Enjoy today

I have a card to share today using one of the gorgeous new stamps from Dreamerland Crafts.

This one is called Thank you for and I think these two are SO sweet :)

To be honest, otters are my favourite animals but hedgehogs run a close second so I knew I just had to have this set :)

On the stamp the hedgehog is actually sitting on top of a tree stump but I decided not to add that part and it was very easy to cut him out.

There is also a lovely sentiment that comes with the set but I decided to go with this one from an older set called Birthday 05.

Copics used :

R 20, 24, 27, 29, 30, 59

W 00, 1, 3, 5

E 000, 00, 13, 21,31, 33, 35, 41, 53 

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a tag
Wednesday's Creative Inspiration Challenge - Something New or something old
Southern Girls Challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Up in the Air Dog

I’m back to share another MFT card for Anna's Craft Cupboard. 

I’ve used the Up In The Air set again but this time I have the dog in the balloon J

And I have used the same sunrays (AKA Sunburst or Starburst) technique as I used on my last card but with a few differences.

This time I chose a focal point that’s towards the centre of the card and the rays radiate all around it.

So I cut the paper into 4”x 1” rectangles this time and then cut them into triangles. So they are smaller, but I needed more of them.

There are 24 triangles on my card.

I inked around the edges of them with Antique Linen Distress Ink and glued the triangles onto a brown cardstock this time.  This was cut to 4 1/8” x 6” and I used a Kaisercraft C6 White Card for the base.

All papers are from the Bloom and Grow collection by Simple Stories.  And they are SO beautiful!

I decided to put the balloon and dog on a tag in the centre of the rays.

I stamped onto white card and coloured just the basket and cut the entire image out.  Then I stamped the balloon part of the stamp again onto patterned paper and cut it out and glued it on top. 

Paper piecing the balloon like this made it much quicker and easier than colouring it.  I could have also cut out each balloon segment in a different colour but I just thought that might be a bit too much on this card. 

I glued it to the tag and then adhered the dog on top. And because I was putting this onto a white base, I didn’t have to bother with the trickier cutting of the balloon that I did on my previous card.

I lightly sponged around the tag with the distress ink and stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment which is also from the Up In The Air set.

I hope you’ve liked seeing this technique and that you’ll give it a try too.

Kathy

Charmings

It's time for another challenge over at the Bunny Zoe's Crafts Blog.
This month we are challenging you to use a heart somewhere on your card.
That's pretty easy right?  We hope you'll play along with us :)

I decided to make a card using a beautiful Saturated Canary stamp called Charmings.
I loved colouring her :)

I created the little tag by stamping Magnolia - Sparkle Hearts in the background and then over-stamping the Whimsy - Girl Talk sentiment and using a copic marker to colour the words and heart in a little.

The paper is gorgeous and is from the Glitz - Love You Madly pad.  I also used Kaisercraft - natural lace, an Ornate Heart Lock Charm and Pearls.

Ingredients :

Stamps : Saturated Canary - Charmings, Whimsy - Girl Talk, Magnolia - Sparkle Hearts
Card : x-press it, crumb cake, naturals ivory, sky blue, Glitz - Love You Madly
Ink : memento black, crumb cake
Other : tag die (MFT), Opulent Ovals (SB),  Kaisercraft - natural lace, Ornate Heart Lock Charm, Pearls, copics

Copics used : 

R 000, 00, 20, 30, 81, 83

E 000, 00, 21, 50, 53, 55

W 00, 1, 3, 5

BG 0000, 000, 01, 10, 11, 72

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

La Petite Sirene Mimi

It's time for our monthly challenge on the Whimsy Stamps Facebook page. This month the theme is Just Beachy and you can use beach images, beach colours or beach themes.
I decided to use the beautiful new release Cathy Delanssay stamp called La Petite Sirene Mimi.

I also used a new Whimsy set called Sun-Sational Circle Sentiments, I stamped it with antique linen distress ink and inked the paper and tag edges with it too.  I used some fran-tage too and I coloured the beautiful mermaid with my copics.

Ingredients :
Stamps : La Petite Sirene Mini, Sun-Sational Circle Sentiments
Card : x-press it, crumb cake, baked sugar, naturals ivory, Uncharted Waters (Glitz)
Ink : memento black, antique linen distress ink
Other : Traditional Tags (MFT), faceted button, vanilla seam binding, shabby white fran-tage, shaved ice, Chloe Pearl (Flourish with a Bling), copics

Copics used :

BV 0000, 00, 02

R 30, 81, 83, 85

BG 0000, 10, 11, 49, 72

E 000, 00, 21, 50

YR 14

Y 23, 26

I hope you will join us for our beach theme challenge this month.  There is even a gift voucher up for grabs.

