Utterly Violet with Stamping Bella

 Sometimes you just need a quick and fun image to colour.  This older stamp set from Staming Bella was a collaboration with Danielle Donaldson and is so whimsical...sometimes it just screams at me to colour it :)

This time I coloured the image with my Kalour coloured pencils, but unfortunately I didn't keep track of which colours I used :)

I paired it with some patterned paper scraps from my stash, as well as some bits and bobs from an SCT Sampler kit.  When you feel like you just need to be fun and spontanious, this stamp set always does it for me.  See you again soon my friends!

Friends in Bloom with Polkadoodles

 Good day friends!  I am sharing a card today using some of the fun flowers in the Friend in Bloom stamp set from Polkadoodles.  This card was also created using the Pretty Colourful Paper as well as the Sweet Moments Chipboard Embellishments.  The paper lends itself to a mixed media card and the chipboard embellishments and Scalloped Rectangles and Tags die set really add some dimension!

I coloured these images using my Kalour colored pencils in the following colours:

Pink:  013, 029, 016, 024, 318, 048 (Tutu)

Green:  174, 116, 108, 107, 195 (Forest)

Yellow:  039, 041, 036, 056, 053 (Dried Wheat)

Blue:  296, 061, 378, 362, 361, 242 (Levis)

Purple:  466, 467, 163, 164, 261, 242 (Purple People Eater)

I will see you again soon my friends!

 

Swatch Me Now with Tracey Hey

 Good day artsy friends.  I love these super cute images from Tracey Hey, and I just got some new stamps in too!  For this memory dex I used the Swatch Me Now stamp set and coloured the cute elephant with my Kalour pencils.  I also used the memory dex die sets from ALL & Create called Penned with Love and Floral Parade and a sentiment from a small Altenew stamp set called One of a Kind.

I will keep this in my memory dex as a reminder that we are all one of a kind, like a work of art, and all very special!

Kalour coloured pencils used:

Elephant:  202, 162, 160, 197, 204
Teal:  109, 137, 113, 396, 138, 242
Pink:  013, 029, 016, 024, 318, 048
Black:  472
Brown:  170, 099, 037, 195

You will see some more Tracey Hey stamps coming up in my creative journey very soon!

Hello it's Me with Polkadoodles

 Hello friends, I am back today to share another sweet, sweet stamp and die set from the new Sweet Moments Collection by Polkadoodles.  This stamp set is called Hello it's Me and includes this cute bear and frame.  I've paired this image with some paper and stamps from the Pretty Flowers Collection:  Thanks a Bunch stamp, Hello Pretty stamp, and Pretty Colourful Paper...as well as some of the new chipboard embellishments from Sweet Moments Collection!  Wow, that seems like a lot, lol, but it all came together perfectly!

I coloured this bear, the chipboard embellishments, and even some of the stamped flowers with my Kalour coloured pencils in the following colours:

Bear:  201, 438, 350, 431, 457 (Dark Chocolate)
Flowers:  341, 347, 326, 051, 204 (Strawbaby)
Leaves and Chipboard Frames:  174, 168, 137, 113, 114 (Stormy Sea)
Picture Frame:  472, 200, 191, 204
Antique Gold and Flower Center:  169, 039, 041, 056, 053 (Straw Hat)

Until next time my friends!

Coffee Kiki with CC Designs

 Good morning sunshine!  Have you had enough coffee today?  Kiki apparently has not lol.  This stamp from CC Designs is very old, but I still love it and colour it.  This time I've used her to create a bookmark.

I coloured her with my Kalour colored pencils but I didn't keep the list...I know, shame on me lol.

Until next time my friends, stay warm and caffeinated!

Garden Gnomes New Release with Artful Angel

 Do you love gnomes like I do?  I love gnomes!  I especially love to color them :)  Artful Angel is releasing some new stamps today and one of them includes these fun Garden Gnomes!  Aren't they sweet?

To challenge myself, I used The Color Catalogue from Sarah Renae Clark to color these fun gnomies.  I used an online random number picker and was given the number 004!  Ok, sure!  I also colored with my Kalour colored pencils (WHAT?!) using the Prismas Color companion.  When you get to know your pencils really well, you can pick out the proper colors in other sets to match certain ones.

So the color combinations I used from Kalour are following:

Skin Combo #3:  181, 175, 197, 195, 048

Antique Navy:  296, 374, 378, 464, 381

Dusky Green:  174, 168, 116, 108, 118

Harvest Yellow:  039, 041, 056, 053, 204

See you again soon my friends!

Zombies Eat Brains with Artful Angel

 Another Zombie ATC to share with you today, using the Artful Angel stamp set called Brains.  I love to make ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) and when I saw this stamp set it kind of fit with a mixed media background.  

I coloured the zombie using my Kalour Coloured pencils and created a mixed media background using texture stamps and ink.  She actually turned out pretty cute, lol...for a zombie!

Alright my friends, I am off to create some more fun and make a mess of my recently cleaned crafty space again!

