Featured Artist Week: Rachel Anderson

It's time for the Artist of the Week at Sweet Pea Stamps! This week we are showcasing stamps from the artist, Rachel Anderson. You can find her digi stamps~HERE and her rubber stamps~ HERE! Be sure to visit the blog so you can see the other designers fabulous creations too!!

I chose to work with the digi stamp, Sunrise, which can be found HERE! and it is also available in rubber form~HERE and on Sheet #2, Plate #111~HERE!

The image is colored with copics and then I cut it out with a nestablities die. While it was still in the die I sponged ink around the edge for a shadow/background effect. I paired her with papers from 7 Gypsies~Avignon and added a few Ornate Hinge diecuts from my SCACD die. Some pearls and stickles finish the card off.

Have a wonderful day!

Weekly cards by Kym

My first card I have to show you this week is a Christmas card I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Joanne Schempp called "Kristy".  It is available as a digital stamp and a rubber stamp.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with a white gel pen and my clear Wink of Stella pen.  The backing papers are from my stash.

I have finished the card off with some ribbon, die-cut poinsettia, die-cut holly, pearl, wooden heart coloured with a Promarker and a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

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My second card I have made is one suitable for a man.  I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik imaged called “Ladybug”.  It is available as a digital stamp, single rubber stamp and as part of a multi-image plate (Sheet 26, Plate 79 – Ladybug comes on the multi-image plate with Seahorse, Hummingbird and Dragonflies along with sentiment).

I have coloured the image in with my Graph’it pens, highlighted areas with my Wink of Stella clear pen and added pearl drops to the background.  The backing papers are from my Perfect Papercrafting CD.  I have finished the card off with some die-cuts a friend did for me.  The first is Joanna Sheen’s Lace Edger 2 die-cut which I have inked with Time Holtz’s Crushed Olive distress ink.  The second is Joanna Sheen’s Ivy Flourish die-cut which she cut from some metallic card.  I also added some buttons and a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.
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For my final card to show you this week I am using a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Rachel Anderson called "Sunrise".  It is available as a digital stamp, single rubber stamp and as part of a multi-image plate (Sheet 2, Plate 111 – Sunrise comes on the multi-image plate with Amanita Muscaria, Pixie Dust and Twilight Shimmer). 

 I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens, highlighted areas including making her have a dotty dress with a white gel pen and highlighted areas with my Wink of Stella clear pen. I have stamped around the image with various peg stamps and Tim Holtz's Victorian Velvet, Spun Sugar, Crushed Olive and Peeled Paint distress ink.

The backing papers I have used are from my Perfect Companion CD. I have used Victorian Velvet distress ink to colour the doily. I have used a Tim Holtz flower die and made two dimensional flowers out of scraps of the backing papers. I have finished the card off with some pearl brads which I've had for some years now, ribbon, pearls and a gorgeous Prima butterfly I got for my birthday.

Rachel Anderson's Sunrise

This beautiful woman is Rachel Anderson´s rubberstamp Sunrise.
I know lots of you asked about every stuff I put on my cards,
and yes, I have a lot... I looooove to use many embellishments.
You can take a look at my scrapbooking room here.
Just scroll down for more... and more... and... more.

Big hugs, Milo

A Trio of Cards To Share

I am lovely being on the Sweetpea DT and have been enjoying going through my Sweetpea collection of stamps. I love having so many lovely stamps and can chose the one that inspires me on that particular day.

For my first project I have used a fabulous stamp from Anna Marine called Trick Me Once or available as one of four stamps on Sheet 1, Plate 141.

I chose to kept to the green's and neutral's to reflect the IRISH theme of the stamp but I think she would look good any colour!

For my next project I used Rachel Anderson's Sunrise also available on stamp plate - sheet 2, plate 111

For this card I wanted to try to achieve a watercolour wash effect for the background. Have to admit I found it a lot harder than I thought to achieve. Sometimes the simple effects are the hardest to achieve. I used a blending pen to take out some of the colour giving a more subdued look.

My next project features Renee Biertempfel's Oceania and available on Sheet 1, Plate 144.Check out these stamps - she has created some wonderful backgrounds and I have been playing around with ways to achieve something similar - unfortunately can't find where I put them!

I have to say in this photo she does look as if she has a black eye but this I think is due to the fact you are only seeing a partial eye!

Hope you will enjoy your Sweetpea stamps as much as I do. New stamps are being released all the time so check out Sweetpea stamps and see what's available.

Further details of how these cards were made are available here

Best wishes,

Rachel Anderson, Sunrise

Today I've one card to show you, and this is a card for a "new teenage girl", and I've been told that the card have to be in PINK colours..lol..and here is what she got!:)

The name of this image is "Sunrise" by Rachel Anderson. ( sheet #2/ Plate #111) HERE, and you can purchase her as a single at Sweet Pea Stamps., or together with 3 others !:)

I've been coloured here with my Copics, and the DP are from my "old stæsh":). I think it's from Magnolia!?;)

The Butterfly and swirl are from  Magnolia dies!

Zoomed in to the beautiful "Sunrise" lady!

