Hello and welcome to the Whimsy Stamps February new rubber release BLOG HOP!
We have 16 gorgeous new
Whimsy Stamps plus 2 new fantastic
dies to show you today! These new goodies are available to buy right now from the
Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. We also have some wonderful special guests joining us for this hop -
Beate Johns,
Deb Routledge,
Chris Dark,
Jacque Beddingfield,
Tracy Payne, and
Elaine Hughes!
The Whimsy Stamps DT have been
sneak peeking these fabulous stamps for the past 5 days, so if you missed them be sure to hop on over to the
Whimsy Inspirations Blog for some more fabulousness!
Here is a full list of the wonderful new rubber stamps and dies being released today:
5 stamps / stamp sets from Crissy Armstrong
Fragrant Rose ~ Darling Daisies ~ Smell the Flowers ~Valerie's Spring Rain ~ Fancy Bench
3 stamps from Meljen's Designs
Balloon Mouse ~ Baby Bunny's Bottle ~ Spring Sitter Bunny
4 stamps from Kenny K
Uptown Angel ~ Star ~ Lady Raven ~ Vicki LeeVicious
4 stamps / stamp sets from Raindrop Echo Designs
Postage Stamps ~ Birthday Postage Stamps ~ Balloon Sentiments ~ Birthday Wish List
2 dies
Postage Stamp Die ~ Balloon Set Dies
If you would like to participate in the hop and you didn't arrive here from one of my crafting and artist idols
Crissy's blog, please
CLICK HERE to return to the beginning of the hop at my beautiful friend
Chris's blog.
The hop starts today (Wednesday February 9th at noon EST) and ends on
Wednesday February 16th at noon EST.
For this hop we have 6 different prize draws! We have not one but
TWO grand prize draws, so two lucky hoppers will win a large selection of new release stamps.
Grand Prize 1 will be for those who help us
advertise the hop, and
Grand Prize 2 will be for those who
hop along with us. Also, we have
4 mini candy stops throughout the hop where you can enter to win a new release stamp! I'm not going to tell you where they are, so if you haven't found them you'll just have go back to the beginning and start hopping! *wink*
For my blog hop creation I have stepped out of my comfort zone somewhat - lots of distressing, loads of embellishments and not a Copic marker in sight! Eek!! In fact, I didn't actually do any colouring for this piece!! Instead I stamped the single rose stamp from the *new stamp set*
FRAGRANT ROSE (isn't it beautiful - Crissy has done it again!!) and one of Ann's fab *new*
POSTAGE STAMPS in dark brown chalk ink onto kraft cardstock. I cut out the rose using my scissors, but used the brand *new*
POSTAGE STAMP DIE to cut out the
Postage Stamp. I then got to work with inking and distressing and eventually came up with this tag
(click on the pics to enlarge them):
See, told you it is VERY different from my usual style, LOL! I have to say that I loved making it, but if it was to use on a present, I'd need to buy a rather large one to attach it to, as it's pretty big (9cm x 15cm)!
This rubber release is gobsmackingly AMAZING!!!! I hope you've been saving your pennies as I just know you're going to want to buy a tonne of these new releases! I predict that the *new*
POSTAGE STAMPS (there are 2 different sets) and the *new*
POSTAGE DIE will sell out
very quickly, so be sure to place your orders after finishing the hop - seriously, don't wait!
I can see so many possibilities for these postage stamps - one being dressing up envelopes. All my cards are popped into a plain, white envelope (unless they need a box...and then it's still plain white, LOL!) and so these stamps are going to be perfect for making each envelope special and unique. Ooh, I may even stamp it in a coordinating colour to the card and then use some clear embossing powder to give it texture (must buy some first though, LOL!). I can also see these
POSTAGE STAMPS being a huge hit with scrapbookers as well as cardmakers ... well, every type of papercrafter really! As I said, I ADORE every single stamp/die of the new release, but Ann, I tip my hat to you ... these postage stamps and coordinating dies are genuis!!
I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
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Simon Says Stamp Anything but a card
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ColourQ #71 Kraft, peachy Pinks, White
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Try it on Tuesday Tag with Hearts & Flowers
(although my tag doesn't have any actual hearts on it, it has been make with love for a friend, but it this doesn't count, please scrub me off the list of entries)
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Kaboodle Doodle #53 Ribbon
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Craft Your Passion #44 Anything Goes
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Scrap it with a Song #42 My Life Would Suck Without You
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Totally Papercrafts Friendship
So now it's time for you to continue the hop by hopping on over to the amazingly talented
Deb's blog who I know has something fabulous to show you!
Thank you so much for hopping with us today and I hope you enjoy the new releases!
Hugs,
Supply List
STAMPS & DIE: Whimsy Stamps
CARDSTOCK: SU Kraft, Coredinations French Roast
PAPER: DCWV Garden Party 8x8 stack
INK: Dark Brown chalk ink
EMBELLIES: Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts (inked), ribbon from stash, SU linen thread, Prima pink flower, SU glitter, flatback pearls
TOOLS: Corner rounder punch, TH edge distresser, Sander, Martha Stewart border punch, mini x-cut butterfly punch