Noor, Tilda and Dexter!

Good day friends and thanks for joining me!   Were you aware that not only can these corners glitter up and embellish around your focal point, but they can make a wonderful dimension behind as well?

INGREDIENTS:

                                                                 Mid French Lilly Die
                                                                   French Lily Corner 

Tilda and Dexter Magnolia stamp

Magnolia design paper 

Strawberry Cheese Cake 2 Scoops Bazzill stock paper

 Nestled behind the focal image, I created a backdrop of the Mid French Lilly Die with nine cuts of the edge of this die. 

 MEDIUMS:

Ranger Distress Ink

Peeled Paint on die cuts

Stazon black ink

   I popped the focal image up with pop dots and then placed four of the French Lily Corner on the pre- cut rectangle that's holding my image.

A bit of color sponged on the embossed section makes it pop! Then a bit of glitter to shine!

You can see the layers under the focal image here the best!  An adorable way to create a die design even with the smaller dies! 

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Offray Ribbon

Butterflies,Pins and clay frame from Angelica's Etsy store The Little Scrap Shop

Snow Tex liquid

Tone Pink Crysanthemums

Pink Set of Mix flowers WOC 

Thank you for joining us today, sure hope you get the chance to visit the Noor Design U.S. FB page soon for loads of beautiful creations!

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

The road to success is always under construction. "Lilly Tomlin"

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by my ETSY Store above for the available Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! There is always a NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available!

  Thank you for visiting,

 

 

Share the behind my scene cards

Hello Everyone,

First I want to start by saying;  This journey of mine is not going to be one that merely consists of promoting or selling of products.  This is of course a large part of what I believe makes my journey more enjoyable and even inspiring!   However, I too learn with every mistake, color choice, technique and design!  I am a firm believer that the day I stop learning and/or have the desire to learn and share is the day I will stop blogging and sharing all together!   So I have decided to try to share some behind scenes in my artistic journey with you too!  Yes I take loads of classes and have tons of projects that you never get to see . .  but that stops today.

I create my projects with the skills that I learn from inspiration, getting a really inky, and instructed classes.  Yes, sometimes these projects are not perfect or without flaw, but I don't attend courses or classes to come out with a perfect card!  I go to learn something new, take in what other artists have to share and walk away with real pride in having made sure that I did this increase my knowledge and be more informative with the different products I use. . .because I cared enough about my craft to get the knowledge!

So. . . I have decided to share with you some of the projects that have come out of my classes with Angie Hunt,  or ScrapGirl, as you may know her.  Her class has taught me so many different things, I can't begin to express my gratitude but I can show you what I've learned.  Such opportunities are rare and I consider myself very lucky for them.

One other thing,  I will not have the usual amount of detailed information from them as I would normally but if you are truly interested in the ingredients of a particular project, Angie's original post of each card is available for reference as well and I will "try" to link to them for you.  I hope this inspires you to keep your journey especially yours and share "ALL" of the things that enrich it for you even if they aren't picture perfect!

Disclosure:   This entire project, paper, stamped image, embellishments and design have been created by Angie Hunt for the purpose of sharing technique and methods in her monthly card class.  The only addition which I contributed to her design is the actual coloring of this image.  

Magnolia Image and Raindrop Echo Design Sentiment, Copic markers

I'm not sure if this was my very first project in this class, but it was really early for sure!  In this project I learned:  The application of measurements for a symmetrical card, the flicking of grass from under the feet into and over the feet and also, I had never flicked the B0000 series of copics from the image line to the outer frame of an image.  Thank you Angie for allowing me to learn from you, you're such a talented artist and I love visiting and socializing with you and the rest of the lovely ladies.

Turns out it was posted in March 2011 by Angie here

This type of post really lets me play with the photobucket's new graphics editor toys too!  I feel like I never get a chance to do that!  Busy Busy Busy, Always learning something!

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Make and keep your journey your own!

 

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today! 

 Thank you for visiting,

 

A new project for me with Magnolia!

Heart Song Designs is the sponsor for today's challenge with Sentimental Sundays this weeks 

"Step out of your comfort zone with anything new"

Not a huge post today, however, 

I did want to take this opportunity to share my most recent project from my card making class with Angie Hunt "Scrapgirl" just a while ago!  The entire design and color scheme and everything else was done by Angie, the coloring is mine but, well, I go to the card class to learn to make things and as I practically begged her to show me this bookmark I thought I should share it!  I was thrilled when I found out she was doing one!  This was SUPER simple and really elegant and delicate!  

