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!

Big Hugs with Polkadoodles

 Don't you just love big word dies?  This Big Hugs metal die set from Polkadoodles is perfect for getting your message across, without a lot of time and worry.  I love how this set can be the sole, large element on a card front.  I layered the cut outs with some black cardstock over some of the new paper, also from the Sweet Moments collection called Devine Hearts.  If you look closely, you'll see I also fussy-cut some of the hearts from another sheet of paper from the same pack.

I used my Beam paints to watercolour the letters in the word "HUGS" using the following colours:

Black
Blueberry Mountain (New and old)

Thinking Rebel with Polkadoodles

Hello my friends!  I am sharing a card today that I created using the Thinking Rebel digital image from Polkadoodles.  I coloured this image using my Prismacolor Premiere Pencils and layered it on some digital paper from the Winnie Special Moments Paper Heaven 4 collection.  I created the sentiment with my Cricut Joy.  I love how bright the colours on her turned out!

Prismacolour Premiere Pencils used:

Dress:  907, 105, 1006, 920, 1089, 994
Hat:  901, 208, 1027, 905, 1089
Flower:  1009, 995, 994, 993, 1014
Rock:  1067, 1065, 1061, 1059
Skin:  946, 1082, 943, 939, 927
Hair:  947, 941, 943, 997

Have you been colouring or creating lately?  Tell me about it:)

Mo's Digital Pencil "Fairy Tuttle"

 Sometimes, you just have to check your own attitude.  This image from Mo's Digital Pencil, reminded me of a petulant little waif who needs to "check herself".  So I coloured her up using my Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils and made her into a planner page lol.  Just a little something to remind myself that sometimes we need to step back and observe our own character for a minute.

I love colouring this image and I plan to colour more from Mo's Digital Pencil in the near future.  I love those dwarfs too!

Do Small Things With Love with Polkadoodles

 Have you seen Polkadoodles' Sweet Moments new release yet?  OMG!  These critters are so sweet, I don't think I can handle it :)  I created this valentine's card using the bear with a star stamp from the Do Small Things With Love stamp and die set.    I've layered up the card panel on some fun mixed media background paper from the Pretty Colourful paper pack.

I am currently away from home and have to work with what I have in my possession lol.  For this card I watercoloured the image and the background with my Beam watercolour paints, created locally to where I am right now.

Beam Paints colours used:

Cherry Magenta
Harvest Wheat
Fireweed
Cub Brown
Bread
Black

Flutter By with Artful Angel

 I am here to share a watercoloured card with you today using one of my most favourite Artful Angel stamps called Flutter By.

This is such a versatile stamp, and by not including a sentiment...this card could be used for any situation, including just a notecard!  I've also coloured this image many times, and each time I do, it looks unique.

I painted this card using my Beam Paints, created right here in Northern Ontario Canada.  I am currently within a stone's throw from their shop and I plan to treat myself with a few more colours ;)

Beam Paints, colours used:

Robin's Egg
Blueberry Mountain (new and old)
Wild Salmon
Mars Violet
Harvest Wheat
Cub Brown
Mars Black
Wintery Night

Have a great day!  I will see you peeps again soon :)

Bunny Rabbit with Flowers with Polkadoodles

 Hello friends!  It's DigiChooseday today and I am sharing a Valentine's Day card featuring the Bunny Rabbit with Bunch of Flowers digital stamp set from Polkadoodles.  I have paired this with digital paper from Bella Bear Morning Coffee and a digital sentiment from the 3 Little Bunny Rabbits set.

I have coloured this image using my Kalour coloured pencils in the following colours:

Rabbit:  470, 460, 288, 287, 204 (Warm Sidewalk)
Rabbit Shirt:  039, 041, 056, 053, 204 (Harvest Yellow)
Leaves:  174, 116, 108, 107, 195 (Forest)
Roses:  013, 029, 016, 024, 318, 048 (Tutu)
Purple Flowers:  466, 467, 163, 164, 261, 242 (Purple People Eater)
Flower Centres:  186, 171, 167, 184, 058 (Brassy Blonde)

I will see you again soon with some more fun with digital images from Polkadoodles!

Thought of You Today with Santoro Gorjuss Stamp

 Hello again friends, it's me :)  I am sharing a card today featuring a Santoro Gorjuss stamp called The Fox.

This project was coloured with my Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils and layered over some patterned paper from my stash.  I also used the heart dies from two different AALL & Create die sets (Heartnook and Intricatags) and the sentiment die is from Creative Expressions.

I'll be back again soon!

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!

Pond Pampering with Colorado Craft Company

 When you find certain stamp companies that you love, and especially specific stamp sets, you will color them and create with them over and over again.  Pond Pampering by Colorado Craft Company is one of those stamp sets for me.

This image was colored in pencils, although I cannot remember which ones.  If I had to guess I would say Prismacolour Premiere Pencils.  I added the large Hello sentiment using a die from an SCT Sampler set and the lattice die cut was made using a Lala Land die.  I also used the Waffle Flower Nesting Postage Dies to cut out the image after it was colored.

I think this is the second time I've colored this image and I love both of the projects!  See you again soon my friends!

Abominable with Artful Angel and The Color Catalogue

 Well hellooooo there!  Today I am sharing a bookmark I created using the Abominable stamp set from Artful Angel, while also featuring The Color Catalogue from Sarah Renae Clark for the Artful Angel Color Challenge.  That was a mouthful wasn't it? LOL

This month we are using the #303 color palette from The Color Catalogue.  Such an inspirational tool that takes all the guesswork out of your color palettes.  Especially since Sarah Renae Clark has added the companions, which match up the colors to several different marker and pencil brands.  I use Prismacolor Premiere a lot, so this companion has been immensely helpful!

I focussed this color palette on the Yeti itself, but have also applied it to the main part of the bookmark...the background papers.  Below is the list of Prisma color pencils I used for this challenge!

208, 195, 930, 929, 928, 938, 935, 936, 1024, 1052

Have some fun and come and join us in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook group!