Whimsy Stamps and The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge 10th Anniversary Blog Hop

Happy Saturday Everyone! Whimsy Stamps is taking part in The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge - Special Blog Hop Event. It's to celebrate their 10th anniversary. If you want to know more about The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge please check out this post on Kathy's blog.

There are lots of awesome companies taking part and there are also lots of goodies to win on the way. Whimsy is one of these brilliant companies and if you like to take part in the hop and have a chance on winning some Whimsy goodies please visit the Whimsy Blog HERE. 

Here is the blog line up of all the companies taking part:

The Daily Marker

Pretty Pink Posh

Purple Onion Designs   

Reverse Confetti  

Right at Home

Studio Katia  

Sunny Studio

Technique Tuesday

Trinity Stamps

The Ton    

Whimsy Stamps

Winnie and Walter  

Your Next Stamp 

Right now it’s in the middle of the challenge and it’s a great time to take a leap, jump in and get your feet wet! Don’t feel like you are jumping into the middle of the challenge I hope you will think of it as a new beginning.

The premise of “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” is to color something everyday even if it’s for five minutes. However feel free to jump in or out as time permits. Any coloring medium is welcomed. 

- Click here - if you like to play along in the challenge and to upload your coloring on the blog. 

On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thedailymarker30day/ 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/201290420294581/ (FB is a closed group). 

Please remember to use the hashtag #thedailymarker30day and tag @kathyrac .
For kids & young adults #thedailymarker30daykids

Here is my creation/coloring for The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge

I colored this cutie from Whimsy's Marina Fedotova line called Mazarine Butterfly Fairy. I colored her using my Copics (for a full list of Copic colors used see below). The background was made using shimmer sprays and Glitter ink from the Wink of Stella pens which I sprinkled with a brush on the paper. The sentiment is from the Scripted Everyday Sentiments which I gold embossed on vellum paper. The beautiful satin gold cardstock was a left over from one of my Whimsy Paper Door kits. Gosh these kits are always stocked with the most beautiful papers *love*! For a final touch I've added some matching sequins and glitter dots.

Copics used:

Hair: E50, E53, E55, E34

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E21, E03, R20

Wings: BG000, BG10, N4

Cloth: RV00, RV32, RV34, RV17, RV19

Y11, Y35, YR24
BG10, BG13, BG15, BG18



Whimsy products used:

       
                    

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs,

Whimsy June 2018 Release Day 4 - Crazy Cat Lady

Happy Monday All and Welcome to Day 4 of the Whimsy June Release Celebrations. I have a fun shaker card to share with you today. 

I had a blast coloring this fun and happy image from the NEW Crazy Cat Lady clear set. I instantly had to think of my niece-in-law (is there such thing?....lol) who loves and adores cats. So I made this card with her in mind :-D This is for you Britta ;-) xx

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Curious Metallic Cryogen white paper. I love the shimmer this paper has. Even after coloring the shimmer is still there and gives a subtle sparkle to your image.  Years ago this was my favorite paper to use with Copics. I kind of forgot about it and haven't used it in years. While organizing my craft room the other day I came across some left over sheets and remembered how nice it behaved with alcohol markers. Color goes on and blends like butter. I have to use this more often again!

I fuzzy cut the image because I wanted to pop it up on top of this shaker card. The shaker elements were created using the NEW Wavy Edger Die set and the Shaker Maker Rectangle die set. The background was made using blue, teal and pink shimmer sprays on 140 lb heavy weight watercolor paper. The sentiment I used is included in the set as are many more as well as some smaller images. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Claire Nocturne ink. 

Here are all the Whimsy store products I used:

                                      

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs,

Whimsy June Release Day 2 - Seashells

Hello Crafty Friends! It's Saturday and the second day of the Whimsy Stamps June release!  My inspiration for you today is a card I made using the NEW Seashell Background stamp, New Let's Be Mermaids clear set and the Leaf Foliage 2 die set. 

I used 140lb mixed media paper for the background. I spritzed on different colors of mica shimmer spray, letting it dry between each application. Unfortunately the super nice shimmer can't be seen in the photograph. Then after it had dried completely and I was satisfied with my colors I used Versamark ink and stampe on the Seashell Background and embossed with white embossing powder.  My card base is 5.5 x 4.25 inches crosswise fold. First I added a black card stock layer to my card base (5.25 x 4 inches) and on top my seashell beackground in a slight angle. I cut the seashell background 1/8 of and inch smaller than the black cardstock layer.

