Always & Forever

Happy Saturday! Summer is in full force down here in Florida and we are enjoying a long weekend with the holiday yesterday and a day off on Monday *yay* That means lots of R&R = being crafty, sitting in my fav sun lounger by the pool with my kindle, sleeping in, watching favorite movies and "playing" in the kitchen ;-)

I also have some Whimsy News for you! Keep your eyes peeled, there's a new rubber release right around the corner (next week) which you definitely don't want to miss!!!

Meanwhile, until I can show you the new goodies,  I made a card using a sentiment set and die from the last rubber release:

The sentiment is from SC Designs 'Life's Moments' set and the delicate Butterfly Border is a Shapeology die also from SC Designs. The single butterfly is a cut out element from the border. The background was created using an alcohol marker (ShinHan in my case) and the Tim Holtz Spritzer Tool.

I embossed the butterfly border several times using UTEE for a porcelain like look.

The cut out butterfly was embossed with Frantage Shabby Pink embossing powder and decorated with a pearl brad.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

See you again on Monday with some great news and also a chance to win some yummy rubber! :-)

Hugs,

All Star

Hello Everyone, wishing you all a wonderful Saturday! I have a little card to share with you today which I made using a sentiment set and die from Whimsy stamps.

I used the Pierced Stacking Star die from Whimsy by SC Design and the Boy Talk sentiment set also by SC Design. This is a pretty simple card but I think just perfect as a male card. I also did not used much embellies just 2 small star brads and a bakers twine. 

To make the sentiment stand out a little more on the kraft cardstock I actually stamped it with water mark ink and embossed it using black detail embossing powder.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Hugs,

Fluttering by...

Happy TGIF Everyone! Fluttering by to say Hi with a Whimsy Stamps creation from the Cathy Delanssay collection.

But first things first. Whimsy Stamps is looking for guest designers with great coloring abilities! If you are a talented colorist and coloring is your passion then come and join us as guest designer!




Onto my creation now...

This beauty is called 'The Little Princess' and I colored it using Twinkling H2O's on hot press watercolor paper. It has such a beautiful sparkle and shine to it, unfortunately it can't be seen on the photos. The sentiment is from SC Designs' 'Fluttering By' set.

The delicate Butterfly Border is a Shapeology die also from SC Designs. The single butterfly is a cut out element from the border. I spritzed it with glimmer mist and added Frantage shabby blue embossing powder. Papers are Whimsy Designer Papers from the Marshmellow Delight and  In The Garden sets. Other embellishments are from my stash.

Here's a close-up where I tried to catch some of the shimmer on the image

Last but not least an artsy shot ;-)

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Whimsy Stamps May Rubber Stamps and Die Release - Day 5

Hello All! Today is the last day of the Whimsy Stamps May release!

The entire May release is now available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and from all good Whimsy Stamps retailers!! For all hop infos  please visit the Whimsy Inspirations blog HERE

Today the spotlight is on the new Elisabeth Bell and Time for tea Designs images. For a full hop list please scroll down.

For my release creation today I choose 'Zoe Butterfly' from Elisabeth Bell.

The sentiment is by SC Designs from the new 'Life's Moments' set. I also used the Whimsy Picket Fence Die. I added Frantage Shabby White embossing powder to the picked fence die and also to the wooden butterfly embellie. The papers are Whimsy Designer Papers from the Vintage Basic and In the Garden sets. 

She was colored using Distress Ink refillers. I stamped her onto Langton 140lbs hot pressed 'grain satine' watercolor paper. This has turned out to be my favorite hot pressed watercolor paper.

Here is today's hop list:

Ann-Marie Sinfield
Bev Rochester
Iris Wiechmann - you are here
Jodi Amidei
Kathy Tanner
Linda Kläringe (May Guest Designer)
Shannah Bartle
Shelby Thomas

 

Thanks for stopping by and hopping with us today!

 

For everyone in the US, have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Hugs,

Whimsy Stamps May Rubber Stamps and Die Release - Day 4

Hi Everyone & Welcome to Day 4 of the Whimsy Stamps May Rubber Stamp and Die Release!

 

The entire May release is now available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and from all good Whimsy Stamps retailers!!

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden FOUR prizes of 2 new release rubber stamps somewhere on the DT’s blogs throughout our 5-day release event this week. As the location of the prizes are secret, be sure to leave a comment on ALL the stops on each daily blog hop to maximize your chance of winning! We will draw the lucky winners over the weekend and announce them on the Whimsy blog next week.

For a full reveal of this month's fabulous rubber stamp, die and paper release, visit the WHIMSY STORE!

Today the Whimsy DT is showcasing stamps from Crissy Armstrong and Sandy Allnock. For a full hop list please scroll down.

For my release creation today I choose 'Happy Birthday to Ewe' from Crissy Armstrong.

