Monday 30 March 2020

Whimsy Stamps and WOW Embossing Blog Hop...

Hey friends, I hope this is a happy Monday for you and you are managing to stay safe, healthy and in good spirits!
I am here with a really exciting event -
a joint blog hop with wonderful
and 

...and I have to say, I had way too much fun playing with some gorgeous 
and 
goodies!

I made quite a few cards and I'll be showing them all to you over the next few days!
Here's a couple to get the party started!
Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Ingredients from WOW! Embossing Powders

Other Ingredients
Watercolour Card
Stazon Ink Pad in Black
Sparkle Pens in Blue, grey, green and brown
Organza Ribbon
This was such a fun card to make and the 
is just gorgeous!  It goes perfectly with the wonderful 

The second card I have to show you is distinctly CAS - unusual for me!  CAS scares me because of all the space you're left with! /-:
Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Ingredients from WOW! Embossing Powders

Other Ingredients
Kraft Card
Gold Sequins
I adore this sunflower stamp I have made a lot of cards with it already and it is a really new product!

This blog hop starts right now and will run until 5th April.
As we have so many talented designers wanting to play along we have split the hop over two days.
The winners will be chosen at random in the week of 8th April from all the comments left.
There are two prizes which means two lucky winners!

- 6 powders of the winners choice along with a WOW! carrying case.

- a$25 gift certificate to spend in store. 

How to Hop - important! - 
To join in and have a chance to win one of these fab prizes you MUST leave a comment on each designers blog post, every comment you leave is a chance to get your hands on these scrummy prizes!

Now for the fun part - here is the line up!
Sue Hastead (You are HERE)
Thank you for hopping by! Good luck and happy crafting from Sue...xxx
Splash Clear Stamps - Whimsy Stamps Pierced and Stitched Circles Die Set - Whimsy Stamps
Sparkletz - Salt Water - Whimsy Stamps Crafty Foam Tape White - Whimsy Stamps
**NEW Sunflower Background Rubber Cling Stamp - Whimsy Stamps **NEW Sympathy Life Goes On Clear Stamps - Whimsy Stamps Quick Strips Die Set - Whimsy Stamps


42 comments:

Heather said...

Lovely cards Sue! Heather x

Verity Biddlecombe said...

Lovely duo of cards :)

ionabunny said...

These are gorgeous. I love the round sea scene. Hugz

MicheleS said...

Love your cards! Your sea scene may inspire me to try my hand at making a circle-shaped card. 🤔

Andrea Shell said...

Lovely cards, Sue! The shaped card is perfectly lovely, and the CAS one is so elegant!

Lisa Mensing said...

Gorgeous cards, Sue! I love that you used that beautiful brass embossing powder on that AH_mazing sunflower! Hugs❤

~Denise Lynn~ said...

These are both gorgeous Sue!

berucrafts said...

Hi Sue... I love your inspiration and this two cards are wonderful... Hugs Ute

berucrafts said...

Hi Sue, what for wonderful cards you made, love both :) Hugs Ute

Linda Vigil said...

I adore both cards!!! Thank you so much!!! Need the first card in my life!!!! :)

MadeByMeghanK said...

Both are stunning but I truly LOVE the sailboat scene!

Cardsbymaaike said...

Both pretty I love the blue one with the boat the best, esp the glittered cardstock

MelissaKlepser said...

I love the round card, I never think to do them. Your CAS card is perfect.

Renae said...

Great cards! I love the round card.

Brandi R said...

Gorgeous cards. Loving the circle card with the fabulous scene. The brass on Kraft is so yummy. Love them both ♥

McStamper said...

Great cards. Love the adorable little boat.

Dana said...

Sweet cards!! Love that little boat!

Lagene said...

Gorgeous creations, I especially love the sweet circle sailboat card!

Amber Rain Davis said...

The circle sailboat card is amazing and I love the clean look of your sunflower design too!

Shar Zar said...

I like the lovely blue colors on the first card.

Ms. Tamp said...

Great showing of stamp sets.

Mstamoulis03 said...

Love the cards Sue! The little boat is super cute

Bev said...

Such fabulous cards, Sue. That first one is just fantastic ♥

Annette Reed said...

Great cards. I totally understand about the CAS thing. I love it when I see it, but,w I try to make it, I don't always like it. That space issue is a thing for me too. Your card is lovely.

gail said...

i too love that sunflower!

Karthikha said...

Fantastic cards! The first one is super cool and I love the floral one! It is so elegant and perfectly CAS! <3

sharon g said...

Your round card is so cute. I LOVE the boat on the ocean. The swirls are wonderful.

Ericka Strange said...

Beautiful cards and I love the round one with the embossed water! SO pretty and fun great job!

Sue D said...

Wonderful cards. I really like the one with the sailboat.

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Two stunning creations Sue! Love the gold on kraft of the sunflower, stunning! I adore the sea scene too, lovely as a round card. Gorgeous creations hun and fab ways of using the elements together. Hugs, Wends xoxo

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

At the risk of posting twice, I'm going to say this all again (not sure what happened to my previous comment, but it's totally worth saying twice!) LOVE these gorgeous creations Sue, the dreamy seascape is beautiful, the sparkly waves and soft watercolouring. I love the round card design too! Stunning! Love that elegant gold on kraft too, rich and yet has cottage chic charm too! So so beautiful hun. Hugs, Wends xoxo

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

The waves really benefited with the embossing and the embossing against the kraft cardstock as well!! Stunning pieces!

Nicole said...

This is awesome! Thanks for the giveaway!
love love love the sunflower card

Lori said...

I just love round cards, I love them both!

Valerija said...

Wow....these are both soooo beautiful. Well done!
Valerija xx

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

I love that sunflower too. Beautiful projects. Thanks for inspiring me today

Riikka Kovasin said...

So stylish! I especially love the sunflower one - might be the colors that draw me in!

TracyM #6773 said...

DELIGHTFUL cards!
LOVE your STUNNING sunflower, ADORE your SPARKLING waves ocean scene - WOW!
Thank you for sharing :)

Fikreta said...

very beautiful cards!

Iris Wiechmann said...

Such stunning cards Sue! I love the round seascape card with the glitter BG and the glittery waves! The sunflower card is so beautiful. Love the subtle elegance of it. xx

Dorothy Green said...

Pretty cards! Way to go out of your comfort zone with the sunflower card!

LIZARD said...

WOW! is an understatement when it comes to the fantasticness of your cards! I ADORE that gold embossed sunflower! I have been toying with purchasing yet another sunflower stamp, and I think you have cinched it for me! I also really like the scene you created with the ship on the wavy ocean. So pretty and that powder really is WOW!!!