Snow Bunny by MelJen, one of many new rubber delights at Whimsy Stamps!!!

Hello and welcome to Day 6 of our January Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (18 January) Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 25 January 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 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 here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 25 January.


And here's my project featuring MelJen's Snow Bunny image, along with Ann's mini tickets from this release and our snowflake die cut!! I've coloured in distress inks and the papers are October Afternoon!!

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

Ann Vento
Deb Routledge {Special Guest}
Debbie Eastman
Simonne Clay
Stephanne Maraver You Are Here!!
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

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

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

Whimsy Release Samples, Day 2

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of our January Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (18 January) Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 25 January 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 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 here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 25 January.


And here's my project:


So by now, folks are starting to notice that I have a thing for Crissy Armstrong images!!! This cutie is called Spring Zebra, coloured in distress inks, of course!!! The sentiment is by the talented Ann Vento and it can be found in our Stylized Notables collection. The papers are from Basic Grey's Kissing Booth collection. I also used our recently released Country Heart Die. I'm going to pop this in over at
Basic Grey's Something New Challenge (papers, stamps)
PaperTake Weekly's Button's, Bow's Bling and Blooms challenge



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

Debbie Eastman
Ellie Stover
Erin Bailey
Heidy Blom
Niki Estes
Simonne Clay
Stephanne MaraverYou're here

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

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

Whimsy Stamps January Release Project and Info, Hoppiness Ahead!!

Welcome to Whimsy Stamps January rubber stamp and die RELEASE DAY!

Whimsy Stamps is releasing 16 fantastic new rubber stamps and 2 wonderful new Shapeology dies. These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

From today until 25 January the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be 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 will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day.

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 after 12:00PM on 25 January.

Now, here's my creation for our first day of Hoppiness!! I've used the adorable Wee Bunny as well as the Mini Ticket Sentiments to create this card!!


I've used the sketch at Sketch Saturday and
Crafty Creations Valentines's Themed challenge



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

Debbie Eastman
Ellie Stover
Erin Bailey
Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}
Niki Estes
Stephanne Maraver you are here!!
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Here is a full list of the wonderful new goodies released today:

3 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps
Everything's Just Ducky ~ Heart Hugs ~ Spring Zebra




4 Kenny K rubber stamps
Bodacious Bev ~ Cool Kid ~ Mad Skillz ~ Val Ventura




3 Meljen's Designs rubber stamps
Snow Bunny ~ Yeti Cocoa ~ Cozy Winter Raccoon




3 Wee Stamps rubber stamps
Bird Swing ~ Heidi ~ Wee Bunny




3 Raindrop Echo Designs rubber stamp sets
Sympathy Notables 3 (coordinating die available below)~ Thank You Tabs (coordinating die available below) ~ Celebrations Mini Tickets (coordinates with already released Mini Ticket die)




2 Raindrop Echo Designs Shapeology dies
Notables 3 (coordinating stamp set available above) ~ Tabs (coordinating stamp set available above)

Don't forget to visit today's DT and leave a comment on their blog posts to be entered into the draw to win a new release stamp, then pop back to the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for the next list of showcase posts!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our new release!

CLP Midaway Reminder Sample

Hi there,
happy Sunday to everybody!!
I have a card to share today,
it's for our midway reminder post
over at CLP Sketches!!


Did I mention, I am perhaps the luckiest stamper alive??!?! Last year, and by that, I'm talking 2010.... I was in a Secret Santa swap and my Secret Santa sent me the most gorgeous card, an AMAZING chocolate bar and this wonderful hÄnglar stamp, which I am only just now using, shame on me!! It's been around, beckoning me for some tender lovin', so I finally gave in and made this card. It's supposed to be a Valentines Day card, looks a little Christmassy though, eh?


I've used distress inks to paint, a Nesties die for the shape, a Magnolia die for the border, K & Co. papers, and scrummy nummy flowers are a mixture of many companies. I looked to the amazing stick-pen maker Elise for reference when I put mine together, thanks for the inspiration, dear friend!! Hers are, of course, way better, lol, but you know, gotta start somewheres... I've distressed in Walnut Stain this time around and uhhh, the pearls are by Kaiser. I've also added a bit of Tim Holtz Crackle Paint to the heart and stickled the wings.

I'm going to pop this in over at
Everybody Arts Shabby challenge
PaperPlay's In Stitches challenge
Stampin for the Weekend's Out With The Old challenge... ALL of it, in particular, the poor, neglected stamp!!
The Pixie Cottage's stitching challenge
Truly Scrumptious's Shabby Pastels and paint challenge (crackle paint on heart)

Okay, well, thanks to all who pop by to visit!!
I understand that my blog has not been allowing people to comment for quite a while now, which, of course, makes me sad, lol!! Nobody loves me :( Hehehehe. So I have changed the window of my comment box, hopefully that will make a difference, as I think there may have been a conflict between my blogger coding and the style on commenting. We shall see!! In the meantime, thanks for trying!!! Have a wonderful Sunday!!!

hugs, stephanne

Koala Tilda

Hi there Blogging Buddies,
How is your week coming along so far?
For me, things have slowed down a bit at work,
it's been so long it feels truly weird being home before 10 pm,
definitely not complaining though!!
So with that said, I've had some extra time to tinker with my treasures and put together this card with my new Tilda that I ever-so-gratefully won from Debbie Dolphin, you can get yours at shopbron!!!


As per the usual, Tilda was painted with distress inks, I decided she needed to be 3-D'd seemed like an ideal image to do that with, so she's been layered up to 4 times, adhered with foam dots, the paper is Basic Grey (Plaid) and Little Yellow Bicycle (blue).


The border and branch die cuts are Magnolia, the leaves are a Martha Stewart punch and the shape she's adhered to is from a Nesties set. The flowers are a mix of all different sorts, and the rest of my goodies came from my well-organized (for now) stash.


And a wonky picture of the inside journaling panel,
left blank for your Thank You or Happy Birthday or Somebody Cares or whatever the case may be enscription...



I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Basic Grey Something New (new stamp!!!)
Just Magnolia Anything Goes
MagnoliaLicious Highlites Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Unda Anything Goes
Sketch Saturday Sketch, of course

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!
hugs, stephanne

Fluffy on a Lily

Hi there everybody!!
I hope everyone had a wonderful New Years celebration!!
I've been down in my "craft room" cleaning,
I got some new storage units for my birthday
that just passed, I'm kind of an odd duck in that regard,
I love sorting and organizing, "REDEFINING" my work space lol!!

Anyhoo, I was doing a bit of blog hopping, boy, things have sure slowed down here in Blogland, eh? When I stopped by the great Claudia's Blog, she got me thinking of what I could do to my McCheapy planner that I scooped up from Michaels for a dollar. I used to to so many altered projects, maybe this year, I will regain my zest?? We'll just wait and see lol!!


So I started out by painting the adorable Fluffy On A Lily stamp designed by Sylvia Zet and produced by Whimsy Stamps with distress inks, of course, and picking out some chipper papers and punches to lay on top of my planner. I've used several of the dies from our Whimsy Shapeology Collection along with lots of frilly flowers and stamen!! Fluffy doesn't seem to mind being lost in flowers and doilies....



Thanks for popping by today!!!
hugs, stephanne