Colour Palette with Artful Angel

 Good day my fine friends!  Charis at Artful Angel has started a new color challenge for each month using the color palettes from Sarah Renae Clark's Color Cubes, Catalogues and Companions!  I love color challenges so this is is totally right up my alley.  The Color Companions take the guess work right out of the palette which sometimes is exactly what I need ;)  I color with different mediums, and I love that she has (almost) all of my mediums listed in the companion.

Charis chose color palette number #271 for the January challenge:

I chose to work with the Flutterby stamp set from Artful Angel.  This color palette really spoke to me for this stamp...sometimes that happens!  I look at a color palette and it tells me what image it needs.  I promise I'm not weird, I just love colors!

I colored this Flutterby stamp using my Prismacolor Premiere Pencils in the following colors (totally dictated by the Color Companion lol): *I have put a star beside the colors in the Companion, but I've also added a few to get the perfect combos ;) I like to have 3-5 colors in each combo.

Blue:  901, 1027*, 905*, 992, 938
Brown:  946, 944*, 943*, 140
Grey:  935, 1067, 1063, 1059*, 938

I will see you again on February 1st for another fun color palette challenge!

Let's Celebrate with Aall & Create

 Helloooo my friends!  I am sharing a card with you today featuring the Buttercream Birdy Bliss stamp from Aall & Create.  

I paired the image with a Nesting Postage Die from Waffle Flower, as well as my Kalour colored pencils.  I also used the word die from the SCT sampler kit and a stamp from CC Designs' 20's Fellas stamp set.

I will be back again soon, stay warm!

AALL & Create Lens & Lines

 I am back today to share with a tag I created using the AALL & Create Lens Lines stamp set.  In fact, I used the AALL & Create die set called Intricatags for this projects as well!  And to be honest, it's been a while since I've been this excited about new dies.  These AALL & Create die sets are AMAZING!

I coloured this image using my Kalour colored pencils, and the combinations are below for those who like to try new things :)

Colours used: I have included the names of the colour combinations.  I find them easier to remember than every pencil colour ;)

Telephone:  296, 061, 378, 362, 361 (Levis)
Flower:  201, 438, 452, 350, 431, 316 (Antique Flower)

Woodware Stamps Winter Mittens

 Time to get out those mittens for sure!  It's definitely winter up here in Canada and to celebrate the cold season I created this card using the Woodware stamps Winter Mittens stamp set.

I coloured this image using my Kalour colored pencils in the combinations listed below.

Colours used: I have included the names of the colour combinations.  I find them easier to remember than every pencil colour ;)

Purple: 466, 467, 163, 164, 261, 242 (Purple People Eater)
Teal: 062, 113, 142, 112, 138 (Starfish)
Pink:  013, 029, 016, 024, 318, 048 (Tutu)

Have a great day!

Artful Angel Footprint Yeti (Take 2)

  Hey!  Yes, it's me.  I am back with another sweet Yeti from the Artful Angel stamp set called Footprints.  

Once again, I have used my Kalour Colored Pencils to colour this image and I have included the combinations for you below.

I paired the image with some paper from my stash, that I've die cut using the Pink & Main Card Cut Essentials Die Set #1.

Colours used: I have included the names of the colour combinations.  I find them easier to remember than every pencil colour ;)

Fur: 013, 029, 016, 024, 318 (Lollipop)
Face:  170, 470, 460, 288, 287 (Sweater Vest)
Lunchbox: 199, 181, 427, 242 (Lunchbox)

Have a great day my friends, and stay warm!

Footprints from Artful Angel

 Hello from the north, it's definitely geting to be "Yeti" weather up here in Canada ;)

I am here to share a winter card with you today featuring one of the newest releases from Artful Angel called Footprints.  I coloured this yeti using my Kalour coloured pencils (combos listed below).  I also paired this sweet image with some papers from my stash cut using the Card Cut Essentials Die Set #2 from Pink & Main, also available at Artful Angel.

Colours used: I have included the names of the colour combinations.  I find them easier to remember than every pencil colour ;)

Fur: 137, 113, 396, 138, 242 (Tropical Sea)
Face: 170, 470, 460, 288, 287 (Sweater Vest)

Stay warm friends, I will be back soon enough ;)

Artful Angel Footprint Yeti

 Hey!  Yes, it's me.  I am back with another sweet Yeti from the Artful Angel stamp set called Footprints.  

Once again, I have used my Kalour Colored Pencils to colour this image and I have included the combinations for you below.

I paired the image with some paper from my stash, that I've die cut using the Pink & Main Card Cut Essentials Die Set #1.

Colours used: I have included the names of the colour combinations.  I find them easier to remember than every pencil colour ;)

Fur: 013, 029, 016, 024, 318 (Lollipop)
Face:  170, 470, 460, 288, 287 (Sweater Vest)
Lunchbox: 199, 181, 427, 242 (Lunchbox)

Have a great day my friends, and stay warm!