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Gazebo Overlook

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For my project today, I’ve used Gazebo Overlook by DoveArt for Whimsy Stamps. When I started out, I had a bunch of ideas on how to make the scene stand out but the one that I wanted to try out the most was a night time sky. So that is what I started with.  It might have been better to leave that until last because once I got that dark blue on there, I had trepidation that this wouldn’t work out.  But I persevered and the final image came out.

These are the Copic colors I used on Gazebo Overlook:
C1, 3, 5, 7, BV23
B39, 000, 91, 93, 95
YG97,67, 63, 23, 21
E47, 44, 43, 42
white gel pen
This and other Whimsy Stamps are also available at Little Miss Muffet Stamps.

Theodore’s Shamrocks

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I know it was just a couple days ago that I posted a project using this same stamp but I was compelled to use it again. This is actually the label from the Theodore’s Shamrocks rubber stamp package from Little Miss Muffet Stamps. As I was opening up the package, I could toss it out and thought it would make an excellent little note card. 

I fussy cut around the image and added some white dots with the gel pen. Then grabbed some coordinating paper and accessories and quickly put this together. I don’t open new packages very often (because I just order an extra stamp for myself before packaging) but if I did, then I’d certainly do this more often. It’s like receiving a bonus!  😀

Theodore’s Shamrocks

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I’m pretending to be super-early for next year’s St. Patrick’s day instead of admitting that I was late again. LOL But I was in the mood for green and this stamp fit the bill. This is Theodore’s Shamrocks rubber stamp from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  The background is Word Search Birthday Sentiments digital stamp also from Little Miss Muffet Stamps which was colored with Distress inks.

A new link challenge has opened up at Little Miss Muffet Challenges too. Come on over to add one of your projects from this week. We are saying farewell to a few guests and adding a few more for the next term.

These are the Copic markers I used on Theodore’s Shamrocks:
YG21, 25, 63, G94
YG99, 63, 61, G94
E41, 42, 43, 44
W4, 6, 8, BV23
Y25, YR24
R05, 46, 59
BG10, 11

These are the Distress inks I used on Word Search Birthday Sentiments:
Hickory Smoke
Salty Ocean
Evergreen Bough
Mowed Lawn
Twisted Citron

Bunny Picking Flowers

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It’s new release week at Whimsy Stamps and today I’m showcasing Bunny Picking Flowers. I have also used the Shaker Maker Rectangle Die Set for the frame in the middle and Pinwheels Stencil in the center.  Even though it’s a bunny card, I wanted to make it generic so I went with this soft color pallet that included lots of neutral colors.

The Copic marks I used on Bunny Picking Flowers are:
E41, 42, 43, 44
BG11, 15, 93
YG21, 23, 63
Y35, YR31, 30
 

For the sentiment I used Make it Crafty chipboard embellishments. I left them naked since it seemed to go well with the papers and color theme and I didn’t want them to stand out more than the bunny. With the darker edges from cutting, I think it works out well.
 

Unicorn Framed

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Welcome to the April release from Whimsy Stamps! This is Day 1 and I have a project that features the Unicorn Framed rubber stamp. In the background, I’ve also used the Swish Stencil with white gesso because I wanted a horizontal elements but didn’t want to use ribbon, which I typically use.

Here are the Copic markers that I used on Unicorn Framed:
C3, 1, W8, 6, 4, 1, BV23
YG21, 23, 63, G94
YR30, 31
BG57, 15, 10
 

My goal for this card was to see if I could create a boy-themed card even though the image was a unicorn. I have a hard time deciding but maybe it works for a younger boy.  Some of the things that I thought would help was boy-themed paper, metal star embellishments and a black horn instead of pink or yellow.  I tried to stay away from ribbon or circles but in the end I added a little glitter to the horn and border just because a unicorn IS magical, right?!