Reading Books in Cozy Nooks - Journal Pages With Zekesami Emma Digital Stamp

In the winter she curls up around a good book and dreams away the cold.

Hey there from Nannyland,

When the crisp cool weather of winter begins, one of my favorite ways to relax is soaking up the brisk air as I sit on my patio reading a good book.  A snuggly warm jacket and a cup of warm apple cider are all I need to take me to my happy place.

Emma, the darling girl in this Zekesami digi, looks like she is exactly where she wants to be on a cool, winter's day.  I have colored her with Copic markers using warm citrus green and orange hues combined with cool winter shades of blue.  I fussy cut the image and mounted her on a lacy oval die cut frame and surrounded her with  bejeweled snowflake accents.  I was excited to find tiny matching green brads in my stash to add dimension to the front of her sweater. The dots on her mug were made with green and white fine line markers.  

                                      

I wasn't sure about my color palette when I started coloring, but I really like this mix of cool and warm non-traditional colors.  I'm having such fun branching out from my favorite color palettes and experimenting with some new combinations. The inspiration page was created using the Cricut cutting and writing features. 

Cool and warm, crisp and cuddly, I love all the contradictions of winter.  I hope you are looking forward to the magic of the season as much as I am.

Thanks for visiting Nannyland.
I'll just be here blissfully creating until your next visit. 
Nancy (aka Pink Panoply)
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Bee Still and Know Journal Pages - Jeremiah Ketner Honey Bee Digital Stamp

Be still and know that I am God.     Psalm 46:10

Hey there from Nannyland,

One of the best things about being a colorist is that I'm able to sit quietly and let my thoughts wander to lovely places while I serenely add color and shading to my project. The only other pursuit I can think of that offers this kind of rest to my soul is walking in nature. Oh, and maybe quilting. When the world seems to be in a constant state of  chaos, sitting down to color a beautiful piece of art, preferably a gorgeous lady in my case, whispers to me to slow down and breathe. 

I chose a  tranquil image called  Honey Bee by Jeremiah Ketner to sooth my restless inner dialog and it didn't take long before my coloring took me away to my happy place.

I cut a gold foil frame in Cricut Design Space and sized it to my journal page and image. The blooms were created by adhering beaded flowers from my stash to purple foil card stock and then fussy cutting them.  It's always a delight to find treasures in my gem drawer that can be adapted for use on my creations.  A jar on my embellishment shelf is full of punched swirls in every color, ready to add sparkly accents to my flowers in place of leaves for a stylish flair. 

The idea for my inspiration page came from the cute bee necklace my pretty miss is wearing.  The metallic bee accent on the tag was created in Cricut Design Space.

I hope I have inspired you to engage in the things you love that bring you peace and joy.

    

Thanks for visiting Nannyland.
I'll just be here blissfully creating until your next visit. 
Nancy (aka Pink Panoply)
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Sweet Picture Perfect Autumn - Spellbinders September 2024 Large Die of the Month

Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Hey there from Nannyland,

I'm always excited to snag my Spellbinders Large Die of the Month out of my mailbox each month!  I'm never disappointed at the wonderfully designed dies inside the package.  September's gorgeous set of dies called Picture Perfect Autumn contains dies of all sizes and shapes for creating beautiful fall scenes. The sky is literally the limit.  I chose to use a slimline card format to allow me the real-estate to include some fabulous oversized sunflowers in the foreground to give my scene a fun perspective. 

Sponging and Copic coloring work best for me with my die cuts because it's so easy to create just the right color and texture.  It's also much easier for me to cut the dies out using white card stock instead of hunting for just the right color in my huge stash.   

I couldn't help adding lots of Stickles sparkle to the flowers and trees and I think it adds just the right amount of shine and texture to my already cheerful scene.  The bird and mini flowers are dies from some cute Impression Obsession sets I bought many years ago to add dainty details to my nature scenes.  And, of course, I had to add a little bling to my mini flower centers with small gems. 

Happy fall, y'all.  I hope your world is a beautiful wash of stunning warm hues like the ones I see out of my window in my comfy desert home. 

Thanks for visiting Nannyland.
I'll just be here blissfully creating until your next visit. 
Nancy (aka Pink Panoply)
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