Whimsy J2 - Out of This World

Ready to blast off with me and Whimsy Stamps?!

I've used WS A Boy's Dream and the Wonky Window Die from the new January release to create a super cute mixed media appreciation card.  I cut the Wonky Windows twice: once in black and once from an acrylic pull panel that I had embossed using Dreamweaver Glossy White Embossing Paste and the WS Speckled Hearts Stencil.  Isn't that shine fantastic?

I sponged the base lavender panel with Distress Oxide to create a bit of an ombre pattern before embossing sentiments from A Boy's Dream. I used Ranger Super Fine Detail White Embossing Powder which is my absolute fav. Be sure if you're using it over Oxides, you allow the Oxides to dry so the powder doesn't stick to it.  Been there, done that!

I used the below Copics to color up the images before adhering them. I love this combo, don't you?!

A Boy's Dream

Speckled Heart Stencil

Wonky Windows

The Details: Whimsy Stamps A Boy's Dream, Speckled Heart Stencil, Wonky Windows, Ranger Super Fine Detail White Embossing, Copics, Liquitex Acrylic Paints, Dreamweaver Glossy White Embossing Paste, Versamark

Magical Winter

I'm over on the Butterfly Reflections Inc blog today. Please do check out this wintery card!

NND Guest Design 1

So excited to be guest designing for Newton's Nook this month!  I hope you check out the full posts and read more about how I created these cards!

The Details:  Newton's Nook Frozen Fellowship, Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Watercolor Markers, Sizzix Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Gina Marie Designs Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Die

Cards in Envy Numbers

Well, the holidays are over and now we can all get back to our regularly scheduled crafting. Whew!  Over at Cards in Envy, we'd like to see numbers on your card. 

My BIL is turning 60 so I worked this up for him.  60 seemed sooooo old when I was younger but time passes so quickly now it seems like it's right around the corner.  Dude. He's old. But I really am glad he's not dead. Love you, Steve!

The Details:  Hero Arts Snarky Mix and Match Messages, Oxford Impressions Danse Macabre, Distress Oxides Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean and Lucky Clover, Versafine Onyx Black

ATCAS #150 - Snowflake

Today marks my first post as a member of the Addicted to CAS design team!  Yay!  The current challenge's inspiration word is "Snowflake." How very perfect for the season. I hope you join us!

I worked up a very simple and elegant card by using a diecut snowflake that I sponged on the back with Distress Oxide Broken China to create a bit of a shadow when I popped it up.  The sentiment is in the same blue.

The Details:  Gina Marie Designs Snowflake, Hello Bluebird Skating Party, Distress Oxide Broken China

Whimsy J1 - Graphic Thanks

I am so excited to be posting my first card as a new member of the Whimsy Stamps DT. Woo hoo!  I really surprised myself with this card; it's outside my comfort zone and certainly not my usual style but I love it!

I used the WS Quick Strips and a bunch of scraps of cardstock (yay to reducing that mega pile!) to create a bright and colorful background. Imagine all the possibilities--patterned paper, white on white, metallics--the list doesn't end!

I then die cut the Thanks die in gold and the border die in black. I love how it pops against the rest of the card.  And notice how I had placed a strip of black behind it? I think that helps draw attention to it as well.

Quick Strips

Thanks

TFS - Snowflake Fairy

I'm over on the Topflight Stamps blog today!

The Details:  Lavinia Josie, Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes, Distress Inks, Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper, Versafine Onyx Black

TFS - Rock Out

I'm over on Topflight Stamps today!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday!

The Details:  AALL and Create Rocking Corns, Concord and 9th Mix Tape Dies, Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black, Scor-Tape, Doodlebug Lily White Glitter, Distress Oxides, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Forest Friends

Isn't this so quirky and cute?  I especially love the bear--look at those eyebrows!


Only two sleeps until Christmas.  How did this happen?!

The Details:  Honey Bee Forest Friends, Ultimate Crafts Fractal Snowflakes, Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Jolly AF

I "present" you with my final card for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Rude Christmas challenge. Not necessarily a rude card but definitely a cute one!

The Details:  CC Designs Ho Ho Ho, Newton's Nook Evergreens Stencil, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside, Zig Watercolor Markers, Versafine Onyx Black