Shine! Clearly Whimsy Release Day 2

Hi everyone and welcome to day two of the Clearly Whimsy Stamps March 2015 release!

We are releasing 4 new clear stamp sets and 2 coordinating die/die sets this week, and they are available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store RIGHT NOW and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers tomorrow!!

For my card today I am featuring the new sets Circles, Circles, Circles & Stitched Alphabet Uppercase.  

I really enjoyed playing with all of the different types of circles in this set, both solid & outline.  I used various sizes to create the flowing circles and  highlighted a few of them using the outline circle stamps.  Lastly I stamped the sentiment "Shine".  Such a fun alphabet set!  I cut the yellow wave on the side using the previously released Stitched Border Trio Dies.

If this card looks familiar it is because I featured it on my blog as a sneak peek last week!  It also uses the Circles, Circles, Circles stamp set & the previously released hello word die.  You can find more information on this card here.

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered into the drawing.

Thanks so much for stopping by and we hope to see you again tomorrow for our Release Day hop!

Whimsy Blog
Debbie
Isha
Jen -- You are here!
Alanna
Kristie
 Heather
Maureen 
Becky

Hoot, Hoot Hooray! - Clearly Whimsy Day 1

Hi everyone and welcome to the first sneak peek day of the Clearly Whimsy Stamps March 2015 release!  Over the next 3 days we will reveal our *BRAND NEW* Clearly Whimsy Stamps release! We are releasing 4 new clear stamp sets and 2 coordinating die/die sets this week, and they will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store TODAY and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers on Saturday!!

For my first card I used the cute Into the Woods Stamp set.  It has adorable images in it!  I had so much fun putting them all together to create this little scene!  The tree was made using 3 stamps from the set:  the tree branches, the cluster of 2 leaves and the large leaf. 

I also used the bunny & birdie die from the coordinating Woodland Creatures die set.  To create the grass I used a previously released die, Stitched Border Die Trio and adhered it with pop dots.

Yes, this card is a little crazy silly.  I just couldn't resist putting these way oversized glasses on that sweet little owl from the new Hoo Loves You stamp set.  I die cut him using the coordinating Owl Outline Dies.  The moon was created with two of the stamps from the Circles, Circles, Circles stamp set.  I stamped the solid circle first and then in VersaMark ink I stamped the dotted outline around it just to give it a little depth.

The tree comes from the Into the Woods stamp set.   I used the previously released Say What? Speech Bubble dies to cut the speech bubble and then stamped the sentiment from Hoo Loves You inside.  Those ginormous glasses are from the previously released Glasses & Bracket die set.

Here's a look at the stamps & dies I used on my cards today.

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered into the drawing.

Thanks so much for stopping by and we hope to see you again tomorrow for Day 2 of our release sneak peeks!

Be sure to visit the rest of the team to see what they have come up with using these new products!

Whimsy Blog

Kristie

Debbie

Becky

Allison

Jen -- You are here!

Alanna

Catherine

Lil' Inker Designs Monthly Meet Up: March

It's that time again for another Lil' Inker Designs Meet-up Challenge!  Details on the challenge are below!  If you participate, just by designing something (ANYTHING) using Lil' Inker Designs, you could have the chance to win prizes!  

I LOVE the new Hey, Foxy dies!  They are so much fun to play with!  I started this card by making the backdrop for my focal image.  I die cut a large Wonky Squares die and then chose 2 pieces of patterned paper to create the hills that I then die cut with the Border Builders die set.  

I then chose my papers for my very feminine Hey, Foxy fox!  After I had paper pieced her, I decided she needed a bow.  The bow from the Bunnies & Bows die set was a perfect fit!  I love how it adds to her foxy charm!  The sentiment was stamped from the coordinating set called Hey, Foxy Stamps.

So, how can YOU pay along?

Make a new project or share something you've been working on featuring LID goodies & post this project to your blog or favorite gallery. Link your project to our challenge by using the InLinkz tool on the monthly post on the Lil' Inker Designs blog.  You have through March 18th at 11:30 PM EST to link your project to be eligible to win a prize. Projects should exclusively feature LID goodies to be eligible to win but do not need to exclusively feature LID goodies to join our Meetup. I'm excited to see what you create!

What can you win?

This month's prize is a $50 gift certificate to Lil' Inker Designs!  Winners will be announced in a new blog post shortly after March 18th on the Lil' Inker Designs blog. Have fun and we can't wait to see what you're working on!

Hey, Foxy

 Hey, Foxy Stamps

Wonky Squares die

Bunnies & Bows die set

Border Builders die set

Thanks for stopping by!

ShowCASe Your Style Challenge #10

It's time for another ShowCASe Your Style Challenge!  This week the theme is a color challenge and you can find the inspiration color photo at the end of my post.

I am sneak peeking a new set that will be available in the Whimsy Stamps store, through the Clearly Whimsy line, next week on Thursday, March 12 called Circles, Circles, Circles!  

When I first saw the inspiration photo all I could think about was how perfect these new stamps would work with it!  There are so many sizes and kinds of circles to choose from and so many ways to use them!  For this card I pulled out my aquacolor crayons.  I scribbled the colors I wanted to use on the back of an old CD case and then lightly squirted them with water.  I then dipped the different sizes of circles in the mixture and stamped on watercolor paper and this is what I got.

I die cut the Hello Word Die (available now) from patterned paper and stacked several other hellos die cut from cardstock underneath for dimension.  I adhered a raspberry stripe of cardstock behind my focal image and added some sequins to finish the card off.  

I hope you'll play along with us!  We would love to see your creations using stamps from the Clearly Whimsy line, but all products are welcome to be used and no one is disqualified from winning!  The challenge is open for 2 weeks.  You can link up your cards and see the other DT samples by clicking here.  There are prizes up for grabs too, so be sure to check that out too!

We also hope you'll join us for the Clearly Whimsy release next week, March 12 - 14th where you will see the full reveal of the stamp set I used above, Circles, Circles, Circles & many more fun product introductions! 

Thanks for joining me today!  Have a wonderful weekend!