Be yourself...

Hello friends! 

I recently placed an order for some much needed card stock and before I could check out, I couldn't resist adding this pretty Marie Girl from Picket Fence Studios to my cart. I have quite the collection of these beautiful Girl stamps and I'm ashamed to admit that it has been quite some time since I've inked one up. That's probably because with all of the line work in these images, I prefer to stamp them in a light ink because the no-line technique allows a broader range of colors that I can use in their lovely hair and eyes. Coloring no-line always takes a bit more time because it is less forgiving than when you are working with the strong black lines that can hide little coloring flaws here and there. But, I had the time yesterday and the itch to stretch those coloring muscles just a bit. So I stamped Marie Girl using Memento desert sand ink and took my time adding all the fun details to her. After all that coloring on her I kept the background super simple, just some blue sky and a big ol' bush framing her pretty face. What a fun change of pace this was.   :)

Have a good one! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Picket Fence Studios (Marie Girl), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and desert sand
Spellbinders hemstich die
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin/lips- BV0000, BV00, E50, E00, E21, E11, E04, R00, R30/R20, R32, R43, E04
eyes/shadow- C2, BG000, G43, G46, BG99, E44, E47/YG0000, YG00, YG91, YG93
hair- Y32, E33, E53, E43, E44, E25
flowers- YG21, YG05, G46, BG96, R30, R32, R43, R35, R85, Y17, Y26
shirt- G00, G12, BG90, BG93, BG96
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B52, C0, 0
bush- YG01, YG03, YG17, G46, BG99, E44