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Around the edges I've been using Stickles.Tiara (perfect name on the stickles glue, for a pink princess);D.

"The beautiful big butterfly" is from Whimsy Collection of dies!

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Thank you soo much for visiting, and take good care!

Wish you all a beautiful and creative day further!

Hugs, ellen

Enjoy the sunrise

Is there anything more beautiful than watching the sun rise.

It is the promise a new day, a new start, a new beginning.

This Rachel Anderson stamp Sunrise captures that feeling beautifully.

I used Echo Park For the Record papers for this card, and was lucky enough to find a sentiment that I thought fitted perfectly.

This stamp can be purchased on its own, or together with three other images on Rachel Anderson's Sheet #2, Plate #111.

Thank you so much for joining me today.

Hugs 

Renee

Amanita Muscaria

I have had this Rachel Anderson image in my collection for a little while, and I am so delighted that I have finally gotten around to colouring her.

The image is called Amanita Muscaria.

I had initially intended to make this more of a bold card with strong colours. 

It is funny how you can end up with a card completely different to what you had originally imagined.  Sometimes these are the cards we love the most as well.

This gorgeous image can be purchased on her own, or along with three other equally stunning images on Rachel Anderson's sheet #2, plate # 111.

Thank you so much for joining me today.

Hugs Renee

Twilight Shimmer

Today I have a card to share with you using one of Rachel Anderson's image called "Twilight Shimmer"

Sheet #2, Plate #111.  You can purchase her as a single or on a sheet with 3 other gorgeous images.

I used some ColorBok mat stack DP, K&Company Wedding collection flowers, Sizzix Flourish Die, Spellbinders pendant die, Glitter glue and glitter, image and background was colored with copics.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs:)
Angela

If I Were A Fairy... I Would Have Purple Wings!

But... the best part about stamping is that YOU can have any color wings YOU would like! Just color them any color you want! I LOVE creativity!I colored this gorgeous  Amanita Muscaria From Rachel Anderson in one of my favorite color combos... Purple and red! I made the flowers myself from card stock and they are so simple to do! I stamped the image in Stazon on watercolor paper and then i water colored her in...I love the soft look of her skirt!You can find this gorgeous image on   sheet #2, plate 111.

Thanks for stopping in!

Rachel Anderson's-Twilight Shimmer

Hi everyone, this is one more of my cards I want to share with you this week, using Sweet Pea Stamps.  I used  Rachel Anderson's beautiful image, Twilight shimmer-sheet 2, plate 111, at Sweet Pea Stamps.  You can get here as a single stamp, or in a plate:)
I just love this beautiful images from Sweet Pea, and I can't say how happy I'm for being a part of the talented DT!:)

The lovely image is colored with Distress ink refills

This time I make it a Z card, with lot of space for personal greetings inside;)
Thank you so much for visiting and for all the lovely comments!!:) 
I get so happy and appreciate every one of them!

Take good care!

Hugs, Ellen

RECIPE

Size: 15 x 15cm

Folding:Z card

Ink: Adirondack - Espresso.

Stamps: Sweet Pea-Rachel Anderson-Twilight Shimmer

Colouring: Distress ink refills

Papers: Maya Design-"Ska vi ta en Fika", Bazill

Tools: Martha Stewart - Eyelet Lace punch around the page. Spellbinders dies

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Flowers, Self Adhesive Pearls.

Pretty in Purple...featuring Rachel Anderson

I LOVE Rachel Anderson's stamps. LOVE them... like I LOVE ice cream and that is saying something! For my card, I used this image From Rachel Anderson's sheet 2 plate 111. I stamped the image onto watercolor paper with black Stazon ink.Then  I used ink from the top of my ink pads and a water brush to water color her.I embossed the paper she is mounted on and sponged it with a darker purple for contrast. And as far as the shadowbox effect that my image is in? Simple... i used my dies to cut out my finished image. Then i used the next larger size die to cut the red paper and used a smaller die to create a frame I used dimensional tape to life the frame for the shadow box look. EASY... and a really nice look. I had the ribbon in my humongous ribbon stash and I thought it matched pretty good! thanks for stopping in and don't forget to have a look at the Sweet Pea Stamps page for some great deals on some amazing stamps!

Rachel Anderson's Pixie Dust...It REALLY Is All You Need!

Ever hear that saying? All you need is a little pixie dust? Well, I found it PERFECT that this was the name of this stamp from Rachel Anderson...look at that little gal sprinkling fairy dust and magic all over! I stamped the image onto watercolor paper with Stazon ink and then I watercolored her. I used atyou spica pens for the sparkling accents and I followed a sketch that I found on Splitcoast. This is a pretty clean card for me because I ADORE embellishments and I feel like the more the merrier when it comes to piling on the goods!

Here is a close up of this fairy... look how serene she is! Thanks so much for popping in and please be sure to keep checking the blog! Lynette has wonderful sales... and ya never know when she will pop up a special!

A Ton To Share

I hope everyone had a great weekend with your family and friends.  Today I have a ton of cards to share with you that I created last week. For the first one I used ching chou kuiks "Peony" stamp at Sweet Pea Stamps. You can buy her as a single or on sheet #29 Plate #97 with 3 other gorgeous stamps.

