Be Merry...

Hey there!

With the release of the Scrappy and Sulky's First Christmas digi collection at Sweet November Stamps yesterday I got on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and did a Live using a mash up of images. This time around I paired the puppy from the Scrappy and Sulky Christmas Trimmings set with the kitty from the Scrappy and Sulky's Mistletoe set. This slight change creates a whole different story and provided us with a fun opportunity to color the pressure point where the kitty's paw is pressed into the fur of the pup. We actually had time to not only color the scene but also do all the stamping and put the entire card together. I had a wonderful time hanging out and crafting with everyone and I can't wait to do it all again next Saturday.  :)

Toodles! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Scrappy and Sulky Christmas Trimmings and Scrappy and Sulky's Mistletoe)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Festive Oddball Sentiment set), Sweet November Stamps (Simple Room Christmas Room Add-on) and Hello Bluebird (Cozy Plaid Background)
ink- Catherine Pooler spruce and Papertrey Ink fine linen
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Hello Bluebird word bubbles dies
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Jolly enough for you?

 

Hello again!

We've got one last Christmas themed digi release at Sweet November Stamps today. The collection features a grinchy kitty and excitable pup in three different scenarios, and it's called Scrappy and Sulky's First Christmas. There is Scrappy and Sulky Sticky Sweet, Scrappy and Sulky Christmas Trimmings, and Scrappy and Sulky's Mistletoe to choose from. Each image comes separate so that you can choose to use them alone or paired up or even mix and match them all together. 

This first card finds Scrappy and Sulky Sticky Sweet "enjoying" some of the sweet treats of the season. While Scrappy happily slobbers all over his candy canes, it appears that Sulky has accidentally sat on some of his left overs. That sticky fur will need a good bath and that is the last thing Sulky wants for Christmas.  If you would like to watch the coloring of this card there is a short Reel on Instagram and a longer speed coloring over on the Sweet November Stamps YouTube channel.

Next, Scrappy and Sulky Christmas Trimmings finds poor Sulky the victim of Scrappy's over enthusiastic holiday decorating. Wrapped in lights from head to toe he is a bit of a captive audience as he is about to be crowned with the Christmas tree star.

Finally, Scrappy and Sulky's Mistletoe finds Sulky wanting to have nothing to do with this Christmas kissing tradition. Especially when Scrappy is known to be quite the wet and slobbery kisser. 

Now be sure to check out the Friends of Sweet November Stamps group on Facebook for even more Scrappy and Sulky cuteness from the rest of our talented design team. Also, don't forget, I will be coloring Live today at 11am PDT over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and I hope to see ya there!

Candy cane supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Scrappy and Sulky Sticky Sweet)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Festive Oddball Sentiment set), My Favorite Things (Touch of Texture Background)
ink- Hero Arts lime green and My Favorite Things warm grey
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Hello Bluebird word bubbles dies
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Lights supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Scrappy and Sulky Christmas Trimmings)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Festive Oddball Sentiment set), My Favorite Things (Hand Drawn Lines Background)
ink- My Favorite Things Amarena Cherry and Catherine Pooler eucalyptus
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Papertrey Ink word bubble die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Ranger glossy accents
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
pup- T0, T1, T2, T3, T5, T6, T9, W5, W7, W8, R000, R30, E04, N5, N7/C2, E35, E47, E49
kitty- E40, E41, W3, R000, R30, E04, Y32, YR14, E97, W2, W4, W5, W7/C2, Y02, YR23, YR24, E37
star/lights- Y02, YR23, E47/G46, R27, YR04, Y15, YG23, BG07
floor- E42, E43, E44, E47, E49
wall- W1, W2, W3, W4/G43, G24, G85

Mistletoe supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Scrappy and Sulky's Mistletoe)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Festive Oddball Sentiment set), Hello Bluebird (Diamond Daze Background)
ink- Papertrey Ink fine linen and My Favorite Things amarena cherry
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Hello Bluebird word bubbles dies
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
kitty- E40, E41, W2, W3, YR31, YR24, E37, E39, R000, R30, E04/C2, YG23, YG67, BG99
pup- E30, E31, E42, E43, E55, E57, W6, W8, T6, T9
mistletoe/collar- G43, G46, BG96, G20, BG93, R24, R46, RV99, C4
floor- G82, G85, BG96
wall- W0, W1, W2, W3/E81, E43

 

Christmas memories last a lifetime...

 

Hello, hello!

I'm up on the Blogabella with a sweet Christmas card that takes me back to my crafting roots for this week's Scenic Saturday. This joyful Lunettes Christmas Girl surrounded by all of her gifts, was stamped at a fun angle to make it look like she is popping into a holiday selfie. To help me come up with the perfect Christmas color palette for her, I decided to revisit my long neglected stash of pattern paper pads and let them help guide my choice of Copic markers.

Back in the day I started out as a scrapbooker and during that time I collected a lot of pretty pattern papers. When I transitioned over to stamping and card making I still relied heavily on those papers to create the design that housed the character stamps that I colored and fussy cut out. As my style evolved, I found myself using less and less papers and coloring entire backgrounds instead. Still, I think that using those papers as color palette inspiration while I was learning to color with my Copic markers was really beneficial in building my confidence in creating new color blends. So here I am letting this pretty Christmas stripe paper dictate all of the colors used on Lunettes Christmas Girl and her gifts, which creates a nice balance with the paper itself at the bottom of the card. The open space at the top of the card was the perfect place to add this large sentiment from the Festive Gnome Sentiment set stamped in red ink to coordinate back to the paper and the little holly embellishment that I added as a festive finishing touch to this sweet card.

Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
paper- October Afternoon (Good Cheer)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Lunettes Christmas Girl and Festive Gnome Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and My Favorite Things amarena cherry
My Favorite Things scallop border die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Making Memories holly
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin/eyes- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20/E84, E87
hair- E23, E57, E47, E79
clothes/glasses- E50, E81, E84, YG03, YG93, YG95, YG97, C2, C3, C5, C6, BG11, BG53, BG72, R27, R89/BG000, C3
gifts- BG11, BG53, BG72, YG03, YG93, YG95, YG97, R24, R27, R89, RV10, RV42, RV14, E40, E41, W3, N3, N5, N7, N9
background- E50, E81, E43

From our family to yours...

Olo!

It's been too long since I've colored up one of the adorable Dreamerland Crafts images from my crafty stash and yesterday I was feeling the pull to ink up one of their cute Christmas stamps. After a bit of a search I finally settled on the From Our Family rubber stamp that captures mom, dad and their kiddos all watching the snow fall from their cozy living room window. I colored them all into their coordinating holiday sweaters and added the hint of a Christmas tree standing in the room behind them. The rest of the scene is kept light and airy in order to capture the cold winter weather outside. The sentiment is from Mama Elephant and I felt it was made to go with this happy home.  :)

Alrighty, well thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Dreamerland Crafts (From Our Family) and Mama Elephant (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versafine onyx black
Papertrey Ink mini scallop rectangle die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
dad hair/clothes- E55, E57, E79/W4, W5, W7
mom hair/clothes- Y32, YR27, E07, E09, E47/YG03, YG93, YG95, YG97, W1, W3, R24, R29
girl hair/clothes- Y32, E35, E25/R24, R46, R29, R89, W3
boy hair/clothes- E55, E57, E79/YG03, G46, BG99, R24, R46, R89
kitty- T2, T5, T6, T10, R30
window/room- E40, E81, E43, W4/Y000, YR30, YR31/YG45, G46, BG96
snow- BG70, BG90, BV31
wall- E43, E34, E44, E74