A Valentine's Card - Wild Whisper Style!

Hi everyone!  

With it being Valentine's Day tomorrow, I figured I better get a card made for my husband!

This card is a mixture of papers from "Crazy Motivated" and "Life Isn't Perfect", plus some black cardstock from the "Back to Basics" collection. 

The paper collections all coordinate with each other so perfectly, that you really are able to stretch the number of projects you can make, by making use of your scraps and incorporating pieces from "Back to Basics".

Here are the dimensions for all the layers that were used:

Bottom orange mat - 6"x6"                                                                                        Large black mat - 4.25"x6"                                                                                        Square orange mat - 3.75"x3.75"                                                                              Square black mat - 3.5"x3.5"                                                                                  The heart image was cut out of the die cut page from "Life Isn't Perfect"

I made a round shaker to put over the heart image and filled it with the beautiful "Crazy Motivated" sequins.  Then, I coloured the top of it with Copic Sketch marker E08 to help it blend with the rest of the card.

The sequins are so pretty, that I added them to the top of the card as well and finished off with a piece of cording that I had in my stash.

"#inlove" is a cricut die cut.

I hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow... sharing love with family and friends. 

Life Isn't Perfect

Hi everyone!  I'm so excited to be sharing my FIRST design team post for Wild Whisper Designs featuring February's collection "Life Isn't Perfect"! 

To create my layout I also used a piece from January's collection "Crazy Motivated", as well as a piece of cardstock from "Back to Basics".

I dug back through the years to find this photo of my granddaughter after she tangled with her bedframe!  This paper collection was perfect for THAT story!

To begin, I thought I'd share with you a bit of the process that I use when I'm planning a layout.  In this case, I started with Creative Scrapbooker Magazine's February Sketch.

Once I figured out what papers I was using, I cut out the centers that wouldn't be showing, in order to have scraps for my journaling and umbrella embellishments.

I cut out a couple of the umbrellas and ran a black copic marker around the edge to make them look more "finished".  In the photo below, the top umbrella has been finished with the marker, and the bottom one has not.  The difference the marker makes is quite dramatic!

To further jazz them up, I applied Ranger's Glossy Accents to the umbrellas and on the white parts of the boxing gloves.  The little flair button "Just Breathe" was the perfect addition.  I don't know if that advice was needed more for her or for her parents!

Then I got playing with the Pineapple Paradise embossing powder and OH MY... what wonderful stuff!  I fell in love and had to hold myself back from putting it on EVERYTHING!!!  It is such a pretty colour and SO sparkly.  

It turned these metal leaves from ho hum to fabulous!

How yummy is THAT!

With a little bit added to the top of the letters, my title now POPS!  

One last peek at the finished layout!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share with you the fun I had with this paper collection AND the Pineapple Paradise embossing powder of course!

Do stop by Wild Whisper's store and check out "Life Isn't Perfect".  It is perfect for telling those stories that are begging to be told!

Happy creating!

Wild Whisper Design Team

Hi everyone,

It's a new year, new beginnings.... and I'm so excited to be starting it off with Wild Whisper's new Design Team!

I have seen previews of the upcoming paper collections that will be arriving soon (Canada's postal strike in December threw the schedule out of whack), and they are FABULOUS! 

Be prepared to become CRAZY MOTIVATED!!!

Are you working on planners for the New Year right now?  Here's a graphic that would make a great motivational insert!  Click on it,  click "save image as"... and save to a file on your computer.  

          *hint*  It's gonna look pretty cool with January's paper collection! *hint*

Stay tuned for when Crazy Motivated hits the stores!!

Linda

There is strength in bad days

Some days just aren't good, no matter how hard we try.  It can be very discouraging until you turn your thoughts about them, around, and look at them a different way.

I created this illustration from graphics that I have purchased.  It is my gift to you, as well as myself, to remember on those bad days.

Click on it and save it to your computer, then print it out and paste it in your journal.

Remember how strong you really are!

Linda

All is Calm, All is Bright

Hi there!

I'm back today with some more Christmas cards created with Wild Whisper Design's "Christmas Comfort" line.

First up is one I created with the two stamp sets that coordinate with the collection.

I trimmed the image with Tonic's beautiful Mirror Glossy cardstock that I am in love with this year, and added some decorative elements such as the mistletoe sprigs from the Ephemera pack, plus some bling from my stash.

A couple more ephemera pieces dress up the inside of the card.

With this card, I played with the three mistletoe stamps in the set and created a border with my Misti stamping tool.  I dressed up one of the cards from the Card Pack with more ephemera and bling.  To add some sparkle, I added glitter dots around the "All is Calm" card and to each of the mistletoe sprigs, using Nuvo Glitter Accents in "Winter Cranberry" and of course... more Mirror Glossy cardstock!

More ephemera for a quick, cute inside greeting.

                                                                                                                                                                  Head over to

Wild Wisper Design's Black Friday Sale 

that is on until the end of Monday for some real bargains!

The Christmas Comfort line is disappearing fast, however if you check 

The Paper and Ink Boutique, you will find more there!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

A Finnish Star

Hi everyone,

Today I made the cutest Finnish Star ornament using pieces of Wild Whisper Design's "Christmas Comfort" line.

I found a great tutorial for the star here.  

When using Wild Whisper's thick paper with the great coating, I found it was best to use a glue gun to hold everything together.

The cute little jeep is from the Christmas Comfort ephemera pack.

The fabulous red foil that I used on both the front and the back of the star is Tonic Studio's Ruby Mirror Glossy Cardstock.  The glitter stars can be found here.

Making this little ornament really put me in the Christmas mood.

Now, to put YOU in the Christmas mood, I have news to share... 

Wild Whisper Designs is having a Black Friday Sale from Friday Nov 23, to Monday Nov 26th.

How great is that????  Mark your calendars and get ready for some discounts and mystery bags!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Sparkle in the Shade with Power Poppy

Hi everyone,

Power Poppy inspired me this month with their Creative Confetti Challenge.  

"Create with just one color in many different "shades" - then, add a little sparkle to the final creation!" Julie said…  so I did!!

My starting point was this pretty piece of paper from Wild Whisper Designs' Christmas Comfort line.

I pulled the colours from the blue side and used one of the digital images from 

Power Poppy's "Merriest Berries" set.

I love this set and can't wait to colour up the candy cane one as well!

To add some dimension to the berries, I coated them in Nuvo Glitter Accents "Snowfall" which made them beautifully sparkly.  It is such a pretty glitter glue and dries very quickly.

I can't believe it's already the end of the month.  I'm just getting my entry in on time! 

Be sure and check out the challenges at Power Poppy.  They are a lot of fun!

Outside in the bushes, I'm starting to hear the rustle of spooks and ghouls... 

they will soon be arriving!  

Enjoy All Hallows Eve and thank you for stopping by.

Linda