Grow old with me...

Hi there! 

Here's the latest card that I colored Live over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. It was a review weekend and I had this scene stamped up using one of the cute elderly couples from the Love You Forever set. This set has proven to be quite popular and is currently sold out but the restock is due to arrive either today or tomorrow. I paired these two with the older Day at the Park Background Builder set to give them the perfect date spot. They are both dressed to the nines, looking just as good to each other as they did on their very first date, thanks to all of the great color suggestions that I got from my fellow crafters. I so enjoyed watching this sweet story come together and the completed card turned out even better than I had hoped.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Love You Forever and Day at the Park Background Builder), My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Doodlebug enamel heart
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

My heart is full...

Good morning! 

This is the last card that I made during the release weekend Lives over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. That Sunday afternoon we colored one of the lovely girls from the Ruffles and Roses set and I stamped her into this quaint scene using the Autumn Cottages Background Builder set and a little bird from the Bountiful Blessings: Thanks a Bunch set. Apparently, we were feeling the cottage core vibes as the color suggestions that came in led us down a rather vintage inspired path. She looks so pretty in her dusky rose dress with a bouquet of spring flowers. The little bluebird seems to be welcoming her home with a cheery song and all is right in this idyllic fairy tale. This is definitely a new favorite of mine and I can't wait to color up the other cutie from the Ruffles and Roses set.  :)

Have a great week!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Ruffles and Roses, Bountiful Blessings: Thanks a Bunch and Autumn Cottages Background Builder)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Catherine Pooler rose
Spellbinders hemstitch die
Ranger glossy accents
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

 

You make my heart smile...

Hello again! 

It's a review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and the team and I are sharing more cards using stamps from the Hoppy Hearts release. With today being Valentine's Day, I couldn't resist stamping up more of the cuties from the Postage Pals: My Valentine set. This time I went with a mini slimline postage collage and paired them once again with the Year Round Post Marks set. I love the fun interaction between the Cupid and love bugs and the various ways you can put them together. I will be coloring more from the release Live at 11am this morning, over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. I hope you can join me!

Have a great day!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Postage Pals: My Valentine and Year Round Post Marks), My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versamark watermark, Catherine Pooler hot tub and Papertrey Ink lavender moon
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Waffle Flower Crafts mini slimline postage collage
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin 1 and 3- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
skin 2- E00, E21, E13, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, E41, E53, E23/E35, E57, E49/YR21, YR14, YR27, E39
clothes/wings/bow- W00, W1, W3/E40, E81/Y02, YR23, E47
lovebugs- RV0000, RV000, E50, RV10, RV11, RV34, BV0000, BV000
hearts- RV10, RV32, RV13, RV14, RV25, RV29
sky/clouds- Y0000, Y000, RV0000, RV000, V0000, V000, BV0000, BV000, BV20, BV31, BG0000, BG000

 

Best Friends Forever...

Hello!

Happy Valentine's Day! For this week's Scenic Saturday post over on the Bellariffic blog I thought it would be fun to create a Gal-entine's Day card, celebrating friendship. For the friends, I chose to ink up Oddball Zodiac Capricorn and Oddball Zodiac Aquarius.

One of the great things about the new Oddball Zodiac Girls is that the astrology parts of them are quite subtle and can easily be wiped away using a baby wipe before stamping. This easy technique leaves them looking just like every day ordinary girls. I stamped Oddball Zodiac Capricorn first then masked her off before stamping Oddball Zodiac Aquarius. This allowed me to overlap them slightly, positioning them closely together. While they were both still I masked I completed the scene by stamping the Sketchy Corner Backdrop over top. Once the masks were removed these friends appeared to be enjoying a day out on the town. I colored them in bright, eye-catching outfits to help them really pop against the neutral tones of the cityscape. The sentiment is from the Best Friends Sentiment set and I stamped it on a small tag that I popped up using dimensional adhesive, then decorated with a pair of enamel hearts in colors coordinating with their clothes. I hope this card inspires you to play with easy altering to extend the use of the themed stamps in your stash.  :)

Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Oddball Zodiac Capricorn, Oddball Zodiac Aquarius, Sketchy Corner Backdrop and Best Friends Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things pinked edge stax
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
girl 1 skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
girl 1 hair/eyes- E30, E53, E55, E25/BG000, C1, C3, YG03, YG95,YG97
girl 1 clothes- V01, Y11, Y21, Y26, W0, W2, W3, Y18, W5, W8, C3, C5, C7, C10, W1, W3, W4
girl 2 skin- E00, E21, E13, E04, R00, R20
girl 2 hair/eyes- YR23, YR24, E44, E47, E49/BG000, C1, C3, E84, E89
girl 2 clothes- BG11, BG53, BG57, BG75, BG78, 100, B95, B97, B99, W00, W1, W3, N5, N9, C3, C5, C7, C9, W1, W3, W4
sidewalk/road- W3, W4, W5, W7/T2, T3, T4
sky- B00, B01, B12
street light- B00, C3, C5, C9
buildings- B000, E13, E15, T5, E81, E43, E30, C3

Happy Heart Day...

TGIF my friends! 

I made this card during the release weekend Lives over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. We colored Lottie Love during the Sunday morning Live and I stamped her into this scene using the Spring Windows and Front Porch Spring Decor sets that are also part of the Hoppy Hearts clear release. Lottie is looking quite adorable in her oversized sweatshirt emblazoned with a big ruffled heart and her favorite pair of comfy jeans. The sun is out after a long winter and she can't wait to play all day. :)

I will be coloring Live again tomorrow at 11am PST and I hope to see you there!

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Lottie Love, Spring Windows and Front Porch Spring Decor)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
My Favorite Things Blueprints die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here