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Every Moment With You

Copics, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap, Wee Stamps, Whimsy Stamps 47 Responses »

Jan 272012

Today Whimsy Stamps is combining forces with One Crazy Stamper to bring you a Crazy Whimsical blog hop filled with lots of inspiration and some PRIZES!!

Whimsy Stamps is a family owned rubber stamp company located in the United States. We carry a large variety of exclusive rubber and digital stamps, custom rubber and digital designs, our Shapeology metal crafting dies, and many different crafting embellishments. We have new releases each month for both rubber stamps and dies as well as new digital images. Hop by the shop and see what’s new!

One Crazy Stamper is a fantastic Canadian crafting store with an online site as well as a brick and mortar store located in Bolton, Ontario! One Crazy Stamper has the latest products you are looking for! Be sure to check out the One Crazy Stamper shop as well as the OCS blog for your daily inspiration.

Please join our hop featuring projects from the Whimsy and One Crazy Stamper Design Teams. Be sure to hop around from blog to blog and leave a comment at each stop, because some lucky random commenter are going to win some crafty goodies!!!

Well….when I started stamping, I remembered new images, I remembered what paper to use, but I forgot about the sketch we are using today. I had most of the card done before I remembered. So my card doesn’t match the sketch 100%, but I think it still kind of works.

I stamped the new Bird Swing image in Tuxedo Black Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. It was cut and embossed with the largest Classic Oval Nestabilities die and the Out of the Box technique and colored with Copic Markers (Birds: N0, N1, N2, N3, Y21, Y23 Swing: E31, E33, E35, E37, Y21, Y23, Y26 Roses: R43, R46, R59 Leaves: YG61, YG63, YG67 Sky: B0000, B000, B00). The image was first adhered to a piece of gray cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Scallop Oval Nestabilities die, then on a paper doily.

The edges of a 2 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Echo Park Yours Truly Patterned Paper were sanded before the strip was adhered to a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of the same paper pack. The bottom corners were rounded and the edges were first sanded, then stitched. Organdy Ribbon was tied around the vertical strip before the image was adhered with dimensionals. The layers were adhered to a card base , a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock, folded in half.

Two pieces of Yours Truly paper were cut and embossed with a die from the Twisted Metal Accents & Die collection and colored with Copic Markers (YG61, YG63). They were adhered next to the bow (and would have to count for the horizontal strip on the sketch). Parts of a Finesse swirl were adhered slightly under the paper swirls and the ribbon bow was topped with a Rhinestone brad.

A sentiment from the Everyday Circle Sentiments was stamped in London Fog Memento Ink on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with a Standard Circle die. It was adhered to the lower right of the image layer. A heart was cut out of felt with a Classic Heart Nestabilities die. A Flower was stuck through the left side and the flower end was twisted. The heart was adhered to the upper left of the image. Three Rhinestones on the top right edge finish off the card.

Check out the creations of my fellow blog hop participants:

One Crazy Stamper Blog

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Lora

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Video Tutorial on SCS - Acetate Box

3-D items, Die-namics, My Favorite Things, Video Tutorial 13 Responses »

Jan 262012

I thought it would be nice to have a video for the Acetate Box Tutorial. It’s a great project to dress up Valentine’s treats.

The finished box measures 2″ wide, 2″ deep and 3 1/2″ wide. Because it’s so little, there isn’t much room to decorate. The patterned paper strip are from Echo Park Little Girl Patterned Paper. One edge was cut with the Stampin’ Up! Scallloped Edge Punch.

A tiny tag was cut with MFT’s Notched Tag die out of Neenah Solar White cardstock. Two small hearts were cut with dies from the same stamp set/die combo out of Little Girl paper as well as red cardstock. The hearts were adhered to the tag and a sentiment was stamped on it with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Silver curling ribbon was tied into a double bow and adhered on top of the tag.

Here is a video for the visual learner:

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Tutorial on SCS - Heart Box

3-D items, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities, Tutorials, Video Tutorial, Want2Scrap 12 Responses »

Jan 252012

Remember this box from last week?

I wrote a tutorial for Splitcoast for that box and it came out today. Check here for step by step instructions on how the box was created.

