Ericraft Stamps - "Party Blower Llama" and "Party Sunglasses Llama"

These are the links in the Etsy EricraftShop for these two great digital stamps.  I have reversed one Party Blower so the blowers are facing out and cool dude Party Sunglasses Llama has wriggled his way into the middle, like a real poser, has to have centre stage lol.  Llamas are in fashion in the craft industry at the moment, but I  do remember my grand-daughter, Verity having a t-shirt on last year that had the saying "No prob llama", so I knew I just had to use it on this card.

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/671295414/digital-stamp-party-sunglasses-llama-png?ref=shop_home_active_2&crt=1

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/685146767/digital-stamp-party-blower-llama-png?ref=shop_home_active_1

These images are still at Erica's new release price, so go grab them now;  a bargain at AUD$1.50.

I have entered this card to:

Coloring in Scrapland - Anything Goes or Critters
Incy Wincy Designs - For the Men and the Boys
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/2019/03/qkr-stampede-challenge-339-anything-goes.html

I also am entering this in The Outlawz Challenges 8th Birthday Special Celebration Challenge

Ericraft Stamps "Be Seated"

Have you checked out the EricraftShop over at Etsy lately?

Here is some inspiration for one of the latest digis "Be Seated"  and guess what it is still at the newly released price.  Grab it now, before the price changes.

My card base is a square pearlised white, with some designer paper in my stash, as well as grey/white twine, a Martha Stewart heart punch and red sequins of course.  I coloured the image with Copics.  

Don't forget Ericraft Stamps also has a Facebook Group.  Stop by and see us sometime.

Thank you for stopping by, see you again.

Gail

I am entering this card in:

The Outlawz Challenges - Festive Fridays - Birthday card theme

Ericraft Stamps - "Selfie"

Ericraft Stamps has a new release stamp in the shop called "Selfie".  As I am now into trying to organise my life with a planner, I decided to make little reminders to pay our phone bill.  I have a Happy Planner Classic planner and decided to make them big enough to fit in the weekly pages rectangles and with a little repositionable adhesive I can move them from month to month.

This stamp is at a special price while it is a new release, so don't miss out.  If you would like to keep up to date with Erica's new releases, please join our Facebook Group.

Ericraft Stamps "Angel Baby"

Have you seen "Angel Baby" over in the Ericraft Shop.

I have made a baby girl card using this image.  I hope you like it.

Ericraft Stamps - "Reindeer Laying Down"

Here is a new release from Ericraft Stamps for Christmas 2018.

It is a bit hard to see with the gold lettering shining on the camera, but the stickers at the top left say "Joy to the World".  "Reindeer Laying Down" is available in the Etsy shop and while you are there check out the Sale Section where all the new releases are discounted for a short time.  Also don't forget we have some other Chrissie digis in the Christmas section too. 

If you aren't a member of Ericraft Stamps Facebook Group we would love to have you join us.

"Unicorn Onesie" by Ericraft Stamps

Well there is a bit of a story to this Christmas card. 

I coloured "Unicorn Onesie" with Copics and I thought I would enhance a little of the lip line on Erica's image. Well I am no artist and it was a complete failure. I wasn't sure what was happening with this creation until I thought of what to do with my botch. I thought what might cause this redness around your mouth at Christmas. . . an addiction to candy canes of course! Well it's possible if you are a sloppy sucker, please friends, work with me here on this scenario! So this is the result - Erica, I promise I won't deface your images again!

This image is available in the Ericraft Shop on Etsy and is still at the special new release price, but be quick.  

Ericraft Stamps also has a group on Facebook.  We would love to see you join, so you can keep up to date with all the new releases.

Ericraft Stamps "Mumma Chook"

Here is an ATC I have created using Ericraft Stamps "Mumma Chook".

This image is available in the Etsy  EricraftShop.  Here is the link for "Mumma Chook" and she is at a discounted price at the moment but don't delay, the offer won't last forever.

By the way, I can't take credit for the amazing background, except the Pine Cone shading around the edges.  The background was gifted to me in an ATC swap and I thought it suited Mumma perfectly.

