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Dream the Impossible: Whimsy May Release Showcase Day 4

Hi Everyone!  Welcome to Day 4 of the Whimsy Stamps May Release Showcase!  On May 23rd, Whimsy Stamps is released 20 new rubber stamp images, 5 Shapeology Dies, and 3 Shape EZ files.  All the new stamps are available for purchase in the Whimsy Store.   You can see the entire release over on the Whimsy blog.

From May 23rd until May29th, the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing the new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop. Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day.

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I used the absolutely gorgeous Hopeful image from Sylvia Zet's Wee Stamps line.    It think this might be one of my all time favorite images.  It's just beautiful!

I colored the image with copic markers (listed below) and used some patterned papers from My Mind's Eye's Dolled Up paper pad.  I used a sentiment from the Magical Mini Letter Seals set and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  (I'm also playing along with the current Wild Orchid Crafts challenge which is Anything Goes.)

At the end of release week (Wednesday 30 May) we will post a Release Round-Up on the Whimsy blog. This will include a selection of DT work from the new release week together with a complete list of winners from the daily mini blog hops. To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts listed below by 12:00PM EST tomorrow:

Michele Roos - Special Guest
Niki Estes (you're here)
Stephanne Maraver
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow to find out if you're a winner! 

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Niki

Dream the Impossible card supplies:
Stamps: Hopeful, Magical Mini Letter Seals (Whimsy Stamps)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), pink
Patterned Paper: Dolled Up (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Dies: labels 8 nestability dies (Spellbinders)
Embellishments: 8mm baby pink open roses, 2 tone baby pink sweetheart blossoms, 20mm baby pink open roses, 5mm white pearls (Wild Orchid Crafts), stick pins, paper doily, pink ribbon
Copic Markers:
skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R20
hair: E42, E44, E47, E49
pants: BG70, (3/4 BG70 & 1/4 BG72 custom marker), BG72, BG75, R83, R85, R89
shirt: R11, R12, R14, C1, C3
belt: E51, E53, E55, E57
necklace: Y35, BG70, (3/4 BG70 & 1/4 BG72 custom marker), BG72
candle: C1, C3, E51, E53, E55, E57
flowers: R81, R85
sky: B0000, B000
grass: YG61, YG63, YG67

Waltzingmouse Stamps October Release Day One

This is my second post for today.  Please scroll down (or click HERE) to see my Swimming for Katie Blog Hop post!

Welcome to Day One of the Waltzingmouse Stamps October release!  There are some really neat sets releasing this month and the design team can't wait to share some sneak peeks.  (I have to tell you this is one of my all time favorite releases so far!!)  The new sets will be available for purchase on October 15th.

Today, we are sharing sneak peeks of the new Seasonal Remedies stamp set.  I absolutely love this set!!  The typography makes it so easy to create beautiful cards.  The way Claire designs stamps is just amazing and I love seeing what she comes up with next.

For my card, I started by rounding the corners of my patterned paper and card base and then, stitching a couple pieces of patterned paper together (Basic Grey Jovial paper pad).  Then, I stamped my sentiment using tuxedo black memento ink on cream cardstock and sponged antique linen and tea dye distress inks around the edges of my sentiment and patterned papers (over the stitching to darken it as well).  I finished off my card with a gold filigree corner and some taupe roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Now, it's time to hop around to the other designers' blogs to see what they created with the new set:

Anya Schrier

Becca Feekan
Belinda Chang Langner

Claire Brennan (owner)

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston

Kate Whelan

Kelly Schirmer 

Laurie Schmidlin 

Lynn Mercurio

Mona Pendleton

Sandie Dunne

Sarah Martina Parker

Tosha Leyendekker 

(Be sure to scroll down to for my Swimming for Katie Blog Hop post.)  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Niki

Happy Easter

It's my turn to post over on the Stampavie design team blog.  When I sat down to create a card earlier this week for my post tonight, I had a hard time choosing which of the new images to use (there are so many cute new images!).  Since Easter is just around the corner, I decided I had to use this adorable image from Penny Johnson called Easter Chick.  It’s such an adorable image and just perfect for Easter!


I stamped my image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then, I colored it with copic markers (E50, E51, E53, Y35, Y38, YR16, R43, R46, YG17, YG67, B52).  I diecut the the image with a circle nestability die.  I cut a mask using eclipse masking tape and sprayed the image with a B52 copic marker and my air compressor while the image was still in the die.  I paired the image with some patterned paper from Basic Grey’s Urban Prairie line.  Then, I distressed the edges of my papers with antique linen distress ink from Ranger.  I added lots of stitching and rounded the top corners with a corner chomper.  I also changed the color of my white paper doily by spraying it with some Wheatfields Glimmer Mist.  I added a couple buttons and a sentiment from Catslife Press.  I adhered the image and sentiment with foam adhesive.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Niki

holiday sparkle

This was one of my favorite cards I created from the Papertrey Ink release.  It was just fun to create.  I added a strip of double sided adhesive above my patterned paper and sprinkled it with glitter to resemble a layer of snow below the reindeer's feet.  The reindeer was stamped and colored on white cardstock and then cut out to adhere it to my card.  I finished it off with some baker's twine wrapped around the bottom, rounding the corners, and adding some rhinestones to the reindeer's face.

