Whimsy Stamps and Quixotic Paperie:))

Throughout June, the Quixotic Paperie design team and friends have been celebrating the store's 2nd anniversary!  Today is the final in a series of spotlights featuring stamp companies stocked at Quixotic Paperie (an online UK stockist for Whimsy), and some of the Whimsy Stamps Design Team have joined in to throw the spotlight on Whimsy Stamps!

Whimsy Stamps is owned by Denise and Kevin Lynn, with Denise as the papercrafter and Kevin illustrating their Kids Collection based on their two children. As the company has developed they have built up their collection of contributing artists, stamp collections, dies and papers.

The ranges include the Crissy Armstrong Collection; Melissa Jenkins Meljen's Design Collection; KennyK Collection; Whimsy Sentiment and dies by Raindrop Echo Designs; Whimsy Animals Collection and Whimsy Kids Collection. 

Whimsy Stamps are available in the UK/Europe at Quixotic Paperie. 

If you're in the US then you can find the stamps at Whimsy Stamps direct!

As part of the celebrations and the spotlight today, we have a PRIZE GIVEAWAY!  

Pop on over to the Quixotic Inspirations blog to get all the details and enter the draw to win some fantastic Whimsy Stamps and more!

 

In my card I have used WHIMSY STAMPS beautiful stamp BABY OF MINE. Colouring with Distress Inks, mainly using Weathered Wood and Black Shoot. Prima papers, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and Kort&Godt. Once again lace, gauze and white paint:))


So now for the inspiration! Hop on over to each of the blogs below to see some fantastic Whimsy Stamps makes!

- Elaine - Judy -Kim Dellow - Mary  -
- Ann - Iris - Minna - Patricia - Vicki -

Thanks for joining us and we hope you are enjoying all the Whimsy Stamps fun.

Smiles across the miles

Hello everyone! One card today which I promised to show you:) Maybe you have already seen this one, in the Whimsy Inspirations Magazine (http://issuu.com/whimsystamps/docs/issue1 ).  In this card I have used so lovely stamp from Whimsy Stamps called Fairy Daydreams:) Sentiments are also from Whimsy Stamps Everyday Mini Postage Stamps.

Moikka! Vielä tämä yksi kortti näytille. Luultavasti olette kuitenkin nähneet jo tämän jos olette vilaisseet Whimsyn lehteä:)) Tässä kortissa käytin Whimsy Stampsin Crissyn kokoelman leimasinta Fairy Daydreams. Tekstileimasimet ovat myös Whimsyltä:)































Coloured with Distress Inks.. Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Kort&Godt and Prima, most of them painted...surprise or not:)) A little bit gauze, crackle paint and white paint. Beautiful frame around the sentiment is from Prima. Now I`m wishing you a wonderful weekend and midsummer, maybe I will update my blog on the next week:))


Thanks for visiting here

Väritetty Distressin musteilla..Kukat WOC, Kort&Godt ja Prima, suurin osa noista tietenkin fiksattu joko valkoisella akryylimaalilla tai ihan vaan spraymaalilla:)
 Vähän harsoa, krakleerausmaalia ja valkoista maalia. Kehys toisen tekstin ympärillä on Priman tuollainen die cut kuvio:)) Tässäpä tämä lyhykäisyydessään. Ei muuta kuin oikein mukavaa viikonloppua ja juhannusta kaikille tasapuolisesti:)) Seuraavan kerran laitankin tänne blogiin jotain ehkä ensiviikolla, on sen verran ahkerasti tullut nyt päivitettyä:))

Kiitos kun piipahdit täällä:)     

Dt Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #170 Sketch

Hello again, how are you? I`m fine and I`m so happy, we are here at our cottage again and tomorrow it´s Midsummer:)) There is so silent, no sounds of city!! And again it`s evening until I have time to write...actually I really have time but I have only enjoyed this time to being here:)

But...today it`s Thursday and time to new Cute Card Thursday with the sketch theme:)) I was asked to make confirmation card so I used this sketch for it:)) And here it is:))




 I have used the stamp from Whiff of Joy:) I like this really much because it is so suitable for the many purpose:) One paper I`ve used is from the same Tim Holtz paper pad than I used in my previous pirate card:) Also a few Tim Holtz`s tickets, wooden buttons and gauze which I have coloured with selfmade mist Walnut Stain. I don`t have used sentiments for a while because I don`t have suitable or beautiful Finnish language. But I think it doesn`t always need any or what you think? Oh, I almost forgot the corners..they are die cuts painted with crackle paint Picket Fence and then I have this lovely cross charm and ofcourse...white paint as usually:) Here was all at this time and I hope you liked:) Tomorrow I will have one another card and then I will wish you a wonderful weekend and Midsummer:)

Thanks for visiting here:)

Dt The ABC Challenge- A Pirate

Hi again my dear followers:) Today is the turn oh the new ABC challenge with the theme X marks the spot- A Pirate theme. I don`t have ever made a pirate themed card until now and here it is



 
 This was also the first time when I used this lovely stamp from Magnolia. The picture is coloured with Distress Inks and all the papers are from Tim Holtz paper pad Lost and Found:)) I really love this paper pad, all the papers are so fabulous!! Ofcourse I have added a little bit gauze and white paint as usually:)




Please take a little time to look what kind of creations my other Dt friends have done:)  Now I`m wishing you a wonderful evening.....or night:)

Dt Deep Ocean Challenge #2- Flowers

 If you are looking Whimsy Stamps June release blog hop you will find it here

 Hi since a long time:) Finally I have something to share with you because it`s time for a  new Deep Ocean Challenge with the theme Flowers. And here is my card where I have used the stamp called Lil Lolita- Evie from Tickled Pink Stamps.

Moi vaan! Vihdoin jotain tänne blogiin...ollaan oltu vähän reissussa joten ei kovin ole tullut tehtyä eikä päivitettyä:)) Mutta tänään on uusi Deep Ocean haaste teemalla kukkia:) Ja tässä mun korttini jossa olen käyttänyt Tickled Pink Stampsin leimasinta Lil Lolita-Evie.

 
I have coloured with Distress Inks, dress with Victorian Velvet, my favourite red colour:) Papers are once again from Prima, flowers from Magnolia, Wild Orchid Crafts and Kort&Godt. I have added a couple of crystal stems too as yuo can see:) Flowers are painted as usually and I have also added cotton fibre additive around the image. A little bit lace, a few tickets and pearls, that`s all:))


The sponsor is.......... Tickled Pink Stamps , who is kindly offering 3 digital images of choice for the winner:)

Väritetty jälleen Distressin musteilla, mekko Victorian Velvet värillä joka onkin mun suosikki näistä punaisista:) Paperit jälleen kerran Priman, kukat Magnolia, WOC ja Kort&Godt. Lisäksi laitoin pari tuollaista kristallioksaa joita kylläkin vähän leikkelin...Kukkia olen taas maalaillut ja sitä puuvillakuitulisäainetta leimakuvan ympärille:) Pätkä pitsiä, muutama tiketti ja puolihelmiä, siinä kaikki:) Ja sponsorinahan tällä kertaa Tickled Pink Stamps joka antaa voittajalle kolme vapaavalintaista digikuvaa:))

Kiitos kun piipahdit täällä blogissani ja kiitoksia myös todella paljon ihanista kommenteista:)


By the way, you can see my Distress Ink colouring tutorial in the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine and you will find it here:
http://issuu.com/whimsystamps/docs/issue1 .

Thanks for visiting here in my blog and thank you so much for your lovely comments

Dt Cute Card Thursday-Birthstones

 If you are looking Whimsy Stamps June release blog hop you will find it here



Hello everyone:) It`s again Thursday and that`s mean a new Cute Card Thursday challenge with the theme Birthstones so we want to see your cards in birthstone colours:) My colour is ruby-July:))
And here is my Dt card:

I have used two stamps from Whiff of Joy, the girl and the background, using masking technique. Papers are from Prima, Annalee collection. Selfcoloured flowers, pearls, cotton fibre additive etc:))

At this time the sponsor is Tickled Pink Stamps who is kindly offering:


1 rubber or 2 digi stamps from the Tickled Pink Lil Lolita, Lil Lad or Lil Pinkette ranges.
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day!

