Happy New Year! - Gesundes Neues Jahr!

Wishing all of you a Happy Healthy & Prosperous New Year! Ich wuensche Euch allen ein frohes und gesundes neues Jahr! Hope you all had fanstastic holidays and as promised I'm back today with a new project. It's December release review day today on the Whimsy Inspirations Blog. New never before seen projects created by some of the Whimsy DT using images from the December release. Have a look and get inspired! -click here-

My card shows an Elisabeth Bell image called Bella Sole Love Letters and the sentiment is from the December release as well: Just a Note Notables 6. This image is so beautifully romantic so I kept my whole card in a romantic soft style. And of course the Whimsy Designer Papers 'Cottage Garden' where a perfect fit!

I colored using my Copics and here are the colors I used:
Hair: E18-15-YR21-20

Skin: E11-00-000-0000-R20-00

Dress: V17-15-01-0000

Jeans: BV34-31-0000

Hat: B02-01-00-000-0000

Reds: R05-02-00

Greens: YG17-03-00-0000; YG 99-97-93

Letter: E30-31-34

Chocolate Box: E79-74-71-70

I decorated the inside to match the outside

Flowers I used on my card are from WOC as is the filigree corner embellishment. Rhinestone swirls are from 'Want 2 Scrap', charms, burlap string and ribbon are from my stash!

This card was made by order and has been sold. Thanks so much Sonja!

And here's the card in it's handmade decorated box. My cards are always 3D-ish due to the flowers, ribbon bows, embellies etc. so they wont fit in any envelopes without smashing all the decorations. And these little boxes are made so quickly and they add so much to the card.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful first day of the new year!

Merry Christmas - Frohe Weihnachten

Merry Christmas Everyone! Hope that you all have a wonderful day and that smiling faces will fill your Christmas with joy! Ich wuensche Euch allen ein frohes und gesegnetes Weihnachtsfest und einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr!
This card was sent to my friend Claudia and was also published in the latest issue of the Whimsy Inspirations Magazine.

The image is 'Angel Gwen' from Some Odd Girl' and has been colored with alcohol markers (Copics and ShinHan). Sorry I did not write down the colors this time. Papers are from an older MME collection called 'Merry & Bright'. Sentiment is from the 'Tis the Season Notables 5' set and cut out using the 'Notables 5' die.

Here's a closer look on the image:

Again, wishing you all wonderful holidays and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! I'll see you all back here on January 1st on our Whimsy Review Day. I'll take a short break from crafting now to enjoy some days off together with my family! I appreciate you all visiting my blog and leaving me lovely comments all the time. I'll have some yummy blog candy for my dear followers early next year so make sure to stop by frequently!

Hugs,

Whimsy Showcase Day 6 - My Heart & Soul

Hello and welcome to Day 6 of Whimsy Stamps December Rubber & Die Release Showcase! On Monday (17 December) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new rubber designs, Shapeology dies, Whimsy Designer Paper packs, Shape EZ templates and *new* Whimsy Prints pre-coloured toppers. 

From then until 23 December the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop! Here's my card I made for today using 'Special Delivery Pup' from Whimsy's Crissy Armstrong Collection

Isn't he a cutie? You just have to love him ;-) Papers I used are Whimsy Designer Papers 'Floral Explosion' designed by Michele Roos. They are so gorgeous! And to show them off better I used only one layer. Way too pretty to be covered by several layers. Sentiment is from the 'Key to my Heart' set. the Flowers I used are a mix of Whimsy Buds, Prima and WOC. The rhinestone swirl is from 'Want 2 Scrap'.

Of course I colored using my Copics and for the  pup's fur I used the markers from the  E 40's range.  The cap and collar was done using YG17 - 13 - 11. On the envelope I used BG57 - 53 - 000 as well as R08 - 02 - 00. And here are the colors I used for the rest: Foot pads and part of his muzzle: R81 - RV10 - RV0000, Nose: C7 - 5 - 3 - 00, Eyes: E37 - 35 - 31. Outline was done with BG000 and BG0000.


And here's the matching inside:

This card has been sold! Thanks so much! =)

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw. To be entered into today's mini 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 24 December. 

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

Erin

Iris  - you are here
Jacque

Melissa

Mariska

Pops

Stephanne

Tammy Louise

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites. 

If you would like to join us as our Guest Designer for our February 2013 release please go to our Guest Designer Contest page to read all about how to enter. Entries close at 12.00pm (EST) on Monday 24 December 2012.

Thanks for stopping by and hopping along with us today!

