Mermaid my day...

Hello again! 

It's a review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and I chose to revisit the cute Mer Friends set that released last year. I went with a fun postage collage mini slimline card design using the Nellie's Choice multi frame mini slimline die and stood it vertically. The fish and background bits where pulled from a variety of different Sweet November sets and I just love that they all work so seamlessly together. I stamped the mermaid and sentiment into the large center panel then filled the smaller panels with fish from the Something's Fishy set. Because it is a postage collage, I also pulled out the Year Round Post Marks and Fantasy Post Marks to add all of the postal accents once the coloring was done.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Mer Friends, Something's Fishy,  Fantasy Post Marks and Year Round Post Marks)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black and Catherine Pooler fiesta blue
Nellie's Choice multi frame die
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, E53, E23
top/tail- YG01, YG13, YG67/Y000, Y00, RV00, RV10, RV02, RV34
octopus- V000, V20, V22, RV63, V04, BV17, BV08
seahorses- RV10, RV02, Y17, YR04, YR18
small fish- G0000, G02, G16, BG32, BG53, BG09
sting ray- BG70, BG72, BG10, BG01, BG02, BG07
fish- C0, C2, C9, Y02, Y15
water- BG000, B00, BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07, BG09

Swimming by...

Hello!

It's time for another Scenic Saturday and I'm on the Bellariffic blog with something fun for MerMay. I couldn't wait to print out the new Squidgy Mermaid for my card today.

Most of the Stamping Bella digital stamps were previously released in rubber but this adorable Squidgy Mermaid was found in the archives so she is brand new. With her happy smile and flowing curls, she looks to be just about the sweetest mermaid in the sea. After printing her and the sentiment I thought she needed a friend or two so I grabbed this sea turtle from the retired Little Bits Beach set and stamped it three times. I then proceeded to color them all up and then mask them off so I could use a wave stencil and the Copic air brush system to add the flowing water all around them. I air brushed the water in a gradient from light down to dark to create the effect of the water deepening. To create the bubbles trailing behind these cuties I used the Colorless Blender marker to push the blue ink out into lighter round dots before adding drops of glossy accents over each one. A sprinkling of additional white dots using a white gel pen adds to the sense of movement through this simple scene. I hope this card inspires you to ink up or print out one of the many mermazing mermaids you can find at Stamping Bella this MerMay.

Stay crafty my friends!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digi stamps- Stamping Bella (Squidgy Mermaid)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Little Bits Beach set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Simon Says Stamp wave stencil
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Ranger glossy accents
Nuvo dream drops
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- BG11, BG72, BG75, BG78, BG99
shells/tail- E40, E81, E43, R32/Y35, YR04, YR18/YR30, YR31, RV10, RV13, RV14, RV29, RV99
turtles- YG11, YG03, YG63, YG11, E84, E87
water- G000, G00, G02, BG23, BG45, BG49, BG09

 

Free as the sea...

TGIF!

Yesterday I pulled out my Impronte d'Autore binder of stamps and chose this cutie from the small Mermazing set to ink up. I didn't stop there though, after masking off the mermaid I stamped the sea monster from the Perfect Mix set behind her. I think the energy of both matches really well and they look super cute together. The sentiment is from the Mermaid Vibes set and I was able to get it and the Mermazing set at Crafty Purple Frog, who has a great selection of Impronte d'Autore clear stamp sets.  :)

Okey dokey, have a good one!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Impronte d'Autore (Mermazing, Perfect Mix and Mermaid Vibes)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR21, Y38, YR16, YR27, E37, E27
tail/top/shells- G00, BG11, BG32, BG53, BG49/YG03, YG07, YG67/BV01, BV13, BV25
sea monster- YG01, YG05, G05, G16, G17, G28, BG78, R20, RV42, E04
land- E31, E33, E44, YG03, YG23, G46, G85
sky/sea- B000, B00, B01/B000, B00, B01, B02, FBG2, BG05, B16, B18

Mermaid kisses...

Hi friends!

I can't let a MerMay go by without inking up another cute mermaid from the CC Designs Mermaid Party stamp set. This time around I went with the sweet mermaid kissing a little seahorse. Her pose looked like it could be in a seated position so I masked her off and added the big rock from the Underwater Scene set along with some other rocks and seaweed to fill out this under the sea home. I've only got one mermaid left from the set that hasn't made it onto a card yet and I'm debating on whether or not to save her for next year. Decisions, decisions...  ;)

Thanks for stopping by! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- CC Designs (Mermaid Party and Underwater Scene), Stampendous (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Catherine Pooler aquatini
Mama Elephant deckle edge die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20, YG0000, YG00, YG91
hair/shells- R11, R02, R43, E04/Y38, YR18, V12, V25, YG03, YG67, E50, E95, E81, E84
top/tail- YG00, G43, YG45/V22, YR30, YR31, YR000, YR00, YR01, YR02, YR65, RV42
seahorse- Y11, YG21, Y15, Y18, Y26, YG93, YG95
rocks/seaweed- V22, V25, BV25, C3/YG00, YG45, BG96, YG03, G05, G46, Y11, Y21, Y26
sand- V22, E50, E53, E31, E33, E74
sea- G0000, G000, G00, BG11, BG34
 

Go with the flow...

 Hi there! 

I've been wanting to use some of the older itty bitty images from The Greeting Farm on the Postage Collage dies for a while now and MerMay gave me the perfect opportunity to make that happen. I pulled stamps from the Mermaid Fun, Mermaid Grotto, Little Mermaids, Minkie Mermaids and Mermaid Kisses sets, creating all of these various mini scenes on one card. I colored them up in bright, happy colors and then added all of the postage stamping using the Fantasy Post Marks set from Sweet November Stamps. This card turned out even cuter than I had hoped and I'm so glad that I finally made it happen.  :)

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Mermaid Fun, Mermaid Grotto, Little Mermaids, Minkie Mermaids and Mermaid Kisses set), Waffle Flower Crafts (Postage Collage Fall), Sweet November Stamps (Fantasy Post Marks)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Catherine Pooler all that jazz and queen for a day
Waffle Flower Crafts A2 Postage Collage die
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin 1- E21, E13, E23, E04, R20
skin 2- E000, E00, E11, E04, R20
skin 3- YR000, E21, E13, E04, R20
mermaid 1 hair/tail-RV63, V04, V09/YG03, YG25, YG67, Y11
mermaid 2 hair/tail- Y11, Y21, Y15, Y26/RV02, RV06, RV69, Y11
mermaid 3 hair/tail- RV04, RV19, RV99/Y11, Y15, Y18, Y26
mermaid 4 hair/tail-Y17, YR04, YR18, E39/G01, G17, G09, G29, Y11
mermaid 5 hair/tail-BV01, BV13, BV08/BG45, BG49, Y11
mermaid 6 hair/tail- RV00, RV02, RV34/V0000, V04, V17, V09, Y11
sand/rocks- E30, E31, E33, E44/W3, N4
water- BG000, BG10, BG11, BG53
seaweed/starfish- YG13, YG17, G28/G46/Y35, YR04, YR18, E18
clam/fish- R01, R02, E04, BV31, BV23, BV11/BG32, BG18/Y11, YG21, YG05, G07/B02, B06, BV29/Y13, BG45, BG09/RV02, RV66, BV17
tops- E81, E43

Write your wishes in the sand...

Hey, hey!

This past weekend we had the Tidewater Tails digi release at Sweet November Stamps and after I put up a poll in the Friends of Sweet November Stamps Facebook group we ended up coloring Lunaria during my Live at Adventures in Coloring with Amy. At the top of the Live I had my fellow crafters vote on whether we create an above or below the waves scene and above won the day by a single vote. I had a mask prepared for Lunaria which I placed over her before stamping the cliffs and castle from the Seaside Cliffs Background Builder set. I then felt like she needed a little friend so I grabbed this funny seagull from the Dock on the Bay set. With the scene in place it was time to color and it was suggested that I give Lunaria a koi style tail patterning. Because we had also given her red hair I stuck with the traditional koi colors of orange and black and I think she turned out super cute and quite eye catching lying on that beach. It was certainly another fun coloring session and a great start to MerMay.  :)

Have a good one! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Tidewater Tails: Lunaria)
stamps- Sweet November (Seaside Cliffs Background Builder and Dock on the Bay)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here