Cherish the Moments

I'm so sorry for the late post!

For this week's Shop Pumpkin Spice creation, I've decided to create a rather simple card to show off the pretty papers from Crate Paper Farmhouse collection.  The papers are vibrant and were actually really refreshing to use after doing so many holiday cards.

Please excuse my short post today because as we speak, I am in the middle of packing for my one way trip to another state :)


Stamps: Whimsy Stamps Winter Notables 1 Sentiments, Birthday Letter Seals; Paper: Crate Paper Farmhouse 6x6 Paper Pad; Embellishments: doily; Tools: Whimsy Stamps Elegant Notables 1 die, Notables 1 die, Cuttlebug, Making Memories distressing tool


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You Warm My Heart

Hello everyone!  Sorry for the lack of posts.  We are in the process of moving from California to Oregon and we've had a heck of time trying to figure everything out.  I'm sure it'll all be worth it though :)


Anywho, for today's post I cheated a bit and combined my Shop Pumpkin Spice weekly post with my Whimsy Stamps showcase post!  I used some gorgeous Bo Bunny papers from the Blitzen 6x6 paper pad.  I really like the non-traditional colors that are in this collection.  There are definitely a lot of color combinations that I would not have thought to use for winter/holiday cards, but I think it came together perfectly!  I also tried my hand a coloring on kraft again, something that I hadn't done for a long time, and I was actually somewhat satisfied with the results.  The image looks better in real life.  If you need kraft paper, Shop Pumpkin Spice has it available here: Bazzill 8.5 x 11 Kraft Cardstock.

As I mentioned, today's card is also for the Whimsy Stamps Showcase Day #2 for the November 2011 Release!  On Wednesday, November 16th, Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until November 23, 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 on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 23 November.





Stamps: Whimsy Stamps Cool Pony, Winter Notables 1 sentiments, Sleigh Ride sentiments; Coloring medium: Prismacolour pencils on  Bazzill 8.5 x 11 Kraft Cardstock; Paper:  Bo Bunny papers from the Blitzen 6x6 paper pad; Embellishments: Echo Park Happy Days Brad Assortment, sheer ribbon, stiff twill ribbon stamped with sentiment from Sleigh Ride set; Tools: Whimsy Stamps Elegant Notables 1 and Layered Snowflakes, Cuttlebug


For my card, I've used several of the new release stamps and dies.  It was so difficult to choose which image to work with, but I went with Crissy's Cool Pony.  I think the little girl is so cute and Crissy's horses are always the best.  If you've never seen her line of carousel horses at Whimsy, you MUST check them out.

The sentiment that you see on the top left corner of the image is a new line of sentiments and dies that we have called "Notables."  This particular one is from the Winter Notables 1 sentiments set.  I cut it out by hand, but there is also a matching Notables 1 die to go along with it.  The fancy frame that holds it is cut out using the new Elegant Notables 1 die.  This die is current sold out (geez, that was fast), but maybe you can find one at a your favorite Whimsy retailer?  I'm surprised, yet pleased, that it has sold out so quickly :)

I cut out a ton of snowflakes using the Layered Snowflakes die set.  In the center of the snowflakes are brads from the Echo Park Happy Days Brad Assortment.  I stamped the twill ribbon with a sentiment from the Sleigh Ride set.  Stamping on twill was really fun and you will for sure see more of this in the future once all my stuff is out of storage :)  The sentiment was stamped using StazOn Stamp Pad in Jet Black.  This is the only stamp pad I trust on different types of surfaces - it really just "stay on" very well!

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. Don't forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!



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Whimsy Stamps November 2011 Release!

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

Whimsy Stamps has released 20 fabulous new rubber stamps and 4 wonderful new Shapeology die sets today. These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

From today until November 23 the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be 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 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 on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM on 23 November.

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


Here is a full list of the wonderful new rubber stamps and dies released today:

5 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps
Cool Pony ~ Penguin Skier ~ Sealed With A Kiss ~ Served With Love ~ Snow Fun




4 Kenny K rubber stamps
Brianna Blaster ~ Sexy Elf ~ Superhero ~ Toy Soldier




3 Meljen's Designs rubber stamps
Bundled Little Snowboy ~ Cozy Little Chickadees ~ Cozy Winter Owl




5 Wee Stamps rubber stamps
A Letter For Me ~ Christmas Bunny ~ Let It Snow ~ Suzi With Bunny ~ Wee Florist




3 Raindrop Echo Designs rubber stamp sets
Cozy Hands sentiments (co-ordinating die set available) ~ Sleigh Ride ~ Winter Notables (co-ordinating dies available)




4 Raindrop Echo Designs Shapeology dies
Layered Snowflakes ~ Mittens (co-ordinating stamp set available) ~ Notables 1 (co-ordinating stamp set available) ~ Elegant Notables 1 (co-ordinating stamp set available)



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 by the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for the next list of showcase posts!

