Cute Card Thursday - Cake Walk

Another nice easy theme this week over on Cute Card Thursday....

Cake Walk

This little sweetie is just perfect for the theme and I couldn't resist colouring her again!

She is Cinnamon Sugar by Elisabeth Bell for Whimsy Stamps.

The papers I used are My Minds Eye Blush.

 We are sponsored this week by Whimsy Stamps, a great prize on offer!

Thanks for dropping by!

Cute Card Thursday - A stitch in time

One of my favourite themes at Cute Card Thursday this week -

A stitch in time!

Not often do I make anything without a  bit of stitching !

This is a very simple bookmark, I don't like to add 3d embellishments that would make my book bulge!  The stitching helps to add more definition without the bulk.

I used Whimsy Stamps Lil Montana  by Elisabeth Bell.

The perfect sentiment is Whimsy Stamps Spring Letter Seals by Raindrop Echo Designs.

The card and papers came from my scrap box, I always delve in there when I want to make a bookmark, I am pretty sure these ones are MME.  

We have a great prize over at Cute Card Thursday as always, this week we are sponsored by

Hope you can play along!  Thanks for dropping by!

Whimsy Stamps April Rubber Stamp and Die Release showcase

Hello and welcome to Day 7 of our April Rubber Stamp and Die Release Showcase!

 On Wednesday (18 April) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new rubber designs and new Shapeology dies.

 From then until 24 April the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop!

This is what I created with Whimsy Stamps Little Cottage Cutie 'April Sunshine' by Elisabeth Bell.

She is coloured with mainly Prismacolor pencils and some skin tone Copics.

My chalks are already packed away for our forthcoming move so I used some old blue eyeshadow for the background.  

 this is a simple frame from Walmart but I knew as soon as I saw it that it would be perfect for adding the Little Cottage Cuties to.  I aim to make a few of these to hang in my new craft room!

 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 25 April. 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
Erin Bailey
Heidy Blom
Lori Pachkowsky
Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}
Niki Estes 
Patricia Garcia
Stephanne Maraver
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 pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

Summer Gift Bag

 Just what I need to brighten the day, a summery gift bag, after the lovely spring like weather we had last week it is snowing again here!

I made this one a little while ago and it featured in the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine last month.  

The stamps I used are

Whimsy Stamps Everyday mini postage stamps

Whimsy Stamps The good life tickets

Whimsy Stamps Vintage postcard

Belles and Whistles Bronzing Beauty by elisabeth bell!

Hope you all had a great weekend and those UK Mums had a very special Mother's Day!

Thanks for dropping by!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Sketch

We have a fantastic sketch for you this week over at Cute Card Thursday designed by our own  DT member Lynn!

We are sponsored this week by Whiff of Joy who are one of our regular monthly sponsors!

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They don't come much cuter than these new Little Cottage Cuties by artist Elisabeth Bell now available in rubber from Whimsy Stamps.  Best hurry though, I think they will sell out fast!  This one is called Chloe and she is such a sweetie!

She is coloured with Copics (skin tones) and prismacolor pencils.

The papers are My Minds Eye ~ lost and found two 'Rosy'.

Challenges I am entering

ONe Stop Craft ~ Button it!

Simon Says Stamp ~ Mothers Day/special girl

Moving along with the times ~ cute as a button

Paper Sundaes ~ Green or good luck

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Hope you will join us this week at Cute Card Thursday and don't forget to pop over to check out the  fantastic creations from the rest of the Design Team!

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Elisabeth Bell for Whimsy Stamps Blog Hop!

Welcome to the 
Elisabeth Bell for Whimsy Stamps 
BLOG HOP!

On Monday we announced the wonderful news that Whimsy Stamps has welcomed the amazing Elisabeth Bell to our family of Whimsy Stamps artists. Whimsy Stamps is releasing 4 new Elisabeth Bell Little Cottage Cuties rubber stamps today and these new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

~ Apple Blossom ~                                  ~ Chloe ~
 
 ~ Picked Sweet ~                                     ~ Sun Kissed ~
 

The Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests have been previewing these beautiful stamps for the past 2 days, and today we are celebrating their release with a BLOG HOP! 

 The hop starts today (Wednesday March 7th at 12.00PM EST) 

and ends on Wednesday March 14th at 12.00PM EST.

 For this hop we have five different prize draws! One lucky hopper will win the entire new release of ALL four stamps. We also have four mini candy stops throughout the hop where you can enter to win a new release stamp! We're not telling you where they are, so be sure to complete the hop to find them! If you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to start the hop at Debbie's blog.

