Whimsy Stamps October Rubber Release Sneak Peek Hop

Hello Everyone and Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps October  Rubber Release Sneak Peek Hop!

Today the Whimsy DT are kicking off our October Release by sharing sneak peeks of some of the brand new Wee Stamps, Kenny K and Time for Tea Designs stamps that will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store TOMORROW! 

For those of you who are new to Whimsy Stamps, we hold a 3-day new release event each month: a Sneak Peek Blog Hop on the day before the release (today), a Release Day Blog Hop on release day (tomorrow), and finally a Review Day Blog Hop the day after the release.  Each blog hop has a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw!

Now onto my sneak peek creation ... I used *New* Friendship is the Greatest Gift from Wee Stamps, colored as always with alcohol markers (Copics). This stamp is also available as digital stamp here at Sylvias store

Aren't these two girls the sweetest? I fell in love with this image instantly. DP is from Bo Bunny's Blitzen collection. Sentiment is from Whimsy's Winter Letter Seals. Flowers and snowflake ornament are from my stash. I also used a MS snowflake border punch and a Memory Box die.

Sorry no Copic colors available for this one today. I colored several images at once and there was no time to write the colors down :-/

To be entered into today's blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on Friday.

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...

DeNetra Bates

Heidy Blom

Iris Wiechmann

Jodi Amidei 

 Louise Roache

Patricia Garcia 

Shelby Thomas 

Thanks for hopping with us and come back tomorrow for our Release Blog Hop!

Howdy!

Happy Monday All! Today I want to share a card I made already in early Summer for the Whimsy Inspirations Magazine - CHA Issue. It features one of Whimsy's Kenny K images called Cheyenne. She is available in rubber HERE .

I've colored her with my Copics. Papers are from MME and the sentiment and the wanted poster in the back is from Whimsy's Giddy Up set. From the Shapeology dies I've used the Vines Die Set. 

Closer look on the hottie:

I've a skin coloring tutorial in this issue. Click HERE and it starts on page 61.

Other supplies used:

Mulberry paper flowers and leaves,
ribbon, button, burlap string,
pearl swirls and some rhinestones, glitter

chip board corner and a Spellbinders star die

Thanks for stopping by today and have a good one!

Circle of Friends Blog Hop - For Bev!

Hi everyone and welcome to our
Circle of Friends blog hop
especially for our dear DT member and friend Bev Rochester

Unfortunately, Bev has had to take a little break from crafting over the past few months due to ill health. We are missing her here at Whimsy and want to let her know that we are thinking about her and wishing her a speedy recovery. Even though the Whimsy family is scattered all around the world, we have come together as a circle of friends to show Bev our love and support by each making her a card. Although this hop is for Bev, we do hope you will hop along with us to support our wonderful teammate and friend.

If you arrived here from Heidy's blog, then you are in the right place! If you’ve happened upon this post by chance and would like to hop with us, hop on over to the Whimsy Stamps blog to begin the hop. 

For my creation, I decided to ink up 'Sweet Little Donkey' from Meljen's Designs:

This cutie was colored using Copics. The sentiment is from Whimsy's 'Everyday Circle Postmarks' set. The DP is from Whimsy's Designer Paper's 'Feeling Fruity'. The photo corners are made using a Martha Stewart Punch. Another CAS-style card. I really like the clean and simple look at the moment :-) 

The inside is decorated as well. The stamp I used here is from the Simple Everyday Greetings.

So now it's time for you to hop over to Shelby's blog. 

Finally, here is a full hop list in hopping order: 

Whimsy Stamps blog
Simonne Clay
Jacque Beddingfield
Kathy Tanner
Debbie Eastman
Louise Roache
Deb Routledge
Ann-Marie Sinfield
Heidy Blom
Iris Wiechmann
Shelby Thomas
Melissa Andrew
Patricia Garcia
Shannah Bartle
Tammy Louise Cunliffe
Denise Lynn

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I hope you are feeling better soon, Bev! We miss you here at Whimsy!
Thinking of you!


Hugs,
 

World Cardmaking Day - Momas Christmas Rose

Happy World Cardmaking Day!  I'll be working the whole weekend on my magazine creations for the next Whimsy Inspirations Magazine. But I made a card earlier with one of the new gorgeous stamps from Momas lil' shop of stamps called 'Julros med kulor'  (Christmas Rose with Ball Ornaments).

All the new images Monika drew are so gorgeous and perfect for your holiday card creations! You can see them all HERE. I colored the image with Copics and Prisma pencils. I cut out the image and adhered it to an airbrushed circle to make it pop. The sentiment stamp is from Whimsy's Holiday Notables 2 and cut out using the Notables 2 die. The background is made with a cuttle bug embossing folder. I used a brayer to ink the folder before embossing with Rich Cocoa Memento ink. 

I also added Glossy Accents to the ball ornaments to make them shine and give them a glass like look.

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Whimsy stamps is having a World Cardmaking Day  - Blog Hop, with a fantastic rubber stamp prize pack! You can hop along until Monday! So what are you waiting for, see all the details and start hopping HERE! 

 Hugs,

Candy Winner!

Hello Everyone! Sorry for being a day late with the announcement of my candy winner. But now without any further ado, the randomly chosen winner (using random.org) of the Whimsy Sentiment set is

No. 20 Lynda

Congratulations sweetie! Please contact me at cocoacrafts(at)gmail.com to claim your prize :-) Thanks to everyone who entered!

Hugs,

Sticky Post! For all new posts please scroll down!
Candy! Click here to enter

Whimsy Sentiment Set - Holiday Circle Pennants

Happiness & some DT News

Hello Everyone and Happy TGIF! I have some exciting news to share with you today :-) I was asked by the super talented artist and owner of Moma's lil' shop of stamps, Monika Martinson,  if I would like to join her design team. Yay! How exciting and of course I said yes. Monika draws the most beautiful flower designs. I already knew her images from my DT work for Whimsy stamps.  If you like to work with beautiful flower images Moma's lil' shop of stamps is the perfect place for you, believe me!

Here is a card I made with the beautiful Rudbäckia, availabe in rubber and also as  digital stamp:

Isn't this 'Black-Eyed Susan' image gorgeous? I colored with Copics and kept the card in a CAS style. Papers are from my scrap stash and the border is made using a Martha Stewart  border punch.

The sentiment is stamped with Staz-on onto vellum paper. Sentiment is from SU!

The cards inside is decorated to match the card front.

I also made a matching envelope using my envelope punch board.

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs,

Whimsy September Rubber & Die Release - Review Day Hop

Hello all and Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps September Holiday Rubber Release Review Day Hop!

Yesterday Whimsy Stamps released this months rubber stamps, Shapeology dies, Shape EZ templates and Whimsy Stamps designer papers. Like the last tow days there will also be a prize hidden somewhere along the way.

For my blog hop card today I used *New* 'Penguin Joy' from the Crissy Armstrong  collection.

I made the card CAS style only embellished with a ribbon, 2 flowers and 2 charms. The image was colored with Copics.

Copic colors used:

Cool greys - E50 & 53 - B000 - BG 0000, 000, 01 - YG 61, 63, 67 -
B32, 34, 37 - R85, 81, RV00 - R22, 24, 46, 59 - Y32, 35, 38

The sentiment used on the inside is from the *New* Holiday Cheer sentiment set

To be entered into today's blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog tomorrow. To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below:

Ann-Marie Sinfield
Debbie Eastman
Ellie Stover
Iris Wiechmann
Jodi Amidei
Kathy Tanner
Louise Roache
Melissa Andrew
Patricia Garcia
Shanna Shands
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Thanks for hopping with us!

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Candy Reminder: I have Whimsy Christmas Sentiment Set up for grabs! 
Don't forget to enter HERE!

Whimsy Stamps September Release Day Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps September 2013 rubber stamp and die release BLOG HOP!

Our brand new September Release Rubber Stamps & Stamp Sets, Whimsy Shapeology Dies and Whimsy Designer Paper 6x6 packs are now available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store!!

To celebrate our new release, the DT are holding a blog hop today and are sharing creations made with some of the brand new Elisabeth Bell, Time For Tea Designs and Raindrop Echo Designs stamps! The blog hop has a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on Friday.

