Spring Birthday...

Hello there! 

It's a review day at Sweet November Stamps and the team and I are happily playing with more of the new Fab Favorites clear release. I've been anxiously awaiting the completion of the Flower Fairies of the Month collection so that I can start having fun mixing and matching them on various cards. This is my first go and I've stamped February Iris Fairy, April Daisy Fairy, October Marigold Fairy and September Morning Glory Fairy onto a larger A6 sized postage collage die from Waffle Flower crafts. For the smallest panel I also borrowed a ladybug from Fairwee Readers set. The large panel at the bottom of the card was the perfect home for a sentiment that I put together using the new Birthdays are the Best set. The coloring and stamping of the Year Round Post Marks can be scene on the quick Instagram reel and Tee will be getting a longer speed coloring version up on the Sweet November Stamps YouTube channel shortly. And don't forget that I will be coloring  Live this morning at 11am PST over on the Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (February Iris Fairy, April Daisy Fairy, October Marigold Fairy, September Morning Glory Fairy, Fairwee Readers, Birthdays are the Best and Year Round Post Marks)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Papertrey Ink green parakeet and May Favorite Things cotton candy
Waffle Flower Crafts A6 postage collage die
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Celebrating with you on your birthday...

Good morning!

This happy birthday card was colored Live over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page this past weekend as we kicked off the Fae-bruary celebration at Sweet November Stamps. These two cute fairwees are from the Fairwee Happy Birthday set and boy, are they ready to party! The confetti filled balloons are flying high and the three tiered cake is just waiting to be cut into. The sentiment is a sneak peek of a new set that will be released on the 15th and I think we did a pretty good job matching the pink in the dress to the pink ink used in the sentiment. 

I am actually going Live again this morning as part of the Fae-bruary fun to introduce a new fairy digi that was just added to the store.

Hope you can join me!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Fairwee Happy Birthday and Birthdays are the Best)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Papertrey Ink lovely lady
My Favorite Things pinked rectangle stax
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here
 

Spring Birthday...

Hey there!

It's a review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and we are officially kicking off our Fae-bruary celebration. We've got some extra fairy themed challenges running on both Instagram and in the Friends of Sweet November Stamps Facebook group this month that you will definitely want to check out. And to add to the enchantment there will be a new fairy digi added to the store each Monday this month, accompanied by a special Live coloring session over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page.  

My card today is a postage collage using the Enchanted Spring Flowers clear set and the sentiment is a sneak peek of a new set that will be released in a couple of weeks. If you are interested in watching it all come together there is a quick reel over on Instagram, which will be followed up with a longer speed coloring video on the Sweet November Stamps YouTube channel. 

Toodles! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Sweet November (Enchanted Spring Flowers and Birthdays are the Best), The Greetery (postal modern)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Papertrey Ink spring green and lovely lady, Versafine onyx black
Waffle Flower A2 postage collage die
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Have a magical birthday...

Hey, hey!

I've been really busy this week drawing up new stamp designs for future Sweet November releases so once again I checked my hard drive to see what I still had there to share. This mini slimline was actually shared on the SN instagram account during the summer clear release hop but it hasn't been posted here yet. It's a fun birthday card using the three cute fairwees holding candles from the Fairwee Happy Birthday set. I also colored this for the SN YouTube hop during that release so if you would like to watch how I created that candle glow around them, you can check it out here.

Alrighty then... back to drawing. Have a good one!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Fairwee Happy Birthday)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versamark watermark
Hero Arts detail white embossing powder
Trinity Stamps dainty scallop mini slimline die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Doodlebug Sprinkles
Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

Happy September Birthday...

Hello there!

Here we are smack dab in the middle of the first week of September so I figured it would be a perfect day to share this card featuring the new September Morning Glory Fairy from Sweet November Stamps. This shy little cutie may have been easily overshadowed by all of the Halloween fun of the last clear release but now it is her month to be in the spotlight. After poppies, morning glories are a favorite flower of mine, especially the classic heavenly blue variety, which is where I pulled my coloring inspiration from. The simple scene behind her was colored in by hand and I was trying to make it look like she is standing at the bottom of a post that the morning glory vine is growing around. When it came time to add some embellishments to the card, I didn't have any blue gems in the right shade of blue so I grabbed some clear ones instead and used a Copic marker to color a few to match. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Simon Says Stamp and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (September Morning Glory Fairy), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Catherine Pooler blue
Trinity Stamps dainty scallop rectangle die
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
sorry, I lost my list

Hip, hip, hooray...

 

TGIF!

The big anniversary sale starts today at Purple Onion Designs and most everything in the store is 25% OFF for the next couple weeks. That even includes the Chilliezgraphy by Pei Summer Fun collection, which this cute Let's Celebrate image is part of. These sweet animal friends are gathered together to help their friend celebrate their special day and I've paired them with the older Room Background to give them the perfect party space for that. The colors are bright and cheery throughout the scene, while the animals themselves are all sporting various shades of grey tones to really make them stand out against the colorful backdrop. The sentiment is from The Great Outdoors Sentiment set and that was really all I needed to complete this happy scene. 

