"Purrfect Day Kitty" Another of My Digi Illustartions

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Hi Everyone!

I had several of these "Purrfect Day" kitty digi images that I created for Clear Dollar Stamps colored up from when I tried, tried, and tried again for my latest Prismacolor and Gamsol video tutorial.

The video can be found HERE.

I popped in to see what was going on over @ SplitcoastStampers today and they had an adorable sketch for our inspiration. Since I already had the kitty colored, I used in and whipped my card up in a flash! :)

I love the effect that pencils and Gamsol give for coloring fur.

That pretty ribbon is Really Reasonable Ribbon's ~ Green Glitz.

The fabulous Emerald cardstock is from The Paper Temptress.

If you would like these images, they are available for instant download @ Clear Dollar Stamps for just $2.50!

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Hugs,

True :D

Card Recipe:
CDS STAMPS USED: "Purrfect Day" digi
CS/PAPERS: DCWV, Paper Temptress, Paper Trey Ink
INK: ink jet printer, ColorBox cat's eyes
ACCENTS/TOOLS: Wizard with rectangle and scalloped rectangle Nestabilities, SU oval and scalloped oval punches. sewing machine with green thread, Green Glitz ribbon, brads, Basic Grey - fancy brad, Scor-Pal. Scor-Tape, Prismacolor pencils, Diamond Glaze
COLORING: Prismacolor pencils with Gamsol
TECHNIQUES: Prismacolor pencils with Gamsol

Coloring Fur With Colored Pencils Tutorial

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Hi Everyone!

I got several comments and some emails about how I colored this card that I posted the other day.

I created a video to show you how to get this effect with colored pencils and OMS.

I started with my newest digi stamp set "Purrfect Day", that is available now @ Clear Dollar Stamps for just $2.50 for an instant download.

And....here is the video. Hope you like! :)

Thanks so much for dropping by. I would love to know if you found this tutorial helpful and if you would like more.

Hugs,

True :D

Multi DT Post Cards

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Hi Everyone!

I am combining several design team posts into one so none of them get lost in the shuffle! :)

My first card is done with the latest digi that I designed for Clear Dollar Stamps.

The beautiful ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. It is their new "Light Green Satin with Grosgrain Edge".

That pretty Pink Vintage Pearl Brad is from Creative Charms.

I used "Spring Larch" and "Mountain Rose" cardstocks from The Paper Temptress.

My digi set is called "Purrfect Day" and available now for instant download. 

I hope you will head over to Lori's blog after you have checked out my second card to see the beautiful projects the other girls have created with this month's digi releases. :)

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My next card is a sample for the latest challenge over Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings.

It is being co-sponsored by I Brake For Stamps so I used one of their hilarious "Humorous Seniors" stamps.

I chose "Hovering Henrietta" since the challenge is "Spring Plus Rribbon". Looks like she is doing a little Spring cleaning to me. ;)

BTW...If you like this image, you should really go check out the rest of their "Humorous Seniors"! They are a hoot!

If you do....use the discount code SAVE10TRUE to receive a 10% discount off of your entire purchase!

The pretty ribbon is from the February Ribbon of the Month Club assortment  from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

The Pink Vintage Jewel Brad is from Creative Charms.

The cradstocks are Fairway and Flame from The Paper Temptress.

Hope you will head on over to Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings and check out all of the great cards the RRRR girls and the IB4S girls have created for your inspiration!

Who knows....maybe we will inspire you to join in our challenge!

Something else that might inspire you are the prizes.

RRR is giving a $10.00 gift certificate and IB4S is giving away a $25.00 gift certificate so we will have 2 lucky winners!

Wowsers! :)

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Hugs,

True :D

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"Purrfect Day" card Recipe:

CDS STAMPS USED: Purrfect Day digi
CS/PAPERS: K&Company's Super Pad stack, Paper Temptress' Heavenly White, Spring Larch, and Mountain Rose
INK: Laser Printer, Versa Magic's Oasis Green
ACCENTS/TOOLS: ribbon, Antique Pearl brad, sewing machine with pink and aqua thread, Wizard with square and scalloped square Nestablities, Diamond Glaze, Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, double-sides foam tape.
COLORING: water colors
TECHNIQUES: digital stamp, sewing, watercoloring

"A Cup Full of Happiness" Kitty in Pink, Black and White

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Hello Friends!

I usually pick my papers the find a ribbon to match but this time, I did just the opposite. Bonnie from Really Reasonable Ribbon sent me this gorgeous Mauve Satin ribbon and I just had to play with it.

I used my "Cup Full of Happiness" illustration, that I did for Clear Dollar Stamps, and did the kitty in black and white. The beautiful papers are from The Paper Temptress. They are: Heavenly White, Vintage Silver Lustre and Black Pearl Glossy.