Here is my card for today, using Time 4 Tea Designs *New* Santa Baby:

This sweetie is colored with Copics and the added sentiment is from the Whimsy Holiday Ticket Sentiments. My flowers are from WOC and the leaves are cut out using the Whimsy Holly and Berries die. The gorgeous Lace Tape is also available from Whimsy. DP is from Bo Bunny's 'Elf Magic' collection.

Copic's used :

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: E43, E53, E57
Eyes: B60, B63, B66, B69
Dress: R24, R46, R59 & C3, C1, C00
Shoes: C10, C8, C6, C4, C2

The inside of the card, this I did not add a sentiment here

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To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...

Deb Routledge
Debbie Eastman
DeNetra Bates
Ellie Stover
Heidy Blom
Iris Wiechmann

Jodi Amidei
Kathy Tanner
Melissa Andrew
Patricia Garcia
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

To see a full reveal of the release please visit the Whimsy Inspirations Blog!

Today the Whimsy Rubber DT also joins the Whimsy Challenge and is showcasing their inspirational cards for the ongoing challenge which is 'Masculine Cards' this month. As every month there are yummy prices up for grabs so make sure you are playing along. See all the details HERE. Here is my challenge inspiration:

I still was in holiday mood so I decided to go for a CAS holiday card. Suitable for a man, me thinks. The sentiment I used is from the *New* Season's Greetings Notables 7 set, I cut out the kraft cardstock with the coordinating *New* Notables 7 die and layered it over the sentiment.

And last but not least I have a little candy up for grabs.

Whimsy Sentiment Set - Holiday Circle Pennants

Click here to enter 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our new release!


Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for our final blog hop!

Hugs,

Whimsy Stamps September Holiday Rubber Release Sneak Peek Hop & a new Candy!

For my Candy please scroll down!

Hello Everyone and Welcome to Whimsy Stamps September Holiday Rubber Release Sneak Peek Hop!

Today the Whimsy DT are kicking off our September Holiday Release by sharing sneak peeks of some of the brand new Wee Stamps, Kenny K and Crissy Armstrong stamps that will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store TOMORROW! 

For those of you who are new to Whimsy Stamps, we hold a 3-day new release event each month: a Sneak Peek Blog Hop on the day before the release (today), a Release Day Blog Hop on release day (tomorrow), and finally a Review Day Blog Hop the day after the release.  Each blog hop has a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw!

I also have a new Candy up for grabs as promised. (Sorry it took me a couple days longer to post this but life was interfering). This time I have a Whimsy Holiday Sentiment Set to give away! Please scroll down to the end of this posting for more information and how to enter the candy.

Now onto my sneak peek creation ... I used *New* Rowan Fairy from Wee Stamps, colored with Copics:

Isn't she adorable? I also did some airbrushing around the image and used Bo Bunny DP and kraft cardstock. The sentiment is from the *New* Season's Greetings Notables 7 set, cut out with the coordinating *New* Notables 7 die. Flowers are from WOC and my stash. Silver corner embellishment, chandelier garland and pearl stars are also from WOC. Rhinestones are from my stash.

Copic colors used:

Hair: E41 - E43 - E44 - E47 - E49

Skin: E000 - E00 - E11,  R20

Dress: R24 - R46 - R59, YR30 - YR31 - Y26

Sprig & Berries: G20 - G21 - G24 - G28, T3 - T4
E47 - E44 - E42, Y00 - Y11 - Y15 - YR23 - YR24

Wings: BG0000 - BG000 - BG11

Outer shine: YR21  airbrushed

 The inside is decorated to match the outside. The sentiment on the inside is from the *New* Holiday Cheer sentiment set.

To be entered into today's blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on Friday.

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...

Ellie Stover

Heidy Blom

Iris Wiechmann

Janette Garcia

Melissa Andrew
Patricia Garcia

Shannah Bartle

Shelby Thomas

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Happy Hopping!

 

 **** Candy ****

 

I'm giving away 1 Whimsy Sentiment Set - Holiday Circle Pennants 

The candy will be open to enter until September 30th midnight.

Some simple rules:

1. Spread the word about my candy on your blog and/or FB page

with a link back here to my candy! If you don't have a blog you can

still enter, just put in my blog link.

2. Only one entry per person please! I will delete doubles!

3. No candy blogs please, I'll delete these entries!

4. If you like my blog feel free to become a follower (This is not required.

You can enter the candy also without being a follower of course!)

Good luck!