Fab Friday at Tiddly Inks

Just a quick post today to show off a little cutie named Minnie!  She has so much personality and spunk!  I love her character and there are several designs with her over at Tiddly Inks.

The Tiddly design team has a bunch of fun inspiring samples to share with you this Fabulous Friday!  So, jump on over and check them all out - then make it a Tiddly weekend!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday - linky party

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - flowers

Cute Card Thursday - ribbons

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes

Whimsy Monday inspiration

Time for just a quick post as it is Grandma day and I don't want to miss a minute of it.  I just posted this cutie over on the Whimsy Inspiration blog.  It features a wonderful image by Sylvia Zet called Rowan Fairy, colored with my Copics, the placed on this great Spellbinders frame.  I added some leaf die cuts, some fibers, a birdcage topper and used the delicate Whimsy Stamps dragon fly border behind her.  A small birdcage charm dangles from the fibers to complete the whimsical look.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday - linky party

Paper Makeup Stamps - anything goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - things with wings

Charisma Cardz Challenge - favorite color combo

Cute Card Thursday - fairy nice

Whimsy Stamp September release review blog hop

Hello and welcome to the

Whimsy Stamps September Release Review Day Blog Hop!

Yesterday (18 September) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new rubber designs, Shapeology dies and Whimsy Designer Paper packs. From 17 September until today the Whimsy Stamps DT are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily blog hop!

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.

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 here on the Whimsy blog tomorrow.

For my card I used two images from Time 4 Tea called Under the Mistletoe Boy and Under the Mistletoe Girl.  I colored them up with my Copics, then added some great design papers from my scraps.  I distressed all the edges and then completed the look with a sentiment from the New season's greetings notable 7 package and then die cut it out with the Notable 7 die.  It all came together easily and I love the way it turned out.

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

Janette Garcia

Jodi Amidei  (That's me)

Kathy Tanner

Louise Roache

Melissa Andrew

Shanna Shands

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

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

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Masculine

The challenge this month at Whimsy Stamps is "Masculine Cards" - I will admit that masculine cards are not my "comfort zone".  In fact, I struggle with them terribly.  Especially "man" cards since it seems that most images fit for a masculine card are really better suited for "boys".  However having said all that, I found working with these wonderful stamps and die cut from Whimsy Stamps made designing this card pretty darn easy.  I also have to give credit to my mom who used this adorable layout for a baby card that I adore.  So, between her design inspiration and the die cut/stamp set, putting this together was a breeze.

These stamps are designed with wonderful Christmas sentiments, but I love the way the frame part of it can be used for just about anything with a simple circle punch in the middle.  I am all about using things as many times as I can and this allows me to use this for any occasion, not just Christmas.

Jump over to the Whimsy Challenge blog and join in the fun this month.  I would love to be inspired by your creations as I am always looking for great ideas for masculine cards.

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

Make it Monday - linky party

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - more than 2 design papers
Totally Gorjuss - stripes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - anything goes

Whimsy September release blog hop

Hi everyone and welcome to the

Whimsy Stamps September Rubber & 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!! For a full reveal of our new release goodies, please visit the Whimsy blog.

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's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on Friday.

So, my card uses the wonderful Elizabeth Bell image called September Rose.  I colored her with my Copics, added a distressed and embossed background and a die cut frame, then some simple flowers to complete the look.  An easy card with a versatile image!  Head on over to the blog to see all the new releases.

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
Janette Garcia
Jodi Amidei  (you're here)
Kathy Tanner
Melissa Andrew
Patricia Garcia
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

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!

Tiddly Ink Challenge Time & New Release

I have a couple of cards to share with you today - a Tiddly Ink challenge inspiration card and a sample of one of the new releases available now.  

The first one uses the image Wryn - Joy Ride and works really well for our challenge this week of "Going Away" card.  Isn't it cute?  Join our challenge for a chance to win some great prizes.

The second card I am sharing is a brand new image from Christy called "Bake Me Some Love" and is sure to become one of my new favorites.  Christy is releasing several new images, so be sure to check out the store and the blog for some great samples from the design team.

I will be entering the Bake Me Some Love card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday - Linky Party

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Anything Goes

Creataive Craft Challenge - Use Ribbon
Pals Paper Arts - Color Challenge
Penny's Paper Crafting - Anything Goes

Alberto Gava Blog Hop

We are thrilled to welcome a brand new digital artist to the Whimsy Stamps team of artists...

Alberto Gava

This month we are releasing FOUR digital stamps illustrated by Alberto Gava for Whimsy Stamps. To celebrate Alberto’s debut release we are holding a fabulous BLOG HOP to showcase creations made with these fantastic new digital stamps. The hop starts today (Wednesday September 11th at 8.00AM EST) and ends on Sunday September 15the at 12.00 midnight EST. For this hop we have a TWO GRAND PRIZE DRAWS! Two lucky hoppers will each WIN the entire new release of ALL FOUR DIGITAL STAMPS. But that's not all ... we've also hidden 9 single digital stamp prizes throughout the hop and I’m one of the prize stops! To be added to the draw to win one of the new Alberto Gava digital stamps (winner’s choice!), please leave a comment on this post! We will draw the winners shortly after the hop ends, and a full list of winners will be posted on the Whimsy blog on Monday 16th September. 

For my card I colored the image with my Copics, adding details with a micro glitter pen... Then used a great Spellbinders die cut to create the ornate frame.  I think it has a great stained glass feel to it...

 Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

It's challenge time at Tiddly Inks!  Time to show us what you've got!  Our challenge this time around is an easy one because you can never have too many thank you cards in your stash!  That's all, just a thank you card - easy peasy, right?  Just remember to use a Tiddly Ink image and you'll have a chance to win some great images!

For my card I used the Be My Sunshine image... such a sweet and versatile image!  She is colored with my Copics, then put on a great Spellbinders frame die cut.  I also added a couple other die cuts included the sun and the banner.  

It's time to come join in the fun - I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday - linky party

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Crafting by Design - anything goes

Just Add Ink - coloring

Card Mania - ribbon