Whimsy Mini Release - Card #2

For a girl who just does not get the whole Halloween hoopla I'm on a roll with Halloween cards this year, though this is the last - I'm all Halloween'd out. 😂

I started off with the Wonky Window 3 die as the base for the card and love how the black sets off the inked background.  I used Distress Oxides in Fossilised Amber, Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet then added some water splashes and splattered some black paint over it.  

The sign is stamped then cut out from the Sleepy Hollow stamp set, and I added some bats that I cut from the Bats & Bubbles border die set.

I finished off with the image from the Got Peepers stamp set, coloured with copic markers

Hat: V17, 15, 12,01; G14, YG03; YR24, Y11
Cat: C9, 7, 5; R30; G14, YG03

Back on the 1st with the November release for Whimsy Stamps

Whimsy Stamps Mini Release

Whimsy is having a mini release today with some delish Christmas goodies.  Those lucky girls are at a the Whimsy Workshop Weekend  I so wish I was there!

For my card today I've used the sweet Santa's Train Clear Stamp Set and coloured the images with copic markers, then fussy cut them out so I could pop them in the windows of the Slimline Postage Die.

I created the background with Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans and a touch of Chipped Sapphire.  When the ink was dry I applied some glittery stencil paste through my FAVE of the new release - the Twinkle Stencil.  Love, love, love this stencil, I can see me wearing this out from over-use ha! 

I have another card for the new release that I'll pop on my blog in a couple of days.

Pumpkin Patch and prizes!

Whimsy Stamps are holding their 31 Nights of Halloween Celebration during October and each night a DT/Guest DT member is posting up their contribution to the event.  Along with all the inspiraiton is a number of chances to win some awesome Whimsy prizes, so make sure you pop back each night this month at 6 pm to join in the 31 Nights of Halloween fun and have a chance to win some prizes! 

I have used the so so sweet Pumpkin Patch for my contribution to the event, because .... those penguins!!  I die cut some pumpkins from the Build a Pumpkin Patch Die Set and coloured the largest one with my copic markers.  I finished off with a sentiment from the Sleepy Hollow clear stamp set.

I used copic markers to colour the image:

Penguins: C9, 7, 5, 3, 1, 0, 00; YR27, 24, Y11

Wooly hat: E74, 71, 70

Scarf: E43, 42, 40

Pumpkin: YR18, 16, YR27, 24, 04, 01: E87, 84

I die cut around the image with the Zig Zag Stitched Rectangles Die Set.

Christmas Bling!

I've a couple of quick Christmas cards that I made using the newly released Snowflake Frame rubber stamp from Whimsy Stamps.

For the blue and gold card (which is totally inspired by and cased from this video) I inked up a background with Distress Oxides - Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire.  Once it was dry I stamped and heat embossed the image, I uses Wow Fairy Tale embossing powder.  I die cut the Christmas Large Word Die and a snowflake from glitter card, and finished off with a merry sentiment and lots and lots of rhinestones because Christmas = BLING!

The second card was a lot simpler as I just stamped and heat embossed the snowflake image in to kraft card stock.  I die cut the Merry Large Word Die from glitter card and a few layers of white card to give a bit more dimension.

I finished off with a sentiment and oodles of blink on this one too.  They're really quick and easy cards to make and great for a production line.

Products used from Whimsy Stamps

 Snowflake Frame rubber stamp

Christmas Large Word Die

Merry Large Word Die

World Cardmaking Day Hop

 Whimsy Stamps is celebrating World Cardmaking day with a wonderful Halloween themed blog hop and you have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Whimsy store!

Today, the Whimsy Design Teams are honouring this craft with two hops – one here and another on Instagram.  For each hop Whimsy is giving away a $25 gift certificate to the store.  To increase your chances of winning, be sure to leave a comment on each stop of the hop.  All comments must be left by midnight EST on Saturday, October 12^th.  One winner will be randomly-chosen from each hop, and the winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on Sunday, October 13^th.


You should have arrived here from Deb's blog, and the next blog on the hop is Candice 

I inked up the Illusions Background Stamp, heat embossed then using Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet and Chipped Sapphire with just a touch of black soot.

I die cut the Bats and Bubbles Border Die from a panel of white card and popped a strip of black behind to help the bats stand out.  I die cut the Happy Halloween Word Die Set and adhered in place.

I finished off with some black die cut bats, twine, a charm and some sequins.

Here's links to the Whimsy Stamps products used 

Illusions Background Stamp

Bats and Bubbles Border Die

Happy Halloween Word Die Set

Prize entry details * leave a comment on all hop stops listed below and one lucky winner will be randomly selected for a $25 gift certificate to the Whimsy store.  

All comments must be left by midnight on Saturday, October 12th.

          Hop Links:

Whimsy Stamps Deb Davis Bev Rochester (you are here) Candice Fisher Celine Passio Claudia Meier Deb Routledge Dorinda Kaduchak Hesters Kaarten Kerys Sharrock Michele Kovack Nicolette Marie Pam Schumacher Ute Berger

Mistle Toads!!

Continuing on with the new releases at  Whimsy Stamps today's card features a few more of the new goodies now in store.

I've used one of the newly released stamps for my card, this is one of the crazy frogs from Mistle Toads Clear Stamp Set which I've coloured with Copic Markers.

Frog : YG25, 23, 21, 00, R20

Reds: R46, 27, 24, 14

Gold: YR24, 23, Y13

I heat embossed a sentiment from the stamp set on red card and finished off with a couple snowflakes and bells.

Here's links to the Whimsy Stamps products used 

Illusions Background Stamp

Bats and Bubbles Border Die

Happy Halloween Word Die Set

Got Peepers!

It's  Whimsy Stamps release day and my card is all about Halloween.  Whimsy released a whole bevy of Halloween goodies this month, and my card features 

Got Peepers Clear Stamps and the Illusions Background Stamp along with the  Pierced and Stitched Circles Die Set Die Set

I heat embossed the background stamp on to  Neenah cardstock with Versafine  Black Ink and then stamped it again with Versamark so I could emboss it with clear embossing powder.  I then appled Distress Oxide Inks - Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin and Squeezed Lemonade with blender brushes.  Whilst I was doing that I also inked up a scrap of card to pop behind the circle window.

The cat is sooooo easy, a bit of colour for the eyes and ears, a bit of simple fussy cutting and job done!  I finished off with a sentiment from the stamp set and some black nuvo drops.

Here's links to the Whimsy Stamps products used 

Got Peepers Clear Stamps

 Illusions Background Stamp 

Pierced and Stitched Circles Die Set Die Set

For lots more Halloween inspiration, hop on over to join in the fun all October long on the Whimsy Stamps Blog!