Burst of Colors

Hello crafting friends! Today I want to share a card with you where I used an older Whimsy rubber stamp called Darling Daisies , from the Crissy Armstrong Collection. I used my ZIG Clean Color Brush Markers to stamp the image as well as color it. This was a new technique for me but I have to say I really do like it. I like the soft watercolor look and the 'no-lines' effect. I took the stamp and mounted it onto a stamping platform. I used my Mini Misti for that. I then colored directly onto the stamp with my ZIG pens. One color after another and stamping in-between color applications. An easy task if you use a stamping platform.  After stamping I let the image dry some what. I used a waterbrush to soften the stamped lines, added more color with my ZIG pens (i applied it directly to the paper with the ZIG pen) and colored and softened it again using the waterbrush. For the petals and the stems/leaves I used the lighter color to stamp and darker color to add some m

Hello crafty friends!  Please join us to support the disaster relief efforts underway in Southwest Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Purchase the special  Helping Hands clear stamp set illusrated by Whimsy illustrator  and Florida native Deb Davis.  The set will be on sale from  now through December 31st, 2017 and Whimsy Stamps will generously   donate ALL proceeds from the sale of each set to our local Southwest Florida charities to aide in disaster relief efforts. This set is available to purchase as a pre-order now for $14US and will begin shipping in mid October. Here is a card I made using this special set The background was made using Brusho powders and it actually matches the card base pretty well. It just looks different in the photo. I've added some sequins to embellish the card and Stickles for some bling. Thanks for stopping by

Hi Crafty Peeps! We've made it to Day 5 of our Whimsy September release countdown week where we will be showing you the last of the new goodies available in just 2 days. Syliva Zet has an adorable image in her Wee Stamps line, Wishlist.   We are finishing off the clear lineup with last month's CAS set which will now be available for purchase, Just Dance. It also has coordinating dies available.  We are also showing you the newest CAS set that can be earned for free with a $75 minimum purchase - Meowy Kittymas. Here is my sneak peek for today using the adorable Wishlist from Wee stamps! He will be available in rubber on Thursday! I colored him with Copics. The background was done using the Copic airbrush system and a Tim Holtz stencil. The die is from the NEW Winter Wonderland Word dies also available Thursday! List of Copics used: Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11 Hair: E29, E25, E21 Red: R12, R22, R24, R29 Green: G40, G43, G46

Hey Y'all! We are one day closer to the September release and for our clear line, we have Abstract Christmas, Oh What Fun with its coordinating dies and the Winter Wonderland Word dies to share today. Our rubber artist featured today is Crissy Armstrong. You all love her sweet penguin images and she has more for you this month along with some others. We have Penguin Sweetheart, Penguin Warm Winter Wishes, Christmas Deer, Christmas Elf and Fleece Navidad. Here is my inspiration for today - Abstract Christmas: The background was created using an acrylic block and Distress inks. I just smooshed on the different color inks on the block, spritzt it with a water mister and stamped it onto a panel of watercolor paper. I stamped the tree using Versamagic ink and heat embossed with gold glitter embossing powder. This is really shiny and sparkly, unfortunately hard to capture in the photo. I stamped several sentiments from the set next to the tree and added

Welcome to more sneak peeks on day 3 of the Whimsy  September Release Countdown! You've seen lots of fun new goodies already but there's plenty more to come :-D Today's featured rubber artist is Lee Holland.  Snowflake Penguin and Snowman's Sled Ride are perfect for the upcoming winter months. In our clear lineup, we are featuring the gorgeous Christmas Memories stamp set and the Christmas Branch dies. This is also what I used today for my inspirational creation. I made two vintage Christmas tags: I cut out tags from kraft cardstock as well as from vintage style designer papers. I stamped the images and sentiments from the Christmas Memories set onto the DP tags using Versafine sepia ink and distressed the edges with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. I adhered the DP panels onto the cardstock tags. Then I cut out branches from cardstock using the Christmas Branch dies. I also used some leftover cutouts from a stencil I made with thes

Happy Saturday Y'all and Welcome to Day 2 of the September Release Countdown. Today, we are thrilled to be bringing you some beautiful new sets in our clear line, Falling Leaves, Steps to Serenity along with the Gratitude word dies. Available on the 7th of September at the W himsy store . We are also showcasing the newest images from Kirsten Winkelbauer - Pretty Lil Present, Gingerbread Gal and Sassy String Lights. My card today showcases the  Falling Leaves clear set and the  Gratitude word dies. I sprinkled the background with  a Wink of Stella orange pen - scribbling onto my craft mat and using a brush to sprinkle -  and several Distress Ink markers using the spritzer tool. I then stamped the tree using the Versafine sepia ink pad. The word thankful is from the Gratitude word dies . I die cut it and added lots of shimmer to with a orange Wink of Stella Glitter pen. It sparkles so gorgeously! Unfortunately it's very hard to see in the pictu

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 we are for Day 3 of the Whimsy August release . Another Halloween card is in the spotlight today - a Headless Horseman ! This is another amazing clear stamp and die set by Deb Davis and part of the Halloween Haunts and Sleepy Hollow Series. On my CAS card I used the Headless Horseman die as my focal point. The sentiment and pumpkins are from the matching Headless Horseman clear set . I stamped the pumpkins with VersaMagic chalk ink onto the black cardstock. The larger orange pumpkin was stamped with Versafine black ink onto ornage cardstock and cut out with the pumpkin die from the Headless Horseman die set. Here is a list of all the Whimsy products I've used on my creation:    

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