Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Magazine Issue #7 Releases today!

**Join to win my Newly Release Heart Die here*****                               

Boy!  I do love release Day!  Especially when I'm on the cover!  Woo Hoo!  Thank you Whimsy!  This is such a wonderful testament to some very hard working dedicated men and women that get the job done right!  This issue has several wonderful tutorials including a paper mache Easter egg make, my dimpled flower and more.  NOT to mention the new Elizabeth Bell release of a adorable rubber line called Cottage Cuties with Whimsy stamps.  We even have fun projects with the kids and FREEBIES too!  Yep!  There are two free SVG cut files available in the magazine this month from the Shape EZ line.  They're simple, quick and they make wonderful gifts!

Click cover to view magazine for free!

So don't miss out on this issue, I find it the fullest and most completely enjoyable issue yet!  And I'm on the cover!  My first cover!  I hope you caught the Whimsy release showcases and left messages with the DT so don't forget to stop in at the Whimsy Inspiration blog to see if you've won and it's not too late to join my candy from the release above either!  So Good luck and grab a cup of joe and relax,  it's a winner issue!

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store to see some of the other products available today for my Shape EZ line of SVG cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

 Thank you for visiting

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Release Day 7 Whimsy Stamps! You gotta see these stamps!

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Win a die from this release here
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Hello and welcome to Day 7 of our February Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (22 February) Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber

 designs, new Shapeology dies and new Shape EZ templates. From then until

 today the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous 

new goodies with a daily mini blog 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 here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog TOMORROW!

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...

Bev Rochester {Special Guest}

Erin Bailey

Niki Estes

Tammy Louise Cunliffe  ****YOU ARE HERE*****

Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}

Simonne Clay

Heidy Blom

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

Happy Tuesday!  Well . . . I have just loved creating and showing you the cute furry little bunnies from this release but I started coloring the Helga Frost image from Kenny K a week ago and i decided to use some of the W markers in my copic collection.  Now, I hadn't had a lot of experience with this tone grey, however, I take Angie's (Scrapgirl)  card class every month and she showed us that it's nothing to fear!  Thanks Angie!  Now, I have decided that I LOVE coloring like this!  Maybe even a little more than multi color.  This project was so much fun that you'll probably be seeing the monotone projects from me more and more often.

I also used the holographic embossing powder that I picked up and used in another one of my card making classes at Archivers.  This stuff is fabulous!  If you havn't tried it yet, I would highly recommend you give it a shot - see some of the close up images further in the post.  This is one of my favorite type of cards, the vellum front and the older steampunkie style with some very feminine touches.  I've distressed the flowers with shimmer and then crackle paint and made my own hanging beaded jewel for the pick!  I found the dangle at Michaels crafts on sale and bought loads for further use! lol  One other new item I used on the grunge board is a fabulous emboss powder that comes out thick and glittery which was perfect for this mono tone project and gave it a really feminine feel!  After all, this is all about the empowerment of the WOMAN!

This project had a mind of it's own and after a week of getting nothing but the images done, last night till (well ok, this morning) 4am, it ended like this . . . I hope you enjoy it and it inspires you to try some of the new products in it.

INGREDIENTS:

Release image is Helga Frost by Kenny K with Whimsy Stamps Store

Other older Kenny K images available at Whimsy are:  Atlantea and Toy Soldier

Bo Bunny Enchanted Collection DP

Raindrop Echo Adventure mini postage Sentiment from Whimsy

Mini Postage Shapeology die at Whimsy

Raindrop Echo Flourish Stamps at Whimsy

Raindrop Echo "A Touch of Elegance" Sentiment at Whimsy Stamps

Challenges entered:

Everybody Art Challenge - monochromatic

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique - Stitching

Creative Mondays - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Monochromatic

Make my Monday - Flourishes and Diamonds

Simon Says challenge - Your Ideaology

The Crazy challenge - Anything Goes

Corrossive challenge - Another Dimension 

MEDIUMS:

Copic markers are W7,W5,W3 for all clothes and metal objects

W3,W1,W0 for all skin tones

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Ranger Rock Candy Crackle Paint

Stampendous Holographic Embossing powder

Prima Decorative Border

Ranger Distress Ink sponge Black Soot

Sukineko Sheer Shimmer Spritz

Celebrate it Floral pick

Industrial Chic Talisman by Susan Karzmer

Tim Holtz ideaology corners and weathered clock

Tim Holtz film strip ribbon

Flowers are Modern romance floral accents

Stampendous Shabby White Embossing powder

Recollection Pear brads

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

 A good leader is not the person who does things right, but the person who finds the right things to do. 

