Hello Easter...

Hey, hey!

Are you ready for another Easter card? These sweet lambs are part of the Impronte d'Autore set called, Hello Ewe. I was able to get them from Crafty Purple Frog, who has a nice selection of their stamps. Lambs are another one of those cute critters that are ubiquitous with Spring and Easter so I really wanted to get them on a card during this season. I stamped and masked these two into a little scene where it looks like the one is giggling at the other's jumping and leaping antics. The tulips and sentiment are all part of the same set as well and the rest of the scene I colored in by hand. The whole thing is simple and cute and was pretty quick to create, which was great for my busy schedule yesterday.  :)

Have a good one!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Impronte d'Autore (Hello Ewe)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Catherine Pooler it's a girl and green
My Favorite Things Blueprints die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
lambs- BV00, E40, E41, E42, R000, R30, R21, E04, T4
dirt/grass- E31, E34, E43, E44/YG11, YG03, YG25, G43, G24, G94
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B12, C0, 0
tulips- YG03, YG17, G46, RV10, RV23, RV25, Y02, Y13, Y18
fence- E44, E47
 

You're the Sweetest...

Good morning! 

Yesterday I had a lot of fun putting together this faux postcard using a bunch of the postal themed sets from Purple Onion Designs. Between the Vintage Happy Birthday Postmark set, Vintage Postcard set, Vintage Postcard set add-on and Vintage Seasonal Holiday Postmark set, I had a perfect base to build a cute Easter themed scene onto. Bella, the bunny with a flower, is the star of the show and I surrounded her with Easter Eggs. A tree stump from the Woodland Floor set builds out the little vignette, which I finished off with a flowering forsythia bush that I colored in by hand. Up on the postage stamp, I added one of the chicks from the Flo, Mo and Bo set. Down on the address lines I added two sentiments, that appear to be retired now, in a soft green ink to match the background that I airbrushed on. All of these different parts come together to create one super sweet Easter card.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Bella, Easter Eggs, Woodland Floor set, Flo, Mo and Bo, You're the Sweetest sentiment, Happy Easter sentiment, Vintage Happy Birthday Postmark set, Vintage Postcard set, Vintage Postcard set add-on and Vintage Seasonal Holiday Postmark set), The Greetery (postal modern)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Papertrey Ink vintage jadeite
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
bunny/flower- E50, E41, E42, E43, R000, R30/Y02, Y15, Y18, YR04, YR18, YG05, G46
grass/stump- YG01, YG03, YG25, G24, G94/E31, E55, E44, E47
eggs- B00, B52, B12, B14, W00, W2, W3, V01, V04, V17, BG01, BG15, BG09, Y11, Y04, Y26, RV00, RV02, RV95, RV23, RV25, YG11, YG13, G02, Y04, Y18
bush- Y11, Y02, Y21, Y26, E44
chick- Y11, Y32, E13, R30, YR15
background-YG11, YG41, YG45

No bunny compares to you...

Hello again!

Yesterday was the release of the Prepping for Easter digis at Sweet November Stamps and I colored up this cute Bunny with Carrots during the morning Live on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page. I printed him out nice and big so that he would be front and center on the card. We started out by giving him a light brown coat of fur and then it was decided that he needed a whole carrot patch in the scene behind him. So the rest of the coloring was all about sketching in the carrots then building the rest of the background around them. I think the addition of the rolling hills with the till lines really play up the whole growing theme going on here. It was a fun and fantastic Live with lots of crafty friends asking questions and keeping me company throughout the two hours that we spent together... such a great time! :)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Sweet November Stamps (Bunny with Carrots)
stamp- Ellen Hutson (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

 

Prepping for Easter digital release!

 

Hello friends!

We have a fun new digital stamp release at Sweet November Stamps that is all about Prepping for Easter. There are four sweet scenarios to choose from, featuring bunnies, chicks and ducklings all getting ready for this spring celebration.

For my first card I printed out the Chicks who have absconded with a chocolate bunny and have already begun to help themselves to the sweet treat. They certainly look quite pleased with themselves, I just hope they don't get in trouble when the Easter Bunny realizes that his chocolate bunny count is off by one, LOL! If you would like to watch the coloring of this card there is a short Reel on Instagram and a longer speed coloring will be added to the Sweet November Stamps YouTube channel.

Next, Bunny with Eggs is taking the latest batch of decorated eggs from the warren to the basket filling station. It's a real balancing act but he doesn't seem too concerned about losing any of these precious eggs along the way.

