Sugarberry Bliss

Hi and welcome to Day 22 of the Whimsy Stamps 24 Days of Christmas Event :)

The Whimsy Stamps design team are holding a fun event on the Whimsy blog in the lead up to Christmas. Each day from the 1st to the 24th of Dec. a member of the design team will share a holiday creation with you and today it's my turn :)
We will be posting a letter each day.  You need to visit every day, make a note of the letter and keep them safe. Once you've collected all 24 letters, you need to unscramble them to make a 4 word phrase.
Then email your phrase to whimsystampscontests@gmail.com by Dec. 31 2013 and if you've guess right, you will be entered into the draw to win the fantastic Grand prize :)

For my card I've used the beautiful Elizabeth Bell stamp Sugarberry Bliss.  Isn't she gorgeous and her puppy is sooo cute too!
I also used Holiday Sliders 3 for the sentiment and the Large Leafy Flourish Die.

So here is today's letter :

We also have some fun Spot Prizes to be won!!!
The prizes could be hidden on the Whimsy Blog or on a Design Team member's blog, so be sure to leave a comment at both places :)

Thanks for stopping by today.

Kathy

Sweet Penguins

I have made a couple of last minute Christmas cards with some cute stamps from Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

The penguins are from a set by CC Designs called Sweet Penguins, and they are very sweet aren't they! There are 3 individual penguin stamps in the set and I decided to make a tower with them :)
I used a brayer to apply blue and pink inks to create the background and also added a CC Designs Cutters die called Lolli.  I cut the Merry Christmas sentiment from a stamp in the Whimsy set called Holiday Sliders 3 and it does look a little like he might be sitting on a block of ice :)  The paper is from a pad by KaiserCraft called Sweet Pea and I have also used some light pink raffia lace.

Well I was having so much fun with these cute penguins that I decided to make another card.  This time I just used the one penguin with a cute sentiment stamp by High Hopes called Penguin Greeting. I also used the beautiful La La Land Ornate Snowflakes die and added clear acrylic flat gems to their centres. The gorgeous background paper is from an Authentique pad called Joyous and I also added rock candy stickles to the edge of the snow bank.

These little penguins are so fun and you can make a card so quickly and easily with them.  I reckon they'd make great Birthday cards too with a "You're Cool", "Hope you have Cool Birthday" or "Hope you're birthday's sweet" sentiment. They are on sale at the moment at Bunny Zoe's Crafts along with a heap of other goodies in the Christmas Shop at 25% off.  You could buy yourself a great Christmas present or be well prepared for next year ;)

I would like to enter my cards into these challenges:
Cas-ual Fridays - Let it Snow
Cute Card Thursday - Christmas Catch Up

Thanks for dropping by today
Kathy

Winter Friends

It's challenge time again at Whimsy Stamps and it's an easy one this month - Anything Goes.
There are great prizes to be won too, so please join us :)


I decided to use a beautiful new release Whimsy Stamp by Sylvia Zet called Winter Friends.
It is such a gorgeous stamp.  I love it!!!  Aren't they all so cute!

I had lots of fun colouring this one with my copics.
I used a gold spica pen for her head band and around the boots so that is a little sparkly in real life.
I used the Holiday Sliders 3 set again for the sentiment but just cut around the oval shape instead of using the whole stamp.
The snow is a mixture of shabby white and shaved ice fran-tage and the flourish is the Large Leafy Flourish Die from Whimsy Stamps.


Ingredients :

Stamps :  Winter Friends, Holiday Sliders 3 
Card  :  grey, black, lucky lime-aid, x-press it, Mistletoe Magic (MME)
Ink  :  memento black
Other  :  big shot, Large Leafy Flourish Die, marvellous squares (SB), shabby white fran-tage, shaved ice fran-tage, gold spica, copics

Copics used :

BG 0000, 000, 09, 10, 72, 75

YG 0000, 11, 91, 93, 95

G 21, 24

R 20, 24, 29, 30, 39

YR 14, 16

BV 0000, 00

Y 15, 26

E 000, 00, 50, 53, 55

W 00,1, 3, 5, 7, 9

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Little Jack

Whimsy Stamps has released so many gorgeous new Christmas Stamps this month and this is one of my favourites.  It's by Elisabeth Bell and is called Little Jack and Bobbin Christmas.
It's so sweet isn't it?!

