Coloring with inks and pens (inspired by Maurice Sendak)

[@mzp6620]

Let's just leave it with INCREDIBLE.

[@ryantaylor7283]

One of my favorite things about teaching (38 1/2 yrs.) was the books! I LOVE children's literature and used it as many times a day as possible and then again with my own children. Thanks for the inspiration and for the memories! I say, "YES," to a new series!

[@lisadelong1455]

WOW Sandy, watching you create these characters was so much fun and amazing. Your talent just blows me away. You have such a gift. The elephant reminds me of the wooly mammoth in the Ice Age movie’s that uses Ray, from Everybody Loves Raymond, voice. I love the trees, so cool.

[@terriconrad4612]

Fantastic! Just fantastic! 🙋‍♀️🌴🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@criswalton7636]

I almost didn't watch this video....but I am sooo glad I did! It turned out so wonderful and was one of those videos that you smile all the way through while watching! You made a wonderful Mammoth and Wart hog!!!!

[@kathryneddy5172]

These are AMAZING!! I was a children's media specialist for 15 years and your idea would be so much fun!!! How about Eric Carle, Ezra Jack Keats, Marcus Pfister, or Isabelle Arnsenault? Love this idea!!!

[@SandyAllnock1]

Great suggestions!

[@09mclemens]

These are delightful. As a children's librarian would love to see other projects based on children's book illustrators.

[@bimmermom]

Oh I love these! Specially the night one …. And his little teefs! ☺️. I did laugh at you though talking about not cleaning the ink off the blending brush properly and using a mix of inks and oxide …. I do all that and I too don’t have full collection of either one … I do enjoy blending with inks and just purchased another three sets of four mini inks that I just couldn’t live without 🙄 …. Well done on these two cards!

[@anyatoledo4751]

Takes my breath away! Love, love, love them! Thanks so much for sharing!😍

[@MelaniesShabbyChic]

WOW, WOW, WOW!!! Just awesome Sandy!

[@ellenschmidt3005]

These are so cute! I also fell in love with Sendak's work but never thought of making my own. I would love if you made a series of videos using various children illustrator's works! Thanks Sandy

[@ardyth]

WOW! These are amazing. I also love the art of Eric Carle.

[@anmiyoto]

OH MY! I love everything about this post! Love Maurice Sendak, (one of my favorites to read to my class when I was teaching elementary). I was just fascinated at how the simple images just came to life as your were inking! I could have watched that all day!! Just beautiful!! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@Peppermint_Paper]

Love your work! My all time favorite children’s book illustrator is Eloise Wilkin❤️ Her characters, especially babies and children, as so expressive and precious. I would adore it if you did a video in her style.

[@NotAfraidofColor]

This is far and beyond my favorite video. I love this style and love Where the Wild Things Are!

[@cheri6905]

Sandy!......LOVE these cards!! I am always so in awe of your talent! Wow - I have to try this because you make it look like so much FUN! I don't expect them to look like yours, but I am motivated!

[@AllisonCopeDesigns]

Oh my! These cards are AH-mazing Sandy! So inspiring!

[@brendajennings5438]

Love the concept (total bookworm here)! As per usual, I'm watching this process in awe. When you started I just couldn't see where you were going, and then, BOOM...you start drawing and there it is! I'm always in awe watching the process. Thanks again for sharing your amazing inspiration and talents!

[@sherylosullivan9619]

I did it! I made three cards today based on this brilliant idea. I didn’t really modify my animals much (apart for give my llama a pink Mohawk and painted toenails!) I don’t have any solid animal stamps so the texture on the critters was already on the stamp. It I used your ideas to complete the background. It was soooo much fun and two of the cards are for guys. Super hard to do. I did Matt them all with a skinny black matt, which gave them a cartoon quality.

[@SandyAllnock1]

Sweet!!!

[@karencarlson8292]

These are awesome! I am a life-long crafter, but I repeatedly find myself in awe of what you do. I even make my husband watch some of your videos (like the Star Wars card and movie night on the couch) because I am awed by how you adapt stamps. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

[@waynevihaan5742]

I realize I'm quite off topic but do anyone know a good website to watch newly released movies online?

[@shadowguard3578]

Amazing illustrations. Sandy, I like the fact that you adapt what you have to your own style.

[@cecilialewis9770]

I love that book. What a treat to see what you accomplished. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@rosslynpierce6207]

WOW! You did an awesome job. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I love watching you create and explain the process. You are very talented at your craft and at teaching it.

[@maggieyager9231]

Very cool, love the textures of the monsters and I always loved reading this book to children.

[@cjsimplyscraps]

I just love this. Wow, just watching this come to life was amazing. I’m a big kid at heart and this book I started with my nephew when he was 2. And that continued with my 3 sons. Thank you . Totally made me smile and would love to see more artists

[@marcydome8258]

Love these!! I'm a Sendak fan also, and enjoyed the look back, as well as the idea! Thanks!

[@shelleyrubenstein9420]

You are such a brilliant artist with an amazing imagination! I am always wowed by your creations. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us as you always do.

[@brittahagen6569]

I already Love this Book and I Love your cards! Now both came together, thankyou!!!!!

[@joanhanna6647]

love this idea. I'd love to see any illustrators.

[@pattybeers7113]

I love Maurice Sendak, and you are awesome and so talented. I want to try this.

[@beckymartin1810]

Amazing! So inspiring and one of my favorite illustrators too.

[@gaylynnstringham9006]

These are unbelievable Sandy 💙💚💛 you are amazing!!!