For my third and final card the Ducklings are down by the pond painting eggs in varying shades of pretty spring pastels. This artistic duo love to get creative with their colors, creating mini masterpieces on each one!

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

Born to bloom...

TGIF!

Look who's on a roll with getting her stack of pre-stamped images whittled down, LOL! This time around I grabbed the adorable Grow Together Pure Innocence from My Favorite Things, that was not only stamped but also die cut already. As the scene was starting to come together I did end up masking her and adding in the fence from the BB Sunflower Sweetheart set. It's always a lot of fun bringing these simple characters to life by adding prints and patterning to their clothes and even changing up the hair a bit just through coloring choices. Here I turned her straight pigtails into a pair of rolled buns and flicked in some wispy bangs as well. I think she's such a cute way to usher in the official arrival of spring this year.  :)

Talk at'cha later!

 

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- My Favorite Things (PI Grow Together and BB Sunflower Sweetheart)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Papertrey Ink spring rain
My Favorite Things Blueprints die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E35, E25, E47
clothes- V01, V04, V17, E40, W2, W3, W4, G20, YG11, G43, BG93, W5, RV63, V04, YG03, Y15
watering can- C2, C3, C4, C5/B00, B21
dirt/flower- E31, E34, E42, E43, E44/YG03, YG17, G46, Y02, Y26
grass- YG00, YG01, YG03, G24, G94/YG00, YG61, G82
fence- W00, E81, E42, E43
sky- B0000, B000, B00, B01
bushes/tree- YG23, YG45/E44, E47, YG13, YG17

A beautiful bouquet...

Hey, hey! 

Yesterday was one of those days that didn't leave me with a whole lot of crafty time so once again I was able to raid the stack of images I keep on my desk and get coloring quickly. I ended up choosing this sweet digi from A Day For Daisies called, Basket Bonnet because it was giving me total Holly Hobby nostalgia from my childhood.  Apparently she has been quite busy filling her basket full of beautiful blooms and now she is heading to market with them. I created a pretty lakeside path for her to travel along and even sketched in a few flowers to match the ones in her basket. All that was left after that, was to complete the card with a sentiment from My Favorite Things. It was nice revisiting these charming ADFD images and hopefully I won't wait so long before coloring up another one.   :)

Ok friends, see ya tomorrow!

Supply list:
cardstock- Hero Arts and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- A Day For Daisies (Basket Bonnet)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Spellbinders hemstitch die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, E04
clothes- W00, E40, E81, W3, RV000, RV00, RV11, RV93, RV95, RV34, YG03, V12, V15, E33, E25, E47, E77, E79
basket- YR30, E41, E42, E43, E44
flowers- Y11, Y15, Y21, E37, RV10, RV21, RV14, V01, V04, YG03, YG17, YG67, BG96
path/fence- E31, E55, E43, E44/E44, E47, E49
sky/water- BG000, B01, BG53, C0, 0/BG000, B00, B01, BG53
trees- YG41, G82, YG45, E23
grass- YG01, YG03, G40, G43, G94, YG63

Sending you every happiness...

Hey there!

I found this Let's Explore cutie from Dreamerland Crafts in the stack of stamped and ready to color card fronts that I keep on the corner of my desk and figured it was the perfect time to finally get her on a card. I had even had the foresight to stamp a mask and stick it to the card stock so all I had to do was cut it out and re-apply it before easily adding the covered bridge from Art Impressions behind her. She looks so sweet and happy while she is out exploring the great wide world beyond her back yard. The sentiment is from a May Favorite Things set and I left enough space in the grassy field for it to fit right there in front of her. I gotta say, it feels like I am really making a dent in that stack of images this year, woot, woot! ;)

Alrighty, well thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Dreamerland Crafts (Let's Explore), Art Impressions (covered bridge) and My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things blueprints die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- Y32, E13, E35
clothes/bag/butterfly- B000, B00, B52, B45, W1, C3, C4, C5, T6, T9, BV31, BV23, BV25/E34, E44, E53, E55, E57, E59, Y11, Y26/Y11, Y18
sky/stream- B0000, B000, B00/B00, B12, B14
bridge- W3, W5, W7, C3, N4, W5, E42, E43, E44, E47
dirt/grass- E31, E34, E44/YG01, YG03, YG63, YG25, G43, G94
trees- E37, E47, YG13, YG45, G46/YG11, G21, G82