Here is a video for the visual learner:

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From the Heart

Copics, Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, Want2Scrap 33 Responses »

Jan 242012

Today’s challenge hostess is Cindy Haffner. She challenged us to create a Center Step card. I haven’t made one of those in a while. I wanted mine to match the heart box I created last week, so I started with a card base out of Neenah Classic White cardstock. Each portion of the card was stitched with a 3/8″ smaller piece of Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Patterned paper.

I cut and embossed a piece of 5th Avenue paper with the second largest of Classic Heart Nestabilities dies. The paper was sanded and stitched to piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with the second largest of the Classic Scalloped Heart die. The big flower image from Sweet Nature was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, colored with Copic Markers (YG41, YG45, R81, R83, R85), cut out and adhered on top of the heart layers.

White Organdy ribbon was tied around the middle section of the card and the heart layers were adhered over it with dimensionals. White Crochet Lace was adhered on the top of the bottom score line.

The banner from the new “From the Heart” set was stamped in Tuxedo Black Ink on Solar White cardstock. A sentiment from the same set was stamped in the center of the banner. The banner was cut out and colored (E40, E41) and adhered under the flower images. Parts of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl were added to each of the side layers. Rhinestones from the 72 Count Rhinestone pack on the top left of the main panel and under the sentiment finish off the card.

Check out my fellow Timeless Tuesday Challenge Members for more inspiration:

Cindy Haffner
Heather Jensen
Maki Jones
Mona Pendleton
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger
and
January Guest Designer Cheryl Lea

Check back with the Flourishes Designer tomorrow for more sneak peeks of this set. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Snow Bunny

Copics, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap, Whimsy Stamps 62 Responses »

Jan 232012

Hello and welcome to Day 5 of our January Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (18 January) Whimsy Stamps released this month’s rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 25 January the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today’s mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT’s posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 25 January.

For my card today I used Meljen’s Snow Bunny. The image was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The image cut and embossed with the largest large Label Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers
(Bunny: T0, T1, T3, T5, R20 Coat: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99 Scarf/mittens: R24, R29, R39, YG91, YG93, YG97, YG99 background: B0000, B000 snow: BG0000, BG000). The image was layered on a piece of black cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities die. Stardust Stickles was added over the snow.

A 4″ square of Echo Park Winter Park Paper was cut in half diagonally and adhered to the bottom of a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of the same paper pack. A 2 1/8″ x 4″ blue paper strip from Winter Park was adhered above the triangle. The bottom corners of the layers were rounded before a border was stitched along the edges. White organdy ribbon was tied around the horizontal layer before the paper was adhered to the card base, a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Kraft cardstock, folded in half.

A sentiment from the new Whimsy Stamp set Thank You Tabs was stamped in Jet Black Archival ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut out and adhered under the lower right of the image. The image layers were adhered to the card base with dimensionals. Snowflakes were cut out of white cardstock and scraps from Winter Park paper. One snowflake was layered, topped with a rhinestone brad and adhered to the lower left of the image, the other (a single cut from the smallest die) was adhered above the sentiment and topped with a Rhinestone. Part of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl was adhered next to the large snowflake to finish off the card front.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below

Crystal Irwin

Ellie Stover

Heidy Blom

Jacque Beddingfield

Stephanne Maraver

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!
Have a great day!
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Happy Heidi

Copics, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap, Wee Stamps, Whimsy Challenge, Whimsy Stamps 51 Responses »

Jan 212012

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our January Rubber Die Release Showcase!

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

For my sample today I stamped the darling Wee stamp image Heidi in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The image cut and embossed with the largest Classic Rectangle Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Skin: E0000, E00, E01, R20, BV00 Hair: Y11, Y21, E31 Scarf/dots: B0000, B000, B00, B01, B02 Shirt/Bands: E40, YG01, YG03, YG17 Jacket: E43, E44, E47, E49). I chose the colors so it would work for this weeks Whimsy Challenge, which is the color combo brown/blue. I colored her cheeks really red because that’s how mine always look when I am cold outside on a winter day.

