Enjoying the flowers

August 30, 2022 ~ sproatmeyer ~ Leave a comment

I’m pulling out some oldies but goodies to create this card and I want to focus on two of my favorites … the first is the Polka Dot Pals Faces which can be used on any of the Polka Dot Pals plus anything else you want to add a face too. LOL The second are the Flower Tiles which I have really enjoyed using on their own or as accessories to other stamps.

Polka Dot Pals Fern is now available as a pre-order! Orders will be shipping early next week.

You’ve seen this gal all week if you joined in on the Live Facebook coloring sessions and I’m excited to show you the cards I made out of them. I had loads of freebies available and now I’m going it again this week. This week will be a new time (8:30pm Central) and a new location (Sproatmeyer Colors on Facebook). Thank you everyone who did and will participate – good luck and many blessings. 😀

Metal Dies:
Wonky Stitched Rectangles die set
Quilted Rainbow Inlaid die set
Build-a-Pumpkin Patch die set
Grass and Cloud Edger die set

Stamps:
Polka Dot Pals Fern clear set (exclusively sold here)
Flower Tiles Stay Wild at Heart clear set
Polka Dot Pals Faces clear set

Other:
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops
Copic markers on Curious Metallic Cryogen White #89

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

August 27, 2022 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 1 Comment

Thank you everyone who participated this week for a chance to win. I’m excited to announce the winners today but also excited to announce that Polka Dot Pals Fern is now available for pre-orders! This set is an exclusive only available through me. You’ll be able to order it here on my blog or at any of my Coloring Toolbox Retreats.

Purchase Polka Dot Pals Fern HERE

(1) The winner of Polka Dot Pals Leland (this set here)
for subscribing to YouTube is …
teachdanz

(2) The winner of Polka Dot Pals Louisa (this set here)
for follow me on Pinterest is …
Cordine van der Touw

(3) The winner of Polka Dot Pals Harley (this set here)
for subscribing to this blog is …
lindaleecook@ymail.com

(4) The winner of Polka Dot Pals Fern (this set here)
for joining a Live Facebook coloring session and commenting is …
JimnDiana Sears

(5) The winner of Polka Dot Pals Kezia (this set here)
for follow me on Facebook and tag a friends is …
Charlene Randall-Short
… and your friend, Kim Simpson, is also a winner of a surprise stamp!

Congratulations!!!
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Shout hello

August 27, 2022September 1, 2022 ~ sproatmeyer ~ Leave a comment

This Hello Word and Shadow die set is one of my favorites and it’s so fun to color! I like to color each letter and decorate it a little different then pop some of them up with foam tape. It adds so much to the card and helps feature the image too. This is Polka Dot Pals Fern (is now available here!) and she’ll be an exclusive here on my blog but for now you this card features the Polka Dot Pals Faces that I’ve used. You can use these faces on all the Polka Dot Pals so if it isn’t in your collection then I think you should add it to your cart. I colored this gal Live on Facebook a little while back. Which reminds me, we have some winners to announce! Stay tuned for another post later today…

Metal Dies:
Wonky Stitched Rectangles die set
Hello Word and Shadow die set
Extreme Postage die set

Stamps:
Flower Tiles Stay Wild at Heart clear set
Polka Dot Pals Faces clear set
Polka Dot Pals Fern clear set (exclusive here)

Other:
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops
Copic markers on Neenah Classic Crest 80#

Your special day

August 26, 2022 ~ sproatmeyer ~ Leave a comment

I’m pulling out some oldies but goodies for this card and taking the opportunity to use the Flower Tiles. I loved the last Boho card I made with this combination using blues and teals so I was eager to try it again. This time I chose a yellow and green combo but I’m not sure I like it as much. It’s different and not what I expected. However, parts of it are growing on me. Sometimes there’s a winner and sometimes it’s a learning curve. How do you think it turned out?

Remember there are chances to win, Win, WIN this week!

Metal Dies:
Boho Circles die set
Boho Moon die set
Simple Sentiment Strips die set
Wonky Stitched Rectangles die set
Peekaboo Window 2 die set

Stamps:
Flower Tiles Stay Wild at Heart clear set
Simple Sentiment Strips clear set

Other:
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops
Copic markers on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper

Llama llama llama llama

August 25, 2022August 24, 2022 ~ sproatmeyer ~ Leave a comment

Happy, happy, happy! This adorable little Llama comes from the retired set Falala Llama from Whimsy Stamps and was the first image of each day that we colored at Jennifer’s Boot Camp last year. I had fun coloring with watercolors and learning to use that medium to look like Copic markers – it was a great challenge for me. When I look at these, I can see the progress from Day 1 (upper left) to Day 4 (lower left). I’ll be teaching my own retreat this year (completely different from Jennifer’s) so check out all the information about it here: Sproatmeyer’s Coloring Toolbox Retreat

Remember there are chances to win, Win, WIN this week!

Metal Dies:
Wonky Window 3 die set
Happy Camper die set

Stamps:
Falala Llama clear set (retired)
Simple Sentiment Strips clear set
Wire Background rubber stamp

Other:
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes
Watercolors on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper

Grow positive thoughts

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 1 Comment

Let’s move on to something different – I wanted to dig into the Flower Tiles clear set and create a card that focused on having a full bouquet. I think I was able to reach that goal and having all the colors cool tones really helps this come together. I’m not sure if it would have worked as well if I had chosen a wide variety of colors. Purple is one of those colors I have a hard time using and I usually have to pair it with a complementary color. Sometimes I can use yellow or orange if they are both pastel or if it’s a Halloween theme. Anyway, it was nice to be able to use purple once more.

Remember there are chances to win, Win, WIN this week!