A New Year, a New Blog Hop!

Posted under ( Stamps ) by Annie on January 15th

Each months we have new stamps at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps (http://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com) and this month is no different! For January, we have Greek Goddesses! I was so happy when Kim suggested this theme to me! You might notice that these stamps are more detailed when my usual designs. Something I wanted to try out! Feel free to comment on the changes! Do you like it? Or does it make the designs harder to tackle?

From the set, I decided to color Gaia!
Gaia Stamp Design

As with every blog hop, you have a chance to win stamps! Be sure to look and comment on each blog of the hop!

It all starts here: http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com
And the next stop from my blog is Angie! http://luvs2colour.blogspot.com/

A Tale about Love and Trees

Posted under ( Etsy, New illustrations ) by Annie on January 14th

This very personal piece is finally completed! I wanted to wait a little bit until I posted it on the blog because I made one major change to the piece. But if you have been following me on Facebook, then you might have seen it already in its uncorrected version.

Here is “Enlacés” (which means Entwined) a 11×14 watercolor, colored pencils and acrylics illustration of my feelings for a special someone. I’ve poured a lot of my heart an soul into this one!

Enlacés

For those who might be interested, prints of this illustration are available at my Etsy shop. My own personal website is being seriously revamped, so it won’t be available there for a while.

December Blog Hop!

Posted under ( Stamps ) by Annie on December 11th

This month for Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps (http://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com) we have a very special set coming out! I recall getting quite a few request for something like this, and I was finally allowed to do an Alice in Wonderland inspired stamp set!

I took the time to color Alice, in Photoshop again. I wanted to play with texture a little bit also.

Alice in Wonderland Design Stamp

And now time to win some free stamps! For a chance to win, simply comment on every blog of the hop!
The Hop starts here: http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com/
The next stop is Cheryl! http://inktrap.blogspot.com/search/label/Kraftin%27%20Kimmie%20Stamps

Now, how about winning some free artwork? There is also a contest going on on my Facebook page! For a chance to win an original 5×7 painting, simply share my Facebook page (and please mention it to me, or else there is no way for me to keep track). The winner will be announced on December 25th! :idea:

November Blog Hop!

Posted under ( Stamps ) by Annie on November 20th

Is it already time for a new hop? I swear I never manage to keep up with them! For this month at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps (http://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com) we have gothic inspired girls! I hope you will enjoy them all!

Here is my little contribution to the hop with one of the girls all colored up in Photoshop!

Goth girl with cat

Oh and am I allowed to say that I can’t wait for December’s stamps to come out also? I have a feeling a lot of you have been waiting for a set like this one!

Of course, there are stamps to win again this month, so if you want to join in, you have to take the time to comment on each blog of the hop!
The hop starts here: http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com
And the next stop from this blog is Diana! http://stampinnanadiana.blogspot.com/

Enjoy the hop everyone!

Working On a Very Big Piece

Posted under ( Work in Progress ) by Annie on November 19th

I honestly cannot remember when was the last big painting I did in watercolor. And lately, a special someone inspired me this piece with dryads. I thought it would be great to post work in progress of it as I go!

Dryad painting WIP 01

There is about 10 hres of work on this painting so far… and counting! :idea:

An Odd Couple for Halloween

Posted under ( New illustrations ) by Annie on October 27th

I started this sketch at a Drink and Draw that I organized a week ago. I honestly didn’t expect much out of it until I finished the characters and felt like I could push this illustration a bit further. After quite a few hours of inking and ink washes, this is the final result!

I’m loving working with ink and ink washes more and more, I admit! :mrgreen:

“The Corpse and the Lady”
9×9, ink and ink washes on Bristol paper.
The Corpse and the Lady

October Blog Hop 2011

Posted under ( Stamps ) by Annie on October 23rd

New stamp designs for October are now available at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps (http://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com). And for this month, we are back with the Everyday Girls! We’ve tried out best to come up with fun new situations! And we hope to come up with more later on too!

Of course, I wanted to color one myself! I played with Photoshop again. I love the bad hair day lady!

Bad Hair Day

Like with every hop, there are stamps to be won! Would you like your own Everyday Girl Stamp? For a chance to win, simple comment on every blog of the hop!

The hop starts here: http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com
The next stop from my blog, is Jeanne! http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/category/kraftin-kimmie-stamps/

Enjoy the new stamps everyone! :idea:

New Black and White Illustrations

Posted under ( New illustrations ) by Annie on October 19th

I’ve had the chance to go to Krafty Day and to meet for the very first time Kimmie Reid and all her lovely Krafty Girls! While at Krafty Day, I brought all my paints, papers, brushes and decided to do a few doodles! And I wanted to share two of them here on my blog! Each took about 3 hres to do, I think.

Mermaid and Kitty

Batty Portrait 02

September 2011 Blog Hop - Christmas Angels

Posted under ( Stamps ) by Annie on September 18th

It’s now September, and usually that’s the time for Christmas stamps at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps! (http://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com) And this year, I’ve got Angels to share with you all! I hope you will enjoy them all! Of course, like each month, I have colored one quickly in Photoshop! I can’t wait to have a little bit more time so that I can actually do a watercolor painting with one of the stamps designs. That would be a nice change!

Angel and bunny

Have you all heard about Krafty Day 2011? This year, I will be traveling all the way from Montreal, Quebec to London, Ontario to attend the event! I will bring all my watercolour material to paint something live and I will be happy to chat with everyone attending! Come join us!

Ready to win some stamps? Simply comment on every blog of the hop for a chance to win!
The hop starts here: http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com/
And the next stop from my blog is Jeanne’s blog!:
http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/category/kraftin-kimmie-stamps/

August 2011 Blog Hop

Posted under ( Stamps ) by Annie on August 20th

August is already more than half way through! And that means, new stamps from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps ( http://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com ) This month, we have halloween stamps! I must admit they are probably my favourite to design during the year. I just look creating the spooky, macabre characters. Hopefully, you will like them too! I decided to color Belinda Bones. It’s all Photoshop again, but it’s still different from how I usually color!

Belinda Bones Stamp Design

Of course, with every blog comes free stamps! To enter to win, you simple have to go through the blog hop and comment on each blog!

The hop starts here: http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com
The next stop from this blog is my great friend Émilie! http://eg-studio.blogspot.com/