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Animal Tiles Across the Pond from Whimsy Stamps

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Duck, duck, goose! I wanted to create this card using the duck from the new set Animal Tiles – Across the Pond from Whimsy Stamps. I repeated it three times then colored two as ducks and the third as a goose. Then I chose two sentiments from amongst the Polka Dot Pals stamps and created this scene. This reminded me of the Ugly Duckling story as well so without actually having a swan, I thought it was still a great message to be different and uniquely you.

The rest of the card was created with stencils. I used the Sun Rays Stencil in yellow then for the water, I used a cloud stencil and three different blues. Then the final touches was to layer it on the card front and add glue on the half-circle embellishments. This was a quick card for me and I really liked how I only needed one animal stamp to use.

List of Common Supplies

Whimsy Stamps
Animal Tiles – Across the Pond
Polka Dot Pals Nour (REMARKABLE sentiment)
Polka Dot Pals Vera (EXCEPTIONAL sentiment)
Sun Rays Stencil

Copic Markers
R12, E04
Y00, 23, YR16, 24
N0, 3, 5, 8

Animal Tiles – Pond Series from Whimsy Stamps

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I’m excited to share my second card using the new Animal Tiles – Across the Pond set that was released yesterday. I predict this is going to be a hot item and I’ve already seen so many different ways to use it. Plus, I’ll spill the beans to say the second set in this series is a-dor-a-ble too! I can’t wait for that one to be released. Anyway, back to this set – I’ve used Animal Tiles – Across the Pond to create a fun slimline card.

The slimline card format will take 2 rows of tiles that are 6 tiles long but for my card I decided I was going to include some sentiments. So I used the Animal Tiles – Across the Pond to create a single row in the middle then I pulled in a bunch of sentiments from the Polka Dot Pals and other stamps to create this sentiment: Lookin’ magnificent from across the pond. See the list below for those sets. I thought this would be a perfect card to send to someone over the ocean.

List of Common Supplies

Stamps:
Animal Tiles – Across the Pond (includes ACROSS THE POND words)
Polka Dot Pals Faces (for FROM word)
Polka Dot Pals Leland (for LOOKIN’ word)
Polka Dot Pals Colton (for MAGNIFICENT word)

Animal Tiles – Across the Pond from Whimsy Stamps

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Are you ready for something new? I can’t believe it’s July already and it’s amazing that half the year has already passed. Today I want to share with you a new style of stamps that I’ve drawing and have been released at Whimsy Stamps – TILES! These are Animal Tiles – Across the Pond and are so much fun to use! For my project, I created a tiled pond with all the critters and a few extra lily pads.

To create this card, I tiled the stamps close enough that I could make a grid on my card that was 3 across and 4 down. I used each animal once and then filled in the remaining spots with lily pads and lily flowers to create a scene-vibe. The blank spaces around them was colored with various blues, greens and some purple for pond water.

List of Common Supplies

Whimsy Stamps:
Animal Tiles – Across the Pond

Polka Dot Pals Imogen in Mason Jar from Whimsy Stamps

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What can you do in an hour? Such a magical weekend and today I’m sharing with you the card I colored for the DigiMojo Facebook event using Polka Dot Pals Imogen in a Mason Jar from Whimsy Stamps. This is a digital coloring scene so everything is already merged together and you just print and color. I love how simple that process is and how quickly I can get into coloring. This specific card took me about an hour to color and you can watch the video of that on YouTube HERE.

I had colored this image a few times so I set out to color her differently. That started out with choosing different colors for her hair and clothes which then lead me to a nighttime sky. This specific Polka Dot Pal character is available in as shown as a Digital Coloring Scene HERE. But you can also pick up this gal as a clear rubber stamp set HERE to coordinate with all the other Polka Dot Pals and accessories.
For this card, you can watch the video for insights on how she was colored. You can also visit some of my other blog posts for variations how how this digital coloring scene and/or the clear stamp sets have been used. THIS ONE features no lines coloring and extra twine colored in. THIS ONE features stamping and coloring on Neenah Desert Storm paper. THIS ONE features a blue and yellow color pallet. THIS ONE features an experiment in coloring a sunset with dots. THIS ONE features extra attention to the jar reflection and details with white. Finally THIS ONE features the use of a DoveArt background.

