7 Kids Crafts: You Blow My Mind

Hello Crafty Friends,


I hope you are having fun with all of the mermaids as much as I am coloring them up and mixing them up with their marine friends. The stamp I colored up today is Treasure Tempestwind and Eddy (instead of using Eddy I used Hootie from the Sweet November - Squishy and Hootie set
For the sentiment I was inspired by Hootie and being a blowfish I had this song stuck in my head ever since I first saw him. The song is called: "Outstanding" by The Gap Band. 
I just couldn't shake the idea every time I saw Hootie so I created a digi sentiment saying, "You blow my mind!" because she's so amazing to him... hehee even though in reality the blowing up for a puffer fish is actually a defense mechanism.

Keep in mind that if you want the 3 newest mermaid sets, they are only available until July 1st 2019

Treasure Tempestwind and Eddy (from the vault)

Sweet November - Squishy and Hootie set

Copic 

colors used:

E00, E11, E13, E25, R21, R20

E18, E15, E11

R22, R29, R89

B01, BG45

YG95, BG96

R05, R27, R22, R29, R89

Y08, Y15,  Y32, YR23, YR24

Then embellished with 

Nuvo

Crystal Drops - Metallic - Mustard Gold

for the gold belt chain, earring and hair brooch

Jewel Drops - Sea Breeze

for the bubbles

Crystal Drops - Gloss - Simply White

for more texture on Hootie 

Then I used 

Spectrum Noir Sparkle brush pen

for the scales, bra and some on the sand

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Sparkle Moondrifter

Hello again Crafty Friends!

Welcome back to my blog to showcase another fabulous stamp from the newest Sweet November release over at 7 Kids Crafts. Here is my second card using Sparkle Moondrifter + Ocean Background Builder #1 + Ocean Background Builder #2 I used Copics to color her up as well as the background. To soften up edges and emphasize on the light in the water I used PFS - Life Changing Brushes and Distress Oxide - Broken China. The sentiment is from a retired Kraftin' Kimmie stamp set and I used Versafine Clair - Shady Lane that I had purchased from 7 Kids Crafts.

Sparkle Moondrifter 

Ocean Background Builder #1 

Ocean Background Builder #2 

Here's a slightly moving the photo so you can see some of the shine and
so you can see the Nuvo drops. 

I had lots of markers on my desk and had to put a lot of them away so I 
could keep working which is why I didn't get to write them down.
I used many of the colors from my previous post plus a few more
if you'd like to reference it here.
 I did use a very light touch of Polychromos Rose Carmine on the
cheeks for blush. 

To add shine to the tail I added 
Sakura Gelly Roll- Clear Star and Sakura Gelly Roll Sky Star
For the Bubbles I added Nuvo Jewel Drops - Sea Breeze
and for the pearls I added Nuvo Dream Drops- Fairy Wings
The Nuvo drops are available at 7 Kids Crafts.

Sparkle Moondrifter, Skater and Ray

Ocean Background Builder #1


Ocean Background Builder #2

I hope you liked my first card for this release. 
Don't forget to check out all of the games and a couple 
of free digis in the group today and tomorrow.

7 Kids Crafts Facebook Group

Thank you for stopping by,

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Jewel Eboncave

Hello Everyone! Happy June!

I hope you are as excited as we are for this new Sweet November release over at 7KidsCrafts.com For this card I did a little mix and match using Sweet November - Jewel Eboncave and only Elektra from Siren Seafoam and Elektra. I almost forgot, I also used the seaweed from Sweet November - Ocean Background Builder #1 I just flipped to the mirror image on some and on other I enlarged them. The sentiment is from The Greeting Farm which I stamped with Versafine Claire - Shady Lane.

I used lots and lots of colors for this card and I really did try to write the colors

down and after a while I lost track but I think I have most of them. 

 Copic:

BG32

BV00, E00, E11, E00, E000, R20, R30

R81, RV04, RV69

B32, B12, B000, W3, W1

BV17, V15, V09, V06

V06, V04, V01

BV34, B23, B12, B000, V06, V04

for the bubbles I used Nuvo Drops
I also used Sakura Gelly Rolls for glittery details

Jewel Eboncave and Bobber

Siren Seafoam and Elektra

Ocean Background Builder #1

I hope you liked my first card for this release. 
Don't forget to check out all of the games and a couple 
of free digis in the group today and tomorrow.

7 Kids Crafts Facebook Group

Thank you for stopping by,

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Bubbles Lostlagoon

Hello again Everyone!

It's Sweet November Stamps Vault Release week over at 7KidsCrafts.com and in honor of Mermay these cuties have swam out to play. There are 3 mermaids and their 3 little pals.
You can chose to get the entire bundle or the 1-3 mermaids with their companion.

