Burst of Colors

Hello Everyone & Welcome to the Whimsy June Rubber Release Sneak Peeks - Day 1!   Today the Whimsy DT is showcasing some of the new Sentiments and Dies created by Raindrop Echo Designs. To see a list of all participating blogs please click HERE A little note card I made using one of the new Summer Letter Seals. DP is from Basic Grey's Lauderdale collection. I kept this little note card pretty simple, just layered the circle sentiment onto a Spellbinder nestie and added a ribbon with bow.           But there are more news!!!!!!!!!!! Whimsy Stamps is starting a new adventure and we want you to take the journey with us!  On June 15, 2011, the first issue of the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine will be debuting alongside our June rubber stamps and dies. We are excited to bring to you never-before-seen creations by the design team and by some fantastic Whimsy customers.  In a continuous effort to provide you with creative inspiration, this issue will be free and av

Hello all! Hope everyone has a fab weekend so far! Today I like to announce my Peachy Keen Candy winner! I used random.org to pick my winner. And with no further ado the winner of this cute PK set PK-229 Funny Flowers   is lucky no. 15   Victoria Congratulations hun! Please email me with your shipping info at cocoacrafts(at)gmail(dot)com. You have until Monday, June 6th at 6pm EST to claim your prize. If the prize has not been claimed until then I'll re-draw the winner! Have a wonderful weekend!   Hugs,

Hello Everyone & Happy Friday! Unfortunately this is my last day as a Peachy Keen GD. I wanted to thank all of you for leaving me the kindest comments here and on the Peachy Keen blog as well as all the support. It made me really feel special! Thank you also to the fabulous Peachy Keen DT and Kathy the owner of PK for this wonderful opportunity! Thank you ALL! My card for today is a bit different from the ones I posted during the week so far. It's in a more clean & simple style and this time I  used Distress Inks for coloring.  It's again that sweet bird stamp "Happy Bird and phrases" . The sentiment I used is one of the phrases that come with the stamp. I stamped the image onto 300g / 140lb hot press water color paper using Archival Ink - Jet Black. Then I colored using Distress Inks (Milled Lavender, Concord Grape, Weathered Wood, Rusty Hinges - Walnut Stain to deepen the shadows) and also Twinkling H2O's on the belly for some shimmer

Hello all and welcome to Day 4 of my Peachy Keen GD week !   Ok going from Christmas right back to Summer where we belong :-) My project today shows Lulee's Swim Time (PK-780 Lulee's Swim Time) on a fancy fold card. Again I colored Lulee with my Copics and on her fins I used the feather blending technique. I also received a few emails asking what paper and ink I use. When coloring with Copics I always use Memento dye ink pads for stamping the image. And as far as it comes to the paper for coloring with Copics: Curious Metallic Cryogen White is my all time favorite. Papers are from Scrapbook.com 'Softly Summer 2' collection. Flowers are from my stash and punches and dies used are from MS, Spellbinders and Marianne Design. I also like to use spacers with the brads when using them as flower centers. Makes them more pop. Close-up on the image: As I mentioned above this is a fancy fold card. I used a little velcro dot to hold it shut. The insid

Hello Friends & Happy Hump-Day! Christmas season is starting a bit early this year...LOL! But I could not resist this cute little fella when browsing through the PK store . So I brought my self in an early Christmas mood and made my first Christmas card for this season :-D The stamp I used is called Ginger Bite (PK-403 Ginger Bite) and I colored as usual with Copics and Prisma's. The DP is form Memory Box' Tinsel paper pad which I got from Susana's store right HERE . And it is on sale right now ;-) Ticket sentiments and ticket die is from Whimsy . Flowers are Whimsy Buds and Prima. Embellishments used are a button (Dress it up!), jute ribbon (really reasonable ribbon), satin ribbon (my stash), glitter swirl and small bell (Walmart craft department), Stickles.     Please don't forget to enter this weeks candy. Click HERE  for the rules Thanks for stopping by and all your comments are so much appreciated! Hugs,

Hello Everyone and Happy Tuesday! Today is my second Peachy Keen GD day. First I want to say a huge thank you to all of you who left me such nice and lovely comments yesterday! You guys really made my day! :-D Today it's challenge day at Peachy Keen Challenges , a sketch challenge with a twist! To read all details about the challenge and how to enter please click HERE Onto my my challenge creation now for which I used my absolutely favorite stamp from PK 'Sleeping Teddy' When I first saw this cutie I fell instantly in love with him...LOL.  I colored again with Copics and Prismas. The DP I used is from Echo Park, For the Record collection. The decorative corner is cut out with a Marianne Design die. I used kraft cardstock and sponged it with Walnut Stain Distress Ink (that's also the 'twist' on the sketch challenge!). For some bling I've added Stickles to the corner and on the image as well as the flowers. Brad and rhinestone swirls are from Recol

