Happy 4th of July!

 Just a quick pop in to wish everyone celebrating today a very happy 4th of July!

Have fun out there but be safe and if you are as hot and dry as we are in my neck of the woods, please think twice before lighting up any fireworks this year... no one wants to deal with another horrible fire season. :)

 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Catherine Pooler
digital stamps- The Greeting Farm (Fairyland set, Picnic set, Food Truck set, 4th of July set and S'more Fun add on set)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Miss Anya All Year kit)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55
clothes- B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, C0, C2, C3, R14, R29, R89
sky- B00, B01, B02, C00, C1, 0
grass/hedge- YG03, YG17, YG23, YG25, YG63, G24, G94, G99/YG25, G94, BG99
tree- E23, E44, E79, YG21, YG05, G07, YG67
picnic table- E31, E34, E42, E43, E44
watermelon- RV42, RV14, RV25, G20, G14, YG67
center piece- B05, B26, B39, C1, YG21, YG05, YG95, YG99, R43, R35, R39
flags/firecracker decor/sign- R14, R29, R89, C00, C2, C3, B05, B26, B39

Some days it shines...

Hey friends!

It's a new month and that means it's time for a new Year of Flowers card on this Scenic Saturday over at the Bellarific blog. Water Lily is the official flower for July so I inked up Tiny Townie Garden Girl Water Lily. Because I wanted her to be wading through the shallow waters of her lily pond I first stamped her leg in Memento desert sand using my Misti, then inked every thing but her foot and ankle in Memento tuxedo black before stamping her again. The lighter ink combined with only using the lighter Copics in my skin and shoe combos helps create the illusion of her foot being below the water's surface once I color over it with some light blue Copic markers. For the background I sketched in extra lily pads floating on the water, making sure to sketch them in smaller the further in the distance I wanted them to be. Beyond the water's edge I colored in some blue sky and the far shore of the lily pond, complete with a variety of simple trees and bushes. Once all the coloring was complete I stamped on the sentiment then used a white pen to add ripples and some extra dimension to the water as a finishing touch. :)

Thanks for stopping by and a safe and happy 4th to all those celebrating this weekend!

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Stamping Bella (Tiny Townie Garden Girl Water Lily and sentiment) 
ink- Memento tuxedo black, desert sand and Papertrey Ink stormy seas
My Favorite Things stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E25, E27, E49
dress/flowers- YG21, YG23, YG25, YG67, RV0000, RV000, RV00, RV10, RV52, RV55, RV95, G20, BG90, Y04, Y18
water- E30, E41, E42, E43, BG000, BG01, BG02, BG11, BG70, BG72, BG90
sky- B0000, B000, B00
background- YG21, YG03, YG13, YG63, G43, G46, G82, G94, G85, BG99

A love like no other...

Hello friends!

I hope you are all signed up for the Sweet November Stamps newsletter because we sent out the June edition yesterday and it included a code to grab this brand new digital image for free. I wanted to have something special for the last mermaid digi of 2021 and A Love Like No Other is what I came up with. It began as a customer suggestion for a mer couple in love that took a bit of a detour when we did the pirate themed mermaids in May. After that, all I could think about was a pirate walking away with the only treasure worth anything... love. Awwwww... LOL! Thus a digi stamp was born. I paired these two lovebirds with the Horizon Lines: Ocean Beach background set which really helped tell the story quickly and easily. 

Anywho, thanks for stopping by today!

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (A Love Like No Other)
stamps- Sweet November (Horizon Lines: Ocean Beach)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Papertrey Ink ripe avacado
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
Sorry, I didn't keep a list