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!

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!

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!

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!

Whimsical Whale Card

And I have saved the best for last my friends! 

Hey crafty friends, I am here to share a card with you today featuring the Flower Whale stamp set from The Rabbit Hole Designs.  I think this is one of my all-time favorite stamp sets!  Whimsical, yet classy.  I love it!

Timeless Christmas Card

  

Another one of my favorites with TRHD...

Remember the other day when I said get ready for a timeless image from The Rabbit Hole Designs?  Well, here it is lol.  This is the Merry & Bright stamp set from TRHD.  This stamp set creates a classy Christmas card with the perfect holiday image.

Inspire, Imagine, Dream

We are bringing back our favorite creations this month at TRHD, and here is my first :) 

 Have I told you how much I love this Succulent Life stamp set from The Rabbit Hole Designs?  I love it so much, I've created 3 projects with it this month!  This is the second project and it is a hexagon shadow box with a clear acrylic front.

Merry & Bright with The Rabbit Hole Designs

 Remember the other day when I said get ready for a timeless image from The Rabbit Hole Designs?  Well, here it is lol.  This is the Merry & Bright stamp set from TRHD.  This stamp set creates a classy Christmas card with the perfect holiday image.

Big Love with Artful Angel

 It's time for the new release at Artful Angel and today I am sharing this banner-shaped card featuring Big Love, the final of the three new release stamps.  I also included Woof You in this card and I love how this turned out.

Woof You! with Artful Angel

 Hello fabulous people!  I am back today share a card featuring the Woof You stamp set from Artful Angel.  This is one of the new release sets that will be available on November 25.

Magic Mushrooms with Woodware Stamps

 I am in love with gnomes.  Can you tell? Lol!  I have created a mini slimline card for you today featuring the Magic Mushrooms stamp set from Woodware, owned by Creative Expressions.

Cownt Your Blessings with Artful Angel

 Good afternoon friends, we have a few new stamps to share with you this week for Artful Angel.  I have created this card for you today featuring the new stamp set Cownt Your Blessings, which will be available in the Artful Angel shop on November 25th.

Fairy Door with Woodware Designs

 Good day my friends, the snow is starting to stay on the ground here in the north.  How is the weather in your neck of woods? 

I am here to share a single-layer card with you today featuring the Fairy Door stamp set from Woodware Designs.  This company is fast becoming one of my favourites; stamp designer Francois Reed in particular!

I have colored this image wiht my Copic markers.  This stamp set is available (on sale!) at Scrapbook.com :)

Unfortunately I had a sticky marker and had to add some colored pencil over top to, not only deepend the shadows, but also to combat the shine fromt he sticky marker (ew).

What do you do to combat the shine left from a sticky marker?  I have also heard people use their embossing powder tools over the image to get a matte finish back.  Let me know in the comments below what you tips and tricks are for sticky marker shine!

Cat Hop with Joy Clair Designs

Joy Clair Designs is participating in a blog hop today celebrating Cats!

I used the Funny Times digital stamp set to create this fun Valentine's card.  I have colored it with my Copic Markers and layered it on some patterned paper.  The sentiment is also digital and comes with this stamp set.

Have you been to the Joy Clair website lately?  There's many new stamp sets being released this month!

 

Merry & Bright with Joy Clair Designs

 Good day my friends, I hope you are all enjoying the lovely Fall weather :)  I am here to share Christmas card with you today featuring the Merry & Bright digital stamp set from the brand new Gather Together Collection from Joy Clair Designs.

This digital stamp set is full of Christmas images to create with.  I used this bear in a gift box and colored it with my Copic markers, and layered it over a gift card bag and some some patterned paper.  I added a sentiment from the stamp set and some bling to finish it off.

Don't forget to visit the Joy Clair Designs website to see the whole Gather Together Collection!  You won't be sorry, I promise :)