Lamb Hugs Just For You

Still freezing temperatures outside, and more snow is on the way, but Spring has definitely arrived on my blog as I am showing you another spring themed card today. I used one of the new rubber stamps from Whimsy's Crissy Armstrong collections for today's creation.

The image has been stamped onto copic blending card and colored using copic markers. I fussy cut the image after coloring to fit my card design (a few flowers are part of the image, but I left them out). 

I used Whimsy's fence die for my background, and Whimsy's stitched borders for my grassy hills. The sky was inked using distress inks. I added a scallop border to the top, and used one of the stitched borders to emboss. Finished off by adding the tag with some twine and a butterfly with some sticky rhinestones.

Product List

Lamb Hugs, Everyday Moments (both by Whimsy Stamps)

stitched border die trio, stitched tag dies , picket fence die (all Whimsy Stamps)

Papers by SU, recollections, xpress it

twine, rhinestones

Challenges:
Crafty Catz -  Use Your Dies/ Punches
Sister Act Card Challenge -  Anything Goes
Southern Girls -  Get Your Girly On

 

 

Enjoy your weekend,

Happy Stamping!!

Pocket Card with Tag

Happy Friday! Last Friday of the month already. It's going to be spring soon!!! Although I don't really mind Winter ( just hate driving on wintery roads) I have to admit I am ready for spring now :-) So hopefully the snow we got two days ago was the last one for this season, and that I get to see my snowdrops soon!

It's my turn today to share a creation on the Just For Fun Rubber Stamps blog, and I made a pocket card for today's post. You might have already seen it on instagram. I like to post my creations there as I make them :-) If you'd like to follow me, the link is on my side bar.

The tag is actually a rubber stamp by Just For Fun. All I did for the tag was create the watercolor wash background, stamping in black ink, and layering the cut out  tag onto black card stock. 

To make my watercolor wash, I inked up a clear stamping block using distress inks, spritzed it with plenty of water and then stamped onto watercolor paper. Fun and so easy to do!

As you can see above, I stamped the tag image again onto a watercolor wash scrap, and cut out just the butterfly to create a 3d effect. 

I thought this tag would make a cute bookmark too, so decided to make a pocket card for it, instead of just adhering it to the card. I made my pocket from vellum. 

I finished it off with the sentiment which I added with black brads. 

Products used:

Societe Du Louvre, unmounted sentiments sheet 1

distress inks (turquoise, grape, pink), versafine onyx ink

water, clear stamp block

papers from stash

 brads, sticky pearls, twill, twine

Playing along here:

Crafting By Designs - F Thinking of You
Cards und More -Use Vellum 

Top Tip Tuesday - Rubber Stamps Only
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes 

Crafting from the Heart  - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting!!

I will be back tomorrow (Saturday) with a new project.

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Rubber Stamp, Paper Arts
& Scrapbook Show

Rockford, Illinois

It's COLD outside so come join

us inside for some warm stamping FUN!

Saturday March 7, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Sunday March 8, 10:00 am-3:00 pmClock Tower Resort & Conference Center

7801 East State Street
Rockford, IL 61108We are bringing NEW stamps and

Debby will be showing lots of fun exciting techniques showcasing them.

Come out and join the FUN and bring a friend!

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Monday Morning Challenge No. 4 - Think Spring

Happy Monday!
Can you believe it's already the last week of February?! Spring is right around the corner :-)

Last Monday of the month,  also means it's time for a new Monday Morning challenge! But before I get to the new challenge, it's time to announce the winner of the last challenge.

Random.org chose No. 50, that is

Maggie S.

Congratulations, Maggie! You won the 2 sheets of stickeroos. Please email me your complete mailing address at ellibelle_blog at yahoo dot com, so I can get them mailed out to you.

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This time the challenge topic I have chosen is

Think Spring

Think springtime animals, birds, bugs, flowers, spring trees...lots of possibilities here - whatever makes you think of spring goes!  I hope you'll play along! 

I decided to ink up the cute stamp Bunny Friends by Penny Black, available in my Etsy Stamp Shop Timeless Stamp.

It's been colored using copic marker. A simple sketch has been used. Sentiment is an old one from Stampin' Up. I embellished with a couple punched out butterflies and some sticky rhinestones.

 Product List:
Bunny Friends, Gifts of Spring (sentiment)
memento black ink, copics for coloring
xpress blending card, SU card stock
washi tape, designer paper from stash
MS butterfly punch, sticky rhinestones, stickles glitter


 I'd also like to play along in a few challenges:
Sister Act Card Challenge -  Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Use A Spring Or Easter Sentiment
Throwback Thursdays -  Anything Green

And here is this month's prize.

 
A starter set of Faber Castell Polychromos pencils (my favorite brand of colored pencils - I own the 120 count). You can easily extend your collection of these, as they are available for purchase as single pencils in every color. 

Happy Stamping and Good Luck!!

Update 3/22
I finally received the stamp order from Penny Black's newest Release
"Bring on the Happy".
If you'd like to take a peek simply visit my
 Etsy *Stamp* Store.

A few things to remember:

It must be a new creation
You must mention my challenge and link back here in your post
Combine with other challenges as you wish

You may enter up to 4 times

(As last month, unfortunately due to postage costs, winners will be chosen from USA entries only.)

 ETA 5/20/18:
To protect the privacy of those who entered this challenge, the linky tool has now been removed.

Happy Birthday - 2 cards

This is my second post for today, just scroll down to see the first post :)

It's time for a new challenge over at the Whimsy Stamps Challenge blog and this time we'd like to see you use a sentiment somewhere on your card. I needed to make a couple birthday cards for two soon to be 9 year olds, and this new sentiment set "Happy Birthday" from Whimsy Stamps was just perfect for the occasion.

I used the same sketch on both cards, just changed up the color scheme and added a button on one and flower on the other one.

First up the card for the boy - I sure hope he doesn't mind hearts and glitter :-)

And then here is the one for the girl.

 What a fun little sentiment set!! 

As you can see I colored the cupcakes with copic markers. Designer papers are from my stash, probably by Bo Bunny for the boy card and MME for the girl card. I think the horizontal stripes work very well with the design. Glitter was added to the hearts. The little banners on the right side were cut using Whimsy's Contest Ribbon Die set. Flowers are by Prima, twine from the Twinery.

Here is a look at the complete set:

 And the contest ribbon die set:

 I am also playing along here:

Brown Sugar –  Use a bow and a die cut 

(contest ribbon die set used for banners on right side)
Crafty Catz - For the Boys (first card)
Simply Create Too - - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge -  Anything Goes

There is a wonderful prize up for grabs, so hopefully you'll be able to join us this month! Don't forget you may use any stamp company, it doesn't have to be from Whimsy Stamps.

Thanks for visiting!!

Happy stamping!!