Beach days and besties...

Hey there! 

I pulled out a bunch of older stamp sets from Hello Bluebird to create this beachy MerMay scene. I started with this darling mermaid from the Sea Friends set then added the piling from the Seaside Girls set for her to sit on. Next, I stamped the seagull and large starfish from the Hippos on Holiday set before masking everything and stamping the By the Sea Background. After coloring everything I used the The bits of seaweed were next and then the shells. After coloring them all up I used the  ric rac card die and ric rac frame die to contain the scene and I love how it kind of looks like kelp. :)

Thanks so much for swimming by today!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Sea Friends, Seaside Girls, Hippos on Holiday, By the Sea Background and Beach Bums)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Hello Bluebird ric rac card die
Hello Bluebird ric rac frame die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- Y32, YR14, YR27, E27
tail/top- G00, G02, G16, BG78/V15, V17
sand/grass/hill- BV000, BV11, E30, E31, E33, E35/E43, T3, T4, G43, G46
piling/starfish/shell- E43, E44/Y17, YR04, YR18/BV000, BV23
sea- B00, BG01, BG02, BG05, B16
sky- B000, B00, BG01, C0, C1, 0
lighthouse- N2, N4, T3, T5, T7, Y02
seagull- W00, W2, W4, W6, Y35, Y38

You shore do make me smile...

Hello there!

Yesterday, I pulled another mermaid out of the stack of pre-stamped images that sits on my desk. This Mermaid on Rock 2 digi from the, now closed, Star Jam Lines etsy shop caught my eye. She is printed out in a lighter line so I could do some no-line coloring with her and easily cover up the patterning that was drawn onto her tail. I colored this cutie into a sea cave to create a natural frame around her and she is looking quite happy in her secret abode.    :) 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Star Jam Lines (Mermaid on Rock 2)
stamps- Memory Box (sentiment)
ink- Catherine Pooler juniper mist
My Favorite Things blueprints die
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20, RV11
eyes/hair- YG03, YG17, G46/BV23, BV25, BV29
tail- YG00, YG01, YG23, G07, BG09, BG78
top/starfish/seaweed- RV13, RV14, RV29, RV99/BV02, E81/YG03, G46, BG99/YG05, G19, G29
rocks/algae- E31, E43, W3, W4, W5, FYG1, FYG2/YG06, YG09
water- BG11, BG32, BG34, BG05, BG07, BG09, BG78
sky- BG000, B00, BG01, BG02
 
 

The tide always turns...

 

Good morning!

This past weekend we added the newest My Unbelievable Friend digi release at Sweet November Stamps. Of course that means I was coloring one of the new digis during my Live Saturday, over on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. I chose the Quiet Moments image because I felt it would fit the time frame and it was perfect for creating a seaside night scene, which has been requested a few weeks back. I skipped the air brush system and colored the entire background by hand so my fellow crafters could watch my process for creating moon glow and rippling waves. This tutorial is also timely because the current MerMay challenge is all about adding a moon/moonlight to your mermaid scenes. :)

Toodles! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Quiet Moments)
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Ocean Beach Horizon Lines), Sugar Pea Designs (sentiment)
ink- Catherine Pooler juniper mist
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Tim Holtz moon mask
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