Merry Christmas

Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, from our home in Anderson, SC to your's where every you are. This is our first Christmas in our home and we are enjoying our first fire in our fireplace tonight. We are also enjoying the company of our oldest grandson, Nick, who is now a former Marine and did a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Thanks Nick, not only for your service to our country but spending time with us. We love you very much. Christmas blessings to everyone.

Style is Eternal

This is a card I made for the Hero Arts Catalog Debut party at The Mercantile in Pendleton, SC this coming Saturday, December 17th.  If you are within driving distance come by for some Mulled Cider, Ravens Nest Dip, Cookies and Cake.  There will be new catalogs to purchase or peruse, as well as some of the new Hero Arts stamp and die sets.  This is one of those sets where you stamp the image and then cut it out with the matching die.  Works great!  If you haven't been to Pendleton lately the square is all decked out for Christmas and the stores are open.  The Bakery is a great place for lunch. Come relax and savor some small town atmosphere.
Hope to see you Saturday!

Stamp:  Hero Arts "Style is Eternal"
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers:  E000, E02, R02, B0000, R22, R24, (R39 to color button brad)
Punch:  Martha Stewart
Paper:  Graphics 45  Domestic Goddess

Christmas Cardinals

I was asked what Copic Reds I would use to color cardinals. I have this sample I had done some time back and thought I had posted it but I couldn't find it so here it is.  Remember when coloring an image that has red in it to always color the red part first.  Reds are the hardest color to get right and the easiest to mess up.  So if you color the red part first and mess up you haven't wasted time and no guilt or frustration in starting over. Be patient with your self and practice practice practice.  This I am speaking from experience!

Antique Santa

Here we are in the Christmas season...where did this year go???  A couple of months back I ordered this Penny Black Antique Santa from The Mercantile  with all good intentions of coloring it up when it came in. Well I have had it almost 2 months and here we are on December 3rd.  I loved this stamp when I saw it in the catalog. Hope you do too!  One more thing, the cane Santa is carrying I stamped just the cane and his mitten a second time and after coloring it with the Copics I fussy cut it and popped it up with glue dots.

Stamp:  Penny Black Slapstick "Antique Santa" 40-004
Hero Arts "Merry Christmas"
Hero Arts "Holly Bird" A5078

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Graphic 45 paper 6 x 6 Christmas Emporium

Copic Refills vs. Number per style Chart

This is a chart that is on the Copic Marker facebook page.  I thought I would post it in case you didn't see it. Good information....

Thanksgiving Greeting

So sorry bloggers....my husband and I went on an extended trip from our home in South Carolina we traveled west (in our Prius) to Texas, spent time with our son, his wife and our 4 grandchildren, then traveled to Wichita Falls, Tx. and visited with our daughter, now a Major in the Air Force, her husband and 2 grandchildren before we headed north.  Our destination was Butte, Montana where my husband is consulting with a company there. We spent a week in Butte and then retraced our trip home, seeing family for one more time.  We left on October 7th and returned home on November 1st, total miles traveled 5000.  Saw a lot of this country between here and there, and was very happy to be home again.  If you are friends with me on face book you will have seen some of the pictures and videos we took along the way.  The hardest part was being away from my stamp room, and while in Butte, no internet and no television.  I had my cell phone to connect to the world and I got a new Droid so that I finally did have internet service but no way to scan or upload pictures.  It was an experience, worth it, but sure don't want to travel that far for so long again.
I have been busy trying to catch up with my chores, laundry, and even unpacking boxes that were stacked in the garage since July.  Sorry to have neglected this blog...hope to make up for it.
Here is my Thanksgiving contribution:

Thanksgiving Greeting

Stamp:  Paper Inspiration “Thanksgiving Postcard”  K6057

Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa

Copic Markers:

E51, E53, E55

G21, G24

YG03

BV11, BV13

B21

YR16, YR18

Y13

R02

Busy Doing Nothing

A couple of weeks ago I was looking thru a merchant's catalog that had various stamp companies.  I spotted this little girl picking flowers and had to have it.  This is a first for me from this stamp company but I loved the dress and the profile of the little girl and just knew it would color up nicely using the Copic markers.  I colored the whole image using the Copic markers.  Then I stamped the jar of flowers on a scrap piece of card stock, colored it, and then trimmed it out.  I covered the jar with Glossy accents and when dry added Flower soft accents and popped it up with dots..
It's after midnight now so I am calling it quits for the evening.  Tomorrow is card workshop at Powdersville Community Church with the Truly Laughing Stampers.  Good night bloggers....

