Now, I know we are in the middle of June, but, once we have passed Mid-Summers Day on 21 June, my mind ALWAYS starts wandering towards That Thing On 25 December We Don't Mention. Bleurgh! And because you can be sure that even though I think about it for many months, I also bury my head in the sand about it for many months too.
So, come December, when really, I need to have a lovely big stack of cards ready prepared for That Thing On 25 December We Don't Mention, I find myself rushing around, promising myself that next year will be different. Ahem!
To ease myself into the process of making cards for That Thing On 25 December We Don't Mention, I thought I would share a Winter Birthday Card. Yes, you read that right. After today, I will not be making anything vaguely That Thing On 25 December We Don't Mention related until approximately 17 December...
Hello everyone! Welcome to May Saturday Spotlight guest artist feature, where each month our guest will bring you inspiration using our newest Clearly Whimsy Stamps!
For this month's Saturday Spotlight, the talented Jenn Shurkus has created a gorgeous card using the Ocean Journeys and Ocean Journeys Sentiment stamp sets! You can find these in the Whimsy Stamps shop here.
Jenn has created a nautical beauty here... which is no surprise because she is uber-talented and a true beach girl at heart! I love her cluster of hanging buoys along the left side of the card; I live in a coastal community in Maine and I see buoys exactly like this all the time, so this really made me smile! And her watercolor details really add to the nautical feel, which is so important when creating a themed card like this.
Let's hear a bit more about this card from Jenn, shall we?
Hello Everyone!
You may not "know" me, but trust me when I tell you I am a lover of all things ocean and nautical. I actually recently moved back to Cape Cod.
I was wicked excited to be able to create with Nina-Marie's Ocean Journeys and Ocean Journeys Sentiment set.
I wanted the buoy's to be the focal point of my card and I thought it would be so fun if they would look like they were really hanging off the card like you see in shipyards.
I started by stamping out a bunch of the different buoy's in Versafine Onyx Black and embossed with Clear Detail Embossing Powder. I watercolored them with Distress Inks (Candied Apple, Lucky Clover, Blueprint Sketch and Fossilized Amber). I then fussy cut them out and used a small hole punch to put a hole at the top of each one.
For the card background I did the "Ink Smooshing Technique" on Distress Watercolor Cardstock and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink. I just love creating backgrounds this way and I love how unique each of them end up being.
For the sentiment I wanted to be sure it really stood out, so I also embossed it. It's really amazing how much the clear embossing powder makes the sentiment truly pop!
I wanted to give the card a weathered look. So I inked the edges of everything with Tea Dye Distress Ink and a Mini Ink Blending Tool.
I then strung up all of the different buoy's. I put a little piece of foam tape behind each one so I could swing it the way I wanted and have it stay where it looked best.
I just love all the texture this card has and the unique layout. The sentiment is so sweet and I can't wait to brighten a friends mailbox with this card!
Thank you so much Whimsy Stamps for having me as a featured designer and I hope I have inspired you to create a fun nautical card! I can't wait to see what you link up below!
A HUGE thank you to Jenn for her amazing, detailed tutorial, sharing how she created this fun card! Be sure to stop by her blog to see more of her creative work... she rocks!
Now it's your turn to create!
We have are encouraging you to create something using Jenn's fantastic card as inspiration for your project! Whimsy stamps and/or dies must be used in your project and you can link them below to your blog using the inLinkz link-up tool. We even have a gift certificate up for grabs for a random entry! The link up will close at midnight (Eastern time) on June 30th!
It's Shannah here today to share some Whimsy Inspiration with you!
My card today features the gorgeous new Whimsy 'Summer Breeze' 6x6 Papers and Enamel Dots,
which were the perfect match for these cheeky little sea creatures from Krista Heij-Barber
called 'Snappy Birthday'. This set comes with all these funny little sea creatures along with the sentiment, balloons, stars and streamers for a
fun Snappy Birthday card. The papers, enamel dots AND the adorable
stamps are available right now at Whimsy Stamps.
