Warm Fuzzies - Whimsy Stamps Christmas

Hello everyone...

It's Sue here today, still keeping up (miraculously) with my own personal two Christmas cards a month challenge!

I have made a card with a fun stamp set from

Whimsy Stamps

Warm Fuzzies Clear Stamps 

This design is stamped on 

Strathmore Toned Grey Paper and coloured with

Caran d'Ache Luminance Pencils

 (I'll put a list of the colours at the end of this post for you).

I have die cut the design with the  

Wonky Stitched Rectangles Die Set

and layered it onto a piece of 

Comics 6x6 Paper

Ingredients from Dies To Die For
Warm Fuzzies Clear Stamps

Ink on 3 Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink Pad

Wonky Stitched Rectangles Die Set

Comics 6x6 Paper

Thank you for visiting today!

Happy Creating from Sue...xxx

 

Other Ingredients

Strathmore Toned Grey Paper

Caran d'Ache Luminance Pencils

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine

White Gel pen

Caran d'Ache Luminance Pencils

Skin - Sepia, Sepia 50%, Dk Flaesh, Burnt Ochre 10%, Brown Ochre 10%

Beard - All the French Greys!

Red - Perylene Brown, Permanent Red, Terracota

Fur - White, Violet Grey

Scarf - Burnt Ochre, Yellow Ochre, Golden Bismuth

Puppy - Sepia, Carmine Lake, Brown Ochre, Buff Titanium

Ground, Dk Indigo, Slate Grey, Silver Grey, White

 

Curvy Girl With A Diamond - Stamping Bella

  Hello everyone,

I hope this week is being kind to you!

Today I have a card to show you that I made a while ago, I had a complete lack of confidence about showing it to you because it was the first card I made after I broke my leg last year!

It took me ages to colour and I felt a bit out of sorts at the time!

However, I really want to share it because it is coloured with pencils - which I love doing, and was a birthday card for my son's gorgeous girlfriend Emily - and she adored it!

Curvy Girl With A Diamond by Stamping Bella

from Dies To Die For

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Curvy Girl With A Diamond by Stamping Bella

Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Thank you for popping by today!

Look after yourselves and happy creating!

from Sue...xxx

Other Ingredients

Bazzill Basics Kraft Card

Archival Ink - Potting Shed

Distress Oxide in Tumbled Glass

Pink Organza Ribbon

Starry Skies Sparkletz (Whimsy Stamps)

Wink of Stella Clear Pen

Caran D'Ache Pablos Pencils

Skin - Aubergine, Salmon Pink, Granite Rose 
Hair - Umber, Chestnut, Cinnamon, Golden OchreLeaves - Emerald Green  

Diamond - Steel Gray, Bluish Pale, White

Dress - Olive Grey, Purple Violet, Purple, Light Purple, White

White Details - Brownish Beige, Light Beige, White 

Ground - Sepia, 

Gnome Gardener

 Happy Monday everyone! 

Sue here today to show you a gorgeous set of gnomes by Whimsy Stamps

Gnome Gardeners Clear Stamps

It is probably the worst kept secret ever but I LOVE colouring gnomes!

I experimented with this little chap by first creating the background with Speckled Egg Distress Oxide and then stamping and colouring him over the top.  (To avoid that pesky mask fussy cutting)! 

He's coloured with Areteza Pencils, (I'll pop the colours at the end of this post for you)

Personally I think he looks a little pale but again, I am struggling with the light conditions here and taking photos has me tearing my hair out!

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Gnome Gardeners Clear Stamps by Crissy Armstrong

FaDoodles Frames Scalloped Rectangles Die Set

Thank you for popping by today.

Wishing you all a super Monday - with some happy crafting!

from Sue...xxx

 

Arteza Pencils

Skin - Lavender, Earth Red, Apricot, Peaches and Cream

Beard - Elephant Grey, Mushroom Grey, Shadow Grey

Hat, Garnet Red, Venetian Red, Rose Red

Robe, Olive Green, Apple Green, Fluorescent Yellow

Shoes, Black, Onyx Black, Ash Black, Charcoal Grey

Ground, Elephant Grey, Mushroom Grey

Flower Pot - Raw Umber, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre

Tulip - as Hat and Gown

Other Ingredients

MFT Ink Pad in Cement Grey

White 300gsm Card

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine

Collall All Purpose Glue

Quickie Glue Pen

Bakers Twine

Easter Honey Bunnies!...

 Happy Sunday friends!...

Hands up! - who forgot that the clocks sprang forward an hour! /-; 

I 'm here today (an hour late)!... (:

with some simple Easter cards made with quite possibly my most favourite bunny image EVER!

Honey Bunny Stamp Set by Mama Elephant 

from fabulous 

Dies To Die For

I coloured these cuties a while ago and finally found time to turn them into a set of Easter cards.

The Honey Bunnies are stamped in grey ink onto Bockingford Card.  I then masked them and gently inked the backgrounds with Catherine Pooler Inks.  (I'll try and remember which colours and guess them below for you).  I splattered a bit of water on the backgrounds to add texture.

I coloured the bunnies with Prismacolor pencils - it was a while ago and I did nt make a note of the colours at the time.  If you want to try this then perhaps practice some brown and grey blends first to see which you like!

I die cut the cards with a standard 7.5cm x 9.5cm rectangle die and added a sentiment from the Honey Bunny Stamp Set.

So - that's me with Easter covered! (:

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Ink on 3 Blackout Detail Hybrid Ink

Honey Bunny Stamp Set by Mama Elephant 

Catherine Pooler Inks in

Bellini, Shea Butter, It's A Boy, Garden Party, It's A Girl, Over Coffee, Rouge, Mint To Be

Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Thank you for popping by today.

Have a lovely Sunday.

from Sue...xxx

Other Ingredients

Bockingford Hot Pressed Watercolour Paper

MFT Ink Pad in Cement Grey

White 300gsm Card (for and blanks)

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine

Collall All Purpose Glue

Spring Birds - Whimsy Stamps

 Hello everyone...

I hope you are all having a good day.

I have gone all experimental today with a fab and fun stamp set from Whimsy Stamps

Spring Birds Clear Stamp Set by Krista Heij-Barber

Let me explain the experimental bit!...

I wondered what would happen if I stamped onto a Distress Oxide background and coloured over it with pencils..?

I attempted this to avoid cutting an intricate mask - (fussy cutting is not my favourite thing)!

I was fairly happy with the result.  I discovered that the ethos is similar to colouring on Kraft card as I had to amend my colour choices to take account of the background not being white.

so - in all a worthwhile experiment and I have more to show you in the coming weeks with the same technique!

I cut a piece of white card with the 

Slimline Card Builder Die

and blended Distress Oxides in Tattered Rose, Dried Marigold and Scattered Straw in opposing corners was shown.

I stamped the sweet 

Spring Birds

in black ink and coloured them with Derwent Pro Colour Pencils.  (I'll add the colours I used at the end of this post for you)

I die cut a piece of gorgeous 

Calico 6 x 6 Paper

with the 

Happy Large Word Die

and fixed that to the centre of the card as shown.

Then I stamped the Birthday sentiment from the

You're My Favourite Clear Stamps Set 

onto a 

Quick Strips Die Cut

and fixed that below the Happy die cut.

Finally I added some sequins.

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Spring Birds Clear Stamp Set by Krista Heij-Barber

Ink on Three Blackout Details Hybrid Ink

Slimline Card Builder Card Set

Calico 6x6 Paper Pack

Happy Large Word Die

You're My Favourite Clear Stamps Set 

Quick Strips Die Set

Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Thank you for popping by today!

Take care of yourselves and happy creating 

love from Sue...xxx

    

  

  

Other Ingredients

Distress Oxides in Tattered Rose, Dried Marigold and Scattered Straw

White 300gsm Card

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine

Collall All Purpose Glue

Derwent Pro Colour Pencils

Birds - Delft Blue, Sky Blue, Light Blue, Kingfisher Blue, Turquoise Green, Spectrum Orange, Middle Orange

Tree/Foliage, Bird House - Chocolate, Venetian Red, Copper Beech, Sunset Gold, Foliage, Grass Green 

Gnome For The Holidays - Whimsy Stamps

 Happy Fri-Yay friends!

I'm ahead of the curve here - and that does not happen very often if ever!

My two Christmas cards a month project is going well and my March cards are already in the bag!   o-:

I had a lovely time making these card - there's something so satisfying about colouring gorgeous gnomes!

I have used a stamp set from Whimsy Stamps - 

Gnome For The Holidays Clear Stamps by Crissy Armstrong

I have used this stamp set a lot - it is a beauty!

The gorgeous gnomes are stamped onto kraft card die cut with the 

Slimline Card Builder Die Set 

and coloured with Prismcolor Pencils.  (I'll pop the colours I used at the end of this post for you).

I used my two favourite large word dies Happy and Merry to die cut some Tartan paper and finally added a sentiment from the

You're My Jolly Clear Stamp Set 

which I stamped onto a banner die cut with the 

Quick Strips Die Set

Finally I added a sentiment from my favourite set

Simple Sentiment Strips Clear Stamps

I was inspired by the fabulous artist Jennifer Rustioni (Armi e Ritagli) when I coloured these gnomes.  I Iove how Jennifer adds a 3D shadow to her images - thank you Jennifer for being so inspirational!

