Pretty amazing...

Hello friends!

It's July 1st and that means today is all about a brand new Farm Fresh Challenge at The Greeting Farm! As you know, a new challenge is issued at the beginning of every month over on the TGF blog and this time around it is...  'H2O Love'. We are in those dog days of summer and what better way to keep cool than with some good ol' fun in the water? There are so many great images in the TGF store that work with this theme and a few more are due to swim on to the scene in just a couple days. So get creative and show us your best water themed cards... playing along just might win you a $50 gift certificate!

For my card I printed out the cute Chibi Diver digi at a smaller scale and paired her up with one of the new mini mermaids from the upcoming release. I really love the interaction between these two, with the mermaid winking and Chibi looking totally amazed by what her eyes are seeing. The seaweed and starfish also come from the Little Mermaid set, there are a lot of fun accessory images included which make it super easy to create fun underwater scenes.   ;) 

Alrighty friends, have fun with this one. I can't wait to see what you create!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (Under the Sea)
digi stamp- The Greeting Farm (Chibi Diver)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Little Mermaids set), My Favorite Things (Think Big sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico clear blue
My Favorite Things stitched scallop circle die
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
chibi hair- E21, E23, E25, E29
chibi eyes- YG93, YG97, E29, BG000
chibi outfit- Y13, Y17, Y38, BG000, RV06, RV09, C7
mermaid hair- B01, BG45, BG07
mermaid tail- Y02, YG21, YG23, YG17
top- RV13, RV14

In my thoughts...

Hello, hello!

Since I kicked off this 'month of mermaids' with one of the darlings by Elisabeth Bell I figured it would be the perfect bookend to wrap it all up with another one of these sweet mermaids. This one is called Splish Splash and it looks like she has just swam up out of the water to rest on that cool stone seat. Her wet, dripping hair really inspired me to create a waterfall behind her. To do that, I masked her off then grabbed my Distressed Patterns stamp set and stamped the sketchy lines stamp repeatedly behind her in a very light blue ink. I then added the white sequins to mimic the frothing water at the bottom of the falls. Something about Splish Splash had me going in a 'thinking of you' direction for my card as well as a more muted color palette. There is just something very quiet and gentle about this little beauty. 

Alrighty then, thanks for stopping by today!  :) 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
stamps- Sweet Pea Stamps (Splish Splash Mermaid), My Favorite Things (Distressed Patterns set), Avery Elle (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico ice ice baby
Doodlebug sequins
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV01
hair- BG90, BG93, BG96, BG99, BG49
eyeshadow- BG70, BG72
tail- V12, V25, V28, V99, RV99, V01, BV00, BG0000, V000
rock- C1, C3, C5
water- B60, B63
fish- YG00, G43

Sea you soon...

Hi-ya! 

Today was my turn to create a card for the TGF blog and I had one last Mer Bean left to be inked up so this was the perfect reason to finally get little Oona on a card of her own. This sweet girl looks like she has a lot of love to share, as well as a sea shell or two, so I wanted to create a scene where she would have a friend to keep her company. At first I was looking through my various stamps sets to see who I could find to join Oona but ultimately I saved time stamping and coloring by simply using these super cute stickers from Doodlebug. Talk about easy peasy and I just love it when I manage to create a cute card in record time as well as use up some more of my crafty stash!
And even though Oona is currently available in the TGF store there are some fabulous new mermaids joining the TGF family this weekend so be sure to keep an eye out for them. :)

Laters! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Fancy Pants (blue), BoBunny (sand)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Mer Bean Oona), Lawn Fawn (Mermaid For You set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico mojito
Doodlebug stickers
Doodlebug Sprinkles
Ranger liquid pearls
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- BG15
hair- Y11, YR21, RV10, RV13, RV14
tail- YG0000, YG01, YG25, BG10
shells- YR02, YR07, V01, BG10

Happy Birthday...

Good morning!

