Day 3 of our December Digital Stamp Release

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our December Digital Stamp Release Showcase! 

On Monday (3rd December) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new digital designs, From then until 6th December the Whimsy Digital DT are showcasing these fabulous new  goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop!

I started off using Baja Breeze paper for my base which is a

 5"x 7" finished card size. I used Tim Holtz's newest seasonal paper stash called 'Holidays Past' for the rest. I printed out the poinsettia's by Dana's Digi twice onto shimmery white and colored them using Prismacolor pencils. I added some gold and red glitter for the centers. I cut out 4 leaves using Spellbinders 'Layered Poinsettia' using bluish green metallic paper. I ran these leaves thru Tim Holtz embossing folder called 'Texture Poinsettia Pattern set'. I cut out a frame using Spellbinders 'Asian Motifs' using light blue metallic paper and then cut out the middle using a piece of Tim Holtz paper which I attached a sticker from S.E.I. Winter Song collection. I used the sentiment from Christmas Candle  by Michelle Roo Designs and colored it using Cool Highlight and Ocean Spray Glitter. I added some Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon along with a bow at the bottom of card. I added some snowflake diecuts from S.E.I. Winter Song collection.

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 on the Whimsy blog on 7th December

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

Day 3

Kelly Mannix 

Sarah McLaughlin 

Kim Taylor 

Jackie Smith 

Lisa West 

Debbie Dunn 

Suzi Mckenzie

Laura Palmer

Anne Cullen

Nicole Gent 

Jan Ltc 

Tammy Davison 

Judith Hall 

Michelle Oatman

Christine Garner 

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 pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations! 

#54 Card Challenge - Anything Goes so long as it's Festive!

I'm back with another card for Whimsy Stamps Card Challenge for the month of December. This monthly challenge is Anything Goes so long as it's Festive!
I started off using blue metallic paper for my base which is a 5"x 7" finished card size. I then used Bo Bunny's newest release called 'Powder Mountain' for the rest. I added 2  layers before cutting out the Snowflakes on the bottom right hand corner on the  third layer called 'Powder Mountain Home'. I double popped this using pop up dots to add dimension.  I then used this cutie bear image from Kathryn Stamp Art Design and colored him using Prismacolor pencils. I added some 'Shaved Ice' for his wings by Stampendous and red glitter for the berries on the holly. I made a frame using Spellbinders 'Label 27 with dark blue paper and Decorative Label 27' using the snowflake paper and I tucked this under the raised layer. I added some blue ribbon by May Arts and a layered chipboard piece from the same paper collection.

Our Prize this week is

Don't forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a guest designer for a future challenge.If you have used a whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering, The guest designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either! Please Remember No more than 3 entries per challenge and all we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Inspirations Challenge

Loves Rubberstamps Card Challenge - Anything Goes!

Well I'm back with another card for Loves Rubberstamps card challenge. This week's challenge is Anything Goes!
I started off using Cherry Cobbler paper for the base which is a 5" x 7" finished card size. I used Basic Grey 'Figgy Pudding'  for the rest. I stamped the Cardinal from Impression Obsession and you can find it here; http://www.lovesrubberstamps.net/catalog.htm I colour the Cardinal using Prismacolor pencils and added cool highlight glitter using a 2 way glue pen for the snow on the branches and the ground. I cut out the branches and the holly leaves by using a Sizzix Tim Holtz die called 'Holly Branch' using brown paper and light green glitter paper. You can find some Tim Holtz stuff  at Laura's store here; http://www.lovesrubberstamps.net/catalog.htm 
I then cut out some berries using red paper as well. I took some Alcohol ink to colour the light green  glitter paper. I added some Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon as shown along with 2 bows. I added a sentiment from Bo Bunny 'Father Christmas' dimensional stickers.

Create a project that uses Anything Goes!

How to play: 
Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC29. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, Decmber 10th so all entries need to be in before then. 

Prize Information:

One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator will be able to proudly display our Winner's Badge on their blog!

We will have two different possibilities for a gift voucher prize from Loves Rubberstamps for the winner as well.

$10.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we do not carry in our store
$20.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we DO carry in our store

If you want to see what companies we carry visit our store Loves Rubberstamps

We have a very special GUEST SPONSOR this week!

 **Sponsor is ShapeEZ by TLC**

Shelly's Images 3rd Annual 12 Days Of Christmas

 Today is the 3rd day on Shelly's Images Annual 12 days of Christmas and we are asking you to write a letter to Santa! You might want to go back and visit Shelly's Images because each day has a project or a game to show you  and you can win some prizes along the way too and of course download some freebies! Day 1 was to guess how many white chocolate mint
M & M's are in this jar and Day 2 was how to make this paper festive stocking that you can use for a table setting or hang  it on a tree.

That's right!  It's time to let Santa know what's on your Christmas Crafty Wish List.  SO ... why not join us here at Shelly's Images and  

WRITE A CRAFTY LETTER TO SANTA!

