Whimsy Stamps February new release blog hop

Good Morning all

 Welcome to the February digital release blog hop!!!!

We have lots of new images to share with you today created by

Marika Collins Collection

Stamp Art Design

Lia Stampz

Crissy’s Digis

Miss Rach Digital Collection

Ashlan Valor Tangles

All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality.You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project

  To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there will be 2 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts!

These winners will each win a Whimsy digital image of their choice.
The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is Charlene

 This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from the

 Whimsy Stamps Store

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Saturday 7^th Feb at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced right here.

I chose to use this really cute image by Crissy Armstrong

called Cupid on a cloud it's available here

I decided straight off that he would fit perfectly into this frame and chose my papers before colouring him up.  I started off with a whole bunch of embellies - hearts, flowers, butterflies, glamourdust as well as those you can see, but - as seems to be my habit lately - most of them didn't make it on to the card.

This is what I did....

Image - Cupid on a cloud by Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy stamps

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

card shape cut with Spellbinders labels 

Papers - Antebellum from LOTV

Sentiment tag and stamp and small heart - Dienamics

leaf and bird diecut - Marianne designs

Love dut with TH vintage market dies

vintage seam binding for double bow - crafty ribbons

Gem on ribbon - prima SIIC

Distress ink - TH dusky pink

lace from my stash

Below is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way

Valou

Audrey

Morgyn

Suzi

Andrea

Kelly

Judith

Ruza

Michelle

Lisa

Jackie

Charlene

the next stop for you should be Ruza -hope you enjoy the hop - and good luck!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Aud sentiments - sharing the love
Catch the bug - anything goes
Dis digi design challenge - Valentine/love
My Sheri Crafts -Valentines
sweet stampin challenge - valentines




hugs
Judith x

It's anything goes at Whimsy stamps challenge this month - sounds like a good excuse to make Christmas cards to me!!

Hello again

(Please scroll down for my post for The Paper Shelter and Fab'n'Funky Challenges Halloween Challenges) 

Well its a busy old day for me - after being pretty absent for the last week or so - to be honest I think I've lost my crafty gene this week - I've struggled so much and there's not much there!  I haven't even done much blogging so I'm really sorry if I haven't visited you lately - it's nothing personal - honest! - I just need a bit of a kick start I think - though I did manage to come up with this weeks cards ok so maybe I'm on my way back on track - I hope so : )

Anyway - on to this months Whimsy Stamps Challenge

its the old favourite

Anything Goes

We had such a great variety at Whimsy Stamps for new releases this month and us DT girls are lucky enough to get to play with all the new releases every month - we had Autumn, Halloween, Christmas lots of cuties and animals - spoilt for choice really, and so many different styles from our lovely designers. I decided to use anything goes as an opportunity to get another Christmas card stashed away and ready to go! - so I chose this really cute snowman from Crissy Armstrong

The image is called Snowman hold my heart and is available here 

I really like the red/kraftcard combo for Christmas cards - I made quite a few last year and think I might have to check on my kraftcard stocks before I get going on this years.  I pulled out all my Christmas "stuff" from last year ( i find it easier just to pack it all away) and found alsorts of dies and embellies I had forgotten I had - including this lovely snowflake border die also from Whimsy stamps - I think this might get a few outings too

This is what I did...

Image -Snowman hold my heart by Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Snowflake die - Whimsy stamps

Label die - Dienamics

Paper - Christmas in the country from Dovecraft

Kraftcard - from ebay 

Gems  - Trimcraft Lillibet 

Wooden Noel - Dovecraft - 'tis the season

Wooden snowflake - Kars

I promise to call in to see you all this week xx

Challenges I'm entering with this card...

Inky impressions - traditional Christmas
Scrapbook society - anything goes - with twist Kraft paper
Created with love - anything goes
Lady Annes challenges - anything goes

Hugs

Judith x

A shabby Chic baby card fotr this months Whimsy stamps challenge

Hi all

I'm back with another card today - this time for the Whimsy stamps challenge - albeit a little late - sorry!!   The theme for this month is 

Shabby Chic

I decided to use this cute little donkey by Crissy Armstrong - he's called Pin the tail on the donkey and is available here.

I made it for a friend of my daughter who has just had a baby boy. Its a big 8inch square card.  I distressed around the edges of the blue card and papers to give it a shappy chic look - it sort of goes with the look of the donkey - I think he looks a bit shabby chic too!

it's such a cute little stamp and I thought it was ideal for a new baby card - a bit different to the normal run of the mill baby card - but cute enough to suit the purpose.  

There are some fab prizes for the winners over at the Whimsy Stamps Challenge this month

The Prizes are:

First Winner

Second Winner

Third Winner

A mystery Whimsy Stamps rubber stamp

This is what I did....

Image - Pin the Tail Donkey by Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy Stamps
Coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils
Shaped card - craftwork card
Papers - LOTV and sentiment
Vintage seam binding - crafty ribbons
Buttons - docrafts pasel buttons
Die cut flowers and leaves - Memory box fabulous phlox


Hope we see you at the Whimsy stamps challenge this month

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Chocolate coffee & cards - Flowers
Delicious Doodles - Shaped cards
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Kitty Bee Designs - flowers
Trimmies craft challenge - cats/dogs/pets/animals

Hugs

Judith xx

Whimsy stamps challenge - and the theme is masculine!

Good morning all

Its another scheduled post from me today - so I hope you got to read this!!

Its the start of the new monthly challenge at Whimsy Stamps today and the theme is 

Masculine

I hope my card counts as this its definitely male - but is male masculine - that I don't know lol.

I just loved this new baby boy digi from LiaStampz - called baby boy and its available here

But masculine or not its my offering for the DT challenge inspiration - I think its cute and masculine - so that'll do me!!  The minute I saw this digi I knew it just had to be a round easel card - one of my favourite designs - and it was so easy peasy to make

Here's what I did...

Image - baby boy from Lia Stamps at whimsy stamps

Coloured with copics

Papers, flowers and gems all Lillibet from Trimcraft

Ribbon - from my stash

Card cut from a variety of scalloped round grand nestabilities and standard nestabilities

So based on my "masculine" card I think you can use anything male related for this challenge - well if its not right I didn't tell you that lol.  have a great day everyone

Challenges I'm entering with this card 

Pennys papercrafty challenge - Spooled items

Pollycraft challenge - for Kids

Rubys rainbow - masculine

Addicted to stamps - anything goes

Hugs

Judith xx

It's birthday cow day!

Good morning all

I have a really cute card to share with you today that I made using the cutest little Birthday Cow you ever saw - called Birthday Cow the artist is Crissy Armstrong

 and she is available from Whimsy Stamps here

and here's the inside 

I just love her cute fac as she blows out that candle on the cake!  I've kept the card fairly simple to keep the focus on the image which I've coloured using bright colours and I also added some glossy accents to the balloons and her hooves - don't think it shows up too well on the photograph - but you can see the lovely raised gloss on that pretty spotty paper!

I made it for a friend's little boy who will be one soon -He just loves bright colours so I'm sure that this is just perfect for him - who wouldn't want a happy birthday cow!!

This is what I did....

Image - Birthday Cow by Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with copics - E50,E51,E53,E70,E71

                                    ,BG000,BG02,

                                     R32.R27,R30

                                     G02.G05,G07

                                     C0,C3

                                     YR12,YR14,YR16

Papers- First edition -blank canvas

Card - Bazzill Basics

Ribbon - American crafts

Flower - Prima (Paris)

Circle dies - spellbinders

Number 1  cut with sizzix sizzlits skooshy die

Ballon punch - Martha Stewart

Sentiments - LOTV

Twine  papermania pastels

I'm entering this card in the following challenges

Hobby cutz - card for a child
One stitch at a time - use a digi
Crafty ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
bearly mine - anything goes
LEJ designs - furry friends

Just inspirational challenges - 

Have a great week everyone!

hugs

Judith x

Use ribbon or lace at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week

Good morning my blogging friends

A warm welcome to my followers this week and big apologies for my absence - its been a chaotic week this one! We now have my daughter,SIL and baby grandson staying with us while they renovate their new house with most work being done by her DAD!- and guess who's been left holding the baby lol! - at the moment there are few spare moments and lots of busy ones - but when they get into their lovely newly renovated house it will be worth all of the work.

Anyway onto today's card

Its a Use ribbon or lace challenge at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Here's my card

using Butterfly Friend from Stampart designs by Kathryne at Whimsystamps available here

and digi paper from Doodle Pantry available here

We have two sponsors at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week

 Doodle Pantry



and Stampart by Kathryne

So two lovely prizes up for grabs if you enter this weeks challenge 

I love these teddy bears that Kathy from Stampart Design does - they really are my favourite teddy bears - there are lots of different teddy digis in Kathys shop at Whimsystamps - and everyone of them is so cute.

This is what I did...

Image - Butterfly friends from Stampart designs by Kathryne

Coloured with copics and rismacolr pencils

Sentiment - LOTV tag sentiment

Digi paper - from pitcher and basin set at Doodle Pantry

Lace butterfly - Martha Stewart crafts

Vintage seam binding ribbon and pearls from my stash

Card - bazzill basics

Flowers made with fabulous phlox die from memory box and coloured with copics

swirl - magnolia doohickey swirl die

Hope we see you at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Ready-teddy-go -spring has sprung
Whimsical designs - inspired by a song (Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley)
Creative Belli blog - flowers

hugs

Judith

Challenge day at My Time to Craft

Good morning all

Its Saturday again - hurray! - where do the weeks go.

This week we have a new challenge at MTTC that'll have you in stitches - literally 

Our challenge is 

Stitching

(faux or real)

I used this pretty little image from Stampart Design by Kathryne called Gracie available here 

I just love this little girl she's just so pretty.

Here's what I did...

Image and bonus sentiment - Gracie by Stampart by Kathryne at Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with Copics

Papers - My Minds Eye Market

Swirl and flowers - Memory box dies (elegant swirl and cherry blossom)

Butterflies and corners - whimsy stamps dies

Gems from my stash

Distress ink - walnut stain 

Faux stitching with white gel pen

Stitch it -real or faux at Whimsy Stamps Challenge

Hi all

It's time for the new challenge at Whimsy Stamps and this months it's team A's turn with the theme

Stitching - real or faux

Here's my DT card - using the cute Ari and Toby 

from Stampart Design by Kathryne available here

This months prizes for the challenge

are…

first winner:

Second winner:

And thirdwinner:

A Mystery Rubber Stamp

So what are you waiting for! - we really want to see your stitched up creations at Whimsy stamps challenge  this month.  There are some adorable creations with the new digis available in this months release, on the challenge blog - I'm sure you'll be inspired if you go over and take a peek

This is what I did...

Image - Ari and Toby from Stampart design by Kathryne at Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with -Copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - meadow lark from Prima

Card - bazzzill basics

Dies - circles - spellbindes circle and scalloped circle

          Flowers - diemanics

Saddle stitched ribbon - papermania

Lace - Wild orchid crafts

Sentiment tags - stamped with LOTV sentiment tags

Scalloped card - Craftwork cards

Lilac pearls from - My Crafty heart

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Cards and more - lace and pearls
Through the craftroom door-  anything goes
One stitch at a time - anything goes
Bunnyzoes challenge - girly

Hugs 

Judith x

Are you ready for The Birds and The Bees!

Good morning all

This is my second post for today with the challenge over at Moving along with the times this week.

I'm having a busy old hostess week this week as its also my turn to host this challenge

The theme is 

The Birds and the Bees!

That is any nature (birds, insects, animals or plants)

or 

A New Baby card

Here is my card for the challenge

The image is just so pretty 

Its one of the new release digis at Whimsy Stamps

by Stampart Design by Kathryne

its called Tulip Umbrella - available here

I love all kinds of colour combo - but I have to say my very favourite is pink and green and my favourite dies of the moment are those "Fabulous Phlox" from Memory Box.  I wanted these flowers to match the card exactly so I cut them all out of white card and coloured them with copics to match the colour of the flowers in the image.  This is my Mothers day card for my Mam - she likes to have flowers on cards - for some reason she has the idea that all of these images with children on - are for children!!

Anyway - this is what I did....

Image - Tulip Umbrella from Stampart Design by Kathryne

Sentiment - produced in word

Flowers and leaves - fabulous phlox by memory box

Papers - song bird from first edition

Card - Bazzill basics

Pearls from my stash

Pearl flowers - MCH
Butterfly - Whimsy stamps butterfly die
frame cut with spellbinders labels ten die

There are some really pretty cards on the MAWTT Challenge blog - go on over and have a look, you'll just love them!

challenges I'm entering with this card

Four crafty chicks -Die for dies
Craft challenge - spring /easter
Forever friends - lots of flowers
In the pink - floral/mothers day
Sincerely yours - mothers day
Crafty sentiments - pretty in pink
City crafter challenge - shades of pink
Fashionistas challenge - make it pink
Oldie but goody challenge - feeling floral (my favourite spellbinders labels 10 die- one of my oldest dies )

Hugs 

Judith  xx

Whimsy Stamps new release bloghop

Happy Friday! and welcome to the March digital release blog hop at
Whimsy Stamps

Here is my card that I made with one of the new release stamps

Easter Ducklings from Liastampz available here

We have lots of new images to share with you today created by

Marika Collins Collection

Moon Cookie Gallery

Stamp Art Design

Lia Stampz

Crissy’s Digis

All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality.You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project

  To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there will be 2 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts!

