Product Spotlight with Special Guest Dina

Hello crafty peeps!

Today we are sharing another amazing card by the super talented Dina Kowal. This one features our Summer Blooms clear stamp set and some awesome techniques that Dina used on this card.

To create this faux wood background, Dina scored some lines then swiped down the panel with Mud Pie, Fog and Coal inks from Clearsnap to create the faux wood grain. A little misting with water brought out some pink tones from the Mud Pie ink. The main image was stamped on watercolor paper and then flower soft was added to the floral areas on the stamp to give the look of 3D flowers.


For a full list of inks you can visit Dina's blog HERE and to see more about this card and other creations, visit her blog, Dina Kowal Creative. Huge thanks to Dina for another awesome creation as our special guest!




                                                   

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Whimsy Stamps Design Team Call

Whimsy Stamps LLC, an international rubber stamp company is calling out for (up to 4) SUPER DUPER DESIGNERS!  Are you a fresh new-comer or a well-known veteran in the industry or are you a passionate stamper who just hasn’t gotten a break? Now’s your chance to be on one of the best design teams in the industry!  We rarely open up this opportunity so don’t miss out, the deadline to apply is August 31, 2017.

We’re accepting applications from anyone who loves Whimsy Stamps, who is enthusiastic about being part of an awesome team, and who is confident they can meet or exceed the following qualifications:
•    Must be able to commit to a 6 month DT term (Oct-Mar) with a possible option to re-new
•    Must have a current and active blog as well as current Facebook and Instagram accounts (Pinterest and Twitter are a plus)
•    Must be willing to commit to six (6) Whimsy posts per month and meet all deadlines
•    Must have above average photography skills and use assigned watermark on all projects
•    Must post and promote Whimsy Stamps consistently and professionally throughout any/all applicable social media
•    Must be willing to adhere to all Whimsy requirements for DT members


Benefits exclusively for our SUPER DUPER Whimsy Stamps Design Team members:

•    A free monthly sampling of never before released Whimsy Stamps products
•    A generous discount for your personal purchases at Whimsy Stamps
•    Option to sign up for our affiliate program
•    Access to all Whimsy Stamps available digital images
•    Option to teach at Whimsy Stamps events or teach at local events near you
•    Private Facebook page exclusively for Whimsy Stamps DT members only
•    A standing link on the Whimsy Inspiration blog promoting your blog
•    Whimsy Stamps will follow you on social media and promote your Whimsy posts whenever possible
•    The opportunity to be on a fun and popular design team exposing your talent to countless people


If you’re ready and excited to apply, here’s what you need to send us in an email:

•    A short biography to tell us about yourself, your qualifications and why you would make an excellent Whimsy Stamps team member
•    URL links to your blog and Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.
•    Attach at least 3 samples of your best work plus 1 project made exclusively for this DT call with step by step instructions*
•    Videos are definitely welcomed but not necessary
•    List of all of the brands you currently design for
•    List of all of the brands you have affiliate links with
•    Follow and like Whimsy Stamps on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
•    Email submissions to DebDavis1031@gmail.com,  no later 11:59pm on August 31, 2017
•    Put “Whimsy Stamps 2017 Design Team Call” in the subject line
•    Be sure to include your name, mailing address, email address and phone contact

*Samples may be of your single favorite style or if you do different styles we’d love to see your diversity too.  Samples may be all cards or a combination of cards, scrapbook pages, mixed-media/altered items etc. but the project made exclusively for this DT call must be a card.

Whimsy Stamps spotlight in Rubber Stamp Madness Magazine

It is my turn to post on the blog today and I am SUPER excited! This is the first time EVER that one of my cards has been published!! Woohoo!

If you take a look at the current issue of Rubber Stamp Madness Fall 2017 Magazine, you will see one of my cards and some of my colored images.

One of the spotlights on Whimsy Stamps is on page 26-28.

Here is my card:

I used a cutting file with my silhouette (from 'The Cutting Cafe') which cut out the outline shape of the beehive. I used embossed yellow cardstock for this.

I then used the Whimsy Stamps 'Honeycomb Pattern Die' with the same yellow cardstock to create the honeycomb pattern. I then glued this onto each individual panel (had I thought about it I would have adhered the honeycomb patterns before cutting the panels out!!)

I then doodled with some black ink to make the panels stand out a little more.

The door was made in the same way, although I used the negative part of the honeycomb die and added the black hexagons to the panel.

I used the Whimsy Stamps 'Build a Poinsettia Die' with white glitter cardstock to create the flower, folding it up along the creases for more dimension. Who says you can't just use the poinsettia dies for Christmas Cards??

I added a yellow enamel dot from Whimsy Stamps 'Christmas Cheer Collection', into the centre of the flower. 

