Colourful Tree Rings! - Whimsy Stamps

Happy Wednesday friends!

I have been playing with a Whimsy Stamps new release goodie

Tree Ring Background Rubber Cling Stamp

I mixed up some new and older crafting favourites from 

Whimsy Stamps to make these cards!  It's ages since I've made flowers, it is sooooo therapeutic!

I stamped and heat embossed the Tree Ring Background Rubber Cling Stamp in white and blended some inks over the pattern.  (The white heat embossing resists the ink pads leaving the pattern visible - the embossed outline also adds some texture which I personally really like)!

With the Pierced and Stitched Circle Die Set I cut out the circular background and used two dies together to create the frame from white card.

The flowers are made from lightweight white card die cut with the beautiful 

Poppy Flower and Leaf Foliage Die Sets.  I added colour with the same ink pads I used for the backgrounds and used stamens from my stash. 

I'll add a link to a fabulous flower making tutorial by Bev Rochester at the end of this post.

I assembled the cards as shown with a strong 3D glue.

To create the sentiment tags I die cut two tags from the Bookmark and Tag Die Set.  The sentiments are from the gorgeous Dudley's Mailed With Love Clear Stamp Set and are stamped in grey ink.

Finally I added some Coral Coast Sparkletz.

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Tree Ring Background Rubber Cling Stamp*

Pierced and Stitched Circle Die Set*

Poppy Flower Die Set*

Bookmark and Tag Die Set*

Dudley's Mailed With Love*

Coral Coast Sparkletz*

Thank you for popping by!

I hope you are all staying safe and well.

Happy Creating

love from Sue...xxx

  

  

Other Ingredients

White 300gsm Card*

White 170gsm Card*

Misti Stamp Tool

WOW Embossing Pad

WOW White Embossing Powder

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine*

Catherine Pooler Ink Pads in Hot Tub, It's A Girl, Shea Butter

Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Collall All Purpose Glue*

Collall 3D Glue

Link to Bev's Flower Making Tutorial

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

Please see my About Me page for more information.

 

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Envelope Edger

Happy Sunday Friends...

I hope you are all keeping safe and well!

I'm slowly getting back into some card making after having surgery again on my leg a couple of weeks ago!

It's been a long old haul but I think I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

Thank you for sticking with me you lovely lot!

I have decided that I need to avoid the mad Christmas panic that I seem to be in every year!  So, in an attempt to be organised, and following the good example of my card making friend Tina (@tina.mypop) I am intending to make at least two Christmas cards a month!

I'm sneaking January's cards in by the skin of my teeth! (:

Mind you - Whimsy Stamps have such fabulous inspiration and I decided to use the January New Release 

Slimline Envelope Edger Die Set

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Slimline Card Builder Die Set*

Slimline Envelope Edger Die Set*

6 x 6 Tartan Paper Pack

Leaf Foliage 1 Die Set*

Primitive Shaker Shapes Die Set*

Pierced and Stitched Circles Die Set*

Christmas Mini Tag Sentiment Rubber Cling Stamps*

The foliage is cut from bits of scrap card left over from other projects where I blended or swooshed ink onto card!  (I am such a hoarder)! 

Thank you for popping by!

Look after yourselves and those you love!

from Sue...xxx 

  

 

 

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

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Dudleys Mailed With Love - Whimsy Stamps New Release

 Hello everyone, I hope you are having a lovely Sunday!

Wonderful

Whimsy Stamps

has a new release today and it is a beauty!

I decided to play with a set of clear stamps by Dustin Pike

Dudley's Mailed With Love

I'm afraid I have another photo fail to report here because in real life Dudley is nowhere near as dark! /-:

I combined Dudley with some new and old Whimsy Stamps goodies to make my card

INGREDIENTS

Dudleys Mailed With Love Clear Stamps by Dustin Pike*

Slimline Paper Pack - Frozen

Slimline Marquee Die

Sweet Word And Shadow Die

Friend Word And Shadow Die

Simple Sentiment Strips Clear Stamps

Bookmark and Tags Die Set

Hugs and Kisses Sparkletz

Copic Markers Used

E79, E74, E77, E74

RV99, RV69, RV66, RV95, RV93

T5, W3, W1, W00

R89, R37, R35, R32

E43, E41, E40

Red and Gold Sakura Gelly Roll Pens for polka dots

Thank you for popping by!

Look after yourselves and those you love!
Happy Crafting

love from

Sue...xxx

  

 

 

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

Please see my About Me page for more information.

 

Slimline Hearts Background Die - Whimsy Stamps

 Happy Thursday everyone!

I'm whizzing by today with a card made with a fab-u-lous new slimline die from wonderful

Whimsy Stamps

Slimline Hearts Background Die

I have an up front apology here - the photo's are grim!  The card is glittery which is no bad thing but trying to get a decent pic in Gloucestershire winter light was difficult!  This is as good as it gets - I do hope you can see enough to enjoy this card!

I created the inky piece of card by blending Distress Oxides in Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire over a piece of Strathmore Bristol Vellum Card.

Then splattered the card with water and Mica Powder. 

When everything was dry I die cut the card with the 

Slimline Hearts Background Die

and then splattered white paint over it.  (I do this after diecutting as white paint leaves a slightly raised texture which I rather like and it gets crushed if you add it before die cutting!

I then die cut a piece of purple glittery card with the same die and mounted it behind the inky die cut, showing the edge slightly like a shadow.

I fixed the die cuts to a piece of white glitter card and added a strip of purple glitter card along the left hand side.

Finally I stamped a sentiment from the 

Beaucoup Bouquet Sentiment Set 

onto a strip of torn vellum and heat embossed it in blue.

Ingredients From Whimsy Stamps

Slimline Hearts Background Die*

Beaucoup Bouquet Sentiment Set* 

Thank you form popping by, take care of yourselves and those you love

from Sue...xxx

 

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

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Other Ingredients

Strathmore Bristol Smooth Vellum Card*

Distress Oxide Ink Pads - Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire*

Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Mica Powder (Perfect Pearls)

White Glitter/Sparkle Card

Purple Glitter Card*

Vellum*

WOW Embossing Pad - Slow Drying

WOW Embossing Powder - Earthtone Blueberry

Woodland Slimline Die - Whimsy Stamps

Hello everyone!

I hope Wednesday is being kind to you!

I'm here today to show you a card I made which is something a bit different from me as there is no colouring!

That said, I had a lovely time creating the inky background and putting the design together!

I used some gorgeous new release goodies from wonderful Whimsy Stamps

Slimline Woodland Cottage Die

Slimline Paper Pack - Frozen

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

(UK and European friends, you can buy Whimsy Stamps goodies from Dies To Die For)

Slimline Woodland Cottage Die*

Slimline Paper Pack - Frozen*

Slimline Scenic Countryside Die*

Simple Sentiment Strips Clear Stamps*

Quick Strips Die Set*

Foam Tape*

I created the inky piece of card by blending Distress Oxides in Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire over a piece of Strathmore Bristol Vellum Card.

Then splattered the card with water and Mica Powder. 

When everything was dry I die cut the card with the 

Slimline Woodland Cottage Die

and then splattered white paint over it.  (I do this after diecutting as white paint leaves a slightly raised texture which I rather like and it gets crushed if you add it before die cutting!

I then die cut a piece of white card with the same die and mounted it behind the inky die cut, showing the edge slightly like a light reflection.

Next I die cut a piece of white glitter card with the frame from the 

Slimline Scenic Countryside Die

I fixed the inky die cut behind the frame with tape and the fixed the entire design to a piece of design paper from the 

Slimline Paper Pack - Frozen
 I used foam tape for this to give a slight 3D effect.

Finally I added a sentiment from my current favourite sentiment set 

Simple Sentiment Strips Clear Stamps

which I stamped in grey ink onto a piece of card die cut with a

Quick Strips Die

Thank you for popping by!

Look after yourselves and happy crafting!

love from

Sue...xxx

         

  

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

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Other Ingredients

Strathmore Bristol Smooth Vellum Card*

Distress Oxide Ink Pads - Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire*

Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Mica Powder (Perfect Pearls)

300gsm White Card*

White Glitter/Sparkle Card

Copic Opaque White

Catherine Pooler Ink Pad in Twilight*

Gnome One Like You - Whimsy Stamps

Hello friends and Happy New Year! 

I'm here today to show you a fabulous new release stamp set by wonderful 

Whimsy Stamps

Gnome One Like You Clear Stamps by Chrissy Armstrong

These gorgeous gnomes are stamped on Kraft card and coloured with Prismacolor Pencils.  They are die cut with a beautiful Whimsy Stamps die, Wonky Stitched Rectangles -   and mounted on some lovely Whimsy 6x6 Calico Paper

The sentiment comes with the Gnome One Like You stamp set

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps
Gnome One Like You Clear Stamps by Chrissy Armstrong*

Wonky Stitched Rectangles Die Set*

6x6 Calico Paper Pack*

Prismacolour Pencils

Skin - Clay Rose, Nectar, Peach, Sea Shell Pink

Beard - French Grey 90%, French Grey 50%, French Grey 30%, French Grey 10%

Hair - Terra Cotta, Pumpkin Orange, Mineral Orange, Beige

Dress - Dark Purple, Dahlia Purple, Mulberry, Hot Pink

Hat - Aquamarine, Peacock Blue, Light Aqua

Hat - Violet Blue, Ultramarine, Light Cerrulean Blue, Blue Slate, Cloud Blue

Thank you for popping by!

Happy crafting

love from Sue...xxx

 

 

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

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Bundle Girl Winter Friends - Stamping Bella

 Hello friends!

This is the last card from me this year - I'm so sorry to not really have made very many!

It has been a fairly mad, bad and sad year every way up!

I did consider that it may be a bit lightweight to keep blogging throughout the awfulness of it all this year but I decided that as it keeps me happy and sane, it might just be doing the same for you!

Twelve months ago I never expected that the world and the UK would be in such a state!

Neither did I expect that a simple slip whilst on a summer walk along the cliff side in Dorset would cause such damage to my leg!  It has been a horrible ordeal to break bones!  The only thing I've ever broken in my life is the speed limit and an occasional nail!  However, it is small fry given what so many others have to contend with!  I have surgery scheduled in January to remove the metalwork in my leg and then all should be good to go!

I am genuinely moved and quite bowled over by the love and support of so many of you - thank you from the bottom of my heart!

I think this beautiful image and sentiment says it all!...

Bundle Girl Winter Friends - Stamping Bella  (Dies To Die For)

Bazzill Basics Kraft Card

Archival Ink Pad in Shadow Grey

Prismacolour Pencils

Skin Light - Umber, Lilac, Rosy Beige, Beige, Peach, Light Peach, Cream

Reds - Tuscan Red, Scarlet Lake, Poppy Red, Salmon Pink

Browns - Dark Brown, Light Umber, Clay Rose, Putty Beige, Ginger Root

Holly Leaves - Dark Green, Olive Green, Limepeel, Yellowish Chartreuse

Boots - French Grey 90%, French Grey 70%, French Grey 50%, French Grey 30%, French Grey 10%

Snowy Ground - Slate Grey, White

Twigs - Sepia

Thank you for popping by today!

Take extra special care of yourselves, those you love and those who love you this festive season, even if it is at a distance!

love from

Sue...xxx