Whimsy and Stars Studio Blog Hop & Release Party!

Good morning!!! Today is release day for Whimsy and Stars Studio and Mabelle has two, super sweet images to share! Be sure to start at the beginning of our blog hop and hop along, as there is the chance to win a free Whimsy and Stars digital stamp!

Our first new image to share with you, is a lovely image called Little Princess Girl. 

For my first card, I went light and airy. I used some yellow and purple papers and left my card clean and simple! Wouldn't this image be perfect for a little "princess" party! 

Mabelle also has a more contemporary girl this month called Amelia, and she is sporting an adorable flower and super cute boots!! 

I used the fun sketch over at Crazy 4 Challenges to  create my card!

Crazy 4 Challenges

There are many exciting things happening at Whimsy and Stars:

1. Whimsy and Stars Studio now has instant download digis at the Etsy store!!! Woot!

2. We have a brand new bunch of talented designer, joining our team!!! Welcome, ladies!

3. We have a brand new design team blog, where you can come and see our creations!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, to continue with the hop, please visit 

Karen Hanson 

Here is the HOP order, in case you get lost!! 

Don't forget to leave comments for your chance to win!

Whimsy and Stars Studio http://whimsyandstarsstamps.blogspot.com/

***Lesley Croghan http://www.alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com/ (You are here! )

Karen Hanson http://scrappycanuck.wordpress.com/  

Melissa Oeters http://8ers.blogspot.com/

Theresa Harris (The Scrapbooking Queen): http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Kathy Curry http://willstampforwine.blogspot.com/

Cathy Santie http://papiergirl.blogspot.com/

Audrey Emst (aka Hippieaud) http://hippieaud.blogspot.com/

Marcee Rodgers http://inkybird.blogspot.com/

Suzanne Bier http://sparklingscrapper.blogspot.com/

Lesa Smaligo http://punkydoodlepapers.typepad.com/    

Marsha Sanderlin http://www.stampingdownsouth.blogspot.com/

Gallery Idol Round 4 {10 Embellishments...Just For You}

Good morning! Thank you to everyone who voted for me last week and for all of the kind comments I received!! This week, we are to create a card using exactly 10 embellishments! No more, no less. There was no specification about using 10 different embellishments, so I could have used 10 pearls and nothing else...if I wanted.

This challenge WAS a challenge for me! I am not usually a card maker who uses a lot of embellishments. I admire the card makers who make embellishments look good on a project! I always struggle with that! But I was determined and pulled out all of those embellishments I had in my stash! I LOVE the look of embellishments...and tend to hoard them!!

My card was based on the cream flower.. It was the inspiration for my entire card. I pulled out the other embellishments to create a "clean" vintage look. My colours are Kraft, Vanilla and Espresso.

Here are the 10 embellishments I used:

1. Pearl-top right hand corner

2. Tag-Michael's Recollection Brand

3. Twine-At Top of Tag (I had to add it)

4. Flower-Recollections

5. Wood veneer Leaf-Recollections

6. 2nd Wood Veneer Leaf-Recollections

7. Lace Ribbon-folder in half and jutting out from the flower

8. Chocolate Striped Grosgrain Ribbon 

9. Cork Heart Pin-Little Yellow Bicycle

10. Martha Stewart Doily

I hope you like my Round 3 Card for Gallery Idol. 

If you would like to vote for my card or for any of the participant's cards, 

please CLICK HERE to vote!!!

Thank you for your support and love!!! 

Merry Monday #67 {Happy Holidays}

Hello and welcome to Merry Monday! Each week, I create a sketch for you to use to create a Christmas card for your stash! We hope you can join us!

This week's sketch can be used to create a simple or an ornate card!! Have fun with it and play along! For my card I decided to use a die cut doily from Martha Stewart and pulled out my 5 petal flower punch again! I used a sticker from SRM for my sentiment.

Welcome to our Guest Designer this week Kim Badelt! She won our challenge a couple of weeks ago! Would you like to be a Guest Designer? Be sure to play along, as our weekly winner is our next Guest Designer!

Allisa Chilton

 
Bonnie Klass

LeAnne Pugliese

Nina Forsyth

Wendy Aungst

Narelle Farrugia

Sue Joyce

Sherry Eckblad

Margaret Moody 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz  (Featured Designer)

Kim Badelt (Guest Designer)

Merry Monday Winners

Thank you to everyone who played along last week!! I am sorry I did not get the chance to comment on all of the lovely cards submitted but I spent the week working on Report Cards. It was a busy week and I am happy to say my report cards are DONE! Yippee!

Now onto our TOP PICK for the week! 

Such a pretty and fresh card! Love the pearls on the tree die cut image!!!

