Happy Easter!

 

Just a little note to wish you all a very Happy Easter break. We are off to Center Parcs tomorrow so I will not be able to pop by and visit for a bit. I promise to catch up next weekend.

Take care x

We've gone Vintage at Allsorts...

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog and our theme this week is 'Vintage'. Our wonderful sponsor this time is Lots of Buttons.

So onto my DT card, I have used a super cute Mayzyart image called Shopaholic and used lots of brown ink to distress all my edges. Hope you like it...

Supplies:

Image - Shopaholic coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper -Quilting Bee by MME
Sentiment - from the Fanciful Birthday Notables 1 set
Binding, lace, buttons & pearls - stash
Metal corner - from a lovely friend x
Other - Whimsy Stamps Elegant Notables 1 die, Memory Box Pearl Lace border die, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, brown chalk ink pad

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Use Metal (staples & metal corner)
Totally Papercrafts - Metal (staples & metal corner)

Pretty Petals...

Good morning, today is my eldest son Jack's birthday, 9 today, just doesn't seem possible! We are taking him and 3 friends to watch The Croods on Friday and then to TGIs for dinner. The boys are at school tomorrow but my last day is today so I will be chasing around tomorrow getting ready for Friday. We are also off to Center Parcs on Easter Monday so need to get ready for that too.

Now onto my card for today, this is one of those cards that sort of made itself, as soon as I saw the gorgeous StampArt Design image I thought this MME paper would go perfectly with it. As the paper is busy I haven't done much in the way of embellishment...

Supplies:
Image - Pretty Petals 2 coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Quilting Bee by MME (I adore this paper pad!)
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Pearls - stash
Other - Provocraft corner die, Circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, brown chalk inkpad

Deco Delight...

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog and our theme this week is 'Deco Delight'. Our wonderful sponsors this time are The Craft Barn and Digi Darla Designs.

So onto my DT card, I have to say I struggled for a while thinking about what to do then I remembered this fantastic image by LivvyBo called Flap-Happy available from Whimsy Stamps. I decided to go for green as my main colour and coloured some pearls and sheer ribbon with a Promarker to tie in to my colour scheme. I have layered up the flower with 3d foam pads for some added dimension.

Supplies:

Image - Flap-Happy coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Rosarian by Prima
Ribbon & pearls - stash
Sentiment - generated on pc
 

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

 Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Girl Power

Is it Spring yet...?

The weather here has been truly awful now for weeks :-( We've had the odd bit of sun but loads of rain, wind, frost, snow... all very yuck :-( My calendar tells me it's nearly spring and the StampArt Design image I used on this card screams spring at me with the tulips and the essential umbrella (for spring in the UK anyway!). I have gone very girly and pretty with loads of pink...

Supplies:
Image & sentiment - Tulip Umbrella coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Perfect Pair by Nitwit Collections from LOTV
Seam bindng - Crafty Ribbons
Buttons - Dovecraft from a lovely friend x
Doily, flowers & pearls - stash
Other - CC Cutters umbrella die, Whimsy Picket Fence die, brown chalk inkpad

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Flowers for Spring

Craft Your Passion - Ribbon or Lace
Crafty Bloggers Network - Spring or Pastels

Brollies...

I am a real sucker for an image with a brolly and when I spied this Mayzyart's gorgeous girly with a fancy brolly I knew she had to be mine! This is my very first Mayzyart image but she won't be my last...

 Added an extra brolly inside for good measure, lol...

Supplies:
Image - Looks Like Rain Xandra by Mayzyart coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Quilting Bee by MME
Flowers - The Ribbon Girl & stash
Buttons & pearls - stash
Lace - can't remember, sorry
Metal corner - gift from a lovely friend x
Other - CC Cutters Umbrella die, brown chalk inkpad

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafts & Me - Ribbon & Lace

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Anything Goes

As Easy As 1, 2, 3...

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog and it's my week to host! I have chosen a fun theme of 'As Easy As 1, 2, 3' which means 1 x image, 2 x papers and 3 x embellishments (either 3 embellishments or 3 types of embellishments). Our wonderful sponsors this time are My Heart Pieces and Flonz Craft.

So onto my DT card, I have made a card for a tea-loving friend of mine using a fab new image and sentiment by Raindrop Echo Designs and some beautiful MME papers. I have used 1 x image, 2 x papers (the image is printed on one of them!) and 3 x types of embellishment - ribbon, flowers and buttons...

Supplies:

Image - from the Cooking With Love Sentiments set by Raindrop Echo Designs
Paper - Quilting Bee by MME
Buttons - Crafty Ribbons
Ribbon & flowers- stash
Other - Oval & scallop oval Nestabilities dies

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew - Ribbon
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - 1, 2, 3 (1 image. 2 papers, 3 types embellishment - buttons, flowers, ribbon)

You're So Tweet!

