Belles 'n Whistles Spring & Cleaning & Summertime Release Blog Hop

Hello fellow crafters and welcome to another stop in the Belles 'n Whistles 'Spring & Cleaning & Summertime' blog hop release! If you have arrived on my blog coming from Anki's blog you are on the right track! If you have arrived here directly please make sure you start the hop at the begining on our Belles 'n Whistles blog! And we do have a spectacular prize for you. One randomly chosen winner will receive a new set of Belles `n Whistles stamps! Woohoo, isn't that AWESOME?!
What do you have to do in order to win? Just take part in our blog hop and leave a comment on every DT blog (following the blog hop order) and in the end comment on the Belles 'n Whistles blog! It is that easy!!!

 Please read all to the end of my posting for the link to your next blog stop in our 'Spring & Cleaning & Summertime' blog hop release! 

Before I show you my first card (I have the honor of showing you two of the new releases today, woohoo :-) )  I like to share some more Belles 'n Whistles related news with you.

Belles `n Whistles stamps are now sparkling clear!  Designed by artist Elisabeth Bell, they are the finest of sparkling clear, genuine photopolymer stamps around, made in the U.S.!  Ready to use with an acrylic block, stamping couldn't be any simpler!  These sparkling clear stamps allow for effortless placement on craft projects, easy clean up and compact storage too!  Stamping clearly has never been so sweet!  You are sure to love your new sparkling clear Belles `n Whistles stamps!

For my first card I used the new stamp called 'Belle Vacuuming', third and last in the list of new 'cleaning related stamps'. Have you done all your spring cleaning yet? Belle is still busy.... ;-) Isn't she just adorable with her bandanna?

I colored her with my Copics. DP and Rhinestones are from Basic Grey, Flowers are by Prima. and Magnolia.  Punches used are from M.S. and EK Success. The heart is a chipboard die cut painted with Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint 'Picked Fence' and distressed with Distress Ink 'Peeled Paint'. For some sparkle I used Stickles Stardust. The Sentiment stamp is from The Greeting Farm.

Copics used:

Are you still following? I hope so because I'm not done yet ;-) I have one more new stamp to share with you!

And before I do so I want to let you know that the new stamps can be pre-ordered starting tomorrow at the Belles 'n Whistles store! Shipping will begin as early as March 27th!

My second card is made using 'Splashing Good Times' from the Summertime part of the release. Don't they look as they are having loads of fun sitting and playing in the paddling pool on a hot summer day? I colored the image using my Copics. DP is from Bo Bunny. Dies are from Spellbinders and the leave punch is from The Punch Bunch. pearl swirl is from Prima and the Gardenia Flower and Mini Roese are from Magnolia's Flower collection. I also did a lot of sewing on my card. The sentiment is computer generated and the two stamps on the inside of my card are the new Belles 'n Whistles digital accessories stamps. Available as immediate downloads at the Belles 'n Whistles store starting on Saturday! They are called 'Mr. Sunshine' and 'Paddle Pool'.

 

Now it is time for you to go on to the next stop of our hop and this is our fabulous Lynda . Hop on and continue your trip checking out the stunning work Lynda has to show!

And please don't forget to leave a comment on every DT blog as well as the Belles 'n Whistles blog in order to be eligible for the prize drawing!

And just in case you got lost ;-) - here is our Blog Hop Order:

Start at Belles 'n Whistles Blog

Kathrin
Lils
Jodi
Rosette
Anki
Iris - (that's where you are right now!)
Lynda
Susan
Summer
Finish at Belles 'n Whistles Blog 

Thanks for hopping with us today and hope you had as much fun as we had preparing the hop! :-)

Love & Hugs,