I have been purging cards again and just finished updating my etsy shop with a bunch of cards.  I also marked a bunch of cards down that were already in the shop: Apple Blossom Paperie.  If you placed an order recently, thank you so much!  All orders have been mailed out yesterday and today.

Have a wonderful day!

Niki

Supplies
Stamps: Holiday Sparkle (Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock: white, kraft (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper:  Wassail (Basic Grey)
Ink: tuedo black (memento)
Accents: red baker's twine (Papertrey Ink), red rhinestones, black rhinestone (KaiserCraft)
Tools: copic markers, scor-tape, glitter, corner chomper

Season's Greetings

Another whirlwind of a Papertrey Ink release has come and gone and that means I finally get to share the rest of the cards and projects I created for the release.  This first card is the one Nichole chose to feature on her blog this morning.  I paired the new Big & Bold Holiday Wishes stamp set with the new Mini Scrapbook Series: Journaling Circle stamp set.  I love that sentiment in the circle.  It's perfect for layouts and cards alike.  I used the leftover scrap of pure poppy cardstock that I had die cut using the Victorian Lace die.  I love that you can use both pieces for different looks.  I finished off my card with some clear rhinestones, ripe avocado satin ribbon, and poinsettias from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Have a wonderful day!

Niki

Supplies
Stamps: Big & Bold Holiday Wishes, Mini Scrapbook Series: Journaling Circle (Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock: kraft, pure poppy (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Jovial (Basic Grey)
Ink: true black (Papertrey Ink)
Accents: ripe avocado satin ribbon (Papertrey Ink), clear rhinestones (KaiserCraft), poinsettias (Wild Orchid Crafts)
Tools: Mat Stack 1 die, Limitless Layers die, Victorian Lace Border die (Papertrey Ink)

have a hoot of a day

I thought today I would share another card that I created quite a while ago.  I haven't had as much time to create lately so I'm using up those cards I have had stored up in my draft posts.  Anyway, I fell in love with this adorable owl image, Hoo Hoo There, as soon as I saw it this summer in the SCS Stampavie gallery.  The bad news is that Stampavie has retired all the Rachelle Anne Miller images and it is very difficult to find this one.  I bought the last one from the store I finally found it in.  So, if you have some of the Rachelle Anne Miller images on your wishlist, grab them while you can!

I colored my image with copic markers (sorry, I don't have the list of markers today) and sponged some blue ink around the edges while it was still in the nestability oval die.  I used some patterned papers from Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers line.  Then, I added lots of stitching and some buttons.

This card (along with other new cards) is now posted in my etsy store: Apple Blossom Paperie.  Orders have been coming in this week of stock I've bought for my Etsy store.  I'm working on packaging and cutting.  I can't wait to share the new goodies with you!

Have a great day!

Niki

Supplies
Stamps: Hoo Hoo There (Stampavie), Wise Owl (Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock: white, orange zest (Papertrey Ink), blue
Patterned Paper: Max and Whiskers (Basic Grey)
Ink: tuxedo black (memento), blue
Accents: orange zest buttons (Papertrey Ink)
Tools: copic markers, oval nestability dies (Spellbinders), sewing machine, sponge

Merry Christmas

It's time for another Stampavie challenge.  This week's challenge is a very simple one: use at least one die cut on your card.  I use nestability dies on almost all of my cards so this was super easy! I used the new Santa image, Shhh, for my card.  I just love this image!  I paired my image with some Figgy Pudding patterned papers from Basic Grey.

I colored the image with copic markers (sorry, I don't have the colors) and sponged ink around the edges.  I added white fun flock to the fur on Santa's coat and hat and added some gold stickles to the Christmas tree.

Hop over to the design team blog to see what the rest of the ladies created and to join us in the challenge.  Have a great day!

Niki

Supplies
Stamps: Shhh (Stampavie), sentiment (Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock: white, pure poppy (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned paper: Figgy Pudding (Basic Grey)
Ink: tuxedo black (memento), peach pastel (colorbox)
Accents: poinsettia. bead cap, brad
Tools: copic markers, sewing machine, rectangle nestability die (Spellbinders), brach punch (Martha Stewart), white fun flock, gold stickles (Ranger)

celebrate the season

Before we left to go camping last week, I started this card using one of my new Lili of the Valley images, Father Christmas.  I absolutely love this image!  It just reminds me of old time Christmas.  I am playing along with this week's Lili of the Valley challenge which is a sketch challenge.  I love sketch challenges because it takes the thought out of deciding how to put the card together.

