More Elf Sized Paper Door Inspiration

Hi Everyone! I have a cute CAS card to share today using once again the adorable Whimsy PaperDoor  Elf Sized kit.

I used the NEW Whimsy Notched Square die set to cut out the DP layer as well as the white background layer for the elf. All the images, sentiment and papers are included in the Elf Sized kit.

Here are the links to the Paper Door Kit depending on your location - the postage is included in the price shown:

USA:  Paper Door Kit for USA customers

Canada/Mexico:   Paper Door Kit for Canda/Mexico customers

International:   Paper Door Kit for International customers

Don't forget that the Paper Door Kits are only available until October 25th! Make sure you get yours today.  I also want to mention that this is NOT a subscription. If you buy this box there are no strings attached. You will only buy this one box and no obligations to buy the next one! So feel free to buy with confidence and without pressure of a subscription.

Whimsy products used:

                                

             

       

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Hugs,

Paper Door Elf Sized - Pillow Gift Box

Happy Saturday! I am back today with more Whimsy PaperDoor  Elf Sized inspiration. This time I have a little pillow gift box to share.

How-to:

I used one of the kraft pillow boxes included with the PaperDoor kit. Using VersaMark ink I stamped the little holly leaves all over the pillow box (leave the pillow box unassambled for stamping). This gives a nice watermark effect. Then I cut two strips of paper - 1 1/4" wide / 6 inch long - from green DP (also included with the kit) I punched out 3 different size circles using my paper punches (you can use circle dies as well, but for these simple circles I find my punches work very well and faster than if I would use dies). The largest and the smallest circle are cut out from red DP and the middle one is cut from kraft cardstock. 

I stamped the candy cane image and the holly leave image onto white Copic friendly cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with my Copics ( G43, G46, G29 & R24, R46, R59). Then cut out the images with the matching dies.

On the smallest (red) circle I stamped the sentiment (from the kit as well) with VersaMark ink and white heat embossed it. 

Now it's time to assemble the decorative sleeve for the little pillow box. Take the two green paper strips and glue them together on one end. Let dry. Assemble the pillow box. Now wrap the strips around the box until the two ends come together and it fits tight around the box. Cut off excess, but make sure it overlaps about 1/2". Now glue the two ends together. Arrange the band so that the two joints where the strips are glued together are on the underside of the box and out of sight.

Adhere all three circles on top of each other starting with the largest. Glue the holly leave right above the sentiment on the right side. Using little foam tape circles attach the candy cane on the left hand side. At last adhere two small jingle bells (red and green) to the candy cane bow using a clear drying embellishment glue.

Voila - the little gift box is done and ready to be filled :-)

Here are the links to the Paper Door Kit depending on your location - the postage is included in the price shown:

USA:  Paper Door Kit for USA customers

Canada/Mexico:   Paper Door Kit for Canda/Mexico customers

International:   Paper Door Kit for International customers

Don't forget that the Paper Door Kits are only available until October 25th! Make sure you get yours today.  I also want to mention that this is NOT a subscription. If you buy this box there are no strings attached. You will only buy this one box and no obligations to buy the next one! So feel free to buy with confidence and without pressure of a subscription.

Whimsy products used:

                                

             

            

Thanks for dropping in today! 

Hugs,

Paper Door Inspiration #2 - Elf Sized

Happy Tuesday! Today I am back with a card I made with this months PaperDoor kit - Elf Sized - perfect for the upcoming Holiday and Christmas season!

This card was made using mainly products from the kit and I did the coloring with Copics.  
To buy this months PaperDoor please click HERE

Here are the links to the Paper Door Kit depending on your location - the postage is included in the price shown:

USA:  Paper Door Kit for USA customers

Canada/Mexico:   Paper Door Kit for Canda/Mexico customers

International:   Paper Door Kit for International customers

Don't forget that the Paper Door Kits are only available until October 25th! Make sure you get yours today.  I also want to mention that this is NOT a subscription. If you buy this box there are no strings attached. You will only buy this one box and no obligations to buy the next one! So feel free to buy with confidence and without pressure of a subscription.

Whimsy products used:

                                
            

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs,

Whimsy Stamps PaperDoor - October Kit - Elf Sized

Hello Whimsy Friends! It's the 10th of the month which means it's time for this month's Paper Door kit. What a sweet kit it is this month...Elf Sized - perfect for the upcoming Holiday and Christmas time! If you want to know exactly what is in the kit, scroll down for a list - To purchase the kit Click here

Whimsy's monthly crafty box of goodness! PAPER DOOR kits include hand selected and exclusively designed products, all coordinated perfectly to inspire your creative projects.

PAPER DOOR is $39.95 plus shipping and the product listings already include the postage in the price. Just select the product for your shipping destination, add to the cart and check out. Your kit will be shipped out on or before the 26th of the month. 

Click here to purchase the kit.

This month’s “Elf Sized” box includes:

• EXCLUSIVE hand chosen 6x6 specialty cardstock/paper collections that aren’t available anywhere else. There are 6 gorgeous sheets of 6x6 papers in different colors and textures selected to coordinate together beautifully. Included in this kit are 2 each of 3 different papers. PLUS an additional 12 sheets of 6x6 patterned “Christmas Cheer” designer papers, 1 sheet of 12 different designs.

• TWO kraft color pillow boxes for creating gift holders.

• SEVEN sheets of 8.5x11 heavy weight NEUTRAL card stock in White, Cream, Kraft and Black to make multiple card bases, mattes, and more.

• SPECIAL EDITION 4x6 clear stamp set “Elf Sized” has been created exclusively for PAPER DOOR.

