Sandy Toes New Release with Artful Angel

 Hey crafty peeps!  It's the Victoria Day long weekend here in Canada and what a beauty it was weather-wise!  I was totally dreaming of the water and sandy beaches when I created this card using the new release "Sandy Toes" stamp set from Artful Angel, available May 25th.

I colored this sweetie with my Prismacolor Pencils on Neenah Desert Storm card stock.  I haven't colored with my pencils in a while.  I'm so glad I did, I thought I was losing my nerve lol.  There's a sneek peek of something else in this project as well!  If you look closely, you might see a layer of a new Artful Angel 6 x 6 patterned paper (think pink!).

Theses new stamps and patterned paper will be available in the Artful Angel shop on May 25th, stay tuned for more inspiration from our wonderful Design Team and Guest Designers in the Facebook Group for Artful Angel.

Stampendous Watercolor Whimsy with StamprGrl

 Good day friends!  Phew it's been one heck of a few months and I seem to be having the hardest time getting things together, including my Watercolor Whimsy posts!  This is a watercolor collaboration between myself and Dalis who is also known as StamprGrl!

So, for this month we are working on a Stampendous stamp set!  I have chosen this one called Daisy Thanks.

I stamped the daisies onto watercolor paper and painted them with a combination of Prima Marketing and Jane Davenport watercolors.  Then I decided to give it a mixed media vibe and added some color and stamping to the background.  I added the sentiment from the stamp set and finished the panel off with some black paint splatters and enamel dots.  

To put the card together I layered the panel over some black cardstock before adding it to the card base.  I love how soft the colors turned out but it still seems to have an impact!

Don't forget to go and visit Dalis' blog today to see which Stampendous stamp set she decided to create with!  Also, stay tuned for next month we are creating with The Greeting Farm stamps!

Zentangle Bookmark

 Hello my friends, thank you so much for joining me today!  I am here to share one of my Tangled bookmarks with you!

I created this bookmark using several tangles and fill-ins.  I created the watercolor background first.  Then added the drawing with my brown Micron pen.  To finish the drawing, I added shading and highlights with my graphite pencil and Prismacolor Premiere pencils.  I think this one is my favorite out of all 6.  I matted the bookmark onto black paper and punched the top.  Then I laminated it and added a handmade tassel.  I will be sharing more bookmarks with you soon!

I am in the process of moving both myself and my daughter in what could be opposite directions lol, so things are very sporadic and chaotic for us right now.  Please be patient with me as I get into SOME sort of schedule again ;)

CC Designs Birthday Critters with Artful Angel - a Planner Insert Page!

 Good day my friends!  Today I am sharing a planner page I created using the Birthday Critters stamp set from CC Designs, available in the Artful Angel shop!

I wanted to create a page that migrates every year into my current planner, and what better page to create than a birthday list!  This cute little critter was perfect to pair with the Echo Park A Birthday Wish 6x6 paper pad, also available in the Artful Angel shop ;)

I colored this little kitty cat with my Copic markers and layered him up over some of the Echo Park paper.  I added some die cut letters and a birthday hat from the newly released Party Animal stamp set from Artful Angel.  I added the Happy Birthday title using the Big Birthday stamp set also from Artful Angel lol.  An all star cast in one planner page!

Did you know if you go to the Artful Angel Facebook group and search the stamp set you would like to see...you get a whole bunch of inspiration!?  Try it!

Dream Home by Woodware Stamps

 Good day friends!  Have you discovered Woodware stamps yet?  I have and I am obsessed with them.  Especially the ones designed by Francois Read.  I have started a collection, I'm gonna be real lol.  Especially Francois' gnomes!  They are stinking adorable and are currently one of my top two absolute favourite gnomes :) (if you want to see my other favourite, stay tuned ;))

I stamped this Dream Home stamp in a grey ink (moving crafty stuff to a new place...) because I couldn't find my black ink lol.  It's a different look, but not one I think I will repeat.  I colored the image using my Copic Markers and layered it over some patterned paper from my stash (also a chore to find lol).  I added some enamel dots and some white highlights with my white gel pen.  I added the sentiment from the set and popped it up on dimensional adhesive to finish it off.