Whimsy Stamps June new rubber and Magazine release Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Whimsy Stamps June new rubber release BLOG HOP!

We have 15 fabulous new Whimsy Stamps plus 2 new wonderful dies to show you today! These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. We also have our wonderful special guests joining us for this hop - Beate Johns, Deb Routledge, Deb Mitchell and Elaine Hughes.

The Whimsy Stamps DT have been sneak peeking these fabulous stamps for the past 5 days, so if you missed them be sure to hop on over to the Whimsy Inspirations Blog for some more inspiration!

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

3 stamps from Crissy Armstrong

Bart’s BBQ ~ Fairy Day Dreams ~ Journey Into The Sea

4 stamps from Meljen's Designs

Garden Bird House ~ Garden Fence ~ Mailed With Love ~ Sick Little Bear

4 stamps from Kenny K

Alice Chains ~ Bling Baby ~ Showgirl ~ Surfer Dude

4 stamps/sets from Raindrop Echo Designs

The Good Life Tickets ~ Into The Farm BG ~ Summer Letter Seals ~ Thank You Tiles

2 dies/sets from Raindrop Echo Designs

Cloud Die Set ~ Hot Air Balloon Die

If you would like to participate in the hop and you didn't arrive here from Elaine`s  blog, please CLICK HERE to return to the beginning of the hop at Chris’s blog.

The hop starts today (Wednesday June 15th at noon EST) and ends on Wednesday June 22nd at noon EST.

For this hop we have 6 different prize draws! We have not one but TWO grand prize draws, so two lucky hoppers will win a large selection of new release stamps. Grand Prize 1 will be for those who help us advertise the hop, and Grand Prize 2 will be for those who hop along with us. We also have 4 mini candy stops throughout the hop where you can enter to win a new release stamp! I'm not going to tell you where they are, so if you haven't found them you'll just have go back to the beginning and start hopping! *wink*

For my blog hop creation I used  Journey in the Sea  from Crissy`s collection

This mermaid is so beautiful:)) I have coloured with Distresses as usually and the papers are from Prima Botanically collection. A little bit lace and gauze, flowers..part of them painted:) A lot of Distress crackle paint weathered wood and white paint.  All that same what I usually use in my cards but I like... I love paints and gause or cheesecloth, I don`t know how you call it:)

So now it's time for you to continue the hop by hopping on over to Patricia`s blog. I hope you liked my card:)

Finally, here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Chris Olsen

Deb Routledge

Stephanne Maraver

Deb Mitchell

Crystal Irwin

Simonne Clay

Erin Bailey

Annika Ryan

Crissy Armstrong

Marley van der Heijden

Debbie Eastman

Vicki Parson

Ann Vento

Donna Smith

Elaine Hughes

Minna Paajanen   (that`s me, so you are here:))

Patricia Garcia

Iris Wiechmann

Beate Johns

Lori Pachkowsky

Denise Lynn

And one more new release!!! Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Magazine

Today Whimsy Stamps is also releasing its first issue of the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine!  It's packed with amazing samples from the design team and customers as well as three different tutorials that you can follow along with step-by-step.  We are excited to bring you samples that have never been seen before and we hope that they will inspire you to create using your favorite Whimsy products!  You can find the magazine here: http://issuu.com/whimsystamps/docs/issue1  Please feel free to leave your comments and click the Facebook "Like" button to let us know that you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much for hopping with us today and I hope you enjoy the new release! I`m wishing you a wonderful day:)


Moi kaikille:)) Tänään Whimsy Stamps julkaisee siis uusia leimoja, ovatkin jo kaupassa myynnissä:)
Lisäksi pari stanssisettiä ja..............ensimmäinen lehti,   Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine. Lehdessä on tiimin tekemiä ennen julkaisemattomia kortteja, kolme tutorialia step by step periaatteella joista yksi minun tekemäni Distressin musteilla värittäminen:)) ja kaikkea muuta kivaa!! 
Lehden löydät täältä klikkaamalla linkkiä   http://issuu.com/whimsystamps/docs/issue1 . Mielellämme otamme kommentteja vastaan mitä tykkäsitte lehdestä ja jos oikein kovasti pidit niin klikkaa Facebook tykkää nappia:))

 

Oikein mukavaa päivän, vaiko illan jatkoa!! 