Anthony T. Dadovano

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

click here

My other Showcase projects in case you've missed them!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Let's see you stitch at Top Tip Tuesday

WIN part of the Whimsy Release with my Candy till 3-3-12 here

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Challenge - Stitches, Real Or Faux

Sewing on your Creation please

Host - Janette with a tutorial

Our AWESOME Sponsors

1st Prize is 2 Digi images from Her lovely Etsy Shop.

Hello! My name is Krista Smith.

I have been drawing and doodling my whole life...as far back as I can remember! Over the last year and a half, I have been selling it on Etsy. I was approached to draw stamps for Sugar Nellie, a stamp company based in Scotland. After designing only rubber for a year, I decided to branch out a bit into the digital world:). As an artist, I appreciate the versatility of digi's for the stamper. I also like releasing stamps that are a little more obscure or unique. Monsters, nerds with big glasses...even a mermaid:). Those ones are really fun for me to draw! After opening up my digi shop in the beginning of September, I've been busy filling orders:). I am really thrilled and very humbled that ladies are so receptive to my designs and seem to enjoy coloring them a lot! I am so inspired by these amazing colorists!! I have met so many wonderful, talented ladies through this business and look forward to building new friendships, too! My personal blog, Saturated Canary, is filled with bits of my family life, artwork, and a slight obsession with fashion;). I also run a new challenge/ inspiration blog, Saturated Canary Challenge with my amazing design team. I'd love to meet you and be inspired by your own creations! Do stop by and say hello!:)

The Crafty Pad 

Prize 2 is 2 Digi Images from Debbies lovely Online shop.

Debbie at The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs said:
The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs is proud to sponsor Top Tip Tuesday. I own and run The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs. We offer a variety of both polymer stamps and digi stamps. Weekly challenges are held at The Crafty Pad Blog

My project today has some adorable dimples, cherry stickers and I've created some texture by hand with an old hole punch!  A little bit of pearl and ribbon and it's done!  Easy Peasy!  Don't you just love the cute little girls?

Challenges entered

 Saturated Canary - anything but square or rectangle

INGREDIENTS:

Saturated Canary image

Notables 2 Die Whimsy Stamps

Friendship Noteables 2 sentiment by Raindrop Echo Designs w Whimsy Stamps

Kaiser Craft Nan's favorite DP

Grand Nestabilities large scalloped die

Martha Stewart leaf punch

 MEDIUMS: 

Colored pencil

Ranger Distress Ink

copics

Uniball Signo White in

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Creative Papers Online ribbon

stickles

Jolee's boutique sweet cherry cabochini stickers

Gelly Roll clear star pen

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

                                       Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed. 
                                                                           Corita Kent

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

 Thank you for visiting, 

New Teddy Bo graphics Today!

If you're looking for my candy, click here

I'm so excited for the US occasion of Mothers Day to come because I have to use one of these graphics and maybe make one of the gorgeous basket projects like the one you can see at the Teddy Bo Challenge blog for our mid challenge post!  Goodness it is just stunning!

With the UK Mother's Day in March all our graphics this week have a 'MUM' theme....x

Remember that our challenge is still on and it closes on Sunday 4th March....our theme this time round is

SWIRLS and PEARLS

I would love to pop in and visit to leave you some crafty love, so make something with Teddy Bo and join us won't you?

 Thank you for visiting

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Whimsy Release Day 4 and some Candy!

I'm so in the Easter Mood!  Or maybe it's a spring mood! lol, but I just can't resist coloring Bunny's!

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Win part of this release on March 3rd here

Whimsy Stamps Released some terrific new stamps, dies, and Shape EZ Cut Templates on February 22!

Whimsy Stamps is releasing 19 fantastic new rubber stamps and 5 wonderful new Shapeology dies together with 2 brand new Shape EZ templates! These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. 

The Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these fabulous 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.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts and find the full reveal of the wonderful February release here:

Be sure to join my candy above and win this heart tag

TLC Shapeology die
Heart Tag

Today, this is my project with another adorable Bunny stamp from Crissy Armstrong!  I used another one of my new Spellbinder dies with my new Grand Calibur.  I used Rock Candy Crackle on the corner dies, the leaves.  The heart tag is tucked behind this bunny in the right corner and I embossed it, then distressed the words so they would pop!  I also added one of my new crochet flowers I found at the antique shop in town to add that gentle soft touch that is in the DP to bring the feel to the front of the card too!  I dotted the pearl beads liquid all around to give a shiny feel to the card and to resemble pollen this process was learned from Sonja here.    You really have to get close to this card to see all the details including the embossing on the DP panels in back and the heart tag too! I hope you enjoy it!

