Time For A Snowball Fight!

Hello again!  Today I have a card using digi stamps by Sweet November.  I absolutely love the flexibility of digi stamps.  I can make the computer do all the hard work of masking for me.  The recent release, Joyful Gatherings was available for a limited time as digi stamps, so I am so glad that I purchased it while it was available.  The kids on this card are from the Snow Days Stamp Set and the tree is the Forest Stump and Hollow Log Digi Set. My log is not hollow because my little friends definitely needed something strong to hide behind.  

I used my software program to draw in light lines to help me with the snow drift placement and the horizon.  I am still not very confident with my blending on big areas like the sky, so I did decide to mask off the bottom of the card and then used the Copic Airbrush System to put my sky in.  

You might be wondering how I was able to mask my scene off since I had manipulated and resized my images. I printed off the image on plain copier paper and then covered it with a piece of Eclipse Art Masking Tape and ran it through the printer again.  ** A huge shout out to Amy Young for the tip on this masking tape.  It is a game changer - I love it.

I used Copic markers in the following colors:

• Hair - E53, E55, E57
• Skin - E000, E11, E04, R20
• Yellow - Y00, Y06, Y19
• Orange - Y32, YR15, YR04
• Green - YG00, YG23, YG25
• Aqua - BG11, BG15, BG49
• Blue - B21, B34, B37
• Pink - RV23, RV25, RV29
• Log - E81, E42, E43, E44, E53, E59
• Dog - YR30, YR23, YR24, YR27
• Snow - BV31
• Sky - B000, B00, B01

This card turned out so cute!  I like that it could be used with a number of different sentiments.  I think it would be an adorable birthday card for a fun little friend.  What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have an amazing day!

Sandy

Off Duty Santa by Sweet November Stamps

 

Hello!!  Oh my goodness....doesn't Santa look not only well rested but quite dapper?  

I created this card by combining digi stamps by Sweet November Stamps.  The stamps that I combined are; Off Duty Santa, Reindeer Games (gate/fence) and North Pole Friends (trees).  

I used Copic markers in the following colors:

• E000, E11, E04, R20 - Santa Face
• E40, BV31 - Beard
• G20, TG41, G05, G07 - Sweater
• R46, R59, RV69 - Pants & Pillow
• E71, E74, E77, E04, E93 - Sleeping Deer
• E44, E49 - Antlers
• E31, E33, E43, E57 - Fence & Gate
• E30, E31, E33 - Sign
• G43, YG63, G94 - Trees
• B0000, B000, B00 - Sky
• 100, C9, C6 - Boots, Hooves, Deer Nose

I had some older Lawn Fawn paper from their Knit Picky Collection, that I thought would work perfectly for this card.  I had really wanted to do Santa's sweated in more neutral tones, but I was afraid it wouldn't work well with my paper, so I will save that for another card.

I am pretty sure that this card will be my favorite for the year.  I just love this Santa!!!

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are having a nice holiday season.

Sandy

Stitched With Love Meadow

 Hi there friends!  Today I have another card that I created with the fabulous Meadow stamp set that will be in the January Crafty Crew Kit.  This kit is taking pre-orders until December 15th, with the kits being shipped on January 5th.  What a great way to start the new year making cards.

This adorable stamp set called Stitch With Love Meadow.  This stamp set has a sewing theme which was right up my alley since I like to sew also.  

The coloring on this card was done with Copic markers in the following colors:

• N1, N3, N5
• BG70, BG72
• RV11, 81, RV83
• E000, E00, E11 - Skin
• E53, E13, E15, E37 - Hair
• YR30, E41, E50 - Patchwork Bear

The quilt behind her was cut using an old die cut.  I used patterned paper that is included in the January Crafty Crew Kit. I is called Lovely As A Rose.  That paper pack is really pretty with all kinds of florals in pinks.  Although you can barely see it, the yellow background was created using the included Quilted Stencil.

I used a sentiment that is included with the Stitched Whiskers stamp collection, which is also included in the Crafty Crew Kit.  I though it was just perfect to tie the whole card together.

If you would like to follow along in the process of making this card, I have my YouTube video linked at the bottom of this post.

This turned out to be such a cute card!  I can't wait to send it to one of my quilting friends.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an incredible day!

Sandy

Merry Christmas Santa!

 

Hello!  Today I have a quick post.  Trinity Stamps released this adorable Tiny Santa Die Set earlier this fall.  I spent an afternoon making a bunch of Santas planning on making this card and finally got to putting it together the other day.  

For the background, I glued the full Stana bodies and some Santa Heads on a piece of green cardstock but to 4.0" x 5.25".  

For the sentiment, I used the new Large Christmas Sentiment Die Set.  I popped it up with a 2mm foam tape to give my  card a little dimension.

I really like the way this card turned out.  When Trinity release the Tiny Santa, they also release a Tiny Christmas Tree, Tiny Elf and Tiny Snowman.  You could make this card with any or all of these cute little dies.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are having a fun holiday season!

Sandy