Sending you lots of holiday cheer...

Hi friends!    

I've got another card to share using stamps from the new Frosty Winter Wishes collection at Purple Onion Designs. All six of the delayed stamps are still available in the store as a bundle deal for 25% OFF through December 19th.

Today, I've worked the adorable Mousy Mail into an oversized postage stamp style card. The snowy background was kept super simple so that it wouldn't compete with the postmark from the Vintage Holidays Postmark set and the large Postage Cancellation Mark. In contrast, Mousy Mail was colored in all of the bright and cheery Christmas colors with an extra cute sweater decorated with gingerbread cookies. The red of his cap in particular, creates a pleasing visual triangle when paired with the red lettering of the sentiment and the Postage Cancellation Mark in the opposing corners of the design. This cutie is definitely another personal fave from this release.  :)

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Mousy Mail, Vintage Holidays Postmark set, Postage Cancellation Mark and sentiment), Waffle Flower Crafts (XL Postage Collage)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Versafine onyx black, Papertrey pure poppy, Catherine Pooler grey
Mama Elephant postage frame die
Copic markers:
mouse- E40, E41, W00, W2, W4, R000, R30, E04
clothes/mail- C5, C7, C9, YG03, YG17, G99, C1, W2, C3, W0, R24, R27, R29, R89, E23/W0, W3, R14, R17, E18, YG03, YG25, YG17
mailbox/ribbon- E31, E34, E44, C0, C2, C3, C4, N5, R14, R17, R27/R24, R27, R29, R89
dirt- E42, E43, E44
snow/sky- B000, B41, B52

Love, peace and joy...

Good morning!

This card was colored Live over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page during the The Stockings Were Hung digi release at Sweet November Stamps. The scene was put together using Allison and the Rustic Fireplace scene builder, along with the stocking and garland from the Corner Room: Christmas Decor Add On digi set and the rug from the Corner Room and Accessories digi set. Once I had printed it out I also stamped in a little kitty from the Bountiful Blessings: Squeeze the Day clear set. It was another delightful Live with so many great suggestions coming in and the best news is that this Live is one of the first that Tee has been able to transfer over to the Sweet November Stamps YouTube channel. Now we don't have to worry about it disappearing in a month.  :)

Hope you have a wonderful week! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Stockings Were Hung: Allison, Stockings Were Hung: Rustic Fireplace, Corner Room: Christmas Decor Add On and Corner Room and Accessories)
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Bountiful Blessings: Squeeze the Day), Hello Bluebird (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Papertrey Ink pure poppy
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Copic markers:
Sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

You can never have too much holiday spirit...

Hey, hey!

This card was colored Live over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page during the release weekend at Stamping Bella. I think that Uptown Girls Alexis and Serena are intended more for galentine's day and friendship cards but I thought they would be perfect for a festive Christmas party scene. To help make that happen I paired them with the retired Uptown Christmas Tree, which also gave us some fun light glow to play with. Creating their sparkly garments was another technique that we tackled along with metallic shine. My favorite part may just be the non-traditional Christmas color scheme with the addition of the hot pink. All in all, the suggestions came together beautifully for these fabulous friends. :)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Uptown Girls Alexis and Serena, Uptown Christmas Tree and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Sharpie extra fine pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

 

Comfy Cozy...

Hi friends!

It's a review weekend at Sweet November Stamps which is great because it gave me the opportunity to finally color up the adorable dozing reindeer from the Off Duty Santa and Reindeer set. I've had him stamped and even die cut since the release so it feels good to get him on a card before Christmas day arrives. Back in the day, my card making style relied heavily on using pretty patterned papers. As I evolved into coloring entire scenes the patterned papers really got put on the back burner. Because the die cut frame that I used is on the smaller side, I was inspired to pull out a Christmas themed paper pad from my stash and use it on my card and as color inspiration to match back to. I got into the paper fun so much that I even paper pieced Rudolph's comfy pillow bed, adding some simple shading to help give it more depth. All of this nostalgic crafting even had me reaching into a long neglected embellishment drawer for these paper holly leaves, which were a perfect finishing touch. Who know, maybe I will have to make more of an effort in 2026 to play with pretty papers again.  ;)

Later gators!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Simple Stories Very Merry
stamps- Sweet November (Off Duty Santa and Reindeer), The Greetery (Comfy Cozy)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Catherine Pooler s'mores
Papertrey Ink loopy frame die
Ranger glossy accents
Making Memories holly
Copic markers:
reindeer- E40, E41, E43, E31, E55, E57, E23, E25, E27, R000, R30, E04, R14, R17, R59, W5, W7, W10, E71, E74, E79
candy cane- C3, R24, R29
pillow shading- W1, W3, R17, E09, E18
ground- E31, E34, E42, E43, E44, E47/YR23, YR24
stall- G82, G24, G94, BG96, E43, E44, E47, E49
 

Warm and Cozy...

 

TGIF!    

I'm back with another card using stamps from the new Frosty Winter Wishes collection at Purple Onion Designs. As I mentioned yesterday, all six of these delayed stamps are now available in the store now and through December 19th you can grab the bundle deals for 25% OFF. The Season Sayings Sentiment set is also 25% off during this time.

Today, I've colored up the Mr Corgi and Mousy Winter Friends stamp. This is such a touching moment between these cute critters and I just want to give them both a hug. In the background I added the older Snowy Forest stamp to help create a dreamy winter backdrop for these bundled up pals. Their red and green winter wear takes this to a very Christmasy vibe and the sentiment from the Warming Winter Thoughts set was stamped in red ink to balance those pops of color. I think this may be one of my favorite images from both of the recent releases. :)

Have a great weekend! :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Mr Corgi and Mousy Winter Friends, Snowy Forest and Warming Winter Thoughts sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and My Favorite Things amarena cherry
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Doodlebug enamel dots
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
mouse- E40, E42, E43, E44, E31, R000, R30, E04
dog- E41, E43, E31, E33, E35, E44, W5, W6, W7, T5, T7, T8
scarves/hat/mittens- W00, W1, W3, W5, R24, R27, R29, R89, YG03, YG17, YG67
trees- BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78
sky- BG10, BG70, BG72, BG90
snow- BG70, BG72, C00, C1

Let it snow...

 

Olo!    

Due to a manufacturing snafu, the original Tofu and Friends Holiday Happiness collection had to be split into two smaller releases. Now that the second batch of images have arrived quicker than expected Purple Onion Designs is rolling out the six new stamps as the Frosty Winter Wishes collection. They are available in the store right now and through December 19th you can grab the bundle deals for 25% OFF. The Season Sayings Sentiment set is also 25% off during this time.

My card today features the adorable Owlsome Christmas stamp, whom I colored into white snowy owls for this winter season. With a bit of masking I was able to have them perch on the older Winter Bough stamp. For the background I gave them a moonlit night using a mask that I created from the Hello Bluebird Light of the Moon die and my Copic airbrush system. Some gentle falling snow and a sentiment from the Season Sayings sentiment set was all I needed to bring this peaceful scene together.

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Owlsome Christmas, Winter Bough and Season Sayings sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Papertrey Ink medium scallop frame die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Hello Bluebird Light of the Moon die
Copic markers:
owls- E40, E41, E42, W00, W1, W2, W3, N3, N4, T4, T6, R000, R30
scarves/gift- B60, B63, B66, B32, B34/E53, E55, E57, E44/G20, G82, G85, BG93, BV20, E50, E81
branch- E44, E47, G46
sky- B32, B34, B66, BV29, 100
moon- G20, BG90, BV31, B91