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Good morning!
Did you see that 7 Kids got in some super cute stamps from Penny Black's recent holiday release? There are lots of great Christmas stamps but it was this sweet little Tiny Acorn fairy that just had to get on a card first. It just doesn't get much cuter than a fairy baby in a saggy baggy onesie if you ask me, especially when that onesie is adorned with an oak leaf print... LOL! I colored her into a densely wooded forest with bright fall leaves above and below and even added a couple extra acorns on the ground around her.
Ok, I gotta go get ready for work. Thanks for stopping by!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Penny Black (Tiny Acorn), Inkadinkado (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR14, E08, E18
clothes- E50, E30, E53, E81, E07, E18, E29, Y17, E23, E25, E27, E29
acorns- E42, E21, E23, E25, E27, E29
trees- E51, E21, E53, E55, E57, E59, E49
ground- E30, E31, E33
leaves- Y04, Y17, YR07, R39, E18, E49
Hey there!
I
have another fun birthday card to share today using a different birthday girl from the Penny Black Cake and Wishes set. Rather than presents this sweetie has an oversized cupcake to help us celebrate the happy occasion. The little polka dot paper is from an old My Mind's Eye paper pad and the back side of it actually has a bunch of cupcakes on it that I pulled my color inspiration for the card from. The primary color scheme isn't one that I do often but I really like the youthful vibe it lends to this darling birthday girl. I pondered coloring in a background for her but in the end the clean white space is much more effective. The result is a bright and happy birthday card that makes me smile. :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
paper- My Mind's Eye
stamps- Penny Black (Cake and Wishes), Whimsy Stamps (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Papertrey Ink pure poppy
My Favorite Things stitched scallop border die
Doodlebug glitter sprinkles
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- Y11, E50, Y23, YR31, E33
clothes- B00, B12, B24, B26, B28, B0000, R43, R17, R29, RV21, RV14, R17, R29, R89
shadow- W0, W2, W4, 0
cupcake- E30, E31, E34, E50, E41, RV04, R46, R89, Y02, Y15, Y17, B00, B12, B24, B26, YG21, YG03, YG95, R43, R17, R29, RV00, RV21, RV13, BG10, BG34, G16
TGIF!
I have a fun little birthday card to share today for no other reason than I wanted to play with a new stamp set that I got recently. I stumbled across this cute Penny Black set called Cake and Wishes and I loved the cute little kiddos in it. I didn't know at the time that they are illustrated by Lee Holland who also has a digi shop full of cute critters and kids. And as I was just linking to the shop I noticed there is a 50% off sale going on so I think I will have to fill my cart, LOL! I added an extra stack of presents behind this sweet birthday girl using an old TGF set called Birthday Bundle. Then I grabbed some of my favorite old papers by KI Memories and pulled my Copic colors to match. The result is a cheerful birthday card sure to put a smile on anyone's face. :)
Alrighty friends, have a great weekend and I will actually see you back here tomorrow for a special Saturday post.
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- KI Memories (Beautiful)
stamps- Penny Black (Cake and Wishes set), The Greeting Farm (Birthday Bundle set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Papertrey Ink pinked edge card base die
My Favorite Things stitched border die
Doodlebug sentiment sticker
twine
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Ranger glossy accents
Sharpie white marker
sequins
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E31, E55, E35, E39
clothes- B60, BV01, BV13, C0, C2, C4
presents- RV52, RV02, RV06, RV09, RV55, Y11, Y21, Y35, Y38, B60, BV01, BV13, BV04
Olo!
The weather has definitely taken a turn for the cooler side with the nights getting down right chilly here. I'm not complaining though because I finally got to pull out all my comfy sweaters and snuggle up. I guess that's why this cutie caught my eye, with her oversized sweater and layers I could just feel the nip in the air. She's called Hello Autumn and I mean come on, how adorable is she? The birch trees made another appearance too because I thought that lone leaf needed somewhere to fall from. It makes for a sweet, simple scene that I am quite happy with. :)
Laters!
Supply list:
cardstock- Copic X-Press It and Papertrey Ink
paper- Carta Bella (Hello Fall)
stamps- Penny Black (Hello Autumn), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment), Studio Calico (birch trees)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico doc brown
My Favorite Things blueprints die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E30, E31, E34
clothes- E81, E84, E87, E89, R35, R39, E18, YR000, YR02, YR07, E33, YR21, YR12, YR16
rake- E55, E57, G21, G82, G46
leaf- YG00, YG93, Y21
trees- W00, W0, W2
sky- BG70
grass- G40, YG61, G24
Hi everybody!
I'm posting on the fly this morning so this one is gonna be real quick! I had to work late yesterday so I didn't have a whole lot of time to get crafty last night. Luckily I had this sweet Mermaid Bath stamp from Penny Black colored up and just waiting for a card. I wanted to make the background look like the tiled wall of a bathroom so I grabbed this old grid paper and mixed it with the starfish strip before die cutting the whole thing with the big stitched dome die from MFT. Then I just grabbed the lilac cardstock and threw it all together. Ya gotta love how quick a layout can come together with these dies. :)
Ok, I'm outta here... TTYL!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Papertrey Ink
paper- Making Memories (teal graph), Heidi Grace (under the sea)
stamps- Penny Black (Mermaid Bath), Kraftin Kimmie Stamps (Treena Twinkles set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Papertrey Ink shaded lilac
My Favorite Things stitched dome die
My Favorite Things stitched strip die
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E31, E34, E57, E49
tail- B000, B00, B32, B24, B28, BV13
tub- C00, C1, C3, BG0000
wash cloth- BG13, BG49, W1, E81
bubbles- BG0000, RV00, Y00
Hello, hello!
Ok, how cute are these little guys? When I first laid eyes on this Snow Fairies set from Penny Black it was love at first sight. So when it came time to make a card I knew it would be hard choosing just one to color up. That is when I really started looking at these fairies and realized that with a bit of masking as I stamped, they would come together to make a snowman building scene. Of course this just made me love them even more! So now with a bit of fairy magic Frosty is bound to come to life in time for Christmas. ;)
Well thanks for dropping by today. I'll be trying to stay warm and dry in my wet and windy neck of the woods. :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
American Crafts POW silver glitter paper
stamps- Penny Black (Snow Fairies set), Inkadinkado (sentiment), unknown (hillside)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Martha Stewart snowflake border punch and corner punch
Ranger Liquid Pearls
Wink of Stella silver and clear glitter pens
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- 100
clothes- FB2, B16, B18, B0000, B00, B02, B66, B29, B79, E50, E81, E84, 0
wings- BG000
snow- B0000, C0, G000
sky- B000, 0
Hello, hello!
Well, no rain yet but we did get a lot of wind yesterday which luckily blew away a lot of the smoke. It's still there when you go outside just not as oppressive as before. I can't tell you how nice it was to finally see patches of blue sky again. :)
My card is a quickie that I put together yesterday. I've had this sweet baby butterfly, from the Penny Black Cute as a Bug set, inked up for some time and there was something summery about her look so I grabbed her up and started to color. I wanted to give her a darker skin tone and everything was going great until my E30 ran out of ink and my blend got all streaky... ugh, I hate when that happens. Not wanting to start all over I refilled my pen and tried to salvage what I had. I'm not 100% happy with the end result because her skin just isn't as smooth as I would like but it was good enough to go on a card. The papers are all from the Studio Calico Sun Drifter collection, which I love, and I couldn't help but sprinkle the white Mister Huey on this card too. That's what happens when things don't get put away and linger on my desk, LOL!
Alrighty, I've got to jet. Talk at'cha later!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Studio Calico (Sundrifter)
stamps- Penny Black (Cute as a Bug set), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Hero Arts ombre, Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers
buttons
My Favorite Things stitched circle die
Wink of Stella clear glitter and white glitter
Studio Calico Mister Huey opaque white
Copic markers:
skin- E30, E21, E31, E04, R20, V15
hair- E55, E44, E47, E49
tutu- Y13, Y21, Y35, R32, R14
wings- Y11, Y13, Y21, G0000, G00
Mornin' folks!
My card today is a total lift from this card by Jill Foster on the Penny Black blog. I came across it on Pinterest a couple weeks ago and loved everything about it, especially since I already had that Doggone Sweet stamp set waiting to be inked up. So I stayed true to the CAS design, with the single strip of pattern paper, though mine has a bit more color as I opted for a blue card base and green twine instead of the all white palette of the original. I chose to sponge a golden yellow ink behind this tuckered out pooch so that it kinda looks like he has found a warm sunny spot to nap in. The sentiment is from the Pillow Talk set by Simon Says Stamp and it just cracks me up because there are way too many days when that thought crosses my mind, LOL! ;)
Well, I hope your Tuesday is off to a great start. I'm hoping to be super productive around the house today... lots to cross off the ol' to-do list.
Toodles!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Kaleidoscope)
stamps- Penny Black (Doggone Sweet), Simon Says Stamp (Pillow Talk sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Nick Bantock yellow
Divine Twine
Copic markers:
fur- YR21, YR27, E09
collar- B21, B39, B04
Olo!
Today's card features the second of three little mermaids from this super cute Penny Black set. Only one left to ink up and my goal is to get each one on a card before this month is over... I'm feeling pretty good about my chances. ;)
So I paired this merbaby and her starfish up with a colorful scrap of older Making Memories paper. This kinda-sorta rainbow stripe has been a long time favorite of mine and I know that I've already used it several times but I don't care. To me it just says summer, and girlie, and happy. Talk about a no-brainer. LOL! All the Copic colors were pulled from the paper and I really couldn't have been happier with the match on her hair. A few quick bubbles from the Fintastic Friends set finished off this CAS card.
TTFN... ta ta for now!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Making Memories
stamps- Penny Black (Mermaids set), Hero Arts (Written in the Stars sentiment), Lawn Fawn (Fintastic Friends set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Hero Arts ombre
Kaiser Craft gems
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, RV09
hair- RV63, RV66, RV19, RV69
tail- YG21, YG03, YG25, YG95, Y00, Y11, Y15, Y17
starfish- YR12, YR14, YR27, Y38
TGIF my friends!
Just a quick little card today to ink up this amazingly cute little mermaid from a Penny Black mermaid set I've had for quite some time now. I started coloring this mermaid before pulling papers to use with her and I may not have gone quite so blue with her hair if I had. Oh well, it may not be a great match to everything else but I guess it does help her stand out on the card. I also chose to do a rosy sky for added contrast and I love how it looks like she swam up out of the deep blue to bask in a beautiful sunrise. The gold Sprinkles seemed like the perfect embellie to finish off the design and tie back into that fancy gold belt she is sportin'. ;)
Well, that's all I've got for today.
Hope you have a fintastic weekend and I'll see ya on Monday! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Heidi Grace (Beyond the Sea)
stamps- Penny Black (Mermaids set), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Hero Arts peach ombre
Doodlebug gold Sprinkles
White Sharpie
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R22, BV20
hair- B16, B28, B79
tail- B02, B06, BG34, YG01, YG25
belt- Y11, Y21, Y26, Y28
rock- C0, C1, C2, C4, W1
water- B000, B52
sky- Y32, R30, R0000
Hello again!
I got a new stamp during a sale last week and I couldn't wait to ink her up for my card today. She's called 'Make a Wish' from Penny Black and talk about being fun to color... especially that hair. I even played around with a new color combo to get that strawberry blonde look, which I'm quite pleased with. Because she is a fairly large stamp it didn't leave much room for layers of papers and embellishments even though I went with a larger A6 size card. So I went clean and simple with just a single strip of pretty paper across the top and I cheated with the stitching by cutting a tiny strip from a piece of stitched cardstock. Love the added detail without the added work, LOL!
Ok, Monday morning means back to work so I should get a move on.
