Whimsy Inspiration Challenge #28

Hi Everyone!!
Our March Digital Release Blog Hop will be coming up tomorrow... But for today we have another great Whimsy Inspiration Challenge for you! Our theme this week is "Paper Piecing!" 

You don't have to use a Whimsy image, but it would be great if you did! And it doesn't have to be a card - we welcome all paper projects. Don't forget to check out the challenge details - and your chance to be a Guest Designer with us - over at the Whimsy Inspirations Challenge Blog!

I really love paper-piecing, and how it opens up a whole range of patterns and textures to play with! Sure, all that fussy-cutting can be tricky... but it's so worth it for a special card. For this challenge I decided to 'merge' two of Crissy Armstrong's fab images - the sweet "Heartfelt Angel" with "Meadow Background". The sentiment is from the Raindrop Echo set "Spring Sentiments" - and all these goodies can be found at the fabulous Whimsy Stamps Store.
I used some Sweet Shoppe Digi papers and followed the current Sketchy Colours #106. There are lots of firsts on this card for me - my first real go at 'proper' grass, hair, and sky. Stretching myself all the time, and I figure I can't learn if I don't try! ;)

Hope you like my card!

And another angle which shows the dimension...

So join us for this weeks Whimsy Inspiration Challenge #28 - "Paper Piecing"!
You could win 5 Free Digital Stamps of your choice, so click on the link above and get creating!


Thanks for visiting, and have a great week!!

Love & Hugs,



Recipe:
Stamp: Image - "Heartfelt Angel" and "Meadow Background" by Crissy Armstrong, Sentiment - from "Spring Sentiments" set by Raindrop Echo - both available from Whimsy Stamps.
Ink and Colour: Digi Image, Colored with Copics
Paper: C/S - SU, DP - 'A Bushel and a Peck' digital papers from Sweet Shoppe Designs
Accessories: Nestabilities Lacey Squares, Picot Circles, Mounting Foam, Kaisercraft Red and White Pearls, Assorted Roses and Sweetheart Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, and Red Satin Ribbon.

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge #34 - New Release!

Hi Everyone!!
It's Monday again, so that makes it Heart Song Inspiration Challenge time! This weeks challenge theme is... "Anything Goes"!
Very sadly, this is my last week on the Heart Song Design Team. I have loved my time with this fabulous company, and will always treasure getting to know Leah and all my lovely Teamies!
I'm excited to say that there are some other changes happening at Heart Song too, so pop on over to the Heart Song Inspirations Blog to check them out! I can let you in on a little snippet though - there is now going to be a NEW RELEASE every month! (and to find out how you can WIN the ENTIRE new release you'll have to visit the link above!)

So for my final Heart Song card I have used Leah's brand new February Release,  "Tweet Love" - isn't it adorable? You can find it and all the New Releases at the Heart Song Designs store!

It's coloured with Copics, and mounted on my new MFT Die-namics Dizzy Doily. The papers are from the Echo Park 'Happy Days' 6x6, arranged to the current Totally Papercrafts sketch.

Hope you like it...

And the angle view...

Thanks for visiting, and thank you for sharing my time at Heart Song Inspirations with me!

I'm sharing this card in the following challenge;
Totally Papercrafts challenge 102

Love & Hugs,




Recipe:
Stamp: Image - Heart Song Designs "Tweet Love"
Ink & Colour: Digi image. Coloured with Copics
Paper: CS - CM, DP - Echo Park 'Happy Days' 6x6
Accessories: MFT Die-namics Dizzy Doily, SU Textured Impressions Stripes, Mounting Foam, Kaisercraft Red Pearls, Wild Orchid Sweetheart Flower, Crochet Lace from Janice!

Sundays with Crissy Challenge #26--Happy Birthday!

Hi Everyone!
Welcome to a brand new challenge at "Sundays with Crissy"!! Our theme for February is... "Birthdays!"
Every single month I get excited by Crissy's new release images - I always love them! So of course I can rarely resist the chance to use them as soon as possible ;) I've already used 2 of her February Digital Releases - and it's only the 5th LOL!

This image is the Brand New "Bunny Doll" by Crissy Armstrong, and is available from Whimsy Stamps. I followed the Papertake Weekly Sketch #64, and the cute papers are from My Mind's Eye - Lime Twist "Life of the Party" 6x6 pad. I double mounted the bunny to make him stand out, and the birthday sentiment is computer generated.
I thought that because this bunny looks so laid back, that instead of "Happy Birthday" the more Aussie toast of "Cheers Big Ears" was appropriate. Mind you an Aussie Bunny would probably be lyin' back there with a Stubbie and a snag from the barbie instead of a flower! (hehehe!)

Hope you like my card!

And to show the popped up bunny...

(You can see another of Crissy's February new release digis in the post below, featuring "Spring Lamb" - also available at Whimsy Stamps.)

So now it's your turn... Make your way back over to the Sundays with Crissy blog and play along too - I can't wait to see your "Birthday" creations! You can enter at Sarah's Post - Here!

I'm sharing this card in the following challenge;
Papertake Weekly Sketch #64
Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes

Hope you all have a fabulous week!

Love & Hugs,


Stamp: Images - "Bunny Doll" by Crissy Armstrong, from Whimsy Stamps, Sentiment - Computer generated
Ink and Colour: Printed Digi image, Colored with Copics.
Paper: C/S - CM, DP - MME Lime Twist 'Life of the Party' 6x6
Accessories: MFT Die-namics Oval Tab, Mounting Foam, Kaisercraft Red Pearls, The Twinery Bakers Twine - 'Honeydew', Wild Orchid Crafts Rose and Sweetheart Flowers, Red Flower from Inky!

Whimsy February Digi Release!

Hi Everyone!
It's the beginning of the month, so that means NEW Whimsy Digital Stamps ~ YAY!! This month there are new Digital Designs from Crissy Armstrong, Lia Stampz, Natalie-Moon Cookie Gallery, StampArt Design by Kathy Kittmer and LivvyBo Designs! All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality.You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project which makes them super fun to play with and create! And all of the fabulous new images are available in the Whimsy Store right now!!

Your first stop on the Hop is always the Whimsy Inspirations Blog. You can find the complete list of participants there. The Grand Prize Winner of the hop will be chosen from comments left on the final stop...the lucky winner will receive 5 new digital stamps of their choice from Whimsy!
But... make sure you leave some love along the way though, as there will be two bonus winners... these will be chosen from comments on two mystery blogs.
The blog hop runs for 1 week until Wednesday, February 8th at 12 Noon EST (5pm GMT), when the lucky winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog.

Although my team is not hopping today, I do have a card to share using one of the new images!

Here's what I've made for you...

And a little closer...

Isn't this the cutest lamb ever? I followed the Critter Sketch for this week, and used some cute Echo Park 'Happy Days' papers. Of course Crissy Armstrong's adorable new image "Spring Lamb" is the centre piece, and I double mounted his sweet head to make sure he 'popped'! The Sentiment is another of the new releases - it comes with LiaStampz "Balloon Love".

I'm sharing this card in the following challenge;
Critter Sketch 100th Blog Hop Challenge


Thanks for stopping by, and make sure you visit the Whimsy Stamps Store to see all the new digital stamps available!
Have a fabulous day!

Love & Hugs,





Recipe:
Stamps: Images - "Spring Lamb" by Crissy Armstrong, Sentiment - from "Balloon Love" by LiaStampz, all from Whimsy Stamps Feb Release.
Ink and Colour: Digi, Colored with Copics.
Paper: C/S - CM, DP - Echo Park Happy Days 6x6.
Accessories: Nestabilities Circles, Lacey Circles, Mounting Foam, Wild Orchid Sweetheart Flowers, Kaisercraft Waterberry Brad, Kaisercraft Red Pearls, Red Satin Ribbon.

Whimsy Inspiration Challenge #24

Hi Everyone!!
Our February Digital Release Blog Hop will be coming up in just a few hours... But for now we are back with another great Whimsy Inspiration Challenge! Our theme this week is "Make Your Own Flowers!" 

You don't have to use a Whimsy image, but it would be great if you did! And it doesn't have to be a card - we welcome all paper projects. Don't forget to check out the challenge details - and your chance to be a Guest Designer with us - over at the Whimsy Inspirations Challenge Blog!

You know I've never made my own flowers before? So this was a fun one for me to try something different! I used the Shape EZ Poinsettia  templates from Whimsy Stamps, which made it really easy. I had some embossed card offcuts, cut them to the templates, curled them a little to give them some shape and added a pearl to the centre. Easy!

This image is the sweet "Christmas Smoochie Bears" from "StampArt Design" by Kathy Kittmer, found at the Whimsy Stamps Store. So cute!

Hope you like my card!

And another angle which shows the dimension...

So join us for this weeks Whimsy Inspiration Challenge #24 - "Make Your Own Flowers"!
You could win 5 Free Digital Stamps of your choice, so click on the link above and get creating!


Thanks for visiting, and have a great week!!

Love & Hugs,



Recipe:
Stamp: Image - "Christmas Smoochie Bears" from "StampArt Design" by Kathy Kittmer, Sentiment - from "Ilinca Candy Cane" by Lia Stampz - both available from Whimsy Stamps.
Ink and Colour: Digi Image, Colored with Copics
Paper: C/S - SU, DP - 'Merry Little Christmas' digital papers by Zoe Pearn
Accessories: Shape EZ Poinsettia  from Whimsy Stamps, Nestabilities Lattice Rectangles, Classic Rectangles,Ribbon Tags Trio, Shapeabilities Fleur De Lis Accents, SU Embossing Folder, Ek Success Rock Fern Punch, Mounting Foam, Kaisercraft Red Pearls, Moss Seam Binding from Wild Orchid Crafts.