Thistle Hello

Copics, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Tiddly Inks, Want2Scrap, Whimsy Stamps 17 Responses »
Sep 272012

Here is another card that I created quite a while ago and didn’t make it for publication. It’s a darling digital image from Tiddly Inks called Always the Flower Girl. The image was printed with a Laserjet Printer on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Dress: YG01, YG03, YG17   Skin: E50, E51, E53   Hair: E97, E99, E09, E18   Thistles: V12, V17, Lavendar Spica Pen, G21, G26, G28   Ground: YG21, YG23, YG17, E30, E31, W3, W5    Sky: B0000, B000, B00). The image was adhered to a piece of black cardstock that had been cut and embossed with a Label 18 Nestabilities die and the edges of the oval were paper pierced.

A 2 1/4″ x 3 15/16″  piece of Echo Park Walk in the Park patterned paper was adhered over a 3 15/16″ x 5″ piece of the same paper pack. The bottom corners were rounded before the paper was stitched to a 3/16″ bigger piece of black cardstock.  White Crochet Lace was adhered underneath the paper strip and gold organdy Ribbon was tied above it before the layers were adhered to the card base, a 4 3/8″ x 11″ piece of Solar White cardstock folded in half.

The image layers were adhered to the card base with dimensionals. Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers were added to the lower left corner of the image. A sentiment from Friendship Notables 2 was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, cut out and adhered to the lower right corner. A button was tied to the ribbon bow with embroidery floss and parts of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl were added to the upper left corner and underneath the flowers.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
Hugs and smiles

 

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Whimsy Stamps Showcase Day 2

Copics, Grand Nestabilities, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Shapeabilities, Want2Scrap, Wee Stamps, Whimsy Stamps 72 Responses »
Sep 202012

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of our September Rubber & Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (19 September) Whimsy Stamps released this month’s new rubber designs, Shapeology dies, Whimsy Designer Paper packs and Shape EZ templates. From then until 25 September the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop!

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today’s mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT’s posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 26 September.

For my sample today I used the darling new Wee Image called Holly. I stamped it in  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock . It was colored with  Copic Markers (Skin: E000, E00, E01, BV00 Hair: Y11, YR21, E43 Scarf/Stockings G40, G43, G46 Shirt/socks/berries: YR15, R05, R08, R27 Pants/socks: E41, E42, E43, E44   Leaves: G21, G24, G28   Branch: E23, E27, E29, E97    Wings: Bg10, BG11   Bells: Y35, Y38, E97    Snow: B000, B000    Ear muffs: W0, W1    Background: C0, C1, BV00) and it was cut and embossed with the largest of the Classic Square SM dies. The square was adhered to kraft cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Label Twenty-Six die.

Vintage Christmas Paper was cut and embossed with the second smallest Grand Square Nestabilities die. The edges were sanded and stitched before it was adhered to white cardstock, cut and embossed with a Grand Scallop Square Nestabilities die. A 2 1/2″ x 4 5/8″ piece of Vintage Christmas paper was sanded and adhered diagonally over the card front. A paper doily was adhered to the lower left corner and the image layers were adhered to the center of the layers with foam adhesive squares.  Glitter was glued over the snow with Glossy Accents, and sparkle was added to the wings with  Frost Smooch Glitz.

Snowflakes were cut and embossed out of white cardstock, stacked with foam adhesive squares and topped with Vintage Glass Glitter Shards. They were added to the edges of the image. Green seam binding was tied into a double bow and topped with a button to be placed to the lower right side of the image.

A sentiment from the new Holiday Notables 2 was stamped in Tuxedo Black on white cardstock. It was cut out and adhered to the lower right of the card front. A piece of Fancy That! Border Bling on the top left finished off the card front. It was then adhered to the card base, white cardstock, folded in half and cut and embossed with the same Grand Scallop Square Nestabilities die.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below…

 

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations! Have a wonderful day!
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Whimsy September Rubber Stamp and Die release

Copics, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Whimsy Stamps 66 Responses »
Sep 192012

Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps September 2012 rubber stamp and die RELEASE (Holiday Collection Part 1)!

Today, Whimsy Stamps is releasing 22 wonderful new rubber stamps & stamp sets, 5 fabulous new Shapeology dies, 2 gorgeous new Shape EZ templates and 2 stunning *BRAND NEW* 6×6 paper packs. These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.

