Snowbabies - Belles 'n Whistles New Release Blog Hop

The hop is now closed!!!!!

Welcome everyone to our Belles 'n Whistles new release Blog-Hop-Fun for the most adorable Snowbabies collection as always designed by the wonderful Elisabeth Bell! I am your first stop in the hop and you should have arrived here directly from the   Belles 'n Whistles Inspirational Blog where you were introduced to the hop by Summer! You want to start your hop off right and leave comments on all the participating blogs including the Belles 'n Whistles blog at the end!!! Because only then you are eligible and have the chance on winning a full set of the new 'Snowbabies Collection'!

As you already know from Summer this is no ordinary release blog hop. We also want to share our solidarity and support to our dear DT sisters Elise and Jacque who have both been diagnosed with breast cancer. Elise just was diagnosed a short while ago and is already undergoing heavy chemo-treatment, while Jacque is fighting this terrible disease already for the past year . Both of them are such strong, wonderful women who have touched our lives in many ways! So please be aware spread the word about Breast Cancer Awareness and DON'T forget to do your monthly self-exam's in addition to your regular doctor visit's. 

Summer will donate 10% of the proceeds from the Snowbabies collection to Breast Cancer Research  in the honor of our dear Elise and Jacque!!!

To show your support please feel free to copy the wonderful blinkie our dear Lynda made and put it on your blog if you like! 

Pre-orders start TODAY and shipping starts Friday October 29th!!! Remember it's for a good cause, pick up a few stamps. Visit the store HERE!



Ok now on to our new stamps, the Snowbabies! YAY, they are soooo utterly adorable and I like to present to you 'Snowbaby in Snow Gear'!

My card:

 

a closer look on the image:

 the inside of the card

I also made a matching bottle-hanger:

And because if you are outside in the cold you need something to warm you up, don't you? So on the back of the bottle-hanger there is a recipe for a typical German Winter drink called Gluehwein / Mulled/Spiced Wine.

And here is the recipe for my version of Gluehwein:

Glühwein  ~ Mulled Wine

2 cups / 500 ml red wine
½ orange
½ lemon
3 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
Sugar to taste

Choose a good red wine, one you’d usually
drink. In a small pot combine the wine and
spices. Cut off 2 thin slices from each the
lemon and orange. Squeeze the rest of the
orange and lemon halves; add juices and
citrus slices to the wine. Heat the wine and
let steep for a while. Season to taste!
Do not boil!!! Strain and serve very hot in
mugs or heat proof glasses.
Yield: 2 servings

To make an alcohol-free version of this recipe for Gluehwein just substitute
the wine with 2/3 red grape juice and 1/3 black currant juice.Make sure to 
use a good juice which is made from 100% fruit juice and not from concentrate.

Here is the set:

You can put the bottle-hanger on a bottle of red wine and together with the card this will make a nice gift, don't you think so?

Want to win some of these new BnW cuties? Ok I'll tell you what to do!  To win this stamp just leave a comment here on this posting and I will draw a winner from all the comments left!
To have a chance on winning a whole set of the Snowbabies Collection complete the hop and leave comments on all the participating blogs including the BnW blog at the very end!

Now it's time for you to hop on and see what my fellow DT sisters have created for you! Your next stop is  our fabulous ROSETTE!


If you get lost on your way you can always go back to the Belles 'n Whistles Inspirational Blog and start from the beginning or here is the hop order as well:

Iris - you are here now!
Rosette
Anki
Kathy
Gini
Jodi
Lynda
Audhild
Kathrin
Andrea

Additional Blog to visit (Guest DT)

Alice-Lihsuan Wertz (GDT)

Items used: Image Stamp: Belles 'n Whistles new Snowbabies Collection

Copic markers and Copic airbrush system to color.

Paper: DP from Bo Bunny 'Winter Joy'

Embellies: Flowers, pins, button, ribbon, rhinestones/crystals and charm from my stash, Stickles Glitter Glue

Dies/punches: MS, Marianne Design and Spellbinders

Sentiments: SU and unknown

I hope you got a little inspiration from my creation, thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!

Hugs,