Whimsy Stamps Challenge - A Shaped Card

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Today I did something a little different. That is the great thing about challenges - sometimes they make you work outside your normal. This week the Whimsy Challenge is to make a shaped card.

This was a great opportunity to go through the Whimsy Shape EZ templates - Have you had a chance to Play with them? They are great! Whether you have a electronic cutter or cut by hand these templates are easy and a great starting point to your project. And there are a bunch of them!

Me - I felt like a cup of tea -

Shape EZ Tea Cup Flip Card

Cream colored card stock for the base. Then from a piece of Whimsy's Cottage Charms paper.  For the insert and the cut of roses. Love those roses! Whimsy papers are so gorgeous - I love the shabby feel of this collection. Inking the edges of everything with Ranger Distressed Ink Tea Dye.

I added some mulberry roses and flower with Martha Stewart leaves Punches. They are sort of hidden... but you can see them from the side view maybe -

The sentiment is also Whimsy - Simple Everyday Greetings A great go to set for your cards!!

Inside I went simple but added a few more roses.

There was no coloring with this card - but I still had fun with it, and I like how it turned out.

How long has it been since you made a "shaped card". And yes I know rectangle and square are shapes... but outside the box, ok? Have some fun and join us this week at the Whimsy Challenge! You can make any shape card - as long as it isn't a box.

Have a Wonderfully Blessed Day! Maybe enjoy a cup of tea?
HUGS and

High Hopes - Thank You or Ewe?

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I had way too much fun working on this weeks High Hopes Challenge Card this week. Why? I don't have a clue, other than it just made me smile and I pulled out some old favorite products, a new one that I think I need a whole lot more of!

The challenge this week? Is to create a Thank You card - Mine is more Thank Ewe...

So what do you think? Went just a bit crazy huh? But cute? Now the sheep was the starting point. Adorable right? High Hopes Lg. Fluffy Ewenice One of my early High Hopes images. I just fell totally in love with that sweet little face and that heart shaped nose.

I stamped her on light grey card stock. Reason? Well I wanted to make sure that when I did her wool coat it would really pop in white. So I stamped on a light grey. Colored with Copics, including the back ground. I colored over the grey to with BG10 to make it cheerier and not so... well grey! LOL Cut her out with a circle Nestie. I then colored her wool with my Marvy Snow Marker. A favorite forever! I set it aside to dry while I went to work on the card.

New papers for me! And oh my I need more already. Graphic 45 Secret Garden Collection. I purchased a few of these paper pads to put into my eBay store. I bought one for myself, and I am finding it really difficult to not go in and purchase the remaining one from myself! LOL Have you seen this new collection. Totally in Love! Anyway enough about the paper... I used a white card stock base, stacked up two of the pattern papers on a dark pink card stock mat. Sewed them all together. Cut out a larger Nestie Circle for a mat for Ewenice. I was trying to figure out what I wanted to use for embellishments - Then I found another item that I just put into my store - The Magnolia Floral Swirls Corner. So I cut out in green, then again in the same dark pink. Cut out the flowers and glued together. Attached to two of the corners - Having fun here!!

My sentiment is a Papertrey Ink Alphabet die - I cut out all the letters to spell out "Thank Ewe" in white and attached. I then went back to Ewenice. Now in order for the Marvy Snow Marker to do its magic it has to be completely dry... then you use your heat gun over it and watch it poof up! As it did I was happy with the results. But then after I attached it down to the card I wanted more... so I pulled out a Viva Decor Pearl White Paper Pen and added some sparkle to the fluff. Now we are really happy! She needed some Viva Decor Rose Paper Pen on her bow so it would pop too. I really wish you could see this in person, you just can't see the depth in the photo. I dotted around the circle mat with the Pearl White, and then dotted the centers of the flowers.

Close up of Ewenice -

Inside of the card is left over papers and a Nestie scalloped circle that I had sitting on my desk - Never waste!

The Copic Colors I used -

I really have no clue why I had so much fun making this one... The one thing I will say is that I worked during the day this weekend, while calm and watching a movie. With no time limits and nothing hanging over my head that I really should be doing. OH there were things that I should have been doing, but nothing that was stressing me. LOL It has been a while since I really spent an afternoon playing like that. Told Hubby I will have to do more regularly like I use to.

SO now you need to click on over to High Hopes Challenge and see all the DT's Thank You cards - Then really join us!! You could be the one that wins more High Hopes!

Hope you are having a good week. Things are calmer than normal around here - and there are no complaints from me. Hope the rest of the week stays the same!

Have a Wonderfully Blessed Day
Hugs and -

Whimsy Stamps - June Digital Release Blog Hop!