List of Common Supplies

Polka Dot Pals Imogen in a Mason Jar from Whimsy Stamps
Hammermill Premium Color 60# cardstock

Copic Markers:
B02, 16, 23, 91, 97
BG11, 23, 57, 72, 75, 93
C00, 1, 3, 4
E23, 30, 31
R21, 83, 85
YG17, 21, 25, 28
V04, 12, 15, 17, 28
BV23

Sunbonnet Fireman Puppy from Little Miss Muffet Stamps

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I just finished recording this coloring session featuring Sunbonnet Fireman Puppy rubber stamp from Little Miss Muffet Stamps. There were a few differences from my other card and I think most noticeably is the sentiment and the size of the fire hydrant. I like the sentiment on this one better but the fire hydrant size on the first card. I’m sure if I was create a third that it would also look completely different.

Anyway, there are still some spots left for this class which is now available on YouTube. You can sign up for it and others HERE.

The sentiment is HUG from the Big Hugs Word die from Whimsy Stamps and is a fun shape to add. You can add any sentiment you want. The last card I created (which you can see HERE, by the way) is one I purposed for a sympathy card. I think this card lends well to a variety of themes. One thing I forgot to do was add a shadow to the sidewalk under the boy and dog. Oops! So check out the first card for what that looks like and grab your BV23 to add that on.

List of Common Supplies

Stamp:
Sunbonnet Fireman Puppy rubber stamps from Little Miss Muffet Stamps
Big Hugs Word die

Copic Markers:
0, C1, 3, 6, W1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9
R05, 12, 24, 27, 39, 46
YG17, 21, 25, 61, 63
G28
E23, 25, 31, 41, 42, 44
Y35
YR09, 11, 16, 32
BV23
B41

Atlas Jar Die from Whimsy Stamps

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Take a break and do what makes you happy! We all need a break from our every day life and this card came about with that type of theme. I started with the Slimline Cityscape Die and tried to think of a fun way to use it – that’s when the Atlas Mason Jar Die came in mind to create a city scene inside. But one thing led to another and I ended up using seven different die sets, three stamps and one stencil to create this mega slimline scene. Read below for more details on how I create it featuring Pigs Can Fly Too as the star piglet in my story…

The city in a jar was created using the Atlas Mason Jar Die and Slimline Cityscape Die. I cut all the dies out in white cardstock so I could color them individually instead of searching for that many different colors to coordinate. Sometimes grabbing a marker or brush is quicker and it allows me to add more details such as the coloring the details on the jar’s lid or adding color to the ribbon/twine.
After my jar was created, I started to work on the background. Since I had a city in a jar theme, I wanted the outside to be the opposite. That’s when I grabbed the Stitched Border Trio Die, Slimline Woodland Cottage Die and Slimline Clouds Die to create the background scene. I added color throughout such as stenciling the background with the Sun Rays Stencil and coloring the foreground elements.
I love this Atlas Mason Jar Die! This could have been a great card to use lots of foam tape and really build up the layers but I decided to keep it simple and no more than two. On the first level, I raised the jar and BREAK lettering. On the second level, I raised the lid, bow and tag on the jar, then also the pig and the AWAY letting above that.

List of Common Supplies

Whimsy Stamps
Pigs Can Fly Too
Atlas Mason Jar Die
Slimline Cityscape Die
Slimline Woodland Cottage Die
Slimline Clouds Die
Stitched Border Trio Die
Bold ABC Die and AlFaDoodles Alphabet Clear Set
Simple Sentiments Strips Die and Simple Sentiments Strips Clear Set
Sun Rays Stencil