Whimsie Wednesday

Hi Friends! It is my turn to host the Whimsie Doodles Whimsie Wednesday Challenge #61. I decided today's challenge would be to create a birthday card or project, and I used Whimsie Doodles new stamp set, 'Have Cake' for my creation.

Have you seen the new Whimsie Doodles 'Have Cake' stamp set? It is awesome. There are 5 sentiments and 12 images in this 17-piece rubber stamp set. It can be purchased HERE.

Here are my creations.

                                                 inside of card

I created a double pocket pouch from a brown paper bag and decorated it with Cosmo Cricket paper and Whimsie Doodles 'Have Cake' images.

Recipe:
Whimsie Doodles 'Have Cake' stamp set
Cosmo Cricket paper stack
Bazzill cardstock
Papertrey Ink ink for distressing
black embroidery thread from stash
black button from stash
white ribbon dyed with Glimmer Mist
brown paper bag
Really Reasonable Ribbon twine
Tim Holtz die
sewing machine and thread
EK Success punch
Copic markers

Now it is your turn to create a card or project for the challenge. When you have completed your project link it to the Whimsie Doodles Blog and leave a comment. You have until Dec. 28 to complete your project, link it, and leave a comment for a chance to win a free Whimsie Doodles image.

We look forward to seeing what you design for the birthday challenge! Have fun with it!
Thanks for stopping by! Merry CHRISTmas! Linda C

Christmas Countdown at Whimsie Doodles

Seems like everybody is counting down to something. Of course, right now it is Christmas. Kids can tell you how many days, hours, minutes until Old St. Nick arrives. I can remember watching tv on Christmas Eve with Griffin when he was young, and the weatherman would announce that Santa had been spotted by radar. His eyes would light up! Those were magical times!

Now the 'Christmas Countdown' is at Whimsie Doodles. Doodle-licious Diva Alicia has issued the Whimsie Wednesday Challenge (#61) on the Whimsie Doodles Blog. You can find specific details about the challenge HERE.

Here is the 'Christmas Countdown':
     On your card or project you are challenged to have:
          5 Accents (brads, eyelets, buttons, etc.)
          4 Papers
          3 Shapes (can be 3 of the same or 3 different)
          2 Corners (can be rounded or fancy)
          1 Image

Here is my challenge card:

                                                   
I have 5 buttons, 3 designer papers and 1 cardstock, 3 snowflakes, 2 fancy corners, and 1 image.
I used Whimsie Doodles Leah in PJ's  for my image. Isn't she adorable in her fancy sleepwear?

Recipe for my card:
Whimsie Doodles Leah in PJ's
Papertrey Ink white cardstock for image
Copic markers
Glossy Accents
Bazzill cardstock
K&Co. Christmas stack
Spellbinder Nestabilities snowflake dies
Bazzill rhinestones
Buttons from stash
Martha Stewart baker's twine
Sizzix corner die

We are looking forward to what you will create for this 'Countdown' challenge. I found this challenge to be fun and interesting; I had a good time deciding what to use for the numbers. Be sure to link your creation to the Whimsie Doodles Blog for a chance to win a prize.

Thanks for dropping by. Stay warm, drive safely, and remember the meaning of CHRISTmas. LC

A Sale at Whimsie Doodles

Just in time for creating Christmas cards, Whimsie Doodles is having a 20% off sale on the entire store!
Hurry to Whimsie Doodles and check out Leah, Deer Friend, the Angels, and the Snowmen!
The sale is scheduled for Dec. 12th-19th (at midnight). The coupon code is SAVE20.

And there is more!!! Woo Hoo!
With every purchase Melyssa, Whimsie Doodles owner and designer, will email you this free image!!

Isn't this a cute image?! I can hardly wait to print and color it!

Thanks for stopping by. Linda C

Winter Blues at Whimsie Doodles

No, we are not sad at Whimsey Doodles.....Winter Blues is the new Whimsie Wednesday Challenge at Whimsie Doodles. The challenge issued by Joy is to create a card or project that is primarily blue. You can check out the details of the challenge HERE.