Now be sure to head on over to the Purple Onion store because now is the perfect time to stock up on some super cute stamps for the upcoming holiday season and beyond. :)

Toodles!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Let's Celebrate, Room Background and The Great Outdoors Sentiment set), Papertrey Ink (hooray)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Versafine onyx black, Papertrey Ink Limeade Ice, Green Parakeet and Lovely Lady
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
floor- E30, E21, E53, E23, E25
bunny- E40, E41, W3, R000, R30, E04, N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, B32, B34
bear- E30, E31, E34, R000, R30, C2, C4, C5, C6, C10, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8
cat- E40, E41, E43, R000, R30, E04, YR12, YR65, YR27, W4, W5, W6, W7
chick- Y11, Y32, Y26, R30, YR16
cake- E23, E25, E27, C2, RV02, RV14, E57, E49, Y00, Y11, Y17
streamers- YG21, YG23/Y02, Y15/RV02, RV13
ceiling/wall- W00, W1, W3, E40/Y000, Y11, Y21, Y26
sky- B0000, B000, B00, C0
grass/trees- YG01, G43, G94, YG63/G46, BG99
party hats- YG01, YG23, YG17, C2, C4/RV02, RV14/Y02, Y15, Y18
chick- Y11, Y32, Y26, R30, YR16
cake- E23, E25, E27, C2, RV02, RV14, E57, E49, Y00, Y11, Y17
streamers- YG21, YG23/Y02, Y15/RV02, RV13

It's o-fish-ally your birthday...

Hey there! 

So yesterday I said that I was sharing my last mermaid card of the year and then I found this card that I hadn't posted yet. And while it technically has some mermaid silhouettes from The Deep: Background Builder set, it's still the cute marine life from the Something's Fishy set that are the real stars of the show, so I don't feel like a complete liar, LOL! This is another card design that I made a handful of for Sweet November Stamps orders. The die is from The Stamp Market and I like how it gives you four large 'postage stamps' to build your scenes in. All of the little fish were stamped and colored first, then I masked them off, as well as the edges of each postage stamp, and used the Copic airbrush system to add the water. Before removing the masks I also stamped the mermaid silhouettes and bubbles in a darker blue green ink so that they look far off in the distance. The final finishing touches are the sentiment and the large postal cancellation stamps that I added in dark black ink to create a nice visual triangle that leads your eye throughout the scene. :)

Laters!

 

Supply list:
cardstock- My Favorite Things and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Something's Fishy and The Deep: Background Builder), My Favorite Things (First Class Friend), The Ton (Not a Bill)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black and Catherine Pooler fiesta blue
The Stamp Market Postage Stamps Cover Die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
sand/water- E31, E33, E43, E44, BG11, BG32/BG32, BG34, BG15, BG07, BG09
sting ray- BG90, BG93, B60, B63, B66
seahorses- RV10, RV21, RV13, RV32
crab- Y13, Y17, YR04, YR18
octopus- RV63, V04, V17, BV01, BV04
mini fish/large fish- YG01, G02/Y00, Y21, Y18, RV14
medium fish- B00, B02, B05, B16/Y04, YG07

 

Hot dog!

Hello, hello!

Labor Day weekend is almost here and this end of summer celebration always winds down with a backyard barbecue in my family. This seasonal inspiration had me reaching for the cute grillin' critters that are included in the Amongst the Pines collection at Purple Onion Designs to make a fun BBQ scene. Clay the squirrel, Honey the deer and Kelly the hedgie have all gathered together to enjoy some good food and some special time together. The BBQ and Cooler set plus the Rustic Fence stamp helped to tell that story and another perfect sentiment from The Great Outdoors sentiment set gave this a fun birthday card twist. :)

See ya in 24!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (BBQ and Cooler, Clay, Honey, Kelly, Rustic Fence and The Great Outdoors sentiment set)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Copic markers:
dirt/grass- E31, E42, E43, E44/YG21, YG03, G43, YG63, G94, G99
sky- B0000, B000, B21, B12, C0, 0
trees/fence/rocks- YG13, YG17, G46/E81, E42, E43, E84/N3, W6
cooler/soda- W0, C2, C3, C8, R14, R24, R27, R29, BG10, B21, BG02/YR24, YR27, E37, E29, C2
bbq- C1, C3, C4, C5, C7, C9, E31, E34, E43, E44, YR31, YR16, R17
squirrel- W1, W3, W4, W6, E40, E42, R000, R30
deer- E40, E41, E42, R000, R30, E31, E55, E57, E49, E74, E79, T6, T8
apron- YG05, G07, G46, BG99
hedgie- E40, E42, E43, E50, E53, E31, E34, E44, E47, E93, R000, R30
hotdog- E15, E17, E18, E31, E55, E44, Y17