Happy Birthday HOP!

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Welcome to Denise's birthday party hop!

If you've come here from Ann's blog, then you're on the right track. 

If not, start at Iris's blog so you don't miss a thing!

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 be chosen to win the gift certificate.  The winner will be posted on the Whimsy Stamps blog on May 22.

Challenges Entered:

Just Keep on Creating - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter - Birthday w/Sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - A touch of sparkle

Delightful Challenge - Add Ribbon

Little Miss Muffett - Anything Goes

For today's birthday hop I've made a rich and swirly half fold card that I learned from Angie Hunt in her monthly card class!  Thanks Angie!  Just to get started I used one of my newest favorite stamp by Crissy Armstrong called Birthday Hippo.  He is colored with Copic markers.  The paper is part of my recycle bin, (Yeah!), and the pearls are The Paper Studio.  The Sentiment is by Raindrop Echo Designs w/Whimsy, (the Bottle cap set) and the Bottle Cap Die is Shapeology w/Whimsy!  The final touches were with Stickles, Clear Star Glitter pen, Pentel white ink and some pearl Beads in a Bottle by Tulip.  I hand rolled my flowers with paper from my favorite online store Creative Papers Online.  In the end some leaf punches by Martha Stewart and Satin ribbon from Offray and my Birthday card for the boss lady is all set!  Hope you enjoy it!

Happy Birthday Denise, I wish you only the most wonderful day!  For all of my other blog friends out there, there isn't a more compassionate, understanding, professional and generous boss lady!!  Thanks for everything you do!

This hop is rather large, so here's the hop order in case you get lost:

Iris Weichmann

Pops Morfitt

Bev Rochester

Erin Bailey

Heidy Blom

Ann Vento

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Mariska van der Veer

Lori Pachkowsky

Dena Concienne

Simonne Clay

Patricia Garcia

Alberto Gava

Stephanne Maraver

Thanks for joining us today!  Feel free to head over to Denise's blog to wish her a happy birthday :)

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

You were born an original, don’t die a copy.
- Unknown

 If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today!

 Thank you for visiting,