Polka Dot Pals Joshua

August 9, 2018 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 2 Comments

There’s a fun new release at Little Miss Muffet Stamps and you can see more inspiration on the LMMS Challenge blog. For my project I’ve merged a scene using the Polka Dot Pals Joshua series release which includes all the following digital stamps:

Joshua Tree

Wander Often Wonder Always Sentiment
Polka Dot Pals Add-on Faces

I used my Prismacolor Pencils and colored on a taupe or krafty color. I actually don’t know what color it is but I thought it would work well with a desert theme. Then I colored the sky mostly blues and greys so I’m glad I had a little bit of the taupe color showing.

Circles, Circles, Circles

August 8, 2018 ~ sproatmeyer ~ Leave a comment

I’ve created a quick project using Circles, Circles, Circles and Magical Birthday Wishes Sentiment stamps from Whimsy Stamps. The colors I used were just Memento ink pads so there was no color necessary and that’s what made it a quick project. Lastly I added some embellishments and for a final touch I used one of the Pierced Border Trio Die, also from Whimsy Stamps, and added a little blue border.

Cherry Blossom Background

August 2, 2018 ~ sproatmeyer ~ Leave a comment

One of the new releases at Whimsy Stamps this week is this Cherry Blossom Background stamps. It’s a large size so it’ll fit the 6×6 cards too. However, I’ve stamped and trimmed it down to a standard envelop size so I can mail it. I’ve also used the Stained Glass Scripture Sentiments from Whimsy Stamps

When I put the card together, I used some white gesso paint and sponged around the edges to soften them up. Then I layered it with two layers of thin foam; in between those layers is a clear sheet that I stamped the sentiment on.

These are the Copic Markers I used on Cherry Blossom Background:

E35, 37, BG01

R20, 32, RV14

Check out some other inspiration and the

new releases on the Whimsy blog.

Heart Throb Kit

July 29, 2018 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 1 Comment

Here’s another card I created with the Heart Throb Kit from Queen & Company. I got the card layout and idea from Laurie Schmidlin from the Queen DT. Thanks for the inspiration!

Lastly, Whimsy Stamps is having a 2 day Christmas in July!

Nativity Crochet

July 28, 2018 ~ sproatmeyer ~ Leave a comment

This is part of a Nativity Crochet kit that I’ve been working on with a friend. My goal is to get the set completed by the end of the year. These are the three wise men. I made some modifications and changed the colors to the pattern to make them unique.

Reindeer Kitty

July 24, 2018 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 1 Comment

I have a Christmas project this week using Reindeer Kitty from Whimsy Stamps. I wanted to work on fur texture so I pulled up some pictures of cats and settled on a common tabby. I started with the lightest color and worked towards the dark. Then without blending, I tried to pull in some of the lighter colors where it was needed.