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Hello friends! I can't believe we are already in the month of June! Where did the last three months go!? Now that June is here, there is a super awesome release of new products available from Whimsy Stamps starting today! If you love vintage superhero's and comic strips, then you are going to LOVE this latest release! Today's slimline card features the new "Gossip Girls" stamp set, Cosmic paper and Filmstrip Slimline die.  Card details:*A list of supplies used (with clickable links) is located at the end of this post. This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2". Slimline cards are designed to fit inside regular #10 business sized envelopes and require no additional postage. The base of this slimline card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using the new Filmstrip Slimline die, I cut the frame from black cardstock. I lined the back of the frame with a piece of red paper from the new Cosmic Swirls paper pack! Using Tuxedo Memento black ink, I stamped the three ladies from the "Gossip Girls" stamp set onto Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I colored the images using Copic markers and then I die cut the ladies using the coordinating "Gossip Girls" die. I adhered the girls to the card using a Tombow adhesive dot runner. I stamped some of the sentiment from the Gossip Girls stamp set in Versamark ink on black cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiments in white embossing powder and used the speech bubbles dies to die cut the words out. I adhered the speech bubbles to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.      This is such a fun and unique card and is sure to appeal to a large audience. I can't wait to share more of the June release products from Whimsy Stamps with you throughout this month! Thanks for visiting and have a super creative day! XO, CrystalList of supplies:
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Anyone that knows me knows that I am a cat person. However, with that being said, I know not everyone is so cat crazy and prefers. . . Ugh. . Dogs. Just kidding! I love those crazy energetic, drooling, barking, fire hydrant peeing creatures too (when they are at YOUR house)! Unfortunately, no matter what side of the pet fence you are on, we are all bound to love and lose our dear four legged friends one day. The new Puppy Paws dies and the Paws and Bones border dies from Whimsy Stamps will allow me to send my sympathies to those mourning the loss of their sweet pooches, since we all know I've got enough cat themed stamps to be considered a crazy cat lady!
Card details:
*A full list of supplies (including clickable links) is located at the end of this post.
The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White smooth cardtsock. I used a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of kraft patterned paper to mat the card with. Using the Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangle dies from Gina Marie Designs, I cut a piece of Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. I stamped the sentiment in the lower right corner using brown ink. I made a shaker frame from the Puppy Paws die, out of brown cardstock. I lined the frame with an acrylic sheet. I used the Paws and Bones border die to cut a whole bunch of bones out of white cardstock to put inside the shaker. Lastly, I punched a small heart out of red cardstock to adhere on the outside of the paw. 
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The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using the Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangle dies from Gina Marie Designs, I cut a sheet of black cardstock to line the card base with. Using the Puppy Paws and Bones border die, I cut multiple lines of bones from a piece of white cardstock. I then lined the back of each row of bones with red, orange, yellow, green and blue cardstock. I stamped the sentiment at the bottom using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I tied a black ribbon around the card before adhering the entire card to the card base. I cut the paw from white and black cardstock using the Puppy Paws dies. I adhered the paw to the card using 3M foam adhesive.
The new Puppy Paws dies could actually be used for cat (or a variety of another animals as well), so please don't let the name "Puppy Paws" limit your creativity! I think bear paws will be up next!
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! XO, CrystalList of supplies:Hello friends! Today is a new product mini-release day at Whimsy Stamps and I'm happy to be sharing a fun new coffee themed stamp set called "Cool Beans." For more on the latest new release products, or to see what my fellow Design Team members have made using this same stamp set, please visit the Whimsy Stamps website! I decided to make these cute little coffee cups into a pop up box card. This box card is one of the easiest "interactive" cards I know how to assemble without watching a YouTube tutorial 827 times!  Card details:*A full list of supplies (with clickable links) is located at the end of this post. The base of this card was made using the Lawn Fawn Scalloped Box Card pop up. I cut two pieces of the box card base from kraft cardstock. To decorate the side pieces of the box I used Garden Green cardstock and Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. I stamped a variety of the images from the new "Cool Beans" stamp set in Memento Tuxedo black ink and used my Scan ad Cut 2 electronic cutting machine to cut them. I colored the images with Copic markers and began adhering them to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. I stamped the sentiments in Garden Green ink on white cardstock and cut them using a 1" circle punch. After all the images were added to the card, I put a coat of clear Wink of Stella on the coffee cups for added sparkle.       Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! XO, CrystalList of supplies:
Raise your hand if you are SOoooo ready for vacation! Heck, I'll even take visiting the next town over right now if it means a break from the four walls of my own house! Today I am sharing another fun and colorful card featuring the Hippo Beach Fun stamp set that was a May release from Whimsy Stamps. If you missed the first slimline card using these same hippos, please click here.
