HEY FRIENDS! Have you missed me? It’s been several weeks since I posted. I wanted to take some time off during the holidays so that was intended. The part that was unintended is that I fell and broke my leg on Christmas Day. It’s a really bad pilon break and I’ll be off my feet for awhile.
I was on bed rest for a few weeks, waiting for the swelling to subside so that I could have surgery. That finally happened last Thursday afternoon. I spent the night in the hospital and came home the next afternoon.
I’m slowly recovering, but I’m not back to coloring yet. The pain has subsided pretty much and I’m starting to spend more time out of bed, but being upright still makes me dizzy. But I’m on the other side of surgery so I feel like I’m finally on the road to recovery.
I have some unedited video of coloring projects that I’ll work on in the meantime and when I’m more mobile, I’ll get back into my studio and start coloring again.
Hope the start of your new year has been less dramatic!
HEY FRIENDS! I’m a little late posting today – a new washer and dryer is being delivered here today which is exciting news for us. Trying to find an in-stock washer and dryer in the midst of ongoing supply chain issues that would fit in a cramp space was beginning to feel like an exercise in futility. But on Thursday, I managed to track down the last set in the metropolitan area of the model we wanted and it’s being delivered today. So we’ve had to double check all the measurements — even fractions of an inch makes a difference between fitting and not fitting — and make sure everything is ready for delivery.
BUT FIRST, here’s some housekeeping of a different sort!
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GIVEAWAY 1: Colorado Craft Company is giving away a HUGE complete bundle to ONE lucky winner. To enter, you have to use my affiliate links to buy their products. The winner will receive an email from Colorado Craft Company and the name will also be announced on their blog.
GIVEAWAY 2: One lucky person who comments on Wednesday’s blog post will win one set from this release from Colorado Craft Company. Make sure you comment by October 1st at Midnight MST. The more you comment, the better chance you have to win!
Additional supplies listed in the thumbnails below.
For the background, I cut a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock (my preferred paper for ink blending) to 4.25″ x 5.5″ and masked off 1″ on each side using strips cut from Masking Magic. Then I masked along the bottom of the exposed area to create a 1″ gap where I ink blended Distress Ink in Black Soot. Next, I removed the bottom mask and realigned it to cover the Black Soot and ink blended the remainder of the center with Distress Ink in Wild Honey, Squeezed Lemonade and Wilted Violet. I created the clouds using the Cloud Stencil from My Favorite Things blended with Black Soot.
Finally, I removed the mask covering the bottom Black Soot blending and stamped the images using Hero Arts Intense Black ink. Then I removed all the masks and started coloring. Since I used Distress Ink (as opposed to Distress Oxide) I can color with my Copics directly over the dye ink. Marker list provided below.
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HEY FRIENDS! Here’s my second post of the day featuring the Anita Jeram Hang in There stamp set by Colorado Craft Company. I’ll cut to the chase – just a reminder that supplies are linked with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.
BUT FIRST, let’s get a little housekeeping out the way!
GIVEAWAY 1: Colorado Craft Company is giving away a HUGE complete bundle to ONE lucky winner. To be entered, you have to use my affiliate links to buy their products. The winner will receive an email from Colorado Craft Company and the name will also be announced on their blog.
GIVEAWAY 2: One lucky person who comments on Wednesday’s blog post will win one set from this release from Colorado Craft Company. Make sure you comment by October 1st at Midnight MST. The more you comment, the better chance you have to win!
Additional supplies listed in the thumbnails below.
I started with a piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper cut to 4″ x 5.25″ and stamped the bat images as shown using Hero Arts Intense Black ink. I colored the image with Copic markers (see list below). I masked off 3/4″ around all four sides with strips of Masking Magic. I also stamped the bat image on a piece Masking Magic, fussy cut the images, and applied the mask over the colored images. I taped the solid medium moon from the Moon Mask stencil in place.
Next, I removed all of the masks and ink blended Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen in the center of the moon. I added the coordinating detail stencil inked with Distress Oxide ink in Tea Dye.
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HEY FRIENDS! I’m back with a few more projects from the Christmas in July release by Colorado Craft Company. Today I’m featuring one of the new stamps by Kris Lauren — Sweater Weather. I loved these crazy Christmas sweaters so I had to color them up. Check out the full release at Colorado Craft Company!
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Giveaway for Christmas in July Release
Colorado Craft Company is offering FREE SHIPPING DAYS on July 19th & 20th (FREE US and $6.95 off International orders).
They are also giving away one stamp set of the winner’s choice per designer. Be sure to visit each designer (see list in previous post) to increase your chance to win. You have until midnight mountain time on July 20th to post your comments! Winners will be announced on the Colorado Craft Company email and blog.
AND they are doing a HUGE complete bundle giveaway to ONE lucky winner. To enter, just shop from my affiliate link to Colorado Craft Company for your purchases.
For the card base, I cut a piece of Neenah Classic Crest to 4.25″ x 11″ and scored at 5.5″. I also cut a piece of cut a piece of Simons Says Stamp Cardstock in Fog Gray to 4.25″ x 5.5″ and a piece of design paper to 2″ x 4.25″ which I assembled as shown and set aside.
Once the coloring was complete, I stamped the sentiments using Versafine Clair in Nocturne. I applied foam tape to the back of the image layer and finished the card by assembling the layers as shown.
That’s all for me today. Until next time ….
Supplies for Sweater Weather
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