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Whimsy Sneak Peek Day 1

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Hello Everyone & Happy TGIF! Whimsy Sneak Peeks for the May Rubber Relase are starting today! I'll start showing sneak's on my blog tomorrow :-) Some of my fellow DT sisters from Whimsy have already made fabulous creations to show sneak peeks from the Sentiments and Dies Collection by Raindrop Echo Designs ! Please click on the links below and enjoy! Ann Vento Debbie Eastman Denise Lynn Erin Bailey Jackie Randolph Minna Paajanen Stephanne Maraver Please make sure to come back tomorrow for Sneak Peek Day 2 and more inspiration! Hugs,

Shopping Spree

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Happy Wednesday Everyone!  Today my card shows Whimsy's 'Madison Attitude' by Kenny K. Isn't she so fun? Looks like she had a blast doing some shopping :-) I colored with Copics and used for the shadows I used Prisma pencils. DP is from my new Basic Grey paper pad 'Lauderdale'. The sentiment is from Whimsy's Wild Side Ticket Sentiments . Flowers are from my stash and Whimsy Buds . Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day! Hugs,

Shaping Up For May Flowers - New BnW Challennge

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Hello my friends! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and that all Mommies of you had an extra special day yesterday with lots of family fun! Today starts a new challenge over at our BnW Challenge Blog and it is all about flowers! Our wonderful DT sister Lynda is the host this time and she also added a little twist to the challenge. To read more about it and to enter please visit our challenge blog HERE! This Fairy cutie is called 'A Fairy Nice Flower' and from one of the new collections Fairy Friends. I colored her with my Copics and Prisma Pencils for the shadows. I also airbrushed the background. Here is a closer look. I used Star Dust Stickles for some highlights on the image and the flower (see next photo). The die I used to cut out the card shape is from Spellbinders. Pearls and rhinestones are from my stash. Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to visit our Challenge Blog . There you'll see LOTS of inspiration from my fabulous DT sisters ...

Where Flowers Grow...

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Hello Everyone and Happy TGIF! Oh my it's been a week already since my last post! Time is flying if you are busy but today I'm happy to show you a card I made with one of Spesch Designer Stamps digital images. The image is called Forest Elf, a digital stamp by Sylvia. The sketch for my card is from this weeks Sketch Saturday's challenge . I colored the little elf using my Copics. DP is from MME. Flowers, vintage seam binding , bakers twine , button and decorative pins are from my stash. Sentiment is from Whimsy's 'Spring Letter Seals' . Dies used are from Marianne Design and Nellie Snellen. I get all my Dutch paper crafting stuff from Dutch Paper Crafts . I also added Diamond Stickles for some sparkle. Thanks for dropping by today! Wishing you all a fab weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's! :-) Hugs,

Just a Little Note...

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Hello Friends and Happy TGIF! I hope you are all looking forward to a wonderful weekend! Today I like to show you my BnW DT project for this week, a little moleskin cahier notebook I made or I should better say altered/decorated. I stamped right onto the kraft cover and colored using Prisma pencils, a Prisma  pencil blender  and  a dry paper stump. This is for me the best method to color on kraft card stock and blend the colors nicely. The stamp I used is from the new Belles 'n Whistles SweetArt Girls collection and is called 'Here Kitty Kitty' . Sentiment is a clear stamp from my stash and I used only a matching ribbon for decoration. This little notebook has just the right size to fit in a purse. That's why I did not use any bulky embellishments and kept it clean and simple! Just a little Stickles Stardust (my absolute favorite!) for some sparkle. Also please don't forget joining in our on going sketch challenge over at the BnW Challenge Blog ! Looking...

Fly With Me & Whimsy Giveaway Winner

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Hello Everyone and Happy Thursday! Thank you to all who entered my Whimsy Giveaway yesterday! I used random.org to draw the winner. But before I announce who the lucky person is I'll show you the Meljen's stamp: It's Rainy Day Duckling . Ok and the winner is: No. 16 - alethea Congratulations hun! Please contact me with your mailing info! Now onto my DT project for today. I used one of the new Whimsy April rubber stamps called 'Come Fly With Me' by Crissy Armstrong. I colored this time using Distress Inks (stamped on hot pressed watercolor paper 140lbs/300g with Archival Ink) DP is from my stash unfortunately I don't know the brand. Flowers are Whimsy Buds , Magnolia and Prima. The sentiment next to the image is the one which comes with the stamp. The postage stamp is from the Everyday Mini Postage Stamps and cut out using the matching Mini Postage Die . Border punch is from EK Success. Decorative pin is selfmade and all other embellies are from my ...

