Creepy Halloween Dolls at SN!

 

Hello again!

Spooky Season continues on at Sweet November Stamps with the new Creepy Dolls digi release. There are three dolls to choose from and all of them are pretty... pretty spooky that is! Say hello to Webby Wendy, Skelly Kelly and Jack O Jackie.

My first card features Webby Wendy all covered in spiders. These creepy crawlies have woven the webs decorating her fancy cap and gown.

Next, Skelly Kelly is hanging around all decked out in skulls and bones. She clicks and clatters every time her strings are pulled into a spooky skeleton dance.

 Finally, Jack O Jackie is all aglow, just like the mini jack o'lanterns that decorate her outfit.

Now be sure to check out the Friends of Sweet November Stamps group on Facebook for even more Creepy Doll cuteness from the rest of our talented design team. Also, don't forget, I will be coloring Sweet Sorceress Io Live today at 11am PDT over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and I hope to see ya there!

 
 

Holiday release preview at Stamping Bella!

Hi there!

The Holiday release sneak peeks start today at Stamping Bella and over the next couple of days the rest of the team and I will be sharing cards using all of the new stamps that will be available for purchase on Monday, September 21st at noon EST. 

This release is a perfect mix of Halloween and Christmas images that will get you excited for all of the upcoming holiday crafting. I am starting off with a card using the cute Spec-Tacular Pumpkin Stack image, one of three new Spec-Tacular characters. The fun sentiment is also included with the image in the stamp set. Well, I hope you have enjoyed this first sneak peek and I will be back tomorrow with more Stamping Bella cuteness!  :)

Laters! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Spec-Tacular Pumpkin Stack)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
Simon Says Stamp scallop die
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
pumpkin 1-YR21, YR15, YR07, E07
pumpkin 2- YR31, YR24, YR27, YR04
pumpkin 3- E50, E81, E21, YR30, YR31
leaves/hat- YG01, YG03, YG95, YG97/E74, E77, E79, BV23, BV25, BV29
glasses- Y02, YR23, E47, BG000, C3, C4
dirt/grass- E31, E43, E44, E47/YG21, YG63, G43, G94
stars/leaves- Y13, Y18/Y11, Y38, YG21, YG13, R22, R24, E09
moon- Y0000, G0000, BG90, G20, 0
sky- C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8

 

Spooky nights...

TGIF!

I'm back with the second of the Spooky Season Spooktacular special digis that are being added to the Sweet November Stamps store every Friday for the next few weeks. Just like our Fae-bruary challenges, each digi coincides with a week long challenge that will be announced in the Sweet November Stamps Facebook group. Participating in each week's challenge will earn you a unique exclusive free digi. It's already proving to be a fun time as we head into the spookiest time of the year. This week we have the new Witch Hoo? image and you actually get two versions of this cute owl, both with and without the witch hat. This makes it great for not only Halloween cards but also for your fall cards as well. I, of course, went with the witchy version and used the large Tim Holtz moon mask to create the night sky behind her. I hope you like this cutie and are excited to join us in the challenges. :)

Hoot, hoot!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Witch Hoo?)
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Halloween Word Strips)
ink- Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Hello Bluebird word strip die
My Favorite Things pinked edge stax
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
owl- E40, E41, E42, E43, E31, E34, E44, E47, Y11, YR23, E37, RV42,/Y02, Y35, Y38, YR27, E39, C7, C10
hat- FV2, BV17, V09, BV08, BV29, W4, W6, W8/Y02, YR21, YR15, YR18, E99, E84, E87, E89/YG01, YG03, YG95, YG99
branch- E84, E87, E89, Y13, Y17, E97, E99
sky/moon- BG13, BG09, BG78, 100/BG11, BG72, G20

It's a beautiful day...

Hi there!    

