Happy Easter...

Hi there!

It's another review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and once again I've inked up a cute Easter kiddo from the Egg Hunt set. This little boy is crouched down in the grass, reaching for another egg to add to his basket. More eggs are hidden in this back yard scene, one in daffodils and one on the swing from the Front Porch Spring Decor set. The sentiment is from the Postage Pals: Hoppy Easter set and I'm so happy to get another of these Egg Hunt cuties on a card. I will be coloring another Easter scene over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page later this morning at 11am PDT... I hope to see you there!

Laters!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Egg Hunt, Postage Pals: Hoppy Easter and Front Porch Spring Decor)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E53, E55, E57, E29
clothes- B93, B95, B97, B99, Y11, Y21, Y26, Y28, W2, T2
fence/swing- E40, E42, E43, E44/E43, E44, E47
eggs/basket- RV21, RV13, BG32, BG18, YR21, YR04, Y02, Y18, YG05, YG17, V04, V17/B02, B06
flowers/chocolate bunny- YG23, YG17, G46, Y04, Y15, Y38, Y26/E23, E25, E27, E29, Y02, Y18
hedge/grass- YG13, YG17, G46/YG03, YG25, YG63, G94, G99
sky- B0000, B000, B00, C0, 0
tree- E35, E57, YG05, YG45

Shamrocks and shenanigans...

Hello!

It's time for another Scenic Saturday over on the Bellariffic blog and with St. Patrick's Day coming up this week it was the perfect time to ink up the hilarious Mini Oddball Leprechaun.    

This Mini Oddball Leprechaun makes me smile, with his over-sized four leaf clover and top hat that stands almost as tall as he does. Because no self-respecting leprechaun would be caught without his pot of gold, I raided my stash of older stamps and found the perfect pot full of gold in the retired Unicorn Add-on set. To add it behind the big shamrock I masked off Mini Oddball Leprechaun before stamping the gold, once the mask was removed I had the pot resting right where I wanted it. Next, I colored in a field of green grass and clover by hand as well as an arching rainbow that disappears into a fluffy bank of clouds on the horizon. The sentiment is from the Good Luck Sentiment set and this one in particular really made me smile as it is a fun and unique twist on the usual St. Patrick's Day sentiments that you usually find. So be sure to wear the green this Tuesday and may only good luck come your way.  :)

Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Stamping Bella (Mini Oddball Leprechaun, Unicorn Add-on set and Good Luck Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things pinked edge rectangle stax
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- BV00, BV01, E00, E11, E21, E04
hair/eyes- YR15, E07, E29/BG000, C2, C3, E84, E89
clothes/shamrock- Y02, YR23, E47, G05, G07, BG96, BG99, YG01, YG05, YG25, C3, C4, C5, C8, C10, E84/YG03, G24, G46, BG99
pot of gold- T3, T5, T6, T8, T10, Y02, YR23, E47
rainbow- R43, R24, YR04, Y35, Y15, YG23, YG17, B04, B16, V04
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B01, B12
grass- YG03, G43, YG63, G94

Happy Spring...

 

TGIF!    

I've got another card using stamps from the new Bunnies and Blooms collection that is up for pre-order at Purple Onion Designs to share today. This adorable image is Bunny and Besties where the bunny is bringing all of his chick friends along on a beautiful Spring walk. To help create the background I stamped the older Tree Line Horizon which gives the appearance of a sloping hillside that leads down to the path that these cuties are on. The large sentiment is from the Happy Hello Sentiment set and I stamped it on blue to coordinate with the bright blue sky that I colored in. There is still time to pre-order this release and all of the new stamps are due to start shipping on March, 16th.  :)

Have a good one!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Bunny and Besties, Tree Line Horizon and Happy Hello Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico clear blue
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B01, B12, B14, C00, 0
trees- E55, E47, YG21, YG13, G46
path/grass- E31, E42, E43, E44/YG03, YG63, G43, G24, G94
chicks/flower- Y11, YR30, YR31, Y32, R30, YR04/YG01, YG17, YG67, Y11, Y15, Y18, YR16
wagon- T5, T9, C3, C5, E55, E57, E59
bunny/clothes- E50, E53, E40, E41, E43, R000, R30, RV42/V12, V15, V17, Y11, Y21, Y26

You're too tweet...

Hello friends!

I was feeling a bit nostalgic yesterday and started flipping through my binder of Pure Innocence stamps. It's still hard to believe that My Favorite Things is no longer in business. It makes me feel even more grateful for the stash of stamps that I have from them, and there are plenty that are still waiting to get inked up. This Important Peep set caught my eye and I thought she would be cute as a colorful Easter card. So I colored her in a rainbow of candy coated colors and added some length to her pigtails. The sentiment is from an old Ellen Hutson sentiment set and I thought it worked well in this simple spring scene. This was definitely a fun one and I will have to ink up more Pure Innocence sooner rather than later.  :)

Talk at'cha later!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- My Favorite Things (PI Important Peep), Ellen Hutson (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
Papertrey Ink medium scallop frame die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR31, YR14, YR27, E29
clothes- RV10, RV52, RV55, V04, V12, V15, V17, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y18, BG11, BG53, E81, E43
chicks- Y00, Y11, YR30, YR31, Y26
dirt/grass- E31, E55, E43, E44/YG00, YG01, YG03, YG25, YG61, YG63, G43, G94
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B01, C00, C0, 0

 

Have a sweet Easter...

