Lots of Love - Whimsy Stamps

I am behind on my posting for Whimsy Stamps.

I am still dealing with medical issues and the new 

meds aren't working like they should be.  So I'm sorry

for being late and missing last week's post.

For my post today, I am using 2 stamps

for Whimsy Stamps created by Crissy Armstrong,

Fancy Bench and Valerie and Kitty Sitting Pretty  and
one stamp sentiment set from Raindrop Echo Designs
Spring Letter Seals.

You can click on the stamp names and it will take you to 

where you can buy them in the Whimsy Stamps Store.

I just LOVE the stamps and images from Crissy.
They are so very sweet and real fun to color in.
Here's a closeup of my colored image:

I stamped Valerie and Kitty Sitting Pretty onto my Cryogen
card stock and then I masked her and stamped the
Fancy Bench, so it looks like she is sitting on the bench. 
I am getting better at this masking technique. I then
colored in my images with my copics and I did a
dotted ground as I wanted it to look like my bench was
on the ground and not just there in the air..... I'm also
getting better at doing this as well....  The copics do
take lots of practice to get used to the markers and also
to get better at the different techniques.....

And a close up of the Spring Letter Seal:

I stamped my sentiment onto Cryogen card stock
as well with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
The sentiment set has interchangeable middles so you
can personalize your sentiment to which ever words you like to.
They are pretty fun to play with.....

And one last look at my awesome creation:

It is also Thursday and that means there is a
new digi release from Meljen's Designs, so
go to the Whimsy Stamps Store and check out
the new digis that are there....

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Whimsy Stamps Fancy Bench and Valerie and Kitty Sitting Pretty
Paper: Bazzill and Cryogen
Copics: E44, E43, E41, R85, R83, R81, BG18, BG15, BG11, E11, E00, E000, R20, E27, E25, E21, C3, C1, C0, R20
Accessories:  Spellbinders dies, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Designer's Choice Challenge - Repeat Impressions

It's time for a new Challenge series over at the House that Stamps Built! 

Here's how the "Designer's Choice Challenge" will work!
All of the fabulous design team members for Repeat Impressions 

will be assigned a Wednesday, and we get to set the 

"theme" for the challenge!  The Theme for this

week's DCC is hosted by Robin and she is challenging

 you all to create a card using these three colors…

kraft, robin’s egg blue and rust. Plus you may use 

one neutral color of your choice… white, ivory, brown or black.

For my DCC, I used the stamp called 

"Rebecca - 708-K".  I stamped my

image onto Cryogen Card Stock and she is

colored in with my Copics.  I used one

of the new Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Motifs to cut out

my image and for the corner pieces. I really like the color

combo, but when I read the challenge, I kinda left out the 

Rust color.  So in order to save my creation, I added

my sentiment in Rust colored ink.  Hope this is okay Robin....

Here is a closer look at my colored image:

Take a peek at what the rest of the DT has created for

this great Challenge. 

*  Darsie *  Dawn (You are Here)  *  Joy  *  Makiko  *

*  Lynette  *  Robin  *  Harriet  *  Karen  *  Michele  *

Don''t forget to check out the new Rock Star

Miriam

See all the details about this new Challenge over

at The House That Stamps Built.

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Repeat Impressions What IF Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Today I do not have a card to share, but

my youngest Daughter Melanie does. 

This is her creation.... Hope you enjoy.....

She used the Giraffe and Frame - 5301M from 

Repeat Impressions for her card. 

She stamped it with Top Boss and added some

Gold detail embossing powder to the giraffe 

and some black sparkly embossing powder to the 

frame.  She then used the heat gun.  She cut

out her image with one of my spellbinders dies and 

used one of the newer dies for the mat behind her

Giraffe.  She decided to use gold card stock for her

card base and black for her other color.

She added some gold 1/4" ribbon to the strip of black

at the top of her card, and added some pearls to finish

it off.  

Here's a closeup of her Giraffe and Frame, see

all the sparkle......

 I think she did a wonderful job of following the sketch

for the What If Wednesday Challenge.  She is entering

this challenge, it's her very first one, so keep your fingers crossed

for her......  Check back to see some more creations

that Melanie creates as we go along.  She is my 

Crafting buddy...... 

One last peek at her finished card:

This card is entered into the following Challenges:

The House That Stamps Built - WIW sketch challenge

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn and Melanie

Sweet Stamps Sympathy Challenge

It's Tuesday and it's time for another

awesome challenge over at Sweet Stamps.

The challenge this week is Sympathy.

