Big Adventure

I've had this image for ages, and it keeps getting squashed in the little bag I keep my "ready-to-go" images in, so I thought I'd use it. I was going to use it as a birthday card, but then found the perfect sentiment!

Supplies:
Image: "They Grow So Fast" by Mo's Digital Pencil
Sentiment: "If life were easy" by Create with TLC
Paper: Brown with white polkadots - Daisy & Dandelion paper pack
Embellishment: Green/blue/white ribbon


Challenges:
Cards for Men #19 - Anything but Square
Digital Tuesday #129 - People images
Whimsy Stamps Challenges #7 - Polkadots
Stampin' for the Weekend #17 - What a cutie
Stamptacular Sunday #129 - Just sayin'

Whatzup Dog Tag!

I made this a little while ago, and submitted it for the new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine, so I can now post it on my blog! Something useful for my Dad to keep his keys on, I think!
I used a technique I saw in a newsletter from The Greeting Farm (by Rachel Schneider - this link is to the tutorial on her blog).

Supplies:
Image: "Whatzup Dog" by Whimsy Stamps, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment: "Dogs are not our whole life but they make our life whole" from Raindrop Echo Designs
Tools: Tim Holtz Fragment Charms, Anita's 3D Clear gloss finish, jump ring.

Challenges:
Ooh La La Creations #84 - Tag It
A Spoon Full of Sugar #161 - Create a Tag
Crafty Catz #91 - Tags
Sentimental Sundays #64 - For the men in your life

Father's Day Dog Song!

I kept with the dog theme for my Father's Day card! These Whimsy dogs just look so much like a cartoon version of our Benny that I can't resist using them!
This particular image just makes me think of the song "How much is that doggy in the window?"

Supplies:
Image: "Dog Song" from Whimsy Stamps, coloured with Promarkers.
Paper: Printed from a CD by my Mum as I've run out of ink! Not sure which CD - one of Mum's!
Embellishments: Bone rub-on's.

Challenges:
Dream Valley #9 - Father's Day
Cupcake Craft #146 - Oh Boy
Papertake Weekly - Dads & Lads
Craft us Crazy #10 - Father's Day
Crafty Sentiments - Father's Day

Whimsy Bookmark for Dad!

 I saw this tutorial on the Whimsy Inspirations blog and thought I'd have a go at it as part of my Father's Day present to Dad! He loves to sit in the conservatory at night reading, and this doggy is very much like our Labradoodle Ben!

Supplies:
Image: "Whatzup Dog" by Whimsy Stamps, coloured with Promarkers.
Paper: Paw print cardstock from Payper Box
Tools: Nestabilities Blossoms

Challenges:
Crafty Catz #86 - Bookmarks
I Love Promarkers #70 - Black, white & one (red)
Top Tip Tuesday #38 - Open Challenge
Polka Doodles #23 - Something for Dad
Hooked on Craft #1 - anything goes

House-Mouse & Friends Challenge GDT #96 - Football Frenzy

Time has flown, and it's time for my second and final guest DT card for  House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge.

The briefing was an American Football-themed card, but being from the UK I didn't know anything about their game/teams, so I've just gone for an English football theme instead!
The card is for my friend's little boy, who is being brought up to support Arsenal (hence the colour scheme)!
 Hop over to the challenge post to see the DT's fab creations!

Supplies:
Image: "Relax" from House-Mouse Designs, coloured with Promarkers.
Sentiment: "Time to Celebrate" Ticket from Mudmaven Designs
Paper: Football paper from Forever Friends "Just for Him" paper pack.
Tools: "Shapeology Banner Pennants Die Set" from Whimsy Stamps (which I bought using the gift certificate I won in their Help for Japan Blog Hop! Nestabilities Blossom dies for the image/layering.
Embellishments: A couple of red eyelets to thread my banner throught, and some red/white bakers twine to hang the pennants. The lettering on the pennants is using alphabet rub-ons.

Challenges:
One Crazy Stamper May Challenge - Boys & Men 
I Love Promarkers #66 - Animals 
Top Tip Tuesday #34 - One for the kids
C.R.A.F.T Challenge #103 - Happy Birthday & Blog Hop
Crafty Sentiments - Children's Cards
I Did It Creations #56 - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy #8 - Something New and/or favourite embellishment

A Vetty Happy Birthday to you!

Well, I'm loving the opportunities I have to use this fantastic Meljens Designs digi! I haven't used it for EVERY vet birthday since I got it, but it will probably be used for most!!

Supplies:

Image: "She Loves Animals" available from Whimsy Stamps, coloured with Promarkers.

Sentiment: "Happy Birthday to you" from Digi Doodle Shop

Papers: Green striped paper from Daisy & Dandelion paper pack, pawpring cardstock from PayperBox.

Challenges:

Crafty Catz #78 - Furry Friends
Top Tip Tuesday #30 - Open Challenge
I Love Promarkers #62 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations #108 - Pets/animals

My Mother's Day Whimsy Creation!

I won five of the new Whimsy Stamps digis in their March release hop, and these are two that I decided to use for my Mother's Day card. Crissy Armstrong's "In the Doghouse" on the left is my Benny dog, and Meljen's Designs "She Loves Animals" is just perfect!
I had a go at a twisted easel card, and was surprised at how easy it was (once I'd worked out which way round to stick the images)!

Supplies:

Images: "In the Doghouse" & "She Loves Animals" from Whimsy Stamps, both coloured with Promarkers.

