Winter Fun

Have y'all tried no-line coloring yet?!? You can accomplish that even with digital stamps.  I used the adorable Clumbsy Claude to create a fun winter themed card.  Kinda takes me back to crazy days of skating and skiing down our neighbors hill.

To get the no-line look, I turned the transparency down in my Silhouette Studio software, almost to the point you could barely see the image.  Print that on pencil paper.  The print another copy at full transparency on regular paper.  You can put the original image under the lightly printed image to help see the lines.

It's a fun way to color these adorable images!  I chose to add a night sky to my image, resembling Northern Lights.  Oh how I miss seeing those!!

My color choices for this card:

Skin ~ Nectar, Peach, Light Peach, Blush Pink, Deco Pink and White

Hair ~ Chocolate, Light Umber and Goldenrod

Hat/Scarf ~ Black, Cobalt Turquoise, Aquamarine, Light Aqua, White, 50% Cool Grey and 20% Cool Grey

Top ~ Pumpkin Orange, Mineral Orange, Yellowed Orange, Sunburst Yellow and White

Pants ~ Indigo Blue, Denim Blue, Mediterranean Blue and Cloud Blue

Snow ~ White, Powder Blue, Blue Slate, Mediterranean Blue and 70% Cool Grey

Skates ~ White, Black, 20% Cool Grey, 50% Cool Grey and 70% Cool Grey

Trees ~ White, Sap Green Light, Kelly Green, Grass Green and Olive Green

Night Sky ~ Indanthrone Blue, Denim Blue, True Blue, Light Aqua, Lavender, Powder Blue

Goodies used on this card:

LeAnn's World 101 ~ Clumbsy Claude

Prismacolor Pencils

DCWV ~ Arctic Wishes Stack

Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

Archival Jet Black Ink

MFT Die-namics Washi Tape Dies

Your Next Stamp ~ Snowman Family

Gelly Roll Pen ~ White

Christmas Cutie

Before we know it, the holiday season will be upon us and some will be scrambling to get those Christmas cards done for year.  I decided to start early, so I wasn't waiting until the last minute.  I love this adorable image from LeAnn's World 101 (link to her Etsy store here).  I knew she'd make a cute Christmas card.  

I colored her with my Zig markers, which really made for a fun image when complete.  I followed this simple sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, Sketch #36.  They have a ton of sketches if you are ever in a bind for a card layout.

Here you can see the bling I added to the cuffs of her boots and hat.

My color choices on this image are as follows:

Outfit ~ Light Green, Deep Red, May Green, Emerald Green, Wine Red and Carmine Red

Skin ~ Flesh Colour and Oatmeal

Hair ~ Medium Brown and Dark Brown

Holly ~ Light Green, Olive Green and Red

Boots ~ Dark Grey and Pale Grey

Eyes ~ Light Blue

Goodies used on this card:

LeAnn's World 101 ~ Chelsea Digital Stamp

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Recollections ~ Gingerbread Paper Pad

ColorBox Chalk ~ Blue Lagoon and Warm Red

Spectrum Noir ~ Clear Sparkle Pen

Burnin' Love

It's been a little while since I shared any coloring projects... been busy creating beautiful quilts.  But I've finally managed to finish these little cuties.  I love the look of no-line coloring and thought I'd give it a whirl on these stamps.

Since I have the digital versions of the stamps, I had to drop the transparency for the lines to be very, very light.  I printed them on my pencil paper and then printed another copy like normal on printer paper.  This way, I could put that under the pencil paper to see where the lines were.  I colored the cuties with Prisma Pencils (color combos at the end of this post).  Once colored, I used the metal die and ran them through my BigShot.

I also created the cute banner using the digital file for the Weekend Stamp/Die set.  I added my text inside the banner then printed that on cardstock.  Run those through my BigShot and I'm ready to assemble my card.

Isn't it a cute card?!?

And the inside of the card....

Goodies used on this card:

Sweet Stamp Shop ~ Burnin' Love Stamp and Die

Sweet Stamp Shop ~ Weekend Dies

Prismacolor Pencils

American Crafts ~ Valentine Paper Pad

Recollections ~ Valentine's Day Paper Pad

ColorBox Chalk ~ Warm Red

Washi Tape

Foam Tape

Color Combos

Hair ~ Black, 70% Warm Grey and 50% Warm Grey

Suit ~ 10% Cool Grey, 20% Cool Grey and White

Skin ~ White, Light Peach, Peach and Nectar

Hair ~ Black, Dark Brown, Dark Umber, Espresso, Chocolate, Sandbar Brown, Goldenrod

Top/headband ~ Blush Pink, Pink and Magenta

Boots/Skirt ~ White, Cool Grey 10%, 30% and 50%

Who doesn't love ice cream?!

Afternoon crafty peeps!  It's been a little bit since I've created with paper ~ been super busy finishing up some quilting projects and starting a new quilt.  Quilting is my favorite hobby and I love the ability to create beautiful keepsakes.  So that's where I've been lol.

When I saw the current freebie from KaDoodle Bug Designs, I thought it would make a super cute birthday card. It's so cute you can use it for any type of card or a scrapbook layout.

Told ya it was a cutie! lol  So I cut all my pieces like normal on my Cameo machine.

This time around, I chose to distress my edges with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  I generally only use ColorBox Chalks, but thought I would try something new this time.  I did use 4 of my chalks as I didn't have the colors close to them in Distress Ink ~ guess that gives a reason to add to my collection!

I then assembled my adorable bear and added all the little details.

