June 4, The vintage heart

Welcome back to my blog!

Sorry I have been away for a bit, my days like yours I'm sure have been a blurr. There still aren't enough hours in the day, well there might be if I didn't have to sleep LOL. Then I had some technical difficulties, My printer decided it wanted to  die. So then I had to get a new one and I couldn't for the longest time figure out how to get cardstock to print in it.( cause I use mostly digital images) I went on line trying and trying to find some where that would explain it, I couldn't find nothing that would help. I pulled up the manual online and read it over and over, I even got my husband to help me.( he's way better on the computer than I am). After just about being ready to take it back to the store and get a different one. I read the manual again and the light bulb went on, I changed some properties on the printer and BINGO  it printed. So now I'm good to go.

This is my inspiration card for this week.

I used a Whimsy image called  The Vintage Heart from designer Fairydust Images. It's a stunning image to work with lots of detail in her. The colors I used kind of came from the peacock feathers in her hair.

Then the purple just seemed to be the proper color combo for it.

 I hope that you check out all the great new images at The Whimsy store this month from all the terrific designers and get inspired to create a wonderful card.

 I added stardust stickles kind of here and there on the image to give it that magical feel.

 A closer look at the flowers that I added in the complementary color of the card.

Supplies: Copic markers, Bazzill cardstock, spellbinder Decorative Labels Eight, Stampendous sentiment, memory box flower dies, Martha Stewart branch punch, Queen and co pearls, Whimsy vine dies, Distress ink, stardust stickles.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Simon says challenge: Anything goes
Lacy sunshine Challenge: Anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge: Flowers

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Have a simply fabulous day

may 20 inspiration card

Welcome back to my blog.

Great to see you again. 

The weather has been absolutely wonderful here, and its a long weekend. Which makes it better yet. although the weekend has flown by. I made this card with the beautiful digital image from Whimsy Stamps designer Crissy. It's called Butterfly Flourish Set 2. It comes with a side view digi as well. They are very elegant images. I loved, loved, loved  working with it. I decided to use soft pastel colors for a change. I typically used bright bold dark colors. I like he end result that I got. The tag is actually a tag off a blouse that I bought. I loved the colors on it and thought it would work great for a card or a scrapbook layout. The colors matched this card perfectly. Then I just stamped the sentiment on a piece of paper distress inked the edge and glued it over the words that were on the tag.

Here's my card, I hope that it helps you find your creative inner side today.

 a closer look at the image, colored with copic markers.

supplies: Bazzill cardstock, Kaiser bling, Coptic markers, EK corner punch, stardust sticklers, distress ink,

                                         

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May Challenge- Anything Goes

Anything goes:

 is the theme for this months challenge at Whimsy Stamps.

Well great to see you back. The sun is shining I can hear lawn mowers going. What a wonderful sound. I'm glad that the weather has finally gotten better. Everyone was sure sick of the spring snow that kept coming. I do believe that summer is just around the corner. YAHHHH!

I made this super cute card using an image from Scrappers Delight from Whimsy Stamps. It's called Baby Boo Bear Blankie - I used the girl image but there is also a boy one. I have this wonderful paw punch that I used to make the borders on the edges. I am very happy with the way this card turned out. It just went together so easy, like I had a puzzle in my mind

I'm looking forward to seeing all the lovely creations that will be put up on the Whimsy inspires blog ( click here to jump to the challenge blog to look or enter your creation)

 This is a adorable wood button from Prima Marketing that says Hello.

 The corner arrangement of flowers also from Prima.

Supplies: My Minds Eye patterned paper, Bazzill cardstock, EK paw border punch, Martha Stewart leaf punch, Prima Marketing flowers & wood button, copic markers, distress ink, Offray ribbon, Zva pearls.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Card Mania: Flower power
Love to Scrap: Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
Paper Take Weekly: Anything Goes

May Digi Release

 Welcome to the May digital release blog hop!!!!

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

Marika Collins Collection

Stamp Art Design

Lia Stampz

Scrappers Delights paper crafts

Crissy’s Digis

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

Judith Hall 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 Wednesday 8th May at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced right here.

