We're Scrapping At Allsorts this week...

Good morning to you all, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog. Our theme this week is to create a Scrapbook Page/Layout. Our fab sponsors are Digi Darla Designs and Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.
 

 

  

I have to admit, this challenge was waaayyy out of my comfort zone but I really enjoyed putting my page together. I have kept things really simple with some themed papers and image from Digi Darla Designs...

Supplies:
Image - Golfball & Pole from Digi Darla Designs
Papers - Hopscotch Boy by K&Co
Cardstock - Tim Holtz

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

Bloom where you are planted...

I love the sentiment on this card. I've gone all flowery and pretty...


Supplies:
Image - Pretty Petals coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - from the Flowers in Bloom sentiments set
Paper - Doodle Deux by Prima
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Pearls - ebay
Buttons - stash
Other - Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish, deckle edge rectangle Nestabilities, Quickutz corner die, brown chalk inkpad

We're Singing at Allsorts this week...

Good morning to you all, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog. Our theme this week is Inspired by a Song. Our fab sponsor is The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

So onto my DT card, I have used a super sweet Teddy Bo image and some gorgeous Prima papers sent to me by a lovely friend. The lace is my fave from our sponsor The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop. I was inspired by the very famous Beatles song Love Me Do which was The Beatles very first single released in 1962.


Supplies:
Image - TeddyBoBea_001 coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Tea Thyme by Prima gift from a lovely friend, thank you x
Flowers - ebay
Lace - The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop
Buttons - stash
Pearls - stash
Other - butterfly die cut pressie from the same lovely friend who sent me the paper, brown chalk inkpad for distressing

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

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Teddy Bo - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Lovely Layers
Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes

Time for a festive card...

This was a really easy to put together card using (unusually for me) only one piece of paper. The paper is so stunning I just wanted it to be seen...


Supplies:
Image/sentiment - from the Christmas Sentiments set coloured with Promarkers
Paper - Jovial by Basic Grey (an old but much loved pad)
Ribbon & wooden button - stash
Pearls & flowers - ebay
Other - deckle edge oval Nestabilities, Quickutz corner die, brown chalk inkpad

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion - Bingo (flowers, distressing, buttons)

Ready for Adventure...?

Good morning, why does Monday come round so fast :-( I have used a super cute image designed by StampArt Design to make my first boy card in ages. I have kept the colours and design simple to draw the eye to the gorgeous bear...


Supplies:
Image - Little Bear Canoe Adventure coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Wellington
Sentiment - comes with image
Buttons - American Crafts
Other - brown chalk inkpad

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Cards for Men - Going Digital (welcome back peeps!)
Here Come The Boys - Recipe (3 papers, 2 buttons, 1 image)
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

It's time for a colour challenge at Allsorts...

Good morning to you all, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog. Our theme this week is Purple Passion. Our fab sponsor is Love to Stamp.

So onto my DT card, I have used a D'Arcy's Diaries image and sentiment (both from issue 38 of Complete Cardmaking). I love this image, she was a dream to colour. I have embellished using my usual flowers, pearls and buttons...


Supplies:
Image - from issue 38 of Complete Cardmaking magazine coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Promises from Lili of the Valley
Sentiment - from issue 38 of Complete Cardmaking
Flowers - ebay
Buttons - Dovecraft
Ribbons - stash
Pearls - stash
Other - brown chalk inkpad for distressing

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

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Dutch Dare Card Challenges - Sugar & Spice
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Purple (September)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Anything Goes at Whimsy Stamps!

It's time for a brand new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations challenge! Our theme this week is Anything Goes! Our challenges are of course now monthly so you have more time to enter and of course you can enter more than once :-)

The DT are showcasing cards made using Shape EZ templates and I chose to work with the Dress template to make a special baby card. I printed the template onto kraft cardstock to make the card base and then the inner panel and pocket templates onto patterned paper. I think it looks really sweet, what do you think? I just need someone I know to have a baby girl ;-)...


Supplies:
Card template - Dress Shape EZ by TLC
Sentiments - from the Bundle of Joy sentiments set by Raindrop Echo Designs
Papers - from the Rose Cottage Charms digital paper set by Michele R Designs
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Buttons - stash
Flowers - ebay & stash
Pearls - ebay
Tools - circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, brown chalk inkpad

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 a random winner 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:
In The Pink - Pink and Anything But Square
Ruby's Rainbow - Bingo (pearls, flowers, ribbon)
Papertake Weekly - Things That Make You Go Awww!
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distressing
Joanna Sheen - Going Dotty
My Mum's Craft Shop - Buttons
Crafts & Me - In The Pink

Another Card and a Pressie...

Hello, I have made another card and calendar set using a fab pre-coloured LOTV image, this little bear is soooo cute. I have used a card blank glued together to make a base for the calendar...


