Whimsy Mini Canni winner!!!

Hey there chickadee's, just wanted to pop in and announce who's blog popped up in the Random Number Generator for the cute Kenny K stamps from the Whimsy July release blog hop!!

That would be number 37, ms. Stacie, please get in touch with me (eatwblimpy@yahoo.com, please put PRIZE in your subject line) and I will forward your information on to Denise to arrange delivery of your stamps!!!

Whimsy Stamps July Release, psssst, I'm a prize stop!!

Hello and welcome to the Whimsy Stamps July rubber release BLOG HOP!

The Whimsy July rubber release happened last week on July 13th, but today we are hosting our blog hop to showcase the 9 fabulous new rubber stamps and 2 new Shapeology metal dies now available at Whimsy Stamps! These new goodies are available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites. We also have our wonderful special guests joining us for this hop - Deb Routledge, Elaine Hughes, Niki Estes and Zoe McGrath.

The Whimsy Stamps DT have been showcasing these fabulous stamps for the past 6 days, so if you missed them be sure to hop on over to the Whimsy Inspirations Blog for some more inspiration!

Here is a full list of the wonderful July release rubber stamps and dies:

5 stamps from Kenny K
Boogie Down ~ Holla Back Girl ~ Hot Weave ~ Spy Chick ~ Victory Kid

4 stamps/sets from Raindrop Echo Designs
A Touch of Elegance ~ Adventure Mini Postage Stamps ~ Vintage Bottle Labels ~ Vintage Transportation

2 dies/sets from Raindrop Echo Designs
Dress Form Die (coordinates with ‘A Touch of Elegance’ stamp set) ~ Elegant Flourishes

If you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to return to the beginning of the hop at Lori’s blog.  And if you are well on your way through the hop, then you should have arrived here from the talented Erin Bailey's blog!! The hop starts today (Wednesday July 20th at noon EST) and ends on Wednesday July 27th at noon EST.

For this hop we have 6 different prize draws! We have one grand prize draw where one lucky hopper will win a selection of new release stamps for hopping along with us. We also have 5 mini candy stops throughout the hop where you can enter to win a new release stamp!


I'm showcasing the new Adventure Mini Postage Stamp Set by Raindrop Echo Designs.



(this item is on ebay, in case you are interested, check it out HERE)

I've also used the Vintage Postcard background stamp in place of designer paper on the bottom of my card, the rest of the paper is Pink Paislee and K & Co. I've coloured the Sarah Kay image in distress inks and given her an everyday makeover (she's a Christmas image) by adding FlowerSoft to the holly berries and grass to the ground.


For my pullout tag, I've used the whimsy shapeology Double Scallop Tag Die and stamped a couple of cancellations from the mini postage set on it.



A view of the inside of the card:


I've stamped the images on white cardstock with Old Paper distress ink for a soft background effect, this could be a journaling square or a plae for a picture, or just as is:


I've stamped the images onto white CS and distressed in Frayed Burlap:


And, the back:


I'm gonna pop this in at
ASFOS Create a Tag (there's a tag on here!!)
Bearly Mine Crafts Tag, You're It!!!
Crafty Catz Tags Challenge
Sketch SaturdaySketch

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. The next stop on the hop is the super talented Donna Smith's blog Be sure to pop over and see what she has for you today. And then remember to leave comments and enter for your chance to win the prizes on offer along the hop too!

Finally, here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Lori Pachkowsky
Niki Estes (Guest DT)
Marley van der Heijden
Patricia Garcia
Denise Lynn
Minna Paajanen
Deb Routledge
Crystal Irwin
Simonne Clay
Elaine Hughes (Guest DT)
Erin Bailey
Stephanne Maraver YOU ARE HERE
Donna Smith
Chris Olsen
Zoe McGrath (Guest DT)
Ann Vento
Debbie Eastman
Annika Ryan
Iris Wiechmann

Thank you so much for hopping with us today and we hope you enjoy all of the DT creations!

Now, if you'd like to be in for a chance at winning these cutie patootie Kenny K stamps, be sure to leave a comment (about my card....) and also leave your name with Mr. Linky!!

TFWC & CLP Reminder mixed with a Whimsy Reveal and TSB cuteness!!!

Hello out there bloggers,
is it hot and humid where you are!?!?!
I tell ya, 100 degrees days, high humidity,
when will Kansas catch a break!!!?

Well, I've put together the ultimate multi-task project here,
as a reminder for our GET PUNCHY challenge at
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges
sponsored by Robyn's Fetish,
a reminder post for Chelsea's awesome sketch at
CLP CHALLENGES sponsored by The Beary Scrap,
and as a showcasing for WHIMSY STAMPS July release,
that is in stores now, by the way!!!


I've used the new Vintage Bottle Labels by Raindrop Echo Design, and if you fancy a look at some of the amazing samples by the other DT gals, head on over to the Whimsy Inspirations Blog!! You can see the sketch for reference in my sidebar or just head on over to CLP to get in on the fun!! For my main image, I've used Susie With Pie made by Marina Neira of The Stamping Bazaar. You can get yours in rubber at Tickled Pink Stamps and looks like they are on sale too, so hey hey, awesome!!!! Ok, I am linked out!!! No more links!!!


The papers are Magnolia, I've coloured in distress inks, there are too many punches to name, but I made those little berries by cutting out little circles, colouring them in with sky blue promarker, then distressing them with Chipped Sapphire, adding highlight with a white gel pen and adding a stem with an EK Success fern punch, cutting back the fern to resemble leaves. Yummy, I'd like a slice of that pie!!

I'd like to thank all of you faithful bloggers that stop by and visit. As I regroup and try to find time to blog right, it is touching to see you all come by and visit. It helps me to stick with this instead of, well, abandoning my little bloggy blog!! So THANK YOU!!!

Please, have a wonderfully cool weekend!!

Hugs, stephanne

Whimsy July Release available NOW!!!!

Today is an exciting day here at Whimsy Stamps because it's ...

rubber stamp and die RELEASE DAY!

This month we are doing things a little differently - we are releasing the stamps and dies a whole week before our new release blog hop! So that means... the July New Release rubber stamps and dies are available to buy RIGHT NOW from the Whimsy Stamps store! Yippee!!

We are going to be holding a fabulous new release BLOG HOP on July 20th, when we will have our usual plethora of prizes, special guests, and lots of amazing creations from our DT.

From today until July 19th, the DT are going to be showcasing this month's new release stamps and dies in the lead up to our BLOG HOP on July 20th, so be sure to stop by our blogs to see what we've created.

Here is a list of the new stamps, sentiment sets and dies we have released today:

5 new Kenny K rubber stamps
Boogie Down ~ Holla Back Girl ~ Hot Weave ~ Spy Chick ~ Victory Kid

4 new Raindrop Echo Designs sentiment rubber stamp sets
A Touch of Elegance ~ Adventure Mini Postage Stamps ~ Vintage Bottle Labels ~ Vintage Transportation

2 new Raindrop Echo Designs dies
Dress Form Die (coordinates with A Touch of Elegance stamp set) ~ Elegant Flourishes

Remember, they are all available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store RIGHT NOW!

Happy shopping! :)

Wee Snippet comes out to play!!

Hi there everybloggybody,
I hope everyone is staying cool this summer!!!
And YAY!!!!! My internet is back up, thank goodness!!!
It must have taken the holiday off.....
I had a chance to play with my stamps this weekend
and put together this creation in honour
of all of the critters and flutterflies in my area as of late!!


I've used the adorable Wee Snippet image by the amazing Crissy Armstrong along with a sentiment by Raindrop Echo Designs from the Postage Stamp Sentiments Set. Also, Whimsy's having a Digi Stamp Sale this month, so if there's some images you've been drooling over, now's a good time to go shopping!!!

The image is coloured with distress inks, distressing courtesy of the Bundled Sage pad, the added butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch, glitteration done with StarDust and a clear Copic Spica pen. The paper is by K & Co. and I added Distress Crackle in picket fence for a little rustic charm.



I'm going to enter a few challenges with this card:

Bunny Zoe's Challenge Fairies
PaperTake Weekly Anything Goes
Sundays With Crissy Time To De-stress
The Pixie Cottage Sketch

Thanks for popping by today!!
Hugs, stephanne

Would you like to be a Pink Lady???

Hi there hot mamas,
I'm assuming you are hot...
as it's been 100 degrees for about 40 days straight where I live....
Just wanted to pop in and let you know about the design team call at
Tickled Pink Stamps Blog

They're looking for ladies and if you've ever thought about hopping on the team,
now's the perfect chance for you to try out!!!


I hope the summer is treating you well!!
stephanne

Whimsy's Grillin' up a good time!!

Hello and welcome to the Whimsy Stamps June new rubber release BLOG HOP!

We have 15 fabulous new Whimsy Stamps plus 2 new wonderful 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 our wonderful special guests joining us for this hop - Beate Johns, Deb Routledge, Deb Mitchell 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 inspiration!

