I think we even scared the cardinals. :)
Anyway, she is a delightful human being - you can see our Crafty Chat session with her here - it's great.
She brought one of her illustrators with her - Becky Pearce - who is also a delightful woman. We had so much fun. One of the cool things Wendy revealed in her Crafty Chat interview was that she chose her illustrators from children's books she saw at Barnes and Noble. It gives her images a sweet and youthful style.
I think you could do an effective test to find out if someone is mentally unstable just by asking them: "Do you love children's book illustrators?" Yes or no - all no's have to be locked up in a hatch. I LOVE illustrated children's books. Everything from Edward Gorey, to Alice to Where the Wild Things Are. Some of my favorite art in the world is from children's books.
Today, I am guest hopping with Sugar Pea and My Sweet Petunia, and I chose an image that absolutely stole my heart - Twinkle, Twinkle. I love the love for her bear, her squeezing him tight, the fact that they are alone together, and the hopeful, wishful window. Children are often alone in children's books - off in imaginary worlds, or in places where their parents can't find them, like Oz or Wonderland. This image evokes all those worlds and stories, I think.
I had to call in reinforcements on this card - texting my friends Yoo-Rah and Kelli for advice on what to put in the window - a night sky or a blue sky - but the name of the stamp set won us over, and I had to go for stars.
So I stamped the image in Daffodil Delight and then did no-line watercolor on it. Then I colored the sky. As the last step, I stamped it again on label paper and masked off everything but the sky and then splattered white ink on it for the stars. So much fun.
But not as much fun as prizes! So if you comment on all the blogs in today's hop, you can win prizes from BOTH Sugar Pea and My Sweet Petunia. For MY blog, please leave me a comment telling me your favorite children's book!!
Here are all the stops on the hop! Enjoy the creations - these are some awesome artists.
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Your night sky is perfection ... love the watercoloring too.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you about children's book artists! I worked in a library and LOVED "reading" the children's book and LOOKING at the art work. Adorable stamp = adorable card, too.
ReplyDeleteLove reading your post, your card is amazing. Your night sky is wow.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!!!! The image causes the viewer to ponder what she's thinking. Precious. I love children's books. I was never so happy as when my kiddos' scholastic book orders came in!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable, Lydia!!
ReplyDeletePooh of course. Then Narnia for older children and myself.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable card. I will always love picture books and I have many favorites. But I still cannot read, "Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch without getting choked up. Love,love, love that book.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done! Such a sweet card! My favorite children's book is Bunnicula.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely card with the Sugar Pea stamp set, Lydia. I remember being fascinated with the photographed children's book, The Lonely Doll. I now know the author's troubled childhood was reflected in the images in her published books but I loved the "reality" of the photographed pages.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, you did a wonderful job with this card! It's adorable.
ReplyDeletePrecious card!
ReplyDeleteLovely card - so beautifully colored and so inspiring:)
ReplyDeleteI could not adore you any more than I do if I tried!! This is without a doubt the most gorgeous card I have ever seen made with this image. It truly looks like it came straight from a page in a children's book. xoxo
ReplyDeleteMy favorite? I don't remember having one as a child. My choice was always for my mom to sing to me. My favorites with my kids: Babies by Gyo Fujikawa - "Babies are very little, soft, warm, and cuddly. They're always lying around, eating, sleeping, laughing, and crying." Yes, I still know it by heart! My oldest carried it around like it was her blankie. Then I loved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst - "some days are like that, even in Australia." My son loved that book. For a while we had to read that every night. Also Dr. Seuss - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. When I was pregnant with numbers 2,3, and 4; we loved Fran Manushkin's Baby, Come Out!, and The New Baby with illustrations by Eloise Wilken.
