Sweet Christmas Wishes

Hi there, my crafty friends!  Thank you for stopping by.  It has been a relaxing, craft-filled day in my house, and I’m loving it.  I hope you’re enjoying your day as well!
Today I’ve colored Hello Bluebird’s Cocoa Party, (and die companion set) using the Winter Woods Overlay Die to finish the background scene.  I just adore these cocoa loving critters in their cozy sweaters.  There’s nothing quite like a hot cup of cocoa, with friends, when winter weather encroaches.
I used Copics to color this little scene, with Catherine Pooler Inks blended in the background.  This was truly a fun project, and I hope you get a chance to nab these sets at the 7 Kids Store, and have a bit of crafty fun yourself!

Copics Used:
Trees:  E43 C3 BV000 BV0000 E41 C1 C5 C7
Deer:  E50 E40 E41 0 R30 R000 E43 E44 E81 E84 W10, Sweater:  BG10 BG72 YG45 G07 RV52 RV63 RV55 Cocoa:  C00 C1 C3
Bear:  E31 E55 E23 Sweater:  YG01 YG63 G94 G99 YG17
Raccoon:  C1 C3 C5 C7 C9 R000 R30, Sweater:   BG53 BG72 BG75 R14 R29 R39

Merry Christmas

Hello!  I’m having SO much fun getting crafty with Sweet November’s latest digital release, Very Merrwee Christmas, available at 7 Kids Craft Store!  The release includes five mini bundles that can be used together to create various Christmas scenarios.  Today I’ve combined Santa’s Bundle with the Noe Bundle to create this fun Christmas greeting.  Isn’t little Noe the cutest?  It was so easy and artistically fulfilling to design my own unique scene with these fantastic SN digital images.  You just must give it a try!

Copics Used:
Santa’s Suit:  R24 R29 R39 R59
Snow:  B000 B32 C1 C00
Skin:  E000 E00 E11 E04 R00 R20
Beard:  C3 C1
Hat/Trim:  W0 E41 E81  Gloves:  E74 E79  Boots:  100 C5
Sky:  B45 B37 B39 BV29
Bag:  YG25 G07 G29
Tassels:  Y04 Y21 Y26
Gifts:  Y04 Y21 Y26 E37 BG53 BG72 BG75
Noe Hair:  Y35 YR27 E18
Clothes:  BG53 BG72 BG75 YG00 YG03 YG17
Sled:  R08 E07 E09 Y04 Y21 Y26 C6 C4 C2

‘Tis the Season

Hello, and Happy Friday!  Welcome to the November digital stamp release for Sweet November Stamps at 7 Kids!   This month we are starting the holiday season with a Very Merrwee Christmas release.  There are five mini bundles that can be used together to create various Christmas scenes.  Today I’ve used the Noe Bundle, and the Ming Ming Bundle, which include the gift packages.  I also used the Cookie Tray from the Mrs. Claus Bundle.  It was a fun scene to put together!  I also colored along with Amy’s live today, which provided me with all kinds of inspiration!  If you’ve not had the opportunity to color along with Amy’s lives in the 7 Kids Facebook Group, I would recommend you give it a try.  She is an excellent colorist, and so generous with her artistic knowledge.  It’s just a lot of fun! 

Copics Used:
Skin:  E000 E00 E11 E04 R00 R20
Hair:  Noe - E55 E57 E49. Ming Ming - C10 C8 C6
Clothing:  Noe: RV10 RV13 RV14 BG02 BG05 B37 E74 E79 E40 E81 E84
Ming Ming:  RV93 RV95 V28 YR21 YR23 YR24 YR27 E35
Cookies:  E53 E35 Y11 Y21 R43 R46 G43 G46
Wall:  YG11 YG41 YG45 E81
Gifts:  G94 G43 G40 R43 R46 Y11 Y21 YR21

