You make my heart smile...

Hello again! 

It's a review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and the team and I are sharing more cards using stamps from the Hoppy Hearts release. With today being Valentine's Day, I couldn't resist stamping up more of the cuties from the Postage Pals: My Valentine set. This time I went with a mini slimline postage collage and paired them once again with the Year Round Post Marks set. I love the fun interaction between the Cupid and love bugs and the various ways you can put them together. I will be coloring more from the release Live at 11am this morning, over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. I hope you can join me!

Have a great day!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Postage Pals: My Valentine and Year Round Post Marks), My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versamark watermark, Catherine Pooler hot tub and Papertrey Ink lavender moon
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Waffle Flower Crafts mini slimline postage collage
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin 1 and 3- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
skin 2- E00, E21, E13, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, E41, E53, E23/E35, E57, E49/YR21, YR14, YR27, E39
clothes/wings/bow- W00, W1, W3/E40, E81/Y02, YR23, E47
lovebugs- RV0000, RV000, E50, RV10, RV11, RV34, BV0000, BV000
hearts- RV10, RV32, RV13, RV14, RV25, RV29
sky/clouds- Y0000, Y000, RV0000, RV000, V0000, V000, BV0000, BV000, BV20, BV31, BG0000, BG000

 

Best Friends Forever...

Hello!

Happy Valentine's Day! For this week's Scenic Saturday post over on the Bellariffic blog I thought it would be fun to create a Gal-entine's Day card, celebrating friendship. For the friends, I chose to ink up Oddball Zodiac Capricorn and Oddball Zodiac Aquarius.

One of the great things about the new Oddball Zodiac Girls is that the astrology parts of them are quite subtle and can easily be wiped away using a baby wipe before stamping. This easy technique leaves them looking just like every day ordinary girls. I stamped Oddball Zodiac Capricorn first then masked her off before stamping Oddball Zodiac Aquarius. This allowed me to overlap them slightly, positioning them closely together. While they were both still I masked I completed the scene by stamping the Sketchy Corner Backdrop over top. Once the masks were removed these friends appeared to be enjoying a day out on the town. I colored them in bright, eye-catching outfits to help them really pop against the neutral tones of the cityscape. The sentiment is from the Best Friends Sentiment set and I stamped it on a small tag that I popped up using dimensional adhesive, then decorated with a pair of enamel hearts in colors coordinating with their clothes. I hope this card inspires you to play with easy altering to extend the use of the themed stamps in your stash.  :)

Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Oddball Zodiac Capricorn, Oddball Zodiac Aquarius, Sketchy Corner Backdrop and Best Friends Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things pinked edge stax
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
girl 1 skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
girl 1 hair/eyes- E30, E53, E55, E25/BG000, C1, C3, YG03, YG95,YG97
girl 1 clothes- V01, Y11, Y21, Y26, W0, W2, W3, Y18, W5, W8, C3, C5, C7, C10, W1, W3, W4
girl 2 skin- E00, E21, E13, E04, R00, R20
girl 2 hair/eyes- YR23, YR24, E44, E47, E49/BG000, C1, C3, E84, E89
girl 2 clothes- BG11, BG53, BG57, BG75, BG78, 100, B95, B97, B99, W00, W1, W3, N5, N9, C3, C5, C7, C9, W1, W3, W4
sidewalk/road- W3, W4, W5, W7/T2, T3, T4
sky- B00, B01, B12
street light- B00, C3, C5, C9
buildings- B000, E13, E15, T5, E81, E43, E30, C3

Happy Heart Day...

TGIF my friends! 

I made this card during the release weekend Lives over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. We colored Lottie Love during the Sunday morning Live and I stamped her into this scene using the Spring Windows and Front Porch Spring Decor sets that are also part of the Hoppy Hearts clear release. Lottie is looking quite adorable in her oversized sweatshirt emblazoned with a big ruffled heart and her favorite pair of comfy jeans. The sun is out after a long winter and she can't wait to play all day. :)

I will be coloring Live again tomorrow at 11am PST and I hope to see you there!

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Lottie Love, Spring Windows and Front Porch Spring Decor)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
My Favorite Things Blueprints die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Birthstone Dragons!

 

Hello, hello! 

The new Hoppy Hearts clear release at Sweet November Stamps just added the final three dragons to our year long Birthstone Dragon series. First we have the January Garnet Dragon who is standing proudly with his precious gemstone on a faux post card. The dramatic spotlight shining down makes his treasure really sparkle and shine. The Fantasy Post Marks add more dragon magic to the postage theme of the card.

 

Next, we find the February Amethyst Dragon hugging her heart shaped gemstone amidst the beauty of the Wildflower Meadow Background Builder set. The sweet scent from the flowers fills the air and all is right in this little dragon's world.

Finally, we find the March Aquamarine Dragon flying high through the clouds with his gemstone in tow. This little cutie is full of energy and excitement and is the perfect way to wrap up this fun and magical series.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

 

January supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (January Garnet Dragon and Fantasy Post Marks), The Greetery (Postal Modern)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Catherine Pooler cranberry fizz and My Favorite Things natural
The Greetery postal modern press plate
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
dragon/eyes- W00, W1, W2, W4, R0000, R00, R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, R89, T3, T5, T7, T10/YR23, R17, R89, E79, 100
gem- R43, R46, R59, RV99
shadow- W1, W2, W4, W5, W6, W8
background- T6, T7, 100

February supply list:
cardstock- Lawn Fawn and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (February Amethyst Dragon and Wildflower Meadow Background Builder)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Trinity Stamps dainty scallop die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
dragon- BV000, BV00, BV02, BV34, V0000, V000, V91, V93, V95, V28, BV29, E40, E81, BV000
gem- V01, V05, V06, BV0000, BV00, BV01, FV2, BV29
sky/water- B0000, B000, B00, B01, B12, C00, 0/B00, B01, B12
dirt/grass/mountains- E31, E42, E43/G40, G43, YG03, YG25, YG63, G94/BV31, G40, G82
trees- YG21, YG25, G46/YG13, YG45/V12, V15
flowers- RV10, RV21, Y11, Y13, Y18, G20, YG05, YG17, G46

March supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (March Aquamarine Dragon)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list