Diva and Mo for Anything Goes!

I guess every time I know I "HAVE" to create something specific, there is a little different feeling I get while making it. to how long it takes or how splendid it NEEDS to look.  Well, not today!  Today I got to play with an image I have had colored and matched up with DP for more than 6 months.  I've just been waiting to have the perfect opportunity to make something just for me, just for fun and today is the day!  The Diva's by Design challenge blog is having a challenge called:

"Anything Goes"

Perfect for the projects that are made just because you want to make them.  The colors aren't for the upcoming Holiday, the flowers are for the current season, and the card itself doesn't fit an exact purpose either but, I absolutely had the BEST time putting this one together!

Please join in on the challenge over at the Diva's by Design challenge and visit the other DT projects too as they are all very talented.  The challenge is sponsored by The Crafty Pad.

This is unfortunately going to be my last project as a DT for the Diva's by Design challenge and it is very dishearenting but an opportunity for me to dive into the Shape EZ product at the Whimsy Stamps Store and make it a product line no one can be without.  Thank you Rebekah and all of the DT at Diva's by Design, I will miss working with all of your talents and ability to inspire and I am looking forward to running in to all of you around this wonderful blog land!  This card includes one of my faborite embellishment dies the Elegant Butterfly and I double layered the Lacey Circles by cutting out one of the hoops and reassembled it to create a smaller inside layer.

I learned this folded card from the Scrap Girl Angie in her monthly card class

INGREDIENTS:

Color Bok

Three Bugs in a Rub Butterfly Kisses

Heidi Grace Designs "flocked cardstock" A Little Bird Tale

Adventure Mini Postage Stamps

Mini Postage die

Whimsy Elegant Butterflies Die Set
Spellbinders Nestabilities Lacey Circles

 MEDIUMS:

Copics

Ranger Distress Ink

Gelly Roll Clear Star

Pentel Sunburst white gel pen

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

The Paper Studios Pearls

Recollections Mulberry paper Holly Leaves

Celebrate it Holiday Ribbon

WOC Flowers

Prima Flowers

Offray dot Ribbon

Stickles Diamond and Frosted Lace

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

 An aim in life is the only fortune worth the finding; and it is not to be found in foreign lands, but in the heart itself. 

                                                                       Robert Louis Stevenson

 Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

 Thank you for visiting,

Guest Designer for Lia Stampz Challenge

I can't believe it's almost the end of November already and I'm no where near ready for Christmas.  We are driving down to Florida in a few weeks to visit my parents and it promises to be a fabulous Holiday for us. My Dad, brother, Nephew and great Nephew makes 4 generations of Houghton's all in one spot.  Photo op if I've ever seen one.

Today I'm going to share a design with you that is quirky and fun with an image that is different and very spunky.  Her name is Haley and she is from Lia Stampz Challengez which you can find at Whimsy Stamps.  I was asked to help design as a guest and make a project with the theme:

Fancy Fold

INGREDIENTS: 

Basic Grey Jovial DP

Cheery Lane die "pine branches"

Martha Stewart flower punch

Haley by Lia Stampz

Bazzill Stock

 MEDIUMS:

Copic markers

Ranger Distress Ink

 EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Filigree gold corner WOC

Prima flowers

Basics Kaiser craft Phinestone

Ribbon from stash

Liquid Applique

Tulip Beads in a bottle

Trinkets Diamond Dust

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

Variety is the spice of Life

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Simply White and Silver + one

It's Tuesday and I've been waiting to show you some of the less elaborage but splendid cards I make for the general rack of cards on my craft table.  Most of the time, people are looking for the more expensive full of flower type cards that are actually "greeting art" but every once in a while there are those shoppers that are looking for 1/2 dozen cards that are special but very affordable.  So I've made 20 of these simple lovely cards from Robyn's Fettish to fit in with our Top Tip Tuesday challenge today:

Color Challenge is 

"Silver, White and 1 other"

Silver, White and a hint of Colour!

Inky Impressions

Prize is a $10 gift certificate

Digital Delights by Louby Lou

Prize:

I decided to use this princess of an angel image and gave her shiny yellow hair and glittered hymn book, the wings are tinsel glitter and the snowflakes were added to give that Christmas feel to each of them.  I hope you can join us and visit the rest of the DT too, they've done some gorgeous work!

INGREDIENTS:

Recollections folded cards "Silver

Digital Delights Angel set (singing)

Sentiment is by Recollections

Stampin Up Snowflake

X-acto corner rounding punch

 MEDIUMS:

Copic markers

Cosmic Shimmer Water color paints

Moon light white brilliance ink

 EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Martha Stewart iridescent tinsel glitter

Yellow Stickles

Icicles Stickles

Yellow ribbon from Ribbon Boutique

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

This is the best Inspirational though I could've chosen for today!

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

 Thank you for visiting, 

Great News for everyone!

Good Morning Crafters! Whimsy Stamps will be having a Cyber Monday sale starting at 12am ET on Monday, November 28th! This sale will be one day only and valid on in stock merchandise, while supplies last. Prices will be marked down, no coupon codes will be necessary. Sale ends at 11:59pm ET on Monday, November 28th. Save 20% on all rubber stamps and Shapeology metal cutting dies. Save 25% on all digital stamps, digital papers, and digital templates. Thank you for your continued support of Whimsy and our artists! Happy Crafting from your friends at Whimsy Stamps! Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today! *******************************************************************************

Sentimental Sundays Challenge News and a Design Team Call! Sentimental Sundays is taking a break for a month to get reorganized and to hold a design team call. We will be back with our challenges on January 1st, 2012, so be sure to check back and see what (and who) is new! Design Team Call We'd like to invite a few of you talented crafters out there to join the Sentimental Sundays team. Here are the guidelines: Create a new project (card, scrapbook, digital layout, alter item, anything) using any sentiment an incorporating the challenge theme at least TWICE A MONTH. You do not have to create weekly, though we (the team and those who visit the blog) love to see your creations! Comment on participant entries (we divvy it up to decrease the load) - this is very important! Everyone loves comments. Join the Sentimental Sundays Yahoo group for DT communication and to chit-chat and share your creations Email sentimentalsundaysblog@gmail.com with the following information: Your name and blog address (yes you must have a blog in order to be considered). Why would you like to be chosen to be on the Sentimental Sundays Design Team. 3-4 blog post links showing with work with sentiments. (ONLY blog links, NOT actual pictures) We are looking forward to seeing you DT applications. Deadline for submission is December 18th, 2011. Thanks!

 Thank you for visiting, 

My Tutorial and Whimsy Digital Design Team is looking for DT!

I want to make this short and sweet announcement so all of the loveliest people in the world, (my followers) are made aware of an opportunity to work with the sweetest people and sincerely most talented DT that is Whimsy. Design Team Call - NOW OPEN Whimsy Stamps is also holding a Design Team call from now until December 9th. We are looking for some talented crafters to join our Digital Stamp DT and help us showcase our growing digital stamp collections. Each Digi Team Designer is asked to... * share one project per week on his/her blog (applicants must have a blog), * participate in our monthly releases and blog hop, * Participate in at least 2 monthly challenges on our new Whimsy Inspires Challenge blog. The challenges post weekly, but DT members are only required to participate bi-weekly unless you choose to do more. * become a member of our Yahoo and private Facebook group, * share your artwork on our Facebook Fan page, Whimsy Blog, and any other online community you belong to, * promote Whimsy Stamps by using our images, mentioning Whimsy news and promotions, and linking to our shop.In exchange for DT work and helping to promote our products... * members will have access to our digital stamps for use in weekly DT projects, * members will receive a DT discount of 20% off, on all Whimsy shop purchases, while a member of our team, * personal bio and photo will be placed on our blog.If you are interested in applying, please send an email with your contact info, blog link, some details about yourself, and 3 of your favourite projects to whimsystamps@gmail.com with the subject line Digi DT. We will reply to let you know your application has been received. All new members will be contacted during the week of December 12th and announced on our Whimsy Blog thereafter.

Create the Backdrop Painted Frame

Coat the project with Ivory Acrylic Paint for the base coat, then 1 coat of Distress Crackle paint in Antique Linen

Next layer creates color spots like on a Giraffe with Vintage Photo Ranger Distress Crackle paint

With the Spiced Marmalade Ranger Distress ink and pad, push the color into the cracks and rub excess off of the surface

Allow to Dry and coat with Mod Podge to seal the paint

The Rest is Embellishments

Apply the Antique Linen, Walnut Stain and spiced Marmalade  Distress Ink colors to the Die Cut and Sentiment

Add Tulle, ribbons and Whimsy die cut with WOC flowers

I aged the lower WOC large flower with Walnut Stain and Spiced Marmalade and added the Gold Filigree corner piece

 INGREDIENTS:

Whimsy "Welcome Baby Die"

Bow Easy Tool

DP for leaves by Reminisce

McGill 7 leaf punch

Sentiment by Raindrop Echo Design w/ Whimsy

Frame~ Plaid square 7x7 inch

 MEDIUMS:

Plaid Acrylic Paint

Distress Crackle paints: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, 

Memento black ink

Ranger Distress ink Spiced Marmalade, antique Linen, Walnut Stain

Mod Podge

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Whimsy Circle Pearl Ribbon Slide

Fern ribbon WOC

Tulip Beads in a bottle white

Gold wire Christmas Ribbon from Hobby Lobby

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

 Thank you for visiting,

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today! Thank you for visiting,

Dragon Challenge and Stamp Fairy with Shape EZ

I hope all of my friends and family had a fabulous Holiday yesterday and that none of you were injured while enduring the horrible experience that is shopping today!  I never shop on Black Friday, If I need it badly enough, I will get it way before there are a thousand other people that want it.

Today at the Stamping with the Dragon Challenge we are sponsored by the Stamp Fairy and today we want you to create and play in our challenge with the theme:

Anything Christmas

Please don't forget to stop in at the Dragons Den and visit the other DT projects too as they are all made with this adorable Bear and Bobble image and there are some really beautiful inspiration there!  I've got an early Christmas gift that I used behind the image "Lacy Circles"  and I got to use my cut file that is one of the samples I cut and put together before the gift box was actually finalized and I wasn't happy with the border on the lid so I adjusted it to the one you can find in the Whimsy Stamps Store.  But, waste not want not, I knew it would come in handy!  I paper pierced with matching DP too.  Loved this project and it took all of 30 minutes!  Love projects that are quick and easy!

INGREDIENTS: 

Bazzill Stock

Nestability Lacy Circles die

Martha Stewart leaf punch

Elegant Vines die from Whimsy Stamps Store

Creative Papers Online

DP is from stash

Holiday Mini stamps image

Mini Stamps Die

Image is by Stamp Fairy

 MEDIUMS: 

Copics

Ranger Distress Ink

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

WOC flowers

Diamond Stickles

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

I went humorous today!

A woman is like a tea bag - you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water. 
Eleanor Roosevelt

 Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

 Thank you for visiting, 

Final Whimsy release Day today and the winners of the mini blog hops!

Hi Whimsy fans!

I want to start out today by saying thank you everyone for your encouragement and support.  Every time I receive a comment, it makes me feel like my family extends far past those few people I am actually related to.  In which case, I want to take this opportunity to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!  I hope,whether or not you celebrate the Holiday, you take advantage of the opportunity to share, care and appreciate everyone that makes a difference in your life.  Than you again for being such an intricate part of my crafting journey!

Challenges entered:

Fussy and Fancy Friday ~ make a gift

Christmas Stamping all year round ~ Christmas inspiration photo

2 Sisters ~ Let It Shine

Crafty Calender ~ Winter Wardrobe

Ellephantastic ~ Weather Related

Fashionable Stamping ~ White Christmas
Winter Wonderland ~ Cutie Pie image

On the 16 of November Whimsy Stamps  released this month's fabulous new rubber stamps and dies. Over the past week I have been showcasing these awesome new goodies, along with the rest of thie fabulous DT and special guests as well and each day we held a 24hr mini blog hop where you could enter to win a prize! So without further ado, I want to say CONGRATULATIONS! and you can find the winners list on the Whimsy Blog here

Thank you to everyone who visited me and all of the blogs of our fantastic DT and guests and left such wonderful comments. Please would the winners email Denise with your full contact details so that your prizes can be mailed out to you as soon as possible. Thank you!

Although the mini blog hop prize draws have ended, we still have one final day of showcases for you, so please visit today's DT to take a peek at their final new release projects:

Debbie Eastman
Dena Concienne {Special Guest}
Ellie Stover
Stephanne Maraver
Sylvia Blum
Tammy Louise Cunliffe  ~ You Are Here

If you have made something using one of the new release stamps and/or dies, please send Whimsy a link as we would love to see your creation!

INGREDIENTS:

Stamp is "Let It Snow" by Sylvia Zet at the Whimsy Stamps Store

My Minds Eye Lost & Found Madison Avenue "Sisters" Lace Paper
Shape EZ Poinsettia flower cut file from Whimsy Stamps Store
Notabilities 1 die and Holiday stamps w Whimsy by Raindrop Echo

 MEDIUMS: 

Copic sketch markers

Gelly Roll Clear Star

 EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Tissue paper
The Paper Studios brad, snowflake
ribbon from stash
twinklets diamond dust

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie 

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

previous release projects in case you missed them this week:

 Thank you for visiting