Clearly Whimsy Stamps January Release Blog Hop

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :)

Welcome to the ... Clearly Whimsy Stamps January release BLOG HOP!

The CWS design team have been sharing some amazing creations made with these new stamps and dies over the last couple of days, and today we are celebrating their release with a GRAND BLOG HOP! 

The hop starts today (Saturday January 17th at 8.00AM ET) and ends on Wednesday January 21st at midnight EDT. 

If you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to start the hop at Amy's blog. Here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Whimsy blog  Amy Kolling  Sylvia Blum  Heather Pulvirenti  Jen Carter  Kristie Goulet  Becky Carafa  Alanna Moses  Debbie Eastman  Denise Lynn

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! 

We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts, so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered into the draw. 

Please visit the Whimsy blog for a full reveal of this month's new release. The entire new release is available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store RIGHT NOW, and if you love our new clear line as much as we do, why not ask your LSS to stock it! 

We are running a special promotion until Sunday 18th January, and have discounted everything in this release by 10%!! Whimsy Stamps also offers FREE SHIPPING for US orders over $75.

  

And here is my card for today :)

The stamp sets I used in my very bright and fun Birthday card are "Birthday Balloon" and "Basic Borders 2".

And here is how I did the card: 
First I cut a square panel from white cardstock approx 1/2" smaller than the cardfront.
Then I stamped the checkerboard border in pink Neon inks around the panel to create a frame.
I stamped the dog balloon and "awesome" sentiment with Memento red inks onto a piece of scrap cardstock and cut the banner word as well as the balloon out, trimming closely.
I stamped the "awesome" sentiment again, this time directly onto the card front with Versafine black ink and mounted the balloon and "awesome" banner word with dimensional foam tape onto the card front.

Et voila... there you have a bright and fun Birthday card ;-) 

Finally, we would like to let you know that our friends over at StampNation are celebrating their 4th birthday this week and Whimsy Stamps is one of their sponsors! As well as giving away some great prizes, we also have a special offer for StampNation members - you can find details about this on the StampNation site. We hope you've enjoyed this release! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Sylvia xx

Supplies stamps - Clearly Whimsy Stamps - Birthday Balloon, Basic Borders 2 inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Radiant Neon Electric Pink; Memento Love Letter; Versafine Onyx Black; Memento Marker London Fog others - white cardstock, heart rhinestones, dimensional foam tape

showCASe your style #6

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :)

After some chaotic weeks, I think (hope) I am back to normal, finally :-)

Today I want to show you my card for the brand new showCASe your style challenge :)

This time our challenge is to follow a color scheme. I love this color combo, because it's fresh, beautiful and reminds me of Spring!

For this card I used my beloved -and often used- "Happy Everything" stamp set from Clearly Whimsy Stamps together with my favorite inks from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko.


I would be delighted if you decide to visit our showCASe your style challenge blog and take part!  You have two weeks to play along!

Can't wait to see what *you* will come up with! :) 

Please refer to the grey boxes below this post for a complete list of supplies :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Supplies stamps - Clearly Whimsy Stamps - Happy Everything stamp set inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Radiant Neon - Electric Blue; Versafine - Onyx Black; Memento - Pear Tart tools -paper piercing tool, ruler others - white cardstock, green twine, clear rhinestones, dimensional foam adhesive

Challenges showCASe your Style #6 (color combo)

Merry & Bright - AIR project

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! 

Today I am sharing a card with you, that is a little bit unusual for me, because I have colored (*gasp*) two super cute stamped bunnies ;-)

You will find the complete card, together with detailed step-by-step instructions (with pictures) and the supply list on the Imagine Crafts Blog! 

I hope you will stop by their blog and maybe leave me a comment over there. 
That would be super awesome :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Merry & Bright

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :)

It seems, I am in Christmas cardmaking fever, recently *lol*

But hey.. it's only 7 weeks until December 25th! Therefore...high time to start creating your Christmas greetings for all your loved ones!

For the card shown above I have used one of the newly released stamp sets from Clearly Whimsy Stamps "Sparkle and Shine" together with my go to inks from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and the dies, you may have noticed a LOT on my cards, recently. This is the curved one from the "Stitched Border Die Trio" which was also designed by SC Design for Clearly Whimsy Stamps.

