FUN WITH ACEO'S

I scanned my little ACEO that I made yesterday so its much clearer and thought I would also share my original sketch as well. I loved creating this one alot and just had a blast playing with my art set that I got last Christmas full of markers, chalk, watercolors and colored pencils, not to mention my favorite, Stickles Diamond glitter glue!

ARTIST PLAY DAY WITH COLOR AND GLITTER

Happy Sunday, everyone! Today was a "jammie" day for me and I loved every minute of it! I took the day off to "play" since this is probably the last day to do so until after January 2nd. The petsitting, Christmas parties and shopping crazies are going to be in full swing starting next weekend so I thought I'd better take advantage of some "me" time today:)

I drew lots of Parables, Christmas images and  partridges in pear trees in my sketchbook and took out my colored pencils, watercolor, markers and my Diamond Stickles glitter glue and had a blast! 

I drew this little Peppermint girl and inked it and then colored and added glitter to it. Oh my gosh it was the most fun I have had in so long, I so miss working in color and it made my creative heart so happy!

I took this picture with my camera so I apologize for the fuzzy image. I think this would be a fun image for an ACEO and also a digital stamp, too:)

WIZARD OF OZ SKETCH

Dont you just love the Wizard of Oz? It is one of my all time fav movies and has a sentimental place in my heart. My Dad and I and our family always used to watch it growing up and everytime I hear any version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" I still always think about my Dad:)

In the last week I have been seeing it everywhere! I watched it on TV last weekend, I was at a wine bar with a friend this week and it was playing on the screen on the wall next to us and I took my Wizard of Oz book, that has the whole script of the movie, off the shelf this weekend and got inspired to draw this little sketch. I thought a border with some pretty Poppies would be fun and I gave the scarecrow his diploma, the tin woodsman his heart and the poor cowardly lion a fearful look on his face:) I love that scene where he scares himself by pulling his own tail:) I think this would make a fun holiday image!

SAINT MICHAEL SKETCH

Happy Thursday, everyone, I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful week. I finally bought myself a new sketchbook since the one I had was totally filled up, I love that feeling! I love my new one and have been filling it up with lots of Saints and Angels so far.

I have been going to a bible study at St Michael's Abbey once a month here in Southern California and the teacher is Father Gregory who is such an awesome person so I was thinking he might like a picture of St. Michael. I was inspired by the icon paintings of the saints that are so graphic and stylized and all have such beautiful faces. I'm not sure if I will make this into an ink drawing or color it or just keep working on the graphite drawing and give him this one with more details and frame it? I think I'll let St. Michael lead me:)

FRIDAY 50% OFF SALE

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today! 

I will be having a 24 HOUR SALE (TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NOV 23 PST - EVERYTHING IN MY SHOP WILL BE 50% OFF. (I will refund your account after your purchase is complete - No codes needed)

Here is my new image called, "NATIVITY" and if you make a purchase of $10.00 or more on Friday during my 50% OFF SALE you will receive this image FREE!

For those of you who just want this image it will be in my Etsy shop on Saturday.


I hope that you will keep gratitude in your heart for everything you have this Thanksgiving Day and everyday.


For all your digital stamping needs please visit MY ETSY SHOP or to purchase any of my digital stamps and DOWNLOAD them with NO WAITING you can now purchase them HERE!

and for my NEW RUBBER STAMP SETS FROM SPARKLE N SPRINKLE CLICK HERE!

NEW "NOEL" ANGEL DIGITAL STAMP

I just finished my new "NOEL" ANGEL DIGITAL STAMP I have been drawing Angels and Saints in my new sketchbook over the last week, I just cant stop:)

I guess that's where the Holy Spirit is leading me these days and I'm so okay with that. I drew a sketch of St. Michael the Archangel this morning and lots of St Francis and some calligraphy too so I'll be scanning and posting those this week.

I hope those of you in the USA have a Happy Thanksgiving this week!

Hugs,

Michelle

"NOEL" ANGEL SKETCH

Happy Thursday everyone! What a crazy week this has been. Nothing bad, just so many unexpected bumps in the road of life but thankfully all the stuff that was thrown at me has worked out for the better and have turned into blessings. I love it when that happens:)

One blessing was that I have been home this week, no overnights with any doggies so I've had extra time to work in my sketchbook, my favorite thing, and happily I have completely filled up this wonderful sketchbook that my friend Jamie gave me and had to buy another one which I will be breaking in tonight!

