Hope Your Days are Bright Again Soon

I love this rainbow set by Concord & 9th. Each rainbow stripe is a different stamp so you can ink up each one in a different color. Some have patterns, some don't. The words, since they are clear stamps, form into whatever shape you want so they go around the rainbow rather nicely. I teamed it up with this llama stamp by Whipper Snapper. His name is Kuzco. Isn't he the cutest? I colored him with copic markers.

Less is More - Rainbow
TIME Out - Encouraging
Fab 'n' Funky - Feature a Creature

Rainbows and sentiment by Concord & 9th
Llama by Whipper Snapper (Kuzco)

Happy Halloween!

For this week's challenge at The Crafter's Cafe, we are to pick the following themes:

Use a Stencil

AND/OR  

 Halloween
or use Purple Orange and Black

I used the following products on my card:

Trick or Treat Patterned Papers Set 1 - polka dots

Trick or Treat Patterned Papers Set 2 - chevron

Trick or Treat Textured Papers - orange grunge

Trick or Treat Textured Papers - dark purple grunge
Trick or Treat General Elements - pumpkin
Trick or Treat General Elements - Happy Halloween

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - October challenge

Incy Wincy - Fall colors

Make My Monday - Fruit/Vegetable

Use Your Stuff - Pumpkins

Never stop believing in yourself

I colored this image with my Color Bursts and water. Color Bursts aren't just for backgrounds!

Time Out Challenge - Encouraging

Stamp by Concord & 9th
Sentiment found online

So thankful for sweet friends like you

Freshly Made Sketches - Sketch 406

Stamps by Unity Stamps
Patterned Paper by Photo Play (found at Oozak.com)

Trick or Sweets

Here's another Halloween card for today. I used my Catherine Pooler's Color Bursts for the sky.

Little Red Wagon - Cut it Out
Die Cut Divas - Autumn
Cute Card Thursday - Halloween
Creative Friday - Halloween/trick or treat

Stamps by My Favorite Things
Die cut grass by My Favorite Things

Give thanks with a grateful heart

I have been stamping for about 20 years. In these 20 years, I have enjoyed several different methods of coloring. Watercoloring is probably my #1 favorite. Copic markers are my 2nd. I have always struggled with Copic markers and I'm not sure why. Everyone else colors with them beautifully. I recently took a Copic marker coloring class at my local stamp store and it helped me a ton but I think I still have a lot to learn! I colored this turkey (isn't he the cutest turkey ever?) with Copics and tried my best and blending the colors. I'll just keep practicing till I get it right :).

{PIN}spirational Challenges - Challenge 249
Moo Mania - Count Your Blessings
Inspire.Create.Challenge - Sketch 053
Bastel-Traum - Autumn

All stamps by Unity Stamps

Pumpkin patch

For this background, I used painters tape to make the edges all white, then used my Koi watercolors to make the different shades of purples and greens. Make sure to let each square dry before going onto the next, so they don't bleed into one another. Makes an easy and colorful background!

Addicted to Stamps - Make Your Mark
2 Sisters on the Blog - Autumn
Fab 'n' Funky - Halloween
Paper Funday - Anything Goes, Optional Halloween
Shopping Our Stash - Pumpkin Spice
Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Optional - Orange, Green, Purple
Crafting Happiness - Pumpkins
Make My Monday - Autumn