Glad to see that you’re all enjoying the new release previews!  The Krafty Girls have certainly got plenty of inspiration for you again this month!

For my second peek I’ve chosen to use one of Crissy Armstrong’s delightful new images “Happiness Is“.  You will probably be aware by now that I’m a sucker for anything featuring or related to dogs, so this stamp just had to be one of the first I played with!  Pirates and puppies… I am LOVING this new release!

As with yesterday’s images, this stamp will be available to purchase on Sunday 14th February from the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps store, or for those of you in the UK/Europe, from Quixotic Paperie.

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Happiness Is - available at www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk from Sun 14th Feb 2010

Isn’t it just the cutest?  Love those little puppies.

I’m feeling like I need to shake myself up a little at the moment, so, shock, horror, I actually dusted off my Prismacolor Pencils for this card!  Most of the image is coloured using Copics, but for the grass I followed Paula’s tutorial over in the SCS Stampin’ Bella forum.  It’s not perfect, but since it has been around a year since I last used my pencils and I wasn’t feeling that brave, I’ll let myself off!  If you’re not already familiar with her blog, Paula does the most fantastic work with Prismacolors, go and check it out!

The papers and the little diecut sentiment are from the gorgeous My Mind’s Eye Life Stories 2 paper and accessories pack (available HERE).  Flowers are paper roses from stash and Prima Country Elegance (available HERE).

The ribbon is from my stash and the double-looped bow has been tied using the Bow-Easy (available HERE).  The charms have been attached to the bow using SU linen thread.  The little dog (available HERE) is actually a spacer bead, and the hole runs top to bottom, so I threaded him onto the linen thread and tied a knot at the bottom to hold him in place (you could also use him threaded onto a pin).

Copic & Prismacolor List:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R02, R20  Hair: E50, Y21, Y32, Y26
Clothes: RV91, RV93, RV95, G0000, G82, G85, G94
Pull-along: G0000, G82, G85, G94, W3, W5, W6, W7, W8
Puppies: E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, W3, W8, R20, R21, R22
Sky: airbrushed with B91 Grass: Prismacolor Pencils 911 and 988

Do pay a visit to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps blog to check out who else is showing off previews today!  Tomorrow I will be back to show you another piratical project!  Yarr!