I was going thru my art books and found this gorgeous angel painting by Edward Burne-Jones, called "The Angel." and it inspired me to create this little angel, I'm naming her "Noel." I just cant get enough of angels and Christmas these days and am working on a Nativity sketch too:) I hope to work on Noel this weekend, I will be home all next week as well and will get lots of creative time in (fingers crossed:))

Have a wonderful weekend!

Michelle

FINDING RUDOLPH

"RUDOLPH"

Happy Voting day to those of you in the USA!
I just listed my newest image at my Etsy shop called, "Rudolph" and I never would have created him if it werent for the mice in my apartment:(

I found evidence on Friday last week of little critters in my apartment so I have been cleaning furiously everywhere especially in my closet. I found one of my old sketchbooks that were loaded with Christmas images and  a tiny sketch of Rudolph that I thought would make a really pretty stamp design.

I think the mice are gone but I'm grateful for them because I never would have found Rudolph hiding in my closet inside the pages of my sketchbook!

NEW MPS BIRTHDAY RUBBER STAMP SET - NOW AVAILABLE

Sparkle n Sprinkle has just release a new birthday rubber stamp set called, "Abby and Walter's Birthday" featuring my Abby and Walter, Flying Birthday Girl and Happy Birthday Cupcake images along with some fun birthday sentiments, isnt it cute?!? It is available HERE.

More rubber stamp sets are coming soon! 

50% OFF SALE AND NEW "CHRISTMAS SNOW ANGEL

"CHRISTMAS SNOW ANGEL"

I just listed my newest image at my Etsy shop called "Christmas Snow Angel" I hope you like her:)

I am also having a 50% OFF SALE NOW THRU WED OCTOBER 31ST AT NOON PST at my Etsy shop, NO CODES NEEDED, I will refund your account after your purchase is completed.

Hugs,

Michelle

CHRISTMAS SNOW ANGEL - SNEEK PEEK

I wanted to share a little sneek peek of my new "Christmas Snow Angel" coming soon, I promise she will have a body and some wings attached:)
It is crazy how fast approaching the holidays are but I am super excited for Halloween one of my favorite times of the year. It finally feels like fall here in southern California, nice and cool and crisp here this week!
I hope you have a wonderful and creative day!

Hugs,

Michelle

www.michelleperkett.etsy.com

NEW MPS "GINGERBREAD LAND" STAMP SET RELEASE!

Hi everyone! I have been working on a new digital stamp set for Christmas called, "GINGERBREAD LAND" and will be releasing it on Tuesday, October 9th and it will be available at MY ETSY SHOP!

I had alot of fun with this set and before you know it Christmas will be upon us:)

"Gingerbread Land" comes with four images and three sentiments that all work together or seperately, I think its a really fun set!

Hugs,

Michelle

CHRISTMAS SNOW ANGEL SKETCH

Even though its super hot here in Southern California I'm still dreaming of a white Christmas:) I just cant wait for the weather to cool off and for my two favorite holidays to get here, Halloween and Christmas!

Here is a little sketch I did that I am thinking of calling the "Christmas Snow Angel" Not sure yet, any ideas?:)

Hugs,

Michelle

MPS 50% OFF ALL DIGITAL STAMPS WEEKEND SALE!

Happy Autumn, everyone! In honor of my favorite time of year and today being the first day of Autumn officially, (even if its still hot here in Southern California:)) I thought a 50% off sale would be in order!

ALL DIGITAL STAMPS in my Etsy shop are 50% OFF THIS WEEKEND UNTIL TOMORROW, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD AT MIDNIGHT PACIFIC STANDARD TIME!

NO CODES NEEDED, I WILL REFUND THE SALE PRICE BACK TO YOUR ACCOUNT AFTER PURCHASE

HAPPY SHOPPING AND HAPPY FALL!!

"THE SECRET GARDEN" SKETCH

One of my petsitting clients gave me a whole stack of kids clothing magazines and one in particular called, Chasing Fireflies, has the cutest clothing for little girls I got SO inspired by all the cute little ruffled fall jackets and boots and leggings and berets that I pieced all together and what came out was Mary from The Secret Garden. I had so much fun drawing this!

There are so many versions but the one that came out in the early 90's is such a magical version of this story and very well done with Kate Maberley and Maggie Smith. The whole cast is really wonderful, I highly recommend it!

Hope you enjoy the sketch:)

Hugs,

Michelle

MPS RUBBER STAMP SALE AND HALLOWEEN SLIDER CARD VIDEO TUTORIAL

Hi Everyone!

Sparkle n Sprinkle have a great sale going on right now on the new "CANDY CORN WITCHES" Rubber STamp set! Click the link below to purchase!

http://sparklensprinkle.com/o/product_info.php?cPath=82_221&products_id=5920

And here is a really cool cardmaking video tutorial on how to make a slider card using my "Candy the Sweet  Halloween Witch" image:

NEW MPS RUBBER STAMPS NOW AVAILABLE!