Do you remember these two furry friends from the Frosty Winter Wishes collection at Purple Onion Designs? This stamp is called, Flappy and Tofu Snowflake Fun and in the original image they are happily catching snowflakes but I thought they would be just as cute watching the leaves fall. To make that happen I inked them up, then used a baby wipe to remove the ink from the snowflakes and Flappy's outstretched tongue before stamping. I then grabbed the Tofu and Friends Autumn Greetings stamp and inked up just the leaves, stamping them above and below Flappy and Tofu. As I was looking through my collection of background stamps the Holiday Brownstone caught my eye. An urban setting on a Fall card felt like a nice change of pace so after masking off the characters, I inked it up and wiped the Christmas tree out of the window before stamping. I colored a sidewalk beneath them and I can picture the tree standing just off screen with its canopy full of brightly colored leaves. The sentiment was stamped on a scrap piece of card stock and I popped it up with foam tape for a bit of lift. It's always so fun transforming stamps from my stash and making them work outside of their original themes.  :)

Have a great day!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Flappy and Tofu Snowflake Fun, Tofu and Friends Autumn Greetings, Holiday Brownstone and sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Copic markers:
dog/clothes- E40, E41, E42, E43, E33, E35, W4, W5, W6, W8, R000, R30, T5, T7, T10/Y11, Y21, Y26, E55, E57, E59
cat/clothes- E40, E41, E42, E43, YR30, YR21, YR14, YR27, R000, R30, E04/YG93, YG95, YG97
leaves- Y11, Y35, YR07, E15, E18
sidewalk/road- W2, W3, W4/T5, T7
brownstone- E13, E15, E37, BG0000, BG000, BG72, 0, E40, E41, W3, C4, C5, C9, Y02, YR23, E47
 

Dancing in the breeze...

Hey there! 

I pulled another A Day For Daisies scene off my desk that has been sitting there for way too long. This joyful Fall scene was put together using two separate digis, Catching Leaves and Joy. Both images have the blowing leaves and movement in the hair and clothes so it seemed like a natural fit to put them together. Because I wanted to lean into the vintage look of these two, I restricted my color palette to mostly earth tones. The trees and leaves are the brightest colors on this card, focusing on the Autumnal vibes of the scene. This limited color palette made for a pretty quick coloring session and as always, it makes me so happy to know that these two are finally on a card of their own.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- A Day For Daisies (Catching Leaves and Joy)
stamp- Hello Bluebird (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
Spellbinders hemstitch die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, 04, R00, R20
girl hair/clothes- E21, E23, E25, E44/E40, E41, E42, E43, E74, E77, E79, YR30, YR31, E81, YR23, YR24, E55, E57, E59
boy hair/clothes- E50, E21, E53, E23/E40, E41, E42, E43, E55, E57, E59, T5, T7, E35, E37, E39, E47
grass- YG01, YG03, YG63, YG91, YG93, YG95, G94
sky- BG0000, BG000, BG90, BG72, C0
leaves/trees- Y32, YR65, YR14, E17/E44, E47

As colorful as autumn leaves...

Good morning!

On Saturday I got on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and colored this friendly fall scene during my Live. It was a review weekend at Sweet November and I chose to ink up a couple of kiddos from the Fall Gathering set that released last year. I did a lot of masking to get the girl falling into the leaf pile and have the boy slightly behind the leaf pile. I also masked them off before stamping in the birch trees from the even older Birch Trees Horizon Lines set. During the Live we played with prints and textures on the cute kiddos and a vibrant color palette that hits that golden hour look of a fall afternoon. It was a really good time and I think the completed card turned out pretty darn cute. :)

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Fall Gathering and Birch Trees Horizon Lines)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
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

Crisp air, warm hearts...

Hey, hey!

It's a review weekend at Sweet November and I went way back in the stamp archives to ink up the older A Chill in the Hair set once again. I paired this long haired cutie with the Autumn Cottages Background Builder set to add some landscape to the space below her and her critter friends. It was so fun coloring all of that hair and just seeing this happy little character come to life under my markers. I'm so glad that we have these review weekends because they are the perfect opportunity to re-visit all of the great older stamps in the Sweet November Stamps catalog.  :)

Have a great weekend! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (A Chill in the Hair and Autumn Cottages Background Builder), Hello Bluebird (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
Hello Bluebird nesting deckle mini slimline die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
eyes/hair- E35, E37, E39/E23, E57, E47, E49
clothes- Y11, Y15, Y17, Y26, RV66, RV99, E31, E34, E40, E42, E43, E44
squirrel- E40, E41, E43, W1, W2, W3, W5, E93
sky/stream- G20, G0000, G000, BG10, BG11, BG53
grass- YG01, YG03, YG93, YG95
branch/berries/leaves and trees- E34, E55, E47/R35, R59/Y11, Y38, YR18
bushes- R43, R39, E29
houses- E74, E77, E79, E81, E43, G00, E55, W3
bird- E31, E35, E44, Y35, R02