HEY FRIENDS! I know it’s been pretty quiet here lately on the blog. As some of you know, my elderly mother fell last month and fractured her skull. So our days are consumed by elder care, making sure that mom has appropriate medical care while maintaining the in-home care that Dad needs. It’s been overwhelming to say the least, but I think that we finally have a game plan for their care once mom is discharged from the rehab later this month.
However, I put everyone on hold and took the phone off the hook when my Stamptember® package for Colorado Craft Company arrived from Simon Says Stamp. This year’s Stamptember® Celebration features an new Anita Jeram stamp called Work of Art. As you’ll see below, I combined stenciling with Copic coloring to create a fun scene.
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Featured Supplies
- Anita Jeram Work of Art by Colorado Craft Company and Simon Says Stamp for Stamptember 2024 [ SSS ]
- A2 Layers Dies by Waffle Flower [ SSS ]
- Cloud Stencil by My Favorite Things [ SSS ]
If this is your first rodeo with Stamptember®, here’s how it works. Simon Says Stamp creates collaborations with multiple stamps companies and each day during the month of September, a new company is featured and the stamp set for that collaboration is released. However, the stamps are only available while supplies last so if you want a particular stamp set, you have to order it right away else it might sell out. Once that happens, it’s gone for good. No do overs! So if you want this year’s featured stamp set by Colorado Craft Company, be sure you order today!
The images from the Work of Art stamp set were stamped on Strathmore Smooth Bristol Series 500 with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink. You can use Series 300 which is cheaper, but I prefer Series 500. I colored the image with Copic markers (see list below). For the clouds, I used the Cloud Stencil from My Favorite Things and Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass with the new Tim Holtz Tiny Blending Tools. Finally, I stamped the sentiment using Versafine Clair in Nocturne.
That’s all for now!
Supplies
COPICS: YR00, YR02, YR68, E08 (foxes); B45, C7 (brush); BG10, B41, B45, C3, C5, C7 (pots); BV20, YG01, YG03, YG17, YG67, BG99 (grass and bushes)
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