So the past couple days I have been stamping and coloring images. I am kind of in the groove with coloring right now for some reason, so I am going with it. A good friend of mine, Kristin, designed a line of stamps for Starvingartistamps called Artful Inkables. They are absolutely adorable. Seriously if you don't have any -- go order some now. Anyway, when I saw her a few months ago, she generously gave me some of her stamps, and so I decided to put them to use now that I am moved in.SC 131 -- This first card is a cute fishy one. I used some of the sketch challenge layouts for all of these cards I made recently. This one is hard to see (my new stamp room needs better lighting so my photos look better - the colors on these do actually match in real life, I swear), but the turquoise panel is cuttlebugged and the water has some stickles on it. It looks cool in person. I colored the image using my prismacolor pencils and gamsol. Paper is by KI Memories - Surprise Hoopla.
SC90 -- This second card is the turtle - also part of Kristins Artful Inkables. I seriously fell in love with him. He is just precious. I colored him with prismacolor pencils and gamsol as well. The paper is Bohemia My Journey Brocade by My Minds Eye. I thought it looked perfect when I held the image up to it. Ribbons are from my stash (Sheer brown with white polka dots and some brown gingham). I did a lot more sponging on this card than I would normally but it sort of needed it. It seemed to fit. The water in this card also has some stickles on it.
Inside I stamped a sentiment by Penny Black that says "Thinking of you and smiling." I thought it was perfect because when I look at this turtle, he has a cute little smile.
The last card I made was with a cool stamp that my cute Elf Jody sent to me. It is Winter Song from Elzybells. I made this first card with it -- it kind of just flowed out and then I saw this dirty girl challenge on Jody's blog from Jami and my card actually fits it I think . . . well all except for the no patterned paper part (as if? lol) -- too funny.
The patterned paper I used on this one is double-sided paper by Bo Bunny -- called Forget Me Knots. The sentiment is Just a Note by Stampendous. Oooh and I got some swarovski crystals at Hobby Lobby before I moved for half off -- I used a couple of my pink ones here on the corners. Anyway, thank you again to Jody for this adorable stamp -- I love her.Tomorrow I shall try to post a couple pictures of the Bella cards I have been working on. It feels so good to be back and stamping -- even if my stamp room is the biggest disaster I have ever seen. *grins*
Comments
I LOVE these images...saw them on another blog once (don't remember which)...I'm going to HAVE to get them!
One question...when you color images do you color first and then match designer paper or find the paper and then color???
I find that if I color first I can NEVER match, but you've done an awesome job???
Second questions...you used gamsol...did you use two different greens on the turtle or just less of the same green in different colors???
Thanks!!! Mary L.
those stamps are adorable and your coloring is fantastic..Happy Holidays, Chris
Hugs, Donna
I just love the fish card. Makes me smile, and that designer paper seems perfect for this particular stamp.