Sentiment: "Happy Mother's Day" from My Grafico.

Paper: Paw print card from Payper Box.

Embellishments: Dog themed brads (forgot where from, sorry!), Papermania rub-on pawtracks & bones.

Challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Mother's Day

Paperplay Challenges #13 - For Mum
Stamp Something - April Digi Day
Creative Inspirations #56 - Mother's Day
Quirky Crafts #7 - Twisted Easel &/or Mother's Day
One Stitch at a Time #56 - Something 3D
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion #52 - Anything Goes
Sarah Hurley Challenges #36 - Mum's the Word
I Did It Creations Challenge #49 - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps March 2011 Release!

Woohoo! Whimsy Stamps have a new blog hop to celebrate new rubber stamp & dies being released!

To hop along, go over to Crystal's blog to start!

A Magical Birthday for Mum!

It's Mum's Birthday on Monday, but I have had to be super-prepared this year as I go in for my shoulder surgery tomorrow so think my right arm will be un-useable for at least a few days. The presents are wrapped, I've made my card to Mum, and I'm currently making Dad's for her!
The image is "Wings of Hope" from Whimsy Stamps (a Crissy Armstrong creation)- a beautiful Pegasus carousel horse! I've coloured it with Promarkers, and glittered the wings and hooves. My sentiment is also from Whimsy Stamps (Raindrop Echo).
I've used some flourishy pink and spotted blue paper from Papermania's Henbury Lane collection, some blue vellum which has been stitched with silver thread, a ribbon with heart-shaped brad (that's been hanging around the drawer forever), and some die cut flowers with gems.

Challenges:
Ooh La La Creations #73 - For Someone Special
Pollycraft #80 - Special Birthday
Sketch & Stash #55 - Sketch & neglected heart ribbon brad, so old I forget where it's from!
Oldie But A Goodie #12 - Add a Heart
Papertake Weekly - Putting on the Glitz
Top Tip Tuesday #22 - All Stitched Up - My top tip for stitching by hand like this is to plan your stitches first before making holes, otherwise you may end up with your loose ends in the wrong place, or uneven stitching!
Charisma Cardz #6 - Mythical/Fantasy (2nd entry)
Cute Card Thursday #151 - Hearts & Flowers
Paperplay #6 - Hearts & Flowers but not Valentine's
Sundays with Crissy February - It's all about Love

Christmas in July!!

My first Christmas card of 2010! Well, first one I've made so far anyway! Mum was doing some stamping, so I got her to do some for me too (she's so much better at it)! Here's a Whimsy stamp from the Snickerdoodle kids collection that I won on their blog hop. It's called Sledding with Marty and Max, and I think it will be a great card for one of the boys in the family!!

I've used two pieces of snowflake paper from a magazine freebie pack, and I've added some glitter (glamour dust mixed with blue) for the snow on the ground, in absence of Polar white Flowersoft (which has now been ordered). A few sequins, gems and a bit of ribbon to embellish! Obviously the image is coloured with Promarkers!

Challenges I'm entering:

Whimsy Challenges July - Sketch

Cards For Men #14 - Christmas in July

Paperplay Challenge #26 - Card for child/Teenager

Fussy & Fancy Friday #14 - Christmas in July

Stamp Something - Colours of your Flag (Red/White/Blue)

Alice In Wonderland #20 - Red, White & Blue

Secret Crafter Saturday #90 - Water

Corrosive Challenge #71 - Christmas Time

More Wings of Hope

Completely forgot to post this card I made at the weekend! So here it is now:

I've used the Wings of Hope digital stamp (and made it small!!), coloured with Whispers pens. The paper is from a magazine pack, and I've just added some new flowers I received in a blog candy with a brad in the centre, some gems, and a rub-on sentiment!

Challenges I'm entering@
Sketch & Stash #32 - Sketch
Pollycraft Monday #38 - Anything Goes
Sir Stampalot April Challenge - Fantasy
Charisma Cardz #13 - Animal Magic (2nd entry)
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle #34 - Wings

Happy Birthday with Wings of Hope

Finally got around to finishing this - it's been sat on the desk for a few days part-done!

I've used the Whimsy Wings of Hope did stamp, coloured with Whispers and with added Glamour Dust.

The spotted paper is from Daisy & Dandelion "Daisy Patch" collection, and the letters and their topper are die-cuts!

Challenges I'm entering:

Incy Wincy Designs #32 - Horses
Totally Papercrafts #7 - Things with Wings
Gingersnap Creations #44 - Birthday
Paper Cutz Challenge #32 - Anything Goes
Secret Crafter Saturday #74 - Anything Goes

Wings of Hope - 1st card!

Finally got round to taking pics of the 3 cards I made this week.

This is the first one, where I've used the Whimsy "Wings of Hope" digital stamp where the proceeds go to help the relief efforts in Haiti.

This is the first outing for this digi for me (coloured with Whispers), and also the first use of the new Small Deckled Mega Nestabilities that Mum & I bought this week! I've used a rub-on sentiment, and some hearts & flowers to embellish. (Oh, and I couldn't resist the Glamour Dust on the wings and hooves to make it stand out - the second picture is taken at sunset and it just catches the glitter)!
Challenges I'm entering:
Whimsy #3 - Use your heart
Cooking it up with Katie #9 - Non human image, texture & new product.
Crafty Creations #52 - Celebrations