Whimsy Stamps July Release - Day 1

Happy Sunday Everyone! It's the time of the month again and we at Whimsy Stamps are so happy to be bringing you 5 days of release week for all the new July goodies. So for the next 5 days, we will have a ton of  inspiration from the super talented Whimsy Creative Team featuring all of these fun new products.

And guess what? They are all available for sale NOW. Just click here to be taken directly to the Whimsy store. 

Today we are showcasing on the Whimsy Inspirations Blog two new fairy images, an amazing new rubber background stamp, a fun sentiment set and an awesome new alphabet die set.

     
     

On my inspiration card today I am using the fabulous NEW Flower Puffs Background stamp:

How-to:

I created the background by starting with some masking using Post-it tape to create a wonky rectangle shape. I used a panel of cold press watercolor paper. I then put down several layers with Distress Crayons (mustard seed and picked raspberry) and blended it with my fingers and just a little bit of water. After it had dried thoroughly I stamped the NEW Flower Puffs Background with VersaMark ink on top of the Distress Crayon background and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
I stamped the NEW Flower Puffs Background again onto cold press watercolor paper (smooth side) with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I colored one of the large flowers with distress inks (mustard seed and picked raspberry) and fussy cut it. I adhered the flower on top of the same flower image on the background using foam tape to create a 3D effect.
I added a small shaker element which I created with one of the NEW Shaker Maker Pennant Flag dies. I cut a small strip of white paper, stamped a birthday sentiment from the  Scripted Everyday Sentiments set and adhered one end to a small wooden decorative spool. I added the sentiment between the shaker element and the large cut out flower. Some white and clear sequins finish off my card.

Whimsy products used:

                  

 

Make to come back tomorrow for more new release inspiration :-) 

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Mermaid Birthday Wishes

Hello Everyone! I am back from an awesome weekend last week. I had the pleasure to be teaching again at the 3. Whimsy Stamps Craft Retreat and had a blast meeting old friends and making new ones. Can't wait until next time! <3 All my crafty goodies are now unpacked and put back in place in my craft room. The Whimsy July release is right around the corner and I am busy creating for that as well as the July PaperDoor kit. So keep your eyes peeled for some new goodies coming soon to my blog here.

Here is one of my projects I had prepared as a kit for attendees at the retreat to take home. It uses the Let's Be Mermaids clear set from this months release.

I colored the image with Copics and cut it out. The background was done using Post-it tape to create the wonky rectangle shape, blended some Distress inks using blending brushes  and stamped the Seashell Background  with Versamark ink. Sentiment is from the  Scripted Everyday Sentiments. A layer of blue glitter paper, some clear sequins and Nuvo drops complete my card.

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll be back Sunday with one of my Whimsy Stamps July Release creations.

Copcis used:

Tail: BV000,00,02,04,08 -  BG49,15,32,10 - RV69,66,63,19,05
Skin: E000,00,11, R20
Hair: Y00,11,15 – YR23

Whimsy Stamps Products:

                   

       

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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,