Familiar friends...

Hello there!

It's hard to believe but here we are with another review/preview day at Sweet November Stamps. Which means that the Halloween clear release comes out next Saturday, August 10th! So with that to look forward to, the team and I are sharing sneak peeks of what's to come next Saturday as well as new cards featuring some past Halloween favorites. I chose to ink up one of the A Little Wicked witches with her tall hat and make a spooktacular slimline shaker card using the new Something to Crow About sequin mix that has already been added to the store. I pulled all of my Copic colors in the scene from the sequin mix and even added a few stray sequins to the front of the shaker window for some added sparkle up around the sentiment, which I borrowed from the You Look Familiar set. This was definitely a departure from my usual card making routine but I think it turned out pretty cool looking.  :)

Alrighty, don't forget that I will be coloring Live this morning at 11am PDT over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page.

See ya then!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
digital stamps- Sweet November (Sam Strawman and Sally Strawman)
stamps- Sweet November (A Little Wicked and You Look Familiar)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Honey Bee Stamps wood frame dies
Sweet November Stamps Something to Crow About sequin mix
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin/eyes- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20/E23, E25, E29
hair- Y32, YR15, YR27, E39, E99
clothes/broom- B16, B37, B39, E40, E81, E43, Y35, YR23, YR24, YR27, W5, W7, W9, 110/E44, E47, E49, Y21, YR23, YR24
ground- E42, E43, E44, YR23, YR24, E39
background- C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, C6, C8, C10, B00, B01, B12, B14, B16

Happy Halloween...

Hi guys...

I'm popping in real quick with a review preview for the new Roberto's Rascals stamps at CCD. Even though things are still a bit crazy I really wanted to make time to get this super cute Broom Ride stamp onto a card. Little Twila has dressed herself up as a witch for Halloween and her feline friend over their sure doesn't look thrilled about having to join the fun, LOL! As always, the CCD blog is full of review preview inspiration so don't miss check that out today. :)

On a personal note, my Mom is doing ok though the doctors believe that her pancreatitis has returned. So we've got a trip over to Seattle on Friday for another procedure. Hopefully once that is behind us, her health will get back on track and I'll get back to having some free time as well as an inclination to get into the crafty room on a more frequent basis. So until then I'm afraid this blog will continue to be a bit neglected. 

Hugs!   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Studio Calico 
stamps- Roberto's Rascals (Broom Ride), Inkadinkado (sentiment), Papertrey Ink (stitches)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Prima old road
Divine Twine
Martha Stewart epoxy candy corn stickers
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R20
hair- YR31, E21, E33
clothes- , C9, Y35, Y38, YR04, Y13, Y15, Y17, E40, 0, YG00, YG01, YG03, YG25, V05, V06, V09
broom/cat- E31, E34, E35, YR23, YR24, T2, T5, T7, R02, BG000

Hello, lovely...

Olo! 

Have you seen all of the changes happening over at the formerly ATS store? Christine has changed the name to CC Designs Rubber Stamps to better reflect the direction of the business, so now our review preview Wednesdays are on the new CC Designs blog. :)

This week the little Sweet November princesses are back in the spotlight and I have chosen Margriet to sashay onto another card. The first time around I colored her up with a very Snow White look and I wanted to do a complete 180 from that. So out came the pinks and greens. Now Margriet looks right at home in the pastel hues of this spring garden. Because I was in a rush to get this one finished I fell back on a tried and true layout design that I use quite a bit. The flower and pearl embellishments are also standard Amy fare but if it ain't broke don't fix it, right? ;)

Now, be sure to take a look at all the fabulous princess cards that my fellow teammates have created over on the new CC Designs blog.

TTYL!     

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- American Crafts (Dear Lizzy Neapolitan)
stamps- Sweet November (Princess Margriet), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- B16, B39, BG000, 0
hair- E30, E31, E33, E35
clothes- Y21, Y26, Y28, Y13, R32, R35, RV42, G0000, G000, YG000, YG05, YG11

Waving hello...

Olo!