I wanted to keep the card a little simple, so I went with a soft grey background and added balloons to the corners.  I used the adorable Weekend Stamp and Die set from Sweet Stamp Shop to stamp my simple sentiment on.  Love the final look of this card.

Goodies used on this card:

KaDoodle Bug Designs ~ Ice Cream Cone Bear

doodlebug design, inc ~ sugar shoppe paper stack

Sweet Stamp Shop ~ weekend stamp and die

Pink & Main Cupcake Mini stamp set

Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

Archival Jet Black Ink

Recollections Cardstock

Bazzill Cardstock

Distress Inks ~ antique linen, picked raspberry, rusty hinge, Victorian velvet, and walnut stain

ColorBox Chalks ~ Chestnut Roan, Ocean, Toffee, Creamy Brown

Pebbles Classic Chalks

Recollections Black Pen

Gelly Roll Pen ~ White

Foam Tape

Dragons Rule

My love for coloring on kraft paper is growing!   The colors pop off the paper bringing the images to life.  I love this adorable Dragon Rider image from LeAnn's World 101.

So again, I printed my image on regular kraft paper in the area I wanted her to be. I used my Prismacolor pencils and had so much fun with this one.  The background was created by using a couple paper flower cutouts and tracing them to look like clouds.  I then put down my layers of color and took a normal pencil eraser and blended it all together.  It makes for a soft look and makes the colors mesh more.  

I stamped a cute little sentiment from the Fired Up set by Pink & Main using my Tim Holtz Stamp platform.  Finished it off with a few drops from my Perler pen.

Goodies used on this card:

LeAnn's World 101 ~ Dragon Rider

Pink & Main ~ Fired Up Stamp Set

Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

Archival Jet Black Ink

Perler Pen ~ White

Prismacolor Pencils combinations:

Dragon ~ Olive Green, Apple Green, Spring Green, Chartreuse, Deco Yellow, Grey Green Light, Light Aqua, Aqua Marine, Cobalt Turquoise, Canary Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Yellowed Orange and Mineral Orange

Skin ~ Light Peach, Peach, Blush Pink and Nectar

Hair ~ Cream, Terra Cotta, Burnt Ochre, Sienna Brown, Dark  Umber and Black

Armor ~ Black, Cool Grey 30% and 90%

Background ~ White, Lavender, Lilac and Parma Violet

Bathtime Monkey

I was so super excited to see Melissa at KaDoodle Bug Designs create new original files.. I couldn't wait to cut out one of the adorable monkey files. I chose to work with the Sitting Bathtime Monkey for a cute little boys card.  See.. isn't it cute!?!

I set my pieces to cut on my Cameo machine. While the pieces were cutting, I stamped my background - a simple dot pattern.  I wanted that adorable monkey with the rubber ducky to be the main focal point.

Once it was all cut, I chalked all my edges.  Love how it gives the pieces some dimension.

Time to assemble to cutie. I LOVE this adorable file.  Those big eyes and that rubber ducky

For the card base, I cut a piece of blue Bazzill cardstock for the mat.  I then added a piece of brown striped paper to my stamped background to look like wood paneling on a wall. Wrapped some ribbon around it and the background is done.  I did not add a sentiment as I wasn't sure who/what the card would be used for lol.

Goodies used on this card:

KaDoodle Bug Designs ~ CK Sitting Bathtime Monkey

Bazzill Cardstock

Recollections Cardstock

Doodle Bug Designs ~ snips & snails paper stack

Cam & Chloe Dot Stamp

Archival Ink ~ Paradis Teal and Jet Black

Lil Davis Designs Shaped Ribbon

ColorBox Chalks ~ Chestnut Roan, Creamy Brown, Blue Lagoon, Ocean, Harvest and Pink

Pebbles Classic Chalk

Signo White Pen

Recollections Black Pen

Double Sided Tape

Foam Tape

What's Brewin'?

Happy Monday!    Is it too early to be working on Halloween cards?!  I didn't think so either lol

I love the beautiful Kate image from LeAnn's World 101.  

She's such a fun image to color.  I decided to have a little fun coloring on kraft paper instead of my normal colored pencil paper.  I LOVE the final outcome on kraft. My sentiment is from Pink & Mains Witch Brew set.

Hair is my nemesis but I really like how it turned out on this card.

Prismacolor Pencils used:
Pumpkin ~ Sunburst Yellow, Yellowed Orange, Pumpkin Orange, Terra Cotta
Stem and Ground ~ Dark Brown and Light Umber
Leaf ~ Olive Green, Apple Green
Cat ~ Cool Grey 20, 30, 70, 90% Black, Deco Yellow, Chartreuse
Cat Hat ~ Warm Grey 10, 30, 70, 90%, Greyed Lavender, Lilac, Dark Purple
Hair ~ Black, Indigo Blue, Indianthrone Blue, Cool Grey 30 and 50%, Deco Pink, Pink
Dress ~ Black Grape, Dioxazine Purple Hue, Dark Purple, Lilac, Greyed Lavender, White
Skin ~ Light Peach, Peach, Blush Pink, Nectar
Eyes ~ Light Aqua, Aquamarine, White
Boots ~ Greyed Lavender, Lilac, Parma Violet, Black
Potion ~ Deco Yellow, Chartreuse, Spring Green, Apple Green
Fire ~ Deco Yellow, Canary Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Yellowed Orange, Mineral Orange
Cauldron ~ Black, 70 and 90% Cool Grey

Thanks for stopping by!