30 Day Coloring Challenge -Day 24

Day 24! Wowza! This post will be short & sweet, as it is just after 12:30am and i have to get up in about 4 1/2 hours to go to work.... This is another Stamping Bella image, this one is called "Bubbles loves her Bubbly". I stamped it with MFT Black Licorice Hybrid ink on Neenah Exact Index 110 lb card stock and colored with copics. You can't really see it, but I also used a little wink of Stella in the round bubbles, and along the squiggly bubble lines in the bathtub. I was really happy with how all the colors came together. 

Okie dokie time to sleep! 

-xoxo

30 Day Coloring Challenge - Day 21

Day 21 of #thedailymarker30day challenge!  It's hard to believe I am over 2/3 of the way through this fabulous coloring challenge.... there is a part of me that wants to continue coloring once a day until I use every stamp set in my clutter room, I mean Craft Room.  :-P

This stamp and sentiment is Uptown Girl Audrey Loves Makeup from Stamping Bella.  I love these cute skinny ladies.  I think this is what my inner goddess looks like...svelt, stylish and sophisticated...  Then when I walk by a mirror in real life, I actually look like the Art Impressions Girlfriends stamps...well-fed, sassy and up for a good time.   Do other people have that observation about themselves? 

I think thats why I love both stamp companies so much.  Both capture how I see myself in my head and in reality. 

 

This image was stamped with My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid Ink on Neenah Exact Index 110 lb cardstock and colored with copics. 

 

I used my fave combos:

 

Skin: E00, E02 and BV00

Bows, Jewelry & shoes: R81, R83, R85, Clear Wink of Stella

Hat, Purse and Ruffles: BG10, BG11 and BG13 + a little silver Wink of Stella on the purse clasp.

Dress: BV20, BV23 and BV 25

Gloves: C01 and 0

Lipstick: R85 and Silver Wink of Stella

 

30 Day Coloring Challenge - Day 12

WAHOOO!  Day 12! here's my submission for #thedailymarker30day challenge.  It's another one from Stamping Bella.  Super cute girlfriends.  I love it!

Both the image and sentiment are from Stamping Bella: Pattie and Dottie Friends Forever

 

Stamped with tuxedo black memento ink on Neenah Solar White, 110 lb cardstock. 

 

Colored with copics:

 

Boa: BG10, BG 11, BG13 & Wink of Stella

 

Ground: W0, W1, W1, W3, 0

 

Girl on Left:

• Hair: BV00, C5, C8, 100
• Skin: E31, E33, RV11
• Dress/shoes: RV10, RV11, RV13

Girl on Right:

• Hair: Y21, Y26, Y28
• Skin: E00, E02, RV10
• Dress/Shoes: BV00, BV02, BV04, BV13

 

 

 

My reflex is to color all people in the picture with the same skintone.  I think that was more of a learned habit because when I started coloring with copics, I tried to color all "people" stamps with my own skintone.  And I think I did that because it was easy to hold up my coloring against my own arm to see if my coloring looked like real skin.  Last January I took a Copic Workshop on coloring hair and skintones and I learned a WHOLE lot of combinations that were just amazing.  Since then, I have been trying to use what I've learned and I have been super happy with how well everything is turning out!

 

 

And gosh, I think I might need to do something about the picture quality ... I have been taking pictures with my iphone5s.  Perhaps I just need better lighting?  probably.  I need to figure that out... 

 

Anyway.  Happy Sunday.  I hope everyone has a good day!

xoxo,

Amanda

30 Day Coloring Challenge - Day 1

@kathyrac is hosting a fantabulous 30 Day Coloring Challenge with the goal of bringing us back to our love of coloring. The challenge started today, 3/4/15 and ends 4/2/15.  You can find more details on her blog at www.thedailymarker.com. 

I kinda decided last minute that I wanted to participate.... HA!  That totally sounds like me. Bandwagon, I'm hoping on! 

Here's my first #coloringadventure for #thedailymarker30day challenge... Follow me for more on Instagram (@amanda.farhang)...

When I finsihed coloring this image, I just add it to my growing stockpile of coloring adventures and I will make a bunch of cards later. For now, I'm totally content to just color... 

xoxo, 

Amanda

PS: the stamp is "Uptown Girl BIANCA has a BIG CAKE" from Stamping Bella. I love this stamp company. I think you will see me use a bunch of their stamps in this 30day challenge!