If you would like to see the other ways I have colored my kitty stamp, CLICK HERE.

Thanks again for stopping by. Hope you have found a little inspiration!

Hugs,

True :D

Card Recipe:

CDS STAMPS USED: Cup Full of Happiness

CS/PAPERS: The Paper Temptress's: Heavenly White, Vintage Silver Lustre, and Black Pearl Glossy. K & Company's: Smitten

INK: Staz-On

MARKERS: Tombows: 723, 757, N15

ACCENTS/TOOLS: Wild Orchid's roses and leaves, Really reasonable Ribbon's Mauve satin ribbon, sewing machine and pink thread, UTEE, embossing heat gun, VersaMark refill and old paintbrush,

COLORING: Black colored pencil

TECHNIQUES: stamping, wet embossing, watercoloring, sewing

Siamese "Cup Full of Happiness and Coloring Tutorial!

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Hello Everyone!

I want to invite you to go visit Clearly iStamp and check out the coloring tutorial I did for Lori using my "Cup Full of Happiness" illustration.

I am getting a little better with my tutorials with practice and would love it if you took a few minutes to watch it. I show you how to do a Siamese kitty in this one.

If you would like to see the other ways I have painted this stamp, CLICK HERE.

If you find the tutorial informative or entertaining, I hope you will take a second to leave a comment so I will know if you want more coloring videos.

Thanks so much!

Hugs your way!

True :D

Card Recipe:

CDS STAMPS USED: Cup Full of Happiness

CS/PAPERS: CDS: Mud Pie, Toasted Almond, Hot Cocoa, Red Velvet Cake, watercolor paper,  Kraft. The Paper Studio's Mirabelle

INK: Staz-On. Color Box: Alabaster, Chestnut, Chianti

MARKERS: Tombows: 912, N15, 992, 942, 879

ACCENTS/TOOLS: CDS Red Velvet Cake and Wild Ginger ribbons, Wild Orchid's rose and leaves, Really Reasonable Ribbon's Vintage brads, Diamond Glaze, sewing machine with ivory and brown thread, scal. oval Nestabilities and Wizard, Cuttlebug and embossing folder, water brush, double-sided foam tape, glue

TECHNIQUES: stamping, sewing, watercolor, embossing.

"Remember The Day's Blessings" RRR Blog Hop

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Hello All! 

It is the 13th which means it is time for another fun Really Reasonable Ribbon blog hop!

If you came here from Kerri's pretty blog, you are in the right place! If you just happened on to my blog, you will want to go back to the team blog Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings and start at the beginning. Look around while you are there. It is newly decorated and very pretty!

My card today was done with an adorable Inky Antics stamp titled "Forget Troubles Kitty".

The papers are Basic Grey's "Sugar Rush" and the Paper Temptress's Neenah, Solar White, Fairway Mica Metallic, and Vista Mica Metallic.

The ribbon is Really Reasonable Ribbon's Kiwi Dots Organza.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin ~ Things With Wings

Butterfly on board!

Stampin B's ~ Dots

Got dotted ribbon!

ABC ~ "Y" is for You and Me

My two guys are the kitty and the butterfly

Little Red Wagon ~ Use Nestabilities

Check!

Creative Inspirations ~ On the Move

My movement is the butterfly's flight path doodles.

Theme Thursday ~ Animals

Stamp Something ~ Recipe Something...1 designer paper, 1 image, 1 ribbon

I used 1 DP from Basic Grey, One Kiwi Organza Dots Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon, and one image from Inky Antic

Stamp Scrap and Doodle ~ Make a Scene

My scene was already done with the adorable stamped image.

From here you will head on over to check out Cheryl's sweet designs! 

STOP!!!!

Don't forget to leave a comment before you go so I will know you were here! ;)
I will draw a name on 7/16 from the comments and that person will receive a surprise stamps set!
I will contact the winner.

Have fun hopping my friends!

Hugs,

True :D

SUPPLY  LIST:
STAMPS USED: Inky Antics -#0128J "Forget Troubles Kitty"
CS/PAPERS: Basic Grey's - Sugar Rush "Bottle Caps", The Paper Temptress's "Neenah Solar White", "Fairway Mica Metallic", and "Vista Mica Metallic"
INK: Staz-On

ACCENTS/TOOLS: Really Reasonable Ribbon's Kiwi Dots Organza ribbon,  Ranger Industries Stickles glitter glue in - Milled Lavender, Lime Green, and Copper, sewing machine with purple and green thread, Stampin' Up's Crystal Effects, foam tape, glue, Wizard and rectangle Nestabilities
COLORING: KOH-I-NOOR Watercolor Wheel Stack
TECHNIQUES USED:  Stamping, water coloring, sewing, 3D, tole'

SKILL LEVEL:  Medium

Purrr-fect bird-day!