Everyone needs one of these types of cards sometime,

this is a hard type of card for me to make.  

But I think I did okay for this one....

 For my card today, I used the stamp called

"Butterfly Bookmark 3008".  I stamped my image

with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it in with 

my Copics.

I used my Cheery Lynn Scalloped Coved Rectangle dies

to cut out my colored image and for the mat behind it.

I used one of my border punches for the edges.

I added a computer generated sentiment.

Here is a closer look at my Butterfly Bookmark:

Please join us at Sweet Stamps this week for

this awesome challenge of Sympathy. 

The details on the challenge are on the Sweet Stamps blog.  

Take a peek at what the rest of the DT has created, you will

be amazed at all the wonderful talent of our DT.

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Repeat Impressions Stamp of The Week

It is time for another Stamp of The Week from Repeat Impressions!!

This week the SOTW is Wheelbarrow (4307-K).

The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers

at 50% off with the special discount code from

Mon, Apr 25th to Sun, May 1st. To get the discount code

and more information about the SOTW, please go to the

RI blog "The House That Stamps Built".

For my card today, I used a few of the wonderful

RI stamps, Wheelbarrow (4307-K) and "Just Because I Care (8622-D)" 

Sentiment stamp.  I stamped the Wheelbarrow and the
Just Because I Care sentiment with Memento Black

ink onto Cryogen Ice White Card Stock.
 I colored my image with my Copics and used some
Prisma colored pencils to add some dimension to the Wheelbarrow
and for the sky and grass.
I used my new Spellbinders Grand 

Creative Book Pages dies to cut out my images and for my mats.  

I added some ribbon and some pearls to finish it off. 

A closer look at my colored Wheelbarrow:

One last peek at my creation before you

go off and visit the rest of the Rock Stars below:

Be sure to check out the creations by some of the other RI Rock Stars 

below to get more inspirations!!!!

Darsie Bruno * Joy Hadden

* Lynette Neus * Michele Greenwood  

*  Karen Hasheck * Dawn Bennett (You Are Here)

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions Wheelbarrow, Just Because I Care
Paper: Cryogen Ice White Card Stock, AC Red, blue card stock
Accessories: Ribbon, Spellbinders Grand Creative Book Pages, Pearls, Copics, Prisma Colored pencils

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

What If Wednesday - Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge

It’s WHAT IF? Wednesday 

and time for a new sketch challenge! 

The sketch that Wendy designed for the Rock

Stars to follow is:

 Here is my take on this sketch:

I have used the Tulip Bouquet - 912-K for my card today.

I stamped my image onto Cryogen Iridescent White

Card Stock and colored it with my Copics. 

I used my Spellbinders Labels 20 to cut out my

colored image and for the green mat behind it.

I then used a Martha Stewart Border punch for 

the left side strip and added some lace and a

few purple pearls to it.  

Here's a closer look at my colored image:

Head on over to the House That Stamps Built blog and 

see what the rest of the Rock Stars have created with

this great sketch.  While you are there why not enter

a creation that you have done following this sketch.

The rules are really simple......

Your card doesn’t even have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, 

but if you would like to include our designs we would really love to see them! 

Plus you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing

for using our stamps in your submissions! Simply create a 

card based on the sketch, upload your card to your blog

or Splitcoast gallery, then link your card to this post 

on The House That Stamps Built Blog.

 One last look at my card to give you all

some inspiration on giving the challenge a try.

Have Fun and I can't wait to see all the wonderful

creations.

 Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Sweet Stamps Frame It Challenge

 It's Tuesday and it's time for another

awesome challenge over at Sweet Stamps.

The challenge this week is Frame It, you must

use a frame on your creation. 

My card for today's challenge is pretty simple.

I just haven't been feeling too well lately, so I 

went with simple and easy..... I will 

redo my challenge card later this week as I really

don't feel that this one is up to my standards....

Anyway, here is my simple and easy card:

 I used the Cameo Lady stamp, she already 

has a frame around her, but I added another 

frame with my layering of my dies. 

I went with using the Parchment craft again.  I

am really liking the way that this looks.  She is

stamped onto the vellum with Shades White Dye ink and

embossed with fine white detail embossing powder.

I then used my parchment tools to do the embossing.

I colored on the back side with my Memento markers

to give her some color. 

Here's a closer look at my Cameo Lady:

I created my purple frame by layering 2 of the Cheery Lynn

Oval Classic dies.  I attached my frame with some pop dots

to give it a little bit of dimension.  I finished off my

card with some corner die cuts.  Simple and easy....

