Green Soleil

I know my vacation is well and truly over now as it is wednesday already and that means it's Whimsical Ink Sorority spotlight time!  Regular visitors to my blog will know that every week I spotlight one of my projects on the WIS blog, which I also share on here.

For my project this week I decided to use the delightful Soleil - this stunning new girl was just released by Queen Kat Designs for May and she is just stunning and now available in rubba - Yay!

The DT projects for the blog hops this week have used a monochrome theme, so I thought I'd continue the theme for my card.  I love these grey/green shades of ProMarkers and they toned perfectly with this lovely paper I had in my stash and also with the luscious wide satin ribbon. 

I covered a square card with the paper then cut an aperture in the front with a spellbinders shapeability die, adding the cut out medallion to the inside of the card as a backdrop for Soleil.  I coloured her with Copics and ProMarkers then cut her out and attached in front of the aperture.  A punched flower and a few pale green gems added the final touches.

I hope you've enjoyed your visit today as much as I enjoyed creating my project to share with you.  This is my first creation since returning from my vacation, I was so thrilled to be able to meet up with Queen Kat herself - Vicki - in Utah, I now have lots of new QKD stamps to play with.  Here's a piccie of our meeting , it was such a fun day!  If you look carefully you might just spot 'Sierra Grannie' in the front of the car!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you'll come back soon.

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wynneth
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QKD Blog Hop

I'm back! back in the UK from a fabulous vacation in the USA, very tired and jetlagged but happy to be home safe, despite the continuing problems with the Volcanic ash over the UK!

One of the the highlights of the trip was meeting up with Queen Kat herself - Vicki - in Utah, which was so much fun :o)  I had hoped to be back home in time to take part in today's blog hop, but unfortunately didn't make it.  If you are following today's Hop you should have arrived from Lara's blog if not you can start at the beginning on QKD blog to join in all the fun.  Your next stop after here in the Hop is Kimme's blog - enjoy the fabulous project she has created for you for this week. 

Hopefully both myself and my blog will get back to normal in the next couple of days and there will be new projects for you to see on here, and possibly just a few piccies from my travels too!  I hope you've enjoyed seeing the creations I had pre-posted to appear on here during the time I have been away and I'd like to say a huge Thank You to all the visitors who left me such lovely comments on my projects - I really appreciate it and have had lots of fun dropping by to read them when ever I could get online.

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wynneth

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Flower Garden Fairy Cupcake

Today I have a card to share with you which is a little different to my usual style.  These fabulous images are from a sheet of stamps from Oxford Impressions Stamps, which I bought recently.  There are some wonderful vintage type images on the sheet and I used three main stamps and four of the sentiments for this card.

The background layer is from the Pocket Full of Posies papers by DCWV.  Over this a piece of green gingham was added which was first distressed a little with Tim Holtz Distress Ink around the edges.  The fairy, cupcake and bakery poster images were all distressed using various colours of DI.  I curved the cupcake a little before adding it with silicone glue so it is raised up from the background, although this isn't noticeable in the photograph. 

Finally I added two flat backed gold beads and a little Diamond Stickles to the wings, the sentiments and in the centres of the tiny flowers.  The layout is based on the sketch for the Let's Get Stamping challenge this week over on Craftbubble.com so I am going to enter my card for this week's challenge.

Thanks for visiting today, it's great to see you here.

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wynneth

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I ♥ ProMarkers with Innocence

Challenge #14 this week over on the I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge Blog gives us a sketch to work with.  The Sponsor of the prize this week is Pollycraft, check out their great selection of clear unmounted stamps and digi images.

For my DT card this week I chose the adorable 'Innocence' stamp which I've had in my stamp stash for some time.  I never tire of using this lovely image and it can be appropriate for many occasions, depending on the colours used with it.

The image was coloured with ProMarkers and mounted on to a layer of dotty paper punched with a Martha Stewart border punch on the longer sides.  I added two large and two small gromlets at the corners following the sketch elements.  Finally I stamped this simple sentiment and cut it out with a deckle edge rectangle nestabilties die.  A simple layout but very effective. 

I really hope you will take part in the I ♥ ProMarkers challenge this week, everyone is welcome and every entry has a chance to win the weekly prize.   Hope to see you over on the I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge Blog.

Thanks for dropping by my blog today, I hope you've enjoyed your visit :o)

hugs

wynneth

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Soleil - You Light Up My Life!

Hi there and welcome to today's project which features another of the new stamps released by Queen Kat Designs this month.  She is called 'Soleil' and is a real Sunny Stunner!!!

Every wednesday I showcase one of my creations in my WIS Spotlight feature on the Whimsical Ink Sorority Blog for QKD.  I like to share my project here on my own blog too for my regular visitors.

This wednesday's card was created using the newly released 'Soleil' Mermaid - she is the other new WIS girl for May and isn't she lovely! (I used the first new girl - 'Amour' - for my project last week)

With a name like Soleil, I just knew she had to be coloured in shades of yellow and gold and with a bright and vibrant background.  I decided to create an easel card on which to display her - I love easel cards !