I cut out two tags (from a discontinued Whimsy tag dies set) one from black cardstock and the other is a very nice sparkly shimmer paper in lime green that was included in the Whimsy March Paper Door kit. It fit the color of my background perfectly.

The sentiment is from the Let's Be Mermaids clear set  and was stamped with VersaMark ink onto the black tag and white heat embossed. I layered the two tags in a slight angle and used foam tape to attach them to my card. I then die cut some foliage leaves also from shimmer paper and added them, together with some flowers from my stash, to decorate the tags. As a last touch I added some sequins and enamel dots. The white enamel dots are handmade using Nuvo Crystal Drops Simply White.

Here is a list of all the Whimsy Products I've used:

            

               

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs,

Whimsy Stamps June 2018 Release

Whimsy Stamps June 2018 Release

Welcome Whimsy Fans to Day 1 of our June 2018 monthly release week. We are so happy you are joining us this week for 5 days of inspiration.

We are showcasing several super fun products today and the entire release is available NOW. CLICK HERE to go shopping. To see all the showcased products for today please visit the Whimsy Stamps Inspiration blog here

Also, don't forget that Whimsy Stamps offers FREE shipping in the USA with a $75 purchase. Click here for all the details. With that same purchase amount you are also qualified to receive a FREE stamp set as part of our CAS program. For June, we've got this super cute set featuring a couple different kitties and lots of fun sentiments and accessories.

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs,

Race The Rain

Hey Crafty Friends, today I want to share a card I made using both Whimsy bike sets, the Kickstart my Heart set as well as the Bad to the Bone set. It is a real CAS card and easy to and fast to make. The background was sponged with distress oxide inks and sprinkled with water for a more distressed effect. It is way more orangey in real life than it appears on the photo. 

Here is a list of all Whimsy Stamps items I used :

                     

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs,

Paper Door May - Panda Butt

Hi Everyone! It's here, it's here - the MAY PAPER DOOR kit is available in store now! Called Panda Butt! Cuteness overload!!!

Hands down - this is my absolute favorite kit so far! This is most adorable and the creative possibilities are endless like with the other kits before! If you haven't heard of Paper Door yet here are some details:

PAPER DOOR monthly kits are unique, fun, and affordable monthly crafty goodness in a box!

• BRAND NEW kit each month
• ONE FLAT PRICE of $39.95 plus shipping, per PAPER DOOR box
• EXCLUSIVE hand chosen 6x6 specialty cardstock/paper collections that aren’t available anywhere else (24 sheets total)
• SIX sheets of 8.5x11 heavy weight NEUTRAL card stock
• SPECIAL EDITION 4x6 clear stamp set created exclusively for PAPER DOOR
• LIMITED EDITION stencil, die or other fun accessory introduced especially for PAPER DOOR
• PREMIUM QUALITY embellishment(s) in every box
• COMPLEMENTING coloring medium or accessory with each PAPER DOOR box
• NEWLY designed digital papers (2 to 4 designs) to coordinate with each PAPER DOOR theme
• PRIVATE access to PDF files with step-by-step instructions for at least 4 different projects

Each LIMITED EDITION box is offered for a VERY limited time and individual items may or may not be released at a later date.  Don’t miss out on your own PAPER DOOR crafty goodness experience, order yours today! 

Here is my first card I want to share -  made with this months PAPER DOOR kit:

Isn't he most adorable?!

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 May 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 by the next one! So feel free to buy with confidence and without pressure of a subscription.  

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs,

Whimsy May 2018 Release - Day 4

It's Day 4 of the Whimsy Stamps May 2018 Release. Today I have the super cute NEW Norbert and Fiona Playtime stamp to showcase. For my card I only used the dragon image and a sentiment from the set. Isn't he so cute? I love dragons as much as I love mermaids! The window is made with the NEW Card Builder Windows die set.

To achieve the cloudy background I used the Cloud Edger Die and a blank mylar sheet to make my own stencil. Then I used my newly created stencil with blue and orange Distress inks and sponged the clouds onto the white die cut window (background piece and the frame) Image was colored with Copics. The sentiment (included in the set) and some sequins finish off my card.

Copics used:

Orange: YR18, YR16, YR15, Y35, Y13, Y11
Turquoise: BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05
Teal: BG72, BG75, BG78

Whimsy products used:

                                      

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs,