Sunday, March 25, 2012

Wishes of a Happy Birthday: Whimsy March Release Showcase Day 5


Hello and welcome to Day 5 of our March Rubber & Die Release Showcase!  On Wednesday (21 March) Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs, new Shapeology dies and new Shape EZ templates. From then until 27 March 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!


For my card today, I decided to use the absolutely adorable Birthday Pile-Up image from illustrator Crissy Armstrong.  I colored the image with copic markers (colors listed below) and used patterned papers from My Mind's Eye's Lime Twist: Fly a Kite paper pad.  I finished it off with some maraschino baker's twine and a sentiment from the Party Mini Letter Seals stamp set.

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 28 March.

Here's a list of the rest of the designers who've created beautiful samples to share with you today:

Ann Vento
Beate Johns - Special Guest
Deb Routledge - Special Guest
Denise Lynn
Niki Estes (you're here)
Alberto Gava - Guest Designer

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

Niki

Wishes of a Happy Birthday card supplies:
Stamps: Birthday Pile-Up, Party Mini Letter Seals (Whimsy Stamps)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), red, kraft
Patterned Paper: Lime Twist: Fly a Kite (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Embellishments: maraschino baker's twine
Copic Markers:
dog: C6, C8, C10, E23, E25, E27, E29
cat: C1, C2, C3, C4, C6, C8
ballooons: G40, G43, G46, R24, R27, R46, E19
hats: YR12, YR15, YR16, YR18, BG53, BG57, Y35
ground: E31
background: BG0000

42 comments:

Kristan (Crazy4Christ) said...

This is so cute!! I love all the stitching!!

sara said...

this is adorable! Love the pretty papers and the cute sentiment =)

Carla Suto said...

This is adorable, Niki! Love all the stitching and the fun images! Fantastic coloring!

Iris said...

Adorable card Nikki! Love the bright colors and all your stitching!
hugs, Iris

Mary Fedoryshyn said...

This card is adorable! I love the colours you used.

kim said...

I adore this image, it is so cute and great job on the card! tfs

Michelle Reaves said...

Too cute! Reminds me of my dog and cat LOL Love the twine and papers you used!

Uta said...

Your card is so great. I love the bright colors and the image is so cute. Well done!
Hugs, Uta

Aartje said...

Great image, It makes me smile. I love this happy card. Hugs Aartje

Tracey said...

Love this card its awesome such cute image :)

Kathleen said...

Super cute! Love the stitching and the twine!

Maria Therese said...

Awww so sweet!

Glennis F said...

Your card is so cute

basslady said...

this is such a fun card! the image is so sweet!
hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Tami B said...

Super cute, great colors and awesome stitching.

Elaine said...

Great image! Your coloring is fantastic as always!

GinaL said...

Love the stitching, twine, and fun mix of papers.

holly aka kopykat said...

this is so adorable, love it

Dawnll said...

Your coloring is just amazing on this cutie! What a fun image and design

Sandra H said...

Hi Niki, Another stunning card l truly love this image and you have coloured it beautifully those balloons are amazing, l like that you have left the top part of the card white apart from some distressing it shows the image of beautifully, and great papers on the bottom part of the card also the twine and sentiment just pull the card together for another fabulous finish so so beautiful and a great Mini blog hop thank you:) Sandra H

mags said...

What a lovely fun card. Love the image, papers used and all your stitching.
Mags
x

Beate said...

Niki, your card is so cute, it made me smile big time. As always your coloring and paper choices are perfect!
Hugs and smiles

Cebelica said...

Very cute card!

Lacey Stephens said...

Aw! Super cute! Love the layout!!
~Lacey

Leah Ann Gast said...

ADORABLE, love these wonderful colors and great image :O)

zehra said...

its a cute card, i love the coloring and the clean look

Gwen said...

The stitching, the twine, the color combo...love this card!

Charlotte said...

Such a cute - and, happy card! Love the colors you've used on this image, all the stitching, and the use of the twine.

Rhonda Miller said...

Your card is soo cute. TFS.

Sheri said...

Adorable! Great job!

Elise said...

Hi Niki! Oh gosh, this is just as ADORABLE as can be! I love how you color you images with so much life in them! Beautiful work as always Niki!
Hugs,
Elise

LIsaR said...

Adorable cheery card! TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

Lindyloo said...

Hi Niki,
Well I won't lie, I did that sound...'Ooooorrrrr'!!
This is a gorgeous card, so bright and colourful. A really cheerful card that would definitely be welcomed by someone celebrating a birthday. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Regards and best wishes Linda

heidi said...

Niki- not sure what is sweeter, the image or the sentiment. So cute.

Mari said...

Cute image! Love your card!

Marjorie said...

This is beautiful hun, love your colouring. Love what you have done with the twine, it's quite striking, really compliments the card...stunning!
Hugs,
Marjorie
xx

Jennie P. said...

I just love the shading on the cat! If it wasn't a cartoon cat, i'd say it was real!

pops said...

Hi sweetie this is just gorgeous, loving the colours too, gorgeous work as always hugs pops x x x

Shari Green said...

Niki, LOVE LOVE LOVE your card! Love all the stiching and the colours you used. Your colouring is amazing! Great job!

Sue O said...

I just love this Birthday image! It's great for girl, boys and any animal lover!
Thanks for sharing!
Sue O

Lynne Ingram said...

What a cute card for a little one.

kdnkdd said...

Just too cute.