Love Themed - Whimsy Stamps

Hi Everyone It's Wednesday again so that means it's time for a new challenge over at Whimsy!

Our Topic this week is 

Love Themed

Don't forget You don't have to use a whimsy image,It would be great if you did though,and it doesn't have to be a card, we welcome all paper projects,

Our Prize this week is

Dont' forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a guest designer for a future challenge.

I have used my favourite colour today ... purple!  It's been a while.

The image I have used is called Heart Flower (1) from Moon Cookie Gallery over at the Whimsy Shop.
I have coloured it using copic markers and then added some glitter glue to give some dimension.

The background papers are from Kaisercraft and are called Garden Arabesque .. I just love the colours! 


It is quite hard to see but I used a glue pen on a rubber stamp and then poured glitter over the top to get my sentiment.  It shows up nicely on the actual card but I struggled to get it to show up in the photos.    I have also used some Liquid Pearls in the bottom left corner.


Thankyou so much for stopping by ... be sure to check out the Whimsy Blog for inspiring projects from the Design Team.  


xoxoxox Carly

Love Themed - Whimsy Stamps

Hi Everyone It's Wednesday again so that means it's time for a new challenge over at Whimsy!

Our Topic this week is 

Love Themed

Don't forget You don't have to use a whimsy image,It would be great if you did though,and it doesn't have to be a card, we welcome all paper projects,

Our Prize this week is

Dont' forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a guest designer for a future challenge.

I have used my favourite colour today ... purple!  It's been a while.

The image I have used is called Heart Flower (1) from Moon Cookie Gallery over at the Whimsy Shop.
I have coloured it using copic markers and then added some glitter glue to give some dimension.

The background papers are from Kaisercraft and are called Garden Arabesque .. I just love the colours! 


It is quite hard to see but I used a glue pen on a rubber stamp and then poured glitter over the top to get my sentiment.  It shows up nicely on the actual card but I struggled to get it to show up in the photos.    I have also used some Liquid Pearls in the bottom left corner.


Thankyou so much for stopping by ... be sure to check out the Whimsy Blog for inspiring projects from the Design Team.  


xoxoxox Carly

Live Love Laugh

Hi there :)

For our latest challenge over at Crafting For All Seasons we are having the theme

Love Is In The Air

For this challenge we are being sponsored by

Bugaboo stamps    Prize - 7 digital images

Lili of the Valley  Prize - £10 voucher

Digi Doodle Shop  Prize - $10 gift card 

The Design Team have come up with spectacular projects to help you get inspired ... so make sure you head on over to the Crafting For All Seasons challenge blog to check them out and enter your own project.

For my card I have used this lovely image from Bugaboo called .... can you guess? .... yep Live Love Laugh block.  I'm so lucky to also be a Guest Designer on Bugaboo this week!!!!  wowowowowowow ... so make sure you head on over there as well and check out their blog.

I have coloured this beautiful and versatile image using Shimmer Chalks ... which of course makes it very hard to get a good photo ... sorry about that.  The rest of the card is made up of bits and pieces from my stash.  I cut the edge of the card using a spellbinders die, attached some little pink blings and lined the inside of the card with white cardstock.

On the right hand side of the card (black area) I have used an embossing folder to tie in the flower theme.  And of course for a bit more sparkle I have added some glitter glue to the butterflies and flower centres.

Thankyou so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy visiting the challenge blog.  Don't forget to check out our awesome sponosrs and see all the gorgeous products they have.

Big hugs ... and don't forget to
Live, Love and Laugh

xoxoxo Carly

Cute and Cuddly at Whoopsi Daisy

Do you have a favourite cute and cuddly critter?  Perhaps it's a teddy bear, maybe a kitten .... or maybe you think big hairy spiders are cute and cuddly .......

As soon as I saw this gorgeous little bear from Sheet 9 over at Whoopsi Daisy I just fell in love.  She looks so adorable tending to her little flower pot.

 I have coloured this sweet bear in copics.  The paper is from my stash ... I'm sorry but I can't think who it is from.  I have used a circle doily die from Marianne Design Craftables for the background and inked around the edges with some Tangerine ink.  The flowers and lovely spots are from Kaisercraft and the leaf is a cuttlebug die.

