Burst of Colors

Open Design Team Call! Hello Crafting Friends! Whimsy Stamps has an open DT Call throughout the month of August! This is a rare opportunity for you to be on one of the best design teams in the industry! I should know as I am with Whimsy Stamps for 7 years already :-D If you love Whimsy Stamps and like to be on a fun and popular team you have the chance to apply until August 31st. Please read all about it and how to apply HERE on the Whimsy Inspirations Blog! On my card today I used Teddy Birthday Hat by Lee Holland colored with Copics. To add some extra interest to this CAS style card I created a polka dot see through panel. Using the Polka Dot Fun clear stamp set I stamped with Versamark ink onto acetate and heat embossed with white embossing powder. If you are heat embossing on acetate it is important to use a thicker acetate sheet as it will withstand the heat better and wont warp. There are special acetate sheets for heat embossing available from several

Happy Weekend Friends!  You know about the awesome Whimsy CAS  Program don't you? CAS means Customer Appreciation Set. Each month a new and exclusive set will be released. You will receive one set when you spend $75 on one single retail order in the Whimsy store. This set is not available to buy yet. See all the details   HERE  . The set for August is Let's Dance and illustrated by Denise Lynn. I love this set, its so feminine and girly with the beautiful Tutu and ballerina shoes. When I saw this set I knew instantly what to do with it and that I wanted to use shades of pink.....of course!   To create this card I painted a watercolor background using distress inks (spun sugar, worn lipstick and victorian velvet) onto watercolor paper. I let it dry and stamped the tutu with black Versafine ink. I then cut it out, put it on a piece of fun foam and adhered it back on to the  background. With gold watercolor paint (Gansai Tambi) and white pigment i

Hi everyone! It's time for some more Whimsy inspiration. Dracula I compel you is the name of the Stamp set I feature on my card today. To make the star shaker I used the Pierced Stars Die Set. I cut out a star frame from double sided tape using two of the star dies (the second and the third). I used the same two dies to cut out a matching frame from designer paper. The larger of the two star dies was used to die cut a star shape from an acetate sheet. I then adhered one side of the double sided tape star frame to my card stock. Filled it with sequins, stars etc., and adhered the acetate star shape. Using Rangers Multi Medium Matte I adhered the star paper frame on top of the acetate sheet. I stamped the Dracula image and cut it out with the matching die from the Dracula I Compel You Die Set. I colored the little Dracula with Copics. The sentiment is part of the Dracula I compel you stamp set and the word die 'Sparkle' as well as the cute littl

Happy Sunday Everyone! As promised here is another card with an image from the new Whimsy release, Penguin Trick or Treaters - illustrated by Crissy Armstrong. I colored this cute trio with Prisma Premier pencils on kraft cardstock. The sentiment is from the Franken Bad Hair Day set and the doodles are from the FADoodles set. I kept it very clean and simple to show off this cute image. Only embellishments are a two sequins and a few dots in matching colors. Prisma pencils used: White 938 Sand 940 Lemon Yellow 915 Yellow Ochre 942 Canary Yellow 916 Sunburst Yellow 917 Cadmium Orange 118 Carmine Red 926, Blush Pink 928, Lavender 934, Violet 932, Powder Blue 1087, Blue Slate 1024, Non-Photo Blue 919, Electric Blue 1040, True Blue 903, Copenhagen Blue 906, Indigo Blue 901, Peacock Green 907, Apple Green 912, Ginger Root 1084, 30% French Grey 1070, 50% French Grey 1072, 70% French Grey 1074, Light Umber 941,

Hello to Day 3 of the Whimsy July Release ! I planned two cards today but will show you only one right now and will be back on the weekend instead with my second card :-D So make sure to stop by again in the next couple of days ;-) I love this clear set called Dracula Bite Me illustrated by Deb Davis. It makes great Halloween cards as well as really fun birthday cards. As I usually do not send out Halloween cards I made a birthday card. This set also coordinates with matching Dracula Bite Me die set . Background and coloring was done with Distress ink - markers and ink pads . The sentiment is from the set and the bats are dies from the matching die set.        Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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

