Heartfelt Wishes...

Hey, hey! 

I recently got my goodies from the Christmas Cheer release at Hello Bluebird and I couldn't wait to play with the new Santa Postage die. I really like that it includes an extra large 'stamp' for the focal point. The sweet little reindeer from the Christmas Tree Farm set was the perfect fit for that large stamp so I built the card around her, adding the trees and snowflakes as well. The small sign was borrowed from the Perfect Tree set to fill the last 'stamp'. Since Hello Bluebird doesn't have a postage stamp set, I used a handful of Postage Collage sets from Waffle Flower to add the postage and cancellation marks once the scenes were all colored in soft pinks and greens. The only strong color that I used was the red of the scarf and I used a matching ink when stamping the sentiment from the Christmas Wishes set. That, plus the addition of the red enamel hearts, creates a nice balance throughout the design of the card. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Christmas Tree Farm, Perfect Tree and Christmas Wishes), Waffle Fower (Postage Collage Fall, Postage Collage North Pole and Postage Collage Love)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Catherine Pooler icing on the cake, sage and rouge, Papertrey Ink pale peony and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Hello Bluebird Santa Postage die
Doodlebug heart sprinkles
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
deer- E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E34, E55, E49, R000, R30, W5, W10
scarf- R32, R35, R37, R39, R59
trees- E84, E87, G24, G46, BG78
sign/grass- E41, E42, E44, E31/YG93
snow/sky- R000, R30, R11, V20, V22

 

Snow days are the best days...

Good morning! 

Just a reminder that with today being Cyber Monday, this is your last chance to save 50% OFF all digital stamps at Sweet November Stamps. It's also the last day to get the exclusive new Back Porch Background digi that is FREE with any $10 digi purchase. 

My card today is the last one that we colored Live during the Holiday Gatherings clear release weekend over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. It features a couple of the cute kiddos and their playful pup from the Snow Days set having fun throwing snowballs at each other. For the background, I used stamps from both the Winter Wonderland Horizon Lines and Winterscapes Horizon Lines sets. We did a lot of dressing up by adding textures and prints to the kid's winter wear and creating the morning glow in the snow was another great technique that we went over during this Live. The sentiment that I added after the Live is from the Postage Pals: Snowmen set in a soft ink color to match the snow.

Happy December days my friends! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Snow Days, Winter Wonderland Horizon Lines, Winterscapes Horizon Lines and Postage Pals: Snowmen)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and london fog, Catherine Pooler serenade
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Pear Blossom Press gold and silver gel pens
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here


 

Love with all the trimmings...

Hello there! 

These happy Wee Tree Trimmers were colored up during the Joyful Gatherings release weekend Lives over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. The candy coated color suggestions that I got from my fellow crafters created this wonderful 50s retro vibe this is just too cute with these tiny elves. The entire scene takes on an extra playful look with the non-traditional holiday color scheme. Now, even though the new clear release isn't included in the Black Friday Sale that ends at midnight tonight, there are still plenty of great deals to be found and just a few of the Limited Edition Little Drummer Boy sets that are FREE with $50 physical orders. It definitely feels like Christmas has come early at Sweet November Stamps. ;)

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Wee Tree Trimmers)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Catherine Pooler aquatini 
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
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

Season's Greetings...

 

Hey, hey!    

The annual Holiday Sale is on at Purple Onion Designs. Through Monday, December 8th you will find almost everything in the store 25% OFF!

This cute Reindeer Wreath is part of the Tofu and Friends Holiday Happiness collection and I think it looks like the perfect Christmas tree ornament. This inspired me to pull out a bokeh stencil and create a background of out of focus lights on a tree using the Copic airbrush system. The sentiment is from the Season Sayings Sentiment set and I heat embossed it in white to help it stand out a bit better. :)

Have fun shopping! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Reindeer Wreath and Season Sayings Sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
My Favorite Things blueprints die
May Arts ribbon
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
My Favorite Things bokeh stencil
Copic markers:
reindeer- E40, E41, E43, E31, E55, E57, R000, R30, E04, R14, R17, E18, E74, E77, E79, W5, W6, W8, W10
wreath- YG03, G46, YG17, BG99
candy canes/ornaments- C3, R27/Y02, YR23, E47/C1, C3, C5, 0
background- YG00, YG01, YG13, YG25, YG67, BG96