Whimsy Stamps - Punny Birthday

Hello there.  Today is my nephew, Liam's, 11th birthday.  Hard to believe it's been 6 years since this video.  So in keeping with the same vibe as the card in that video, I decided to stretch the Sheets and Giggles stamp set from Whimsy Stamps (WS) beyond halloween and created him a punny slimline (SL) size (3.5"x8.5") birthday card.  This was so fun and I'm glad he liked it.  He actually recorded another video of him opening today's card, but for some unknown reason, I'm no longer able to upload videos to my blog. 🤔 

Black cardstock was trimmed to SL size.  The SL Film Strip die and the Spellbinders compact cutting plate were then used to partial die cut the film strip frame to SL size from its original 3.25"x8.25".  

Trimmed a SL panel from Bristol paper next and masked off the two sides with painter's tape.  Place the film strip frame over the panel to use as a guide and stamp the ghost images with Memento London Fog ink.  Went back and inked up their eyes with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker and re-stamped.   Ink blended Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Black Soot distress inks around them then splattered with water and blot with a paper towel for some texture. 

Green glow shading was added to the ghosts with YG01 Copic Sketch marker.  Stamped the sentiments with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  Assemble the card onto a SL card base to finish. 

WS products used for the card are linked below.  Please note compensated affiliate product links have been used in this post when possible at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase through them. Your support is much appreciated. Thank you for stopping by.       

Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More - #524 Any Occasion 

Creative Moments - #285 Make It Cute 

Tic Tac Toe - #300 Featured Designer Rosanne (left column - Letters, Sentiment, Die Cut & middle row - Sentiment, Children, Birthday 

All About - #8 Frames 

Whimsy Stamps - Monster Greetings

Hello there.  Christmas in July has passed and now onto spooky season, or aka Halloween! 😉   Had a fun idea to capture the Monsters Close Up from Whimsy Stamps (WS) in jars on a shelf.  To fit all four of them on the card, I made a basic Z-fold card in A6 size.  The front of the card (when closed) was inspired by the Twilight series.  Are you team Edward?... or team Jacob? 🤔 

... or maybe team Neither? 😂  I'm having trouble uploading videos on my blog, but the video was uploaded on my Instagram post HERE.  Below is the card expanded. 

The monster images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It paper, coloured with Copic Sketch markers then die cut out with the Atlas Mason Jar.  Because they will be in glass jars, reflection marks were added to them with a white Posca pen and then quickly smudging/smearing with my fingers while still wet. 

Copic markers used:

vampire "Edward" - C00/0/1/3/5, R14/29 .       

Frankie -  YG01/03/06/07/09, G09, 

mummy - Y15, YR07, W1/3/5/7, E02 

werewolf "Jacob" - E70/71/74/79/49, B21 

  

To shoe more of their faces in the jar, partial die cutting of the window opening was done.  The silver lids were die cut from X-Press It paper and coloured with C2/4/6/8 Copic Sketch markers.  The webs were die cut from white while the spiders and alphabet letters for the custom greeting were die cut from black.  Highlights were added to the letters with a white gelly roll pen, giving it a shiny effect. 

Kraft paper was die cut with the Fence die then ink blended with Gathered Twigs distress ink on the underside to create the shelf. The card base is dark gray cardstock trimmed to 6.25x9-inches.  Before folding into a z-fold, Unicorn white pigment ink was ink blended over a Giraffe stencil for a cobblestone wall.  Next, valley fold the stencilled side in half at 4.5"  then mountain fold the front flap back in half at 2,25".  Assembled the card to finish.  

Did you know WS has a Halloween challenge for August?  Grab your WS products and play along.  Please click on the graphic below to get all the details/rules and link up!

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Challenges:

Two Old Bats Halloween - AG Halloween 

Cut It Up - #362 Add a Sentiment  

A Cut Above - AG Die Cuts + twist Fall Flowers 

Creative Creases - #118 AG Fun Fold 

Charming Delight Birthday

Hello everyone.  Today is a friend's birthday and I created a CAS (clean and simple) floral birthday card for her using the Charming Delight layering stencil set from Altenew (ALT)   Hope she's having a wonderful day and getting spoiled. 😉  

Trimmed Bristol paper to A2 size then ink blended ALT Enchanted Garden and Frosted Foliage fresh dye inks over the stencil layers for the flowers and foliage. For the center, used distress inks (Squeezed Leminade, Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber) and purple ink remaining from the Enchanted Garden detail blending brush.