Morning crafters. It's time for a brand new challenge at Whimsy Stamps  - Stitching: Real or Faux.  Now stitching is not something I often do on my cards so I opted for the faux version ;-)

 
For this challenge I've made a card with a cute illustrated sentiment by Raindrop EchoDesigns. I used a paper piercer to make small holes all around the sentiment strip and added faux stitching detail with a 0.1 Letraset fineliner. I think it looks fab, what do you think…? I kept the rest of the card quite mininal to allow the stitching to stand out, I also mounted the sentiment strip of card onto 3d foam pads...

Close-up of the funky faux stitching...

Supplies:
Image -  from the Beary Lovely Sentiments set coloured with Promarkers
Paper – Quilting Bee by MME
Buttons - Crafty Ribbons (I won a fantastic selection of buttons recently in a challenge, thank you Ali at Crafty Ribbons x) 

Other - 0.1 Letraset fineliner, twine kraft cardstock

Don't forget you don't have to use a Whimsy item to enter the challenge (it would be great if you did though!).

Don't forget also...as well as 3 random winners (yep I did say 3!) being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for a future challenge. If you have used a Whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering. The Guest Designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either! All we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Crafty Catz - All Stitched Up 
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Spring or Pastel 
The Squirrel & The Fox - Autumn or Spring 
OSAAT - Anything Goes

Little Duckling...

Good morning to you all, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog. Our theme this week is Springtime. With Easter just around the corner we are expecting oodles of entries into this challenge :-) Our wonderful sponsor this time is A Passion For Stamps.

So onto my DT card, I have used a beautiful image designed by Ruth at A Passion For Stamps called Duckling. I have kept to a yellow colour scheme and really quite like it...

Supplies:

Image -  Duckling from A Passon For Stamps coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Tea for Two by Cosmo Cricket
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Sentiment - Pink Petticoat
Pearls & flower- stash
Other - Deckle Edge Rectangle Nestabilities die, Provocraft corner die, brown chalk inkpad

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
CRAFT - Easter/Spring
Fab 'n Funky - Cute and Cuddly
Aud Sentiments - Easter Sentiment 
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Time for a cute girly...

As soon as I saw this image I pictured her in blue holding a daisy flower so as soon as she was printed off that's pretty much what I did. She is called Katie and was designed by the amazing Kathryne aka StampArt Design. I used my fab cloud dies (AGAIN I hear you cry!) and some lush MME papers and a few other bits & bobs...

Supplies:
Image - Katie coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Quilting Bee by MME from My Mum's Craft Shop
Buttons & flowers - stash
Pearl hearts - The Hobby House
Lace - Dies to Die For
Other - Memory Box cloud die, Memory Box Pearl Lace border die, Quickutz corner die, Oval & scallop oval Nestabilities dies

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers - One for the Ladies

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Flowers & Pearls

Party Time Tuesdays - Die Cuts

For A Lady...

Good morning to you all, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog. Our theme this week is For A Lady. So loads of scope :-) Our fabulous sponsors this week are Digistamp Boutique and Pin & Tack.

So onto my DT card, I have used a beautiful simple image and sentiment set designed by Raindrop Echo Designs for Whimsy Stamps. I have decorated the card simply as I didn't want to cover up any more of the beautiful black & white paper from Digistamp Boutique.

 Here's a close up of the gems I've added to the centre of the flowers...

Supplies:

Image/sentiment - from the Floral Haven set by Raindrop Echo Designs
Paper - Pretty in Black from Digistamp Boutique
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Gems - stash
Other - Circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, Provocraft corner die

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

It's digital release blog hop time at Whimsy Stamps!!!

Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps March digital release blog hop!!!!

We have lots of new images to share with you today created by: 

Marika Collins Collection

Moon Cookie Gallery

StampArt Design

Lia Stampz

Crissy’s Digis 

Raindrop Echo Designs

All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality.You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project. To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store. Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there will be 2 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts!

These winners will each win a Whimsy digital image of their choice. 

The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is... Kelly's blog. 

This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from the 

Whimsy Stamps Store. 

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Friday 8th March at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced on the Whimsy Stamps blog. 

Here is the card I made for the hop, as we are now in March (just!) it is the perfect time for spring cards and I don't think you can get more spring-like than this new release adorable bunny image by StampArt Design called Happy Spring (comes with a bonus sentiment too!)...

  

Cute eh?

Supplies:

Image - Happy Spring coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Papers - Perfect Pair by Nitwitt Collections from LOTV

Flowers - The Ribbon Girl & stash

Buttons - Dovecraft

Pearls - stash

Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons

Other - Circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, Memory Box Pearl Lace border die, Marianne Designs butterfly die, Quickutz corner die

 

Below is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way...

 Charlene

Sarah (you are here!) 

Tammy O

Kim

Lisa

Debbie

Judith

Kelly

Happy hopping!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges: 

 Crafts & Me - Dies or Punches (dies)

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Anything Goes