Sweet November Stamps ~ The Last of the Fae-bruary Gang

Happy Tuesday all!  All month long, Amy Young the owner and illustrator for Sweet November Stamp has released a new digital fairy stamp every Monday in celebration of Fae-bruary!  

Today I'm sharing a card featuring the final fairy for Fae-bruary - her name is "Delilah" - she's the flying fairy on my card.  I paired her with the adorable "Slow Ride" fairy from earlier on in the month.

I printed off both my fairies and then masked them both.

Then I laid down a variety of fun light Copic colors including some yellows and even some pinks using my Copic air brush system.  Then I used a few different green Copics over top. Then I used a plastic fern and air brushed over top it a few times to get the shadow of the fern shape in the background.  

I peeled off all the masks and colored in my fairies and the snail.

To finish off my card, I pulled out my "Birthdays are the Best" stamp set and white heat embossed on my sentiment. 

I also used a Posca Light Green paint marker to add some more lighter green pieces of grass to the backdrop.

I hope you have a wonderful week!

~ Ally ~

Crafty Meraki ~ Rainbow of Kindness

Happy Monday all!  I'm back sharing another fun Crafty Meraki card I made this month.

Today's card stars the gorgeous "Crimson Charm" Press-tacular Plate.

If you weren't aware, a Press-Plate not only can be used in a Better Press machine to make an empression in your cardstock but these plates can also be used to FOIL too!  This is fantastic to work in 2 different methods. 

So with the "Crimson Charm" Press-tacular Plate today, I used some rainbow foil.

Then I took the "Crimson Charm Stencil" and my Copic Airbrush system and applied ink across the first stencil matching the colors of the foil and my Copic colors.

Then I took the second stencil and applied Copic across this stencil to deepen the previous colors of the more detailed layer.

I took the "Crimson Charm Dies" and cut out my bloom.

A quick spray of color across the card front and It was finished with a spatter of black acrylic paint.

Such a cool card!

Have a great week!

~ Ally ~

Scrap'N Stamp ~ Bouncing Bunnies

Join me today at 8pm EST for a LIVE tutorial on how to create this bouncing fun card.

The card above features the Hero Arts Stamp & Die set "Spring Bunny" and the "Breath of Spring" and lots of cool Catherine Pooler Designs inks.

I'll be over on the Scrap 'N Stamp Facebook group! 

Hope to see you there!

~ Ally ~

Sweet November Stamps ~ So Many Books, So Little Time

Happy Saturday all!  Last weekend Sweet November Stamp released a whole new collection of clear stamps!  This collection is called Fab Favorites! 

Today I'm sharing a card I made using the new "SN Gals: Libby & Laura" clear stamp set.  I also used the cool "Simple Room: Reading Nook Add-On" stamp set to set the scene.  I began by selecting our lounging lady and her puppy.

To begin, I stamped our sweet sleeping puppy, masked him, then I stamped our cozy girl.  I masked her off and stamped the plant.  I masked the plant and stamped the 3 legged table, the bookshelf and the floor lamp. 

I began coloring my carpet first.  I laid down my base beige color of Copic Marker first.   Then I took a rag with some Copic Blending solution.  This gives the rug a texture.  Once it was dry, I could go on with coloring the rest of my card panel.

I wanted a texture to my wall as well so I an up and down motion for layer one and then right to left on layer two. This gives the appearance of a fabric texture on the wall.  I love the way it turned out!  

I love the end result of this card.  I love the rich colors of the scene.

Have a great rest of the weekend! 

~ Ally ~