The Image is from Magnolia and it was a mini!  Boy. . .  they are TINY! Details can be found on Angies blog.  I learned how to make black hair look black and got to use the new copic color G20!  LOVE IT! I sure hope you enjoy this as much as I did making it.  I added a Sentiment to the back that wasn't part of the original project, but every project deserves a note, don't you think! hehe

challenges Entered:
Simon Says ~ die cut or punch (Magnolia leaf die cut + nb)
Stampin for the weekend ~ What a Cutie

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Wake up to Learning, your day will be a blessed one!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Whimsy's Surprise Candy and September Release!

Ooh! Ladies, craft sale yesterday was so successful, I'm going shopping for sure! Woo Hoo!  Gotta love that!  Today we're going to the petting farm at the apple orchard with the twins and a camera!  I'll be sure to share a photo or two soon.  They're getting so big!  They start school tomorrow, Yikes!

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of our September Rubber Die Release Showcase!

Challenges entered:
Catch the Bug Challenge~ Make a Scene 2 or more images
Crafty Emma's ~ Embellish with 5 or more
Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle ~ Make a Birthday
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days ~ Lots of Layers
Prairie Fairy Fridays ~ Masculine

On Wednesday (Sept 14th), Whimsy Stamps released our September rubber designs and new dies! From then until September 20th, the Whimsy Stamps DT will be showcasing these fabulous new stamps and shapeology die with a daily mini blog hop.  Each mini blog hop will have a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 9.00am EST tomorrow morning. All winners will be announced here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12noon on September 21st.  To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations by the Design Team, please click on the links below...

Ann Vento
Erin Bailey
Simonne Clay
Stephanne Maraver
Tammy Louise Cunliffe ~ You are here

This is the score board before applying to the card (craft plywood sheet and woodsies altered w/Copic

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.  Now this is only for 24 hours, so hurry by and let us know you stopped in.  You could win!

The card I am showcasing today is with the new "Football Bart" from Crissy Armstrong's collection.

Side view of Step card

INGREDIENTS:

Bazzill stock

Me & My Big Ideas "Champs" DP

Stamp is Football Bart

Sentiment is Filmstrip collection from Raindrop Echo Designs w/Whimsy

Martha Stewart "picket fence" punch

Film Strip die from Shapeology w/Whimsy

MEDIUM:

Copics! YG03,05,07,B000,00,05,R20,22,24,W0,1,3,C00,2,4,6,B21,23,26,B91

YG07 to alter the ribbon

E25 for an "A" letter on banner

These Raindrop Echo w/Whimsy Sentiments are perfect for this photo op!

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Spare parts Sports Brads
Dress It Up Tiny sports Equipment buttons
Loew Cornell Craft Picks "Woodsies" for the score board
Prism Craft thread
Happy Birthday Banner stickers by Jolee's EK Success
Funky Chunky charm
Revell Birch plywood
Forget me Not Raffia
Offray Ribbon ~ Sweet and Sour yellow altered

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Wake up to Learning, your day will be a blessed one!

 Thank you for visiting,

In My Garden!

Good Morning to all of my friends and family!  I want to shout out some appreciation for all of your lovely comments!  They have made me feel that my efforts here are very inspirational.  I love knowing that I can bring a smile to so many people!  I appreciate ever last one of you more than you'll ever know!

As my 6 month Blogversary Candy is still running till 8-30 or goals are met, there are two prizes left up for grabs, so enter into the linky at the top of my page and WIN! WIN! 

herb tags inside slots

Sentimental Sundays is Challenging us to make a card or project using something in our Gardens + Sentiment!  Sounds really simple!!  Then you actually have to think about your garden and what is in it!  Not a lot of my generation even plants a garden!  However, I never go through a summer without my favorite Herbs!   I dry them out and store them for all year but to use for this project, I wanted the labels and pics from the labels so I used store bought herbs.  I used some 3L envelopes, labels from store bought herb jars, and illustrated again just how easy this was.  You'll notice a still inky thumb too, the last project was really fun to do... but that stuff just won't come off! lol

Card image with Herb tags out

Our Sponsor this week is Raindrop Echo Designs and on August 7th, some of the Design Team has decided to participate in a wonderful project to assist a family through a very difficult time.  There have been some digital stamp images, that will help fund this charitable endeavor, available for purchase from Raindrop Echo!  If you can, and would like to, participate with either a donation or the purchase of these images please check out the information below.  We appreciate all of you support, and invite you to spread the word regarding this charitable project.