I used the Holiday Sliders 3 sentiment set again but this time I just cut around the oval and put it on top of a die cut star.  I coloured it with some copics, inked around the edges and used some Fran-tage on it too.  It is such a wonderful sentiment set, you can use it in so many different ways to change the look of it.

I also used some beautiful Whimsy paper designed by Michelle Roos called Winter Frost.

Ingredients :

Stamps :   Little Jack and Bobbin Christmas, Holiday Sliders 3
Card : x-press it, crumb cake, suede, soft sky, Winter Frost
Ink : memento black, crumb cake, walnut distress ink
Other : Big shot, 5 point star (Nellie Snellen), Traditional tag stax (MFT), Stripes ef, frant-tage, linen thread, button, crochet trim, glossy accents, gold spica pen, copics

Copics Used :

W 00, 1 ,3

E 000, 00, 35, 50, 53, 55

Y 11, 15, 26

R 24, 27, 29, 30, 39

YG 03, 91, 93, 95

B 000, 00, 93, 95

The Whimsy Stamps on this card are also available at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

I had lots of fun colouring this cute stamp :)

Kathy

2 Christmas Tales

Today we are having a Review Day Hop at Whimsy Stamps and the October release is a beauty so make sure you hop along to each blog and take a look.  There is a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way so please leave a comment today for a chance to win.

For my card I used the super cute stamp by Crissy Armstrong called  2 Christmas Tales.  Aren't they adorable!!!

I created a pretty sunset by sponging on some pink, purple and blue ink and I also used the blue to create some snow mounds and added some frosted lace stickles for the snow.  I coloured the rest in with my copics and I was really happy with how cute they turned out (although I think they'd look cute no matter how well you coloured them actually)!  I added some shine to the candy cane and their noses with glossy accents and used some Fun Flock on their hats too.

Ingredients :

Stamps :  2 Christmas Tales, Holiday Sliders 3

Card : x-press it, crumb cake

Ink : pool party, wisteria, pip, stazon, memento black

Other : big shot, nordic sweater ef (sizzix), Slider 3 die, subtle candy dot, fun flock, frosted lace stickles, glossy accents, copics

Copics used :

RV 21, 23, 25, 66

R 000, 00, 20, 24, 27, 29, 30, 39

BG 000, 01, 05

W 00, 1, 3, 5

C 1

E 50, 53, 55 

Now please hop over to Louise's blog.

Here is a list of all the Designers participating today. 

Debbie Eastman 

DeNetra Bates 

Ellie Stover 

Jodi Amidei 

Kathy Tanner  (that's me)

Louise Roache 

Patricia Garcia 

Shannah Bartle

Simonne Clay

Tammy Louise Cunliffe 

Don't forget to leave a comment for everyone and Happy Hopping :)

Kathy

Whimsy World Card Making Day Hop

Happy World Card Making Day 2013!

World Card Making Day is a holiday especially for card makers around the world to ... celebrate the creativity of handmade cards and the personal connection that they create between friends and family, AND to kick off (and get a head start on) the holiday card-making season! Today, Whimsy Stamps is celebrating World Card Making Day 2013 with our very own BLOG HOP! 

I decided to make a card for my Daughter's violin teacher.  There are music exams coming up and she has been helping her so much with her studies that I wanted to make a special card to say "Thanks for everything".

I used Jo Davies' gorgeous Bookish girl again.  I love her and thought she would work well if I also added a few musical touches to the card.  I used the new sentiment set Holiday Sliders 3 as a pretty backdrop for the sentiment from Treasured Moments Tickets too. I embossed it with white embossing powder and cut it out with the slider 3 die and then cut the other sentiment out and stuck it on top.  Sliding this partly behind the main image makes it into a nice "file tab" kind of shape which I like.

Ingredients :

Stamps : Bookish,  Holiday Sliders 3, Treasured Moments Tickets
Card : x-press it, olive, limeaid, blushing bride, subtles core'dinations
Ink : memento black
Other : big shot, slider 3 die, music notes (MFT), pretty posies (MFT), pearls, pearl brad, crystal effects, copics, white ep, music ef (spellbinders)


The hop starts today at 9.00AM (EST) and ends on Monday 7th October 2013 at 12.00PM (EST). We've hidden a fantastic rubber stamp prize pack somewhere along the hop, so be sure to complete the hop and leave comments on all the DT's hop posts to enter! We will announce the lucky winner on the Whimsy blog on Monday, once the hop has ended.