This time I colored using Distress Inks (refillers and pads) and around the image I use Frantage Shabby White Embossing Powder. The sentiment is from the  'Life's Moments' set by SC Design and cut out with the matching 'Fancy Label' die. Papers are from Pion Design, lace is from Live and Love Crafts. Birdcage is a Whimsy Shapeology die availabe HERE and I also used a Tim Holtz edge die. Flowers are from WOC and pearl swirls are from Want 2 Scrap.

Here is today's hop list:

Ann-Marie

Danielle

Danni 

Iris - you are here
Jenny

Jodi

Kathy

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope to see you again tomorrow, for the showcase of the new Time For Tea Designs and Elisabeth Bell stamps! 

Hugs,

Whimsy Stamps May Rubber Stamp & Die Release - Day 1

Hello Stamping Friends and Welcome to Day 1 of the Whimsy Stamps

May rubber stamp & die release!

Over the next 5 days we will reveal the new May 2014 Whimsy Stamps products.  We are releasing a fabulous selection of new goodies this month, and the entire release will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and from all good Whimsy Stamps retailers from Wednesday (21st May).

We are thrilled to welcome Danni and Linda as our Guest Designers this month.  Welcome girls - we can't wait to see what you have created!

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden FOUR prizes of 2 new release rubber stamps somewhere on the DT’s blogs throughout our 5-day release event this week. As the location of the prizes are secret, be sure to leave a comment on ALL the stops on each daily blog hop to maximize your chance of winning! We will draw the lucky winners over the weekend and announce them here on the Whimsy blog next week.

Today we are excited to show you the brand new Sylvia Zet and Cathy Delanssay stamps released this month. Visit the Whimsy Inspirations Blog to have a glance at all the newly released stamps from Sylvia and Cathy. 

I have the honor to show you one of Cahty's new images today. I made a card using 'Alice' and colored her with alcohol markers. Mostly Graph It this time but I also used some Copics (for the hair). 

The sentiment is by SC Designs from the *New* 'Life's Moments' set. And the cute die cut stars are made with the *New* Pierced Stacking Star Die.
Other dies used are from Tim Holtz and I also used cardboard and paper art from Dutch Doobadoo to embellish. DP is from Maja Design and the flowers are from WOC and my stash.

I used Fran-Tage shabby white embossing powder around the image and also on the cardboard heart.

  The paper was distressed using my Distress-It tool and Distress Ink.

So now it’s time to check out what my amazing DT sisters have created with these new stamps. Don’t forget to leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draws to win some new release rubber!

Bev Rochester
Ellie Stover
Iris Wiechmann - you are here
Jacque Beddingfield
Jenny Hodges

Thanks for stopping by and playing along! See you again tomorrow for our second day of sneak peeks!

Hugs,

Hey Girlfriend!

Hello Stamping Friends! The card I want to share with you today is more on the simpler side, well, let's say it's clearly CAS. :-D

I colored this sweet Whimsy - Time for Tea Designs image, called 'Short Stroll', in the 'no-lines' technique using my Copics. This is a first for me with 'no-lines' so please bear with me on the coloring...I still need lots of practice with this technique!

To decorate the card I only added some ribbon and buttons. The DP is from Fancy Pants's 'The Good Life' collection.

 

I've added the sentiment right next to the image. It's from Whimsy's SC Designs collection 'Girl Talk'. 

I like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes  - until 5/28
DL.Art Challenge - Anything Feminine - until 5/20
Penny Black and more - Anything Goes - until 5/28

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful rest of the week!

Whimsy Stamps Rubber & Die Release - Day 2

Hi Everyone and welcome to Day 2 of the Whimsy Stamps January Rubber & Die Release!

Today the Whimsy DT is holding a blog hop to share sneak peeks of some of the brand new Sentiment Sets and Shapeology Dies that will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store  TOMORROW!

We are hiding FOUR prizes of 2 new release rubber stamps on the DT’s blogs throughout the 5-day release event. You have until the end of the release week to leave comments on ALL the daily DT blog posts. We will draw the lucky winners over the weekend and announce them here on the Whimsy blog on Monday (January 27th).

My sneak peek creation today shows a sentiment and matching die from Simonne's new line of sentiments and dies.

This CAS style card is just embellished with some Washi Tape and silver pearls. The die is the *NEW* 'Crown' die and the sentiment set is the *NEW* Fairy Tale Dreams set.

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations from my fellow teamies, please click on the links below:

Ann-Marie Sinfield
Deb Routledge
Debbie Eastman
Iris Wiechmann
Simonne Clay

Don’t forget to stop by again tomorrow for our release day blog hop and a full reveal of all of this month's new goodies!

Thanks so much for visiting us today.
Happy hopping!

Hugs,