Too glam to give a clam...

Hello again! 

We have another review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and finally got to color up the last of the pretty mermaids from the Mermees So Emotional set. This particular mermaid is so relaxed as she lounges on the sandy beach. I wanted the whole scene to have a warm, sunset glow with just a shot of blue to contrast all of the orange tones and I wanted the mermaid to match. Orange just so happens to be my favorite color and I especially love pairing it with blue-greens and browns... the combo just makes me happy every time. The sentiment is also from the Mermees So Emotional set and she certainly doesn't seem to give a clam about anything, LOL!

Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Mermees So Emotional)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Papertrey Ink canyon clay
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E11, E04, R00, R20, R43
hair/eyes- E74, E77, E79, W10/C2, YG03, G46, BG99
top/tail/starfish- BG45, BG72, BG75, BG78/YR0000, YR000, YR01, YR02, YR15, YR27, YR31/YR21, YR04, YR18
rocks/grass- E42, E43, E44/YG01, G43, YG25, YG67
sand- E50, E53, E31, E33, E34, E44
sky- E50, YR30, YR31, YR21, YR12
island- YR21, E95, E97, E99, E13
water- BG000, BG10, BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07

The gift of your friendship...

Hello!

This week I am skipping ahead to Christmas with my Scenic Saturday card over on the Bellariffic blog. It's the perfect reminder to check out the Christmas in July Finale sale that is currently running in the store. All Christmas and Winter rubber stamps are 25% OFF through midnight EDT on August 2nd. I chose to ink up Uptown Girls Francesca and Madeleine Love Shopping from last year's Christmas release. 

Uptown Girls Francesca and Madeleine Love Shopping are two stylish friends braving a winter snowfall to get some last-minute Christmas shopping done before the big day arrives. I paired them with the Sketchy Corner Backdrop to help tell that story and when I colored it in, I kept the color palette very soft and neutral so that these two beautiful friends in their Christmas hued outfits would boldly stand out. With the short days of winter, the only real color that I added to the background is the street light and the yellow glow peeking through the windows. Once everything was colored, I grabbed a white pen and dotted in a generous amount of falling snow all around them. When I do this, I make sure to add dots over the characters themselves to really place them within the scene. The only part I avoid is the character's faces. :)

Now be sure to check out the sale and stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Uptown Girls Francesca and Madeleine Love Shopping, Sketchy Corner Backdrop and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and My Favorite Things amarena cherry
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
girl 1 hair/clothes/cup- E23, E27, E29/YG25, G46, BG78, T4, T5, T8, T10, C5, C7, C9, R24, R27, R29, RV99, W9/YG03, YG17, YG67, E43, E34, N2
girl 2 hair/clothes/cup- E50, E53, E23/E50, E41, E42, W3, E55, E57, E59, E79, R24, R27, R29, RV99, G07, G19, BG96, BG99
gift bags- Y02, YR23, YR24, E47/YG01, YG03, G24/C00, C1, C2, C3, R24, R27
road/sidewalk- T0, T1, T3, T5/N2, N4
sky- C0, C2, C3
buildings- Y000, Y00, Y11, W3, W5
street light- G24, G46, BG99, Y00, Y11

An adventure kind of day...

TGIF! 

I continue to work my way through all of the scenes that I stamped up using the Great Outdoors release at Hello Bluebird. This mini slimline scene features the hedgie, owl and squirrel from the Happy Trails set. All three are standing or jumping on rocks so I instantly saw them crossing a forest stream. Knowing that I would be coloring in the water and forest background by hand I just added a few flowers from the Summer Joy set in the foreground. That's all I really needed to get me going with the rest of the scene. It came together pretty closely to how I imagined it and I'm really happy with this card. The sentiment is from the Which Way set and I stamped it on a scratch piece of the same card stock that I used for the card base, then popped it up with foam adhesive. I think I'm half way through all of the scenes that I stamped with this release now and I can't wait to get to the next one!

