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Sending You Sunshine: Whimsy March Release Showcase Day 7

Hello and welcome to Day 7 of our March Rubber & Die Release Showcase!  On Wednesday (21 March) Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs, new Shapeology dies and new Shape EZ templates. From then until 27 March 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!

For my card today, I  used the beautiful Cinammon Sugar image from illustrator Elisabeth Bell.  It's such a pretty image.  I colored the image with copic markers (colors listed below) and used patterned papers from My Mind's Eye's Lost & Found: Blush paper pad.  I added a sentiment from The Good Life Tickets stamp set and a paper doily.  I finished my card off with some crocheted lace from May Arts, some seam binding, and some flowers and pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts (5mm white pearls colored with copic marker, 2 tone 4mm baby pink/ivory rose buds, and 2 tone pale pink/ivory cherry blossoms).

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 28 March.

Here's a list of the rest of the designers who've created beautiful samples to share with you today:

Debbie Eastman
Niki Estes
Stephanne Maraver
Tammy Louise Cunliffe
Erin Bailey

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

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

Niki

Sending You Sunshine card supplies:
Stamps: Cinammon Sugar, The Good Life Tickets (Whimsy Stamps)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), cream, kraft
Patterned Paper: Lost & Found: Blush (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Embellishments: crocheted lace (May Arts), 5mm pearls, 2 tone 4mm baby pink/ivory rose buds, 2 tone pale pink/ivory cherry blossoms
Dies: cloud dies (My Favorite Things)
Copic Markers:
skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R20, R00
hair: E33, E35, E57, E59
eyes: B45
lips: R32
dress: R81. R83. R85, R89
cupcake: E23, E25, E27, YR31, R83
grass: G40, G43, G46, G28, G99
sky: BG01
clouds: C1, C3, BV000

Have a Sweet Day!

Hi Everyone!  Wow, this post was a long time coming!  I'm having some major computer issues and can no longer open Photoshop.  I've spent many hours trying to figure it out, but I think it is actually my computer having more issues (it's 6 years old and has been having some problems for awhile).  Looks like I may have to order a new computer sooner than I was hoping.  Sigh.  Anyway, I do still have an older version of Photoshop Elements on my computer so I'm trying to use it to limp by until I get a new computer.  (I miss Photoshop so much!!!)  I also had to recolor the image before I could make my card (more on that below).  Well, enough of that, how about the card? :)  (Sorry the photo is kind of dark.  I just can't get it to look right using PSE.)

Isn't this image so adorable?!  As soon as I saw this little cutie, Lulu, from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, I knew she would be coming to play at my house! lol  She is part of the Lulu and Friends set.  (Lacey also has her in stock at Stamp and Create here.)

She is colored with copic markers (colors listed at the bottom of the post).  I masked the image after coloring to spray the background and the ground with my air compressor.  I used some patterned papers from My Mind's Eye's Miss Caroline: Fiddlesticks paper pad and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I also used a silver filigree corner from Wild Orchid Crafts and used a Snow Cap Paint Dabber to paint it white.  I didn't have blue flowers that worked well with the colors in my image and patterned paper so I used a BG72 copic marker and my air compressor to spray some white flowers to match my color scheme.

I decided to ink her up last weekend so I could play along with the current Kraftin' Kimmie challenge (which is almost over now!), but I had some help with my coloring so I didn't get my card finished until yesterday.  My 21 month old son has been in the habit lately of climbing up on my chair and coloring like Mommy.  I forgot and left my finished image sitting on my desk when I turned around to do something.   I heard the sound of markers on paper and knew exactly what he was coloring!!  Luckily, I had written down all my marker colors so it was easy to recolor the image once I found the time.  Little stinker.  :)

Now, that I finally got my card finished, I'm playing along with the Kraftin' Kimmie challenge which is a sketch challenge.  I'm also playing around with the current Wild Orchid Crafts challenge which is Bingo.  (I used gems, flowers, and lace.)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Niki

Have a Sweet Day supplies:
Stamps: Lulu and Friends (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), white
Patterned Paper: Miss Caroline: Fiddlesticks (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Embellishments: 3mm red pearls, small silver filigree corner, 4mm white closed rose buds, 15mm white open roses, 20mm burgundy open roses, 25mm white wild rose (Wild Orchid Crafts), baker's twine, crocheted lace, buttons
Tools: petite oval nestability die (Spellbinders), branch punch (Martha Stewart), Snow Cap Paint Dabber (Adirondack), sewing machine, air compressor
Copic Markers:
skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R20
hair: YR12, YR15, YR14, YR18, E19
shirt: BG70, BG72, BG75
skirt: R82, R56, R59
bowl: Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28
shoes: C6, C8, C10
socks/hat: C1, C3
background: YR30
ground: E31

Whimsy Stamps Elisabeth Bell Stamp Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the Elisabeth Bell for Whimsy Stamps BLOG HOP!

On Monday, we announced the wonderful news that Whimsy Stamps has welcomed the amazing Elisabeth Bell to our family of Whimsy Stamps artists. Whimsy Stamps is releasing 4 new Elisabeth Bell Little Cottage Cuties rubber stamps today and these new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

The Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests have been previewing these beautiful stamps for the past 2 days, and today we are celebrating their release with a BLOG HOP! The hop starts today (Wednesday March 7th at 12.00PM EST) and ends on Wednesday March 14th at 12.00PM EST.

For this hop we have five different prize draws! One lucky hopper will win the entire new release of ALL four stamps. We also have four mini candy stops throughout the hop where you can enter to win a new release stamp! We're not telling you where they are, so be sure to complete the hop to find them!

For my card today, I decided to use the adorable Apple Blossom image.  They are all so cute so it was difficult to choose which one to use next, but eventually this little darling won out.  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and colored it with copic markers.  I die cut the image and kraft layer behind it with Labels One and Labels One Small nestability dies.  I used some patterned papers from Echo Park's This and That Graceful paper pad.

Sometimes, I like to get out supplies I haven't used in a while and just play.  I love the look of white paint on kraft cardstock.  So, I dabbed some white paint (blank canvas from Claudine Hellmuth) on the edges of my kraft cardstocks using one of the Claudine Hellmuth paint brushes (great quality) before stitching my layers.  I used a red copic marker and my air compressor to spray the white crocheted lace from May Arts.  (I wanted it to stand out a little more against the patterned paper.)  Like on my card yesterday, I used a sentiment from the Summer Letter Seals stamp set.  I finished off my card with some tiny pearls and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (20mm red open roses, 25mm red open roses, 15mm red open roses, and 4mm red closer rose buds).  I'm also entering this card in the Wild Orchid Crafts Get in Shape challenge.

If you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to start the hop at Debbie's blog. Finally, here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Debbie Eastman

Alberto Gava {Guest Designer}

Ann Vento

Beate Johns {Special Guest}

Ellie Stover

Dena Concienne {Special Guest}

Bev Rochester {Special Guest}

Erin Bailey

Deb Routledge {Special Guest}

Heidy Blom

Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}

Niki Estes (you're here)

Jacque Beddingfield {Special Guest}

Iris Wiechmann

Pops Morfitt {Special Guest}

Stephanne Maraver

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Elisabeth Bell {Artist} 

 

Thank you also for the sweet comments you left on my card yesterday.  They made me smile when I read each one.  Thank you! 

My blog was one of the hidden prizes yesterday.  Karen Q., I'll send you an email so you can contact Denise to get your free stamp.  Congratulations! 

Have a wonderful day, Everyone!

Niki

Elisabeth Bell Debut Release at Whimsy Stamps Day 2

Hi everyone! Yesterday we announced the exciting news that the amazing Elisabeth Bell has joined the Whimsy Stamps family of artists. Elisabeth’s debut release for Whimsy Stamps is the Little Cottage Cuties line of rubber stamps and will be available to buy from the Whimsy store tomorrow (7 March 2012).

In the lead up to their release, the Whimsy DT and Special Guests are excited to share with you 2 days packed full of previews of these gorgeous stamps. Today we are sharing projects made with Chloe and Picked Sweet, and we are holding a 24hr mini blog hop to celebrate! (You can see the new images on the Whimsy Stamps blog here.)

