February 19, 2026

Whimsy Stamps. Dragon Dreams

Hello there.  After a few agonizing days, my tablet device is fixed!πŸŽ‰… I guess I’m more dependent on it than I thought . πŸ˜‚   And for today, I am sharing a Lunar/Chinese new year’s card made with products from Whimsy Stamps (WS).   2026 is the year of the Fire Horse, but I don’t have anything horse-related so after two years (2024 was the year of the dragon), the dragon makes a return. πŸ˜‰     
Started by stamping the dragon from Dragon Dreams with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb. cardstock.  Normally, I would use X-Press It paper, but I wanted something sturdier.  Stamped the dragon again onto NoFuss masking sheet to fussy cut out for a mask.  Coloured the image with the following Copic Sketch markers.  

red - R14/27/35/37/39 
gold/yellow - Y21/23, YR23/24/27 
horn - W1/3/5 
cloud - C00/1//2/q3/4 

Masked the dragon next and ink blended various red dye inks and Black Soot distress ink around the edges for the background.  Lightly spritz with water and blot with a paper towel for some texture.  Splattered with diluted red dye ink for more texture.  Dried with a heat tool then applied VersaMark ink through a Fireworks stencil and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  Stamped the sentiment from Cue the Confetti with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder.  Die cut the panel down to 4.25x5.5-inches with a Wonky Stitched Rectangle to give a black border when assembled onto an A2 size card base. 
WS products used for my card are linked below.  Please note affiliate links are used in this post at no extra cost to you.  Your support is greatly appreciated. Happy new year to those who celebrate.  Thank you for dropping in. 






Tic Tac Toe - #286 Fearured Designer Roseanne (diagonal - Stencil, Ink Blending, Red/Pink)

14 comments:

Lisa Elton said...

Just look at that little cutie gazing up at those fireworks! This is delightful, Trina!

brenda said...

Such striking red and gold colours and nice to see heat embossing, perfect for our Allsorts theme, many thanks for joining us.

B x

Michelle N. said...

What an adorable dragon-not scary at all! Thanks for joining us at Die Cut Divas!

Cindy C. said...

Super cute card!! Thanks for playing along our February challenge at Die Cut Divas.

Gail L said...

Sweet little dragon!
Thank you for joining us at Allsorts!

Bonnie said...

I love how the fireworks stand out against the red background and that sweet dragon stands out too! He's adorable!

Arlene said...

I know this is not the cover of a book, but it just feels taht way to me. Gorgeous card. So glad you joined our February challenge of using red and or pink as your major color at Die Cut Divas.

Christine said...

your little dragon is adorable Trina, I absolutely love the colours ❤️

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Such a cute dragon and I love the red/gold combo, Trina!!

Ashwini said...

Wow! What a way to celebrate! Be it the cutie dragon or the fireworks background or even the color - everything looks great! Thank you so much for joining us at the Addicted to Stamps & More challenge!

Maria said...

Wow! What a gorgeous new year card, Trina!! Love the bold color and the darling dragon! Beautiful gold fireworks, too!

Fiona said...

Love that cute dragon - right up my street as a Welsh girl. thanks for sharing with us at ATSM

Cindy Beach said...

Your ink blending and stencil of this darling dragon is lovely, Trina! Great use of red and pink. In love the gold accents.

foleysfriend said...

Love the combination of red with gold. Stunning! Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!

sue n.