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April 29, 2012

Stamp Grab Bag - Stamp Sale


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Thanks so much!

Hello Everyone! I have no card to share today but I want to offer some of my stamps for sale. I put together a 'Grab Bag'. It contains 28 stamps from different companies. Some of the stamps are mounted on EZ-mount, some are unmounted and there are some clear stamps as well. I'm asking $25 for it plus shipping and PP fees (if applicable). If you are interested please email me at: cocoacrafts(at)gmail(dot)com. (first come first serve basis)

Here is another shot of the LOT

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs,
Iris

December 1, 2011

Decorated Advent Calendar and a BnW Sale!



Hello everyone! As promised I'm back with my second posting for today! For info on the Belles 'n Whistles 'Progressive December Sale' please scroll further down!

Because today is the 1st of December and the first day to open a door on the Advent Calendars I'd like to show you the decorated Advent Calendar I made. It was published in Whimsy's Inspirational Magazine , Issue 4 and has a new home now in Germany! Thank you Dagmar! :-)

I used the cute 'I'd follow you anywhere' stamp from Whimsy's Crissy Armstrong collection. This stamp was already released last year and is available HERE. I colroed the image using my Copics and then cut it out. The trees in the back are cut with a die from Marianne design and the snowflake border is a die from Memory Box called Frostyville. DP is from Basic Grey's collection Eskimo Kisses (2010). I distrssed the paper with white acrylic paint. On top of the Advent Calendar I used Aleene's True Snow and German Glass Glitter to create a snow effect.

Here are some more photos to see the details and different angles:




The sides I decorated using a Memory Box Holly Vine die, Whimsy's Shapeology Snowflake die and a Poinsettia die from Marianne Design.




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SALE * SALE * SALE * SALE

Belles 'n Whistles December Progressive Sale!
Shop through the month of December and save!
 December 1st - 7th, 15% off**! 
Check-out with code:  DECEMBER15
Each Thursday in December, the savings will increase! 
Availability is limited.  Once an item is out-of-stock, it's gone till next year!
Progressive Sale will end December 31!      
**Savings this first week EXCLUDE the following:
Christmas 2011 stamps, digital products & Gift Certificates.

Please click HERE to go to the BnW store!

Thanks for visiting me today and have a fabulous weekend and a peaceful 2. Advent Sunday.

luv 'n hugs

October 6, 2011

Birthday Candy Winner

Hello Everyone and sorry for being that late with posting my winner today! I had lots of errands to run and just came home. Well, I promised I'll announce the winner today and it still is Thursday here (and this for over another 4 hours...LOL) ;-) Ok and now without further ado....my randomly chosen winner of my secret birthday candy is.....

.........TADAAAAAAAAAA

No. 22 Sharon Peele

Edited to add the photo - finally *sigh*


And here's the candy:
Included is:
1 x Whimsy Autumn Letter Seals
1x Belles 'n Whistles 'Belinda with Teddy' from the SweetArt Girls Collection
1 x satin ribbon
1 x lace
1x small border punch
different buttons
different rhinestones
1 x bag mixed embellishments
paper doilies
mixed paper flowers
and
40 6x6 inch sheets of DP from Recollections 'Sugar Plums' pad

(20 different designs 2 of each, includes glitter paper!)

Congrats sweetie! Please contact me at cocoacrafts (at) gmail (dot) com with your shipping information! You have until Sunday evening to claim your prize. If the prize is not claimed until then I'll re-draw the winner.

Unfortunately I haven't had time yet to take a picture of the prize. I'll add it to this posting later.

Hugs 'n Luv

September 8, 2011

Birthday Candy :-)


Hello All! As I promised on Monday I'll be back today with posting my candy :-) 500+ followers, 500+ blog posts and my birthday today...that's for sure enough to celebrate with a candy, isn't it?!

Ok onto to the details....well it is going to be a surprise candy. I'm not telling exactly what's included, just a few hints.... there will be stamps, paper, embellies, flowers, a punch.... I can tell ya it's a yummy candy! ;-)


I'll reveal the candy here on the blog the day the winner is chosen. The candy is open to everyone and will run the whole month of September. I'll choose a winner randomly in the first week of October. Now to the rules, well it's pretty simple....spread the word about my candy on your blog! No need to follow my blog. (Well if you must, sure go ahead ;-) ). Just enter your name in the inlinkz tool at the end of this posting. Important: One entry per person please! Multiple entries will disqualify you! I will also delete entries that are 'Candy Only' blogs and no crafting reloated blogs. I like to give this candy away to one of my fellow paper crafters and not just to someone how is entering every giveaway in the www! Good luck to everyone!!!!!!

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Oh my and I just have to share with you all my birthday presents I got from my dear husband. OMG I am over the moon! He spoiled me rotten! :-D I got a 3G Beach Cruiser Style 'Newport' in glossy black with pink. Woohooo beach I'm coming LOL. I LOOOOOVE cruising on the beach!!!!! And it's going to be even more fun with my new bike. Can't wait to pedal away!



Ok and when I turned around to the table there was another gift wating for me.... a brand new digital SLR camera, the Canon EOS Rebel T2i....WOW! I couldn't believe my eyes! OMG I'm in 7th heaven. No more hastling around when trying to take decent photos of my cards...lol. Oh I'm really a lucky gal! THANKS SOOOOOO MUCH HONEY! *mwah*



Thanks for stopping by today and if you wont hear/read from my in the next couple of days you know why...lol I'm playing with my goodies ;-) Nah..never mind...I'll be back here tomorrow with some SCACD  news ;-) And now don't forget to enter the candy and also let your friends know about it!

Hugs,

January 26, 2011

The Pixie Cottage Wednesday Challenge - Flowers


Hello everyone and Happy Wednesday! Today is a special Wednesday! You know why? Because it's the 4th Wednesday in a month and that means it's Candy Time!!!!!!! The Whimsy DT is giving away a surprise stamp every Wednesday and my turn is the 4th Wednesday of a month. The candy will be open only for 24 hours!!! Everyone can enter and it starts today at noon EST here on my blog! So make sure you come back here at noon to enter my Whimsy Wednesday Surprise Candy Giveaway! I'll be giving away a stamp from the Meljens Designs Collection! Woohoo! :-) As it is a surprise the stamp will be revealed not before the winner is announced!

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Ok onto to my card for today! Wednesday means also it is time for another Pixie Cottage Challenge! This week the theme is Flowers and of course a sketch. You'll find the sketch at the Pixie Cottage Challenge blog  as well as all the details for entering the challenge! 

This will be my last card as a guest for the Pixie Cottage Challenge. I had so much fun playing along for the month of January! Big thank you goes to Michelle the owner of the Pixie Cottage and Katie the Dt-Leader. Thanks for having me!


For my card I used Little Chick and Little Lamb by Alisa Ramirez. So super cute!!! I colored with my Copics and the DP is from Basic Grey. I decided to keep the card clean and simple. With only the ribbon and the button and of course some flowers as embellishments. The sketch I used is from Mojo Monday. And I think it turned out pretty well. What do you all think?

Here are some more photos:

I used my favorite paper for coloring with Copics and that is Curious Iridescent Cryogen White. I adore the sparkle that it has. If you click on the picture to enlarge it you should be able to see the shimmer.


I also finished the inside




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I'll be back at 12 pm (noon) EST to post my Whimsy 24 hour candy so make sure
to come back later again to enter!!


Hugs,

December 26, 2010

Merry Christmas & Some DT Call News


Merry Christmas!

Sorry for posting this a little late but actually this post was scheduled for yesterday but never went up.

I wish all of you a Peaceful and Merry Christmas and a Happy and Crafty New Year!!! I hope you'll have a wonderful holiday season to enjoy together with family and friends. Here is my Christmas card for you:

Tilda is colored with Copics and the DP is from BG's Wassail collecetion. Ribbon and lace are from my stash and the flower is made by Petaloo. Dies used are from Magnolia (Doo Hickey). I also used Stickles to add some sparkle. 

The sendiment is SU! I destressed all papers with Walnut Stain.


I used Stickles Frosted Lace around the image. It was still wet when I took the photo...sorry





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Whimsy Digi DT Call

Do you like digi images? Then this is your chance! Whimsy Stamps is looking for new members for the Digi Design Team!!! To read all about the DT call please click HERE. The call is open until Friday December 31st!!!



December 20, 2010

Peachy Keen Stamps GDT News :-)

As it is official now I can share the news with you! :-)  I've been selected as one of Peachy Keen Stamps Guest Designers for 2011! Woohooo!  I am very excited about the news and look forward to my week as GDT End of May/Early June! This is fabulous! Peachy Keen Stamps has a very cute, adorable and whimsical line of stamps. Super versatile and for every occasion. For Peachy Keen inspirations and challenge fun check out the Peach Keen Stamps Challenge Blog HERE!

Congrats to all my fellow GDTeamies for 2011 and thanks to Peachy Keen for this great opportunity! A special thanks to Angelica fore her hard work in coordinating all this!!!! 

