Christmas Kitties

Oh, hi! I've got a Christmas card to share today. And, I've been using a different card stock with my Copics and I love it! It reminds me of X-Press It Card Stock, but this stuff has a much better price point. I also got new desk lamps, and I talk about those in the video, too.

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Speaking of video, here it is:

Supplies Used: Verilux Desk Lamp Set of Kitties Stamp Set Set of Kitties Die Set Merry Pigs Stamp Set Slimline Postage Die Stitched Slimline Dies Merry Christmas Dies MFT Extreme Black Hybrid Ink Pine Needles Distress Oxide Ink Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide Ink Cougar Super Smooth Cardstock Bristol Smooth Cardstock Make-Up Blending Brushes Ad-Tech Tape Runner Tombow Multi-Mono Liquid Glue Scotch Foam Tape Stardust Stickles Copic Markers Copics Used: Blue-Gray Kitty - BV29, BV25, C1, N2, R20, R00 Kitty with Mouse - E44, E43, E41, R20, R00 Fish Bowl Kitty - E35, YR23, Y21, R20, R00 Warm Gray Kitty - W6, W4, W2, W1 Mouse - C3, C1, R20, R00 Fish - BV04, BV02 Fish Bowl - C5, C3, C1, BG10 Gravel - E44, W4 Santa Hats - R59, R29, R24, C3, C1, C00

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Trinity Stamps Candy Jar

Oh, hi! I'm super excited to share this card with you!  Halloween is my favorite holiday.  And, when I saw this set by Trinity Stamps, I just knew it would be perfect to fill up the jar with Halloween candy . . . . and a few eyeballs for good measure.

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You can see how the whole card came together in the video.  And, I must apologize for saying the word "jar" so much . . .I guess I was trying to be super specific. LOL.

 Supplies Used:

Candy Jar by Trinity Stamps
Fall/Halloween Sentiments by Stamping Bella
Neenah Solar White Card Stock
MFT Cement Gray Hybrid Ink
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Ink
Make Up Blending Brushes
Perfect Pearls
Copic Markers

Copics Used:

Candy Corn - Y17, Y15, YR07, YR04
Green Candy - YG25, YG03, YG21
Lollipops - V15, V12
Candy Sticks - BV29, YR04, Y15
Eyeballs - C3, C1, 100
Jar - BV20, C3, C1, YG00
Tabletop - E43, E42, E41

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Lacey has a Letter

So, I did a short video on how I color pleats and decided to finish coloring the image and make a card.  After all, she is ever so cute!

I started by stamping Lacey has a Letter by Stamping Bella onto a piece of Neenah 110# Solar White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Here are the Copics I used:

Dress - Y21, YR23, YR24, YR27
Hearts - E99
Petticoat - C1, E0000
Headband - YR27, YR24, Y21
Button on her Headband - Y21, YR24
Shoes - YR27, YR23
Buttons on Shoes - Y21, YR24
Socks - C1
Ruffles on Socks - Y21
Skin - E21, E00, E0000, R20
Hair E34, E37, E79
Ground - E42, E41

After I colored her, I used the Classic Ovals Dies by Spellbinders to cut her out.  Then I cut a piece of yellow card stock using the Classic Scallop Oval Dies, also by Spellbinders.

I used foam tape to pop up the ovals on a piece of patterned card stock measuring 4" x 5 1/4".  I adhered that to a yellow mat measuring 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and finally, onto an A2 top folding card.

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Coloring Pleats with Copic Markers

I decided to do a more in depth video about coloring pleats with Copic Markers because I brought it up in this video, but it was a bit hard to see what I was doing.

Enjoy!

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Tiny Townie Patricia Loves Pumpkins

Woooo hooooo!  It's finally starting to feel like Fall here.  The temperature has dropped down to the 70's and we've had a fair amount of rain over the last week.  So, of course, with the rainy weather, I spent time in my craft room with my stamps and markers.

May I present to you: Tiny Townie Patricia.  She loves pumpkins.

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And, here's the video to go with it. I go over how I finally figured out how to color pleats to make it easy for me.  I hope it helps you, too. Oh. . . and at one point while coloring the leaves, I said I used E34 to go over the leaves to blend, however, I actually used Y26.




Here are the supplies I used:

Tiny Townie Patricia Loves Pumpkins by Stamping Bella
Fall/Halloween Sentiments by Stamping Bella
Scallop A2 Honey Cuts by Honey Bee Stamps
110# Neenah Solar White Cardstock
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

And, here are the Copic Markers I used (listed in the order I used them in the video):

Dress - BG11, BG57, BG15, BG10
Polka Dots - BG49
Collar - BG57, BG15
Skin - E53, E51, E50, R00
Flower - Y21, YR27, YR23, Y08, E35, E29, E33
Hair - E34, E37, E79
Sleeves and Stockings - C7, C5, C3
Button - YR23, Y21
Pumpkin - YR27, YR15, YR12, YR68
Ruffle on her dress - C1, BG0000
Leaves - YR24, YG91, YG95, Y26
Ground - E43, E42, E41

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Hello Gnome

Doesn't this little guy just make you smile? This stamp is Gnome Bouquet by Stamping Bella and there's a coordinating die, as well.

Copics used: Flowers - C1, C3, C5, Y11, Y13, Y15, YG03
Gnome Hat - R24, R27, R29; Gnome Face - E50, E51, E53;
Beard - W0, W1, W3

I used Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Inks to create the background.  I die-cut "hello" three times from white cardstock and stacked them for dimension.  To add some sparkle, I went over the die cut with a Wink of Stella glitter pen.

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Bess is Back

I decided to make another card using Bess the Butterfly with a totally different color palette this time.  I also used a past card sketch from My Favorite Things.

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I started by stamping Bess onto Neenah Solar White Cardstock and colored her with my Copics:

Dress: Y11, Y13, Y15 and Y08
Wing: BG10, BG23, YG00, YG01, YG03, Y21, Y13, and Y11
Flowers: I used Y11, Y21, and Y38
Skin: E50, E51, E53, R00
Hair: E23, E33, E35, E25, E27
Shoe: C5

The polka dot paper is from Memory Box that has been in my stash forever. One really good thing about creating so much is that I am definitely using up my paper!  The striped paper is from My Favorite Things.  I love their patterned paper!

I created the square frame using Classic Square Nestabilities and Classic Scalloped Square dies by Spellbinders.

I put it all together and Viola! It's a card!

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A Fairy Garden Fairy

And here she is.  The stamp that I have been practicing coloring pleats.  Obviously, her skirt has no pleats.  For now, I have thrown my hands up.  But, I haven't totally given up because I'm still obsessing over learning how to do it without having it look like big raindrops as opposed to pleats in fabric.  And once I have my sights set on learning something, well, I will learn it.  It just might take a little bit of time.

Anywho . . . onto the card.  This adorable Fairy is by StampingBella.  She comes in a set with a few mushrooms and a perfect sentiment! After the whole coloring pleats fiasco thing, I decided to try and make her skirt look like a flower. I'm pretty happy with how she turned out.

Copics used: Hat and Skirt - V0000, V01, V05, V06; Top - Y21, YR21, YR23, YR24
Stockings - Y11, Y21, YR23; Shoes - V01, V05, V06; Leaves - YG01, YG03, YG17
Skin - E50, E51, E53, R00; Wing - BG0000, BG10, B000; Hair - YR21, YR23, YR24, E99

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Super Moon Triad & A Gnome

Greetings!  Let's start with the cosmic stuff, shall we?

A friend of mine sent me this article about the Super Moon Triad and all the weird things that go along with it.  When I got to the list of what some of the "side effects" might be, I had an A-ha! moment.  Especially with "obsessing over little details" . . . whew!

I've been practicing coloring pleats with my Copics . . . and being that I've been obsessing over it, let's just say . .. um, I need more practice.