Here is the card I made for the hop today.

I used Picked Sweet she is coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils.

I also used the Spring Letter Seals  and the Corner dies by Raindrop Echo Designs at Whimsy Stamps.

The papers are My Minds Eye Lost and Found 2 'Sunshine'.

Challenges I am entering

Pollycraft ~ spring has sprung

CRAFT challenge ~ Mother's day

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to continue the hop please pop over to
Heidy's blog next!
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 Finally, here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Debbie Eastman
Alberto Gava {Guest Designer}
  Ann Vento
Beate Johns {Special Guest}
  Ellie Stover
Dena Concienne {Special Guest}
  Bev Rochester {Special Guest}
  Erin Bailey
Deb Routledge {Special Guest}**You are here**
  Heidy Blom
Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}
  Niki Estes
Jacque Beddingfield {Special Guest}
  Iris Wiechmann
Pops Morfitt {Special Guest}
  Stephanne Maraver
Tammy Louise Cunliffe
Elisabeth Bell {Artist}

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

Little Cottage Cuties debut at Whimsy Stamps!

Hi everyone! We are very excited to announce that a new artist has joined the Whimsy family – please give a warm Whimsy welcome to the amazing ...

  Elisabeth Bell!

 Elisabeth’s debut release for Whimsy Stamps is the Little Cottage Cuties line of rubber stamps and will be available to buy from the Whimsy store on Wednesday (7 March 2012).

 In the lead up to their release, the Whimsy DT and Special Guests are excited to share with you 2 days packed full of previews of these gorgeous stamps.

 Today we are sharing projects made with Apple Blossom and Sun Kissed, and we are holding a 24hr mini blog hop to celebrate!

We have hidden one Apple Blossom rubber stamp and one Sun Kissed rubber stamp somewhere along the way, so be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow to be entered into the prize draws. 

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I made my card using the super sweet 'Sun Kissed' stamp!  

Now, many of you may know that Elisabeth Bell is my favourite artist, I have many of her stamps from the very early days when she was discovered by Sugar Nellie to more recently with Belles and Whistles!

These may just take over as my absolute favourite Elisabeth Bell stamps!  I can't tell you how thrilled I am that she and Whimsy Stamps have teamed up, it is match made in heaven!  The combination of Elisabeth's extraordinary talent and the quality of Whimsy Stamps make these the most desirable stamps ever! 

I would like to enter this card into

Paper Play challenge ~ something old, something new (old punch, new stamp)

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

Ann Vento
Beate Johns {Special Guest}
  Bev Rochester {Special Guest}
  Deb Routledge {Special Guest}
  Debbie Eastman
Dena Concienne {Special Guest}
  Erin Bailey
Jacque Beddingfield {SpecialGuest}
  Stephanne Maraver

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for our second day of previews!

 

Flower Power

A nice easy theme at Cute Card Thursday this week

Flower Power!

We are sponsored this week by Whimsy Stamps!

I couldn't resist getting this cutie out again, she is one of my all time favourite stamps by the uber-talented Elisabeth Bell!

This one was my original from Sugar Nellie but now she is available from Belles and Whistles  here! She is coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils, of course! 

The thank you sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps, available here!

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Talking of Elisabeth Bell, it is getting closer to her fabulous new release at Whimsy Stamps, I have had a peek and have to tell you, these will be  my favourite stamps ever!  They are so adorable, I can't wait!

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Also entering the One stop craft challenge whose theme is flowers and ribbon!

Thanks for dropping by, have a fabulous day!

Spoonful ~ Buttons Galore!

I was honoured to be asked to be a Guest Designer for A Spoonful of sugar this week by Karen who very kindly brought us some sunshine back from her holiday in Spain last week, thanks hun!

The challenge theme this week is Buttons Galore! The DT cards are amazing and they have a fantastic prize to be won!

I made another of my book cards, this time for my daughter, the first time I made a girly one. She loved it! Her eyes lit up when she saw it!
She especially loved the little bag of sweeties!

The images are the fabulous Sugar Nellie 'Sweet and Sassy' and 'flowers' designed by Elisabeth Bell!

The papers are Basic Grey 'Lily Kate' and Doodlebug

The sentiment is a Basic Grey rub-on

I created a little box to attach so that the sweeties had a little holder.

Make sure you don't miss Spoonful next week as it is their blogaversary so lots of exciting things happening!

Think I covered all supplies but any questions just shout!

I am back in the garden today, just loving the sunshine, lots of jobs to do out there but they are never a problem if the weather is good! Hope you are having great weather too!

Have a fabby day!