Supplies:
Image - Mini Masterpieces 25 from Lili of the Valley
Papers - Promises from Lili of the Valley
Sentiment - from the Birthday Sentiments & Tickets set by Digistamp Boutique
Ribbon & seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Calendar tab - Anitas
Buttons - Dovecraft
Flowers - ebay
Other - brown chalk inkpad for distressing

I would like to enter my calendar into the following challenges:
MMCS - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafts & Me - Add A Flower

It's time for a new challenge at Allsorts...

Good morning to you all, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog. Our theme this week (chosen by moi!) is Layers. Our fab sponsor is Crimson Cloud.

So onto my DT card, I have gone for 'simple' using a Lili of the Valley pre-coloured image that matches perfectly with the Promises paper pad also by Lili of the Valley. This card sort of made itself really ;-)


Supplies:
Image - Mini Masterpieces 24 from Lili of the Valley
Paper - Promises from Lili of the Valley
Flowers - ebay
Pearls - stash
Mesh ribbon - Hobbycraft
Other - brown chalk inkpad for distressing

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

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
MMCS - Anything Goes

A couple of cute bears...

Sob, back to the grindstone for me today so no more colouring images at 11am on a Tuesday morning, well until the next school holidays ;-) My boys are also back at school today.

I challenged myself to make these cards as CAS as possible I really admire simple cards but find them so blinking hard to make myself. These cards have no extras shoved on at all apart from a piece of lace. I really like them, I love the cheeky little bear...


Supplies:
Images -from the Posy Trio set by LOTV coloured with Promarkers
Papers - from the Promises pad by LOTV
Lace - stash
Other - circle & scallop circle Nestabilities, brown chalk inkpad

I would like to enter my cards into the following challenges:
Crafts 4 Eternity - Less Is More
The Cupcake Craftroom - Pretty Pastels

What's cooking...?

Back to work tomorrow :-( so thought I'd do a bit of cooking today - big batch of spag bol, Anzac biscuits and a chocolate & vanilla marble cake. Also a pic of some of the Hama bead creations the boys and I have made...

Spag bol is my all time fave meal. Has to be served with actual spaghetti (pasta shapes is just not the same) and loads of grated cheese. I made this batch using 2 large onions, 3 cloves garlic, 2 stalks celery, 4 rashers oak smoked streaky bacon, 450g lean steak mince, 2 tins chopped toms, 3/4 tube tomato puree, large sprinking of dried Basil. I fry off the onions and celery in olive oil, add the garlic and chopped bacon, then the mince, brown and then add everything else and cook it for about 2 hours. This is for us for dinner tomorrow night and a second meal to go into the freezer for another time.


Anzac biscuits, took minutes to whip up the mixture and 20 mins in the oven...

Oops, forgot to take a pic of the cake, doesn't look as pretty not it's been cut into ;-)

These Hama beads are very addictive, I have loved playing with them and actually ordered pastel colours specifically for ME to use ;-) So, which 2 did the boys make and which 2 did I make...


Do you like the sign I have in the kitchen?...

Welcome to Day 3 of our September Digital Stamp Release Showcase!

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our September Digital Stamp Release Showcase!

On Saturday (1st September) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new digital designs, from then until 4th September the Whimsy Digital DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop! Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you 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 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 5th September.

My card uses a super cute image by Dana's Digis called from called Fall Day, I love her. I have teamed her with a beautiful quote by Raindrop Echo Designs and some gorgeous new digi paper by Michele R Designs...


Supplies:
Image - Fall Day coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Flower Doodles
Sentiment - from the Autumn Sentiments set
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Pearls - ebay
Other - Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die, Memory Box Fancy Blossoms die, raffia, brown chalk inkpad

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...
Sarah McLaughlin (me!)
Joann Burton
Jackie Randolph
Shannah Bartle
Wendy Keenan
Doreen O'Brien
Carly Wilson
Rosica Ivanova
Michelle Oatman
Kelly Mannix
Nicole Gent
Candy Geeter

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
The Ribbon Girl - Just Add Pearls (Sept)
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Day 1 of our September Digital Stamp Release Showcase!

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of our September Digital Stamp Release Showcase!

Today, Whimsy Stamps released this month's new digital designs, from then until 4th September the Whimsy Digital DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop! Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you 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 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 5th September.

My card uses a super cute image from Moon Cookie Gallery called Ballerina Mouse 3. Cute eh? I have chosen a different colour combination for me - yellow and pink.

Supplies:
Image - Ballerina Mouse 3 coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Zephyr by Prima
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Doily - Wilton
Flowers, buttons & pearls - ebay
Other - brown chalk inkpad

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...
Sarah McLaughlin (me!)
Tammy Ortiz
Joann Burton
Jackie Randolph
Shannah Bartle
Wendy Keenan
Doreen O'Brien
Carly Wilson
Michelle Oatman
Nicole Gent
Juelmarie

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

***Labor Day Sale at Whimsy Stamps***
Store wide 20% off sale Saturday and Sunday only!
Sale prices will be marked, no coupons necessary! Sale ends on Monday, September 3rd.
**Offer valid on in-stock items ONLY, while supplies last, no rain checks.
**Not valid on previous orders, magazine orders, gift certificates, custom design orders, or wholesale orders.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes