Dragon Holiday Peekers - Whimsy Stamps

 Hello friends and Happy New Year to you!

Today's card is made with a super stamp set from Whimsy Stamps which is currently available in store!

Dragon Holiday Peekers Clear Stamps Set (Dustin Pike)

and the matching die set,

Dragon Holiday Peekers Outlines Die Set

The back ground is made with distressed inks (I'll pop a link to my inky background tutorial at the end of this post - along with a list of the Copic Marker colours I used).

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Dragon Holiday Peekers Clear Stamps Set (Dustin Pike)

Dragon Holiday Peekers Outlines Die Set

Forest Majesty Die Set

Slimline Scenic Countryside Die

Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Lawn Fawn Vellum

Taylored Expressions Premium Cardstock - Red Pepper

Thank you for popping by today!

I hope you are all keeping well - happy creating!

from Sue...xxx

 

 

Link to Inky Background Tutorial is 

HERE

Copic Markers 

Reds - E19, E09, E08, R08

Greens - BG99, BG96, BG93

Greys - W3, W2, W0, E40, C1, C0, C00 and Colourless Blender

Other Ingredients

Strathmore Bristol Smooth Vellum Card

Distress Oxide Ink Pads in

Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron, Evergreen Bough, Hickory Smoke

WOW Embossing Slow Drying Embossing Pad

WOW white Embossing Powder

300gsm White Card

White Glitter Card

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine

Deck The Halls

 Hello peeps, Squirrel here on this chilly Saturday morning.

Clearly Whimsy Stamps Deck The Halls Mice WS-DP1079

MFT Stencil Card Sized Star Confetti MFT-ST-120

Impression Obsession word die Ho Ho Ho IO-DIE595-B

Lawn Fawn 6x6 paper Snow Day Remix LF2083

There are only two more posts to come from me before I step down from the Design Team at Christmas.  I've been working with this fabulous team for several years now and it has been a really hard decision to make, but I will still be around on the Facebook pages, you don't get away that lightly!

Hugs

Lookin' Shark

 Morning all, Squirrel here today, and I am bringing you a dose

of Whimsy fun from Dustin Pike

Thankfully I didn't see any of this kind of drama at the beach yesterday!

Whimsy Stamps: Lookin' Shark stamp set DP1067

Whimsy Stamps: Lookin' Shark Elements stamp set DP1068

Whimsy Stamps: Octopi Guys DP1065

MFT 6x6 papers Woodgrain Whimsy MFT-EP62

Your Next Stamp 6x6 papers Seas The Day YNSPP023

Hugs

Dragon Water Fun

 Hello peeps, Squirrel here on this wonderfully wet Saturday!  Rain, at last, we've had the occasional brief shower this week, and some hailstones, but now we have a good, old-fashioned, wet to the bone, downpour.  I can almost hear the garden sighing with relief!

This little chap is totally prepared

Not many ingredients this week

Whimsy Stamps Dragon Water Fun stamps WS-DP1046

Whimsy Stamps Fantabulous stamps WS-CWSD364

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Paper Pack - Buttercup WS-WSDPS04

Hugs

Lucky Ducky

 Hello m'darlin's, Squirrel here this morning

Spring is almost in the air, and that means lots of babies arriving, bunnies, chicks, lambs and ducklings.

Not many ingredients for this little quacker

Whimsy Stamps - Lucky Ducky stamp set - WS-DP1059

Whimsy 6x6 papers - Cosmic - WSDP19

MFT A2 Circle Stax - MFT-1790

Sweet and simple but with impact

Hugs

Dragon New Year

 Hello peeps, Squirrel popping in today.  Yes, now, I know that the Chinese New Year isn't Dragon this time around, but who can resist a bit of Dudley having his own party?!

Whimsy Stamps (Dustin Pike) Dragon New Year : WS-DP1054

Whimsy Dies Celebrate Word And Shadow Die Set WSD377

and a mix of papers from various brands

That's it from me today.  I'll see you next Saturday, but do pop back during the week for some amazing inspiration from my teamies!

Hugs

Dragon New Year

 Hello everyone, Squirrel popping by today.  Well, despite my best intentions, this year is a continuation of last year......when you are convinced your pal's birthday is February but it isn't.  Sigh.

There actually wasn't any need for me to sign the inside, she saw "that word" and just knew!

Everything (except papers) is Whimsy today

Whimsy Stamps : Dragon New Year WS-DP1054

Whimsy Stamps : Cheeky Sentiments - CWSD153

Whimsy : Oops! Word and Shadow Die Set - WSD465

Hugs

Birfday Dragons

 Hello peeps, Squirrel today, hope you are ok

I was running a bit tight on time this week so today's card is my traditional

clean and simple style - you don't always need a lot of stuff to make a card

The image and the sentiments are all from the

Whimsy Stamps - Birfday Dragons stamp set WS-DP1052

For more info, pop over and see me at Squirrel's World

Hugs

Oopsie!...

Hello everyone, 

It's Sue here today.

I'm wishing you all a super day, even if the days are a little odd right now!

I have a cute card to show you today, from a Whimsy Stamps April New Release stamp set that is just so fabulous it just keeps selling out!

Hippo Fun In The Clear Stamps by Dustin Pike

This was such a fun card to make.

I first blended blue ink (Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide) over a piece of smooth card and then stamped the brilliant

Illusions Background Stamp

onto it and heat embossed it in white.

I then trimmed the background into a 13cm square and set it aside.

Next I stamped one of the hippo's and the bucket & spade onto a piece of white card and coloured them with Copics

Hippo - T5, T3, T1, R11, BG0000, BG10

Reds - R59, R46, R27, R14

Blue/Greens - BG09, BG49, BG45, BG32

Sand - E37, E35, E33, E31

Then I cut the images out and put them to one side. 

I created a 10cm by 13cm rectangle of white card and ice cut a square aperture  in the top half of it as shown

I fixed the rectangle to the illusions background with foam tape and stamped the oopsie sentiment in black onto the bottom right hand corner.

Finally I fixed the cheeky hippo and the bucket and spade to the card design with foam tape as shown.

Be sure to have a look around our

Dies To Die For Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations there and then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by today!

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

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

 

Best Friends...

Happy Friends!

Sue here, I hope you are all managing to stay safe in these unsettled and rather worrying times!

I'm here today with a colourful creation made with a fab image from Whimsy Stamps

Voo Doo Clear Stamps by Dustin Pike

This card was great fun to make because I used my favourite colouring medium - pencils!... and made an inky background!

I stamped this super image from Voo Doo Clear Stamp set

onto Bockingford Watercolour card, coloured it with Derwent Lightfast pencils and then cut it out.

Lightfast Pencils Used

Browns - Chocolate, Autumn Brown, Venetian Red, Sienna

Reds - Autumn Red, Strawberry

I then used the second largest Whimsy Stamps

Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die

to die cut a second piece of Bockingford card.

I then blended Distress Oxide Inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Abandoned Coral, Tumbled Glass and Seedless preserves over the card.  I then splattered water and white paint over the inks to create some texture.

Using the largest 

Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die

I die cut a piece of Pearlized Purple card and fixed the background to it with foam tape. 

Then again using tape I fixed the image to the background as shown.

In Black Ink I stamped the Best Friends sentiment from the Voo Doo Clear Stamp set

onto the same card and cut each word out individually.

I fixed the sentiment to the card design as shown.

Be sure to have a look around our

Dies To Die For Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations there and then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

  

I'll be gnome for Christmas...

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It's Sue here today!

So - I had a plan (as you do) (: ... 

to turn the fab

Whimsy Stamps

 Gnome Matter What Clear Stamps (Dustin Pike)

into Christmas Gnomes!

SUCH FUN!

(...and it just goes to show how versatile the goodies from our lovely 
Dies To Die For
are and how you can easily stretch your stash)!

Hope you like this as much as I do!

I stamped this gorgeous gnomie in black ink onto white card.

 Gnome Matter What Clear Stamps (Dustin Pike)

I used Copic Markers to colour the background first.  I always do it that way round just in case I fluff it up!  Freehand drawing backgrounds is still new to me and I don't always get them how I like them first time round!

Copic Markers Used
Glow - Y00, Y02, Y11
Sky - B00, B07, B09, B99
Trees - C8

Gnome & Snail R05, R37, R89, W1, W3, W5, E30, E33, E37

I followed a tutorial by Sandy Allnock for the trees!

I used the following Whimsy Stamps sets to create the sentiment across the bottom of the design.

You're My Favorite Clear Stamps (Deb Davis - Amped2Stamp)
Magical Birthday Wishes Clear Stamps (Deb Davis - Amped2Stamp)
You're My Jolly Clear Stamps (Deb Davis - Amped2Stamp)

Finally I added the snowy dots with a white gel pen.

... and remember, a gnome is for life not just for Christmas! (;

Be sure to have a look around our

Dies To Die For Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations there and then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by!

Happy crafting

from Sue...xxx

   

Fishing Dragons!...

Hello friends!

Sue here!

Happy September - oh my - I have been away for aaaages!!

I LOVE autumn, it is my favourite season by a country mile!

I'm back from summer hols - which were brilliant!  We were so lucky with the weather.  I'm now trying to catch up with my colouring card making!

Ask me on 1st October how that went! /-:

I'm here today with a gorgeous new release stamp set from

Whimsy Stamps

Fishing Dragons Clear Stamps (Dustin Pike)

I had so much fun colouring this super cute dragon!

I am practicing colouring my own backgrounds - it's a bit scary to be honest but it's learning curve and I'm determined to get better!

To make this card I stamped the 

Fishing Dragon 

and die cut it with a Whimsy Stamps 
stitched rectangle die

I first coloured the background with Copics, and then moved on to the cute dragon!  (His scales are done with the nib of a colourless blender held on its side! - Thank you to our lovely Crissy Armstrong for the inspiration) <3

Sky - BG0000, BG000, BG01, C00, C01 (Thank you Amy Young for the clouds inspiration)

Ground - E33, E31, E30, E50

Grass - G20, G21, G24, G85, W7

Dragon - YG00, YG03, G07, G29, Y04, Y08, Y18, Y26, Colourless Blender

Jacket - R39, R35, R32

I stamped a sentiment from the 

Fishing Dragons Clear Stamps (Dustin Pike)

onto a torn strip of vellum and wrapped it around the bottom of the design.  (It's secured at the back with sticky tape)

I die cut a piece of gorgeous design paper from the 

Mermaid 6x6 paper pack,

tied a piece if twine around it in a bow and layered the image onto the paper.

Thank you for popping by!

Be sure to pop to have a look around our 
Dies To Die For Blog

to see the gorgeous Design Team creations and then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!
Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

 

It wobbles...

Hello everyone,

It's Sue back today to show you another wonderful

Whimsy Stamps

new release item!

Early Birds Clear Stamps

This card was such good fun make because that cute birdie wobbles!!!

I die cut a piece of card with the frame from the 

Card Builder Windows Die Set

and using a template from the 

Up In The Clouds Die Set 

I blended 

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

over the card to create a cloudy background.

I then added some clouds die cut from vellum with the 

Up In The Clouds Die Set 

and

Grass and Cloud Edger Die Set

I stamped and coloured a cute bird from the 

Early Birds Clear Stamps set 

and fussy cut it close to the outline.

I fixed a 

Hampton Arts Mini Action Wobble Spring

to the back of the birdie and fixed him/her to the card design as shown.

I stamped a sentiment from the 

Early Birds Clear Stamps set 

onto a cloud die cut with the

Up In The Clouds Die Set  die set 

and finished the design by adding some 

Simply White Nuvo Crystal Drops  

Copic Markers - C00, C01, C03

YR24, Y38, Y13, Y11, YR09, YR04, YR12

Be sure to pop to 

Whimsy Stamps Blog 

to see the gorgeous Creative Team creations there and then to 

Whimsy Stamps 

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

from Sue...xxx