For my challenge card I used a new Whimsie Doodles December release, Deer Friend. He is so cute!

Card Recipe:
Whimsie Doodles 'Deer Friend' digital image
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic markers
Sharpie white poster paint pen
Bo Bunny designer paper stack
Recollection snowflake embellishment
Bazzill cardstock
Sewing machine and thread

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
iCopic Lover #9
Stamptacular Sunday #88
7 Kids College Fund Challenge #10


We look forward to seeing what you create for the Winter Blues Whimie Wednesday Challenge. Be sure to link your creation to the Whimsie Doodles Blog when you have completed your project for a chance to win a prize.

Thanks for stopping by. Linda C

Whimsie Doodles December Release

Today is the day to see what Melyssa has designed for the Whimsie Doodles December release. You can check out the new releases HERE. You can see them HERE also.

This is one of my cards for the December release. This is Santa Leah . Isn't she cute!?

Recipe:
Whimsie Doodles Santa Leah (digital)
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic markers
Martha Stewart punch
Glossy Accents
Cloud 9 holly embellishment
Martha Stewart baker's twine
buttons from stash
Bazzill cardstock
Me and My Big Ideas paper stack
rub-on from stash

Thanks for stopping by. Check out the Doodle-licious Divas' blogs to see what they created for the December Whimsie Doodles release. Their addresses are on the side of my blog. There are some cute creations!

Have a good day! LC

Whimsie Doodles Sneaky Snippets

Tomorrow Whimsie Doodles will release the December images. Curious?

Here are some 'Sneaky Snippets'. What do you see?

You can see more 'Sneaky Snippets' on the Whimsie Doodles Blog HERE.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for my card made with one of the new releases. See you then! LC

Whimsie Doodles Challenge

It is my turn to issue the Whimsie Wednesday Challenge (WWC#59), and I decided to use an inspiration picture for my challenge. Here is my picture. This is a Dr. Martens' Taupe Victorian Flowers boot and can be seen HERE. I think these boots are super cute....and if the weather is bad enough to wear boots, you might as well be cute! :)

Here is the card I created using the Dr. Martens as inspiration. It is Whimsie Doodles Winter Leah wearing her brown boots surrounded by flowers!

Recipe:
Whimsie Doodles Winter Leah
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic markers
     R20, 22, 24,27,29
     YG91, 95, 97
     E000, 00, 11, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 99
     W00, 1, 3, 5
Bazzill cardstock
Kaiser pearls
Prima flowers
Recollections flowers
K&Co. designer paper
Martha Stewart punch
Recollections flourish
Glimmer Mist 'Santa Baby'
Hero Arts flowers

I look forward to seeing what you create after looking at the Dr. Martens. You can check out the details of the challenge HERE. After you have completed your creation remember to link it to the Whimsie Doodles blog for a chance to win a prize!!

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your visit and your comment! Linda C

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

It's Whimsie Wednesday and brrrr! The Whimsie Doodles Wednesday Challenge is 'Let It Snow'. Doodle-licious Diva, Sheri, has challenged us to create a card with snow. You can find details about the challenge HERE. I also am entering this in Cute Card Thursday #140 using Challenge #138 (anything goes) and Just Us Girls #61 (3-D embellishment).

With the new Whimsie Doodles images, you will have no difficulty in finding an image that will fit into a snowy scene. There is Leah dressed in her winter boots, Koale dressed in a festive sweater, and Snow People ready for the holidays. You can purchase the digital images HERE.

Here is my 'Let It Snow' challenge card with Toque Koale. (BTW, if you are like me and don't know what a toque is, here is Webster's definition..."a small, round, close-fitting hat, with or without a brim".)