• SPECIAL EDITION coordinating Whimsy Shapeology Die set - “Elf Sized Die Set”

• PREMIUM QUALITY bottle of Nuvo® Glitter Drops – Simply Gold for adding accents to your projects

• COORDINATING EMBELLISHMENTS - package of Whimsy Stamps brand Enamel Dots “Christmas Cheer”, 1 yard of red and white striped baker’s twine, package of Darice® Jingle Bells in multi-color assortment.

• PRIVATE access to PDF files with step by step instructions for at least 4 different projects and other bonuses

Don’t forget to download your exclusive file of bonuses, that was sent to you via email when you completed your

PAPER DOOR purchase.

Click here to purchase the kit.

Here are the links to the Paper Door Kit depending on your location - the postage is included in the price shown:

USA:  Paper Door Kit for USA customers

Canada/Mexico:   Paper Door Kit for Canda/Mexico customers

International:   Paper Door Kit for International customers

Don't forget that the Paper Door Kits are only available until July 25th! -while supplies last! -Make sure you get yours today. Once sold out, they are gone and won't be restocked!
I also want to mention that this is NOT a subscription and there's no wait list. If you buy this box, there are no strings attached. You will only buy this one box and no obligations to buy the next one! So feel free to buy with confidence and without pressure of a subscription. 

Whimsy products I used to create my project:

              

     

Hugs,

Giveaway Winners!

Happy Monday and congratulations to my giveaway winners! Thank you for playing along and entering my two giveaways as well as hopping along in the Whimsy WCMD blog hop!

The winner of the Whimsy Stamps Evergreen Tree die set is:

Cindy Holmes

The winner of the Whimsy Stamps Bold Statements clear stamp set is:

Jade Passmore

Congratulations to both winners! Please contact me at cocoacrafts(at)gmail(dot)com with your mailing address. You have until Friday to contact me. If I don't here from you by Friday 6pm (EST) I will pick a new winner. 

Hugs,

Whimsy Stamps - World Card Making Day 2018 Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello Crafty Friends and Welcome to World Card Making Day with Whimsy Stamps!  We are so excited for you to join the fun today with an amazing blog hop from the talented Whimsy artists.  Each blog will have some inspiration with a card perfect for World Card Making Day.

My inspiration card today uses the wonderful, just released, Winter Roses Background stamp.

Here is how I created my card:

I stamped the large rose image and the single rose image from the Winter Roses Background stamp with antique linen Distress ink onto Canson 140lbs watercolor paper. I always use the smooth side of the paper when stamping my images onto watercolor paper. Using antique linen creates an outline that will fade while coloring with watercolors and the image will have a no-lines look.

I used Daniel Smith extra fine watercolors - one of my favorite brands if it comes to fine art watercolors. I love their vibrant pigment. After coloring the image I let it dry and did some detailing with Prismacolor pencils (a list of all colors used is posted below).
Then I fussy cut the images. Now I want to add some foiled details. With a quickie glue pen I traced the dotted lines and the outline of the single rose. After the glue dries it stays tacky. This is how we attach the foil to the image. I took a piece of gold transfer foil (the one you usually use with a laminator, e.g. deco foil) and placed it over my images and softly rubbed with my fingers. The foil sticks everywhere I put down glue. Now I have foiled dotted lines and my single rose has a golden shiny outline. This gives a real nice effect.

Now I have to create my background panel. I put down a golden watercolor wash (quinacridone gold) using a panel of watercolor paper. Let it dry. I sprinkled on some splatters with quinacridone purple and let it dry again.

My card base is  a top fold 4 1/2" x 5 1/2"  card cut from white heavy weight (100lb) cardstock.  To make the image pop I used a black cardstock layer underneath my background layer.  I added the roses with foam tape to give some dimension to the card.
I used my Quickie glue pen again to put some dots on the background layer (between the purple splatters) and after they dried I added gold foil again.

The sentiment is from the Holiday Mini Everyday Sentiments stamped on gold cardstock that has a satin sheen. One of my leftovers from an older PaperDoor kit. I added the sentiment using foam tape.
As a final touch I added some dew drops and tiny rhinestones.

DS Fine Art Watercolors used: 

green gold, phtalo green, manganese blue,
indianthrone blue, quinacridone purple, quinacridone gold.

Prismacolor pencils used:

PC1009 dahlia purple, PC1008 parma violet,  PC911 olive green,
PC908 dark green, PC919 non-photo blue, PC904 light cerulean blue, PC901 indigo blue

The card making community is so wonderful and Denise, the owner of Whimsy Stamps, wanted to share her appreciation with a fun day filled with inspiration, prizes and freebies. Make sure to comment on each blog post to be eligible for the prizes.  In order to get the beautiful freebies that will be available make sure to join our Whimsy Stamps and Inspiration Facebook group.

If you came here from sweet Niki's blog you are on the right track. If you happened upon my blog without knowing there is a blog hop today, make sure to start at the beginning so you don't miss any of the wonderful inspiration and prize opportunities!!! Your next fabulous stop is Sue.

Just in case here is the full hop list:

Blog Hop List:

Whimsy Stamps and Inspiration Facebook Group

Melissa

Dorinda

Celine

Jeanette

Niki

Iris >>>> You Are Here!!!

Sue

Andrea

Faye

Deb

Alanna

Kerys

Rhea

Whimsy Blog



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*** ADDITIONAL GIVEAWAY ***

To celebrate World Cardmaking Day even more I will give away from my personal stash one (1) Bold Statements Clear Set. So make sure to leave your comment not only to be eligible for the Whimsy Blog Hop prizes but also for a chance to win my giveaway. I will pick a winner from all the comments left and make an announcement here on my blog on Monday!

Happy hopping, good luck and have a fun filled crafty day!

Hugs,