Whimsy - Fern

Happy New Year!  Let's start 2020 off with a bang by taking a look at one of the new sets available from Whimsy Stamps.

Isn't Fern cute?  She's been stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics.

I chose a couple of the new Starring Hearts 6x6 Papers for the backdrop. I diecut these using the new Wonky Stitched Rectangle Dies. I'm going to be using these a lot, I have no doubt.

I used a piece of washi to cover where the papers meet as well as a strip of grass beneath Fern.

For the sentiment I used a speech bubble along with one of the sentiments from Frosty Wishes stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black. Now the card is ready for some cute 'tween I know--who could it be??? :)

TFS - New Year's Resolution

I'm on the Topflight Stamps blog sharing what I should be wearing a t-shirt.  LOL.

DB - Mermazing Valentine

I'm up on the Doodlebugs blog today blowing you mermaid Valentine kisses.

Whimsy - Deer Globe

I'm up on the Whimsy blog today celebrating the holidays and acknowledging all of my holiday cards may not have made it out the door on time.

TFS - Love / Valentine's Day

I'm up on the Topflight Stamps blog today with a red on red on red steampunk Valentine!

DB - Flurry of Fun

I'm over on the Doodlebugs blog today. Have I finished all of my holiday cards? Nope!  So winter cards it is! 

Snowman Flipper

A final Lawn Fawn Flippin' Awesome card for the season.  I'm sending this to one of my great nieces. Grand niece?  Damn, I'm feeling old.

I used lots of Doodlebug Designs paper from a pack that's probably 3+ years old. I notice their current Winter Wonderland pack has similar colors.

I used Copics to color up the Sunny Studio Feeling Frosty images. Snowmen make for such fast coloring--perfect for the holidays!

I stamped the Lawn Fawn Wavy Winter Sayings onto one of the coordinating dies for the sentiment.

I added some Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes to the last scene.  Shoot!  Why didn't I add them to the other panels.  Would have been even cuter!

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Holiday House

I thought the Honey Bee House Builder Base dies were so clever so I decided to give them a go. Wow!  I made my card in the shape of a house but it fits perfectly on an A2 card front if that's how you swing.

I used the Haunted House Add-ons too--the roof and tree. The add-on comes with different window shapes etc. so each of my houses can be completely different!

I used the greenery die from the original set to create swags and a wreath. The berries are Enamel Accents. Hmm, that bow.  Pretty sure it's Lawn Fawn. I used Scor-Tape and Doodlebug Design glitter for the frost and this chunky glittery stuff a friend gave me to try out. Blingy!

Whimsy - Boo Boo Dragon

As you may know if you're a regular, I've been experimenting with colored pencils lately. Earlier this week I showed an example of my first use of Polychromos pencils.

This time I'm using Prismacolors with the Whimsy Get Well Dragons set.  I was so excited when this  set was released. Usually the dragons are single images in red rubber but this time it was an entire photopolymer set. Woo hoo!  You should go check it out along with the rest of the release!

Anyhoo, I stamped the images with  Distress Oxide Vintage Photo or Memento Tuxedo Black. The sentiment is stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black.

I enjoyed using the Prismacolors but I do find them harder to blend than the Polychromos. That could also be because I only have the 48 pencils set but have the full PolyChromos set (thank you, Santa!). There were definitely bigger jumps between shades.

I used PC901, 903, 909, 910, 912, 927, 929, 935, 938, 941, 992, 1027, and 1084.

I think the results were great--the vibrancy of the colors turned out amazing. I'll definitely keep my Prismacolors and will continue to use them to supplement my watercolor and Copic work.

DB - Garland Frame

I'm on the Doodlebugs blog today with a set of 3 holiday cards using Sunny Studio. These were so quick to make!