Summer wishes...

TGIF!

This sweet summer scene is another one that I found when I was going through the stack of stamped and ready to color card fronts that I keep on the corner of my desk. Even though Dreamerland Crafts is no longer in business, I still adore the Dreamerland stamps that I have in my stash and this free spirited little guy is called Swinging Away. I always imagined him swinging into a lake on a hot summer day, so to help create the background I masked the boy off before stamping the Art Impressions Lake House behind him. Now this cutie is busy filling his summer vacation days with adventure and wonder. The sentiment I used to complete the card is from Papertrey Ink. It sure feels great to be making a dent in that stack of projects again.  :)

Have a great weekend!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Dreamerland Crafts (Swinging Away), Art Impressions (lake house trifolds) and Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Altenew silver gel pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR31, YR12, YR27, E27
clothes/jar- W00, E41, W3, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, E57, E59, YG00, G43, G94/E43, E44, Y0000, Y00, Y11, Y15, BG000, BG70, BG72
swing- E55, E44, E31, E34
sky/lake- B0000, B000, B00, B01/B00, B01, B02, B04, B05
dirt/grass/bushes- E31, E34/YG03, G24, G94/YG01, YG13, G07
trees/rocks- E55, E44, YG05, YG17, G46, BG99/E42, W2, T3, W4
house- E42, W2, T3, W4, B00, B41, B45, B97, E55, E44, 31, E34
 

Livin' the dream...

Olo!

I went digging into the pile of scenes that I keep sitting on my desk, looking for a fun summer scene to color up yesterday. When I came across these Greeting Farm cuties I knew I had a winner. Can you believe this has been waiting on my desk ever since the Beach digi set release back in 2022... that's crazy! The scene is built around the tiki hut and tiki torches in the Beach digi set, while the characters are pieced together from a handful of other digi sets. Ian is from the Dress Up Bedtime set, while his outfit is from the Birthday Boys set. Anya is from the Dress Up Winter set, while her outfit if from the Summer Dress Up digi set. The drinks on the bar and in their hands, as well as the flower in her hair can all be found in the Beach set too. With the tiki torches lit up I chose to give them a colorful sunset sky, hinting at the hot summer night to come. It feels so great to finally get these two onto a card after all this time and it is a great reminder of all the fun TGF digi sets that I have in my craft stash. I can definitely see some more scene building in my future.  :)

Toodles! 

 Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- The Greeting Farm (Beach set, Dress Up Winter set, Dress Up Bedtime set, Birthday Boys set and Dress Up Summer set)
stamps- Honey Bee (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, E04, R20
girl hair- E50, E21, E53, E43, E74
girl clothes/drink- RV52, RV55, Y18, YG23/RV000, RV02, RV04, Y18/Y11, YR31, RV21, Y15, BG11
boy hair- E35, E39, E47, E49
boy clothes/drink- YG01, YG03, YG25, YG97, E37, E47, YR16, YR18/YR65, YR68, YG05
tiki torches- YR23, YR24, E37, Y02, Y35, YR04, YR09
tiki hut/pineapple- Y11, YR23, YR24, E44, Y21, Y26, E47, E49/YG23, YG67, Y13, Y17, E33
sand- BV31, E30, E31, E34, Y32
sky- RV00, RV10, RV02, V01, BV11, BV34, YR31, Y00
bushes- YG01, YG23, YG17, BG99