Clearly Whimsy Stamps August release day BLOG HOP!

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Clearly Whimsy Stamps August release BLOG HOP!

Our DT and GDT have been sharing some amazing creations made with these new stamps and dies over the last couple of days, and today we are celebrating their release with a GRAND BLOG HOP!

The hop starts today (Saturday August 30th at 8.00AM EDT) and ends on Sunday August 31st at midnight EDT.

If you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to start the hop at Amy's blog.

Here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Whimsy Stamps blog
Amy Kolling
Alanna Moses
Becky Carafa
Debbie Eastman
Heather Pulvirenti
Iris Wiechmann (GDT)
Jen Carter
Simonne Clay
Denise Lynn

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts, so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered into the draw.

Please visit the Whimsy blog for a full reveal of this month's new release.   The entire new release is available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store RIGHT NOW, and if you love our new clear line as much as we do, why not ask your LSS to stock it!

I created some mini notecards for today's make.  Sorry the photo isn't the best!  I used the Speech Bubble border die to cut the bottom of 3 panels of white card.  I then die-cut the word THANKS from them all and stamped a different sentiment from the Thanks A Million stamp set underneath.  Finally I adhered the panels to notecards made from different coloured cardstock.  It was a bit fiddly to get the THANKS word die lined up correctly to cut it out of the white card.  The photo doesn't show the dimension very well, but hopefully you get the idea.

       

So now you need to continue the hop by hopping over to Denise's blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Clearly Whimsy Stamps August release - Day 2

Hi everyone and welcome to DAY 2 of the ...

This week we are releasing 3 new clear stamp sets and 4 coordinating die/die sets, and they are available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store RIGHT NOW and all good Whimsy Stamps retailers from TOMORROW.

Yesterday we introduced THANKS A MILLION and BASIC BACKGROUNDS AND BORDERS 1, and today we are excited to introduce you to SAY WHAT? stamp sets and dies! Hop on over to the Whimsy blog to take a peek at the new products.

For my card, I have used the new SAY WHAT? STAMP SET and the coordinating SPEECH BUBBLES die set.  I really love the die set as not only does it have 4 speech bubble dies to be able to cut out the 4 corresponding speech bubble outlines from the stamp set, it also has lots of little dies that you can use to cut out shapes from the speech bubbles!  The "HELLO!" is one die, and the 5 tiny stars are actually one die too, so they are easy to line up and cut out! :)  I have used the heart and the 5 stars die to cut out shapes from my speech bubbles:

Supplies
Clearly Whimsy Stamps Say What? stamp set
Whimsy Stamps Speech Bubbles die set
Bazzill cardstock: Date Swirl, Berry Sensation, Kachina, Mexican Poppy, Sour Apple, Love Potion

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered into the draw:

Becky Carafa
Debbie Eastman
Heather Pulvirenti
Iris Wiechmann (GDT)
Jen Carter
Simonne Clay
Amy Kolling
Alanna Moses
Denise Lynn

Hope to see you again tomorrow for our RELEASE DAY HOP and the final reveal of our last set of products!

Hugs,

Clearly Whimsy Stamps August release - Day 1

Hi everyone and welcome to the first sneak peek day of the ...

Over the next 3 days we will reveal the new August 2014 Clearly Whimsy Stamps products. We are releasing 3 new clear stamp sets and 4 dies/die sets this week, and they will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers on Saturday.

This month we are thrilled to welcome Iris Wiechmann as our Guest Designer. Iris will be joining us for our 3 day release event and sharing her wonderful creations featuring our August release. Welcome Iris!

Today we are revealing the Thanks A Million 4x6” stamp set and Basic Backgrounds & Borders 1 4x6” stamp set, together with the Thanks large word die and the Stitched Borders die set. Hop on over to the Whimsy blog for more details.

For my first card I used the 'heartfelt' stamp from the THANKS A MILLION stamp set, the THANKS LARGE WORD DIE, the straight stitched border die from the STITCHED BORDERS DIE SET, and the small heart die from a die set we will be revealing tomorrow:

Supplies
Clearly Whimsy Stamps: Thanks A Million stamp set
Whimsy Stamps dies: Thanks large word die, Stitched Borders die set
Bazzill cardstock: Berry Sensation, Date Swirl, Flintstone
Memento ink: Grey Flannel
Doodlebug Sprinkles: Silver

For my second card I used the present 2-step stamps plus one of the sentiment stamps from the THANKS A MILLION STAMP SET, the THANKS LARGE WORD DIE, 2 of the stitched border dies from the STITCHED BORDERS DIE SET, and the large chevron border stamp from the BASIC BACKGROUNDS & BORDERS 1 STAMP SET:

Supplies
Clearly Whimsy Stamps: Thanks A Million stamp set
Clearly Whimsy Stamps: Basic Backgrounds & Borders 1
Whimsy Stamps dies: Stitched Borders die set, Thanks large word die
Memento ink: Tangelo, Bamboo Leaves, Bahama Blue
Bazzill cardstock: Pauly Poo

I followed this week's colour palette from ColourQ Challenge #256 for this card.

Here are the new products we are sneak peeking today:

   

   

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered into the draw:

Simonne Clay (you're here!)
Amy Kolling
Alanna Moses
Becky Carafa
Debbie Eastman
Denise Lynn
Heather Pulvirenti
Iris Wiechmann (GDT)
Jen Carter

Thanks so much for stopping by and we hope to see you again tomorrow for Day 2 of our release sneak peeks!

Hugs,

SugarPea Designs: SPDSS10 Sugar Sketch Challenge

Happy Monday everyone!

We have a brand new SugarSketch challenge starting today over at SugarPea Designs and here is my take on it:

Supplies
SPD Spare Me stamp set
Memento ink: Love Letter, Teal Zeal, Tuxedo Black
Bazzill cardstock: Bahama, Grenadine
Copic markers

I inked up some of the accessory stamps from the Spare Me stamp set for my card.  I created the background argyle pattern by stamping the largest solid diamond stamp in red and teal, and then stamped the largest outline diamond stamp in black over the top.  Yes, it took a little bit of patience and time, but I love the effect you can create yourself with just a few simple stamps!

Here is our fantastic SugarSketch SPDSS10:

We've LOVE for you to play along with us ...

• Play along with any stamp you like, but if you use SugarPea Designs stamp, we'll top up your voucher to $15!
• Feel free to rotate/flip the sketch, or exchange any shapes for what works for your design, just make sure we can till recognise the sketch!
• Combine our sketch with any other challenge(s) (except another sketch!)
• Upload to your blog or other online gallery using keyword SPDSS10 so that we may check out your beautiful work.
• Add your link to the linkup on the SugarPea Blog. You'll find direct links to our current challenges on the sidebar.

Thanks so much for dropping by today and I hope you have an awesome week!

Hugs,

SugarPea Designs: SPD08 Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday everyone!

It's time for a brand new SugarPea Designs monthly challenge, and this month we have the theme of Anything Goes. 

All SugarPea Designs stamp sets come with a fantastic selection of sentiment stamps, and most have cute accessory stamps too, so for today's card, I decided to use the 3 star stamps and one of the sentiment stamps that are part of the Pure Magic stamp set:

Supplies
SPD Pure Magic stamp set
Versamagic ink: Eggplant, Pretty Petunia
Momento Dew Drop ink: Summer Sky, Pistachio
MFT Die-namics: Little Letters

I started with a 100x148mm piece of plum card and die cut 3 circles from it using my nestabilities.  I then inked up the "Every little thing you do is magic" sentiment stamp from the Pure Magic stamp set with Versamark ink, making sure I didn't ink the very last word "magic".  I stamped and heat embossed it with white EP and added some die-cut letters underneath to spell out the word "magic".  I stamped the 3 different star stamps from the Pure Magic stamp set in various inks onto the front of a white base card.  Finally I adhered the die-cut circle panel onto the front of the card using foam pads.  I followed CAS(E) this Sketch #88 for my layout, and I used the colours of this week's new ColourQ challenge #255:

      

We've LOVE for you to play along with us!  Here are the rules...

• Play along with any stamp you like!  The winner is chosen at random to keep things fair, but if the winner's project features a SugarPea Designs stamp, we'll increase the voucher to $15!
• Feel free combine our challenge with any other challenge(s).
• Upload to your blog or other online gallery using keyword: SPD09 so that we can easily find your work
• Add your link to the linkup on the SugarPea Blog. You'll find direct links to our current challenges on the sidebar.

Thanks so much for dropping by today and I hope you have an awesome rest of the week!  

Hugs,

SugarPea Designs: SPDSS09 Sugar Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!

A brand new SugarSketch challenge started yesterday over at SugarPea Designs and here is my take on it:

Supplies
SPD Pure Magic stamp set
Alphabet stamp set
Momento Tuxedo Black ink
Copic markers
Echo Park 12x12 paper: Dots & Stripes Metropolitan DSM1006 (blue striped)
Fancy Pants 6x6 paper pad: Down by the Shore (red; red spotted)

I inked up some of the stamps from the Pure Magic stamp set for my card.  This darling set comes with 2 different sized spade stamps, and I used them (along with a "J" stamp from a different alphabet stamp set) to create my playing card!

Here is our scrummy SugarSketch SPDSS09:

We've LOVE for you to play along with us ...

• Play along with any stamp you like, but if you use SugarPea Designs stamp, we'll top up your voucher to $15!
• Feel free to rotate/flip the sketch, or exchange any shapes for what works for your design, just make sure we can till recognise the sketch!
• Combine our sketch with any other challenge(s) (except another sketch!)
• Upload to your blog or other online gallery using keyword SPDSS09 so that we may check out your beautiful work.
• Add your link to the linkup on the SugarPea Blog. You'll find direct links to our current challenges on the sidebar.

Thanks so much for dropping by today and I hope you have an awesome week!

Hugs,

SPD Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop!

Welcome to the SugarPea Designs Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop!

Today all the SugarPeas are hopping, showing off even more ways to use the FABULOUS July release - Seaside Wishes, Great Catch, Spare Me and Twinkle Twinkle. We know you’re going to be inspired!

For my hop card I inked up Seaside Wishes from the Sugar Snap Collection:

I also followed our current SPDSS08 sketch for my layout! {LOVE} this sketch!  There are still a couple of days left to enter our sketch challenge, so why not join in for a chance to WIN an SPD gift voucher!

Leave a comment at each spot along the way for a chance to win $10 to spend on some SugarPea sweetness of your very own!

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Thanks so much for stopping by today and happy hopping!

Hugs,