Use Your Stash 2022 #15 Whimsy Kitty Cat Frame see through shaker

https://whimsystamps.com/collections/whimsy-stamps-die-collection/products/kitty-frame-die

I got mine in the Netherlands at  Doe@ding https://doeading.nl/home/56417-whimsy-stamps--8700714662915.html

have a Yappy Birthday!

 

hi Everyone, I made a Yappy Birthday card with the 4th of July Yorkies, yes I know, but with different colors they could be partying.

Colored with Alcohol markers and Distress inked background with shimmery splatter

you can find the digi on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/1209792521/4th-july-yorkies-digital-stamp-set?click_key=415ccc31aa01c2250dc1ef3b11c9f1c92f316e3c%3A1209792521&click_sum=5a804342&ga_search_query=july&ref=shop_items_search_3&sts=1

BBQ time, or is it?

This week I've used the Dragon BBQ digi from Whimsy stamps.

Prepped image and sentiment  on the pc, printed it and then colored it with alcohol makers, matted the panel and adhered it to the cardbase with foamtape.

Not just CAS but also QAE (quick and easy), I like to color watching a little show or movie on the pc, time well spent ;-)

I thought the sentiment was funny and perfect for this image and I took inspiration from a meme about brownies I saw a few years ago.  

I had Father's day in mind, it's in June in the Netherlands, might be different, but it's also cool for any Masculine birthday or just to make someone giggle.

You can find the digi in the Whimsy store:  https://whimsystamps.com/products/dragon-bbq-digital-stamp?_pos=1&_sid=f16e70b51&_ss=r

 

colorful chameleon

 

There's a new challenge at the Less is More Blog and well I don't usually use tags on cards. Not my style, and so this card has seen a few guises before I decided this was the best for me .

I started with the Chameleon. it's a left over piece and I liked it was so colorful. It's from Craft Emotions and I watercolored it sometime ago, I think it's ecoline, but it might be Distress ink refills, in fact I think they are, but the magenta pink got me stumped. Doesn't matter really except if you want to try and  use the same colors  on the cardbase haha.

I diecut the tag from black card

as I thought the colors of the Chameleon would stand out better, the leafy branch is from the same set (115633/0270). 

On a crisp white base the black looked too stark, I liked it, but many might not. so I tried a pink or blue cardstock and they were blah . so I swiped Distress inks on a few cardbases to ground the tag..blah, inksmooshed a few cardbases, also blah. then I decided on an ink blended strip in the back. I've used Distress inks and other dye inks. also splattered with golden watercolor to match the chameleon, like he's absorbed the background.

The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps (SImple Sentiment strips).

For more information or to play along the Less is More Challenge, see this.

5 minute tip mini tongs from my bbq tote

AAA Birthday Card Challenges #37 Let's Party

 This month we celebrate our own Birthday with birthday cards as usual but seems perfect ;-)

For my card I used n image from CC design stamps (Hello ,Goodbye set). The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps (Simple Sentiment Strips)

I actually started with the sentiment, let it dry. The blob is a stencil I made and I inkblended Distress inks Twisted Citron and Mermaid Lagoon through it, to make a meadow of sorts. Then I splattered with Metallic paints and water to give the illusion of flowers.

Mounted the image with foamtape.

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AAA Cards Challenge #214: it's our 8th birthday

 

To celebrate our 8th Birthday we have a moodboard, take away what you want and play along.

We have a couple of sponsors ( I felt bad asking in these times, some is better than none). Whimsy Stamps is offering the whole May digital release as a prize!. 

I've used the newly released clear sets though.

In the moodboard I see limes, blues, purple pinks, the whole rainbow frankly. For my card I used the Whimsy Stamps Monster Birthday and I colored the images with alcohol markers (Copic, Spectrum Noir, Graphit Brush..they all play along nicely).

 I based the colors of them on the moodboard and also the background I made first. For that I drew a blob on masking paper, cut it out and inkblended Distress inks (Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet, maybe some Chipped Sapphire, not sure if I actually used it of that shade was made  by overlapping Wilted Violet and Mermaid Lagoon). I wanted to sue the cooler side of the rainbow. I actually also made one with pinks, yellow and orange, but this one spoke to me.

The sentiment seemed perfect and is also by Whimsy Stamps (Simple Sentiment Strips). I stamped it inside the "blob"to retain as much white space as possible. Mounted the images with foamtape and adhered them on top.

Bit of Nuvo shimmer pen and white gelpen for accents,

For more information, or to play along the AAA Cards Challenge, see this.