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



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SPS November Blog Hop

Welcome to Pumpkin Spice November blog hop!
If you've come here from the  Pumpkin Spice Store Blog, then you're on the right track! 

Wow, can you believe it's November already?  Just feels like yesterday that this design team was formed :)  We're very happy that you are joining us again this month for another hop!  Today the Pumpkin Spice DT is kicking off November with a blog hop  We're featuring Crate Paper's line of products as well as sneak peeking the wonderful creations that June created for her Kit of the Month.  Let's get started!


First up, a sneak peak of one of June's Kit of the Month creations! She has put together a wonderful collection of supplies using MME's Season's Greetings line.  I love all the papers and embellishments in this line!



If you want to see the entire thing, head over to the Pumpkin Spice Store to check out June's kit as well as explore the various other goodies that the shop has to offer.

For today's blog hop creations, I put together two Christmas cards using papers from the Crate Paper Peppermint 6x6 Paper Pad.  I like that though this is a holiday-themed pad, I could use a lot of these patterns on non-holiday cards.  Don't ya just love versatility?  I also used a lot of other products from the Shop Pumpkin Spice Store so make sure to check out my supplies list :)


Papers: Crate Paper Peppermint 6x6 Paper Pad; Sentiment: Whimsy Stamps Winter Letter Seals; Embellishments: The Twinery Twine in Honeydew, doily, seam binding, button; Tools: Spellbinders dies, Tonic Guillotine Cutter, ATG gun (refills here)


And of course, being the generous person that she is, Denine is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate on the Shop Pumpkin Spice blog!  To be eligible for the prize, please make sure to comment on all the DT's hop posts.  We would also love it if you followed the Shop Pumpkin Spice blog and also followed us on Facebook HERE.  You get all the latest news about weekend specials and also some inspiration to help you get your creative juices flowing :)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Please continue on with the hop to Carissa's always gorgeous blog!


Here's the hop order in case you need it:

Pumpkin Spice Store Blog- http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/
Pumpkin Spice Store Blog- http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/



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Winter's Butterflies

Hello!  I hope everyone has had a great week so far :)  Mine is a bit unforgettable, lots of things happened, but I don't want to bore you with those details.

For today's post, I have a rather simple winter card to share with you.  I used papers from Echo Park Season's Greetings, which may be my favorite Christmas line for this year.  The edges were all distressed with  Distress Ink Tea Dye.  The snowflakes were cut using Spellbinders Create-a-flake 3, which is available from SPS for a very good price!  The label was also cut with a Spellbinder die (Fancy Tags).  The pearls were made using Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Cream.

Sentiment: Whimsy Stamps Winter Letter Seals; Papers: Echo Park Season's Greetings; Embellishments: May Arts twill ribbon, Viva Decor Pearl Pen; Tools: Spellbinder dies, Cheery Lynn dies


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Ribbon Tilda

It's been soooo long since I've used a Magnolia stamp, but I got to play with one last night!  I chose Ribbon Tilda, who is just absolutely adorable.

I actually don't have any idea what what's going on with this card, lol.  I stated with two pieces of patterned paper and tried to follow the sketch at Dutch Magnolia Lovers (it's still there), but then kept piling things on and on and ended up with what you see below, lol.  The ornaments are from the Seasonal Ornaments sentiment set and they were cut out using the Ornaments Die Set.  I also went kind of crazy with the gold glitter : /  I also used as many of my new Cheery Lynn Designs dies as I could.  Yeah, I know, I have no idea what I was thinking.

Anywho, hope you're having a good week so far!



Stamps: Magnolia Stamps Ribbon Tilda, Whimsy Stamps Seasonal Ornaments; Coloring medium: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card; Papers: Crate Paper Peppermint Collection 6" x 6" paper pad; Embellishments: The Twinery Maraschino - Red & White Baker's Twine,WOC flowers, May Arts net ribbon, ribbon, Stickles; Tools: Whimsy Stamps Ornaments Die Set, Spellbinders, Cheery Lynn Dies


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