Free Spirit Calista

There's something special about this Cuddlebug.

Her stance is just adorable; but you can also see a bit of sassy strength in it too.

I love that.

I'm cute, strong, and can achieve anything attitude.

I took special care while coloring her. 

I wanted her just perfect for an art journal layout I have in mind. I can't wait to fully complete a set of pages for her.

Calista Cuddlebug Cuties

Copics:

Skin: E13, 21, 30, 50, R20

Hair: E41, 43, 44, 47, 49

Clothes: BG90, 93, 96, 99

E42, 43, 44, 49

E70, 71, 74, 77

Calista Cuddlebug Cuties

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

Hugs,

Anna

Bloglovin' Party

With the big announcement by Google that they're ending Goolge Reader, there has been a huge push to move towards Bloglovin. So in order to help our members move to that platform Sew Crafty Angel and I got together and created and awesome giveaway to celebrate.

 

 

 

If you're already a bloglovin' follower of both Sew Crafty Angel and Cuddlebug Cuties leave a comment below and you're entered in the candy drawing.

If you haven't started following via Bloglovin' yet, follow

Sew Crafty Angel

and

Cuddlebug Cuties

 

and leave a comment below to enter in the drawing.

 

 

You can find both of our Bloglovin' Follow buttons on our left sidebars.

Drawing ends April 8th 2013 and a winner will be choosen

April 9th 2013.

 

Have fun everyone.

Hugs,

Anna

Promarker Candy Winner

Good morning everyone,

I have spent the last few hours writing every entry for the Promarker candy drawing on little pieces of paper, and wow, we had a lot of entries :)

 

A drawing hat would just be to small for this blog candy so I went with a huge Easter bucket. After many good shakes to really mix everything up, my little guy reached in and picked a winner.

 

 

And the winner of the Promarker Candy is:

 

KMQ

TheKnitMachineQueen

 

Congratulations!!!

 

Let's all take a moment to do the happy dance with her

**happy dance**

**happy dance**

**happy dance**

 

Send me an email at cuddlebugcuties@gmail.com

and I'll get your new goodies on their way to you.

 

This was a lot of fun. I'm ordering more markers so that we can do it again soon.

 

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I'll have a new digi out for everyone by tomorrow.

Have a wonderful day.

 

Hugs,

Anna

And Then A Promarker Giveaway

Hello everyone,

Hope you all had a wonderful and creative weekend.

 

We've done the 3 digis and now it's time to see the markers, yay!

I have 10 Promarkers in beautiful colors.

Here's what the Letraset has to say about these awesome markers.

 

Letraset ProMarkers provide flawless color laydown, consistent coverage, and no streaking, making them ideal for design, illustration, comic art, and crafts.

Filled with high performance, alcohol-based, permanent ink, ProMarkers feature a broad chisel nib on one end and a rounded bullet nib on the other. The ink is considered permanent and may be used on paper, card, glass, acetate, plastic, ceramic, wood, and metal. Secure "click-fit" caps prevent marker dryout.

ProMarkers are available in a wide variety of contemporary colors, ranging from bright, vivid shades to subtle pastels. The translucent inks also can be overlaid and blended to create additional shades and hues.

 

Here's a list of the colors that I have for you today.

• Marsh Green
• Gold
• Cornflower
• Satin
• Blush
• Almond
• Honeycomb
• Caramel
• Cocoa
• Blossom



 

 

Today is the last day to enter in this candy giveaway.

If you're interested please be a follower and leave a comment here or / and on any of the last 3 digis;

Lilly, Chelsa, and Kayle.

 

I'll draw a winner tomorrow.

 

Good luck everyone.

Hugs,

Anna

Lilly Free Digital Stamp

Hello everyone,

It's day 3 of the digi every other day then a promarker giveway.

So today I have your thrid illustration ready to go, yay.

 

 

This little cutie with her bunny is my Easter Lilly.

 

Lilly Cuddlebug Cuties
 

Lilly Cuddlebug Cuties

 

As I colored the bow in her hair, I found myself thinking that the ribbons would make great hair too.

It could kinda go either way, so whichever way you decide to color Lilly it would work beautifully.

 

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

Have a wonderful day,

Hugs,

Anna

 

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I'll list the markers for the blog candy tomorrow morning, and the drawing will be Tuesday.

You can find out more about it here.



Chelsa Free Digital Stamp

 

Good morning everyone,

Are you guys ready for the weekend?

Hope you are ready for a new digi to color and craft with this weekend.