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*A full list of supplies with clickable links is located at the end of this post.
The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar white smooth cardstock. I die cut a large circle from rainbow scalloped paper (sorry, I am unsure where that paper came from!). I adhered the rainbow circle to the base of the card. I stamped the sentiment "Cheers" in the upper right corner in Memento Tuxedo black ink. Then using the Wavy Edgers die set, I created a layer of sand from kraft cardstock. Using the Kinetic Waves die set, I die cut the waves from blue sparkle paper and adhered this in front of the sand line I stamped the hippo on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock in Memento Tuxedo black ink. I colored the image with Copic markers and fussy cut the hippo with craft scissors. I adhered the hippo on top of the sand using 3M foam adhesive. I added a couple of clear rhinestones in the sky for added sparkle. Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the hippo for even more sparkle. 
I hope you have enjoyed today's fun beach card! Thanks for visiting.
XO, CrystalList of supplies:
Perhaps now that we are two months into the Covid-19 pandemic, you all have been able to find the ever essential toilet paper in local stores! So, hopefully we can all get a good laugh out of today's "TP Dudley" digital dragon stamp from Whimsy Stamps. This quirky image designed by Whimsy Stamps own artist, Dustin Pike, was released as a FREE digital download during the start of the pandemic. Please continue reading to the bottom of today's post to see how YOU can download this free digital stamp!
Card details:
*A full supply list with clickable links is located at the end of this post.
The base of this A2 sized card is made from Gorgeous Grape cardstock. Using the Scalloped Stitched Rectangle Nesting dies from Gina Marie Designs, I created the scalloped background from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I die cut an oval from the Lawn Fawn Gotta Have Gingham purple paper and adhered it to the center of the card. I printed out the TP Dudley digital stamp onto Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored it using Copic markers. I fussy cut the image and adhered it to the card using 3M foam adhesive. I printed out the coordinating sentiment on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock and adhere it to the top of the card notching both ends. Lastly, I covered the entire dragon stamp with a coat of clear Wink of Stella for added sparkle. 
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The base of this A2 sized card is made from Coastal Cabana cardstock. Using the Scalloped Stitched Rectangle Nesting dies from Gina Marie Designs, I created the scalloped background from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I die cut a turquoise oval from scrap paper and adhered it to the center of the card. I printed out the TP Dudley digital stamp onto Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored it using Copic markers. I fussy cut the image and adhered it to the card using 3M foam adhesive. I printed out the coordinating sentiment on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock and adhere it to the top of the card notching both ends. Lastly, I covered the entire dragon stamp with a coat of clear Wink of Stella for added sparkle.
This "TP Dudley" digital stamp illustrated by Dustin Pike is still available as a FREE download from Whimsy Stamps. Please click here to download this stamp and create your own fun cards!