Have a great weekend!  :)

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Happy Trails, Summer Joy and Which Way)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Hello Bluebird nesting mini slimline deckle die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
stream/rocks- G20, B000, B00, B21, B52/N2, T3, W4, C5
trees/background- E53, E34, E43/E55, E31, E43, E44/E55, E57, E44/YG11, G43
grass/dirt- G20, YG21, YG03, YG63, G94/E30, E31, E44
flowers- YG17, G46, Y13, Y18, V05, V06, Y04
hedgie/backpack/canteen- E30, E31, E34, E23, E43, E44, R30, E04/Y17, YR04, YG27/C2, C4, C5
owl/backpack/camera- E40, E41, E42, E43, W3, E55, E57, Y32, YR24, R000, R30/YG25, YG67/Y13, Y17, YR24, E47/B00, C4, T6, T10
squirrel/backpack- E50, E41, E42, E15, E08, E17, E18, E47, R000, R30/BG45, BG49, BG78, YG06


 

Kicking back...

Olo! 

What can I say... I'm on a roll with pulling images from the stack on my desk to color up. This gorgeous Aloha Blooms digi from A Day For Daisies has been printed out and waiting patiently for a few years and now I can proudly say that I finally got her on a card. She was perfect because I didn't have a lot of time for coloring and crafting so by sticking with a super simple beach scene and limited color palette I had this card done in no time. This beauty certainly seems to be soaking in the summer sunshine and radiating summer vibes of her own.  :)

Toodles!

  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- A Day For Daisies (Aloha Blooms)
stamp- Honey Bee Stamps (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Spellbinders hemstitch die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E23, E57, E79
flowers/swim suit- Y35, YR04, YR09, YG25/W1, W3, YR12
sand- E50, E31, E53, E34, BV31, Y32
water- BG10, BG11, BG32, BG34, BG13, BG18
sky- E50, YR30, YR31

You're beachy keen...

Hey, hey!

I came across this Beach 20's stamp set from CC Designs while I was doing a bit of a craft room clean up the other day and I just had to ink them up. The set, which appears to be retired, includes two boys and two girls and I chose to pair up this particular duo because their poses already had me chuckling. Together, I think they are even funnier and I had to tell their story. I colored in a simple beach scene so they had the perfect place to flirt with each other on this hot summer day. I'm really glad I came across these cuties before my summer crafting comes to an end. :)

Later gators! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- CC Designs (Beach 20's)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
My Favorite Things pinked edge stax
Sharpie extra fine white pen:
Copic markers:
girl skin- YR000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
girl hair/eyes- E50, E53, E23/BG000, C3, YG03, G85, BG99
girl clothes- C0, C2, W3, B0000, B000, B00, B52, B34, B45, B37, B39
boy skin- E00, E21, E13, E04, R00, R20
boy hair/eyes- E34, E35, E47, E79/BG000, C3, E35, E57, E59
boy clothes- C0, C2, W3, C5, C10, R05, R08, E18
sand- YR30, Y32, E53, E31, E33
sea- BG000, B00, BG01, BG02, BG05, BG32
sky- BG0000, BG000, B00, BG01, BG02, 0
gulls- C4

Around the campfire...

Hello! 

I'm still working my way through all of the scenes that I stamped up using stamps from the Great Outdoors release at Hello Bluebird. This fun night scene is centered around the raccoon, beaver and fox from the Campfire Stories set. I did some masking to gather them all around the campfire and then I added the big tree trunk and bushes from the Pathway Background and the smaller tree and tree stump from the Forest Fawns set behind them. The rest of the forest scene was colored by hand in twilight hues. I always enjoy coloring a fire lit scene and adding the warm glow that it casts to everyone around it. Afterwards, I stamped in the music notes to help tell the story of these friendly critters singing campfire songs on a warm summer night.  :)

Have a good one!  :)

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Campfire Stories, Summer Joy, Pathway Background and Forest Fawns)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and tuxedo black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
raccoon- E40, E41, E42, W00, W3, W4, W5, W6, W7, R000, R30, Y000
beaver- E13, E15, E25, E08, E18, E47, E49
fox/guitar- YR31, YR14, YR27, E39, W0, C1, C3, W1, R000, R30, E04, E49/E30, E53, E33, E44, Y00, T3, T5, T8
dirt/grass- E30, E31, E42, E43, E44, Y000, Y00/G40, YG03, G24, G94, G99
logs/fire- E55, E44, E47, Y000, Y00/Y00 Y13, Y35, YR04, YR16, YR09
big tree/stump- E55, E57, E47, E31, Y00/E81, E84
small tree/rocks- E23, E25, E47, Y00, YG25, G85, BG96/W3, T4, W6, Y00
bushes/background- YG17, G46, BG99/G20, G12, G43, YG11, YG61, YG63, E44, B32, B34