Burst of Colors

Hello Everyone and Welcome to Day 1 of Whimsy's February 2018 release week . We have 6 jam packed days coming up showcasing all of the newest release goodies which are available in the  store  NOW.  Click here  to go shopping for the new goodies.   We also have super fun news today.   Whimsy Stamps  is proud to be carrying Jennifer Dove's Dove Art line of stamps exclusively . We are thrilled to be working with Jennifer and to be able to bring you this wonderful lineup of stamps.  For my release creation with one of the Dove Art images please scroll down. Here is what I came up with for todays first release day using Himalayan Poppy : I water colored the image using ZIG Brush Pens as well as Gansai Tambi water colors. This time I used the ZIG pens directly on the wet watercolor paper and then spread the color using a water brush. See below for a list of colors used I used. To do the background I used the Brick...

Hello Friends and Happy Hump-Day! Today I want to share a quick card with you. It's a CAS style card with just a few die cuts and a sentiment. To give it more interest I added a self-made alcohol ink background paper and vellum die cuts. The sentiment and leaf dies are from Whimsy Stamps . Find all the details below. NEW WHIMSY FEBRUARY RELEASE INFO Here is a little reminder that tomorrow starts Whimsy's February release week. We have exciting news and I know you will be loving all the new goodies! All products will be available in store tomorrow and the creative team will be showcasing the new release items over the next 6 days! So mark your calendars and make sure to come back to my blog. I will be showcasing on at least 5 of the six days. You can also visit the Whimsy facebook page and the Whimsy Inspirations Blog for new release inspiration or go directly to the Whimsy store to see all the goodies that are availabe for purchase. The marbeld alcohol ink b...

Happy Monday ! I've to share another Valentines card today. I used a clear stamp set from Whimsy's December 2017 release,  'Cupid in training' , as well as the coordinating dies ' Cupid in training die set' . Both are illustrated by the very talented Deb Davis from Amped to Stamp . My card base is 4 1/4" x 11" folded cross-wise. I made my background by stamping the little target image all over a layer of white cardstock (5 1/4" x 4") using Versafine onyx black ink and attched it to my card base. I then cut a layer of heavy vellum paper (5 1/8" x 3 7/8") and layered in on top of my background using clear foam tape. I colored the Cupid with Copics and stamped the heart garland with Memento Love Letter ink. Both were cut out using the coordinating dies from the ' Cupid in training die set' . The sentiment is included with the   'Cupid in training'  clear set. I stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock with ...

Hi Everyone! Today I have some Valentine inspiration for you. On my card I am showcasing a clear stamp set from the December 2017 release called Crazy For Chocolate , an older large word die 'Happy' and the newly released Polka Dot Stencil . To make this card I started by cutting my card base 4.25" x 11" from heavy weight bright white Hammermill cardstock. Folding it in half cross-wise. Using the   Polka Dot Stencil   and   some pink Nuvo Embellishment Mousse I created the dotted background. I colored the bowl of chocolate from the  Crazy For Chocolate   set using Copic alcohol markers   and cut it out using the coordinating Crazy For Chocolate die set . I've added   Stickles Sprinkled Sugar   to the top of each candy. Once it's dry it really looks like sprinkled sugar crystals. I love that it looks so real! Hre see for yourselves: The sentiment was partly cut out from brown cardstock using the   large word...

Hi Everyone! Today's card showcases several stamps and a die set from the new Whimsy January release . Most of the products used on my project are linked below. I stamped the cat from the 'A Girls Best Friend' set using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink   and colored her with Copics . I then die cut the little furry friend using the matching 'A Girls Best Friend Dies' . I created a rainbow background with the Lattice Background stamp and the coordinating Background Lattice Buddies . Here I used the little paw from this set. There are 28 little designs to choose from. This gives you endless possibilities for creating your own backgrounds. I stamped the background using Versamark ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. I then sponged the background with Tim Holtz Distress inks (mermaid lagoon, picked raspberry, carved pumpkin and twisted citron). The sentiment is from the 'You're My Always' clear set. I stamped again with  Versam...