Whimsy Stamps "June Release" Blog Hop

Greetings!

Welcome to the June digi release blog hop!!!! 

If you have found your way to my tiny slice of the blogosphere, I hope you hopped here from the Tammy Ortiz's blog.  If not, you are missing out on all the FUN.  Here is the list of participants...

Sarah McLaughlin

Charlene Brown

Juelmarie Morgan

Kim Bell

Tammy Ortiz

Candy Geeter  {{ME}}
Tammy Davison
Joann Burton

We have lots of new images to share with you today created by Mooncookie Gallery, StampArt Design by Kathryne, Crissy Armstrong and Lia Stampz. All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality.You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project.

  To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store.

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there will be 2 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts! These winners will each win a Whimsy digi image of their choice.

The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is  Joann's   Blog.  This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from Whimsy stamps.

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Friday 8th June at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced right here.

Here's my hop creation using Crissy's Baseball Boy...

I created a pennant card using my Cricut.  I layered dp paper and cut out the image and mat using Spellbinder's Square diecut.  I cut the stars out using my Spellbinder's Star diecuts.  I colored my little guy using Copics YG61, YG67, YR12 and W00.  Please note:  The image is the little baseball boy only.  I merged him with a background I created.

Okay, now on to TAMMY DAVISON (Yep, I have a Tammy before me and after me on this hop.  Makes it easy for me to remember my place. *smile*).

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Now get to hopping...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Whimsy Stamps Challenge "B.I.N.G.O"

Greetings!

I hope you had a safe Memorial Day weekend.  It's time for another challenge over at Whimsy Stamps and this time we are playing BINGO!  Here's the BINGO board that we will be using.  You can choose three items from the board either vertical, horizontal or diagonal.

I chose the top line...pearls, image and flowers and this week we are highlighting images from Crissy's Digis.  I chose to use her Daddy's Heartbeat which happens to me my all time favorite digital image ever.  I know that is saying a lot, but this image captivated my heart when I saw it.  Today I will show both cards that I created using this gorgeous image.

Here's my first card based on the Bingo...

This card will be given to my brother for Father's Day.  I know it has the pearls and flowers and that may not seem very masculine; however, it will be from my 3 year old niece (his daughter) to him.  I used a light grey cardstock to contrast the feminine touches and layered yellow Bazzill cardstock on top.  The designer paper is from the Take Note collection from Studio Calico.  I then added some pearls, flowers from Wild Orchid and cut leaves from MS punch.  I also used Spellbinder's Lace Oval and Oval for the image and the mat for the image.  I used Copics E11, E21, and E33 (for daddy), E11, E21, E00 (for little girl), and C5, C3, C1, Y21, Y23 for thier clothes.  I also used E13, E25, E27, and E29 for thier hair. 

I know a lot of people (including myself) are fearful of coloring black people.  I would recommend practice, practice and practice.  I took a class with Suzanne Dean and also played with various colors until I found a set that worked for me.  I still scrutinize my work and see where I could do something different.  So I'll never stop practicing. :-)

Here's the card I created a year (or so ago) using this image.  I made this card for the Ready, Set, Create! online magzine.

I took a different approach back then.  I hd just learned how to use the black and white coloring so I tried that on the daddy.  I wanted the little girl to stand out so Icolored her in pink and decided to make that my punch of color.  I used Spellbinders dies and tag.  The designer paper is from SU as is the cardstock.

Okay, so I showed you my creations using this awesome image so why not show us what you can make.  Make a selection from the Bingo board and join us for the this week's challenge.

Challenge(s):
Stampin Sisters in Christ:  Something you are afraid of
Shopping our Stash:  Anything floral related


Thanks for looking and commenting.

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge #12

Greetings!

Happy Memorial Day!!  Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by Nella L. Sweet carried the dedication "To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead" (Source: Duke University's Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920).  Take a moment to remember and thank those men and women who gave their lives for us (and who continue to fight for our freedom).  God Bless!

It's time for another Challenge over at Tammy's Scrapin Corner and the theme this week is Anything Goes.  So pull out an image, color it up and join us for this week's challenge for a chance to win images from Sassy Cheryl's Digis.

Here's my creation using an image from Emerald Faerie...

I used cardstock from Marco's paper and my dp is from scraps I had leftover from a 6x6 pad.  I colored this cutie with Copics.  I loved how the snails shell came out.  It was so much fun coloring him.  I used my blender to add spots to the back of the snails back.  I added Stickles to his wings to add a little bling.  Now to let you in on a tiny secret.  You musn't tell a soul.  All the other embellishments (round flowers, scalloped paper edge adn the stichtes) are all computer generated.  Could you have guessed it??  If so, good eye.  If not, don't fret I planned it that way. :-)

I love to mix scrapbooking items (embellishments, masks, papers, etc.) with my traditional cardmaking.  It is often referred to as Hybrid.  This is a real good money saver and sometimes I just can't find the right "something" to finish off a card, but I usually can find it in my scrapbooking digital stuff.  Afterall, the "hybrid" items are actually real items...they are just pictures that have been cropped and resized to use in scrapbooking pages.

Okay, enough secrets!  Head over to Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge and link up your creation.  I can't wait to see it!

Challenge(s):
Love to Create challenge: Add a sentiment
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge: Anything Goes


Thanks for commenting and looking.

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Whimsy Stamps Inspirational Card

Greetings!

