June 29, 2026

Whimsy Stamps - Masculine Birthdays

Hello there.  The current Yellow and Black Color Hues challenge #135 inspired my cards today.  Using products from Whimsy Stamps (WS), I created two masculine birthday cards.  I had a third idea, but it didn’t work out. 🤷🏻‍♀️  These colours immediately made me think of bees… so this is where I’ll start. 


The bee from Bee Happy was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It paper, coloured with Copic Sketch markers then fussy cut out.  The sentiment was also die cut from X-PresIt paper and coloured with the same yellow markers as the bee. 



Stretched the Chunky Checkers die and made it look like a honey pot since that’s what it reminded me of.  It was die cut from Bristol and ink blended with the Honeycomb Drips stencil and distress inks (DI)..  Assembled the card onto a white card base, popping the bee up with foam tape.  Added highlights with a white Posca pen to finish. 


My econd card was influenced by my dad.  He lovd the water and going fishing.  He usually went in the early morning, so I guess this is a sunrise scene on his case. 😂  Stamped the Tranquil Wishes image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Coloured the image / whole scene with warm gray and yellow Copic Sketch markers. 


Masked the boat and used a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to ink only the fisherman from Born to Fish then stamped him.  Repeated this step a few times.  The sentiment from Raccoon Hapoy Dau was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder. Die cut the panel with the Treasure Map then adhered to a split black/white card base to finish.  


WS products used for my cards are linked below. Please note compensated affiliate links have been used in this post at no extra cost to you!  Your support is greatly appreciated.  Thank you for dropping by.





Challenges:
cards 1 & 2 
xpcard 1 
card 2 

3 comments:

Bonnie said...

I love the honey oozing over the top of the honey jar and that fun bee! A playful and fun card, Trina! The fishing at sunrise scene is amazing! It's a real work of art! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Color Hues!

Marcia Hill said...

Both of your cards are AWESOME Trina! That little bee is so stinkin' CUTE and you've colored that honey jar perfectly! Bonnie said it perfectly that your 2nd card is a work of art and in my humble opinion, frame worthy! You definitely have some mad coloring skills my friend and we're so glad you shared them with us at the Color Hues Challenge!! Hugs. :0)

Vicki Dutcher said...

Awesome cards! The bee is adorable thanks for joining in at AAA Birthday