Sending You Sunshine: Whimsy March Release Showcase Day 7

Hello and welcome to Day 7 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  used the beautiful Cinammon Sugar image from illustrator Elisabeth Bell.  It's such a pretty image.  I colored the image with copic markers (colors listed below) and used patterned papers from My Mind's Eye's Lost & Found: Blush paper pad.  I added a sentiment from The Good Life Tickets stamp set and a paper doily.  I finished my card off with some crocheted lace from May Arts, some seam binding, and some flowers and pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts (5mm white pearls colored with copic marker, 2 tone 4mm baby pink/ivory rose buds, and 2 tone pale pink/ivory cherry blossoms).

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:

Debbie Eastman
Niki Estes
Stephanne Maraver
Tammy Louise Cunliffe
Erin Bailey

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

Sending You Sunshine card supplies:
Stamps: Cinammon Sugar, The Good Life Tickets (Whimsy Stamps)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), cream, kraft
Patterned Paper: Lost & Found: Blush (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Embellishments: crocheted lace (May Arts), 5mm pearls, 2 tone 4mm baby pink/ivory rose buds, 2 tone pale pink/ivory cherry blossoms
Dies: cloud dies (My Favorite Things)
Copic Markers:
skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R20, R00
hair: E33, E35, E57, E59
eyes: B45
lips: R32
dress: R81. R83. R85, R89
cupcake: E23, E25, E27, YR31, R83
grass: G40, G43, G46, G28, G99
sky: BG01
clouds: C1, C3, BV000

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

Have a Sweet Day!

Hi Everyone!  Wow, this post was a long time coming!  I'm having some major computer issues and can no longer open Photoshop.  I've spent many hours trying to figure it out, but I think it is actually my computer having more issues (it's 6 years old and has been having some problems for awhile).  Looks like I may have to order a new computer sooner than I was hoping.  Sigh.  Anyway, I do still have an older version of Photoshop Elements on my computer so I'm trying to use it to limp by until I get a new computer.  (I miss Photoshop so much!!!)  I also had to recolor the image before I could make my card (more on that below).  Well, enough of that, how about the card? :)  (Sorry the photo is kind of dark.  I just can't get it to look right using PSE.)

Isn't this image so adorable?!  As soon as I saw this little cutie, Lulu, from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, I knew she would be coming to play at my house! lol  She is part of the Lulu and Friends set.  (Lacey also has her in stock at Stamp and Create here.)

She is colored with copic markers (colors listed at the bottom of the post).  I masked the image after coloring to spray the background and the ground with my air compressor.  I used some patterned papers from My Mind's Eye's Miss Caroline: Fiddlesticks paper pad and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I also used a silver filigree corner from Wild Orchid Crafts and used a Snow Cap Paint Dabber to paint it white.  I didn't have blue flowers that worked well with the colors in my image and patterned paper so I used a BG72 copic marker and my air compressor to spray some white flowers to match my color scheme.

I decided to ink her up last weekend so I could play along with the current Kraftin' Kimmie challenge (which is almost over now!), but I had some help with my coloring so I didn't get my card finished until yesterday.  My 21 month old son has been in the habit lately of climbing up on my chair and coloring like Mommy.  I forgot and left my finished image sitting on my desk when I turned around to do something.   I heard the sound of markers on paper and knew exactly what he was coloring!!  Luckily, I had written down all my marker colors so it was easy to recolor the image once I found the time.  Little stinker.  :)

Now, that I finally got my card finished, I'm playing along with the Kraftin' Kimmie challenge which is a sketch challenge.  I'm also playing around with the current Wild Orchid Crafts challenge which is Bingo.  (I used gems, flowers, and lace.)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Niki