From today until 25 September the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these new products with a daily mini blog hop. Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day.

At the end of release week (Wednesday 26 September) we will post a Release Round-Up on the Whimsy blog. This will include a selection of DT work from the new release week together with a complete list of winners from the daily mini blog hops.

For my sample today, I had to use the darling Gift Bow Christmas Fairy from Meljen’s Design. I LOVE her fairies. I stamped the image in  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink once on Neenah Solar White cardstock and was colored with  Copic Marker (hat/jacket: R22, R24, R29, R39   Scarf: light green YG21, YG25, YG17, dark green YG23, YG17, G28   Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, BV00    Hair: Y11, Y13, E31  Bow: BG10, BG11, BG13    Background: C00, C1, BV00).

The image was cut and embossed with the out of the box technique and the second largest Marvelous Square Nestabilities die. A piece My Mind’s Eye Winter Wonderland paper was cut and embossed with the largest of the Marvelous Square dies. A piece of Solar White cardstock was cut and embossed with the largest and second largest of the Marvelous Squares dies to create a frame. That frame was adhered over the red layer with liquid adhesive. The image layer was adhered in the center with foam adhesive squares.

A 4 9/16″ square of Winter Wonderland paper was sanded, and stitched to a slightly bigger piece of white cardstock. I added snowtex to the edges of the square to soften the green. The edges of another paper strip were sanded and adhered to the squares before the image layers were adhered with more dimensional foam adhesive. May Arts sheer ribbon was tied around the layers and topped with a button. Everything was adhered to the card base, Kraft cardstock measuring 5 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ folded in half.

The sentiment banner from Raindrop Echo Designs new Holiday Circle Pennants and another sentiment from the same set were stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Solar White cardstock and colored with Copic Markers. The banner and Circle pennant were cut out and adhered to the card. Rhinestones from a Sleek Strips Silver Rhinestones pack were adhered to the edges of the Marvelous Squares and parts of Fancy That! Border Bling were added tot he top right and lower left corner. Sugar Sparkly Fluff was added to the rim of the jacket and hat.

To be entered into today’s mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts listed below by 12:00PM EST tomorrow:

For a full reveal of this month’s fabulous release, please visit the Whimsy blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day! Hugs and smiles

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Tutorial on SCS - Flat Backed Treat Box

3-D items, Copics, Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, Unity Stamps, Video Tutorial, Want2Scrap 14 Responses »
Sep 122012

Today’s tutorial was written by the wonderful Patti Gilliam. She is sharing on how to create a darling little box, with a flat back, that allows you display your artwork. I popped my Witch up on four dimensional adhesives, so the box part acts like a stage for her to stand on.

To begin with I stamped Phyllis Harris darling A Tiny Witch in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock and  colored her with  Copic Markers (Skin: E000, E00, E01, BV10    Hair: Y23, E97, E99   Dress: V12, V15, V17, V09, YG01, YG03, YG17   Broom: E33, E39, YR21, YR23, YR27   Pumpkin: YR12, YR15, YR04, YR27). The witch was cut out and set aside.

The box base was created out of black cardstock. Two pieces of Echo Park Mischievous Patterned Paper were cut to a 3 13/16″ length. The blue strip measures 1 3/8″, the black piece 2 7/8″. Both pieces were sanded before the blue strip was adhered over the bigger black piece and the edges were stitched. May Arts Ribbon was tied around the blue strip and the bow was topped with a button, tied on with a silver cord.

The layered paper was adhered to the back of the box with Scor-Tape and the Witch was adhered over the ribbon. I stacked 4 foam adhesive squares on top of each other so my witch would stand off a bit.

A 7/8″ x 3 13/16″ strip of Mischievous paper was sanded and stitched before it was adhered to the front. A sentiment from the set was stamped in black ink on white cardstock that had been cut and embossed with one of the insert dies from Fancy Framed Tag One set. The center was sponged with Pear Tart Memento Ink before the oval was adhered to the right hand side of the box part. Three rhinestones from a Sleek Strips Silver Rhinestones pack were adhered underneath the sentiment and part of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl was added next to the sentiment and under the bow.

Here is  video for the visual learner:

 

I hope you try it out!! This is a fun and super easy box. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs and smiles

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Not Just Any Old Baby Card

Copics, My Favorite Things, SCS - Free For All Challenge, Want2Scrap 17 Responses »
Sep 102012

That was the name of last week’s Free For All Challenge on SCS. It has been a long time since I participated in a  Challenge on Splitcoaststampers and it’s time to get out of the summer funk and back to playing challenges. 🙂  For the card I picked the darling image of Where Flowers Bloom. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Classic White cardstock. The image was colored with  Copic Markers (Lamb: W00, E81, R00, R000 Jacket: R00, R11, R12 Pants:N0, N1, N3, N5 Ground: Y11, Y13, Y17 Flowers: Y13, Y15, Y17, YR15, E97, E25).

The edges of the image layer were paper pierced and masked. Next the lamb was masked and cloud dies were added. The background was airbrushed with Copic Marker B01. The clouds were shaded with Copic Markers W00, W0 and W1.

A piece of Echo Park Hello Summer paper was cut into a Pennant die. The edges were sanded before it was adhered to a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of the same paper pack. The bottom corners were rounded, the edges were sanded and stitched. May Arts sheer ribbon was tied around the layers before the layers were adhered to the card base, a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of white cardstock, folded in half. The bow was topped with a button, tied on with embroidery thread.

A sentiment from Bundle of Baby was stamped to the lower right corner with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.  Part of a  Fancy That! Border Bling was adhered under the sentiment and several rhinestones from the Sleek Strip Silver Rhinestones was added to the upper left corner.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Cheers to you

Copics, Grand Nestabilities, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Tiddly Inks, Want2Scrap 13 Responses »
Sep 072012

I created this card about a year ago for a submission. I am kind of glad that it didn’t get picked so I have something to share with you today. Sorry I have been so quiet lately. With the long labor day weekend followed by another bout of migraines (we had a rain front moving through), I didn’t get much stamping done lately!

For this card I printed out Tiddly Inks Toasting Properly on Neenah Classic White cardstock. The image was cut and embossed with a Grand Rectangle die and colored with  Copic Markers (Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, BV00   Hair: Y26, E35, E37, E47   Dress: V04, V05, V06, V17, V09   Crown: Y13, Y15, Y17, W3   Bottle: YR21, YR23, YR23, W3, YG01, YG03, W3    Ground: W3, W5, W7, W10    Background: BV0000, BV000, BV00, BV01    Background spots: BV000, BV00, BV01, YR21, YG03)  . The image was adhered to a piece of black cardstock, cut and embossed with a Grand Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities die and the edges were paper pierced. Some dots were added with Stardust Stickles around the girl to make the background sparkle.

A 3″ x 4 1/2″ piece of Phantom Pink Paislee patterned paper was adhered to a 4 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of the same paper pack. The bottom corners were rounded and a border was stitched around the edge. White organdy Ribbon was colored with Copic Marker V06, tied around the horizontal strip  and topped with a black button, tied on with Silver Curling Ribbon.

A sentiment from Whimsy’s Friendship ticket sentiments was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with Spellbinders retired Five in one Tag die. The embossed part was colored with the markers I used for the image background. The sentiment was tied to the bow with the same curling ribbon that was used for tying on the button.

The layers were adhered to the card base, a 4 3/4″ x 11″ piece of white cardstock folded in half. Parts of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl were adhered above and underneath the the bow and three Baby Bling Rhinestones on the lower left corner finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
Hugs and smiles

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Happy Retirement

Copics, Flourishes Friday Focus, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities 25 Responses »
Aug 312012

This week the Flourishes team focuses sets that are about to retire. Once they are sold out, you won’t be able to order them anymore.

I love this image from Country Home set and decided to combine it with the Card Creator dies. Two pieces of white cardstock were cut and embossed with a Matte A and Matting B Basics die, another with the second largest Fancy Weave Card Creator die. The image from Country Home was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the smallest rectangle and colored with Copic Markers (Grass: YG11, YG13, YG17    Trees: YG61, YG63, YG67, E33, E37   Road: E40, E42, E43, E44    Flowers: V17 Sky: B0000, B000, B00). It was first adhered to the slightly bigger layer, then to the weave layer.