To see some more cute and cuddly projects head on over to the Whoopsi Daisy blog and check out the gorgeous projects made by the Design Team.  Don't forget to enter your own project ... you could be the winner of the prize!

Thanks for stopping by ..... looking forward to seeing your projects!
xoxoxo Carly

Dude!

Hi there :)

Over at Stamping With The Dragon this week we are being sponsored by Dude Time Doodles.  If you haven't checked out there images before then you are missing out ... there are so many fun and quirky images

BDD creates exclusively to bring you guy images and ideas for those hard to make cards for the "Dudes" in your life. Guys aren't about flowers and fluff. Guys are our heroes, our fighters, our beer chuggers and bug squashers.

For my project today I have used an image called Gary Giftbearer .... he cracks me up with his goofy grin but he looks like such a nice guy :)

 I have coloured Gary using copic markers and for the little gift box he is holding I used silver spica pen.
I have used a lovely navy blue cardstock for my base card and mats.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Kaisercraft and the stripy paper is from a Bella paper stack.

Be sure to head on over to the Stamping With The Dragon challenge blog to check out the other Design Team member's "Man Love" themed cards.  You will be sure to get a giggle :)

And by entering your own "Man Love" card over at the blog you may even win yourself a prize!

Thanks for stopping by ...

xoxoxo Carly

Whimsy Stamps & my first paper piecing!

Its February!!!!  Wow can't believe January has gone already!  But the great thing about a new month ......

NEW DIGIS OVER AT WHIMSY STAMPS!!!

So exciting!  and don't forget there will be a BLOG HOP!  woo hooo!!!! so get hopping on that one.  You can check it all out on the Whimsy Blog.

Here is one of the new images ... it's called Bunny Doll.  I really love this cute bunny .. it is such a versatile stamp.  But today I have kept it basic .... but I did try something NEW! (for me anyway) ... I paper pieced him!!!

I have never paper pieced before .. didn't even really know what it was ... my silly brain always read it as paper piercing .. as in holes ... and wondered why I couldn't see the holes LOL!  hmmmmm thats what you get for crafting at night when you are tired he he he ... well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

I printed out the image twice ... and I used a texture block inked with some light brown ink and stamped all over the first image .. then did the same but in pink on the second image.  Cut the pink out and stuck it on the brown... wow!  so easy!  My mind is going wild with the possibilities ... printing onto patterned paper ... glittery paper.... oooohhh exciting!  But I'm sure you already new how to do it!  

I have stuck a little flower over the original flower as the card needed a little more depth.  The middle square (under the doily) is raised on double sided foam tape ... 

The paper is from Kiasercraft Cabbage Patch collection - Spring Greens and I have used some black pearls from my stash.

The doily is a Marraine Design Craftables Rectangle Doily (CR1202)

Thankyou so much for stopping by ...... don't forget to check out the blog hop and of course the new digi stamps ... oh yeah and have you seen the new rubber ones??  ooooohhhhh!

xoxoxo Carly

Make Your Own Flowers - Whimsy Challenge

Hi, Everyone! It's Wednesday again so that means it's time for a new challenge over at Whimsy! 

Our Topic this week is to

Make your own Flowers

Don't forget! You don't have to use a whimsy image. It would be great if you did though, and it doesn't have to be a card. We welcome all paper projects.

Our Prize this week is

 I have used this totally gorgeous Bear digi image called Little Bear This Is A Hug from the Whimsy store.

 I have coloured the little fellow in copics - E11, E13 & E15
My favourite colour for bears :)

I have used some papers from the Kaisercraft Pennyroyal collection.
The die is an Oval Doily from Marianne Design Craftables.
The flowers are from Marianne Design Craftables.
The leaves are a Spellbinders die called Foliage.
The lovely heart lace is from the local thrifty store.

Thankyou for stopping by and don't forget to head on over to the Challenge Blog
 to check out the rest of the Design Team projects.

xoxoxox Carly