 

Hey, hey!    

I'm back with another card using stamps from the new Bunnies and Blooms collection that is up for pre-order at Purple Onion Designs. This sweet-as-can-be image is called Easter Confections and it features a chocolate bunny and a plastic Easter egg exploding with delightful seasonal treats, like chocolate eggs and jelly beans. The sentiment is also included in this set, giving you everything you need for a cute Easter card. Even with that being the case, I couldn't help turning this into oversized postage stamp by adding in postage themed stamps from the Vintage Happy Birthday Postmark set, Vintage Postcard set and Vintage Seasonal Holiday Postmark set. Now, don't forget that this is a short pre-order as all of the new stamps are due to start shipping on March, 16th.  :)

Later gators!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Easter Confections, Vintage Happy Birthday Postmark set, Vintage Postcard set and Vintage Seasonal Holiday Postmark set), Waffle Flower (Oversized Postage)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black and Papertrey Ink lovely lady and green parakeet
Mama Elephant postage frame die
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
egg- RV10, RV02, RV32, RV34, C00, C2, C3, YG00, YG11, BG93, Y02, Y26
candies- Y17, YR16, YR18, YG01, YG13, G07/C1, BG11, BG53, BG57/ BV01, BV13, BV04, RV02/E42, W3, RV11, RV13/RV11, RV13, YR21, YR04/Y11, Y21, Y26/YG03, YG17, BG53
jellybeans- BV01, BV04/RV02, RV13/Y02, Y18/YG13, G07/Y17, YR16/C00, C3
chick- Y11, YR31, Y26, YR04, RV02, C00, C1, C3
chocolate bunny- E21, E23, E25/Y000, Y02, Y15, Y18
background/shadow-RV10, RV11, RV32/W1, W2, W3, W5
 

New release at Purple Onion Designs!

 

Hi there!    

The new Bunnies and Blooms collection is now up for pre-order at Purple Onion Designs. There are four new Chilliezgraphy by Pei images and two new sentiments to choose from or you can grab the bundle deal, all of which are due to start shipping on March, 16th.

Today, I've colored up the adorable Eggstravaganza stamp, where a group of Easter friends have come together to decorate a giant Easter egg. It doesn't look like they came to a consensus on what color to paint it but that will only make the end result that much more dazzling. The Happy Easter sentiment is also part of the new release and I cut it apart to unstack the words to better fit the space at the bottom of the card.

Thanks for stopping by! :)

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Eggstravaganza and Happy Easter sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things Blueprints die
Doodlebug enamel shapes
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
egg- E40, E41, W00, W3
chicks/apron- Y11, Y21, Y26, R30, YR16/W1, C3, RV52
ladder/brushes- E53, E55, E57/E53, E55, E57, C4, E44, E49
buckets/paint- C00, C2, C4, C5, T6, T9/V000, V01, V12, V15, RV000, RV00, RV10, RV52, RV55, Y0000, Y000, Y11, Y02, Y15, BG10, BG11, BG53
duckling/bow- Y00, YR30, YR31, E70, E71, E74, R30, W4, W6, W8/RV00, RV11, RV34
bunny/apron- V01, E50, E40, E41, E43, R000, R30, E04/W1, C3, Y00, Y11
grass- YG01, YG03, YG25, YG63, G94, G99
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B01, C00, 0
trees- YG13, YG45/G43

You crack me up...

Good morning!

This Little Chick from Impronte d'Autore is so stinkin' cute and was super quick to color up. Which was great since most of my day yesterday was occupied with a windstorm toppling the large pine tree in the back yard right onto the house. Yea... not a fun day but thankfully the damage to the roof is minimal and we found a great tree removal service that made quick work of the whole mess. Once I finally got around to crafting, I actually started by pulling this pretty pattern paper by Anna Griffin and then matching my Copic marker colors to it. The simple yellow, pink and green color scheme is so Spring and suits this Little Chick to a 'T'.   :)

Well, I hope your week is off to a better than mine, LOL!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
paper- Anna Griffin
stamps- Impronte d'Autore (Little Chick), Ellen Hutson (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Papertrey Ink green parakeet
Papertrey Ink double scallop die
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
chick- V01, Y00, Y11, Y21, Y26, YR30, R000, R30, RV42, E04, YR04
egg- E40, E41, W3, RV10, RV11, RV32, RV34
grass- YG01, YG03, YG63, G24, G94
sky- Y0000, Y000, YR30
trees- YG01, YG13