Hello, fall...

Olo!

I actually started coloring this lovely Helena Girl with Short Hair digi from MMedel Illustrations over a month ago. I only got the skin and eyes done before having to set her aside for another project and then she kind of got lost in the shuffle until yesterday. I was tidying my desk when I came across Helena again and I really wanted to finish coloring her, the only problem being that with the shift in my seasonal mindset I wasn't really feeling the original summer background that I had planned for her. That's when I got the idea to use the cut off point at her bust line as the neckline of a slouchy sweater she is wearing over her cami. Right away Helena was looking ready for fall, especially with the rust orange color. Now all I had to do was add a simple wash of fall colored forest behind her and she was suddenly enjoying a crisp, autumn morning walk like I can't wait to do myself.
I actually have a few more of these 'big head' beauties by Maria that I can't wait to color up and I hope it doesn't take me as long to finish them as poor, sweet Helena had to wait. If you haven't checked out the etsy shop lately, a lot of great new images have been added as well so be sure to check them out!

Laters!

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- MMedel Illustrations (Girl with Short Hair)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Nuvo gold dream drops
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20, E15
eye shadow/lips- YG91, YG93, E95, E97
eyes- BG000, C1, E53, E55, Y26, YG95, E87, E89
hair- E23, E57, E77, E59, E79
clothes- YR21, YR14, YR27, E19, E18, R83, R85, R56, RV99
sky- B0000, B000, B00
trees- YG00, Y11, Y02, Y17, Y18, YR04, YR09, R14, YG95, YG97, YG99, BG99
ground- YG01, G43, YG63, G94, E23, E25, E27, E29
mountains- B21, B23, BV02, V12

Hello, Beautiful Girl...

Good morning!

Last week I did a Live coloring video using the sassy companion to this sweet fairy, both of which are part of a digital stamp set from MMedel Illustrations. This little flutter by friend came across as quieter and a bit more reflective which led me to the idea of sitting her down at the waters edge checking out her reflection as the waves come rippling in. I also dressed her in a cooler color palette to help reinforce the peaceful vibe I was after. She is just so pretty, hidden among the tall grass, I like to think that what looks like a lake next to her is actually just a large puddle that formed after a spring rain but because she is such a wee thing it looks much larger than it actually is. :)
I noticed that Maria has added new images to her etsy shop over the weekend so if you missed the fun crafty girl and guy be sure to check them out!

Laters!

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- MMedel Illustrations (Fairies set)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Versafine Onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic opaque white
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
eye shadow/lips- B00, B01, R83
eyes- BG000, C1, YG01, YG95, YG99
hair- YR21, YR12, E97, E99
clothes- YG05, G07, BG99, B0000, B01, B05, B66, B69, BV29, G20, Y02, Y18, Y26, Y13, Y21
wings- B0000, B00, B01, B04, B05, YG0000, G20, 100
grass/dirt- YG01, YG03, YG63, YG17, YG67, E50, E30, E31, E33, E44
sky- B0000, B000, B00, C0, C1, 0
water/reflection- B000, B00, YR00, YR21, G20, B01, C3

Fairy dust...

Hey there!

I decided to break up the boredom yesterday by going Live on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page with this sassy little fairy from MMedel Illustrations. I have been a fan of Maria's art ever since first discovering her clear stamps with Craftin' Desert Divas years ago. It was a sad day when they closed but I was relieved to find Maria's etsy shop so I could continue to add to my collection. This beauty is actually one of a pair of fairy digis that come together in the recently released Fairies set. It was hard to choose which one to color first but something about her mischievous side eye won the day. She turned out quite stylish with everyone's color suggestions and we even got in some practice making big, fluffy white clouds. All in all it was a really good day of coloring and I love the card that came together because of it. :)

Talk at'cha later! 

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- MMedel Illustrations (Fairies set)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Versafine Onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here
 

Alone Together...

Hey there!

As I was scrolling through Instagram yesterday morning I came across this new Desde mi Ventana (From my Window) set of digi stamps from MMedel Illustrations and instantly fell in love. So I hopped on over to Maria's etsy shop and grabbed them up. Now every single one of these fun characters would make a super cute card all on their own but seeing them together in the listing I was struck with the image of a long slim line card creating the front of an apartment building where we see all of the residents sheltering in place as individuals but also enjoying each other's company from a safe distance. As I was working with the digis in Word to get them ready for printing I somehow forgot that a traditional slim line card is 8.5" tall and instead went the entire length of the card stock at 11". I didn't realize this until I already had half the card colored and there was no way I was going to start over sooooo... I made a super long slim line card, LOL! To get an even number of window spaces I used the clapping gal twice, just reversing the one and coloring them up completely different. Then I drew in a front door to the building to fill the last space which also gave me a place to add the Alone Together sentiment. I'm not gonna lie, this one was a labor of love but what else do I have to do during this quarantine?  ;)

Take care friends!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- MMedel Illustrations (Desde mi ventana)
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
building: E33, YR23, E44, E35, E39, BV20, E81, 0, N6, N8, G21, G24, YG67, T2
interiors- W1, W2, W3, W4, W6, W8, W10
violinist skin- E13, E15, E17, E79
hair- T5, T7, T10, 110
clothes/violin- N3, N5, N7, YG11, G24, G46, E84, E87, E08, E09, E18, E44
clapping lady 1 skin- E21, E23, E25, E79
hair- YR23, YR24, E44, E47, E49
clothes- E40, E41, RV52, R83, RV34
clapping lady 2 skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR30, YR20, E53, E55
clothes- BG02, B05, B18, B39, BV29, G00, BG32, G16
plant- YG23, YG67, Y18
boy skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E55, E57, E59
clothes- Y000, Y02, Y13, Y18, Y26, R14, R27, R29, R89, C3, C6, C9
reading girl skin- E53, E33, E35, E93
hair- E74, E77, E79, W10
eyes/glasses- E23, BG000
top/book- RV66, RV69, RV99, YG91, YG93, YG97, E81
curtains- E81, Y35, YR07
little girl skin- YR000, E01, E02, E11, E95
hair- YR21, YR27, E99
eyes- B52
curtains/bird- R00, E20, E22, Y11, Y21, Y26
granny skin- BV01, E00, E21, E11, E93
hair- C1, C3, C4, C5
eyes- E27
clothes- BV04, BV17, BV08, N2
curtains- BV000, BV01, BV04
plant/watering can- E95, E97, E99, YG03, YG17, Y18, G20, FBG2, BG07, B39