  Hello all and Happy Memorial Day for those in the US. This week it's my turn as a GD at Peachy Keen . It's an honor to be invited to a full GDT week at the Peachy Keen blog . Thanks a lot for this great opportunity! :-) For my card today I used this super adorable Peachy Keen "Happy Bird and phrases" stamp. I colored using Copics and Prisma pencils to deepen the shadows.DP is from Nitwitt, Flowers are Prima, Petaloo & my stash. The charm I found at Tuesday Morning and the ribbon is from my stash and Carolyn's Cards & Things . Sentiment is from Whimsy . A close-up on the image Now on to the sweet stuff ;-) I also have a yummy candy for you! You can win this: PK-229 Funny Flowers What you have to do: *** Leave a comment here on my blog and at the Peachy Keen blog   on all five days of my GDT week! *** Also enter your name in the linky gadget below.  I will randomly choose a winner from the inlinkz entries but will check if you left

Hello All & Happy Sunday! Unfortunately my Whimsy Wednesday Giveaway from last week was not claimed. I had to re-draw the winner and the new randomly chosen winner is: No. 19 - Chrissy Congratulations hun! :-) Please contact me with your shipping info at cocoacrafts(at)gmail(dot)com! You have until Wednesday 12 noon EST to contact me! Have a wonderful day! Hugs,

Hello my blogging friends and Happy Holiday Weekend for the ones of you that live in the US! Finally I had time to finish my card. I used Hockey Girl from Whimsy's Kenny K Collection. This stamp is available HERE . I did not use any DP this time. Well very unusual for me as I am a huge DP lover..LOL! Instead I used Whimsy's Street Art background stamp from Raindrop Echo Designs and embossed the violet card stock. I think these two stamps are just perfect together! I colored with Copics and also used my Copic airbrush system for the background. Sentiment is from the Magical Mini Letter Seals available HERE . The white gauze I used is actually cheese cloth which I got from Walmart. I saw it the first time used on my super talented DT sister Minna 's blog. She uses it a lot on her fabulous cards and I got inspired to try it on my cards as well :-) For a little bling I've added rhinestones to the gauze. Ribbon is from my stash and flowers are from Petaloo and Prima .

Hi Everyone , hope you're all doing alright! Unfortunately I could not finish my card for today as I had planned yesterday. I have to postpone it to tomorrow. We were still busy getting our new grass sod laid down. With the temp's in the 90's right now we had to work quickly before the grass starts withering on the pallets. Now we are done and everything looks nice and green again, yeah! :-) Just needs looooooots of watering. I'm so hoping for some long needed rain..... I have drawn the winner of my Whimsy Meljens Wednesday Giveaway Winner ! And without further ado the winner of one surprise Meljens rubber stamp is: Kleeblatt (As always I used random.org to draw the winner!) Congratulatiosn sweetie! Herzlichen Glueckwunsch! Please contact me with your shipping info at cocoacrafts(at)gmail(dot)com. You have until Saturday 10am EST to claim your prize. Otherwise I have to re-draw a winner. Have a wonderful day! Hugs,

Hello Friends, Happy Hump-Day!! As always on the 4th Wednesday of a month it's 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 be eligible for the prize draw is enter your name below in the linky gadget. That's it! Easy peasy isn't it? So come and play along!  But remember, the candy is only open for 24 hours! So better be quick and put your name in right away Let all your blogging friends know about it, but this is not a must! 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 who enter! Hugs,  

  Hello Friends! Happy Monday and welcome to a new BnW challenge ! This fortnight it's my turn to host our BnW challenge . I thought I make it real easy for you, Anything Goes! is the theme I picked. I hope you all like to enter. Start creating what ever you want! No matter if it is a card, tag, bookmark, altered item, LO, stamped T-shirt etc. Everything counts! Just keep in mind you must be using one of Elisabeth Bell's designs! You have time until June 5th, 6pm European time to enter your creation. Winners will be announced shortly before our new challenge starts. And here is my challenge creation. I used the cute Sweet Art Girl stamp 'Giddyup Horsey'     I got inspired by my incredibly talented Whimsy DT sister Beate with the shape of my card. She makes the most incredible cards! I colored the cute SweetArt Girls image with Copics and Prisma Pencils. Sentiment is from Whimsy . The card shape is cut out using Spellbinders labels 8. Thanks for stopping