You're my best finned...

TGIF!

I've been really busy getting ready for a handful of new releases that are coming soon but I was able to squeeze in some time for a card to share today. This is another image that I grabbed off my desk, again thinking that it was one of the Some Odd Girl digis that can be found at Whimsy Stamps but once again, I was mistaken. Still, if you are looking to color up some classic SOG images I still recommend that you check out their digi section. This cute little chibi style mermaid is called Mini Hugs Mermaid and it cracks me up that she may be hugging her fishy friend just a bit too tight, LOL! I colored in a simple simple under the sea scene using a limited color palette throughout the card. The soft mint and aqua hues creating a deceptively peaceful and serene vibe to this story of too much love. ;)

See you back here tomorrow for the big Sea-sational Mermaid clear release at Sweet November!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Some Odd Girl (Mini Hug Mermaid)
stamps- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Catherine Pooler
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Altenew clear enamel dots
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair/tail- G20, YG11, BG90, BG93/YG0000, YG11, G82, BG10, BG11, BG32
fish- BG70, BG72, BG75, BG11, YG0000, G20/C1, C3, BG000
rock/sand- C3, C4, N5, FYG1, FYG2/E30, E31, E33, E35, BV34
water/kelp- BG10, BG11, BG32/G00, G02, G16

Soak up some fun...

TGIF!

Well, I'm on a roll with grabbing images off my desk and finally getting them colored. This curly haired beauty is the retired Glide Piper digital stamp from Some Odd Girl. I thought she might be one of the SOG digis still available at Whimsy Stamps but it looks like I was mistaken. Still, if you are looking to color up some classic SOG images be sure to check out their digi section. Glide Piper had been printed out pretty big so I thought it would be nice to keep the focus on her and turn the whole card into a faux giant postage stamp with the Mama Elephant die and the XL Postage Collage stamps from Waffle Flower. I also snuck in some mermaid specific postage from the Fantasy Post Marks set from Sweet November. To create all of the bubbles around Piper, I dipped a q-tip into the Copic colorless blender and touched it to the water for the large bubbles then came in with the colorless blender marker to add some smaller bubbles to the mix. The last step was to add glossy accents over top to make each bubble shine. It's like this pretty mermaid was waiting all this time for just the right theme to finally come together.

Have a great weekend!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Some Odd Girl (Glide Piper)
stamps- Sweet November (Fantasy Post Marks and Fairwee Lynn), Waffle Flower (XL Postage Collage)
ink- Memento london fog, Versafine onyx black, Catherine Pooler all that jazz, Papertrey Ink tropical teal
Mama Elephant postage frame die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E23, E33, E04, R20, R34
eyes/hair- BV20, BV23, BV25/BV01, BV04, BV17, BV29
top/tail- YG21, YG13, G07, G29/Y000, Y00, Y02, Y13, Y15, Y17, RV23, RV25, RV29
water- G0000, G00, BG10, BG11, BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07, BG09, 0