One last look at my card for today:

 Please join us at Sweet Stamps this week for

this awesome challenge of Frame It. The details on the challenge 

are on the Sweet Stamps blog.  Take a peek 

at what the rest of the DT has created, you will

be amazed at all the wonderful talent of our DT.

 Thanks for stopping by,  

Dawn

Help For Japan - Whimsy Stamps

The Designers at Whimsy Stamps have

gotten together to help raise money for the relief efforts 

in Japan.  The images are available HERE in the Whimsy

Stamps Store.  All the proceeds from the sale of these digital images 

will go to the American Red Cross to help those in Japan. 

There is also a blog hop going on until tomorrow 

April 17th, to see the creations on the hop, start HERE

at Ann's blog. 

I have used one of the images that was created by

Crissy Armstrong called "Heartfelt Angel". 

My image is printed out onto Cryogen Card Stock

and colored in with my copics.  I used 

Spellbinders Labels 20 to cut out my image.

The DP's are Basic Grey Green At Heart paper pad.

And a bow to finish it off. 

A closer look at my colored image:

Please join us in helping those that need our help in Japan

by purchasing an image or two from our Wonderful

Designers at Whimsy Stamps. 

Here is another picture of my card that shows the

sparkle of the Cryogen Iridescent White Card Stock. 

I love this paper.....

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Whimsy Stamps Heartfelt Angel Digital image
Paper: Basic Grey Green At Heart paper pad
Copics: R81, R83, R85, E11, E00, E000, E0000, R20, E57, E53, E50, W0, W1, W3, W5
Accessories: Ribbon, Spellbinders Labels 20, Martha Stewart Swirling Lace border punch

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Class Act Believe in Fairies

Today I have used a stamp from the Class Act stamp line

Called "Fancy Pixie" .

 I stamped my image onto Cryogen Iridescent White 

Card Stock and she is colored with my Copics.  

I used one of my new Spellbinders Labels 20 to

cut out my image and for the mat.  My purple strip

on the left side is punched with one of my border punches.

I added some ribbon and a bow to finish off my card.  I may

go back later and add some pearls and a saying. 

Here is a close up of my Fairy:

Not sure if you can see it or not, but I did add some 

Star Dust Stickles to her wings....

Please be sure to check out the Class Act website for some really

great stamps.  And check out the Class Act Blog for some

really great inspiration....

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Class Act Fancy Pixie
Paper: Bazzill in Pink and Purple
Copics: E37, E35, E33, E31, R20, E11, E00, E000, BV01, BV04, BV00, BV000, RV32, RV00
Accessories: ribbon, Spellbinders Labels 20, Martha Stewart border punch

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Designer's Choice Challenge

It's time for a new Challenge series over at the House that Stamps Built! 

Here's how the "Designer's Choice Challenge" will work!
All of the fabulous design team members for Repeat Impressions 

will be assigned a Wednesday, and we get to set the 

"theme" for the challenge!  The Theme for this

week's DCC is hosted by Karen and she came up with

  a Child's Birthday or Happy Day Card and

you must also use embossing - wet or dry or both.

For my DCC, I used the stamp called 

"1602-P, Feline Friendly"  and "3104-F, Happy Everything". 

I stamped my image onto Cryogen Iridescent White Card Stock

and colored it with my Copics.  I sponged around my image with

Memento Summer Sky Ink pad.  My Sentiment is stamped with 

Summer Sky onto Cryogen Card Stock. 

I used a Martha Stewart Border punch to 

create my side border and added some

ribbon from my stash as well as a bow. My main

card base was embossed with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots

embossing folder.  I sponged some Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate

to bring out the dots a little bit. 

Here's a closer look at my colored image:

Take a peek at what the rest of the DT has created for

this great Challenge. 

*  Darsie *  Dawn (You are Here)  *  Joy  *  Makiko  *

*  Lynette  *  Robin  *  Harriet  *  Karen  *  Michele  *

See all the details about this new Challenge over

at The House That Stamps Built.

Challenges Entered:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - For a Child

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions Happy Everything and Feline Friendly
Paper: American Crafts blue and brown
Copics: E37, E35, E33, E31, R20, C0, C1, C3, C5, B02
Accessories:  Martha Stewart border punch, Ribbon, Memento Summer Sky

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Sweet Stamps For The Ladies Challenge

It is Tuesday, and that means it is time for a new

challenge over at Sweet Stamps Blog.

Our new challenge is "For The Ladies". Come join us

and you could have the chance to win a $20 shopping spree

at Sweet Stamps. Check out all the details at

Sweet Stamps Blog.

