Hello, friends! Here we are a few days into 2025 and now that the Christmas card rush is over I feel it's time to take a wander through my not-yet-used stamp stash and do some coloring. Not all my stamps are mainstream, and most are not newly released, but it doesn't matter... I'm going to enjoy them. The operative phrase here is, "just be you".
I found myself drawn to certain stamps in the Creative Expressions Designer Boutique collection. Most in my collection are critters and flowers, and favorites among them are a combination of the two. The regal fellow pictured below appears to have been browsing someone's gorgeous flower garden and come through the other side covered in blooms.
I stamped in Memento Toffee Crunch on Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White and colored with Copics. After coloring I brushed around him a few spots of Stampin' Up Blush Blossom ink. The sentiment and more comes with the Flowers & Antlers set. He's a big guy, but his head and shoulders fit nicely on an A2 card.
Okay, so there's one from the coloring pile. Only a bazillion more not-yet-colored stamps to go. I also have that many not-yet-used dies and almost as many embossing folders yet to use. Things got out of hand. I won't even mention the designer papers... oops... I just mentioned them. I'm not proud, but I will not feel guilty. Are you with me?
Have a happy day, and remember to just be you. See you again soon!
Stamps: Creative Expressions Flowers & Antlers Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80#, kraft woodgrain Ink: Memento Toffee Crunch, Stampin' Up Blush Blossom Coloring: Copics, white acrylic paint for eye dots
