Cuddles

Morning All! It’s time for some more New Release inspiration over at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspiration Blog.

We are up to Day 3 of inspiration today and we are showcasing Patsy & Gizmo – Cuddles:

I fell in love with this image straight away, it’s just so darn cute.

I’ve gone for some no lines colouring on Kraft card.

Supplies:

• Image: Patsy & Gizmo – Cuddles rubber stamp from Crafty Sentiments Designs
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir – Original Markers unless mentioned otherwise:
• Skin: Illustrators TN8, EB1, FS7, FS8 & FS9; DP2, DP1, PP2, PP1
• Hair: BG10. BG, BG7, BG5
• Red: DR7, CR11, CR9, CR8, CR7
• Blue: TB8, TB4, TB3, TB1
• White: IG2, IG1, Blender
• Belt: IG10, IG9, IG8
• Dog: RB4, RB3, RB2, RB1, TN3, TN2, TN1
• Ground: GG3, GG2, GG1
• Sky: TB2, TB1, Blender
• Card: Centura Pearl Fresh White Card, Neenah Desert Storm
• DP: Docrafts Papermania Tilly Daydream A5 paper pad 
• Sentiment: Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: X-Cut Nesting Heart Dies, Go Kreate Frilly Frames #10 XXL Dies, Nellie Snellen Pierced Circle Multiframes and Tonic Rectangle Mixed Edge Layering Dies 
• Embellishments: Doodling, Crackle Accents and Heart Chipboard Background

To see some more fabulous inspiration using this gorgeous new image please hop across to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspiration Blog and don’t forget the new stamps are available in the Crafty Sentiments Designs Shop on Saturday.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Fairy Flower

Morning All. Did you see this months fabulous new releases at All Dressed Up? If not let me say you are going to love them.

Please say hello to Fairy Flower, Perfect Day, Z is for Zebra and Home Sweet Home:

I’ve already shared a card made with Perfect Day as inspiration over in the All Dressed Up FB Group. Today, I’m sharing some extra inspiration with a project featured over on the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog and using Fairy Flower:

I thought little Fairy Flower suited soft colours but I’m still practicing at getting depth/shadows and soft colours with my Copics, so her wing look a little off!

Supplies:

• Image: Fairy Flower  from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Forever Friends 12x12 paper pad from DoCrafts
• Card: Yellow Card, Blue Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Everyday sentiments from Clearly Besotted
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches:Hobbycraft Small Butterfly Punch
• Embellishments: Cheese Cloth, Pearl, Doodling and Viva Pearl Pen

Don’t forget to hop across to the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog and take a look at the rest of the new release inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Reindeer Jodie

Afternoon All. The lovely Janet from Pink Gem Designs is sponsering the new challenge at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge and a few of us Pink Gem Girlies have made some lovely cards as Guest Designers. The theme for the challenge is ‘Winter’ and for me that meant another Christmas Card. This one is for my little girl and uses Reindeer Jodie

 

I am still addicted to Kraft and I’m loving using it with some traditional green and red. The papers are some new ones I picked up a couple of weeks ago and are Craft Christmas from Papermania.

Supplies:

• Image: Reindeer Jodie from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
• DP: Craft Christmas from Papermania
• Card & Paper: Paperchase Ribbed Kraft Paper and green card
• Stamps: Relative Stamp Set (Make unknown but maybe Personal Impressions)
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinder labels 31 and Whimsy Lacy Border die and Holly Leaf die
• Embellishments: Flat backed pearls, ribbon, wooden star, small white luggage tag and glitter glue.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Angelica

Morning All. I am trying to get organized today as we are off on our holidays again on Saturday. This time it’s a week in Cornwall with my parents and I’m looking forward to the break, but I need to get all the boring chores done before we go.

I’m sharing some Pink Gem Inspiration today using one of Janet’s new images Angelica. Isn’t she adorable?

The image is so beautiful I have kept the rest of the layout pretty simple. I and I been playing with flower punches again…trying to match them to the flowers on the image.

