Whimsy Sneak Peaks Day 5

Welcome to Sneak Peaks Day 5 of the Whimsy Stamps February Rubber Release.   Today we're showcasing stamps from ALL four artists releasing rubber stamps this month - Chrissy Armstrong, Meljen's Designs, RaindropEcho Designs and Kenny K.

For a full list of all of today's sneak peekers, please visit the Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Blog

Today I'm sharing a stunning rubber stamp set by Chrissy Armstrong and to do this I've TWO cards.  I've been on the lookout for a really lovely floral stamp for a while now, there's some people that sending cute images too just wouldn't work and.......... I wanted ELEGANCE!.......and boy did I see it as soon as I set eyes on this fabulous set, they have proved themselves to be as versatile as I thought they would be!!

Called "Darling Daisies" the set comprises of a group of three daisies and one single daisy, together with an ornamental flourish and FIVE beautiful sentiments.  The stamps themselves are highly detailed, deeply etched and an absolute JOY to work with.

For my first, card using the set of three daisies,  I decoupaged the flowers adding touches of glitter and applied diamond glaze to the stems and leaves for added dimension.

 

As you can see, I been indulging my love of nesties lol.  The background I created using a stippling effect with three shades of grey copics.  The DP is by Basic Grey.  The ribbon, brad and gems in the corner are from my stash.

For my second card, out came the nesties again lol.   I used the single daisy from the same set initially then decided to include two of the flower heads from the stamp showcased above.  I also opted to combine with one of the gorgeous sentiments to give you further glimpse of what you'd be missing out on.......

Some grey colouring and a smattering of Glamour Dust glitter to the petals and diamond glaze again applied to leaves and stems to give them a little more protection. I've added a single gem at the bottom of the sentiment.  My aim on this card was to really show the beauty of these stamps by themselves.  I hope I've achieved this and done Chrissy proud.

I'd like to enter this second card into the following challenges....

PaperPlay - Stamp It Out

Stampin for the Weekend - St Valentine's Day

PaperCutz - Valentine's with NO hearts

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Spring Flowers

Allsorts Challenge - Love Love Love

Sundays with Chrissy - Love

Sentimental Sundays - Happy Valentine's Day

Crafty Pad - Love is in the Air

All the stamps showcased over the past five days will be available to purchase TOMORROW - and the rubber stamp DT will be having a blog hop with some fabby prizes on offer.  Keep an eye on Whimsy Inspirations Blog for details.

I'll be back in a couple of days with the digi DT and more digi releases by Meljen's Designs.

Thankyou so much for dropping by, I hope you like what you've seen.

Take care and happy crafting.

Mel X