Burst of Colors

Welcome Back to Day 4 of the Whimsy February release.  To see all showcased products from today please visit the  Whimsy Inspirations Blog .  I have a cute little cactus card to share with you today: This cute little guy is called 'Stuck on You Cactus'  illustrated by Krista Heij-Barber. I stamped him on Strathmore 140lb hot press watercolor paper using  Versafine ink . I colored with ZIG clean color brush pens where I take the color right from the Zig pen to the paper and then spread it out with a water brush. I do several layers this way and let it dry in between. The sentiment is  from the  NEW  You're My Favorite  clear sentiment set by  Deb Davis .  I used   Versafine ink  again to stamp the sentiment and then fuzzy cut the word favorite. The spreckles on the background were done using Frantage Shabby Embossing Enamel in blue and a black Tim Holtz distress marker and the distress spritzer tool. Here are the ZIG brush pen colors I used:

Good morning crafting friends. Exciting news!! Things have changed a bit with the Whimsy release starting this month! From now on each month from the 1st through the 5th, we will be introducing a few new sets from both the rubber and clear line. The Whimsy DT will be showing you some great inspiration over these days. On the 6th of each month, the DT will be showing additional inspiration to help you make your final list of goodies needed. :-) On the 7th, everything will be available to purchase in the Whimsy store .   So here are todays rubber reveals. We are showcasing the fun new rubber stamp images from Krista Heij-Barber. There is Merry Moos-mas, Reindeer Kitty and Merry Christmas Characters. For my first inspirtional card today I choose the grumpy "Reindeer Kitty". Hahaha she is soooo adorable, don't you think? I just couldn't resist! She's been stamped onto hot pressed water color paper with black Versafine ink. I colored her with my K

Happy Sunday All! Today I have a one layer card to share. I used the NEW Whimsy Boo To You clear set from the August release. This card is a little smaller and measures 4" x 5". Because there is only one layer..well yeah I popped up the image with foam tape for just a little bit dimension, and almost no embellies on there it will ship well in the mail and also can be done quickly. Ideal for a last minute Halloween card. I stamped the image onto Hammermill cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the little ghost with Copics (C4, C2, C0, B41, BV08, BV04, BV02, BV000) and fuzzy cut him. The senmtiment is from the same Boo To You clear set. I stamped the set with Versamagic and heat embossed using black, fine detail embossing powder. The background was done using a Distress Spritzer Tool and a black Distress Marker. For the white splatters I used watered down Gesso and a brush. For some sparkle I used a Wink of Stella clear brush pen on the glasses

Here are my inspirational creations for day 2 of the Whimsy Stamps August Release ! First up is Fall Fox , a rubber stamp illustrated by Krista Heij Barber. I made a CAS scene card using only Whimsy products and here is how.... To create the cloud background I used the Stitched Cloud die se t and a blank stencil sheet . Using the large solid cloud die (not the outline one) I partial die cut the clouds along the edge of a blank stencil sheet alternating the two sides of the cloud die. So I would have different sizes of scallops on my stencil. This is what my self-made stencil looks like: To partial die cut you sandwich your die between your cutting plates so that only the part of the die you want to cut is under the top plate. Only that part will be cut. Then I sponged the background with distress inks using my new cloud stencil. I used hot pressed watercolor paper for my card and also to stamp the image on. The meadowy hills are created with the curved die of the St

Welcome to Day 2 of the Whimsy Stamps July Release.  I have again two cards to share with you today. First a 'bewitched' Halloween card featuring Teen Witch from the Krista Heij-Barber collection. Sentiment is from the NEW Simple Sentiments clear set by Jessie. The die cut bats are from the NEW Draculas Coffin die set . The papers I've used were all scraps. I have tons of scraps and made it a mission now to use my designer paper scraps when ever possible to diminish that huge pile. :-D I colored with Copics and tried to add some yellowish moonlight shine on the witch by adding yellow to my coloring. I also decorated the inside. I haven't done that in years I think but I had so much fun doing it again. I just love the completed look it gives a card. I also have matching DP on the back with my "made by" stamp. The only reason I stopped doing this on all my cards is because it is so time consuming. The stamped borders btw are from th

