tanglemouse cards: April 2021

Thursday 29 April 2021

Curvy Girl With A Diamond - Stamping Bella

Hello everyone,

I hope this week is being kind to you!

Today I have a card to show you that I made a while ago, I had a complete lack of confidence about showing it to you because it was the first card I made after I broke my leg last year!

It took me ages to colour and I felt a bit out of sorts at the time!

However, I really want to share it because it is coloured with pencils - which I love doing, and was a birthday card for my son's gorgeous girlfriend Emily - and she adored it!

Curvy Girl With A Diamond by Stamping Bella

from Dies To Die For

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Curvy Girl With A Diamond by Stamping Bella

Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Thank you for popping by today!

Look after yourselves and happy creating!

from Sue...xxx

Other Ingredients

Bazzill Basics Kraft Card

Archival Ink - Potting Shed

Distress Oxide in Tumbled Glass

Pink Organza Ribbon

Starry Skies Sparkletz (Whimsy Stamps)

Wink of Stella Clear Pen

Caran D'Ache Pablos Pencils

Skin - Aubergine, Salmon Pink, Granite Rose
Hair - Umber, Chestnut, Cinnamon, Golden OchreLeaves - Emerald Green

Diamond - Steel Gray, Bluish Pale, White

Dress - Olive Grey, Purple Violet, Purple, Light Purple, White

White Details - Brownish Beige, Light Beige, White

Ground - Sepia,

Tuesday 27 April 2021

Whimsy Stamps and Scrapbook Adhesives Instagram Hop...

Hello everyone!

Today I am joining in with a fab and fun instagram hop

with

Whimsy Stamps

and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

I have used some gorgeous products and I'll do a list for you later in this post!

I had such fun creating this underworld scene for this gorgeous mermaid!

I stamped the Sweet and Salty Clear Stamps mermaid in black ink onto a piece of card suitable for alcohol markers and coloured her with Copic markers. (I'll list the colours I used at the end of this post). I then fussy cut her and set her aside.

I created the background by running a piece of white water colour card thorough the Slimline Embossing Folder - Wave Lengths I then cut the card into a 8.25 x 21.5cm rectangle and swooshed some blue ink over it. I'll post a link to an earlier tutorial for this technique at the end of this post.

Then I die cut a piece of white water colour card with the Slimline Waves Die...

...and fixed the frame to the background with Scrapbook Adhesives Dots.

Next I created the elements for the undersea background with the Build an Ocean Die Set and Scrapbook Adhesives Transfer Sheet.

I fixed a piece of adhesive transfer sheet to both sides of a piece of watercolour card and die cut the build an ocean elements.

I then peeled the transfer sheet from the top side of the die cuts and sprinkled them with clear and blue glitter.

I used my finger to burnish the glitter slightly so it stuck well to the background.

I then peeled the transfer sheet from the back of the die cuts and fixed them to the card design.

I then used the Build an Ocean Die Set and the Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit to make some extra shells for the undersea background.

This was really easy to do and the final effect is FAB!

I die cut the shells with the foam sheet and then removed the top sheet and applied the foil...

I then gently rubbed the foil with my finger until it came away from the backing, I was left with a beautiful shiny silver shell.

I fixed all the elements to the card design and finally added the mermaid using the EZ Dots runner - brilliant! The teeny tiny dots stuck to the fussy cut mermaid's intricate parts and made fixing her down so much tidier and easier!

I used the Wavy Nested Frames Die Set, a sentiment from the Sweet and Salty Clear Stamps set and Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Dots to create the sentiment panel.

I stamped the sentiment onto the die cut and fixed it to the card design with Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Dots.

Finally I added some Starry Sky Spakletz.

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Sweet and Salty Clear Stamps

Slimline Waves Die

Slimline Embossing Folder - Wave Lengths

Build an Ocean Die Set

Wavy Nested Frames Die Set

Starry Sky Sparkletz

Thank you for popping by today!

Hope you are all keeping well, look after yourselves and happy creating...

love from

Sue...xxx

Now here's the important info so you can join in with our instahop and try and win a gift voucher to treat yourself to some Whimsy Stamps and ScrapBook Adhesives by 3L goodies!

The best place to start is on my instagram feed which you can find by following this link

@tanglemousecards

or by using your own instagram app and searching for me

@tanglemousecards

If you then look at my insta post featuring the insta hop banner and this card you will see all the hop instructions and be good to go!

Happy hopping and good luck!

Sweet and Salty Clear Stamps - Whimsy Stamps

**NEW Slimline Embossing Folder - Wave Lengths - Whimsy Stamps

Wavy Nested Frames Die Set - Whimsy Stamps

Other Ingredients

Watercolour Card*

Ink on 3 Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink Pad

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine*

Crafter's Companion Sparkle Pens

Hobby Craft Glitter

Copic Markers* -

Sea - BG000, BG41, BG52, BG45

Sand - E50, E40, E41, E43

Skin - E04, E11, E00, E000, R20, R00

Hair - BV02, BV13, BV04, BV17, BV29

Tail - BV02, BV13, BV04, BV17, BV29, BG11

Clam Bra - C3, C1, C0

Link to Swoosy Inky Background Tutorial can be found

HERE

Please note that in order to assist with the running of this blog I do use affiliate links from time to time and there may be some in this post, denoted with a *. You can use these links at no cost whatsoever to yourself.

I only work with products I love and my opinions are my own.

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Thursday 22 April 2021

Princess Dragon - Whimsy Stamps

Hello everyone.

Well - it has been quite a week! I have so enjoyed showing you the latest release of

Whimsy Stamps

gorgeousness!

I hope you're enjoying the new releases.

I'm back today to show you a fabulous stamp set

Princess Dragon by Dustin Pike

and

a beautiful paper pack

Enchanted Kingdom Slimline Paper Pack

This was such fun to colour - I tried as much as possible to match the tower colours to the slimline paper colours. (I'll pop a list of the Copic colours I used at the end of this post for you).

This princess looks like she has been waiting too long for her prince! (:

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Princess Dragon by Dustin Pike*

Enchanted Kingdom Slimline Paper Pack*

Slimline Scenic Countryside Die*

Up In The Clouds Die Set*

Wavy Nested Frames Die Set*

Thank you for popping by today, look after yourselves and those you love!

Happy Crafting

from Sue...xxx

**NEW Princess Dragons Clear Stamps - Whimsy Stamps

**NEW Slimline Paper Pack - Enchanted Kingdom - Whimsy Stamps

Slimline Scenic Countryside Die - Whimsy Stamps

Up in the Clouds Die Set - Whimsy Stamps

Other Ingredients

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek

Ink on 3 Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink Pad

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine*

Collall All Purpose Glue*

Copic Markers* -

Princess Dragon - BG75, BG72, BG23, BG11, BG10, C3, C1, C00

Hat - R37, R35, R05

Tower Roof - BG75, BG72, BG23, BG11, BG10

Tower - E47, E44, E43, E42,

Grass - YG17, YG13, YG01

I only work with products I love and my opinions are my own.

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Wednesday 21 April 2021

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Bone Die - fantabulous four legged furry friends!

Hello everyone,

Today I have a card to show you made with a really clever die, which for any doggy 'pawrent' will be a must!

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Dog Bone Die Set

This clever die gave me the chance to use one of my favourite Whimsy Stamps die sets,

Adopt Don't Shop - Dogs Clear Stamps

I have blended Distress Ink in Scattered Straw and Dried Marigold over one half of the die cut.

I coloured the Adopt Don't Shop furry gang in Copics and fussy cut them.

I blended Distress Ink in Ground Expresso around the edge of piece of design paper from the Black and White Dog Slimline Pack so that the paper matched my colour theme and layered the die cut dog bone onto it.

I stamped the sentiment from the

Fantabulous Clear Stamps Set in brown ink on the right hand side of the die cut and fixed the fussy cut image to the left hand side as shown.

I added a sentiment from the Adopt Don't Shop Set which I stamped onto a die cut

Comic Speech Bubble.

Finally I added some enamel dots and mounted the whole design onto a piece of dark brown card.

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Slimline Dog Bone Die Set*

Adopt Don't Shop Dogs Clear Stamps Set*

Fantabulous Clear Stamps Set*

Comic Speech Bubbles Die Set*

Black and White Dog Slimline Paper Pack*

Thank you for popping by today!

Look after yourselves and Happy Crafting!

love from

Sue...xxx

**NEW Slimline Dog Bone Die Set - Whimsy Stamps

Adopt Don't Shop DOGS Clear Stamps - Whimsy Stamps

**NEW Fantabulous Clear Stamps - Whimsy Stamps

Comic Speech Bubbles Die Set - Whimsy Stamps

**NEW Slimline Paper Pack - Black and White Dog - Whimsy Stamps

Other Ingredients

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek

Ink on 3 Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink Pad

Distress Inks* in Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold, Ground Expresso

Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Your Next Stamp Gumdrops - Enchanted Forest

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine*

Collall All Purpose Glue*

Copic Markers* -

Furry Gang Left to Right

E35, E34, E31, N6, N4, N3, C5, C3, C1, E47, E44, E43, E42, E09, E15, E11, E00

Cheeks R12

I only work with products I love and my opinions are my own.

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Tuesday 20 April 2021

Whimsy Stamps Build A Castle Die Set - or - Mother Of Dragons!

Hello friends and Happy Tuesday!

April is true to form and like every other month recently is rushing away - or perhaps I'm just old and time is speeding up... o-:

Today with have a super new release of wonderful

Whimsy Stamps Goodies!

I could hardly stop myself crafting with them and over the next few days have three cards to show you!

The first, made with the

Build A Castle Die Set

is my own favourite...

(I was thinking Game of Thrones thoughts when I made this one! (:

This was great fun to make and very straightforward.

I used some fabulous Lindy's Stamp Gang Magic Powders to create the background and die cut the inky card with the Slimline Card Builder Die.

I then die cut the Build A Castle Die in black card and created the silhouette as shown by trimming the pieces down to fit along the bottom of the card. I love this die - I mean who could resist the windows and teeny tiny flags - not to mention those a-ma-zing dragons!

Once I had lined up the design I fixed it in place and stamped that perfect sentiment from the

Magical Birthday Wishes Sentiment Set.

Finally I layered the design onto a piece of black sparkle card.

Mother.Of.Dragons!