Whimsy Inspirations Blog

Final Issue of Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Hello Friends,

Today, we released our final Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine - Issue 14. Many thanks to our amazing design team staff for their dedication and hard work over the last couple of years. They have created beautiful cards and gifts, shared tutorials and tips, and dedicated themselves to bringing our readers new and fun ways to use our products. Huge thanks to Ann Vento for her tireless efforts in making this publication a reality. It has been a pleasure to work with her on this publication and see it come to life.

Thank you also to all of our readers for your support. We hope we have inspired you to try new things and have fun with our Whimsy Stamps products. Thank you to our customers who submitted artwork each issue, it was a pleasure to feature your work. Special thanks to Rea Custer, Vanja Stevanovic, and Manderly Lynn for your submissions to this final issue.

Our online editions will remain available to readers to continue to use as resources through our partnership with Issuu. You can find all online editions here. The print editions are available in the Whimsy Shop while supplies last. We will retire these as they sell out. Preorder for the new Issue 14 will open soon and will only be printed one time and once they sell out, we will not reorder.

Thank you and happy reading!

Inspiration Monday with Jodi

Monday, October 28, 2013

Jodi here with a little inspiration for your Monday morning.

I love Sylvia Zet's designs - they are just too stinkin' cute! Coloring them is so much fun and they make designing a card a breeze. For this card I used her image called "Friendship is the Greatest Gift". I paired it with some older design papers from my stash, some ribbon, and a sentiment called "Season's Greetings Notables 7" and cut out using the "Notables 7" die cut.

Hoping your Monday is filled with love, laughter and a little crafting time!

Hugs,

Jodi - Kaboo Designs

Spring time in Brazil!

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Hi everyone,

Here is Fabi and I'd like to share a layout I"ve done this weekend to register our Spring time here in Brazil. I have used this great stamp called "in my heart" that you can find here.

Here a larger image from my layout so you can see how I have used the stamped image together with a fussy cutted flower to create a corner to the picture used.

And here a close up from one of the colored stamped images. This time I tried something different...
I used distress markers to color and after it was dry I have applied a thin coat of Glimmer Glam (in Golden Godness color) to add a kind of "aged but glossy" look to the image.

The picture doesn't shows the final effect well, but its really cool as it all gets a bit of golden color.

That's all for today...here we are looking forward for the summer to come - but Id rather stay in Spring, it's my favorite season :)

Kisses to everyone,
Fabi

Xmas Hamster

Friday, October 25, 2013

Hello Patricia here and it's my turn to host the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Blog and I would like to share this card with you I made using the image Xmas Hamster by Sylvia Zet and Available at the Whimsy Stamps Store.

I have been using non traditional Christmas colors on my cards Lately, Have you noticed?

Here is a close up on the image, flowers and the sentiment which is also from Whimsy Stamps, these are the Snowflake Mini Letter Seals Set....

On the bottom of the card I used the Shapeology Die Snow Flake Border Die, and added a bit of glitter here and there. Thanks for peeking and Have a Safe Weekend!!

October Release - Blog hop winners!

Hi Whimsy fans!

On 23 October we released this month's fabulous new rubber stamps, Shapeology dies and Whimsy Designer paper packs.

Over the past 3 days the Whimsy Stamps DT have been showcasing these gorgeous new goodies with daily blog hops. We hid prizes throughout the daily blog hops and here are the lucky randomly-drawn winners from those draws who each win 2 stamps:

Tuesday 22 October ~ Drawn from the comments left on Shelby's post:
Gail from http://laceylassy.blogspot.com/

Wednesday 23 October ~ Drawn from the comments left on Shannah's post:
Brenda from http://brendalee-amusestudio.blogspot.com/

Thursday 24 October ~ Drawn from the comments left on Simonne's post:
Sue from http://bearhousecreations.blogspot.com/

Thank you to everyone who visited the blogs of our fantastic DT and left such wonderful comments. Please would the winners email Denise with "October 2013 rubber release - hop winner" as the email subject. Be sure to include your full mailing address (including country), so that your prize can be mailed out to you as soon as possible.

October Rubber & Die Release - Review Day hop

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Hello and welcome to the Whimsy Stamps October Release Review Day Blog Hop!

Yesterday (23 October) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new rubber designs, Shapeology dies and Whimsy Designer Paper packs. From 22 October until today the Whimsy Stamps DT are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily blog hop!

Each blog hop has a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's 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 blog tomorrow.

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

Debbie Eastman
DeNetra Bates
Ellie Stover
Jodi Amidei
Kathy Tanner
Louise Roache
Patricia Garcia
Shannah Bartle
Simonne Clay
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

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

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

Christmas Turtle and Dove

Good Morning everyone! It's my turn (Shelby) to provide you with a little bit of inspiration:)

I hope you're enjoying this month's new releases and find tons of inspiration from the uber talented DT on the daily hops. Don't forget to check back a little bit later this today for the final daily hop for this months' release.

Today I'm showing Christmas Turtle and Dove from the awesome Chrissy Armstrong.