ReplyDeleteEvery night we read three books. Then we progressed to chapter books. Then……they all read their books themselves. For over fifteen years I read three books a night. Goodnight Moon, Berenstain Bears, Little Critter books, Mercer Mayer's books, The Velveteen Rabbit, Beatrix Potter's books, Peter Pan (not Disney! the REAL Peter Pan.) How could I have a favorite? I suppose if I have to pick, then it goes back to the beginning. "Babies are very little, soft, warm, and cuddly……"
Oh to see the world through the eyes of Understandblue - what a fabulous card.
ReplyDeleteONE FAVORITE???? Nope. Can't whittle it down that far. The Little Leftover Witch, The Plain Princess, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Ramona The Pest (& every other Beverly Cleary book), Encyclopedia Brown, Nancy Drew, The Borrowers, Little Women, the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Old Mother West Wind books, Harvey comic books, The Bobsey Twins, Trixie Belden, ...*phew*, stop me now. I read anything I could get my hands on! Thanks for sharing your card! Love that image!
ReplyDeleteLydia, this is a cute, cute card....I just love stopping and seeing what you have made, your coloring, painting is so perfect. Well done.
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling card! I remember the one you made with the little babe asleep on the crescent moon! They both have that 'sweet' feel.
ReplyDeleteLove this and love images from children's books. My favorite for infants & toddlers is anything by Sandra Boynton, but especially "The Going to Bed Book." I've read it so often, I have it memorized!
ReplyDeleteOMG I had to go and order this set...it is so touching and I say this to my grandkids all the time...thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteIt's been so long since I've read a children's book
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I remember any titles. I did read
Trixie Beldon and Nancy Drew but I don't know if
they count. Love your card.
thanks for sharing.
super cute card!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful image, and the no line water colouring is fabulous! My favourite children's book - I still the copy I was given when I was 10 - is Wind in the Willows. Even without the terrific illustrations, the writing is so good that you can imagine Mr. Toad wildly careening about town in his motor car! :)
ReplyDeleteI took kiddie-lit twice (required in both states I lived & taught in) and still cannot get rid of my collection of children's books. Favorite? Where the Wild Things Are but Good Night Moon is a close second.
ReplyDeleteEncyclopedia Brown. I couldn't wait to figure out the mystery!!
ReplyDeleteI love SugarPea stamps and this stamp set, and I realize it was named after her daughter's nickname, but I do wish they had little boy stamps as sweet as their little girl stamps. I'm surrounded by males! Husband, sons, grandsons... not a girl in sight, except me :) Your card is adorable!!
ReplyDeleteAwww!!! Too sweet and cute!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite children's book is The Little Prince!
Lydia your card is so super sweet, love that previous image. Watercoloured beautifully!
ReplyDeleteAdorable card! And I just ordered that stand. I have been searching for months - should have known to come here for the best advice! lol!
ReplyDeleteI just love this stamp and I do love children's illustrated books. Since I'm an "oldie but goody" anything that was in the little Golden Books is just magical for me. Great work on this one! I'm a coward with no line water coloring. Love the results but am scared to actually do the technique.
ReplyDeleteSo cute and pretty kinda brings a tear to my eye. JUST LOVELY!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your card! I have two favorite books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Rainbow Fish.
ReplyDeleteLove Eric Carle illustrations...so The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of my very favorites.
ReplyDeleteVery sweet card. Your coloring is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteYour card evokes a Hello Moon vibe, love it. My favorite children's book is Winnie the Pooh. I made my mom crazy making her read it over and over. I still own a Pooh Invents a New Game pop up book.
ReplyDeleteI hate that spam stuff. The electronic version. I live real Spam tho. That card is so sweet!
ReplyDeleteLove this card so sweet! My favorite children's book is Goodnight Moon because it is a book that all three of my children loved and my granddaughter loves it too
ReplyDeleteAwesomely beautiful - as usual! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI simply LOVE your card. Thanks
ReplyDeleteSuch a darling card!! The window and night background is beautiful! You did an AMAZING job!
ReplyDeleteSuch a precious card. Wonderful job on the coloring.
ReplyDeleteThat is a super cool card! Love the splatters for the stars!
