Three new stamps have been added to the shop this week and this is one of them. This is Girl Balancing and I thought she would be great in a scene out in the woods having an adventure. Of course, I can see her balancing on all sorts of things or just frolicking around with an active imagination. I colored this one mostly with Copic markers but then brought out the Artxx acrylic markers for the grasses and yellow flowers.
I received the most adorable fairy doll crochet book for Christmas and dived right in to create a little Red Riding Hood characters and a reversible wolf. The book is Reversible Amigurumi: Crochet Magical Fairies and Tales by Febby Pranajaya (Chibiscraft) and the patterns are easy enough to follow. I changed the pattern a little by following the head and hair pattern from Cinderella so I could take the hood on and off.
I’m so sad – this is my last card that I have colored and ready to post. I guess that means I need to get busy again drawing and coloring! This is Sky Skunk and I colored him by himself with some bubbles and grass to create a background. I love the gingham paper pattern and this one has turned out to be one of my favorites.
In the shop, if you add Sky Skunk, Skunk with Daffodil and Skunk Love in your basket then you qualify for a 3 for 2 discount and get Skunk Love for free! Just make sure they are all three in your cart before you check out.
Yeeha! This happy little donkey is Donkey Sheriff and is available now in the shop. I couldn’t decide if I wanted to color the hanker chef blue with paisleys or go for a traditional red – of course you can see I went with the red. I colored the background with a warmer climate in mind and imagine him prancing down the path from town to town. But I think she is adventurous and would enjoy any climate! I hope this has inspired you and thanks for stopping by.
Here’s another new stamp in the shop called Duck Luau – I colored it after the Hawaiian goose, the nēnē. Technically this is a goose but can be colored up as any duck or bird. For the scene, I set her upon the beach with palm trees and gentle waves. I love the water, sky and shore side of the scene but not so much the trees and beach side. However, I learned a few things that I can do better next time so that’s how the process works. Happy luau!
I have drawn another pig and it is now available at Sproatmeyer Stamps – this is Pig Grooving! This little piggy found an iPod out in the field and couldn’t resist grooving to some new tunes. I drew the music bars all around to give it a sense that the pig is all encompassed in the music. I think she’s adorable and so happy!
The card was created with a simple layout using metal die frames. One of these days I’ll diversify but at the moment, I’m focusing on the coloring rather than card making. Do you think it detracts from the creativity?
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