Did you see the happy news? My wish on Friday's post for Pixie Mermaids from Tiddly Inks has come true in record time! Christy has created a set of six amazing mer pals called Amy and her Mini Mermaid Friends and I'm totally flattered to have inspired these cuties. I love them all so much that I couldn't decide on just one for my card today so I put a group of them together and created a little mini mermaid party. I mean seriously, how cute are they?! I'm also entering this card into the current "tingo challenge" with a pattern paper, Tiddly Inks image, distressing combination. 

Big HUGE thanks to Christy for making this mermaid obsessed crafter a very happy girl. :)
Toodles!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink stamper's select
paper- Doodlebug
digital stamps- Tiddly Inks (Amy and her mini mermaid friends)
stamps- Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
Doodlebug and Fancy Pants sequins
Ranger liquid pearls
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Papertrey Ink die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair 1- RV02, RV04, RV09, RV69
hair 2- YG13, YG23, YG25, YG67, G29
hair 3- V01, V05, V06, V09
tail 1- B02, B06, B39, BG32
tail 2- G00, BG34, BG49, Y00
tail 3- B12, B16, B28, YG00
top 1-V05, V09
top 2- RV55
top 3- YG23, YG25
starfish- Y35, YR04
top 2- fish- B02, B06, C5, C7, 100, FYG1, Y35, Y38, YR04, B00, G00, V04, 0

Never stop dreaming...

Hello and good morning!

It's hard to believe that we are in the last week of June already and that means it's the end of my Month of Mermaids challenge. Even though the official month may be ending that doesn't mean there won't be more flippered friends showing up here on the ol' blog now and then, I guarantee that. ;)
Anywho... today's card features the gorgeous new Serena Sparkles from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. I look forward to their mermaid release every year and I've yet to be disappointed. Serena originally comes with a much wider grin on her beautiful face but once I decided to use the dreaming sentiment I decided to do a small alteration to her mouth so that she would look more wistful and dreamy. Then I went for a traditional Ariel color scheme with her red hair and aqua hued tail because Ariel was always a dreamer. I'm also going to throw this in to the Wonderful Wednesday 'anything goes' challenge and try my luck there.

Thanks for stopping by!  :)  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Serena Sparkles), Stampin' Up (Sea Street set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Hero Arts neon ombre
Doodlebug Sprinkles Shapes
Studio Calico sequins
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV00
hair- YR07, R08, R59, E18
lips- R43
eyes- YG25, YG67, BG000, 0
tail- G00, BG32, BG49, G29, FYG1
rock/coral/ shells- BV20, BV23, BV25, R32, R35, Y38, YR18, RV63, V05, E81, B02, Y21, Y04
sand/sea- E30, E41, E42, E43, B0000, B000

Mermaid to be friends...

TGIF!

I needed something quick to color yesterday as my day was quite busy and there wasn't a lot of time for coloring. I looked through all my mermaid stamps and everything was looking a bit too involved. It got me wishing that there were some pixie style mermaids from Tiddly Inks. Hmmmm... I have an old stamp set of Tiddly Inks pixies that was sold by Stamping Bella, it probably wouldn't be too hard to wipe away their bodies and draw in new little mermaid tails. OMGoodness, why have I not done this alteration sooner? They are SO stinkin' cute and now I'm totally hoping that Christy Croll will make a few mermaid pixies for the store someday soon. Fingers crossed!

Alrighty folks, have a wonderful weekend!  :) 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
watercolor paper
stamps- Stamping Bella (Tiddly Inks Pixie set), Reverse Confetti (Mermaid Kisses set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Tim Holtz Distress mermaid lagoon, cracked pistachio, walnut stain, scattered straw
Tim Holtz picket fence
Heidi Swapp stencil
My Favorite Things rounded stitched rectangle die
Memory Box coral die and fish dies
Ranger Liquid Pearls
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- BV23, BV25, BV29
hair- R20, R21, R14
tail- B01, B04, B06, BG10, BG32
tail- YG11, YG13, YG25, Y11, Y02

Dropping you a line...

Hi gals! 

