Having cute images to color is really easy with Hambo Stamps Digital images. I love Tim's art! I wish I could draw cartoons like he does. But I don't even have to 'cause I just hop on over to Hambo's site and find what I want. Easy peasy.
Ice Cream Man was so much fun to color and create a card with. It's the perfect card to help celebrate this last weekend of summer fun.
Have a great Labor Day weekend.
This weeks challenge on the Copic Creations Blog is coloring pleats or folds. The sponsor is the online store Stamping Scrapping. They carry LOTS of very popular stamps and every possible type of tool, gadget, embellishment and supply you could desire! If you haven’t visited this store before, you really should check it out!!
There are a lot of wonderful tutorial links at Copic Creations Blog. Plus all the beautiful cards that the design team created for this challenge. Hope you join in!
Copic Markers - 0,C00,C1,C3,E00, E21, E11, E31, E35, E29,YR31, YR23, V0000,V04,V06,RV10,RV29.BG10,BG34,BG23
Just a quick fly bye post. I created this card using my newest set for Ginak Design "Boo!". I had a blast creating this little set for Halloween.
I kept the card simple, black embossed the house and stamped the saying on colored card stock. I then stamped it again on white card stock and cut out the colored triangle and pasted them on the white triangles. The orange banners were created using decorative edge scissors.
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Techniques for Card Making features three of the most
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Here's one of the projects that I created for the book. I love using Prismacolor Pencils on colored cardstock and the grapes were perfect to showcase that technique.
Card stock and stamp set from Gina K. Designs; printed paper from Webster’s
Pages; Palette fast-drying ink pad from Stewart Superior Corp.; colored pencils from
Prismacolor; Copic markers from Imagination International Inc.
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The designers who are participating in the blog hop are as follows:
Keri Lee Sereika - www.pinklemonade.typepad.com
Debbie Olson - www.debbiedesigns.typepad.com
Jeanne Streiff - www.inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com
Trudy Sjolander - www.truesgiftsfromtheheart.blogspot.com
Asela Hopkins - www.hopartstudios.typepad.com
Broni Holcombe - www.bronih.typepad.com/splashesofwatercolor
Kathy Menzies - www.thecreataholic.blogspot.com
Christine Okken - http://christinecreations.blogspot.com
Dawn Lusk - www.dawnanewday.blogspot.com
Laurie Wilson - www.clearlydelightful.typepad.com/clearly_delightful
Sherrie Siemens - www.sherrie-cardcreme.blogspot.com
Chrissy Le - www.paperinkcolor.blogspot.com
Another card I made using my new set for Ginak Designs "Boo!" I used square punches to create some inchies and then arranged them on the front of the card. I added some diamond glaze to give the images a bit of dimension. Cool Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background.
Gina and the design team are previewing all the new sets this week. Hop on over to Ginas Blog to start your blog hop.
Oh I'm so excited to be able to share a sample I made using one of the images from my newest set for GinaK Designs called Boo! I found these adorable little lime green tins in Targets dollar spot. I couldn't believe how perfect they were with Spellbinders Big Scalloped Ovals (SM) The perfect fit for the label I made using the pumpkis.
I colored the pumpkins using Copic markers. I used a Spellbinders circle die to create the inner black circle. Seriously, I can think of all kinds of goodies to fill this little tin -
candied apples, bags of sweets and cards!
Who said bats have to always be black? I think they can be any color we wish.
Well it's back to school week and I'm enjoying my mornings again. I just need to get into a new routine. Still have my oldest here who starts college next week, but after that I should be able to get more done around here. It's funny even when they are older they still take up some of my time. (Granted, not near as much as when they were little.)
I'm really loving coloring in Hambo's stamps! This image reminded me of my boys. They had and still have quiet the imagination. I can picture them at the playground pretending that they have a friend dinosaur to play with.
Creating a smooth background with Copic markers is really hard. You can achieve a smooth look by masking off the images and then airbrushing the background. Or you can do what I did, not even try to make it smooth! I cross hatched 3 blue marker colors over and over again to create the background blues. I like it. It's a nice contrast between the dinosaurs smooth skin and the layers of the background.
Lots of Copics used!
B32, B95, B12, B39,0, Y02, YR23, E51,E53, E35, R27, G0000, G000, G02, YG41, BG96, W1, W3, C1, C5
This copic challenge is reflections. It can be on anything that has a reflection. Hop on over to the Copic Creations Blog and you will find a list of tutorials that will help you with your coloring. And the samples by all of the design team is amazing!
This weeks prize is by Suzanne Dean! You won't be disappointed.
0,C1,C3,C7, E00, E21, E35, E29, YR23,YR07,RV10,R27,R59,B00,B05,B45,B95,YG11,YG67,BG96
I used this oh so cute digital stamps by Hambo Stamps. For the reflection I cast the shadow into the water. I colored in the darker colors into the water first, the browns, some red and so forth. Then I went over it with the blues to blend it in. I wanted to create a sense of depth underneath the peer and his feet.
Oh goodness have I been in a major funk this week! I don't know if it's because of all the stresses that I've been dealing with around our tiny little neighborhood (why can't everyone just get along?). Or maybe it's because summer is coming to an end and school is about to start. But I really hope to pop out of what ever has got a hold of me and get my creative juices flowing again.
I used another adorable image by Hambo Stamps as the focal point. I colored it in using Copic Markers and added a bit of Diamond Stickles to the beehive. I then used Cosmo Crickets Tiny Type stickers to create the saying.
Sorry for the lack of post this week. Summer is winding down and school is soon to start. So that means that I've been really busy tying up lose ends around here. I have really enjoyed having the boys home with me but am ready to have my days all to myself once again. I sure get more done!
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This week we’ve teamed up with an amazing, award-winning author and children’s book illustrator ~ Elizabeth Dulemba.
Elizabeth features a weekly newsletter that includes LOTS of adorable FREE reading images. So I hope you will join us for this challenge. We’re hoping to stress the importance of reading during the summer break for all those “bored” kids out there!
I had fun creating this bookmark using one of her free images.
You can find all the copic marker list and more beautiful examples at Copic Creations Blog .
You can find this bird image at Hambo Stamps.
This is an image that a dear friend sent me and I colored in with Copic Markers. I used the sketch for this week at Card Positioning Systems Blog for the inspiration of my card.
I flipped the sketch and tried to keep it fairly simple because the flower is so detailed.
Paper is Basic Grey (Basics manila pad)
The saying is a really old sticker that was part of a sheet I had.
I just couldn't resist using this paper with this cute Hambo Stamps image. The little mouse and cheese are two images and they are perfect together.
My son has the sweetest hamster. This little mouse reminded me of her.
I'm a big sucker for animals. Grew up with a dad that raised every abandoned bird and helped every injured animal. He still has a ton of critters, from pigmy goats to Koi's. If it was up to me I'd probably be following in his footstep. But..... one has to be practical. (Oh ya and then there are those pesky zoning laws! LOL)
I colored him in using Copic markers.
The background paper is Max & Whiskers by Basic Grey.
Thank you everyone for the sweet comment about my first video. I'm so glad it was helpful. I will definitely plan on making more in the future, as time permits.
Is it Friday yet?
What a week. I've been busy doing mom stuff and house stuff and life stuff! But I took the time to put together a card to remind me that even when life gets really busy we need to take a moment for ourselves. Cherish Today! I need to remember that.
This is another cute image from Penny Black. They have a great angel policy and I keep going back to their stamps for cards that I may want to sell in the future.
I colored him in using Copic Markers.
I'm going to try my hand at filming myself coloring in an image. Wish me luck!
I'm a huge fan of Hambo Stamps. I love all of their images. Being the mom of two boys I love to be able to find stamps that are perfectly suited for boys.
,This dinosaur-monster is great! When my 13 year old saw him stamped on my paper he just had to ask if he could color him. Since I had stamped several of this image I gave him one to work on. He made him green with yellow spikes! Way cute.
I used CPS- Card Sketch Challenge, for this week, as the inspiration for the layout. I love using sketches to motivate me to create something. There are often times when I get a creative block and the sketches are exactly what I need to get me started.
(I decided to go with the darkest color next and then follow that with the medium to blend.)
Finishing my blending with the lightest colors.
All done! I'm going to have fun with this little monster, coloring him all kinds of ways.
Copic Markers- V000, V12, V15, V17, YG11, YG63, Y08
Had fun using these colors together. Not something I would normally reach for but it matched the image that I colored. She's, I believe, by Stampin' Up! and colored in with Copic markers.
Background paper is by Memory Box (Jubilee 6x6 pad) Border is by Martha Stewart.
I had a really busy week and weekend. Hoping this week is a bit more on the slow side. It's hard to believe how fast summer is flying bye. There are times that I really wish it would just last a bit longer. I love summer time.
Going through my stash of pre-colored images. I have a ton! This is a really cute stamp by SU! (I think?)
I colored her in using Copic markers. Background paper is Kitschy Kitchen pad (M.F.)
I was inspired by the new CPS sketch #175. It was really hard to photograph this last night.
Copic Markers -RV21, Y08, W3, W1, V15, E33, Y11, E50, E53, YG63, R27, E57, E11, E21
Have a wonderful weekend.
