Burst of Colors

  Hello and welcome to Day 7 of our May Rubber & Die Release Showcase! On Wednesday (23 May) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new rubber designs and new Shapeology dies. From then until 29 May the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am excited to be part of today’s hop!  Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw . To be entered into today's mini 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 30 May.   On my creation for today's mini hop I used sweet Peggy from Whimsy's Wee Rubber Collection. I colored her with Copics and pencils. DP is from one of Bo Bunny's new collections. I love the bright colors in this pad. Sentiment is from the Everyday Sayings Notables 4 set ...

Hello and welcome to Day 5 of our May Rubber & Die Release Showcase! On Wednesday (23 May) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new rubber designs and new Shapeology dies. From then until 29 May the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop! So here's my creation with the super cute 'Teeny Mouse Hugs' from Whimsy's Meljens Design Collection: The cute couple was colored using my Copics. I've added lots of Stickles 'Icicle' and 'Stardust' for some bling, I just can't do a card without it ;-) I kept the card on the simpler side to show off the wonderful new Whimsy Double Scallop Doily die . It also fits perfectly with your largest classic circle nestie from Spellbinders. That's what I used to cut out my image and layered it onto the doily. But the doily is also large enough to stamp your image right into the middle part.  The...

  Welcome to Whimsy Stamps May rubber stamp and die RELEASE DAY ! Whimsy Stamps is releasing 20 wonderful new rubber stamps & stamp sets and 5 fabulous new Shapeology dies together with 3 new Shape EZ files today! These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites. From today until 29 May the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these wonderful new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop . Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day. At the end of release week (Wednesday 30 May) we will post a Release Round-Up on the Whimsy blog . This will include a selection of DT work from the new release week together with a complete list of winners from the daily mini blog hops.  To see all the goodies being released today please visit the Whimsy Ins...

Hello Everyone & Happy Tuesday! Today I have another card to share that was published in the Whimsy Inspirational Magazine - April Issue .  This adorable little donkey is a Meljens rubber stamp available HERE in the Whimsy store. In our last  issue of the Whimsy Inspirational Magazine we, the staff designers, were challenged to case one of our fabulous talented DT sisters: Simonne Clay . So this card was inspired by this creation from Simonne. The DP I've used is from Lily Bee Designs and the coloring was done with Copics. Sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs 'Circle Postmarks' and the corner dies are from the Shapeology collection. Both available in the Whimsy store . Please make sure to come back here on Wednesday for some Whimsy news and a new creation ..... psssst, a new release is just right around the corner ;-) Hugs, 

To enter the 'Whimsy Birthday Party Hop' please -click here- ************************************* Hello Everyone! Tomorrow my parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary! :) Wow what a long time together and the best thing, they are still happy and love each other like on the first day!! :-D The card I'm showing today is on it's way to them and touching ground there on Friday...just right in time ;-) (Thanks Micha xx :) ) I tried the vintage shabby chic look with all the 'white stuff' on there. I was inspired by my former DT sister and friend Kathy , she has a great tutorial for that on her blog HERE . As well as by Tracy and her recent article on the MIC blog HERE . AND I finally bought the 'Distrezz it All' from Zutter. Yeah! I was contemplating about it for quite a while now and on Monday it arrived at my door steps :). I have to say I LOVE it! So much easier and soooo quick because you can distress all the papers at once...

Welcome to Denise's birthday party hop! This is the start of the hop so you are on the right track! :-) Today (May 16) we are celebrating the birthday of one of the best stamp company owners out there: Denise Lynn of Whimsy Stamps ! To show our appreciation for Denise's kindness, the Whimsy family and previous guest designers are holding a birthday party blog hop using some of the amazing Whimsy Stamps products that we have grown to love.  Thank you, Denise, for giving us the opportunity to represent a company with great products, wonderful customer service, and most of all, an owner who truly cares about its artists and designers.  You are the best!  To show some appreciation to the Whimsy customers for helping us celebrate Denise's birthday, we are giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to Whimsy Stamps store .  Just hop along, leave a comment on the birthday blog posts by May 21, and a random winner from the comments left on participating blogs will b...

Happy Monday All! Today I want to show you a card I made for the Whimsy Inspirational Magazine - April Issue . The theme was layered and embellished. The cute little angel girl sitting on the cloud is from Wee stamps and called 'Angie' . And as always are these Wee rubbers available through Whimsy. The DP I've used is from an older Basic Grey collection called 'Two Scoops'. I really love this collection but unfortunately I'm almost out of it. The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs 'Celebration Circle Pennants' and cut out with the matching 'Circle Pennant' dies.  The star is chipboard covered with DP and I've added white paint and glitter. The cherry blossoms and sweet flowers are Whimsy Buds . All other embellishments are from my stash. Here's a closer look on the cute Angie: I've added Stickles to her wings and the stars to give the image some bling. Thanks for stopping by and visiting my little ...

Hello Friends and Happy Wednesday! Today we have 'Review Day' at Whimsy Stamps. You can find awesome new inspirational cards using the new April release stamps and dies on the Whimsy blog. Created by the fabulous Whimsy DT! Please click HERE to see them all out For my card I used this cute little grad owl called 'Look Hoo's Graduating' : I colored him using Copics (E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E30, E31 for the feathers - C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00 for his grad hat - reds R39, R37, R35, R14, R12 and YR30, YR31, YR21 for his eyes)  and used a Prisma pencil (non-photo blue) for the outline and underneath his feet (french grey 90%).  DP is from Basic Grey. I kept the card intentionally more simple so it can be used for boys and girls. For the shaped card base I used Spellbinders Labels 1 grand dies. After cutting and embossing I distressed the cardstock with a sanding block. I got this idea from my super talented DT-teamie Beate . She does this a lot on her car...

 *********** SOLD *********** Thanks so much! Hello Everyone! I have no card to share today but I want to offer some of my stamps for sale. I put together a 'Grab Bag'. It contains 28 stamps from different companies. Some of the stamps are mounted on EZ-mount, some are unmounted and there are some clear stamps as well. I'm asking $25 for it plus shipping and PP fees (if applicable). If you are interested please email me at: cocoacrafts(at)gmail(dot)com. (first come first serve basis) Here is another shot of the LOT Thanks for visiting! Hugs, Iris

Hello Everyone ! I'm so excited....today is release day for Whimsy's newest Inspirational Magazine ! This means 92 pages full of stamping goodness, inspiration, tutorials, cards, LO's and much more! And the best thing.... it's all FREE ! So get a cup of your favorite beverage, relax and enjoy! You can also download the magazine to your computer to enjoy offline! My card for today uses one of Whimsy's Digital Images from the Moon Cookie Gallery. It's one of the flower fairies and her name is 'Leslie the Tulip Fairy' . The tulip was done in the feather blending technique and I made a tutorial how to feather blend two opposite color shades. You will find the tutorial in the new issue of the Whimsy Inspirational Magazine HERE , it starts on page 16! This card is up for sale in my Etsy shop Delightful Card Design The fairy was colored using Copics and the DP's I've used are a mix of Basic Grey and Fancy Pants. Bo...