I
chose a side-step card so I could fit all my cute little creatures on,
and also to show off these awesome Whimsy papers.
The images are stamped in Momento Tuxedo ink, coloured with Copic
markers, then fussy-cut so I could arrange them onto the card. I added
Stickles to the small stars and the water bubbles for some extra shine.
And of course I finished with those fabulous new Whimsy Enamel Dots!
Even though this paper pack is a party theme, I thought the bottom sort of looked like waves. See it?!
I stamped the sentiment in Island Indigo and the sail boat in Ocean Tides ink by Papertrey Ink. I added the enamel dots in the matching colors and matted the main piece onto a piece of Ocean Tides card stock and then onto a white card base.
That is all from me for today! Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!
Hello friends! It's DT Vicki here with another fun CAS creation to share with you today!
Nothing says SUMMER like a nice cool glass of lemonade, but I really like a good picnic during the Summer as well, so I thought I'd sort of combine the two together to create this card:
Don't you just love this month's new release?! I think they're great for making up some fun Summer type cards! I have used the newly released "Squeezed" clear stamp set and coordinating dies on this card and colored them in with my copic markers. I have added a touch of glitter to portions of the lemons and lemonade and then arranged them and glued them onto the fun red and white gingham pattern paper.
To make the "checkered table cloth", I have cut the paper off in a triangle shape and then on two of the edges, I used the Whimsy Shapeology Basic Border Trio Diesto cut the design. I then used the Stitched Border Trio Dies to make the stitch lines above the die cut edges.
Before attaching the picnic/lemonade arrangement to the card base, I took some tumbled glass distress ink and the ink foam blending tool to create a light background. I added some foam tape to the picnic/lemonade arrangement and attached to the center of the card.
Lastly, I've stamped the sentiment in black at the top, rounded two of the corners with my corner chomper and added some enamel dots from the newly released "It's a Party" enamel dot pack.
On June 6th we released this month's new Clearly Whimsy stamps and dies. The Clearly Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests showcased these gorgeous new goodies. The 3 lucky randomly-drawn winners from the Whimsy Blog are: Prize 1 - $25 gift certificate
Thank you to everyone who visited the Whimsy Inspirations blog and our fantastic DT and left such wonderful comments. Please would the winners email Denise with "Whimsy Stamps - June Clear release hop winner" as the email subject. Be sure to include your own details together with details of the prize that you have won, so that your prize can be emailed to you.
and then on Wednesday 8th June we released this month's new Whimsy Rubber stamps and dies. The Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests showcased these gorgeous new goodies.
The 3 lucky randomly-drawn winners from the Whimsy Blog are: Prize 1 - $25 gift certificate
Thank you to everyone who visited the Whimsy Inspirations blog and our fantastic DT and left such wonderful comments. Please would the winners email Denise with "Whimsy Stamps - June Rubber release hop winner" as the email subject. Be sure to include your own details together with details of the prize that you have won, so that your prize can be emailed to you.
Over the next 3 days we will be showcasing 9 *BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps and 2 new Clearly Whimsy Sets and Brand new Whimsy Designer Paper and Enamel dots
To celebrate our new release we want to give our fans some chances to win Whimsy cash! We will be selecting 3 random winners and posting their names here on Monday, June 13th at noon ET. Each of those lucky winners will receive a $25 Whimsy Store Gift Voucher.
There are 8 ways you can enter for a chance to win and the best part is you can do only one or two of these or even all eight, totally up to you! The more you do, the more chances you have to enter! So here's what to do....
Leave a comment on our blog, you are already here so that should be super easy! Then enter your name in the linky tool.
Become a follower of our blog, join with Google Friends Connect in our sidebar or by our RSS Feed. You already are! No problem, just leave a comment letting us know and enter your name in the linky tool again.
"Like Us" over on our Whimsy Stamps Facebook page - if you already do, we thank you greatly! Again, just leave us a comment and enter again on the linky tool.
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest - leave us a comment and then enter on the linky for each of these social media places you follow us.
