SCACD Digital Stamps Release!!!!

WHOOP WHOOP - SCACD is celebrating 10 (count them T-E-N) newly released exclusive digital stamps. There are some totally adorable new animal stacks - think kitten, puppies and birds!!! There are also some new Steampunk additions - and even more!!! 

So - - check out the collection as these are really cute, fun and unique. 

SCACD Artist Carmen Medlin and Susana collaborated on the images and we are happy to be showcasing them to you now :D

• Now available for purchase in the USA HERE     
• All Our EU International Friends can purchase them HERE   
• If you live in a non-EU country you can purchase direct from SCACD HERE 

I have the pleasure of bringing you Steampunk Chrysalis. 

I wanted to color this with standard typical metallic colors AND add a touch of whimsy with the jewel tones. I found the paper in my stash and like that the gold patterned paper has the sunbursts reminding me of the gears, and the Blue patterned paper has the harlequin look like the jewel-toned Chrysalis. 

Although you cannot see it very well, the dots in the middle of each square on the jewel toned area is a sparkly Stardust Gel pen. Gives it a shimmer and a sparkle. It is one of my favorite things to use. :-)

You should have arrived from RONI's wonderful blog, and You should be going next to the awesomely talented Delphine. if you want to make sure you saw all the Designers showcasing the stamps then head back to the SCACD Store Blog HERE .

For even more fun - check out the sale that SCACD is having HERE.

Have a GREAT DAY! And thanks for stopping by!

Alaine

A little Hi for the weekend.

Howdy Howdy. Today I have another card to share with you using an image from the Brave Hearts Collection.  

This little girl is You-nique. I tried to color her with the thought of someone who doesn't care about matching clothes. However, I did get her hat, skirt and vest to be matchy. But she added in some other colors. ;-)

I used the rubber version of You-nique, but you can also get her in the digital version here.

For the hat and vest I wanted it to appear really soft and fuzzy-ish. So it was similar to sweatshirt material. To do this after I had colored her, I used the colorless blender with my copics and dotted over the entire area. That softened up the colors a bit.

OK. So now I need to go off and do some more crafty things. :-) See you soon.

Alaine

School is starting and Halloween comes soon

So I thought I would make a Halloween card.

This image is Be You and comes in Digital and for those of you who like the tactile feel - Rubber! In Rubber it is also part of the Brave Hearts Collection.

I love coloring different colored hair. So for this picture I thought I needed to mix up the green and purple again. 

So school starts tomorrow for my 16 year old. SIGH. Time is flying! Can't wait to see her Junior year - hopefully it will be her best  year ever. Whenever school starts - I always think of Halloween. Love costumes ... I thought this lovely needed to be on a Halloween card. :-)

Colors used - V12, 15, 17, 09, YG99, 17, 13, YR09, 18, 16, 02, Y15, 11, E04, 21, 11, 00, 000, R20. 

The dots around the edges are G5, 9, Y15, V12. 

Alaine

Exhaustion in the Ville

Hey there guys. MAN AM I TIRED! But I wanted to make sure I  posted some new creations just to keep my flow going! So here is my latest.

This is the final entry on my Mix it up Box. I have done the other sides here:

http://missalaineousmosaics.blogspot.com/2014/10/far-east-on-box.html

http://missalaineousmosaics.blogspot.com/2015/05/happy-happy-may.html

http://missalaineousmosaics.blogspot.com/2014/09/wip.html

For this one I used Earth from the Elements Collection. I am not really sure why I wanted her to have blue hair, but I love how it turned out. 

Now remember the part where I said I am TIRED! Well it is nighty night for me. But with any luck I will get to do some coloring sometime this weekend, and I hope to have some more posts up soon!

TTFN!

Alaine

Jellyfish Lantern

So I am so missing the beach. Or the water... or ocean, or whatever.  I love spending time in the water. Snorkeling is one of my favorite things to do. One of my favorite things to do when we visit an acquarium is to look at the jellyfish. For some reason I adore the way they float around.  This image reminded me of the ocean and watching those jellyfish. Probably because it is called "Jellyfish Lantern" :-)

I went with the colors of BG57, 53 and 09 for the teals... with a bit of the BG70 to soften the blow. Then I used YR68, 65 and 61 for the dreaded orange (not a fan of orange, but it screamed out to be used).  When I was done, I decided it needed a bit of pop, and instead of using white for the pearls, I used black. Once done, I added the bow as a "hanger". LOL.  All the papers were from my stash, so I do not know from whence they came, but the background reminded me of bubbles. 

I hope you all are having a great weekend. See you again soon!!!

Alaine

We be Mixing!

Howdy Howdy!!!!  How are you all doing this find mid-July.  Today I am sharing with you my latest Mixed media  project for my art journal. 

I colored Steampunk Siren's Call with my copics, and then added watercolors for the background. She was a challenge to color for me, because I didn't want typical colors, but then I added lots of different colors. I love how she turned out, especially her hair which has greens, blues and pinks in them. 

Once I was finished, I paper tore the edges out, Then I moved onto the background. This is where I am stretching my fins so to speak. The  first step was that I used Dylusions Dotted Flowers Stencil and Ranger Texture Paste and added some texture to the background. Then I Spritzed the background with three different colors of Glimmer Mist. This was dried, adn then I added the flowers on. These plain flowers were copic air-brushed with the same purples or pinks that I used for the mermaid. I added some black crystals to the center of the bigger flowers. 

I placed all of the elements together and then got out the new toy Viva Decor paints and dry brushed several different colors all over the textured areas, the edges of the image and the flowers. Voila. DONE.

I am loving how this turned out. Even if it is a non-standard OCD look. :-)

Hope you all have a great weekend. 

Copic Colors used:

RV02, 06, 09, 

V01, 05, 09

G02, 05, 09

B02, 06, 18

E000, 00, 21, 11, 04, R20

White Molotow for white dots

Silver pen for silver nails and spines

Kit and Clowder Retreat

So, a couple of weekends ago, I had the privilege of attending a Kit and Clowder coloring retreat with Alyce in Orlando.

This was very exciting, because I really want to learn how to improve my coloring, and achieve even better results. So this was a great opportunity. We colored several images and then did some mixed media work. When I got home I was able to put the colored images together and finish the projects with the kits that were provided. 

Here are the three projects completed. 

This first one - the instructions had a distress step, but I am not overly fond of distressing something. So I skipped that step, and just used the embossing as the distressing.

This second project, I used some bronze dry brush paints on the edging of each part of the image. I also added some of the bronze to the flower edges and the lace.

This last one is my favorite - only because of the colors, and it was one of the few mixed media projects I have completed.  The background was completed using crayola watercolors. :-) The frame was painted and sprayed and stenciled on with texture paste. This was messy incarnate. I had paint on my hands for days no matter how long I washed. 

Hope you have a great day!

Toodles!

Alaine