Whimsy Guest Stamper & Color Throwdown 440

Hello Color Throwdown fans! Wanda is our hostess this week and she picked these gorgeous colors- magenta/purple, yellow and spring green based on this photo of one of her family's favorite side dishes! 

Remember, we are using generic colors, so as long as you're close, you're good and as always, feel free to incorporate any other neutrals you need in to your design. I hope this color palette inspires you to create a card or project and that you'll have fun playing along with our  challenge.

If you upload to a public gallery please use the key words CTD440, and please use #ctd440 and #colorthrowdown on social media sites.  Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of the post, please link to your specific post, not a generic link to your blog.  All of the "rules" are in the right sidebar, so please check them if you are in doubt.  One last detail to remember, no digital designs.  Only digital images that are printed off and colored will be allowed.  Totally digital designs will be removed from the link up.

 I also have another card with Whimsy Stamps as their Guest Stamper this month. I used the Sketched Elephants stamp set again but this time I chose the standing elephant. I combined the elephant with a retired set, Happy Hello stamp set and used the challenge colors to create a fun, graphic background. You could create this look with any sentiment set and thanks to my misty it was easy to line up my words. Just use different sized fonts for a playful look. 

Before I go, be sure to check out with the rest of the CTD team has created with these colors. They are just yummy! 

Jeanne Jachna - A Kept Life - our April Guest Designer!

and now the team:

Amy Rohl 

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders 

Broni Holcombe

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Challenge details are HERE. 

Whimsy Stamps Guest Stamper

Happy Monday stampy friends! So happy to be here with Whimsy Stamps as their guest stamper this month. 

I have a card today and another one coming later this week. I just love their sweet images and fun dies, there is something for everyone. I couldn't wait to color up this darling elephant from the Sketched Elephants stamp set. I used my copics and colored him up then used the matching Sketched Elephant dies to cut him out. 

I turned it into a birthday card with the Large Word Birthday die. I cut it out three times, twice with green card stock and then the third time with a festive polka dot pattern. I created a customized sentiment with a stamp from the Sketched Elephant stamps , some masking, and the word die. 

I decided the party hat was not enough for the festive feeling I was going for on this card, so I stamped the balloon onto the polka dotted pattern paper and paper pieced it on the card base. I gave it some shimmer with a Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen. 

Thank you for stopping by today! If you haven't checked out Whimsy Stamps before, you should. Darling images and their latest release rocked! See you back here soon. 

Curtain Call Wishing Well and Whimsy Stamps

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

We have a wonderful new sponsor, Clearly Whimsy Stamps, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Wishing Well!  A randomly selected participant in the Wishing Well challenge will receive $25 store credit to Whimsy Stamps and the LEAD will be invited as Guest Designer of a our next challenge!

I got to work with the awesome Happy Hello stamp set and coordinating Hello word die. I am in love with the font of that die. I used the circle stamps included in the stamp set to make a pretty pattern along the bottom strip, inspired by the colors in the photo. I used the current Freshly Made Sketch 153 for my layout. 

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Wishing Well Designers

Guest Designer, Esther Asbury

Amy Kolling
Amy Sheffer
Amy Tsuruta
Gayatri Murali
Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Monika Davis
Sarah Gough
Sheri Gilson
Stacey Schafer
Tenia Nelson
Tracey McNeely

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  Wishing Well for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Post #2 on Announcement day!

So here is a little eye candy for you and another chance to win some FREE stamps!

Erin Bailey, one of my fellow DT members on Stamp Something (she's actually one of the coordinators!) is offering up some fabulous new stamps from the new stamp company, Whimsy Stamps. Here is her blog so you can read all about how to enter. So do you like my turtle? This is one of the Whimsy animals. I have been in a Valentine mood lately, if you haven't noticed. So I made the turtle pink. Kind of obnoxious, I know, but I think he did turn out pretty cute. This card is also for the Featured Stamper challenge over on SCS. This week we are honoring the one and only, Julie Ebersole (JulieHrr, she is stamping royalty, you know). Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check back to see my last bit of info, you won't want to miss out!

Hugs, Lisa

Busy, Busy Days

I know everyone is busy, busy, so I am going to try to keep this short. Today is a Stamp Something day sponsored by our own Denise Lynn and her fabulous new line of stamps (her own company!) Whimsy Stamps!!! If you haven't heard about them or seen them, you need to. They are the cutest little critters! Today is a Green and Gold challenge. In the last week I have played along in two challenges asking for the use of gold products (ink, ribbon, brads, whatever you have that is gold), guess what? I own none of it. Yes, I found a missing piece to my stamping supplies-GOLD. I don't usually care for gold stuff on my cards, so that is why I don't own any of it, BUT I have seen so many pretty things created with it. I really think I need to get some ink, or at least embossing powder. Anyway, I told you I'd keep this short and here I am rambling on about gold. I decided to pull out a Golden Yellow color today. Actually I was excited to pull from my stash of retired SU In Colors-wasabi and Marigold Morning! I colored the little turtle with my copics and added some crystal effects ( I think I used that on most things I stamped this week!) for texture and detail. I have to give credit to Queen Kat designs for the layout, it was in their newsletter. Stop by the Stamp Something blog, and see what the other girls came up with this week, it's sure to be fabulous! Oh, and take a break from Holiday preparations to play along for a chance to some Whimsy Stamps! Just be sure to link your creation up on the Stamp Something site!