Don't be a scaredy cat...

Good morning! 

We sent out the Sweet November Stamps September newsletter Saturday night and I did a special sneak peek of this month's free digi during my Live coloring earlier that day over at the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. A Halloween Stroll is not just one digi but six coordinating images of a little witch being followed by her faithful familiars. I lined them all up on a mini slimline card front and then let my fellow crafters choose the color scheme and background. I love the rust orange and olive green combo of the witches outfit and had so much fun coloring all of the different fur patterns on the cats. The golden field was another great suggestion that lends itself to a beautiful fall day full of magic.  :)

Laters!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
digital stamps- Sweet November (A Halloween Stroll)
stamps- Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
Hello Bluebird nesting deckle mini slimline die
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Just here for the candy...

Hi again!

It's a review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and I went back to the Halloween Postage Pals: Landscape set that released last year. Rather than use them with a postage collage die, this time around I stamped three of the cute trick or treaters onto small polaroid shaped die cuts. I found a fun candy themed paper in an old Doodlebug paper pack that I pulled the Copic colors from and used it as the backdrop for the polaroids. A sprinkling of coordinating candy enamel shapes and a sweet sentiment were all this card needed to be complete.  :)

Thanks for stopping by! 

 

Supply list:
pattern paper- Doodlebug (Pumpkin Party)
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Halloween Postage Pals: Landscape), Hello Bluebird (Halloween Word Strips)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Hello Bluebird word strip die
Hello Bluebird polaroid die set
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Doodlebug enamel shapes
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
ghost- E40, E81, W0, W3/T7, T9
mummy- E40, E81, W0, W3, YG91, YG93/T7, T9
witch- YG01, YG23, G07, BG99/V05, V06, V09, C00, C1, W3, C2, C5, BG45, BG09, BG78, Y17, YR04, YR18/E55, E57, Y32, E35, YR24/T7, T9

 

Rosemary by your garden gate...

Hello!

I'm back on the Bellariffic blog with more Halloween fun for this week's Scenic Saturday card at Stamping Bella. The new Holiday release that just hit the store has a great variety of new Halloween stamps to choose from and I opted to ink up the lovely Uptown Girl Witchy Sisters.

This beautiful pair of witches also come with a classic quote from the Practical Magic movie and I really wanted to make sure I had room to include it on the card. This led me to stamping everything on a long slimline card front, first the quote, then the witches above it and finally I stamped the older Garden Backdrop after masking the witches. Once the mask was removed I was left with a scene that I could color to match back to the quote. I added rosemary and lavender in front of the fence and made the roses red, just like the ones in the movie. The Witchy Sisters were colored to match their outfits in the final scenes of the movie and I added some magic sparkles swirling around the broom using a white pen. While this scene may not have traditional Halloween spookiness, I think it is full of the enchantment that encompasses this special season. 

Stay crafty my friends!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (Uptown Girl Witchy Sisters and Garden Backdrop)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Mama Elephant slimline die
sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair 1- YR21, YR15, YR27, E18
hair 2- E35, E57, E47, E79
clothes- E40, E81, Y17, YR04, YR18, C5, C7, C9, T5, T7, T9
broom- E31, E34, E44, Y23, YR23, E35, V25, V17
gate/flowers- E40, E81, E43/G24, G46/G43, G46, V22, V25, V15, V17/RV25, RV29, RV99, YG17, YG67
sky- BG10, B60, B63, B32, B66
dirt/grass/trees- E31, E34, E35, E44, E47/YG03, G43, YG63, G94/G24, G85

 

Embrace your dark side...

TGIF!

We are half way through the Spooky Season Spooktacular celebration at Sweet November Stamps and today I am sharing not one but two special digis that have just been added to the store. Each week's digi also 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 already proving to be a fun time as we head into the spookiest time of the year. 

This week we have the new Madame Tarot image and since I figured she needed somewhere spooky to be plying her trade, there is also the new Haunted Cemetery Background. As the mist creeps in, Madame Tarot will read your cards, divining a future that you may or may not want to hear. So who is brave enough to walk through the tombstones at midnight and meet with Madame Tarot?  ;)

Have a great weekend!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
digital stamps- Sweet November (Madame Tarot and Haunted Cemetery Background)
stamps- Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin/make up- E21, E11, E23, E25, E04, R20, RV34, W4, W5, W7
hair/eyes- C5, C7, C9/C3, YR23, YR24, E37, E29
clothes- E40, E81, W3, W4, Y02, YR23, YR24, E47, R35, R37, R59, RV99, V15, BV17, BV29, W5, W7, W10, R29, G07
tarot cards- YG01, E81, BG23, YR15, V17, R24
path/tombstones/pumpkins- C3, C4, C5, C6/Y00, Y02, Y35, YR16, E08, E84, E87
trees/grass- E74, E77, E79/Y11, YR30, YR31, YR23, YR24, E37
background- BG70, BG10, BG11, BG72, BG75, BG78, BG45, B06, B37, B39
bats- T10
 

'Tis the season...

Hi friends! 

I still have a few scenes left that I stamped up using the Great Outdoors release at Hello Bluebird. This particular one always felt like it would be a cute Fall scene and that's why I held off on coloring it until now. This adorable mole reading by lantern light is from the Campfire Stories set and I paired him with the Pathway Background that I altered by wiping the ink off of the actual path before stamping. This left me with a simple hill for him to be reading his spooky story on. The tree and bushes got Fall colors and the night scene gave me the perfect opportunity to really play up the lantern light glow. I borrowed the sentiment from the All the Spooks set because I like how it emphasizes the story that I had in my head for this little guy.  :)

Have a good one!  :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Campfire Stories, Pathway Background and All the Spooks)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versafine onyx black
Hello Bluebird nesting deckle A2 die
Hello Bluebird All the Spooks dies
Ranger glossy accents
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
mole- YR000, YR00, E21, E23, W2, W3, W4, W6, R30
clothes/book- BG000, Y00, Y02, E55, E57, E79/E81, V04, BV08
sky- BV01, BV11, BV04, BV17, BV29
tree- E44, E47, E49, Y11, Y21, Y26, BV00, BV01, BV34
bushes- Y00, Y02, YR21, YR23, YR24, BV34
grass/rocks- YG01, YG03, YG63, G94, G99, Y00, Y02/W3, W5, T6, Y000
lantern- C3, C5, C9, Y00, Y02, YR16
bushes/background- YG17, G46, BG99/G20, G12, G43, YG11, YG61, YG63, E44, B32, B34