I used some K&Company DP along with some K&Company 3D Die cuts.

I used some foam tape under my image to add dimension, Spellbinders Label Die and some green and purple stickles.

After I colored my image with copics the card came together fast.

Here are the copic colors I used.

E01,YR000,YR0000

E17,E15,E33,E31,E50,E51 and E53

V17,V25,V20

E85,E81,W3,W01,W00

For this card I used "Little Daisy" by Karen Middleton at Sweet Pea Stamps.  You can purchase her as a single or on Sheet #3 Plate #114.

I used some My Minds Eye DP and some Martha Stewart Sunflowers.

For this card I used "Dancing Leaf" also by Karen Middleton and she  is one of the other precious little fairies on the same sheet.

I colored her in my little girls favorite Spring colors.  Don't look too close as I forget to color the berries on her leafy plant.

The DP is from K&Company by Amy Butler.  I used a Fiskars and a Martha Stewart Border punch.

  This one is "Sunrise" by Rachel Anderson sheet #2 Plate #111 or you can purchase her as a single at Sweet Pea Stamps.

 I used some Colorbok DP and flower embellishments. The butterfly I got in the craft department at Michaels, ruffle ribbon,  oval Spellbinders and some aqua rhinestones.
Here are the copic colors I used.
Skin:E11,Eoo,Eooo,YRooo   R21
Hair: E50,E51 and E53
Dress: BG49,BG13,BG11,BG000,BG0000
E30,E85,E82,E43,E42,E40
Browns- E35,E31,E29

For this card I used one of Brigid Ashwoods Phunky Pharies "Jinx", you can by her as a single or on Sheet # 1 Plate#74 at Sweet Pea Stamps.

For this card I used some new Colorbok DP , Aqua and black CS, EKSuccess border punches, Quickuts dies, Spellbinders Labels, foam tape, Sizzix corner die, Diamond Rhinestones. MS Glitter and Sakura Clear gel pen.

Here are the copic colors I used for Jinx.

Skin:E11,YR000,YR0000,E01 and R21

Hair and shoes: C9,C8,C7,C5,C3,C1

Dress and background behind her: BG09,BG07,BG72,BG13,BG11

Okay that was a lot to share.  I still have so many that I am working on so next week I may have just as many to share.  I have been having a blast with all the new Sweet Pea Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day and the rest of the week.

Amanita Muscaria and Summer Fun

Hi everyone. I am back with another card to share with you. For this card I used
Rachel Anderson's "Amanita Muscaria" at Sweet Pea Stamps. She can be purchased as a single or on sheet #2 Plate #111, with 3 other gorgeous fairies.

As soon as I went through my paper and found this Ambrosia DP by Basic Grey, I knew what colors I wanted to use on her. I love the vibrant and radiant feel of this card.

Her skin is a little darker in real life and not as washed out as the pictures show.




I added a lot of layers and dimension to this card.

Here are the supplies I used
Stamp: Rachel Anderson's Amanita Muscaria at Sweet Pea Stamps Sheet #2/ Plate #111
Paper: Basic Grey Ambrosia, black and red CS
Image was stamped on Mohawk Color Copy Brilliant white 100lb Cover CS
Ink: Memento Tuxedo
Accessories: Acetate frame trimmed on bronze (behind the image)
Spellbinder Border Die
Quickuts die
flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Orange self adhesive bling
Foam tape for dimension
White Sakura Gel pen
Image colored with copics

Here is another card I created last week. This image is Summer Fun by Caron Vinson at Sweet Pea Stamps. She can be bought as a single or on a sheet with 3 other adorable fairies Sheet #2 / Plate #89.

I used some DCWV DP, jewelry making shells and beads, Fiskars tear drops, spellbinder oval and flower dies, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, fiskars border punch, chalk on background, glitter glue and glitter.

The image was colored with copics.

Check out Sweet Pea stamps and see what's new, so many new stamps to add to your wish list.

Thanks for stopping by

Rachel Anderson's Twilight Shimmer

I've been playing with one of the new stamps from Rachel Anderson called Twilight shimmer. I wanted the card to have the same feel as the scrolly wings and after looking throught my WHOLE stash of papers I came across this scrap piece. I coloured the image in the same blue and grey tones and added a glitterpen to the details on her dress and wings.

I made an interesting thing with the stone-part of the image to give it texture. After colouring it with a grey promarker I put a piece of textured paper behind the image and rubbed with a grey watercolour pencil on the stone parts. The rough pattern on the paper behind the image will show through. I used a scrap piece of textured cardstock from bazzil, but if you have a thicker paper that your image is stamped on you might want to use a piece of canvas or similar. It's kind of like the same thing you did when you were a kid when you placed a coin under a paper and rubbed with a pencil. At least that's what I did when I was a kid :)

It's a very simple card really. I used the patterned paper's black line as an elongation of the image. The only thing I added was a damask die on the left hand side that I inked a bit with black. Oh and some pearls in the right hand corner. Sometimes less is more...