Fleece Navidad

 Ok, so now that the song is going through your head, lol!  (sorry!!... not sorry!!! ha ha)

I created the green background paper with Oxide Inks (man, I love those!) and spritzed with water, and then splashed white Copic ink all over it.  Fleece Navidad is a digital image from Whimsy Stamps of this cute little Christmas lamb. I coloured the lamb on a separate paper (Hammermill 100 lb) using mostly Copics but some coloured pencils too.  I cut it out with a Stitched Circle die from Whimsy, and filled in the area all round the lamb with a selection of green markers. Then I dropped blender solution carefully around the lamb to give it the bokeh effect.  All I had to do after that was put it together and the old (discontinued) chipboard that I had in my stash did a nice job of tying it all together. 

Thanks so much for looking! 

My Creative Scoop collaboration

I have partnered up with Mindy Baxter of My Creative Scoop once again!  She is bringing you a beautiful course for learning to colour with Copic markers, using some of my images, which I created exclusively for her class! She's a wonderful teacher, so don't hesitate because it is only for a limited time! (Dec 10). Here is the info you will need: 

NEW Copic Marker Class!

Snowy Christmas Scenes! In this online Copic Marker Coloring Course you are going to learn the skills to create these fun, colorful, snowy Christmas scenes, that I know will make you smile, too! Get lifetime access to this Snowy Christmas Scenes Online Copic Marker Coloring Class for $57! This Course will only be available until December 10th at 10PM PST. Learn 3 different snowy backgrounds 3 Digi Stamps by Crissy Armstrong Mix and Match Christmas Sentiments My Glossary Terms Video! Creating Backgrounds Template. Free Custom Copic Marker List (if you are missing any colors) Enroll today! https://www.mycreativescoop.com/snowy-christmas-scenes-online-copic-coloring-course/

Christmas Deer

 I had so much fun with this one! I first stamped the deer on my Hammermill Cover Copy 100 lb paper, coloured it, then stamped it again on a regular printer sheet and fussy cut out that second one to use as a mask.  After I taped the mask overtop of my coloured deer, I was able to sponge on several Oxide Inks - I used Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass starting at the top with the darkest and getting lighter as I worked my way down to the bottom. While I still had the mask firmly in place, I spritzed the whole thing with water to create that mottled effect.  I then used some Copic White paint to splatter some snowflakes all over.  I carefully painted the snowflakes coming off the hooves in a swirly pattern for that added magical look!  For the houses and trees, using Chipped Sapphire, I stamped them off once to get the bulk of the ink off, so that when I stamped them on my panel they would look like they do - faded and like they are in the snowstorm. All I had to do after that was stamp the sentiment, trim it and layer it onto the card.  Products used: 

Christmas Deer

Dash Away:

Thanks for looking!

Gnome Warm Wishes, Penguin Winter, and Christmas Deer, all in one card!

I can't tell you how much fun it is to create winter scene cards! It is my absolute favourite - all those blues, and the red and green, wow, they really pop when put together! This time all the elements on the main panel are stamps (nothing hand-drawn).  I used characters and elements from three sets! The Santa is from Gnome Warm Wishes. The penguin and bunny are from Christmas Deer and the trees and hills are from Penguin Winter.  

The beautiful background paper is a sheet from Blurry Flurries.  Thanks so much for looking!

 

Christmas Critter Wishes

It is such a wonderful time of year to be making cards with the Grands in mind, and this set, Christmas Critter Wishes is a perfect array of all the animals wee ones love to see!  I chose the deer for this setting, a snowy forest scene (I sketched with Copic markers).  Deer was also coloured with Copics plus a bit of coloured pencil layering on top. Paper is from the beautiful Blurry Flurries paper.

Thanks for stopping by today! 

 

Snowman Loves Stuffy FREEBIE (for a limited time)

You can thank my grand daughter for this one! She asked Nanna to draw her "brown bunny with a snowman." So, voila!  This of course is her Christmas card that I will be proud to send her! It is a new digital image line drawing (you will have to colour it yourself, after you print it at home) that is FREE for the month of December 2021, so get it while it is still free - it will be up in the Whimsy Stamps catalogue for purchase come Jan 1, so act now! 

You have two ways to get this; one, get on the Whimsy Stamps Newsletter mailing list, and two; join the Whimsy Stamps and Inspiration Facebook group.  Either way works, but you gotta act soon or it won't be free anymore!!

I created the scene by sketching out the trees with Copics.  Thanks so much for looking!

 

CYBER MONDAY!

 

    

Christmas Bunny Row

 An oldie but a goodie, Christmas Bunny Row remains one of my best sellers for Christmas cards! And it is super fun to use! I love that it comes in two sizes; this is the original size, and then there is an extended version for a slimline card too! 

I coloured them with Copics, and then I used a white gel pen to make the snow falling in the sky.  Yes, I enjoy doing every dot by hand, lol!  Thanks for looking! 

Yeti All Ready

So this yeti, and he is all ready for Christmas as you can see, with tree and prezzies in hand!  Are you ready? heheh This is a newly released digital found at Whimsy Stamps. Purchase and download him today and put some fun into your Christmas card making! I promise he won't bite! lol Yeti All Ready

I coloured him with Copics.  And don't forget the sale on Black Friday at Whimsy Stamps!!

 

Gnome Warm Wishes #2

 

Get in on the sale!! Jussayin! ;-)

Thought I would try this again with a different colour palette.  I can't decide which one I like more, today's or yesterday's! These are images from the clear set, "Gnome Warm Wishes" from Whimsy Stamps.  Such fun time creating a scene with these! 

I continued the tree trunk above the holly, which is not how long the image is in the set; however, it is not a difficult sketch at all if you want to do the same, or, just mask and stamp it again above the holly.  The background trees were hand sketched.  Everything coloured with Copic markers. Thanks for looking!

Gnome Warm Wishes

Part of a new set at Whimsy called, "Gnome Warm Wishes" , a really great set to have for making a scene, and for mixing a matching the elements with other sets!  I coloured mine with Copic markers. Thanks for looking!

 

Gnome Ice Cream

The anniversary card I gave hubby this year.  Using Gnome Ice Cream, a clear stamp set from Whimsy Stamps. Thanks for looking!