Whimsy and Mojo meet again...

The gals over at Mojo Monday had another great sketch this week and, of course, I had to play along!  If you haven't checked out their site yet, I encourage you to go take a visit.  They keep all the sketches and corresponding projects on-line so you're sure to find plenty of inspiration over there.

Here's the sketch:

And here's my interpretation:

I kept the main elements of the sketch the same, but I did make a small change of taking the bottom rectangle layer on the right of the sketch and rotating it and moving it to the bottom.  Instead of a photo corner I thought it would be fun to make a triangle out of adhesive pearls.

This "Coffee Girl" image is available in the Whimsy and Stars Studio's Etsy site for only $3.00!  Really, you can't beat that for a super cute image that you can resize to fit many different projects and use over and over again!

The paper here is Echo Park's "Life is Good" line.  Such pretty and happy colors in this collection!  I also used my favorite background stamp from Papertrey Ink named "Text Style".

Thanks for stopping by today!

Floaty Boy and Summertime!

So we're gearing up to go on our first camping trip of the Summer and I have got nothing but the river and sunshine on my mind.  Ok, maybe a little S'mores, too! 

 This little "Floaty Boy" image was just perfect to work with while keeping me in my happy Summer state of mind.

We are so lucky to be spending the camping trip with some of our most amazing friends, so I think this card will be appropriate to send after the trip to thank them for all the great memories we are sure to make.

These little fan flowers are really easy to make and could really be used in a lot of ways depending on the colors you use.  I put this one together hoping it would look somewhat like a sun.  After adhering the ends of my fan-folded strip together, I topped it with a bright orange button from PTI.  I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out!

So who else out there loves camping?  What is your favorite part of the whole experience?  I hope you get to enjoy lots of peaceful days out in the sunshine while Summer is still here.  Enjoy!

Stamps: Digi "Floaty Boy" by Whimsy and Stars Studio, sentiment by PTI
Cardstock: My Mind's Eye "Fine and Dandy"
Other: Copics, PTI button

Mojo Monday meets Whimsy Wednesday!

Hello everyone out there in blog-land!  Summer has definitely been a super busy time, as usual, and I have been itching for just a little break to get a little bit crafty!

When I saw this week's Mojo Monday 199 sketch I knew it was the perfect jumping off point to get back into the swing of things.  But never one to follow rules, I had to change it up just a bit.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on it:

I just moved the embellishment over to the opposite side on the left, and used rectangles instead of circles.  In place of the large circle I used the cute "Watermelon Boy" image from Mabelle of Whimsy and Stars Studio, and in place of the smaller circle I added the "happy" tag on the upper right.

The papers I used for this project are Echo Park Paper's "For the Record" collection.  Can I just say I LOVE this paper line?!?  I'm finding it works with more styles than I originally thought it would just by first glance.  It seemed maybe it would only work for vintage-type projects (which is a style I love but am slowly learning how to execute!) but the fun patterns work well for classic and fun styles as well.

So that's it for my first go-round with a Mojo Monday sketch and I'm looking forward to trying more.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all are having a fabulous Summer!

Sweet Little Pod Baby

Today marks the Summer release of 10 brand-spankin' new images from Whimsy and Stars Studio.  Mabelle has been working hard at designing both digital images and a new collection of rubber stamps which is to be released soon by The Angel Company, so be sure to check in there and keep your eye out for Mabelle's adorable designs coming soon!  If you're impatient like me, then you can get a special sneak peek set Mabelle has created named: "He Created Spring".  You can see this and the other sneak peek sets by all of the fabulous designers here.

Be sure to stop by the Etsy store to get your image fix now and check out all the new image for the Summer release, as as well as prior releases. 

I was so thrilled when I saw this sweet little pod baby and knew it was the first image I wanted to work with.  I find helpful since it is a digital image that I can resize it to fit into my favorite Nestabilities!

Images: Whimsy and Stars Studio, Sentiment font: 'Angelina'

Papers: Basic Grey 'Olivia'

Other: Spellbinders dies, PTI button, Studio 112 pearl, MS edge punch, Copics, chalks.

Happy Birthday, Chickie!

Oh my word, don't you just love this adorable little birthday chickie? He's another one of the great images  Mabelle of Whimsy and Stars Studio created for the Spring release. 

 I don't know what possessed me to trim out such a detailed image, but it ended up not being so bad.  I'm really glad I did though, because I just love how I was able to make his balloons 'float' by attaching them with a foam dot and using embroidery floss as the strings.  I added Glossy Accents to the balloons to give them a shiny plastic-like look.

  I'm happy to say I will be staying on as a member of the Guest Design Team for another term! There are more fabulous images coming from Whimsy and Stars for the Summer season so be sure to check in at the blog to see what's new.

*Guest Design Team Call*

If you love these adorable images as much as I do, then you may be interested in joining the team.  There is an open call right now for five new members!  Be sure to check this post  to see how to apply. 

Stamps: Birthday Chickie by Whimsy and Stars Studio (digital), sentiment by PTI

Cardstock: American Crafts (patterned paper and brown), SU Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze

Other: Copics, circle Nestabilities, DMC embroidery floss, Stickles, Glossy Accents

Cup of Kindness

Whimsy and Stars Studio just released a ton of adorable new images this past week and I have to say, I just LOVE this cute little stack of teacups.  The little burst of flowers popping out the top are so cheery!  This image is called "Cup of Kindness" and it's now available in the Etsy shop.

I was so happy we had some sunshine here this weekend for the first time in what feels like forever!  Maybe we will actually get a spring here after all.  I hope you all were able to get out and spend some time in the sun this weekend, too!


Other supplies:
Cardstock: PTI white, SU Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze.
SU So Saffron Ribbon, PTI Royal Velvet buttons, I-rock rhinestones, MS border punch, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 4.

New Whimsy and Stars, coming soon!

This Thursday is the new Spring release for some fabulous new images from Mabelle R.O. of Whimsy and Stars Studio.  I have to say, these are some of the most adorable images yet! 
Mabelle has been super busy lately as she is currently designing new rubber stamps for the Summer release at The Angel Company, and she is also designing her digital images as well.

I wish I could say I have been as productive, but I have fallen behind in my projects.  I had the joy of having all four of my wisdom teeth removed recently and just was not in the mood to do much of anything, much less create.  That's when you know it's bad---when you can't even bring yourself to get inky!  But I'm feeling much better now and am trying to catch up, so hopefully Mabelle will forgive me for my falling behind :)
I have a *super* cute sneak peek for you of one of the images which will be released on Thursday.  This little guy is called "Super Boy" and I think you'll see why:

Isn't he just the cutest little thing?!?  I just had to let this little guy take center stage on this card and not add too many frills.  A little star embellishment popped up in the corner seemed to be all this superhero needed.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by the Whimsy and Stars Studio Blog on Thursday to see all the newest images and to find out how to get free images!


Images: "Super Boy" by Whimsy and Stars Studio
Cardstock: SU Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Riding Hood Red, Pacific Point
Other: Prisma pencils, sentiment printed on computer

Faith Flowers

I'm back with a project using another one of Mabelle's beautiful images from Whimsy and Stars Studio.  This sweet little girl with her pot of flowers is called "Faith Flowers" .  It looked like Spring had finally sprung around here today so I was inspired to make a cheery, bright, and flowery card.

A lot of times when using images of people, I can't figure out where to put the sentiment.  The fabulous new set Tiny Tags from Papertrey ink makes it so easy to add a sentiment as a little tag.  It's super easy too because there is a matching die to cut out all the little shapes of tags.

For this little tag I just threaded the tag with some baker's twine and hung it from behind the felt flowers.  You can't tell from the still photo, but it's kind-of fun how the little tag just dangles and swings free. 

I hope all of you were able to enjoy a bit of sunshine today and here's fingers crossed for more to come! Yay for Spring!

Stamps: "Faith Flowers" by Whimsy and Stars Studio, Tiny Tags by Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Stampin Up Baja Breeze, Perfect Plum, Melon Mambo
Ink: Perfect Plum (SU), Memento black, Copics
Other: Doily Details die (PTI), Tiny Tags die (PTI), i-rock tool and rhinestones, baker's twine (PTI), felt flowers (Making Memories), Cuttlebug dots embossing folder

Alex Birthday

Hello and welcome for another project made with one of Mabelle R.O.'s creations from Whimsy and Stars Studio.  This one was created using the image 'Alex Birthday'. 

I had a lot of fun trying out a fun card technique called Tent Card, as featured by the fabulous Beate Johns.

If you haven't tried out this tecnique yet, I highly recommend you give it a go.  It was nowhere near as difficult as I thought it was going to be and now I see I can actually do it, I think there are a lot more of these fun little tent cards in my future!

Image: Whimsy and Stars Studio by Mabelle R.O. 'Alex Birthday'
Cardstock: My Mind's Eye 'Fine and Dandy, True Blue'
Ink: Copics
Other: Big Shot, Nestabilities scalloped circle dies

Birthday Turtle

Welcome, and thanks for stopping by for my first project as Guest Designer for Whimsy and Stars Studio!

I fell in love with this adorable little guy the second I saw him and couldn't wait to get started on this card.  If you love him too, be sure to visit the Whimsy and Stars Studio blog where you can snag the 'Birthday Turtle' digi-stamp...for FREE!

I just love being able to add the extra sense of texture into my projects.  In addition to raising all the images up on dimensional adhesive, I coated the clouds and white areas of the hat in fun-flock, and used stickles all over the cupcake's frosting.  Also, I fluffed up the 'grass' a bit to give it even more dimension.

Be sure to check in on Wednesday, March 9th, for the brand-new image release from Whimsy and Stars Studio.  The Guest Design Team is busy putting together some fabulous images with the adorable new digi-stamp and you won't want to miss it!

Image: 'Birthday Turtle' by Mabelle R.O. of Whimsy and Stars Studio.
Cardstock: SU Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, PTI white, Neenah Solar White for coloring.
Other: fun-flock in white, Stickles in 'diamond', SU Chocolate Chip ribbon, Copics, dimensional dots, Big Shot and embossing folder.