Back to School

Good day everyone.  Today I made this fun card for a co-worker returning to school to become a nurse. The digi's are from Stamping Boutique and  they were merged with Inkscrape.  I just love doing that! Colored with copics and put a layer of clear applique on the apple for some shine.

I will enter the following challenges:

Lollipop Crafts: Back to school
Fussy and Fancy: Back to school
Joyful Stamper: Anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
Jackson's Digital Expression: Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes
Simon Says: Back to school
Divas by Design: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping in,

Nicole G

Car Thanks!

Here is a fun and simple card I made for the dealership where I bought my car from.   The service was just so awesome I felt the need to send them a little thank you. Thanks Riverside Hyundai for a great experience.

Thanks for wandering by,

Nicole G

Great News

Kenny K is giving away your choice of 3 digi's just by following their blog.  So common and follow already!  Is it terrible to say I hope I get picked?  Cause I do really, really want to win!

Also, I was chosen to do a guest design with Craft your Passion.  I'll let everyone know when I get to do that!


And here's for the best news I have just been accepted to DT for the lovely LEJ Designs!!  This group does challenges every two weeks so I am pretty darn excited!

Monkey Business

Today's card is created with Whimsy's image Whimsy Monkey.   He is my creation for this weeks Whimsy's challenge lots of layers.  I also used these fun the little blue flowers from my stash that I've had for literally years and buttons that don't get much use either.  I added some glitter around the flowers to make them pop.  I have multiple grass dies and my new memory box die that I am having troubles not putting on every card I make right now.  I just love how dainty and vine-y it is.  It sort of hard to tell in this photo, but Monkey's face is on dimensional to make him pop out more.  His little hand is also cut and pasted on the rope.

Thanks for popping by,

Nicole G

Give a little heart

I LOVE CC Design images.  When I first saw Cherrie over at Tickled Pink, that's just what I was tickled pink.  Isn't she just adorable??

I just my new Martha Stewart punch for the border, used a super old SU punch for the corner piece.  The embossing folder is one of my favorites.  I just feel it seems to go with anything and everything.  Also new is my memory box die.  It's leafy and vine-y and just place awesome.  The paper is part of my older collection of paper.  I also added some blue glitter pen dots on the left side of Cherrie, but I can see in this picture it's less noticeable.

I will send into the following challenges:

LEJ Designs: Shabby Chic
Crafting for all Seasons: Bright Colors
Joyful Stamper: Anything Goes
ATC's with Attidude: Anything Goes
Crafts and Me: Use a digi
All that Scraps: Anything Goes
Crafty Anne's: Circles
Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes
Divas by Design: For a girl
2 Sister's: Anything Goes
Songbird Challenge: Anything Goes
Sugar Creek: Something old and something new
Stamping with Dragon:  


Well... hope you have enjoyed today's post.

Happy rest of week to you awesome peeps!

Also good news is that Whimsy is having a 50% off sale on all digi's, sentiments, papers, and Shape EZ  So head on over there and get some great buys!! The sale is only until Friday!

Nicole G

Whimsy Release Day 4!

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of our August Digital Stamp Release Showcase! 

On Wednesday (1st August) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new digital designs, From then until 4th August the Whimsy Digital DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop! Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw. To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 5th August.

Here is my creation for today's release.  I used the crowned ovals image to place the new Rapunzel in.  Isn't she a beauty?

I also used a couple of memory box dies to add more of a flourishy look around the frame.  

 To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below... 

Joann Burton
Rosica Ivanova
Tammy Ortiz
Jackie Randolph
Wendy Keenan
Michelle Oatman
Sarah McLaughlin
Carly Wilson
Kelly Mannix
Tammy Davidson
Juelmarie Morgan
Candy Geeter
Shannah Bartle
Joanne Davies



Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

I hope you have enjoyed this months inspiration and don't forget to leave comments for a chance to win!!

Nicole G

August Digi Release Day 2!

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of our August Digital Stamp Release Showcase! 

On Wednesday (1st August) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new digital designs, From then until 4th August the Whimsy Digital DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop! Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw. To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 5th August.

In today's creation I used the new Cow Buzz image.  The sentiment is also Whimsy's Chew Cute sentiments collection.  The background die is from Spellbinders, the flourishy die is from Memory Box and the cute bees I've had in my stash for well... let's say a LONG time. (LOL)

 To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below... 

Tammy Ortiz

Jackie Randolph

Wendy Keenan

Michelle Oatman

Joanne Davies

Sarah McLaughlin

Carly Wilson

Kelly Mannix

Tammy Davidson

Juelmarie Morgan 

Shannah Bartle

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!


Hope you enjoyed today's card and leave comments to WIN!

Nicole G

August Digi Release Showcase Day 1!

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of our August Digital Stamp Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (1st August) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new Digital designs from

Moon Cookie Gallery

 Stamp Art Designs by Kathryn

Dana's Digi's

Crissy's Digis

Lia Stampz

Michele R Designs

From now until 4th August the Whimsy Stamps Digital DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop. Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw. To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 5th August

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the

Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

Charlene Brown

Tammy Ortiz

Joann Burton

Jackie Randolph

Shannah Bartle

Wendy Keenan

Doreen OBrien

Rosica Ivanova

Michelle Oatman

Joanne Davies