Near the Sea...

Today I am sharing another card made with the Summer Whiff of Joy stamp kit. I decided to go for a one-layer card with a watercolor wash background. 

I very rarely make one-layer cards. They may look simple but it is so hard not to mess it up! Being a very messy papercrafter doesn't help either. I actually had to trim some card stock off the edges because I ended up with ink marks.

I started out by masking all the edges of my watercolor card using post-it notes. Then I started to create my watercolor background. Since hubby has his expensive watercolors in his car (and he is at work) I ended up using my children's crayola watercolor paints for the background. I first made the bakground wet using a clean brush. Then I added the watercolor. I used a darker color on the bottom portion. Before removing the post-it notes, I flicked some more color onto the background.

The image has been colored with copic markers and fussy cut. I cut the waves and clouds away so I simply stamped the image onto my background before adhering the fussy cut image. 

Sentiment is part of the Summer Stamp kit. I finished it off by simply adding some twine.

I hope you had a chance to pre-order the kit. There are so many fun image included, plus matching sentiments.Already looking forward to the Fall stamp kit, but it is going to be a little while before it will be available :-)

Playing along here:

4 Krafty Girlz -  Anything Goes
Delightful Challenges - It's a Guy Thing
Addicted to Stamps and More -   Coloring
Crafty Creations -  Use something that begins with "S" (I used a seagull image)
Creative Moments -  Anything goes/twine (2nd week)

Sweet Stamps - No Designer Paper
Card Mania - Clean & Simple
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge -One of the Guys Big or Small

Thanks for visiting!

Summertime Birthday

I recently made this card using more of Whimsy's new rubber stamps. The image on today's card is called "Zoe Butterfly" from Elisabeth Bell's Little Cottage Cuties Collection.

It's been stamped onto copic xpress blending card and colored with copic markers. The blue background paper panel was done by inking white card stock with distress ink, then I stamped a verse from Whimsy's set Birthday Greetings onto it several times. The belated birthday sentiment is from the new set Life's Moments. Designer paper probably from Basic Grey (I had if forever!). I applied some gesso to it because it seemed a little too bright.  I finished off the card by adding a layered contest ribbon diecut shape (also from Whimsy), added some twine and glitter, and did some sewing.

I am playing along here:

Amusing -  Anything Goes

Catered Crop -  Garden Party

The Corrosive Challenges - Anything Goes

  A Creative Romance  - Girly Creations
Stampin' For The Weekend - For The Girls

Twisted Tuesday -Challenge: Sunshine or Yellow  Twist :Childlike Playful Image

Thanks  for stopping by today!
Hope you have a fabulous day filled with lots of sunshine!

Whiff of Joy - Summer Stamp Kit

Happy Friday!

A couple days ago I received my Whiff of Joy summer stamp kit, and of course I couldn't wait to start coloring! Such adorable stamps in this kit! I apologize for not showing any sneak peeks this time, but shipping was delayed and since my printer just smears when using copic xpress card, I had to wait for the rubber stamps to arrive. 

I used dylusions spray inks, gelatos and gesso to create the sea and sky. Then I stamped some old SU stamps around the image panel. 

The cute whale and Henry image was stamped onto copic xpress blending card using memento tuxedo ink and then colored with copic markers. Then fussy cut. 

Sentiment is part of this awesome kit, which includes several large image stamps and several sentiments. Designer paper is from SU. I sewed the edges, added a button with some matching red twine and adhered it onto a white card front. 

I'd love to play along here:

Brown Sugar –  Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack -  Life's a Beach
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More -   Anything goes
Papertake Weekly- Ohhh So Cute!

Top Tip Tuesday -  Here Comes Summer  
MarkerPOP Challenge -  Anything Goes with markers
Cupcake Inspirations - Nautical **

Thanks so much for visiting!

 Hope you have a wonderful day filled with lots of sunshine!

Whimsy Stamps - May Rubber Stamp and Die Release Day!!

Hello and welcome to the Whimsy Stamps Rubber Stamp and Die May RELEASE DAY hop. Today Whimsy Stamps released several gorgeous  new stamps, stamp sets and dies, plus designer paper packs. We are holding a blog hop each day this week, sharing creations made with these new goodies. As you know there are also several prizes to give away throughout the week, so be sure to hop along and leave comments along the way.  

Today I am sharing a card made with the cute stamp set "Cupcake and Toys" from Whimsy's  Cierra and Friends collection. Isn't this puppy just adorable!!

I used my Faber Castell Polychromos pencils for coloring, and I fussy cut the image. I created the background scene by masking the clouds and applying distress ink for the sky. The "grass" was cut using an oval cutting shape and paper from my stash. The sun was done by punching yellow circle and cutting some paper strips for the sun rays. 

I just love the sentiment "You had me at woof". So cute! It is part of the stamp set Cupcake and toys. 
The little tags that I used with the twine are from the clear photopolymer set "Simple Buttons". I used the matching tiny tags dies to cut out the "simple buttons" I used, then tied them onto the card using twine.

If you'd like to hop along with us today simply click the links below. Don't forget to comment along the way to be entered into a prize draw. We are giving away a total of 4 prizes (of 2 stamps each) during release week. Day and prize locations are secret. The winners will then be announced on Monday on the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations blog.

 Jacque,  Shelby, Shannah,  Iris, Debbie , Ellie-me, Danni 

Happy hopping and remember the entire release is now available for purchase in the Whimsy Stamps shop.