Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Whimsy Stamps January Release

Hi Everyone!  I'm excited today to share that I joined the Whimsy Stamps design team this month as a full time designer!  They have such adorable images and great sentiments and I'm excited to get to work with them again.  Thanks so much to Denise for inviting me to join the team!

Today is the release day for January stamps.  You can purchase the stamps right now in the Whimsy Stamps store.  Over the next week, the design team will be sharing samples that we've created with the new stamps.  (Scroll down to see my card below.)



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.


For my card today, I had to use the adorable Heart Hugs image designed by Crissy Armstrong.  I always love Crissy's adorable images!  I stamped the image with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then, I colored the image with these copic markers: R83, R85, R89, R27, R46, T1, T3, E31, E33, E35, E37, E59, colorless blender.  I used some patterned papers from the Lost & Found: Blush paper pad from  My Mind's Eye.  I also used the Double Scalloped Border die  and the sentiment is from the Love Letter Seals stamp set.  I finished the card off with some stitching, a red button, and some baker's twine.


You can see a full list of all of the new images over on the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Blog

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

Niki

70 comments:

jan farnworth said...

love your card very eye catching and all the details work very well together.

Susan said...

Great card idea! I love the colors and that bear is so precious!

Uta said...

Oh what a lovely card and the image is so cute.
Hugs, Uta

Toni said...

What a beautiful card and that image is just so cute.
Toni xx

Thea said...

Beautiful card, cute image.
Hugs Thea

Ellie said...

So cute! Love your papers and the punched border looks amazing!

Glennis F said...

Such a cute bear, and I love your punched border.

Mariska said...

Fabulous!!! Love the design of this card and your use of floss!!
Hugs,
Mariska

Angela Jervis said...

really lovely card love the stitching ang

Shari Green said...

Niki, your teddy bear is so cute, looks so cuddly! Great job!

mags said...

Beautiful card. Love the bear and all your stitching.
Mags
x

Tammy Louise said...

Niki, this is just gorgeous! I really love this bear and your lovely holiday card is beautiful!
Hugs
Tammy Louise

catherine said...

Love your card and the colouring is fab. What a cute image it is
x catherine

mia.t said...

Cute image and a nice and colourful card!

Tina said...

Stunning card, love the colours!

margo said...

A beautiful card with a lovely stamp!!
Margo

Caroline said...

I always love your cards, and this is no exception, absolutely gorgeous as always. Thank you for the continued inspiration. x

basslady said...

a fantastic card with an awesome colouring!
hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Hanneke v/d Wateren said...

So cute! Love the image and colors you used. Gonna hop along now on this blog hop. Hugs, Hanneke

Harma said...

I love the colours and the bear is so cute
Hugs harma

Teri Suliks said...

Oh this is just darling! I love the red and pink together and that bear is so sweet!
Teri

Pendra said...

Adorable card, love all the layers and your image is soooo cute and colored beautifully!
Crafty Hugs,
Pendra
pendrasplace.blogspot.com

Trisha said...

Beautiful card. Love your bear and the love letters stamp. Great coloring. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

TamiDolphin said...

Love the sentiments and the little bear is so cute

Gabby said...

Darling card! Love your sweetly colored bear! Nice selection of papers and great details. :)

Deonna B said...

Gorgeous coloring on that bear and that sentiment is AWESOME! Great creation! Thanks for the inspiration.

Nina said...

The bear is adorable ! Love your card
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LemonBella said...

Lovely card! I totally love the bear :) X

Jessica Fitzhenry said...

Adorable card!

Sandra H said...

Absolutely fabulous card love the image, layout and the background really is a stunner:) Sandra H

Madge Haycock said...

That little bear is sooooooo cute - colored to perfection!
Makes me feel warm and fuzzy!

Debbie in LA said...

This little bear is so cute!

Kathy Martin said...

Awwww....very sweet! :)

Margaret said...

This is just super cute! Such an adorable image and your coloring is fabulous!

Elaina said...

I just love that bear, so cute!

Heidi Brawley said...

AWE Niki your card is soooo Adorable!!! love it all!
Hugs, Heidi

Rea Custer said...

Great Valentine card. Nice layout, beautifully colored image, he is a cutie, and great addition with the seal.

JUdy said...

Very cute and colorful card.

Louise said...

Gorgeous card, such a cute teddy bear
Louise

Mary Lou said...

Wonderful Niki!! Hearts Hugs is fabulous and you created him to be so loveable!!!! Great border die and sentiment also:)
Blessings of thanks

Lisa said...

Fab card Niki!
The stitching effect is great and the teddy is so cute!!! Never seen a double scallop boarder die before....will have to have a look for one!
Well done!
Lisa xx

Joan B said...

I cannot get over how perfectly you colored this bear. Would love to take a lesson from you!

Rosa Y. said...

Super cute card! Love the coloring! Congrats on becoming a Whimsy Desighn Team member!

Naomi said...

LOVE this! Great colour combo, LO, and cute teddy bear image!

Zehra said...

Cute card, lovely yummy details, adorable

Christy Beans said...

I love that this is simple but with those few finishing touches - border punch, stitching - it's simply perfect! =)

olivia said...

The whole card comes together so well and love the sentiment & image coloring. Olivia

lisar said...

Such a sweet card! Love the stitching and embellishing. TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

Tanya Phillips said...

This is just adorable! love that image, beautiful as always.

Barb said...

so sweet!!!

Simply Sandy said...

how sweet! Simply Sandy

Rhonda Miller said...

What a sweet card. I love the layout and the cute bear.

Janette G. said...

So super sweet! Loving that shading!
Hugs;
Janette

pops said...

morning sweetie, this is gorgeous, I so love this image too, great colours hugs pops x

Amanda said...

What a cute and lovely card....good lucj with the new stamp release xxxxx Amadna

Debbie Johns said...

Wow what a cutie teddy stamp.Love it.Beautiful card and that is some sentiment stamp.The bakers twine finishes your card off beautifully.Love Debbie Johns x

Diane said...

What a cute card and image. Love the paper you used.

Linda B said...

Love this card.Like the clean lines of it...and the pop of the red border!

Sharla said...

Love the sentiment on your card, and that bear is so dang cute!

Maureen K Russell said...

Great coloring, your bear looks like chocolate!!!

Gail said...

After seeing this teddy bear card, I know I need to get him for my collection. :) Beautiful card! --Gail

Elise said...

Hi Niki! Congratulations on your new adventure with the Whimsy Team! They are so lucky to have a sweet and talented girl like you with them! :)
Well I absolutely LOVE your Valentines day card! So precious and your colouring is just amazing!
Hugs,
Elise

Sherry McDowney said...

Oh I Love your card! I don't think that my boys would be ashamed to give this one away. beautiful!!!

stephanne said...

Awwwww, so snuggly and sweet!!! Love the colours and delightful details!!!
hugs, stephanne

Bev W. said...

Just makes me want to give this sweet bear a hug!! You did a wonderful job!

Danielle said...

He's too cute Niki! Lovely coloring and great layout!

Judy McMullen said...

What a beautifully crafted card! Darling image so beautifully colored!! Love the great sentiment too!!!

jude said...

Gorgeous card Niki. Such a cute teddy.
Hugs
Judex

Evelyn said...

Teddy looks so cuddly & cute

Crissy Armstrong said...

Oh Niki, I am thrilled to see your colouring job on the bear! Your shading goes to such depths. I just adore what you did. Then the card as a whole -- the colours, papers and details are amazing together. Love the twine, and the way you coloured the sentiment image to match too. Wow, this is spectacular!!!!! SOOooo good to see what you do with my images. It just knocks me out!!!!! xo