Hugs,

December 15, 2010

Whimsy Blog Hop Winner!!!

Hello all! Wow I can't believe it's been a week already since my last posting here. Phew it was a busy week but what am I telling ya... I guess that's the way it is everywhere around this time of the year. 

Ok I have a winner to announce, don't I? ;-) I don't want to keep you any longer ins suspense though.....the winner (randomly drawn) of the Love Letter Seals (designed by Raindrop Echo Designs) is...drum roll please....


Congratulations sweetie! Please contact me with your shipping information
at cocoacrafts(at)gmail(dot)com


Oh and I also have some BIG news for ya tomorrow! :-D Make sure you stop by my blog tomorrow after noon! You wont regret it, I promise! ;-)

Hugs,
Iris


December 3, 2010

And the winner is.....

Hello all and sorry for being a little late announcing my winner. But the day today did not go as I had planned...lol what else is new ;-) Ok here it comes without further ado:

The randomly drawn winner of the newly released Belles'n Whistles 'Merry Sledding' stamp is:


Huge Congratulations hun!!! :-)
Please contact me with your shipping info at 
cocoacrafts(at)gmail(dot)com
You have until Monday December 6th, 8 am to contact me.
If the prize is not claimed until then I'll redraw a winner.
Have a wonderful wekend all and don't forget our Advent Calendar Celebrations HERE!

Hugs,

October 30, 2010

And the winner is.....

Hello everyone! This is just a short posting today announcing my winner of the cute Belles 'n Whistles Snowbabies stamp 'Snow Gear Snowbaby' from our new release blog hop!

I used random.org to draw the winner and of course excluded all the DT comments. So without further ado the winner drawn from my blog hop entries is...


Riet

Congratulations!!!!!
Riet please contact me (cocoacrafts(at)gmail(dot)com) with your shipping information so we can get your prize out to you asap!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and I'll be back tomorrow with my posting for our new
'lovely-hAnglar-only' challenge! See ya tomorrow!

Hugs,
Iris

October 2, 2010

And the winner is.....

Hello friends and happy Saturday! It's time now to reveal the winner of our Belles 'n Whistles blog hop DT giveaway. You know every DT can pick one winner from their blog hop entries.  :-) And because I don't like to make that decision I let random.org do that for me :-) Ok now and without further ado here is your

winning number: 5
(I did not count entries from my fellow DT sisters!)



Congratulations Ulla! Herzlichen Glueckwunsch Ulla!
 
Please contact me at cocoacrafts(at)gmail.com with your choice of one stamp from the new Changeabelles Collection and your contact information!!! --- Ulla bitte melde Dich bei mir unter oben angegebener email mit Deiner Wahl eines Stempels aus der neuen Kollektion Changeabelles und Deiner Kontaktinfo!!!

Please come back tomorrow for the start of a new Lovely-Hanglar-Only Challenge!!

Hugs,
Iris

July 19, 2010

Candy Winner!

Hello everyone and Happy Monday! This is my first post for today (a second one with my ISB Challenge card will be up later today/evening) and I like to announce my candy winner!

The randomly drawn winner of the 2 Belles 'n Whisltes stamps is:

Farina

Congratulations!!!
Farina please contact me with your mailing info at (cocoacrafts(at)gmail.com) If the candy is not claimed by Thursday July 22nd 6 pm EST, I will redraw the winner!!!


Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back later!

Hugs,

June 23, 2010

Candy Winner!

Hello friends and Happy Wednesday! Now the wait is over and it's time to reveal the winner of my candy! YAY!!! But before I do that I like to thank you all for entering my candy and some of you also entering our first 'lovely hAnglar only challenge'.    

Ok I went through all the comments and inlinkz entries here and list of followers on our LHO blog. I did not count double entries and 'candy only' blogs. Then I used random.org to chose my winner and here she is, the winner of my blog candy:   
Nr. 43 Gini Cagle
beadz said...
Hi Iris! I have added your candy to my candy roll and added the Hanglar challenge onto my challenge page. I would love to play in this challenge, but don't have any Hanglar stamps (yet!) They do look very cute.
hugs,
Gini
June 12, 2010 10:23:00 PM EDT

YAY! Congratulations Gini

Please contact me at cocoacrafts(@)gmail.com

Sorry I don't have a card to show today, I did not have time to be in my craft room the last few days but hope I can get some me time/craft time later today!  *fingerscrossed* LOL

I also like to remind you that we have a great color challenge going on at our Belles 'n Whistles Blog. We would love to see your entry. The prize this week will be your choice of any Belles n' Whistles stamp. So you could pick one of the super cute new images as well! You will have until Sunday 27th to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

June 15, 2010

May 30, 2010

New Hanglar Only Challenge Blog & Pirate Ahoy!

 

Happy Memorial Day Weekend if you are living here in the U.S. and Happy Sunday to everyone else! I hope your weekend was as fabulous as mine so far and that you can also enjoy nice and warm weather! First I like to share some news with you, for my card scroll a little further down!

I have some GREAT news for you today. My DT sisters Ilona, Marina, Nicolchen (from ISB-DT) and I have decided to start a new challenge blog. Well, yes I know there are a lot of challenge blogs out there already! BUT this one is a special one :-) This is going to be a Hänglar only challenge blog. Because we like these cute images and I know a lot of you do too we thought they need to have an own challenge blog dedicated to them.  And here it is, may I present to you:



Our first challenge will be starting very soon, on Wednesday June 2nd! So check out our new challenge blog for all the details and challenge rules.  Rules and blog postings will  soon also be available in English. I hope you like to join us and if you like to post about the new Hänglar challenge blog on your own blog  you are more then welcome to do so, we would really appreciate it. Let everybody know about it. I'm looking forward seeing your Hänglar creations there soon!

  
Pirate Ahoy! - is the theme for my little card set I like to show you today. I used Magnolia's Jolly Roger Tilda stamped her with Archival Ink on 140 lb / 300g hot pressed watercolor (mine is from Lanaquarelle)  paper and colored her using my Distress Inks. It was the first time for me to color on hot pressed watercolor paper and I must say I LOVE it, much better than cold pressed or even rough. It is very smooth compared to the others and a dream to color on as well as to stamp on. 

I used the fab sketch from the ongoing Cute Stamps & Cards challenge, designed by Claudia. At Magnolia Down Under Challenges this weeks challenge is Flowers, I'm also entering my card there.





The large Jolly Roger is a Cuttlebug die which I found on sale recently at my local craft store. DP is from Glitz Design, CS is Bazzill & Best Occasion. Flowers are from Magnolia and are highlighted with some Stickles. I also used the Spellbinders Fleur di Lis Pendant (inside and out)





 






And because I'm always having problems fitting my decorated cards into regular envelopes I decided to make a box for my card this time, instead of putting her in an envelope.

 

I made the box with a little 'shaker window'. So if it's closed you can still have a peek of what's inside. ;-)








I hope you like my little card & box set. Oh and before I forget of course here is a list of the distress ink colors I've used:

Tattered Rose, Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Brushed Corduroy, Walnut Stain, Black Soot, Aged Mahagony, Pumice Stone, Old Paper, Tumbled Glass



Love and Hugs,

May 14, 2010

New Elisabeth Bell Digi Stamp Release & DT Call winners


Hello everyone!!!!! Yes it's true another beautiful Elisabeth Bell digi stamp will be released tonight at 6 pm Arizona time. Yahooo! :-) This will be 9 pm Eastern and for you folks in Europe it will be 3 am Saturday morning! So you definitely don't want to miss this. The Belles 'n Whistles DT was given the opportunity to work with that wonderful digi already and we are presenting it tonight at release time to you. So make sure to check out Elisabeth's blog and the Belles 'n Whistles DT blogs (see sidebar) for some excitement!!!! 

I can tell you that much.... it was soooo much fun coloring and I know you are going to love it! :-) Sorry that's about all I can say for now ;-).........see you all tonight!!!!!!  I hope I aroused your curiosity a bit .....

And today is also the day to reveal the winners of our Belles 'n Whistles DT call.....who will it be????
You still have to wait a little bit longer and keep checking our Belles 'n Whistles blog. The winners will be posted there today....but during the day HAWAIIAN TIME....LOL! So keep checking....I can tell ya so much it is soooooo hard to choose from all these fantabulous entries!!!!!!


 Love and hugs,

May 7, 2010

Belles 'n Whistles Design Team Call!!!!!!

Hello everyone and Happy TGIF!!! Have you heard? Summer from Belles 'n Whistles is looking for new Design Team Members! There are 4 DT positions available! The call is open to crafters worldwide! Always wanted to be on a DT? Come and join us! That's your chance now come and apply for one of the available spots HERE.


And because we want our new DT sisters to join us pretty fast the call is only open for a few days. You can apply until next Wednesday evening!

How to apply and for the conditions of application please visit our Belles 'n Whistles blog!

We are looking forward to your stunning creations! What are you waiting for start crafting and show us your creativity, won't you?!
 
Hugs,