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Hello All!

I just about forgot my Saturday post for Really Reasonable Ribbon! I am in the middle of a garage sale this weekend and have been crazy busy! The card has been done for some time. I submitted it for a special project book that I am a part of, but it was not accepted. OK, everybody all at once say....awwwwww. It is OK though because 5 others were! woot woot! I can't wait until I can give you more details!

All evening long I kept thinking  that I was forgetting something. Sure enough...when it was time to hit the hay...it came to me!

Luckily, pictures had been taken and watermarks loaded! I even had a card recipe already done! LOL!

I used the adorable "Inky Antics" stamp called "Kitty Pair Square".

It was colored with watercolors then cut out and popped a few times for added dimension.

The DP is from Basic Grey's "Sugar Rush" and that pretty green cardstock is The Paper Temptress's "Spring Larch" glimmer paper.

The finishing touch is of course that beautiful organza from Really Reasonable Ribbon! I used  mauve and aqua, both in 5/8" width.

My tip for today is to use 2 different colors of organza together for making your bow. I just love the effect it gives!

Click on any picture for a better view.

Card Recipe:

STAMPS USED: Inky Anticks #0781F "Kitty Pair Square"
CS/PAPERS: Basic Grey's - Sugar Rush "Big Cherry",   The Paper Temptress's: Neenah Solar White, Spring Larch Glimmer

INK: Staz-On - Jet Black,   Versa Magic dew drops in Oasis Green and Malted Mauve
ACCENTS/TOOLS: Really Reasonable Ribbon's organza in Mauve and Aqua, All Sorts of Things matte brads by Lasting Impressions in Seaside #34469, Wizard with square and scalloped square and rectangle Nestabilities, sewing machine with pink thread, computer and printer for sentiment, Stampin' Up's Crystal Effects, foam tape, glue, piercing tool
COLORING: KOH-I-NOOR Watercolor Wheel Stack
TECHNIQUES USED:  Stamping, water coloring, sewing, 3D, tole'  
SKILL LEVEL:  Medium
Better get off of here for now....It is past my bedtime!

Headed for auto post now! ;)

Hugs,

True :D

Another card made with my "A Cup Full of Happiness" stamp

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Hello again!

I thought I would share another card with you that I did using the stamp set that I illustrated for Clear Dollar Stamp's July releases. It is called "A Cup Full of Happiness" and it comes with the image and lots of sentiments.

The one I showed you on Wednesday looked like my cat Nother (I know.... weird name). LOL! 

Today's card, I painted to look like my P-Diddy Kitty. Gotta show love evenly! ;)

This gorgeous ribbon is Really Reasonable Ribbon's  "Peach Organza".

The Green Ice half pearls are also from RRR.

Card Recipe:

STAMPS USED: Clear Dollar Stamps ~ "A Cup Full of Happiness"
CS/PAPERS: Paper Trey's~ Rustic Cream CS and DCWV's ~ Rustic stack
INK: Staz-On Jet Black
ACCENTS/TOOL: Peach Organza Ribbon and Kaiser "Ice Green" half pearls from Really Reasonable Ribbon, rose and leaf  from Wild Orchid crafts, sewing machine with green thread, UTEP, VersaMark refill, old paintbrush, heat gun,  water pen, Scor-tape, glue, double sided foam tape.
COLORING: Prismacolor watercolor pencils #'s WC2945, WC2929, WC2947.
TECHNIQUES: stamping, water coloring, sewing, embossing

Thanks again fro taking the time to come and visit my blog! Please take another second or two and leave a comment so I will know you were here!
 Hugs to you my friends,
True :D

CDS Sneak Peek ~'A Cuppa Kitty" ~ Another one of my Illustrations

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Hello All!

Today, I have an exciting post! I get to show you another one of my stamp illustrations that will be available for purchase at Clear Dollar Stamps on July 1st. The set is called "A Cup Full of Happiness" and comes with the image plus several different sentiments. 

This is such a fun stamp to color. I have done it in several colors to look like all of the kitties in my life. This one looks like my cat Nother, who was the model for the stamp. I will show you another version on Saturday.

I colored the kitty with Prismacolor pencils and watercolor pencils, then paper pieced the cup and saucer. I then added some UTEE to add some shine.

Remember...you can click on any picture to enlarge!  ;)

The beautiful ribbon and bow are from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

It is their Olive Wrinkled Ribbon.

Please check out the other girls who are sneak peeking this image today.

(If their posts aren't up yet, please check back later)

 Laurie

Tricia

 Lisa

 Gloria

 Rebecca

 Sarah G

Katie

Also, go to Lori's blog to check out all of the other sneaks and new July stamps.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly ~ "In Stitches"

Zig-zag stitching inside and out!