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Bunny's Birthday

I decided to make another card using the adorable Whimsy stamp by Crissy Armstrong called Bunny's Birthday.  He is just so cute isn't he?  And he's a brown bunny this time, not a grey hare :)

I also used the wonderful new Whimsy sentiment set called Everyday Moments.  I knew I would use this set a lot, there are so many useful sayings in it and in really nice fonts too.

Ingredients :
Stamps :  Bunny's Birthday, Everyday Moments
Card : x-press it, crumb cake, choc chip, paper (old SU)
Ink : memento black, choc chip, crumb cake
Other : tag stax (MFT), hemp cord, crystal effects, subtles dots (SU), copics

I would like to enter my card into the challenge at Corrosive Challenge Blog which is to feature an animal on your card.

Thanks for dropping by for a look today.
Kathy

Ruffles

There is a new challenge on the Whimsy Stamps Facebook page and it is to create something using spring colours.

I decided to use this very cute stamp by Jo Davies of Time For Tea Designs, called Ruffles.  She's very sweet isn't she ?!

I made this card for a friend who actually has pink hair, it's not quite this bright though :) And it worked perfectly with the spring colour theme too.  Bonus!

Ingredients :
Stamps : Ruffles, Birthday Greetings 2
Card : x-press it, pool party, island indigo, celery, pink pirouette, Delightful (Authentique), spring fling (SU)?
Ink : memento black, antique linen distress ink
Other : big shot, tag die (MFT), heart balloon die (Marianne Designs), Vines (Whimsy), pool party button, stickles star dust, copics

Copics used :

BG 0000.000, 01, 10, 11

E 000, 00

RV 0000, 21, 23,63

R 20,30

C 1

Thanks for dropping by today.

Kathy 

Little Jack

Whimsy Stamps has released so many gorgeous new Christmas Stamps this month and this is one of my favourites.  It's by Elisabeth Bell and is called Little Jack and Bobbin Christmas.
It's so sweet isn't it?!

I used the Holiday Sliders 3 sentiment set again but this time I just cut around the oval and put it on top of a die cut star.  I coloured it with some copics, inked around the edges and used some Fran-tage on it too.  It is such a wonderful sentiment set, you can use it in so many different ways to change the look of it.

I also used some beautiful Whimsy paper designed by Michelle Roos called Winter Frost.

Ingredients :

Stamps :   Little Jack and Bobbin Christmas, Holiday Sliders 3
Card : x-press it, crumb cake, suede, soft sky, Winter Frost
Ink : memento black, crumb cake, walnut distress ink
Other : Big shot, 5 point star (Nellie Snellen), Traditional tag stax (MFT), Stripes ef, frant-tage, linen thread, button, crochet trim, glossy accents, gold spica pen, copics

Copics Used :

W 00, 1 ,3

E 000, 00, 35, 50, 53, 55

Y 11, 15, 26

R 24, 27, 29, 30, 39

YG 03, 91, 93, 95

B 000, 00, 93, 95

The Whimsy Stamps on this card are also available at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

I had lots of fun colouring this cute stamp :)

Kathy

Happy Deer

 

I had fun looking at the new September release at Kraftin’ Kimmie a couple of weeks ago.  Their design team had made some wonderful cards so I left them some comments and I was VERY lucky and won this set called Joyful Holiday.  It arrived this week and I decided to make a card with it straight away.  There are actually 3 really cute stamps with sayings in the set but this one is my favourite.  Isn’t she cute!  And I LOVE the sentiment that goes with her :)

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the Kraftin’ Kimmie challenge this week which is Inspired By Nature and also the challenge at Creative Card Crew where the challenge is to make or use a tag.

I had fun colouring the Deer Girl with my copics and I sponged a cloudy sky.  I added some kindy glitz for some sparkle and the bells are a bit fun too because the card looks, but also sounds, cute.

 

Ingredients :

Stamps : Joyful Holiday (Kraftin’ Kimmie)

Card : x-press it, olive, limeaid, pip, black, Vintage Summer (Little Yellow Bicycle)

Ink : memento black, pool party

Other : big shot, Grassy edges (MFT), Traditional tags (MFT), bakers twine, bells, olive taffeta ribbon, kindyglitz, copics

 

Copics used :

R 24, 27, 29, 30

RV 21, 23, 25, 0000

Y 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 26

E 000, 00, 31, 50, 53

BG 10

W 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

G 21, 24

YG 03, 13

Thanks for this fantastic prize Kraftin’ Kimmie, I love it!  :)

 

Kathy