Hey, gillfriend...

Hey there!

I'm heading out this morning for a much needed break and a fun day of shopping but before I go I just have to share this super cute new mer digi from Craftin' Desert Divas. She's called Mermaid Alana and she is one of four new mermaids that were just released. I printed her out nice and light so I could do no-line coloring on her, mostly because I wanted to add more color to her big beautiful eyes. Something about this little sweetie had me turning Alana into a wee goldfish mer with a shimmering orange tail. And I was even able to pull the perfect sentiment to play off her fun shell-phone. ;)

Alrighty, I'm off... catch ya later!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Craftin' Desert Divas (Mermaid Alana)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Studio Calico clear blue
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Ranger glossy accents
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
eyes- BG000, BG02, B05, BG78, BG99, 100
hair- Y32, YR12, YR18, E18
tail- Y0000, Y04, Y17, YR04, YR09
top- BV00, BV02, V15, V17, YG09
shell- YR30, E81, E84, E95, E97, E99, YR24
water- B00, B01, B02, BG53
plants- B52, B95, B99, B41, YG07

True friendship...

Hello, hello! 

Ok so I have been totally dying to ink up the Forest Friends stamp set from Craftin' Desert Divas ever since it came out. By now I'm sure you all realize that I am a huge fantasy/fairy tale nerd so this set was a total must have from the moment I first laid eyes on it. The variety of mythological cuties and little forest critters just make me unbelievably happy. I have SO many ideas for this set but the first one that I wanted to translate into a card was this scene between the pretty leaf sprite and that cute little wooden boy. I stamped the sprite high on the card because I knew that I wanted to color her into a big leafy tree looking down on her friend standing among the flowers. I actually borrowed those flowers from another great CDD set called Make a Wish, I just love how all the accessory stamps are so easy to mix and match between these sets. The friendship sentiment is by Mama Elephant and I just thought it brought together these two quirky cuties in a really special way. I love how this looks like a chance meeting and you can only imagine all of the adventures these two will go on together from here. :)

Well thanks for stopping by today, I hope you have a good one!    

supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Craftin' Desert Divas (Forest Friends and Make a Wish), Mama Elephant (Friendship sentiments)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Copic Spica glitter pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
leaf sprite skin- E000, E00, YG11, G40, G43, E93
hair- YG03, YG25, YG17, YG67, YG99
eyes- YG03, YG95, YG97
clothes- RV02, RV55, RV09, YG13, G19, G29, G99
wood boy- E23, W25, E27, YG00, YG13, YG17, G29, YR04
eyes- E35, E47, E49
sky- B0000, B000, B00, BG01
tree- E41, E42, E34, E55, E47, E81, YG01, YG23, G05, G19, G29, YG67
grass- YG01, YG03, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG17
toad- E50, E41, E81, 0, YG13, YG45, G46, G85
snail- YG91, YG93, YG97, E81, E84
birds- E50, Y02, Y15, BV01, T8
flowers- Y02, Y15, RV13, RV25, RV29, V04, V09, Y000
mushrooms- E81, E84, Y35, YR04, YR27
hedge- G21, YG63, G94

Sprinkle every holiday with fairy dust...

TGIF!

I'm back with one final card as a guest designer for the September release at Craftin' Desert Divas! The Holiday Fairies set is back in the spotlight and I have shifted gears from my first Halloween themed card to this magical Christmas card, ya just gotta love the versatility of this set! This sweet little Christmas Pixie and her miniature reindeer were calling for a fun winter scene. So I grabbed my Copics and sketched in a frozen stream deep in the woods for these two to inhabit. They look so very happy as they await Santa's arrival. :)
You can find the Holiday Fairies and the rest of the September release in the Craftin' Desert Divas store!

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Craftin' Desert Divas (Holiday Fairies set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Papertrey Ink pure poppy
Nuvo white blizzard
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, YR31, E31, E33
clothes- E40, E50, E81, R35, R29, R89, C5, C8, 100, YG01, G07, G29
wings- G000
reindeer- E30, E31, E34, E50, R27, Y15, E04, R21, E81
background- B41, B0000, B000, C2, W2, W4, W6, E42, C00

Friends that soar...

