Burst of Colors

March 9, 2015

March 2015 Release - Sneak Peek Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of our ...

March Rubber Stamp and Die Release

Over the next 3 days we will reveal 16 *BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps/stamp sets. They will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and from selected Whimsy Stamps retailers on Wednesday.

Today we are excited to show you the brand new Crissy Armstrong, Time for Tea Designs, Lizzy Love and Denise Lynn stamps being released this month:

For my sneak peek creation today I used one of Lizzy Love's new images called Patty's Party

I used Copics to color her and did the shadow with Sennelier watercolors. The sentiment is included with the stamp. I also used the Stitched Border Die Trio.

Here is a close up on the image:

Copic colors used:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04, R20
Hair: E21, E25, E29
Cloth: BV000, BV02, BV04, BV08 Y32, Y35, Y38

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment at every stop to be entered into the draw.

Here is today's hop list:

Thanks so much for visiting us today. Happy hopping!

Hugs,

Best of Luck - La-La Land Crafts Challenge

Hello everyone! Today I'm here with a new GD card for the La La Land Crafts Challenge.

Todays challenge is about Luck - Good Luck or St. Patricks Day. For all the details about the challenge and how to particiapte please visit the La La Land Crafts blog. For my card I had so much fun coloring Irish Marci and also used one of the sentiments that comes with the stamp.

I colored Irish Marci using my Copics - for a list of Copics used please scroll down. She is the perfect image for the challenge :-)

Here is a close-up on the image and a list of Copic colors used:

Skin E000, E00, E11, E04, R20 R22
Green: G29, YG25, YG23, YG21, YG17
Hair: YR20, YR14, YR18, E18, E19

Thanks for stopping by and we hope you like to join us for the La La Land Crafts Challenge. Looking forward seeing your creations!

Hugs,

March 5, 2015

Springtime Moments

Hello Friends, today I'm here with a card I made for a magazine publication. It's been published in Craft Ideas Magazine Spring edition. The image is from Whimsy's Art by Miran Collection called Sally Mae.

I made an easel card and she's been colored with Copics and the sentiment is also from Whimsy: Spring Letter Seals. The dies I've used are from the Shapeology collection: Butterfly Border Die, Bird Cage Die Set, Large Leafy Flourish Die

Thanks for stopping by today

Hugs,

Iris

March 2, 2015

La La Land Crafts Challenge and GD

Hello everyone! Today I'm here with a GD card for the La La Land Crafts Challenge. I'm excited to say that Debbie from the La La Land Crafts DT has asked me if I wanted to join the DT as a GD. I was thrilled and of course I accepted! :) I'm so excited to work with these super cute images! Thanks so much for having me guys! So you will see my La La Land Crafts designs now for the next 3 month here. :-)

Todays challenge is about embellishments - use 3 different kinds of embellishments. For all the details about the challenge and how to particiapte please visit the La La Land Crafts blog. For my card I had a blast coloring Sailboat Lucka and also used one of the sentiments that comes with the stamp.

I colored this cutie with my Copics. I've listed all colors used with the next picture. The types of embellishments I've used are metal embellishments, ribbon/string burlap and button.

Here is a close-up on the image and a list of Copic colors used:

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04, R20

Cloth & Boat:
E41, E42, E44 - E81, E84, E87, E89

E07, E15, E17, E18 - B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

One last artsy shot.....

Thanks for stopping by and we hope you like to join us for the La La Land Crafts Challenge. Looking forward seeing your creations!

Hugs,

February 28, 2015

Butterfly Kisses

Hey all! Today I like to show you a card I made with one of the new Whimsy images from the Lizzy Love Collection.

This adorable image is called 'Theodora and the Butterflies' I colored her with Copics. The sentiment is included with the stamp. I also used the Butterfly border die and the largest tag from the Stitched tags dies as well as the Music Notes stamp. Paper is from the Basic Grey Whisteria collection.

Copic colors used

Skin: E000, 00, 11, 04, R20

Hair: E41, 43, 44, 47, 49

Blue: B91, 93, 95, 97, 99

Beige: E50, 53, 0000
Blue-Violet: BV20, 23, 25, 29

And the artsy shot....

Thanks for your visit

February 11, 2015

Whimsy February Rubber Release - Grand Blog Hop

Welcome to the ...

Whimsy Stamps February Release BLOG HOP!

The DT have been sharing some amazing creations made with the new stamps and dies over the last couple of days, and today we are celebrating their release with a GRAND BLOG HOP!

The hop starts today (Wednesday February 11th at 12.00PM noon ET) and ends on Friday, February 13th at 12.00pm noon ET.

My release card today shows 'Celtic Fairy' by Crissy Armstrong.

She is colored with alcohol markers (Copic and ShinHan). The sentiment is from Whimsy's Simply Stiched Circles sentiment set. It's been cut out using the *NEW* Stitched Circles Die Set.

Close look on the little sweetheart:

Today's hop list in hopping order:

Louise Roache

Shannah Bartle

Chitra Nair

Iris Wiechmann

Maya Go

Natalie Dever

Debbie Eastman

Ellie Stover

One lucky hopper will win a $25 gift certificate! To enter the draw, simply leave a comment at EVERY stop along the hop by 12.00pm noon on Friday February 13th

Please visit the Whimsy Inspirational blog to check out the stamps and dies from this release. The entire new release is available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store RIGHT NOW!

We hope you've enjoyed this release!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

February 10, 2015

Whimsy February Rubber Stamp and Die Release

Welcome to Day 2 of our ...

February Rubber Stamp and Die Release

Over the next 3 days we will reveal 19 *BRAND NEW* red rubber stamps/stamp sets and 4 *BRAND NEW* die/die sets. They will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and from selected Whimsy Stamps retailers on Wednesday.

Today we are excited to show you the brand new Art By Miran, Wee Stamps and Krista Heij-Barber stamps. To see the full reveal of todays stamps please visit the Whimsy Inspirational Blog!

My card today shows one of the new stamps by Krista Heij-Barber called Lady Bug Girl.