Old Stamps... Colored with Copic's

this is one of my all time favorite stamps, and I have not inked her in years ( hampton arts) she's stamped with memento cocoa on a piece of Neenah. ( not white or cream have to find the pack) its actually almost a yellowish kraft paper if I remember right. ( she's also still drip drying)

colored her with copic's and added the well scripted. some gellyroll stardust pen is also on this image.

this ones 5X7 in real life, ton's of old prima mulberry flowers with the tiny purple ones are from Impress or doddlebug. and some buttercup liquid pearls. 

this image came to me via wish rak years ago, and I suspect it's stamped with versafine as every time I got a marker too close to the image I did get some smearing. (SU seaside sketches) this ones A-6 in real life with some scraps on the table, the board pp is from MME I think. the check is unknown, the sinamay ribbon is a scrap off the turtle card below. This sentiment is from lili of the Valley. ( it comes with the fairy hugging a teddy bear stamp) 

sentiments from Penny Black, the belly dancer is from Viva Las Vegas stamps, May Arts ribbon, MME pp. the burgungy cs between the PP's is coodinations. this ones 6" square in real life. 

Judi kins lure stamped on Neenah with Memento, colored with copics. the shipping tag was stained with old paper distress. the sentiment's from SU and the ribbons are unknown. 

can't remember this turtles SU set name anymore either. someday when I'm really ambitious I will dig out all my stamp catalogs and write on all the old sets wood blocks... not any time soon. sentiments from maybe well scripted? ( not sure anymore) the brown is a scrap of unknown cs ran through a what distressed stripes? folder. sinamay ribbon, somee handmade pp, some dcwv pp. the base is kinda very similar to mint melody cs. but, this is 6" square in real life. 

A very old PSX lobster shack stamp, done with Memento cocoa on the same color of Neenah as the tea gal above. colored with copic's. ( this is the first time in all these year's I have colored this image. I used to buy only highly detailed stamps, and stamped them as line art. no color. so, its been a fun last few days's coloring the old stuff, and being happy enough with the results to make them into cards instead of pitching them. this ones A-6 in real life, the pp. is from MME and the card base is SU. mind just went blank on the color sorry. 

A Hodgepodge

I already know if I wait to add words I will never get around to it, so here is what I remember about these. Colored them a while back and assembled these this evening. 

colored with copic's and gellyroll glaze stardust pen. Sweetpea stamp ching-chou kuik's Unregrettable Pirate Life done on Neenah with memento ink.

size 8 shipping tag stained with ranger distress tumbled glass ink a while back, the sentiment's from the Gina K set called Gifts from the sea. Stamped with Versafine on some scrap and and die cut with a spellbinders die a long time ago. Vintage trim along the bottom of the image. The top of the tag has some fibers and May Arts ribbon in it. This one is 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" in real life. 

Unity Stamps the gal is from the Phyllis Harris set called your wings exist, the sentiment is from the set called feel the joy. just a simple one. the sentiments stamped with Adirondack stream on a scrap punched with a eksuccess ticket punch inked with some creamy brown along the edges and up on thicker pop dots then the gal. 

She's stamped with memento on Neenah colored with copic's. die cut with an labels 18 die and up on 1/16" pop dots. 

This one is an RAK image from Chautona, ( Thanks C!) lili of the valley land ahoy! it's colored with copic's and die cut with labels 18 die, edges are inked with creamy brown chalk ink. the sentiments from the Gina K set wishing well. This is 6" square in real life. The check pp is from script scraps, the dot is from Basic Grey, the base is Bazzill. some baking twine and a Memory box die was used on the sentiment. 