[@igemdiva]

This was so fun! I have so many Pinterest boards for all the children’s illustrators I love💕 so a series like this would be so fun and inspiring to watch ! I would love to see you do something by Mary Blair or Richard Scarry

[@lindaruschmeyer5298]

Wonderful!!! You are so gifted. I will definitely give this a try/. TFS

[@EveDove77]

Sandy! OMG! This was BRILLIANT! What a great job you did on these cards. I put your recommendation on doing this on my list of things to try. Thanks so much for being such an inspiration. TFS.

[@MultiplicityCrafts]

Great ideas, Sandy! I was looking through some of my daughter's books and noticing the shading on the illustrations. It's very helpful.

[@deborahreeder7374]

WOW! Impressive effort and results. Well done!

[@catherinevernet5103]

These cards are so fun and I love the idea to mix ink sketching techniques with colors ! I will try it. Thank you.

[@SandyAllnock1]

I figured you might like it! 😍

[@rigmorolsson4765]

Loooooove his book too! :) Your cards turned out awesome, as usual! :)

[@sarahlongshore2605]

I love the idea of mimicking different children's book artist!!!! Beatrix Potter ?

[@catheyboocat-design7175]

Love love this❤️❣️❤️❣️. How about Arthur Rackman or Edmund Dulac

[@donnadegale-kalloo5926]

Omg...you always make it look so easy, love it!

[@bcottle51]

So clever!!! Love how they turned out!,,

[@kgarcia630]

Oh, I just found you~ saw the Arsenault video and loved it. This one is wonderful as well. I’m a long-time library worker and children’s book lover. You have really captured the illustrator’s styles while making it your own. If you reproduced these cards, I would absolutely buy them! Excellent work! ❤️

[@Kathylquiltz]

I’m impressed that only took ONE day! Wow

[@michellemcmahon1973]

Amazing. I love this. You have me looking at bold stamps that I never use in a whole new way.

[@SandyAllnock1]

Try this...it’ll be addictive 😍

[@rebeccawong1]

Love the lines ... 🥰

[@TheresaPetermann]

Love Maurice too! I made a mini album years ago for my daughter with his illustrations. Never thought to try and draw them myself. thanks as always for sharing. more please.

[@karenzemko6518]

Just WOW! Not my style, but I just love to watch you create something so different from a stamp. TFS

[@maryannemillis1750]

Just WOW!

[@julieirwin3869]

Wow! Beautiful

[@barbarabass4235]

I so love all that you do! 😍

[@tracydacy]

Wow - I’m blown away by your talent! Love these cards.

[@melvinnieves1964]

Wow, you did an amazing job!

[@betsywilsonczt3290]

OMG! I SO need to give this a try! AWESOME! Let me just throw Charles Vess to you.....

[@vanessawitkowski2251]

Amazing. Love these.

[@lechatbotte.]

One of the best children’s books ever. EB White and a few others

[@Raeski22]

Wow, Sandy, this was incredible to watch. The end result was magical. Loved it!

[@barbaramcgirl2825]

Amazing and love these images!

[@aliscraps-allisonbunt]

Fantastic!

[@DelandArtie]

Uffff so much goodness!! Loved it!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@memories4uNme]

Wow really love them

[@dlp454]

You NEVER cease to amaze me with your talent and ideas. This was SO MUCH fun to watch. Can't wait to see what comes next!

[@lesliedoerhoefer6030]

Sandy, You are so gifted! Wish I had your talent! Thanks for sharing your cards with us all.

[@sabinedikoff8367]

Hi Sandy, thank you for this great video, what a funny way to use stamps for a really unique drawing!

[@TPTCC27]

Love these...amazing!!

[@wendypeters1528]

Wow! Your cards are beautiful! - W

[@Cards4Cancer]

One of my favorite child books. Truly a brilliant adaptation on your part.

[@nancyprobst6311]

Love these!

[@cjsimplyscraps]

Would love Dr. Seuss, and where the sidewalk ends.

[@shannonhulbert8732]

These are amazing!

[@the_paper_trail_with_makira]

WOW!!!

[@pamcarr4963]

spectacular!!!

[@louiseorr8963]

Amazing!

[@MsKeekster]

These are fantastic, I love them, tfs

[@awenbunny]

These are brilliant! I never saw these books until I was an adult and the style is fabulous. I know they would have frightened me as a child. I found Dr Seuss’s Cat in the Hat disturbing. I’d love to see you turn more stamps into illustration styles Sandy!

[@renshaw5darlene1519]

So cool

[@urbangardenproject]

This is so amazing.

[@mememebeth]

Ludwig Bemelmans- Madeline. I would love to see this become a series

[@mememebeth]

Julia Denos books would be good too

[@sheilagraber5577]

Wow! These are amazing. You’re so talented ❤️

[@dingfriesaredone]

I think part of the blending issues you might have had were from using distress ink and the oxide together. Once you added everything together you don’t notice it at all.

[@SandyAllnock1]

I have blending issues no matter what ink I’m using and no matter what combination LOL

[@dingfriesaredone]

@@SandyAllnock1 I have to say though it really looked good after you finished the card. It gave the card depth of color.

[@angieantczak9305]

Anita jeram!

[@SandyAllnock1]

She already makes stamps ❤️

[@reallycrazy4paper]

Theses are amazing. I could give you my address if they need a good home, lol. Hugs, Julie.

[@KelskiB]

these are truly lovely and an artist is entitled to do whatever moves them but seeing an elephant with horns on top of it's head throws me off

[@SandyAllnock1]

🤣

[@faithfamilyfriends1]

Amazing!