Here is my creation using a great digital image from Whimsy Stamps by Stamp Art Design called Full Bloom 2. I decided to make it as a mothers day card, cause that is in just a few weeks.

 I colored the image with copic markers and added a little sparkle with stardust stickles.

Supplies: Bazzill cardstock, Bo Bunny patterned paper, Spellbinder Fancy Framed tags, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Technique Tuesday sentiments,Zva crystals, Whimsy stamps flowers, Prima marketing leaves.

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

Debbie Dunn

Lisa West 

Kim Taylor 

Sarah McLaughlin

Tammy Ortiz 

Kelly Mannix

Charlene Brown 

Judith Hall

Thank you for stopping by

Have a wonderful day.

April 30 Millie card

Well last day of April!

You would think that the weather would try to be nice to us.... but not yet. It's cold outside and there are a few snowflakes still floating around. I'm hoping that is all that happens. We don't really want any staying on the ground.

 It's been busy around my house lately, lots of running. My siblings and I are planning a 50th anniversary party for my parents this summer. That has consumed a lot of my time lately. I finally got all the invitations made and in the mail, so now I might have a little less to do.

I have been coloring lots of images now I just have to finish putting my cards together.  There are lots of new great images for May coming out for Whimsy Stamps... make sure you stop by tomorrow for our monthly blog hop. You will love all the new digis. I have made this card a few days ago but never got it put up.

This is a card made using a great image from Lia Stampz called Millie. I thought that I would try a different color scheme. It just turned out to be purple and yellow. The sentiment is a rubber stamp set and the corner dies are from Whimsy Stamps as well. I am really pleased with how this card turned out. I hope that you get inspired to make a card today.

 A closer look at the image "Millie"

 The sentiment!

Supplies: Bazzill cardstock, Graphic 45 patterned paper, Zva pearls colored with copic markers to match the paper, Birthday letter seals & corner die set from Whimsy Stamps, Offray ribbon, distress ink.

Great seeing you again.

Thanks for stopping by !

April 19 Baby Boo Dragon

Welcome!

Glad to see you, welcome back if you have been on my blog before and if  this is the first time that you've stopped by.... I'm hoping that you will enjoy my blog.

This is my inspiration card that I put together for this weeks post. This little image is from a new designer at Whimsy Stamps. The image is called Baby Boo Dragon Long Hair from Scrapper's Delights Paper Crafts. Isn't the she cute. I loved coloring and putting together this card. The colors purple and green work really well with the color that I used on the image. This card also came together very easy. Sometimes you struggle and just know that your project is missing something and other times it fits together beautifully. Well this one was great to work on. I hope that you get inspired today to create something wonderful.  I know that I will.

Here is my creation:

 A closer look at the image

Supplies: Copic Markers, Bazzill cardstock, Fancy Pants patterned paper, Ornate Squares Spellbinder, American Crafts Pearl Brads, Recollections flowers, Prima Marketing rose leaves, Offray ribbon, miscellaneous lace, Ranger distress ink.

 I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Favorite color combo
Cupcake Craft: Cute And Cuddlly
Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by: 

Have a simply wonderful day.

April 15 Pretty in Pink

I smell Spring!

That is the name of this adorable digi  from Whimsy Stamps from designer Crissy Armstrong.  I am actually not sure if I smell spring here in Alberta after the storm on the weekend, we got a terrible amount of snow again. I sure am hoping that spring will finally arrive sooner than later. I have actually been in a pink mood I guess my last couple cards have been pink. Great color though. That is the theme on the Whimsy Challenge blog right now. So if you have created a card or project with pink then you should definitely add it to the challenge blog ( click here to jump to the Whimsy challenge blog). For a chance to win some really terrific digital images.

This is my inspiration card for this week.

 The top part of my card.

supplies: copic markers, Bazzill cardstock, MME patterned paper, Flourish sentiment, Labels seventeen spellbinder, Maya Road stick pin, Zva pearls, distress ink.

 Have a wonderful day!

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