Whimsy - New Releases! - Day 3

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our November Digital Stamp Release Showcase! 

On Thursday (1st November) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new digital designs from

Moon Cookie Gallery

Stamp Art Designs by Kathryn

Dana's Digi's

Lia Stampz

Crissy’s Digis

From then until 4th November the Whimsy Digital DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s 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 on the Whimsy blog on 5th November

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

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 pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations! 

Day 3

Doreen OBrien 

Tammy Ortiz 

Jackie Randolph 

Kelly Mannix 

Sarah McLaughlin 

Kim Taylor (me!)

Jackie Smith 

Lisa West 

Tracie 

Debbie Dunn 

Suzi Mckenzie

Laura Palmer

Anne Cullen

Nicole Gent 

Brenda Turner

And today I've made a Christmas Card using one of the new releases from Moon Cookie Gallery - 'Trimming the Tree'. It's a set of great images - and I loved this cute tree!

I've coloured the image with copics and promarkers and added a little distress inks to all edges, and the 'garlands' on the tree were made with a Viva pearl pen and glass pen. The papers are from K&Co and Dovecraft. The sentiment is also from Whimsy, and the embellishment, buttons & gingham ribbon are from stash (in fact, I think the leaf was stolen from a Christmas decoration! oops!).
Enjoy your weekend! Back soon, Kim x 

Whimsy Digis - Release Day 2

I know, it's me again! I'll have to go and lie down in a dark room after doing 3 postings in one day! But this is an exciting one for me - my first DT posting for Whimsy Digital Stamps!  And today is day 2 of the new releases

 Hello and welcome to Day 2 of our November Digital Stamp Release Showcase! 

On Thursday (1st November) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new digital designs from

Moon Cookie Gallery

Stamp Art Designs by Kathryn

Dana's Digi's

Lia Stampz

Crissy’s Digis

From then until 4th November the Whimsy Digital DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s 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 on the Whimsy blog on 5th November

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

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 pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations! 

Day 2

Tammy Ortiz 

Jackie Randolph 

Charlene Brown 

Kelly Mannix 

Michelle Oatman

Tammy Davison 

Kim Taylor (me!)

Jackie Smith 

Tracie 

Christine Garner 

Jan Ltc 

Suzi Mckenzie

Nicole Gent 

Carly Wilson

I've used a Crissy's Digi 'Nativity' for my card today - such a gorgeous image! I've coloured it with promarkers and pencils. The papers are from Dovecraft, with added twine and ribbon from stash. The sentiment on the tag is from the fantastic collection from Raindrop Echo at Whimsy - there are some lovely Christmas sentiment ones. And the added bells really do tinkle lol! 

I'll be back tomorrow with another of the new releases! 

Kim x 

Adding Texture

Yes, I'm back again - and it's time for a new challenge over at CraftyCatz!  And guess who's chosen the theme for this week? Yes, it's yours truly!  So, as I always enjoy adding lace, ribbons, twine, etc., to my creations I picked the theme of 'Add Texture'!

We're sponsored this week by The Stamp Fairy, and I've used one of their images for this creation. 

I've coloured him with promarkers and added stickles to the snow - not sure what I'd do without stickles on my Christmas creations lol! 

The backing paper is from LOTV 'KraftyChristmas'. I've added some glittery netting and the fence is made using Doo Hickey die. The sentiment is from LOTV. The snowflakes were made with a Tonic punch and a bit of added bling. The white satin ribbon is from my stash and the cute wooden star button is from CraftyEmblies. 

So have a rummage in your stash for all your lace, fabrics, twine, etc., and then join us at CraftyCatz! 

Kim x 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:-

Fab'n'Funky - diecuts/punches

DeepOceanChallenge - sporty&outdoors

DieCuttinDivas - anything goes

EurekaStamps - buttons & bows

Christmas Star

Good morning, Friday has whizzed around pretty quickly this week! I have to confess that most of my 'papercrafting' this week has involved wallpaper! The decorating is coming along - but boy, will I be glad when it's done! I have kept muttering threats under my breath and grumbling about whose stupid idea it was to decorate the lounge - but as has been pointed out to me, it was my idea....!  But I don't deal well with the house in disorder (although with the constant comings and goings of a house full you'd think I'd be used to it!), so I'll be very relieved to get things back to normal - well, as normal as our house ever is.

Anyway, less of my waffling! As it's Friday it's time for a new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts - and the theme for this week, chosen by our lovely Laine is 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Christmas Star'!  So we want to see stars somewhere on your creation!  My contribution for this challenge is

I've used this gorgeous stamp from LOTV, and coloured her with promarkers and pencils, with added stickles and pearly bits! 

The backing paper is from Joanna Sheen ('Haberdashery' pad!), and the stripy one was a freebie! I've added some stitching and lace. The spotty ribbon is also from Joanna Sheen. The sentiment is from LOTV. 

We're sponsored at TPC this week by 

So do join us with your 'starry' creations! 

Back soon, 

Kim x 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges :-

CardsbyLadyAnne'sChallenges - anything goes

DivasbyDesign - festive

Ilovepromarkers - cute

PaperShelter - anything goes

The PerfectSentiment - pinkChristmas

Let it snow...

Good morning and I can't believe that it's Wednesday already! The week is flying past! I spent most of Sunday and Monday busy with the decorating and yesterday at work - in fact, nearly all day Monday was spent up and down a ladder painting the lounge ceiling. I was feeling rather bitter by the end of the day and did point out that whoever invented the idea of decorating should be glued with wallpaper paste to a wall and painted with a thick coat of paint.... At least I managed to keep Tilly the Dog away from the wet paint - it wouldn't have been the first time she'd ended up with added highlights! The wallpapering starts tomorrow so wish me luck....

So a quick post from me today with another Christmas card. I'm quite pleased that I've managed to get quite a few made this year so far - it's obviously been a good incentive having this blog and doing challenges as it's made me get a bit more organised with them!

I used one of my rubber stamps of Humphrey from Crafters Companion that I bought last year. I've coloured him with copics and promarkers, with some added stickles of course! 

And like any typical crafter, I can't bear to throw small pieces of nice crafting papers away! So I decided to use some of the 'offcuts' of my LOTV 'KraftyChristmas' papers and made the patchwork effect background with some added ribbon from stash. I think it works ok - and lets me use the saved bits lol! 

The poinsettia was made with a Marianne die. 

So quite a simple card, but I was quite pleased with the effect. 

I'll be back on Friday with lots of creations - as long as I've not fallen into the wallpaper paste! 

Back soon, Kim x 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:-

DieCuttinDivas - anything goes

LEJ Designs - anything goes

PartyTimeTuesdays - anything goes

CraftyBloggersNetwork - anything goes

Some exciting news....

Hello to all in Blogland and Sunday seems to have come around again pretty quickly! I'm starting the decorating process today :(   - but needs must and my lounge is in dire need of decorating! I don't mind the decorating bit, it's all the upheaval, mess, clearing out that I dread. Sigh.
But anyway, before I start all that, I just wanted to share some news with you.  I was thrilled (bit of an understatement!) to be asked to join the Digital Design Team at Whimsy!  Of course I had to think long and hard about it (for about 2 seconds) and then said I would love to! I know that it's a big undertaking as Whimsy do a monthly release of new digi stamps, etc., and a challenge blog 'WhimsyInspires', but I just couldn't resist the chance to work with the fabulous artwork that they produce! There's now a big DT with designers from all over the globe and lots of exciting new releases in the pipeline. It's a much bigger (and more complex!) set up than I'm used to, and I'm still a relatively new blogger so I hope they'll be gentle with me! But I hope you'll enjoy seeing some of the fantastic Whimsy digis appearing in my little corner of Blogland!

So I've made a Christmas hanger to share with you today using a Whimsy digi - a sentiment from RaindropEcho 'Christmas Sentiments'

I've coloured the stamp with promarkers and pencils

The backing papers are from First Edition, with some distress inks and stitching on the edges. The sentiment is matted onto a Spellbinders 'floral oval'.  The roses are from Wild Orchid and the small green flowers from Joanna Sheen, as is the sheer green ribbon. The ivy is from a Marianne die. 

and the adorable little wooden rocking horse is from a challenge blog prize I was lucky enough to win from CraftyEmblies! Isn't it gorgeous! 

Thanks for letting me share my exciting news with you! And a big welcome to my new followers - although I hope all the waffling that goes on on this blog doesn't frighten you off too much! 

Back soon, 

Kim x 

I'm entering this Christmas Hanger in the following challenges:-

Allsorts - in stitches

Brown Sugar - anything goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - stitching

CraftyAnn's - Christmas

Fussy & Fancy - anything goes

QKR Stampede - sentiment as focal point

StampinfortheWeekend - anything goes

And another very late one...

Yes, I'm back again with another very late posting with the new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts. This week our lovely Carol has picked the very seasonal theme of 'Spooky Halloween' so we'd like to see your spooky offerings!

I've used images from our sponsor this week

and made a 'treats' bag from an envelope, together with a little gift card! 

I coloured the image with promarkers. The backing paper was coloured with a Big'n'Juicy 'mountain meadow' ink pad, with a few hand drawn cobwebs! 

So do join us at Totally Papercrafts with your Halloween creations!

Back tomorrow!

Kim x