Winter wonderland...

Hello!

I'm back with a new Scenic Saturday card over on the Blogabella. It's time to shift into Christmas card making and I've had this darling Tiny Townie Maisie Goes Gift Shopping already stamped up and waiting to get colored since her release last year so I didn't want to make her wait any longer.

I started by masking Maisie and then stamping the Christmas Village Backdrop over top so that once the mask was removed, the village appears off in the distance behind her. I colored Maisie's stylish winter wear in cool blue and soft cream tones then made her pretty packages pop with the classic reds, greens and golds of the Christmas season. Next, I used cool greys to sketch in a path from the village all the way to the front of the scene. To get the perspective right you want to make sure that you start with a very thin line of color and gradually widen it, creating the illusion of the path getting closer to the viewer. With the path in place, using light blues and greys to shade the snow covered ground adds even more dimension within this winter wonderland. Neutral colors on the houses and eye catching evergreens complete the coloring while a gentle snowfall using a white gel pen ties it all together. The sentiment is from the Winter Sentiment set and I stamped it using red ink to visually tie back to Maisie's gift bags.

Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Tiny Townie Maisie Goes Gift Shopping, Christmas Village Backdrop and Winter Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and My Favorite Things amarena cherry
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, E53, E23, E44
clothes- E40, E81, E43, 0, B000, B41, B52, B45, W3, W4, W5, N6, YG03, YG17, E50, E81
bags/gift- C1, C3, YG17, YG67, R22, R27/Y02, YR23, YR24, E47, YG01, YG25, W4/C1, C3, R24, R29, R81, R83/YG03, YG17, YG67, R24, R29, R89
path- C2, C3, C4, C5, C6
snow/sky- BG0000, C00, B60, B21/B0000, B60, B41, C00, 0
houses/greenery- Y00, Y11, E41, E42, E43, E44, E07/E40, E42, E44/E81, E84, T4, E13, E15, E87/YG45, G16, G29, R24, R89

Eat, drink and be merry...

TGIF!    

The Christmas fun continues at Purple Onion Designs and today I've inked up the Christmas Nibbles mice from the, It's the Season collection by Chilliezgraphy by Pei. These two have helped themselves to the holiday charcuterie board and now their bellies are too full to move. The sentiment is from the 'Tis the Season sentiment set and it certainly sums up this crazy cute scene!  :)

You still have through November 11th to get both the It's the Season bundle and the Cotswood Christmas bundle for 30% OFF. 

Toodles!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Christmas Nibbles and 'Tis the Season sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Papertrey Ink new leaf
Mama Elephant Nordic Knit die
Ranger glossy accents
Doodlebug enamel dots
Copic markers:
cheese- V20, G20, E40, E41, 0
nuts- E21, E23, E44/E31, E35, E39/E40, E81, E43
table- V22, E31, E53, E55, E44
holly- R43, R46, R24, E18, YG23, G07, G46, BG99
mice- E40, E41, W1, W3, W4, W5, R000, R20, E04
clothes- E31, E44, C4, C5, C8, R24, R29, R89, C1, W3, E40, E81, YG23, YG17, G46
background- R24, R29, R17, R89

 

Season's greetings...

Hello there!    

I've got another card to share using stamps from the new Cotswood Christmas collection at Purple Onion Designs. I pulled out the awesome Cotswood Village Background again and this time I masked the cute Christmas Correspondence critters into it. They are all helping each other to get their letters to Santa posted so I'm sure that they are all on the nice list. If you haven't gone over to the Purple Onion Designs shop yet there is still time to take advantage of both bundle deals, It's the Season and Cotswood Christmas. 

Have a good one!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Christmas Correspondence, Cotswood Village Background and Classic Holiday Trio sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Papertrey Ink new leaf
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sky- B000, B41, B52, 0
snow- B0000, B60, B41
buildings- B0000, B41, Y0000, E30, E31, E43, E44, E47/E41, W2, W3, W4, E47, E13, E15, E17, C1, C4/E40, E81, E42
trees/greenery- YG45, G46, G29, E84, E87, R24, R27, R59
signage- C5, Y11/Y02, YR23, E47
building- E34, E25, E44, E74, E77, E79, W3, G43, BG93, BG96, C3
gifts/ornaments- E55, E57, E47, E40, E42/G43, R22, Y11, E31
mailbox- R22, R14, R17, R27, R29, R89, E41, C2, C5, T8
bird- E41, W3, W5
squirrel/scarf- E41, E42, E15, E97, E18, E93/YG03, YG67
cat- E40, E42, YR21, YR14, YR27, E93
husky- W0, N1, N2, N4, N6, W1, E93, E04
dog/scarf- Y23, E13, E33, E35/BG53, BG72, BG75
mouse/hat- E41, W4, W6, E93, E04/R43, R46
letters- E40, W2, R24
sidewalk- T2, T3, T4, T5

Holiday cheer...

