Winter Wishes - Ram

 Hello Crafty Friends! Can you believe its December already?? Where did this year go! Well at least we have a new release to stave off the holiday stresses with. I'm here today with 'Snowman Globe' digi from Ram Stamps and I am totally smitten! Isnt it just the cutest ever? I love me a good snowman & you NEED to add this one to your collection.

For the background on this card I started with some pink cardstock and did some spotlight blending with distress oxide in Saltwater Taffy. You can find a reel on my insta with a demo of this technique if you are interested.

I colored with copics and hand cut my Snowman Globe by hand. As a finishing touch I added some glitter to it as well as the snowbanks and a little glossy accents to the stars.

Copics: BG13, BG11, BG10, N8, N6, R20, R11 RV00, YR02, YR00

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Koality Christmas - RAM

Happy Thursday crafty friends! Im excited about two new stamp sets just released by Ram Stamps! Today I am sharing some inspo for the new 'Koala Christmas Tree' digital stamp. I just adore Koala, they are one of my favorite animals!

For the background I blended Salvaged Patina & Peacock Feathers distress oxide inks and I splattered bit of white gold starry watercolors. And I know it wouldn't be snowing in Australia during Christmas but I couldn't help myself. 

Copics Used:
G28, G24, G21
E44, E43, E41
W5, W3, W0
R29, R27, R24, R20
YR02, Y13, V01, B00

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Nutcracking Christmas - RAM

 Hello Crafty Friends! I’m here with a brand new Digi Stamp release from Rachelle Anne Miller, “The Nutcracker Scene Creator”! 

I started with copic coloring the main images. I am sharing the colors I used for each of them. The accessories are using the same combos as well. 

For the background I started with some green cardstock from my stash that matched well with Pine Needles distress oxide. This saves me a bunch of time from having to ink blend a whole panel from scratch. I took that pine needle distress oxide and went around the edges leaving a good portion in the middle untouched. Then I used black soot distress oxide very sparingly around the edges on top. This nicely draws the eye into the middle where our focal point will be. Lastly for the background I added some splatter in Blue Gold Gansai Tambi starry water colors.

As a kid I grew up watching the theater and ballet and my absolute favorite was definitely The Nutcracker. My mom and I still try and go every few years to a performance and it’s always magical. I even have a Mouse King ornament we bought at one of the performances years and years ago. That’s what inspired the color palette for me today. 

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Thank You - RAM

 Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Sunday! I’m here with a  Rachelle Anne Miller digi design “Canadian Beaver” because I couldn’t resist this sweet pair. I decided to add a fall twist just because. 

For the background I used distress oxide in Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers & Uncharted Mariner. There is a reel of the ink blending up on my Instagram (cardsbysharna) if you are curious. I then white heat embossed the sentiment, it really pops off of the teal in the background. Then I copic colored the images. 

Copics used:

E49, E47, E44, E43 {tails}

E29, E27, E25, E23, E21 {bodies}

RV69, R46 {leaf}

YR18, YR16 {leaf}

Y38, Y35, Y13 {leaf}

YG67, YG65, YG61{leaf} 

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Wicked - RAM

 Hello Crafty Friends and happy Saturday to you! I’m here today with a newly released digi stamp from Rachelle Anne Miller ‘Cute Witch’! 

For me I’ve always struggled with coloring things purple, there isn’t a wide variety when it comes to Copics especially. So I thought I’d do my best to find a purple I really liked and this is what I came up with! 

I really like how it turned out! I hope this maybe helps some of you who may also been struggling like me! 

For the card I started with inking the background using a cloudy stencil from Lawn Fawn and some Shaded lilac distress oxide. I darkened the edge very sparingly with Villainous Potion distress oxide. Then I went around the whole panel with lilac as well. Lastly I splattered using white and gold starry watercolors. For the moon I added Scattered Straw distress oxide to the edges to make it pop against the background. Lastly I added diamond stickles to her hat brim and the edges of her sleeves and dress. 

Additional Copics: E47, E44, E43, E41 was used on broom, owl and her hair and then I added a wash of YR24 over top to give it a red cast. E53, E51, E50 & R20.

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