The image is from Whimsy Stamps 'Bee-cause Clear Stamp Set', colors with prismacolor pencils and then fussy cut out.

The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps 'Bee Happy Clear Stamp Set', cut out using the 'Stitched Tag Dies'.

 

 

 

I love how this card turned out!

If you want to see more, check out the current issue of the Rubber Stamp Madness Magazine!

Thanks for looking!

Happy Crafting.

Kerys x

Little Christmas Angel

A very pink and girly Christmas card featuring one of the new Whimsy Stamps releases.  I adore Crissy Armstrong's images and this newest one is so so sweet.  The links to the products in the Whimsy Store are at the end of the post.

I made the poinsettias from foamiran and my the Lily Flower dies.  The little cherry blossom type flowers are made using  Peony Flower dies.  I love how the poinsettias turned out.  They were made from white foamiran and coloured with oil pastels.

Whimsy Stamps products used (pictures are linked to the store)

   

 

Thanks for stopping by, have a fabulous week!

Product Spotlight with Special Guest Andrea

Hello Crafty Peeps!

Today we are very excited to share another gorgeous mixed media piece for super talented Andrea Ockey Parr, from Snapping Monsters! Andrea has a very unique style that incorporates a vintage feel with bright cheery colors and the results of her work are stunning!

Her creation this time uses our Honeycomb Pattern Die and Handmade From Me clear stamps. Andrea started with a piece of scrap corrugated cardboard which was first painted and then cut it using the Honeycomb die.

The next step was to use an old recipe page and smear it with white paint. Then adhere the die cut to the page, popping out random pieces and adhering those randomly to the page as well.

Using bright acrylic paints in teal, yellow, green, and pink, Andrea randomly painted on the color!

Then she used a punch to create the heart, painted it and outlined with Sharpie Marker and adhered over the honeycomb. The sentiment, from Handmade From Me, was stamped and then cut and adhered to the heart.

The end result is this beautifully unique mixed media art! To see more about this project and Andrea's other amazing creations, be sure to pop over to her blog, Snapping Monsters, now!



                                                        

Hot Tubbin

Hey everyone! Jessie here today sharing a card for winter. In my part of the world the days are getting shorting, and the weather is slowly cooling off. Which means winter is on its way. 

I coloured up Hot Tubbin' with my copic markers.

I kept the card the card super simple, sticking with a splashy watercolour background. Which is one of my favourite things to do for my cards lately!

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugz,
Jessie

Piggy Birthday Party

Hello friends Happy Tuesday , wow oh wow, wasn't that a very cute

release last week and how do you choose just one of those stamps 

they are all so adorable.

I have Piggy Birthday Party to share with you fine peeps today

I have paired him up with Blue Bell Bliss Digital papers

they were the perfect fit.

You can find in this handsome little chap
in the Whimsy Stamps Shop in the newly release section

 or in the Lee Holland Collection.

I hope you are all well, stay safe and happy crafting 

Big Hugs,

Bridget 

Product Spotlight with Special Guest Dina

Hello Friends,

Today we are excited to bring you some fun scene cards created by the talented Dina Kowal using our Christmas Scene Builder stamp set. This set is a great background builder or scene creating set. It's perfect for Christmas and New Year's but can also be used any time too.

Dina created these 2 stunning cards, but just using the Christmas Scene Builder set. To create the snowy background, Dina used watercolor paper and ink and then sprinkled on some Kosher salt and let dry. The effect is awesome and really looks like falling snow.

To see the full how to details on these 2 cards as well as all of Dina's awesome work, visit her blog, Dina Kowal Creative. Dina is a very talented artist and has some gorgeous paintings of pets that she's been working lately. They are so beautiful and almost look like photographs, her details are that awesome.



                                                

Tracy monthly inspiration

Hello everyone a little inspiration for you all using 

Freesia

 from Whimsy stamps, I hope you love them as much as I do... big hugs xx

ITEMS USED

FREESIA RUBBER STAMP

FRIENDLY FLOWERS CLEAR STAMPS 

SUMMER MEADOWS DIGITAL PAPERS

OVER THE RAINBOW DIGITAL PAPERS

BIRTHDAY VERSE 4 DIGITAL SENTIMENTS

COLOURED WITH COPICS

C7,C5,C3,C1,BLENDER

R81,R83, YR27,YR23,YR21,

YG67,YG17,YG03, BOO,BOOO

August Release Now Availalbe

Hi Whimsy fans - we are so excited to bring you our August release which is available here for purchase now. Each of the new products are linked below.

Our designers will be sharing new creations over the next 3 days using these fun new products. And don't forget about our new CAS set which is FREE with a $75 purchase -- see the graphic below along with more details.

