'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

Dropping you a line...

TGIF! 

I'm heading back to the lake today, with these cute critters from the Fishing Buddies set at Hello Bluebird. I paired this duo of fishing friends with the Skating Pond Scene die, though I didn't use the scene die in the traditional way. Because I still wanted to do my usual background coloring, I used a scrap piece of card stock to cut it out then I traced the tree and shoreline pieces, using a brown multi liner pen, directly onto the card front. It really was a pretty quick and easy way to get a background started. Next, I added the fish and lily pads before coloring up the entire scene. The final touch was adding the sentiment that is also part of the Fishing Buddies set. I've been having so much fun with this release that it is going to be sad seeing summer come to an end. ;)

Have a good one!

 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Fishing Buddies)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, london fog and Versafine onyx black
Hello Bluebird Skating Pond Scene die
Hello Bluebird Nesting Deckle A2 die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Altenew silver gel pen
Copic markers:
bear/fishing pole- E50, E31, E43, E55, E47, R30/C3, W6
bunny- E40, E42, N1, N2, W3, R000, R30, E04
boat- E33, E35, E37, E39
fish/lily pads- RV42, YR30, BG11, BG90, BG93, BG72/YG05, G09, G46
grass/dirt- YG01, YG03, YG25, YG63, G94/E31, E43, E44
water- B00, B01, B12, B16, B18
sky- B0000, B000, B00
trees- E34, E57, E47, YG21, YG13, YG17, G46