AlexSyberiaDesign May Digi Stamp Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone! Today I am SUPER excited to be part of Alex Syberia's blog hop for her new May release, which is now available in her Etsy shop. 

If you're new to my blog - Welcome! 

In this release Alex created not only gorgeous flowers but also a couple of adorable Geisha dolls. I think they are too cute and I had to include them, so for my cards I sort of have a theme going - flower and Geisha combined.

For this card I used Miss Peony and layered Kokeshi Doll Akemi on top. Peonies are one of my most favorite flowers and I colored it to look like one from my own garden. The sentiment "Bloom where you are planted" is selfmade and printed with the design.

For all the cards I tried coloring the flowers as natural looking as I could, and the dolls in colors to match while not taking focus. I usually list the markers I've used, for your convenience and my future reference.

Copics used 

Peony: RV17, RV09, RV06, RV55, RV52 / G17, G14 / Y17, Y11, Y000

Doll: E00, E000, E50, RV06, RV02 / V01, C5, C7, 100

Kimono: RV25, RV23, RV10 / YG13, YG11 / BG78, BG75, BG72 / YR24, YR21, YR20

I cut out the design with the largest Double pierced rectangle from Simple and Basic. I used this on all the cards, by the way. To frame the design I used my Copic markers to dot all around the edge, using RV11, RV10, RV0000.

For my next card I used White Gardenie and layered Kokeshi Doll Fumiko just on the side.

This flower image is soooo very gorgeous. Talk about a challenge in coloring white, though. Phew!

Copics used

Gardenia: W3, W0 + YG01 to the very centre / E43, E41 / YR21, Y00

Buds: YG06, YG13, YG11

Leaves: G99, G94, G43, G40

Doll: E00, E000, E50, V15, V12 / V12, C5, C7, 100 + YR23, YR21, Y00

Kimono: V09, V04 / W3 / YG13, YG11 / YR27, YR23, YR21

I decided to make the dotted frame part of the theme too, here I used YR23, YR21, YR20. The sentiment is from Birch Press Designs You are awesome.

For my last card today I used Almond Blossoms - don't you just love almond trees blossom and the whole tree looks pink? So pretty! I layered Kokeshi Doll Mitsuki over it.

Once again I colored with my beloved Copic markers.

Almond flowers: RV17, RV09, RV04, RV02, RV00 / G94, G43, G40 / E44, E43, E41

 The dolls eyes didn't bleed, I had googled for reference, and some had quite dramatic eye make-up.
Doll: E00, E000, E50, RV17, RV1, RV13, RV10 / B21, C5, C7, 100 / B02, B00, YG06, YG01
Glasses: RV66, RV55, RV52
Kimono: BG57, B99, B97, B95 / RV04, RV02, RV00 / G94, G43 / YG06, YG01, YG0000

The frame on this card is more "full", darker if you will. I used B24, B23, B21, B0000. The sentiment is from the same Birch Press set.

Now for the prize, for there can be no giveaway without a prize, right? To celebrate this release, Alex is kindly giving away 7 $10 gift certificates. For a chance to win, please leave a comment on each of the participating designers' blogs/IG accounts listed below by 05/22/2020. I would love to hear which card is your favorite.

Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs/IG accounts, and will be announced on Alex's blog on 05/23/2020.

If you're hopping along you should have arrived from the lovely Yasmin's blog and your next stop is the very talented Rebecca Rapanaro. The full list of stops on the hop are below.

Alex Syberia <- Start here

Amber Rain Davis

Hannelie Bester

Nora Niskanen

Ilda Dias

Natasha Vacca

LauraJane

Jenny Colacicco

Yasmin Diaz

Tina Wilstrup <- You are here

Rebecca Rapanaro <- Go here next

TaeEun Yoo

Jyoti Adhikari

Colleen Balija

Sandhya Iyer

Rightbrainart

Nicoletta Porcu

Sharon White

Elena Cazares

Bonnie Crane

Melissa Goodman

IG Designers:

Joe Sysavath

Maura R

Enna Adams

Tracy Ware

Zubaida

Thank you for stopping by. Stay safe, and happy crafting!

Support small businesses, and get coloring with your new digital stamps from Alex's Etsy shop now!