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

 

Feeling crumby...

Hello again!

Yesterday we added the Get Well Cookies digi collection at Sweet November Stamps so of course I had to get on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page for a fun coloring Live. The scene is set up using the heart beat cookie from the Get Well Cookies set 1 and the tissue box and thermometer cookies from the Get Well Cookies set 2 all resting on the baking sheet from the Christmas Cookies: Cooking Pans set. We went with a pretty in pink color scheme with hints of aqua, even hand coloring in an oven mitt in the same shades of pink. Because the coloring got done early, I was even able to finish putting together the entire card during the Live, which doesn't happen often. It was definitely another fun Saturday spent with crafty friends.  :)

Toodles! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Get Well Cookies set 1, Get Well Cookies set 2 and Christmas Cookies: Cooking Pans)
stamps- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Catherine Pooler party dress
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Doodlebug enamel shapes
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Get Well Cookies digi release!

 

Hello friends!

Today we are introducing the latest addition to our popular cookie digi collections at Sweet November Stamps and the theme this time is Get Well. There are three sets to choose from: Get Well Cookies set 1 includes a heart beat cookie, prescription note cookie, pill cookie and tablet cookie, Get Well Cookies set 2 includes a tissue box cookie, band-aid cookie, thermometer cookie and vaccine cookie, Get Well Cookies set 3 includes a prescription bottle cookie, nurse's cap cookie, scrubs cookie and crutch cookie. 

My first card mixes the prescription note, pill and tablet cookies from set 1 with the prescription bottle from set 3. All of them were placed on the baking sheet from the Christmas Cookies: Cooking Pans set. The fun pink and yellow color scheme creates a light-hearted tone to this Get Well card.

Next, I paired the vaccine cookie from set 2 with the nurse's cap and scrubs cookies from set 3. This time I have them on the cooling rack from the Christmas Cookies: Cooking Pans set and went with a red and teal color combo.

Finally, I printed a pair of crutches from set 3 and the band-aid from set 2, again on the cooling rack from the Christmas Cookies: Cooking Pans set. I also used the Alphabet Cookies to spell out part of the sentiment. I tried to color the letters to look like a wrapped cast for a fun continuation of the theme.

Now be sure to check out the Friends of Sweet November Stamps group on Facebook for even more Get Well sweetness from the rest of our talented design team. Also, don't forget, I will be coloring Live today at 11am PST over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and I hope to see ya there!

 

 

Happy Easter...

TGIF! 

I still hadn't colored up the curly haired girl from the Ruffles and Roses set and as I was looking at her I realized how easy it would be to turn her into an Easter stamp. All I had to do was wipe the ink away from the heart she is holding behind her back in the original image before stamping. This left an empty spot for me to then stamp the Easter basket from the Egg Hunt set after I had masked her off. Once the mask was removed, I was left with a seamless blend of the two stamps, a pretty girl hunting eggs in her best Easter dress. For the background I stamped a cottage from the Autumn Cottages Background Builder set and a little bunny from the Bountiful Blessings: Soft Sunshine set, along with the daffodils and egg from the Egg Hunt set. Between her dress, the flowers and the cottage door, sunshine yellow became the the stand out color in this spring scene. This visual triangle is a design trick that leads the viewer's eye pleasantly through the key elements of the design. I hope this simple alteration inspires you to play with the theme of the stamps in your collection too.  :)

Have a great weekend!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Ruffles and Roses, Bountiful Blessings: Soft Sunshine, Egg Hunt and Autumn Cottages Background Builder), Purple Onion Designs (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Papertrey Ink green parakeet
Trinity Stamps dainty scallop frame die
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20, E15
hair- YR31, YR15, E17, E29
clothes- E40, E81, E43, V01, Y11, Y15, Y17, Y26, E23, E25, E29
basket/eggs- E31, E43/RV11, RV13, V04, V17, YG01, YG25, BG11, BG15
bunny-E50, E41, E43, R30, RV42
flowers- YG03, YG17, YG67, Y00, Y02, Y15, Y38
grass/path- YG01, YG11, YG03, YG63, G43, G24, G94/E55, E44
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B12, C0, 0
cottage- E40, E81, W3, E44, E47, E49, N3, T5, B00, Y11, Y21, Y26
trees/bushes- E57, YG21, YG23, G46/YG05, G14, YG17, G46/YG05, YG45