New Michelle Perkett Rubber NOW AVAILABLE!!

Here are four new sets from Sparkle N Sprinkle!!  Arent they darling? 2 just in time for Halloween!!  And for those of you that are in the Video Kit Club at SNS, they will be using the Candy Corn Halloween  set.  The video should be up in a day or two so keep checking their site.

And what a great opportunity to use their Glow in the Dark Embossing Powder!!!  So with any order of the new Halloween sets, Candy Corn Halloween, or The Good Witch, SNS will throw in a 1/2oz bottle, FREE!!  So have some spooktacular fun with your Halloween cards this year!!

Stamp Set 470 - Candy Corn Halloween



Stampette 471 - The Good Witch 


Stampette 472 Pet Sympathy



Stamp Set 473 - Beach Babes
 

NEW MPS RUBBER STAMPS SETS AVAILABLE TOMORROW!

CANDY CORN WITCHES RUBBER STAMP SET

NEW! Rubber stamp sets available at Sparkle N Sprinkle Tomorrow! Arent they cute?!?

Please visit www.sparklensprinkle.com to order and Now Available all of my digital stamps are downloadable when you order there as well!

CELESTE THE GOOD WITCH RUBBER STAMP SET

PET SYMPATHY RUBBER STAMP SET

BEACH BABES RUBBER STAMP SET

MPS 50% OFF SALE - NEW IMAGES

Hi Everyone,

I am having a 50% OFF SALE at my Etsy Shop NOW thru Thursday August 23rd at 5PM PST

(No Codes needed, I will refund your account after purchase)

Here are my 4 new "SPORTZ KIDZ" images on sale NOW!

SNEEK PEEK - NEW "SPORTZ KIDZ" IMAGES

Hi Everyone! I wanted to give you a little "SNEEK PEEK" at my new SPORTZ KIDZ images that will be available next week, I will keep you posted when they are available!

NEW "CHARITY" ANGEL STAMP NOW AVAILABLE!

Congratulations to Sharon for naming my new angel, "Charity" I love that name and think its really fitting for an angel, in fact I think we should all be Angels of Charity towards each other, dont you?:)

Thank you so much to all of you who played the name game, I loved every one of your name suggestions, its always SO hard to choose!!

My Charity Angel is NOW AVAILBLE at my Etsy shop and now all of my Digital Stamps at Sparkle N Sprinkle are now on sale and are DOWNLOADABLE!! No waiting!!

MPS "NAME THE STAMP" CONTEST

Hi everyone!

I am really excited about my new Angel but she needs a pretty name, can you please help?

I am having a "Name the Stamp" Contest that starts now thru Monday, August 13th at 5PM PST.

Please add a comment to this post with your name suggestion and the winning name that I choose with recieve my new Angel stamp! Have fun and I look forward to hearing all of your suggestions!

For all of your digital stamping needs please visit my Etsy shop and for my new Rubber Stamp sets, please visit
Sparkle N Sprinkle!

"LOVE IS PATIENT, LOVE IS KIND" SKETCH

I drew this little sketch around Valentine's Day and just found it in my sketchbook this weekend and had to post it. I was looking at my "Soulmates" mermaid stamp in my Etsy shop the other day and I thought that its time to add some more love to the shop:)
I thought the bible verse "Love is patient, love is kind" 1 COR 13:4 would be the perfect words to use along with it, dont you?

MPS RUBBER STAMP RELEASE/BLOG HOP

Hi Everyone,

I have some really fun stuff to share with you all, I posted earlier this week on my Facebook page that I have some new Rubber Stamp sets coming out for Christmas and July with "Sparkle N Sprinkle" and the were originally scheduled to be released on July 15th but will now be released for the start of their "Christmas in July" Blog Hop on July 12!

Here is the blog link where the start of the blog will be:
http://sparklensprinkle.com/blog/2012/06/get-ready-christmas-in-july-is-almost-here/

And... Here are the new Rubber Stamp Sets! Arent they fun? The first on is Holly the Christmas Spirit Fairy with the Snow Goddess (See video tutorial with Snow Goddess to make a Swing Card)  and some pretty sentiments and Christmas flowers and flourishes.

The second is Woofie in the Snow!

There will be some great giveaways during the hop and I know that the DT at Sparkle and Sprinkle will put on a great Christmas and July Blog Hop! See you there!

50% OFF ALL MPS DIGITAL STAMPS!

