In the air there's a feeling of Christmas...

TGIF!

Here's another card that I colored Live during the Christmas clear release weekend at Sweet November Stamps. This magical snowman is part of the Cold Hands Warm Heart clear set and I paired him with the older Horizon Lines: Winter Wonderland set to create the snowy scene he is walking through. We had a wonderful time using the blue/green Copic color family for this night scene, adding pops of red for contrast throughout the design. The sentiment is from the Horizon Lines: Winterscapes set and I think it captures the serene feel that this scene captures.  :)

See ya back here tomorrow for the last SN digital release of 2023!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Cold Hands Warm Heart, Horizon Lines: Winterscapes and Horizon Lines: Winter Wonderland)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and london fog, Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

 

Happy Birthday Princess...

 

Hello there!

Considering I shared my Uptown Girl Snow White card this past Saturday I figured it was time to get Uptown Girl Rapunzel and Uptown Girl Cinderella shared here on the blog as well. If you can't tell, these gorgeous Uptown Princesses have all really sparked my imagination and pushed me to create the perfect fairy tale background scene to help tell each one's story.

For my Rapunzel card, I wanted to capture her right at the moment she has finally escaped the tower and she's about to embark on her journey to find the lanterns. To help me, I Googled pictures of the tower that I could use as inspiration when free hand coloring the hidden valley where the tower resides. Capturing the shadows on the mountain side was one of the most involved coloring challenges that I've ever pushed myself to create and I'm so glad that I did because I love this card!

Cinderella simply had to be caught running down the castle staircase as the clock chimes midnight. Again, a quick Google search provided me with the perfect staircase inspiration and with all that stone I opted for a monochromatic background using the warm grey Copic color family. Of course it wouldn't be true to the story without the her glass slipper being left behind as she makes her hasty retreat. 

I hope your day is its own fairy tale my friends!

Rapunzel supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Uptown Girl Rapunzel and Princess Sentiment set) 
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR31, E13, E33, E35, E44
clothes- V01, V12, V15, V17, V05, V09, V95
tower- W0, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, T7, E31, E42, E43, E44, E47, E55, E77, V04, V09, BV17, BV08, BV29, YG07, YG41, YG45, G07
waterfall- B0000, B000, B00, B63, BV17, V28, BV29
mountain side- YG21, YG05, YG07, YG95, YR000, YR00, RV91, V91, V93, BV000, BV00, BV02, B63
grass/trees- YG01, YG03, YG63, G94, G99/YG21, YG01, YG13, YG17, YG63, YG67, G43, G85, BG96, BG99, BV02, BV04, E89

Cinderella supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Uptown Girl Cinderella and Princess Sentiment set) 
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E40, E50, E51, E53, E43, E55
clothes- B000, B00, B21, B12, B23, B24, B26, B29, 100, C00, C3, C5, C9
background- W00, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, W7, Y0000

 

'Tis the season for believing...

Olo!

I had a chance to play with some of my Impronte d'Autore stamps yesterday and I chose to ink up the super cute Christmas Mice set. I've masked together two of the stamps from the set to create this whimsical scene of Santa mouse surprising the little mouse tots with a pre-Christmas visit. What inspired me was actually learning that Crafty Purple Frog is now carrying a selection of the Impronte d'Autore clear stamp sets, and I may or may not have already placed an order... LOL! Now, unfortunately the Christmas Mice are already sold out in both stores but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of other fun stamps to check out.  :)

OK then, time to cross a few things off my to-do list. Take care!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Impronte d'Autore (Christmas Mice), Papertrey Ink (sentiment) 
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
mouse 1- E40, E41, E42, E81, W1, W3, W4, W5, R000, R30, E04
mouse 2- E40, E41, E42, E43, E30, E31, E81, R000, R30, E04
mouse 3- E40, E41, E42, E81, N2, N3, N4, R000, R30, E04
Santa mouse- E50, E40, E41, E42, E81, R000, R30, E04
clothes/letter- C00, C1, C3, C4, C5, C6, C8, Y02, YR23, E47, R24, R27, R29, R89, YG25, G07, BG99/C00, E40, W2, W3
post- C00, C1, C2, C3, T3, T5, T7, T10, R24, R27, R29
background/sidewalk- B0000, BG000, BV31, BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29/T2, T3, T4, T5, T6