Now isn't this pair just as cute as can be?! They definitely put me in the Christmas spirit. The sentiment and die cut (Holiday Sliders 3) are also from Whimsy and you can find them here and the new stamp from Chrissy here.

Of course they were dolled up in their copics and received some stickles and liquid pearls to top off all of their Christmas sweetness.

Thanks for swinging by today and don't forget to visit later for the hop and a chance to win!

October Rubber & Die Release - Release Day Hop

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Welcome to the Whimsy Stamps October 2013 rubber stamp and die release BLOG HOP!

Our brand new October Release Rubber Stamps & Stamp Sets, Whimsy Shapeology Dies and Whimsy Designer Paper 6x6 packs are now available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store!!

To celebrate our new release, the DT are holding a blog hop today and are sharing creations made with some of the brand new Elisabeth Bell and Crissy Armstrong stamps! The blog hop has a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced here on the Whimsy blog on Friday.

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

Ann-Marie Sinfield
Deb Routledge
Debbie Eastman
Heidy Blom
Iris Wiechmann
Patricia Garcia
Shannah Bartle
Shelby Thomas

Finally, here is a full reveal of the wonderful October release. Don't forget to visit today's DT and leave a comment on their blog posts to be entered into our prize draw!

[Please note that the following pictures are not to scale]

4 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps
2 Christmas Tales ~ Christmas Turtle and Dove ~ Penguin Happy Mail ~ Snowman String of Hearts

3 Elisabeth Bell rubber stamps
Guardian Angel ~ Lil Jack's Happy Harvest ~ Lil Jack n Bobbin's Christmas

4 Kenny K rubber stamps
Ginger gem ~ Simone ~ Iceskate Kate ~ News Kid

4 Time For Tea Designs rubber stamps
Bow ~ Presents ~ Skater ~ Sledging

2 Wee Stamps rubber stamps
Winter Friends ~ Friendship is the Greatest Gift

4 Shapeology dies
Reindeer ~ Rocking Horse ~ Holiday Dove Border ~ Winter Greens set

6x6 Paper Stacks
Christmas Time ~Frosty Night

24 sheets per pack - 12 designs, 2 of each printed on heavy weight slightly textured papers.
Acid and Lignin free.

3 Shape EZs
Fall Leaf ~ Fire Hydrant ~ Tea Pot

*NEW* Notecards
by Natalie Season for Whimsy Stamps
Bright & Beautiful ~ Pretty Purples

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

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for our final blog hop!

2 Christmas Tales

Hi :)

Kathy here, with a little "sneak-peek" for you.

This card is using the super-dooper cute new Crissy Armstrong stamp, 2 Christmas Tales and I also used Holiday Sliders 3.
I am joining in the Whimsy Review Day Hop tomorrow with this card so please hop over to my blog to find out more about it.
Remember to leave comments along the way too because you may be lucky enough to win a prize :)

Kathy

October Rubber & Die Release - Sneak Peek Hop

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Hello and welcome to the
Whimsy Stamps October Release Sneak Peak Blog Hop!

Today the Whimsy DT are kicking off our October release by sharing sneak peeks of some of the brand new Wee Stamps, Kenny K and Time For Tea Designs stamps that will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store TOMORROW!

For those of you who are new to Whimsy Stamps, we hold a 3-day new release event each month: a Sneak Peek Blog Hop on the day before the release (today), a Release Day Blog Hop on release day (tomorrow), and finally a Review Day Blog Hop the day after the release.

Each blog hop has a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw! To be entered into today's 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 blog on Friday.

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

DeNetra Bates
Heidy Blom
Iris Wiechmann
Jodi Amidei
Louise Roache
Patricia Garcia
Shelby Thomas

Don’t forget to stop by again tomorrow for the full reveal of our brand new release and to take part in our New Release Blog Hop!

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

Trixxie Treat

Monday, October 21, 2013

Hello Louise here today

I have made a Halloween card using

Trixxie Treat which is one of the Kenny K designs

The image was great to colour and a fun image to use

I really went to town with the embellishments on this card.

Louise xx

Penguin Joy!

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Hi Everyone!
It's Shannah here today to share some Whimsy Inspiration with you!

For this card I used the adorable "Penguin Joy" stamp from Crissy Armstrong. Don't they have the sweetest, happy little faces? And I love that they are holding "Joy", as that was my Grandma's name :)

The image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Ink and coloured with Copics, and the papers are from the My Minds Eye 'Be Merry' 6x6 pad.

You can see more details and the Copic colours I used on here my Blog "Embellished ExpresShan's".

Thanks for visiting and hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

Be at Ease

Thursday, October 17, 2013

My Sea Shore

By Tammy Louise

Today's project is one of my very favorites made for the July CHA release this past summer! All the lush Roos papers and those incredible dies made this sunshiny card a delight to make. It's not always the colored stamped image that makes a card special after all. giggle

This project and loads and loads of more inspiration can be found in the Whimsy Stamps Magazine both in paper and online so be sure to check it out here.