Subscribe to the Whimsy Stamps YouTube channel - we have an amazingly talented team who create super awesome videos to share tutorials and techniques and coloring mediums, you won't be sorry you subscribed! Then leave a comment and again enter on the linky tool.
Come join us in our Whimsy Stamps and Inspirations Facebook group. We love chatting with our fans and seeing their gorgeous Whimsy makes. It's a great place to get inspiration and meet new people! - Then comment and enter on the linky tool!
Phew! That's nine ways to enter! Remember you have until Monday, June 13th at 8am to get those entries in and we will announce our winners later that day. Thanks so much for joining in the fun with our June 2016 Whimsy Stamps Release! In just a few hours we will have some gorgeous eye candy from our DT to share with you! Pop on back here after 12pm ET, if it's already after 12pm ET scroll down from newer posts.
But for now, here is a preview of all the new products we will be showcasing this week. These items are available in the Whimsy Stamps shopfor purchase now and with retailers world wide.
Join us at 12 Noon ET Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for our inspirations posts to see how these fabulous images have been used by our talented design team! Scroll down the page for more....
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Clearly Whimsy Stamps June release...
The CWS design team and Guests will be sharing some amazing creations made with these new stamps and dies over the next 3 days. The fun will begin here at noon ET each day so be sure to check back daily. Then on Wednesday, we will release 4 new Clearly Whimsy Stamps clear sets and 2 new coordinating Shapeology crafting dies for purchase in the Whimsy Stamps shop.
To celebrate our new release we want to give our fans some chances to win Whimsy cash! We will be selecting 3 random winners and posting their names here on Monday, June 13th at noon ET. Each of those lucky winners will receive a $25 Whimsy Store Gift Voucher.
There are 8 ways you can enter for a chance to win and the best part is you can do only one or two of these or even all eight, totally up to you! The more you do, the more chances you have to enter! So here's what to do....
Leave a comment on our blog, you are already here so that should be super easy! Then enter your name in the linky tool.
Become a follower of our blog, join with Google Friends Connect in our sidebar or by our RSS Feed. You already are! No problem, just leave a comment letting us know and enter your name in the linky tool again.
"Like Us" over on our Whimsy Stamps Facebook page - if you already do, we thank you greatly! Again, just leave us a comment and enter again on the linky tool.
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest - leave us a comment and then enter on the linky for each of these social media places you follow us.
Subscribe to the Whimsy Stamps YouTube channel - we have an amazingly talented team who create super awesome videos to share tutorials and techniques and coloring mediums, you won't be sorry you subscribed! Then leave a comment and again enter on the linky tool.
Come join us in our Whimsy Stamps and Inspirations Facebook group. We love chatting with our fans and seeing their gorgeous Whimsy makes. It's a great place to get inspiration and meet new people! - Then comment and enter on the linky tool!
Phew! That's eight ways to enter! Remember you have until Monday, June 13th at 8am to get those entries in and we will announce our winners later that day. Thanks so much for joining in the fun with our June 2016 Clearly Whimsy Stamps Release! In just a few hours we will have some gorgeous eye candy from our DT to share with you! Pop on back here after Noon ET, if it's already after Noon ET scroll down from newer posts.
Over the next 3 days we will showcase9 *BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps, 2 new Clearly Whimsy Sets and Brand new Whimsy Designer Paper and Enamel dots All of these new products are available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and from selected Whimsy Stamps retailers.
Our design team members have been working hard on their creations featuring these new products. Cindy Hoesel
Whimsy Stamps June Rubber Release News and Inspiration
Over the next 3 days we will showcase9 *BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps, 2 new Clearly Whimsy Sets and Brand new Whimsy Designer Paper and Enamel dots All of these new products are available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and from selected Whimsy Stamps retailers.
Our design team members have been working hard on their creations featuring these new products.
Over the next 3 days we will showcase9 *BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps, 2 new Clearly Whimsy Sets and Brand new Whimsy Designer Paper and Enamel dots All of these new products are available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and from selected Whimsy Stamps retailers.
Our design team members have been working hard on their creations featuring these new products. Bev Rochester