Creative Inspirations ~ "Paper Piecing"

The cup and saucer are paper pieced.

Stamp With Fun ~ "Birthday"

Sentiment says..."Wishing You a Cup Full of Birthday Fun!"

Crafty Angels ~ "My Favorite Stamp"

Right now, this is my favorite stamp because I designed it! ;)

My Time to craft ~ "Zig-Zag"

Zig-zag stitching inside and out!

Everybody Art ~ "Birthday"

Sentiment says..."Wishing You a Cup Full of Birthday Fun!"

Pile it On ~ Do Something Creative With Cardstock

I paper pieced my cup and saucer then glazed it. Does that count as creative?  ;)

Practical Scrapper  ~ Use Flowers

I used flowered cardstock...one of the options listed. ;)

Fresh Brewed ~ Anything Goes

I Did It Creations ~ Use Dimension

ABC ~ X-tra Dimension

Digi Doodle ~ Anything Goes

Corrosive ~ Flowers

I have flowers on my DP...does that count? ;)

Crafty Ann's ~ Embossing

Sew Many Cards ~ 

Caardvarks ~ Embossing

Speedy The Cat ~ Flowers

Floral DP. Hope that counts. ;)

Card Recipe:
STAMPS USED: Clear Dollar Stamps ~ "A Cup Full of Happiness"
CS/PAPERS: Bazzill Clover Swiss Dots and K&Company's "Life's Journey"
INK: Staz-On Jet Black, Colorbox cat's eyes in Olive and Chestnut
ACCENTS/TOOLS: Olive Wrinkled Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon. Wizard and round and scalloped round, and rectangle and scalloped rectangle Nestabilities. Sewing machine with tan thread, UTEP, VersaMark refill, old paintbrush, heat gun, water pen, Scor-tape, glue, double sided foam tape.
COLORING: Prismacolor watercolor pencils #'s WC2944, WC2929, WC2947. Prismacolor colored pencils #'s 747 and 7451/2
TECHNIQUES: stamping, watercoloring, sewing, embossing

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving comments! I would love to hear what you think about my newest stamp image! ;)

Hugs,

True :D

"Remember The Day's Blessings" Kitty Card

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Good Sunday morning to you all!

Hope you enjoy the last day of the weekend!

I am playing along with the girls at Split Coast Stampers this morning and the challenge is a "Featured Stamper" challenge #FS153. Today they are featuring Wendy's (AKA WeeBeeStampin) awesome gallery. How you play is to look thru that persons gallery and find a card that you would like to CASE (copy). You then have to create a similar card making sure you change at least 2 things to make it your own. I chose Wendy's "Dearest Friend" to base my card off of.

The CS is Bazzill and the DP is a piece of scrap...don't remember what company...sorry. ;(

The stamp is Inky Antics. I stamped it twice and popped some pieces.

Here is the link to my Split Coast Stampers gallery if you would like to take a peek.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing my highly detailed, complicated cards but it is also fun to do some more simple cards too. Hope you don't mind me sharing both types!

If you have not already signed up for my latest BLOG CANDY....no better time than the present. ;)

Thanks for dropping by!

Hugs,

True :D

"A Little Birdie Told Us...

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Hello All,

Hubby took me to Hobby Lobby on a shopping spree last weekend as an extension of my Christmas and I went a little crazy! These pretty incandescent/metallic papers are from "The Paper Studio" they are normally $1.99 a sheet but were on sale for 50% off! Needless to say.....I had to get lots since they were on sale! Right girls? ;)

The "Crystal Domes" ( pink sparkly half pearls) are new too.

The CS is Stampin' Up and the DP is K&Company's "Wild Raspberry".

The stamp is from "Inky Antics"". I bought it when I first started stamping and painted it in multiples... some of which got thrown in a craft drawer. One of my resolutions is to use some of my already colored images up! ;)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

ABC - "L" is for...Layering

Got Layers!

One Stop Craft Challenge - Something that begins with a "B"

Bird and buddies!

Corrosive - "These are a few of my favorite things"

Use 2 of your fave embellies -

again...ribbons and gems/pearls ;)

Crafty Angels - Recycle

I pulled another old colored image from my forgotten started projects

Everybody Art - Favorite color combo

I love GREEN and any other color! LOL!

Paper Play - Precious Metals

I used the metallic papers

Cute Card Thursday - All New (use something new)

I used new papers and half pearls.

SCS Ways to Use It - In With The New ( use something new)

I used new papers and half pearls.

If you have not already signed up for my latest BLOG CANDY....no better time than the present. ;)

Please leave a comment ~You know I adore them!

Hugs,

True :)