in her trendy flamingo shaped floatie. Coloring shiny/reflective surfaces like the plastic blow up floatie is always a fun challenge and I'm really pleased with how this one turned out. Once I had Tofu all colored up I masked her off and used the Copic airbrush system and a stencil to create the surface of the water. The sentiment is another from the Summer Days Sentiment set, and it really encapsulates the fabulousness of Tofu. ;)

Thanks for stopping by! 


Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Tofu's Flamingo Floatie and Summer Days Sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Studio Calico pink flamingo
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die

Ranger glossy accents
Neat and Tangled rice paddy stencil
Copic markers:

cat- E40, E41, E42, E71, E74, W2, W3, W6, W8, C10, R30, RV42

sunglasses/swimsuit- C00, C1, C2, C4, Y02, Y15, Y18, C6, C9

teddy/sunglasses- E31, E53, E55, E44, R30, RV42, C10/YR04, C6, C9
drink/floatie- Y02, Y18, G14, BG10, BG72, BG45/YG00, YG01, FYG2, G07

flamingo floatie- RV00, RV02, FRV1, RV06, C00, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6, C10

water- BG32, BG34, BG45, BG05, BG07, BG18, BG78

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

A high seas hello...

Hi friends!

I hope you are in the mood for another fun pirate card because I've got another one to share from the Sweet November Stamps new Summertime Adventures clear release. Of course I had to make a faux post card using the A Wee Bit of Piracy and the Yo Ho Ho Background Builder sets, so I inked up the pirate captain staking his claim and proceeded to create a simple scene for him through a mix of hand coloring and air brushing. The new Fantasy Post Marks were perfect for the finishing touches I needed along with a couple of 'gold coins' from the Pirate's Booty sequin mix. I think it all came together to create a real treasure of a card.  :)

Later gators! 


Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler

stamps- Sweet November (
A Wee Bit of Piracy, Yo Ho Ho Background Builder and Fantasy Post Marks),
The Greetery (Postal Modern)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black

The Greetery Postcard pierce plate
Sweet November Stamps Pirate's Booty sequin mix

October Afternoon washi tape

Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list