Whimsy Stamps November Release Countdown Day 3

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It's day 3 of the countdown to the November release over at Whimsy stamps, and today my cards used the Leaf Foliage 2 die set and card 1 also uses the Happy Headlines stamp set from Wednesday's countdown. 

I also used this die set on the card I shared for day one, but I used the dies to emboss rather than cut.

For the first card I used Distress Oxide Inks to colour my leaves and then used sprays made with Ken Oliver's Liquid Metals. I used some splatters of the liquid metals to decorate the white panel and also some Nuvo Crystal Drops in Copper Penny.

For my 2nd card I made a background panel using yellow and orange distress inks. I used some spatters of water and some white paint and also added a few spots of shimmer. I cut a circle from my panel of black cardstock and cut some leaves in black cardstock to look like silhouettes
I added the die cut word Serenity using one of the dies from the Gratitude die set
I popped up the panel with some foam tape on a black card base and
 finished with a few clear sequins..





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Whimsy Stamps November Release Countdown Day 1

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It's time for day one of the countdown to the November release over at Whimsy Stamps and my card today uses the new 

Happy Headlines

clear stamp set.

These sentiments make a great focal point for your card which is how I've used one today.

My sentiment is stamped with Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide Ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I've included the graphic for the stamp set below so that you can see what other sentiments are in the set, but I can't add a working link for your until the release is live on the 7th.

Oh and if you are wondering what I used to emboss my background, make sure you check out tomorrow's post!

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Whimsy Stamps September Release Countdown Day 3

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Welcome to day 3 of the Whimsy Stamps release countdown for September. We're showcasing more stamps and dies from the new release today, which will all be ready to buy on the 7th.

Today I used Snowflake Penguin from the Illustrator Lee Holland. Isn't he just the cutest with his little Santa hat?

I did initially make this a one layer card, masking the penguin and creating the stenciled sky, but unfortunately I ended up bleeding some of the red from his hat (as you do with red) and so fussy cut the image and glued it onto a new stenciled background.

I still kept the card very simple, just adding a stamped sentiment from the Abstract Christmas set (you'll get to see this stamp set tomorrow and it's pretty awesome) and a few gems.

I coloured the little penguin and his snowflake with my Zig markers using Light Gray, Dark Gray, Red, Wine Red, Light Blue, Pale Pink, Bright Yellow and Ochre

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Whimsy Stamps July Release Sneak Peek - Lee Holland - Teddy with Presents

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I have one last sneak peek for you before the release goes live on Wednesday, and it's the second of Lee Holland's fabulous bears for this release.

I am so in love with these, you will have to wait till Thursday to see the third one though.

This one is called Teddy with presents.

These bears look fabulous coloured up in the traditional browns and beiges, but I really enjoyed colouring them up in different colours for a change in how they lookl.

My inspiration here was the patterned paper. I coloured this with my zig markers on Bristol Smooth paper butt  I don't have the colours I'm afraid,  as this was coloured some time ago before I got a little notebook to jot my colours down in.

The die cut word 'birthday' comes from the Sweetest Birthday Shaker Builder die set

Can't wait to show you the third bear, and I have lots more to share with you this week.

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Whimsy Stamps Sneak Peak - Lee Holland - Teddy Birthday Message.

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Our July release at Whimsy Stamps should have gone live yesterday, but unfortunately due to a small manufacturing hiccup we have had to delay it till next week. 

Because I totally do not want you to miss out on how fabulous this release is, I'll be doing a couple of sneak peek posts between now and then so you can get an idea of just how much you want need some of these stamps. 

So kicking off today I'm sharing Lee Holland's Teddy Birthday Messages.

Seriously, how cute is he? If you follow me on Instagram,  you'll have seen this little chap yesterday.

I stamped him onto some Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, with Versfine Ink in Onyx Black, and coloured him up with my Zig Clean Color Markers. I wanted a change from all the brown teddies so I decided to make him purple. These bears look awesome in different colours.

Then a masked my image and used a brick stencil and one of my Clarity Stencil brushes to brush over a grey brick pattern to look like he's drawing on a brick wall, graffiti style.

I kept the card pretty simple just using some basic rectangle and border dies and some purple grid patterned paper which I thought went well with the theme. the whole lot is backed onto some purple cardstock keeping everything nicely tied together colour wise and I finished a few purple and clear sequins.

I hope you enjoyed my sneak peak today. I'll come back and add links for you once the collection is live and I'll be adding another sneak peak in the next few days.

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