~ Jingle all the Wave ~

Jingle wave, jingle wave, jingle all the wave....sounds like a good place to spend Christmas to me!  There's nothing like feeling the ocean breeze on your face and seeing nothing but ocean for miles to ponder, pray, dream, refresh and renew your heart and soul!!!

I love making cards with lots of dimension.  You can see the Rudolph Seahorse is on top of a Mini Action Wobble Spring (see pic below) so when you shake the card he wobbles, too.....so cute and fun!!!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Christmas Tidings Clear Stamp Set

Grass and Cloud Edger Die Set

Making Waves Stencil

Snowflake Chipboard Set

Nuvo "Moonstone" Glimmer Paste

Stickles "Stardust" Glitter Glue
Mini Action Wobble Springs

~ Misc. ~

Nuvo "Red Berry" Crystal Drops

Distress Ink:  Salty Ocean & Peacock Feathers
Make It Crafty Chippie Snowflakes

Gelly Roll 10

Diamond Dust

Sequins

~ Copics ~

Seahorse:  BG10 BG11 BG13 BG15 BG18 YG11 E50 E93

Jingle Bell:  Y11 Y15 Y19 YR24

Santa Hat:  R24 R27 R29 R89

Santa Trim:  C0 C1 C3 C5 

Cast Shadow:  BV20 BV23

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ The Castle in My Dreams ~

Hello my fellow stampers,

It's time for a new release from Whimsy Stamps and I am using the new Castle stamp from the DoveArt Studios release in honor of my daughter, Madison's, love for Disneyland.  It brings back special memories of her very first visit to Disneyland when she was a little girl and she was scared of all the characters but Cinderella.  I still remember the look of awe on Madison's face when she met Cinderella and the kindness that Cinderella showered upon her.  Her love for this magical place, that allows everyone to dream big dreams, keeps on growing and for that I am grateful!

Here is the picture that inspired my card...isn't it dreamy?!

Copic Colors Used:

Castle ~ T0, T1, T3, T5, T6

          B21, B23, B26

                    Y00, Y11, Y15, YR23

Greenery ~ G20 G21, G24

Pathway ~ W0, W1, W2, W4

Water ~ B21, B23, B26

Background ~ Y04, B23, B26, RV34

Supplies Used:

DoveArt Studios:  Castle Rubber Stamp

Penny Black Dream Die:  Envision 51-108

Make It Crafty:   Mini Stars Chipboard Tinklings

Clear Wink of Stella Brush Pen

Liquid Gold Opaque Paint Marker by Deco Color

Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive

To create this card, I first colored the Castle with Copics on Hammermill Color Copy Digital Cover, 100lb. and then did some fussy cutting.  The background is created by using the airbrush machine with Copics on glossy cardstock and then spritzed with 91% alcohol in a Mini Mister.  I wanted to really give the Castle a lot of dimension, so I popped the castle up by using a double layer of foam tape.  For the finishing touches, I used my Big Shot to cut out the word, dream, from white cardstock and added some sparkle with my clear Wink of Stella brush pen; and I couldn't resist using these chipboard mini stars in three different sizes from Make It Crafty.  I first colored them gold with my Liquid Gold Opaque Paint Marker and added that extra sparkle with my clear Wink of Stella brush pen.

I am so thrilled how this card turned out and I hope it gives you inspiration to dream big dreams!! 

Happy Stamping,

~ Nicolette ~

~ Exciting MiC News!!! ~

Hello my crafty friends,

I am so excited to share with you that I have been chosen to be a guest designer until the end of the year for MiC. Thank you Zoe for this amazingly fabulous opportunity!  I am so blessed to have this chance to share and grow in my coloring skills with all of the talented team members and with the MiC Family.

Every month MiC sponsors a Make 'it' Colourful Challenge.  The theme for October is:

For my first challenge, I wanted to use the Siren Lorelei and the Clam Shell digi stamps.  I had never merged two images together before since I am pretty new at using digital stamps.  I have to say it was a thoroughly fascinating and enjoyable experience learning how to merge images together and I look forward to doing this technique again.  I am so in love with this mermaid!  Her billowing hair is so dreamy and who wouldn't want long, luscious, billowing pink hair?!

I colored the image and the word "Wish" with Copics.  The word "Wish" is from the Doodle Dream Word Chipboard set and they are so easy to color with Copics or any other medium you choose to color them with.  These chippies are great fun to use on your cards and are the perfect embellishment if you want to add a little dimension without a lot of bulk to your card design.

Copics

Skin:  E50/51/21

Hair:  RV10/19/34

Fin:  B00/02/04

Shell:  Y38/YR04/07/09

Shading:  BV20/23

Prismacolor Pencil:  Cool Grey 70%

We hope you will join us by sharing your favorite MiC image colored up in "Bright Colours."  You can enter your creations HERE.

Thank you for stopping by and sharing in my newest journey!

Mwah!

~ Nicolette Marie ~

~ Jingle All The Way ~

Hello my fellow stampin' peeps,

Can you believe it's time to start making Christmas cards already?!  I decided to use this adorable stamp from Make It Crafty called Floppy and color him using non-traditional Christmas colors.  I love how these colors really make the image POP!

Copics

Skin:  E50/51/21/23/11

Hair:  E50/43/57

Eye: E31/35/57

Yellow:  Y11/13/15/19

Aqua:  BG10/11/13/15

Pants:  T1/3/5/7

Shoes:  E53/55/57

Bell, Buckle, Cuffs & Rim of Hat

C1/3/5/7

Happy stamping,

~ Nicolette Marie ~