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Olo!
I'm running behind this morning so I've got to keep this post short and sweet. It's another day, another challenge... and I made today's card for the 'anything goes' challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. So I grabbed this gorgeous Fairy Glen digi called Dreams & Wishes and again chose a fall color combo that avoided the obvious oranges and reds. This time I mixed gold, green and brown. It's different but still pretty I think. Plus the kraft card base definitely keeps the overall design looking very natural and fall-ish.
Alrighty, gotta run. Laters! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye
digital stamp- Sugar Nellie (Dreams and Wishes)
stamp- Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
Memory Box leafy branch die
Kaiser Craft pearls
Ranger Liquid Pearls
Gold Smooch
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53, YR14
clothes- YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, YG00, Y11, Y21, Y26, Y28, YR30
wings- G20, G40, 0
mushrooms- E40, E81, E84, E87, 0
sky- BV31, B60, 0
Mornin' friends!
I made today's card for the current challenge over at A Day For Daisies which is 'add some plaid'. I absolutely adore this sweet image called Puppy Sitter and I figured she would work for an early fall kind of card. First off I had to find the right plaid to base my color palette around and when I spotted this scrap of October Afternoon paper it was an absolute yes. With all of the orange, reds and yellows that I've been doing, and will continue to do, this paper gave me an opportunity to play with blues and still be on target seasonally. And yes, those are the Color Layering trees again though I changed things up a bit and used green and yellow ink for the leaves. Then I got to thinking that it would be really cute if I had this sweet girl taking her puppies for a walk in the apple orchard so I used a tiny hole punch on a bit of extra rubber and jabbed it with a stick pin so I could stamp random red apples on to the trees. Ahhhh... perfect. ;)
Okey dokey, I've got to get moving. Talk at'cha later! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Detours)
digital stamp- A Day For Daisies (Puppy Sitter)
stamps- Hero Arts (Color Layering Fall Trees), Mama Elephant (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Hero Arts brown and green ombre, Studio Calico well red and lemon zest
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55
clothes- B04, B06, B39, BG10, BG53, BG72, E50, E81, 0, E44, E47, E49
dogs- T5, T7, T9, E40, E41, 0, 100, R24, R29, Y38, YR07, Y19, Y17
grass- YG03, YG91, YG95
sky- B000
Hello everybody!
Guess what I got in the mail Saturday? That's right, new stamps! First was the newest Stamp Club stamp from The Greeting Farm and she is an adorable Wild Sprout called Blaire. My second little package was from Hero Arts and included the new Color Layering Fall Trees set that I just had to play with right away. I gotta tell you, I had so much fun with this one... not only did I do the layering on the tree tops but I also cut myself a slightly wavy mask and repeated the stamping down below to create the illusion of the fallen leaves on the ground. It is doing stuff like that when I feel the most creative, LOL!
And what can I say about Blaire but keeey-ute! I loves me some Wild Sprouts so any new addition is welcome but I am tickled to finally have a rubber WS with glasses. I am going to have so much fun head swapping this little chickie in the future. But for this card I continued on with the fall theme I've got going on and colored her to match. I think Blaire kinda looks like she is dressed up for the first day of school. :)
Later gators!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Jillibean Soup
stamps- The Greeting Farm (WS Blaire), Hero Arts (Color Layering Fall Trees), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Hero Arts orange, red and brown ombre, Studio Calico lemon zest
small leaf punch
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR30, Y23, Y21, E35
eyes- E55
eyeshadow- YG91, YG95
clothes- E84, E87, E89, W4, W5, RV29, R39, R89, YR07, YR18, E09, R14, R27
TGIF everybody!
Mmmm... the weekend. I can't wait to enjoy a couple days relaxing and enjoying this cooler weather we've been having. Sure I will spend some of that time walking the dog and getting a bit of exercise in the great outdoors but nothing beats donning some warm socks and yoga pants and spending quality time in the crafty room. Once again I have hit a point where my desk needs a good cleaning and I really want to gather a bunch of fall/Halloween papers and embellishments together so I have them all in one place. That should make the creative process easier for the next couple months.
My card for today features the super cute Tiny Townie from Stamping Bella called Fay Loves Fall. I fell head over heals for her as soon as I saw her, the apples, that pumpkin... what's not to love? When it came time to stamp Fay up I actually changed up my routine a bit and ditched the Copic X-Press It because I remembered that I had some ivory colored stamping cardstock from CC Designs still in my stash. It's been a long time since I pulled it out but the results are so pretty that I am already planning on using it on more fall themed cards this year. The papers are a mix of old October Afternoon and even older Creative Imaginations that I found in my bog o' scraps. All together I think this makes for quite a pretty fall greeting card. :)
Ok, I'm outta here. Take care and have a wonderful weekend!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and CC Designs Copic Quality ivory
paper- October Afternoon (wood grain), Creative Imaginations (Debbie Mumm)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Fay Loves Fall), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento espresso truffle, Colorbox dark brown
Lawn Fawn stitched leaf die
Simon Says Stamp wavy scallop border die
Knot & Bow twine
Studio Calico gold enamel dots
Copic markers:
skin- E51, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E21, E25, E29
clothes- V01, V06, V09, RV69, YR30, YR21, YR12, YR18, E30, E31, E55, E44, E47, E49, E50, E51, G20, YG11, YG41, Y11, Y21
leaves- Y32, YR15, E07, YR23, YG63, E35
apples and basket- E40, E41, E43, R22, R24, R59, C0, C2
pumpkin/grass- YR21, YR15, YR27, E81, E84, E87, YG00, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97
snail- G20, E81
sky- BG70, 0
Olo!
