Tag: Little Miss Muffet Stamps

Cheeks and Nose Tutorial

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I should be doing a million other things at the moment but I finished the tutorial I was working on and couldn’t resist sharing the step by steps and colors!  I have the full image colored and can’t wait to get it on a card so I can share that as well but in the mean time, I hope this proves to be handy.

The image I used is Polka Dot Pals Leilani from Little Miss Muffets Stamps.  It has a typical dot-for-eyes face and I’ve colored it in using Copic markers.  The colors are listed on the image for each step and shows how to shape and form the cheeks and nose area.  I also have another tutorial for the face that you can see HERE; it uses a different image and different skin colors.

They say pictures are worth a thousand words so I’m not going into detail on each step.  However, with that said, just leave a comment if you have questions on a particular step and I’ll respond with more details.  😀  Thanks for dropping by and have a great Wednesday!

SS Deck the Halls

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It’s been a busy season around here as I’m sure it has been for you too!  However, I’ve noticed that with all my running around and helping here and there, that I really haven’t had a lot of music playing in the background.  The odd thing is, I’ve had a constant jingle of Christmas music in my head!  Practically everything I’ve listened to growing up, at school, in the car, at functions and parities and even in the super markets – those songs are played over and over and over again to the point that this year, I don’t even need the radio. LOL  Maybe I should find something new to listen to… you know, to mix things up a bit.  But enough of that, here’s a project I made coloring up one the new Swings ‘n Slides Christmas images this year…

This image is Swings ‘n Slides Deck the Halls from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and I thoroughly enjoyed coloring her up!  I can’t say much for my card as I don’t like the paper nor the layout, but the coloring part was fun.  And check out that red dress… it almost looks velvety!  I might have to experiment with that some more. 

Hope you’ve enjoyed this little bit of inspiration and have a wonderful day!
P.S.  Now I’ve started signing Deck the Halls in my head too.  LOL

Popcorn & Cotton Candy

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Welcome to another challenge at Little Miss Muffet Stamps where this week our theme is “You’ve Been Framed!”  There might be many different ways to interpret this challenge and it would hilarious to see something regarding stolen cookies from the cookie jar.  LOL  However, the main idea is to use a frame on or around another stamp.  Here’s my interpretation…
 

For my project, I used Swings ‘n Slides Popcorn and Swings ‘n Slides Cotton Candy from Little Miss Muffet Stamps which were drawn by Pollycraft.  Then the poloroid photo frame and accessories in the Say Cheese set from Lawn Fawn.  The card layout was one I spotted on Pinterest but when I went back to grab the link, it had disappeared. 😦  So somewhere out there is a similar card that I really liked where I got my inspiration from.

These two characters are rubber stamps and I used a masking technique to stamp them close together.  However, don’t look too closely or you might find a mistake here and there.   LOL  These rubber stamps can be found in the LMMS Store and you can find the “You’ve Been Framed” challenge at the LMMS Store Blog.

Clover New Snow Clouds

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I have a special post today and I’m excited to share that I’ve been asked to participate in an Advent Calendar by Bastel-Traum!  I have both a project to share plus a little story on how my family celebrate the Christmas season.  😀  Before we get to the store, here’s the project I made using Clover New Snow Clouds and Party Banner Metal Die from Little Miss Muffet Stamps…  my family traditions follow.  ;D

The Christmas traditions in my family take a twist from what you might expect during the holidays but we find it a good mix between a Jolly Santa, Christ and the gift giving spirit.  Each year on Christmas Eve we gather together as a family and have a “Shepherd’s Dinner.”  The family sits on the floor gathered around the fireplace for a picnic style meal.  It’s a bit posh compared to the olde times but it’s a visual remembrance of what it might have been like the night of the first Christmas Eve. Our dinner consists of a selection of breads, meats, cheeses, and fruits.  We follow up with a Christmas story and devotional, traditionally one that Grandma has picked out. 

Later that evening is when “St. Nicholas soon would be there; the children [are] nestled all snug in their beds; [and] visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.”  Each one in turn will wake up out of bed and place a secrete gift under the tree and as they do so, they must say “Ho, ho, ho!”  LOL  We keep it a secret by labeling the gift “from Santa” but sometimes timing our secrete escapade can be tricky.  Mommy or Daddy will help the littlest ones and when morning comes, it’s so fun to see that so may “Santas” have visited the tree.  The kids still enjoy the magical aspect of Santa with their friends and enjoy keeping it a secret.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you get a chance to visit Bastel-Traum this season and check out the other calendar goodies that are being opened each day!  Seasons Greetings!

Fancy Sunbonnet Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating today!  I couldn’t think of a better card than to show one using  Fancy Sunbonnet Thanksgiving from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  This one was is available in rubber in the LMMS store.  It’s such a fun image to color and that turkey will make for a yummy meal, I’m sure.  😀

I love autumn colors, but I chose papers that were slightly less traditional.  I was still able to pull in the browns an creams, but this time instead of orange and reds, I used peaches and rust.

Thank you to everyone who comes by my blog for inspiration!  Thank you to those who leave comments and socialize in other ways.  And especially thank you to all the Little Misses out there who color and create with LMM stamps!  You’re all the best and it’s because of you that I’m able to enjoy what I do a little bit more.  *Hugs

Fancy Sunbonnet Bride

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At Little Miss Muffet Challenges this fortnight we have a dainty challenge for you to take on and one that I always find difficult to master.  The theme is “White on White” but you’re image can be colored if you want to add some color to your project.  I’ve been wanting to use Fancy Sunbonnet Bride for a while and thought this is the perfect challenge to use on it.  However, doing it completely white on stark white wasn’t what I was in the mood for.  So I tweaked the colors a little into the cream spectrum and this is what I came up with…

The rubber stamps I used is Fancy Sunbonnet Bride from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and was colored with Copic E50, E51, E53 and a little E44.  I also used the Birds on a Wire Metal Die from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and double cut it out of felt.  Then I used some of the birds from one piece and added them to this project – they reminded me of doves and I wanted to pair some of them up… since it was a wedding card and all.

The rubber stamp can be found in the LMMS Store along with a bunch of new products that were added this month!!  This “White on White” challenge is at the LMMS Store Blog and be sure to check out all the other projects – you might be surprised, as I was, at how easy the challenge can be!