May luck be yours...

Olo!

I'm currently busy coloring and creating Christmas cards for this weekend's release  at Sweet November Stamps so I thought I would share another cute card that I made using the adorable Hang in There spider. I actually made a handful of these cards during the last release as we needed extra cards to add to the orders and this was a pretty quick design to replicate. This time around I stamped the spider right side up in the bottom corner of this faux post card design. I like how he appears to be popping into the scene to say hello. To give the rest of the post card a decidedly spooky vibe, I raided my stash of Halloween stamps and found some oldies but goodies from my scrapbooking days that mixed and matched perfectly with the newer postage theme stamps that are all the rage right now. Once they were all stamped on and the spider was colored up all I had to do was mask the spider, stamp and postage tape before airbrushing the background in fun Halloween colors. It's always fun putting a different spin on a stamp like Hang in There and giving it a whole new look. :)

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Hang in There and Black Cat Society), Graphic 45 (Halloween Postage), Pink Paislee (moon), Papertrey Ink (eek), The Greetery (Postal Modern), Waffle Flower (Fall Postage Collage)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black and Catherine Pooler lime
The Greetery Postcard pierce plate
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
spider- T2, T3, T5, E43, E44, W6, W8, R20
tape/stamp- YG01, YG13, C2, C00
background- YG01, YG13, G07, V04, V09, BG49, 100

 

Hocus Pocus...

Hello, hello!

My sister Tee, got the Honolulu set of Ohuhu alcohol markers for her birthday and she asked me to play around with them a bit. Having been a Copic girl from day one of my coloring journey I was a bit intrigued to see how these new markers stack up. For my first foray into Ohuhus I grabbed this Halloween scene off my desk featuring one of the bewitching kitties from the Midnight's Halloween Adventures #3 set from Sweet November Stamps. In the background I had also stamped the castle window from the Halloween Room Add-on set. Now, while the markers themselves went on the paper just as smoothly as my Copics, I really struggled to try and understand the color numbering system on these markers. So it took me a lot longer than usual to color up this scene and the results are much clunkier and not as smooth of blends as I would have gotten with my Copics. This isn't a critique of the quality of the markers, just a lack of familiarity with the system itself on my part. I know this because after making this card Tee went and bought the Ohuhu hex chart from Sandy Allnock and my second go-round went a lot smoother because I could better visualize how the colors would blend rather than trying to decipher the number system that still reads like Greek to me. 

Does this mean I will be abandoning my Copics any time soon? No. Unless Copic markers disappear from the market and I have no other choice, they will remain my preferred method of coloring. I didn't even really run into any Ohuhus that I felt filled any obvious gaps in my Copic blends... not even in the purples, LOL! But this is all due to the fact that I've got 15 years of time, practice and money already invested with Copic markers and coloring with them almost feels like second nature at this point. If circumstances were different and I was just now being introduced to the world of alcohol marker coloring I think the Ohuhus are a great quality marker that I could see myself investing in. For now though, I am quite content to borrow Tee's set from time to time to continue to play and experiment. And I promise I will continue to share any combos that I come up with here on the ol' blog just like I do with the Copics.  :)

Laters!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Midnight's Halloween Adventures #3 and Halloween Room Add-on)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Ohuhu markers (honolulu set):
cat/hat- NG03, NG06, NG09, WG050, WG120, GG9, R29, R284/Y050, GY5, G7/V070, P1, R16
tablecloth- V250, V270, V320, P5, GG9
open book/candle- WG01, E280, E440, Y070, Y7/GY173, YG080, Y050, Y10
skull- E160, E440, E300, WG130
sky- B220, B140, PB1, B350, R13, V390, V450
floor/wall- WG050, E432, E434, WG09
books/scroll- YG040, YG080/Y180, E080/GY7, GY8, GY42/GG1, GG3, GG5, E400, E430/GY4, GY5
sign- GY5, GY2, G7, WG130
 

Be spooky...

Hey there!

So who wants candy? These cute critters from the Who Wants Candy set certainly do. They are part of the Frightful Nights Halloween Card kit at Hello Bluebird that sold out, but since I've had them all inked and ready to create with I really wanted to get them on a card. I started by coloring the adorable trick or treaters, then masking them off so I could once again I use the mask that I made from the Light of the Moon die (also sold out) to stencil the background using the Copic airbrush system. The spooky looking tree was traced onto the card front using the Full Moon Scene die and then colored by hand as a fun way to kind of frame the action. The word bubble sentiment is from the All the Spooks set and adds a playful comic style feel to the completed card. :)

Have a good one!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Frightful Nights Halloween Kit)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versafine onyx black
Hello Bluebird Nesting Deckle A2 die
Hello Bluebird Light of the Moon die
Hello Bluebird Full Moon Scene die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
deer- E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E31, E34, R000, R30, W5, W7, W9, T9
candy pail/hat- Y04, Y17, YR07, YR18, YG25, Y18, V04, FV2/C2, C5, Y35, YR04, YR18, T5, T6, T8, T10, Y11
raccoon- E40, E41, E42, E43, W3, W5, W6, W7, R000, R30, E93, E04
hat/lantern- C2, C5, Y35, YR04, YR18, T5, T6, T8, T10, Y11/C5, C8, C10, Y11, Y18
hedgie- E50, E41, E43, R000, R30, E34, E44, E47, E04
candy corn- W0, C2, YR04, YR07, YR18, Y04, Y15, Y18
grass/tree- YG61, G82, G24, G94, G99/E44, E47, E49
sky/moon- C5, C7, C10, 100/G20, BG90, Y00, Y11

'Tis the season to be spooky...

Good morning!

I've got another Halloween card from another Live coloring session over on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. This young witch is Sylvie and she is a digital stamp that was added to Sweet November Stamps last month. Floating on her magic broom, she seems quite absorbed in that spell book she pilfered from the tower room that I colored in behind her. And with her bubblegum pink pigtails, it is hard to be scared of this cute little witch, LOL!

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Hero Arts and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Sylvie)
stamps- Hello Bluebird (All the Spooks)
ink- Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the color used here
 

Tricks, treats and scary sweets...

Hey there!

I'm trying to get caught up on sharing all of the Halloween cards that I've made before we start moving on to Christmas. So here's a fun one using a handful of spooktacular cookies from the Halloween Cookies digital collection at Sweet November Stamps. I paired together the werewolf, vampire, mummy and Frankenstein's monster on the cooling rack for a sweet take on these classic Halloween baddies. I also added in some of the Alphabet cookies for part of the sentiment. I colored them all up during a Saturday Live over on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page where we ended up with a batch of cookies that look good enough to eat, LOL! 

Alrighty then, enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Supply list:
cardstock- Hero Arts and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Halloween Cookie set 3, Halloween Cookie set 4,  Halloween Cookie set 2, Cooking Pans and Cookie Alphabet)
stamps- unknown (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the color used here