Bee-utiful You...

Good morning!

I'm currently busy working with a few deadlines so here's another cute card that I had made for the recent clear release at Sweet November Stamps. This sweet little bee and sentiment are from the 3x4 Bee-utiful You set and I've filled the background using both of the floral corner stamps in the Enchanted Spring Flowers set. He looks so happy just sitting on his flower and soaking in the warm sunshine of a beautiful Spring day. I can almost smell the sweet scent of those flowers just looking at this card, LOL! 

Alrighty, I've gotta run... see ya in 24!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Bee-utiful You and Enchanted Spring Flowers), Hello Bluebird (In the Meadow Background)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Catherine Pooler sweet sixteen and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Papertrey Ink cross-stitch frame die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list
 

Bloom and Grow...

Happy Earth Day!

I'm up on the Hello Bluebird blog once again and in honor of Earth Day I have combined a handful of sets to create a happy scene full of growth and new beginnings. The digging bear and worm from the Vegetable Garden set and the fox with a watering can from the Bloom and Grow set have been brought together to plant a sapling and do their part to make the world a more beautiful place. To help fill out the background and further the story that I wanted to tell with these cute critters, I masked them both before stamping the tall tree from the Forest Fawns set twice. I then took the blooming branch stamp from the Picked For You set and flipped it to stand vertical from the dirt to mimic a small tree. Once the masks were removed I was ready to grab my Copic markers and start coloring. As you can see, I stamped everything within the scene to fill the top two thirds of the card front and as I colored in the grass I let the green fade out to white at the bottom of the card. This left me with just enough white space to stamp in the large sentiment from the Spring Script set. With the top half of the card filled with the bright, happy colors of a beautiful spring day, I die cut the card front and glued it to the card base. Then I could add some finishing touch embellishments, like the natural jute twine tied up in a pretty bow and the wood grain enamel dots that I found in my crafty stash. The end result is a card full of charm with a lovely message on this Earth Day.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Vegetable Garden, Bloom and Grow, Forest Fawns, Picked For You and Spring Script)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Papertrey Ink green parakeet and Catherine Pooler icing on the cake
My Favorite Things blueprints die
May Arts jute twine
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Studio Calico enamel dots
Copic markers:
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B52, C0, 0
dirt- E31, E34, E42, E43, E44, E47, E57
grass- YG0000, YG00, YG21, YG03, YG25, YG63, G43, G24, G94
trees- E81, E84, E87, E43, YG01, YG13, YG17, YG45/R000, R81, R83, Y18
bear/shovel- E31, E55, E44, R30, E49/G24, G46, C1, C3, C5
fox/watering can- W00, W3, E40, E41, E43, YR21, YR15, YR24, YR27, E09, E49/B01, BG11, BG53, BG72, BG75
worm- YR000, YR00, E04

 

You brighten my day...

Hi friends!

Today the team and I are reviewing stamps from the Enchanted Spring clear release that hit the shelves at Sweet November Stamps last weekend. I chose to ink up another one of the cute Rainy Day Fairwees along with the frog that is also included in the set. To help build the background I inked up the older Horizon Lines: Reflections set because I liked the idea of having a lake stretching out beyond them. Because I wanted to use this particular sentiment I chose to color in the background as if the Spring storm had just passed, leaving only puddles and shimmering dew drops in its wake. I gotta say, I'm still having so much fun creating these Spring inspired cards.  :)

Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Rainy Day Fairwees and Horizon Lines: Reflections)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Spellbinders hemstitch die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR21, YR15, YR27, E39, E29
umbrella- BV01, V01, V04, FV2, BV08, G20, Y13, Y18, YR24, YG13, YG17m G46
clothes/wings- V01, V05, V06, V09/BG10, BG11, BG72
frog- YG0000, YG91, BG93, YG93, YG95, YG97, Y02, Y15, Y38
rocks/dirt- C3, T4, W5/E31, E42, E43, E44
water/sky- B0000, B000, B00, B01, B52, C0, 0
grass- YG00, YG01, YG03, G43, G24, G94, YG63
trees- YG06, YG17, G24, G46/RV10, RV52, RV95, RV00