~ Whimsy Stamps - Brains Rule ~

Hi Friends!

I'm sharing with you a clean and simple card with you today using Whimsy Stamp's new Zombie Herd Rubber Stamp and I paired it with a sentiment from the new Zombi-Licious Clear Stamp Set.  I colored it up with my new fav color combo which I have listed below.  This stamp is not only perfect for halloween but for all the zombie lovers out there and when paired with this sentiment for all those smarty pants you know and love!



I love how this card turned out to look like a framed family photo that could be hung on your wall...faces only a mother could love...LOL

~ Whimsy Stamp's Products ~

*NEW Zombie Herd Rubber Stamp


*NEW Zombie-Licious Clear Stamp Set


Zig Zag Rectangles Die Set

Quick Strips Die Set

~ Copics ~

BV0000 BV000 BV00 BV01 BV02 

W0 W1 W3 W5

B00

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Whimsy Stamp's July 2019 Paper Door Kit Makes Me Smile ~

Hello My Fellow Paper Crafters!

I am back sharing another card I have created using Whimsy Stamp's July 2019 Paper Door Kit.  When I saw this giraffe, it immediately put a smile on my face so I couldn't resist but add Whimsy's  Smile Large Word Die to my project.



I designed this card to make it look like this cutie was having a tasty snack.  The Giraffe Pattern Stencil that comes in the kit made the perfect embossed background for my card.  Monochromatic with a pop of color is one of my very favorite color schemes...I totally love how this project turned out!

What is Whimsy's Paper Door Kit?

BRAND NEW kit debuting on the 10th of each month.
Each kit is a $50+ retail value for only $29.95 plus shipping. * Even better is that you can add other products with the kit to reach the free-shipping threshold (I don’t know about you, but I LOVE free shipping!). 
EXCLUSIVE 6 x 6 Whimsy Stamps designer paper pack collection on heavy weight paper with a beautiful sheen - 24 double sided sheets.
TEN sheets of 8.5" x 5.5" heavy weight neutral card stock - in black and white.
SPECIAL EDITION 4 x 6 clear stamp set "Giraffes" created exclusively for PAPER DOOR.
COMPLEMENTING "Giraffes" outline die set to easily cut out the images from the 4 x 6 stamp set, designed exclusively for PAPER DOOR.
SPECIAL EDITION "Zebra Stripes" mini background rubber stamp and "Giraffe" stencil introduced especially for PAPER DOOR.
PRIVATE access to PDF files with step-by-step instructions for at least 4 different projects.

What truly makes PAPER DOOR special is that there is no subscription...that's right...NO subscription.  You pick and choose which kit you want to receive each month!  

If you haven’t ordered your kit yet, you might want to do it soon...there are only a handful of kits remaining!

Click HERE for more information and to order this kit.



~ Additional Whimsy Stamp's Products ~

Pierced and Stitched Circles Die Set

Envelope Edger Die Set


Leaf Foliage 2 Die Set


Smile Large Word Die

~ Copics ~

  W00 W0 W1 W3 W5 W7

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Whimsy Stamps - Enjoy Making Memories ~

Welcome Whimsy Stamp Fans!

It's day three of Whimsy's newest release and I hope you are enjoying the creative journey the design team members are taking you on.  Today I am sharing with you a card I made from the Enjoy the Journey Clear Stamp Set.  This was a past Paper Door Kit and is now available for everyone to purchase.  Male cards can be very hard to make and this set makes it so easy.  There are so many different creative possibilities. 

This steam locomotive looks amazing colored in grayscale.  I absolutely love making black and white cards...I think they make such an elegant statement!

The Notched Rectangles Die Set was the perfect die set to use.   I love how the train looks like it is literally coming out of the tunnel!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Enjoy the Journey Clear Stamp Set

Notched Rectangles Die Set

~ Copics ~

C1 C3 C5 C7

~ Misc. ~
Silver Rhinestones
Newsprint Candi Dots (From my Stash...yes, I am a craft hoarder!)

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Day 2 of Whimsy Stamp's May 2019 Release ~

Hello My Crafty Peeps!

Welcome to Day 2 of Whimsy Stamps May Release.  Today I am showcasing the new Tree Swing Cling Stamp and their new Scratchy Plaid Background Stamp.  When I started designing for Whimsy's new release, I had not planned on it being all monochromatic.   If you follow me, you know it is one of my favorite ways to color.  One, I love the way it looks and two, I love showing how to look at images from a different point of view.  This Tree Swing image is beautiful all on it's own.  You can color it in color as if it is full of life or you can color it in grayscale representing a beautiful life lived.  Being able to use an image in multiple ways and for multiple occasions is important to me, as I am sure it is for you.