Kim (http://kimsherrodstudio.blogspot.com/) is having a fundraiser for her dear friend whose son was admitted to the hospital for heart problems.  To help with the fundraiser, some stamp sets that are going to be sold as digital stamps, but will also be available as clear stamps for those who prefer it will be available. "Happy Children" and "Floral Fancy" are the two sets.  

           Here's the link to the page where she's selling the digis and stamps:                                  

On to the details of my project this week;

INGREDIENTS:

Image ~ Watering Can Tilda from Magnolia/Pauline

Sentiment ~ Raindrop Echo Designs w Whimsy

Bazzill Stock

Crate Papers "Restoration Collection DP 

The Paper Studios Blank tags Large

3L Scrapbook keepsake envelopes medium

 MEDIUMS:

Ranger Distress Ink:  Faded Jeans, spiced Marmalade,

Wild Honey, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Walnut Stain

Copic Colors Skin: E0000,E00,R20,E11

Hair:  E41,E42,E43,E50,E19

Clothes:  B91,B21,,BG05,B00,YR02,YR00,YR65,RV0000,RV00,RV34

Extras: C00,C3, E43

Signo White pen

Gelly Roll "Clear Star"

challenges entered:  
Crafty Anne's ~ Summertime
Fairy Tale Challenge ~ Summer,Sun, Summertime
Fashionista Fridays ~ Summer
Pattie's Creations ~ stamped image, faux or real stitching
Polka Doodles ~ In an English Garden
Stamp Something ~ Summer Fun
Paper Play ~ In the Garden
Little Miss Muffett ~ Summer
Papercraft star ~ Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious ~ Buttons and Bows
Do It With Digis ~ digi sentiment summertime

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Wild flowers from stems at Hobby Lobby

Jolee's sunflower garden sticker "bee"

Micro check black ribbon by Offray at Michaels

Wedding Ribbon (flowers) from stash

Thyme Leaves by Spice Supreme (and label)

Rosemary Leaves by Spice Supreme (and label)

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul.
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Girly Girl Maggie

Today my "baby" brother celebrates his birthday!  He lives in Florida and I am unable to visit but I was sure to leave a message on Facebook for him.  Probably one of the first because it was about 2 am when I left it!


On another subject I registered today for another craft show in August.  That make 5 this year already to make inventory for so I'll be extra busy with Christmas coming up, the DT work and all the shows to supply!  Always better busy than bored they say!

Well . . . you know me, I love the Tuesday Challenge over at Top Tip Tuesday!  This week we are looking for you to "Make it Girly".   Today's Host is Paula and the tutorial is on the Slider card so be sure to pop over to Top Tip Tuesday for inspiration, information and a great challenge!   I made the card today from scratch, however, the image was colored up and taken off of another card that was made a year or so ago and it was accidently destroyed while packing for a sale and I reused the Magnolia image!  I have some pictures of the previous card under the Inspirational thought for the day, I just couldn't waste her!

Top Tipper Prize..... is from  Stash Books

Prize of one of their amazing books!

Random.Org Prize....Pizzazz Aplenty

 

 is offering a fabulous $10.00 Package of Goodies from Pizzazz Aplenty.

I wanted to make sure that my two tips for today are shared with you before I get to my card of the day, so here they are: 

1.  Stamp an image, cut it out & pop it up for a 3D effect

2.  Mix Ribbon textures and colors in the bow for color coordination and feel of the card ie. Romantic but fun too!

INGREDIENTS: 

Bazzill Stock

DP from stash

Magnolia Stamp ~ Wrapped Tilda

MEDIUMS: 

Copic Sketch markers colored to long ago

Ranger Distress Ink "walnut stain"

Signo "white"

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Offray Organza Ribbon

The Paper Studios Ribbon Jar

Martha Stewart Flock "White"

Stickles "Orange Peel"

Jolee's Boutique "Together Blossoms" stickers

Challenges entered:

Crafts and Me ~ Ribbon

7 Kids Challenge ~ texture

Deep Ocean challenge ~ Ribbon

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Waste not . . . want not !  

I've gotten better at pictures apparently! (hehe)

 Thank you for visiting,

  

Shimmery Summerime! + HOP

Great weekend to everyone!  I hope you all are well!  I know my week is going to be wonderful as my mom and Dad get into town from Florida for my Nephew Connors graduation party!  I can't wait to spend some time with her at the salon!  Mani and Pedi's are desperately needed! hehe

However, this post is all about the  "Summer time or shimmer " challenge that starts today at Sentimental Sundays + 1 with a super fun hop!   

