Summer Sun digi release at Stamping Bella!

 

Hello!

The new Summer Sun digi release is now available at Stamping Bella. There are 21 sets making their return as digis and there are some special deals happening too! If you spend $50 between now and midnight EST, July 5th, you will receive the adorable Suntan Chick digital stamp set for FREE. Or you can purchase the discounted bundle of all 21 digi sets before the 5th and get not only the Suntan Chick free but the Just Beachy sentiment set as well. 

There is certainly a lot of great stamps to choose from in this release but personally, my heart belongs to all of the Beach Littles builder sets. I have all of them as rubber stamps but I gotta say that they are even more fun to create with as digis. Being able to manipulate the sizing and orientation opens up a new world of creative possibilities plus it is just so much quicker layering a scenes all together. 

My first card uses images from the Littles Snorkel set, the Littles Palm Tree set and Little Sandcastle set. With them being digis I could now layer the mask perfectly onto this Littles face without any guess work or mistakes, so of course I had her diving beneath the sea. The sentiment is part of the exclusive Just Beachy set.

 

My second card pulls together images from the Little Sandcastle set and the Littles Palm Tree set. The best part of this scene was being able to change the size and orientation of the palm tree to create a whole stand of palms to shade this little beach cutie. Once again the sentiment is from the Just Beachy set.

 

Finally, many of the sets include these funny little critters in their bathing suits so I thought it would be fun to line them all up on a mini slimline card. It's like the whole gang has come together to pose for a picture at their beach day party. You can find these critters in the Littles Snorkel, Littles Palm Tree, Littles Surfer, Littles Umbrella, Littles Ice Cream and Lemonade and Littles Pinwheel sets. The sun can be found in the Little Sandcastle set and once again the sentiment is from the Just Beachy sentiment set.

Now go have fun checking out all of the new digis!

  

Snorkel supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Stamping Bella (Littles Snorkel set, Littles Palm Tree set and Little Sandcastle set)
My Favorite Things stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR21, YR14, YR27, E39
swimsuit/mask- RV00, RV10, RV02, RV32, RV34/C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, BG000, Y02, Y18
turtle- YG01, G43, G24, G94, E84, E87
shells- E40, E81, E43/E50, E51, R30, RV42, V20, V22, E23
starfish/crab- Y00, Y11, Y21, Y26/YR15, YR07, YR09
sand/water- BV20, BV23, E50, E42, E43, E31/BG0000, BG000, B00, BG01, BG02
fish/seaweed- BG05/BG01, G12

Sandcastle supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Stamping Bella (Littles Palm Tree set and Little Sandcastle set)
My Favorite Things pinked edge stax
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E21, E23, E57, E47
swimsuit/glasses- BG01, BG53, BG57, BG07/C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, Y13, Y18, Y26
seagull- W00, W1, N2, T7, R30, Y32, Y35, Y38
sand- E31, E33, E34, E43, E44
trees- E53, E23, E27, E55, E57, E47, YG01, YG05, YG07, G46
sky/water- B0000, B000, B00, B01/B00, B01, B02, B04
bucket/shovels- Y13, Y18, Y26, RV00, RV21, RV23, FRV1/V04, V09

Critters supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Stamping Bella (Littles Snorkel, Littles Palm Tree, Littles Surfer, Littles Umbrella, Littles Ice Cream and Lemonade, Little Sandcastle and Littles Pinwheel sets)
Hello Bluebird nesting deckle mini slimline die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
cat 1- E41, E42, W3, W4, W5, W7, R30/Y02, Y18
sitting bear- E31, E55, E44, E49, E40, R30/C5, C7, C9, RV00, RV02, RV04, RV09, RV34
panda- C2, W1, T5, T7, T9/W1, C2, C3, R24, R27, R89
standing bear- E31, E55, E44, E49, E40, R30/RV63, V04, V09
lying down pig- YR000, YR00, E21, E23, R30/YG01, YG25, G07
cat 2- E50, YR31, Y32, YR24, YR27, R30/BG32, BG18
cat 3- E50, E41, E42, E43, R30/BV13, BV17
jumping pig- YR000, YR00, E21, E23, R30/RV10, RV13, RV14
dog- E40, E31, E55, E25, E44, E49, R30/Y17, YR04, YR18
sand/water- E30, E31, E33, E34, E43, E44/BG10, BG11, BG32, BG05, BV0000, BV000, BV00
sky/sun- BG0000, BG000, BG10, BG11, Y0000, Y000, Y00, Y11, Y13




 

Start every day with a splash...

Olo! 

This is the card that I made for the Sea-sational MerMay Youtube hop where I shared how I color a magical koi inspired mermaid tail. I also share how I ground cute little Laguna into this pre-made scene from the Tidewater Backdrops paper pack. It's a quick card to throw together but still full of mermaid magic. :)

Laters!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
paper- Sweet November Stamps Tidewater Backdrops
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Laguna and Merwees #3)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Catherine Pooler fiesta blue
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Hope your day is reel-y great...

Hi friends! 

I just got my order from the Great Outdoors release at Hello Bluebird yesterday and I couldn't wait to ink up a scene with one of the cute sets. It was a difficult choice but I ultimately was won over by this cute bear from the Fishing Buddies set. He just looks so happy pulling out that line, especially when I did some masking and added the fish to the end of that line... what a catch! The set also includes all of the great scene building elements that I used to create the pond that the little bear is spending his day at. I gotta say, this was a fun one to start out with and I can't wait to ink up some of the other sets real soon.  :)

Have a good one!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Fishing Buddies)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versafine onyx black
Hello Bluebird Nesting Deckle Mini Slimline die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
bear/clothes- E31, E53, E55, E57, R30, E04/B93, B95, B97, B99, E40, C2, W1, Y13, Y18
fishing pole/fish- W4, W5, W7, C1, R24, R29/YR30, RV42, YG11, YG41, BG93
sand/water- E30, E31, E43/B00, B01, B02, B12, B14, B97
rocks/cattails/lily pads- N3, T4, W6/YG03, G46, BG99, E55, E57, E25, E27/YG17, G07, G29
grass- YG03, YG25, YG63, G94
worms- YR00, E93, E04/C2
sky- B0000, B000, B00
trees- E44, E47, YG21, YG13, YG17

Just a splash of fabulous...

Hey, hey! 

This is the last card that I colored during the Sea-sational MerMay release weekend of Lives over on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. The beautiful mermaid is from the Retro Pin-up Mermaids set and she is looking quite glamorous resting on the beach. The mangrove sunset scene all really stemmed from the initial color suggestion of green/blonde hair that was contributed by a fellow crafter early on. The peach and green combo in the rest of her ensemble had me thinking of southern bayou type waters.  I think she is definitely pulling off the whole southern belle look with her flirtatious charm. We even had time to stamp the gull silhouettes from the Seaside Cliffs set into the colorful sky as a nice finishing touch to the scene.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Retro Pin-up Mermaids and Seaside Cliffs Background Builder)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Nuvo dream drops
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here