A special Easter...

Hello there!

I pulled out the retired Meadow Bunnies set yesterday because I wanted to use these cute bunnies with the newer Santa Postage die from Hello Bluebird. The postage collage format definitely breathes new life into the older stamps. I did borrow the Easter egg from the Little Painters set to help boost the Easter theme and the sentiment from the Spring Banner Script fit the largest panel perfectly. To finish off the postage theme I used stamps from the Sweet November Year Round Post Marks set. It's always fun when I can revisit older sets in my craft stash.  :)

Toodles! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Meadow Bunnies, Little Painters and Spring Banner Script), Sweet November Stamps (Year Round Post Marks)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Papertrey Ink lovely lady
Hello Bluebird Santa Postage die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Doodlebug enamel dots
Copic markers:
spotted bunny- W00, W1, W2, W3, W4, W6, W7, R000, R30, E04
white bunny- E50, E40, E41, E43, R000, R30, E04
brown bunny- E40, E41, E43, E31, E34, R000, R30, E04
blue birds- B41, B12, B45, R30, RV42, Y17
egg- R81, R83, Y11, Y15, Y18
carrots- YR15, YR18, YG05, YG67
butterflies- Y0000, Y11, Y15
grass/sky- YG03, YG63, G94/B0000, B000, B00

Your Birthday has Rolled Around Again...

Good morning!

This weekend we added the new On the Go digi release to the Sweet November Stamps store. In it, the kiddos are back and they are playing outside on their bikes, skateboards, scooters and skates. For my Saturday morning Live over on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page I printed Bicycle Jenny nice and big so that she fills most of the card front. For the background I added some trees from the Riverbed Background set that gave me the jumping off point for the rest of this countryside scene. We had fun adding a unicorn graphic to Jenny's t-shirt and coloring her in bright, girly girl colors. After the Live I added this sentiment, turning the card into a cute birthday card.  :)

Have a great week my friends!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (On the Go: Bicycle Jenny and Riverbed Background set)
stamps- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

On the Go at Sweet November Stamps!

 

Hello friends!

The kiddos are back in the new On the Go digi release that was just added at Sweet November Stamps. These playful pals have been cooped up all winter long and now that warm spring days are here, they are ready for some outdoor fun. There are four sets to choose from, each one includes a cute little boy and girl: Kick Scooter Kyle and Marcie, Roller Skating Austen and Kim, Skateboarding Tony and Roxie and Bicycle Connor and Jenny. 

My first card finds Kyle and Marcie racing through the neighborhood on their kick scooters. These two friends are off to their clubhouse to meet up with the rest of the neighborhood kids for a day full of games and good times. 

Next, Austen and Kim have strapped on their roller skates to practice their moves out on the street. The houses are from the Halloween Neighborhood Background Builder set and I'm sure their parents are watching from the windows enjoying the show these two friends are putting on.

Now it's time to head to the local skate park where we will find Tony and Roxie zooming from one feature to the next. Whether it is kick flips, tic-tacs or ollies, these two are on their way to mastering all of the tricks they can do on four wheels.

 

Finally, Connor and Jenny are riding their bikes through the neighborhood, which is the other side of the street in the Halloween Neighborhood Background Builder set. It looks like they are off to the park where the local ice cream truck can be found every afternoon.

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

 
 
 

Ears to you...

TGIF!

I was flipping through one of my stamp binders yesterday and these cute bunnies in the My Somebunny set from Paperie Ink caught my eye. I've had this set for ages and to be honest, I kinda forgot I had them! So once I spotted them I knew I had to make a card with them during this Easter season. I decided to use the Gallery Frame #5 die from Hello Bluebird for a long slimline design that breaks the bunnies up into three separate mini scenes. I love how each little bunny is hiding in a flower pot surrounded by three different types of spring flowers, lilies, daffodils and tulips. I stamped each one using Memento rich cocoa ink to give these cuties a softer look. The sentiment is from an older Ellen Hutson set and I embellished the card with some fun enamel Easter egg shapes.

Ok friends, thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Paperie Ink (My Somebunny), Ellen Hutson (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Papertrey Ink lovely lady
Hello Bluebird Gallery Frame #5 die
Doodlebug enamel shapes
Copic markers:
pots- E93, E95, E97, E99
bunnies- V01, E50, E40, E41, E43/E53, E55/W2, W3, W4/R000, R30, E04
lilies- Y0000, G20, BG90, BG93, Y15, YG03, YG45, BG96
daffodils- YG03, YG17, G46, Y02, Y15, Y17
tulips- YG03, YG25, YG67, RV00, RV10, RV02, RV11, RV34, G20, YG11
grass- YG03, YG25, YG63, G94
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B01
trees- YG13, YG45/G43

 

Hello Spring...

Hi there! 

I've been wanting to play along in the new challenges at The Greeting Farm and this month the theme is to add some green. This beauty from the Anya's Flower Shop set seemed to be a perfect choice for adding some greenery. I wanted her to be surrounded by all of the beautiful flowers that she is selling so I started by stamping the the two buckets first. Then I masked them off and stamped Anya over top. One more round of masking on Anya's right side allowed me to add the final basket of flowers to appear behind her. This girl has quite the green thumb and she looks so proud of all the beautiful blooms that she has grown. The sentiment was borrowed from the Egg Hunt set at Sweet November Stamps because it fit the space above her nicely.

Later gators!  :)

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Anya's Flower Shop), Sweet November Stamps (Egg Hunt)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
Trinity Stamps dainty scallop rectangle dies
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E30, E31, E23, E25, E44
clothes- B95, B97, E40, E81, W3, YG11, G40, G43, BG93, W1, C3, RV10, RV11, RV13
flowers 1- C0, C2, C3, C5, YG03, YG17, G46, RV000, RV52, RV95
flowers 2- C0, C2, C3, C5, W1, W2, W4, Y15, YG03, YG17, G46, V01, V12, V15
flowers 3- E31, E55, E43, E44, YG03, YG17, G46, Y02, Y15, Y17, YR27, G20, BG93
grass/trees- YG03, G24, YG63, G94/YG13, YG45
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B01, B12, 0

 

You're an Easter sweetie...

Hey there, happy St. Patrick's Day!

I've got my green on and here's hoping I spot a rainbow that will lead me to a pot of gold today... LOL! Until that lucky find occurs I'm happy just to share another card with you all. I colored up little Lila from the Hoppy Hearts clear release at Sweet November Stamps during a Live over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page this past Saturday. So many great suggestions came in while we were coloring, which led to this background of a field transitioning into the edge of a forest and the pretty floral print we added to her dress. Her bunny friend is from the Egg Hunt set and I love how it looks like he has hopped right out of those bushes to come say hello. So much fun and I think we got a very sweet card out of it all. :)

Toodles!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Lila and Egg Hunt)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black
Trinity Stamps dainty scallop rectangle dies
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