Bloomers

Love the hydrangea image from PTI's summer jar fillers.  In fact, that was one of the main reasons I ordered the set (the other was to get the pint jar image).  I coloured the flowers with my copics (PTI royal velvet trio).  For once, I also filled in the jar using B000. After I'd stamped the image and started to colour,  I realised I'd used Versafine ink rather than Tsukineko Tuxedo Black which works better with copics. Got a bit of smudging, but not as much as  I expected.

As the hydrangeas don't have stems, I masked off and used the stems from the daisy in the Jar Fillers set. The tulip stems from the Spring Fillers set would work well too.

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, Damask paper
Stamps - PTI Friendship Jar Summer Fillers
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories - copics, PTI jar label die, foam tape

In need of a pickup?

Well, a card is bound to help. This is one I recently sent a friend who was going through a tough week. Used my copics to colour the truck and added some stickles for that touch of glimmer:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, royal velvet, hibiscus burst
Stamps - SU Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories
Ink - Memento tuxedo black
Accessories -  copics, foam tape, stickles

Grown with love

Here's another card using PTI's Garden Variety set. I stamped my own background using the trowel and fork images from the set and for the focal point used an image from the YOF Collection I coloured with copics. That colouring is really addictive!

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, plum pudding, Bitty Box patterned paper
Stamps - PTI Garden Variety, YOF Collection
Ink - Versafine onyx black, memento tuxedo black, PTI vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - coin envelope svg, seed packet frame svg, copic markers, MemrieMare Cabbage Rose ribbon, foam tape

YOF glads

Here is another flower from the mini YOF collection by Papertrey Ink. This one is a gladiolus, coloured with the lavender moon copic trio:

Supplies
Paper - PTI  vintage cream, plum pudding, bitty box patterned paper
Stamps - PTI  Garden Variety, YOF Collection,  unknown text stamp  
Ink - Versafine onyx black,  memento tuxedo black, PTI plum pudding
Accessories -various copic markers, coin envelope svg file, seed packet label svg file

Tulips

Love this tulip image from PTI's Friendship jar Spring Fillers. Here it is coloured with the plum pudding and lavender moon copic trios.  I've discovered that colouring is a lot of fun - go on, give it a go!

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, lavender moon
Stamps - PTI Friendship Jar, Friendship Jar Spring Fillers
Ink - Memento tuxedo black, sweet plum
Accessories - copic markers, PTI label die, foam tape

Summer card camp 2011 week 2

It's week 2 of the 'summer' card camp and here's another yummy colour selection. The only gripe is that there are a couple two many colours for my comfort zone - 3 or maybe 4 is about my max. So guess it's good to be pushed a bit.  And here's what I came up with using the daffodil image from PTI's Year of Flowers Collection:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, bitty box basics patterned paper, Coredinations cardstock, DCWV  patterned paper
Stamps - PTI YOF Collection, Garden Variety 
Ink - Versafine onyx black, Memento tuxedo black, PTI fresh snow
Accessories - seed packet frame svg, copic markers, MemrieMare cabbage rose ribbon, paper doily

Colouring practice

I finally bit the bullet and bought some copic markers. Just a few to try out - and now I'm hooked! 

It's incredibly restful just sitting quietly and colouring. Concentrating on the small picture in front of you and thinking about colour and how to shade. Reminds me of quilting - time slows down and you get caught up in what you're doing. I've started small (literally) with the new YOF Collection from PTI - the miniature versions of the flower stamps. And I'm quite pleased with my first efforts:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white
Stamps - PTI YOF Collection
Ink - Memento tuxedo black
Accessories - various copic markers