Whimsy Stamps June Release Sneak Peek Hop

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Whimsy Stamps June Release Sneak Peek Blog Hop!

Today the Whimsy DT and our June Special Guest, Gina, are kicking off our June release by sharing sneak peeks of some of the brand new Wee Stamps, Kenny K and Momas Collection stamps that will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store TOMORROW! 

For those of you who are new to Whimsy Stamps, we hold a 3-day new release event each month: a Sneak Peek Blog Hop on the day before the release (today), a Release Day Blog Hop on release day (tomorrow), and finally a Review Day Blog Hop the day after the release.  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! 

For my sneak peek creation I used 'Sweet Sparkle' from Whimsy's Wee collection.

She was stamped with Memento ink onto X-Press It  paper and colored with my Copics. The DP is a new release item as well from Whimsy's Designer Papers  collection called Purple Cottage Charms. Available tomorrow in the store. The sentiment is from the new 'Travel the Globe' sentiment set.

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

Ann Vento
Bev Rochester
Debbie Eastman
Heidy Blom
Iris Wiechmann
Jacque Beddingfield
Mariska van der Veer

Gina Landis (June Special Guest)

Don’t forget to stop by the Whimsy blog again tomorrow for the full reveal of our brand new release and to take part in our New Release Blog Hop! Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

Tiger Lily & Whimsy Stamps DT Call

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Happy Wednesday Friends! I'm going to make this post a quick one today. I'm still busy working on creations for the next Whimsy Inspirations Magazine and also on my next release for Dutch Paper Crafts.

But before I share  my card for today I like to let you know that Whimsy Stamps is having a DT call for 3 full-time designers and 1 full-time Magazine Staff Designer! Please read all the details and how to apply HERE. The DT call is open until Friday June 21st! This is a great opportunity to join the most fabulous DT. Believe me I know what I'm talking about ;) 

The card I have to share today is another flower creation with an image from Whimsy's Moma Designs Collection by Monika Martinson that was published in the latest Whimsy Inspirations Magainze.

The image is called 'Tiger Lily' and also colored with distress inks. A supply list and list of colors used can be found in the magazine on page 49. Sentiment is from the Tiger Lily stamp set.

The flowers I stamped to decorate the inside are also from the 'Tiger Lily set'

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Happy Mail

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Happy Hump-Day Everyone! Mid-week already and I still have thousands of things to do this week. Wish my days had 36 hours instead of 24 at the moment. Also still need to put some new flowers in my pots around the house. The spring flowers are gone and it's time to plant some nice colorful summer flowers.  Otherwise it looks so sad with the empty pots ;). But nevertheless I want to take the time and share a creation with you today! One that I made a few weeks ago and that was published in the newest Whimsy Inspirations Magainze.

The card I made shows one of the beautiful flower images from Whimsy's Moma's Collection, designed by Monika Martinson and it's called Spring Tulips:

This time I colored the tulips using my Distress Inks (pads & refills, see all colors I used further down). BTW tulips are one of my favorite flowers :) Papers I used are from MME and the sentiment is from Whimsy's Sentiment Collection: Everyday Button Sentiment and cut out with the matching Button Die. Flowers are from WOC.The image is cut out with oval nesties and layered onto Spellbinders Floral Ovals.

Distress inks used:

Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed,
Spiced Marmalade, Iced Spruce, Mowed Lawn,
Pine Needles, Gathered Twigs and Salty Ocean.

The pussy willow image and the sentiment on the inside of the card are also part of the Spring Tulips set. The card shape is cut out using Spellbinders Labels 28.

Thanks for visiting me today and have a wonderful rest of the week!

Hugs,

May I present Mr. & Mrs Teddy....

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Happy TGIF fellow crafters! Are you ready for the weekend? I can tell you I'm sooooo ready and can't wait to get my feet up and relax. But before I do that I like to show you another creation. It's a wedding card and I made it a while back. It was actually a custom order hence the color combination, image embellies etc. The lady who ordered the card (she approached me through my Etsy store) was very particular in what she wanted and then when I had everything ready she never got back to me nor did she pay for the card. I've never had any problems before with custom orders but unfortunately from now on I will only do custom orders that are paid for upfront - live and learn.