Recipe:

Whimsie Doodles 'Toque Koale'

Papertrey Ink white cardstock

Copics markers

K&Co. designer paper stack

Martha Stewart fence punch

Martha Stewart greenery punch

Recollection red rhinestones

Flower Soft

Recollection rhinestone snowflake

Kaiser red dots

Walmart snowflake ornament

Snowflake buttons

Fancy Pants snow rubons

Papertrey Ink tree die

Bazzill cardstock

Glossy Accents

3-d adhesives

Nestabilities

When you have completed your 'Let It Snow' challenge card, be sure to link it to the Whimsie Doodles blog

for a chance at the prize. We look forward to seeing what you create.

Thanks for dropping in! LC



Coloring Tutorial

Melyssa, owner and designer of Whimsie Doodles, created an awesome tutorial for coloring hair and skin.
Along with the tutorial she produced a sheet of 'Doodle heads' for you to practice on. You can see the tutorial HERE. I have found the tutorial to be very helpful. If you like the tutorial please leave a comment for Melyssa so she will know she's appreciated. Thanks. LC

Whimsie Wednesday

It's time again for the Whimsie Wednesday Challenge, and today's challenge is issued by Doodle-licious Diva, Joy. With colder weather on its way, Joy says 'Button Up'. Yes, the Whimsie Wednesday Challenge is to use buttons on your card or project. You can check out the details of the challenge HERE.

Here is my WWC 'Button Up' card. I also am entering this card in the Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge.

For the challenge I chose Whimsie Doodles 'Winter Leah'. She is a digital image, and I printed her first on  white cardstock. I then printed her on patterned paper so I could paper piece her coat and hat. I colored her before I adhered the paper pieces.

Recipe:
Whimsie Doodles 'Winter Leah'
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic markers
Bazzill cardstock
K&Co. designer paper stack
Kaiser rhinestones
buttons
Mish Mash tickets
The Paper Studio rub-on sentiment

Now it is your turn to meet Joy's challenge. We would love to see your 'Button Up' creations. When you have completed your project be sure to link it to the Whimsie Doodles blog for a chance to win a prize.

Thanks for dropping in! LC

Whimsie Doodles November Release

Hey, Blog Hoppers! Did you have fun looking at all of the new sneak peaks and cards? Did you figure out the secret word for the discount code? The new releases are at Whimsie Doodles ready to purchase and download. Melyssa has even made it possible for you to order your own Avatar! How cool is that? The Doodle-licious Divas are loving theirs. Did you notice I am the only one with earrings?! Cool!

Here is my card for the new release.

For my card I used Whimsie Doodles Snowfolk Picnic. You can see it HERE.
Recipe:
WD Snowfolk Picnic image
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic markers
Bazzill cardstock
My Mind's Eye design paper
Stampin' Up ribbon
Martha Stewart greenery punches
Kaiser red rhinestones and pearl
Heidi Grace (Fiskars) snowflake rub-ons
7 Gypsies word strip
Glossy Accents
button
Martha Stewart bakery's twine
Sewing Machine and thread

Thank you so much for stopping by today and leaving your comments. I really appreciate you! LindaC

Whimsie Doodles Blog Hop!

Hello! It's Blog Hop Time! Are you ready for some fuN and prizes?

We are so excited about the November Whimsie Doodles release that we decided it was time to party! You kNow the drill...just "hop" from blog to blog following the list of Names below. At each blog you will collect a letter and wheN you unscramble them, you will have a code that gives you 10% off until midNight November 5th. Completion of the hop also puts you in the ruNNing for the fabulous prizes below! Have you figured out which is my letter for the hop?


If you arrived here from Joy's blog you are iN the right place. If Not, you Need to go to the Alicia's blog to begiN.
Here is the order iN case you get lost.
Alicia
Andrea
Joy
LiNda......You are here!
Melyssa
Nikki
Sheri

                                  Did somebody say PRIZES??

Here are the prizes up for grabs:

-Readers must hop to all of the design team blogs (see list above if you get lost along the way) for a chance to win the entire November release, to be announced on Friday, November 5th, which is our release day. WOO HOO! That's a great prize-- but wait, it gets better....

