Hey Mermaid

Hey hey hey... this mermaid is sure to make you smile.... the third in the new MerMay release from Some Odd Girl.  Check her out!

When I saw her I just knew that she would be laying out on a rock, sunning herself, and becoming any passing sailor.  Those poor fools have no idea what's coming.  I love her swath of brunette hair and this bubblegum pink tail.  I used my favorite Die from Honey Bee Stamps to cut out the scene, and then placed it atop a piece of incredible First Edition paper.  I added a huge pink organza bow and a few Nuvo drops for good measure. 

I hope that you are loving this amazing MerMay as much as I am.  I'll be back tomorrow with yet another mermaid to share with you.

Mmmmm.... I think I need another cup of coffee.... yup, pretty sure I do, Toodles! 

Little Mermaids

Hey friends, I'm back with more mermaids!!! And these little cuties will have you smiling from gill to gill.

First up:

These adorable little Mermaids and their little starfish friends are just too cute!  I had to keep them all together so here's the card I made.

I sorta made the focal point the adorable little octopus.  the expression on his face was just too cute to not make him the forefront of the card.  These little images were just too fun to color. 

 The nest set for today is this one.

I decided to go simple with this background as I wanted the little mermaids to be the focal point.  But I loved hiding their little crabby friends in the sand though.  

What a fun release this has been, there's more to color tomorrow, so pop back in for another awesome image from Stamper's Delights.  I'm off to make more coffee, because.... well, that's what I do! Toodles!  

A little Bee

"Hello!"  That's what this little Bee is saying to you all.  Every once in a while I dust off my Faber-Castell Polychromo pencils and give them a go.  Today was that day.  Pencil coloring is just.... neat. 

Coloring an image with pencils is so very different.  I find it cathartic at times.  I mean this little guy was 5 layers of pencil coloring on Sweet Sentiment Premium coloring paper.  I love the effect that pencils have on the image.  It's soothing to me to take the time and watch it all develop.  

Ok now that you KNOW I'm totally strange.... I used Distress Oxide inks to make the background, also on Sweet Sentiment coloring paper, and an awesome stencil from The Rabbit Hole Designs.  I then used Alphabet dies from Honey Bee stamps to cut out the word, and their A2 scalloped edge card die as well.  I then layered it all up and popped up the letters and the bee (He's from Stampers Delights!) with foam mounting squares.  I finished it off with some awesome ribbon that I found at the Dollar tree like FOREVER ago. 

This little Bee just makes me smile, I've made a lot of cards using him, and I still grin every time I color him.  I'm sure you'll see more of him in the future. 

I'm buzzing off to get another cup of coffee.  Talk to you all soon! Hugs and Toodles! 

Cover your face!

There are a ton of FREE digit out there right now because of this incredibly weird and scary time we are all living through, and The Greeting Farm has one of the cutest ones I've seen! 

This sweet little one was printed on Sweet Sentiment Coloring paper and colored in with my Copic Markers.  

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000

Hair: E49, E18, E39, E17, E13

Shirt: R85, R83, R81, RV10

Jeans: B99, B97m B95, B93, B91

Shoes and belt: C10, C8, C6, C4, C2

Mask" YG63, G24, YG61

White Jelly Roll pen, Black Copic Multiliner .03

I pulled out a paper pad from Authentique that I had not used yet and found these adorable papers in it.  The paper pad is a 6x6" that's named "Meadow."  The tiny cocoa clocks are just wayyyyy tooooo cute!!!  Anyways, then I added a bunch of mulberry paper flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and a tiny satin ribbon.  I also added soft pink Nuvo drops because..... well, because I find it difficult to call a card finished if it doesn't have Nuvo drops on it ok? Don't you judge me! Ha haha!

I hope all of you are staying safe and I hope that you are finding some peace and crafting a bunch during this difficult time.  This too shall pass.

I'm off to get my favorite coping mechanism.... coffee!!!! See you all soon! Toodles!!!

Sadness...but not me!

Yeah, so I"m not sad, It's just the name of the character that this stamp was based from.  I just adore her too.... she makes me giggle.... I'm not sure why.  But, her innate ability to turn EVERYTHING into something glum is pretty epic. 

This adorable i'mage is from Kindred Stamps and is part of a set called "The Feels."  I colored her up with my Polychormo pencils from Faber Castell and then I popped her on this awesome background. The Background was ink blended with a secret stencil in a few colors of blue Distress Oxide Inks.... I just grabbed a bunch of blues and went to town, so, I can't really tell you which ones I used.  I finished her off with a sentiment from the set as well that I simply head embossed with white embossing powder on black card stock and a ribbon from the doable bin at Michaels. 

I'd live to tell you that this was a quick A2 card, but pencil coloring is NEVER quick.  So I'll tell you it was an easy A2 card, and it will be great to send to a friend when that person is feeling a bit down. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Big hugs! 

I'm off to get another cup of coffee, it's 7 am and I'm not nearly caffeinated enough! Toodles! 

Peace out People!

So, here I am trying to get back into the swing of things with this awesome Image from Scrappers Delights!  I love the Anime characters as they are sooooo detailed and so expressive.  They are just a lot of fun to color and they host a lot of personality.

I colored this girl up on Sweet Sentiment Coloring Paper using my Copic Markers in the following colors:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000 and R20 for her cheeks and eyeshadow

Hair: E49, E18, E39, E17, E13

Dress: V99, RV66, RV55, RV17, RV52

Eyes: YG99, G16, G000 and the black Multiliner from Copic in .05

The paper I used is from Unity stamps in their new paper line, which I'm so excited about.  It's glossy like a photo and oh so beautiful, it's totally what inspired the colors for this card.  The length of Satin Ribbon was sent to me from my friend, Margarita, and I tend to use it sparingly because I want to hoard it forever.  Seeing as it was the PERFECT shade for this card though, I just had to include it!  The sentiment I added is from Altenew. 

THanks so much for stopping by today, Please leave a comment, you never know when I'm going to choose someone to randomly win a prize!  

Toodles! 

A little Magic

Well, I know that Halloween is over, but it's Saturday and the challenge is Magic, and I had some of these papers still on my desk, so I decided to put them to use... Here is my "Magical" card.

I used the adorable "Teacup Fairy"  and I actually paper pieced the cup using some Doodlebug paper! The spoon is from Tim Holtz and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Ok, so get out those magical KKS images and get crafty... you have until November 10th at 11:55 pm to get your Magical creations in, we always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!! In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!

Have a wonderful weekend! Tootles!