I am so pleased and excited to show you a sneak peek of one of my new illustrations for Wags n' Whiskers today! They are a brand new rubber stamp company run by my friends Nikki and Lacey. Alas I did not get time to turn this image into a card. But if you visit the other DT's blogs, you will get to see actual card and project creations! Check out my sidebar for all the names of the Wags n' Whiskers Divas with links to their blogs! And don't forget, Friday Oc 9 is the big company launch day, with a blog hop and prizes! I water colored Danni and Bella with Twinkling H20 water color paints. There will be sneaky peekies from the DT team this week, so if your curiosity strikes you, go have a look-see! Nikki and Lacey have chosen their children and pets to be the characters for all the stamp designs. My fingers have been busy and I can't wait for you to see the rest! Thanks for stopping by for a peek today!
Yippeee! This is the day Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps opens its' doors for business! You can find "Roxy and Bernice" (drawn by Yours Truly) as well as all the new images by me and Annie Rodrique in her online store! I hope you go take a look. I am a big fan of Annie's images. They are so unique, not like anything I have seen on the stamp market! And Kim's stamps are high quality deeply etched unmounted rubber. Only the best, of course!
BLOG HOP!!
If you are interested in playing in Kraftin' Kimmie's blog hop, just leave a comment on this post and your name will be entered into the draw for some free rubber goodness!. Now if you want to have a LOT of chances to win, comment on as many Krafty Girls' blogs as you can (please only one comment per blog). If you want to start the hop at the beginning and go all the way through, start on KIM'S BLOG and go from there. Good luck!!
I colored these two with Copics, and sponged ink around the edges to help fill in the background while it was still in the Nesties Labels die. I used Distress Inks; Faded Jeans and Shabby Shutter. Sentiment hand written. Here is a list of the Copics I used: E07, 08, 19, 29, 30, 71, 74, 77, 93 FBG2, FB2, B00 YG25, 67, 95 Y17
May God bless your day today, and may you know His awesome, personal, amazing love for YOU! Hugs!
I'm excited to show you a second sneak peek for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps today! This one and all the new releases will be available on Monday the fifth of October. The blinkie on my sidebar will take you to her online store. And if you want some more sneakie peekies, go visit the Kim and the Krafty Girls' blogs, also linked in the sidebar! I colored Party Deer using the following Copic markers: E30, 33, 34, 35, 15, 17, 50, 53, 93 W1, 3 RV13, 17 B000 FYG2 YG95 I used B000 all around the deer and then blended it out at the edges with the colorless blender. Later I sponged Bahama Blue dye ink all around the edges while it was in the Spellbinders die and it blended nicely into the B000 I had first laid down. I used Rach's tutorial to get the party blower to stick out of the Spellbinders die (I still can't do it without looking at the instructions, lol). I hand printed the sentiment. Thanks so much for looking, and don't forget -- the big Kraftin' Kimmie Blog Hop, first one ever, is on Monday the fifth, which is also her Grand Opening!! Bless you!
Well, I did show this image to you already, and you may have seen it in Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps logo. But the good news is, it will be available as a deeply etched rubber stamp as well! Just a few more days and her store will be open for business! And I am not her only artist. You have to check out the new art by Annie Rodrigue. It is really different from my style, and in fact different from all the other stamp styles out there today. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised! I watercolored this image on 140 lb cold press Montval wc paper by Canson. I used Twinkling H20's. I have a couple of watercolor videos if you wish to see how I do it (the video links are in my sidebar). I'm traveling down south to see Kimmie this weekend! And a bunch of the Krafty Girls too! We are all gathering at Scrappin' Great Deals in London Ontario for the big company launch! I will do a couple of demos if time permits. I can hardly wait to see the whole gang! Take a look at the other sneak peeks from the Krafty Girls (links on my sidebar) today and for the next couple of days! Then don't forget to join in the big blog hop Monday! There will be prizes to be won!! Blessings!
Announcing the revelation of my third secret! I am so happy to let you know that I will be illustrating for Wags n' Whiskers! This is a brand new stamp company run by my friends Nikki Fairbairn and Lacey Stephens! Nikki, Lacey and I got to know each other through our mutual association with High Hopes Stamps. When they approached me with their idea to start up a company and asked me to illustrate for them, it was a no brainer. I had witnessed their dedication and commitment through their design work for HH, and I was convinced that if anybody could run a successful business, these two go-getters could! The first thing they asked me to design was a picture for their logo, which I am sharing with you here. They want to feature their pets and kids in a lot of the stamps I will be doing for them. This logo image shows Lacey's dog Princess and Nikki's two cats Gemma and Bella. You can check out the brand new Wags n' Whiskers blog if you'd like! There are some pretty cool announcements on there, including the release date, blog hop with prizes, and a Guest Diva call! Go check it out! The sneak peeks will start on Oc 7th with the soon-to-be-revealed design team, and then Oc 9th there will be a blog hop with prizes available to be won! Don't miss out on the fun! Blessings!