                               

Busy Doing Nothing

Stamps:  Sheena, Busy Doing Nothing, SD-SS-BUSY

Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa

Spellbinders Grand Labels One; Labels four

Flowersoft

Copic Markers:

Skin:  E0000, E01, R01

Hair:  Y11, YR21, YR23

Dress:  R81, R83, R85

Grass, leaves:  G20, G24, G28, E31

Flowers:  BV01, BV04, Y02, Y06, Y08, R81, R85, E35

Jar/water:  BG000, BG01

Outline: BG0000

Best Witches

Sorry it has been so long since my last posting.  Life gets in the way sometimes.  No excuses.  So moving on, here is a card I made from a Penny Black stamp called "Treatin' Witch".  I just thought it was so cute.  I used an extraordinary amount of markers....sorry about that....but the image just seemed to require it.  I hope you like my version.  The "Best Witches" stamp is an old PSX but I have seen that saying used by other companies so you should be able to find it.

Best Witches

Stamps:  Penny Black “Treatin’ Witch”  40-035

               Great Impressions “Kitty in jack-o-lantern” E621

               Crackerbox Palace  “Best Witches” CO1614

Ink pads:  Memento Tuxedo Black

                 Ranger TH Distress Ink Wild Honey

                 Ranger TH distress Ink Dusty Concord

                 Ranger TH distress Ink Walnut Stain

Tool:       Tim Holtz distressing edger

Gelly Roll Clear Star glitter pen

Copic Markers:

Skin: E0000, E01, R01

Hair:  YR18, Y15

Hat:  V12, V15, V17

Cape:  V09, V04

Apron:  BG11, BG13, BG18

Cat:  Y15, YR15, W8

Bag:  YR17, Y15, BG13

Dress:  R12, R14, R17, B21, B23, Y15

Shoes:  E71, E77

Jack-o-lantern:  YR15, YR18, Y11

Kitten:  Y11, YR15, E71

Stem:  G20, G24

Outline:  BV0000

Art Impressions Face Book page

This evening I would like to tell you what is happening on the Art Impressions rubber stamps face book page. I realize that not everyone is on face book....but if you are.... you have an excellent opportunity.  This is what Ai posted:  We love our Facebook friends! Remember, anyone who 'likes' us between now and Sept 15 will be entered into a drawing for a $100 Ai gift certificate! Click on the 'share' link on the left and tell your friends and family! Happy stamping!

Art Impressions Rubber Stamps

Family-owned business, established in 1987, that manufactures and sells original art rubber stamps to wholesale and retail customers. Based in Salem, 

Oregon.

Now to my post for the evening. This water color image is from Art Impressions Book Two. The oak tree is Sku F2426. Directions (step by step) are included for this scene in Ai Book Two along with other scenes.

The Weigh-In

Here is another "Girlfriends" image that I colored last night.  I ran out of time to make it into a full card but thought you might like to see the image anyway. Got to run....Have a great day!

Girlfriends...worth their weight in gold!

Recipe:

The Weigh-In

Stamp:  Art Impressions  “Girlfriends” The Weigh-In UMT- 4009

             Art Impressions  “Girlfriends…worth their weight in

             gold UMF4044

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers: 

            Skin:  E000, E02, R81

            Hair:  YR15, YR18, Y17, E07, E25, E29

Clothing:  R81, R85, BV0000, BV01, B12, B14,  YG01, YG03,

            Scales:  W00, W3, W5

            Background Airbrushed: B00, G00

Masking paper