'Tis the season...

Hi friends! 

I still have a few scenes left that I stamped up using the Great Outdoors release at Hello Bluebird. This particular one always felt like it would be a cute Fall scene and that's why I held off on coloring it until now. This adorable mole reading by lantern light is from the Campfire Stories set and I paired him with the Pathway Background that I altered by wiping the ink off of the actual path before stamping. This left me with a simple hill for him to be reading his spooky story on. The tree and bushes got Fall colors and the night scene gave me the perfect opportunity to really play up the lantern light glow. I borrowed the sentiment from the All the Spooks set because I like how it emphasizes the story that I had in my head for this little guy.  :)

Have a good one!  :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Campfire Stories, Pathway Background and All the Spooks)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versafine onyx black
Hello Bluebird nesting deckle A2 die
Hello Bluebird All the Spooks dies
Ranger glossy accents
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
mole- YR000, YR00, E21, E23, W2, W3, W4, W6, R30
clothes/book- BG000, Y00, Y02, E55, E57, E79/E81, V04, BV08
sky- BV01, BV11, BV04, BV17, BV29
tree- E44, E47, E49, Y11, Y21, Y26, BV00, BV01, BV34
bushes- Y00, Y02, YR21, YR23, YR24, BV34
grass/rocks- YG01, YG03, YG63, G94, G99, Y00, Y02/W3, W5, T6, Y000
lantern- C3, C5, C9, Y00, Y02, YR16
bushes/background- YG17, G46, BG99/G20, G12, G43, YG11, YG61, YG63, E44, B32, B34

Hey ghoul...

Olo!

I've got another card that I made for the Stamping Bella Holiday release to share today. The Oddball Grim Reaper is the latest Halloween Oddball to be added to the store and he definitely looks like he means business. With his big ol' scythe and trusty raven Halloween is going to be extra scary with this guy on the prowl. I paired him with the older Haunted House Backdrop to help set the scene and I had to sketch in an extra tree by hand for balance.The 'hey ghoul' sentiment is included in the stamp set and I traced it with a glitter pen so it would show up better in that dark night sky. I think it all comes together to make one hauntingly fun card.  :)

Toodles! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Oddball Grim Reaper and Haunted House Backdrop)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skeleton/eyes- C1, C3, W00, W2/C00, C1, C3, YG00
robe- T5, T7, T9, N0, N2, N4, N7, N10
scythe- E43, E44, E47, C1, C3, C5
raven- C5, C6, C7, C9, B16, B37
dirt/grass/tombstones- E42, E43, E44/G43, YG63, G94, G99/W4, W5, W7
sky/trees- BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29
house- W3, W5, V22, V25, V28, Y00, Y11, E74, E77, E79

You're fa-boo-lous...

Hey there!

Saturday's Live over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page was all about the new Creepy Dolls digi release at Sweet November Stamps. I had posted a poll in the Friends of Sweet November Facebook group asking which of the three Creepy Dolls we should color and Jack O Jackie squeaked out a win. As the color suggestions started coming in this unexpected color palette with the dark burnt sienna orange really started to grow on me. It's not something I would have typically gone for on my own and I gotta say that I think she looks pretty stunning! That's one of the reasons why I so enjoy doing the Live coloring with all of my crafty peeps. We also colored her onto a little stage with a drop cloth hanging behind her to mimic a starry sky. This simple backdrop really helps tell the story of this haunted Halloween doll.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
digital stamps- Sweet November (Creepy Doll: Jack O Jackie)
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Halloween Word Strips)
ink- Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Hello Bluebird word strip die
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

 

Release day at Stamping Bella!

 

Good morning!

The Holiday release is now available at Stamping Bella and you can find all 16 of the new Halloween and Christmas stamps there, ready to ship right to you. 

The final four Oddball Zodiac Girls are part of this release and I was able to play with Virgo and Libra for the previews so I'm sharing them both today. First up is Oddball Zodiac Virgo and she comes with a full sheaf of wheat, the little bee and the Virgo sentiment. I stamped the wheat on its side and only inked up half of it so it would look like it is lying on the ground behind her. After coloring the characters I masked them off and used a mix of messy background stamps to add the abstract patterning in the classic Virgo colors. The sentiment was fleshed out with a Happy Birthday die cut, making this a fun and personalized birthday card. 

 

Next is Oddball Zodiac Libra and she comes with a set of scales and the Libra sentiment. I followed the same design formula that I used on Virgo, substituting the browns and greens for the light pastel colors that represent Libra. The sentiment is the same Happy Birthday die cut, and it is pretty cool to see how different the same design can look by just changing out the color scheme.

Ok, now go check out the new release and start working on that wish lit! 

 

Virgo supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Oddball Zodiac Girl Virgo), Tim Holtz (Distress Backgrounds), My Favorite Things (splatter backgrounds)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black, Catherine Pooler matcha, succulent and macchiato,
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Simon Says Stamps sentiment dies
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Doodlebug enamel dots
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, E04, R20
hair/eyes- T5, T7, T9/BG000, C1, C3, E57
clothes- C1, C3, E31, E42, E43, G40, G43, BG93, E41, E43, E74, E77, E79
shadow- W00, W1, W2, W3, W4
wheat/bee- YR31, YR24, E39/Y11, YR31, YR23, E47, E49, W00, W3

Libra supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Oddball Zodiac Girl Libra), Tim Holtz (Distress Backgrounds), My Favorite Things (splatter backgrounds)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black, Catherine Pooler pink champagne, hot tub and wintergreen
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Simon Says Stamps sentiment dies
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Doodlebug enamel dots
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair/eyes- E55, E43, E44, E47/BG000, C1, C3, E23
clothes- B60, C1, C3, B63, B66, W0, C2, C3, W4
shadow- W00, W1, W2, W3, W4
scales- C1, C3, C5