Bildmalarna - Mimosa - Basket

This very handy size box is to be found at Stempeleinmaleins Blog complete with instructions and photo's.  The box is quick and easy to make up as long as you remember to glue the paper and trimmings before assembling it - much easier that way.  I did forget to do the ribbon as suggested so had to make another plan.  The box open looks like this :

And from the bottom looks like this :

I stamped the Bildmalarna Mimosa - Basket image on watercolour paper and used a blender pen and variety of different markers to colour it in.  The blush on her cheeks is made using Pebbles Pastel Chalks with a brush bought from Peachy Keen stamps.  The border punch used is a Martha Stewart one.



Bildmalarna - Little Mimosa

Using Cryogen paper I stamped the image using Momento Tuxedo ink and coloured it in with Copics.  I am still experimenting with Copics and hair so it is not the best.

I used Nestabilities Labels 18 to frame Mimosa and Distress ink to accent the die.  The balance of the card is simple with a Martha Stewart border punch and a Cuttlebug border embossing folder.

Funny Farm & Bildmalarna mix

I have used the Gina K Designs Funny Farm set numerous times as it makes for a good background stamp.  In this instance I had stamped out Bildmalarna's Sitting Mimosa and coloured her in using Copics.  Her hat and shoes were paper pieced.

The Funny Farm background was stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured in using Distress Inks.  I made a mess of the green foreground so paper pieced a new one on.  The cow was stamped, coloured in and cut out before placing it on a mound of 'grass'.

The sentiment seemed so pertinent for the scene but when I came to find it again I had no idea where to look.  When I locate it I will update this section.

BILDMALARNA - MIMOSA'S BOOK

When I saw Bildmalarna stamps being offered at 7 Kids College Fund I was delighted.  This little cutie was stamped onto X-Press It paper using Momento Black ink and coloured in with Copics.

I recently watched a couple of videos made by Suzanne Dean from Scrap Bitz (the Queen of Copic colouring)  and tried her 'flicking' technique which, I think, worked rather well on this stamp.  I do find having a larger area to colour in on a stamp helps a lot with Copics.  For the smaller, more detailed stamps I tend to use either blending pens in conjunction with markers or an aqua brush and Distress Inks.

The embossed frame on the green cardstock is a Cuttlebug one.  The spray of flowers was lying on my desk and literally fell onto the card as I was working on it, so I really do not have any idea where it came from or how long it has been on the desk.  You do not want to see the state of my craft desk!