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! XO, CrystalList of supplies:Hello friends and happy Friday! I can't believe May is here already, but then again March and April were kind of a coronavirus blur! Today I am happy to be celebrating with my fellow Creative Team members a fun new release of products from Whimsy Stamps! This slimline card features the new "Beach Hippos" stamp set and these cuties are ready for some summer fun.  Card details:*A full supply list is located at the end of this post. This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" inches. Slimline cards are designed to fit inside a regular #10 business sized envelope and require no additional postage. The base of this slimline card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using the Wavy Edgers die set, the sand is cut from Basic Gray cardsock and the ocean waves are cut from Coastal Cabana cardstock. I added a thin layer of Lawn Fawn's Chunky Glitter on the sand for added sparkle. The background was made from sponging Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink through the Whimsy Stamps Sun Rays stencil. I stamped the sentiment in the upper left corner in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped all three hippos and the starfish from the Beach Hippos stamp set on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock and colored them with Copic markers. I added highlights to the images with a Uniball white gel pen. I added the hippos and starfish to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the hippos for added sparkle.      Please check out the Whimsy Stamps website to see what other fun new release products are available. Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! XO, CrystalList of supplies:
Hello friends and happy Friday! Today I am very honored and happy to be participating in another fun blog hop called "Spread Joy Not Germs." Much like the "Send Uplifting Smiles" blog hop that I posted about just an hour ago sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs, this hop is also designed to inspire you to create and spread joy through sending handmade cards. There are over 153 bloggers and companies participating in this hop and there are many great prizes available as you will see at the end of this post. Today I'm happy to be representing Whimsy Stamps. I have used their sweet Bunny Balloons stamp set to create my card for this hop.  Here is the rainbow themed card I created for this bloghop:  Card details:*A full list of supplies is located at the end of this post. This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2". Slimline cards are designed to fit inside a regular #10 sized business envelope and do not require additional postage. The base of this slimline card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. Using the Slimline Postage stamp die, I cut the frame from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I lined the back of the frame with rainbow striped paper. I stamped some of the cute little bunnies and balloons from the Bunny Balloons stamp set and colored them in using Copic markers. I added the bunnies to the card with 3M foam adhesive for added height. I stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo black ink, notched the left edge and adhered it to the right side of the card. Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the balloons for added sparkle.       Sponsor and Prize List: Catherine Pooler Designs - $20 Gift Certificate on each of the Brand Ambassadors' blogs Hedgehog Hollow - one month free sub to the box with free us shipping Artesprix - Getting Started Kit Beacon - Product gift bag Brutus Monroe - $50 GC CAS-ual Fridays - Win the new release - over $80 value Dina Kowal - Two $10 gift codes to Dina Kowal Creative Dress My Craft - $35 gift certificate Ellen Hutson - $35 Gift Certificate Greeting Farm -$25 Gift Certificate Heffy Doodle - £35 voucher for the store iCrafter - $20 Gift Certificate Ink on 3 - $35 Gift Certificate Joy Claire - $25 Gift Certificate Miss Ink Stamps -$25 Gift Certificate Pear Blossom Press -$25 gift certificate Paper Sweeties - $50 Gift Certificate Polka Dot Orchard- $20 Gift Certificate Pink and Main - $25 Gift Certificate Rabbit Hole Designs - $10.00 gift code on each DT members blogs Sassy and Crafty Stamps - $35 Gift Certificate STAMPlorations - $25 gift code on the STAMPlorations blog + $10 gift code on each designer blogs. Taylored Expressions - $50 Gift Certificate Trinity Stamps- $25 Gift Certificate The Ton - $20 Gift Certificate (stamps, dies, ink or sequins) Unity - two $25 Gift Certificates Whimsy Stamps - $15 GC on each of their Creative Team team blogs WOW! Embossing Powder - two gift vouchers £30 UK or Europe & $30 for US winner Xyron - Mega Runner, Refill & 1.5 inch sticker maker, refill You're Next Stamp - $25 Gift Certificate Continue on the hop:The prizes will be randomly drawn from all of the comments. This bloghop has over 153 bloggers and sponsors participating, so YES, that's a lot of websites to visit! While it's hard to leave comments on ALL of them, your chances of winning increase by commenting on as many as you can. The deadline to enter for prizes is April 24th, 2020. Winners will be announced on the Catherine Pooler and Hedgehog Hollow websites. Please continue on this blog hop by visiting fellow artist Judy Rozema here: For a full list of details and all those participating, you can always refer to: Hedgehog Hollow Catherine Pooler Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! XO, CrystalList of supplies:
I have been sharing a lot of this beautiful Sunflower background stamp by Whimsy Stamps lately, but I promise today's sympathy card is the last of my creations for a while. I think I have even exhausted myself of it's beauty! Today's card also incorporates the beautiful new Fabulous Florals paper pack which is quickly becoming a favorite of mine for all things floral this spring.  Card details:*A full supply list is located at the end of this post. The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. Using the Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangle dies, I cut the frame from Gorgeous Grape cardstock. I cut a 5" x 3 3/4" piece of white cardstock and stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape ink. I put a 2" x 5" piece of purple floral paper from the Fabulous Florals paper pack just below the sentiment and tied a piece of thin purple ribbon before adhering it to the card. On a separate sheet of white cardstock, I stamped the large Sunflower background stamp in Gorgeous Grape ink. I fussy cut the sunflower out and adhere it to the card, trimming off a portion of the left side. Lastly, I added a couple randomly placed purple rhinestones to the card for added sparkle.     I hope you have enjoyed today's card. Thank you for visiting and happy crafting! XO, CrystalList of supplies:
Hello friends and happy Friday! I hope you are looking forward to the weekend ahead. Forward to what exactly, I'm not sure?! Forward to being home? Forward to yet another Netflix movie? Forward to a change of pajamas!? Today starts my next shift week "off" from work, so if you're not happy, I'm happy enough for all of us!
Continuing on with the theme of sunflowers, today I have two more ways to use this beautiful large Sunflower Background stamp from Whimsy Stamps. If you missed yesterday's post, please click here to see that rainbow card. Or, last month's post when I created vibrant alcohol ink backgrounds and vellum sunflowers, pleaseclick here. There are just so many ways you can use this beautiful stamp. 
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*A full supply list is located at the end of this post.
The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White cardstock. Using the Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Nesting rectangle dies, I cut a piece of bluecardstock. On top of the scalloped frame, I mounted a pre-made piece of an alcohol ink background in blues and greens. Using Versamark ink, I stamped the sentiment (from the "So Deeply Sorry" stamp set by Whimsy Stamps) in the lower left corner and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder. I stamped the large sunflower on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock in blue ink and then fussy cut the sunflower out. I adhered the sunflower to the card (cutting off a portion of the right side) using 3M foam adhesive. Lastly, I die cut two leaves from a blue glitter cardstock and adhered them to the card for added sparkle. 
Here is the second card I created for today still using the Sunflower Background stamp:
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The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar Crest cardstock. I used a pre-made alcohol ink background for the base of this card in yellows, oranges and golds. I stamped the large sunflower in amber ink on a separate piece of white cardstock and fussy cut the entire sunflower out. I adhered the sunflower to the center of the card using 3M foam adhesive. I die cut two leaves from gold glitter paper and adhered those to each corner for added sparkle. Lastly, on a thin strip of white cardstock, I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I notched both ends before adhering it over the lower portion of the sunflower.
Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful weekend!
XO, CrystalList of supplies:Who says sunflowers have to be all yellow and gold?! Well, until I saw two cards created by my fellow Creative Team Members at Whimsy Stamps, I did! Knowing nothing about sunflowers, or any flowers really for that matter, I had it set in my mind that sunflowers must be traditional. B-O-R-I-N-G! Life is infinitely better in a rainbow of colors!  Card details:*A full list of supplies is located at the end of this post. The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Crest carsdtock. Using the Altenew Watercolor Stripes Cover die, I cut the frame from white cardstock. I lined the back of the frame with a piece of rainbow paper from the Whimsy Stamps Rainbow paper pack. I stamped the large Sunflower background stamp on Bristol Smooth cardstock and heat embossed the sunflower with white embossing powder. Then I sponged Distress Oxides inks in a rainbow of color over the embossing. I fussy cut the sunflower out and adhere it to the card using 3M foam adhesive. I added a couple die cut leaves in white cardstock and stamped the sentiment (from the Happy Sky stamp set by Whimsy Stamps) in Memento Tuxedo black ink. Here are two cards created by Bev and Michelle that inspired ME to think outside of the box:
   I hope today's rainbow sunflower brings you a sunshine-y smile. Thank you for visiting! XO, CrystalList of supplies:
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