Whimsy F1 - Ahoy, Matey!

Ahoy, matey!  I'm sharing a card using the Whimsy Stamps February release today.  The Arrgg Pirates set is so cute and it paired perfectly with the Peekaboo Windows 3 die.

I colored up the images using Copics (you'll see pics of the ones I used down below). I used vibrant boy colors thinking I will send this to one of my nephews, if my cat will allow me to part with it. LOL! He was so curious about this particular card for some reason.

Anyway, I added lots of dots to the Arrgg Pirates critters to give them a bit of visual texture. Adding those little details makes them come more to life. I also masked and stenciled some clouds behind them to break up all that white. 

And can you see the depth created by just popping up the Peekaboo Windows 3 diecut?  It's so cool that apertures allow for multiple things to go on in a visually controlled fashion.

The sentiments were stamped after I had adhered the diecut but the ship I masked, stamped and colored beforehand since it's much larger than the aperture. I love all the detail this ship has and will definitely use it full size in the future.

TFS - Bonus January Project

I've made a bonus set of Valentines over on the Topflight Stamps blog. Go check out the cuteness!  It certainly helped to have challenges out there to help guide my designs, let me tell ya.

I'm entering this in Addicted to Stamps #325 Photo Inspiration.  OOPS!  Too late.

 

I'm entering this one in Sunday Stamps #197 Pretty In Pink.

I'm entering this in Watercooler Wednesday #205 All About Holidays.  Too late on this one too!

The Details: Aall and Create Owl You Need is Love, Lawn Fawn Candy Hearts and Polka Heart Backdrop, Brushos, Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black, Lindy's Magicals, Flora and Fauna Hearts, MFT B/W Striped 6x6 Paper and Mini Cloud Border Stencil,

BRI - Love Monkey

I'm over on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog today!

NND - Guest Design 4

I'm up on the Newton's Nook blog with my final guest design card. It's been so much fun!

The Details:  Newton's Nook Sweater Weather and  Evergreens Stencil, Versafine Onyx Black, Copics, Distress Oxides, Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins, Sizzix Knit Embossing Folder

SOSS #127 - V is for Valentine TONI

Time for another Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge. Come share your Valentine/love/love sucks cards with us! Snark is optional although we love it.

My card is for my husband, who both can be a dumbass and has a cute ass. Not as pert as when we first met but I love him anyway. LOL. My card is one layer with masking. I decided to add the heart after the fact, as usual, and yes, I'm nuts. I added some visual texture to the heart by using a piece of denim and Copic 0. The sentiment is printed on my Brother label maker. Maybe I should get a fancier one that has more fonts and sizes.

The Details:  Katzelkraft Farm Animals, Copics, Brother label maker

TFS - Layered Hearts

I'm over on the Topflight Stamps blog today!

The Details: Aall and Create Quadrilaterals Stencil, Distress Ink Candied Apple, Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Spun Sugar, PTI Love Die, Lifestyle Crafts Heart Dies

Whimsy J4 - Thankful Hearts

I'm wrapping up my first month at Whimsy Stamps using the January release Speckled Heart Stencil again. I love that it has the border around the heart.  It was so easy to use multiple Distress Oxide colors without masking!

Speckled Heart Stencil

After I sponged, I die cut the Thanks die using one of my acrylic pour pulls.

Thanks

It coordinates beautifully with the DO purples, don't you think?

Lastly I glued the Thanks diecut down and then added a bit of bling with the Sparkletz Crystal Hearts. Isn't it cool how they change color depending on the light reflection?

Sparkletz Crystal Hearts

The Details: Whimsy Stamps Speckled Heart Stencil, Sparkletz Crystal Hearts, and Thanks die, Distress Oxides, Liquitex Acrylic Paints

BRI - Atoms

I'm over on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog today!

NND - Guest Design 3

I'm over on the Newton's Nook blog today!

The Details:  Newton's Nook Winter Memories and Evergreens Stencil, Distress Oxides, Versafine Onyx Black, Stampendous Detail Fine Black Embossing Powder

Cards in Envy Love Me or Love My Pet

If you know me or have been following me for a while, you know I love cats and will eventually reach crazy cat lady status. So I am super excited that our new Cards in Envy Challenge focuses on pets and love. Woo hoo! 

Of course, mine includes cats which I kept very simple, using Zig watercolor markers to color them. I paired it with a scalloped reveal portion at the bottom using a blue similar to her dress or did I start with the reveal blue and make her dress similar? Either way, I love the results.

The Details: MFT BB New Best Friend, Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Border dies, Zig Watercolor Markers, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch