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A Colorful Thank You

March 1, 2016 Jentimko No Comments

Today is the last day of the 30 Day Coloring Challenge and I wanted post one last card that I created with my colored samples. Mostly as a big thank you to Kathy for all that she does in this challenge to encourage us all to make time for a little art every day.

I used the retired SU set So Very Grateful because I just love the flowers and the style of artwork on this stamp! It is a fun set to color and I pulled out my Zig Clean Color Markers again for this one. The flowers are stamped with WPlus9 Dye Ink and the sentiment with Versafine Black Onyx. Not much else to add other than I am going to try to keep up my coloring as much as possible because it makes me happy. The overwhelming participation in this challenge says that I’m not alone.

I hope you enjoy this sweet card. Back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches! See you then!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamps: So Very Grateful (SU – ret); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Clean Color Markers, WPlus9 Black Dye Ink; Paper: Ranger Watercolor Paper, Cucumber Crush; Accessories: Big Shot, Zig BrusH2O, Stitched Rectangles (SSS)

Freshly Made Sketches #225

February 24, 2016 Jentimko 9 Comments

I’m back today with the latest and greatest from Freshly Made Sketches and I do mean great! My friend Jen Mitchell has created a marvelous sketch for this week and you are going to love it!

I had some birds from this wonderful Happy Birds stamp set (WPlu9) colored from the coloring challenge I’ve been doing. This bright happy pink one jumped out and demanded to be used! I used some retired SU DSP from my stash and I love the graphic feel that it gives. I stamped the bird in Momento Tuxedo Black and colored him with my Copics (RV21, RV04, Y06) then cut him out with the coordinating die. I added the little “wire” from the stamp set onto my square panel and then popped the bird on Dimensionals to attach. The sequins and the sentiment are part of the Paper Pumpkin kit from February…..one of my all time faves!

Ok….I hope you enjoy this fun little card as much as I enjoyed making it! The team has some adorable work to share with you so have a great time with their inspiration. Back on Friday with a fun new hop with my Fancy Friday friends. See you then!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamps: Happy Birds (WPlus9), Paper Pumpkin – Feb; Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Retired DSP (SU); Accessories: Sequins (Paper Pumpkin – Feb), Big Shot, Happy Birds Coordinating Dies (WPlus9)

Smile!

February 23, 2016 Jentimko No Comments

Just a quick post today to share a card I made with a fun new stamp set from WPlus9 called Happy Birds. Sometimes you see a set that just calls out your name and you HAVE to have it and this was one of them for me! of course I got the little dies that coordinate because, well….just has to be done!! So for the 30 Day Coloring Challenge, I had stamped a bunch of the birds and then colored them with both Copics and Zigs. I chose this one colored with Copics (BG11, BG13, BG15, Y17, Y06) after having stamped it with Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I wanted this one to have a sense of fun given the sentiment so I created a shaker card. The circle frame was created using the Stitched Mats Circles Dies from Lil’ Inker Designs….fun right?! I used a window sheet and cut a circle from it too and layered it under the frame. Then I pulled out some sequins that I thought were a great match. These are some of the Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim flat circles pulled off the trim combined with some of the Metallics Sequins (all from SU). All of this was added to a panel cut with the Stitched Rectangles from SSS. The sentiment was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

So….I hope this does put a big smile on your face! Coloring these certainly has had that effect on me! Back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches! See you then!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamps: Happy Birds (WPlus9); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Copic Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Bermuda Bay; Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Mats Circles (LID), Sequins (SU), Stitched Rectangles (SSS)

Freshly Made Sketches #224

February 17, 2016 Jentimko 9 Comments

As I continue on my quest to color as much as possible for Kathy Racoosin’s 30 Day Coloring Challenge, I realized I needed to pack a little smarter on some of my trips. So last week I pre-stamped some images and picked some of my Zig Clean Color Markers to bring along to work on during layovers. I posted some of what I did on Instagram and you may have seen part of this image there. I had hoped it would work for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge this week and it totally did! I am the sketch hostess this week and the big open panel lends itself to all kinds of fun things (I hope!).

