Happy Day with Colorado Craft Company

 Good day friends.  One of things I love about certain stamp companies is that they keep coming out with super cute images you like to colour over and over again.  Colorado Craft Company keeps doing this (and making me spend money...shame on them lol) and I just keep coluring them lol.  This stamp set is called Happy Day and is no different than their other sets.

I paired this image with a stamp and die set from My Creative Time for the sentiments.  I coloured this image using my Copic markers.

Have a great day peeps, see you again soon!

Meow to You with Artful Angel

 It's a cold winter day today up here in the North!  Stay warm my friends.  And with that PSA, I am sharing today a tag made featuring the Meow to You stamp set, newly released by Artful Angel.

These sweet kitties can be customized for Christmas, birthdays or even Valentine's Day like I have here!

I have colored this sweet kitten with a variety of Copics and Kalour coloured pencils, and although I would love to tell you which ones...I did not write them down lol.  It's been a very busy month to say the least.

Love to you all and now back to our regularly scheduled programming, ie.  WINTER.

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!

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!

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!

Everything Better

 Hello friends, I am here to share a heartfelt card with you today featuriong the Everything Better digital stamp set from Joy Clair Designs.

I colored this image using my Copic markers, and I also used my Prismacolor Premiere pencils to deepen the shading and to add highlights.  I added some splatters with gold acrylic paint, and layered it over some patterned paper from my stash.  I layered the digital sentiment from the same stamp set on some dimensional adhesive and finished it off with some enamel dots.

Do I ever get tired of digital images? NEVER!  They are so versatile, and also a lot of fun!

Christmas is almost here my friends, please have a great holiday!

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.

Season's Greetings with Joy Clair Designs

 Are we there yet?  Not quite, but we're getting closer!  I have created a fun Christmas card to share with you today featuring the Merry & Bright digital stamp set from Joy Clair Designs.

Do you know what draws me to digital designs the most??  It's the fact that I can make them whatever size I want!  Sometimes I like to create a scene with multiple images, and sometimes I like to choose one image and print it out as big as I can to have it fit on a card.  This is what makes them so much fun!  Plus, if you are an alcohol marker or pencil colorist, any ink jet printer will do the job.

This image is from the Merry & Bright digital stamp collection and I have colored it with my Copic markers, layered it over some patterned paper and added a sentiment from the same digital stamp set.

Digital stamps are so versatile.

That's all for me today my friends, I will see you again soon!

#Booktrovert

My second favorite project for THRD designs is this fun bookmark! 

Hello my friends, it's my turn on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog for another project using the Book Lover stamp set from this latest release.  I fell in LOVE with this stamp set.  Too much fun.  I have created a bookmark (I know...cheesy lol) using the Book Lover stamp set.

I colored this sweet image using my Copic markers.  I added a wallpaper background and a shelf for them to sit on and layered the bookmark on some coordinating cardstock.  I stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set and called it done!  Such a fun stamp set :)

My Path with Joy Clair Designs

 Good day my friends :)  I am here to share a card with you today featuring the My Path digital stamp set from Joy Clair Designs.

This stamp set features two beautiful images and 3 digital sentiments.  This card features the light bulb image that I ahve colored usingmy Copic markers and fussy-cut.  I layered the image over some ribbon and patterned paper from my stash.

I will be creating a card using the butterfly image from this set soon, I've been wanting to color it up lately!

Until next time my friends ;)

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.