24 Carrot Friend

 Greetings,  

Stamp companies are getting to be so creative.  I love how they are making dies that cut out the hands of critters so they can hold various items.  This little bunny is meant to be holding a cup of coffee/tea.  I thought it would be fun fill his arms with carrots.  It pairs perfectly with this sentiment.  It might be my new favorite Easter sentiment.  Gosh it is cute! 

Materials used:

Bunny Stamp Set

Bunny Die Set

Sentiment set

Copics used:

Bunny: C4, C2, C1, C0

Orange: YR07, YR04 YR02, YR00

White: E50, E51, E53

Pink: R00, R30, R32

Green: YG45, YG41

Wee Bit of Luck

Hello friends,  

I bought this St. Patty's Day stamp last year and it has been sitting on my table for a full year.   I couldn't let this holiday go by without getting some ink on it.  I just think this frog is super cute!    

It has been a popular idea to cut stipes of paper to decorate part or all of a card.  I thought I'd give it a try. I cut up a bunch of green cardstock and green glitter cardstock.  I wanted them to be all different widths. Then just glued them to the white base until they met the frog's feet.  It was are really easy background to create.  

Copic colors used:

Frog: YG09, YG06, YG03, YG01

Green: G02, G05, G07

Red: R39, R37, R35

Yellow: Y17, Y15

Black: W10, W8 ,W6

Shadow in mouth- W5, W3

glitter

Hey Chickie

Welcome, 

I can't believe that tomorrow markes 1 year of being in lockdown.  That is one full year of missing classes with all of you.   I miss all my Chickies...so much.   Hugs!

copics used:

Grass: G40, G43, G46, YG67

Blue: B99, B97, B95, B93, 

Pink:R85, R83, R81

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13

Hair: E21, E23, E25, E27

Nest: E70, E71, E74, E77

Yellow: Y11, Y13, Y15

Shoes: W5, W3, W1

Hello World!

Hello friends, 

As many of you know, we were expecting a new addition to our family.  We are happy to announce Declan has arrived.   I had a planned c-section this time around.  If you are curious- here is a link to what happened in my first pregnancy.   My surgery went well and I'm recovering well. 

Connor and I decided to wait to find out the gender until this little one was born.  At 8:29am, Connor was able to announce that it was a baby boy.  It was a surprise!  Most people were betting on a girl.  As a result, we started to think it was a girl too.   However, we were not disappointed. I'm just so thankful he is healthy.   

 I plan on doing a home photo shoot in the next few days.  We are still getting settled and adapting to a new normal.  I'm sure I'll have more photos to share. 

Before and After Shot

Meeting my big brother. Ryan was so excited.  He wanted to give Declan his first bottle when he got home. 

It is exhasting being this cute! 

Bunny Hearts

Hello friends, 

When I started photographing the card.  Ryan just wanted to pop in and say hello!  He misses seeing you all in class.  We are sending you all Bunny Hugs!

 Copics used:

Bunny: E50, E51, E53

Pink: R81, R83, R85

Blue: B01, B00

Purple: V12, V15, V17

Yellow: Y11, Y13, Y15

Green: YG67, YG63, YG61

Red: R11, R12, R14, R17

Orange: YR00, YR02, YR04

I added glitter to some of the flowers

Eggs-cellent Easter

 Hello all, 

Just wanted to pop in real quick and share this cute little bunny card.  Easter is one month away.  I'm looking forward to warm weather. I love that he has a cute little bow tie.  I used my copics to add some blue hearts and polka dots.  He is just so handsome.   

Copics used:

Bunny: E43, E42, E41, E40

Pink: R35, R32, R30

Green: G46, G43, G40

Blue: B02, B01, B00-  hearts B06

Purple: BV04, BV02, BV01

Pink: RV04, RV02, RV00

Orange: YR09, YR07, YR04, YR02

Dk. Green: YG67, YG63, YG61

Yellow: Y13, Y11

Bunny Remix

 Every once in a while, I like to revisit an older card design and update it a bit.  I made the original card six years ago.  The paper colors of the original card have both been discontinued.  It forced me to pick a bolder color palette.  I really like the depth it brings to the card.  What do you think? Do you like the original or the remake?

I made a video many years ago on how I colored the original.  You can find the link at the bottom is you are interested.  It was one if the first videos I ever made.  The lighting is terrible, but you can see how I colored it.  

Old card on the left; updated card on the right.

Copics used:

Bunny: C3, C2, C1, 0

Pink: R20, R00

Flowers: Y15, YR12, YR16

Green: YG13, YG27

Water: B00, B000, 0

Ground: E44, E43, E41

Glitter on the flowers

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