NEWS! Create something delightful today
Anita Jeram, one of my favorite-ever children’s illustrators, has joined up with Colorado Craft Company – for a line of STAMPS! GAH!!! And there’s a GIVEAWAY so keep on a-reading to the end of this post.
Welcome, Anita! You may know her from one of my favorites of her books, Guess How Much I Love You:
She also JUST came out days ago with a new book that’s on the way to my house! (Anita I would love to be your friend!)
In my World Cardmaking Day special video below, I’ll show you the whole release and my first cards made with them (pictured below), then give you some tips on painting Better Together! Have a cup of your favorite beverage and get your credit card ready (lol)…HOWEVER – note that my links to Ellen Hutson’s site are “preorder” right now; she is waiting for the shipment to get there but it should be on the way to you in a few days. Worth a couple days for that 20% sale, right? YAY!
Ok let’s do this:
Better Together
Bunny, fox, hedgehog, squirrel, and mouse — all in one picture! You can make a winter scene like the one I showed in the video…
Or you could just use a flood of color! These stamps are super flexible. Look at Anita’s books for ideas too!
Birthday Wishing
This little bunny and his buddy are SO. FLIPPING. HAPPY! Who wouldn’t with a yellow background?
Though these little critters are intended for a birthday surprise – they make a nice Christmas card too. Just add snow!
Ice Cream Day
I had a cat years ago who LOVED Dryers Double Fudge Brownie. Literally! He shoved his little whiskers in my bowl ONLY when I had that flavor. Nothing else pleased his palate! So cats with frozen dairy confections make PERFECT sense to me.
Kittens and Mittens
More for kitty lovers – three little furballs in scarves, mittens and boots! And doesn’t a pink sky make for a nice surprise?
Snow Happy
The bunny is sharing his snowball with the deer — feeding his friend? Whatever the case it’s sweet! Painting note – the background was painted over the tree completely, just around the deer. Then the brown trunk painted on top (after dry) and snow added to that with a white pen.
Wishing You Happiness
This is the perfect name when the images are “artistically minded” don’t you think? The pups painting – oh my. Just like my babies! I painted the background around the square, and after painting the background and letting it dry I added the easel legs.
Mouse is jotting down notes…or maybe sketching?
Christmas Tree Cat
This one came out different – because of a different process! I couldn’t get a background I was pleased with – so I tried Distress Oxide inks instead. First Peeled Paint on the greens, wetting the branches a bit with my brush; while wet I partially stamped over it with black. That worked to give me a variety of greens, and that led me to do the same with the other parts – painting them THEN overstamping with an imperfect black inking so I didn’t get heavy solid lines.
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Sandy, I never grow tired of your creativity!
So beautiful!
This release is so precious! I love your designs with the sets — I want them all -each set is adorable. I love anything with kitties but the dog is so close to my daughter’s puppy. I need my p=t job to start back up!
Thank you for sharing your techniques….watercoloring intimidates me, but I am learning. I just recently purchased several of these adorable sets and can’t wait to put ink to them! Again, thank you!
Every single card is so cute! I love the images, and they ways you colored them. LOVING THEM
I KNEW you would do a super job with these stamps, and I was not wrong! Love your work and I really like that you add some of your own touches/brush strokes to the cards. Thank you!
Love your cards. This is a wonderful release.
Amazing release and love your awesome cards. Thanks for sharing such great inspiration for these new stamps!
You inspire me to try watercolor. Love the icecream cats, would like to see that video. Thanks for all your videos.
I LOVE all these darling critters. I would love to see you use the Birthday Wishes set in a YouTube!
You are SO talented….thanks so much for the inspiration!
Hugs,
Nancy
Your cards are stunning! The colouring , the clever take on some of the stamp sets and the snowy look on one of your cards is amazing. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love how, just by changing the background colors, you have made two different cards, but using the same stamp set. Love them
How can one or two stamps look so different? You’ve shown how! Amazing the options!
Shows just how versatile the stamps can be!
How can one or two stamps look so different? You’ve shown how! Amazing the options!
Shows just how versatile the stamps can be!
Lovely cards. I ordered the Birthday Wishes and the little frames. Can’t wait to use them.
So cute. I ordered the deer..I tried to resist.
I love the SNOW HAPPY stamp set! AND, ALL the others! They are so fun!
I love how easily cards come together with these adorable designs
They are so adorable! It’s too hard to pick a favorite. I love the bright colors you chose for these card… they’re gorgeous!
I just love these stamps. The way you water colour them is so delicate. Love it.
So cute! I love the Wishing You Happiness!
Wow, amazing and beautiful cards Sandy. Your coloring is awesome. I would love to see Ice cream day in video. Really any of them!!!
Would love to see Wall Words in a video. I’m envisioning a copic colored wallpaper. Thanks.
These are all so sweet and cute. Love the kittens and mittens.
Sandy! Your color choices and technique are superb! And thank you for showing so many cards with different stamps and combinations. What inspiration!!!
I love your cards! Ice cream day is super cute!
There is just SO MUCH crafty goodness going on here! I love each and every single one of your designs, and all the watercoloring is amazing! Thanks for some fun inspiration!
Warm Hugs,
Michele
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truly wonderful cards I love how you watercolor to them. I really like the Better together set the best.
I love how you made a winter scene on the first card!!! The rest of the cards are great too! It’s impossible to go through your collection and not be happy!
I like the natural colors for the animals. Great cards.
Thank you for posting a video. I love watching watercoloring and it gives me ideas for the new stamps I purchased from Colorado Craft Company 😀
What amazing cards! So incredible and very impressive! I am in awe. I love your cards! Great release!
Beautiful cards! I ordered Kittens and Mittens so would love to see a lot of inspiration for that one.
Just delightful! Each of your beautiful cards is just amazing, they make me happy!
Your cards are amazing. This sweet release has stolen my heart.
I’d love to see you expand the background for the Snow Happy set. Thanks for this video-loved it! I ordered this set too!
WOW!! What amazing work! These just blew me away! Beautiful and creative!
snow happy please
So in love with this release ❣️ Oh my! Another hit out of the park! Your cards have such a cuteness factor…Great coloring❣️
So joyful and beautiful. Thank you for inspiring us with your painting!
I absolutely adore these stamp sets.
Awesome stamp sets & I love your gorgeously painted cards!!!!
I just love the Christmas tree cats. Your cards, as always, are just adorable Sandy!
All of your card creations using the new releases are amazing!!
So hard to pick a favorite as everyone is better than the one before.
Such a fun release!. Great coloring!.
Snow Happy Times! Ots a beautiful card and I love the blue sky. Thanks!
Hard to pick a favorite card, I like all of them!
I really like the colors you chose.
Thanks for the inspiration!
These are the cutest images ever! The cards you made are just lovely.
I would like to see Kittens and Mittens in a video. Love your cards.
These stamps are so adorable. Always loved the book. You do the best coloring. I always watch your videos. Would love any video but the fawn one is really previous.
Too late for the draw but would love if you could do the cat in the tree, Our fur baby died a year ago Friday although it feels like yestarday,
Sandy this release is so sweet. I am always drawn to your cards because you use such vivid color. Thank you for all your inspiration ☺️
I love Better together. Would love for you to do a video.
Very refreshing stamps, something different, would love to see the kitties done in a painting. Excellent job Sandy.
I’m beyond excited about this stamp line … I’d love to see the doggies please