We hope you will join in our “Summery or Sparkly” (plus a sentiment) challenge this week. Our sponsor is the marvelous Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. This prize will be four INDIVIDUAL sentiment sets from the Raindrop Echo Designs with Whimsy Stamps Digital Collection


Show me the beach, sun, flowers, kids playing in the sand . . . you get the idea, anything that reminds YOU of summer time or anything full of glitter and shimmer.  Either one fits!   Then be sure to join in on the hop for some great fun and inspiration from the other DT's.  The hop ends on June 24th winner is announced on the 26th but you must leave a comment on the way through for the best chance of winning!

challenges entered

Forever friends ~ spots & dots

There's Magic In the Air ~ flowers/ribbons/pearls

Delightful Challenges ~ Anything Goes

Crafting for all seasons ~ Summer

 Aud Sentiments ~ summertime

This frame's flowers and circles in pink and orange reminded me of a summer bikini or those cute little umbrellas in a punch drink from the beach.  And the ribbon full of glitter and beads and pearls just made it a double for your trouble kinda project!

If you've popped onto my page first . . then return to the beginning here .  So stop by and show me your sparkle and summer projects I can't wait to see them! :)

My craft sale is coming fast and I needed some non-card  projects for summer and there is nothing simpler and in more demand than photo albums!  Everyone needs them and loves to give them as gifts.  So I used up some of my scrap DP on this rectangle frame with a paper mache base from Hobby Lobby.  Hope you enjoy it and have a great summer!  (Take a lot of photos!)

INGREDIENTS:
Sentiment by Raindrop Echo Designs for Whimsy
Magnolia "Spanish Tilda" stamp
Fiskars 2" round punch
Hot glue
Design Paper was from my scrap box

MEDIUMS:

Copic Sketch: RV17 on pearls
E00,E11,R20, skin
RV13,RV17 dress
C1,C3,C6 hair
YR65 and YR14 shoes & trim
Ranger Distress Ink "fired brick and spiced marmalade" on Sentiment
Worn Lipstick and Walnut Stain for shading on Maggie

EMBELLISHMENTS:
Satin Ribbon "White" from Offray
Wild Orchid Crafts flowers
Beaded Glitter Ribbon from stash
When your through gazing here, the next stop is to the lovely and talented blog by Joanna
INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

One week every month, I use as much scrap DP in my creations as possible to save that tree.  

Thank you for visiting,

BIG SELLER!

Happy Hump Day!

I just love saying that!  Almost as much as I love bringing a Wednesday challenge to all my followers.  Tons of challenges are on Friday but not all of us have tons of time over the weekend for crafting.  So it's especiially nice to know we can make something in the middle of the week too!

Diva's by Design is having a "anything but a card" challenge today sponsored by The Crafty Pad.  They have a lot of brand new designs to check out also!  Come join us with your frames, boxes, tags, or anything other than a card, I can't wait to see them :).

I covered this paper mache' frame from Hobby lobby with some DP from my stash and used this fancy little Magnolia stamp for my craft sale at the end of June.  I needed some items other than cards for the gift buying crowd.  Perfect opportunity for all those summer time buyers!

INGREDIENTS:
Paper Frame
DP from stash
Japanese Tilda from the Bon Voyage collection
Sentiment by Printworks (Annette Allen Watkins) rubber

MEDIUMS:
Copic colors: C1,C4,C6,B21,B23,B24,E21,R20
Signo pigment pen "white"
Colorbox liquid chalk "Berrylicious"
pink and blue Pebbles Pearlescent chalk for face

Challenges entered : Magnolia Down Under ~ altered/recycled
Altered Items ~ frame altering
CR84FN Color Chall ~ pink green/light
Team Gingerbread ~ asian project
Cupcake Inspiration ~ image inspiration
The Shabby Tea Room ~ pink,green,nuetrals.flowers
Totally Stampolicious ~ anything goes
Paper Sundays ~ Girly Girl

EMBELLISHMENTS:
Kaiser Rhinestones
Stickles "clear"
Glitter Ribbon from stash
Spring fever beaded grass
Recollections mulberry leaves "Boutique fleur
Prima Mulberry flowers
Pearls from Hobby Lobby stems
Pigma Archival ink pen .25 mm "black"

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Time is well spent. . .  if every day you make time to share . . . your smile!

Thank you for visiting,