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January 17, 2025

Whimsy Stamps - Another Retro Birthday

Hello there. I hadn’t planned on sharing my second retro birthday card created with more fun Whimsy Stamps (WS) products here on my blog (it was posted on Instagram yesterday), but some challenges inspired it. First card can be seen HERE .

The never before used (NBUS) Burst Background was stamped with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder (EP). Squeezed Lemonade, Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet distress inks were then ink blended on and excess ink wiped off with a paper towel. The disco ball from the Retro Groovy toner card front was foiled with silver Deco Foil through a laminator.

The Retro Dancers and NBUS Awesome word were die cut from white and silver glitter papers, respectively. Glued “awesome” to white cardstock and fussy cut out for a shadow. The sentiments from Simple Sentiment Strips were heat embossed with silver EP and trimmed to strips. Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.

WS products used for my card are linked below. Thank you for stopping by.

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Challenges:

Shopping Our Stash - #539 Glitter Me Happy

Die Cut Divas - Something New (Burst stamp + awesome die)

My Time To Craft - #551 Use a Sentiment

Addicted to Stamps - #484 Any Occasion

January 12, 2025

Whimsy Stamps - Retro Birthday

Hello there. I’m popping in quickly to share a fun, retro disco vibe birthday card created with products from Whimsy Stamps (WS)

Started with the background and applied VersaMark ink through new never before used (NBUS) Infinity stencil on a Bristol panel using a foam blending tool. Heat embossed with clear embossing powder (EP) to do the emboss resist technique. Ink blended Wilted Violet, Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch distress inks (DI), then wiped off excess ink with a paper towel. Die cut the Retro Dancers from black cardstock next and added dots randomly on them with a white gel pen to simulate flashing lights shining/reflecting on them. Not sure if it worked. 😂

YAY! word and shadow were die cut from Bristol paper and the letters ombré ink blended with Blueprint Sketch DI. For some sparkle, covered them with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with clear glitter EP. The sub sentiment from Birthday Cool was inked with Blueprint Sketch distress oxide ink, heat embossed with clear glitter EP as well, then die cut out with a Quick Strips die (NBUS). Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.

WS products used for my card are linked below. Thank you for joining me today .

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Challenges:

Double D - Birthday/Anniversary (happy 9th birthday)

Unicorn - #105 Birthday

Seize the Birthday - #297 AG + optional Use Something New (new stencil and strips die)

Just Us Girls - #757 Word Week: Masculine

Try It On Tuesday - Feeling Blue

Word Power - AG Sentiment Focused .

January 06, 2025

Guest Designer for Day of the Month Card Club January 2025 Challenge - #71 Hot Tea

Hello there. I’m delighted to be guest designing this month at Day of the Month Card Club (DotMCC) for their challenge #71 Hot Tea.

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Here’s my card.

I didn’t have anything tea specific, so used Sugar Pea Designs (SPD) Letter Message Board to create a custom punny sentiment. A Whimsy Stamps (WS) 3-in-1 Mitered Frame (middle frame) was then die cut from Kraft cardstock and trimmed down for a narrower frame. The cups/saucers (retired from Poppy Stamps) were die cut from white scraps and ink blended with Kraft or gray dye inks. Thought it would be cute, so stamped the faces (from closed down Your Next Stamp) in black. You could also just draw in the faces. 😉

For the background, the bottom half of an A2 size Bristol panel was masked off and the upper half ink blended with Lumberjack Plaid, Aged Mahogany and Black Soot distress inks (DI) over a brick stencil (retired from My Favorite Things). The glasses (new to me and sadly, already retired from SPD) was die cut from Memory Box Black Glossy paper. Adhered and assembled the card onto a white card base, then added shading under the objects with gray dye ink using a detailed blender brush to ground them. Drew in the steam with a white Posca pen to finish!

I want to thank the DotMCC team and everyone who voted for my November 2024 challenge card to give me this GD opportunity. Hope you will join in the fun and link up your entry HERE. Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges:

My Time To Craft - #550 New (new glasses die)

Die Cut Divas - Something New (new glasses die)

Craft Rocket - #121 Something New (new glasses die)

Color Hues - #101 Red and Kraft

Just Us Girls - #756 Die Week: AG

January 01, 2025

Whimsy Stamps - Happy New Year 2025

Hello and happy new year! Hope you had fun ringing in the new year last night. I’m kicking the new year off with, of course, a new year’s mini slimline card using products from Whimsy Stamps (WS).

The snowman from Birthday Cool was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It paper then coloured with Copic Sketch markers. I messed up colouring the hat/scarf, so they were re-stamped/re-coloured to piece back. A white gel pen was used to cover the hearts on the original image to be replaced with “happy new year” from Simple Sentiment Strip Holidays, which was white heat embossed on black. Finally, the whole image was fussy cut out.

Copic markers used:

reds - R05/27/39

yellows - Y11/15, YR24

oranges - YR02/07/27

shading CP0/1/2/3, 0

The numbers from Make a Wish die set were die cut from white and the balloon detail removed. Ombré ink blended them with Lumberjack Plaid and Black Soot distress inks. For some sparkle, covered them with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder. Trimmed a piece of Champagne slimline pattern paper to mini slimline size (3.25x6.25-inches) then assembled the card onto a mini slimline card base to finish.