Guest Designing for Whimsy Stamps!

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sweet sneaks DT post with deets on how to win prizes!)

Welcome to Day 2 of the ...
Whimsy Stamps July rubber stamp and die release!

This week Whimsy Stamps is releasing 14 new red rubber stamp/stamp sets and 4 coordinating die/die sets, and they will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and all selected Whimsy Stamps retailers ... TOMORROW!

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! The lucky winner will be drawn from the comments left on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw.

Yesterday we sneak peeked the new Elisabeth Bell, Time For Tea Designs and Raindrop Echo Designs products. Today we are excited to show you the brand new Crissy Armstrong, Wee Stamps and SC Designs stamps and dies being released this month. For a full reveal of these stamps, check out the Whimsy blog!

I'm lucky enough to join this month's release as their guest designer so I get to play with the goodies!  For today's project, I have inked up Crissy Armstrong's Kicking Up Leaves stamp...

So now it's time for you to continue today's hop! Don’t forget to leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw to win a $15 gift certificate:

Bev Rochester
Simonne Clay
Mary Johnson (GDT - me!)
Jacque Beddingfield
Ellie Stover
Shelby Thomas
Danni Bindel
Debbie Eastman
Bridget Curnow (GDT)
Shannah Bartle

Be sure to visit the Whimsy blog again tomorrow for the release day grand hop!

Thanks so much for visiting today. Happy hopping!

All That Scraps feature in Whimsy Magazine!

There is an All That Scraps Spring feature in the April edition of the Whimsy Magazine and I got to do a guest designer spot in it - it's on page 50 if you get a chance to take a look.  Here is my card for it...

I used the very sweet and beautiful C.C. Designs Swiss Pixie Butterfly Nora Rubber Stamp that I coloured with my Prismacolor pencils.  I also used a stamp from the Whimsy Spring Silhouettes Notables 6 sentiments collection and Whimsy designer grunge papers.  I finished it off with a touch of Glamour Dust on her wings, dress trim and the butterfly and a touch of soft feminine lace.  I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp challenge for their happy mail challenge.

You can check out more gorgossity in the magazine here.

Flutter by butterfly

Happy Friday everyone!  Mary J here with a card using more gorgeous My Favorite Things Die-Namics that you can get in the Quixotic Paperie store!  Here is my card using My Mind's Eye Sweetest Thing Honey papers, a sentiment from the Whimsy Sentiments Collection and this week's Mojo Monday sketch...

And here is the list of My Favorite Things Die-Namics that I used...

Butterflies Dies

Fishtail Flags STAX

Medium Leafy Flourish die

Rolled Daisy die

Small Scallop Border

 
I know Elaine has the new My Favorite Things release on order too - I am going to be broke again this month!!  Okay, that's it from me today - see you soon!

*** Latest Arrivals ***

• Bow-Easy bow tying template back in stock!
• NEW Dies by SCACD IN STOCK!
• 6x6 Pads from Glitz Designs, Carta Bella, My Mind's Eye, Prima Marketing Inc, Echo Park & Fancy Pants (and 12x12 kits from Echo Park & Carta Bella)
• Saturated Canary IN STOCK!
• Whimsy Stamps - August Release - In Stock!
• Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps August Release IN STOCK!Some Odd Girl - August Release!
• NEW MFT Die-Namics Dies

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Mojo Monday sketch (below)
•  Flutter By Wednesday - birthdays
• Sir Stampalot - photo inspiration
• ABC Challenge - W is for Wishes
• Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - lace and pearls
• St Luke's Charity - couples (two butterflies)
• Craft Your Passion - flowers
• Crafts and Me - flowers
• My Mum's Craft Shop - anything goes

  

Ice cream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

That is a bit of a daft phrase, don't cha think?!  But it's so much fun, I love it!  And very apt for my make this week using those gorgeous Quixotic Paperie goodies!  So without further ado, here it is...

I am so impressed that she's managing to balance all that ice cream - that's one fab skill to have!  This is Stamping Bella Uptown Girls called Isabelle Loves Her Ice Cream and I used the sentiment from the Whimsy Party Mini Letter Seals set.  The papers are from the My Mind's Eye Sweetest Thing Tangerine pad.  Dies wise, I used more of those yummy My Favorite Things...

Die-Namics - Jumbo Cloud STAX 

Die-Namics - Medium Leafy Flourish die 

Die-Namics - Rolled Daisy die

 Die-Namics - Solid Bracket Border die

I hope you like!  I am off now to enjoy my weekend and I hope you enjoy yours too!  And don't forget there is still time to get your hands on those special offers that will end at midnight UK time today...