I'm sure you've seen some of the other Woodware stamp sets I have, I am enjoying them thoroughly.

I will see you again soon with my fun!

CC Designs Birthday Critters with Artful Angel

 I am frantically trying to catch up with my blogging and posting.  Unfortunately, I am behind what with trying to pack up both my daughter and I to move in opposite directions lol.  In the meantime, I have created a birthday card to share with you today using the Birthday Critters stamp set from CC designs, available at Artful Angel!

These cute little critters make great birthday (as well as many other celebratory) greeting cards both masculine and feminine!  For the cards I created (and there are a few ;)) I used the Echo Park paper 6x6 paper pad called A Birthday Wish Boy, also available in the Artful Angel shop!

I have colored this little critter using my Copic Markers and layered it over paper from the A Birthday Wish paper pad, added the stamped sentiment and some of enamel dots.  I have also used a card sketch to jump start my mojo (he seems to have gone on vacation without me!), although for the life of me I cannot remember where the sketch is from.

A new release is coming in May!  Are you excited?  Come and see us in the Facebook group, Artful Angel Takes Flight to see what's coming! 

Above and Beyond with Joy Clair Designs

 I have another floral design to share with you today using the Above and Beyond digital stamp set from Joy Clair Designs.  

I decided to color this image with a monochromatice color pallette.  I used the E40 colors along with some white Prismacolor pencil to brighten the highlights.  I layered the image over some patterned paper from my stash and added some enamel dots.  Lastly, I printed out a digital sentiment from the same set and popped it up on some dimensional adhesive.

Do you sometimes have a person in mind when you are creating a card or coloring a particular image?  I did with this one.  My daughter had just crashed her car the day before and one of the many things that stuck out for us in this experience was the nice people that came out of their homes to assist her!  In particular, a lady named Linda who heard and saw the crash from her kitchen window and immediately came to my daughter's aid.  My daughter and her friend are fine (the car is another story), don't worry, but they had never been in an accident before and are only in their early 20's.  So, it was an upsetting experience for both of them.  Paige mentioned she would like to give Linda a thank you card for her assistance that day and so this card came out of that situation.  Thank you Linda, you are a godsend :)

Out on a Limb with Artful Angel

 Hey hey crafty friends!  I am here to share a bookmark with you today featuring the newly released stamp set called Out on a Limb from Artful Angel.

Aren't these little birds adorable!?

I have colored these cutie pies with my copic markers and layered them over some patterned paper from my stash.  I added a sentiment that I typed up and printed out and voila!  A bookmark that any book nerd would love to use!

Come and join us in the Facebook group:  Artful Angel Takes Flight to see what the other design team members are creating with this sweet stamp set!

You Fill My Day with Joy Clair Designs

 Well, hello my friends!  Are you ready for Spring yet?  I know I am.  We are still getting snow and winter storms here (OMG!) and I am very much ready to see green grass and unfrozen lakes!  To battle this, I have colored up some floral images from Joy Clair Designs this month.  For this project, I have created a card using the You FIll my Day digital stamp set :)

I colored this image using my Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils in fun spring colors.  I layered the image over some patterned paper from my stash and added some enamel dots.  Lastly, I added the digital image from the stamp set.

Are you in love with digital stamps yet?  If you are, have you been to the Joy Clair Designs shop yet?  So much digital goodness to fill your day!  If not, why not?  Tell me in the comments and let's have a conversation about it!

Party Princess with Artful Angel

 Hey hey hey!  Are you ready for a party?  This little princess sure is ;)  This card features a brand new stamp set from Artful Angel called Party Princess.

A great stamp set for anyone's birthday, this 3x4 stamp set features the princess stamp, plus 4 accessory stamps and a sentiment!  And as you see here, you can color this stamp anyway you like!  I also used the 

I created this card using paper from the A Birthday Wish, Boy 6x6 paper pad by Echo Park, also available in the Artful Angel shop!

I will see you again soon my friends...and don't forget to come and visit us in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook group!

Out on a Limb with Artful Angel

 Good day my friends!  I hope you have had a great Spring so far!  I am here to share a fabulous new stamp set from Artful Angel called Out on a Limb.

This great new stamp set, just released in March, features three of these cute birds and 6 sentiments, as well as a fun little branch for the birds to sit on.  I have created three projects using this stamp set, so keep your eyes open for those coming up!

Come and join us in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook group to see all kinds of inspiration from our design team!  

See you again soon!

Flying By with Twistoon

 Hello Hello!  I am sending you some love today with this fun digital stamp from Twistoon called Ralph's Paper Plane!

I've colored this fun image up using my Copic Markers and made it the star of the show by layering it over some patterned paper creating a thin border and popping it up to create some dimension.  Look, he even has racing gloves and shiney sunglasses on!

You can find this digital image and many others in the Twistoon shop...Lisa's gnomes are definitely swoon-worthy!

Have a great day friends and don't forget to pop over to the Twistoon Digi Stamps Facebook Group to see everyone's fabulous creations!

Hey! I'm thinking About You!

 Good day my friends!  Popping in to share a project with you today for Artful Angel using the Hey Hey Hey stamp set from Catherine Pooler.

This is such a versatile stamp set!  It can be used for masculine or feminine cards, for children or adults, and even seniors!

For this card, I chose a more masculine color palette and created a plaid background with my Copic markers.  I stamped the large empty Hey sentiment and also colored it with my Copics and then deepened the shading with my Prismacolor Premiere pencils.

To finish it off, I added another sentiment and some of my favorite enamel dots.

Have you joined the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook group yet?  We have loads of fun and inspiration going on in there!

Coffee Break with Artful Angel

 Hello, hello!  Is it time for a coffee break yet? Lol.  It is at Artful Angel!  The new release for January includes this fantastic new stamp set called Coffee Break.

I created a fun gift card holder perfect for any coffee, tea or hot chocolate lover!

The inside of the card holds a gift card in a pocket.

I colored these images using my Copic markers.  This is just one of a few new stamp sets over at Artful Angel this month!  Don't forget to come and join us in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook group for lots of fun and inspiration :)

See you again soon!

Roam Far with Artful Angel

 Hey hey friends!  I am back again for Artful Angel and this time I am sharing another card created using the Roam Far stamp set which features the adorable Savannah Sloth illustrated by Dustin Pike!

I love creating the backgrounds for this sweet adventurer!  I have colored this card using my Copic markers and Prismacolor Premiere pencils.

I will be back again soon with some more projects featuring some fun new stamp sets from Artful Angel!

New Watercolor Whimsy Collaboration with StampGrl (Dalis)

 Good day my friends!  I am excited to start this new collaboration with Dalis (StamprGrl).  We were supposed to start in January, but...I ended up catching every virus known to man in January and was sick for pretty much the whole month.  I am now on the mend though and we decided to roll January's project into February, so you get 2 projects this month :)

A little background:  Dalis and I decided to do a collaboration with watercolors as our medium.  We randomly chose 12 stamp companies from our combined stash and assigned one company to each month.  Dalis and I won't have the same stamps, but that's part of the fun of it...you get two different inspiration pieces from the same company every month!

January's company is Stampendous, House Mouse collection specifically!  And for February we have Avery Elle.

You can see Dalis' beautiful creations here!

Here is my January creation using Stampendous/House Mouse Designs' Happy Hoppers Bouncing Bunnies!

They look like they're having loads of fun don't they!  My projects are watercolored using Prima Marketing watercolors.  

For my February project, I worked with Avery Elle's Peonies stamp set.

Such a fun month for this new collaboration.  Dalis and I will be back on March 10 with some more watercolor fun using stamps from Stampendous!