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Penguin Joy


Sharing another Christmas card that I made using Whimsy StampsPenguin Joy – C1140. I love colouring penguins and couldn’t resist this adorable image when I saw it! LOL!

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I cut Recollections – Fireside paper to be the same size and adhered it to the base using double-sided tape. I applied Crafts – Sparkling Stickers – 02-3068629 – Red to a piece of Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. Using my Cuttlebug and MFT – Cross Stitch Rectangle dies, I die cut a large rectangle for the Sparkle paper combined piece and a smaller rectangle from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. Using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image onto the smaller rectangle. This was coloured in with Copic markers. I applied the snow flakes in the sky using a UNIPosca PC-3M White marker.  Stickles – Diamond was applied to create the snow on the ground. U-Line double-sided tape was applied to both of the die cuts and they were popped up onto the centre of the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Penguin Joy – C1140 – Whimsy Stamps

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Fireside 6″ x 6″ (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm), Crafts – Sparkling Stickers – 02-3068629 – Red

Dies: MFT – Cross Stitch Rectangle

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Stickles – Diamond, UNIPosca PC-3M White marker, MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Penguins: W9, W7, W5, W0, E41, E40, E15, YR14, Y17, Y11

Signs: YR31, YR30

Greens: YG63, YG07, G19, G17

Reds: R59, R37, R35, R21

Holly: BG99, YG67, YG63, YG61, G21

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000

Snow: BV20, B000

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Birthday Wishes!!


Today, I’m sharing a birthday card that I made using Polkadoodles stamp called Winnie – Birthday Tree for my sister-in-law.

To create this card I began by making a base of 5″ x 5″ using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. I applied a combination of Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink – Worn Lipstick and Festive Berries around the edges of the card with blending brushes. I imported the image into Microsoft Word and then printed it out using High Quality Grayscale onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock.

With my Cuttlebug, I die-cut the image and Hot Buy Craft Smart – Holiday Glitz Glitter Paper using Whimsy – Wavy Stitched Squares Die Set. U-Line double-sided tape was attached to the larger die-cut and it was popped up onto the centre of the card. I coloured in the image using Copic markers and then added Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff to the snow on the bottom. A Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool was used to puff up the liquid. Stickles – Diamond was added to the snow in between and in some areas on top of the Fluffy stuff. With a UNIPosca PC-3M White marker, I created the snow in the sky. Once the Stickles dried, I popped up the coloured image layer to the card using U-Line double-sided tape as well. YNS Gumdrops – Sparkly Enchanted Garden were added to the centre of the snowflakes to finish off the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Winnie – Birthday Tree – Polkadoodles

Inks: High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink – Worn Lipstick, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink – Festive Berries

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Hot Buy Craft Smart – Holiday Glitz Glitter Paper 12″ x 12″

Die Cuts: Whimsy – Wavy Stitched Squares Die Set (WSD371)

Tools and Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, UNIPosca PC-3M White marker, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Stickles – Diamond, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, Stickles – Diamond

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R30, R20

Hair: E47, E44, E43

Coat, Mitts, Hat and Boots: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, W9, W7, W5

Cupcake: BG57, BG32, B23, RV17, RV14, RV13

Racoon: W9, W7, W5, W2, W0

Present and Bow: RV14, RV13, RV11, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y15

Tree: G99, G21, G20, YG67, YG17, E49, E27, E25, E23

Sky: B05, B04, B02, B01

Dress, Hat and Coat Trim: C1, C0, C00

Shadows in Snow: BV23, BV20, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Play In The Puddles!!!


Sharing a card I made today using KLM Digital Design –  Rain Gnome from the new July 2022 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “There’s Always Room For You Under My Umbrella” and “If you want a rainbow, you’ve got to deal with a little rain”.

I imported the image and sentiment into Microsoft Word and printed them out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. I fussy cut around the image and added U-Line double-sided tape to the back of it. Using Tonic Studios Craft Perfect – Iridescent Mirror Card – Tidal Wave cardstock, I cut out 6 little droplets of water. Using my Anna Griffin Empress Mini Machine and Whimsy Stamps – Wavy Nested Frame Dies Set, I die cut the puddle out of the same paper. Just love how this paper looks like water. I ran the water pieces through my Xyron Create a Sticker and then adhered them to Scrapbook.com – Jewels Smooth Cardstock. I popped the image on top of the main puddle. Once this was all done, I fussy cut around the image and water droplets and added U-Line double-sided tape to the backs of all of the pieces and set them aside.