-A second reader (who completes the hop) will win their own Avatar and digi stamp. Melyssa is going to turn the winning blog hopper into a Whimsie Doodle! How awesome is that?!? You want to see what the Doodlelicious Divas look like as Whimsie Doodles??? I mean seriously, who wouldn't want to be a Whimsie Doodle?? Here we are!!

Can you pick out the Avatar that represents me?

 
Speaking of November's release, here is a snippet from my card using a November image. What do you see? What do you think this image is?
 

 
So have fun at the hop and enjoy the super Doodlelicious eye candy!  See you back here tomorrow when I will post my November release card. Now hop on over to Melyssa's blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Have a great day! LiNda C

P.S. My letter is N!

Whimsie Doodles Fun

Come back tomorrow and be a part of the Whimsie Doodles Blog Hop! There are clues, Avatars, sneak peaks, and prizes! Don't miss out on the fun! Be sure and leave a comment when you visit tomorrow! That's important!

 
See you tomorrow! LC

November Already?

Is it just me, or has the year flown by for you also? There are only 24 days until Thanksgiving, and  Christmas is right around the corner. Have you started your Christmas shopping?

Using an idea I found on Mish Mash I created holiday planners to give as early Christmas presents. Inside each planner there is a memo pad. The image I chose to use for my planners is the snowman from Whimsie Doodles Snowman Soup.

Recipe for the planners:
Whimsie Doodles snowman image
Papertrey Ink cardstock vintage cream and kraft
My Mind's Eye designer paper
Bazzill cardstock
Nestabilities
Copics markers
Stickles
buttons
Martha Stewart baker's twine
SU border punch
Papertrey Ink memo pads

These were not difficult to create. I hope you find the time to make a couple for yourself and a friend or two.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week! LC

Whimsie Wednesday

It's Wednesday and time for Whimsie Wednesday Challenge #55 from Whimsie Doodles. Today's challenge is issued by Alicia , and she has given us a sketch to use for her challenge.


You can see the card she created using her sketch HERE.

This is my card for the challenge:

For the challenge I used Whimsie Doodles Snowboy's Stars.
Recipe:
WD 'Snowboy's Stars'
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic and Prismacolor markers
Cosmo Cricket paper
Bazzill cardstock
star brads
Papertrey Ink scallop die
sewing machine and thread
Creative Memories corner rounder

Now it is your turn. Remember to link your creation to the Whimsie Doodles blog for a chance to win a prize. Have fun with Alicia's sketch.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day! LC

Whimsie Wednesday

This week's Whimsie Wednesday challenge is issued by Melyssa, owner and designer for Whimsie Doodles. Her challenge is to make a card or project using colors you normally wouldn't think to use. She called this challenge "off color". For example, red and green are almost always "Christmas" colors, and orange and black are "Halloween" colors.

You can read about the challenge HERE and see Melyssa's Frankie who is feeling a bit blue. If you decide to play along be sure to link your creation to the blog for a chance to win a prize.

For the challenge I chose the Whimsie Doodles image, 'Science Guy'. Normally, a lab coat would be white, but for this 'off color' challenge I decided to color the lab coat pink. A lab worker probably would not wear turquoise gloves either.

I hope you feel challenged to make an 'off color' card or project. It's an opportunity to think outside the box and have some fun!

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your visits and comments. Have a great day! LC

Whimsie Wednesday Challenge

Good Morning! Today's Whimsie Wednesday Challenge #53 is issued by Doodle-licious Diva, Alicia. She has challenged us to make an ATC, Artist Trading Card. This was a new technique for me. I had heard of ATC's but had never seriously tried to create one. I 'googled' ATC's to learn more about them; I specifically needed to know what size to make an ATC. I learned the size is 2.5" x 3.5".

