Monday, July 27, 2026

Happiness comes in waves...

Good morning!

Because this past Saturday was a bonus review day at Sweet November Stamps, I was able to take on a request and share how I color a large ocean wave during the Live coloring on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. This cute surfer girl from the Summer on the Go: Surfing digi set was the perfect choice for the scene, especially since I wanted to have another go at coloring a tie dye print. Now, the Summer on the Go: Surfing kiddos do come with a small wave drawn in behind them but since we wanted to go big I cropped off the small wave before printing her out, leaving me with the entire card front to fill with a spectacular wave. Not only were we able to add some sunshine filtering through the water and create her tie dye tankini but we also added a fun tropical print to her beloved surf board as well. I'm so glad that we had time to make this cute card happen and who knows what kind of coloring adventures we will get into next Saturday.  ;)

Have a great week!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It

digi stamps- Sweet November Stamps (
Summer on the Go: Surfing)
stamps- Honey Bee Stamps (sentiment)
ink- Studio Calico clear blue

My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1

Sharpie extra fine white pen

Copic markers:

sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

 

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Oh joy...

Hi friends!

It's another review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and since today is the last day to take advantage of the Christmas in July sale I thought it would be fun to create a Christmas card. The sale is 25% OFF all Christmas themed digital stamps and 20% OFF all Christmas themed clear stamps, plus placing a sale order also gets you the exclusive Candy Cane Kisses digi stamp for free. 

This festive under the sea Christmas scene combines Mimi and her crab pal from the Merwee Shellebration: Mimi digi set with the tree and gifts from the Angelina and her Seaweed Christmas Tree digi set. This is yet another card front that I've had printed out and sitting on my desk for a few years and now it feels like it was just waiting for the perfect time to remind everyone about the holiday sale, LOL! :)

Toodles!

 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November Stamps (
Angelina and her Seaweed Christmas Tree and Merwee Shellebration: Mimi)
Papertrey Ink small scallop die

Mama Elephant oh joy die

Nuvo dream drops

Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen

Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20

hair- YR31, YR15, YR27, E39
tail- G20, YG11, YG45, BG96

sand- E50, E30, E31, E43, E44

water- B00, BG01, BG02, BG53, BG05, BG07, BG10, BG11

tree/starfish- YG05, G07, G29/Y04, Y26, YR24

shell decorations- V20, E81, E43, R02/V22, BV23/E21, R02, R22

crab- YR02, YR16, YR09, E81, E21, E97

gifts- YG05, G07, G29/ E40, E81, V22/R02, R22, R24

Friday, July 24, 2026

Summer wishes...

TGIF!

This sweet summer scene is another one that I found when I was going through the stack of stamped and ready to color card fronts that I keep on the corner of my desk. Even though Dreamerland Crafts is no longer in business, I still adore the Dreamerland stamps that I have in my stash and this free spirited little guy is called Swinging Away. I always imagined him swinging into a lake on a hot summer day, so to help create the background I masked the boy off before stamping the Art Impressions Lake House behind him. Now this cutie is busy filling his summer vacation days with adventure and wonder. The sentiment I used to complete the card is from Papertrey Ink. It sure feels great to be making a dent in that stack of projects again.  :)

Have a great weekend!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Dreamerland Crafts (Swinging Away),
Art Impressions (lake house trifolds) and Papertrey Ink (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa

Mama Elephant stitched deckle die

Altenew silver gel pen
Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR31, YR12, YR27, E27

clothes/jar- W00, E41, W3, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, E57, E59, YG00, G43, G94/E43, E44, Y0000, Y00, Y11, Y15, BG000, BG70, BG72

swing- E55, E44, E31, E34

sky/lake- B0000, B000, B00, B01/B00, B01, B02, B04, B05

dirt/grass/bushes- E31, E34/YG03, G24, G94/YG01, YG13, G07

trees/rocks- E55, E44, YG05, YG17, G46, BG99/E42, W2, T3, W4

house-
E42, W2, T3, W4, B00, B41, B45, B97, E55, E44, 31, E34