Mermay Vault Release bundle
Shimmer Redkelp and Otto
Bubbles Lostlagoon and Palu
Tidepool and Seamoor

This time I used Bubbles Lostlagoon and I used Mostly Polychromos colored pencils to color her up on Kraft Cardstock but I did use some Copic markers first to fill the mostly the background first layers. I drew in the Clam to look like a seat or perhaps her throne.  I also drew in the sea kelp.

I did use Copic B02 to fill in the first layer of the background and then I used B05 to color the base layer for the tail. I also used 26 for the base layer of the sand. RV21, E04 and E71 for the first layers of the clam.

I had started coloring her skin and hair with the Polychromos but I stopped to do the Copic coloring areas so I can do my Polychromos coloring on top and that too lots of layers and playing with different color pencils.

When I first saw this stamp I immediately thought of Marie Antoinette with her regal hair, smile and pose.  So I gave her the hair color she had before it all turned gray from all of the financial and political issues she had in her court.

Bubbles Lostlagoon

how to create the scales video:

https://youtu.be/qwRKroZoedI 

 Here you can see the Nuvo Drops that I added to

the pearls in her hair.  I gave her dimple on 

her chin just like Marie Antoinette. 

Nuvo Drops are actually part of the Vendor of the Month

just used code: MAMA at checkout for save 20% off.

Here are more details like the pearls on hear waist 

lace and the scales that I made a mini youtube tutorial for

you can check that video here:

https://youtu.be/qwRKroZoedI

Since it's vault release day,

there will be a few games going on at the 

7 Kids Customer's Create! Facebook page

for a chance to win and Amy Young

will be doing her live videos as well. 

Don't forget Mama Elephant and Nuvo Drops are actually 

part of the Vendor of the Month

just used code: MAMA at checkout for save 20% off.

Thank you very much for visiting.

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Glamourous

Hello again Crafty Friends,

At 7 Kids Customers Create Facebook page we are sharing one of our favorite things from the shops. One of my most favorite items from the shop is Annie Rodrigue's - Coloring Stack. I've purchased this one in both the marker set and the color pencil set, but so far I've only colored some from the marker set.


Annie Rodrigue's - Coloring Stack - Marker
Annie Rodrigue's - Coloring Stack - Pencil

Annie Rodrigue's - Coloring Stack

 I colored up with Copic markers.

I used Amy Young's skin from this video:

Amy Young coloring Talise - Facebook Live "Replay"

For the robe I used R24, R29, R46 and R89

plus C3, C5 and C7 on the feathers

for the Brass look in the furniture, antique bottles, and candle holder

I used Y26, Y28, R02 and YG95

The hair I used some of the reds in the robe plus W9, W7, W5

For the Wall I used T1 and T0

for the carpet I used E30 and E31

7 Kids Crafts

7 Kids Crafts

Thank you you so much for stopping by. 

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Don't doubt yourself

Hello Crafty Friends!

It feels like it's been a while since I've been here.... that's what one week of vacation will do to ya. heehee. I went to the French Quarter, New Orleans- what an interesting place! I was inspired by many things and you'll probably see it in today's card but also in future cards. Not only did I go to the French Quarter but I also went to the Bayou. At first it may seem like a hot wild jungley place with lots of humongous bees but when you sit still and pay attention... you'll discover the beauty in all of your surrounds. There were several species of birds with their lovely songs- some that I don't know the names but also this beautiful bird called the egret, snakes, alligators, pretty dragonflies, Spanish moss decorating the trees light Christmas garlands, varying types of lavender iris and lilies. One flower in particular was a yellow lily and lily pads for this card I didn't color my flower all yellow but it seemed that my eye caught it's beauty a lot better than I did with my camera. Now that I'm not on vacation I'm left with many of the sounds and visions of what I saw, felt and heard. I did get some photos though... don't get me wrong just not very many of the yellow lily pads. heehee.


Kelly has already introduced Luisiana, the artist and designer for Red Hibiscus Designs along with a couple of freebies for us to play with but today is the big release day with 4 new stamps. The stamps will be exclusively sold at  7 Kids Crafts. For this card I used Red Hibiscus Designs: Water Lily but I added the lily pads. When I was out in the bayou the water was quite dirty and in some spots in looked very dark but the beauty of these flowers and plants all around remained. There were little seeds and pollen floating in the air making it look like a scene of a fairyland. I found this beautiful quote/poem from Suzy Kassem and I decided to handwrite it. The quote/poem reads:

Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, 

remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to

 life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that 

surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty. 

