Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Whimsy Stamps March Release


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


Whimsy Stamps is releasing 20 fantastic new rubber stamps and 7 wonderful new Shapeology dies today together with 2 brand new Shape EZ templates! These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.

From today until 27 March 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.

At the end of release week (Wednesday 28 March) we will post a Release Round-Up on the Whimsy blog. This will include a selection of new release DT work from the past week together with a complete list of winners from the daily mini blog hops.


For my card today, I decided to work with the adorable Angel Cody image from illustrator Sylvia Zet.  I love all of her illustrations and I'm excited to have some cute little baby images to work with!  The sentiment is from the Welcome Baby Sentiments set.  

All the rest of the details about my card are listed below, but I do have to mention those little wooden buttons I used.  I've been looking for some great wooden buttons that don't break the bank.  I got a huge sack of them from Oriental Trading and I'm impressed with the quality and assortment.  It's a great buy if you're looking for wooden buttons.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts listed below by 12:00PM EST tomorrow:

Beate Johns {Special Guest}
Deb Routledge {Special Guest}
Niki Estes (you're here)

Don't forget to check the Whimsy blog tomorrow for the tomorrow's list of showcase posts!

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

Niki

Bundle of Joy card supplies:
Stamps: Angel Cody, Welcome Baby Sentiments (Whimsy Stamps)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), cream, kraft
Patterned Paper: Lost & Found: Breeze (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Embellishments: hemp (CTMH), wooden buttons (Oriental Trading)
Copic Markers:
skin: E000, E00, E11
hair: E51, E53, E55, E57
clothes: BG11, BG13
ladybug: R27
cloud/wings: C1, C3
stars: Y35
sky: BG0000

54 comments:

jan farnworth said...

this card is adorable love it.

Deb Routledge said...

oh this is so cute, fabulous stitching and love that sentiment too!
Debxx

Ellie said...

Absolutely adorable Niki. I love the clean look to it, it shows off the gorgeous stamp and your beautiful coloring so well! The papers are perfect too, and love the little buttons on the side. Super cute!!

Tammy Louise said...

Niki, I love the little horizontal strings and the look and feel the buttons give this project! Not to mention, you are one of the artists that I love to see what your sewing is going to look like next time! Thanks for the inspiration!
Hugs
Tammy Louise

Laura Jane said...

LOVE the stitshing on the gingham!

Tami B said...

This is so super cute. You did a wonderful job on it.

Xiomara said...

Adorable Card!!!

heidy said...

Thisis so cute Niki!
Love the buttons!
Hugs Heidy

Glennis F said...

This is so sweet - I love the stitching too!

Shazza said...

absolutely beautiful card x

Mari said...

Super cute card :) Lovely stitching!

Gina L said...

Love the buttons and hemp. Cute card!

stephanne said...

This is precious!! Such a soft, subtle creation, but I love that you have some earthy elements in there too, great balance!!
hugs, stephanne

Maria Therese said...

So cute ♥♥

Kathy Martin said...

This card is precious, Niki! :)

Shari Green said...

Niki, Cody is sooo adorable, fantastic card!

sara said...

Love your card!!!! It´s simply beautiful =)

Uta said...

What a lovely baby card. I love the colors and papers and the image is so cute.
Hugs, Uta

Iris said...

Beautiful card Nikki! Love the clean layout and all the sewing on the card!
Hugs,
Iris

Mary Fedoryshyn said...

Super cute! This card is fantastic!

Beate said...

Nikki, that is super cute. As always I love your coloring, your paper choice and your layout.
Hugs and smiles

Kerys said...

WOW! So cute! Love this image! Love the colors you chose and the ribbon and string! Thank you so much for the inspiration :-)

basslady said...

a very lovely card with an awesome colouring!
thanks so much for playing along with us at Ruby’s Rainbow Challenges!
hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Leah Ann Gast said...

Oh! So precious, love the pale aqua color :O) Hugs! Leah Ann

Danielle said...

Oh so cute Niki! I love your layout with that perfect stitching too! Sweet card!

Gwen said...

Oh! He is so cute! Love your perfect stitching!!

mags said...

Such a lovely card. Love the colours, layout and the stitching.
Mags
x

Aartje said...

Beautyful, great card with a lovely image and beautyful colors. I love the sentiment you used.
Hugs Aartje

Scrappymax said...

Ooh I love this one it is so cute but so classy too.
Max x

karen q said...

Great card. I love the little ladybug on his toe and his expression is priceless. I was wondering if you have decided whether or not you will be selling Stamping Bella? I am in love with some of their recent releases.

kim said...

Very sweet card, I just love stitching on a card or layout, tfs

Rhonda Miller said...

Oh, how sweet. TFS.

Zehra said...

Gorgeous and adorable

ava said...

Niki, really cute card. Like the shading around the stamp, giving it a 3D effect. nice!!!
ava

Rebecca W said...

Adorable card! Love the background papers you choose to show off the stamps.

Kathleen said...

Lovely card! I love the minty color! Thank you also for the Oriental Trading tip!
missstamper@yahoo.com

LIsaR said...

Adorable image! Fabulous Lo and embellishing. TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

Lindyloo said...

Hi Niki,
Such a cute card and your colouring is lovely. I must admit I love stitching around a card, it is so effective and looks very professional.
I had a friend request on facebook, please can you confirm this was from you as I have had a few bogus requests lately and now check everyone (sad isn't it). I keep checking for a reply.
All the best Linda

Wendy Foster said...

Love the expression on his cute little face. Beautiful card, so clean and crisp looking. X

Sue O said...

This would be such a great card for a new baby boy! You just have to love it, I know I do!
Thanks for sharing!
Sue O

Charlotte said...

Such a sweet card for a cute image! LOVE your sewing.

Barbara Diane said...

Hello!
Wonderful layout and beautiful colors! Love this card! Wishing you sunshine today!
Hugs,
Barbara Diane

amy johnson said...

Soooo cute! I love those cute wooden buttons!

Darlene Davis said...

What an adorable card and love the colours you used. I see you are awesome at sewing on cards...great job!

christi said...

wow, you did such a great job with shading and coloring for this card. this is so cute.

Joanne O'Brien said...

Great "Bundle of Joy" card! Good job with the coloring, too

Michelle Reaves said...

Such an adorable card and I'm loving all of the stitching! I wish I could make my stitching so pretty!

Mary J said...

Just gorgeous! I love your colour choice!

teresa said...

too cute!!! Wonderful use of color!

Mary J said...

That is so darn cute Niki! The fresh soft colours are so fabulous!

Mary J said...

Niki, me again! I didnt' think my comment saved from yesterday hence I came back - so you got double the love from me on this card!!!

Michelle Reaves said...

What a precious card! My Whimsy Wishlist is getting to be a mile long LOL

Marjorie said...

This is just precious hun..love it! The image says it all, and such lovely colouring!
Hugs,
Marjorie
xx

heidi said...

The image is adorable , loving all the release.