As colorful as autumn leaves...

Good morning!

On Saturday I got on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and colored this friendly fall scene during my Live. It was a review weekend at Sweet November and I chose to ink up a couple of kiddos from the Fall Gathering set that released last year. I did a lot of masking to get the girl falling into the leaf pile and have the boy slightly behind the leaf pile. I also masked them off before stamping in the birch trees from the even older Birch Trees Horizon Lines set. During the Live we played with prints and textures on the cute kiddos and a vibrant color palette that hits that golden hour look of a fall afternoon. It was a really good time and I think the completed card turned out pretty darn cute. :)

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Fall Gathering and Birch Trees Horizon Lines)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Crisp air, warm hearts...

Hey, hey!

It's a review weekend at Sweet November and I went way back in the stamp archives to ink up the older A Chill in the Hair set once again. I paired this long haired cutie with the Autumn Cottages Background Builder set to add some landscape to the space below her and her critter friends. It was so fun coloring all of that hair and just seeing this happy little character come to life under my markers. I'm so glad that we have these review weekends because they are the perfect opportunity to re-visit all of the great older stamps in the Sweet November Stamps catalog.  :)

Have a great weekend! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (A Chill in the Hair and Autumn Cottages Background Builder), Hello Bluebird (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
Hello Bluebird nesting deckle mini slimline die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
eyes/hair- E35, E37, E39/E23, E57, E47, E49
clothes- Y11, Y15, Y17, Y26, RV66, RV99, E31, E34, E40, E42, E43, E44
squirrel- E40, E41, E43, W1, W2, W3, W5, E93
sky/stream- G20, G0000, G000, BG10, BG11, BG53
grass- YG01, YG03, YG93, YG95
branch/berries/leaves and trees- E34, E55, E47/R35, R59/Y11, Y38, YR18
bushes- R43, R39, E29
houses- E74, E77, E79, E81, E43, G00, E55, W3
bird- E31, E35, E44, Y35, R02

 

Hey there, boo-tiful...

Hello!

It's time for a new Scenic Saturday card over on the Bellariffic blog. Last time I used Fall themed images from the latest digital release and today I put together a cute Halloween scene using more of those Littles digi sets, Littles Halloween Characters and Littles Haunted House and Decor.

As soon as I got these Littles as digis I couldn't wait to super-size the haunted house from the Littles Haunted House and Decor set. Being able to enlarge it to the point of it taking up the entire card front gave me a whole new perspective to play with. I then sized the adorable witch and ghost from the Littles Halloween Characters set to reside both inside and outside the house. The extra bats and jack o'lantern add even more whimsy to this too-cute-to-spook scene. The color palette is pretty traditional for Halloween with the purples, greens and orange though I couldn't resist adding a pop of pink with the witch's hair for a fun twist. Once again, I hope this inspires you to really play with all of the great digital stamps in the store and see all of the different looks you can create with them. :)

Before I go, don't miss out on the FREE SHIPPING for orders over $50 that is going on this weekend. International orders will also get a $9.99 shipping discount on orders over $75 through midnight September 13th. Stay crafty my friends!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Stamping Bella (Littles Halloween Characters and Littles Haunted House and Decor)
Simon Says Stamp sentiment strips
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
sharpie extra fine white pen
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair/clothes- RV52, RV55, RV99/C5, C7, C9, YG01, YG25, G07, V04, V09, E81, YR04, YR18
pumpkin- Y17, YR04, YR18, E84, Y00, Y11
bats- E31, E43, E44, W5, W7, W9, E93
house- N1, N2, N4, N6, N8, YG0000, YG00, E55, E44, E47, BV34, BV25, BV29, T3, T5, T8, BV17, BV08, BV29, C3, C6
ghost- YG0000, YG00, FYG1, FYG2
dirt/grass- E42, E43, E44/YG03, YG63, G94

 

Say Boo and Scary on...

TGIF!

Sorry for my absence folks, I have been struggling all week to get Blogger to upload my photos. It's been quite frustrating but fingers crossed that I am back in business now, LOL! 

I'm just in time to share the card I made using the first of the Spooky Season Spooktacular special digis that will be coming out every Friday for the next few weeks. Just like our Fae-bruary challenges, each digi coincides with a week long challenge that will be announced in the Sweet November Stamps Facebook group. Participating in each week's challenge will earn you a unique exclusive free digi. It's going to be a fun time as we head into the spookiest time of the year. Say Boo is a cute little ghost popping out of a jack o'lantern and the sentiment I used here comes with the image. So I hope you grab this cutie and join us over the next few weeks for some Halloween crafting and digi prizes!

Later gators!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Say Boo)
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
ghost- YR30, YR31, YR21, W0, W1, W2, W3, W5, W8, W10
pumpkin- Y00, Y11, Y02, YR21, YR12, YR15, YR04, YR07, YR09, W2, W3, W4, W5, W7
ground- Y000, Y00, YG93, YG95, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49
sky- T8, T9, T10, 100

 

Happy Halloween...

Good morning!

This past weekend saw the addition of the Sweet Sorceress digi release to the Sweet November Stamps store. So, on Saturday we colored Sweet Sorceress Io during the Live over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. Io is just one of the four lovely little witches all bundled up in their Fall finery and I paired her with the new Sorceress Hut background that is also part of the release. As the color suggestions came in from my fellow crafters, we ended up going with a soft cottage core inspired color palette that adds to the magic of this enchanting scene.  The sentiment strip was added after the video ended and I just popped it up using foam adhesive and positioned it directly in her line of sight, helping to lead the viewer's eye from the main image to the next important element on the card front. Don't forget that you can purchase the limited time bundle deal and get the Sorceress Hut for free. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Sweet Sorceress Io and Sorceress Hut)
Simon Says Stamp Halloween EZ strips
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a lost but you can see the colors used here

A Sweet Sorceress digi release at SN!

 

Hello friends!

We are kicking off Spooky Season with the new Sweet Sorceress digi release that was just added to the Sweet November Stamps store. These four lovely little witches are bundled up for the crisp fall nights, yet they still manage to look quite dressed up and fancy. There is Sweet Sorceress Io with her broom, Sweet Sorceress Blythe with her spell book, Sweet Sorceress Mab with her magic wand and Sweet Sorceress Sloane with her pumpkin. There is also the fun Sorceress Hut that you can purchase individually or if you get the limited time bundle deal you can get it for free.

My first card pairs Sweet Sorceress Blythe with the Sorceress Hut in the background. It looks like she is heading home with her favorite spell book tucked securely in her cloak pocket.

Next, I paired Sweet Sorceress Sloane with the Sorceress Hut. By enlarging the hut in this scene, it looks to be much closer to this little witch. I love being able to play with perspective that way using digital stamps. Sloane definitely has a passion for pumpkins and I'm sure more than a few will become spooky jack o'lanterns before Halloween arrives.

 

Finally for today, I have Sweet Sorceress Mab paired with the largest cottage in the Autumn Cottages clear set. She is outside on this fine fall day practicing some new incantations with her magic wand.  

Now be sure to check out the Friends of Sweet November Stamps group on Facebook for even more Sweet Sorceress loveliness from the rest of our talented design team. Also, don't forget, I will be coloring Sweet Sorceress Io Live today at 11am PDT over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and I hope to see ya there!