Whimsy 24h Wednesday Giveaway!

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Hello Friends & Happy Hump-Day!! It's the last Wednesday of a month and time for my Whimsy Meljens Giveaway. I'm having the honor of giving away 1 surprise stamp from ' Whimsy's Meljens Designs Collection '. Kindly sponsored by Denise from Whimsy Stamps . All you have to do to participate is put your name below into the linky gadget. That's it! Easy peasy isn't it? And who can resist these adorable stamps?! I know I can't...LOL. But remember, the candy is only open for 24 hours! So better be quick and enter right away and let all your blogging friends know. I'll draw a winner tomorrow afternoon and announce it here on my blog together with my weekly Whimsy DT project! Good luck to all! Oh yes and I'll also reveal the stamp tomorrow as well ;-) Hugs,

Butterfly Dance - BnW Sketch Challenge

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Hello my dear blogging friends! Hope you all had a fantastic Easter weekend (for all of you who celebrated) and Happy Easter Monday to all who are lucky enough to have another holiday today. We had a wonderful weekend with lots of sunshine and Easter fun. Today it's time for a new fortnightly Belles 'n Whistles Challenge hosted by my fabulous DT sister Anki ! Anki came up with a fantastic sketch: And this is my take on the sketch I used this image from the new Fairy Friends Collection called 'Fairy Dance' . I colored her with my Prismas and Copics (for skin). To make the Pencils look even more brighter I used a colorless blender pencil. (Colors I used arelisted at the end of this posting). DP is from Basic Grey ('Hello Luscious'). Circle sentiment is from Whimsy 's Spring Letter Seals . Circle die is from Spellbinders and the flourish die is from Magnolia. Ribbon, flowers, gems & button are from my stash. I used Star Dust, Waterfall and Platinum...

Happy Birthday!

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Hello everyone and a very Happy Birthday to my hubby! :-D This is a scheduled posting and when you are reading this we are all in the middle of celebrating big! And this image, also called 'Celebrate Big' , from Crissy's collection at Whimsy Stamps was perfect for one of the cards I made for him ;-)  This time I colored on kraft cardstock using Prisma pencils. To blend the colors I used dry paper stumps. DP is from Basic Grey's Marakech collection. Both the Calendar stamp and the Birthday Seal sentiment are from Whimsy Stamps as well. As it is a 'men's card' I just used a few buttons, twine and a large flower for decorations. Here's a close-up on the image Thanks for taking the time and visiting me here today! Have a wonderful day! Hugs,

Whimsy April Release Blog Hop

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Hello friends! Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps April new rubber release BLOG HOP! We have 13 fabulous new Whimsy Stamps plus 2 new wonderful dies to show you today! These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. We also have our wonderful special guests joining us for this hop - Beate Johns , Deb Routledge , Jacque Beddingfield , Mindy Baxter and Minna Paajanen . The Whimsy Stamps DT have been sneak peeking these fabulous stamps for the past 5 days, so if you missed them be sure to hop on over to the Whimsy Inspirations Blog for some more inspiration! Here is a full list of the wonderful new rubber stamps and dies being released today: 3 stamps from Crissy Armstrong Big Comfy Cake ~ Come Fly With Me ~ Cupcake Bliss 3 stamps from Meljen's Designs Curious Little Fairy ~ Fairy Toadstools ~ Little Fairy Friend 4 stamps from Kenny K Biker Babe ~ Cheers Dude ~ Madison Attitude ~ Soho 3 stam...

Comfort Food - Whimsy Sneak Peek Day 5

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Hello and welcome to Whimsy's Sneak Peek Day 5. Today is the DT's choice of artist and I decided to go with this super adorable giraffe image from Crissy.  She is just too cute. And look at those eyes!!!! I love giraffe's anyway! We have a zoo here where you can feed an pet the giraffe's. This is always such a wonderful experience to touch these gentle giants. 'Big Comfy Cake' was colored with Copic's. DP is from Basic Grey's Indian Summer collection. The flowers are Whimsy Buds . The sentiment next to the image comes with the stamp. The small postage sentiments are from the new 'Everyday Sayings Mini Postage Stamps' available tomorrow at Whimsy Stamps . I used this weeks Sketch from Sketch Saturday for my card. To see more inspiration from my talented Whimsy's DT sisters please visit the Whimsy Inspirational blog for a list of today's participating DT blogs. And make sure you mark your calendars for tomorrow's Whimsy's A...