Featured Artist Week-Brigid Ashwood by Danni

It's time at Sweet Pea Stamps for the Artist of the Week! This time around we have Brigid Ashwood and her Phunky Pharies! Be sure to check out the Sweet Pea Stamps Design Team blog each day to see the fab stamps from this amazing artist!

For my card I chose Pinkie! She can be found as a single rubber stamp or on Sheet 1-Plate #74. I colored the stamp with copics and then kept the design simple so she could really stand out!

Enjoy your day!!

Cards for the Kids

Today I have a few cards to share. The first is Samantha Rawlings Lil' Angel, an adorable image that is just dreamy. It was colored with copics and the papers are MME Love Me Do.

 

These two cards are from the  Brigid Ashwood collection, plate #74. Both were colored with copics. The details in these images is awesome - Zam has a pocket full of coins flying about which was the inspiration for the embellishments. He reminds me someone you would have to keep a really close eye on and not make a bet with.

Remy, on the other hand, seems pretty sweet still - he even has a teddy bear still. He would be the one that would have all kinds of treasures, in his pockets, that he has found during his daily adventures. I thought it would be a good card for a first night away from home or even starting school.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit today - have a great week!

FUN.....

When I first saw Jinx by Brigid Ashwood all I could think of was the word FUN!!!  I think she would be perfection for a teenagers card.  You can find this Phunky Fairy at Sweet Pea Stamps.

Colored with copics, cut out and popped up!!!  The big X behind her is glossed with glossy accents.  3 safety pins hold the framing behind her together.  The word fun was stamped with some giant alphabet stamps!!! She was so much FUN to work with.  What are you waiting for?  Grab her and a few others for yourself!

"Life's Beauty Inspires Me To Kreate"

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.

A WISH... That Came True For Me!!!

Oh... How I have wanted to be a Sweet Pea Design Team member since my friend introduced me to them! And as of March 1, MY WISH CAME TRUE!!! That's right! I am the newest member of the Sweet Pea Design team and I couldn't be happier! I get SO RELAXED creating with these gorgeous images! No matter how I color them... or what medium I use... I ADORE these stamps! For this card, I used Brigid Ashwood's Pinkie...one of the Phunky Phairies... 

I stamped her onto watercolor paper and then I used stamp pad ink to water color her. I am quite pleased with the result.I also used some atyou spica glitter pens and ribbon,buttons and one teeny orange clothes pin, small enough for a phairie! Thanks so much for stopping in a checking out my post!

Pinkie a Phunky Phairie

I enjoy the Phunky Phairies drawn by Brigid Ashwood and have seen the DT and customers at Sweet Pea Stamps create some beautiful things with them.  I decided it was my turn to play and colored up Pinkie.

As a hair twirler myself, I absolutely love that about Pinkie!!  She works so well with the "I Love You" vertical sentiment from one of the image plates.  I adore vertical sentiments and love that Sweet Pea Stamps has two entire sheets of them here.

So- have you done anything "phunky" lately?

Get Inky!

Alex

Remy....

I am proud to introduce you to Remy from Brigid Ashwood's Phunky Phairie Series Plate #74!!!  I think he is the quintessential young boy!!!!  Don't you just love his dreads and see the hacky sack by his feet.  He does have a soft side, with the Sweet teddy bear in his bag. He is available as a single stamp or on a sheet with 3 others.

I colored him with copics and then added just a touch of glitter on the teddy bears wings, the bubbles and a spec on his wings.  Even on a boy I had to add some sparkle, after all he is a fairy!!! To finish my project off I  added a duo of buttons and a ticket with the sentiment "DREAM" on it!!! He was a pleasure to work with and I am thrilled to add this magnificent stamp and artist to the Sweet Pea family!

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"Life's Beauty Inspires Me To Kreate"

Jinx'd

Hi Everyone!

For my card today, I played with Brigid Ashwood's Jinx from Plate #74.

I look at this stamp (and all the other gorgeous stamps at Sweet Pea Stamps) and I can literally see the spunk and sassy(ness) of this Phunky Phairie. Although I think I may have been 'jinxed' because I made several coloring mistakes (yup, again) and then as I was trimming around the image, I cut off part of her wing.

I paired her with a sentiment from Simply Verticals - Plate #4 which I cut apart and slightly distressed the edges. Used a memo pin and 3D foam to adhere to the card. To cover the foam dot at the bottom through which the memo pin is pinned, I used the foliage metal trinket.

One final look....

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Should I or Shouldn't I....

I can totally relate to the mischievous look on this kid. With the needle in his hand, I can literally hear him asking himself "should I or shouldn't I"!

This is Brigid Ashwood's Zam from Plate #74. I colored him with Copic markers and cut him using the large Nestabilities circle die, using a kraft knife to trim around the shoes, head and part of the wings. I then used Distress Ink along the edges. I kept the card design simple adding a strip of the playing cards DP along the bottom edge.

I definitely like this kid and more often than not I wish I had a pin and a doll (insert evil laugh)!

Don't forget to head over to Sweet Pea Stamps shop for the latest sales and specials :-) and have a wonderful Thankgiving holiday week!

Brigid Ashwood's Pinky

Finally! Do you guys know how much I've been wanting to play with some of the fabulous new stamps that Sweet Pea Stamps recently released? I've had "Pinky" colored for a couple of weeks but have not had a chance to create a card until this past weekend - sad I know!

Brigid Ashwood's Pinky is colored with Copics, the background was done with Distress Inks and a blending tool. I used a Viva Decor gel pen like a brush filling in the heart which gave it some interesting texture and shimmer. The paper is part of a Tattered Angels Make n Take I brought home from Summer CHA and thought it would compliment the colored image perfectly. For the ruffle at the bottom, I had sprayed white crepe paper with Glimmer Mist and adhered it to the back of the flocked & sprayed paper. Another handmade rose and some ribbon scraps and my card was complete.

Now to find time to play with all the other gorgeous stamps available at Sweet Pea Stamps :-).

New Artist Brigid Ashwood

Hello! Sweet Pea Stamps has added several new wonderful artists to the stamp lines that they carry - I have made a couple of cards with images by Brigid Ashwood. The first one is called Zam. I colored him with Copics and used some Stardust Stickles for sparkle. The background is a blue flocked acetate overlay held onto a gray piece of DP with brads.

The Details:
Stamp: Zam by Brigid Ashwood (Plate 74) - from Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Black (Papertrey Ink), White for image (Copic Xpress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R20
Hair: B02,B04,B06
Clothes: C1,C3,C5,C7,C9,B000,B01, both w/C0,C1 over, RV13,RV14,RV17,G00,G02,G05,
Wings: RV10,RV11
Background: Y15,Y08,Y17,RV14
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Sizzix Corner die, Brads, Fancy Pants overlay

My second card uses Jinx, who is available on the same sheet with Zam and two other images, or individually.


The Details:
Stamp: Jinx by Brigid Ashwood (Plate 74) - from Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Black (Papertrey Ink), Yo Yo Yellow (SU), White for image (Copic Xpress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R20
Hair: RV21,RV23,RV25
Clothes: RV21,RV23,RV25,RV29,Y04,Y06,Y08,C5,C7,C9
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Pendant, EK Success Border Punch

:-)Traci