Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge

Hello everyone and thanks so much for visiting!

It's time for the Whimsy Rubber Design Team to share some cards over at the Whimsy Stamps Challenge Blog. This month the theme is Ribbon and Lace. There are about 2 weeks left to enter into this month's challenge for a chance to win one of the amazing prizes from Whimsy up for grabs. You may use any make stamps, it doesn't have to be a Whimsy Stamp. 

Here is what I created using the adorable stamp "Sweet Sparkle" from Whimsy's Wee stamps collection.

I  made this card before I started getting back into my copics, so she's been colored using my Faber Castell Polychromos. 

The whole image has been stamped twice, once onto neenah card stock, ,and then onto my card front. The one on neenah has been fussy cut out using my cutterbee scissors. The designer paper is from My Minds Eye. I added some ribbon and lace to the left side, then the sentiment and a tiny flower with a pearl. The sentiment is from the set "Seashells by the Shore", also by Whimsy Stamps.

I'd love to enter my card to the following challenges:

Songbird #24 Ribbon
Card Mania -  Pearls and/or Gems 
Card and Scrap -  Use lace or ribbon

That Craft Place -  Ribbons and/or Lace

Have a fabulous day!!

Word Play Saturday - July Challenge

Hello everyone and thanks so much for stopping by! 

It's the second saturday of the month, and that means it's time for a new word for the July Word Play Saturday Challenge. But before I get to that I'd like to announce last months winner of the cute mini clear stamp sets. Thanks to all of you that played along!

The winner of last month's challenge was  #67 chosen by random.org.

That is Scatty Jan !

Congratulations!! Please contact me at ellibelle_blog at yahoo dot com with your mailing address including country so I can get the prize out to you.

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Now onto this month's challenge... 

since July is my birthday month, I decided this month's challenge should be all about

Birthdays.

Simply create a card or other papercraft using this month's word as your inspiration.

Here is my creation.

Products used:

Stamps: Wryn -Fairy friends (tiddly inks), party mini letter seals (Whimsy Stamps)

Papers: white by neenah, designer papers by MME and SU

Inks: memento black, distress inks for sponging

Tools:  1 1/4 " circle punch, butterfly punch (MS), sewing machine, copics

Embellishments: twine, glitter

Here is another view.

Copics used:

Hair/shoes: E31, E34, E37, E47

Skin: E11, E00, E000, R00, R20

Dress/wings: B0000, B00, B02, B05

Mushroom: R20, R22, R24, R27, R29 and E40, E41, E43, E47, E49

Grass:G99, G85, G21, YG01, YG03

I am also entering this card into a few other challenges:

Tiddly Inks  #113 Fairies & Mermaids
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Birthdays
Party Time Tuesdays  #128 Wing It (use an image with wings) 
Bastel-Traum - Birthday Challenge
Totally Papercrafts - all of a flutter 

This month I am giving away this stamp set by Inkadinkado from my own personal collection. 

 

If you'd like to be entered into the prize draw simply create a card or other papercraft  using the word  "Birthdays" as your inspiration, and link it up below. You have until Friday August 9th to play along.

A few things to remember:
 It must be a new creation
You may combine this with other challenges
You must mention and link this blog when entering the challenge
You may enter up to 4 times
Would love to have you as a follower, but it is not a requirement
 

ETA 5/20/18:

To protect the privacy of those who entered this challenge, the linky tool has now been removed.

Flutterby sweet butterfly

Hello and thanks so much for visiting. If you read my last post, I told you there that my Mojo has been gone and I really hadn't done much papercrafting before that. But what I did do (besides reorganizing my craft area), I looked at several copic tutorials and did some coloring just for the purpose of practicing. (Huge thanks to my Whimsy teamies for encouraging me with the copics!!) 

I do like how my coloring turned out, and I realized that if I look at the right tutorials copic coloring isn't really that hard after all.

Tiddly Inks is having a Design Team call at the moment, and since I have been falling in love with these cute characters, I decided to enter my card to the Design Team call. These characters are just so much fun to color, not matter the coloring medium may be.

The image I used for today's card is called Fluttering by to say Hi from Tiddly Inks' Annabelle and Faythe collection.

 Copics used:

 Skin - E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair/Shoes: E31, E33, E35, E37

Dress: B0000, B000, B00, B02,B04

Wings & butterflies: Y00, Y11, Y15, Y17, B0000, B00

Flowers: B0000, B00, B02, B04, E31, E35, E37, 

Grass and stems: YG01, YG03, G21, G85, G99
Outline: B0000, colorless blender



Here is another view at the image. 

To create my card I went with one of my most favorite sketches. The image was cut out using cirlce nestabilities shape and then layered onto a double doily circle diecut (die from Whimsy Stamps). The designer paper is from one of the packs by My Minds Eye, from Hobby Lobby. I punched out some butterflies and a little flower using the matching designer paper. To finish it off I added some stitching, glitter and twine. The sentiment is from Whimsy's Summer Letter Seals sentiment set. The complete list of products used is below.

 I believe the Tiddly Inks DT call is open  until the end of the month. If you'd like to find out more simply click the logo below..

Products used:
Stamps: Fluttering by to say Hi(digi from Tiddly Inks), Summer Letter Seals (Whimsy Stamps), lavish flourishes (Whimsy Stamps)
Papers: My Minds Eye, Neenah, SU
Tools: double scallop circle doily die (Whimsy Stamps), corner die set (whimsy stamps),  circle nestabilities, scallop border punch (Su), flower punch (SU), butterfly punch (MS), janome sewing machine

Embellishments: twine, glitter, brads

Hope you all have a fabulous day, 

and good luck to anyone who enters the Design Team Call!!

Punches and Dies for Penny Black and More - July Challenge

Good morning all! Summer is here and with that my mojo decided to go on vacation LOL. But I do have a card to share today for our brand new JULY challenge at 
Penny Black and More.
  The theme this month is Punches and Dies. I hope you'll join us. As usual we have some fabulous prizes up for grabs from several generous sponsors - Penny Black, Whiff of Joy, Flonz, and Stix2.

Like I said my mojo has somewhat disappeared, so I just decided to get a little head start on my Christmas cards, as I know I will be needing it soon enough. 

My penny black stamp is from their clear set "Holly Jolly". I just love this cute scene with cat and mouse. The image has been colored using Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. 

For my dies I used a scallop square nestablities shape, and the mini ticket die from Whimsy Stamps. The ticket sentiments are from Whimsy Stamps from the set "Holiday mini tickets". I used a corner rounder punch on the bottom part of the card.  It's a super simple card, I just embellished with a button and some gold cord.

I am entering my card to the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday  - Christmas in July

Card Mania - Christmas in July 

 Merry Monday -Anything Christmas Goes 

Stamp and Create - Christmas in July 

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Animals 

Amusing Challenges -  Anything Goes  

  Christmas Card Challenges Anything Goes

The Squirrel & the Fox -Christmas in July 

 Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you enjoy your Sunday, and happy stamping!!