Published! First time!

This is currently one of my favorite digi's from Whimsy.  She is called Birdie Friend.  Is she beautiful?  The background flowers are from Mel Stampz and I merged them using the software Inkscape.  It's a free software and works well for merging and layering multiple digi's.  I popped up one of the flowers, birdie and the ribbon in her hair for additional texture.  I added some clouds in the background, but they seem a little faint in this picture.  Also, spellbinders was used for the hearts circle background and a martha stewart fence punch too.  I also snuck in a flourish die I have and some awesome red flowers from my stash.

She was published in Whimsy's Inspiration Magazine!!

Here is a bit of a close up.  The fence has white crackle on it and was sponged with Linen Antique ink, but it doesn't seem to show the crackles much. 

Stamps: Whimsy Birdie Friend and Mel Stampz Flowers Digi

Coloring medium/ink: Copics and Tim Holtz inks

Papers: Stampin Up

Embellishments: Red Flowers from stash, white crackle paint (fence)

Tools/Other: Spellbinders dies, Tim Holtz Flourishes Die, Fence Die and Flourishes and Swirls embossing folder

HUGO

This puppy from Stamp Fairy is just too cute isn't he?  His name is Hugo!  I made him for the Craft Your Passion GD Card.  This weeks challenge is buttons and bows!

All the paper used today was from SU.  The bow I made with my boweasy and the buttons are part of my stash that has accumulated over the years.  

Thanks for dropping by, 

Nicole G 

Digi Darla-- Sept 18th Project

Good morning my favorite peeps.  Today's card was made with a Digi Darla image.  I had great fun coloring this image with all the pink and glitter, how fun!  This card is for LEJ's Sparkle and Shine challenge for this fortnight.  The sentiment is from Whimsy.  I glittered up the tutu and added clear applique on her crown for some shine, which I hope will come across on this picture.

Hope to see you over at LEJ Designs this week.

Nicole G

Bingo anyone?

Good morning everyone, today is my 3rd week Guest Designing for Craft your Passion.  This week was is Bingo week.  This is the first try at ever doing a Bingo and I was a little nervous, but if you haven't tried one you should do it this week! The image I used is from  The Paper Shelter and is called Learning is fun! I used the diagonal line of Flowers, Ribbon, and Yellow for my Bingo.  The cute little flowers I recently purchased on ebay and just love them. The die is a memory box die and I placed some red pearls for some fun bling!

The Bingo Challenge Card.

Thanks for stopping in today and hope you try out this weeks challenge. 

Nicole G

Happy Days

This week's challenge at CYP is pick you favorite past challenge from them.  I chose to do CYP's # 27th which is a sketch.  I used Lunchtime from Stitchy Stamps.  The sentiment is from Whimsy .

Hope you enjoyed this sweet little card and as always, thanks for stopping in,

Nicole G

Stroll in the yard

Todays card was created with LEJ's Designs Stroll image and I added the background digi from McMahon.

Please join in on LEJ's Challenge, for this fortnight it's Autumn!

Challenges entered
The Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes 
Crafts and Me:  Add a flower



Thanks for stopping by,

Nicole G

Wicked Flower Power!

Hello peeps.  This is very exciting cause today is my very first time as a Guest Designer and let alone for a great company like Craft Your Passion.  It's been a real fun experience!

This weeks challenge at CYP is Flower power.  So I chose an interesting image to play with from Delicious Doodles called Black Widow.  Isn't she just deliciously wicked? 

This card was entered in:

The Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge Blog: Myth and Magic
Crafts and Me:  Add a flower
http://papelitosstamps.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ Anything Goes
http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes
http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ Use Digi
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes
http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes




Thanks for visiting, 

Nicole G 

Whimsy Day 3

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our September Digital Stamp Release Showcase! 

On Saturday (1st September) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new digital designs, From then until 4th September 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.

 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!

Day 3

Sarah McLaughlin 

Candy Geeter

Joann Burton 

Jackie Randolph 

Shannah Bartle 

Wendy Keenan 

Doreen OBrien 

Rosica Ivanova 

Michelle Oatman

Kelly Mannix 

Nicole Gent 

I entered this card at:
http://adieforasketch.blogspot.ca


Thanks for stopping in for today's blog hop!!

There is another chance to win tomorrow.  Start with Charlene Brown. 

Thanks for stopping in today,

Nicole G

Whimsy Day 2 Hop!

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

On Saturday (1st September) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new digital designs, From then until 4th September 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.

 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!

Day 2

Charlene Brown

Candy Geeter

Tammy Davison 

Joann Burton 

Jackie Randolph 

Shannah Bartle 

Wendy Keenan 

Carly Wilson 

Rosica Ivanova 

Michelle Oatman

Kelly Mannix 

Nicole Gent 

Thanks for stopping in today and don't forget to leave comments for a chance to win. 

Whimsy's Blog Hop! Day 1

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

On Saturday (1^st September) 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 4^th September the Whimsy Stamps 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 5^th September

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!

Sarah McLaughlin 

 Digital DesigneTammy Ortiz -Digital Designer

Joann Burton 

Jackie Randolph 

Juelmarie

Shannah Bartle

Wendy Keenan

Doreen OBrien

Carly Wilson

Michelle Oatman

Nicole Gent 

Have fun hopping along!!

Nicole G