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Gnome For The Holidays Clear Stamps by Crissy Armstrong

Ink On Three Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink

Slimline Card Builder Die Set

Happy Large Word Die

Quick Strips Die Set

Tartan 6x6 Paper Pack

Simple Sentiment Strips Clear Stamps

Thank you for popping by today!

I hope you are keeping well.

Stay safe and Happy Creating

love from

Sue...xxx

  

 

 

  

Other Ingredients

Bazzill Basics Kraft Card 

Merry Large Word Die

You're My Jolly Clear Stamp Set

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine

Collall All Purpose Glue

DecoArt Glamour Dust

Quickie Glue Pen

Prismacolor Pencils* Used

Skin - Clay Rose, Nectar, Salmon Pink, Seashell Pink

Beard - French Grey 90%, 70%, 50%, 30%, White

Hat - Tuscan Red, Scarlet Lake, Poppy Red, Salmon Pink

Hat Trim - Lilac, French Grey 10%, White

Gown - Dark Brown, Dark Umber, Ginger Root

Star - Mineral Orange, Yellowred Orange, Canary Yellow

Tree - Dark Green, Apple Green, Kelly Green, Spring Garden

Lights - As Hat and Star plus Aqua Marine, Light Aqua

Ground - Slate Grey, White

Shadow - Sepia

Please note that in order to assist with the running of this blog I do use affiliate links from time to time and there may be some in this post, denoted with a *.  I only work with products I love and my opinions are my own.

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Yeti To Party - Whimsy Stamps

 Hello everyone!

I 'm here to share one of the February new release goodies available now in store from 

Whimsy Stamps

Yeti To Party Clear Stamp Set by Crissy Armstrong 

- cute little chap ain't he! (:

I loved colouring this fabulous yeti!

I die cut a piece of Kraft cardstock with the 

Slimline Card Builder Die

and stamped the yeti onto it with grey ink.

I coloured him/her (?) (: with Prismacolor Pencils, I'll add the colours at the end of the post for you.

Then I borrowed a fabulous design idea from my fab friend Faye at Stampin Fluffnstuff  and used the 

Comic Speech Bubbles Die Set 

to die cut the top of the card in white and add the 

Happy Large Word Die and Birthday sentiment from the 

You're My Favourite Clear Stamps Set

I also added that brilliant cake sentiment from the 

Simple Sentiment Strips Stamp Set

to the bottom of the card.  It is stamped onto a piece of card cut out with the 

Quick Strips Die Set.

Finally I added some Crystal Stars Sparkletz 

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

(UK friends you can get your Whimsy Stamps goodies from Dies To Die For)

Yeti To Party Clear Stamp Set by Crissy Armstrong

Slimline Card Builder Die Set

Comic Speech Bubbles Die Set

Happy Large Word Die

Simple Sentiment Strips Stamp Set

Quick Strips Die Set

Thank you for popping by!

I hope you are all keeping well and have good plans this weekend!

Happy Creating

from Sue...xxx

  

   

 

Other Ingredients

Bazzill Basics Kraft Card

MFT Ink Pad in Cement Gray

White 300gsm Card

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine

Collall All Purpose Glue

You're My Favourite Clear Stamps Set

Crystal Stars Sparkletz

Prismacolor Pencils 

French Grey 90%, 70%, 50%, 30%, 10%,

Blue Slate, Periwinkle, Cloud Blue,

Peacock Green, Grass Green, Apple Green, Chartreuse,

Black Grape, Violet, Parma Violet, Lilac

Gnome Birthdays - Whimsy Stamps

  Hello everyone!

Happy Thursday from a very blustery Gloucestershire!

I don't know about you but I LOVE anything gnomie! 

I made this card with a beautiful set of clear stamps - 

Gnome Birthdays by Crissy Armstrong

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Gnome Birthdays Clear Stamps by Crissy Armstrong

Slimline Card Builder Die 

Slimline Bunting Borders Die Set

Birthday Word and Shadow Die

Quick Strips Die Set

Magical Birthday Wishes Clear Stamps

  I want to say a big thank you to lovely Elaine Marker Geek for sharing her colour combos as I borrowed some of her suggestions and coloured this cute chap with Prismacolor Pencils.  I will pop a list of the colours I used at the end of this post.  

Thank you for popping by today!

I hope you are all managing to stay safe and healthy in these unsettling times!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

  

  

Prismacolor Pencils used - 

Skin - Clay Rose, Nectar, Peach, Seashell Pink, Beard - French Grey 70%, French Grey 50%, French Grey 30%, French Grey 10%, Hat - Olive Green, Crimson Lake, Scarlet Lake, Carmine Red, Suit - Poppy Red, Aquamarine, Light Green, Ground - Crimson Red, Kelly Green, Apple Green, Spring Green