The image was adhered to a piece of Kraft Cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Label 23 Nestabilities die and Stardust Stickles was added over the snow and snowflakes.

A 4″ long strip of white cardstock was cut and embossed with a Parisian Accent die and adhered under 1 3/4″ x 4″ piece of My Mind’s Eye MME 12 Days of Christmas patterned paper, which had the edges sanded. The strip was adhered to a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of the same paper pack. The corners of that piece had been rounded and the edges were sanded and stitched.

Green organdy ribbon was tied around the layers and the bow was topped with a button, tied on with Linen Thread. With the same Linen Thread a sentiment was attached. The sentiment is from the new Whimsy set called Celebration Mini Tickets. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar ink. It was cut out and colored with Copic Markers (B000, B00, B01).

A 2 1/2″ x 3″ piece of 12 Days of Christmas paper was sanded and adhered to the upper left hand side of the layers. The image was adhered to the center of the card with dimensionals. A piece of Canyon Brown cardstock was cut and embossed with the corner die of Parisian Accent die. That corner was adhered to the upper right hand corner. Rhinestones from the 72 Count Rhinestone pack finish off my card front.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below…

Ann Vento

Deb Routledge

Dena Concienne

Erin Bailey

Iris Wiechmann

Jacque Beddingfield

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!
Have a great day!

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Video tutorial on SCS - Cami's Trifold Card

Copics, Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, Stamping Bella, Want2Scrap 19 Responses »

Jan 202012

Last newsletter we ran Cami’s Trifold Card as “From the Archives” tutorial. Cambria Turnbow started using the slot punch from Stampin’ Up! years ago to hold folds from a trifold down…hence the name.

For my sample I chose Bella’s Ketto Phoebe image. My way of celebrating that Stamping Bella is back as a Member Company on Splitcoaststampers. I stamped the image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with a Standard Circle Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Skin: E50, E51, E53 Hair: C5, C7, C9 Wings: R000, R00 Dress: Y13, Y15, Y17 Hearts: YR07, R08, R27, R39 Leaves/grass: YG11, YG13, YG17 Background: B0000, B000). The image was adhered to a piece of back cardstock, cut and embossed with a Standard Scallop Circle Nestabilities die.

The trifold part was created out of a 5″ x 11 5/8″ piece of textured white cardstock. The strip was scored at 3 3/4″ and 7 1/2″ and the corners were rounded. A 3/8″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Echo Park Little Girl Patterned Paper was adhered to a 2 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ piece of paper from the same paper pack. The bottom corners were rounded and the edges were stitched before they were adhered to the card base.

A window was cut into the card front with a Standard Circle Nestabilities die and a frame cut with the same die and the second largest Beaded Circle Nestabilities die out of black cardstock. The frame was adhered over the window with dimensionals. Rhinestones from the 72 Count Rhinestone pack were added to the beaded circle frame and part of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl was adhered to the upper right corner.

The slot punch (unfortunately retired now) was used on the lower part of the left edge and a brad from Stampin’ Up! was added over it. The layers were adhered to a 1/4″ bigger piece of black cardstock. A sentiment from the new Whimsy Stamp set Thank You Tabs was stamped in Jet Black Archival ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut out and adhered to the next to the flower brad.

Here is a video for the visual learner:

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You are an Angel

Copics, Nestabilities, Want2Scrap, Whimsy Stamps 70 Responses »

Jan 192012

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of our January Rubber Die Release Showcase!

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

For my sample I chose to use the darling Wee Bunny first. The image was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with a Standard Circle Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Bunny: E31, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, R20, R21 Tie: B000, B21, B23, C0, C3 Leaves: YG21, YG23, YG17 Rose: R20, R21, R22, R24, YR31, W2 Ground: YG11 YG13, YG17, E30, E31, E33, W3, W5 Background: B0000, B000, B00). The image was layered to a piece of Solar White cardstock cut and embossed with the largest Tear Drop Circle die and half a paper doily was adhered to the lower half.

Two pieces of October Afternoon Thrift Shop Paper to create a 4 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ layer. The corners were rounded and the edges were stitched. A hole was punched to the lower right of the image layers and White Organdy ribbon was threaded through. A 4″ square of the same paper pack was taped over the stitched layers.