Anywhooooo . . . on to the card.  Today we have the adorable Gnome on a Swing by Stamping Bella.  I do love that he has a coordinating die.  It's a pretty simple card, but I really wanted all attention to be on that dude.

Copics used: Branch & Swing - E31, E33, E35, E37; Leaves - YG01, YG23, YG17;
Catepillar - BV000, BV01, BV11, BV17; Hat - BG10, BG13, BG15, BG09
Skin - E00, E51, E53, Shoes - YR04, YR07, YR18; Beard - C1, C3

For the tree trunk, I ran a piece of Kraft card stock through the Big Shot with an embossing folder.  I sponged a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Ink to bring out the wood grain.  The grassy border is a die from My Favorite Things.  (WHY did I wait sooooo long to order that??) And, of course, I had to sponge some clouds in the background.

The Super Moon thing is supposed to last through August. . . so, I'll be hiding in my studio until it's over.

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Blossom Loves Balloons

Oh . . .here's another stamp I've had on my wish list for quite some time: Tiny Townie Blossom Loves Balloons.  The layout was very much inspired by a card created by Michelle Boyer that was on the Stamping Bella Blog.  All the girls over there are so talented!

So here we go with the card:

Copics used: BG10, BG13, BG15, BG18, YG23, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y08,
E50, E51, E53, R00, C7, W1, WR23, YR27, R59

I used a cloud stencil with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to create the clouds in the background.  And I decided to do some paper piecing on the balloons after I colored them and really didn't like how they turned out.  I thought the yellow polka dot paper from the Dots & Stripes Sorbet Paper Pack would be perfect. See? Easy fix! And, to add some shadows around the balloons, I used a W1 Copic marker.

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Bess the Butterfly

Here's another sweet Tiny Townie Butterfly Girl from StampingBella. And I love the fact that there are coordinating dies.

Copics used: G40, G43, G46, E00, E50, E51, E53, E27, E79, Y21, YR24, YR27, YR23, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y28, YR20,
E37, E34, E35, R00

I wasn't too sure where I was going with the colors on this one.  I just knew that I wanted to use more earthy tones . . . which worked out quite well with the patterned paper I found in my stash.  And I found it pretty quickly, too.  I can spend a serious amount of time just digging through all my paper to find what I'm looking for. . . even though it's all organized by color.

What about you?  Do you choose paper first and then color images? Or vice versa?

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Brianna the Butterfly

The color palette I chose for this card was very heavily inspired by a card I found on Pinterest created by Michelle Boyer.  Her color combinations are Ah-mazing.

And I admit, I was a bit nervous about using some of these markers together because I was so afraid of ending up with a muddy look.  But, lo and behold! I did it!

This stamp is by Stamping Bella.  Isn't she so sweet?!  I can't wait to try different color combinations, now that I'm feeling brave and all.

Here are the markers I used:

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More Bunnies

Two more Easter cards . . . and I forgot to keep track of which markers I used for these, too.  Sheesh.

This guy is by Whipper Snapper Designs . . . I'd work for jelly beans, too. Or chocolate.  Or both.

This super cute dude is Hoppy Easter Bunny Wobble by StampingBella . . . and I would definitely follow him . . .cuz he has chocolate!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a Blessed Easter!

A Few More Irish Chicks

Oh . . .I dunno . . .they're just so fun!  So, I made a few more cards.

I did a little bit of masking for this card . . . and added glitter to the rainbow.

I tried masking for this card, but that didn't work out so well . . . so I just cut that little dude out with the coordinating die.

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Irish Chicks

St. Patty's Day is just around the corner . . . and since StampingBella had these cute little guys on sale, well, why not?

Again. . . the card designs were definitely inspired by others that I saw when I consulted the Google.

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A Garden Girl Birthday Card

Seriously, you guys . . . how cute is this stamp by StampingBella?!  When I first saw it, I just knew I had to have it. . . and the matching die, too!

I stamped the image on X-Press It card stock and colored it with Copics. . . all those tiny little areas . . .whew! My eyes were a bit tired after that.  Then I die-cut the stamped imaged and popped her up with foam tape for dimension.

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