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!

Metal Dies:
Notched Rectangles die set
Quilted Rainbow Inlaid die set
Quick Strips die set
Grass and Cloud Edger die set

Stamps:
Flower Tiles Stay Wild At Heart clear set
Boho Sentiments clear set

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

Spooky wishes

August 23, 2022August 24, 2022 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 2 Comments

One of my favorite dies this week has been the Tree Assortment die set and I think I’ve used it on every one of my cards. There are so many trees too! For this card, I used the large trees and instead of adding dimension through layers on top of layers, I choose to give it some depth and make the inside lower with the trees above that. I think it worked out great. By the way, this project was colored using watercolors and not Copic markers. The background was the hardest part but eventually things got easier.

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

Metal Dies:
Notched Rectangle die set
Extreme Postage die set
Tree Assortment die set
Simple Sentiment Strips die set

Stamps:
Kitty ‘n Pumpkin clear set
Simple Sentiment Strips clear set

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

Wizard in training

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 ~ sproatmeyer ~ Leave a comment

Are there any Harry Potter fans out there? With the new release of Wizard in Training I thought I would bring in a Harry Potter theme and make a little scene. This scene could be a couple places in the books but it reminds me of the camping at the beginning of book 4 when they are all gathered for the Quidditch World Cup. I didn’t like the color scheme at first but it’s growing on me. My favorite part is the shirt.

Metal Dies:
Wonky Stitched Rectangles die set
Tree Assortment die set
FaDoodle Frame Scalloped Rectangle die set
Poof! Word die set
Notched Rectangles die set

Stamps:
Wizard in Training clear set

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

So Witchy

August 21, 2022August 21, 2022 ~ sproatmeyer ~ Leave a comment

I had so many plans for this little witch that I didn’t know how I was going to start so unfortunately she sat on my desk uncolored for quite some time. The problem was I had her lines light so I was able to choose no-lines coloring – that opened up the possibilities! I ended up going for this color combination and challenging myself to mix the traditional Halloween colors (orange, purple, green) with natural colors (tan and brown). I didn’t think it would work out, honestly, but I kinda like it. What do you think?