• All you have to do is go to the comment section of http://shellysimagesblog.blogspot.ca/ post and tell Santa what is on your Crafty Wish List for Christmas morning.
• We're hoping for FUN & CREATIVE letters so remember to be 'creative' and have fun when writing your crafty letter to Santa!
• In your letter be sure to list your 3 favorite Shelly's Images digi images.

You say you need a little inspiration!

SURE!  No problem, I'll go first to help get you started!

Dear Santa,

I've been a very good girl this year and would really like to have one of those Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter thingies, a new sewing machine to use just formy cards . . . mine is 40+years old :( and it's tired!  OH and Copics ... I've been told I "really need them"!  And lastly I would love to have some Shelly's Images digi images to color & create with! My favorites are "Angelic", "One Last Stop (Full Color Version)", and "Feathered Friend"

Thanks Santa ... I promise to continue to be good! 

(fingers crossed behind my back ... teehee)

Darlene

OKAY, now it's your turn!

The design team will read all of the fabulous letters you write and one lucky winner will be chosen by the team to win not one but THREE of Shelly's Images (that's why it's important for you to list at least 3 of your favorites in your letter). 

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

You're already here ... just jump down to the comment section and tell Santa all of yourcrafty hopes & dreams for Christmas morning!

Oh I can't wait to see what you write (might even give me some ideas for my letter to Santa!).  Have fun!

Shelly's Images Elf in Training!

DDC # 40 - Child's Christmas Card

I'm back with another card for Digi Darla's and this week's challenge is to make a Child's Christmas card. I started off using Cherry Cobbler paper for my base which is a 5"x 7" finished card size. I used Tim Holtz's newest seasonal paper stash called 'Holidays Past'. I used Digi Darla's image called 'Polar Bear Christmas' which I coloured using Prismacolor pencils. I added some Twinkling Clouds glitter flocking by Sparkle N Sprinkle to the polar bear, pompom on the hat and scarf. You find these exclusive items to Sparkle N Sprinkle store here; http://sparklensprinkle.com/o/product_info.php?cPath=171_169&products_id=4421
I added some 'Shaved Ice' by Stampendous for snow.  I took some red foil paper and than ran it thru Cuttlebug folder called 'Winter Words' and then ran my black Stazon ink pad over the raised words to highlight them. I cut this out using Spellbinders 'Marvelous Squares'. I added some die cut stickers and some Always Artichoke seam binding and bow.

Whimsy Stamps - December Digital Stamp Release Showcase!

To Our Valued Customers and Friends:

Over the past week some of you may have noticed intermittent problems with our website resulting in loss of carts, log in problems, and security errors. We apologize for any frustration this may have caused. 

During our attempts to diagnose and correct the issues, we have discovered some problems with our current hosting provider and their servers. In an effort to serve our customers better, we have made the decision to switch providers and move our shop to new servers.

This change/move will require our site to be shut down for a number of hours this weekend. We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. This change will also result in a delay of our regularly scheduled monthly digital release. But as soon as we are back up and running as normal we will release all the fabulous new images...including those from our brand new digital artist Marika Collins!

Our goal is to provide our customers with the best quality of service possible. We thank you for your patience at this time. We will make every effort to have this transition go as smoothly and as quickly as possible. Thank you for your continued support of Whimsy Stamps and our artists!

Have a great weekend! So hopefully we will back Monday to show off our new digital designs!

Jackie Smith

Loves Rubberstamps Design Day

Okay I'm back with another card for Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration blog. Here is a really simple card that you can make in 10 minutes. I used white metallic paper for my base which is a 5"x 7" finished card size. I used S.E. I. Winter Song collection for the rest. I used the stripe paper for the first layer and light blue/silver paper for the second layer. For the third layer I cut out the paper 'Snow Globe' and just used the trees for the background which I added some 'Shaved Ice' from Stampendous for some snow. I took a pencil to sketch 2 hills by using the top of the same paper 'Snow Globe' and then ran it thru a paper crimper. I used foam tape to give them dimension. I added some chipboard trees from the same collection to the foreground. I used Magenta's deer called 'Ho Deer' and stamped them using Sapphire Silk pigment ink and embossed using clear embossing powder. You can find them at store here; http://www.lovesrubberstamps.net/category_108/Magenta.htm . I then went over them using Lindy's Stamping Gang Magicals called 'Tibetan Poppy Teal'. I stamped the sentiment from the set called 'Santa Bear' from Popcorn the Bear by Crafter's Companion and you can find the set here at  the store; http://www.lovesrubberstamps.net/category_30/Popcorn-the-Bear.htm . I added some ribbon from May Arts. 
Anyways go have peek at what Laura has new in the store by visiting here; http://www.lovesrubberstamps.net/category_94/NEW-RELEASE-ITEMS.htm