Ericraft Stamps "Winter Woolies"

Today I am featuring another new release digital stamp from Ericraft Stamps.  This time I have used "Winter Woolies" available here.

A crafty friend of mine has so kindly invited me into the Planner World, another addiction I can see happening.  She even gave me a Mini Happy Planner for next year to record all my Design Team and craft work.  Today I have made this inspirational card for my planner.  It can be used in the Mini Happy Planner or the Classic model, which I might have purchased to start organising my life away from craft, and believe me that is going to take more than the mini to achieve.  The inspirational quote I found to go with Winter Woolies will also remind me that to achieve what I want to do, I will have to move. Having this planner in my life, also opens my mind to other things I can use my digital stamps for - namely decorating my planners!  See, I told you, another addiction!  This friend of mine is very good to me - she has introduced me to ATCs and planners, wonder what is next?

I hope you like it and check out Erica's Etsy shop because she still has her latest releases at a special price.  Don't miss out, they are a bargain at AUD$1.65.

Ericraft Stamps "Toby"

Well I have procrastinated enough over this digital stamp, created by Erica.  She drew this in honour of Toby, her dog for many years that recently went to doggie heaven.  As soon as I saw this beautiful tribute and the love she put into the image, I thought immediately about a recent loss (around the same time as Erica) my daughter's family had - their beloved family pet, Scruffy.  Here is a photo of him, my daughter rescued him when he was young while she was living in Narrabri, NSW.

As soon as I saw Erica's image, I thought I would give this a go, to colour it, along the lines of Scruff.  Well, you can easily think it, but doing it is another issue.  I had originally printed the image on Copic paper and thought later, how am I going to be able to do that wiry coat with Copics.  I tried and after a bit more advice from the Ericraft DT members and Erica came up with this.  Erica suggested the addition of pencils, well I found they did not like the Copic paper and pens so instead I went with a lead pencil.  Here is my attempt.

At the moment my project is the square, (the dots are just the back of my planner). If I am printing a digi on digital paper, which this is, I place the image on the paper where I want it. do another copy of the exact image so I get the size right and put it next to it.  When I have coloured the image on its own, I then fussy cut and place the coloured image over the original one with foam  on the digital paper to give it the raised look thus creating the shadow.

I intend to use this square on a tribute double page scrapbook spread of Scruffy, but first I have to find the right paper (I know I have heaps of dog papers, just have to find in my stash) and of course more photos.  The one I showed you above I scrapped already quite a while ago.

One day hopefully in the near future, I will get myself organised enough to find these items, but as you all know cleaning and organising your craft area/room/rooms is a never-ending project lol.  It is certainly the case with me anyhow.

If you like Erica's image, maybe Toby reminds you of a dog you know, it can be purchased here and it is still the special price she puts on new releases, but be quick, she has added a few more since Toby, so who knows how long it will stay at that.  A bargain at AUD$1.65 at the moment!

Sea Pearl by Ericraft Stamps

This is a birthday card I have made using Ericraft Stamps "Sea Pearl" available in the Etsy Ericraft Shop now at a very special price for a short time.  I know there are heaps of mermaids available at the moment, very on trend, but you won't get one at this very special price.  Sea Pearl is gorgeous, look at the detail, you won't be able to resist the lure of her enchanting pose as she holds that beautiful pearl of the sea in her hand.  She is available here:

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/602618860/digital-stamp-sea-pearl-png-image-for?ref=shop_home_active_2

I have used some washi tape from my stash as an embellishment. You know how you buy these things, not having a clue when you might use them.  Well this one was perfect for an under the sea scene.  My coral, well, that is a work in progress so to speak, not quite perfected yet.  Some time ago, I thought of buying some molds.  I have tried the air-drying clay, but then I saw a video using No More Gaps.  Well I am still trying to perfect that.  I tried with a mold I bought within Australia through a Cake Decorating business that seemed fine, so I bought the coral one from an Asian company.  I found the cheaper one stuck a little and the No More Gaps didn't seem to set in it as well, so I put it in the freezer and then tried unmolding it, which was a better result.  I used Dylusions Paint and a brush to colour adding a little gold detail and stickles as well.  The embellishment is not hard like clay, but it was worth a try.

