Tuesday Tutorial - Vellum Focal Point

Hello, Whimsy fans!  Today I'm going to show you how to use vellum to create a focal point.

I love patterned paper but sometimes the pattern is busy enough that it can be hard for the eye to focus on the image(s).  Check out the pic above.  Cute but the Christmas Tidings images are a bit lost on the Mermaid 6x6 Paper.

I cut out a piece of vellum using a Wavy Nested Frames Die and lightly brushed it with blue.  Just that tiny bit of color and translucent paper helps the eye to focus on the main images without losing the cuteness of the patterned paper beneath!  I like how the wavy edges mimic those of the Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die too.

Next I colored up the images using Copics with colors drawn from the paper. Notice the sentiment is stamped partially on the vellum. Super cute!

I hope you're inspired to try this and am looking forward to seeing the results!  If you'd like to check out my other creations, you can visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, my Instagram, or my Pinterest Board.

Be sure to check out the new goodies in the Whimsy shop too!

~ Jingle all the Wave ~

Jingle wave, jingle wave, jingle all the wave....sounds like a good place to spend Christmas to me!  There's nothing like feeling the ocean breeze on your face and seeing nothing but ocean for miles to ponder, pray, dream, refresh and renew your heart and soul!!!

I love making cards with lots of dimension.  You can see the Rudolph Seahorse is on top of a Mini Action Wobble Spring (see pic below) so when you shake the card he wobbles, too.....so cute and fun!!!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Christmas Tidings Clear Stamp Set

Grass and Cloud Edger Die Set

Making Waves Stencil

Snowflake Chipboard Set

Nuvo "Moonstone" Glimmer Paste

Stickles "Stardust" Glitter Glue
Mini Action Wobble Spring

~ Copics ~

Seahorse:  BG10 BG11 BG13 BG15 BG18 YG11 E50 E93

Jingle Bell:  Y11 Y15 Y19 YR24

Santa Hat:  R24 R27 R29 R89

Santa Trim:  C0 C1 C3 C5 

Cast Shadow:  BV20 BV23

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

Christmas Tidings - special guest - Rachel Alvarado

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here to share with you a new Ocean-themed/Holiday stamp set from Whimsy Stamps that is soooo much fun!  I love creating both underwater-themed cards as well as Christmas cards.  So to have a stamp set where I can combine the two is the best of both worlds!

This set is called Christmas Tidings and I decided to create a fun aquarium-style shaker card to show each of the sea-creatures in this super cute set.  This card fits perfectly into a standard-sized business envelope.

To start, I first created a bold blue background by blending some Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch) onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 80lb Card Stock.  I then spritzed this panel lightly with water and blotted it dry with a paper towel.  For the front panel of the card, I simply die-cut three square windows and stamped my sentiment underneath them in the lower center of this panel.

I stamped my creatures onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock with Copic friendly black ink, colored them with Copic Sketch Markers and then cut them out.  I also added some green sea-foliage from the Let's Be Mermaids Stamp Set.

Copic Colors Used:

• Seahorse Body: V000, V01, V04, V06, V09
• Seahorse Fins: BV000, BV00, BV01, BV02, BV08
• Oranges: YR00, YR02, YR04, YR07, E35
• Reds: R02, R14, R27, R46, R59, RV99
• Greens: G20, YG01, YG07, YG17, G28

 I glued my sea-creatures to the water portion of my card (lining them up with the windows) and then set it aside to work on the shaker portion.  

To create the shaker portion of my card, I glued some clear acetate behind my windows and then lined the back of my front panel with some 3D Foam Adhesive Tape.  I added my sparkly shaker embellishments and then adhered the "water" portion of my card that had my creatures to the foam tape.

 Thank you all so much for dropping by!  You can check out the other amazing products that Whimsy Stamps has to offer HERE.  I hope you enjoyed my card today!  If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, don't forget to check out my INSTAGRAM feed!

Wishing you all the most wonderful day!

♥ Rachel

Penguin Baker

Hello Whimsy Friends happy Tuesday! I hope

you have all been well since I was last here.

So did you love the July release images? they are all so cute

aren't they and what about all those cute little penguins 

they are just the sweetest, thats why I'm here today

I have Penguin Baker to share with you.

I have teamed him up with Christmas Mix Sentiments

 and Christmas Tidings digital papers, Christmas Cheer enamel dots 

and the Cherry Blossom panel die.

Well my lovelies have an amazing rest of the week! until

next month take care

Hugs Bridget xx