Have a Sweet Day supplies:
Stamps: Lulu and Friends (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), white
Patterned Paper: Miss Caroline: Fiddlesticks (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Embellishments: 3mm red pearls, small silver filigree corner, 4mm white closed rose buds, 15mm white open roses, 20mm burgundy open roses, 25mm white wild rose (Wild Orchid Crafts), baker's twine, crocheted lace, buttons
Tools: petite oval nestability die (Spellbinders), branch punch (Martha Stewart), Snow Cap Paint Dabber (Adirondack), sewing machine, air compressor
Copic Markers:
skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R20
hair: YR12, YR15, YR14, YR18, E19
shirt: BG70, BG72, BG75
skirt: R82, R56, R59
bowl: Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28
shoes: C6, C8, C10
socks/hat: C1, C3
background: YR30
ground: E31

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:

Ann Vento

Beate Johns {Special Guest}

Deb Routledge {Special Guest}

Ellie Stover

Iris Wiechmann

Niki Estes (you're here)

Stephanne Maraver

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

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

Birthday Wishes

Hi Everyone!  Hope you all had a good weekend!  The weather here can't make up its mind whether it wants to snow or show signs of spring.  I think spring may be a ways off still with all the snow storms we've been having lately.  The weather makes it easy to stay inside and create cards, though.

Today, I decided to pull out this adorable Tobi with Love image from the Laurence Collection.   Isn't this such a cute image?!  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  I decided to do some paper piecing on the package and colored the rest of the image with copic markers.  I added some  shadows on the polka dot patterned paper using a marker.   I used some patterned papers from My Mind's Eye's Lime Twist: Life of the Party paper pad and finished my card off with some stitching, baker's twine, and a button.  The sentiment is from the Bountiful Baskets Additions stamp set from Waltzingmouse Stamps.  The sketch was inspired by this card by Sandra MacLean (you will only be able to see it if you're a Splitcoast Stampers fan club member).

Have a great week!

Niki

you're the best

Hey Everyone!  I've been busy with family stuff and haven't made any cards for a week or so now.  I thought I would share this card that I made for the Stampavie Creations newsletter.  It's a free magazine publication filled with beautiful samples from the design team.  You can download it here and subscribe to get an email when future issues are released.

I used the adorable Giddy Up image from Tina Wenke along with a sentiment from her Sweet Wishes set.  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  I colored it with copic markers (the marker colors are listed in the newsletter).  I used some patterned papers from Cosmo Cricket's Wanted paper pad.  I sponged some antique linen, tea dye, and walnut stain distress inks around my papers before stitching and assembling.

Have a wonderful day!

Niki

Whimsy Stamps Elisabeth Bell Stamp Release 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.

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!

For my card today, I decided to use the adorable Apple Blossom image.  They are all so cute so it was difficult to choose which one to use next, but eventually this little darling won out.  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and colored it with copic markers.  I die cut the image and kraft layer behind it with Labels One and Labels One Small nestability dies.  I used some patterned papers from Echo Park's This and That Graceful paper pad.

Sometimes, I like to get out supplies I haven't used in a while and just play.  I love the look of white paint on kraft cardstock.  So, I dabbed some white paint (blank canvas from Claudine Hellmuth) on the edges of my kraft cardstocks using one of the Claudine Hellmuth paint brushes (great quality) before stitching my layers.  I used a red copic marker and my air compressor to spray the white crocheted lace from May Arts.  (I wanted it to stand out a little more against the patterned paper.)  Like on my card yesterday, I used a sentiment from the Summer Letter Seals stamp set.  I finished off my card with some tiny pearls and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (20mm red open roses, 25mm red open roses, 15mm red open roses, and 4mm red closer rose buds).  I'm also entering this card in the Wild Orchid Crafts Get in Shape challenge.

If you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to start the hop at Debbie's blog. 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}

Heidy Blom

Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}

Niki Estes (you're here)

Jacque Beddingfield {Special Guest}

Iris Wiechmann

Pops Morfitt {Special Guest}

Stephanne Maraver

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Elisabeth Bell {Artist} 

Thank you also for the sweet comments you left on my card yesterday.  They made me smile when I read each one.  Thank you!

My blog was one of the hidden prizes yesterday.  Karen Q., I'll send you an email so you can contact Denise to get your free stamp.  Congratulations!

Have a wonderful day, Everyone!

Niki