Happy shopping!

Each month Whimsy Stamps will release a NEW & EXCLUSIVE stamp set as our Customer Appreciation Stamp set or CAS for short. These sets will be FREE to all customers who spend $75 or more on a single retail order in the Whimsy Store! Excluding digital products, tax and shipping. These sets are our way to say a HUGE thanks for shopping with Whimsy Stamps!

The BRAND NEW CAS set will be available a full month in advance of its release date, EXCLUSIVELY for our CAS customers. And then it will become available for purchase at the regular price of $13.99 the following month with its official release. CAS sets will be 4x6 clear photopolymer stamp sets.

Penguin Baker

Howdy - MichelleO here today - 
Yum Yum... Who doesn't love pie? Whimsy Stamps by Crissy Armstrong "Penguin Baker"

I colored up this little baker with my Copic markers (colors below) I went with a background coloring of a very light purple so I could match up with my pattern paper. Whimsy Stamps Digital paper "Tranquil Turquoise Papers collection" I love digital papers, never run out and no storage issues! LOL Sewed down the layers with a straight stitch on my sewing machine.
Die cut out the Whimsy Stamps Cherry Blossom Panel. Love this die.. I added some Ranger stickles to each of the flowers, and then decided that the top of the pie needed some "sugar" so I added more stickles to the pie.
For my sentiment I used the Whimsy Stamps Brush Script Uppercase dies and spelled out "Sweet As" with three dots of Whimsy Stamps Enamel Dots.
Love how cute this one turned out.
Here are the copic colors used -

Thanks so much -

MichelleO

www.donkeysmiles.blogspot.com

Color Along Opportunity

Hello crafty friends!

Happy Monday, we hope you are off to a good start with the week. We wanted to share an opportunity for you to join in with our special guest Heather as she does a live color along video on her YouTube channel on August 17th at noon PST.

Heather will be coloring our Emily rubber stamp from our Wee Stamps collection. If you don't have the stamp you can still watch the live event and if you are a registered YouTube user, you will be able to ask questions too. Below is a list of the Copic colors Heather plans to use during the color along event. We hope you will join in on Thursday, August 17th at noon PST. Happy coloring!

Worm Book

HI, Céline here to share with you my latest Whimsy stamps card.

Today I chose Worm Book, Kirsten Wilkenbauer stamps are always pretty

First I've cut a piece of paper at 14,5x29 cm then fold in half
I've cut a square piece of tiny dotted paper at 13,9x13,9 cm and a piece of red carstock paper at 14,2x14,2 cm and glue them together
then I cut a large circle in red cardstock and one little less wide in alphabet paper and glue them together
Finally and piece of red cardstok at 13,9 x 6 and one in pencil papers at 13,9 x 5, 7 and glue them together,
Then I 've cut my image using a tag
I've decorate with enamel dots, flowers, and pencil die cuts

I've colored  my image with copics :

Skin : E13, 11, 21, 00, 000, R21

Hair : E37, 35, 34, 31, Y32

Clothes : R56, 46, 29, 27, 24

Books : E44, 43, 42, 41, 51, B28, 26, Y28, 26, E97, 95

Hugs

Céline

Product Spotlight with Special Guest Francine

Hi crafty friends!

Today we are happy to share this sweet and simple Christmas card created by the amazing Francine Vuilleme using our Rudolph rubber stamp and Everyday Mini Sentiments clear set.

Francine has colored the image with Copics and added some shimmer using a Wink of Stella pen. Then she fussy cut the image and popped up using foam tape. She stamped the sentiment in black and then cut a little speech bubble and also used foam tape to adhere that to the card. The card base is Kraft card stock with white paint spatters to create the falling snow effect. JUST. LOVE. EVERYTHING. ABOUT. THIS. CARD!

Be sure to pay Francine a visit over on her blog, 1001 cartes, you will not be disappointed in all the gorgeousness you find there! Huge thanks to Francine for joining us as a special guest!




                                                   

Product Spotlight with Special Guest Andrea

Hello Crafty Friends,

We have a little something different to share today, some mixed media tags, created by special guest Andrea Ockey Parr using our Stitched Tag Dies and In Stitches clear stamps. These tags are so unique and beautiful!

Andrea has combined ink and paints with fabrics and stamps to create her special tags. Each tag was cut using the Stitched Tag dies and then the edges inked with our In Stitches stamps. Then she embellished each tag with fabrics, paper flowers, book pages, and distressed with paint. The colors are vibrant and cheerful. Fun and pretty!

To see more of Andrea's stunning work, please visit her blog Snapping Monsters. Her blog is filled with unique and gorgeous creations with bright cheerful colors.