Here are some links to sites about ATC's.
Cedar Seed (Art in your Pocket)
Artist Trading Cards

Here is my ATC. I chose Whimsie Doodles 'Dracula' from the Halloween Tag image set. Since Whimsie Doodles' images are digital I can manipulate, resize, and alter them. To create Dracula I simply cropped him from the tag. I printed him on Papertrey Ink white cardstock, colored him with Copic markers, and cut him out. He is adhered with 3-d adhesives so he stands out.

I attached the ATC to a card front along with the joke from the tag.

Recipe:
Whimsie Doodles 'Halloween Tag' image and words
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic Markers
Bo Bunny dp
Paper Studio dp
Recollections pearls
cardstock and scraps from stash
Stickles green

Now it is your turn to create an ATC. When you have finished be sure to link it to the Whimsie Doodles blog for a chance to win a prize!

Christmas Project

New Whimsie Doodles images were released Tuesday. Have you checked them out? You can see them HERE. There is a Thanksgiving turkey image, snowpeople images, and a recipe card image. Cute stuff!

When I began to color the 'snowpeople' images I knew I wanted to create something other than a card. Ghosts from my previous 'addiction' (scrapbooking) began to float around my craft table whispering, "mini album...mini album". In my scrapbooking days I made many small albums, so the scrapbooking mode kicked in, and this is what I created.

 I also put in pages with journaling boxes/photo mats so the owner could add photos or write down memories. 
Recipe:
Whimsie Doodles images
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic markers
Star album from Michael's
SU ink for distressing
Cosmo Cricket paper
Daisy Dee paper
Graphic 45 paper
Bazzill cardstock, decorative strip
Jo-lee's
Ranger Stickles, Glossy Accents
Quickutz dies
rhinestones, clip, snowflakes, jingle bells, rub-ons, buttons, glitter
SU ribbon
Making Memories charm
Martha Stewart punch

This was fun to create, especially since it had been a while since I made a mini album. If you are primarily a card maker, don't be intimidated by making a mini album. Just think of it as several cards put together between book covers. Give it a try! LC

Whimsie Doodles Challenge

It is Whimsie Wednesday and time for a Whimsie Doodles Challenge. Today's challenge (#52), issued by Doodle-licious Diva Sheri, is to create a Halloween 'trick or TREAT'. Check out the Whimsie Doodles Blog to see the Doodle-licious Divas' spooky creations. Here is mine.

I don't know about you, but I cannot resist Brach's candy corn and pumpkins. To make this TREAT, I recycled an olive jar. Wendy shared a tip for removing odors from jars. After you have removed the labels and washed the jar, place newspaper in the jar, put on the lid, and place the jar in the freezer. The pungent odors (like olives) will be gone. Great tip, Wendy!

The image on the lid is from the Whimsie Doodles September release, Halloween Minis. I printed the image, colored it with Copic markers, and cut it out with Nestabilities. I added a bit of Stickles to the image, tied on raffia with a couple of buttons, and I had a cute, quick TREAT.....easy peasy! This would be a great gift for a teacher, neighbor, or friend........IF you can resist eating the candy and leave enough to give away!

This is a busy week for all of my Design Teams. Whimsie Doodles, Your Next Stamp, and Treehouse Stamps have new releases, challenges, and there is a blog hop! Check back for more creations and fun!!
Have a great afternoon! LC

Whimsie Doodles Fun

Good Morning! It is the 5th of October and time for the new Whimsie Doodles release. Melyssa, Whimsie Doodles owner/designer, has created fun snowpeople and a  humerous Thanksgiving turkey. You can see all of the new images HERE and purchase them HERE.

Here is my project with one of the new images.

This is the Thanksgiving turkey "Get Basted" I used to make a gift tag on a fall kitchen towel. I printed the image on Papertrey Ink white cardstock and colored it with Copic markers. I cut the tag pieces with Nestabilities and added an eyelet using my Crop-a-dile. The tag is tied on with jute and artificial leaves were added. What a fun tag!

Be sure and check out the other Doodle-licious Divas' blogs to see what they have created with the new images. You can find their blogs on the right of the screen. Have a great day! LC