Olo!

I'm back with another guest designer post for Craftin' Desert Divas today. The super cute Doxie Duos stamp set is once again in the spotlight and this time I am playing around with one of the two winter/Christmas images included in the set. These two furry friends are decked out for the holidays and with the way they seem to be flying past us the lyrics, "dashing through the snow" came to my mind. So I wanted to challenge myself to create a simple scene that lent some movement to these two. To help achieve that look and really ground them into that snow bank I wiped away some of the ink on the little wiener dog's legs before stamping. By doing this it creates the illusion of that missing leg being down in the snow. Then I used a handful of light blue copics to create the snow flurry patterning behind them and rather than have it fill the entire card front I chose to concentrate it through the center of the card for more help with the movement. Once I had the dashing doxie and Santa kitty all colored up I used a light blue ink to stamp on the sentiment as well as a few extra snowflakes that are part of the set as well. To complete their race through the snow drifts I grabbed my handy dandy white Sharpie and dotted in a veritable snow storm around them. How cute is that?! :)
The Doxie Duos set along with the rest of the September release are now available in the Craftin' Desert Divas store so be sure to go check it out!

Later gators! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Craftin' Desert Divas (Doxie Duos)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico ice ice baby
Ranger glossy accents
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
doxie- E53, E35, T5, T7, T10
kitty- W00, W1, T5, T7, 0 R30, E93, E04
clothes- R35, R39, R59, YG01, YG05, YG09, E41, E42, E43
sky/snow- BG10, B21, B41, B32, 0

Wave that wand like you mean it...

Hey all!

I'm back with another guest design post for the September release at Craftin' Desert Divas! Today's featured stamp set is called Holiday Fairies and it is full of magical holiday fun. Just like the Doxie Duos yesterday, this set spans through all of your fall and winter card making. So continuing on with Halloween cards first, I inked up this sweet Witch Fairy using desert sand ink and did a bit of no-line coloring. I also masked her flying kitty friend into the scene for extra cuteness. Then I just used my Copic markers to color in an eerie green sky and a glowing moon along with some spooky trees to frame in the scene. The checkerboard pattern was also drawn in by hand and I really like how it helps make it look like that fairy is flying right out of the background. Another crochet flower from my sister and a sprinkling of ebony black Nuvo drops help pull the design all together.
Now you can find more Holiday Fairies enchantment from the talented Craftin' Desert Divas design team over on the CDD Blog or check out the Craftin' Desert Divas Gallery group on Facebook. And the entire September release will be available at Craftin' Desert Divas tomorrow!

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Craftin' Desert Divas (Holiday Fairies)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and desert sand Ranger glossy accents Sharpie extra fine white pen Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Nuvo ebony black
crochet flower (thanks Jac!)
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
lips- RV55
eyes- YG21, YG03, YG17, YG67
hair- RV55, RV66, RV69
clothes- C0, C3, C5, C7, C9, RV63, BV34, BV08, E81, E84, 0, Y19, YR04, YR18
wings- Y11, Y02, Y17, YR04
kitty- W4, W6, 110, G00, V04, V08, YR04, YR18, V04, RV06, RV17
sky- YG0000, YG21, YG23, YG09, G07, G29
moon- G00, YG0000

 

You do the tricking...

Hello, hello! 

I've got a special Sunday post today because I'm excited to be guest designing for the September release at Craftin' Desert Divas! Today is actually day 2 of sneak peeks and we are featuring the super cute Doxie Duos stamp set. The great thing about this set, besides the darling doxie, is that it spans from Halloween all the way to Christmas and winter cards, making it really versatile. For my first card featuring this set I inked up the Witchy Doxie and did a bit of masking to include the little candy pail accessory stamp and sentiment as well. My most favorite doxie in the whole wide world is my friend Tracey's sweet girl, Pickle. Pickle is a beautiful all black mini and whenever I have a doxie stamp to color she tends to be my inspiration. The all black coat really lent itself to this Halloween scene quite wonderfully. So instead of coloring the entire front of the card into a scene I thought it would be a fun change of pace to color in my own frame around a smaller, more contained scene. I really love how this turned out and how it left me with some white space that I could then play around with a bit by stamping some extra spiders into. 
To see even more Doxie Duos cuteness from the talented Craftin' Desert Divas design team just head on over to the CDD Blog or check out the Craftin' Desert Divas Gallery group on Facebook. I will be back tomorrow with another CDD sneak peek so I hope you come back to check that out!