For my card today, I tried my hand at the Parchment

Craft once again.  I really like this look and think it is 

so feminine. I used the Pretty Oval Frame and Fancy

Flowers Set #1. 

I stamped my images onto velum with Shades White Dye Ink 

and heat embossed with Fine White Detail embossing powder.

I used my Soft Grip Stylus tools with the

Parchment Etching Embossing mat and

then I colored on the backside with my Memento Markers. 

To get the perforated look to the edges, I used my 

4-Split Perforating Tool 10226  and the Piercing/perforating Pad. 

For detailed instructions on the Parchment Craft,

Visit HERE where you will find instructions by Stacey

Richardson on this beautiful craft. 

 Check out the rest of the DT to see what they 

have created for this great Challenge For the Ladies.....

* Bonnie * Dawn B (That's ME) * Dawn L *

* Jacki R *  Jacqueline Hill  * Jeannie *

* Joni  *  Kendra  * Mary Frances  * 

*  Sandy  *  Tamara *

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Sweet Stamps Fancy Flowers Set #1, Pretty Oval Frame
Paper: Vellum, Bazzill
Copics: none
Accessories:  Soft Grip Stylus', Parchment Etching/embossing mat, Piercing/perforating mat, Shades White Dye Ink, White Detail Embossing powder, Memento Markers, 4 split Perforating Tool

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Whimsy Stamps April Rubber Release Sneak Peeks

 Today is the Sneak Peeks of some new

rubber releases by Meljen's Designs for Whimsy Stamps.

The Whimsy Stamps Inspirational Blog has

a list of the DT that are participating in the Sneak Peeks

today.  

My card uses a new rubber stamp called

"Little Fairy Friend".  This stamp will be available on April 13th 

in the Whimsy Stamps store. 

I stamped my stamp onto Cryogen Card Stock and colored

her in with my Copic markers.  I used my favorite colors
purple and orange, and one of my favorite blending techniques
with the copics, Feather blending.
I used my new Spellbinders Labels 18 to cut out my
colored image and for the mat behind it.
I used a Martha Stewart border punch and added
some really cool flower ribbon and a bow to finish it
off.

Hope you have fun seeing all the Sneak Peeks of the
new Rubber stamps that will be released on Wednesday April 13th.

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Whimsy Stamps Little Fairy Friend
Paper:
Copics: V12, YR12, E11, E00, E000, R20, R24, E37, E35, E33, E31
Accessories:

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Repeat Impressions Stamp of The Week

It is time for another Stamp of The Week from Repeat Impressions!!

This week the SOTW is Jump For Joy (2610-J).

The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers

at 50% off with the special discount code from

Mon, Apr 11th to Sun, Apr 17th. To get the discount code

and more information about the SOTW, please go to the

RI blog "The House That Stamps Built".

For my card today, I used a few of the wonderful

RI stamps, Jump For Joy (2610-J) and "Happy Everything" 

Sentiment stamp.  I stamped the Jump for Joy with brown

ink onto Cryogen Iridescent White Card Stock and

the Happy Everything sentiment with Blue Green ink onto

Cryogen as well.  I used my new Spellbinders Labels 18 dies

to cut out my images and for my mats.  I used a

Martha Stewart border punch for my trim and added some

ribbon and some buttons to finish it off. 

A closer look at my Jump for Joy:

This is such a cute image and can be used

for many different occasions...  

Be sure to check out the creations by some of the other RI Rock Stars 

below to get more inspirations!!!!

Darsie Bruno * Joy Hadden

* Lynette Neus * Michele Greenwood  

*  Karen Hasheck * Dawn Bennett (You Are Here)

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions Jump For Joy, Happy Everything
Paper: Bazzill card stock in Brown and Blue Green, Cryogen Iridescent White Card Stock
Accessories: Martha Stewart Border Punch, Ribbon, Spellbinders Labels 18, buttons

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Whimsy Stamps April Rubber Release Sneak Peeks

Day 2 of Whimsy Stamps April Rubber Release

Sneak Peeks is for some really great designs

by Crissy Armstrong for Whimsy Stamps.

These awesome stamps and the rest being released 

in April will be available for sale on April 13th,

at 12 noon EST. There will be a release blog hop

going on on April 13th with a lot of chances to win prizes.

So please check back on April 13th at the Whimsy Stamps

Inspiration Blog for the list of DT that are participating in 

the hop. 

But for today, check out all the Sneak Peeks

that we have to show you.