Happy Fourth of July to those of you in the good ol' USA! All of my Digital Stamps at Michelle Perkett Studio are 50% OFF Now, July 4th,  thru  noon tomorrow, July 5th at NOON PST!

No codes needed, I will refund the sale price to your account! Happy Shopping!

New MPS Rubber Stamp sets Coming July 15th!!

Hugs,

Michelle

MPS NEW RUBBER STAMPS SETS!

 Hi Everyone!


 I'm excited to tell you that Sparkle N Sprinkle will be carrying my entire line of digital stamps along with making certain images into rubber stamp sets!  So be sure to keep watching the Sparkle N Sprinkle website, they are scheduled to be releasing 2 new Christmas in July rubber stamp sets on July 15th!!  


Please enjoy the above video (that can be seen on the Sparkle N Sprinkle website) featuring my Snow Goddess/Holly Fairy Christmas stamp set made into a really cool Swing Card!


They will be in grey rubber that is deeply etched and the quality is really awesome, I am so excited about this and have been waiting almost 3 years to find someone to license my images into rubber stamps, I will certainly keep you posted:)


Michelle

LADY READING HER BIBLE SKETCH

Happy Saturday! This week has been super busy with petsitting so I happy for some down time today to do some inking and sketching. I love this picture of Mary and baby Jesus reading the bible together from the cover of my Magnificat, I dont know who the artist is but it looks like somewhere in between the 18th and 19th centuries? If anyone knows please let me know:)

Anyway, I was inspired by this beautiful painting to sketch this lady reading her little bible. I think she will make a pretty digital stamp:)

50% OFF SALE AND NEW IMAGES AT MPS!

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

ROSE

Happy Memorial Day everyone, I wanted to say THANK YOU! to all of our men and women who have served and who are now serving our country, we love you!

I am having a 50% OFF SALE at my Etsy shop now thru tomorrow at midnight PST (Tuesday, May 29th) No codes needed, (I will refund the sale price back to your account after purchase)

Also...I just listed 2 NEW images at my shop! The first one is Our Lady of Guadalupe and Rose! I hope you like them and hope you all can take advantage of the sale!

Hugs,

Michelle

ANGEL OF THE ROSES SKETCH

I was sketching a little girl from memory over the weekend who sat in front of me at church and had the most precious little face, had a blonde pixie haircut and a "fairy" dress with roses on it and was so serious which made her even more adorable:) I thought "that is my next fairy for sure" with that cute little face, she reminded me of my Lily Fairy.

When I was drawing her I pictured her as a fairy but her wings didnt look right and they blossomed into angel wings so here she is. I want to call her the Angel of the Roses but I think she needs a pretty, girly name to go with it, do you guys have any suggestions?

PSALM 118 SKETCH

I finally bought myself a new bible and the first time that I opened it I asked God to choose a verse that I could illustrate and He led me to this one; Psalm 118:24, "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad." 


This is such a happy verse, isnt it? I pictured a little house with lots of flowers and love all around the  house:) I think this sketch would make a really cute digital stamp. I had so much fun with this one and plan to illustrate more verses from my new bible:)

MPS 50% OFF MOTHER'S DAY SALE!

Happy Mothers Day weekend! In honor of all  of our wonderful mothers out there I am having a 

50% OFF SALE AT MY ETSY SHOP! 

now thru noon tomorrow PST, Sunday, May 13th!

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Hugs,

Michelle

"OUR LADY OF LOURDES" SKETCH

Happy Sunday everyone! My computer troubles are over thank goodness. My Mac completely died and I had no access to Photoshop except at Kinko's and I was getting super discouraged. But last week a friend of mine gave me her old PC and I was able to load Photoshop Elements on it and at least work on my digital stamp designs.

On Friday, I found a PC at the Salvation Army store for $50 and it had a ton of memory on the Hard Drive so I couldnt pass it up. I didnt know what programs were on it but something just told me to buy it and when I hooked it up it had Photoshop and Illustrator and In-Design! The complete design package was on it! 

Needless to say, I am grateful for being able to work in color again! I wanted to share this sketch of "Our Lady of Lordes" that I will be coloring in pink, blue and white. I have drawn at least 5 sketches of her in my sketchbook before I drew the perfect one and this is her! I hope you like her:)

NEW "CHEERFUL GIVER" STAMP NOW AVAILABLE

I just posted my newest Faith image at my Etsy shop called, "Cheerful Giver" I hope you like this one.
These days, my newly restored faith has given me so many inspirations in my sketchbook and I will be sharing them as soon as I get them scanned:)

Hope you enjoy this one and I hope you are all having a wonderful and creative week!

Hugs,

Michelle