Here I am today with my last card for the Whmsy June Release Celebrations. Deb Davis has created some fun clear sets again for this release. One of them - If I Only Had a Brain - I am showcasing on my card today. I made a little fun zombie birthday card :-) I used the large polka dot from the Polka Dot Fun set, stamped the moon with VersaMark ink and clear embossed it. I then sponged the background with Distress inks (tumbled glass, chipped sapphire, dusty concord, black soot). I sprinkled some white color mixed with some Wink of Stella silver glitter over the background. I stamped the grass (from the Friendly Flower set), the zombi image from the If I Only Had a Brain set and part of the sentiment with black ink. The word Zombody was stamped with VersaMark and embossed with silver embossing powder. As a final step I added mini star sequins. Thanks for visiting and I hope you like the new release! Hugs,

Welcome to Day 2 of the Whimsy Stamps June Relase.  I have two cards to share with you again today. My first card features a new rubber stamp by Elisabeth Bell - Tommy and Toby . I colored again with Tombow Dual Brush pens. This time I used them more like I would use my Copics and not so much as watercolor pens. To blend I used the Tombow blender pen and only at the end I went over it with a damp brush to blend even more. I like the fact that you can blend these water based pens with each other as well as with the blender pen. As for the paper I used a Mixed Media Paper pad from Strathmore. I wanted a really smooth surface (no watercolor pad) for this technique. The mixed media is ideal because it can be used also with watercolors...if it doesn't get too wet. Damp is fine though. The paw die is also from the new release from the Paws to Remember die set. My second card is CAS style (once again) and I used the NEW Paws to Remember clear set by Deb

Welcome Friends and Happy Wednesday! It's release time at Whimsy again! The new June rubber and clear goodies are out as well as new dies! Click  here  to see the whole release in the store. I have two cards to share with you today to celebrate the new release. Both cards are on the simpler side....here comes my first card...it features the new clear set Life's a Beach by Crissy Armstrong. I colored with Copics. Sentiment is also from the Life's a Beach set and and was white heat embossed onto black cardstock. The polka dot background was stamped using the new Polka Dot Fun clear set by Denise Lynn. For the background behind the little penguin I used distress inks and ClarityStamp brushes. Summer Breeze Enamel Dots   completed the card. My second card showcases Puppy with Balloons by Lee Holland. Another very CAS design watercolored with Tombow markers.   Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to visit our Whimsy FB Group to

Welcome to Day 2 of the Whimsy Stamps May Release . I made a special sympathy card today, one for pet friends 💞 I used the FurEver in our Hearts clear set and the Furever Friends die set .  The die cut sentiment is inlaid in the image using the same DP as the side panel. The die cut heart is from the larger heart die with the paw from the same set. Only embellishment is some NUVO Glitter in red on the heart. Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs,

Welcome Friends and Happy Wednesday! It's release time at Whimsy again! The new rubber and clear goodies are out as well as new dies! Click  here  to see the whole release in the store. I have two cards to share with you today to celebrate the new release. Both cards are on the simpler side....here comes my first card...it features the new clear set Franken Schmutz by Deb Davis and the matching Franken Schmutz dies set . I colored with Copics and the sentiment is included in the set. I stamped the background using the Distressed Background and Ink Splats clear set. The enamel dots are from the Summer Breeze Enamel Dots set . My second card showcases the cute Can you belief this rain rubber stamp from Kirsten Winkelbauer. This time I colored with Distress inks - Markers and Pads. Sentiment is from the Pretty Big Flowers set which was released in April. Unfortunately you can't see all the shimmer I added with my Wink of Stella clear pen

Hello Everyone! Have you heard about Whimsy's May Madness Celebration ? There are a lot of fun things going on this month!  First the new Attitude of Gratitude campaign to express our appreciation for our awesome customers. When you visit the Whimsy Shop you will see a new tab on the top right side of the screen labeled Attitude of Gratitude . Here you will find Digital Freebies, CAS sets (coming soon), Publication Incentives, Special Promotions, and more. It's a space dedicated to giving back to our amazing customers. We hope you will pop over and check it out.   As part of the Whimsy Attitude of Gratitude campaign, this month we are offering this sassy ostrich digital stamp "Oswalda Goes Shopping," illustrated by Crissy Armstrong. She is FREE to all Whimsy customers and fans. You can find her on our Digital Freebies page along with a few others. *************************************************   Special Promotion - this we