Happy Easter...

Hello again! 

It's a review day at Sweet November Stamps and since I've had these cute kiddos from the Postage Pals: Portrait set stamped and ready to color since their release last month I figured it was time to get them on a card. With Easter on the brain, I also thought it would be fun to take them in an Easter themed direction. To that end, all I did was stamp in some little eggs around each of the kids and then used all three of the Easter post marks from the Year Round Postage set as additional accents. Now it looks like these cuties have had a very successful egg hunt!  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Postage Pals: Portrait and Year Round Post Marks), Mama Elephant (Eggtastic)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Papertrey Ink green parakeet and lovely lady
Waffle Flower Crafts A2 postage collage die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list
 
 

Have a sweet Easter...

Hello friends!

I'm back with another Easter themed Scenic Saturday card to share over on the Blogabella. This time around I wanted to challenge myself to create an Easter card using stamps that are not designed with the holiday in mind. Stretching the uses for the stamps in my stash is always something I enjoy doing and this time around it was Tiny Townie Rae the Garden Helper who caught my eye.

Tiny Townie Rae the Garden Helper is holding a prize winning turnip or beet in the original image but I figured that if I had her peeking through the new Window stamp it would hide the bottom half of the root veggie, making it easy for me to color it into a bunch of carrots instead. So I stamped the Window first and cut a mask that left the middle open. From there it was easy stamping Rae into the bottom corner. To separate the beet into a bunch of carrots I used a dark brown marker and sketched in a few lines running down the length. I then blended it out with the orange markers and added the little marks for texture. Once I had her holding the perfect bunch of carrots I still needed to take this scene into an Easter themed direction, which led me to sketch in a tiny bunny off in the distance. With the bunny in place I could then color the rest of the landscape in behind. The choice of pretty pastel colors in the room surrounding the Window, as well as the floral print I added to the curtains, also contribute to the Easter look that I was going for. Finishing off the card is another sentiment from the Easter Sentiment set, stamped in black on the lower part of the wall. I think I would categorize this as a successful holiday transformation of these non-Easter stamps.  :)

Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Tiny Townie Rae the Garden Helper, Window and Easter Sentiment set), My Favorite Things (Touch of Texture and Hand Drawn Lines)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Papertrey Ink fine linen and Catherine Pooler whipped honey
My Favorite Things Blueprints die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55, E44
clothes- RV21, RV13, RV14
carrots- YR15, YR18, E09, YG23, YG17, G46, BG99
sky- B0000, B000, B00
tree/bunny- E23, E44, E47, YG13, YG45, G07/W2, W3, R20
grass- YG01, YG03, YG63, G43, G94
curtains- V0000, V000, V91, V93, V01, V15, V17, YG05, Y02/C0, C3, C5
wall- E41, E43, E44, Y11, Y21

Be yourself...

Hello friends! 

I recently placed an order for some much needed card stock and before I could check out, I couldn't resist adding this pretty Marie Girl from Picket Fence Studios to my cart. I have quite the collection of these beautiful Girl stamps and I'm ashamed to admit that it has been quite some time since I've inked one up. That's probably because with all of the line work in these images, I prefer to stamp them in a light ink because the no-line technique allows a broader range of colors that I can use in their lovely hair and eyes. Coloring no-line always takes a bit more time because it is less forgiving than when you are working with the strong black lines that can hide little coloring flaws here and there. But, I had the time yesterday and the itch to stretch those coloring muscles just a bit. So I stamped Marie Girl using Memento desert sand ink and took my time adding all the fun details to her. After all that coloring on her I kept the background super simple, just some blue sky and a big ol' bush framing her pretty face. What a fun change of pace this was.   :)

Have a good one! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Picket Fence Studios (Marie Girl), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and desert sand
Spellbinders hemstich die
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin/lips- BV0000, BV00, E50, E00, E21, E11, E04, R00, R30/R20, R32, R43, E04
eyes/shadow- C2, BG000, G43, G46, BG99, E44, E47/YG0000, YG00, YG91, YG93
hair- Y32, E33, E53, E43, E44, E25
flowers- YG21, YG05, G46, BG96, R30, R32, R43, R35, R85, Y17, Y26
shirt- G00, G12, BG90, BG93, BG96
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B52, C0, 0
bush- YG01, YG03, YG17, G46, BG99, E44

 

Bunny kisses...

Hi there!