 I love a good background stamp and the new Scratchy Plaid Background Stamp has so many possibilities...I can't wait to use it on future projects!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Tree Swing Cling Stamp

Enjoy the Journey Clear Stamp Set


Scratchy Plaid Background Stamp

Basic Stitched Ovals Die Set

Furever Friends Die Set

~ Copics ~

W1 W3 W5 W7

~ Misc. ~
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad
Black Pearls

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Introducing Whimsy Stamp's New May 2019 Release ~

Hello Friends!

Welcome to Whimsy Stamp's new May release.  This hilarious frog stamp is from Dustin Pike's new Gnome Me So Well Clear Stamp Set.  This lil' guy just cracks me up!  He's been hangin' out amongst the shrooms finding some tasty snacks.



  Whimsy's Peekaboo Window 3 Die is one of my favorite dies.  It has so many creative possibilities!  It certainly made it easy for this froggie to keep a ninja eye out for his next delicious victims...lol

Speaking of eyes...I added Nuvo Crystal Glaze to his eyes to add character, dimension and a little extra fun to this cutie.



To create the mushroom border, I used a mini post-it note as a mask.  This is such an easy technique to use when you want to add extra images.

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

*NEW Gnome Me So Well Clear Stamp Set


Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles Die


Peekaboo Window 3 Die

~ Copics ~

W00 W0 W1 W3 W5

R24 R27 R29 R89

R30 R32

BV20
Multiliner:  0.5

~ Misc. ~
Nuvo Crystal Glaze
Mini Plastic Ants

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Day Two of La-La Land Craft's April 2019 Showcase ~

HI Friends!

I'm back today to share another beautiful image from La-La Land Craft's new April 2019 Showcase.  This angel from the new Sympathy Clear Stamp Set is incredibly ethereal.  Besides making an incredibly gorgeous sympathy card, she would make the perfect baptism, First Communion, confirmation and even a blessings for baby card.

This release is not only full of beautiful new images but awesome new dies and stencils.  I am totally in love with the new Mandala Doily Die!  I partially added it around the new oval dies to make it look like a crown.  It reminds me of a crown a little girl would wear on her First Communion or a crown a queen would wear.



I embossed the sympathy die cut with WOW!'s White Puff Twinkling Embossing Glitter.  It has the perfect amount of twinkle without overpowering the image and design of the card.  You can see the awesome texture the new stencils give when they are dry embossed.

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

*NEW Sympathy Clear Stamp Set
*NEW All About Lace Layering Stencils
*NEW Pierced Scalloped Ovals Die Set
*NEW Double Stitched Ovals Die Set
*NEW Mandala Doily Die
*NEW Sympathy Die

~ Copics ~

W00 W0 W1 W3 W5

~ Misc. ~
White Pearls
WOW! White Puff Twinkle Embossing Glitter

**I participate in La-La Land Craft's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

Heigh Ho

Happy Friday Everyone!

I don't know about you, but these gnomes from La-La Land Craft's "Best Gnomies Clear Stamp Set" remind of the dwarfs in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.  I kept envisioning these cuties in black and white, even though Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was Disney's first full-length animated feature film in color.  I also kept finding myself humming their marching song, Heigh Ho, so I decided to make up my own little diddy to that tune...and it goes like this:

We stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp in our craft room the whole day through

To stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp is what we really like to do

It ain't no trick to make a card quick

If you color up with a Copic

It's a card! It's a card! It's a card! It's a card!

We stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp from early morn till night

We stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp up everything in sight

We make up cards by the score

Sometimes using a thousand dies or more

But we don't know what we make 'em for

We stamp stamp stamp a-stamp stamp

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, heigh-ho

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to craft we go...

Now you know why I design cards and not write song lyrics for a living...*wink *wink

This card was pure joy to color and design!

Just look at their adorable faces...don't you just want to pinch their little cheeks?!

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

*NEW Best Gnomies Clear Stamp Set

Cozy Christmas Clear Stamp Set

Scalloped Rectangles Die Set

*NEW Mushroom and Grass Border Die

Row of Clouds Die

Spring Tree Die

~ Copics ~

W00 W0 W1 W3 W5

**I participate in La-La Land Craft's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ Whimsy Stamps...Wish Upon a Star ~

Whimsy Stamp's newest angel is "Angel Nevaeh" designed by Marina Fedotova.  She has the sweetest angelic face and she would be perfect for a baptism, first communion, confirmation, new baby or even for a birthday card.  I decided to color her in one of my favorite styles, monochromatic.  I totally love how she turned out and think this style makes for a stunning card! 

I used the scalloped edge of the Shaker Maker Pennant Flags Die Set to add to the bottom edge of polka dot paper.  I really like the scalloped edge of this pennant die as it is not a perfect scallop...I like that it has a slight wonkiness to the edges.

