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