I have to start off by first saying, "Sorry" and then following it up with a big THANK YOU!  I have been so busy with some personal medical stuff that I feel like I am always behind.  I want to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time out and commented on my blog and has joined me for this crazy purple ride through the blogosphere. It is appreciated tremendously!!

Okay, now for the business at hand.  I want to share with you today a card I made for Whimsy Stamps using a bird from Lia Stamps. 

I know the colors are "different;" however, there is a story behind them.  I had colored up probably 1/2 dozen images and nothing was working for me.  Partially because I wasn't feeling well and was faced with the deadline of completing my card.  I almost through in the towel, but then I just started coloring the birds with my Copic BG10, BG000 and BG00.  I didn't think about it, I just colored.  Once I had him colored, I pulled out all the paper and cardstock I had just bought from my LSS (which sadly is going out of business) and the card came together.  I love the leaf ornamental design which is a diecut from Cheery Lynne (I believe).  I aslo used Spellbinder's Lace Oval and regular Oval.  I added flowers from Wild Orchids and some very old pearls from my stash.  The border punch is MS lace punch.

Over at Whimsy Stamps Challenge, we are kicking off another challenge #40 "Vintage/Shabby Chic."  So pull out your old lace (leave the aresenic where it is) and join us for this week's challenge.  Don't forget! You don't have to use a whimsy image. It would be great if you did though, and it doesn't have to be a card. We welcome all paper projects.

Challenge(s):

My Time to Craft:  It Takes Two (pearls I've had so long the glue came off the back)

Sweet Stamp Blog:  Anything Goes

Use itTuesdays:  Use two hoarded items (pearls I've had so long the glue came off the back)

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Scrapper's Delights Going Gothic

Greetings!

It's time for a new challenge over at Scrapper's Delights.  We are asking that you have a Gothic Time!  To qualify for this challenge you need to have a Gothic or Grunge feel to your creation.  The challenge runs from May 20 - June 02, 2012 so come on over and join us.

 

 

Here's my card...

 

 

 

 

 

This month there will be one winner and they will receive 6 (single) digi stamps of their choice.  You do not have to include a product made by Scrapper's Delights, but you only have one chance at winning with your entry.

Here is how you can get up to 2X the chance of winning with each entry:

*1st chance

Everyone that submits a project is valid as long as they base it on the current challenge theme.

*2nd ChanceInclude a Scrapper's Delights product in your creation (and it can be a freebie).

 

 

I started out with a 5x5 cardstock base and layered black cardstock on top.  I embossed metallic cardstock using Tim Holtz's embossing folder.  I then layered more teal cardstock and then my image.  I added some flowers from Wild Orchids as well as a punched leaves from MS punch.  I colored this Goth cutie using Copics W7, W5, W3, W1 and BG13, BG11 and Copic Spica pens. 

 

I hope that you will join us!

 

Thanks for looking and commenting.

 

Now get to creating...

 

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

*You will need to enter your name twice if you qualify for a second entry.

TSC Challenge #11: Show us your Distress

Greetings!

Happy Monday!  It's time for Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge and our theme this week is "Distress."  So, pull out your sponge, ink, paper, tools and or spraying mist and distress your creation.  Our FAB sponsor this week is once again Bugaboo Digital Stamps.

I used Skye's Orchid from Bugaboo for my creation.

You probably can't tell how I distressed my card, but I did. *honest*  I started out with SU cardsock and inked the edges with some brown distressed ink.  I then layered some Cor'dinations shimmery purple cardstock and I used my Tim Holtz's tool to distress the edges.  I stitched a layer of DP from MME "So Sophie - Graceful."  I embossed and sprayed the bottom cardstock with Tattered Angel black mist.  Using the Spellbinder's Label six, I cut out a couple layers and the image.  I also added flourishes from Cheery Lynn and added some bling.  I used Copic markers V93, V95, and V000 to color the beautiful flowers and YG61, YG67, YG05 and YG01 for the leaves.  The center of the flower is colored with Y21 and Y38.  I added stickles as well in the center to add sparkle.

Well, that is my card.  I hope you will join us this week, because I would love to see what you make.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Challenge(s):



Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

God answers knee mails...

Greetings!

I hope your Friday is going well.  I am enjoying my Friday (although I am at work), because the sun is shining and I can watch the Geese family across the pond having a good time.  Can't help but put a smile on your face.  Today I am sharing a card I made and I am dedicating it to me.  I know that may sound vain; however, lately I have been dealing with some health related life hiccups (what I call them).  These minor setbacks have really made me begin to appreciate life and all that it encompasses.  I know in a world where we are trained to want (and sometimes get) things in lighting speed time, I don't want to forget to take a moment and take it all in.

I used a Robert Jackson's Digital Expressions image for my card and named it "Knee Mails," which are the only kind of mail that God answers.  When we take a moment to get on our knees and pray those life hiccups are less disruptive. 

Here's my card...

I used SU red cardstock for my base and Bazzill black cardstock mounting layers.  I stitched on the dp and used Copic colors R35 and R37 (for her dress) and W1 and W3 for the edging on the image.  The flowers and glass beads are from Wild Orchids and I just colored them with R35 Copics and added a little stickles for sparkle.  I used SU punches for the sentiment that I created on my computer as well as the leaves.  I used a flourish from Cheery Lynne cut from the red cardstock.  I hope this card serves as encouragement and a reminder. *smile*

Thanks for looking and commenting. 

Challenge(s):
Cute card Thursday:  A touch of sparkle
Little Miss Muffet:  Anything Goes
Moving Along with the times:  Keep it Real

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!