She's coloured with Copics and ProMarkers and I cut her out and attached her over a yellow layer cut with an inverted scallop circle nestabilities die - I wanted to simulate the Sun behind Soleil.  I used a scallop circle nestie die to cut out a layer from gold mirror card to attach under the yellow layer.

The flowers were cut with a Martha Stewart punch and I added gold half beads in the centres of each flower.

I created the sentiment on my computer and printed it in orange ink.  Finally I cut the sentiment out using a nestie die and attached to the base of the easel with foam pads so that it acts as the 'stop', leaving space where a personal greeting can be written.

Thanks for dropping by today, let me know what you think about these new QKD stamps and/or my project, I love reading comments left on here for me!  If you'd like to own this new stamp, she's available in the QKD Store right now.  I hope you'll come back next wednesday, when I'll have another WIS project to share with you.

hugs

wynneth

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It's Monday so there's a Blog Hop going on!

Unfortunately I am again unable to join in with today's Queen Kat Designs Blog Hop as I am still on vacation (lucky me!)  Don't miss the Hop though as you just have to see the great projects the rest of the DT have created for you, this week they are again working with new release stamps.  Just pop over to the QKD Blog and follow the links to join in the fun. 

I am so excited to tell you that I was able to meet up with Queen Kat (Vicki) herself in Utah this week - how cool is that?!!!  I'll be writing about my adventures later and have some pictures to share with you then. 

hugs

wynneth

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Happy Birthday Ducky!

This was a fun card to make, using this cute little ducky from a set of Popcorn Bear stamps by Crafters Companion.  I coloured him with ProMarkers and cut him out with a plain oval nestabilities die before adding this to a layer cut with a large scallop oval die.

The background paper is from Papermania and the lovely ribbon, bow and yummy mini buttons were in a goody bag I recently bought.  I added Glossy Accents to his beak and little heart and also the centre of the flower, just to give some texture.

Have entered this card in this week's Sweet Stampin Challenge as the colours on my card fit perfectly with the colour combo they are asking for this week!

Thanks for dropping by to view my card today and for continuing to support my blog, I really do appreciate it!

hugs

wynneth

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I ♥ ProMarkers gives you Wings.....!

Good morning and welcome to Stamping Grandma today, hope you are having a great day!

Well, we have a new challenge over on I ♥ ProMarkers for this week.  Challenge #13 asks us to use some form of wings on our projects.  Joanna Sheen is the sponsor for this week's challenge, so what are you waiting for, get crafting your entry!! 

For my DT card I decided to do something very different from my normal 'style' of card.  Most of the time I use a stamped image, coloured with ProMarkers, as the main focal point on my cards.  Today's card has this lovely text as the main embellishment.

The background layer is some lovely pearl finish card with pale blue stars dotted all over.  It was this background which sparked my idea for the colour scheme and layout.  I cut out the two frames from pale blue pearl card, using a shapeabilities die set, then set the sentiment in the centre and added the frames around it.  I stamped the butterflies from a set by Papermania and coloured them with shades of blue ProMarkers with touches of blue Spica glitter pen added.  I created two of the larger butterfly, attached one flat to the frame and added the second over the top using silicone glue to give it a little dimension.  The result is a simple, easy and quick card, but very effective I think.

I hope you will be inspired to enter a project for the challenge this week, the rest of the DT and I love visiting your blogs and viewing your work and everyone is welcome to enter.  With the chance of winning a prize each week, it's a great challenge to join, just add a direct link to your project via Mr Linky on the I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge blog and keep your fingers crossed!

hugs

wynneth

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Love is in the Air - Amour

It's time for my regular wednesday spotlight on the Whimsical Ink Sorority Blog for Queen Kat Designs.  The card I am showcasing this week reveals one of the new stamps released for May by QKD and available in the Store.

I always like to share my WIS projects with visitors to my own blog and here is my latest  creation.

The fabulous  'Amour' is the first of the new release stamps that I have had to play with this month.  Isn't she just so sophisicated and awesome?  I love all the background detail and those fabulous hearts growing on the tree are amazing.

I coloured Amour with ProMarkers and Copics and added touches of Spica glitter pen.  These romantic background papers from the Papermania Rose Garden collection are just perfect for the image.  I added faux stitching in pink Spica pen around the edges of both layers and created the L.O.V.E sentiment on my PC and cut it out with a nestabilities die.  A little Distress Ink brushed round the edges ties this in to the overall colour scheme of the card.  The lovely pink flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the green ribbon was in my stash.

I hope you've enjoyed viewing my card today and that you'll drop by again next wednesday when I'll have a WIS project to share with you using another new release stamp from QKD.

hugs

wynneth

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Don't forget today's Queen Kat Blog Hop and great Sale !

I am on vacation so sadly not part of today's Queen Kat Blog Hop - but don't forget to stop by and see what the rest of the DT have created for you this week!  There are some fabulous new stamps released for May and they are too good to miss!  Just start at the QKD Blog and follow the links - enjoy :o)

Excitingly, today is the day Queen Kat launches her stamps in Rubber!! Yay.... how great is that?  All the old favourites and new releases now come in rubber.  Even more exciting is that the remaining stock of polymer stamps are being sold off at 60% diiscount!!  Not many left now so hurry over to the store and bag a bargain while you can!
 
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wynneth
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