Was going for a soft watercolour look, so had to add splatters with diluted white gouache paint.  Die cut the Spellbinders Layered Happy Birthday sentiment from silver foil paper and its shadow from vellum.  Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish. Easy peasy! 

Main products used for my card are linked below for your convenience.  Please note compensated affiliate product links have  been used in this post when possible at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase through them. Your support is much appreciated. Thank you for stopping in. .   

Challenges:

Stencil Fun - AG stencils + optional CAS design style 

Time Out - #319 Choose Two (CAS-Floral-Birthday)  

Simply Clean and Simple - AG CAS + optional theme Nature 

Beautiful Blossoms - AG Florals + optional Mood Board #43 

AAA Birthday - #88 Flowers 

Believe

Hello there.  I'm back today with a CAS (clean and simple) Christmas scene card.  I love stretching my supplies and had an idea for the Spellbinders Snow Notes snowman.  He was singing his heart out when he got distracted. 😂 

The snowman pieces were die cut from X-Press It paper and black cardstock.  Colouring/shading on the white pieces were done with Copic Sketch markers then assembled him together when done.  

Copic markers used:

teal scarf - BG11/13/45/49 

white carrot - N0/1/2/3 

moon/snow - C00/0/1/2/3 

For the background, trimmed Bristol paper to A2 size and masked off the sides with 1" wide painter's tape.  A moon mask, die cut from masking paper with a Circle Infinity die, was then adhered to the panel before ink blending Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire distress inks (DI) for the night sky.  Removed the moon mask and added crater texture/details on the moon with Copic Sketch markers C00/1/2/3 

The Santa sleigh image and sentiment (both retired) were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder for some sparkle.  Glued the snowman to the scene and with the side masks still in place, splattered the scene with diluted white gouache paint for a snowy effect.  The snowman gets splattered too because snow falls everywhere. 😉  Trimmed the sentiment to a strip then mounted the panel onto a white card base to finish. 

Please note compensated affiliate product links were used in this post when possible at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase through them.  I appreciate your support.  Thank you for coming by. 

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Santa's Sleigh 

Just Add Ink - #791 Christmas in July 

Jingle Belles - Tree Skirt Tic-Tac-Toe (top row - snowman, glitter/bling, dry/heat embossing & bottom row - die cut/punch, santa, stamping) 

Sparkles Christmas - #187 Clean and Simple 

Color Hues - #138 Navy and Teal 

Whimsy Stamps - Shark Snack

Hello there!   Was it just me?... what happened to July? 🤔   To kick off August and cap off shark week (an annual pop-culture event dedicated to shark theme programs on the Discovery Channel), I have a funny ocean scene accordion pop-up card to share today using products from Whimsy Stamps (WS). 

Wanting to show off the large shark from the Shark Snack die set as much as possible, this card is 5x7-inches. To create the card base, two 5x7-inch and two 4x5-inch panels were trimmed from Bristol paper.  The back 5x7-inch and the two 4x5-inch side panels were ink blended with Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Mermaid Lagoon distress oxide inks (DOx).  Splattered them with water and blot with a paper towel for texture.   On the back panel, ink blended whatever inks were left on the blender brushes over the Sun Rays stencil.  The front window opening was created next, using the A2 size Bubbly die and the partial die cutting technique to span across the larger width.  To make it a bit sturdier, trimmed Bristol paper to 4.5x6.5-inches, repeated the partial die cutting then glued it behind.  For the two side panels, scored every half inch along the 4" side, then accordion fold them. 

The shark body layers and fin were die cut from light gray cardstock and the fin and top layer ink blended with dark gray dye ink.  The facial features and teeth were die cut from white.  Coloured the iris and pupil/eyebrow with a red and black marker, respectively. The sea vegetation from Build-an-Ocean die set were die cut from white and ink blended with Twisted Citron/Mowed Lawn or Squeezed Lemonade/Spiced Marmalade distress inks (DI).  

For the three inside base layers that the plants attach to, trimmed thick white paper to 1.25x7.5-inch strips and scored from each end at 3/8".   Fussy cut a wavy edge from them, then ink blended Antique Linen/Brushed Corduroy DI on two of them and Mermaid Lagoon DOx on the third.  Had panned to add more plants, but it was too busy and distracting. Die cut "Yummy" from white and ombré ink blended it with Lumberjack Plaid DI.  And last but not least, die cut the Running Scared diver character from black cardstock before assembling the scene/card together to finish. 

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Challenges:

The Four Seasons - August AG Summer 

Tic Tac Toe - #298 Featured Designer Felicity  (middle row - Beach, Free, Fun Fold) 

Allsorts - #855 AG + optional Colours of Summer