Today, Tomorrow, Always...

Normally I would start this post with "Happy Wednesday," but it's a sad Wednesday since it's the last Whimsical Wednesday challenge, and also my last post as a Whimsical Designs design team member. I've been on the team since January and have truly loved getting to know Stephanie and the rest of the girls, and working with such fun stamp sets. 

Our last challenge is to use something old and new on a project. I chose to create a tag using some Authentique paper that was new to my collection, and some old crinkle ribbon and lace from my stash.

I covered a tag with paper from Authentique's "Grace" line and distressed the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Tim Holtz, I love the dimension it gives the tag. The 'nothing sweeter than you' sticker came with the paper collection, and I embellished with a strip of polka dot paper, some lace, and a ribbon tied around the top of the tag.

The "Today, Tomorrow, Always..." sentiment is from the "With Love" stamp set by Whimsical Designs.

Our sponsor this week is The Paper Parade, and one lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to their shop!

It's been an absolute pleasure being on the team and I'm sure going to miss creating for these challenges every week! Stephanie has been awesome to work with and I wish her the best of luck as she returns to work and finishes up her Master's degree, I'm so happy for her! Hopefully this isn't the last you'll see of Whimsical Wednesday challenges. :)

Got Cake?

This week's challenge at Whimsical Designs involves one of my favorite things of all time... GLITTER!

For this fun, glittery challenge I used the Chef Ellie digital stamp from our sponsor, The Paper Nest Dolls, along with some 'Everyday Moments' paper by Teresa Collins. No idea why but I'm so in love with the blue/yellow combo! 

The paper already had glitter treatment in it, but for some extra sparkle I added glitter to the enamel dots and also around the border of the sentiment, which is from Whimsical's 'Everyday Sentiments' stamp set.

As previously mentioned, our sponsor for this week's challenge is The Paper Nest Dolls, and one lucky winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to their shop, good for both digital and rubber stamps!

Can't wait to see how you add some sparkle to your projects! :)

Doing the Happy Dance For You

Happy Hump Day! It's also my last day in Illinois, I'll be headed to Iowa tomorrow! Classes start next week and I'm excited for a change of scenery, even if it means having to go back to writing papers, studying, and all the other yucky stuff that comes with being a student. :) 

Anyways, on to my project for today! Whimsical Designs is having a bingo challenge (I love these), and we're challenging you to create a project using at least 3 items from our bingo board:

I chose to use Stickles, stamps (both digital and clear), and ribbon on my card: 

The digital stamp I used is Ginene from Paper Pretties, who happens to be our sponsor this week. I colored her with Copics and put her on an action wobble so that she's really dancing!

The sentiment I used is from Whimsical's "Everyday Sentiments" stamp set. Both the ribbon and papers are from my stash.

Paper Pretties is sponsoring 5 digis of the winner's choice! Fun!

I'm off to finish one final project before I pack up the rest of my crafty stuff, have a great rest of your day and hope to see you playing along in our bingo challenge!

Sealed With A Kiss

Happy Hump Day! One week today I'll be getting ready to move! Hard to believe that day is almost here. I should probably finish packing, too, but first I want to share with you the card I made for this week's Anything Goes challenge at Whimsical Designs!

I know it's not anywhere near Valentine's Day, but I saw the "Sealed with a Kiss" sentiment from Whimsical's "With Love" stamp set and couldn't resist! Even if the card is a bit lovey-dovey. :)

The hearts under the sentiment are from a sample stamp set I won from Sweet Stamp Shop! They were just what I needed when finishing off this card.

Any guesses as to what the lips are made of?! If you guessed Liquid Pearls, you're correct! Wondering how I did it? I'm feeling pretty generous today so I'll share my secret. :) When I thought of the idea for the card I went searching the Silhouette store for a lip die cut I liked, and came across a rhinestone template instead. I didn't have the right size rhinestones (nor enough of them) to make three lip patterns, and that's when I thought of Liquid Pearls! I bought the rhinestone pattern, opened it up in Silhouette Studio, and changed the dot pattern from black to a very, very light gray so I could still see the pattern, but it would still be faint enough in case I didn't cover a dot exactly. 

Our sponsor this week is Miriam's Crafting Supplies, and a winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to her fabulous embellishment shop!

Hope to see you playing along! :) Have a fabulous rest of your week.

Tis the Season

Christmas in July is less than a day away from being over (already?!) but that doesn't mean I can't squeeze in one last Christmas card! 

This card is for the new Whimsical Designs challenge - create a project featuring a bug or animal. Originally I had a bug in mind, but saw this adorable "Christmas Moose" stamp from our sponsor, QKR Stampede, and couldn't pass up its cuteness!

The plaid paper is from Recollections, and I used some ribbon and lace to embellish the card. I colored the moose with my Copics and added Christmas Red and Green Stickles to the light bulbs. The Tis the Season sentiment is from Whimsical's "Snow Much Fun" stamp set. Love this set!

As stated earlier in the post, our sponsor for this challenge is QKR Stampede, and the winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice!

Hope to see you joining in the fun! :)

You Make Me Smile All Over My Face

It's time for another Whimsical Wednesday challenge at Whimsical Designs! This week we are piling it on and using at least three layers of paper and two or more embellishments on our projects. Fun! I created a card using papers from Authentique's "Grace" collection (graciously provided by our sponsor this week - The Paper Parade) and a stamp from The Greeting Farm.

Here's a close up of the stamp, which I colored with Copics:

The embellishments I used on my card are crinkle ribbon, pearls, and Liquid Pearls. 

The sentiment is from the Whimsical Fun Vol. 1 stamp set.

The Paper Parade is also sponsoring this week's challenge with a $15 gift certificate to their store!

Hope to see you piling it on with us!

Yummo!

Happy Hump Day! (Mike Mike Mike) Has anyone seen that commercial? Cracks me up every time :) If you haven't seen it I probably sound like a complete loon, but look it up online and you'll understand what I'm talking about! :)

Hump Day means it's time for a new challenge at Whimsical Designs, and this week it's all about using your favorite colors! Now, I'm one of those people whose favorite colors are constantly changing, but lately I've been really loving a soft peach/aqua/brown color combo.

Using some beautiful paper from Authentique, sponsored by The Paper Parade, I created a recipe card holder! These cute bi-fold cards came with the collection and they hold index cards perfectly, which led me to the idea of a recipe card holder. Paired together with the "Yummo!" stamp from the Whimsical Fun Vol. 1 stamp set, I think it's a great fit! I embellished it with some Distress Ink, flowers, pearls, crinkle ribbon, and a sentiment from the paper collection.

Our sponsor this week is The Paper Parade and one lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate! 

So I have to ask, what's your favorite crafty color combo? :)

Friends Like You Make Every Day Brand New

I just love how sweet that sentiment is! It worked perfectly on a card I made for this week's CAS challenge at Whimsical Designs, using a digital stamp from our sponsor, Crafty Sentiments:

CAS is tough for me since I love embellishments, but thankfully the adorable teddy bear just made the card, and only a bit of crinkle ribbon from 3 Girl Jam and some pearls were needed to give it the finishing touches. 

The sentiment is from the Whimsical Fun Vol. 1 stamp set:

I colored the image using the following Copic markers:

Our sponsor for this week's challenge is Crafty Sentiments, and one lucky winner will receive their choice of 3 digital stamps!

Hope to see you playing along with us!

Christmas in July at Whimsical Designs!

Christmas in July is so fun to celebrate! It's been just long enough since Christmas to start thinking about Christmas again, even though it's still five months away. It'll be nice to see all the inspiration this month on different blogs to start getting some ideas for Christmas gifts and crafts!

To kick off the month, Whimsical Designs is having a Christmas challenge! Here's what I created for my DT project:

Now, I don't toot my own horn too often, but I am really proud of this tag! For one, it's not my usual style, and two, I love the way it came together. I started with Kraft cardstock and distressed it with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, and Walnut Stain. Then, I used metallic gold embossing powder to give it the snowflake background (and now I really want metallic silver embossing powder!).

The tag is actually a cut from the Silhouette store, and the holly leaves came with it. I distressed those with Peeled Paint Distress Ink, and instead of using the berries that came with the cut, I used CANDi pieces and Aged Mahogany Distress Stickles to give the berries a 3D effect to match the leaves. 

The pearls on the top of the tag are from Miriam's Crafting Supplies, and the ribbon is from 3 Girl Jam. I heat embossed the 'Merry Christmas' sentiment, which is from the Snow Much Fun stamp set by Whimsical Designs:

This week's challenge sponsor is The Robin's Nest, and one lucky winner will receive this fun, scrappy Christmas prize pack!

Hope to see you playing along! :)