15% OFF UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY 12th AUGUST
Gorjuss stamps
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
Make it Crafty stamps
The Greeting Farm stamps
Whimsy Stamps

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Bellarific Friday - birthdays
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes
• Whimsy Stamps - summer fun
• Divas By Design - for a female
• Wags 'n Whiskers - birthdays
• Fashionable Stamping - ice cream
• Copic Marker Europe - summer

What fabulous news!!

Did you know that the lovely Elaine, owner of Quixotic Paperie is now stocking My Favorite Things Die-namics?  I luuuuurve my MFT goodies so in celebration, I made this summery card (inspired by the sun we've had this week in the UK!)...

I used the beautiful Simply Betty Water Fun Rio with papers from the Echo Park - Splash Collection Kit.  The sentiment is from the Whimsy Party Mini Letter Seals set which I stamped on the MFT Die-Namics - Fishtail Flags STAX.  Other MFT goodies I used were the Flat Bottom Clouds die, Notched Border die and the Wonky Scallop Border die.

Please don't ask which is my most fave of the MFT dies - they are all so fab!  You can see the rest of the new MFT Die-namics here - but you'd better hurry cos I've already put most of them in my shopping basket!

Okay, I am off now - see you later on my blogging rounds!

 I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Simply Challenged Challenges - anything goes with a Simply Betty
• Crafts and Me - anything goes
• Simon Says - anything goes
• Stamptacular Sunday - two or more dies
• Crafty Calendar - fun in the sun
• Cupcake Craft - the ocean
• ABC Challenge - T for Two (two designer papers)
• Anything goes - let's not be square
• Whimsy Inspires - summer fun
• Divas By Design - happy birthday

...Cuz i say so!

Hello everyone!  TGIF as they say - and then I have two weeks off work - woo hoo!  But today I want to show you this cute gal from the newest SCACD release...

Ain't she just sassy cool - yet totally cute at the same time?!  This is Little Lily by Susana Loves Stamps and I matched her up with funky papers from the My Minds Eye Miss Caroline Dilly Dally pad.  And don't cha just love that sentiment?  It's from the Whimsy School Yard Fun sentiments set.


Before I go, just wanted to remind you of the listed products below that have 15% off until midnight on 24th July 2012!

My Mind's Eye See Me Sew kits

Paper pads & packs from Authentique, Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, Crate Paper, Echo Park, Fancy Pants, My Mind's Eye and Prima Marketing Inc.

Make it Colour Blending Card

Artistic Outpost Stamps

Gorjuss Stamps

SCACD Stamps - selected lines

Stamping Bella

The Greeting Farm
Whimsy Stamps - selected lines

I am entering this into the following challenges:

• Made Especially For You - use only three colours
• Creative Card Crew - black cardstock
• Sassy Cheryl's - fancy border
• Whimsy Stamps - punches and edgers
• The Papershelter - anything goes

Owl always love you

Hello everyone1  I hope your week is going well and looking forward to the weekend - I know I am!  Today I am here to showcase one of the new Pollycraft for Little Miss Muffet...

This is Celeste Amberglow Owl Always Love You - isn't she she lovely?  I just love her huge eyes and that sweet little teddy owl!  Those Fine and Dandy papers by My Minds Eye papers are the perfect match with this sweetie!

I used the fabby new sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches - it's circle so of course I had to use it what with round being my favourite shape!!

Okay, you should check out the rest of the gorgeous DT inspiration over at the blog here and don't forget there's still another week to go for the current Little Miss Muffet challenge with the theme of sparkle!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Totally Papercrafts - use a digital image
• Wags 'n Whiskers - use kraft
• Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - anything goes
• Bunny Zoe's - girls, girls, girls
• Totally Stampalicious - ribbons and bows
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes
• Whimsy Stamps - anything goes

 

More mixed media experimentation!

Happy weekend everyone!  I'm here today to show you how my experimenting with a more mixed media style using Quixotic Paperie goodies is getting on!  If you're familiar with my usual style you'll know I'm more of a clean lines, cutesy card maker so this new style is hard for me!  So, I'm just getting my inks, materials, tools, etc out without having any particular design in mind (otherwise it will lean to my usual style!) and see what magic happens!  And here's what "happened" to me today...

So, what d'ya think?!  I doubt if I will ever get this mixed media style right but I think I'm finding my own style within the style - if that makes sense!  I didn't take me long to make either - it sort of all fell into place.  I loved using the Authentique Splendid pad along with the exciting new Susana Loves Stamps Blank Canvas Women stamp set and the Whimsy Friendship Ticket Sentiments Set. 



That's it from me this week, see you tomorrow with something exciting happening at MilkCoffee Stamps and my next Whimsie Doodles guest artist spot - it's gonna be a busy day!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Thursday
• The Ribbon Carousel - birthdays
• Waste Not Wednesdays - using up that lace (got miles of it still!)
• Crafts and Me - lace
• Divas By Design - chocolate (lots of chocolate inking!)
• Pixie Dust Studios - use 3 or more patterned papers (I got four!)
• Bunny Zoe's - anything goes
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes

 

You are fabulous dahhhrling!

