Winter Friends at Whimsy Stamps

Animals, Christmas, Holidays, Seasons, Whimsy Stamps, Winter

Hello friends!  I hope that you all had a great Christmas!  I’m still celebrating with my family over the weekend and happy to be with all of my loved ones for sure!

I have this really sweet image along with some news to share with you today.

For the news:  This will be my final post as a design team member for Whimsy Stamps.  I STILL adore Whimsy Stamps and of course will continue to use the products and promote the products and still use my affiliate link with them when I can, but my term has ended and it was time for me to move on is all…I will truely miss being apart of this wonderful team and working with my friends over there for sure, but will always remain friends of course!

And, perfectly, this brings me to my card for today with this darling image.   This card was made and sent to a lovely teamie for our Christmas card swap and I thought it was perfect to send along to her….

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I have used this adorable Wee Stamps image from Whimsy Stamps called “Winter Friends“.  I just fell in love with the sweetness of it all for sure!

After coloring up the image, I die cut it out with a stitched circle die and layered it over another blue die cut circle.  I then took some “Fallen Snow Glitterstock” from Brutus Monroe and cut out a piece with the MFT Linked Chain Circle Frames die and attached that piece around the die cut circle image.

I wanted to pair this image to match up with the colors from the Whimsy Stamps “Christmas So Soft” Digital Papers Collection.  I used one panel for the entire background base that was mounted over a blue 5″ square top folding card base.  And then I used the pink strip from the same collection mounted over another strip of blue cardstock across the middle of the card wrapped with some silver metallic ribbon.

In the bottom corner of the card is where I stamped the greeting in black ink from the Whimsy Stamps Holiday Mini Sentiments clear stamp set.  The circle image was mounted over top of the card with some craft foam and then I die cut some snowflakes from the Whimsy Stamps No-See All Seasons Tree die set with more of that Glitterstock that was randomly added to the card along with placing one in the center of the ribbon bow.  I’ve also added a gem to the center of that snowflake as well.

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Here’s a closer view of the coloring that I’ve done on this sweet image.  I’ve used my usual Copic markers and also used a white gel pen for highlights in certain places.  I covered the “holly berries” in her hair with a glitter brush pen and for the snow ground, I used a glue pen and then added some glitter over top of that for sparkling snow.

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A perfect image to send to one of my special DT Whimsy friends!  I hope you’ve enjoyed it as I really enjoyed creating it and sending it off to my friend too.  🙂

It’s NEVER a “good-bye”, but I’ll see you again soon my friends!  HUGS

Challenges I’d like to enter this card for:

  1.  As You Like It – Favorite Die and Why? (I am constantly using the circle, square and rectangle stitched dies because they’re nice basic shapes but also add that stitched detail along the edges to add more interest if needed.)
  2. Daring Cardmakers – Pretty Pastels Christmas
  3. Allsorts – Anything Goes
  4. Stamps & Fun = Creativity – Anything Goes
  5. Papercraft – Anything Goes
  6. Cute Card Thursday – Anything Goes

Published by *Vicki*

I'm so happy you found me! I love to share smiles with my handmade cards! I also enjoy papercrafts through art journaling, scrapooking and mixed media projects too! Thanks for stopping by!

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28 thoughts on “Winter Friends at Whimsy Stamps”

  2. What a perfect card to send to a team mate – love the soft colors. Love whimsy – so have really enjoyed your DT time on this site. Always anxious to see what you will come up with next.

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  5. I wish I knew how to color like you. And it’s also a very beautiful color coordination of soft pink and blue, so sweet. Beautiful sparkly detailing, love the die cut circle frame too.

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  7. A really gorgeous image and a great colour choice, super background too. Super design. Thank you for joining our ‘Anything goes’ challenge at Allsorts .

    Kath x

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  9. Vicki this is enchanting hun and it’s going to be so loved! A real treasure for sure!! Thank you hun for all your amazing creations this past year. You really are a little ‘star’ and you’ll be so missed on the DT. Please know the door is always open!! Sending hugs and happy wishes for your new adventures. Do stay in touch hunny. Hugest hugs, Wends xoxo

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  10. Just beautiful. I immediately noticed the chain circle. Beautifully colored as usual. I especially like her blonde hair. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. I’ve been stuck with 2 sick kids, but we are making the best of it.

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  11. Such a pretty creation, many thanks for sharing and joining in with our current theme at Allsorts challenge.

    B x

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  12. This is absolutely adorable! I love that frame so pretty! I will miss your whimsy posts, their stamps are just so sweet and you do such a nice job with them.

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  14. Such an adorable card Vicki. Sorry to hear your term has come to an end and they and us will miss your amazing inspiration x.
    I hope your time with the family was fun and memorable?
    I am playing catch up after being away etc and I have so enjoyed reading your blog and catching up.
    Vicki you are so creative and I am always hugely inspired by your designs and creations.
    Here’s to being wowed even more in 2020….Here’s to a healthy and crafty one x

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  15. I’m sorry your term with Whimsy is up, but life changes all the time and we move in different directions. You do such an amazing job with their images, and I really like this one with the circle dies you layered to showcase the characters! The soft pastel colors are beautiful too! I’m glad you spent your Christmas with loved ones and I wish you all good things in the coming new year as well!

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  16. So very pretty and beautifully coloured.
    Thanks for joining in with my anything goes challenge at Allsorts.
    Lynn x
    DT

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  17. I’m sure that your teammie loved receiving this sweet card! I’m so sad…going to miss seeing your Whimsy creations! Wishing you luck in whatever your next endeavor may be. Thanks for sharing!

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  18. What a lovely card to receive, I’m sure she was thrilled. super colouring (as always) and beautifully put together. CarolG

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  21. Enchanting…….love the soft pastel colors. What a darling image and your stunning color work makes it come alive! Fabulous card, have enjoyed your whimsy cards so much. Good luck on your next adventure.

    Hugs
    Sue

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  23. Incredible!! so soft and dreamy!! I love the colors you used and I hope this is not the wrong thing to say…. your coloring on this digi is FAR better than the coloring on the sales packaging! WOW!!

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  25. This precious winter beauty truly melts my heart!! How precious, Vicki!! I wish I gave my all to everything I create the way that you do!! I’m such a slacker. You are the card master!!

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  26. what a beautiful winter card Vicki, such a sweet image! Thank you for playing along on the Papercraft-Challenges blog. Lisa xx

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  27. This is such a seet and adorable card! I love your layout and the colouring is awesome! Thank you for sharing your project with us at Papercraft Challenges and I hope to see you again for our next challenge ;o) I hope you have a wonderful week! Happy crafting, Maike

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