Hope your day is going swimmingly...

Hello, hello!

As hot and smokey as it is here in my neck of the woods, I found myself drawn to creating a cool water filled scene when I sat down to create yesterday. Because it has been a while since I've inked up any of the cute Stacey Yacula critters from Purple Onion Designs I pulled out my binder and flipped through it until I found these three adorable swimmers. Iris and Peony are the two mice and Rip is the jumping bear cub. I paired them with the Floating Swim Raft and Tree Line horizon to create the perfect sunny lake scene. They are having so much fun playing in the cool blue water and I kinda wish I could join them, LOL! Anywho, I hope your summer is shaping up to be a bright and happy one. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Iris, Peony, Rip, Floating Swim Raft, Tree Line horizon and Sea-timents set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Studio Calico clear blue
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
bear- E31, E53, E55, E57, E44, E47, E49, R30, E04
mice- E40, E41, W1, W3, W4, R000, R30, R02, E04
swimsuits/floatie- Y00, Y11, Y15, Y21, RV02, RV34/C0, C1, C3, Y00, Y02, Y15, Y18/C1, C2, Y17, YR04, YR18/B01, Y13, Y18
dock- N1, N2, N3, C1, C4, E42, E43, E44
water- B00, B01, BG01, BG05, B12, B14, B06
dirt/grass- E30, E31/YG21, YG03, G43, B94, YG63
trees- E35, E44, YG13, YG17, G46
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B01, C0, 0

You Arrr Amazing...

Hey there!

This past Saturday was another review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and I went back to last summer's clear release for my Live on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. I really wanted to color up some of the cuties from the A Wee Bit of Piracy set again so I stamped up a scene based around one of the mermaids and the pirate with the spy glass. The background came together using the Yo Ho Ho Background Builder set, telling the story of a surprise visitor washing up on the deck of the pirate ship. After the Live I used the treasure map die from Whimsy to add even more of a pirate vibe to this fun card. I'm so happy that I had the time to play with these stamps again before another summer comes to an end.  :)

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (A Wee Bit of Piracy and Yo Ho Ho Background Builder), My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
Whimsy treasure map die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here