Special Guest - Becky Roberts

 

Hello, Whimsy fans!  Today we welcome Becky Roberts back to the blog!

Welcome back to my second posting for Whimsy Stamps.  Today I have the cute little Hexagon Treat Box full of gorgeous paper flowers made with the Peony Flower Dies.

 

I love paper flowers and if you've followed me for any length of time, you've seen a LOT of them.  These pretty little flowers are made using the Peony Flower Die set from Whimsy Stamps.  

I added a few filler pieces of tulle and pearls in between the flowers and that dresses up any bouquet.  

I made a few extra as I wasn't sure how many it would take to fill this 3" box, so I just laid them on the outside for the picture...you can't waste paper flowers!

I stenciled with the Twinkle Cluster Stencil on the box with Distress Oxide ink, I love those little sparkle shapes!

Thanks Whimsy Stamps for allowing me to create and blog for you!

For more creative ideas, please follow Becky on her social media platforms. 

              

Special Guest - Cherry Nelson

Hello, Whimsy friends!  It's Cherry Nelson back with you today.  While the 4th has passed, I still wanted to share this cute card made for Whimsy Stamps.  It has been so fun creating with their line of dies. My love for red, white, and blue runs deep all year long. I enjoy decorating and creating with our patriotic colors through the summer months and not just through the 4th.

I once again played with the Shaker Maker Combo die set.  This time I used the large square stitched frame and of course created it to be a shaker!  This frame is so cool because it is large and you can fill it up with all kinds of goodies.  

I had fun fussy cutting some faux scramble letters.  I adhered them to some chipboard to give them some dimension and strength and than glued them into place.  Some buttons, sequins, and confetti in matching colors were than added. 

 I wanted some matching flowers so I used the Peony Flower Die to create some perfectly coordinated paper blooms.  Using a foam mat with a good flower ball stylus tool really helps to give your blooms some texture and shape.  I love how these navy blue ones ended up looking like frayed denim after I was done.  

Well my friends that is it for me....hope you enjoyed my "Freedom Bird" shaker card!

XOXO, Cherry

Whimsy Stamps and Therm O Web Collaboration Day 2-Michele

Hello friends!

Michele here with some fun projects to share! I couldn't be more excited that Whimsy Stamps and Therm O Web have decided to team up! This is going to be a week filled with inspiration and fun prizes! Be sure to visit both blogs all week long for creative ideas and your chance to win some fun prizes!

My first card and second card uses Whimsy's Ahoy Matey clear stamp set.  I stamped it in a Copic friendly ink.  I fussy cut the images and set them aside. For the background I used Tim Holtz inks in shades of yellow, orange, and pink.  I then used Whimsy's Sun Ray's Stencil and Rina K's Neon Glitz Glitter Gel in neon pink. 

I LOVE the sparkles the neon paste gives! I wanted clouds for the scene so I cut them using Whimsy's, Up in the Clouds Die set and Deco Foil White Flock Transfer Sheets.  I glued them to the front panel.  I used Crafty Foam Tape to pop up my little flamingo and sentiment.  I added a few stars from the Sparkletz Patriotic Stars collection.

My second card uses the same technique as the first card, but used Rink K's Neon Glitz Glitter gel in Neon Orange.

All that sparkle!! 

My last card for today uses the Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheet in White Latte and Green Envy.  I paired it with Whimsy Stamp's Peony Flower Die.  I wanted to add color to my flowers so it would match my background paper a bit.  I pulled out my Copic AirBrush and gave it a hint of pink.  I did the same with the leaves to give them a bit of depth and dimension. 

For the back panel I used the flock transfer sheets directly on Crafty Foam Tape.  I adhered them to a square panel of card stock and created a striped background.  I glued the flower, leaves, and ribbon to the corner.  I stamped and adhered the sentiment.  I added a few rhinestones from the Mermaid Sparkletz collection and Crystal stars.

Each company is giving away two $25 gift certificates. One on the Whimsy Blog and one on the Therm O Web blog.  To increase your changes of winning, leave a comment on each of the collaboration posts on both blogs. Comments must be left by Monday, July 19th at midnight EST.  Winners will be randomly selected and announced on Wednesday, July 21st.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Special Guest - Cherry Nelson

Hello my friends!  It's Cherry Nelson with a Patriotic card today for Whimsy Stamps!  
How the heck did it get to be July 2nd already?  While we plan on staying home and staying safe on the 4th, 
I am still celebrating by creating some red, white, and blue Independence Day cards.  

I have been having so much fun using Whimsy Stamp's dies on my projects.  
Shaker's are my favorite cards to make so I couldn't resist their Shaker Maker Combo set. Such a versatile collection of dies.  

Love the stitched detail.

I also used their Peony Die to create the paper flowers and leaves that you see.  
LOVE this flower die. I will be using it often.

Well friends that is it for me!  Happy 4th...stay safe and healthy!
XOXO, Cherry

Special Guest - Kelly Martin

Hey, everyone! It's Kelly and I'm finishing up my guest design projects for Whimsy Stamps. I've had so much fun creating with these beautiful products! For my final project today, I used the Peony Flower Die and a few different inks from Catherine Pooler Designs as my watercolor palette. I began by smooshing the Party Dress and Sauna inks down to my work surface and then sprayed them with water to get the color moving.

I cut out the floral pieces from watercolor paper and then laid them down into the pool of watercolor I'd created on my work surface. I moved them around in different directions to get some variation in the color, waited for them to dry a bit, and then ran them through the pool of watercolor again to get some additional layers of color. After they dried completely, I splattered some more concentrated drops of the ink on to the flowers and then set them aside.

I repeated this watercolor process with the leaves, using Grass Skirt and Eucalyptus inks. After the die cuts were dry, I arranged them on to a cut and scored 4.25 x 5.5 inch card base, using foam tape to pop up some of the parts of the flowers to give added dimension and fullness to the arrangement.

To finish off the card, I used a few stamps from the You're Too Kind stamp set to create the completed sentiment! Thank you so much for stopping by again to join me in taking a look at these cards! Happy crafting! Kelly

Smile!

Hello! 

Michele here with a brand new card to share!

It is finally spring!  I am so ready for all of the flowers to bloom and to get outside!

I absolutely adore the Beaucoup Bouquet set!  It is so pretty and has such a great variety of flowers! 

I stamped the images in Black Versafine ink and colored them using watercolors.  Once they were dry, I splattered them with white acrylic paint.  I used the Beaucoup Bouquet die set to cut them out. I wanted a couple of larger leaves, so I used the leaves from the Peony die set.  I gave them a bit of shimmer using glossy accents and Glamour Dust.  

I used the Kinetic Straight Waves Die set to create an interesting backdrop to the flowers.  I gave the panel a bit of color with Distress Oxide ink.  I layered the flowers and leaves using Crafty Foam tape.  I slipped a doily underneath and added a sentiment using the Smile Large Word die. As a final touch I added a few gems from the Coral Coast Sparkletz set.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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