Where Butterflies Wait by Unity Stamps

 Hello...I always start getting itchy for spring come this time of year.  Today I have another card I created with a stamp from Unity Stamps Company.  This turned out to be such a lovely encouragement card for that special friend that might be going through a difficult time.

The stamp set that I used is Where Butterflies Wait.

The Copic markers I used are;

• R01, YG03, BG01 - Butterfly
• YG91, YG93, YG95 - Leaves
• E57, E59, Y15, Y17, R37 - Yellow Flower
• R000, R12, Y38, R05 - Tulips
• RV00, R83, RV32, RV34 - Pink Flowers
• E55, E57 - Ground

Once I colored my design, I used the Pink Fresh - Nested Rectangles: Postage Edge, to cut it out.  To give my card a little texture, I used the Altenew - Woven Basket embossing folder.

Although it is hard to see in the picture, I used 1mm foam tap to pop up the image and sentiment.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Sandy

Once The Story Opens

 Hello and Happy February!  I spent a little time this past weekend coloring.  I love Unity Stamps stamps and I can't seem to stop myself from buying them, so I need to start playing with them.  This would be such a lovely card for so many of my friends.

The stamp that I used is Once The Story Opens.  

I used Copic Markers in the following colors:

• BG10, BG18, BG78 - Overalls
• V91, V93, V95 - Blouse
• E0000, E000,E00 E11 - Skin
• E53, E55, E57 - Hair and Shoes
• Y21, R01, R12, RV42 - Flowers
• G21, G24 - Leaves
• B21, B24, E40, E41 - Book

I used scraps of patterned paper from a really old paper pad.  I always try to match my coloring to the paper as best I can.  It's hard to see in the photo, but I did pop up my little reader and sentiment using 1mm foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have an amazing February!!!

Sandy

#303 Craft Roulette - Go Wild by Gerta Steiner Designs

 Hello friends!  I finally got a chance this afternoon to play along with the current Craft Roulette Challenge.  It was the perfect challenge because I have been wanting to play with this stamp set by Gerda Steiner Designs for quite a while now.  The stamp set is called, Go Wild.  The safari jeep is mounted on an action wobbler and yikes we all better stay off the trail!

This weeks parameters are:

• Project: Interactive Card
• Element: Transportation
• Colors: Spice Cabinet
• Random: Confetti

Supplies:

• Grassy Border Stencil - Lawn Fawn
• Layered Confetti Stencil - Trinity Stamps
• Puffy Cloud Layers - Trinity Stamps
• Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Ink
• Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink
• Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Ink
• Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Ink
• Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink
• Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide Ink
• Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink
• Lime Sparkle Spots Confetti Embellishment - Trinity Stamps
• Orange Sparkle Spots Confetti Embellishment - Trinity Stamps

I used Copic markers in the following colors:

• E97, E99, Y04, Y19, Y26 - Giraffe
• YG61, G24, G94 - Jeep Body
• Y11, Y06, Y15 - Headlights
• T3, T5, T7 - Tires 
• T1, T3, T5 - Fender
• E000, E00, E11 - Skin
• E40, E41, E43, E44 - Outfit

I am just thrilled with the way this card turned out and I can't wait to send it out.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have and amazing day - Go Wild!!!

Sandy

Sweet November Stamps Love Letters Postcard

 Hello friends!  We are finally coming to the end of January - gosh this seems like such a long month.  Today I have a little Valentines Postcard that I created with a couple of the Love Letters digital stamps from Sweet November Stamps.  Digital stamps are my favorite ones to work with.  The ability to arrange and resize them opens so many doors for fun creative designs.

For this card, I have used, Olivia and Maddie for this card.   I knew that I wanted to make a postcard with these two little friends, but I wasn't sure how to go about doing the background without filing in the whole card.  I am still not very confident with my background coloring, so I came up with a fix, that played into the Valentine theme.  

Once, I arranged, sized and printed my postcard, I used a piece of masking tape cut with a heart die to mask off my little friends.  I used the Copic Airbrush System to color in the postcard with my RV21 Copic Marker.  

I used Copic markers in the following colors;

• E31, YG61, G24 - Grassy Ground
• B0000, B000, B41 - Sky
• E000, E00, E11, E04, R11 - Skin
• E50, Y15, Y26, YR23 - Blonde Hair
• Y21, YR23, YR24, YR27 - Auburn-ish Hair
• RV63, RV66, V06 - Violet Dress
• RV10, RV13, RV14 - Bright Pink Sweater Jacket
• RV00, RV21, RV23 - Pink Sweater
• N1, N3, N5 - Mailbox
• E31, E35, E37 - Mailbox Post

Once the card was colored, I thought that the background was little bland, so I used a stencil with small hearts to add to the background.  I, also used the Year Round Post Marks to add a little more interest to the background.  

I have been asked by several people to watch me color, so I have posted a video of me coloring these little girls.  I wouldn't consider myself a colorist but I think that my coloring improve a little bit every time I do it.  If you would like to follow along with my process, I have linked my YouTube Video below.  

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a great day.

Sandy