The image was adhered to the patterned paper square with dimensionals and the ribbon was tied around the main layers. Everything was adhered to the card base a 5″ x 11″ piece of cardstock, folded in half. A sentiment from the new Whimsy set called Thank You Tabs was stamped in Jet Black Archival ink. The solid part of the sentiment was cut out and adhered to the lower right of the card base and a layered flower was added above. Stardust Stickles was applied over the flower as well as the flower in the image. Parts of a Finesse Pearl Swirl and addition to more pearls finish off the card.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below…

Alberto Gava

Ann Vento

Deb Routledge

Debbie Eastman

Dena Concienne

Erin Bailey

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!
Have a great day!
Hugs and smiles

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Whimsy Rubber Stamps February Release

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Jan 182012

Welcome to Whimsy Stamps January rubber stamp and die RELEASE DAY!

Whimsy Stamps is releasing 16 fantastic new rubber stamps and 2 wonderful new Shapeology dies. These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

From today until 25 January the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop. Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day.

To be entered into today’s mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT’s posts listed below by 12:00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12:00PM on 25 January.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations by the Design Team, please click on the links below…

Debbie Eastman
Ellie Stover
Erin Bailey
Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}
Niki Estes
Stephanne Maraver
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Here is a full list of the wonderful new goodies released today:

3 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps
Everything’s Just Ducky ~ Heart Hugs ~ Spring Zebra

4 Kenny K rubber stamps
Bodacious Bev ~ Cool Kid ~ Mad Skillz ~ Val Ventura

3 Meljen’s Designs rubber stamps
Snow Bunny ~ Yeti Cocoa ~ Cozy Winter Raccoon

3 Wee Stamps rubber stamps
Bird Swing ~ Heidi ~ Wee Bunny

3 Raindrop Echo Designs rubber stamp sets
Sympathy Notables 3 (coordinating die available below)~ Thank You Tabs (coordinating die available below) ~ Celebrations Mini Tickets (coordinates with already released Mini Ticket die)

2 Raindrop Echo Designs Shapeology dies
Notables 3 (coordinating stamp set available above) ~ Tabs (coordinating stamp set available above)

Don’t forget to visit today’s DT and leave a comment on their blog posts to be entered into the draw to win a new release stamp, then pop back to the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for the next list of showcase posts!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our new release!

Love is in the Air

Copics, Edgeabilities, Nestabilities, Want2Scrap, Whiff of Joy, Whiff of Joy Challenge 13 Responses »

Jan 182012

Today’s Whiff of Joy Challenge is “Love is in the Air. I hadn’t used my “Nora blowing Kisses” image yet and thought it would be perfect for this challenge. The image was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a 4″ square of Neenah Solar White cardstock. The image was colored with Copic Markers (Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, BV00 Hair: Y23, Y26, E35, E97 shoes/dress: Booo, B12, B14, B16 hearts/socks: YR07, R08, R27, R39 Ground: W4, W5, W7 background: W00, W0, W1). Stardust Stickles was added over the hearts.

The edges of the image square were distressed and Picket Fence Crackle Paint was added to the edges. Once it was dry the edges were sponged with Pumice Stone Distress ink and a border was stitched around the edges. The image was adhered to a piece of Kraft cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest of the Beaded Square Nestabilities dies.

A 2″ x 4 3/4″ piece of October Afternoon Farmhouse paper was stitched to a 4 3/4″ square of the same paper pack. A hole was punched to the lower right corner of the image layers and White Organdy ribbon was threaded through it. The image layer was adhered to the paper with dimensionals and the ribbon was tied into a bow.

The layers were adhered to the card base a 5″ x 11″ piece of Solar White cardstock folded in half. The bottom edge of the card base was cut and embossed with Classic Scallop Edgeabilities dies. A sentiment from the General Sayings sentiment set was stamped on a strip of Solar White cardstock. The edges of the strip were punched with a square punch, the strip was shaped into a banner and adhered under the ribbon bow. Rhinestones on the sentiment panel and the upper right hand corner of the image and parts of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl finish off the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you have time to participate in the challenge. Have a wonderful day!
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