I can't let Easter come and go without getting some of the cute Anita Jeram bunnies from Colorado Craft Company onto a card. I quickly settled on this sweet pair from the Lots of Love set because they are just too adorable. They are also pretty darn quick to color up, which was also a bonus on a busy day. I kept the background simple with some spring inspired hills and blossoming trees. The sentiment from the Happy Easter set was just what I needed to take this lovey scene into an Easter direction and still tie back to their sweet kiss. I won't be surprised if I get a few more of these bunnies on some cards before Easter arrives.  ;)

Ok, gotta run... so much to do. Later gators!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Colorado Craft Company (Lots of Love and Happy Easter)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Papertrey Ink medium scallop frame die
Prima flowers
Doodlebug enamel dots
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
bunny 1- E50, E41, E42, E31, E55, E44, R000, R30, E04
bunny 2- E40, E41, E42, E43, W3, W4, W5, R000, R30, E04
carrot- YR15, YR27, YR68, YG05, G07
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B52
grass- YG11, YG01, YG03, YG25, G24, G94
hills/trees/flowers- BV00, BV23/RV52, RV55, RV11, YG17, G46

 

Hello Easter...

Hey, hey!

Are you ready for another Easter card? These sweet lambs are part of the Impronte d'Autore set called, Hello Ewe. I was able to get them from Crafty Purple Frog, who has a nice selection of their stamps. Lambs are another one of those cute critters that are ubiquitous with Spring and Easter so I really wanted to get them on a card during this season. I stamped and masked these two into a little scene where it looks like the one is giggling at the other's jumping and leaping antics. The tulips and sentiment are all part of the same set as well and the rest of the scene I colored in by hand. The whole thing is simple and cute and was pretty quick to create, which was great for my busy schedule yesterday.  :)

Have a good one!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Impronte d'Autore (Hello Ewe)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Catherine Pooler it's a girl and green
My Favorite Things Blueprints die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
lambs- BV00, E40, E41, E42, R000, R30, R21, E04, T4
dirt/grass- E31, E34, E43, E44/YG11, YG03, YG25, G43, G24, G94
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B12, C0, 0
tulips- YG03, YG17, G46, RV10, RV23, RV25, Y02, Y13, Y18
fence- E44, E47
 

You're the Sweetest...

Good morning! 

Yesterday I had a lot of fun putting together this faux postcard using a bunch of the postal themed sets from Purple Onion Designs. Between the Vintage Happy Birthday Postmark set, Vintage Postcard set, Vintage Postcard set add-on and Vintage Seasonal Holiday Postmark set, I had a perfect base to build a cute Easter themed scene onto. Bella, the bunny with a flower, is the star of the show and I surrounded her with Easter Eggs. A tree stump from the Woodland Floor set builds out the little vignette, which I finished off with a flowering forsythia bush that I colored in by hand. Up on the postage stamp, I added one of the chicks from the Flo, Mo and Bo set. Down on the address lines I added two sentiments, that appear to be retired now, in a soft green ink to match the background that I airbrushed on. All of these different parts come together to create one super sweet Easter card.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Bella, Easter Eggs, Woodland Floor set, Flo, Mo and Bo, You're the Sweetest sentiment, Happy Easter sentiment, Vintage Happy Birthday Postmark set, Vintage Postcard set, Vintage Postcard set add-on and Vintage Seasonal Holiday Postmark set), The Greetery (postal modern)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Papertrey Ink vintage jadeite
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
bunny/flower- E50, E41, E42, E43, R000, R30/Y02, Y15, Y18, YR04, YR18, YG05, G46
grass/stump- YG01, YG03, YG25, G24, G94/E31, E55, E44, E47
eggs- B00, B52, B12, B14, W00, W2, W3, V01, V04, V17, BG01, BG15, BG09, Y11, Y04, Y26, RV00, RV02, RV95, RV23, RV25, YG11, YG13, G02, Y04, Y18
bush- Y11, Y02, Y21, Y26, E44
chick- Y11, Y32, E13, R30, YR15
background-YG11, YG41, YG45

No bunny compares to you...

Hello again!

Yesterday was the release of the Prepping for Easter digis at Sweet November Stamps and I colored up this cute Bunny with Carrots during the morning Live on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. I printed him out nice and big so that he would be front and center on the card. We started out by giving him a light brown coat of fur and then it was decided that he needed a whole carrot patch in the scene behind him. So the rest of the coloring was all about sketching in the carrots then building the rest of the background around them. I think the addition of the rolling hills with the till lines really play up the whole growing theme going on here. It was a fun and fantastic Live with lots of crafty friends asking questions and keeping me company throughout the two hours that we spent together... such a great time! :)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Sweet November Stamps (Bunny with Carrots)
stamp- Ellen Hutson (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here