ReplyDeleteMiss Flora McFlimsy'so Christmas Eve.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable card. Your coloring is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThis is just precious Lydia, beautifully done. My fav. childrens book(s) are the Beatrix Potter stories, not so much for the story itself but I have always (even as a young child) was fascinated with the illustrations.
ReplyDeleteThis card looks like a page from a children's book. The style of illustration is so apparent. I love the magic of it and the story above it. It makes me want to go back to childhood, where things were simple and anything was possible.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card. Your coloring is stunning and yes I agree thus image can steal your heart. Your card and image is beautiful
ReplyDeletemy favorite children's book is: Rainbow Fish Book by Marcus Pfister.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet! Your coloring is lovely :)
ReplyDeleteYou always inspire me to create--thank you.
ReplyDeleteOh my totally amazing watercolor piece! I LOVE your watercoloring so much, please do more watercolor videos, I love your style & so enjoy your blog posts!
ReplyDeleteOh goodness, what a sweet card! Love your coloring.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of supplies it takes making a nice handmade card... mind blowing some days. If people only knew they might stop saying things like, "I must save so much money by making your own cards" LOL... if they only knew.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful watercolors!! And it's a darling scene!!
ReplyDeleteOh Lydia. I always enjoy your creations and this is now different. I like Muffly and Fluffy as that was my son's favorite.
ReplyDeleteI like how you colored this sweet image.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet card and stamp! I think the night sky is the perfect choice. Your coloring is lovely--I need to finally try this no-line technique!
ReplyDeleteYour card is so sweet and adorable and your coloring is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have so many memories of Golden Books. The illustrations were wonderful. Sadly, I don't remember the titles. One of my favorite books was Winnie the Pooh and I still have that book.
ReplyDeleteAwww, so sweet! Your colouring is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI'm really out of touch with children's books. I read so many when my kids were little. Dr Seuss books were always a favorite. Great job with your card.
ReplyDeleteSuch a charming picture!
ReplyDeleteI love your creations, Lydia
And your humor.
I enjoy the drawings in the old Barbar books, but I have a book that was given to my grandmother when she was nine. It is called Red Cap Tales by S.R. Crockett. There are only about fifteen illustrations, but they are lovely. Kind of dark, but realistic.
what an incredible card -it looks just like an illustration in a storybook...I aspire to master that coloring technique some day!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite children's book is " Charlotte's Web." I also love " Winnie the Pooh!""
ReplyDeleteLove your card and all your witty blogs.
My fave children's book is "goodnight moon." We love looking for the little mouse.... You did a wonderful job with the sky and the wistful longing for ? to come... santa, sleep, a parent?
ReplyDeleteSo sweet and adorable. I can see why you chose that stamp set. The card and the great job you did in making it warms my heart.
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious card!
ReplyDeleteThis card is among my favorites! Love everything about it! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card that does capture the innocence of children. I agree children's book illustrations are the best!
ReplyDeleteThis is such an adorable card, love it!
ReplyDeleteAlmost forgot, my favorite children's book is called, Tuesday.
DeleteKevin Henkes wrote a book, Chrysanthemum. It's about a little mouse who loves her name. It's absolutely perfect. Then she starts school and the other children make fun of her name because it's so long, and she doesn't think it's so perfect after all. It's a wonderful lesson about bullying. The illustrations are marvelous! Your card is divine!!!
ReplyDeleteOh My Gosh! Your water coloring creates such a wonderful, soft feeling for the darling little image! I LOVE this! Thanks for the inspiration..
ReplyDeletemy goodness your card is stunning!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is a book we used to read to our daughters and then grandson: Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet scene! This reminds me of a darling ATC I created with the theme of 'Favorite Children's Book'. I did my ATC on 'Goodnight, Moon'!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Love the little girl. So cute!
