November Sneak Peeks - Everyday Thanks

I'm in love with this Everyday thanks set (to be released from Paper Makeup Stamps on November 8th). For one, it has one of my all time favorite fonts used throughout, and it's just perfect for any occasion.

Here is the card i made... (remember this image? Its the one I colored in my last Color With Me video! It was just sitting on my craft table! My card came together in about 5 minutes because of that! AHHHHHHHHHH)

If you happened to miss the Color With Me video (beware the dance music, haha), you can still watch it HERE

Now dont forget to go over to the Paper Makeup Stamps blog not only to see the other fun thanks sentiments in this set, but also to leave a comment (you can leave one here too *wink*) and be entered to win the entire release!

and now...

Stamps:
Melody Fairy from Paper Makeup Stamps
Everyday Thanks from Paper Makeup Stamps, to be released on November 7th

Copics and Coloring...
watch the color with me video for more indepth but here's all the colors for a quick reference
E00, E000, E21, R20, R85
E30, E33, E35
B000, B0000
YR000, YR00, YR61, YR02
B12, B14

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Color with Me! Using Melody from Paper Makeup Stamps

So i did a color with me video last week and finally got around to editing it a bit. When i sped up the video, the marker caps flew past the screen so i was afraid it would be tricky to know what colors i was using. So i got all that info edited in there. I also put some music to it because it's so much nicer with sound. Got it all uploaded to YouTube and what happens? They disabled the audio. Sony wouldnt let me use the songs. Irgh.

So here it is... silent. I'm working on doing an Audio Swap with a free permission song, but it's taking it's sweet time!

I still have to make a card with my colored image so thats coming soon too!

I hope you all enjoy!

Stamp used... Melody from Paper Makeup Stamps



OH - and HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! ;) I'll post her card after i know she's gotten it! :)

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Color With Me!

Hiya everyone! Well i've decided to do a little something new... not with every card by any means, but i want to have a video series called "Color With Me" (thank you rachel for coming up with the name!)

In this video series, i'll basically just be turning on the video camera and letting it film while i'm coloring. Why would i do this? Well, i'm a firm believer that you can learn quite a bit just from watching. I LOVE to watch other artists! Whether it's watching someone else apply makeup, or color and image, paint a portrait, sculpt a pot, the list goes on and on. I just love to watch and take it all in! You can never know it all! There is always more out there! I think by watching others you can pick up little tips and tricks, learn a new product, color combo, technique, etc. Then go and practice it yourself! Make it your own! Thats what makes art so much fun!

Ok, climbing down from my little soapbox now. :) The first video in the series is using the image i used on my blog hop card (Moody for Apples, now available at www.papermakeup.com). I actually did end up putting in quite a bit of the directions in editting mode. When i have time i will do this, but editting is a lengthy process! I know i'll get faster, but still, some of the videos may end up being strictly watch only videos! haha.

Also to note... many of the areas have been sped up. It gets quite boring watching an image being colored in real time. Trust me! Plus YouTube videos for the lowly like myself must be less than 10 minutes. So i have to make sure they fit in the time frame. Besides, less time watching gives you more time DO'ing! :)

So sit back, and I hope you enjoy! Please feel free to rate it, comment there or here, and leave feedback of what else you'd like to see in the Color With Me series! :)

ONTO THE VIDEO! Special note... click on the name of the video in the top left corner and it will take you to the YouTube page it's on. You only need to do this if you want to enlarge the picture so it fills your screen a little more. Once on the YouTube page, click the red HQ button on the lower left side.

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