Thursday 1 April 2010

A Ride on the Whimsy Carousel

Back again! My favourite all time film has got to be Mary Poppins-I loved it as a kid and I still love it now so imagine how much I loved the new Whimsy carousel horses when I saw them! Fast forward a few weeks and I'm proud to say that I'm now designing for Whimsy Stamps:) When I got my dt package at the weekend I just had to start a project with these beautiful horses and decided to make an actual carousel! And here it is:~

I stumbled across this tutorial here and it became the inspiration for the making of the carousel though my measurements are different. I decided to go all vintage/distressed in sepia tones so I covered each piece I built with book pages that had been distressed with Tim Holtz inks. Before actually putting everything together I decided I wanted some shimmer to the project too so I spritzed everything in Shimmerz treasured hymn then applied tons of perfect pearls in copper. The gorgeous carousel horses are coloured in sepia tones with copics.

I added Shimmerz blingz in gold glimmer to the saddles:~

I bought some gorgeous Magnolia flowers from Clare's shop in town which I thought would go perfectly. I added some extra Shimmerz to them too:)

The beads were also from Clare.

I think this project fits in perfectly with the current Simon Says challenge which is so distressed! Also going to enter at Pile it on who want to see animals as does Charisma Cardz, Sir Stampalot who have a fantasy theme, and By The Cute and Girly who has a fairytale theme this month. If you want to purchase these or other Whimsy stamps go here or if you live in the UK you can grab them at Quixotic Paperie here.

Think that really is it from me today now! Thanks so much for popping by and I really appreciate your comments, and always try to come visit you back too:)


38 comments:

  1. what an absoloutely exquisite make - its beautiful. I love carousels ( to be honest its the only ride i dare go on , i am a right wuss!)
    You have spent a lot of time and effort on this work of art and it shows.
    Thanks for joining us at BTC&G
    Lisa ;)

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  2. WOW this really is amazing, it must have taken you ages to make but sooooo worth it, truely stunning darling well done xxxx

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  3. Wow, what an amazing project, I`m going to check the tutorial :-) Thank you for joining us at BTCAG this month :-)

    Ayelet X

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  4. Wow, absolutely amazing and stunning Ro !

    Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Challenge this week and have a smashing Easter weekend !

    Hugs,

    Jo xxx

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  5. Stunning make, love the use of the old papers and those beautiful little horses. Thanks for joining us at BTC&G.
    Pinky

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  6. Oh my word Rowena! This is an absolute masterpiece! I am speechless!!!

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  7. Wow this is stunning Rowena,
    hugs Dianne xx

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  8. Holy shit! (Am I allowed to say that here?...oops.)

    This is freaking AMAZING stuff!

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  9. So beautiful Ro! Love the vintage/distressed sort of old world feel! Beautiful details, accents and coloring. This must have taken a long time to put together, it's just gorgeous! :)

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  10. Truly magnificant! Way to go, this is FAB!
    Hugs
    Tanya

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  11. wow this is just stunning!!! Hugs Juls

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  12. this is stunning Rowena, so love the whole carousel idea, what a treasure you have created! have a great Easter, hugs Debx

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  13. OH MAN that is freaking amazing!!!!

    How very cool!!!

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  14. Wow this is beautiful!!
    I love everything about it, it's an amazing project!
    Thanks for joining us at BTC&G.
    Lora x

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  15. Opps me again, thanks so much for joining in our very first challenge at Sir. Stampalot.
    Pinky

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  16. That is awesome! Thanks for joining us at Sir Stampalot this month!

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  17. Hi, I'm new to your blog and love what you are creating here. This piece is exquisite. Love your attention to detail. Just beautiful! x

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  18. Wow wee!!!
    what a carousel, I love it, it really is something else.
    off for a look at the rest of your blog as it looks right up my street.
    thanks for joining in the Sir Stampalot challenge.
    love chris xx

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  19. Wow that is amazing your very clever. Just stunning. Jenny

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  20. gorgeous ! i love how you have made a creation and used the horses - just fabulous !
    hugs
    maddyx

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  21. oh oh and welcome to whimsy hunny too ! xxxx

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  22. I've already commented to say how super duper this is so just to say....

    Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Challenge this week.

    Jo and the Simon Says Challenge DT x

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  23. Oh Ro, this is AMAZING!!!! Such attention to detail and so beautiful. It was certainly worth all the effort as it is exquisite. What a way to start at Whimsy - WOW!!! Welcome to the team!! Hugs, Simonne x

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  24. Wow, this is amazing. Thank you for joining in with the first Sir Stampalot challenge and sharing your creation with us.
    Clare x

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  25. Wow! what a beautiful carasol! thank you for playing with charisma this week hunni! xxx

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  26. wow, what a project. it's lovely. and the attention to detail is brill. Thanks for joining in with our first Sir Stampalot challenge.

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  27. Oh gosh Ro this is one amazing project..wow...stunning a brilliant idea thank you so much for joining in our very first Sir Stampalot challenge.
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  28. WOW..this is beautiful...love all the sepia tones and extra shimmer...it looks like it was areal labour of love ...thanks for sharing it with us at BTC&G...Debs x x

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  29. WOWZER! This is Divine - with a capital D! Beautiful! Warmest wishes, Lesley

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  30. This is absolutely wonderful
    such wonderful images and coloured beautifully
    thanks for joining us at the sir stampalot challenge
    hugs
    Francesca

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  31. this is incredibly beautiful :) !

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  32. This is stunning Rowena!!!! Love what you did with the carousel horses!! What a fab first project for Whimsy!! Wow girl!! Can't wait to see more of your Whimsy creations. Welcome to the team!!

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  33. that is probably hands down the best best best project I have seen on any blog! wow!

    thanks for playing the charisma challenge!

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  34. This is just so creative, loving the horses and the design. Thanks for joining the first Sir Stampalot challenge, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  35. Wow, wow, wow - this is totally fabulous Rowena - love it!
    Hugs, Sylvia xxx

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  36. Wow this is amazing! Love the colours and the flowers. Lots of gorgeous details! :) Thanks for joining us over at By the Cute and Girly this month. Hugs Hanna

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