I've told you I'm illustrating rubber stamps for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, so I thought you might be interested to know some details about when you'll be able to order some rubber goodness from Kimmie! The Krafty Girls are going to have sneak peeks starting tomorrow, Friday Oc 1st and every day leading up to the release! Check out my sidebar for DT members' blog links. Official release day is Monday Oc 5th and of course there will be a blog hop that day too, and I am playing along! And I do happen to know that there will be a sweet prize for one lucky commenter on the hop! If you live anywhere near London Ontario, and you are interested in coming out to Scrappin Great Deals on Sunday the 4th, that's where I'll be hangin' out for Kimmie's company launch party! A lot of the DT will be there, as well as Kimmie! There will be free make and takes, refreshments, the new release of course, and I'll do a couple of coloring demos! I would love to meet you, so be there if you can! Kimmie's stamps are high quality deeply etched and unmounted so you will be happy with the quality. And I am not the only artist illustrating for her! Annie Rodrigue is also illustrating, and her style is like nothing else on the market these days. Very sassy and refreshing new designs! Not only that, but the fabulously creative Jeanne Streiff is designing all of Kimmie's sentiment stamps. Can't wait for you to see all the stamps Kim has to offer! Don't forget to check out the sneaks by the Krafty Girls starting tomorrow!
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I will be revealing my 3rd SECRET TOMORROW TOO!!! STAY TUNED!! Blessings!
I hope you had a good weekend. I had a GREAT one! I went for a walk at the falls near my house, and it was bee-U-tiful! The sweet smells of the crisp cool air, the crunch of leaves under my feet, the challenge of the rocky climb through the woods - it was exhilirating! I am sharing some pics with you, because it was too beautiful not to! But first, the fall card I made to go with the fall weekend! This is another image I did for Squigglefly called "Thy Cart Overfloweth" and it is available right now! I colored it with copics and kept the card fairly simple. Anna Wight, aka SweetMissDaisy, aka Sassy & Sweet Notes always wow's me with her simple designs, and so when I want to do "simple" I turn to her for inspiration. Not that I copied any of her designs outright (at least not on purpose!) but she def. inspired this one!
And here I am on our walk at the falls with my daughter Ashley and our two adorable mutts, Avro and Spitfire!
Meet Roger and Jo. Two cats who know how to have fun on an autumn day! This is one of my new releases for Squigglefly Digital Stamps that is currently available to purchase for your immediate use! I joined in the SCS challenge for today, which I haven't done in a dog's age. I have missed those challenges! Today Julia asked us to do something out of your comfort zone. For me, that is using white on white layering. I have always loved the look of cards that had it, but never had the guts to actually try it. I actually think I did pretty good, considering this is my first crack at it. It sure was hard to think of how to do it so it wouldn't be boring! I popped up both layers (also unusual for me to only have two layers!) and used my Scor pal to give one white layer some interest by creating a frame around the main image. I printed my image onto Manga drawing pad paper with my laser jet printer and heat set before coloring with the following Copics: Pumpkin: Y32, YR12, 15, 16, E97, 99 Pumpkin leaves: YG21, 23, 63 I also used YG21 on the stem as well as E31, 35 Right cat: B91, 93, 95, E70 and R81 for the blush of his cheeks, inside ears and nose Left cat: E70, 71, 74, B60 Ground: C3, 4, 6, E31, 35, 39 B000 all around them, faded out with colorless blender
I did have a good time playing the challenge today! Thanks so much for stopping by and for leaving your sweet comments! Hugs!
I told ya it wouldn't be long before I revealed another secret! I've been asked to draw stamp designs for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! After I left High Hopes, Kim Reid approached me to draw stamp designs for her. She had dreamt of having her own line of rubber stamps for ages. I was so happy to say yes! We had a friendship that developed over the years through our mutual association with High Hopes, and so when she asked me to be an artist for her new rubber stamp company, I felt confident that Kim would be a great at it! The first thing she asked me to draw was this image for the store's logo. It is a cartoon version of her little dog named Daisy! Now I can't tell you any more at the moment. :-( All I can say is it is coming soon! And that there is still one more secret I have yet to tell! I am waaaaaayyyy too excited!! But I mustn't spill the beans til I'm told to!!! You understand, right??? ;-) Many blessings to you today!!
Announcing the winner of the grand prize in this weeks' Squigglefly Blog Hop!! Drum roll please,...
"Mary C What wonderful cards you created! I love them all, though the turkey is my favorite. I can't wait to see what else is released tomorrow."
Mary C commented on Vicki Parson's blog. Congratulations, Mary! Be sure to send me your snail mail addy so I can get your yummy prize out to you! Squigglefly wants to get your contact info too, so that they can give you the 13 images from my release! Have fun with your prizes!
In case you wanted to know how the winner was chosen, all 17 participating members of the DT chose a name from their list of comments. All those names were given to me in random order, and I chose one winner from the 17 names using Random Integer Generator.
Thanks again to everyone who participated and left comments. You bloggers are the best!