I'm right on track with illustration #2,

which will hopefully give me enough time to color digi #3, and the Promarkers I ordered have arrived so I will be posting a picture and description of them soon.

 

 

If you're just stopping by for the first time you can find digi #1 and more about the Promarker blog candy giveaway here.

 

 

And this cutie is Chelsa.

I adore her hair and dress with just a hint of boot showing.

 

Recipe:

Skin: E 30, 41, 50

Hair: E 8, 9, 18

Dress: G 40, 43, 24, 46

 

Chelsa Cuddlebug Cuties

 

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

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Anna

A Digi Everyother Day Then a Promarker Giveaway

Good morning everyone,

I have three new digis that I've been working on.

I have one ready to go and the other two just need a bit of color.

 

My goal is to post one today, one on Friday, and the last one on Sunday; then we'll top off digi week with a Promarker giveaway which will be listed on Monday and a winner choosen on Tuesday.

 

If you want to be included in the giveaway be a follower and leave a comment on any of the next 3 digital stamps and I'll throw your name in the drawing hat. If you leave a comment on more than one of the illustrations I'll add your name to the hat again. So you can have up to 4 chances to win. Three with digis and one with the markers post. I'll draw the winner on Tuesday and one lucky person will have 10 new Promarkers to add to their collection.

 

 

Okay, now on to the fun part.

A new digi.

 

This is Kayle.

 

Kayle Cuddlebug Cuties

Kayle Cuddlebug Cuties

 

Recipe:

Hair: E51, 53, 55 Y 32

Clothes: R11, 12, E93

YP 30, 31, Y32, 21

 

Kayle Cuddlebug Cuties

 

 

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

 

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Anna

Butterfly Kissed Harmony

I love fantasy art.

I think it is so beautiful.

Fairies, mermaids, fairytale princesses;

they're all so lovely.

 

I decided that I needed a fairy for my cuddlebug collection.

Someone with stunning beauty and grace.

A being in perfect harmony with nature.

 

 Harmony Cuddlebug Cuties

Harmony Cuddlebug Cuties

 

Recipe:

Hair: E 42, 41, 43

Skin: E 00, 30, 50

Dress: RV 91, 93, 95

Wings: BV 0000, 00, 31

 

Harmony Cuddlebug Cuties

 

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

Have a wonderful night.

Hugs,

Anna

 

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I have 2 more digis ready to publish in the next few days and a giveaway too, so check back soon.

Hugs to all :)

 

A Winner And A Freebie

Yay, we've hit 450+ friends at Cuddlebug Cuties.

You know what that means?

Means it's time to increase someones copic marker stash.

 

 

And the winner is:

 

Gail from I Like Paper

 

Congratulations!!!

 

email me at

cuddlebugcuties@gmail.com

 

and I'll get your new markers on their way to you.

 

 

And now it's time for a new digi.

 

This little cutie is Christina.

Christina Cuddlebug Cuties

 

 

 

Christina Cuddlebug Cuties

 

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

 

And while you're here don't forget I have 2 more candy giveways here and here.

And a Sunday Linky Party here.

 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone.

Hugs,

Anna



Copic Coloring Tutorial

Hi everyone,

I have recieved so many comments on my coloring and requests for a tutorial on how I do it.

I am so truly flattered and humbled by this.

Dear friends you are so sweet, Thank You.

I will be using Sweet Sarah for my tutorial.

You can find her here if you wish to color her with me.

I am not a marker expert but I hope what I have learned with them helps.

a tip:

• work in small areas coloring a little at a time, this way your marker stays wet and blends better
  

  • layer, blend, then do it again :)

Use E000 as a basecoat on the entire face

Add shadow to forhead, cheeks, eyes, and nose with E00

Use small feathery strokes with E02 to deepen shadow.

Pull it out from E00 but do not completely cover the E00

Use E02 high in cheek corners to add color and depth.

Use small light feathered strokes

Blend the entire area with E000 using a small circular motion

Repeat with neck and arms, add shadow around the entire piece with the darkest shadows under the neck, on the forearms and the collarbone.

Now moving on to hair.

Tip:

Color in the direction of the hair using small feathered strokes.

Leave some of the hair white for highlights.

Use E34 as a basecoat leaving only highlight areas white

(side by side comparison)

Use E35 and pull out from E34 covering most of E34 leaving only a little bit of the tips of it showing.

Use E37 and repeat the above process pulling out to nearly the edge of E35.

