Sunshine and Rainbows...

Hey, hey!

The Sweet November Stamps February newsletter went out last night, full of fabulous inspiration from the team showcasing both the clear and digi releases that we added to the store this month. Anyone who watched my Live yesterday over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page already got a sneak peek of the latest newsletter free digi, Rainbow Fairy. Rainbow Fairy is a nice little homage to classic St. Paddy's Day imagery with her gold at the end of the rainbow look, making her perfect for March crafting. That's not to say she won't be super cute the rest of the year as well. ;)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November (Rainbow Fairy)
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Rainbow Script)
ink- Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here


 

Unicorns and glitter...

Hello again!

It's a review weekend at Sweet November and I will admit that I've had this enchanting little unicorn from the Fairytale Unicorns clear set stamped and sitting on my desk since its release last spring. I even had both her and the fairy silhouette from the Royal Treatment set already masked off, just waiting for a background to be added. So I figured this was the perfect time to finally add some background images and get this magical scene all colored up. I thought it would be pretty to have the long willow branches from the new Background Builder: Day at the Park set framing the unicorn and fairy so I stamped them on wither side of the card. Then, because I had stamped the fairy in a light aqua ink I used similar colors on the unicorn as well. This lead to the over-all blush and aqua palette that I ended up using throughout the rest of the scene as well. If you are interested in watching this scene come together you can find the short reel on my Instagram and a longer speed coloring over on the Sweet November Stamps YouTube channel. I'm just so pleased to finally have this cutie on a card of her own.

Don't forget that I will be coloring Live this morning at 11am PST on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page... who knows, maybe I can find another scene on my desk that needs some attention. LOL! 

Later gators! :)

 

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Fairytale Unicorns, Royal Treatment and Background Builder: Day at the Park), Hello Bluebird (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Studio Calico glass slipper and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
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

 

The right shoes...

Hello there!

I'm up on the Bellariffic Blog with another Scenic Saturday card to share. Apparently I'm on a bit of an Oddball kick as this fantastic Oddball Oz Dorothy and Toto stamp was just begging to make it onto a card. To help create the perfect scene for these two I also grabbed the Emerald City Backdrop, because what good are a pair of ruby slippers without a yellow brick road to walk down?

I began by stamping the basket first and masking it off before stamping Dorothy slightly higher right over top. By raising her a bit this creates the appearance of the basket sitting on the ground out in front, ready to be picked back up when she continues on her journey. Next, I masked off Dorothy so I could stamp the Emerald City Backdrop and have it fall behind her once the masks were removed. Now, because I stamped the backdrop rather high up on the card front this left a lot of open space down at the bottom. Not wanting the brick road to be cut off mid scene I grabbed a 0.1 black multi-liner pen and proceeded to sketch in loose rectangles inspired by the artist drawn bricks already in the stamp. I made sure to gradually increase the size of the rectangles as I moved down the card to continue the illusion of the road getting closer to us, the viewer. This simple sketching of basic shapes is something anyone can do and it's an easy way to get more mileage out of your backdrop stamps. The fun sentiment is from the Oz Sentiment set and I stamped it onto a speech bubble die cut that I adhered to the card using foam adhesive to give it some lift. I gotta say, this Oddball Dorothy certainly doesn't look like she is going to let anything get in her way, LOL!   :)

Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Stamping Bella (Oddball Oz Dorothy and Toto, Emerald City Backdrop and Oz Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Hello Bluebird speech bubble die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E35, E57, E47, E49
eyes- BG000, C3, E55, E27, E79
clothes- C1, C3, B000, B00, B21, B23, B24, B26, B28, B99, R24, R29, R89, RV99
toto- T4, T5, T6, T8, BG000, C3, E84, E87
basket- E31, E41, E42, E43, E44, B00, B21, B24, B26
rainbow- R22, R24, Y38, Y13, YG13, B12, V15
emerald city- G00, G03, G09, G29
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B12, B14
road- Y11, Y21, Y13, Y26, Y28
grass/flowers- YG01, YG03, YG25, YG63, G94/R22, R24, R27, R29, E89