I already un-customized some parts. The couples names were included in the front design of the card and on the inside was a personal computer generated sentiment added. Luckily I was able to remove all that and therefore the card is not a total loss.

The image is a Whimsy stamp designed by Sylvia Zet and called 'Mr. and Mrs. Teddy'. Of course it was colored with my Copics. The papers are a mix of Bo Bunny and Magnolia papers. Dies I used on the outside are from Whimsy: 'Country Heart' die and Memory Box: Catalina Wreath. Flowers  are from WOC and the pink crystal stem and heart ribbon slider are from Whimsy's embellishments section.

Sorry but I forgot to write down what marker colors I used :-/

The inside completely decorated.

 

Even the back was requested to be finished.

And of course a matching box makes everything complete.

Here's how the card looks inside the box.

This set will be available to buy in my Etsy shop soon.

Thanks for stopping by and have all a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

***SALE*** Cricut Expression plus Accessories SALE

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Hello Everyone! Today I don't have a creation to share with you but a great deal to offer! I'm selling my gently used Cricut Expression machine including all the accessories I have. 

 

 

This includes:
The Cricut Expression machine, gently/barely used
14 Cartridges*, (11 in Boxes, 3 w/o) some have never been used
1 Cricut Jukebox, gently/barely used
1 Cricut Design Studio Software Pack,
2 Cutting Mats (12x12, brand new)
1 Deep Cut Housing & 3 Deep Cut Blades, brand new
4 Replacement Cutting Blades (regular), brand new
2 Sets of Cricut Color Pens, brand new never been used
2 Cricut Paper Cutters w/ 1 Cutting Blade & 1 Scoring Blade each, frequently used
5 Replacement Cutting Blades for the Paper Cutter (2 original, 2 others from Provocraft that also fit   
   these cutters), new!
1 Scraper, new

Detail photos are available on request!!!

* Cuttin' Up - Tags, Bags, Boxes & more - Platinum Schoolbook - Locker Talk - Accent Essentials -
   Lacy Labels - Graphically Speaking - Mini Monograms - George and Basic Shapes - Home Accents -
   Camp Out - Christmas Cheer - Christmas Noel - Joys of the Season

 If you are interested please contact me or make me an offer at: cocoacrafts (at) gmail.com

Only PayPal Payments are accepted!

I only sell the whole bundle not single items! Shipping to US/Canada only!
Buyer pays shipping!

Thanks for looking!

Discover the Beauty Within

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Happy Sunday Everyone! For everyone in the US a Happy Memorial Day Weekend and I hope you all enjoy the long weekend :). Our weather down here this weekend is just beautiful with temps in the low 80's, sunny, humidity down and slightly breezy. Just perfect to sit outside in my favorite chair by the pool and reading my new Dan Brown :)

The card I want to share with you today was supposed to be on my blog on Thursday already. But unfortunately due to an inflamed sciatic nerve I was not able to finish it in time for Whimsy's May Release Review Day Hop on Thursday. Since I'm feeling much better now and had the time to finish it up yesterday I can post it today :)

The image I used is Bonnie from Whimsy's Elisabeth Bell collection.  I LOVE mermaids and there are four in this release alone :) I colored her with my Copics (Tail: B0000,B000,B21,B24,B26,B29, Shirt: YG18,YG13,YG11, Skin: E000,E00,E21,E11,R11,R20 Hair: E50,E53,E43,E57). The Mini Lace Doily Corner I used is from Whimsy as well and you can find it HERE. Papers are from 'Little Yellow Bicycle' and I think the collection is called 'Splash' (not 100% sure on that though). The flourish die I used is from Memory Box called Catalina Wreath. Flowers and embellishments are from Wild Orchid Crafts and from my stash. 

I made an easel card and here is a closer look on the inside:

The postage stamp sentiment is from the newly released 'Nautical Postage Stamps' cut out with the matching Postage Stamp Die.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful rest of the weekend!

Luv 'n hugs,

Whimsy Stamps May 2013 Release Day Blog Hop!

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Hello All and Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps May 2013 Release Day BLOG HOP! 

Today, Whimsy Stamps has released some brand new Rubber Stamps & Stamp Sets, Whimsy Shapeology Dies and Whimsy Designer Paper 6x6 packs. These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites. Please visit the Whimsy blog for a full reveal of this month’s new release. 

Just as we did last month, we are now hosting a 3-day new release event each month where we will have a Sneak Peek Blog Hop on the day before the release, a Release Day Blog Hop (today!) on release day and finally a Review Day Blog Hop the day after the release (tomorrow). 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. Today we are excited to share sneak peeks of some of the brand new Crissy Armstrong, Elisabeth Bell, Meljens Designs and 2 Cute Ink stamps that are available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store! 

For today’s card I used 'Happy Little Whale' from Meljens Designs:
 

First I colored this happy little fella with Copics (C8-C6-C4-C2-C1-C00,RV00-RV000, R29-R24-R22-R20), and then cut it out. The circle in the back was sponged with Memento 'Cantaloupe' ink. The lighthouse was cut out using the new Whimsy Shapeology Lighthouse die. I embossed the blue cardstock  a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The sentiment is from the new release as well and is part of the 'Guiding Light' set.

This is also my Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge card. Today the Whimsy Stamps rubber team are posting their challenge creations on the challenge blog. You have until June 4th to join this month's challenge which is "Anything Goes" and as always we have 3 prizes up for grabs: a $15 gift certificate, 5 digi stamps, and 1 surprise rubber stamp.

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

Deb Routledge
Debbie Eastman
Heidy Blom
Iris Wiechmann <-- you are here
Simonne Clay
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Don’t forget to stop by the Whimsy blog again tomorrow for our final May Release Blog Hop! Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

Whimsy Stamps May Release Sneak Peek Hop!

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Hello Everyone and Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps May Release Sneak Peek Hop! Today some of the Whimsy DT will showcase a few of the new May stamps a day prior to the official release tomorrow. Of course there is also a prize hidden on one of the participating blogs so make sure you leave a comment on each blog for a chance of winning 2 new release stamps! YAY! :) For a list of all participating blogs please see the Whimsy Inspirations Blog or scroll down to the end of my posting.

Here is my sneak peek creation:

I used Naughty Puppies from Sylvia Zet and they were colored like always using my Copics. This time I did not make a note on the markers I used, sorry about that there was just not enough time. I made a little gift set consisting of a small round box and a handmade Post-it note holder. Papers I used are from an older Whimsy's Designer papers collection called 'Vintage Harmony'. The sentiment on the Post-it note holder is included with the Naughty Puppies set.

Here are few more detailed photos:

And here is the list of participating blogs for today:

Ellie

Iris <<< you are here

Janette

Melissa

Mary Lou - May Special Guest

Thanks for stopping by today and make sure to come back tomorrow for our official May release!!!

Whimsy Rubber Stamp & Die April Release and Whimsy Challenge

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Welcome to the Whimsy April Rubber Stamp & Die Release! Today Whimsy is releasing it's new Rubber Stamps and Dies. They are available now in the Whimsy Store.

We have changed our rubber release schedule starting with this release. We are now going to host a 3-day new release event where we will have a Sneak Peek Blog Hop on the day before the release (that was yesterday), a Release Day Blog Hop - on release day - that's today, and finally a Review Day Blog Hop the day after the release. 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 see a full list of all the new stamps and dies being released today please visit the Whimsy Inspirational blog!

There is also an ongoing challenge at the Whimsy Inspirations Challenge blog, the theme this month is 'Pretty in Pink'. You can use a Whimsy digital or rubber stamp to enter and there are always fabulous prizes! For all the challenge details please see the challenge blog!

The card I have to show today I made with one of the new release stamps, Sweet Froggies from 2CuteInk. I also followed the challenge theme 'Pretty in Pink'. Like I mentioned already yesterday, it is another CAS style card.

I colored the cute little froggie with my Copics. The little note card was cut out using Spellbinders Nesties and I only used colored cardstock, no designer papers. The sentiment is included in the stamp set.

Ok and once again I forgot to make a note on what colors I used, sorry...will see if I can remember some...the pinks were from the R80's range together with RV10, 00 and 000. The greens I think were YG11, 13, 17.

Please make sure you are visiting all participating DT's blogs for the hop today. Leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win some goodies :) Here's a blog hop list:

Ann

Debbie

Ellie

Heidy

Iris - you are here

Simonne

Thanks for hopping with us today and come back tomorrow for review day!