Whimsy Stamps December 2012 Rubber Stamp Release!

Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps December 2012 rubber stamp and die release!

Today, Whimsy Stamps is releasing 20 fantastic new Rubber Stamps & Stamp Sets, 5 wonderful new Whimsy Shapeology Dies, a fabulous new Shape EZ by TLC template and 2 beautiful Whimsy Designer Paper 6x6 packs. These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. 

We are also welcoming two new DT members to the Whimsy family today! We hope you will join us in giving a warm Whimsy welcome to Melissa Andrew and Janette Garcia. We are very excited that these extremely talented gals have joined us here at Whimsy as members of our magazine staff! Welcome Melissa and Janette! 

From today until 23 December, the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these new products with a daily mini blog hop. Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day. At the end of release week (Monday 24 December) a 'Release Round-Up' will be posted on the Whimsy blog with a complete list of winners from the daily mini blog hops. I am part of today's hop and here's my creation:

I used two of the sweet images from the 'Playful Kittens' set by Sylvia Zet to make my note card set. They are 5 x 5 inches each, so .5 inches smaller than my usual cards. One is love themed and I kept the second one more neutral for everyday use.

Here's a closer look at the first note card:

I colored with Copics. The papers are from the new 'Whimsy Romance' paper collection designed by Michele Roos. Sentiments are from the also new 'Hello Hallo Hej' set. The glittery butterfly is cut out using one of the 'Elegant Buttterflies' dies.

And the inside is decorated as well:

Here's the second card of the set which is love themed:

The papers are again from the new 'Whimsy Romance' paper collection.

Sentiment is from the Key to my Heart collection cut out with the Notables 1 die. The Key ornament is a new Whimsy die as well from the 'Lock and Key' die set. The key image is a stamp from the Key to my Heart sentiment set.

The decorated inside:

And of course as with all my cards these come in a handmade matching box:

Copic colors used:

blue: B21 - 24 - 26

pink: RV0000 - 00 - 10 - R81 - 83 - 85 - 89 - T3

brownish: E30 - 31 - 33 - 35 & E50 - 51 - 53

green: YG91 - 93 - 95

grey's used from the neutral and cool collection
N0 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 & C00 - 1 - 3

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts listed below by 12.00pm EST tomorrow:

Ann Vento
Ellie Stover
Iris Wiechmann  - you are here
Janette Garcia
Melissa Andrew
Alberto Gava - Guest Designer
Beate Johns - Special Guest

If you would like to join us as our Guest Designer for our February 2013 release please go to our Guest Designer Contest page to read all about how to enter. Entries close at 12.00pm (EST) on Monday 24 December 2012.

For a full reveal of this month’s fabulous release, please visit the Whimsy blog. 

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

Hugs,

Snow Friends

Hello Everyone! Hope you all are enjoying the Christmas season. My card for today is a Christmas card as well. I made it earlier in October and it was published in the October issue of Whimsy's Inspirations Magazine. You'll find the print version available HERE and the online version is available to view for free HERE

This card is for sale in my Etsy-Shop!
(comes with matching handmade box)

This cutie pie stamp is from Whimsy's Elisabeth Bell collection 'Little Cottage Cuties' and called 'Meadow Magic'.  Color's used: Copic's. Papers are MME 'Winter Wonderland'. Paper Flowers are from WOC and my stash. The filigree corner embellishemtn is also from WOC. The sentiment is from Whimsy's 'Tis the Season Notables 5' and cut out with the matching 'Notables 5' die. The snowflakes are die cut with the 'Layered Snowflake Die Set'. The leaves were punched out using a MS punch and one from 'Punch Bunch'. 

Here's a list of the Copics I used to color the image:

R00- 20 - 32 - 35 - 37 - 39

BG70 - 72 - 75 - 10 - 53 - 57 - 0000 - 000 - 01

YG11- 13 - 17

G20 - 21 - 24 - 28

E70 - 71 - 74 - 77

Skin: E0000 - 000 - 00 - 11

Hair: E97 - 99 - Y21 - 11

Gold: Y00 - 11 - 15 - YR23 - 24

Warm Grey's and Cool Greys

I decorated the inside to match the outside. The 'Mittens Dies' are from Whimsy Stamps and the tree is an older Marianne Design Crfeatable die I got from DutchPaperCrafts.

Thanks for stopping by  today and here I have some Whimsy news for you - mark your calendars!!!

