Happy, happy, happy! This adorable little Llama comes from the retired set Falala Llama from Whimsy Stamps and was the first image of each day that we colored at Jennifer’s Boot Camp last year. I had fun coloring with watercolors and learning to use that medium to look like Copic markers – it was a great challenge for me. When I look at these, I can see the progress from Day 1 (upper left) to Day 4 (lower left). I’ll be teaching my own retreat this year (completely different from Jennifer’s) so check out all the information about it here: Sproatmeyer’s Coloring Toolbox Retreat

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Metal Dies:
Wonky Window 3 die set
Happy Camper die set

Stamps:
Falala Llama clear set (retired)
Simple Sentiment Strips clear set
Wire Background rubber stamp

Other:
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes
Watercolors on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper

One of my favorite dies this week has been the Tree Assortment die set and I think I’ve used it on every one of my cards. There are so many trees too! For this card, I used the large trees and instead of adding dimension through layers on top of layers, I choose to give it some depth and make the inside lower with the trees above that. I think it worked out great. By the way, this project was colored using watercolors and not Copic markers. The background was the hardest part but eventually things got easier.

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Metal Dies:
Notched Rectangle die set
Extreme Postage die set
Tree Assortment die set
Simple Sentiment Strips die set

Stamps:
Kitty ‘n Pumpkin clear set
Simple Sentiment Strips clear set

Other:
Ranger Distressed Inks
Whimsy Blending Brushes
Watercolors on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper

I don’t work with purple very often but somehow ended up with this pink and purple frog that I needed to create a card for. This was one of those cards that I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out or what my next step was going to be. Do you ever have that happen? So I took it one step at a time and ended up with this. The final piece was adding the cheesecloth which softened the colors in the background enough for my eyes. I actually liked how it turned out. It will be a fun birthday card for someone.

Here are the Whimsy Stamps products that I used:

Froggie Hoppy Day 2 digital stamp
Simple Sentiments Strips die set
Simple Sentiments Strips clear stamps
Happy Large Word die set
Wonky Window 4 die set
Notched Rectangles die set

Coloring medium:
watercolors on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper

Hello my friend – this is a card that I created using the Cow Friends stamp from Whimsy Stamps along with the Quilted Rainbow Inlaid which I love using. The small sized scallop edge is perfect for a dainty feel which is what I was going for on this one. As you can see, I extended the same color pallet from the previous card with the pinks and greens. I colored this using my watercolors at Jennifer’s boot camp and I believe she drew in the tree for the bovine to lean on (but correct me if I’m wrong). At first, I wasn’t sure how it would make a good card because of all that white which stood out too much for me but I rather like it now that it’s framed and finished. What do you think?

Looking for the Whimsy Stamp supplies that I used? Here they are:

Cow Friends clear stamp
Quilted Rainbow Inlaid die set
Simple Sentiments Strips Dies
Simple Sentiments Strips Clear Stamps
Grass Frames Die Set (flowers)
Shaker Maker Rectangle die set

Coloring medium:
watercolors on Hammermill Premium Color Copy 100# paper