Cheerful Bouquet – Stamp, Ink, Paper #8

I saw this challenge over at the Stamp, Ink, Paper challenge and could not resist the temptation of designer’s choice!

SIP-Any-Challenge-8What to do, what to do?! So many options! And then I saw one particular rubber stamp sitting out on my table…if it had hands, it would have been waving it’s hand in the air and shouting “Me, Me, Pick Me!!”. I purchased it some months ago at the Scrapbook Expo, knowing I was planning to start coloring, but have been putting off acquiring the markers to do so 🙂

Cheerful Bouquet - Stamp, Ink, Paper #8 What do you think?? I’m very, very happy with how it turned out, keeping in mind my limited coloring skills. I haven’t even finished the online Copics class!! lol

Now, about Copics…they are awesome. But expensive. And I am ‘that’ girl, the collector. I can’t just have a few of anything, I want them all!! So I found these markers online (Close to My Heart also carries them) and purchased both sets. I am very satisfied with the colors I now have and can add to them with Copics as time and budget allow!

Cheerful Bouquet - Stamp, Ink, Paper #8This rubber stamp is designed by “Stamps by Judith” and is called Flower Grater. I fell in love with it and had to bring it home! This is my favorite type of bouquet!

Cheerful Bouquet - Stamp, Ink, Paper #8After I was done, I came across the perfect paper to accent it with!! Isn’t it fabulous?? I have used it before and am now down to my last piece of it so I thought long and hard about using that last piece for an envelop liner!! In the end I compromised and made the envelope liner only half as long as it should be!!

I had SO much fun coloring this image! And while I was coloring the grater, my husband walked in and saw it and was so impressed!! Made my day 🙂

Thank you so much for stopping by and for all your comments yesterday! It feels so good to be creating again!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink, Chocolate Chip by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Simple Life by Echo Park

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Chocolate Chip by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps:   Flower Grater by Stamps by Judith, Peaceful Wildflowers by MFT Stamps (sentiment)

Dies: Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools:  Shinhan Touch Twin Brush Alcohol Markers

Embellishments: None