But that's not all! Once you've finished the hop and entered the prize draw, hop on over to the Whimsy Stamps store where you will find some free digital stamps that have been posted in celebration of WCMD! Be quick to grab them, as they will only be available for a very short time! Finally, we will be posting another announcement on the Whimsy blog on Monday, which could save you a few pennies, so be sure to check it out! Okay, so now it's time for you to hop! Your next stop is Jodi's Blog.

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

Whimsy Stamps blog Simonne Clay Kathy Tanner Jodi Amidei Ellie Stover Jackie Randolph Patricia Garcia Ann-Marie Sinfield Debbie Eastman

Thanks so much for stopping by today and happy hopping!

Kathy

Inspiring Apple

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!

I decided to use a beautiful new stamp by Elisabeth Bell called Apple Dumpling.
Isn't she so sweet!!!

I also used the new set from Raindrop Echo called Holiday Sliders 3 again.  As you can probably tell, that sentiment doesn't come with the set, it is actually from Treasured Moments Tickets.  I just cut the sentiment out in an oval and placed it on top.  There are lots of smaller sentiments that could be used with the Holiday Sliders set this way, such as ones in the mini letter seals and ticket sets. So it is a great Christmas set but it also means you have a beautiful frame for your sentiments that you can use throughout the year.


Ingredients :

Stamps : Apple Dumpling, Holiday Sliders 3, Treasured Moments Tickets
Card : Black, x-press it, blushing bride, Delightful (Authentique)
Ink : memento black
Other : big shot, marvellous squares SB, Slider 3 die, circles and ovals SB, red satin ribbon, copics

copics used :

BV0000, BV00

Y11, Y13, Y21, Y23

YG11, YG13

YR16

R000, R00, R24, R27, R29, R30

RV21

E000, E00, E11, E31

BG000, BG72

W1, W3, W5, W7, W9

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.


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
Shanna Shands
Tammy Louise Cunliffe
Patricia Garcia

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!

Kathy

Santa's Buckle

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!


I decided to use a new sentiment set by Raindrop Echo Designs called Holiday Sliders 3.
I just love this font, it's so fun!
I thought it would make a great belt buckle for a Santa suit card.
I embossed it once with silver embossing powder and used the matching Slider 3 die to cut it out and then stamped it again with black and just cut out the oval and glued that on top.
This set is actually really versatile, I hope you'll come back to my blog tomorrow to see how I've used it in a very different way.

Ingredients :

Stamps : Holiday Sliders 3
Card : red, white, black
Ink : versamark, stazon
Other : Slider 3 die, Delicate designs ef (SU), big shot, silver ep, oval nesties, buttons and thread



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 here on the Whimsy blog on Friday.

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
Kathy Tanner
Melissa Andrew
Patricia Garcia
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

My card is also for the September Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge. 

The challenge this month is to create something Masculine.  There are prizes up for grabs so please create something for a guy and join us. 

Finally, here is a full reveal of the wonderful September release. Don't forget to visit today's DT and leave a comment on their blog posts to be entered into our prize draw!

[Please note that the following pictures are not to scale]

4 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps
Christmas Kiss ~ Mousey Candy Cane ~ Penguin Joy ~ Santa's Glee





2 Elisabeth Bell rubber stamps
Apple Dumpling ~ September Rose




4 Kenny K rubber stamps
Bow ~ Harper Blue ~ On Vixen ~ Trixxie Treat





4 Time For Tea Designs rubber stamps
Santa Baby ~ Snowflake Bauble ~ Under the Mistletoe Boy ~ Under the Mistletoe Girl





2 Wee Stamps rubber stamps
Beau and Bashful ~ Rowan Fairy




4 Raindrop Echo Designs rubber stamp sets
Holiday Cheer ~ Holiday Mini Letter Seals ~ Holiday Sliders 3 ~ Seasons Greetings Notables 7





6 Shapeology dies
Bow ~ Gift ~ Notables 7 ~ Slider 3 ~ Rolled Flowers set ~ Football set






6x6 Paper Stacks
Fright Night ~ Winter Frost

24 sheets per pack - 12 designs, 2 of each printed on heavy weight slightly textured papers.
Acid and Lignin free.





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!

Kathy