Laters! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Craftin' Desert Divas (Doxie Duos)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Ranger glossy accents
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
doxie- C6, C7, C9, 100
eyes- E34, E35
costume- V04, V05, V06, V09, YG00, YG03, FYG2, G07, C2, C4
candy pail- Y19, Y38, YR04, YR09, YG03, G07, RV04, RV19, B00, Y15, YR09
spiders- W4, W7
ground- E42, E43, E44, E47
sky- BV02, BV13, BV04
moon- C0, C2, 0
hedge- BV25, BV29

Happy Birthday...

TGIF!

A couple weeks back I was the lucky winner of the April Mood Board challenge at Craftin' Desert Divas and I just had to add this sweet Magical Princess digi to my growing CDD collection. I really wanted to play around with the whole Rapunzel in her tower idea to I scaled the digi down to a smaller size leaving plenty of room to add the scene around her. Rapunzel is printed in a light grey scale so that I could do the no-line coloring technique and I love the dreamy quality this lends to the card. The sentiment from Impression Obsession is a new one that I just had to get since I can relate to the introverting theme. Heck, most of my days are spent interacting with animals more than people, LOL! The pretty pink and green color scheme along with the florals is inspired by the May Mood Board so once again I am entering the challenge.

I hope you have a crafty weekend and I shall see ya on Monday! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Craftin' Desert Divas (Magical Princess)
stamps- Pergamano (birds), Impression Obsession (Introverting set)
ink- Memento desert sand, Studio Calico blush crush and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
My Favorite Things stitched flag die
My Favorite Things english brick stencil
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- Y11, YR30, Y32, E53, E33
eyes- YG21, G43, YG63, 110
dress/flowers- RV10, RV13, RV52, RV55, YG03, YG95
birds- B32, B24, R30, R02, E50, YR31
vine- YG00, YG03, YG95
sky/clouds- BG000, Y0000, Y000, C0, 0
tower- N0, N1, N2, N4, W2, W4
trees/bushes- R30, RV10, RV55, YG67 
grass- YG01, YG03, YG25
mountains- BV000, BV00, V20, V25

Be a unicorn...

TGIF!

A couple weeks back I was the lucky winner of the new Believe in Magic set of digis from Craftin' Desert Divas. I've had plenty of their stamps and digis on my wish list but this is my first time working with one of their images. I was super excited to get my hands on these adorable unicorns and I printed them out right away. Though it wasn't until yesterday that I finally had time to color one and get her on a card. She is printed in a light grey scale so that I could do the no-line coloring technique which gives the image that soft and squishy look that I wanted. The sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio is one that I've been dying to use as well plus it lead me in the direction of coloring her into a field at sunset. I really like the color palette that was created by skipping the traditional blue skies for pinks and yellows, it just seems a bit more magical. :)

Alrighty, well I normally take the weekends off from posting but check back tomorrow and Sunday for some special posts for 7 Kids and The Greeting Farm!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Craftin' Desert Divas (Believe In Magic)
stamp- Pinkfresh Studio (Magical Unicorn set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Papertrey Ink stitched scallop card die
Pretty Pink Posh sequins
sparkle thread
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
unicorn- N0, N1, N2, 0, R00, RV000, N8, RV63, RV02, RV55, Y11, Y13, Y26, E39
eyes- B00, BG53, B37, 110, BG000
flowers- YG11, YG03, YG23, YG95, Y13, RV10, RV21, RV25, G20
sky- Y00, Y02, R30, R32
background- YG00, YG01, YG03, YG25, YG95
butterfly- E55, E57, Y04, Y08, Y38, YR04