Whimsie Doodles Digital Stamps: January 2010

Friday, January 29, 2010

Dawn is in the Doodlelicious Spotlight!

Today I am shining the Doodlelicious Spotlight on my dear friend and new design team member, Dawn Burnworth! Her amazing coloring skills bring Whimsie Doodles images to life, and we are so lucky to have her on our team. I am sure you will find her projects as inspiring as we do!

She is Some Kinda Cute!

Our Cloud 9 Cupid has been so much fun for us that it took two different days to show you all of the projects the DD's made with him a couple of weeks ago! If you love him as much as we do, you will be so excited to know that just last week, Melyssa was kind enough to introduce the girl version... Cloud 9 Leah! She is totally TSF (to SQUEAL for!)

Check these doodleliciously adorable creations!

Donna

Joni

Dawn

Linda

Our Guest Designer for January

Nicole

Sheri

Paula

Have a Doodlelicious Day! And don't forget our 20% off sale-- going on now! Visit your favorite DD members blog to get a special coupon code good through February 4th!

Whimsie Wednesday Challenge: Go Figure

Hi everyone..Dawn here. It's that time again... Whimsie Wednesday and I am your challenge host this week. My very first challenge theme is GO FIGURE.. Create a card with any shape but a square. I chose to create a stair step card using the newly released Cloud 9 Leah and Cloud Nine Cupid. They are so sweet. So hop on over to PaperCraft Planet and see what's going on.. Create a card with a shape to it...and join the fun. You can check out the challenge and all the great creations HERE.

Today's Tuesday Tutorial: Create a Pop-Up Card!

We are so lucky to have Linda as our January Guest Designer, and we were ecstatic to have her create this tutorial based on her adorable pop-up card! This fantastic little creation folds flat for mailing and then stands freely for display, making it perfect for any special occasion!

Whimsie Doodles Pop-Up Card

by Linda Cummings (January Guest Designer)

Create a pop-up card that folds flat for mail!

Supplies

Paper cutter

Scoring tool and bone folder

Craft knife

Ruler

Small heart punch

Corner Rounder

Circle punch

Scalloped Circle punch

14” Ribbon

Double-sided tape

Whimsie Doodles image and sentiment (colored & cut out)

11” x 4 1/4” cardstock (card)

5” x 3” cardstock (pop-up)

4” x 1 1/2” (2) pattern paper

Directions:

1. Score the 11” x 4 1/4” piece of cardstock at 1”, 2 3/4”, 3 3/4”, 5 1/2”, 7 1/4”, 8 1/4”, and 10”.

2. Crease the score lines.

3. On the middle score line (5 1/2”) make a mark ½” from both sides.

4. Cut between the 2 marks to make a slit. If the pop-up piece has dimension, ake the slit larger to accommodate the bulk. (see photo)

5. Apply double-sided tape to both ends of card piece (right side up-see photo).

6. Adhere pattern paper to right side of 11” x 4 1/4” piece.

7. Create pop-up piece with Whimsie Doodles image and 5” x 3” cardstock.

8. Slide pop-up piece into slit.

9. Attach pop-up piece to one piece of the double-sided tape. Make sure pop-up piece is centered and lines up with the bottom of the card piece. Adhere pop-up to second piece of tape.

10. Embellish 1” front of card with ribbon and circle cut Whimsie Doodles sentiment.

11. Card will fold up to fit into envelope.

Thanks for visiting today and have a wonderful Tuesday!

How EWE Doin'?

Have you seen the newest freebie available for our Paper Craft Planet members? Look what our DD's have been creating with this adorable image!

If you like what EWE see, EWE can get it free by joining our

Whimsie Doodles group on Paper Craft Planet!

Sheri

Nikki

Dawn

ETA: Somehow I goofed and added Sheri's card twice-- ooops!

Everything is as it should be now. Sorry about that!

Paula is in the Doodlelicious Spotlight!

Today's cards are by one of our newest Design Team members, Paula Bloom! Paula is the sweetest, and it definitely shines through in her work. I know these projects will satisfy your sweet tooth today-- and better yet, these projects are calorie free!

Have a great weekend~ we'll see you back here on Monday with more Doodlelicious goodness!

More Valentine's Images???

How lucky are we? I mean, seriously! Melyssa was just playing around and came up with 4 extra Valentine images for us to play with this week!! They are now available in the Whimsie Doodles store.

Check out what some of the Doodlelicious Divas have come up with...

Nikki

Joni

Paula

Melyssa

Remember to visit your favorite design team member's blog between now and February 4th to get a special discount code for 20% off of your entire order!

Pssst.....

What is today?!?! WEDNESDAY!!!! And you know what that means! A NEW Whimsie Wednesday challenge at our Paper Craft Planet group HERE! A little penguin told me that someone's birthday was coming up, so I figured we'd all celebrate a few days early! YEP, she's talented, she's artistic, and she's ALL THAT!!!!!!

Let's all wish...

MELYSSA CONNOLLY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Please join me in this week's challenge and make a card with Melyssa in mind! We are just so blessed to have Melyssa share her many talents with us, especially her image creating! So, I hope you return the favor by showing her your wonderful BIRTHDAY inspired creations using her WHIMSIE DOODLES IMAGES!! Don't forget, if you don't have any Whimsie images, pick up a freebie at the Whimsie Doodles store HERE or just join the PCP group and pick up some freebies there as well!

{About my card: I am using the Penguin Muffin Topper that is available as a digital stamp and also in self-clinging RED RUBBAH, TOO! Be sure to check this set out HERE and HERE!}

Pop on over to Paper Craft Planet HERE and chat with us! We'd love for you to stop by! ~ Nicole

HAPPY {Early} BIRTHDAY, MELYSSA!

Tuesday Tutorial...Counting Down the Days!

For this week's Tuesday Tutorial, we thought it would be fun to show you an adorable project for the Sweet Little Somethin' in your life!

What better way to remind your special someone that you love them than by counting down the days until Valentine's Day?

Check out this super cute countdown calendar!

Step 1-Punch out 14 dog tags (or cut 14 rectangles approx 1"x2.75")

Step 2-Punch holes in coasters and dog tags using the Zutter.

Step 3-Decorate the front of the calendar with DP, border punch, ribbon and Label 4.

Step 4-Stamp about 16 hearts in black ink. (I always stamp more images then needed in case I mess one or two up).

Step 5-Cut out the hearts. (I like to leave a white border when cutting out an image to make it look like a sticker).

Step 6-Loop Zutter coil through the coasters and dog tags . Close coils.

(only put 3 tags on the far left of calendar and 10 tags to the right. if you want to start your countdown with 30 days)

Step 7-Glue hearts onto dog tags and add numbers one for each heart. Starting with the far left side with 3,2 and 1. Then add the numbers onto the dog tags on the right side starting with 0,9,8,7,6 all the way to 1.

Step 8-Cut a strip of paper 3.75"x2". Create an accordian fold by scoring along the 3.75" side every .25".

Step 9-Attach to the inside of both coasters.

Materials: L'il Cupid stamps-Whimsie Doodles, Zutter and coil, 2 coasters, black ribbon, letter and number stickers Memory Makers, Dog Tag punch, Labels 4-Spellbinders, markers

Peeking Through the Window...

For today's post, I thought it would be fun to share some of the cards that are popping up in this week's Whimsie Wednesday challenge, which is to create a card with a window! These cards are from our Doodlelicious Divas. Stop by our PCP group page to see some of the fantastic creations made by our Paper Craft Planet group members. Remember you have until midnight on Tuesday to upload a picture of your window card. A new challenge posts every Wednesday morning, and if you haven't played along before, you should drop in soon~ we're more fun than a barrel of monkeys!

Alicia