Here is a full list of the wonderful new rubber stamps and dies being released today:

3 stamps from Crissy Armstrong
Bart’s BBQ ~ Fairy Day Dreams ~ Journey Into The Sea

4 stamps from Meljen's Designs
Garden Bird House ~ Garden Fence ~ Mailed With Love ~ Sick Little Bear

4 stamps from Kenny K
Alice Chains ~ Bling Baby ~ Showgirl ~ Surfer Dude

4 stamps/sets from Raindrop Echo Designs
The Good Life Tickets ~ Into The Farm BG ~ Summer Letter Seals ~ Thank You Tiles

2 dies/sets from Raindrop Echo Designs
Cloud Die Set ~ Hot Air Balloon Die

Today Whimsy Stamps is also releasing its first issue of the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine! It's packed with amazing samples from the design team and customers as well as three different tutorials that you can follow along with step-by-step. We are excited to bring you samples that have never been seen before and we hope that they will inspire you to create using your favorite Whimsy products! You can find the magazine here: http://issuu.com/whimsystamps/docs/issue1 Please feel free to leave your comments and click the Facebook "Like" button to let us know that you enjoyed it!

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If you would like to participate in the hop and you didn't arrive here from Deb Routledge's Blog, please CLICK HERE to return to the beginning of the hop at Chris’s blog.

The hop starts today (Wednesday June 15th at noon EST) and ends on Wednesday June 22nd 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. We also 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 used the newly released Bart's BBQ by Crissy Armstrong along with the new Good Life Tickets by Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. I painted Bart in distress inks and the papers are October Afternoon. I left this super simple and flat so I can pop it in the mail with no dilemmas.


So now it's time for you to continue the hop by hopping on over to Deb Mitchell's Blog.

Finally, here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Chris Olsen
Deb Routledge
Stephanne Maraver *you are here*
Deb Mitchell
Crystal Irwin
Simonne Clay
Erin Bailey
Annika Ryan
Crissy Armstrong
Marley van der Heijden
Debbie Eastman
Vicki Parson
Ann Vento
Donna Smith
Elaine Hughes
Minna Paajanen
Patricia Garcia
Iris Wiechmann
Beate Johns
Lori Pachkowsky
Denise Lynn

Thank you so much for hopping with us today and I hope you enjoy the new release!

Biggest Hugs, stephanne

CLP Sketch Mid Month Reminder sponsored by TPS

Hello and welcome to my blog!!
I've had the pleasure of preparing a card for
CLP's mid-month reminder post,
you can find the sketch in my sidebar if you fancy.
We are sponsored by the amazing
Tickled Pink Stamps
and I used the darling Mollie Mittens with Balloon,
This could very well be my favourite Marina Neira image EVER!!!


The paper is a mix of K & Co. and October Afternoon, I coloured Mollie in distress inks and the goodies are from my stash, punchwork courtesy of Martha Stewart.

Thanks again for stopping by.
I've been a naughty blogger lately and have not done much in the way of visiting, I hope that once my mom is settled into her home (she just moved here from out of state and stayed with me for several weeks) things will, in turn, settle down for me and I can get back into my rut. Maybe?

Have a wonderful day!!
stephanne

Whimsy Sneak Peeks, MelJen's Sick Little Bear

Hi and welcome to my blog!!
Today at Whimsy Inspirations,
we are previewing another artist who
will soon be releasing some super cute rubber stamps.
Today, we're showing MelJens images
and I have used Sick Little Bear for my card.



I painted with distress inks, the paper is Basic Grey, I also used a sentiment from Raindrop Echo's recently released Welcome Baby Sentiments, I hope it's not too disturbing and vivid a sentiment to go with sick little bear, lol!! In addition, I used the Double Scallop Border Die and lots of lacey bits from my stash. I was going for a vintage Candy-Stipers look here.

I used the sketch from The Pixie Cottage for this creation.

Thanks for popping in!!!
hugs, stephanne

Whimsy Stamps June Release Sneaks!!! Farm Fresh Tilda!!

Hello there my sweet bloggy buddies!!!
It's time once again to share some of the samples
I've created for Whimsy Stamps latest release!!
And please feel welcomed to stop by the
Whimsy Inspirations Blog
for a list of other talented designers who prepared previews as well.

Today we're previewing sentiments and dies by the amazing Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs, you can find her Whimsy selection HERE!! I've used a new background stamp called Into the Farm as well as several ticket stamps from the new Good Life set.


Got some new paper to paint on, woooooohooooooo!!!! So this Tilda was painted with distress inks and the papers are October Afternoon, goodies are from my stash, you know you know, the usual run-down.

I hope everyone has a splendid weekend!!!
hugs, stephanne

A Recipe at The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges!!

Happy Friday Everybody!!!!
I'm happy to share with you all the latest challenge at
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges,
set up by our dear friend Ingrid and sponsored by
Cute Cards and Stamps, it's a recipe!!!
3 papers, 2 Buttons and use the colour BLUE!!!


I've used a much-neglected Penny Black image, coloured in distress inks, the papers are K & Co., those Make A Wish tickets are made by Ann V for WHIMSY STAMPS and the other items are from my stash.



So how many of you lovely ladies have had just about enough of our dear friend Mr. Blogger? I haven't been around much lately, out of sheer frustration!!! I hope things return to normal so that we can get back to our regularly scheduled blogging lol!!

I better get going, already, I have complained enough!!

Have a splendid weekend!!
hugs, stephanne

TPS Perfect Match Hop!!!

Happy Memorial Day Folks!!
Chances are that you are here for the Tickled Pink Stamps Blog Hop!!
That means that you've come from the super awesome Louise's Blog!!
If you just happened to stop by and would like to take part in the fun, you can head on over to the Tickled Pink Stamps Blog and get all the details!!


For my project, I used our new Christina image, that would look really cute with any of our stud-muffin images, she's coloured in distress inks and the paper is K & Company. The sentiment is from a recently released set by Ann Vento for Tickled Pink Stamps!!



Alrighty tighty whiteys, it's time for you to hop on over to the mega-talented Yani's Blog!!!

Please take a moment to thank a Veteran today!!!

Tickled Pink Stamps reveals 50's Lestat

Over at the Tickled Pink Stamps Blog we are revealing some of the cutest rub rubs you've ever seen!!! This special release is called the Perfect Match!! Images to compliment previously released images to a T, and today, I share with you 50's Lestat who would go perfectly with Lil Fashionette Lolita 50's Lilith!!


Tickled Pink Stamps is the place to find 'em, my friends!!!

I am worried that my internet will go down again, so I need to scram and just post this while the gettin' is good!!!

hugs, stephanne

If you believe it, you can see it Tilda creation!!

Hello stamping friends,
I hope everyone had a great weekend!!
I finished a card up this morning.
Looks like Tilda had an incident with the bronzer....


So, obviously, this is my first attempt at colouring (with pencils) on kraft, and uhhhh, ummmmm..... There's plenty that's good about it, but skin, I don't know if I succeeded where skin is concerned, and seeing as that is our largest organ, that's a problem, lol!! I've used one of last years Tilda's atop of a recently released background stamp by Melissa Jenkins for Whimsy Stamps called Fairy Toadstools along with a seal from the Magical Mini Letter Seals created by Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. The papers are a mix of MME (stripes) Prima (floral) and I think the plaid is K & Co. but I am not sure. The flowers are from my stash, with the addition of an EK Success Fern punch, the shape is a Nesties, and of course, the Magnolia doily die cut got to come out for a play as well.


I'm going to pop this in at the following challenges:

ASFOF Things with Wings
Bearly Mine Challenges Die Cuts and Lace
Cute Card Thursday Let's Get Krafty
Bunny Zoe's Monthly Challenge Lace
Magnolialicious Highlites Sketch

Thanks for stopping by!!
hugs, stephanne

Mid-month reminder post at TFWC, BABIES!!!!

Looking for the Whimsy Blog Hop?
CLICK HERE!!

Hello friends,
It's time for our mid month reminder at
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges!!!
This month our challenge is BABIES!!!!
and we are sponsored by
HOUSE MOUSE DESIGNS!!!
In addition to the $20 gift certificate,
we at The Fuzzy Wuzzy have provided an additional prize,
of a delectable House Mouse stamp, please head over
there and check it out!!!


I've used this cute little House Mouse stamp, coloured in distress inks, the paper is MME Bloom and Grow, the punch is Martha Stewart and the sentiment is from the recently released Welcome Baby Sentiments designed by Ann Vento for Whimsy Stamps. I distressed with scissors and splattered on a bit of Distress Crackle Paint in picket fence.


I'm going to enter this into a few challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenges In the garden
House Mouse and Friends May Flowers
PaperTake Weekly Bloom and Grow
Sketch Saturday Sketch

Thanks so much for stopping by today,
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
hugs, stephanne

Whimsy Stamps May Release Blog Hop!!

Hello and welcome to the Whimsy Stamps May new rubber release BLOG HOP!

We have 18 fabulous new Whimsy Stamps plus 2 new wonderful 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 our wonderful special guests joining us for this hop - Beate Johns, Deb Routledge, Deb Mitchell 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 inspiration!

Here is a full list of the wonderful new rubber stamps and dies being released today:

5 stamps from Crissy Armstrong
Baby of Mine ~ Mystic ~ Thunder Lizzy ~ Wee Snippet ~ Wee Snippet & Mystic

4 stamps from Meljen's Designs
Birthday Cake Mouse ~ Birthday Cup Mouse ~ Gruffy Little Gnome ~ Happy Little Gnome

4 stamps from Kenny K
Devastatia ~ Hockey Girl ~ Queens Cutie ~ Super Mom

5 stamps/sets from Raindrop Echo Designs
Celebration Pennants ~ Film Strip Sentiments ~ Magical Mini Letter Seals ~ Street Art BG ~ Welcome Baby Sentiments

2 dies/sets from Raindrop Echo Designs
Film Strip Die ~ Welcome Baby Die Set

If you would like to participate in the hop and you didn't arrive here from Minna Paajanen's blog, please CLICK HERE to return to the beginning of the hop at Lori’s blog.

The hop starts today (Wednesday May 18th at noon EST) and ends on Wednesday May 25th 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. We also 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 used Wee Snippet and Mystic drawn by Crissy Armstrong along with the new Magical Mini Letter Seals by Ann Vento, I also used the Double Scallop Border Die from our Shapeology Collection.


I've coloured the image in distress inks and pencils, the papers are a mix of spotty dotty fun, October Afternoon (pink) and 3 Bugs in a Rug (blue), the flowers are an assortment of stash stuff. I have gone through 3 attempts at photographing today, but it is overcast, but I must say, I tried tried and tried again on the photos here, lol!!



So now it's time for you to continue the hop by hopping on over to Chris Olsen's blog.

Finally, here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Lori Pachkowsky
Patricia Garcia
Donna Smith
Simonne Clay
Vicki Parson
Iris Wiechmann
Deb Routledge
Crystal Irwin
Minna Paajanen
Stephanne Maraver
Chris Olsen
Ann Vento
Deb Mitchell
Denise Lynn
Beate Johns
Marley van der Heijden
Debbie Eastman
Elaine Hughes
Annika Ryan
Erin Bailey

Thank you so much for hopping with us today and I hope you enjoy the new release!

Hugs, stephanne

Whimsy Sneak Peeks, Day 4 and another toddler incident

Hi and welcome back to my blog!!
Today is Artist's Choice Preview Day
at Whimsy Stamps,
so I am blogging what should have gone up last Friday
(that I couldn't get up for the life of me,
thank you very much Mr. Blogger!!!)
for Ann Vento's sentiments and dies samples!!
Please do pop by the Inspiration blog to see what the other ladies have been working on!!


I've teamed up the soon to be released baby seals by Ann Vento, with Meljens recently released Baby Bunny's Bottle as well as one of Ann's Shapeology dies, it's the Double Scallop Border Die and.... brace yourselves, there's been another incident!!!


I painted in distress inks.... I had stamped out 4 images to work on a couple Saturdays ago, and I put the finishing touches on them, then scurried down to the basement to switch the laundry around. That was MORE than enough time for the MJ bunbun to get a make-over!!! So I, I I I, I pieced another head over the pink streaked one, hehe. Can't trust 'em, not even for a minute!!!

Welp, thanks for stopping by,
see you back here tomorrow for the Whimsy Blog Hop!!!
hugs, stephanne

Whimsy MelJen Sneak Peek!!

Firstly, sorry to my Whimsy pals for being tardy, I am on Pacific Time I guess. Got caught on the 405.... Yeah, no.... Just late. With Blogger doing the things that it's been doing to us all lately, I didn't even try to schedule my post.

Ok, on with the show. Today, over at Whimsy Stamps, we are showing some sneak peeks of this months release!!! Todays featured artist is Melissa Jenkins!! Please stop by Whimsy Inspirations blog for a list of all who participated in todays sneaks!!




So I have created with the soon to be released Happy Little Knome, as well as the Fairy Toadstools from last months release!! They are coloured in Prisma Pencils and I cut out the the knome and popped him up on foam dots for dimension. I have also used a mini seal from the soon to be released MAGICAL MINI SEALS by Ann Vento, find her work for Whimsy HERE


The paper is Magnolia, I added a couple of flowers, some jute and grosgain and yep, that's about it on this one. Some Distress Crackle on the edge of the paper that wasn't already worn-looking...


I better get going, late, and lacking spare time, such is the way of things these days!!
Will see you soon with another (hopefully much more prompt) Whimsy Sneak Peek!!!
hugs, stephanne