Entered in Challenges

Paper Pretties - SIO -PPC194 punches/diecuts

Paper Shelter Challenge - add a sentiment

Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Truly Scrumptious - All creatures great and small (2nd wk)

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Use A Tag

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations -Critter

INGREDIENTS:

Image is by Crissy Armstrong "Gus the Bunny" at Whimsy Stamps Store

DP is Graphics 45 "Once upon a time"

Primrose Cottage DP

Pedestal Tag 2 Die ~ Hearts 

NB Standard Circles Large

NB Lacey Circles

NB Grand Scallopped square

Vines Die at Whimsy Stores "Shapeology"

Martha Stewrt flower edge punch

Corner Die Set by Whimsy Stamps "Shapeology"

Cuttle Bug Birds and Swirls embossing envelope

The Paper Studios embossing folder "Script"

 MEDIUMS:

Pencils and Gamsol

Distress Ink on image

Forest Moss and Tattered Pink Distress Ink Ranger on all edges

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Kaiser Craft Coconut blooms

Rock Candy Crackle Paint by Ranger

Recollections floral embellishment

Prima Mini Rose Coral

Doily flower from local Antique shop

Pink tone cherry WOC blossom

Pearls & Ribbon from stash
Tulip Beads in a Bottle "Pearl"

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                     If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. 
                                                                      Mother Teresa

 Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!  To see all the templates, just click the Shape EZ icon!

In case you missed my project on release day, click the photo below to see all the details!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Whimsy February Release Day!

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CANDY!!!!
Want to Win part of this release, click here to join my candy!
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You don't want to miss this Whimsy Stamps rubber stamp, Shape EZ Templates and die RELEASE DAY!

There are19 fantastic new rubber stamp, 2 new Shapeology SVG Cut Templatess and 5 wonderful new Shapeology dies today! These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. 

There are 7 days from today, that's the 27th of February, where the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these fabulous 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.

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Don't forget there is a new release recap day for every month of new releases you won't want to miss also by visiting the Whimsy Stamps Blog!

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To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts listed here

Here is a full list of the wonderful February release:

3 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps
Bud ~ Gus The Bunny ~ Little Playmates
  

4 Kenny K rubber stamps
Helga Frost ~ Da Bomb ~ Elena K ~ Ryder Cole
   
3 Meljen's Designs rubber stamps
Party Time Cat ~ Dragon's Little Friend ~ Party Penguin
  

3 Wee Stamps rubber stamps
Dandelion Girl ~ Easter Bunny ~ Sympathy Bugs
  
6 Raindrop Echo Designs rubber stamp sets
Fanciful Birthday Notables 1 (coordinating die available) ~ I Heart You Tabs 2 (coordinating die available) ~ Love Postage Stamps (coordinating die available) ~ Notebook Page background ~ Thanks a Bunch Notables 2 (coordinating die available) ~ Vintage Travel Postage Stamps (coordinating die available)

 
 
 
4 Raindrop Echo Designs Shapeology dies
Corner Dies Set ~ Lamp Post ~ Notebook Spiral ~ Tabs 2
  

My first in a line of Tags coming soon to Whimsy Stamps Store of my own design and I hope you love them as much as I do!

TLC Shapeology die
Heart Tag


Shape EZ by TLC

Flip Cupcake 1 ~ Triple Heart Gift Box Card
Be sure to find the February Whimsy Stamps Magazine for samples of these cut files!
 

Don't forget to visit today's DT and leave a comment on their blog posts to be entered into the draw to win a new release stamp, then pop back here tomorrow for the next list of showcase posts!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our new release!

Let's celebrate together the Easter Holiday!

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - 3E, C10, P1, M (Must use ribbon) - Anything goes with ribbon

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - M, 1E - (February) Celebrations (ends 11th March)

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - 2W, 2E - (2nd week) Anything Goes (ends 26th Feb)

The Cutie Pie Challenge - 2W, cards - (1st week) Flowers (ends 4th March)

There She Goes - Animals

Gingerloft - 2W - (1st week) It`s a ZOO (ends 3rd March)

The Ribbon Girls ~ Pink, Brown, Cream

ICopic  challenge 70- Animals

INGREDIENTS:

Image is Bud by Crissy Armstrong

Shape EZ Gift Pouch by TLC w/Whimsy

Bazzill Basics "French Garden"

 MEDIUMS:

Pencils and Gamsol

Distress Ink
Copic Ink

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Ribbon from stash

Stickles 

Brass Eyelets by American Crafts

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

             The real voyage of discovery consists not in making new landscapes but in having neweyes. 
                                                                         Marcel Proust

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

 Thank you for visiting,