I added some fun flock to Santa's coat and hat (though it is kind of hard to see in the photo) and used some polar white flower soft below the image.  I love how realistic the flower soft is as snow beneath Santa's feet.  I received my order from Wild Orchid Crafts last week, too, so I had to use some of their beautiful poinsettias on my card.  (Sorry, I forgot to post the copic markers used when I was typing up my post last night.)  These are the markers I used to color the image: R24, R27, R39, N5, N7, N9, E000, E21, R12, 735, E55, E57, E59, TG93, YG95, YG97.

We had a great camping trip.  The weather was nice most days although it was a pretty cold Sunday (in the 40s).  Luckily, we have our trailer so we were all still comfortable and had fun.  We saw lots of animals throughout the weekend (some deer, some elk, some turkeys), but my favorite was the mama bear and her cub.  Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Niki

Supplies
Stamps: Father Christmas (Lili of the Valley), sentiment (Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock: white, pure poppy (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Blitzen (Basic Grey)
Ink: tuxedo black (memento)
Accents: 2.5 cm poinsettias (Wild Orchid Crafts), bead caps, silver brads, pure poppy stitched ribbon (Papertrey Ink)
Tools: copic markers, polar white flower soft, fun flock, sewing machine, circle nestability dies, ribbon slide die (Spellbinders)

merry little Christmas

I had the chance this week to play with one of the new Stampavie Christmas images, Chic Shopping.  I just love Penny Johnson's illustrations and her Christmas stamps are so cute, too!  I love pink and blue as a Christmas color combo and it was perfect for this image.  So, I found some Basic Grey papers that worked great and colored my image with copic markers in coordinating colors. 

I know it helps to know what markers I used when coloring, but I seem to have a hard time remembering before I put the markers away.  This week, I started writing them on a post it note that I can tuck in my card when I finish it so we'll see if that helps me remember.  The markers I used on this card were:  E000, E00, E11, E31,E33, E35, E37, R20, R21, R22, R27, E41, YG67, BG45, colorless blender.

After coloring and die cutting my image with a circle nestability die, I sponged around the edge with blue ink while my image was still in the die.  I wanted to play along with this week's challenge over on the Wild Orchid Crafts challenge blog which is to make a card with lots of sparkle, so I added some stardust stickles to my image.  I also added some polar white flower soft beneath their feet.  Since Wild Orchid Crafts creates gorgeous mulberry flowers, I had to use some roses on my card, too.  (Mine aren't from Wild Orchid Crafts, but I just placed my first order with them this week and can't wait to try some of their flowers!)  I added some cotton candy stickles to my flowers to make them sparkle, too (though it's a little hard to see the sparkle in the photo).

Have a fabulous day!

Niki

Recipe
Stamps: Chic Shopping (Stampavie), sentiment (Catslife Press)
Cardstock: white (Papertrey Ink), wild wasabi (SU - retired)
Patterned Paper: Bittersweet, Figgy Pudding (Basic Grey)
Ink: tuxedo black (memento), spring rain (Papertrey Ink)
Accents: flowers
Tools: copic markers, sewing machine, circle nestability die, scalloped circle nestability die (Spellbinders), circle punches, stardust stickles, cotton candy stickles (Ranger), polar white flower soft (Flower Soft), leaf punch (Martha Stewart), sponge

you are my sunshine

Did everyone have a good weekend?  Ours was nice.  My dad and step-mom came up to go camping with two of my sisters and their families so we drove out on Saturday to see everyone.  It was nice to see everyone even if it was only for a few hours.  My husband is using our trailer house to live in during the week for work so we couldn't go camping.  I think this is going to end up being one of those years where we don't get to go as often as we like, but that's the way it goes.  Last time we went camping, I did miss the glider chair for rocking the baby to sleep, though.  Well, enough jabbering, how about a card?

I just love this cute image from Stampavie called Bobby and Me.  It's perfect for boy cards.  We don't have a dog, but I was still thinking of my son when I was creating this card.  Something about the image just reminds me of my son. 

I colored the image with copic markers that coordinate with the patterned papers I chose from Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers line.  After die cutting the image, I left it in the nestability die and sponged around the edges with some orange chalk ink.  The sentiment is from a CTMH set.

Time to get the littlest one ready for bed.  Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

Niki

Recipe
Stamps: Bobby and Me (Stampavie), Sensational Seals (CTMH)
Cardstock: white, aqua mist (Papertrey Ink), orange
Patterned Papers: Max and Whiskers (Basic Grey)
Ink: tuxedo black (memento), orange chalk ink (versa magic)
Accents: summer sunrise buttons, ocean tides button (Papertrey Ink)
Tools: copic markers, sewing machine, rectangle nestability die (Spellbinders), sponge, circle punches