Whimsy Inspirations Blog

Clean and Simple Inspiration

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :-)

Sylvia here with some CAS inspiration for you!

We all know Whimsy Stamps has the cutest and whimsical image stamps ever and most of you dress up their cards with lots of flowers, doilies, charms and other embellishments and I see you using lots and lots of layers. Always so very intricate and adorable!

But I am a more 'simple' card maker and just wanted to show you that you definitely can use the Whimsy Stamps in a 'clean and simple' way, too :-)

First, here's a card where I used the adorable 'Giraffes in Love' designed by Crissy Armstrong together with the 'Friendship Noteables 2' sentiment set by Raindrop Echo Designs and the matching 'Noteables 2 Die' - all from the new December release.

I just cut out the giraffes and put them on dimensional foam adhesive. Added a little bit of sewing and a bit of bling ... that's it! See.. really simple :-)

Second here's a super simple card where I did not use any images but only a sentiment stamp from the 'Friendship Noteables 2' set - I so adore all of the sentiment stamps by Raindrop Echo Designs!

To create this card, I used my leftover patterned paper scraps from a card I did the day before.

And I think, the beautiful sentiment stamp is just the perfect finishing touch for this super quick and easy card.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you liked my CAS cards with Whimsy Stamps :-)

Sylvia xx

Hugs and Kisses and Warm Winter Wishes!!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Hi there, Stephanne here today,
I hope everyone's enjoyed their holidays so far!!!
Gettin' ready for a New Year's Celebration, are ya???

Well, I have MADE a moment to come down in my craft room and create
and here is what I've put together!! I used the Sealed With a Kiss stamp by Crissy Armstrong from our November release, along with our Love Mini Tickets and our Country Heart Die by the amazing Ann Vento from this months release!!

For all the details, please hop by my blog!!
Happy New Year!!!
Stephanne

Wee Bunny....

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Wow can you believe it's already Christmas Eve. Where has the year gone?
I'm so happy to be able to share a Christmas card with you that was featured in Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Magazine. I have used this adorable Wee Stamp Christmas Bunny and Raindrop Echo Designs holiday notables sentiment.
On behalf of everyone at Whimsy Stamps we'd like to wish you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and wonderful Holiday Season!

Christmas Easel Box

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Greetings Dear Whimsy Fans, Iris here! Are you all ready for Christmas, all gifts wrapped and the cookies baked? Only a few more days to go! And before I go on my Christmas break I like to show you a christmassy easel box I made using Kenny K's 'Mistletoe' stamp.

I attached an easel card on top of a handmade box. This is pretty nice for smaller gifts as its a gift box and card in one. The image was colored using Copics. The pretty flowers are from Whimsy and Wild Orchid Crafts. The snowflake charm and ribbon is also from Whimy's Paper Crafting Embellishments.

The letter seal is from Raindrop Echo Desings Winter Letter Seals available HERE. I also used the ornament and stocking dies you'll find in the Shapeology section.

Here's a closer look on the image and the inside of the card:

Thanks for stopping by today!

I wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you all next year!

Hugs 'n Luv,

Iris

December Release: Final Showcase Day and Mini Blog Hop Winners

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Hi Whimsy fans!

On 14 December Whimsy Stamps released this month's fabulous new rubber stamps and dies. Over the past week the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests have been showcasing these awesome new goodies, and each day we held a 24hr mini blog hop where you could enter to win a prize! So without further ado, here are the lucky winners from those draws:

Wednesday 14 December ~ Drawn from the comments left on Ellie's post:
Deonna from http://ilovetomakecards.blogspot.com/

Thursday 15 December ~ Drawn from the comments left on Erin's post:
Mags B from http://maggiescardage.blogspot.com

Friday 16 December ~ Drawn from the comments left on Debbie's post:
Cindy Lou from http://ohfortheloveofpaper.blogspot.com/

Saturday 17 December ~ Drawn from the comments left on Sylvia's post:
Victoria from http://stampinkcrafts.blogspot.com

Sunday 18 December ~ Drawn from the comments left on Pop's post:
Cheryl from http://passionforpaperstampsandink.blogspot.com/

Monday 19 December ~ Drawn from the comments left on Mariska's post:
Miranda de Groot from http://scrapbookfreubelen.blogspot.com

Tuesday 20 December ~ Drawn from the comments left on Bev's post:
Hanneke from http://hannekeshobbycorner.blogspot.com/

Thank you to everyone who visited the blogs of our fantastic DT and guests and left such wonderful comments. Please would the winners email Denise with your full contact details so that your prizes can be mailed out to you as soon as possible. Thank you!

Although the mini blog hop prize draws have ended, we still have one final day of showcases for you, so please visit today's DT to take a peek at their final new release projects:

Ellie Stover
Erin Bailey
Jacque Beddingfield {Special Guest}
Sylvia Blum
Iris Wiechmann
Zoe McGrath

If you have made something using one of the new release stamps and/or dies, please send us a link as we would love to see your creation!

Thank you for joining us for our new release. And don't forget, today is our Whimsy Inspirations Magazine release - Issue 5 is now available!

Open publication

December Rubber & Die Release Showcase - Day 6

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Hello and welcome to Day 6 of our December Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (14 December) Whimsy Stamps released this month's wonderful new rubber designs and fabulous new shapeology dies. From then until 21 December the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are 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 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 here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 21 December.

To take a peek at today's fantastic new release creations, please click on the links below...

Debbie Eastman
Deb Routledge {Special Guest}
Erin Bailey
Tammy Louise Cunliffe
Bev Rochester
Pop's Morfitt
Iris Wiechmann

Zoe McGrath

Heidy Blom

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

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check back here tomorrow for more new release creations!

December Rubber & Die Release Showcase - Day 5

Monday, December 19, 2011

Hello and welcome to Day 5 of our December Rubber Die Release Showcase!

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To take a peek at today's fantastic new release creations, please click on the links below...

Beate Johns {Special Guest}
Debbie Eastman
Erin Bailey
Sylvia Blum
Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}
Lori Pachkowsky

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

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check back here tomorrow for more new release creations!

December Rubber & Die Release Showcase - Day 4

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of our December Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (14 December) Whimsy Stamps released this month's wonderful new rubber designs and fabulous new shapeology dies. From then until 21 December the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are 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 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 here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 21 December.

To take a peek at today's fantastic new release creations, please click on the links below...

Beate Johns {Special Guest}
Debbie Eastman
Dena Concienne {Special Guest}
Pop's Morfitt
Erin Bailey

December Rubber & Die Release Showcase - Day 3

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our December Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (14 December) Whimsy Stamps released this month's wonderful new rubber designs and fabulous new shapeology dies. From then until 21 December the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are 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 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 here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 21 December.

To take a peek at today's fantastic new release creations, please click on the links below...

Debbie Eastman
Deb Routledge {Special Guest}
Erin Bailey
Jacque Beddingfield {Special Guest}
Sylvia Blum
Bev Rochester

December Rubber & Die Release Showcase - Day 2

Friday, December 16, 2011

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of our December Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (14 December) Whimsy Stamps released this month's wonderful new rubber designs and fabulous new shapeology dies. From then until 21 December the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are 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 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 here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 21 December.

To take a peek at today's fantastic new release creations, please click on the links below...

Beate Johns {Special Guest}
Debbie Eastman
Ellie Stover
Erin Bailey
Pop's Morfitt

December Rubber & Die Release Showcase - Day 1

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of our December Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (14 December) Whimsy Stamps released this month's wonderful new rubber designs and fabulous new shapeology dies. From then until 21 December the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are 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 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 here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 21 December.

To take a peek at today's fantastic new release creations, please click on the links below...

Deb Routledge {Special Guest}
Dena Concienne {Special Guest}
Erin Bailey

December Rubber & Die RELEASE DAY!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Welcome to Whimsy Stamps December rubber stamp and die RELEASE DAY!

Whimsy Stamps is releasing 20 gorgeous new rubber stamps, 3 fabulous new Shapeology dies and 6 new Shape EZ templates and cut files today. These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

From today until 21 December the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these fabulous new stamps, dies and Shape EZs 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.

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 here on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12:00PM on 21 December.

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations by the Design Team, please click on the links below...

Deb Routledge {Special Guest}
Ellie Stover
Dena Concienne {Special Guest}
Erin Bailey
Jacque Beddingfield {Special Guest}
Bev Rochester {Special Guest}
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Here is a full list of the wonderful new goodies released today:

5 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps
Giraffes in Love ~ Lend me your Ear ~ Valentine Fairy ~ Love Birds ~ Jumbo in Love

4 Kenny K rubber stamps
Atlantea ~ Groove Dude ~ Miss Fortune ~ Miss Thang

3 Meljen's Designs rubber stamps
Lovey Pup ~ Lovin' Turtle ~ Loving Ewe

4 Wee Stamps rubber stamps
Fluffy on the Lily ~ Rose and Felix ~ Sam's Special Delivery ~ Spring Bringer

4 Raindrop Echo Designs rubber stamp sets
Everyday Circle Postmarks ~ Friendship Notables 2 (coordinating die available below) ~ Love Mini Tickets (coordinating die available below) ~ Stylized Notables 1 (coordinates with already released Notables 1 die)

3 Raindrop Echo Designs Shapeology dies
Mini Ticket (coordinating stamp set available above) ~ Notables 2 (coordinating stamp set available above) ~ Country Heart

6 Shape EZ downloadable templates
Flip Tree ~ Magnolia Flower ~ Mini Rosettes ~ Pedestal Tag 1 ~ Sparkle Holiday Pin ~ Bow Pin ~ Take Out Box

Don't forget to visit today's DT and leave a comment on their blog posts to be entered into the draw to win a new release stamp, then pop back here to the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for the next list of showcase posts!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our new release!

New Digi DT

Monday, December 12, 2011

Hi Everyone !!

I just have a quick post today to share with you the new members of our Whimsy Stamps Digi DT! Our call ended on Friday, and we have chosen 11 new gals to join our team and create with us for the next 6 months!