Have Yourself

Hello!  Welcome to this month’s Sweet November Vault release at 7 Kids!  There is a fun Gingy collection of gingerbread pals available through the end of the day tomorrow, the 25th.  This little Gingy is busy decorating a lovely tree.  But shhhh.... it’s a surprise!  He has snuck into Mr. and Mrs. Clause’s home at the North Pole, while they are sleeping, to ensure their tree will be beautifully adorned when they wake!  He’s having so much fun getting into the spirit of Christmas!
I used Sweet November’s Gingy with Popcorn, and the tree from North Pole Snapshots to create this scene.  Again, Gingy is available through tomorrow, but the tree is available through the end of the year.  I always have fun creating with Sweet November images, and I’m certain you would too!  Thank you, as always, for visiting my blog.  And have a fabulous weekend!

Copics Used:
Tree:  G43 G46 G28 BG99 E43 E44 Y00
Floor/Baseboard:  E31 E34 E84 E40 0
Popcorn:  YR30 Y21 0
Gingy:  E13 E15 E17 E39 E29 Y21 YR04 YR18 YG93 YG95 E29 100
Cranberries:  R17 R27 E19 E09
Background/Wall:  V91 V93

You’re Bootiful

Another Friday!  Before you know it, we’ll be seeing frightful and fun trick-or-treaters out and about filling their bags with candy.  I love the excitement and creativity that goes into Halloween night.  It was one of the things I looked most forward to as a child.  Needless to say, I love coloring Halloween scenes as a card maker!  Today I’ve colored a fun scene from the Hello Bluebird Halloween Party stamp set, which I’m sorry to say is currently out of stock at 7 Kids.  I stamped and masked my critters first, and then blended the background with Distress Oxides.  And how fun it was to remove the masks and bring these little bunnies to life with my Copics!   I hope you enjoy this little scene.  Have a restful, crafty weekend!

Copics Used:
Bunnies:  C0 C1 C2 C4 R30 RV14 RV81 Y38 Y17 Y08
Lantern:  W4 W6 W8 Y00
Pumpkins:  YR21 YR15 YR27 E81 E84 E87
Background and Bat:  Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet

Jump For Joy

Hello!  Today I chose to color Oh Nuts!  This sweet stamp set from Hello Bluebird is filled with darling fall treasures.  This set is not currently available at 7 Kids, but their is plenty of HB goodness  to choose from!  I started my project by stenciling clouds with Picket Fence Distress Ink, and then blended several colors of Catherine Pooler Inks to complete the background.  The CP inks blend beautifully, and I just love the colors!  I then colored the leaves and squirrel with my Copics, fussy cut, and built my scene. I adore the joy of this little critter getting ready to land on his colorful pile of leaves.  The fall story I never seem to tire of!  I hope this little scene makes you smile, and that you’ll get a chance to be crafty this weekend!

Copics Used:
Leaves:  Y02 Y21 YR23YR15 YR09 E07 Y21 G43 G46
Squirrel:  W0 W1 W2 W4 R30
Catherine Pooler Inks Used:  Green Tea, Eucalyptus, Shea Butter, Sauna, Daydream, Queen For a Day

Boo From Me to You

Some weeks fly by so quickly, and this was definitely one of those weeks!  But, definitely the highlight of this week was the October Sweet November digital release at 7 Kids.  A fabulous celebration of Halloween with the introduction of three elegant Ladies of All Hallow’s Eve.  Today I’ve colored the Vampiress Mircea, a mysterious and beautiful Mistress of the Night emerging from the shadows to capture the attention of the most unsuspecting.  I adore these lovely images, and they are so rewarding to create with.  I think you would love having them in your collection!
Thank you for stopping by.  I have a houseful of company this weekend, so off I go!  Have a lovely weekend, my friends!

Copics:
Skin:  E000 E00 E11 R00
Dress:  C00 C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 R000 R00 R01
Bats:  W6 E43 100
Hair:  W4 W6 W8 W10 BG05
Tombstones:  T1 T3 T5 T7 T9
Grass:  G20 YG61 YG63 G94 YG99
Sky:  BV20 BV23 BV25 V20
Trees:  E49