Burst of Colors

Gone Camping!  Yeah well - noooo not so much...hahaha. I have to admit I don't like camping. I would rather spend my vacation time at home than in a tent or camper. Just not my thing.   Nevertheless the 'Gone Camping' clear stamp set from Whimsy is absolutely fabulous! I had so much fun creating this card and it is a fairly quick card to make as well. Read below how I did it.  I used Strathmore Mixed Media paper for my background. I like this best for ink blending. You either like to use it to blend inks or you hate it. Some say the ink is 'swimming' and not staying in place.  I have found that as long as I don't over do it with the ink it works fine for me. Sometimes I heat set it to help it dry more quickly. I can definitely achieve the smoothest blends with this paper. After inking my BG with Distress inks I stamped the trees and fire place. Then I took a white gel pen and added the stars. The tent and sentiment I stamped on white mixed media paper, color...

Happy Hump-Day Everyone! Today I am sharing a simple foiled thank you card using one of Whimsy's newest  word hot foil plates.  I used the Thank You word hot foil plate and foiled it with rainbow glimmer foil. To create the tag I used the Antique ATC Frames die set. To make it pop I cut out a bright blue frame using the Shaker Maker Rectangle die set. Some confetti sequins and an organza ribbon finish off my CAS card. Whimsy products used:   Hugs,

Here is a quick and simple and also fairly clean...lol ... dino card with a bit of a mixed media influence. The die I used here is called Roaring from Whimsy Stamps.  To create the background I spritzed black acrylic paint on the white card base. I then stamped the border and sentiment with versafine clair tuxedo black ink. After die cutting the dino image and adhering it to the the card front using foam dots, I sprinkled white acrylic paint all over the die cut with a brush. Two black enamel dots finish of my card. Whi msy products used: Thanks for your visit!

Hello! Have you seen the new adorable Clam Shell die set? This month Whimsy Stamps released a lot beachy and ocean related products. I cut out the outer part of the clam shell from glossy pearlescent cardstock. The inside is cut from pink glitter paper and the face is black cardstock and has wiggle eyes. The background panels are both dry and heat embossed. The word and shadow is cut from gold foil cardstock and black cardstock. Whimsy Stamps products used       Hugs,

Happy Saturday Crafters ! The mini slimline card I am sharing today uses the newly released Beach Frogs from Whimsy Stamps again together with the new Ocean Fest BG stamp and Many Thanks clear stamp set. The background was heat embossed in white on shimmering dark teal cardstock. I love this BG stamp. It is really versatile. You can stamp and color it, or stamp, color and cut out elements. Embossed on colored cardstock it makes for a quick but impressive background. After coloring the froggy image with watercolors I cut it out using the matching outline die. I then stamped thank you in black on white CS from the Many Thanks clear set and also used the matching outline die to cut it out. I adhered the sentiment and image with foam tape to the card front. Whimsy products used: Have a fab rest of your weekend! Hugs,

Hey there! Here is another new release creation I made. This time using the utterly adorable Kiss My Donkey stamp set by Dustin Pike from Whimsy Stamps. I haven't done a card like this in years. When I saw the image I decided to color it with distress re-inkers. Another thing I haven't done in forever. While I was coloring I thought it would make a nice focal point on a shabby chic card. So I went back to my roots and pulled out all my flowers, pearls and embellies that have been sitting in my drawers untouched for a long time. I had a blast creating this card. I totally forgot how much fun it is distressing all the layers of paper and adding all the embellies. I have to do this more often again. 😍 The papers I used for my card are from Whimsy's Farmhouse 6x6 paper pack that has been released last month. I chose three different designs from the Farmhouse papers and distressed all the edges with a distressing tool. I then layered them on top of each other (I of course cut...

Happy Monday Everyone! It's the 20th of the month and that means it is time for another Whimsy Stamps Mini Release . I am showcasing a super cute bee clear stamp set by Krista Heij-Barber called Bee Happy .  I thought this stamp is perfect for creating a shaker card. I am using the new shaker bauble bubbles from This Calls for Confetti as well as some of their Confetti mixes. I combined different confetti mixes and added some sequins to create my shaker mix.  I colored the cute bee images using Copics and pencils. The little bee who is burrowing it's head in the flower was added beneath the bauble together with the shaker mix. The other images are on top of the bauble as is the sentiment - which is included in the stamp set. To create the frame around the shaker bauble I used the large frame from Whimsy's Shaker Maker Rectangle set. It fits perfectly with the large bauble bubble. I cut out the frame once from white cardstock and a second time from yellow cardsto...

Hello from Paradise - these little froggies really know how to enjoy beach time. I am showcasing some more new release products on todays mini slimline card. I colored the images from the Beach Frogs and Beach Huts clear stamp sets with Karin Brushmarkers Pro again and cut them out with the matching outline dies. I again used one of the NEW toner cards from the  Slimline Wavy pack and used a turquoise foil this time. The Hello word die together with the 'Paradise' stamp are the perfect sentiment for my card. Whimsy products used: Thanks for stopping by today!