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~ Wolf Stamp, Two Ways by Nicolette ~

Hello Whimsy Stamp Fans!

Today I am sharing with you two different ways to color the Wolf Head Stamp from Whimsy Stamp's newest release.   I love being able to take one stamp and totally create two totally different looks. This stamp is super easy to color as the shading areas are already marked where they need to be.



For my first card, I decided to make an elegant masculine birthday card in my favorite color combination, black and white.  I embossed the white panel using Whimsy's Sun Rays Stencil.  The picture below gives you a better look at how embossing this panel really elevates this card.  I added some foliage die cuts using Whimsy's Leaf Foliage 2 Die Set.  This set has a lot of great foliage dies but this die is my favorite. 



Coloring the wolf's eyes blue really brings him to life.  I love how stunning this card turned out!

Whimsy Stamps Products ~

~ Copics ~
Wolf:  W00 W1 W3 W5
Nose:  W0 W1 W3 W5 W7 W9
Eyes:  B91 B93 B95

~ Misc. ~
Silver Rhinestone

For my second card, I decided to design a card that reminded me of those cool wolf shirts you see at gas stations when you travel.  This card would not only be perfect for halloween but a boy's birthday. I know this, because when my grandson saw this card he goes, "This looks so cool, how did you do that!  Best compliment ever!!!



I embossed the grapevine looking arch from the Howling Night's Clear Stamp Set with WOW!'s Ebony Embossing Powder.  I think this stamp is creepy cool and I love how it helped bring my vision to life.



I added Clear Wink of Stella to the stars.  It's hard to tell in the picture how shimmery they really are but trust me, it adds twinkly goodness to the night sky.  I decided to color the wolf's eyes yellow in this design.  I think it makes them look piercing and like he's peering deep into my soul.

Whimsy Stamp Products ~

*NEW Wolf Head Rubber Stamp
*NEW Wolf Head Rubber Cling Stamp

Howling Night Clear Stamp Set
Howling Night Clear Stamps

Shaker Maker Rectangle Die Set
Shaker Maker Rectangle Die Set

Shaker Maker Combo Die Set
Shaker Maker Combo Die Set

Wink of Stella Brush - Clear
Wink of Stella Brush - Clear

~ Copics ~
Wolf:  BG10 Y15 YR15 YR18 R14
Nose:  W00 W0 W1 W3 W5 W7 W9
Eyes:  Y11 Y15 YR23

~ Misc. ~
WOW! Ebony Embossing Powder
Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink Pad
Evergreen Distress Ink Pad
Peacock Feathers Distress Ink Pad
Broken China Distress Ink Pad
Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink Pad
Black Soot Distress Ink Pad

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

31 Nights of Halloween Night 28

Welcome to Night 28 of Whimsy Stamps' 31 Nights of Halloween Blog Celebration! Have you been enjoying all of this spooky event and all of the fun inspiration?  In case you missed it, be sure to check out grand prize post here.  

I am starting out with a combination of two new October images: Howling Night and Web Background. This is a monochromatic design. I stamped everything with VersaFine Onyx Black (I love this black ink more than any!) on gray cardstock - really easy, but a great look for these images  (and it's flat and mailable)!
I stamped the background first, and then arranged all of the other images (four) on top. I love those little bats! For Harry Potter fans, this reminds me of Remus Lupin. How about you?

You can see the complete stamp sets and the supplies I used below.

Thanks for stopping by tonight! Only three more days until Halloween!

 

31 Nights of Halloween - Night 27


Hello and welcome to Day 27 of the 31 Nights of Halloween! 

My card tonight is made using the Web Background stamp with Hero Arts Shadow Ink in Grape Juice, and the fabulous Halloween Creatures stencil.

I stamped the sentiment from the Howling Night stamp set with Versamark, and heat embossed it with White Embossing Powder. After trimming out the lower section of black cardstock to fit my card front, I drew stitching around the edges with a Uniball Signo Gel Pen.


To add the spiders, I used Versafine CLAIR in Nocturne over the stencil since I was going to heat emboss them with Clear Embossing Powder

To get the spider web string details and spider leg points, I used a small sponge dauber and touched up with a black Micron pen. After they were embossed, I added a little “shine” to the spiders with the same gel pen I used for the faux stitching.


And to finish everything off, I added a pretty ribbon along the black cardstock, then adhered everything together with some glue tape. 

Thank you for reading today! Come back tomorrow evening for more spooky inspiration!


Spooky Night Web Card



Hi Everyone, and welcome back! Today I'm sharing this Spooky Night Web card using an alcohol ink lift and transfer technique. This was one of those,  "Oops! Well let's see where this goes," cards that actually worked in the end.

After lifting the ink on the Yupo panel, I decided to see how it would look if I re-stamped the image in black Archival Ink.

Technique: Alcohol Lift-Ink and transfer stamp


I began by creating an alcohol ink background on Yupo paper, and then tried to lift the ink with Ranger Alcohol Lift-Ink, but I didn't like the results. So I transferred the lifted ink image by stamping it onto white Neenah cardstock, and that is how the magic happened! Oh my! I think this Web Background Stamp looks so pretty. Look at those blues, greens, and purples. What do you think?



Next I stamped the tree branches and crows from Attempted Murder, stamped the little bats from Howling Night, and lightly blended Hickory Smoke and Black Soot Distress Inks around the panel. Then I added the distressed idea-ology "Beware" token (See a step-by-step tutorial HERE), wrapped black twine, and sentiments from the You're My Boo stamp set. Finally, I layered with purple and black cardstock onto a black card base.

So, what do you think? I am obsessed with alcohol inks right now. Have you tried the new Alcohol Lift-Ink? I can't wait to see what you create! Love and crafty hugs!

Erin