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Back for a second post today - The first of the month is Hop Day for Whimsy. So after reading the Hop info - take a peek at today's Animal Crackers Post below ok?

To the HOP!

Welcome to the June digital release blog hop!!!!

 

We have lots of new images to share with you today created by

Marika Collins Collection

Moon Cookie Gallery

Stamp Art Design

Scrappers Delights paper crafts

Fairydust

Crissy’s Digis

All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality.You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project

  To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there will be 2 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts!

 

These winners will each win a Whimsy digital image of their choice.

The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop.

 This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from the

 Whimsy Stamps Store

 

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Saturday 8th June at 12 Noon EST.

Below is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way

Jackie R

Juelmarie

Michelle

Jackie S

Brenda

Sheri

Tracy

Christine

Now for my card to share with you!

Fell in love with Crissy's new Digi the second I saw it. A fat cat, in a tube wearing shades. I mean common! Great image!
His name is "Cool Cat Lifesaver"

I don't know why but 99% of the time I color a cat image I always color a orange stripe cat. Maybe it is remembering our old cat Goober. She was a tabby, and I just go straight for orange on cats. So with my Copics I colored in some stripes. You want some honesty here? I made a boo boo on his face, after spending forever on him. Started to really pout and pitch. BUT then it came to me... pop dot on another face! A little 3-D look. So I did up another face. And then decided that the tube could be popped up to. I was trying to make it look like his paws were really holding onto the tube, but it didn't quite turn out like I was thinking. Oh well...

Side view -

My papers are all from First Editions "Boho Chic" collection. Cut out the cat and used the stripes as the background. I also added some corners from Whimsy. Corner Dies Set - My Go To corners! Found the sentiment in some of my printed out Digi Sentiments - Also Whimsy! "Chill Out!" is part of the City Talk set. PERFECT for this Cool Cat don't you think?

Oh almost forgot I added stickles to the sunglasses! They just had to have some bling to them, right?

Here is the inside - Same paper collection -

And Copic Colors Used 

NOW it is time for you to go to the next lady on the hop - (after you peek at Animal Crackers below) 

So have fun over at Jackie S ! And have a great Saturday! 

Animal Crackers - What a FACE!!

Howdy -

Hope you have gorgeous weather where you are. Here in Central Texas things have been really pretty. It is just now starting to get "hot". All though Hubby says no it is still nice. Me.. it is hot mid afternoon. But something we have not had here the 1st of June - GREEN!!! It is so wonderful to see so much green grass going into summer. Been a very long time since we have seen this. And the animals are not complaining at all!

I went out late yesterday afternoon and spent time loving on some of the kids. First I went into the chicken coop to talk to the gals. (All though I am thinking one of the Guineas is a guy) Hubby is really nuts over his Guineas - me... they are ok, but I am really leaning towards them moving out of the coop. They are friendly to us, not so much to the chickens, and their feathers are really pretty, but seriously... I think this is a face that only Hubby can love...

Oh my... just don't even know what to say.

This is more my kind of face to love -

Miss Libbie - She has really trimmed down and is now back to her girlish figure. And as I said last week, she hates to get dirty so after a bath and a good brushing she is good for a while. My Pretty girl.

Back to the coop -

I found two of my Wyandottes perched and doing a little gossiping -

I bet it was about the Guineas... shh.. lets listen... "Have you seen that face? No wonderful she screams so much!"  Ha Ha...

Had to show you one more I got of the Wyandottes... it was just too cute -

Their rear ends are just cute! Right? Even their back sides are prettier than the Guineas!! :0}

Then I headed off to the young girls pen. I wanted to get some photos of the older ladies today - but they were way over on the other side of the neighbors pasture. Sorry.. Green Thick Grass.. wasn't interested in me at all. And I was too lazy to hike over to them. Remember it was hot.

But the little girls were posing so nice for me -

Felicia and Cali - They were enjoying the edge of the shade, and were waiting for Dad to finish topping off the boys water buckets and move over to theirs. They love to drink out of the buckets while they are being filled. Fresh Cool Water. But luckily I snapped before he started walking over -

Cuz as soon as they saw him approaching - Felicia started taking off.. and Cali - - -

There is always time for a little dirt bath back scratch you know ...  Is that a happy look on her face or what? Must really feel good...

Then to the boys pen. If this was Walmart - this boy would be our greeter right next to Teddy -

Jorge - Hubby says he wins the award for friendliest. How he judged that with our animals I don't know, cuz there are only a handful that aren't obnoxious friendly. But he shakes his head and says "Jorge is the friendliest of all" He is sweet - and what an adorable face.

One last photo - I got a good view of Miss Vera - One where you can see her coloring and how pretty she is.

I always wanted a grey goat. And Peso was my chance - he delivered well too. And then from Lucy's side she pulled in some of the copper. I am so anxious to see what Vera's babies will look like. We decided to wait on breeding and not have fall babies. I know... I am pouting too. But they are harder to sell in November/December - So we will go for early Spring babies.

Well I hope that today's photos gave you a grin. I took 98 photos yesterday while out snapping - So I have a more ready for next week. :0)

I will have another post today - Whimsy Release Day Blog Hop - Please come back and see ok?

Have a wonderful blessed Saturday!
Hugs and -

High Hopes - Gate Fold Challenge

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Today is Tuesday - Feels like Monday with the Memorial Day Holiday yesterday. But it is Tuesday and that is the High Hopes Challenge :0)  -

This week the challenge is to make a Gate Fold Card. Any kind of Gate fold card will work. Or you can try my Tutorial from last week. :0)

I made another one. I have been having fun with my Gate Fold with a scene card. I think it is because I get to use more stamps, and just spend lots of time coloring. I have really loved the calm time coloring lately. Needed it and really has helped me chill a bit. That on edge about to explode feeling goes away while coloring. Hubby would say do more coloring... LOL

Ok, so back to my card - These are some of my first High Hopes images -

First I guess I will just make a list of the stamps used - 

Large Monkey Mike

Mike on a Vine

Bunch of Bananas

Simply De-vine!

Go Bananas!

Jungle Leaf Corner

Jungle Background

Told you I got to play with lots of stamps on this one!!! I won't go into all the instructions on how to make it, you can scroll down to last week for all of that. The only thing different is the pattern paper, I used Graphic 45 Bird Song papers. 

Oh and I masked off the background and stamped it twice for the inside. And Masked and stamped the leaves behind Monkey Mike. 

Here is the card opening up - 

And the inside -



Sorry I forgot to take my photo of my Copics - lets just make it easy and say almost every green, lots of browns and a few basics - ha!

Now its your turn! PLEASE head over to the High Hopes Challenge and join us in playing. This was my first Tutorial, I would love to have lots of activity for the challenge.... so please play this week ok?

And if you do make a card with my Tutorial... SHARE with me here the link. I would love to come and see your card!

Alrighty... back to work!! We have been doing Spring cleaning. It is such a great but horrible feeling to move furniture, pull out drawers and clean out!  Great cuz once it is done the house feels good and looks so much nicer. Horrible cuz I look at the stacks of junk and trash and Animal Hair and Dirt that is trapped under and behind furniture!! Oh my how does my house get that way! Oh yea... Hubby and I are not the most organized. (those that know us, please stop laughing now) And all the dogs, a cat, and we live here - and sometimes life just gets away doesn't it? Well things are all getting moved, dusted, cleaned and then put back to order. May take a while to do every room... but wow two rooms down, working on room three. Feels great!! And lots of garbage bags going out! And donation bags out! YEA!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!! Gonna go and get my broom and dust pan and get busy!

Whimsy Inspiration - Stargazer Lilly

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   Well we got the rain! There has been some flooding around here, we have been lucky and just good rain. All the rain left Hubby and I inside all day. Now we have a list of "chores" a mile long, and many of them are inside jobs. Guess how much we got done yesterday while "stuck" inside while it rained all day.  Laundry. That is just about it. Oh and I got some coloring done. We basically were pretty lazy. Why is it that rainy days make it hard to work on chores. Hopefully we can catch up today. If not our list will grow and then move to tomorrow.

Here is my card for Whimsy this week - I have really been wanting to color the new Stargazer Lily image.

Love this image - Dana's Digi - Stargazer Lily - I have layers and layers of coloring here... LOL I colored, and then set it aside, then decided it wasn't right and colored over it again. This is one of the few that you see the ink on the backside of my paper. I use Papertrey Ink card stock to color. And not much soaks through. This one shows about 90% on the back side, wish I had taken a photo and showed you. After I picked out my pattern paper I went back and colored the background green to match. Went over it with the same green Copic about 10-12 times. Love how it almost has a velvet look to it.

The paper is from a older pad, from K&Company. Just says Designer Pad. The front I used just a simple pattern, but take a look at the inside of the card... sort of matches huh?

Sorry the photos are sort of dark... lots of rain remember? Anyway love how it sort of matches the image. Back to the front of the card. I matted with Bazzill Dotted Swiss Hot Pink card stock, on a white card stock base. Matted the image and the sentiment. I had to use that sentiment it is just so me lately -

"Life - is about playing catch up. Just when you think you've reached the bottom of the list, it miraculously grows." Yep... that is life around here!

I added tiny little pearls to the white flowers on the pattern paper on the front, and then just a touch of stickles for some bling.

Inside kept it simple, just using the one pattern paper, matted and a white box for signing.

Here are the Copic colors - may have used up a few... LOL

Now what is on the list for today? Breakfast with the locals at the cafe. Priorities you know. Then maybe the grocery store. Then back to some "deep" cleaning. Trying to do a little Spring Cleaning around here. Hope I can get it all done before Spring is over -

Then I also need to get some items listed to start up on eBay tonight. OH.. I added a BUNCH of craft items to my eBay store.  Some older new items, and some very brand new items that I just got in. :0) Link is top right if you would like to take a look at all I have for sale right now.

Hope you have a wonderful blessed Sunday -
HUGS and -

Animal Crackers - Soggy Chicken, Soggy Goats, Soggy Donkeys, Soggy Doggies, Soggy Photographer

Howdy-

Yesterday it rained! And rained pretty good. We didn't get as much as some of our friends around here - We got less than an inch. One friend got close to SIX inches! Wowser! More is predicted for today, but I don't think we will get close to that measurement.

I kept waiting for it to stop late in the day to get my photos, but it never stopped completely before dark. So late afternoon it slowed down some. So I braved the rain and Hubby and I made a trip around all the pens to check on everyone and snap a few photos.

What we got was photos of lots of soggy animals. LOL I think they were enjoying the cool wet. Well all but the goats. One drop and they were not happy campers. A couple got real wet due to the fact that they couldn't find any room in each of the huts, or at least the huts they wanted to be in. Finally everyone was settled and was "safe" from the dangerous wet stuff falling from the sky.

Shockingly the chickens were out in the rain. Hubby keeps telling me they are CHICKENS. They do not have large brains at all! But my chickens I thought were smarter than that!

Heck it cooled off and the rain probably felt nice after the warm days we have had this last week. But still I was surprised that they were out in it and so wet.

The young donkey girls were all lined up in one of the huts. They looked like they were enjoying the cool rain as well... until it started raining hard then they got smart and went for cover!

Their pen really gets soggy, much more than an inch and they get a private pond. Not a good pond, a slick muddy yucky pond. One of those things on Hubby's fix list. As soon as we can move the girls, then he will build it up and seed the old pen. Then they will have late summer fall grass. Just another one of those "to - do's" around the farm. The list gets more added than we can get marked off - sigh.

Sonia was still out walking around in the rain. She was REALLY SOGGY.

She didn't seem to mind. Wonder where she got that from?

Oh yes, her Dad Black Jack LOVES to get soaked and enjoy the rainfall...

When it rains you can always find Black Jack out in the pen getting totally soaked. Now I say that he enjoys getting soaked but now that I think about it, it may just be that the ladies never let him into the shack while they are in it... Heck he could use a bath anyway... and he doesn't complain. Whatever the ladies want, he is just happy in the big pen again and to have a couple of girls there with him! (Yes folks... we should have at least one baby next year!!!)

Now this is a guy that really really really hates the rain. He is a goat so it makes sense, but Peso seems to really pout and get so sad when it rains.

He hates not being able to be up on his spool looking over all of his world. And when it rains he HAS to go into the igloo hut for protection, he could melt you know. And inside his hut, he cannot see anything. So this is "Pouting Peso" ... sad huh? I told Hubby he needs to build him a new hut... up high off the ground, and with windows on each side so he can see -  :0)

Now this next photo made me grin. We have become a little paranoid about the dogs. Not that we could have done anything for Tuco, but we keep watch over the dogs even more now. I hate to have them out and not be right there with them. Which is silly... but Anyway, while roaming around all the pens, we can still see the backyard. Libbie on the porch watching the rain and all the animals. But Autie and Chica...

 Now first you have to know that I spent forever Thursday brushing both of them. They were so soft and looked so pretty, or handsome. And now... they smell like wet dogs, and are crunchy. Going to wait and see how much it rains today - then I think they will be getting a bath again right away. OH not Miss Libbie, she is still soft and clean, the girl hates to be dirty.

Actually... seeing them play and have fun was so worth it, we don't mind having to clean them up. Since we have taken a good portion of fur off of Autie (you can't tell can you?) since lightening his fur he is playing more and seems to having more fun. I mean that face there... that is his puppy face that we haven't seen in a long time. Full out running having fun - Chica... that face is I want to fun and have fun but it is starting to rain harder and I am just not to sure about it anymore. LOL

 Hope you have a wonderful Weekend -
HUG a furry baby -
and