Peppermint Brooke

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Whohoo – it’s the third day of previews for the Sketchy Zombies and I’m excited to show you the other half of one of my journal pages! LOL I had them all printed out before I realized what the order of previews was but at that point didn’t want to change it. He he he… So today we’re showing off Pepermint Brooke from Simply Betty Stamps!


Now you get to finally see the whole project with both half pages together! The image was colored as a whole when as I assembled it I cut each of the layers in half. For the picture I taped it on the back so it would be aligned. ;D


On this side of the project, I used ribbon, charms and more chippies (Mix ‘n Match Centres) from Make it Crafty. The background image is the same – Winter Park from Make it Crafty and this side you can see the bench. Here’s a close up of Peppermint Brooke. It would be funny if she was sucking on a segmented arm or bone … but then she wouldn’t be as cute. LOL


To get a better look at the lightning bolt, I scanned the image in before I cut and covered some of it. To read about how it was done then click HERE for the Falalala Lexi post. As you can see with the larger image I had problems with blending this time around and better paper would have solved that. Unfortunatly, I layered down the darks too fast and wasn’t able to smooth them out. None the less, it still turned out better than I expected.

Holly Jolly Ginger

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It’s is the second day of Sketchy Zombie previews from Simply Betty Stamps and today we’re showing off Holly Jolly Ginger! I’ve done another half journal page and the background I used this time from Make it Crafty is Mistletoe Archway and with some more Mix ‘n Match Centres chippies. Again I went with the melding of Halloween and Christmas themes but I’m not sure how this one turned out.


The small bottle of potion is an accessory stamp from Kraftin’ Kimmie. If you’re curious, the background was colored with YG91, 92, 93, 95, N2 and N3. Then the moon was colored with E50, E51 and E53. This was a fun zombie to color and she can even be made into a cute Christmas sweetie too. Of course, the other half of the project will be shown in a couple of days. ;D

Falalala Lexi

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I’m so excited to say that I’m the new DT member for Simply Betty Stamps! Whohoo! So I guess you could say my guest term was super short! he he he. To kick start the celebration right, I’m joining in on the Sketchy Zombie releases and today we’re showcasing Falalala Lexi!


Of course with a Christmas release I had to combine it with some winter scenes so I used Winter Park from Make it Crafty as the background; as well as a few snowflake chippies too (Mix ‘n Match Centres). ;D Finally, I used non traditional colors and even a few left over Halloween embellishments to finish up the project.


As you may have noticed I created a journal page, but you’re only seeing half of it! The other half will wait a few more days but I wanted to show the lightning bolt in detail. As part of a super-super difficult challenge this month, Make it Colourful is challenging you color storms with lightning bolts. Since I wanted the Zombie Christmas theme to be dark in nature I thought, sure, why not! LOL


I first colored the lightning bolt with a gel pen so I could see where it was. Then I started building up the colors around using the Neutral grays – keeping it darker around the outside and lighter the closer I got to a white line. I also added some B91, B93 and B95 once I had the gray tones laid down. Finally I went back over the white lines with the gel pen again to brighten them up.

Hope you liked the first day and make sure you come back for another six days of more previews with Simply Betty Stamps!! 😀

Lola Addams

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Surprise! Two posts in one today and this one for a very special gal… it’s Betty’s Birthday from Simply Betty Stamps!! Her design team has thrown together a surprise blog hop in her honor and as the November guest I am very happy to join. So without further adieu…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTY!! 😀


Birthday Blog Hops are always fun way to celebrate. 😀 You should have arrived here from LEA but if you want to start at the beginning then that would be with SUZI.


I made this card to send to Betty and wanted a cheerful yet creepy feel so I used lots of black with a touch of sunny yellow. The image I used is Lola Addams from Simply Betty Stamps, of course, and the moon was a Martha Stewart label that I colored in with N0, N2, N3 and N4.

Most of the card is paper from My Mind’s Eye but I did add a skull charm in the lower left corner and binoculars which is a rub-on. I attempted to add faux stitching around the outside but neither the black nor the white showed up very well… so look closely for those details. Te he


Thanks for stopping by and your next stop on the hop is over to LADY B. Then be sure to check back the rest of the weekend as it’s going to be busy with lots of new inspiration coming your way!!

Agent Popcorn

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It’s another challenge day at Little Miss Muffet Stamps and our theme this fortnight is “Simplicity with a charm.” Make sure you check out the DT projects over on the challenge site! Sometimes it’s hard not to put all the embellishments on so this really was a challenge for me. However, in the end, I had to add a couple of embellishments. He he he


However, to distract your eyes from the embellishments and help give it a more simple look, I did use a plain decorative paper! That count’s right?! The charm I used is an owl and was one I was going to save for a reading card, however, I figured the “night owl” was also a good fit.


For my project I used Agent Popcorn from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and Comfy Chair from Make it Crafty. The pairing makes for a good movie night. ;D

I’d like to enter this into the following challenges:

Bows and Berries Challenge #13 – clean and simple
Take a Word Challenge – sewing
ATC Challenge #14 – anything goes
Ruby’s Rainbow Challenge #16 – something with wings (owl)
Stampavie and More Challenge #155 – anything goes

Chloe

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Welcome back for the second day of previews for the new releases at Little Miss Muffet Stamps! As you know already, I’m out of town but that didn’t stop me from scheduling a few posts to keep you inspired. LOL

Remember … from now until Sunday evening (8:00 pm Central Time), anyone who places an order of $10.00 or more can pick out a FREE digi!! Just include you choice in the comments section of your order and I’ll include it with your purchase! 😀


For this project I used the new Chloe image and set her sitting down on a chippie border from Make it Crafty. Chloe is one of two Little Misses released this week in addition to a new Hatter and another animal friend. Check out all the inspiration from the DT at the challenge blog by clicking HERE.


I had fun drawing up this image and as long as you don’t tell anyone I’ll share that I did it during class one night!! LOL So we’ll pretend that she is sitting back, relaxing and soaking up the lesson for the evening – a straight A student! he he he Hope you enjoy the inspiration this week and I’ll catch you on the flip side of the week! Cheers!