I am entering:  https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/friday-color/forum/topics/festive-fridays-challenge-june-15-2018

Boho Skull - Ericraft Stamps

This time with this Boho image from Erica I decided to use one of the tags I had sprayed a couple of weeks ago.  I looked at the colours I had left and could not go past this orange and gold one, which started out as a manilla packing tag, they are cheap as chips.

I printed two images and coloured them in Copics, both exactly the same, then I took parts of one and and foam taped on top of the other to give a 3D effect.  I tried different embellishments, but just decided with the orange background and the image, I did not want to detract from the beauty of these together.  Consequently I got out my Scrapmatts Scrap words out and delved into my stash.

I can think of lots of uses for this tag art and to be honest, not sure where it will make it's home.  I just know I like this tag art and I love putting words of inspiration to my work.

These words are available here http://papertoleaustralia.com/cb6103-scrap-words-21 but look over their whole shop.  You will want more, and more.

The image Boho Skull is of course Ericraft Stamps available here https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/598473790/digital-stamp-boho-skull-png-image-for?ref=shop_home_active_4 and it is at a special price at the moment which is even better.  Be sure to check out more of Erica's images when you are in the Etsy shop.

I am entering the following:

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/friday-color/forum/topics/festive-fridays-challenge-june-15-2018

Ericraft Stamps "Cactus Skull"

Have you checked out the Etsy EricraftShop lately? We have three new release images on special at a low $1.65AUD.  They won't be this price forever.  The three images are Boho Skull, Cactus Skull and Sea Pearl.  https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/EricraftShop?section_id=20461579

Today I would like to highlight Cactus Skull for a bit of inspiration.  This image can be bought here https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/599783074/digital-stamp-cactus-skull-png-image-for?ref=shop_home_active_4

I love this image - I wasn't sure what to do with it, I just knew that was the first one I had to showcase, so I looked through my stash of digital paper and found the colours I wanted to work with.  Of course, there just happened to be my favourite colour in the mix - purple.  This is a clean and simple card but I think it looks quite effective with the deep purple background paper, and the two sentiments.

I hope you like my Ericraft inspiration and pop over to the shop and check out the sale items.  You will also find a couple of older ones there too.  As a matter of fact all of Erica's images are great value so check out the whole shop.

I will be entering the following with this card:

The Outlawz  Challenges Monday Greetings  https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/monday-greetings/forum/topics/monday-greetings-challenge-gcc052818-anything-goes-1?commentId=6356543%3AComment%3A1381162&groupId=6356543%3AGroup%3A835803

Chubby Unicorn

Today I am showcasing "Chubby Unicorn" available here in the Ericraft Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/592499792/digital-stamp-chubby-unicorn-with-and?ref=shop_home_active_3

I have used Chubby Unicorn to make an ATC, my new addiction.  Erica and I came up with an idea to promote her shop and group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ericraft/ by having a competition. You can win a gorgeous card by Erica, and quietly, she is an expert colourist, and this ATC by entering a creation in our Competition Album using an Ericraft image. All details are in the Announcement section of the group.

There are lots of images to choose from over at the Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/EricraftShop?ref=l2-shopheader-name

Don't forget to check out the sale section, the latest release digis are there for a great price, plus a few extras.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

Well today I went about creating a bit of inspiration for Ericraft Stamps new release digi "Spring Unicorn" available here at a great price at the moment, but be quick  https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/605429905/digital-stamp-spring-unicorn-png-image?ref=shop_home_active_1

I call this an Aussie, Aussie, Aussie card because I have used 3 Australian businesses to make this card -digital stamp Ericraft Stamps, chipboard Make It Crafty http://www.makeitcrafty.com/chipboard-embellishments.html and the Heavenly Heart from Charms Creations http://charmscreations.bigcartel.com/. I used a DIYheart that you can colour yourself which I did with a Copic to match the shade I put on the chipboard.

Ericraft Stamps "Fairy"

Have you checked out some of the latest images from Ericraft Stamps on Etsy.  Erica is an up and coming Aussie digital artist and she always has some great prices on her new release digis.  This time I am showcasing "Fairy" and what a gorgeous image she is.  Here I have made a birthday card.  Hope you like it.