I created a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardsstock. I cut the background paper using Forever In Time – Splish Splash (SP344U) paper and adhered it to the base using double-sided tape. I used my cutter to cut around the sentiment and then a corner rounder for the 4 corners. I applied some Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean around the edges with a sponge dauber and then added U-Line double-sided tape to the back of it. I popped this up onto the base at the bottom of the card and then popped up the image and splash marks to finish off the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Rain Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Tonic Studios Craft Perfect – Iridescent Mirror Card – Tidal Wave, Scrapbook.com – Jewels Smooth Cardstock (4.25″ x 5.5″), Forever In Time – Splish Splash (SP344U)

Die Cut: Whimsy Stamps – Wavy Nested Frame Dies Set (WSD382)

Miscellaneous: U-Line – 2 sided tape, Xyron Create a Sticker, Anna Griffin Empress Mini Machine

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000

Beard: E47, E44, E43, E41

Hat, Coat and Boots: Y38, Y35, Y08

Pants: B26, B23, B21

Umbrella: B99, B97, B95, B02, B01, B00, B000, T9, T5

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.

Love One An-udder!!


It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made an Anniversary card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Cow Hugs – TT136 for the image and Love An Udder – F205 for the sentiment. Love this adorable combination and thought it would be great for an Inspirational card or an Anniversary card!

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, cut and scored to be 5.5″ x 4.25″. Doodle Bug Designs Inc. – Down on the Farm cardstock background paper was cut to the size of 5.5″ x 4.25″ and adhered directly to the base using double-sided tape. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot and a finger dauber were used to ink around all of the edgs of the card. Using my Anna Griffin Empress Mini Machine and dies from Whimsy Stamps – Wavy Nested Frame Dies Set, I die cut one pattern out of Recollections – Black cardstock and a smaller cut from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Using PinkFresh Studio – Slim Stripes dies and my Anna Griffin Empress Mini Machine, I die cut some black stripes using the half-inch die from Recollections – Black cardstock. I added some U-Line double-sided tape to the backs of the 2 black pieces and popped them up onto the patterned background. Using scisssors, I cut off the excess from the black stripe after it was adhered to the base.

I stamped the main image and sentiment onto the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers. I used a Sakura Glaze – Black pen, and Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen to create the eyes. After the image was coloured in, I added some U-Line double-sided tape to it and popped it up onto the black die cut. Using my machine again, I die cut the sentiment using Gina K Designs – Sentiment Strips. This was popped up with Scrapbook Adhesives – Black 3D Foam Strips onto the black stripe. To finish off my card, I added 2 little button cows on either side of the sentiment from Dress It Up – In the Barnyard and Dress It Up – Mooove It.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Cow Hugs – TT136 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Love An Udder – F205 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Doodle Bug Designs Inc. – Down on the Farm – 6″ x 6″ paper pad, Recollections – Black

Die Cuts: PinkFresh Studio – Slim Stripes, Whimsy Stamps – Wavy Nested Frame Dies Set (WSD382), Gina K Designs – Sentiment Strips

Tools: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Anna Griffin Empress Mini Machine, Sakura Glaze – Black Pen, Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen, Dress It Up – In the Barnyard and Dress It Up – Mooove It

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Cows: N9, N7, N5, N0, E42, E41, E40, R30, R02, R01, R00, R000 (Eyes – Sakura Glaze – Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen)

Leaves and Grass: G99, YG67, YG17, G21, G07, G05

Flowers: B29, B26, B24, B21, YR16, YR12, E15, Y35, Y11, Y08, Y06, Y04, R46, R14, R08

Bow and Cow Bell: R46, R14, R08, Y38, Y35, Y17, Y15

Sky and Clouds: B60, B01, B00, B000, B0000

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the High Hopes blog, and the High Hopes Rubber Stamps Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on
Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Whimsy Donkeys!!


Sharing a birthday card I made using Whimsy Stamps Wonkey Donkey – DP1053 for the images and sentiments for my younger brother’s birthday card this year. I just couldn’t resist these fun characters when I saw them!

To make my card, I began with a card base of Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, cut and scored to be 8.5″ x 3.5″. For the background, I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean and a Picket Fence – Blending Brush. Using my Couture Creations – Go Power and Emboss and Whimsy Stamps – Slimline Marquee Die (WSD347), I die cut the blue patterned paper. I stamped the images onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock with my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured them all in with Copic markers and then fussy cut around all of them. Using my MISTI and Versamark, I stamped the sentiments onto Recollections – Black cardstock. They were then embossed using my Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool and Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail. I used some liquid glue to place the donkeys behind the die-cut cardstock and then applied liquid glue over the rest of the back of the die cut and adhered it directly to the base. U-Line double-sided tape was applied to the remainder of the donkeys to pop them up on the card out of the windows. Lastly, I added some U-Line double-side tape to the backs of each of the sentiments and popped them up onto the card to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: Wonkey Donkey – DP1053 (Whimsy Stamps)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, Versamark

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock

Dies: Whimsy Stamps – Slimline Marquee Die (WSD347)

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Tools: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Picket Fence – Blending Brush, Couture Creations – Go Power and Emboss

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Donkey1: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, R30, R20, B06, B02, B01, W9, C1, C0, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Donkey2: V17, V15, V12, R46, R30, R22, R20, R14, R08, B06, B02, B01, W9, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Donkey3: Y38, Y35, Y32, R46, R30, R22, R20, R14, R08, B06, B02, B01, W9, C1, C0, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Christmas Cheer!!