(side by side)

Use E31 and in a small circular motion cover all of hair area to blend.

Use small feathery strokes of E34 to refill any area that became to washed out from blending.

Clothing:

For the shirt we are going to do a basecoat of 3 colors so that the lightsource will fade and be brighter at the bottom.

Start at the bottom and flick up with R20. Go about 1/3 of the way up.

Repeat for the next 1/3 with R21.

Then finish the last 1/3 with R22.

Blend all with R20 by coloring in a circular motion.

Add folds and shadows with R24.

Use R27 over the top of most of R24 to add more demention.

Blend with R22 in a small circular motion and readd more detail with R24 if it gets to washed out during blending.

Repeat the same process with the shoes.

R20 basecoat.

Use R21 to mark wrinkle placement.

Deepen wrinkles with R24 then again with R27.

Blend in a circular motion with R20.

Repeat these steps with the remainder of the clothing.

The finished cuddlebug.



A Winner, A New Giveaway, & A New Digi Stamp

Hi everyone,

Today's the big day.

We hit 350+ followers!!!

Yay!!!

 

Time to draw for the Copic Marker Candy...

and the winner is

 

Rosalee from Rosalee's Scrap Lounge

 



Congratulations!!!!

 

Email me at cuddlebugcuties@gmail.com  and I'll get your new markers on there way to you.

 

 

This was truly a fun give away, so I decided lets do it again.

This time I have 10 brand new Copic Ciao Markers up for grabs.

 

B24, B00, BG10, V91, R20, Y35, BG15, E00, R02, YR23

 

Copic Marker Candy Cuddlebug Cuties

If you want to be entered in the Copic Marker Candy Drawing all you have to do is be a follower and leave a comment. Members world-wide are welcome 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.

The lucky winner will be drawn when we reach 450 followers.

 

And now for a new digi. This little sweetie is Amber. I think she is adorable from head to toe. With her cute little bowed pigtails, her frilly dress, and her darling shoes; she is a Valentines Day cutie perfect for your holiday papercrafting.

 

Amber Cuddlebug Cuties

 

Amber Cuddlebug Cuties

 

Amber Cuddlebug Cuties

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

Have a wonderful week everyone.

Hugs,

Anna

 

 

Colorific Copic Marker Holder & Linky Party Sunday

Good morning everyone,

Hope your weekend has been going great.

Patchwork Rosie Cuddlebug Cuties

 

I have had an incrediably wonderful day today.

I started the morning out by getting my Valentine's Day present early. Yay!!! /happy dance /happy dance

 

My hubby brought me an iPad Mini. And I love it!!! I have the orginal iPad but it's pretty much dead. However, I keep using it trying to get every cent of my money out of it, lol. This new one is such an improvement.

I'm not really sure why he gave it to me early. He said that I looked sad lately and he just wanted to cheer me up, awe. I don't think we've ever done anything more than dinner for Valentines, so this is pretty sweet.

 

 

Then  on to another spectacular event. I was gifted an amazing Copic marker holder by one of my wonderful followers.

It is such a sweet notion and it is so beautiful and functional too.

Absolutely perfect!

Thank you.

 

I truely love this! I can see all my makers and they're all so easy to get to. There's even room to store my swatch book. This is a must have for those who love to color

inside, outside, and top


And there's even better news. Want to hear it?
I asked if she would be willing to create one more for a special giveaway, and she said yes.!!! Yay!!!
So in the near future there will be a one of a kind copic marker holder up for grabs for one lucky follower.

/happy dance /happy dance

So many exciting events all in one weekend.

Now it's time for the Sunday Linky Party.
Add your family friendly blog to the list below. It's a great way to advertise your blog and make new friends with similar interests.

Please follow your host, and stop by others blogs. I'm sure they would love it if you left a comment. And most importantly have fun.

Hugs,
Anna




Amelia

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday.

Mine was fantastic but ended much to soon. 

I think I need a vacation to recuperate from my vacation, lol.

I did learn that pretty much all toddler toys seem to require assembly. (at least all the ones that we bought did) We spent nearly the entire day on Christmas putting toys together.

 I think next year I'll assemble everything as I buy it. That way it's all ready to go.    

Even though we had so much fun I'm glad life is getting back to normal now. Which means playing with the little man and squeezing in a bit of art while he's napping.

Amelia Cuddlebug Cuties

Amelia Cuddlebug Cuties

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

 

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There's 2 days left to enter for the December blog candy . 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone.

 

Hugs,

Anna