~ Whimsy Stamp Products ~

Wire Fence Embossing Folder

Sparkletz:  Starry Sky

~ Copics ~

C00 C0 C1 C3 C5 C7 R11 R30 BV20

Happy Stamping!

~ Day One of La La Land Craft's 2019 CHA Release ~

Hello Everyone and welcome to day one of La La Land Craft's new CHA Release.  It is going to be an exciting few days sharing with you all the new crafty goodness coming your way!  The Traveling Cats Clear Stamp Set is just too cute for words.  This 'lil guy reminded me of my dad when I was a child.  He was a navigator in the Air Force and I would see him in his olive green jumpsuit when we would go visit him at the base, so I couldn't resist making this 'lil guy one, too!  I made the accent die pieces in navy as that is the main color of the Air Force and because my dad traveled, I made the card look like luggage and used the label die from the Curved Pocket Die Set and the Large Stitched Tags Die Set to make a luggage tag.  I, of course, had to make it into a shaker card.  You know how much I love a shaker card!

I just adore this card and I hope you do, too!

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

Traveling Cats Clear Stamp Set

Once Upon a Time Background Stamp Set
Double Stitched Stars Die
Large Stitched Tags Die
Curved Pocket Die
Postmark Die
Chevrons Plate Die

~ Copics ~
Cat Fur:  W0 W1 W3 W5
Cheeks:  RV0000 RV000
Uniform:  YG91 YG93 YG95 YG97
Hat & Boots:  E31 E33 E35 E37 E39
Glasses:  BG0000 C1 C3 C5 C7
Scarf:  B91 B93 B95 B97 B99
Airplane:  C00 C0 C1 C3
Cast Shadow:   BV23
Multiliners:  0.03 & 0.5

~ Misc. ~
Versamark Watermark Ink Pad
Clear Bark Embossing Powder
Distress Ink:  Vintage Photo

For my second project, I decided to make a dreamy fantasy card.  I find this unicorn from the "Be Unique" Clear Stamp Set" to be absolutely magical laying amongst the clouds.  

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

Be Unique Clear Stamp Set

Absolutely Perfect Clear Stamp Set

Wonderful Die (Outline Dies for Stamp Set CL017)

Magical Sparkles Layering Stencil Set

Scalloped Rectangles Die
Stitched Rainbow Die

Row of Clouds Die

Star Wreath Die
Small Stars Die

Tall Castle Die

~ Copics ~

C0 C1 C3 C5

~ Misc. ~

Nuvo "Moonstone" Glimmer Paste

Gelly Roll Pen 10

Happy Stamping~

~ Nicolette ~

~ Trick-or-Treat...Who Can It Be? ~

Thinking of You Marci is all set to go trick or treating!  The theme for today's Inspiration Friday is turquoise and black.  I tried coloring up Marci in traditional colors, however, as I was coloring her she kept telling me she really wanted to be Franken"Marci" for Halloween.  Yes, when I am creating, my stamps and designs tend to talk to me either as I am actually in the process of creating or in my dreams.  It may sound crazy but I am ok with that...lol...and Marci is now very happy and ready to trick or treat!

You can't be a Franken"Marci" without a few scars and bolts, which I added with my multi-liner, a touch of turquoise tint (BG10) and some platform shoes.  Plus, she makes such a cute Franken"Marci" I felt she needed a spiderweb crown to complete her outfit!

La-La Land's Icicle Border Die reminds me of Frankenstein's hair so I couldn't help but add that to my card to give it an extra spooky look and you can't go trick-or-treating without something to put your treats in so I cut off the pumpkin from the the little girl in the Happy Boo To You Clear Stamp Set and gave it to Franken"Marci" to put all her goodies in.

Now for the important part!  "Thinking of You Marci" is a cute little girl in an adorable outfit and in order for me to create her costume I needed to add a few embellished details.  When you add details such as a nose, stitches, bolts, etc., like I have done on Marci, this is called "Creative Color Placement and/or Details."  I asked Irina Blount, the owner of La-La Land Crafts, if it would be ok with her if I added these details.  Irina was gracious enough to allow me to be creative and listen to what Marci wanted!  Every company has their own Angel Policy and it's usually listed on their website.  If you do not see it posted, you need to contact them and get permission before you change someone else's artwork. There are some companies and artists who will not allow you to enhance or change their images...so please be respectful and check first and honor their wishes...Thank You!

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

Thinking of You Marci Rubber Stamp

Happy Boo To You Clear Stamp Set
Double Stitched Hills Border Die
Open Hearts Doily Border Die
Haunted Hill Border Die
Spiderweb & Spider Die
Cameo Frames Die
Icicles Border Die
Ghosts Die

~ Copics ~

E04 - Lips

C0 C1 C3 C5 C7

BG10 BG11 BG13 BG18

0.3 and 0.05 Black Multi-liners

Happy Stamping~

~ Nicolette ~