A little birthday fairy

Hello and thanks so much for visiting! I should really be in bed right now, but I wanted to share a card I made earlier today.

I needed a birthday card for a little girl, and since the challenge over at LOTV is "Flower power" I decided to use this cutie from Lili of the Valley for her card. 

She has been heat embossed and then colored using Faber Castell Polychromos pencils and a few copics.
The paper is from a pack that I recently picked up at Hobby Lobby, I believe they are by My Minds Eye, but I could be wrong. Did some machine sewing, and I embellished with some ribbon and twine, and a little button. I know I have just recently used this sketch on a christmas card, but I can't help but love it. I think it really shows off the image beautifully.

The sentiment is from the set "Celebration circle pennants" from Whimsy Stamps, it's been cut out using the circle pennant die, also from Whimsy.

Like I said, I followed the challenge theme over at LOTV (Lili's little fairies challenge blog) with the theme of flower power. They are also having a guest designer call. Would LOVE to get a chance to create with some more of these cute stamps, so I am trying my luck.  The challenge at C.R.A.F.T. is Children, so I am entering it there too. Charisma Cardz  wants to see things with wings, also at Crafting for all Seasons and Fab 'n' Funky the theme is "wings as well. Inky Impressions wants to see a card for a child, and then at
Celebrate the Occasion they want to see some twine and at least one button.


That should be all for tonight.
Thanks again for visiting!

Silent Night...

Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps September 2012 rubber stamp and die RELEASE (Holiday Collection Part 1)!

 

Today, Whimsy Stamps is releasing 22 wonderful new rubber stamps; stamp sets, 5 Shapeology dies, 2   Shape EZ templates and 2  *BRAND NEW* 6x6 paper packs. These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.

 From today until 25 September the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these new products with a daily mini blog hop. Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day. At the end of release week (Wednesday 26 September) we will post a Release Round-Up on the Whimsy blog. This will include a selection of DT work from the new release week together with a complete list of winners from the daily mini blog hops.

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 I am so excited to be part of the blog hop today, and to share my card. I used two of the new release stamps today, as well as one of the sentiments. I knew I had to have both of these stamps when the sneak peek was posted for the Design Team.

 The stamps I used today are from the Crissy Armstrong Collection - Christmas Choir Boy and Christmas Choir Girl, and I used a stamp from the sentiment set "Holiday Carols Notables 4".

I first stamped the boy image onto neenah card stock, then again onto a post it note. I created a mask with the post it note (only had to cut around the left side of the image though because that was where I needed the mask. Then I stamped the girl image next to the boy image, with the mask in place.

They have been colored using my faber castell polychromos pencils.
The paper is from a paper pack that I bought last year. I decorated with ornament diecuts using the new Ornament border die.  As I mentioned the sentiment is from the set "Holiday Carols Notables 4". I cut it out using the Notables 4 die. I simply embellished with some ribbon, and sewed the edges. Glitter was applied around the image.

I am entering my card to the following challenges:

• Sassy Cheryl's - 1E, SIO - #133 Die Cuts
• Lollipop Crafts - 2W - (1st week) 2 different punches or dies 
• Paper Pretties - SIO - Use Ribbon 
• Card Crafter's Circle - 3E, C10 – Gone Gingham
• Fun with Shapes & More - 2W, JFF, must include die cut/punch – include an Animal
• Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – Week 2, starting Christmas early
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  Don't forget - to be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts listed below by 12:00PM EST tomorrow: 

Beate 
 Debbie
 Ellie 
Sylvia
Iris
  Niki
 Stephanne
 Tammy Louise 

For a full reveal of this month’s fabulous release, please visit the Whimsy blog. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our new release!

Amy's Kitty

Happy Sunday!

I have a card to share today using a super adorable digi from Wee Stamps. It's called Amy's kitty, and you can only get it by purchasing "Amy". It's a freebie attached to the file when you download Amy.

It's been a busy weekend, but I really wanted to make a card with this cutie, so I made another clean and simple one, but then I also really love this style right now because I think it really brings out the cuteness of the stamps.

I colored it using my faber castell polychromos pencils. Added a punched strip of designer paper to the top, and then some twine and the sentiment. The sentiment is from the set "Celebration Circle Pennants".  by Whimsy Stamps. It's been cut out using the Circle Pennant dies, also by Whimsy Stamps.

To finish it off I did some paper piercing along the edge, and added a little flower.

I am entering this card to the following challenges:

• Stamptacular Sunday -Less is More
• Di's Digis Designs Use more than one die cut or punch
• Our Craft Lounge - use twine 
• Craft Punked - pets
• Papertake Weekly - things that make you go Awww 

Thanks so much for  stopping by! 
Have a great day!!

A Penny Black weekend Challenge

Happy Sunday all, hope you're doing great and are enjoying your weekend. We have some beautiful weather here today, too bad I have to head to work in a couple of hours :(

I made a quick card today. I saw that Penny Black has a weekend challenge this weekend, to create a mini card. And I really wanted to play along.

Here is my card.

 

The stamp is from the clear Penny Black set "Holly Jolly". I colored it using Faber Castell Polychromos pencils as well as some copics.

The sentiment is from the same set. I made a 3 3/4 inch square card. It's a really simple card, I simply stamped the image onto my card stock, then added a strip of patterned paper and gold paper (which somehow looks like cork in my photo-but it is a brushed gold). Then I stamped the sentiment, added some twine and a button, and glittered the stars and snow. 

I am entering my card to the following challenges:

• Penny Black - mini cards
• Christmas Card Challenges - Stars   
• The Squirrel & the Fox -  Anything Goes 
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge - -  September Buttons and Bows
• Crafty Catz -Christmas
• Stampin' For The Weekend - starting Christmas early
• Aud Sentiments Challenge - Christmas or Holiday sentiment
• Anything Goes Challenge -  Early Christmas
• Creative Card Crew -  Christmas 
  

 Thanks so much for stopping by,

Ellie.