I'm really on the run this morning so I'm going to have to make this post short and sweet. Pearl, the gorgeous mermaid from Saturated Canary has been waiting ever so patiently for me to print her out and get her on a card. For some reason when I sat down to color I saw her with a goldfish tail so out came the yellows, reds and oranges. And what would a goldfish card be without a few touches of metallic gold added to the design as well? Luckily I had the gold sequins still sitting right in front of me and a thin strip of gold cardstock to pull it all together. I made the 'bubbles' in the background by letting my colorless blender rest on the paper, pushing the blue out. Then I just added drops of glossy accents over the white spots and I had instant bubbles. 

Alrighty then, gotta go. TTYL!
:)

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink 
Papertrey Ink gold luxe paper
digital stamp- Saturated Canary (Pearl Mermaid)
stamp- Kraftin' Kimmie (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
Studio Calico sequins
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, E71
hair- C5, C7, C9, 100
tail- Y11, Y35, YR04, R14, R59, YR30, YR31, R22
top- E50, E81, BV000, B000
water- B0000, B01, 0

Keeping me afloat...

Olo!

I grabbed this freebie Mermaid digi off the ADFD blog last summer and I'm finally getting her on a card for this year's month of mermaids theme. She seems so peaceful and reflective that I wanted to keep the colors of the card soft and muted  to help with that mood. The sentiment comes from a little Papertrey Ink set and again I think it really works with this sweet mermaid's vibe. I added some Eucalyptus Stickles to her tail so that it would be extra glittery and I could enter this card into the current "add glitter" challenge. Then I just added a few die cut seashells and a sprinkling of sequins to pull it all together. 

Ok, time for me to scoot my boot. Take care everyone!  :)   

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink 
digital stamp- A Day For Daisies (Mermaid freebie)
stamps- Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black and Hero Arts ombre
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
Memory Box sea shell dies
Studio Calico gold sequins
Ranger Stickles
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, BV00
hair- YR30, YR31, YR24, E35
tail- Y000, G20, G40, G12
kelp- G24, G46, Y02
sky- R000, R00, YR20
sea- BG10
sand- E50, E41, E34, YR31
seashells- E50, E81, BV0000, R000, B0000, YR20, YR31, R32, R14

Make waves...

Hello, hello!

My bloggin' buddy Heidi recently added me to a new Facebook group called Markers! Papers! Digis! and to celebrate they have a few mermaid digi freebies until the end of the month. Well talk about perfect timing... as soon as I saw this gorgeous mermaid called Seeana by Amanda Byron I knew that I had to get her on a card for my month of mermaids. So I printed her out nice and big and just had a blast coloring her up. Once I had Seeana looking all bright and beautiful it didn't take much else to finish off the card... a bit of paper here, some sequins there and a die cut or two and voila! Thanks Heidi for introducing me to this fun new group and some great new digi stamps!

Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink stamper's select
paper- Sassafras Lass
digital stamp- Faery Ink (Seeana)
stamps- Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Hero Arts ombre
Memory Box starfish die
Studio Calico sequins
Queen & Co bubbles
Sharpie white marker
Ranger Liquid Pearls
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV000
hair- BV00, BV23, BV25, BV29
lips- RV32, RV34
tail/top/eyeshadow- B06, B39, BV29, YG01, YG00, B000, B02, YG0000
water- BG10, BG11

Oceans of love...

Good morning!

I still had a couple SOG mermaid digis printed out and sitting on my desk just waiting for their chance to swim into this month of mermaids and Sea Song Mae won the day. I also noticed that the current challenge over on the SOG Facebook fan page was to decorate a tag which was the perfect excuse to finally use this big tag that I got in a card kit years ago. I actually grabbed a Christmas themed border stamp set because I thought a couple of the borders, stamped and colored up in shades of green, could make for a fun kelp looking background. Then I just had a blast coloring up Sea Song in some funky, darker hues so that she would really make a statement on this relatively simple card.

Well, thanks for swimming by to say hi today... catch ya later!  :)   

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Heidi Grace (under the sea)
digital stamp- Some Odd Girl (Sea Song Mae)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Little Mermaids set), Hero Arts (Sparkle Borders set)
ink- Versafine onyx black, Memento tuxedo black, Hero Arts blue and green ombre
Studio Calico tag
hug snug ribbon
Ranger liquid pearls
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers: