Whimsy Stamps ~ Bring on the Shenanigans

It's clearly the Irish in me, but I love the words shenanigans and malarkey and I use them rather a lot. There are just some words that are so fun to say and those two for me are particularly so. Of course, with St Patrick's Day fast approaching, I've pulled out my Whimsy Stamps stash to create some fun St Paddy's Day creations! Whimsy has such an awesome range of St Patrick's Day themed elements and this year they've a couple of absolutely gorgeous new Quick Card Fronts sets too, so be sure to check them out over in the store.

I have pulled out an oldie but a goodie stamp set called Shamrock Swirl to decorate this card base and I used one of my Kaleidacolor ink pads by Tsukineko to create the ombré inked finish. This ink pad is the Caribbean Sea one. I used my stamping platform to add the shamrocks randomly over the base layer of the card. I wanted the sentiment to also have an ombré finish, so inked up a piece of Bristol Smooth Cardstock with stripes of ink then splattered the panel with a mix of inks to give a lovely shimmery finish. 

It's easier to see the shimmer in the shot above, but nothing captures it better than a reel, so I've shown it in action over here. The shimmer I used was Distress Mica Spray in Wicked Elixir and also some Hero Arts Shimmer Mist. I gave a little separation between the sentiment and the background by adding a shadow layer cut from Tonic Pearled Silver Craft Perfect Vellum. It has a lovely shimmer to it which picks up on the shimmer from the silvery Shimmer Mist. I stacked the word up by putting two layers of white diecut directly underneath the ink blended diecut, then glued that to the vellum layer, but added another white diecut layer under the vellum before adding it to the card base. This lets the vellum slightly 'float' above the card base and just adds that little extra separation over such a busy background. Let me know if you create cards for St Patrick's Day, do you celebrate? Do come and join us over in the Whimsy Stamps Facebook Group, we're having a St Patrick's Day celebration and would love to see what you create with our Whimsy Stamps St Patrick's Day elements! 

If you're a member of our Whimsy Stamps and Inspiration Facebook Group, you can click through on the link above to head there for the fun we're having this month. We are also having a National Craft Month Celebration and there is the opportunity to win a Whimsy Stamps Gift Certificate as part of this! So check that out too while you're there. I will be back soon with another crafty adventure, until then, have a wonderful week and happy crafting! Hugs, Wends xoxo

(I share thumbnails to the elements I design with in order to make your search for them easier, in case you like something I've used. I do use affiliate links where possible and occasionally am paid a small commission. I do not earn affiliate sales from my Whimsy links. This is just for tracking data. It helps the companies I design for to improve their marketing practice and track my contributions. I am deeply grateful if you use them for these reasons. I am proud to design for the companies I do and always feel happy to share where my inspiration and where my crafty stash comes from. I am occasionally gifted products to use, but I only design for companies whose products I absolutely love and buy for myself. My opinions are always my own.)

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