Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Happy Purrthday...

Hey there!

Today Sweet November Stamps is joining Heffy Doodle for a fun collaboration Insta-Hop! Not only will you find loads of amazing inspiration from both talented design teams, but there is also a chance to win a gift certificate from either of these fantastic companies. All you have to do is leave a comment at each stop along the hop by March 26, at 11:59 PM EDT and winners will be announced on the Sweet November and Heffy Doodle Instagram accounts on March 28th. 

My card today features a mix of products from both companies to create this sweet scene. The girl and her kitty are from the Sweet November Stamps Kitty Cuddles- Sully set and the cat climb, fish toy, and sentiment are from the retired Heffy Doodle Purrfect Day set. I masked them all together and then colored in a happy, sunny room for them to be spending time together in. The die I used to trim out my scene is the Mini Scalloped Imperial Rectangle die set that is also from Heffy Doodle and I think it adds a sweet touch to the over-all design. :)

Ok, I won't keep you any longer... get hopping!


Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (
Kitty Cuddles-Sully), Heffy Doodle (Purrfect Day) and Hello Bluebird (Simply Squared Background)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Papertrey Ink raspberry fizz and lemon tart

Heffy Doodle Mini Scalloped Imperial Rectangle die set
Sharpie extra fine white paint pen

Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20

hair- E50, E51, E55, E43
eyes- BG000, YG95, YG99
clothes- B95, B97, B99, 0, RV02, RV06, RV09, RV99, BV29, W3, W4

kitty- C1, C2, W3, C5, C6, C7, C9, R30, RV42/YR23, YR24

floor- E21, E23, E25, E27, E44

wall/floor board- Y11, E81/W00, W1, W3

cat climb- E31, E34, E44, E81, E43, N1, N3, N4, N6, N8
fish toy- Y02, Y26, RV02, RV06

Monday, March 18, 2024

You make life sweet...

Good morning!

I've got one more card to share from the new Spring release at Stamping Bella. This cutie Bundle Girl is Bundle Girl Loves Strawberries and she is literally as sweet as she can be. Just look at her working so hard to pluck that giant berry off the vine, but what a treat it will be once she has it in hand. I colored in a simple landscape stretching out behind her and then added a sentiment from the Chocolate Sentiment set on a separate strip of card stock in the upper left corner to balance Bundle Girl in the opposite corner. A few little flowers that look like strawberry blossoms and a small bow help to embellish the sentiment and add some whimsy to the over all design.   :)   

Later gators!


Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Stamping Bella (
Bundle Girl Loves Strawberries and Chocolate Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and My Favorite Things amarena cherry

My Favorite Things blueprints die

Prima flowers

Kaiser Craft pearls
American Crafts red jute

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20

clothes- BV00, E50, E81, E84, 0, R30, R32, R43, YG03, G46, BG99
strawberry plant- YG00, YG01, R32, R35, R37, R29, R89, R43, Y000, Y13, Y17, Y26, G20, YG03, G46, BG99
grass/dirt- YG01, YG03, YG25, YG63/E31, E34, E43, E44

trees- YG13, YG17, G94, YG63

sky- B000, B00, B01, B12, B14, C00, 0


Sunday, March 17, 2024

More precious than gold...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I hope you are wearing a touch of green today so you don't get pinched by a mischievous leprechaun, LOL! I'm just popping in real quick with this fun St. Paddy's Day inspired card using the Spring Cookies digi release at Sweet November Stamps. The pot of gold and rainbow cookies are from Cookie Set 3 while I used the cookie alphabet to spell out the word 'gold' for the sentiment. All of them were placed on the baking sheet from the cooling rack and baking sheet set then I colored in a green table cloth beneath.

May the luck of the Irish be with you today! :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It

digital stamp- Sweet November Stamps (Spring Cookie set 3,
cookie alphabet and cooling rack and baking sheet set)
computer generated sentiment

My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2

Doodlebug Sprinkles

Copic markers:

cookies- E31, E34, E44/T5, T6, T8, T10, Y02, YR23, Y26/C1, C2, C3, W0, 0, R24, R29, Y17, YR04, Y13, Y18, YG25, G07, B02, B06, V04, V17

baking sheet- N3, N4, N5, E31, E33
table cloth- YG05, G05, G07, G29, G46, BG99

 

Saturday, March 16, 2024

The Flight of the Fairies...

 


Hey, hey!

We have a new digital stamp release at Sweet November Stamps today called, Flight of the Fairies and each of these four magical lovelies actually coordinate with last year's March of the Fairies collection. This time around we have Rosalind leading the way, followed by Portia, Lavinia and Audrey with Hugo, who is now a butterfly.

My first card finds Lavinia playing her pan flute and making beautiful music with her friend, Imogen. I can almost hear the lilting notes and tinkling of bells just looking at this sweet scene. If you are interested in watching this being colored you can find the short Reel over on my Instagram or there is also the longer speed coloring video that can be found on the Sweet November Stamps Youtube channel.