The flowers on the side of the road are purple and my sky is blue….so it fits for this week’s Timeless Tuesday challenge.

Next I cut a piece of patterned paper with another Matte basic die and another piece of white cardstock, with the next size up Matte die. More white cardstock was cut and embossed with the biggest Fancy Weave die. The layers were adhered on top of each other and then added to a 4″ x 5 1/4″ card base, created out of cardstock from the Color Made Easy Emerald Coast collection.

Part of a sentiment from Cottage Home was stamped on white cardstock, cut and embossed with one of the Tailor-Made Classic Tag set dies.  Sky Blue Color Made Easy ribbon was tied into a bow. The sentiment was tied on it with embroidery floss and a button.

Check out what my fellow design team member have created today:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs and smiles

Making Clouds...

Copics, Nestabilities, Shapeabilities, Unity Stamps 13 Responses »
Aug 282012

My post today on Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog is all about how I create the clouds behind my images.  I hope you have time to check it out.

For my image I used the darling new Unity Image (created by Phyllis Harris) called Every Breath. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The image was colored with  Copic Markers (Dress; YR04, R24, R29, R39 – same colors I used for last weeks poppies   Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11    Hair: Y21, Y23, E33    Sand: E31, E33).

I hope you have time to check it out. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge - Make a scene

Copics, Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Nestabilities, Want2Scrap 13 Responses »
Aug 252012

I can’t believe my guest designer stint with Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is already over. Time seems to fly now that school has started again. Today’s challenge is to create a scene. I made it easy on myself and used a stamp that already looks like a scene when you stamp it. It’s an image from Emilie Goulet’s new Too Cute to Spook 1 set.

The image was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink once on Neenah Solar White cardstock and once onEcho Park Hello Summer patterned paper. Both images were colored with Copic Markers (Pumpkins: YR00, YR12, YR15, YR18, R08   Leaves: G20, G21, G24, G28   Skin: E000, E00, E01   Shirt: E41, E42, E43, B91, B93, B95  Pumpkin Eyes: E50, E51, E53).  The image on the patterned paper was cut out with scissors and adhered to the image on the white cardstock, which was cut and embossed with a Card Creator Matte B die.

The images were masked and a circle mask was adhered to the upper left corner. With the die still on the cardstock, the image was sponged with Broken China and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks . Next the circle mask was taken off and that area was sponged with Mustard Seed Distress Ink. The layer was then adhered to black cardstock, cut and embossed with a Card Creator Matte A die.

A piece of Hello Summer paper was cut and embossed with another Matte B die, sanded and stitched to a piece of black cardstock, cut and embossed with the next larger Matte A die. Ribbon was tied around the layers before the image layers were adhered with dimensional adhesive. The layers were adhered to the card base,  5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ cardstock from the Emerald Coast Color Made Easy collection.

A sentiment from the set was stamped on a piece of Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with the smallest of the Nested Lacey Pennants dies. Four rhinestones from a Sleek Strips Silver Rhinestones were adhered underneath the sentiment before the pennant was adhered to the upper left corner. Part of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl above the bow finish off the card.

I hope you have time to check out the other designers samples and participate in the challenge. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Friday Focus - Poppy Patch

Copics, Flourishes Friday Focus, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities, Want2Scrap 24 Responses »
Aug 242012

Today the Flourishes Design Team focuses on the stamp set Poppy Patch. For my sample  stamped several images of that set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on white cardstock. It was cut and embossed with the third largest Card Creator Matting B Basics die and the Out of the Box technique. The image was colored with Copic Markers (YR04, R24, R29, R39, G20, G21, G24, G28) and sponged first with Tumbled Glass, then with Broken China Distress Ink.

The image was adhered to black cardstock, cut and embossed with the third largest of the Matte A Basic dies.  Ribbon was tied around the lower part of the layers. Another piece of white cardstock was cut and embossed with a Tailor-Made Classic Tag Template die. The center of the tag was sponged with Broken China ink and a sentiment from Passion Flower was stamped in it’s center. The tag was tied to the bow along with a button. The card base was cut and embossed out of white cardstock with the largest of the Card Creator Faux Postage dies.

Check out what my fellow design team member have created today:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend
Hugs and smiles

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