It's been a while since I've joined the fun over at the MFT challenges so my card today is remedying that situation. The layout of this week's Wednesday sketch challenge really caught my eye and got the creative juices flowing. So I pulled out Wish You Were Here Pure Innocence and got to coloring. I did a bit of altering to lengthen her hair and give her a slightly older look but she's still as sweet as can be. I used colorless blender and a terry cloth rag to give her sweater a soft fuzzy look and a bit of denim on her jeans for texture as well. Her puppy pal is actually from the Woof You set and I altered him as well by just drawing in a shorter snout so he looked less like a beagle. A fun bit of old leaf paper by Imaginisce pulls the whole scene together, and looking at it makes me want to go pull out all my sweaters now, LOL! ;)
Alrighty, thanks for so much for stopping by and I shall see you all tomorrow! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Imaginisce and We R Memorykeepers
stamps- My Favorite Things (Wish You Were Here and Woof You Pure Innocence)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, espresso truffle and Colorbox creamy brown
My Favorite Things tag die
Studio Calico wood grain enamel dots
Papertrey Ink jute twine
American Crafts brown precision pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E30, E33, E35, E25
clothes- 95, B97, B99, BV29, R56, RV99, R89, E40, E81, 0, E44, E47
dog- E50, E41, E42, 0, YR65, E97, E08, C0, C1
bench- E53, E55, E42, N0, N1, N3
Hey there!
Yep, I've got another Greeting Farm card to share today but I couldn't help it because I am just so excited that Wild Sprout Amber is officially out there now. If you've been a follower of my blog for any length of time you probably know that I am quite fond of the Wild Sprout line of stamps at TGF. About eight years ago I had the honor of styling four Sprouts; Chelsea, Ruby, Gigi and Stella. Since then there has been Gracie and Addy and now Amber has joined the TGF family as well... I'm totally doing a little happy dance here. How do you get your hands on Amber you ask? Well she is a free digi that you automatically get when you sign up for the Oct-Dec Super Secret Stamp Club by Sept. 5th. How awesome is that?!
Even though Amber is sportin' a sleeveless top I figured that she would still work for a late summer/early fall looking card. I found the perfect paper in my stash to set the scene, it's old BoBunny and I love how it mixes the browns and oranges of fall with the touches of aqua and pink. Of course I had to give Amber an outfit to match and I think she looks quite spiffy. ;)
Alrighty, I'm outta here. Have a good one my friends!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- BoBunny
digital stamp- The Greeting Farm (Wild Sprout Amber)
stamp- Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
stitched word bubble die
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyeshadow- E70, E71, W0
eyes- E21, E23
hair- YR27, E37, E59
clothes- G000, BG11, BG53, E19, R59, R14, YR04, YR09, R11, R12, R32
Good morning!
It's the first of September and I'm callin' it... fall is here! It doesn't even matter if the temps rise again for a bit because it's the consistent over night cool down that makes me feel the change of the seasons. It is also making the leaves start to turn yellow in the birch trees bringing a new color palette to my little outdoor wonderland. Gotta love that. ;)
Which also means I am officially transitioning into full blown fall and Halloween cards on the ol' blog. I've been waiting to take Amor Anya and do a bit of altering to turn her in to a more generic looking little gal by wiping the hearts off her hat and changing her heart purse into a regular satchel. I just love her hat and even took a scrap of terry cloth and some colorless blender to give it a soft and fuzzy texture, kinda like Anya is sporting a fleece cap. I paired her up with one of my favorite wood grain papers from October Afternoon and the Autumn Acorns stamp set from Papertrey Ink because it just happened to be sitting on my desk. The leaves and acorns gave the card the outdoor touch that I was going for but it still felt like something was missing. I toyed around with a variety of different embellishments but nothing was working. Then I remembered this Frisky Squirrels die by Memory Box that I picked up this past spring and I knew I had a winner. Once I colored a couple of them up with my Copics this fall scene was complete. :)
Laters!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Amor Anya), Papertrey Ink (Autumn Acorns)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Studio Calico lime light, Hero Arts brown ombre
Memory Box Frisky Squirrels die
Gold Smooch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- Y38, E09, YR18
clothes- RV63, RV66, RV69, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG03, E35, E57, E59, YR30, E51, E53
squirrels- E50, E30, E40, E41, E43, W1, W3
