Whimsy Stamps January Rubber & Die Release - Day 3

Hi everyone and welcome to the Whimsy Stamps January 2014 rubber stamp and die release BLOG HOP!

Our brand new January release of 30 image stamps, 8 sentiment sets, 9 shapeology dies, and 1 designer paper pack is now available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store!

To celebrate our new release, the DT are holding a blog hop today to share creations made with our new release goodies and I am part of today's hop!

We are hiding FOUR prizes of 2 new release rubber stamps on the DT’s blogs throughout the 5-day release event. You have until the end of the release week (Saturday January 25th at 12.00PM EST) to leave comments on ALL the daily DT blog posts. We will draw the lucky winners over the weekend and announce them here on the Whimsy blog on Monday (January 27th).

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

Ellie Stover
Iris Wiechmann
Kathy Tanner
Louise Roache
Shannah Bartle
Shelby Thomas
Simonne Clay (that's me!)
Sandy Allnock (artist)

I used the brand *NEW* Celtic Knot Shamrock die and the *NEW* Lucky Charms sentiment set for today's cards.

For my first card, I inlaid the white die-cut shamrock into the green card.  It's a little difficult to see, but if you zoom in you should be able to see the effect a little better:

I also decorated the inside of the card by cutting apart the green die-cut shamrock which was 'waste' from the front of the card:

For my second card I used a die-cut as a mask for inking.  I cut out the shamrock, positioned it onto white card, inked over the top with green ink, then discarded the die-cut.  I simply stamped the sentiment over the top, and voila:

A close-up of the inking:

For my final card, I stamped the luck definition sentiment from the Lucky Charms sentiment set several times in the right corner of the white card base in black ink.  I then used the shamrock die to cut out the shape in the bottom right corner of piece of blue card and adhered it onto the card base so the cut out was positioned over the stamped area.  I then cut out a second shamrock in black cardstock, but snipped away the inside so all I was left with an outline, then placed it in the shamrock "hole".  I added the 'waste' blue shamrock inside the card for decoration (no picture, sorry!).

Be sure to stop by the Whimsy blog for the full reveal of this month's release!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Whimsy Stamps January Rubber & Die Release - Day 2

Hi everyone and welcome to Day 2 of the Whimsy Stamps January Rubber & Die Release!

Today the Whimsy DT is holding a blog hop to share sneak peeks of some of the brand new Sentiment Sets and Shapeology Dies that will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store  TOMORROW!

We are hiding FOUR prizes of 2 new release rubber stamps on the DT’s blogs throughout the 5-day release event. You have until the end of the release week to leave comments on ALL the DT’s blogs each day. We will draw the lucky winners over the weekend and announce them on the Whimsy blog on Monday (January 27th).

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

Ann-Marie Sinfield
Deb Routledge
Debbie Eastman
Iris Wiechmann
Simonne Clay (that's me!)
Denise Lynn

I have a couple of cards to share with you today.  I have totally gone down the CAS route and have just used ink, card and 3 BRAND NEW products from the new release...... that I designed!! Eek! How exciting!

BIRD CAGE die set

HEART BORDER die

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE sentiment set

First up is a very simple card to showcase the *NEW* Heart Border die.  The "I love you" sentiment is from the *NEW* All You Need Is Love sentiment set.   I designed the border die so you can also cut it apart and use some of the hearts individually.   It measures approx. 15 x 3.5cm (6 x 1 3/8"):

For the next card I used the *NEW* Bird Cage die set, which comprises: a bird cage die, 2 bird dies and a fancy flourish die (to attach to the bottom of the cage).  I designed it so that the "waste" scroll part of the cage can actually be used as a hanging chain (as I have done for my card!).
 
The "You Make My Heart Sing" sentiment is from the *NEW* All You Need is Love sentiment set, as are the 3 different heart stamps.  I stamped them in a random pattern using red and black ink, and then coloured in a couple with my white opaque pen for a bit of contrast.

Hope you like my designs! :)

Don’t forget to stop by again tomorrow for our release day blog hop and a full reveal of all of this month's new goodies!

Finally, I'd like to enter CAS on a Sunday #25 challenge - Lovey Dovey.

Thanks so much for visiting us today. Happy hopping!

Hugs,

I have a secret ...

... it's something I've been working on for a far few months now. I can't tell you how hard it has been not to tell anyone! I've been itching to say something ... and now I can!!

I am SO pleased (and a little nervous) to announce that I have joined the Whimsy Stamps team of artists as a word art and die designer!! I am going to continue as a full-time DT member and DT Coordinator, so I will still be colouring and making Whimsy cards and sharing them here on my blog (sorry I've neglected it lately!).

I have designed FOUR 6x4" red rubber cling-backed sentiment sets and FIVE die/die sets for the Whimsy Stamps January 2014 release. With Denise's permission, I have been sharing sneak peeks of these deisngs over on my brand new Facebook page - SC Designs. I would be honoured if you would come on over and tell me what you think of them!

I'm also holding a GIVEAWAY on my new FB page. I have one sentiment set and one die set to give away to the likers of my new page. Anyone and everyone can enter!

I have already submitted my designs for the next release and I can't wait to show you them, plus there is an addition which I am SO excited about, but of course I have keep it a secret just now!

Anyway, please hop on over to my FB page and enter my giveaway. I plan to keep the page very active and would love it to be a place where I can interact with Whimsy customers and fans, and find out exactly what type of designs you would like to see in the future. I will be holding contests and keeping you up-to-date on all the news, and hopefully sharing some of your creations made with the stamps I've designed (that would be such an honour!).

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Huge hugs,

GIC28: Chocolate Heaven

Hi everyone!

It's time for a new challenge at the Graph'it Markers blog and it's the turn of Team B to provide you with some Graph'it inspiration! Our challenge this week is CHOCOLATE HEAVEN, so we want to see creations with different tones of brown.

I used the gorgeous Nikki digital stamp, illustrated by Krista Smith of Saturated Canary LLC, for my card. I managed to grab this when Krista was offering it as a freebie on her blog, but you can buy it HERE from the SC store.

Graph'it Markers used:
Skin: 4180 4155 4115 4125 4120
Lips: 5140
Blush: 4135 4145 4150
Hair: 3290 3250 3245 3210 4110
Coat, bow & boots: 3245 1230 4110
Tights: 3290 3250 3245 3210
Mittens, skirt & scarf: 3210 4100 0000

So now it's your turn to get creating! You have until Sunday 12th January 2014 at noon GMT to enter our Chocolate Heaven challenge. As always, there is an awesome prize up for grabs and the lucky winner of this challenge will be announced on the blog on Friday 17th January.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,


Supplies
Saturated Canary Nikki digital stamp
Whimsy Stamps Vintage Fancy Corners stamp set
Whimsy Stamps Snowflake Mini Letter Seals stamp set
Whimsy Stamps Snowflake Mini Seat die
Stampin' Up French Script background stamp
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads: Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo
Graph'it Markers (coloured listed above)
Prima 6x6 paper pad: Reflections
Bazzill cardstock: Bitter Chocolate
Poppystamps Pine Sprigs die (936)
Memory Box Precious Stars die (98546)
Marianne Designs Creatables Christmas Tree die (LR0136)
Marianne Designs Collectables Christmas Village Decorations die set (COL1330)
Wild Orchid Crafts flowers
4mm half pearls

How to:

1. Trim a 140mm square of lined paper from the Prima paper pad. Stamp a border in Walnut Stain ink around the edge using one of the stamps from the WS Vintage Fancy Corners. Stamp a text background stamp over the entire panel using Walnut Stain. Ink edges in Vintage Photo. Layer onto a 143mm square of Bitter Chocolate cardstock.  Layer onto a 148mm square of paper with edges inked in Vintage Photo. Trim two 80x125mm pieces of coordinating patterned paper. Ink edges in Vintage Photo and adhere to card base at angles as shown. Adhere to the front of a 148mm square card base with the fold at the top.

2. Insert digital stamp image into a Word document and resize to 52 percent. Crop image as shown and print onto white card.  Trim to 83x124mm.  Colour image with Graph'it Markers (colours listed in main post).  Stamp and ink a border around the image as you did in step one.  Fix to the centre of the card front using foam pads.

3. Die cut a WS Snowflake Mini Seal from patterned paper.  Stamp one of the WS Mini Letter Seals stamps in Walnut Stain onto patterned paper and cut out. Ink edges of both with Vintage Photo. Layer circle onto a slightly larger circle punched from Bitter Chocolate card and adhere to the snowflake die cut. Fix to the top left of the card with foam pads.

4. Die cut Poppystamps Pine Sprigs and Memory Box Precious Stars from Bitter Chocolate cardstock. Die cut 2 more stars from patterned paper and adhere to already cut stars as shown. Fix to card using foam pads and glue. Die cut 2 different sized Christmas trees from patterned paper using the Marianne Designs dies. Ink edges with Vintage Photo. Adhere to card with foam pads as shown. Add half pearls and WOC flowers to finish.