On  Monday, December 17th, Whimsy will release the December Rubber Stamps and Dies! There will be added 15 new image rubber stamps, 5 new sentiment sets, 2 new 6x6 papers, and 5 new Shapeology dies to the growing collections. We hope you will join the Whimsy team for the showcase days of inspiration and prize chances over on our blog. The new release will be live in the shop by 9am ET and the DT blog hops begin at Noon ET!

Hugs,

Whimsy November Release Review - Snowshoe Bunny

Edited to add Copic Colors / 12 - 13 - 2012

Hello All and Happy Hump-Day! Today I like to show you a card I made with the gorgeous Snowshoe Bunny from Crissy Armstrong. This cutie is available in rubber here at Whimsy Stamps.  On the Whimsy Blog you'll find brand new creations today from the Whimsy DT in review of the November release!

I stamped Snowshoe Bunny onto MIC card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored him using my Copic's. DP is from Basic Grey's Aspen Frost Collection. Sentiment is from Whimsy's Snowflake Mini Letter Seals. The die cut snowman is also a Whimsy die called  Snowman Tag Die. 

Copic colors used:
 R000 - 00 - 20  - 22 - 21 - 24 - 27 - 29 - 39 - 43 - 46 - 59
BG0000 - 000 -10 - 11 - 15
E70 - 71 - 74 - 77 - 79
YG 93 - 95 - 97 - 99
Grey's used:
W00 - 0 - 1 C0 - 1 - 5 - 7  T5

The inside is decorated to match the outside. The card also comes with a handmade matching box instead of an envelope to protect all the embellishments.

This card was made to order. Thanks so much!

Sorry for the short posting today but unfortunately I got bitten by the flu bug an don't feel like

sitting on the computer for very long....

Hugs,

Whimsy Prints Blog Hop

Hi everyone and welcome to the Whimsy Prints BLOG HOP! In October, Whimsy Stamps announced the release of a BRAND NEW Whimsy Stamps product line - the Whimsy Prints Collection. The Whimsy Prints Collection are beautiful sets of hand-colored images which have been digitally reproduced and die-cut into various shapes. Whimsy Prints are printed on 100lb premium coated paper and professionally die-cut leaving smooth edges. Each pack contains 12 die-cut prints (3 sets of 4 images). The Crissy Armstrong prints are lovingly hand-colored by Crissy Armstrong herself: 

The Elisabeth Bell prints have been hand-colored by our talented Senior Designer Simonne Clay:

Whimsy Prints Collection are very straight forward and easy to use. They can be attached directly to your project with glue or double sided tape. Use them as is or cut to fit the needs of your project. One of the benefits of using Whimsy Prints is to cut back on the amount of time needed to hand color images. To summarize, it is a great way to make quick projects when time is of the essence! These are also wonderful for beginner crafters and kid projects. If you joined us for our last 2 releases, you may have seen some of the beautiful projects our DT and Special Guests have created using these prints. Today we are showcasing these gorgeous Whimsy Prints with a special BLOG HOP! In addition to our regular Special Guests, we are delighted to welcome both Crissy Armstrong and Elisabeth Bell who are joining us for this hop! The hop starts today (Friday November 30th at 12.00PM EST) and ends on Monday December 3rd at 12.00PM EST. For this hop we have 4 different candy stops where you can enter to win a set of Whimsy Prints. The location of these candy stops is a secret, so if you haven't found them, please go back to the beginning and start hopping! If you would like to hop along with us today and haven’t arrived from Tammy Louise's  blog, please CLICK HERE to return to the beginning of the hop at Bev's blog. 

For my creation today I used one of Whimsy's Elisabeth Bell prints from the Merry Christmas collection:

I made an Ornament using the print of 'Two Turtle Doves'. The ornament was cut out using Marianne Creatables dies called Petra's Ovals. I also added some lace, gauze, ribbon and a snowflake ornament. The star burst brad is a Karen Foster brad.

The back of the ornament is decorated using all dies from the Petra's ovals die set LR0240

So now it’s time for you to continue the hop by hopping over to Crissy's  blog. 

If you would like to see more Whimsy Prints projects, check out our latest mini magazine over on our Issuu site. This mini issue is filled with beautiful projects, all using prints from the Whimsy Prints Collections. 

Finally, here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Bev Rochester
Debbie Eastman
Denise Lynn
 Jacque Beddingfield
Ellie Stover
Simonne Clay
Ann Vento
Heidy Blom
Elisabeth Bell
Tammy Louise Cunliffe
Iris Wiechmann  <<< you are here
Crissy Armstrong

Thank you so much for hopping with us today and I hope you enjoy our Whimsy Prints projects!

Hugs,