Olo!

This winter beauty and her beloved pup are the latest Uptown Girl to be added to the Stamping Bella store. Uptown Girl Elaine Loves Winter Walks is looking quite stylish in her winter wear as she visits the Christmas Tree Lot Backdrop searching for the perfect Christmas tree to take home. Joined by her well dressed Staffie, this is sure to be a magical day for the both of them.  :)

Toodles! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Uptown Girl Elaine Loves Winter Walks and Christmas Tree Lot Backdrop)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Simon Says Stamp sentiment strips
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
glasses/hair- BG000, C3/E33, E35, E47
clothes- V20, E50, E40, E41, W3, R35, R37, R89, RV99, E33, E23, E57, E59, W4, W5, W6, W9, Y02, YR23, E47
dog/sweater- E40, E41, E43, E55, E57, E93, E04, W2, W3, W5, T10/YG03, G94, G99, R24, R29, R89
dirt/snow- E31, E42, E43, E44/B60, V20, BV20, BV23
sky/trees/wreaths- B60, B0000/YG45, G17, G29, E57, R24, R29, R89, Y02, YR23, E47
stand- E55, E44, G20, BG90, R24, R27, R29, YG17, G07

A warm hello...

Hello, hello!    

I'm back with more Christmas cuteness using stamps from the holiday release at Purple Onion Designs. This happy abode is called Cozy Window, where a whole host of critters have gathered together to celebrate the season. It is just one of the eleven new stamps that make up the, It's the Season collection by Chilliezgraphy by Pei. These sweet friends were so much fun to color and since I pulled out the Copic airbrush system for the brick wall, this entire scene was pretty quick to complete. All I needed to add was a sentiment from the 'Tis the Season sentiment set and voila!  :)

You still have through November 11th to get both the It's the Season bundle and the Cotswood Christmas bundle for 30% OFF. 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Cozy Window and 'Tis the Season sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Honey Bee Stamps brick stencil
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
window/snow/branches- C0, C3, Y000/B0000B60, BV20/E42, E43, E44
bird/scarf- E40, E41, W2, W3, W6, Y000, YR30/YG03, G85
room- Y0000, Y000, Y00, Y11, YR30, YR31, 0
bunny- V01, E50, E42, E43, R000, R30, E04
dog- E30, E31, E42, E35, E44, W4, W5, N10, R000, R30
mouse/scarf- C0, C3, W3, W5, R000, R30, E04/R24, R59
bear/clothes- E31, E53, E55, E57, E43, R000, R30, E04, T10/C1, W2, W3, R24, R27, R29, R59
cat/clothes- T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T6, R000, R30, E04/YG01, G94, G99
penguins/hat- C0, C2, C5, C7, W2, YR16, R000, R30/BG45, BG09, BG78, W2
ornaments- C1, C3, C5, R17, Y02, YR23, E47, YG01, YG25, YG67, BG11, BG32, BG72
brick wall- E81, E43, W4, W5, W6

 

Sweeter than Christmas Cookies...

Good morning!

This past weekend we added the new Merry Gingies digi release to the Sweet November Stamps store, so of course I hosted a Live coloring of these cookie cuties over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. When putting together the scene I took advantage of the digital nature of these adorable images and enlarged this Merry Gingy, cropping him right up front and center on the card.  In the background I added Christmas tree cookies from the older Christmas Cookies 3 set in decreasing sizes so they look like they are receding off into the distance. We ended up coloring them in candy coated pastel hues and added the cotton candy snow beneath them. After the Live I added glossy accents to Gingy's red hot nose and buttons and the sentiment on the speech bubble die is from the Baked With Love clear set. This one definitely leaves me craving the sweet treats of the holiday season.  ;)

Later gators!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Merry Gingies and Christmas Cookies 3 set)
stamps- Sweet November (Baked With Love)
ink- Papertrey Ink pure poppy
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
My Favorite Things speech bubble die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here