Merry Christmas with Holiday Anya 3

My goodness! It's been a few weeks since my last card, sorry about that. I got in a funk of sorts and creating just wasn't on the agenda. I think that funk is lifting plus I'm on vacation now until the 31st so hopefully I'll have LOTS of crafty goodness to share soon!

If you know me you know that holiday/winter cards are really just not my thing. I looked back and in 2013, I made 242 cards and out of those only 15 were holiday/winter ones. In 2014, I made 144 cards and again, only 15 were holiday/winter. This year I've made 82 cards and only 1 has been holiday/winter. I don't know why I don't make more. I have lots of winter/holiday stamps, lots of ideas but I just don't follow through. I'm really, really hoping to change that starting now (and hopefully continuing into 2016)!!

Today I have a card using a cutie from The Greeting Farm called Holiday Anya 3. I don't see her in the store so she might be retired. I had fun making her hand muff and scarf all sparkly and fluffy. 

I'm entering this into the following challenges~

• Simply Papercraft~Anything Goes
• Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge~ Happy Holidays
• Craft Rocket Challenge~ Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenge~ Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge~ Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations~Merry Christmas
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends~ Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I appreciate it so much!! Enjoy your day!

Stamps~ The Greeting Farm-Holiday Anya 3, SU Good Greetings
Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Real Red
Cardstock~ SU Real Red, misc white
Designer Paper~ Basic Grey-Figgy
Other Goodies~ copics, sparkly fluff, La La Land Scalloped Trim Banner Die, La La Land Snowflake Flag Banner Die,

Whimsy Stamps October Rubber Stamp and Die Release Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of our ...

2014 Holiday Release - Part 2

A few weeks ago we released Part 1 of our 2014 Holiday Collection. Today we are super excited to continue the sneak peeks for the second part of our 2014 Holiday Collection.

Over the next 2 days we will reveal 18 *BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps/stamp sets and 6 *BRAND NEW* coordinating die/die sets. They will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers on Wednesday.

We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie Maraver, Vicky Parson, Denise Griffith, Debbie Jenett, Donna Rudy and Crissy Armstrong as our Guest Designers for this release. Welcome ladies!

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment at every stop to be entered into the draw.

Today we are excited to show you the brand new Elisabeth Bell, Time For Tea Designs, Meljen's and Raindrop Echo Designs stamps and dies being released this month. To see a full reveal of all the stamps from todays sneak peeks please visit the Whimsy Inspirations Blog HERE.

For my card today I used the new Time For Tea Designs stamp~ Christmas Angel. I also used the new Raindrop Echo Designs sentiment set, Notables Collection 2. I also used the Whimsy Shapeology Die-Notables 1.

Here's today's hop list. Don’t forget to leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw to win a $15 gift certificate.

Danni Bindel--that's me!

Debbie Jennett (GDT)

Shannah Bartle

Vicki Parson (GDT) 

Jacque Beddingfield

Debbie Eastman 

Stephanne Maraver (GDT)

Donna Rudy (GDT)

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you back here for the final hop and release day!!!

Paper Pretties Challenge~White on White

It's time for another challenge at Paper Pretties! Be sure to visit the blog and see how you can play along and see the other designers creations!

This week we want to see your White on White creations! I must admit these are starting to become a favorite of mine!

I used Holiday Fairy Meg for my card today. She's colored with copics and then fussy cut out. I added some Baby Boy Blue Sparkly Fluff to her trim and then some glitter to her wings. The white background is embossed with two different snowflake embossing folders.

Hope you have the most wonderful day!


If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!
Visit my CTMH site for online shopping 24/7 and for inspiration and ideas!!

Sally and Snowball

Here we are in December already! How on earth did that happen? I guess that means I need to switch gears and start getting some winter cards made.

Today I decided to color up the super sweet Sally and Snowball by Conie Fong from Sweet Pea Stamps. You can find the digi~ HERE and the rubber stamp~ HERE!

I colored the adorable image with copics and then added some Cotton Candy Sparkly Fluff to all the trim on her boots/clothes. I paired her with some papers from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kiss and then added a snowflake and some pearls. I also outlined the shape of the nestabilities die with a marker while the paper was still in it~~ love the effect of that. 

Enjoy your day! I'm super excited that tomorrow is finally my interview! Cross your fingers for me!

Be sure to take some time to check out~

• Sweet Pea Stamps Store
• Sweet Pea Stamps Design Team Blog
• Sweet Pea Stamps Facebook Page
• Sweet Pea Stamps Facebook Group
• Monthly Challenge Blog-One Sweet Challenge
• Pinterest Page
• Youtube 

If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!

Visit my CTMH site for online shopping 24/7 and for inspiration and ideas!!

Snowman and Girl

Time for some Whimsy & Stars Studio cuteness!! This cute digi is Snowman and Girl~ perfect for those winter cards!! 

I colored the image with copics and a few CTMH markers and then got sparkly!! I used sparkly fluff on the trim, some Martha Stewart mica flake glitter for the snow and then Martha Stewart carrara marble glitter for the snowman. I then paired the sparkly image with some papers from Crate Paper-Snow Day, then added some snowflakes and rhinestones to finish the card. 

Don't forget that there is also a sale going on! Happy Shopping!

Have a happy Monday! I'm off on a new adventure today...buying new clothes so that I can start looking for a part-time job. EEK!! So scary after all this time as a stay-at-home mom but we really need the extra income. Wish me luck!

If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!
Visit my CTMH site for online shopping 24/7 and for inspiration and ideas!!

Holly-Whimsy & Stars New Release!

Today is release day at Whimsy & Stars Studio!! Mabelle is releasing the super cute digi, Holly!! Be sure to visit the blog to see all the details and see all the design team creations!

Here's what I came up with using super sweet Holly. 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to head to the Whimsy & Stars Studio to get this (and many other) cute digis!

If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!

stamps~ Whimsy & Stars Studio-digi- Holly,
ink~
cardstock~ Crafter's Companion white, SU Chocolate Chip,
designer paper~ Basic Grey-Jovial
other goodies~ copics, Sugar Sparkly Fluff, stickles, stardust pen, pearls, Wink Of Stella gold pen

Havin' a ball!

Getting the holiday card train rolling today by inking up a TAC set, Havin' a ball! Trying to keep all the cards I make as flat and simple as possible for ease in mailing and also to help me get them all done in time!

For years I've stressed so much over holiday/winter cards, so much that last year I didn't send any but I think most of it is because I had it in my mind that every card had to be elaborate. I think I've finally got it through my head that it's the thought and not the card that matters. I think sometimes I'm my own worst enemy!!

For the first card I stamped my little mousie in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored him with copics. My paper is Echo Park- Very Merry Christmas. Gotta have my sparkle so added touches with stickles to finish the card.

The next card is also stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics and then I cut the image out. I used sparkly fluff for the trim-love sparkly fluff! I used the same Echo Park-Very Merry Christmas for this card. I added some bakers twine and the sentiment to finish the card.

For the last card I inked the mousie again in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics. My paper is Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses. I embossed the white cardstock for some texture and then added sparkle with stickles and some shimmer with liquid pearls.

Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy your day!

Continuing on with my challenge to myself...

Still determined to finish the Basic Grey Olivia paper pad for my challenge to myself. Here's a few more cards that I came up with using it. I might go over my 2 week time limit but I think I'm getting closer to it being gone! 

My first card uses a set from TAC, Cheery Thoughts--which was designed by Mabelle RO.

The next card uses one of the Tilda's that I have hiding away begging to get inky!

If you want any information about the cards, feel free to email me!

These bring the total so far to 10 cards from the same paper pad.

Uptown Girls Pattie and Dottie-Friends Forever

I think the new Uptown Girls are just so fun! I guess I really liked this one as I ended up with 2! So you know what that means…yup, time to give one of them away!! Details at the end of this post!

I got my Uptown Girls Pattie and Dottie-Forever Friends at SCACD--did you know that SCACD carries the Uptown Girls?

I inked them up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with my copics and ShinHan Art Touch Twin Markers.

I paired them up with Basic Grey Konnichiwa paper. I thought their boa needed some fun so I added some sparkly fluff to it. For my border on the striped strip I used my Classic Corner die from Dies by SCACD. I added some paper piercing, another Classic Corner die, some sparkle with stickles and a few Kaisercraft pearls to finish the card.

Here’s a quick peek at the inside of the card too--just stamped the image in a light colored ink, one of my favorite techniques (sure wish I could remember who I got that idea from) and then stamped the sentiment in a darker color.

Now onto how you can have this stamp come to your home~

• Leave a comment telling me what your favorite Uptown Girl is from all the ones at SCACD--you can see them all- HERE!!! ( feel free to go shopping, hehe)
• Check back here in one week, so on Wednesday July 25, 2012 and see if you won!
• Easy peasy--good luck!!

Be on the lookout for more stamp giveaways over the next few weeks as I found several that need new homes!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

The Pink Elephant Challenge #156

Time for another Pink Elephant Challenge!! Be sure to visit the blog to find out how you can play along with us and to see the other DT’s creations!
This week our challenge is Christmas In July! Never to early to start on those holiday cards, right?

I chose Winter Wonder from Sylvia Zet for SCACD to get inky as this poor stamp hasn’t seen any ink--just such a shame as it’s sooo adorable!! I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with my copics and ShinHan Art Touch Twin Markers. I paired the image with Basic Grey Jovial.

I added Sparkly Fluff to her hat, coat, boots and her little bear friend’s hat. Then some glitter for the snow and finally stickles on her bow and candle. I added a flower and some branch punch outs to finish the card.

Hope you’ll join us this week at The Pink Elephant Challenge!

Ms. MyTime

Continuing on with my spa/pamper yourself type cards for my friend (you can read about it HERE), I thought not everyone likes the “cutesy” cards so I thought Ms. MyTime would be perfect for some variety.
Again, keeping it super simple so it will mail easily.

The little details~ Ms. MyTime, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Bo Bunny Garden Girl, white pen, SU Old Olive ink, SU Blushing Bride ink, Cotton Candy Pink Sparkly Fluff, Kaisercraft pearls,

Christmas Card Challenge

One of the challenges I always, always bookmark but have never played along with is Sparkle’s Christmas Card Challenge. Well I decided that I’m going to do my best to play along for 2012!!
So even though I missed the first few challenges, I’m doing them anyway, just so I can be caught up! I just won’t enter them since the time is up.
The first one was~

Here’s what I came up with for Week #1 using a cute digi from Whimsy and Stars Studio-Mabelle RO called Twinkling Angel.

 
I needed to add some color to my blog, what do you think?
The little details~ digi- Twinkling Angel, copics, Cotton Candy Pink sparkly fluff, snowflakes Cuttlebug embossing folder, bakers twine, Fibi & Lili Christmas, Memento Tuexdo Black ink, SU Dazzling Details,

Sweet November Review

It’s time to take another look at the adorable Sweet November stamps that were released this month! Be sure to visit Amy, Nancy and Rachel and the ATS blog to see what they’ve created!
I had fun using the sweet Piper and her snowman again! Love these Fairwee’s!

The little details~ Piper and her snowman, copics, Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients December 2010 kit, sparkly fluff, glamour dust, Polar White Flower Soft, SU Dazzling Details, rhinestones,

Whimsy and Stars Studio Release!

It’s time for another cute release from Whimsy and Stars Studio-Mabelle RO!! Lots of wonderful holiday digi’s in this release so be sure you check them all out in her Etsy Store! Plus, she’s added some of her designs in rubber too!! Totally fabulous!!

Today I’m sharing the new digi release, Felicity Angel. She is just so sweet!!

 

Head on over and go shopping!!

I also wanted to note that this is my last card as a design team member for Whimsy and Stars Studio. I have fully enjoyed the opportunity to work with Mabelle and her images. This doesn’t mean I won’t be using them though..just not as a design team member!

The little details~ digi-Felicity Angel, copics, Basic Grey Jovial, sparkly fluff, pearls, stickles,

Sweet November Sneak Day 2

(please scroll down for my Shopping Our Stash post!)
Time to share some more previews from the  Sweet November release at All That Scraps! (I just found out that all the stamps are available NOW!!)
Be sure to visit Amy, Nancy and Rachel to see what they’ve created today too!!
Today we are showing the uber cute Snow Flurry Emaline and Mia’s Ornament! Again I have to say that I just {love} this release!! Super, super cute!!
First up we have sweet Emaline walking in the snow! I can just picture her trying to catch the snowflakes on her tongue! hehe!

 
Then we have little Mia getting a good close up of herself in the ornament! I know I’ve caught my Belle doing this before and making silly faces…wonder if little Mia is making faces too!

I can’t get a good photo of the ornament and how I did it but it looks really neat in real life--I “colored” it in with Smooch (lost the label so not sure what color but it’s white) and then went over the whole thing again with Smooch Illuminate when the first Smooch was dry. I really like the effect.
See you tomorrow for more previews!!

StampFairy Challenge-Back To School

This week the StampFairy Challenge is Back To School! Be sure to visit the blog to find out how you can play along and to see all the fabulous creations from the other design team members!

What is more perfect for back to school then a cute cheerleader? I used the fun Linda Cheerleader for my card today. My high school  colors were red, white and blue so those are the colors I chose today.

She’s cheering on everyone who is going back to school! My kids still have 3 more weeks before they go back, which seems like a long time to me. LOL! I used sparkly fluff on her pom-poms to make them sparkly and have some texture/dimension.

The little details~ digi-Linda Cheerleader, copics, Bo Bunny Liberty, Paper Pretties Go Team, Palette Prussian Blue, sparkly fluff, Kaisercraft rhinestones,

All Peeked Out Peeker

Isn’t she precious? I always loved when my kiddos were so sleepy…as long as no tantrums were involved..hehe!

This cutie is from the latest release from Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, The Peekers 2 Collection and she is All Peeked Out Peeker.

She needed fluffy bunny slippers so I added some sparkly fluff to them!

 

The little details~ All Peeked Out Peeker, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, Basic Grey Two Scoops, SU Pretty In Pink, sparkly fluff, flowers, Martha Stewart punch, scrappers floss,

Weekend challenge between friends

Kristie and I have both have many stamp sets in common so we thought it would be fun to challenge each other once in a while on the weekends with different sets/companies/etc. so that we are actually *using* our stuff.

This weekend we decided to work with our Aurora sets from Victoria Case for SCACD and the color purple.

I stamped Aurora twice and then cut one image out and placed it on top of the other image for some dimension. For my layout I used this week's Sketchy Thursday sketch, Sketch #118.

Here's what I came up with~

The little details~ Aurora with tulips, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Pixie-Licious-which is 25% off right now, nestabilities, Kaisercraft pearls, Smooch Illuminate, Viva Decor Lilac Pearl Pen, stardust stickles, 

I had time so I created one more card~ This time from the Aurora 2 Collection, Out on the Town. I think it would be awesome to have a flower umbrella!! 

For this one I stamped her flower umbrella twice and cut one out to place on the other image for dimension. I found my inner sparkle on this card too, hehe, I used sparkly fluff, Smooch Illuminate, Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint (I totally, totally {heart} this paint!!) and some stickles! Oh and some copic glitter pens too!

I also had fun and used my Sew Easy to add some touches of stitching. Have you ordered yours yet?? 

For my layout I used an older SCS sketch, SC315.

The little details~ Out on the Town, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, cardstock, sparkly fluff, Smooch Illuminate, Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint, stickles, copic glitter pens, Kaisercraft Tea at Elsie's, Sew Easy, ribbon, SU marker, charm, bella baubles,