Buddies w/Frog

Here’s my last creation for Lunar New Year. I decided to take Buddies w/Frog and just use the upper boy and have him leap frog over the Ox. This is one of my favorites. Happy Lunar New Year!

List of Common Supplies

Year of the Ox by Sister Stamps
Buddies w/Frog by Sister Stamps
Lunar Sayings by Mama Elephant

Copic Markers:
R83, 85, 89, E37, E43
YG01, 05, 23, 67, E04, R02
W5, 7, 10
E53, 51, E30, 31
E71, 74, 77
Y11, 26, 28, BV23, 25
E21, 35, 37
E70, 71, 74, 77
E07, 09, 39

Miyako w/Origami Heart

Here’s another bookmark where I combined the a character with the ox in the background. I added glitter to this one for someone who loves glitter. Um, that wouldn’t be me by the way.

List of Common Supplies

Year of the Ox by Sister Stamps
Miyako w/Origami Heart by Sister Stamps
Lunar Sayings by Mama Elephant

Copic Markers:
R83, 85, 89, E37, E43
YG01, 05, 23, 67, E04, R02
W5, 7, 10
E53, 51, E30, 31
E71, 74, 77
Y11, 26, 28, BV23, 25
E21, 35, 37
E70, 71, 74, 77
E07, 09, 39

Miyoko w/Cupcake

For this project, I added another character to the mix, and instead of a card, I made a bookmark. I stamped the character a second time on some yellow decorative paper and then cut it out for the outfit. I didn’t realize it but I think it looks like gold which was a bonus.

List of Common Supplies

Year of the Ox by Sister Stamps
Miyako w/Cupcake Heart by Sister Stamps
Lunar Sayings by Mama Elephant

Copic Markers:
R83, 85, 89, E37, E43
YG01, 05, 23, 67, E04, R02
W5, 7, 10
E53, 51, E30, 31
E71, 74, 77
Y11, 26, 28, BV23, 25
E21, 35, 37
E70, 71, 74, 77
E07, 09, 39

Year of the Ox

The next few days are a series of cards and bookmarks that I created for Lunar New Year. This one is a small card with just the ox. They’re all about the same layout so they were easy to get done in one session.

List of Common Supplies

Year of the Ox by Sister Stamps
Lunar Sayings by Mama Elephant

Copic Markers:
R83, 85, 89, E37, E43
YG01, 05, 23, 67, E04, R02
W5, 7, 10
E53, 51, E30, 31
E71, 74, 77
Y11, 26, 28, BV23, 25
E21, 35, 37
E70, 71, 74, 77
E07, 09, 39

Year of the Ox

I enjoy making Lunar New Year cards for my family and this year is the Year of the Ox. So I grabbed by favorite stamps for this occasion – Sister Stamps. Last year I found a sentiments set by Mama Elephant that I added to my collection. I decided I would color them all on the Neenah Desert Storm paper and add some cherry blossoms hanging down from the top. The color inspiration for the ox came from Ferdinand the bull.

List of Common Supplies

Year of the Ox by Sister Stamps
Lunar Sayings by Mama Elephant

Copic Markers:
E49, 47, 25, 43, 42, 41
110, N7, 3, 1
R35, 32, 30
E04, R12
B93, 95, 97, 99
BG57, 32, 11
YR18, 15, 12
YG67, 17, 23

Three Stars Matchboxes

I’ve been collecting a match boxes and specifically like to look for vintage or unique ones at antique stores or flea markets. There are not very many but occasionally I’ll spot one for a good price. I even found a small vintage pill box that I’m excited to use one day. I would like to create small scenes in them like a world of their own but I’m afraid I’d ruin them in the process. So I decided to buy some to practice with and spotted this interesting brand on Amazon: Swedish Three Stars Safety Matches.

In these boxes are just paper scenes but that’s a good place to start. My first one was the snail with mushrooms. I used die cuts from Whimsy Stamps and the snail is from Polka Dot Pals Imogen set. The other two use stamps from Mama Elephant called Bookworm. My daughter gave me a box of colored pencils so we sat down and colored together – she did the cat one and I did the dog. Other supplies were used as well and are all listed below.

Here are the supplies used:

(top: dog and worm)
Swedish Three Stars Safety Matches
Paper Mill Curious Metallic Cryogen White Cardstock
Mama Elephant Bookworm clear set
Cra-Z-art Colored Pencils, 72 Count

(middle: cat)
Swedish Three Stars Safety Matches
Paper Mill Curious Metallic Cryogen White Cardstock
Mama Elephant Bookworm clear set
Cra-Z-art Colored Pencils, 72 Count
MT Washi Masking Tape – Books

(bottom: snail)
Swedish Three Stars Safety Matches
Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100lb
Copic Sketch Markers
Polka Dot Pals Imogen clear set (snail)
No-See All Season Tree die set (mushrooms and grass)
Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue – Diamond