I stamped these pretty images from Altenew’s Beautiful Day with WPlus9 Black Dye Ink and used a little bit of masking to cluster the flowers. The zigs did all the work on the coloring. I love how easy it is to create shading with only a couple of markers! I added the little piece of DSP in a color similar to the flower centers and then pulled out some sequins from the Watercolor Wishes kit that complement the colors. The Soft Sky base is pretty with the light blue of the little flowers.

Our team has its normal amazing variety so make sure you go tell the gals how much you love their work! Ok…back to work! But I did bring some more coloring along. I’ll post on Instagram if I get some time on this trip to play! Until next time, hope you have a great week!

Stamps: Beautiful Day (Altenew); Paper: Ranger Watercolor, Soft Sky, DSP; Ink: Zig Clean Color, WPlus9 Black Dye Ink; Accessories: Watercolor Wishes Sequins (SU), Zig Brush2O Water Pen

Freshly Made Sketches #223

February 10, 2016 Jentimko 11 Comments

I am so happy to be back today with this awesome new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. Our resident Artisan, Amy O’Neill, has created a super one for us this week. You will see the team has some cool interpretations and I think you will have fun with this one.

I continued on my efforts to color as much as possible for The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge. I was very inspired by the incredible Dawn Woleslagle of WPlus9 and wanted to try her technique for creating a watercolor look using stamps. She is a true artist but I simplified her method a bit to make these little flowers. I have a video to show you the details.

Here is the direct link: https://youtu.be/HsnfYwLGPrI

I hope you have a great time playing along with us this week! Let me know what you think about the technique and tutorial, too. I’m working this week but brought along some coloring to do. With any luck, you’ll see the results in a card soon (or maybe on Instagram even sooner). Until then…have a great day! Thanks for stopping in!

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Stamps: Garden in Bloom, Paper Pumpkin; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Smoky Slate; Ink: Zig Clean Color, Midnight Muse (SU ret); Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Mats: Circles (Lil’ Inker Designs), Thread, Sparkling Clear Sequins (PPP), Zig Brush2O Water Pen

Essence of Love…

February 9, 2016 Jentimko 3 Comments

I am continuing my coloring practice for The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge with this card today. I love this retired image it is perfect for working on shading. I also saw the Time Out Challenge #49 with their inspiration challenge: “Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow”. Again….this image is simply perfect. So I got to work. I stamped with Smoky Slate (SU) ink and colored with my Copics. Once I was done, I cut it out with a Stitched Rectangles Die. When I put it on the white panel, it seemed a little blah so I added some stenciled sponging. The stencil is from the Happy Patterns masks group. I used my Ranger Mini Round Blending Tool (I love it because it doesn’t create edges). Once I had the background on, I liked it much better. I popped the image up on Dimensionals and added some Sparkling Clear Sequins (PPP).

I’ll be back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. I even made another video for it! Thanks for stopping in today. Hope your day is great!

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Stamps: Love is Kindness (SU ret); Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU); Ink: Smoky Slate, Copic Markers; Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Sequins (PPP)

Gray Flower Copic Coloring Tutorial

February 5, 2016 Jentimko 1 Comment

I had a few requests to show you how I created the gray flower from my post a few days ago with this card.

So I created a quick video to show you the basics of my Copic coloring. I will apologize now….some of the video quality is not what I would want but I was trying out creating videos with my IPhone for the first time and clearly have some things to work out. In any case, you can see the fundamentals and I hope you will give this a try!!

Direct link here: https://youtu.be/Bk_-hd5vc3I

Stamps: Beautiful Day (Altenew); Ink: Smoky Slate (SU), Copic Markers; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Basic Gray Vivienne DSP; Accessories: Big Shot, Border Builders Die (LID), Sequins (PPP), White Gel Pen

Freshly Made Sketches #222

February 3, 2016 Jentimko 9 Comments

You know when you see a sketch and know right away what you want to do?! That is exactly what happened to me for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge! Narelle always has a knack for layering and this sketch shows why! You can have such fun with how to build you layers!

