Every time a bell rings...

Good morning!

We had such a great time with the Spooky Season Spooktacular challenges back in September that we decided to host a Countdown to Christmas weekly challenge at Sweet November Stamps! The four week challenge begins today with the addition of this adorable Bell Angel digital stamp that was just added to the store. You will find this week's challenge prompt and album in the Sweet November Stamps Facebook group and participating in each week's challenge will earn you a unique exclusive free digi as well as an entry into a drawing for a $30 gift certificate to the SN store. It's going to be a whole lot of holiday fun as we jingle-jangle our way to the merriest time of the year.

I colored this sweet Bell Angel as a sneak peek during my Saturday Live over on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. She turned out so cute with her light blonde hair and whisper of wisteria colored robe. The dreamy, soft background was added using stencils and the Copic airbrush system and the sentiment is also included with the Bell Angel when you purchase her. So I hope you grab this cutie and join us over the next few weeks for some Christmas crafting and digi prizes!

Later gators!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Bell Angel)
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
My Favorite Things cloud stencil
Heffy Doodle sun rays stencil
Copic markers:
Sorry, I didn't keep a lost but you can see the colors used here

 

A harvest of happiness...

Hello again!

It's a review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and the team and I are sharing new cards using older clear and digital stamps. I had this scene already stamped up using the cute fairwee with a wheelbarrow from the Fall Day Fairwees set. In the background I stamped some trees from the Birch Trees Horizon Lines set and the sweet squirrel couple from the Cozy Knit Critters set. I like how it looks like the fairwee is delivering her harvest of nuts to her furry friends. The large sentiment is part of the Fall Day Fairwees set as well and it was just the right size to fill the remaining space within this fall day scene.  

Have a great weekend!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Fall Day Fairwees, Cozy Knit Critters and Birch Trees Horizon Lines)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Spellbinders hemstitch rectangle die
Pear Blossom Press silver gel pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E21, E23, E57, E79
clothes/wings- B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, Y32, YR04, YR18, E84, E87, E89, YR31, Y35, Y26, YR27/Y000, Y11, Y21
wheelbarrow/nuts- C1, C4, W7, T2, T4, T7, R14, R17, E07/E21, E23, E35, E44, E42, E43
squirrels/scarf- E40, E50, E42, R30, E04, E13, E15, E18, E23, E47/Y11, Y21, Y26
sky- BG000, BG70, BG10, BG53, 0
path/grass- E31, E42, E43, E44/YG21, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97
trees- E40, E42, W3, W7

 

Winter wonderland...

Hello!

I'm back with a new Scenic Saturday card over on the Blogabella. It's time to shift into Christmas card making and I've had this darling Tiny Townie Maisie Goes Gift Shopping already stamped up and waiting to get colored since her release last year so I didn't want to make her wait any longer.

I started by masking Maisie and then stamping the Christmas Village Backdrop over top so that once the mask was removed, the village appears off in the distance behind her. I colored Maisie's stylish winter wear in cool blue and soft cream tones then made her pretty packages pop with the classic reds, greens and golds of the Christmas season. Next, I used cool greys to sketch in a path from the village all the way to the front of the scene. To get the perspective right you want to make sure that you start with a very thin line of color and gradually widen it, creating the illusion of the path getting closer to the viewer. With the path in place, using light blues and greys to shade the snow covered ground adds even more dimension within this winter wonderland. Neutral colors on the houses and eye catching evergreens complete the coloring while a gentle snowfall using a white gel pen ties it all together. The sentiment is from the Winter Sentiment set and I stamped it using red ink to visually tie back to Maisie's gift bags.

Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Tiny Townie Maisie Goes Gift Shopping, Christmas Village Backdrop and Winter Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and My Favorite Things amarena cherry
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, E53, E23, E44
clothes- E40, E81, E43, 0, B000, B41, B52, B45, W3, W4, W5, N6, YG03, YG17, E50, E81
bags/gift- C1, C3, YG17, YG67, R22, R27/Y02, YR23, YR24, E47, YG01, YG25, W4/C1, C3, R24, R29, R81, R83/YG03, YG17, YG67, R24, R29, R89
path- C2, C3, C4, C5, C6
snow/sky- BG0000, C00, B60, B21/B0000, B60, B41, C00, 0
houses/greenery- Y00, Y11, E41, E42, E43, E44, E07/E40, E42, E44/E81, E84, T4, E13, E15, E87/YG45, G16, G29, R24, R89

Eat, drink and be merry...

TGIF!    

The Christmas fun continues at Purple Onion Designs and today I've inked up the Christmas Nibbles mice from the, It's the Season collection by Chilliezgraphy by Pei. These two have helped themselves to the holiday charcuterie board and now their bellies are too full to move. The sentiment is from the 'Tis the Season sentiment set and it certainly sums up this crazy cute scene!  :)

You still have through November 11th to get both the It's the Season bundle and the Cotswood Christmas bundle for 30% OFF. 

Toodles!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Christmas Nibbles and 'Tis the Season sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Papertrey Ink new leaf
Mama Elephant Nordic Knit die
Ranger glossy accents
Doodlebug enamel dots
Copic markers:
cheese- V20, G20, E40, E41, 0
nuts- E21, E23, E44/E31, E35, E39/E40, E81, E43
table- V22, E31, E53, E55, E44
holly- R43, R46, R24, E18, YG23, G07, G46, BG99
mice- E40, E41, W1, W3, W4, W5, R000, R20, E04
clothes- E31, E44, C4, C5, C8, R24, R29, R89, C1, W3, E40, E81, YG23, YG17, G46
background- R24, R29, R17, R89

 

Season's greetings...

Hello there!    

I've got another card to share using stamps from the new Cotswood Christmas collection at Purple Onion Designs. I pulled out the awesome Cotswood Village Background again and this time I masked the cute Christmas Correspondence critters into it. They are all helping each other to get their letters to Santa posted so I'm sure that they are all on the nice list. If you haven't gone over to the Purple Onion Designs shop yet there is still time to take advantage of both bundle deals, It's the Season and Cotswood Christmas. 

Have a good one!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Christmas Correspondence, Cotswood Village Background and Classic Holiday Trio sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Papertrey Ink new leaf
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sky- B000, B41, B52, 0
snow- B0000, B60, B41
buildings- B0000, B41, Y0000, E30, E31, E43, E44, E47/E41, W2, W3, W4, E47, E13, E15, E17, C1, C4/E40, E81, E42
trees/greenery- YG45, G46, G29, E84, E87, R24, R27, R59
signage- C5, Y11/Y02, YR23, E47
building- E34, E25, E44, E74, E77, E79, W3, G43, BG93, BG96, C3
gifts/ornaments- E55, E57, E47, E40, E42/G43, R22, Y11, E31
mailbox- R22, R14, R17, R27, R29, R89, E41, C2, C5, T8
bird- E41, W3, W5
squirrel/scarf- E41, E42, E15, E97, E18, E93/YG03, YG67
cat- E40, E42, YR21, YR14, YR27, E93
husky- W0, N1, N2, N4, N6, W1, E93, E04
dog/scarf- Y23, E13, E33, E35/BG53, BG72, BG75
mouse/hat- E41, W4, W6, E93, E04/R43, R46
letters- E40, W2, R24
sidewalk- T2, T3, T4, T5

Holiday cheer...

Olo!

This winter beauty and her beloved pup are the latest Uptown Girl to be added to the Stamping Bella store. Uptown Girl Elaine Loves Winter Walks is looking quite stylish in her winter wear as she visits the Christmas Tree Lot Backdrop searching for the perfect Christmas tree to take home. Joined by her well dressed Staffie, this is sure to be a magical day for the both of them.  :)

Toodles! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Uptown Girl Elaine Loves Winter Walks and Christmas Tree Lot Backdrop)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Simon Says Stamp sentiment strips
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
glasses/hair- BG000, C3/E33, E35, E47
clothes- V20, E50, E40, E41, W3, R35, R37, R89, RV99, E33, E23, E57, E59, W4, W5, W6, W9, Y02, YR23, E47
dog/sweater- E40, E41, E43, E55, E57, E93, E04, W2, W3, W5, T10/YG03, G94, G99, R24, R29, R89
dirt/snow- E31, E42, E43, E44/B60, V20, BV20, BV23
sky/trees/wreaths- B60, B0000/YG45, G17, G29, E57, R24, R29, R89, Y02, YR23, E47
stand- E55, E44, G20, BG90, R24, R27, R29, YG17, G07