ReplyDeleteCute and dreamy card! My favorite children's book series has to be The Chronicles of Narnia. I read them as a kid and also as an adult and I loved it every time!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely image! I am amazed by your coloring! Thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDelete-Miranda
My favorite children's book was Panda Cake by Rosalie Seidler. I still have a copy of it! I read it t my preschool students! Thanks for allowing me to remember good times, a great story, and for the inspiration from your adorable card! Your coloring is spectacular!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I don't have a favourite children's book as such, but I remember devouring lots of books by famous Dutch writers such as W.G. van der Hulst and Dick Laan (Pinkeltje series, translated into English as Fingerling). I still own several of these books. I fact, I kept all of the children's books I have ever received. Most of the illustrations were fairly simple and in black and white. Love how the current generation can enjoy the illustrations in full colour.
ReplyDeleteSuch an adorable card! Love it and my favorite book is "I Love You More" that and "The Little Prince"
ReplyDeleteOh wow, amazing!
ReplyDeleteYour card is so sweet - it just melts my heart <3
ReplyDeleteThis is so adorable!!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThe sentiment is so sweet and I hove the image you paired it with. TFS
ReplyDeleteI love the Twinkle Twinkle card. Seeing this card took me back to my childhood.
ReplyDeleteIt has been a very long time since I read to my own children so I really can't say with any certainty which book was my favorite other than Dr. Seuss. I hope to read to my grandchildren soon. I do know that I love Phyllis Harris. She does some really amazing kids. I am a moon and star junkie so this caught my eye immediately. Love the set and what you did with it!
ReplyDeleteLovely card! My favorite would be any of the books by Shel Silverstein. He was, and still is, a favorite author of mine. If I needed to narrow it down further, I suppose it would be Where the Sidewalk Ends or A Light in the Attic.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! Love that stamp and what you have created with it!
ReplyDeleteI love this card. so sweet.
ReplyDeleteSo cute. . . love the night sky and stars!!
ReplyDeleteI love children books and the illustrations. My favorite are the old chronicles of Narnia illustrations.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteSuch an adieable card. Love it 😍!
ReplyDeleteSuch an adorable card. Love it 😍!
ReplyDeleteLove this card.
ReplyDeleteLove the Twinkle Twinkle card. The sky is so nice and dark & the way she holds her bear so tight!
ReplyDeleteThis would be so good for a card or a page on my granddaughters scrapbook. She's only 14 months old.
Your watercoloring is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI love how you've painted this stamp image, it's gorgeous. I will be adding this stamp to my wish list. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! Love the rich colors!
ReplyDeleteWonderful card! Love the image with the starry sky!
ReplyDeletelove the starry sky- and the shading of her hair.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love this card and cannot wait to meet Wendy! I am meeting her next month in Orlando to interview here for my website. Scrapping for Less.com
ReplyDeleteI love your card so much. Having taught preschool for years, i have a real love for children's books ...all of Dr. Seuss, The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends and so many more. You did an Amazing job on your card!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely in love with this card & coloring! Beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteGood evening,
ReplyDeleteYour Twinkle Twinkle card is so sweet! Reminds me of the book "Goodnight Moon". I used to read this book to my children at bedtime, one of their favorite bedtime stories. Your coloring is beautiful, and yournight sky is perfect!! Well done. Thanks for sharing.
This is absolutely beautiful. Remind me of my daughter!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card it reminds me of my daughter
ReplyDeleteOh I love this card! Reminds me of my little grand daughter!! She loves to sing twinkle twinkle! She's only 4. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card!
ReplyDeleteThis is just so cute!
ReplyDeletethis card is just beautiful x
ReplyDeleteI love this and it has reminded me of my love for children's books also. I am inspired to find a way to incorporate it into my card making.
ReplyDeleteLove this card and what it says. Very sweet!
ReplyDeletesuch a sweet card. I would think just about anyone would enjoy getting one.
ReplyDeleteOMG I love Love LOVE that image!!! It is soooooo precious!!! I have to have it!!! And your coloring techniques are amazing!!! I'm so glad I stopped by....I found you through a post on Stamp Junkies on Facebook :) Hugs...Janie
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