Hi Precious Peeps! Today is the day my images are going LIVE at Squigglefly! You can now purchase and download my release as well as any of the images they have to offer and use them immediately. Is that cool or what! I have had a blast drawing these images to share with you! The participation in the blog hop boggled my mind! Ha! Boggled the blogger. Say "boggled the blogger" fast, ten times. ;-) In fact all the lovely comments you left me brought this humble artist to tears. Your kindness really touches me. I'll say thank you to everyone here, but when I can, I will try and pop over to pay you a more personal visit too. I will be drawing a name and announcing the winner of the blog hop grand prize approx noon EST and announce it soon afterwards. That should be exciting! I had always wondered how people used stamped images that overlapped the frames of Nestie dies. I am a bit mechanically challenged, and can't figure stuff like that out! So I was really grateful when Rach, my card making idol from England, posted this very good tutorial on her blog! It is so easy to follow, Rach, thanks! Now not much of Oswalda's hat sticks out, but now that I know how to do it, next time I'll make more of the image overlap the frame. I think it looks so cool to do that! I have to thank Rach also for sending me the really gorgeous deep purple Prima flowers I used on this card. They match Oswalda's hat band so perfectly! Thank you Rach! Not just talented, but sweet as can be, that Rach! If you haven't seen her blog yet, you are totally missing out! I colored Oswalda with Copics after printing her onto Manga Drawing pad by Canson, using my inkjet printer. I will try to remember that some of you like when I list the colors I used and do that next time. Hey, this weekend is Digi Day at Scrapbook News and Review magazine, or SNR Card Universe as some refer to it!! They have a couple of challenges with prizes to be won as well! It all starts at SNR on Saturday at 8 pm EST, 7 pm Central. I hope to get time to check it out! Thanks again for visiting, and thank you so much for all the uplifting things you have been leaving on my posts this week. It really amazes me, how people so freely bless each other with praise and encouragement. And it only does GOOD things for the soul of both the giver and the receiver. I wish I could give everyone a big hug!! xx
Hello Precious People! This is the third sneaky peeky I am giving you of my brand spank'n new debut release for Squigglefly Digital Stamps, AND, the LAST STOP on the Squigglefly Blog Hop today! Scroll to the end of this post to see the video demos! I am so pleased to announce that High Hopes, the wonderful stamp company I illustrated for for over four years is letting Mudzie the Moose come play at Squigglefly now! (God bless Tina and Bethany!) He is truly grateful that he can play in both places, and still visit all of you as well! That is, if you invite him to your house (hint, hint!) I think he is going to want to pop into a lot of new images this fall and winter. He has missed being here with you! This image, as well as nine other new images (and many sayings to match) will be available for you to purchase and download starting tomorrow, Saturday the 19th!
If you want lots of chances to win ALL TEN of my new digi images, as well as THREE of my matching sentiments, start at the Squigglefly Blog and follow your hop instructions there! Every participating member of the SF Design Team is linked up, one after another to make it easy to do! Every time you comment on the DT's blog posts in the hop, your name will be entered in to the draw taking place tomorrow morning! Don't miss out! (not more than one comment per DT member please!) TO SWEETEN THE DEAL, I am also giving away some RUBBER stamps from High Hopes, some TWINKLING H20 paints for you to try out, some bling, button brads and some trial size packs of the ever-more-popular FLOWER SOFT! The name of the winner will be chosen by Yours Truly on Saturday morning using Random Integer Generator! Here are a couple of piccy's showing what I am adding to the grand prize of 13 of my new releases for Squigglefly!:
Check out my sidebar to find some great service oriented stores that sell High Hopes!
Just a few of the Twinkles for you to try, but they include the skin tones I use most, namely Natural Linen, Mocha Rose, and Cinnamon Stick for shading skin!
I have thought about making hand drawn sentiments for awhile. I figure most stampers by now are computer savvy enough to make and print off their own whenever they want to. So I decided to make some whimsical, fresh, hand drawn sentiments that couldn't possibly be duplicated on a keyboard. I wanted them to look hand done, slightly off kilter, with a whimsical feel. Like the one on my card that says "Trick or Treat". It was fun to do!
I have been itching to get a new video made for you and I finally found the time to put one together for you! I did it in three parts because of the ten minute time limit on You Tube. The first video is around five minutes long, the second around six, and the third is just over eight minutes long. I love showing you how I paint! It is truly a joy for me to do! I hope you enjoy them! I'll sign off here, with a hug and a prayer that you will be mightily blessed today!
I get compensated for all purchases of any of my illustrated images/dies that Whimsy Stamps sells. I am also an affiliate with Whimsy Stamps, so if you follow my links and make a purchase through my link at Whimsy Stamps, I will get compensated for that (so thank you, if that's you!). I use this blog as my way of showing you the possibilities with my products that I have created for Whimsy Stamps. I love to draw and make cards and share those creations here. I also love to do video or still picture tutorials when I can, showing others my creative process.
Right now I am drawing illustrations for Whimsy Stamps which they sell as either red rubber stamp images, clear polymer stamp sets, or digitally downloadable images. They sell mostly to people who make hand made cards, but also to scrapbookers and other paper crafters. I work from home in lovely Canada where I live with my husband Mike. Thanks for stopping by!
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