It's time for a new challenge at Whimsy Stamps...

It's Wednesday so that means it's time for a new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations challenge! Our theme this week is Anything But A Card, good challenge in the run up to Christmas don't you think...?

I have altered a blank kraft notebook for me to scribble any notes down to do with Christmas - to do lists, presents bought, presents received etc. It will get filled up quite easily I think! I used a fabulous image called Flowery Tree, it is available to purchase here.


Don't forget you don't have to use a Whimsy image to enter the challenge (it would be great if you did though!) The prize this week is...

Don't forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for a future challenge. If you have used a Whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering. The Guest Designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either! All we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge.

I would like to enter my notebook into the following challenges:

Supplies:
Image/Sentiment - Flowery Tree by Natalie aka Moon Cookie Gallery coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Season's Greetings by Echo Park
Pearls - ebay
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Punched border & heart shape - ebay
Tools -Oval & scallop oval Nesties

Here is Pippi Longsocks!

I absolutely fell in love with this image when I saw it, just look at those fabulous socks and her expressive face! I love her name too, Pippi Longsocks ;-) x

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
CYDA - Buttons or Bows
My Mum's Craft Shop - Things with Wings
Sew Many Challenges - Twine
Stampin' For The Weekend - Friends
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Pippi Longsocks coloured with Promarkers
Papers -Romantique by Prima
Pearls - Melissa Francis
Buttons - American Crafts
Twine - Whiff of Joy
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Doily - ebay
Tools - Oval & scallop oval Nesties, Frosted Lace Stickles

By the way, Whimsy Stamps is having a Cyber Monday sale starting at 12am ET on Monday, November 28th! This sale will be one day only and valid on in stock merchandise, while supplies last. Prices will be marked down, no coupon codes will be necessary. Sale ends at 11:59pm ET on Monday, November 28th.

Save 20% on all rubber stamps and Shapeology metal cutting dies.

Save 25% on all digital stamps, digital papers, and digital templates.

Fab or what!!!

Whimsy Stamps Digi Design Team Call

Design Team Call - NOW OPEN

Whimsy Stamps is holding a Design Team call from now until December 9th. We are looking for some talented crafters to join our Digital Stamp DT and help us showcase our growing digital stamp collections.

Each Digi Team Designer is asked to...
* share one project per week on his/her blog (applicants must have a blog),
* participate in our monthly releases and blog hop,

* Participate in at least 2 monthly challenges on our new Whimsy Inspires Challenge blog. The challenges post weekly, but DT members are only required to participate bi-weekly unless you choose to do more.
* become a member of our Yahoo and private Facebook group,
* share your artwork on our Facebook Fan page, Whimsy Blog, and any other online community you belong to,
* promote Whimsy Stamps by using our images, mentioning Whimsy news and promotions, and linking to our shop.

In exchange for DT work and helping to promote our products...
* members will have access to our digital stamps for use in weekly DT projects,
* members will receive a DT discount of 20% off, on all Whimsy shop purchases, while a member of our team,
* personal bio and photo will be placed on our blog.

If you are interested in applying, please send an email with your contact info, blog link, some details about yourself, and 3 of your favourite projects to whimsystamps@gmail.com with the subject line Digi DT. We will reply to let you know your application has been received. All new members will be contacted during the week of December 12th and announced on our Whimsy Blog thereafter.

Warm Winter Wishes

I loved making this card, the lil mice look so snug and warm wrapped in that scarf....

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
MSE - Julie's Challenge 'Hugs'
Bunny Zoes Crafts - Anything Christmas & Pearls
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers

Supplies:
Image - Sharing the Warmth by Chrissy Armstrong coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - Cats Life Press
Papers - Season's Greetings by Echo Park
Buttons - American Crafts
Pearls - ebay
Doily - ebay
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Tools - Oval & scallop oval nesties, Stardust Stickles

A Cuddly Teddy card

It's Wednesday so that means it's time for a new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations challenge! Our theme this week is Tag You're It.

It's not my week to take part in the challenge but I have ;-) I have used a gorgeously cute image. It's called Teddy's Surprise Package and is available to purchase here. I also used a couple of Whimsy dies and a sentiment by Raindrop Echo Designs from this set. I have kept the colours on my bear pale to let the blue of the parcel and bow to 'pop'...


Here's a view of the card with the tag out of it's hidey hole...


Don't forget you don't have to use a Whimsy image to enter the challenge (it would be great if you did though!) The prize this week is...

Don't forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for a future challenge. If you have used a Whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering. The Guest Designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either! All we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Tag You're It
Bunny Zoes Crafts - Anything Christmas with Pearls
One Stop Craft - Blue
Pollycraft - Christmas Fun
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers
Crafty Calendar - Winter Wardrobe (his furcoat!)
OSAAT - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Teddy's Surprise Package by Kathy aka StampArt Design coloured with Promarkers
Sentiments - Everyday Mini Postage Stamp Greetings and on the tag is a seasonal greeting by Hero Arts
Papers - Season's Greetings by Echo Park
Pearls - ebay
Buttons - Crafty Emma's Store
Tools - Deckle edged rectangular Nestie, Mini Postage Stamp die, Double Scallop Tag die

A lil Tilda for Xmas...

Here's a cutie Tilda Xmas card, it's quite pink and I don't usually do pink for Xmas but I like it. I think she could also be used for non-festive cards, I love her hair...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
By The Cute & Girly - Christmas Girls
Winter Wonderland - Awww, What a Cutie
OSAAT - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Ribbon Tilda coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - Cats Life Press
Papers - Papermania from last year
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Pearls - ebay
Button - stash
Tools - Oval & scallop oval Nesties

It's challenge time at Whimsy...

It's Wednesday so that means it's time for a new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations challenge! Our theme this week is Flower Power, nice and easy ehh?

I have used a beautiful image and sentiment from a digital set by Raindrop Echo Designs called In My Garden and is available to purchase here. I love the sentiment. I have used some new gorgeous Basic Grey papers called Little Black Dress as I was trying for an elegant'grown up' card...


Here's a sideways view so you can see the dimension on the card...


Don't forget you don't have to use a Whimsy image to enter the challenge (it would be great if you did though!) The prize this week is...

Don't forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for a future challenge. If you have used a Whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering. The Guest Designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either! All we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge.

I would like to enter my bag into the following challenges:
CYDA - Embellishment Bingo (pearls, flowers, ribbon)
Crafty Catz - Use a Digital Image
Allsorts - Black & White plus one (my plus one is grey, if that's not allowed please delete my entry x)
Pollycraft - Friends/Friendship
Hooked on Craft - Something Punched (the butterflies)
OSAAT - Black & White
2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image/Sentiment - In My Garden by Raindrop Echo Designs coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Little Black Dress by Basic Grey
Pearls - stash, black pearls started life as lilac pearls and I have coloured them with a Black Promarker
Tulle - stash
Tools - Woodware flower punch, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Atishoo!

Here is another tissue box cover. This is actually the first one I made for a lovely friend of mine. I loved making this, my fave shade of blue...

I would like to enter my tissue box cover into the following challenges:
CES - Roses and Ribbons
2 Sisters - Anything Goes

I also made a little wallet to go with the tissue box cover and it has chocolate and coffee inside...


Supplies:
Image - LOTV die cut square
Papers - Pixie Glen by Prima
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons

It's candy time at the Craft Barn

To celebrate having over 600 followers of their blog, The Craft Barn have a fantastic candy giveaway. Click on the pic below to enter, there's oodles of wonderful goodies up for grabs...

Let's Celebrate!

