Much love...

Good morning! 

We sent out the Sweet November Stamps July newsletter a week early, since we are taking a short break from releases while my sister, Tee, has surgery at the end of the month. In that newsletter the latest free digi was included. Now, I did a sneak peek of it during my Live coloring on Saturday over at the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. The Give me a Sign: I Heart You cutie was a popular request that I got after the Give Me a Sign digi release last month so I decided not to make everyone have to wait for her to join the crew. The Live ended up being a good example of when things go right and when things go sideways in your coloring and how to recover. In any case, I hope you all enjoy spreading the love with this new image.  :)

Laters!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Give me a Sign: I Heart You)
computer generated sentiment
My Favorite Things word bubble border die
My Favorite Things blueprints die
Sticko enamel heart
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Sea you soon...

Hello again! 

It's a review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and this fun under the sea scene was also colored during a previous review weekend Live over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. I paired clear stamps from the Sea-sational MerMay release with a couple of digital stamps and they came together really well. Scuba Sammy and the Mermaid Reef are the digis that I printed out first, then I stamped the mermaid from the More Mer Friends set, the little sea turtle from the Seabrina set and some fish from the Ebb and Flow set. As always, I had lots of great color suggestions coming in from my fellow crafters and it was requested that I share the rippling surface technique too. I really love the story this card tells because it makes me happy to dream of just such an encounter happening out in the world, LOL!  ;)

Toodles!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
digi stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Scuba Sammy and Mermaid Reef)
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (More Mer Friends, Ebb and Flow and Seabrina), Pink and Main (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here
 

Life is full of ups and downs...

Hello!

I have a new Scenic Saturday card I'm sharing on the Bellariffic blog. As we continue to make our way through the summer months, I couldn't help but start looking ahead to a new school year beginning soon. And since the best part of elementary school was always recess, that had me reaching for the cute Mini Oddballs on a Seesaw and Park Backdrop stamps.

I started by stamping the Mini Oddballs on a Seesaw then cutting out a mask for them so I could stamp the Park Backdrop right over top of them. Once the mask is removed you are left with the scenery receding into the background. The two came together so perfectly that you would think they were a single image. As I started to color them up I decided early to make all of the playground equipment a sunny shade of yellow to help play up the idea of sunshiny days and happy times. Bright, saturated greens in the grass and trees also play up the end of summer look that I was going for with these two friends. The sentiment is included in the Mini Oddballs on a Seesaw set and I stamped it on an extra strip of card stock so that I could pop it up above the completed scene. While I'm personally too old for a trip to the playground, I hope this card inspires us all to create playful moments to enjoy every day.  :)

Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Stamping Bella (Mini Oddballs on a Seesaw and Park Backdrop)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and 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
girl hair/eyes- YR21, YR14, YR27, E29/BG000, C2, YG95, YG97
girl clothes- RV10, RV63, RV55, RV34, E31, E34, E43, E44, C5, C7, C9, C2
boy hair/eyes- E23, E25, E29/BG000, C2, B14, B97
boy clothes- B95, B97, B99, BG13, BG45, BG49, BG78, Y17, YR04, YR18, W3, C1, C3, C4, C8
seesaw- C1, C3, C5, Y11, Y02, Y21, Y26
slide/merry-go-round/bench- C1, C3, C5, Y11, Y02, Y13, Y18/Y26, E55, E57, E47
sky- B000, B00, BG01
path/grass- E31, E42, E43/YG21, YG03, YG25, YG63, G94
trees/bushes/flowers- E43, E44, YG13, YG17, G46/YG05, YG09, YG67/Y18

 

Hello Summer...

Hey, hey! 

A few weekends ago I did an impromptu Live coloring over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page of a scene using images from some of the Beach Littles builder sets at Stamping Bella. I had three different scenes printed out and my fellow crafters voted that we color this cutie blowing bubbles on the beach. Most of these digis are part of the Littles Ice Cream and Lemonade set while the starfish and seashell are from the Littles Sand Castle set. Her bottle of bubbles started off as a cup of lemonade but I resized and cropped off the straw to change it up. Because they are now digis I was also able to play with the sizing of the bubbles and spread them out across the top of the card. We finished the card with a dark blue sky using the Copic air brush system which really makes this Little pop!  :)

Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Stamping Bella (Littles Ice Cream and Lemonade, Littles Sand Castle and Just Beachy Sentiment sets)
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

 

Mistletoe kisses...

Hello there!

It's Christmas in July at Sweet November Stamps, which means that between now and July 25th all Christmas themed digital stamps are 25% OFF and Christmas themed clear stamps are 20% OFF! To sweeten those deals even further, we have created the exclusive Candy Cane Kisses digi stamp that is our free gift with every order containing Christmas images. So, whether you are getting a head start on creating holiday cards, gifts, or crafty projects, now is the perfect time to fill your cart and save!  :)

Toodles!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Pebbles (Sweet and Cozy)
digi stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Candy Cane Kisses)
My Favorite Things stitched rounded corner stax die
My Favorite Things scalloped border die
Pebbles puffy stickers
Doodlebug enamel dots
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list
 

You've got this...

Good morning!

This is another card that I colored during a Live over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page a few weeks back. It was during the release of the Give Me a Sign digi collection at Sweet November Stamps and I let people vote in the Friends of Sweet November Stamps Facebook group on which kid we should color.  Give Me a Sign: Thumbs Up won the vote handily (pun intended) so I printed him out nice and big to fill up the card front. We gave this happy boy white, blonde hair and added texture to his denim over-alls for a fun touch. Just like the rest of the cards that I made for this release, I used the computer to print out a big sentiment after the Live and add it to the top of the card using a word bubble border die so it looks like he is speaking. All in all, it was a great time as usual and the end result is a very cute encouraging card.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digi stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Give Me a Sign: Thumbs Up)
computer generated sentiment
My Favorite Things Word Bubble Border die
My Favorite Things stitched rounded corner stax
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

When there is sunshine...

Hi again!

Yesterday I was over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page coloring the sweet pair of kiddos from the new Summer on the Go: Kayakers digi set. They are part of the larger Summer On the Go digi release at Sweet November Stamps, as is the coordinating shoreline background that you see here. We had a great time coloring these kiddos in bright summer colors and creating big, billowing clouds in the sky behind them. There were some technical difficulties that cut off the video just as I was getting to the background so the replays can be watched in two separate Lives, here and here. If you like these cuties be sure to check out the limited time discounted bundle deal, which basically gets you one of the seven sets for free. :)

Have a great rest of your weekend!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digi stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Summer on the Go: Kayakers and shoreline background)
stamps- Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here and here