Happy Galentine's Day...

Good morning!

I love the idea of taking the day before Valentine's Day and making it Galentine's Day. Celebrating the strong bonds of our female friendships is an important thing and what better time to do that than this season already dedicated to love? When I decided that I wanted to create a Galentine's Day card right away my mind went to the cute girls in the Frosty Mornings set from Hello Bluebird. Because I wanted to put them in a more urban setting I also grabbed the City Sidewalks set and added the taxi and lamp post to the scene. the little bird landing on the lamp post is from the Maverick set and I colored her pink to match the friends walking on the sidewalk below. Now I didn't have a sentiment specifically for Galentine's Day so I had to improvise. I found some tiny alpha stickers by Studio Calico that were the perfect size to spell out 'Galentine's' and I combined that with 'happy' and 'day' from the Just Sayin' stamp set. I'm so happy with how this one came together, it's pretty darn close to how I pictured it in my head.  :)

Hope your week is off to a great start and I will see ya tomorrow!

Supply list:

cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It

stamps- Hello Bluebird (Frosty Mornings, City Sidewalks, Maverick and Just Sayin')

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Catherine Pooler It's a Girl

Pear Blossom Press white pen

Studio Calico mini alpha stickers

My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20

girl 1 hair- E13, E17, E18, E29

girl 1 clothes- R81, R83, R85, E81, E84, E40, 0, W3, W5, W7, W9

girl 2 hair- E50, E51, E53, E55, E44

girl 2 clothes- R43, R35, R37, R39, R59, W3, W5, W7, R81, R83, R85, C0, C1, C3

coffee cups- C1, C2, C3, E31, E34, E44

sidewalk/street- N2, N3, N4, N5/T3, T4, T5, T6

lamp post- C3, C5, C7, C10, BG000, B00, B01

bird- R81, R83, RV34, YR30, YR31, YR24

sky- B000, B00, B52, 0

taxi- BG000, B00, B01, B12, Y11, Y15, Y17, Y26, C2, C3, C4, N6, N8, 100,

buildings- C3, C4, C7, C9, T4

trees- YG25, YG17

A purrfect pair...

Hello again!

So yesterday was packed full of Sweet November fun, what with the new digital release, the Live coloring video in the morning and the monthly newsletter that went out last night with the January freebie. During the Live I colored a scene that combined the cute Be Mine Mouse with the cat that comes with Witchwee Beatrix digi set and blew it up super big so it would be to scale with the little mouse. It was a great opportunity to showcase coloring fur and to show how effective an image can be towards telling a story even when you only see a small portion of the image.

  

For the newsletter freebie we added one last Valentine's Day digi to the store called Smooches. This cute couple have stopped during their walk through the park to sneak a kiss behind their heart shaped balloon. This sweet scene of love and affection is a lot of fun to color and I hope you had time to sign up and grab it for free. :)

TTFN!

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Tiny Hearts Be Mine Mouse and Witchwee Beatrix)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Versafine 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

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Smooches)
stamp- Inkadinkado (sentiment)
ink- Papertrey Ink pure poppy
Papertrey Ink noted scallop die
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
girl hair- E50, E41, E42, E53, E44
girl clothes- E40, E81, BV00, 0, R81, R83, R85, YG25, YG67, B63, B66, B79, BV23, BV29
boy hair- E33, E35, E57, E49
boy clothes- B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, W2, R21, R22, R24, R59, T2, 0
balloon- RV00, RV02, RV32, RV34, 0
sidewalk- N3, N4, N6
sky- BG000, B00, B01, B12
trees- E57, YG25, G94, BG99
grass- YG01, YG03, YG25, YG63, G94, G99
  

 

Tiny Hearts digi release!

 

Hi friends!

This weekend we have one more Valentine themed digi release coming to Sweet November Stamps called Tiny Hearts. These four cute little mice have raided the kitchen and found a box of conversation hearts that they are now putting to good use. They laugh and giggle as they play across the countertop sharing messages like U R Cute, Hug Me, XOXO and Be Mine. Once that fun is over the mice then have a sweet snack to enjoy. :)

My first card features the U R Cute mouse and I colored him standing in front of the kitchen window with his candy heart cradled in his arms.   

My second card finds the little Hug Me mouse settled against the sugar jar because she is all about the sweets!

Finally, I paired up the Be Mine and XOXO mice as they exchange candy hearts around the butter dish.

Now be sure to check out the Friends of Sweet November Stamps group on Facebook for even more Tiny Hearts cuteness from Caitlin, Faye and our wonderful guest designer, Annalisa Boccia. And don't forget, I will be coloring Live today at 11am PST over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and I hope to see ya there!

You can also find us on Instagram @sweetnovemberstamps and don't forget to use the #sweetnovemberstamps any time you share a card or project using SN images so we can see all of your beautiful makes!

 

 

Your friendship warms my heart...

TGIF!

It's been too long since I've inked up one of the cute Dreamerland Crafts stamps in my collection so I figured I would do something about that. After flipping through the stamp binder I finally settled on this Love is in the Air sweetie with her mailbox. With the pretty bouquet of flowers she is holding I figured she needed a cheery spring scene to live in. Forsythia and a lilac bush were added just beyond the white picket fence for extra color. I think she looks quite happy as she checks the mail for a special note.  :)

Have a wonderful weekend my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Dreamerland Crafts (Love is in the Air), Hero Arts (sentiment)
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- E21, E23, E27, E49
clothes- V01, V12, V15, V17, C0, C2, C3, C4, C6, C7, C8, 100
bouquet- RV10, RV13, RV25, Y02, Y18, YG03, YG17, YG97, BG99
mailbox- E42, E34, E44, C1, C3, C5, RV25
sky- BG0000, BG000, B00, B01, C00, C1
path- E30, E34, E42, E43, E44
bushes- Y11, Y02, Y18, Y26
trees- YG23, YG17, BG99
lilac bush- V04, V09, YG13, G07, BG99
grass- YG21, YG03, YG25, YG17, YG63, G94
fence- W00, W1, W3