Red Hibiscus Designs: Water Lily

Copic colors used: 

RV0000, RV000, RV00, RV02, RV13, Y00, Y02, Y35, T0, T1

YG17, YG67

C8

Distress Oxide:

Black Soot

(water) and Scattered Straw

Nuvo Jewel Drops: 

Pale Periwinkle

This was in the middle of working on my card. 

As you can see I only colored a little more than half way 

with the C8. I then, printed another lily with just basic

printer paper to create a mask- the paper is still good

where the Distress Oxide doesn't seep through to my colored image.

I used Distress Ink: Black Soot and then with a brush I 

damped it in a small amount of water. I didn't want it to drip but just

enough to react with the Distress Oxide and then I added

a little bit of Distress Oxide: Scattered Straw to add a tad bit of color 

to those spots. When the Distress Oxide was dry, I hand-wrote the

quote/poem with a uni-ball Signo angelic white pen.

I noticed that the white pen mixed a little with the Distress Oxide

so I waited a little and wrote over it again. when I finished

I added some Nuvo Jewel Drops: Pale Periwinkle  

 I hope you grab some of the new line of stamps

from Red Hibiscus Designs. 

Also, Sweet November vault images will be release on April 20th and will be available only for a limited time.

For exclusive updates check out the

7 Kids Customers Create! Facebook page

Thank you for visiting,

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Flora

Good morning Everyone!

I'm so excited about this Sweet November release! I've been having a ball coloring these sweet images up. When I first saw the drawings that Amy Young drew up, I was amazed and I thought I would color up Sweet November: Fauna Meadowdancer first. BUT wouldn't you know, on my messy crafty desk Miss Sweet November: Flora Sweetbrier kept looking me and calling me to color her up first. LOL Sweet November: Flora Sweetbrier's majestic wings kept telling me to color her up as a Monarch butterfly. Monarch butterflies are very beautiful and travel about 3000 miles from Canada to Mexico every year without loosing their way. Monarch butterflies are an endangered species which is very sad but there are many groups out there including my Mom that raise them and grow special flowers like Milkweed (there are different types for different regions) to keep their species afloat. Monarch butterflies as beautiful as they are, they also contribute to the health of our planet. It is important not to use pesticides or herbicides on our gardens/yards- EVER!

Okay on to my card. Here is:

Sweet November: Flora Sweetbrier

and

Catherine Pooler - Clear Stamp set: Fearless Pursuit 

(for the sentiment)

I just love Flora's pose and long long hair.

I knew I wanted to color her up as a Monarch butterfly

but I was debating if I wanted to color her hair black

since her dress would already be black with white spots.

Then a lightbulb popped on top of my head... LOL

So I colored her hair from a medium to dark brown down 

to orange to match her wings. I think it worked out out 

pretty neat but I wish I would have left a little more shine.

In the end I added Nuvo Jewel Drops

to the butterfly bush in random spots,

they kind of look like little butterfly eggs.

I colored the entire image with Copic markers:

B000, B00, YR00 (forgot these color but I think it was BV00 and BV01)

YR12, YR04, YR07, N7

YR12, YR04, YR07, YR27, E27, E29 

N5, N6, N7, C8

V12, V05, V06, V15, BV13

YG17, YG67

There's a 2 day special Sweet November - Bundle Deal

and today is the last day for that Bundle.

There are lots of games going on at

where you can win some of these cute

Sweet November Stamps. Just hop on over to 

7 Kids Customers Create! Facebook group to 

join in on all of the fun.

I hope you enjoyed this card. 

I really had lots of fun creating it. 

Thank you,

Katya Bess

Passionate Paper Creations: Whimsy Stamps Shelley

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all  having a lovely day! Over at Passionate Paper Creations & Friends, the sponsor of the week is Whimsy Stamps. I love many of their adorable and sweet stamps. They carry dies, clear, rubber and even digi stamps. The stamp I used is called Shelley (digital), you can also find her in Cling Rubber Stamp form here: Shelley (cling Rubber stamp.) I had so much fun coloring up this cute little mermaid. that I wanted to give her a two-tone type of hair and tail and I also used some Nuvo Jewel Drops that I purchased from 7 Kids Crafts.

Whimsy Stamps 

Shelley (digital)

I used Copics to color her up. 

Here are most of the colors I used:

V01, V12, BV01, BV04

B00, B0000

BG01, BG02

Y11, BV04, BV01, V01

Y11, G43, YG95, YG03,

E70, E71

Thank you very much Whimsy Stamps for sponsoring us this week at:

Passionate Paper Creations & Friends

Thank you also for visiting my blog.

Katya Bess