Whimsy catchup

I just wanted to share a quick card with you today - I'm so thankful for all the opportunities working with Whimsy Stamps has given me, and this was one of them.  This card was created for a feature in Crafts 'n' Things magazine.  It was a great Whimsy showcase and I was honored and thrilled to be a part of it.  

For this card I used the adorable image by Sylvia Zet called Winter Friends.  I used the die cut set called "Layered Snowflakes Dies" and then the sentiment is from the "Season's Greetings Notable 7".  I used a ton of Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE) on the edges to give it a frosty look and covered the snowflakes in several layers of UTEE to give it lots of dimension.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Totally Paper Crafts - Ho Ho Holidays

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Anything goes with ribbon

Cute Cart Thursday - Anything goes

Crafting By Designs - Winter or Christmas

Southern Girls - Enjoy your lumps and bumps

Ribbon Carousel - Holidays and celebrations

Creative Craft Crew2 - Non traditional Christmas colors

Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes

Whimsy Release Review Blog Hop

Good morning peeps!  It's cold and snowing here in Colorado - makes me want to stay home, color images, make soup and bake bread!  If only....

Instead, it's time for the Whimsy Stamps November Release Review Day Blog Hop! Whimsy Stamps just released this month's new rubber designs, Shapeology dies and Whimsy Designer Paper packs.

Today the wonderful design team is showing off a bunch of these great new stamps and products in a blog hop.  You won't want to miss any of these great projects - there are some amazing things to see.  And don't forget that each blog hop has a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24 hours to enter each prize draw. 

For my project I used the wonderful new image from Elizabeth Bell titled "Lissy's Little Light".  I just love her images - they have such an old world charm feel to them.  I framed her in a great Spellbinders die cut, added a printed sentiment and finished her off with a delicate die cut ribbon from Memory Box.  The design papers are scraps from Basic Grey.  I added some pearl drops to create a little dimension. 

Remember that to be entered into today's blog hop prize draw you need 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.

Debbie Eastman
DeNetra Bates
Iris Wiechmann
Jacque Beddingfield
Jodi Amidei - you're here
Kathy Tanner
Louise Roache
Patricia Garcia
Shannah Bartle
Shelby Thomas
Simonne Clay

Good luck and happy hopping!

Whimsy Stamps New Release Blog Hop

It’s that time again! We’ve waited all month and now it’s here! 
 The Whimsy Stamps November 2013 rubber stamp and die release BLOG HOP!

I am thrilled to share with you our brand new November Release Rubber Stamps, Whimsy Shapeology Dies, Whimsy Designer Paper 6x6 pack and *NEW* Digital Printables Collection now available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store!! 

 This month our designers truly out did themselves! Check out all the wonderful new images… They couldn’t be any cuter!! Time to show off some of these great new products with a blog hop today sharing creations made with some of the brand new Elisabeth Bell and Crissy Armstrong stamps! The blog hop has a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24 hours 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. 

For my project I used the adorable new image from Crissy Armstrong called “Penguin Chocolate Surprise”. I colored him up with my Copics and added him to a background made with a Sizzix die cut and embossing folder. It is double sided and tied with ribbon so I can use it as a tag or ornament. I think he turned out adorable! 

Alrighty then – it’s your chance to take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations by clicking on the links below... Remember to leave some love to be eligible for the prizes along the way!

Ann-Marie Sinfield
Debbie Eastman
DeNetra Bates
Ellie Stover
Heidy Blom
Janette Garcia
Jodi Amidei - you're here
Melissa Andrew
Patricia Garcia
Shanna Shands
Shannah Bartle
Simonne Clay

To check out all of the wonderful November release, jump on over to Whimsy blog. 

 Wishing you a happy hopping hump day! (Wow, now that’s a mouth full!)

Tiddly Inks Challenge - Anything Goes

It's that time again - another challenge at Tiddly Inks... And once again we have made it as simple as it gets!

Anything Goes (with a Tiddly image)

For my card I used the new and adorable boy images Crissy just released.  One is called "My Batty Hero" and one is called "My Super Boy".  I love that she has some new boy images... they can be hard to find, but not anymore - one stop shopping!

I used my Copics to color them, then added some bright primary colored papers from my scraps.  I thought it needed a "pow" type sentiment and just a touch of glitter paper to finish the look.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday - Linky party

Fab'n'Funky - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Clean and simple

Penny's Papercraft Challenge - Anything goes

Class cards...

So I taught a Copic class at my local scrapbook store this weekend and had a great group of women to share the passion with - a familiar face along with some new friends.  Thanks gals for making it a fun afternoon.

A couple of them didn't quite finish the assembly part - so I told them I would post pics of the cards on here for them to use to finish.  It was so fun to see how everyone's coloring had their own style and touch.  Hope we can do it again soon!

Inspiration Friday at Tiddly Inks

Just a quick post with some inspiration from Tiddly Inks.  I used one of Chrissy's new images - this one is called "King of the Wild Ones" - and there are plenty of great new ones to pick from... lots of great boy card images!  He is colored with my Copics, added on some scrap design paper and embellished with a great stamp sentiment from Whimsy Stamps.  Turned out pretty darn cute if you ask me.

Hop on over to the Tiddly site for some more inspiration from our design team ladies and don't forget there is still time to enter our challenge this week - anything goes with a Tiddly image!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - Clean and Simple

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Add a sentiment

Fab'n'Funky - Anything goes

Twisted Tuesday - Pop dots and polka dots

Make it Monday - Linky party

Whimsy Challenge Time

It's challenge time over at Whimsy Stamps!  You have a great chance to win some wonderful Whimsy Stamps and this couldn't be an easier theme - Anything Goes!

For my card I used the adorable Elizabeth Bell image called Little Jack and Bobbins.  I love old fashioned Christmas decorations and embellies, so this image fits wonderfully with these papers and images I cut from patterned paper.  It is simple, but keeps the image on this cute image!  There are lots of gold metallic accents on the paper and images that don't really show up in the picture, but make it feel very festive.

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges:

Make it Monday - Linky party

Moving Along with the Times - Furry friends

Inky Impressions - Red and green

Fab 'n' Funky - Anything goes

Crafting by Design - Anything goes with a twist of Christmas

Everybody Art Challenge - Card for a boy

The Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Christmas is coming

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Vintage

Challenge time at Tiddly Inks

It's time for a new challenge at Tiddly Inks - and this one couldn't be easier!  It's an anything goes challenge!

For my card I used one of the new images just released called Sk8rt Boy.  Christy has out-done herself with this new release - giving us what everyone was asking for... Boy images!  But that's not all, there is also some new girl and holiday images as well.  Hope on over to the store and see all the new stuff!  But be warned, they are too stinkin' cute to pass up!

The images is colored with Copics, put on some older design papers from my stash, and embellished with some rivet gears from My Little Yellow Bicycle.  All of the edges are distressed and inked up to match the grungy feel of the card.

Now it's your turn - show us what you've got!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday - linky party

Twisted Tuesday - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Paper Makeup Stamps - lots of layers

Card Mania - anything goes