Later gators! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill, We R Memorykeepers stitched and Copic X-Press It
paper- Sassafras Lass
stamps- Penny Black (Make a Wish), Simon Says Stamp (Sending and Wishing set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black , Versafine onyx black and Colorbox creamy brown
Doodlebug gold Sprinkles
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV20
hair- YR31, YR82, E97, E35
clothes- BG70, BG72, BG75, BG10, B00, Y000, E50, Y21, Y26, E40, E41, 0, R02, YR02, R32, W00, W0
ground- W2, W3, W5
Hi-dee-ho!
I've got a super simple card to share with you today. Once again I've gone sans embellishments and am just relying on the stamping and coloring to pull this all together. I've inked up the bee-autiful baby bee from the the Penny Black Cute as a Bug set and colored her in yellows and browns to match that sweet bee paper up above. I really wanted to make her costume look soft and fuzzy just like a little bumble would be. I pieced the sentiment and that buzz line together from two different stamp sets because I wanted to mimic the curve of the paper down below on the opposing side, I think it adds a nice balance to the overall design of the card. Then I fussy cut a bee from the paper and added it as my lone embellishment but I really don't think this needed much more.
Well, I should go get ready for the day.
Later gators! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- EK Success
stamps- Penny Black (Cute as a Bug set), Mama Elephant (Say What set), October Afternoon (dashed line)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Studio Calico (Doc Brown), Colorbox dark brown
Clear Wink of Stella glitter pen
My Favorite Things stitched basic edges die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV20
hair- YR30, YR31, Y11, E55
clothes- E55, E57, E59, YR30, YR31, Y11, G000, 0
grass/flower- YG00, YG25, YG17, E81, Y11, 0, Y17
sky- BG0000, 0
Welcome to the weekend everybody!
While the weather still hasn't made up it's mind here... one day it snows, the next it all melts off... I've decided to move on with my spring themed card making once and for all. :)
Sad to say, this baby fairy has been stamped and sitting on my desk for the better part of a year just waiting to make it onto a card. Since I just got a brand new set of these baby sprites from Penny Black I figured I should color up this cutie from the Fairy Sweet set before diggin' into the new ones. Plus I have this great sheet of paper from the Pebbles Garden Party collection that looks like pretty seed packets which I've been really wanting to use. I chose the Forget Me Nots as they most looked like the little flower the fairy is holding and went from there. With so much going on in the paper this ended up being one of the rare cards that I saved the sentiment for the inside, it says 'Sending Love, Just Because'.
Well, that's all I've got for today. Thanks for stopping by and I'll catch ya manana!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Pebbles (Garden Party)
stamps- Penny Black (Fairy Sweet), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Prima shabby tote
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR30, Y32, Y35, E21
everything else- YG00, YG01, YG03, YG17, YG67, G000, BG32, BG45, Y35, Y38, G0000
Hello, hello!
Like it or not, we are at the final weekend before Christmas day. I hope everyone has gotten all their shopping, wrapping, and general hustle and bustle done so that you can sit back and enjoy the holiday. :)
I finally inked up this Fairy Holly stamp from Penny Black for my card today. I've had her since last year but I think all the folds and pleats in that skirt scared me off just a bit. I was finally feeling up to the challenge yesterday and tried my best to give this fairy a silky, satin looking Christmas gown. It took a bit of time but I have to say that I'm pretty pleased with the end result. I did end up altering her just a touch by snipping off the points on her wings so that they didn't look like holly leaves anymore. I thought about snipping her wings off entirely but with those fab pointy shoes I just had to keep the fairy magic alive. The papers are a mix of Making Memories and October Afternoon and as always, I pulled my Copic colors from them. What can I say, it's my thing and I like how it stretches me to come up with different Copic combos. :)
Well, thanks for stopping by and I'll catch ya tomorrow!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Making Memories (polka dot), October Afternoon (poinsettia)
stamp- Penny Black (Fairy Holly)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Prima shabby tote
Studio Calico gold alpha stickers
gold thread
Kaiser Craft gems
American Crafts knock out border punch
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R35
hair- E07, E09, R59, E18
clothes- E81, W00, G40, G43, G46, G29, R37, R39, R89, Y13, Y21, Y26, Y28, BG0000, BG000
Hello there friends!
It's my birthday today and while I'll be working for most of it I do think I'll probably go out afterwards to celebrate with some friends. Though I can't stay out too late because then I'd miss the to-die-for delicious peppermint cheesecake that my sis is making for me. I tell ya... I'm feeling the love! :)
So I've got another wonky card to share but this time the tilt was intentional from the start. Little Elf Finn was needing some ink and a card to shine on and I thought the tilted look would work really well to help convey the motion of that little guy swinging on the ornament. The papers are an older Making Memories 8x8 pad that I cut into and can now cross off my list... three down, 17 to go. LOL! As always, I pulled my copic colors from the papers so that Finn would match nicely. I kept the embellishing to a minimum with just a bit of gold washi tape and a sprinkle of gold die cut stars. I will admit that I have totally fallen in love with the current gold trend, especially in my crafty supplies. ;)
Ok then, time for me to scoot. Have a good one!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Making Memories (Twinkle)
stamps- Penny Black (Little Elf Finn), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Freckled Fawn gold star and gold dot washi tapes
Memory Box star dies
Gold Smooch
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV00
hair- E50, E51, E53
clothes- YG91, YG93, YG95, E81, E84, E87, E47, YG00, YG03, G07, G29, R46, R89, W00, W0, W1, R12, R20
bulb- R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, E19, E18, Y11, Y21, Y26, Y28
background- G20, 0
Olo!
Today is the big Apple Blossom Parade down in Wenatchee and next weekend is the smaller Apple Blossom festival here at home so things should be pretty busy at work, what with all the people in town. And we are even supposed to reach the low 80s so that will make a lot of folks very happy... including me! :)
So real quick, I've got a different take on a CAS card for today. This one features one of the fairy babies from the Penny Black Fairy Sweet set. I also grabbed a new MME paper pad so there is a lot of blue going on, which as I've said, is not usually one of my go to colors to work with. It seemed to suit this wee babe though and it gave me another excuse to do some blue hair again. ;)
Ok, I'm gonna head out now. Have fun on this National Scrapbook Day my crafty peeps!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Kate & Co Oxford Lane)
stamp- Penny Black (Fairy Sweet set), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown
My Favorite Things cloud dies
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV20
hair- B37, B39, BV29, B14
everything else- BG53, BG57, BG75, BG78, Y00, Y02, YG00, YG63, YG67, YG01, Y04, YG23, BG70, BG0000, YG0000
ground- YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, 0
TGIF my crafty peeps!
I can't believe that we are already approaching another weekend. I suspect the days spent in bed are to blame for speeding things along but considering how lovely the weather is at the moment, I'll take it. We've been getting lots of sunshine recently and I've been watching the snow melt a bit more each day. Sure the nights are still below freezing but I'm hoping to take advantage of the nicer weather and get out for a while on Sunday.
Speaking of bright, sunshiny happiness... my card today is welcoming the warmer weather too. How else can you explain this sweet baby running around in nothing but her skivvies? ;)
She's actually part of a new Penny Black stamp set that came in the mail yesterday and I didn't hesitate to ink her up. Her crazy hair kinda reminds me of the bed head I wake up with in the mornings, LOL! The papers are also new from Studio Calico, I mixed some of my favorite prints from both the Snippets and Sundrifter lines. I gotta say, so far, these may just be some of my top fave papers from the winter CHA release. :)
Alrighty, time for me to scoot my boot.
Have a great one and I'll see ya in 24!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Studio Calico (Sundrifter and Snippets)
Stamps- Penny Black (Fairy Sweet), My Favorite Things (sentiment), Papertrey Ink (stitches)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers
My Mind's Eye enamel dots
ribbon
EK Success ladybug stickers
Kaiser Craft gems
Sakura stardust glitter pen and clear glaze pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV01
hair- YR00, E93, E95, YR31, E33
clothes- YG21, YG23, YG95, R22, R24, R27, E09, C7, C9, Y32, Y35, Y38, G000, G00, G02, BG72, E31, E34, E27
wings- Y0000, B0000, G000