These winners will each win a Whimsy digital image of their choice.

The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is

Kelly's Blog
This is the next stop after this one

 This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from the

 Whimsy Stamps Store

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Friday 8th March at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced right here.

Below is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way

Charlene

Sarah

TammyO

Kim

Lisa

Debbie

Judith

Kelly

This is what I did...

I deliberately kept the colouring on the egg very bright and flat - like it would be on a real painted egg - i think it worked quite well

Image - Easter Ducklings from Liastampz at whimsy stamps
Coloured with -Copics
Papers - Spring drop from
Card = Bazzill basics
Dies - Banner  from Whimsy crafts
         Scalloped border - spellbinders
         Eggs - Spellbinders oval
         Letters - sizzix - Tim Holtz Wanted alphabet
Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage

See you at the hop - be there to be in with a chance of a great prize

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Stamp and doodle - 2 different punches or dies
Copic marker europe - Easter card
Southern girls challenge - Waving in the breeze
QKR stampede - 3 of something (eggs and banner flags)
Avadares Challenge - Easter or Spring

hugs 

Judith x

Blooming Love!

Good morning all

I'm here today with my inspiration card for Whimsy Stamps.  I've used not one but two of the cute January release digis from Stampart Design by Kathryne

 together with a bonus sentiment that comes with it.

The main image is called Katie available here

The pink flowers are cut from Pretty Petals 2 available here

and the sentiment comes as a bonus with the Pretty Petals 2 stamp 

The flowers in the bottom corner are cut from the pretty Petals 2 digi - I coloured them then cut them out and mounted them on 3D foam before arranging them on the die cut leaves as an embellishment to match the flower on the image.  I really like these little flowers and I think they could be used to make all sorts of flower embellishments as there is an assortment of shapes and sizes of flower.  The centre of each flower is coloured and then I added diamond stickles which really makes these flowers stand out.   The design paper I used is first edition spring drop - the colours in it are green, pink, peach and aqua and I used those colours for my image - the aqua doesn't show up to well on the photo which makes the colours look a bit random - its better in real life  honest!

This is what I did....

Image - Katie from Stampart Designs from Whimsey Stamps

Flowers and sentiment - from Pretty Petals 2 by Stampart designs by Kathryne

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - Spring drop from first edition

Dies used -spellbinders large scalloped oval

                Fence -whimsy  stamps 

                Heart and flag tail dies - memory box

                leaves from fabulous phlox die set from MB

Ribbon - carnmeal cottage 

Distressed with - brown corduroy from TH

Glitter - diamond stickles

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Gem of a challenge - add a bow
Colour me creative classroom - girly
Paper creators crafts - flowery
Craftycatz weekly challenge - punches and dies
challenges 4everybody -anything goes
Joanna Sheen - lots of layers
My crafty spot - flowers

Thanks for visiting today! - have a great weekend  

hugs

Judith x

Colour my world

Hi all

You're probably wondering what's going on - here I am my 5th day in a row!!

 When I first started blogging I had an ambition to post a card at least 4 times a week and although I haven't always hit that target - I feel as if I have come pretty close. 

 I get a great feeling of satisfaction each time I post a card 

- it's like - ok job done!

I have a really cute little girl today from Digital Delights, Wendy (aka Louby Lou) asked for some samples to be made with this cute set of stamps and I really couldn't resist

The set is called colour my world and is available here

I decide to make an easel card so I could fit all the elements of the set on the card - the sentiment, Chelsea the little girl and the pencils and paints.  I decided just to go for total colour overload here - after all this image was an invitation and how often do you get the chance!  It is  also available already coloured (here) and there are some cute sentiments too

Heres what I did.....

Image and sentiment - colour my world set from Digital delights by Louby Lou

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - K and co

Die cuts - swirls - Riviera corner from Memory box (cut into pieces)

              Hearts and stars - Whimsy stamps tag set

              bows  cut from the top of precious heart dies from Memory box

Glitter - (on hearts) stickles 

Gems and blue card from my stash 

Card shape cut with spellbinders grand nesties scallop dies and circle dies

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Corrosive challenge - rainbow bright
Inspire me Fridays - anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Sweet'n'Sassy digis - 321 (3 hearts, 2 images,1 sentiment)
Crafting by designs - heart - but not valentine card
Digi Makeover challenge - anything goes
Incy Wincy - pop it up

hugs 

Judith