Supplies:

• Image: Angelica by Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
• DP: Forever Friends Kraft 12x12 pad from DoCrafts
• Card: White Linen Card
• Stamps: Whimsy Stamps
• Dies & Punches: Tonic Doily Border Punch, Spellbinders Picot Edge Circle and Plain Circles, Various Flower Punches
• Embellishments:  Pearls and Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

•  I Love ProMarkers – Anything Goes
• Simon Says Wednesday – Summer
• The Paper Shelter – Dies and Punches
•  Milk Coffee Challenge – 2 or More Diecuts
• A Creative Romance – Fun in the Sun
• Totally Gorjuss – Flowers
• The Corrosive Challenge – Birthdays
• Papertake Weekly – Spots and Dots
• Bunny Zoes Monthly Challenge – Summer Colours
• Natalie and Amy's Challenge – Dies Cuts & Flowers
• Crafty Calendar Challenge – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Chocolate & Cake at Jellypark

It’s time for a new challenge over at Jellypark Friends and our theme this fortnight is:

Chocolate & Cake

I have used Boy Eating Chocolate Bar…

Supplies:

• Image: Boy Eating Chocolate Bar by Jellypark
• Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
• DP: Forever Friends Kraft Notes 12x12 paper pad
• Card: American Crafts Textured Card
• Stamps: Sentiments Stamps by Sarah Hurley
• Dies & Punches: X-Cut Square Punch and WoJ Arrows
• Embellishments: Glitter Glue and Pearls

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Basket of Bunnies

It’s my turn to share some inspiration over on the Whimsy Inspirations Challenge blog and as I’m dreaming of spring weather I’ve used an adorable digi called Basket of Bunnies released by Crissy’s Digis last spring but still available over at the Whimsy Stamps store.

In my family I have a lot of female birthdays at this time of year, so I have made a cute little spring themed easel card.

Supplies:

• Image: Basket of Bunnies
• Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
• DP: Papermania Vintage Notes 6x6 pad
• Card: Bazzill Basics Kraft and Joanna Sheen Elegance Ice White 300gsm
• Stamps: Whimsy Mini Ticket Sentiments
• Ink: Brilliance ‘Coffee Bean’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: EK Success Border Punch
• Embellishments: Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Stickles Diamond, gems and raffia

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Alberto Gava Debut Release Blog Hop

We are thrilled to welcome a brand new digital artist to the Whimsy Stamps team of artists...

This month we are releasing FOUR digital stamps illustrated by Alberto Gava for Whimsy Stamps 

To celebrate Alberto’s debut release we are holding a fabulous BLOG HOP to showcase creations made with these fantastic new digital stamps.

The hop starts today (Wednesday September 11th at 8am EST) and ends on Sunday September 15th at 12pm EST).

For this hop we have TWO GRAND PRIZE DRAWS and two lucky hoppers will each WIN the entire new release of ALL FOUR DIGITAL STAMPS. That's not all ... we've also hidden NINE single digital stamp prizes throughout the hop and I’m one of the prize stops!

To be added to the draw to win one of the new Alberto Gava digital stamps (winner’s choice!), please leave a comment on this post! We will draw the winners shortly after the hop ends, and a full list of winners will be posted on the Whimsy blog on Monday 16th September.

Here is my card using Queen of Hearts…

When I first saw this digi it made me think of Wedding Photographs where the whole picture is either Black & White or Sepia with just little details coloured in. In fact I think Hubby and I have one in our Wedding Album of us drinking Champers and the only coloured things in the photo were little strawberries balanced very delicately on the side of the Champagne glasses! So that’s the theme I went with for this card…

My image has been coloured with ProMarkers.

Finally, here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

1.	Whimsy Stamps
2.	Shaky A Digis
3.	Iris Wiechmann
4.	Elise
5.	Ann-Marie Sinfield
6.	Vili
7.	Jodi Amidei
8.	Lollyrot
9.	Deb Routledge
10.	Jenny
11.	Franz
12.	Janette Garcia
13.	Eulalia
14.	Shannah Bartle
15.	Giò
16.	Michelle Oatman
17.	Alyce
18.	Kelly Mannix
19.	Elizabeth
20.	Lisa West
21.	Alberto Gava

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Divas by Design – Weddings/Anniversaries
• Country View Crafts Challenge – Lot’s of Layers
• Tuesday Throwdown – Anything Goes
• I Love ProMarkers – 3 Different Shapes (Heart, Rectangle and Fancy Square)
• Stampin with the Dragon – Weddings

Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!

Lisa