We have hidden one Chloe rubber stamp and one Picked Sweet rubber stamp somewhere along the way, so be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow to be entered into the prize draws.

For my card today, I had to use the adorable new Chloe image (available for purchase tomorrow).  I think she has to be my favorite from the new release (although they are all so cute!).    I absolutely adore this image!  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and colored it with copic markers.  I also sponged some antique linen and brushed corduroy distress inks around the edges of my cream cardstocks.   I used some patterned papers from the Stella & Rose paper pad from My Mind's Eye.  The sentiment is from the Summer Letter Seals stamp set.  I sprayed it with a blue copic marker while it was still in the petite oval nestability die.  I finished my card off with some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (pale pink poppies, 4mm baby pink closed rose buds, and 15mm pink tone roses set B).

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

Alberto Gava {Guest Designer}

Dena Concienne {Special Guest}

Ellie Stover

Erin Bailey

Heidy Blom

Iris Wiechmann

Niki Estes(you're here)

Pops Morfitt {Special Guest}

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for our new release BLOG HOP!!

Have a great day!

Niki

I Love You Now Until Forever: Whimsy Release Showcase Day 3

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our February Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (22 February) Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new Shapeology dies. From then until 28 February the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are 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 have24hrs 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 Inspirations blog on 29 February.

For my card today, I used the adorable new Bud bunny image from Crissy Armstrong.  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then, I colored it with copic markers that coordinate with the patterned papers I chose from My Mind's Eye's Everyday Flair paper pad.  I colored the image with these copic markers: R30, R32, R35, R24, R27, R46, E19, R00, R02, E31, E33, E35, E37, E29, BG0000, BG000, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG97, colorless blender.  I masked the image with some Eclipse Masking Tape and sponged some antique linen and tea dye distress inks around the edge of the image while it was still in the oval nestability die.

I also sponged the distress inks around the edges of my patterned papers before stitching them.  I die cut a doily using a MFT die and sponged the distress inks around the edges of it as well.  I stitched some red buttons in place and added some crocheted lace and maraschino baker's twine before adhering my patterned papers to my card base.  I used a sentiment from the new I Heart You Tabs 2 stamp set and stapled it to my image using the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher stapler.  I adhered my image with foam adhesive.  Then, I finished my card off with some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (20mm deep red open roses, 15mm deep red open roses, and 4mm deep red closed rose buds).

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

Debbie Eastman
Ellie Stover
Niki Estes (you are here)
Stephanne Maraver
Dena Concienne {Special Guest}
Heidy Blom

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

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

Niki

Happiness is in the Little Things

Hi Everyone!  It’s almost time for a new release over at Whimsy Stamps.  Before inking up some of the new stamps, I had to ink up another one of the images from the last release that I hadn’t had a chance to play with yet.

(This card is listed over in my etsy shop now.)

I used the beautiful Bird Swing image from Sylvia Zet’s Wee Stamps line.  Sylvia has such a way with illustrating.  Her images are just beautiful.  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and colored it with copic markers.  I used these marker colors: YG61, YG63, YG67, E31, E33, E35, B12, B14, B16, B32, B34, B37, YR20, YR23, YR24, YR30, YR31, R24, R27, R46, E19, colorless blender. I used some patterned paper from the October Afternoon 5 & Dime paper pad. 

I sponged some antique linen distress ink around my image while it was in the oval nestability die.  I also sponged some antique linen and around the edges of my patterned papers, sentiment, and cream card base.  I used a sentiment from the Magical Mini Letter Seals stamp set.  I added some stitching and crocheted lace.  I colored some pearls with a red copic marker to match my red accents.  Then, I finished my card off with some roses from Wild Orchid Crafts (15mm deep red open roses, 20mm deep red open roses, and 4mm deep red closed rose buds).

Have a great week!

Niki

Oh Come Let Us Adore Him

I got the go ahead from Stampavie to share my cards I made for the newsletter so here is the first one.  This card uses the adorable Away in a Manger image drawn by Tina Wenke.  This is one of my favorite images from the Christmas release this past summer.  Tina has such a way with sweet images.