Please refer to the grey boxes below this post for step-by-step instructions and a complete list of supplies :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions create top folded 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card from white cardstock and round lower corners cut rectangle from white cardstock, approx. 1/2" smaller than card front and die cut the lower edge with the curved stitched border and the upper edge with the straight stitched border from the "Stitched Border Die Trio" stamp the chain of lights with Versafine Onyx Black on top of the white panel stamp the light bulbs with Brilliance Galaxy Gold and Brilliance Rocket Red partially ink the sentiment stamp from the "Sparkle and Shine" stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black, Brilliance Rocket Red and Brilliance Galaxy Gold and stamp it at the bottom embellish with clear rhinestones mount panel to card front using dimensional tape

Supplies stamps - Whimsy Stamps: Clearly Whimsy Stamps "Sparkle and Shine" inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Brilliance Rocket Red, Galaxy Gold; Versafine Onyx Black dies - Whimsy Stamps: Clearly Whimsy Stamps "Stitched Border Die Trio" tools - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat; WRMK Corner Chomper; Spellbinders die cutting machine others - white cardstock; Kaisercraft: clear rhinestones; dimensional foam adhesive

You're Invited...

This week IMAGINE Crafts is proud to feature the products from Hazel & Ruby.  

Our Artists In Residence are here all week to inspire you with their amazing projects using IMAGINE Crafts' products along with a selection of stencils, paper and embellishments from Hazel & Ruby.

Please hop on over to the Imagine Crafts blog to see how I created this fun party invitation :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Sending "Pots" of Love

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine was lovely with lots of sun and time to relax :-)

Today I want to share an OLC (= one layer card) with you that I made with the stamp sets "In The Garden" and "In The Garden Additions" by SC Designs for Clearly Whimsy Stamps.

I stamped the pot with Memento in "Pottery Clay", and the heart "flowers" with Memento in "Love Letter". I then drew the stems with a Memento Marker in "New Sprout" and stamped the leave with a Memento ink pad in "New Sprout".

The sentiment was inked with Versafine in "Onyx Black" and I stamped it right over the pot :)

The lower right corner of the card was rounded with a "Corner Chomper" tool and to finish the card I put some rhinestones here and there :-)

Please refer to the grey box below this post for a detailed list of supplies :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Supplies stamps - Whimsy Stams: Clearly Whimsy Stamps "In The Garden", "In The Garden Additions" color medium - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento Marker New Sprout inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento: Pottery Clay, Love Letter, New Sprout; Versafine Onyx Black tools - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat; WRMK Corner Chomper;  others - white cardstock; Kaisercraft: green rhinestones

Life Is Good

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :)

I am back with another card using the new Radiant Neon inks from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko :)

Yes, you read it right! The background was done with Neon inks! I bet you would never have guessed it?! This is something I totally LOVE about these inks! You can use them in so many ways and achieve such different effects with them! Wether you want a bright and bold card (*click* for: sample 1 and sample 2) or create a more subtle background, like I did in this card with my "sunset": These inks always have a wonderful luminance :)

You can read all about the process (how I did this background) in the grey boxes below this post.

I kept the card quiet simple, because I thought this focal point deserves to take center stage and didn't need more than two dimensional layers of white cardstock behind it :-D

BTW: You definitely should stop by the IMAGINE Crafts blog, where my amazingly talented team mate Darsie Bruno created another "sunset" card using Radiant Neon inks, but her card is even MORE gorgeous and glowing and just super STUNNING!!! You can find her card (incl. a tutorial with step-by-step pictures), HERE! 
Do yourself a favor and go CHECK IT OUT!!! :-) 


Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions make 4 1/4" x 5 1/4" inch top folded card base from 4 1/4" x 10 1/2" white cardstock cut 3 7/8"' x 4 3/4" white cardstock and mount to card base cut 3 1/4 "  x 3 7/8" white cardstock, lay onto Craft Mat and -using Sponge Daubers- apply Radiant Neon inks in Electric Pink, Electric Coral, Electric Orange and Electric Yellow from the center towards the outside, diagonally onto the white panel; blend colors with Sponge Dauber re-apply colors and blend until you like the result; let dry stamp image and sentiment with Versafine Vintage Sepia mount panel to card front using dimensional foam adhesive

Supplies stamps - Technique Tuesday: Life Is Good inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Radiant Neon "Electric Pink" + "Electric Coral" + "Electric Orange" + "Electric Yellow", Versafine Vintage Sepia tools - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat, Sponge Daubers others - white cardstock; dimensional foam adhesive