Today we are having a sponsor day over at the Passionate Paper Creations & Friends FB group and I’m sharing a snowman card I made using this digital image from Whimsy Stamps – Snowman’s New Hope and clear stamp for the sentiment Dragon Christmas Cheer.

For the base card, I used AC Cardstock – White and cut it and scored it to be 6″ x 6″. The image was printed out using HP High Quality Grayscale onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The background paper was cut to the size of 6″ x 6″ using Hot Buy – Recollections – Jewel Tones paper. This was applied directly to the base using double-sided tape. I die cut Doodlebug Design Inc. – Winter Wonderland paper using my Couture Creations – Go Power and Emboss and Creative Expression Craft Dies by Sue Wilson – Noble Dies – Double Pierced Squares – Set B. This was inked around the edges with Lawn Fawn – Peacock Ink and applied directly over top of the bottom layer using double-sided tape. The circles were cut with my Cuttlebug, various colours from Hot Buy – Recollections – Jewel Tones paper and Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies – Nesting Circles. I applied the 1st 2 circles with double-sided tape over top of the snowman background.

The image was coloured in with Copic markers. I popped up the image and applied it to to the card using 3M double sided tape. I added snow to the bottom of the snowman using Stickles – Diamond to add texture. The snowy background was created with a Ranger – Emboss It Pen Clear and the sentiment was stamped with Versamark ink. Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail was applied and heat embossed using Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. I fussy cut around the sentiment and it was popped up using 3M double-sided tape onto the card to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Snowman’s New Hope – Whimsy Digital Stamps

Sentiment: Dragon Christmas Cheer Whimsy Clear Stamps

Inks: HP High Quality Grayscale, Lawn Fawn – Peacock Ink, Versamark, Ranger – Emboss It Pen Clear

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, AC Cardstock – White, Hot Buy – Recollections – Jewel Tones, Doodlebug Design Inc. – Winter Wonderland (6″ x 6″)

Die Cuts: Creative Expression Craft Dies by Sue Wilson – Noble Dies – Double Pierced Squares – Set B, Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies – Nesting Circles

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Miscellaneous: Couture Creations – Go Power and Emboss, 3M double-sided tape, Stickles – Diamond, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Snowman: YR18, YR15, YR12, R30, R20, B60, C0, C00, Colorless Blender

Hat and Scarf: B37, B26, B23, B21, B14, B12, BG72, BG57, BG34, BG11

Sky: BG10, BG000, BG0000

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Come and check us out on Passionate Paper Creations & Friends FB group
as we are currently sponsoring Whimsy Stamps until Sunday, October 31, 2021.

If you are a member of Passionate Paper Creations & Friends FB group
you can go to the top of the page and get a shopping discount.

 

If you are not a member just click join. We are a fun loving group with a lot of inspiration.

Penguin – Thinking of You!!


Hi everyone…today we are having a sponsor day over at the Passionate Paper Creations & Friends FB group site with Whimsy stamps!! Sharing a card I made today using this adorable image from Whimsy Stamps – Penguin Thinking of You and for the sentiment Penguins Winter Adventure.

For the base card, I used Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. and cut it and scored it to be 5.5″ x 4.25″. I printed out the image using HP High Quality Grayscale onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The image was coloured in with Copic markers and then fussy cut around the image and snow. I coloured in the background separately and then splattered some FolkArt – Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint and Delta Ceramcoat – White onto the background. The background was cut down to 5.25″ x 4″ and was popped up onto the base using U-line double-sided tape. The image was then popped up onto the background using U-line double-sided tape and the sentiment was stamped with VersaMark ink and embossed with Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail and my Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. This was popped up using 3M double-sided tape and applied to the card to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamps and sentiment: Penguin Thinking of You – Whimsy Stamps

Sentiment: Penguins Winter Adventure – Whimsy Stamps

Inks: HP High Quality Grayscale, Versamark

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb.

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Miscellaneous: 3M double-sided tape, Stickles – Diamond, FolkArt – Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint, Delta Ceramcoat – White, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, U-Line double-sided tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Penguin: W9, W7, W5, W3, W00, E15, YR14, Y17, Y11, R11, RV00, E43, E42, E41, E40

Hat: RV09, RV06, RV04, BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01

Sky and Snow: BV23, BV20, BV00, B97, B95, B63, B60, B45, B41, YG17, YG11, YG03, YG00, RV02, RV00, RV000

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Come and check us out on Passionate Paper Creations & Friends FB group
as we are currently sponsoring Whimsy Stamps until Saturday, October 31, 2021.

If you are a member of Passionate Paper Creations & Friends FB group
you can go to the top of the page and get a shopping discount.

If you are not a member just click join. We are a fun loving group with a lot of inspiration.