It's hard to believe we are far enough into the month for an ATS review preview already but here we are. I have a feeling that this summer is going to fly by. Anywho, today we are revisiting the newest stamps to be added to the CC designs range and I've colored up Swiss Pixie Snorkels for a happy summer inspired card. Giving her an underwater place to play in was a total no-brainer so I found another cool ombre paper in that Cosmo Cricket Summer Love paper pad and this one looked like waves. I really like how the graduating color makes it look like the water is getting deeper below Snorkels. I needed some more color though and that is why I added her fishy friends and the stripes in the background. Now that I've pulled out my bag of summer themed stickers I'm tempted to go through it and see if anything in it inspires more cards in the next couple months. It would be nice to whittle that collection down a bit. Oh, and I also played around a bit by adding some tiny seashell dies to Snorkels' hands. It doesn't show up real great in the photo but the sand dollar actually has the traditional sand dollar star shape embossed on it, which is very cute in person. I think it just finishes off the whole seen and I like how it looks as if she has been diving for 'treasures'.  :)

Alrighty, be sure to check out the ATS blog for plenty more inspiration from my fellow teamies. They are rockin' this whole summer theme fo' sho'! LOL 
Laters!     

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Cosmo Cricket (Summer Love)
stamps- CC Designs (Swiss Pixie Snorkels), Kraftin Kimmie (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Frantic Stamper seashell dies
Doodlebug fish stickers
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sakura clear glaze pen
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E0000, E000, E00, R00, R01
hair- E81, E84, E87, E89
clothes- Y35, YR24, YR27, Y13, Y17, B000, RV23, RV25, RV29, C5, C7, C9

Sending smiles...

Good morning!

And a very good morning it is. Yesterday my sister convinced me to go back into town to look at cars again and guess what? I found one! It's a 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek and I love it. So far I've nicknamed it W3 because that is the Copic color that it matches. I would have gone with an orange one if they'd had it but in the end I'll be rockin' the warm grey, LOL! ;)

Because my day ended up being much busier than I first anticipated I had to go a different direction than my usual cards when it came to making my review preview card. I stamped Josie and Jilly's Chat right on to the kraft cardstock and used the E40 family of Copics to give them some simple shading. I also played with the placement of the image by stamping only Josie on the front of the card and then adding Jilly into the center with their phone line extended using a Copic multiliner pen. Then I just layered some tags and tabs with a few small embellishments and called it good. 
As always, there are plenty more Sweet November review preview cards to be seen over on the ATS blog today and all of the May stamps can be found in the All That Scraps store.

Later gators!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill
stamps- Sweet November (Josie and Jilly's Chat), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento espresso truffle, Prima shabby tote
Elle's Studio Serendipity tags
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Studio Calico wood veneer heart
Teresa Collins epoxy dots
Copic markers:
E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, 0

Wonderful friend...

Hi Guys!

Sorry about my absence the last few days. I fell into a bit of a funk on Sunday and it carried into a loss of crafty mojo as well. It was the pits I tell ya, I had gotten some fun new things in the mail last week and not even they could entice me to get creative. I'm happy to report that things are a bit better now and I enjoyed some time in the craft room yesterday. :)

The card I made is for this week's review preview of the April Sweet November release. I chose to ink up Jilly and Emaline's Secret once again because I love how these two besties interact with each other. When it came time to choose some papers to go with them I actually found this card base that I had already glued the cute jar paper onto last summer but never got around to using. This seemed the perfect time to finally get it off my desk because how adorable do those mini Fairwees look with the large jars in the background? It was a lot of fun to then embellish each jar with random bits and bobs to add more color and texture. Yep, I think this one was just what I needed to help get my mojo back on track. 
Now don't forget to hop on over to the ATS blog and check out all the fab cards my fellow teamies have come up with.  And the April stamps can all be found here in the All That Scraps store.

Here's to wishing you a happy hump day. I'm off to get my hair trimmed up this morning... yeah! 
Laters!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- American Crafts (Dear Lizzy Neapolitan)
stamps- Sweet November (Jilly and Emaline's Secret), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment), Papertrey Ink (berry)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Colorbox creamy brown, Tim Holtz crushed olive and worn lipstick distress
ribbon
Prima flower
Kaiser Craft pearl and gems
The Twinery twine
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
skin- E00, E21, E13, R20
hair- T5, T7, T9
hair- E50, E51, E53
clothes/wings- G000, G00, G02, R11, R21, R35, W2, W5, YG21, Y00, Y02, YR12, YR16, BG000

You're amazing...

Howdy folks!

My mom had to stay in the hospital a bit longer so I'm going down today and hopefully I'll be taking her back home. Everything is still good, it's just taking her a bit longer to get back on her feet. I'm flirting with the idea of leaving early and checking out the new Hobby Lobby before heading over to the hospital, it seems a shame to keep being in town without popping by. :)

Anywho, it's another review preview day over on the ATS blog and my card features the new Mom image from Mashi's Muffins. I really adore this little cutie and the corresponding Dad stamp... now that I think about it, I may just have to make a card soon using both of them together. But I digress, for my card today I knew just the papers to pair up with Mom... I've been waiting for a chance to use this fun print from October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker paper pad and I really love it with her. Makes me wonder what she'll be cooking up in that kitchen of hers, LOL! 

Be sure to check out the ATS blog for all sorts of review preview inspiration from the ATS team. And all of the April stamps kind be found right here!

Have a good one. :)    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Modern Homemaker)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Mom), Papertrey Ink (sentiment and stitches)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black and Colorbox creamy brown
buttons
twine
EK Success border punch
Ranger Liquid Pearls
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E34, E57, E59
eyes- YG91, E33, BG000, 0
clothes- RV10, RV21, RV42, T1, T2, T3, T5, R24, R27, R29, T7, T9

Hugs...

Good morning!

Well, we are making it over that hump to the middle of the work week... keep on keepin' on my friends. ;)

By now you outta know that Wednesday brings with it a review preview day over on the ATS blog and once again I'm playing along. This review is all about the new Bu'fly fairies and pixie Maribelle that Sweet November released for March. The exuberant energy of Bu'fly Brooke was calling to me so she is the star of today's card. I paired her up with some Basic Grey Fiction papers because the bright colors suited Brooke quite nicely. All that orange just makes this crafty girl very happy! :)

Be sure to click on over to the ATS blog to peruse the fabulous Bu'fly cards that my fellow ATS teamies have created for today. If you haven't been feeling spring fever before now, I guarantee you will after a scroll through over there!

Laters! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (Fiction)
stamps- Sweet November (Bu'fly Brooke), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox chestnut roan
Prima flower
button
The Twinery twine
Kaiser Craft gems
Basic Grey Fiction tag
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- Y38, YR04, YR09, YR18
eyes- E35, YG03
clothes- YG03, G07, G29, YR00, YR02, R32
wings- R05, R08, E09, R35, Y11, Y15, E81

A great friend...

Good morning... sorry about the lateness, I just got internet access back!

I had a wonderful shopping trip with my sister on Monday. I got some cute new clothes for this spring/summer and even better than that, I hit the jackpot at JoAnn's and got some new Basic Grey goodies at 40% off! Jacque is always pretty good about indulging my desire to search out crafty stores even though she has other interests. We talked and laughed the whole time so it was a really great day.

Speaking of great days... today is another review preview day over on the ATS blog. Both the Li'l Lolitas and Drozy's Darlings are in the spotlight this time and I've made a card using Fairy Willow. She's such a beauty and I couldn't help but color her up in a soft spring time palette. The scrap of old Chatterbox paper was just what I needed for that too. I love how the plant tendrils in the print mimic the curls of Willow's hair. 

As always there is plenty more inspiration to be seen from my fellow teammates on the ATS blog, so be sure to check that out. And all of the March stamps can be found here in the All That Scraps store.

TTFN!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Chatterbox and BoBunny
stamps- Lil Lolita (Fairy Willow), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Prima shabby tote
Kaiser Craft pearls and gems
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- B23, B26, B29, BG000, 0
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55, R01, R21, R22
clothes- YG93, YG95, YG97, B000, B91, B21, B24, B26, R20, R22, R24
wings- Y000, Y11, Y21
background- E40, 0, B0000

So beautiful to me...

Howdy folks!

It's review preview time once again over on the ATS blog. Since I didn't have time to get a card done for the CC Designs preview day I figured this was the perfect time to color up the new Fairy Abigail stamp. She is so sweet and pensive looking with her knees drawn up like that. I can just picture her sitting and dreaming about all sorts of magical things. :)

The Miss Caroline paper pad pretty much fell into my lap as I was straightening things up a bit so I went ahead and put some more of it to use. I love that colorful floral print, it really suits Fairy Abigail both in the style of the flowers and the colors. And wouldn't you know, there was a scrap of that OA cloud paper still on my desk and the blue was a perfect match. I know I keep using it over and over but it seemed so meant to be this time that I couldn't not use it, right? I didn't have any flowers that matched the pink in the paper so I actually used my Copics to color up some white Primas. If I had given myself more time I think I would have tried air brushing them for a softer look but they didn't turn out too bad. 

Alrighty, be sure to flutter on over to the ATS blog and check out what the rest of my fellow ATS teamies have created for the review today. Without a doubt they will have you longing for spring! 
Later gators! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Miss Caroline), October Afternoon (Woodland Park)
stamps- CC Designs (Swiss Pixie Fairy Abigail and Butterfly Labels), Papertrey Ink (stitches)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers
Kasier Craft pearls
Memory Box flourish die
Martha Stewart butterfly punch 
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, YR31, Y21, E33
clothes- E50, E81, 0, R30, R32, R35, R37, G43
wings- BG0000, BG000, G00

Happy Easter...

Hello, hello!

The visit to the salon went really well yesterday and I got a new cut that I love. It's shorter than I've ever gone before but I feel like a brand new me. :)

So once again it is review preview day over on the ATS blog and today we are revisiting the new Sweet November Easter Pixies. I chose Hershel to ink up again because he looked like he could use a sunny day to hunt for some Easter eggs. I kept the card simple, it's not much more than paper and stickers but it didn't need much else for Hershel to have the best Easter Sunday ever. ;)
There is plenty more Hershel, Bonnie and Esther sweetness from my fellow ATS teamies so be sure to check out the All That Scraps blog today! And all of the new February stamps can be found right here in the ATS store. 

Later gators!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- KI Memories (clouds), Basic grey, October Afternoon, K&Co
stamp- Sweet November (Easter Pixie Hershel)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Scenic Route sentiment sticker
Doodlebug egg stickers
brads
Divine Twine
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR21, YR14, E08, E19
clothes- B32, B34, B37, B39, YG03, YG17, E35, E57, E59, E50, E51, R01, Y11, Y13, Y17

Best wishes...

Hi guys! 

It's review preview time at the All That Scraps blog once again. The card I made features the new Fan image from Mashi's Muffins and she is such a giggly, sweet, little cutie. I wanted to find something really perfect to set the scene for this one and at first I was at a bit of a loss. So I started digging around but wasn't finding anything inspiring. I was about to give up and just make do when I spotted a small stack of old paper pack cover sheets under my desk. I pulled them out and near the bottom of the pile was this Konnichiwa sheet covered with all these perfect vignettes for Miss Fan. It had everything I was looking for and there was the added bonus of getting another sheet of paper gone... yea!

Be sure to hop on over to the ATS blog for a fresh look at some of this month's new release stamps. And the February images can all be found right here for purchase. :)

TTFN!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (Konnichiwa)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Fan), Technique Tuesday (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black
Kaiser Craft gems
Knot & Bow twine
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00,R20
hair- C5, C7, C9
clothes- E44, E47, E49, R05, R08, E19, YR14, BG72, BG75, R32, R43, YG00, YG01

Sugar & Spice...

Hello again!

It's another review preview on the All That Scraps blog today and the newest Sweet November stamps are in the spotlight. I had a hard time choosing which stamp to feature but finally went with this little fairy baby in the walnut. Last time I inked up this image I used it to make a baby boy card so it was fun taking it the other direction and going all out pink and girly. The papers are more scraps that were on my table and I like the soft and natural background that they create for this little one's garden nursery. 

For even more sweet baby inspiration be sure to check out all of the adorable cards that my fellow ATS teamies have created. :)

TTFN!   

Supply list:
cardstock- Studio Calico and Copic X-Press It
paper- Pebbles (pink floral), The Girls' Paperie (white floral), Glitz (pink)
stamp- Sweet November (Sleeping Baby Fairies set)
Basic Grey alpha stickers
Kaiser Craft gems
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
clothes- R000, RV42, RV21
walnut- E33, E35, E57, E59, YG00, YG01, YG03, YG67

My nightlight...

Olo! 

It's time for a review preview over at All That Scraps and this week it's all about the Li'l Lolita Babies. My card features Baby Ivy with her wide eyes, paci and bun bun. What a sweetie she is. Something about Ivy's footie pajamas had me picturing her getting ready for bedtime and I knew that I had the perfect sentiment to compliment that theme.
As for the papers, I grabbed an older MME paper pack called Alphabet Soup and had a blast cutting up bits and pieces of the prints to create most of the accents on the card. I'm sure that I've said it before but push come to shove if I was only allowed to buy one kind of crafty item to go with my stamps, you can take my stickers, die cuts and embellishments but don't take my pretty papers! ;)

Alrighty then, be sure to take a moment and check out what my fellow ATS teamies have created for the review preview today. It's sure to be a 10 on the cute-o-meter! :)

Toodles!   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Alphabet Soup)
stamps- Lil Lolita (Baby Ivy), Inkadinkado (kid's quote sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown
CC Designs Fairwee tiny scallop border die
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E51, E53, E55
eyes- BG72, BG75, BG18, BG32
clothes/bunny- R21, R22, R24, YG00, YG01, YG03, Y35, YR04, YR18, E40, E41, W00, R02