Christmas Scarlett & Blog Candy

Hello everyone,

Are you  guys ready for Christmas yet?

I'm not even close. I just started holiday shopping today. I spent Black Friday and Cyber Monday with my family instead of shopping. And today, I only made it to the toy store and the craft store so I still have a long way to go.

My local craft store had an amazing sale on papercraft items and to make it even better they had a 20% off your entire purchase coupon. Well, I couldn't pass that up. I had to stop in and take a peek at all the goodies.

I snagged a few items for my save for later stash and a few items for a little Christmas Candy.

I'll still have December candy, this is just  a little extra giveaway for the holidays.

Cuddlebug Cuties Christmas Candy Giveaway

 Here's what's included:

2 Anna Griffin paper pads

1 Martha Stewart paper pad

1 Martha Stewart  tag pad

1 Anna Griffin tag pad

1 pack Martha Stewart Christmas tree sticker sheet

3 Christmas Crafts sticker assortments (santa, reindeer, and gemstones)

If you want to be entered in the Christmas Candy Drawing all you have to do is be a follower and leave a comment below.

You have through December  8th to enter. 

I'd love it and would be very grateful if you post a pic of it on your sidebar, but it is not required to enter.

 

 Good luck everyone.

 

Oh, and I have one more thing for you guys today. 

A New Digi

 

Scarlett Cuddlebug Cuties

Scarlett Cuddlebug Cuties

 I just had to do a little fuzzy santa outfit. They are so cute.

Enjoy coloring and crafting with Scarlett but please give me, Anna Stillwell at Cuddlebug Cuties, credit for drawing her.

 Don't forget to checkout my November blog candy here.

Have a great week.

Hugs,

Anna

Thanksgiving Digital Stamp

Hello everyone,

Can you believe there's only a few more days till Thanksgiving.

I lost track of time and the holiday just sneaked right up on me. 

It's one of my favorite holidays because it's the one that is hosted at my house every year. I love cooking and getting ready for my whole family to visit.

I felted I needed a special illustration for my scrapbook, smashbook, and sketchbook. Something creative that I can use for all as an embellishment in all my little memory books. Sitting down and getting ready to put all my thoughts on paper I realized something. I haven't seen a turkey in decades. (Grocery store not included)

I sat at my desk with closed eyes thinking back to my childhood. I grew up in the country and even though we didn't have turkeys our neighbors did and they were always in our yard. After a bit of reminiscing  I got to work. And I gotta say I love this new image. It's ranking up there with my favorites.

Courtney Cuddlebug Cuties

I love the bobbed haircut on this cuddlebug. Every fall I always have the urge to shorten my hair and get it bobbed. I have no idea why, but the thought crosses my mind every year. 

This year however, I'm not sure if I'm willing to give up the ability to create the mom ponytail. 

Colors Used:

SN = Spectrum Noir

P = Prismacolor

PM = Promarker

C = Copic

Hair - (C) YR 30, E 35, (SN) GB8, (PM) raw sienna

Skin - (C) E30, E50, R00, E02

Clothing - (C) R32, R20, R00, BG0000, B24, Y21, YR21, Y32, YR30

(PM) powder blue, 

(P) light cerulean blue

(SN) GB8

Turkey - (C) E31, YR24, E07, YR18, R02, YR000, YR30, Y26, Y21

(P) Tuscan Red, Blondwood

(PM) Raw Sienna

Courtney Cuddlebug Cuties

Enjoy coloring and crafting with Courtney but please give me, Anna Stillwell at Cuddlebug Cuties, credit for drawing her.

 Don't forget to checkout my blog candy here.

Have a great weekend.

Hugs,

Anna

Casey Digital Stamp

Good afternoon,

Hope you all had a wonderful and creative weekend. Ours was filled with family time, a bit of toy shopping, and then topped off with a huge birthday party for my little guy. (Even though I started preparing weeks ago I still felt rushed, lol) It was a fantastic day.

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Long after my house became quite and everyone had fallen asleep; I found myself still to full of energy to rest. So, I pulled out all of my art supplies and decided to have some creative me time.

 I find it amazing how when I'm happy my illustrations come together so quickly. No fuss, no stress, just fun expression. This is my favorite kind of art. 

Well this was one of those days. It felt like within minutes I had a rough sketch that I just loved and couldn't wait to polish up. 

Casey Cuddlebug Cuties

Once I had Casey inked I looked at my marker case and had a realization. I'm very bad about just reaching in and grabbing random markers. I don't plan out which ones will blend well together, have favorite combos, or anything special. I just play around until I'm happy with how my picture looks. I'm pretty content with this technique and I don't really plan to change it but I am going to try to at least write down the colors that I've used. That way if someone is interested in duplicating a color, I have a list to share. I've tried this a few times before, and I love sharing, I just don't always think about it when I'm coloring.

So here's my list:

(all Copics this time)

skin- E21, E51, E50  R01, R00

shirt, hat, boots- YR21, YR30, Y32, Y21

jeans- BG70, B41, B21, B93

hair- E35, E33, E53

Casey Cuddlebug Cuties

Enjoy coloring and crafting with Casey but please give me, Anna Stillwell at Cuddlebug Cuties, credit for drawing her.

 Don't forget to checkout my blog candy here.

 

Have a great week.

Hugs,

Anna

Maya

Good morning everyone,

I have a new digi for you guys this morning.

This is Maya.

                  Maya Cuddlebug Cuties

It's actually starting to get cold outside, not chilly but down right cold. It almost feels like we went straight from summer to winter without autumn in between. One day last week it was 85 degrees outside and the next day it was barely 50 degrees, and today its even colder.

I picked up some coffee from McDonalds this morning and the lady taking my order said she heard we might get snow next week. It's really early in the season for us to be having snow and although I love it I am not ready to start shoveling my driveway. 

But the weather has given me inspiration for some new illustrations. Maya started out with a cute layered summery dress, but after doing her rough sketch I found myself looking out the window at the rain and I though it's sweater time. I popped a turtleneck on my cuddlebug and before I knew it page 2 of my art journal is well on its way to completion. 

In my journal she's standing by trees with leaves falling all around. I'm not really sure what I'm going to write on the pages yet, but I'm so happy with the art in them.

            Maya Cuddlebug Cuties

Enjoy coloring and crafting with Maya but please give me, Anna Stillwell at Cuddlebug Cuties, credit for drawing her.

 Don't forget to checkout my blog candy here.

And one more thing before I go.

I just wanted to take a minute to thank each and every one of you for stopping by. I know that we all get busy and I wanted to let you guys know that I truly appreciate every visit, comment, and email. Thank you all for being so wonderful.

Hugs,

Anna 

November Blog Candy

Good afternoon everyone,

It's the first of the month which means it's time to draw for Octobers blog candy winner and get Novembers goodies posted. Yay :)

The winner for October is:

terriavidreader

Congratulations!!!

Send me an email with your address and I'll get your new toys in the mail.

cuddlebugcuties@gmail.com

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Now for Novembers candy.

November Blog Candy Cuddlebug Cuties

I love this little set. It's full of beautiful blues and pinks and has such a vintage romantic feel.

Here's what's included:

• 1 package adhesive gems (20 count)
• 1 package flower/gemstone embellishments (3 count)
• 1 die-cut paper pad (18 sheets)
• 1 package dimensional stickers (6 count)
• 2 spools of ribbon

 If you want to be entered in the Novembers Candy Drawing all you have to do is be a follower and add you name to the link list below.

I'd love it and would be very grateful if you post a pic of it on your sidebar, but it is not required to enter.

 Good luck everyone.

Hugs,

Anna