Anja Curvers

Congratulations, Anja! We hope you will join us as our Guest Designer for Monday, June 24th. Please email Sherry at seckblad@aol.com. Be sure to put "Merry Monday Guest Designer" in the subject line.  

And our Honourable Mentions were voted on as well, if you received a vote from a design team member, your card and link is below. Congratulations! We hope you will display your badge with pride! If you are viewing this in Google Reader, you may have to visit the blog to see the actual cards that are linked below.

Gallery Idol Round 3 {Masked Roses}

Hello and welcome! I am absolutely thrilled and honored to be in Round 3 for Gallery Idol! Thank you to everyone who voted in Round 2 and for all of your comments and support! They mean a lot to me!

This round, our challenge is to make your own stamped background. I decided to create a background using the "Masking" Technique. 

Here are the "masks" I made and used to create my card.

To do the masking technique:

1. I used Post it Notes. (they are good for sticking)
2. Stamp the rose image onto the post it note and fussy cut them out.
3. I used 2 different roses-but created 3 rose "masks".
4. Then I stamped one rose image on my white cardstock background.
5. Then, using the post it note mask, I covered that stamped rose on the white paper and then stamped another rose over top of it. So it looked like the roses were in a bunch.
6. I actually masked 2 flowers at once, when adding the leaves to the background.

I decided to use a pretty Rose stamp set made by Flourishes and used a sentiment from a Simon Says Stamp set. My roses are coloured with Copic Markers and I used Memento Black Ink to stamp the roses and the sentiment. I then punched out a butterfly in Daffodil Delight cardstock and another butterfly in vellum, so soften it. To tie in the black accents, I added three small black pearls.

I hope you like my Round 3 Card for Gallery Idol. 

If you would like to vote for my card or for any of the participant's cards, 

please CLICK HERE to vote!!!

Thank you for your support and love!!! 

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp and Flourishes

Inks: Memento Tuexedo Black Ink, Copic Markers

Papers: Daffodil Delight (SU!), Black, White (Flourishes), Vellum

Extras: Butterfly Punch (SU!), Black Pearls

Merry Monday #66 {Merry Christmas}

Welcome to my weekly Christmas card Challenge called "Merry Monday"! Each week, I post a sketch challenge to inspire you to create a Christmas card for your Christmas card stash! This week, please feel free to interpret those long "flags" to be any shape. Just have fun and get a Christmas card done for your stash! For my card, I decided to go clean and simple with my colours.

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: Penny Black Sentiment

Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede

Papers: SU! Crumb Cake, White, designer paper

Extras: Baker's Twine, Maya Road Chipboard Snowflakes, Pearls

Welcome to our Guest Designer this week Brenda Hofstatter ! She won our challenge a couple of weeks ago! Would you like to be a Guest Designer? Be sure to play along, as our weekly winner is our next Guest Designer!

LeAnne Pugliese	Bonnie Klass	Nina Forsyth
Wendy Aungst	Vicki Burdick	Sue Joyce
Sherry Eckblad	Debbie Marcinkiewicz (FD)	Narelle Farrugia
Brenda Hofstatter (GD)	Margaret Moody	Allisa Chilton

Merry Monday Winners

Such an excellent week here at Merry Monday!!! Thank you to everyone who joined us and played along!!! I cannot believe how quickly the year is zooming by, but I am thankful to have so many Christmas cards finished for my stash!!! Yippee!

Now onto our TOP PICK for the week! I was absolutely taken with Kim's amazing card! Look at the paper piecing she did! WOW! I have to say, I always wanted this stamp set but it retired before I could get it. I love the whimsy to it and Kim has showcased it beautifully!!! 

Kim Badelt

Congratulations, Kim! We hope you will join us as our Guest Designer for Monday, June 17th. Please email Sherry at seckblad@aol.com. Be sure to put "Merry Monday Guest Designer" in the subject line.  

And our Honourable Mentions were voted on as well, if you received a vote from a design team member, your card and link is below. Congratulations! We hope you will display your badge with pride! If you are viewing this in Google Reader, you may have to visit the blog to see the actual cards that are linked below.

Freshly Made Sketches {Friends}

I used a fun sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches for my card by the amazing Rita!! Just love the layout and decided to create an A2 card!! I am happily on the summer DT for Whimsy and Stars Studio!

The image is coloured with Copics and I added some pearls to the bottom of my card.

I used some light tan colours for the center of each sunflower and kept the rest of my design simple. I love that little bumble bee! 

Thank you for stopping by today!!! And be sure to link up a project with one of Mabelle's freebie images. CLICK HERE for all the information!! We can't wait to see what you create!!