You're my best finned...

TGIF!

I've been really busy getting ready for a handful of new releases that are coming soon but I was able to squeeze in some time for a card to share today. This is another image that I grabbed off my desk, again thinking that it was one of the Some Odd Girl digis that can be found at Whimsy Stamps but once again, I was mistaken. Still, if you are looking to color up some classic SOG images I still recommend that you check out their digi section. This cute little chibi style mermaid is called Mini Hugs Mermaid and it cracks me up that she may be hugging her fishy friend just a bit too tight, LOL! I colored in a simple simple under the sea scene using a limited color palette throughout the card. The soft mint and aqua hues creating a deceptively peaceful and serene vibe to this story of too much love. ;)

See you back here tomorrow for the big Sea-sational Mermaid clear release at Sweet November!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Some Odd Girl (Mini Hug Mermaid)
stamps- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Catherine Pooler
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Altenew clear enamel dots
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair/tail- G20, YG11, BG90, BG93/YG0000, YG11, G82, BG10, BG11, BG32
fish- BG70, BG72, BG75, BG11, YG0000, G20/C1, C3, BG000
rock/sand- C3, C4, N5, FYG1, FYG2/E30, E31, E33, E35, BV34
water/kelp- BG10, BG11, BG32/G00, G02, G16

Oceans of love...

Hey there! 

The theme for this month's challenge at The Greeting Farm is MerMay, so of course I had to play along. I was just waiting for my new release order to arrive with Mermaid Anya 3. I inked Anya up as soon as I got her and I added some more shells, pearls and a giant starfish to the large shells already decorating her hair, turning it into a crown. To speed up the card making process I pulled one of the A2 card front scenes from the paper pack coming to Sweet November Stamps this weekend. I color matched Mermaid Anya 3 to the colors in this background, then fussy cut and glued her to the paper. The end result is pretty seamless and oh so cute!

Toodles!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
Sweet November paper pack
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Mermaid Anya 3)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versamark watermark
American Crafts black embossing powder
Nuvo dream drops cloud 9
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- RV00, RV10, RV02, RV32, RV34
tail- V01, V12, Y11, Y02, Y18
starfish/shells- YR21, YR04, YR18/E50, E53, YR30, RV42/E81, BV0000, BV00, BV02, BV04
rock- BV23, BV25, BV29
seaweed- YG01, YG17, G07

 

Happiness comes in waves...

Good morning!

Well, here we are... it's the fourth and final week of MerMay fun at Sweet November Stamps. The last of the new stand alone digis has been added to the store and the final MerMay progression challenge can be found in the Friends of Sweet November Stamps Facebook group. We are ending our Mermay digis with the adorable Shelby. This wide eyed cutie is wearing her hair in two long braids and she is crowned with shells and pearls. The challenge theme this week is to add a friend, so I paired Shelby with fish from the soon to be released Ebb and Flow set and a cute jellyfish from the More Mer Friends set. The Mermaid Reef digi provides the perfect backdrop for this sweet mermaid and her pals. I colored everything by hand until I got to the water, then I pulled out the Copic air brush system to add shades of blue-green to the background. I can't wait to see how everyone wraps up MerMay with this final challenge!  :)

Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Shelby and Mermaid Reef)
stamps- Sweet November (Ebb and Flow and More Mer Friends)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Nuvo dream drops
Altenew clear enamel dots
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20, E93
hair/eyes- E50, E53, E23, BG11, BG53, BG72, BG75/BG34, BG75, BG78
starfish/shells- YR21, YR04, YR18/E50, E81, V20, V22, YR21, YR12, E93
tail- BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, BG75, BG78, Y000
sand- E30, E31, E33, V22, V25
reef- E42, C3, N4, T5, W6, FYG1, FYG2, YG93, YG95
seaweed/corals- YG03, YG17, G46/Y11, Y13, Y18, Y26/YG21, YG23, YG95/RV63, V04/V22, V25/R43, R14/Y35, YR04, YR27
fish/jellyfish- YR30, YE31, G00, BG93, RV42/BG10, BG11, BV01, BV02
water- BG32, BG34, BG15, BG07