I have made this card for my brother's birthday. I am so chuffed with myself as his birthday isn't until January so I am well ahead (for once!). As soon as I saw the fabulous image designed by Lia Stampz I knew I wanted to use him for my brother's card. His name is Harry and you can purchase him here. With every Lia Stampz image you buy you also get a selection of fab sentiments so fantastic value for money. I have kept the card design pretty simple as the colours I've used are quite bold.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
OSAAT - Use a Digi
Paperplay - Button Up
MAWTT - Food & Drink
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
CES - Entertain Us (song - Celebration)

Supplies:
Image & sentiment - Harry by Lia Stampz coloured with Promarkers
Papers - True Blue by MME
Button - stash

There is a new challenge starting today on the Whimsy Inspirations Challenges blog, hop on over and have a look, it's a recipe challenge x

Summer Days...

Here's a very girly card, lots of pink...


Supplies:
Image - Summer Days by Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers & diecut shapes - Oh La La by MME
Pearls - Melissa Francis
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Sentiment - Magnolia
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nesties, Quickutz corner die

Another Crimbo card...

Yet another card using the ...in a pear tree stamp set by Penny Black...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Buttons
Samuel Taylors - Christmas Cards
ABC Christmas Challenge - V is for Vintage
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - 3 is the Magic Number (3 snowflakes & buttons)

Supplies:
Image - from the set ...in a pear tree by Penny Black coloured with Promakers
Papers - Season's Greetings by Echo Park
Buttons - Dovecraft
Pearls - ebay
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nesties, Marianne Designs snowflake die, Quickutz corner die, Sahara Sand VersaMagic ink pad, Star Dust Stickles

It's challenge time at Whimsy...

It's Wednesday so that means it's time for a new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations challenge! Our theme this week is Monochromatic.

I have used a fab image from Lia Stampz called Haley and is available to purchase here. I have used her to decorate a blank kraft gift bag. I opened the image in Word and used a text box to add the word Winter to the board Haley is holding. To highlight all the brown I have used touches of black. The pearls started life white and I have coloured them with a black Promarker. I will definitely do this again, the ink dried so quickly. The only 'colour' on the image is a bit of Frosted Lace Stickles...

I added some ribbon and twine to a little paper clip to seal the bag, hopefully to prevent peeking by the recipient ;-)


Don't forget you don't have to use a Whimsy image to enter the challenge (it would be great if you did though!) The prize this week is...

Don't forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for a future challenge. If you have used a Whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering. The Guest Designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either! All we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge.

I would like to enter my bag into the following challenges:
OSAAT - Christmas
Bah! Humbug! - Die Cuts
Winter Wonderland - CAS
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image/Sentiment - Haley by Lia Stampz
Pearls - The Hobby House coloured with a black Promarker
Ribbon & twine - stash
Tools - Oval & scallop oval Nesties, Sizzix snowflake embossing board. brown chalk inkpad, Frosted Lace Stickles

It's November Digi release day at Whimsy Stamps...

...so that means a blog hop! If you'd like to take part and win some prizes then get yourself over to the Whimsy Stamps blog NOW!!!

We have lots of gorgeous new images to share with you today created by Crissy Armstrong, Raindrop Echo Designs, Natalie aka Mooncookie, Kathy Kittmer and Lia Stampz. All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality. You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project. To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store.

Onto my DT piece, I have made a cover for a box of tissues. I spied a beautiful tissue box cover on Shirley's blog and had to have a go at making one. I found a fabulous tutorial on the SCS website and set about making one. I rather like it so will be keeping it for my own home but I think I will be making more to give as gifts. I have used a gorgeous image by Kathy Kittmer called Polar Claus, awww isn't he cute! He is available to purchase here. I was going to use papers for the panels on the box but then decided to emboss some same colour cardstock, I rather like the effect...

I would like to enter my tissue box cover into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Glitter It
Marianne's Designs - Dying to Diecut
Little Claire - Christmas
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Polar Claus by Kathy from Whimsy Stamps coloured with Promarkers
Cardstock - Bazzill
Buttons - Dovecraft
Festive ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Tools - Deckle edge oval Nesties, Marianne Designs snowflake die, Tilda Lace border die, Sizzix snowflakes embossing board, Glamour Dust