I knew right away that I wanted to use a butterfly instead of the rectangle (just popped in my head so I went with it) but which butterfly? I realized that I had not used this one from the hostess set Floral Wings and I really think it is so pretty! I stamped it in Pool Party and layered on Calypso Coral flowers with Pear Pizzazz leaves. It is cut out with the Bold Butterflies framelits. Now for the layers. I thought a little banner would be fun on top but that I should maybe to a stamped layer under the butterfly. I pulled the vine image form the set and stamped it across some Thick Whisper White card stock in the same colors. I took a little bit of latitude with the sketch but I like the result. The sentiment is from the same set. Once I had everything ready to assemble, I cut the image panel with my Stitched Rectangles dies.

I hope you have fun with this week’s challenge! The team has all sorts of cool variations to inspire you! I think I’ll get some stamping time over the next couple of days. I’d love to fit in some more coloring for sure! Until next time, thanks for stopping in! See you soon!

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Stamps: Floral Wings; Paper: Thick Whisper White; Ink: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz; Accessories: Big Shot, Bold Butterflies Framelits, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Banner Punch, Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS)

Happy Home For You

February 2, 2016 Jentimko 4 Comments

I hope you are having a great week so far! I wanted to share this fun little card with you as I tried to start out right with Kathy Racoosin’s 30 Day Coloring Challenge. I won’t be able to color every day due to flying but I will participate where I can for sure! I chose this sweet image from the Happy Home set out of the Occasions Catalog. It is my favorite set from this catty! It is stamped in WPlus9 Black Dye Ink and colored with my Zig Markers to create this easy watercolor scene that is also a birthday card for my dear husband. The sentiment is from Watercolor Wings stamped in Versafine Black. I put it on a Coastal Cabana base for an extra pop of color.

Super quick post today since I’m back to flying later. Long night last night with a snow storm in Denver and the ensuing airport chaos. Hoping today is MUCH smoother!! Perhaps that is why I’m enjoying this little spring scene so much. I hope your day is fabulous. Back tomorrow with the next Freshly Made Sketches challenge. See you then!

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Stamps: Happy Home, Watercolor Wings; Paper: Ranger Watercolor, Coastal Cabana; Ink: Versafine Black, WPlus9 Black Dye, Zigs; Accessories: Misti, Dimensionals, Zig Water Pen

You’re in my Thoughts

January 31, 2016 Jentimko 5 Comments

I hope your weekend is going well! We are finally digging out of all the snow and life is returning to normal. Both boys may even go to school tomorrow! Yay!! My oldest missed a whole week. Eek! I know a lot of people make fun of this area and how it handles snow but the reality is that we have equipment that is good for regular little snows and NOT for gigantic storms like Snowzilla. So it takes a bit. But I did have a great time with sledding along with all the shoveling. Over all, a mom win for time spent with the boys!

Meanwhile, back at the stamp table, I was able to finally put together something that I worked on over a week ago. I showed a peek of the coloring in progress on my Instagram page (link is over in my sidebar if you want to follow). I was practicing my no-line coloring using just grays. In this case, Copic Toner Grays T0, T2 and T5. The flower is from Altenew’s Beautiful Day. I stamped in SU Smoky Slate ink and then did the coloring. I added a little white to the center with a White Gel Pen. The sentiment is from Watercolor Wishes and also stamped in Smoky Slate. I cut the white layer with a Lil’ Inkers Border Builders Die and added a piece of Basic Grey Vivienne DSP underneath. Some Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh were a nice finishing touch. You can get most of these products all in one place at Simon Says Stamp.

I hope you enjoy this one. I had fun practicing my coloring. Even more fun when it turns into something worth showing (not everything does but the practice is still worth it!). Thought I’d add this in on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge this week – the theme is Anything Goes. Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon!

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