My card today uses the stamp called

"Big Comfy Cake".  I stamped my image

onto Cryogen Iridescent white Card Stock and

colored with my copics and cut it out

with Spellbinders Grand Labels 11.  I also used 

the sentiment that came with the stamp and cut it out

with my Spellbinders Labels 18 dies. 

I also used one of the newly released dies from last month

called "Banner Pennant Die Set".  This is one awesome

die set.  I added some roses from WOC for the final touch.

Here is a close up of my colored image:

And one of the Banner Pennant Die Set:

 Hope you will check out the rest of the Design Team to see 

what awesome creations they have done.  For a list of those

participating in today's Sneak Peek, please check out

The Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Blog. 

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Whimsy Stamps Big Comfy Cake
Paper: Bazzill purple and Dk Pink Card Stock, Cryogen Iridescent White Card Stock
Copics: E50, E51, E53, E15, E17, E19, C3, C5, C7, C9, E44, R20, R43, V12, V15
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 18, Spellbinders Grand Labels 11, Grand Calibur, Whimsy Stamps Banner Pennant Die set, gold pearls, WOC roses

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Class Act Anything But a Card Challenge

The Class Act DT is a little late this month

on our Challenge.  We have been making some

changes, so we got an extra week to work

on our Creations.  

I made an 8x8 scrapbook page.  I used the stamp called
"Sunflower Birdhouses". My image is stamped

onto Cryogen Iridescent Card Stock and colored in with my

copics.  I used my Spellbinders Blossom 2 die

to cut out my flower shapes.  I left them blank

so that I can come back and add pictures or do 

a bit of journaling on them.  I added some buttons

to finish it off.  I was trying for the Folk Country look.

Not sure how close to that I came, but I'm

pretty happy with my page. 

Here is a close up of my colored image, so you

can see how my image is colored:

This closeup also shows the sparkle of the Cryogen

Iridescent Card Stock.  I LOVE this card stock, it

is the only one that I use all the time now....

Here is one last look at my scrap book page:

Won't you please join us in our Challenge this

week of Anything But A Card Challenge.  Get

all the details on the Class Act blog. 

You can also see what the rest of the 

Design Team has created for this challenge.

Be sure to visit each of our blogs for the details

on how we made our projects.  

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Class Act Sunflower Birdhouses stamp B113L
Paper: Craft Card stock, Bazzill cardstock in red and blue
Copics: R29, R27, R24, W3, B26, B24, B21, YG67, YG63, G20, E77, E74, E71, E19, E17, E15, E13, Y28, YR24
Accessories: Buttons from Basic Grey, Spellbinders Blossom 2 dies

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

What If Wednesday - Repeat Impressions

 Today is the "What if? Challenge" over at

The House That Stamps Built.

Here is the Sketch that we were given:

And here is my creation:

I am using a fabulous stamp called

the "4303-M, Nap Time Fairy" from Repeat Impressions. 

Check out the rest of the Design Teams magnificent

creations for the Sketch Challenge !!!!

Here is a closeup of my colored image:

Nap Time Fairy is stamped with Memento Tuxedo

Black ink onto Cryogen Iridescent White Card Stock.  

I then used my square Spellbinder dies to cut out my

image and then green mat behind it and then

my Lacey Squares Spellbinder die to use a mat

behind the green. The rest of my cardstock was

just cut using my cutter.  I added some ribbon

and a bow and then some green buttons for the 

finishing touches. 

 Please join us in the Sketch Challenge this week!!  The 

rules are really simple.... Your card doesn't have to be 

made with a Repeat Impressions stamp, but if you 

do use one, you will get an additional entry in our random.org

drawing.  All you have to do is to use the sketch and create

a card and then upload your card to your blog or photo gallery 

and then link your card to the post on The House

That Stamps Built blog.

One last peek at my wonderful card:

So go and take a look and see all the Great

Inspiration from the Rock Stars at 

The House That Stamps Built. And we all

love comments, so be sure leave a comment as you are

going to the Rock Stars' blogs!!!!

Robin Kirkpatrick

Darsie Bruno

Harriet Skelly

Michele Greenwood

Joy Hadden
Makiko Jones

Lynette Neus 

Karen Hasheck

Dawn Bennett

We can’t wait to see your creations!  Please be sure to reference Repeat Impressions Sketch M2311 in your blog or gallery posting.


Project Recipe:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions 4303-M, Nap Time Fairy
Paper: American Craft card stock in pink and green
Copics: R81, R83, R85, YG67, YG63, G20, E00
Accessories: ribbon, buttons, Spellbinder dies in square and lacy squares

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn