skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Hello, hello!
Most every Sunday Elisabeth Bell sends out a creative newsletter where she includes a free digi and this past Sunday that freebie was this fabulous Mermaid Beauty. Previously she was a rubber stamp at Whimsy but has been retired for some time and is hard to find. So I was delighted to get this second chance at adding her to my mermaid collection. Obviously I didn't waste any time coloring her up and getting her on a card either, LOL! In the newsletter Elisabeth mentioned being inspired by the classic Sleeping Beauty Disney cartoon for this mermaid's look and I totally see it with that lovely peasant blouse she is sporting. I guess that is why I was inspired with the whole fairy tale vibe happening in the background too. Elisabeth also mentioned that she will be wrapping up MerMay this week by adding even more of her past mermaid stamp designs as digis to her store and I can't wait to see which ones become available again. I have a handful that I have been trying to hunt down for ages so you know I will be stalking her shop to see if any of them are there!
Toodles!
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Elisabeth Bell (Mermaid Beauty)
stamps- Faerie Song (Magical Lands set), Whimsy Stamps (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and london fog
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20, R43, R46
eye shadow- W3, W6
eyes- B12, B14, B18
hair- E50, E51, E42, E55
top- E40, E81, E84, E87, E89
tail- G00, G02, G14, BG18, BG49, BG99, Y00, Y11
mountains- BV20, BV23, BV25
sky/water- B0000, B000, B00, B41, 0
stone/hill- E42, C2, T3, W5, W7
castle- C2, T3, Y02, Y21, Y26, E37, G14
shore/trees- E31, E34, E44, E33, YG13, YG63, G94, G16, G29, G46, BG99
Good morning!
I've been playing with more of my Sunshine Lake stamps and this time I mixed and matched them with a few of the older Stacey Yacula stamps in my Purple Onion collection. The new Lazy River background was perfect to set the scene for these camping cuties. Not only do I enjoy lake life but my home isn't far from the Columbia river as well and there are plenty of campgrounds along its shores that I drive past any time I head to the 'big city'. This inspired me to grab the Tent from the Sweet Summer collection and the Camper from the Happy Trails collection to help tell the story of a fun weekend camping trip to the river. There you will find Coco, the skunk, and Austin, the squirrel, playing a game of Frisbee.
There are still a few days left to take advantage of the bundle deal Purple Onion Designs is offering. The entire Sunshine Lake collection, all 25 stamps
(27 images in all) plus the Sunshiny Sentiments (6 sentiments) are being
offered at a 30% discount. The complete bundle is $115.00 and is
available through May 31, 2020. You can find it all HERE.
Stay crafty my friends!
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Coco, Austin, Lazy River background, Camper, Tent and Sunshiny sentiments)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B01, C00, C1
river- B000, B00, B12, B23, B52, FB2
background- E40, E41, E42, E34, E44, YG21, YG23, YG63, G94, G43, G82, BG93, BG96, BG99
camper- T5, T7, 110, B00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, Y17, YR04, YR18
tent- Y02, Y13, Y18, Y26, Y28
skunk- N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N9, 100, C1
squirrel- E30, E31, E33, E35, W1, W2, W3, W4, W6
Hi friends,
Sweet November sent out our first newsletter today and I hope you were signed up for it because this beauty just got added to the store and she is free to all newsletter subscribers. The digi is called,The Look Out and it finds a lone mermaid leaving the safety of her watery home below to perch on a rocky outcrop, taking in the vast expanse of sea and sky. What will she do in this brand new world? Only you and your creative card making skills can answer that question. ;)
Not a newsletter subscriber yet? No worries, The Look Out can be purchased in the shop as well. Then next month there will be a whole new newsletter with a brand new digi for subscribers to grab for free. So what are you waiting for... go sign up!
Later gators!
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Sweet November (The Look Out)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Catherine Pooler sangria
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, E04
hair- E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, E79, Y00
tail- RV000, RV00, RV91, RV93, RV95, V99
top- G99
starfish- YR20, YR02, YR68, E17, E18
sky- Y0000, Y000, Y00, YR0000, YR000, YR00, YR20, R00, R30, RV91, RV93, RV95
water- BG10, BG11, BG32, BG34, BG57
rock- C1, C5, T2, T5, W4, W8
barnacles- E81, E84, E89
TGIF my friends!
I've been playing around with more Hello Bluebird
cuties, this time pairing one of the magical fairies from the Fairy Garden set with one of the darling birdies from the Garden Friends set. When I sat down to color I was feeling that he very much should be a little bluebird. And with her leaning in like that I colored some puckered lips onto the fairy so it looks like she is giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. This totally makes me chuckle because I still don't know who loves her Hello Bluebird more... the fairy or me? LOL
I used the Pathway Background stamp once again because I just adore the sweeping motion of those clouds rolling through. The color palette was kept much more restrained than I normally do but I've been wanting to practice that to help broaden my coloring range a bit. So I fought the urge to add extra contrast all over this scene and instead focused most on the sweet pair up front. It's also a bit smaller of a scene because I knew I wanted to contain it in this pretty Gallery Frame #3 die. A couple of die cut Xs and Os from the Oliver Alphabet and this one was done. :)
Smooches!
Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Fairy Garden set, Garden Friends set and Pathway background )
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Hello Bluebird Gallery Frame #3 die
Hello Bluebird Oliver alphabet dies
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
bluebird- E50, E81, Y21, Y26, R000, R00, R01, R12, E04, BG70, G000, B91
fairy skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20, R32
hair- E55, E57, E59
dress- BG70, G000, B91, E81
wings- BG70, G20
sky- BG70, BG90, BG72
mushroom- E81, E42, E43, E44, E55, E57, E59
bush- YG11, G21, G24
grass- YG11, G43, YG03, YG63, G94, G99
rocks- E42, W2, W4
Hello friends!
This week we are adding two new digis to the Sweet November Stamps store, yep... TWO!
My initial inspiration for this week's mermaid was to have a whale that I could crop and blow up nice and big to really play with scale when paired with his mermaid friend. Then my sister got inspired by the whale idea and how it would be cute to see a mermaid riding the spray from a whale's spout. I gotta admit that sounded pretty fun too, so we ran with both ideas for a whole whale themed release.
We also added two more updated Vault mermaids earlier in the week, Coral Reefweaver and Moki as well as Ocean Wavedancer and Echo. There is one more Vault mermaid to come and we are hoping to add her this weekend. If you haven't joined our Friends of Sweet November Stamps group
on Facebook you are missing out on all the awesome cards being shared
there... so much talent and inspiration. 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!
Now let me introduce you to Glimmer Surfside and her whale of a friend, Humphrey. Glimmer Surfside is a mermaid who can't be contained in just one ocean or sea. She knows there is a whole big, blue world out there to explore and she wants to see it all. Her favorite traveling companion is Humphrey the humpback whale and she regularly joins him and his pod on their migrations.
Next we have Splash Seasong who is a fun loving mermaid with a bit of a daredevil streak. the more extreme the water sport the more she wants to dive right into it! One of her favorite feats is to fly high into the air on the water spout from a whale and nail a perfect triple twist summer-salt dive on the way back down.
I will be coloring one of these lovelies Live
today at 11am PST on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and I hope to see y'all there!
Toodles!
Glimmer supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Sweet November (Glimmer Surfside and Humphrey)
stamp- Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
Splash supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Sweet November (Splash Seasong)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic opaque white
Copic markers:
skin-YR000, BV01, E21, E23, E25, R01, R02
hair- YR31, YR23, YR24, YR14, E35, E37, E47, E49, E79, W10
eyes- YG63, G94
top- E81, E84
tail- Y000, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y21, BV01, YR00, YR02, YR04, YR09, E29, E49
water- B24, B26, B28, B29
whale- B00, BG70, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, C2, BG45, BG96, BG99
Hello, hello!
My binder of Dreamerland Crafts
stamps has been calling my name lately and I finally pulled it off the shelf to find a cutie to color up and get on a card. Now I know there are no Dreamerland mermaids but when I came across Relax in her tub of bubbles I knew that I could easily alter her into one by coloring a tail popping out of the bubbles. I was inspired by one of Melissa's beautiful mermaid color combos that she used recently and did the yellow tail and red hair too... talk about cute! I like to imagine this mermaid came across an old rusty tub left on the beach and she decided to give her scales a good scrub. Some glossy accents added to the floating bubbles really make them shine and the fun sentiment pulls the whole scene together. :)
Alrighty, see ya tomorrow with another Sweet November MerMay release!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Dreamerland Crafts (Relax), My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico clear blue
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Ranger Glossy Accents
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR21, YR15, E39, E99, E39, YR000
top- YG21, YG93, YG95, YG97
tail- Y000, Y00, Y11, Y04, YR0000, YR00, R01
tub- C1, C2, C3, W1, W4, YG91, YR23
sand/grass- E30, E31, E33, E42, E43, E44, E37, YR24, BG96, BG99, YG91
sky- BG0000, B00, B01, C0
sea- BG10, B00, B01, B02
bubbles- BV0000, BV31, V01, YR31, Y02, BG01, BG10, B16, RV02, 0
Hello friends!
I'm so happy to be guesting for Sassy and Crafty this month, their May release has a little bit of something for everyone. From fun critters to happy food, darling girls to sassy ladies, you are sure to find something to inspire. My card today features the super cute Girl Power set and since I couldn't narrow down which little darling to color up I decided to do a slimline card and create a besties card with all three. I stamped the middle girl first then masked her so the other two could be standing right next to her, their very own sweet as can be girl gang. I pieced together the sentiment from all the different words and phrases included in the set to reflect how important it is to have girl friends that are always there for you and to be one in return. :)
Ok, stay crafty everybody and I will be back with more Sassy and Crafty goodness next week!
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink, Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sassy and Crafty (Girl Power set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Papertrey Ink hibiscus burst and lovely lady
Trinity Stamps slimline stitched card panels die
Trinity Stamps slimline scalloped card panels die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Doodlebug Sprinkles
Copic markers:
girl 1
skin- BV01, YR000, E50, E53, E34, R01, R02
hair- C6, C8, C10
eyes- YG93, E84, E87, E89
clothes- Y02, Y18, Y26, RV02, RV23, RV14, RV13, RV29, 0, E50, E81, E84, C1, C2, C3, N2
girl 2
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E42, E55
eyes- BG02, BG18, B39
clothes- BG32, BG34, BG18, Y11, Y02, Y18, Y21, Y0000, Y00
girl 3
skin- BV02, E21, E23, E25
hair- E74, E77, E79, W10
eyes- E33, E57, E49
clothes- B93, B95, B99, FV2, B79, BV08
sky- B0000, B00, B01
sidewalk- T1, T2, T3, T5
grass- YG01, YG03, YG63, G43, G94
trees- YG21, YG41, YG45, RV52, RV32