I used patterned papers from My Mind's Eye's I Believe line.  The embellishments I used are from Wild Orchid Crafts .  I used these items: 20mm deep red open roses, 25mm white wild rose, 4mm deep red close rose buds, 15mm white open roses, white pearl spray, filigree gold corner, 5mm white pearls.

I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  I colored the image with the following copic markers: G94, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, R27, E31, YR32, YR35, R30, E33, E35, E37, W1, W3, W5, W7, YR12, B32, B34, BG000, BG000, BG00, E000, E00, E11, E13, R12, colorless blender.

Have a wonderful day!

Niki

Summer Daydream

Hi Everyone!  I have another card to share featuring one of the new images from Lili of the Valley.  (The new stamps will be available on November 10th.)  This image is called Daydream and features the new Summer character.  The image comes with the sentiment I used on my card.

I used some patterned papers from My Mind’s Eye’s Stella & Rose paper pad.  I stitched my layers and die cut the image with a rectangle nestability die and the sentiment with a petite oval nestability die.  I added some pink pearls and a couple white buttons.  I finished off my card with these flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts: 25mm pink tone open roses set b, 4mm baby pink closed rose buds, 15mm pink tone open roses set b, and 15mm white open roses.

I colored the image on copic x-press it cardstock with copic markers.  I used these markers: BG000, G82, G85, BG01, BG09, R20, R21, R22, E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02, E31, E33, E35, E37, E29, colorless blender.  (Sorry for the fuzzy photo.  It was the best of the lot.)

I used a pink copic marker to fill in the letters in the sentiment that comes with the image.

Have a great day!

Niki

Waltzingmouse Stamps October Release Day One

This is my second post for today.  Please scroll down (or click HERE) to see my Swimming for Katie Blog Hop post!

Welcome to Day One of the Waltzingmouse Stamps October release!  There are some really neat sets releasing this month and the design team can't wait to share some sneak peeks.  (I have to tell you this is one of my all time favorite releases so far!!)  The new sets will be available for purchase on October 15th.

Today, we are sharing sneak peeks of the new Seasonal Remedies stamp set.  I absolutely love this set!!  The typography makes it so easy to create beautiful cards.  The way Claire designs stamps is just amazing and I love seeing what she comes up with next.

For my card, I started by rounding the corners of my patterned paper and card base and then, stitching a couple pieces of patterned paper together (Basic Grey Jovial paper pad).  Then, I stamped my sentiment using tuxedo black memento ink on cream cardstock and sponged antique linen and tea dye distress inks around the edges of my sentiment and patterned papers (over the stitching to darken it as well).  I finished off my card with a gold filigree corner and some taupe roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Now, it's time to hop around to the other designers' blogs to see what they created with the new set:

Anya Schrier

Becca Feekan
Belinda Chang Langner

Claire Brennan (owner)

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston

Kate Whelan

Kelly Schirmer 

Laurie Schmidlin 

Lynn Mercurio

Mona Pendleton

Sandie Dunne

Sarah Martina Parker

Tosha Leyendekker 

(Be sure to scroll down to for my Swimming for Katie Blog Hop post.)  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Niki

Let it Snow

Hi Everyone!  It’s my turn again today to share a card over on the Stampavie design team blog.  I was looking through my stamps to choose an image to use and decided to pull out one of Gillian Roberts’ older Christmas/Winter images called Snowman.  I love snowman images and this one is absolutely adorable! 

I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then I colored it with these copic markers: R20, R22, R24, R27, R46, YR04, YR07, G94, G99, W1, W3, W5, W7, C1, C3, BG15, E25, E33, E35, E37, B00, B000, B0000, colorless blender. 

I used some patterned papers from Cosmo Cricket’s Jolly By Golly paper pad.  I added some white fun flock to the snowman’s hat and some polar white flower soft to the snow beneath them and on the tree.  I used a sentiment from Tina’s Wenke’s new Merry Christmas stamp set and finished off my card with some flowers (4mm deep red closed rose buds, white aster daisies, and 20mm deep red open roses) and some 5mm pearls (that I colored a darker red with a copic marker) from Wild Orchid Crafts. My sketch came from the current Wild Orchids Crafts challenge which is also a Christmas theme.

Hope you’re having a great weekend!

Niki