It's here! The Whimsy Stamps July Rubber and Clear Release ! In stores now ! To celebrate this new release with lots of cute, fun and 'scary' images I have two cards to share today: Please meet NEW Mr. Mymmy . He is from the rubber collection and illustrated by Krista Heij Barber. Sentiment and and Candy are included with the stamp. The cute bats are die cut using the NEW Dracula Bite Me die set. Copics were used to color the image. My second card features NEW Paper Dolly Polly by Deb Davis/Amped2Stamp and the matching NEW Paper Polly Dolly die set . There are several outfits for Polly in the set and each can be cut out with matching dies. It is super fun to put this together! I colored her with Copics. The bee dress was stamped onto yellow mini polka dot designer paper and then I added some depth to it using colored pencils. I thought a shaker card would be perfect for this image :-). The sentiment is from the same set. Please join us

Hello Everyone! Welcome to Day2 of the Whimsy Stamps February Release! Please visit our  Whimsy Stamps and Inspirations Facebook group to celebrate with us! You can join us for games, fun, and a chance to win Whimsy prizes too.  Here our my creations for Day 2 of the Release Party: *New* Bee-cause by Krista Heij-Barber colored with Copics on a CAS one layer card. I also used the *NEW* Shapeology Honeycomb Pattern Die. The background is done with Copic airbrush and black speckles are added with Distress marker and the Distress Spritzer Tool. To easily adhere the cut out honeycomb pattern I sprayed it with spray adhesive. Works like a charm and no messy gluey fingers ;-). Here we have Furry Friends by our very own Tracy Wray! I love this cute doggie set! Colored with Copics and and the background is done with Pitt Pastels. I stamped the image on the inside of the card and cut out a circle on the front so you can see through. All stamps used on my card are from the

Happy Friday Friends! Perfect for the end of the week, a happy little birthday card! :-) This little fella is an image by Krista Heij Barber, called Hugs 'n Fishes and was released with Whimsy's July release. Isn't that the happiest little fish? Sooo cute! I only used part of the image and colored using my Distress Ink Markers. The image was stamped onto Fabriano Artistico hot press watercolor paper - my favorite because it's extra white and super smooth. Here's a close-up. I tried to catch all the shimmer I put on the background 'water' but that's quite difficult. I used a Wink of Stella clear brush pen (I loooove these!) for that. It's so nice and shimmery, wish you could see it. This is the whole image   Distress Markers I've used to color: Wild Honey Dried Marigold Abandoned Coral Barn Door Aged Mahogany Vintage Photo Tumbled Glass Broken China Salty Ocean Mermaid Lagoon Evergreen Bough Peaco

Welcome to Day 1 of our ... Whimsy Stamps June Release News and Inspiration Over the next 3 days we will showcase   9  *BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps, 2 new C learly Whimsy S ets and Brand new Whimsy Designer Paper and Enamel dots All of these new products are available to buy from the  Whimsy Stamps store  and from selected Whimsy Stamps retailers. Here is my inspiration for today using the new clear set by Krista Heij Barber "Fun in the Sun"   Dies: Stitched Cloud Die Set Stitched Circle Dies Pierced Border Trio Stitched Border Trio Enamel Dots: Summer Breeze I colored with Copics Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

So have you seen the new edition of  Whimsy's e-magazine ? Whimsy Stamps popular digital magazine is back and it is available HERE and it is for FREE . Don't you think it's time now for a break ;-) ... get a cup of coffee and enjoy a full magazine of inspiration, ideas and beautiful projects. Here is one of my creations from the magazine using Krista Heij Barbers Spring Chic k, as well as the Stitched Tag Dies , Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles and the sentiment is from  the Handemade From Me Clearly Whimsy set. The image was colored using my Clean Color Real Brush Pens from Kuretake. DP is from MME and I embellished the card only with some sequins and 2 white enamel dots. Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

Hello Everyone! It's release week at Whimsy Stamps! I have some new creations to share with you but before I do that I want to mention that we do things a little differently from now on at the Whimsy releases. So please after my projects make sure you scroll down an read all about our news and how you can enter to win a Whimsy Store Certificate! So here are my first two creations for this release week, there will be more tomorrow and on Friday. So make sure you come back ;-) My first creation showcases an image from Krista Heij Barber called Lion Love . Oh my...isn't he adorable? I love his super cute face, makes me want to hug him...lol I colored him with Copics and the background was done with Sennelier water colors. The sentiment is one of the two sentiments that come with the stamp. The large word die 'Love' is from the Whimsy Shapeology collection. Both available at the store here. here is the inside of the card where I used the second sen