Here's my card today using more gorgeous Quixotic Paperie goodies!!

I just love Showcase by Kenny K for Whimsy Stamps - who doesn't want to have a figure and lips like that?!!  I used her with Echo Park papers from the Dots & Stripes Metropolitan 6x6 pad - this is currently in the sale with 25% off and also in the 12x12 collection too!  I used a sentiment from the Whimsy Friendship Ticket Sentiment Set with my trusty Whimsy Shapeology Ticket Die (currently out of stock, but Elaine would be happy to order it in for you, just email her here).


That's it from me today - have a fabulous weekend and see you on my bloggy visits!

* CRAFT STAMPER APRIL 2012 *
* 6x6 PADS FROM PRIMA, ECHO PARK, FANCY PANTS *
* NEW SOME ODD GIRL STAMPS RELEASE *
* NEW ARTISTIC OUTPOST STAMP SETS *
* KRAFTIN KIMMIE STAMPS FEBRUARY RELEASE *
* SCACD NEW SYLVIA ZET, ELISABETH BELL & VICTORIA CASE

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug - anything goes
• Bunny Zoe's - celebrations
• Craft Your Passions - anything goes
• The Paper Shelter - anything goes
• Simon Says Stamp - Mothers/special girl
• Divas By Design - my favourite things (Kenny K who I don't use enough, the ribbon and spots!)
• Sassy Studio Design - at least two polka dots (two papers and the border punch)

Another circular card - sorry!

Hi all!  Hooray, hooray, it's Friday today!  I just love my weekends!  I love my job too, but I just luuurve my weekends more!  I hope you all have fabby things planned - we don't and that's just the way I like it!  But you're not interested in my waffle, so here's my card for today using more delicious Quixotic Paperie goodies!!

It's another circular card but this time I've used my Grand Nestie circle dies instead my usual mini circle cards....

You just gotta love those Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamp!  This is Sylvia Zet's Wee Stamps Sweet Blossom matched up with Echo Park Sweet Summertime papers (currently 25% off!).  For the border I used my Sew Easy Tool with the Scallop Head and yellow floss.

For embellishment I used 4mm flat backed pearls and created some sublte bling with my Viva Decor Glitter Liner pen on the image and smeared on Make It Crafty Butterfly and Leaves lasercut chipboard.

Et voila!  A sweetie in the making!  And there is still plenty of time to join in with this month's Quixotic Inspirations sketch for a chance to win a £15 voucher - just link up your gorgossity here!


That's it from me today - I'll be around to visit my blog pals (that means YOU!) later today!  ttfn!


I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• Paper Sundaes - circles
• Cupcake Inspirations - photo challenge (below)
• Crafty Sentiments - shaped cards
• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
• My Mum's Craft Shop - shaped cards
• Allsorts - it's your choice
• The Stamping Boutique - shaped cards
• Little Darlings - pearls
• St Luke's Charity Cards - spring into spring!
• Do You Stack Up? - things with wings  

Cupcake Inspirations photo challenge

Recipe time over at Flutter by Wednesday!

At last, here is my card!  So the new challenge has opened over at at Flutter By Wednesday and this week it's and this week we have a recipe for you!  So on your make we want to see...

The color blue, lace, at least 3 flowers and at least one butterfly!

And of course you can also add your angels or fairies too!  Here is my make...

This is the gorgeous Silver Fairy created by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps (from Quixotic Paperie here) and I matched her up with papers from the Prima Madelaine and the gorgeous rich Prima cream lace (here).

You can see with the rest of the gorgeous DT creations over at the Flutter By Wednesday blog!  That's it from me today, back tomorrow with my Pixie Dust Studios DT card and a new monthly Cupcake Craftroom challenge!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Sweet Stampin - punches and dies
• Crafts and Me - swirls and pearls
• Fab 'n Funky - anything goes
• The Paper Shelter - anything goes
• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
• Divas by Design - anything goes

Happy Birthday (again!) to Elaine!

It's my turn to showcase my birthday card to Elaine over at Quixotic Inspiration using the gorgeous Quixotic Paperie goodies!

This is Wee Suzi from Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps matched up with papers from the My Minds Eye Happier paper pad.  I used my new Whimsy Shapeology vine die with my Marianne D Creatables Chinese Rose flower dies. 

I hope you are enjoying your week of birthday fun, Elaine!

Just before I go, a reminder that you have a couple more days to submit your card using my sketch below to the Quixotic Inspirations challenge for a chance to win a £15 Quixotic Paperie voucher!

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• Birthday Sundaes - birthday card with wording
• Crafts and Me - birthday card
• My Mum's Craft - sugar and spice
• CRAFT challenge - cute