Next, we find cute little
Audrey and Hugo, who are also joined by Hugo the caterpillar. I enlarged the leaves from the Pansy background set and positioned them at the bottom of the card so that our wee caterpillar would have something to rest on... and snack on if he got hungry, LOL! 

Finally, beautiful Rosalind is sprinkling magical fairy dust over the Spring tulips from the Tulip background set. Dressed in a matching gown, she is the belle of this year's Spring Garden pageant.


Now be sure to check out the Friends of Sweet November Stamps group on Facebook for even more Flight of the Fairies magic from the rest of our talented design team. Also, don't forget, I will be coloring Portia Live today at 11am PDT over on my Adventures in Coloring with Amy Facebook page and I hope to see ya there!

You can also find us on Instagram @sweetnovemberstamps and don't forget to use the #sweetnovemberstamps any time you share a card or project using SN images so we can see all of your beautiful makes!


 

Friday, March 15, 2024

Spring has sprung...

TGIF!

I can't even tell you how long I've had this Miss Anya Bouquet digi printed out and sitting on my desk, probably since she was released at The Greeting Farm a couple years ago. Well, I was flipping through the stack of images on my desk and when I saw her with her basket of flowers I jumped immediately to the new Mini Remix Spring set that released last month and new that they would make a cute pairing. So I masked Miss Anya Bouquet and stamped the mini Anya with the potted plants slightly behind her. I colored them up to look like sisters or even mother/daughter, with their red hair and smattering of freckles. For the background I added some flowers that are also included in the Mini Remix Spring set and then colored in a fence and some trees receding off into the distance. I gotta say, as cute as these two are together, I like to think that this Miss Anya was just waiting for the right friend to come along before making it onto a card of her own.  ;)

Thanks for stopping by!


Supply list:
cardstock- Lawn Fawn and Copic X-Press It

digital stamp- The Greeting Farm (Miss Anya Bouquet)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Mini Remix Spring set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Hero Arts green ombre

My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20, E15

mini anya hair- E95, E97, E99, E29

mini anya clothes/plants- B91, B95, B97, B99, 0, V05, V09, C2/E74, E77, E79, W10, YG23, G46
miss anya hair- E15, E07, E08, E09, E79
miss anya clothes- B91, B95, B97, B99, 0, C0, C2, C3, RV0000, RV00, RV52, RV55, V05, V06, V09, BV08
basket/flowers- Y32, YR23, YR24, E35/YG23, G46, Y04, Y13, Y18, V15, V17, RV02, RV13, RV14, E35, E27, E49, G20
sky- BG000, B00, B01
trees- BG11, BG72/YG21, YG41, G43/YG05, YG17, E87

grass/dirt- YG03, YG25, YG63, G24, G94/E31, E34, E43, E44

fence- E41, E42, E43, E44

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Let's fall in love...

Hey there friends!

The latest Scene Progression Break Down video series on the Sweet November Stamps Youtube channel wraps up today. This latest card featured one of the cute couples from the new Meet Cute set that was part of the last clear release. I paired them with the older Halloween Room Background Builder and Simple Room: Christmas Add On to create the balcony they are dining on. The city view they are overlooking is all thanks to a stencil from Altenew and it was fun to create a more urban environment for these two lovebirds. You can see the finished results below and if you are looking for something to watch on Youtube then be sure to check out all six videos in this series. :)

Toodles!  :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Meet Cute, Halloween Room Background Builder and Simple Room: Christmas Add On)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versmark watermark

Hero Arts detail white embossing powder

My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1

Sharpie extra fine white pen

Pear Blossom Press silver and gold gel pens

Altenew city stencil

Copic markers:
sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

A good day to be happy...

Hi there!

This joyful little bunny from the Bloomin' Happy set at Hello Bluebird is just so darn cute! I really wanted to create a scene with him hopping down the path that runs through the Mushroom Background. To change up the look of the big 6x6 background stamp a bit, I shifted the scene far to the left, cutting off half of the house and leaving some space blank on the right that I then filled in with the smaller mushrooms and grass from the Bloomin' Happy set. After stamping, all that was left to do was color and of course I went with a pretty pastel palette with lots of pink for this cheery Spring scene.

Have a good one!


Supply list:
cardstock- Lawn Fawn and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Bloomin' Happy and Mushroom House Background)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Papertrey Ink Lovely Lady

My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1

Sharpie extra fine white pen

Copic markers:
bunny- BV00, E50, E41, E43, R000, R30, RV42, 0

grass- YG21, YG03, YG25, YG63, G43, G94

path/stones- E31, E42, E43, E44/N3, T4, W6

sky- B000, B00, B01, C0, 0, Y0000

trees/flowers- YG13, G24/YG23, YG17, G46, RV00, RV63, RV66, Y13, Y18

house/mushrooms- RV00, RV10, RV02, RV32, RV34, E81, YR000, W2, W3, 0, E41, E42, E43, E44, B00, C4

butterfly- Y000, Y02, Y18, E23, E27