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A lovely friend of mine has recently moved and this is the card I made for her...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Digistamp Boutique - June Competition
That Crafty Place - Trees & Nature
Bearly Mine - Animal Kingdom
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (3rd entry)
By the Cute & Girly - Cute as a Button
Crafts & Me - Add a Ribbon
I Love Promarkers - Use a Digi
Oldie but a Goodie - Anything Goes (my butterfly punch must be at least 4 years old)
Aud Sentiments - Any Sentiment

Supplies:
Image - A Little Birdie Told Me from Digistamp Boutique coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Blue Linen Floral digi papers by MRD
Flowers - ebay & stash
Ribbon - Pretty Little Ribbon Shop
Pearls - The Glitterpot
Buttons - stash
Tools - Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die, Quickutz corner die, tiny butterfly punch, brown chalk inkpad

It's blog hop time at Whimsy Stamps!

It's June digi release day at Whimsy Stamps and there are lots of fab new images and beautiful papers. If you are taking part in the Whimsy Stamps blog hop you should have arrived at my lil blog from the Whimsy Stamps blog as I am the first stop!

For my card I have used a fabulous Lia Stampz squirrel image, he is so cute. I have coloured him in a scruffy sort of style to make him look messy/untidy which I think adds to his appeal. The ring of flowers has been made using a Woodware leaf punch and laying the leaves in a ring shape and then popping a flower where two leaves meet (does that make any sense...?). I've used a fab sentiment from Raindrop Echo Designs to finish my card...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Divas by Design - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
I Love Promarkers - Use a Digi
Aud Sentiments - Any Sentiment

Supplies:
Image - Squirrel by Lia Stampz coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Pampered Pets by Docrafts
Sentiment - from the Animal Companions digi sentiments set by Ann Vento aka Raindrop Echo Designs
Flowers - ebay
Pearls - ebay
Tools - Circle Nesties, Quickutz corner die, Woodware leaf punch, brown chalk inkpad, Stardust Stickles glitter glue

So onto the details of the HOP! Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there are 2 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts! These winners will each win a Whimsy digi image of their choice. The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is Joann's blog. This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from Whimsy. Whoo hoo!

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Friday 8th June at 12 Noon EST (5pm GMT), when the lucky winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog.

You now need to hop over to Charlene's blog.

Here’s the order for the Hop in case you get lost…

Whimsy Inspirations Blog
Sarah McLaughlin - you are here!
Charlene Brown
Kim Bell
Tammy Ortiz
Candy Geeter
Tammy Davison
Joann Burton

Happy hopping!!!

I'm in Print!!!

The lovely Denise Lynn, owner of Whimsy Stamps, gave me the opportunity to design a card or two for the magazine Complete Cardmaking. My cards are in the latest issue and each one has been awarded a whole page. How fab is that! Here's a peek at the pages, I'll post the cards on my blog at a later date. Some of my fellow teamies from the Whimsy Digital Design Team have also been featured. The magazine comes with a CD full of images, papers and fonts...


Card number one...

Card number two...

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 Bingo. Please go to the challenge blog for more details.

I have made a card using a gorgeous Crissy Armstong image called Birdie Friend. I love this image and have teamed her with some gorgeous Bazzill papers, just HAD to have these ;-) I followed the top Bingo line of Pearls, Image and Flowers...

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

Totally Gorjuss - Something New (papers & ribbon)
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes
Marianne Design Divas - Spread Your Wings
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
I Love Promarkers - Use a Digi
Crafts & Me - Add a Ribbon
Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Birdie Friend by Crissy Armstrong coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers -Vintage Marketplace by Bazzill Basics
Flower - ebay
Buttons - Pretty Little Ribbon Shop
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Pearls - The Hobby House
Tools - Quickutz corner die, Marianne Design Creatables butterfly die LR0158, Woodware leaf punch, Stardust Stickles, brown chalk inkpad

Don't forget you don't have to use a Whimsy item to enter the challenge (it would be great if you did though!)

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.

A Lil Cutie...

This is one of my cheat cards using a topper. I love this image and have teamed him with some of my fave papers at the minute...

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Hotshot Craft - Die-Cuts (I used a die-cut topper)
Crafts & Me - Fabulous Flowers
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - from the Wee Suzi's Garden topper set by The Hobby House
Papers - Roses by cArt-Us
Buttons - stash
Ribbon - not sure?
Pearls - Whiff of Joy
Flowers - ebay
Tools - brown chalk inkpad

Denny with Watering Can

I made this card using a gorgeous freebie digi from the wonderful Pink Gem Design webshop. I have again cheated and used the already coloured image. I have also followed the sketch for the current Pink Gem challenge. I don't usually do sketch challenges but loved this one. I have used artistic license and added lots of extra bits and bobs, hope that is allowed...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge - Sketch
Die-ing for a Challenge - Anything Goes with Dies
Crafts & Me - Fabulous Flowers
Paperplay - Summer Lovin'
Just Inspirational Challenges - Week 30

Supplies:
Image - Denny with Watering Can by Pink Gem Designs
Papers - Boho Chic by First Edition
Flowers - ebay
Pearls - ebay
Ribbon - Pretty Little Ribbon Shop
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nesties, Quickutz corner die, Marianne Design Creatables butterfly die, Memory Box Fancy Blossoms die, brown chalk inkpad

I'm being careful...

I've made a cute card to share today using a gorgeous fun image by Lia Stampz, he doesn't look very safe on that apple does he...?

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes
OSAAT - Anything Goes
CYDA - All Creatures Great & Small
I Love Promarkers - Use Die Cuts

Supplies:
Image - Hedgehog coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Tea Party by Dovecraft
Flowers - stash
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Lace, pearl hearts & buttons - Pretty Little Ribbon Shop
Tools - Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die, Quickutz corner die, brown chalk inkpad