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

Warm and Cozy Christmas...

Hello again!

It's review/preview weekend at Sweet November Stamps as we get ready for the Christmas Cheer clear release coming next Saturday, October 19th. Today the team and I are sharing sneak peeks of the new stamps coming out as well as fresh cards using past Christmas stamp sets. I couldn't wait to put this sweet cocoa drinking reindeer from the Winter Wishes Reindeer set on a faux holiday inspired post card. All of the post card stamps and die come from The Greetery, making this look super easy to create. It leaves just the right amount of space for the reindeer to be the star of the show. I also wanted to make it look like the whole thing was done on kraft card stock so I used the Copic air brush system to fake that look too. If you would like to see how this all came together you can check out the quick Reel over on Instagram and a longer speed coloring video that will be added to the Sweet November Stamps YouTube channel.

I will be coloring a sneak peek of some of the new stamps during my Live this morning over on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page so I hope to see ya there!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Sweet November (Winter Wishes Reindeer), The Greetery (North Pole Post, Warm and Cozy and Postal Modern)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Catherine Pooler s'mores and fiesta blue and My Favorite Things amarena cherry
The Greetery Postcard Details pierce plate
Artistro extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here
 

Best Witches...

Hey friends!

I've got a new Scenic Saturday card on the ol' Blogabella today. Since the Holiday release hit the virtual shelves at Stamping Bella, I've been working my way through the trio of Oddball Witchy Sistahs and I'm ending the little series with Oddball Witchy Sistah 1. For the background I thought it would be fun to pair this fabulous witch with the Cottage on the Hill Backdrop and give it a creepy night time make-over. 

Oddball Witchy Sistah 1 was stamped first, then masked before I stamped the Cottage on the Hill Backdrop high on the card front right over top her. Because the cottage itself is pretty tiny in comparison to our witch, placing it so high up gives us room to create the correct perspective between the two stamps. Once the mask is removed from Witchy Sistah, that cottage and even the hillside it rests on look be be pretty far behind her. I did have to extend the fence and hillside to the right of Oddball Witchy Sistah 1 by hand since the stamp was positioned far to the left but it was a simple thing to sketch in. When it came time to color, I thought she would look quite stunning with a head of silvery white hair, haloed by the light of the full moon. She's a powerful witch with a few centuries under her belt and at this point she has seen been there, done that with all things Halloween. The rustic fall orange of the treetop and the bushes create a nice visual triangle that helps lead the viewers eye right to our witch's face and her large spell book as the key point in this layout. Just don't stare too long into those big eyes or she will have you under her spell, LOL!

Stay crafty my friends!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Oddball Witchy Sistah 1, Cottage on the Hill Backdrop and Spooky Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 Stitched Rectangle Stax 1
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Tim Holtz moon mask
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- C0, C2, C4, C6
eyes/eye shadow- BG000, C3, E74, E77/V22, W4
clothes/book- YG13, G14, G07, G29, C5, C6, C8, C10, W4, W6, W8/E40, E81, W3, E43, Y02, YR23, E47, E33, E35, E37
path/fence/crow- E31, E42, E43, E44/W2, W4, W5/C6, C8, Y19
sky/moon- BG10, BG11, BG72, BG75, BG78, 100/BG0000, G20, YG91
tree/bushes/grass- E44, E49, YR23, YR27, E39/Y19, YR14, E19, YR24/G40, G43, G24, G94, G99
cottage- C4, C6, T5, T6, T8, Y00, Y11, E44, E47
 

Flying by to say hi...

TGIF!

As I'm currently busy prepping for the next clear release at Sweet November Stamps it's the perfect time to share another card from a recent Live coloring session. This fast flying witch is Eunice from the Witchwee Night Riders digi collection and my sister, Tee, had challenged me to color her flying over a lake so we could see her reflection in the water. Once the Live got started, that is exactly what happened. Because I had omitted her familiar, Tumble, from the scene it was suggested that I instead color in a black catfish leaping out of the water, which I thought was a cute and clever addition considering the story we were telling. All in all, I think we nailed the challenge that was set and I love how it came together.  :)

See ya tomorrow for review/preview!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Witchwee Night Riders: Edith and Tumble)
stamps- Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Catherine Pooler juniper mist
Tim Holtz moon mask
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
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