Here is the link for Fairy  https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/590857007/digital-stamp-fairy-300dpi-jpeg-image?ref=shop_home_active_5  She is such a great price at the moment and as you are saving so much on her, maybe you could check out the rest of the digis on special at the moment, 7 in total and they are all beauties.  It would be hard to choose what to leave behind, I might grab all of them!

Ericraft Stamps "Bilby and Egg"

It's not an Aussie Easter without a chocolate Bilby, they are delicious!  In honour of Easter in Australia, Erica has designed a bilby image available here https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/585077820/digital-stamp-bilby-and-egg-png-image?ref=shop_home_active_2 and it is such a great price at the moment.  While you are over at the Etsy shop check out the other images available in the Sale section, direct link here https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/EricraftShop?ref=l2-shopheader-name&section_id=20461579.  There are 7 to choose from all under AU$2.  That is a real bargain!


Here is my ATC using Bilby and Egg.  I am addicted to these ATCs at the moment.

Retired by Ericraft Stamps

Looking for a great older male digi, look no further.  Ericraft Stamps has a beauty called "Retired" but no need to just use it for a retired gentleman.  This stamp would be great for a birthday card, a father's day card, grandfather card or just a lovely card to tell an older gentleman you are thinking of him.  I have coloured "Retired" with Copics and I am so happy the way the lounge chair came up, a fluke really, but happy with it.

I hope you will check out Erica's Etsy shop for this digi, as it is on special at the moment at a great price.  You won't get a digi any cheaper and while you are in her shop check out some others that are at a bargain price.  Her new releases are on special for a short time and if you are lucky, you might find the odd older one on special too.


https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/574590170/digital-stamp-retired-300dpi-jpeg-image?ref=shop_home_active_4


Hope you like my card and it prompts you to check out Ericraft Stamps Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/EricraftShop?ref=l2-shopheader-name


If you haven't heard of this great little Australian digital stamp business, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ericraft/ and ask to join our group NOW!

Ericraft Stamps "Santa and Kangaroo"

You could not get a more Aussie digital stamp for Christmas cards than Ericraft Stamps "Santa and Kangaroo".  This image is on sale at the moment at the Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/564115629/digital-stamp-santa-and-kangaroo-jpeg?ref=shop_home_active_2 and you can create such a clean and simple card with it, to tackle those last minute cards you forgot about.  While you are in the Etsy shop check out the other Christmas digis Erica has for sale.  She has 4 elf designs which are fantastic and 3 more Aussie Christmas scenes to choose from, so if you want a true Aussie Christmas digi, not a snowman, or snow falling, be sure to go o the Etsy shop now, especially before Santa and Kangaroo put their price up!

Ericraft Stamps "Scaredy Jacks"

I couldn't resist making another treat bag with this new digi in the Etsy shop now https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/563671281/digital-stamp-scaredy-jacks-300dpi-jpeg?ref=shop_home_active_2 and guess what it is a special price for Halloween.  I do not send Halloween cards, but I thought some of these treat bags would come in handy if a little one comes knocking on my door.  I could give them a bag with some lollies already in it, although last year I did not get one knocker!  Be sure to check out the whole Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/EricraftShop?ref=l2-shopheader-name because Scaredy Jacks is NOT the only image discounted.  I guess the next time I post for Ericraft Stamps it will be for Christmas inspiration, so don't be a stranger!

Ericraft Stamps New Release October 2017

This is one of the latest releases from Ericraft Stamps, "Rachel to the Sea".  She can be found here https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/548136748/digital-stamp-rachel-to-the-sea-300dpi?ref=shop_home_active_3 at a reduced price but be quick. This is such a lovely scene, cre
ated by Erica, based on a photo of her daughter, that I just had to find a suitable quote to go with it.  As you can see I need some practice on the ocean, but I really enjoyed colouring this piece of serenity. 


I have entered the following challenges:
http://asnowflakespromise.blogspot.com.au/2017/10/challenge-45.html
http://ttcrd.blogspot.com.au/2017/10/ttcrd-anything-goes-challenge-17th.html
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com.au/2017/10/tuesday-throwdown-tt365.html