It's Somebunny's Birthday

 

Good Afternoon.  Despite this snowy weather my creative focus is on SPRING!  A few days ago I received a beautiful package from Pretty Pink Posh.  As much as I wanted to dive right in, I felt terrible! Finally today I have a bit of energy.  It might be the medicine, but I'm taking advantage of it!

 

 

I used this adorable stitched border die from the Stitched Borders 2 die collection to create my clouds and my hills.  Those carrots look so cute tucked in there.  I love them!  Everything colored with Copics got a generous coating of Wink Of Stella: her dress, the balloons, and the carrots. 

 

 

To emphasize the movement of the balloons floating up into the sky I used a sprinkling of Silver Metallic Sequins.  They add to the sparkle and help move the eye up towards the sentiment.

 

 

Check out that shimmer!

Thanks so much for visiting.

 

SPRING

 

Cardstock: WP9 Green Acres, PTI Vellum, Recollections White 110lb.
Stamps: MFT Somebunny
Ink: Memento Black, Versafine Onyx
Dies: PPP Stitched Border 2 Dies, MFT Somebunny Dies
Other: PPP 4mm Metallic Silver Sequins, SSS Stitched Rectangle Dies, Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Pen, Copic Markers

Hello Sunshine

 

Hello, Sunshine!

We had a beautiful, sunny day here yesterday.  It was still chilly, but that sun did wonders for my mood.  Maybe that's why I chose to work with such bright, saturated color.  I decided to pull out my Bic Mark It pens to color this rainbow and sun die cut from

 WP9 Sunshine Layers.  Someone recently asked me if  I liked this die set.  I think all you need to do is look at my cards since it was released and you'll know.  Whether it's the scallop frame, the rounded corner rectangle, the clouds, the rainbow, or the word die, I've used this die set on just about every card.  I kinda like it ;)

 

 

Because this rainbow die does not cut along the bottom, the rainbow stripes stay connected after they have been die cut.  To create my border I drew a vertical line as a guide for placing my die.  On the first pass I centered the rainbow.  Then moved the die to the right and left of the first on my second and third pass through my Cuttlebug.  I colored the rainbows and then placed a black strip of cardstock to cover the messy bottom edge of the rainbows. 

 

 

These markers are alcohol based and you can do some fun techniques with them.  On {THIS} card below, I used them with rubbing alcohol to create a watercolor look on die cuts.  I just remembered that I wanted to try these eggs this year!

 

Alcohol and Bic Mark It Watercolor

 

I stamped my sentiment from Sending Sunshine in

 Versafine {the best black} ink. 

 Finally, all of the colored areas got a coat of Wink Of Stella.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk

Inkadinkado Clear Acrylic Blocks, Small and Medium

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Sunshine Layers

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Sending Sunshine

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Gift Card Layers

Miss You Lots

 

Good Afternoon.  I wanted to write morning and then looked at the clock.  It's a snow day.  It's OK that I'm still in my pajamas.  Today I have a card to share that I created using an image from Miss You Lots that I have been putting off using for a few months.  I thought she was adorable, but thought, "I can't color that and make it look good!" My main concerns were the skin and hair.  Recently I picked up a few skin toned Copic markers and Kathy {The Daily Marker} gave me the push I needed to actually use them!

 

 

Kathy is hosting a 30 Day Coloring Challenge.  The challenge is to color a little something everyday. I started yesterday, Day 1, with skin coloring practice.  I posted my attempts on Istagram and everyone was very kind and encouraging.  I decided to finish her and I'm really happy with the results.  She's not perfect, but that's OK!

 

 

 

 Behind the heart I wanted to add some color and texture, but keep her as the focus.  I decided to stencil on some color using Fairy Dust and Silver Lining PURE Color Dye Ink.  I colored my little hearts and the cat's collar with Copics and coated them with a clear shimmer Pico Embellisher. 
Do you think you'll play along? 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cardstock: PTI White
Stamps: WP9 Miss You Lots
Ink: WP9 Silver Lining, Fairy Dust, Versafine Onyx
Dies: WP9 Sunshine Layers, Miss You Lots, SSS Holiday Shapes, SS Large Heart
Other: Pico Embellisher, Copic Markers, HS Diagonal Stripe Stencil, Sponge Daubers