This one is also 6" square in real life, stamped with Memento on Neenah colored with copic's. the edge was done with the SU hand held punch. the pp is from Theresa Collins, the copper shimmer texture pp is from Provo Craft, the burgundy layer is coordinations victorian velvet and the base is Neenah duplex. The seam binding is unknown. ( was tied to a gift ) 

another Sweetpea stamp Joanne Schempp's Ancient One, this one I loved it as soon as I seen it but, this is the first time I tried to color him. he's a little intimidating. ( I don't know why) but... anyways. the card it self is 5X7 in real life, the brads are unknown. the sentiment is from an grab bag gift that came to me from Unity Stamps a while back. used Spellbinders dies on scraps for that. the pp is from Basic grey and the purple texture pp is from die cuts with a view. the base is Curious Metallics shimmer. 

Someday I will have to figure out how to do "tan" skin tones with copic's I guess that is the intimidating part for him as he ended up with the same colors I use on everyone else. 

This spring bringer fairy is from whimsy wee stamps. she's also colored with copic markers and has some buttercup liquid pearls and stardust stickles on her flowers and wings. 

The daisy pp is from K & Co. the photo corners are Quickutz diecuts, the sentiments from rubber soul done on an avery tag I had stained with some tumbled glass distress a while back. seambinding bow was also crumpled with water and those daisy's are silk flowers with either lasting impressions matt finish brads or craft buttons in them. this ones 6" square in real life. the base is a piece of embossed vine mist green cardstock from M's many years ago.

Asian Beauty

I've had this ching chou kuik's Pink Peony colored and die cut on the table for months now. so, tonight she made it into a card. this one was colored with copic's and actually still had the sticky note on the back. so,

Hair: E79,74,71,70 

Skin: E11,E00,E000,R20

red flowers: R20,22,24,27,29

Dress: B000,41,32,45

Leaves: G21,40,82,

Dress trim: Y21,23,32

She's 6" square in real life, the base is Neenah, Image is also stamped on Neenah, the script pp came from a grab bag at a CK scrap convention many years ago. has no info on it. the green tiny leaves vellum is from paper adventures patterned after an stampendous stamp. the thinking of you (SU) was done in Versafine on a die cut (memorybox) scrap. Red Burlap twine is from May Arts.

More Kids

This has some shimmers painted on top of the wings but, it did not want to photograph. I think its the light boxes actually, I used to be able to tilt cards one way with light coming in from one side only and catch the sparkle so, I think that two way lights are canceling it out or something. 

this ones 6" square in real life, that K&Co. pp in the background always looked like wallpaper to me so,

good enough. the sentiments from Penny Black. 

This guy (colored him with copics) came to me via wish rak, but I don't remember his real name or who sent him anymore ( sorry guys) the blue tag was sprayed with some walnut ink, the sentiments from Penny Black. this ones 5 1/2" square in real life.

Lili of the Valley Wedding card

Colored me another of this couple similar colors as the first one I think just going by memory.

With copic markers and an gellyroll stardust pen.

the framed image panel is up on pop dots, as is the layers of the sentiment. (hero arts)

I tilted this card every which way trying to catch a glimpse of the stardust pen.

caved and bought some wild orchid mulberry flowers a while back and the largest ones I bought are so 3-D. this will have to be boxed for certain. 

{which means I need to order clear boxes for 5X7 sized cards lol}

a Peek on the inside, same spellbinders shape die, unknown ribbon. Penny Black sentiment.

So, the creamy/brownish floral pp is from bo bunny, the pink shimmer texture is from Provo craft, the white letterpress is from Autumn Leaves, the base is bazzill. used some labels 11, labels trio, grommet tags, fancy tag spellbinders dies. some creamy brown fluid chalk ink along some edges. the floral shaped pearls on the sentiment are from K & Co. The lace is vintage, the mulberry leaves and smaller ( mid sized ) flowers are from Prima. 

Walk Ways... under construction

 So, those greenbeans are up. but, really this is a shot of the pavers.

They are in as ramp slopes so wagons or wheelbarrows can come in and out of the garden.

and in the greenhouse.

So the ramps go in and out through the greenhouse too, the asparagus bed is going to get a pathway through it too, and then raise that bed up so the roots have more drainage and we will have to move plants in the pathway of it. going to use round pavers in the blank spots you see in these photos but, they are on order and it may be a week or so before Diamonds gets them in.