Whimsy Sneak Peek Day 4- Meljen`s Design

 Hello everyone:) Welcome back to my blog, here you can see a sneak peek of Whimsy Stamps June rubber release. So it`s our 4th day before release,  which is in 15th day, and DT are showing sneak peeks of some of the new Meljen`s Design rubber stamps:)) day. I have used Garden Bird House in my card:)

Really simple card at this time, not even flowers:)) One paper I`ve used is from PinkPaislee Butterfly Garden collection. A little bit a lace and gauze of two different colors. And look at the clouds!! They are really fabulous and I have made them with Whimsy Stamps to be released Cloud set!

I hope you liked my card and please visit the Whimsy Stamps blog there is a list of all participating blogs for today`s sneaks:))

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day:)

Whimsy Sneak Peek Day 3- KennyK

Hi everyone, today we have third day of Whimsy Stamps June rubber release and DT are showing sneak peeks of some of the new KennyK rubber stamps:))

I have used this wonderful BlingBaby stamp in my card:)

Sentiment is also from the new to be released  Summer Letter Seals. Papers and flowers are from Prima and this time I have used crackle paint Antique Linen for painting the edges.
Picture is coloured with Distress Inks as usually. Please visit the Whimsy Inspiration blog there is a list of all participating blogs for today`s sneak peeks.

I have still wonderful news!

Whimsy Stamps is starting a new adventure and we want you to take the journey with us!
 On June 15, 2011, the first issue of the *Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine* will be debuting alongside our June rubber stamps and dies. We are excited to bring to you never-before-seen creations by the design team and by some fantastic Whimsy customers. In a continuous effort to provide you   with creative inspiration,  this issue will be free and available to everyone. Stay tuned - you won't want to miss it!
 
Thanks for stopping by today:)

Dt ABC Challenge- W is for Wish

Hi, what a shining day!! It`s so so warm but it`s fine and I like because here in Finland we have a quite short summer...


I don`t have made for a while 3d cards until now. I have so many lovely images and this fairy is one of them. And it´s really suitable because we have a new ABC challenge today with the theme W is for Wish. So we want to see something fairytale or just a wish for birthdays etc. from your creation:))

 Moi;) Kylläpä on ollut niin ihana ja lämmin päivä, vaan onhan se edelleenkin...Kyllä on mukavaa kun ei tämä kesä niin kauan kestä:))

En ole "herran vuosiin" tehnyt 3d kortteja,muistaakseni..Mulla on kyllä jemmassa joitain ihania kuvia niin kuin tämä keijukin. Taisin varmuuden vuoksi tilata ihan useamman arkin kun olivat niin kauniita:)) Tänään onkin taas uusi ABC haaste ja teemalla W is for Wish eli voi olla jotain keijujuttua tai syntymäpäivätoivotus yms...
Ja tässä siis mun kortti

It was absolutely so so difficult to take a photo about this card:)) The flashlight reflected always the image so I had to take it this way:))


We have a fab sponsor at this time Lili of the Valley whom are offering 10£ gift voucher for the winner:))

Kyllä oli muuten vaikea kuvattava tämä kortti! En ole mikään ekspertti ja sutaisen kuvan aina nopeesti, mutta tätä piti kyllä käännellä ja väännellä!! Salamavalo heijasti nimittäin niin inhottavasti tuosta kuvasta joten piti kuvata näin vinossa:))

Sponsorina tässä haasteessa on Lili of the Valley joka tarjoaa voittajalle 10 £:n lahjakortin puotiinsa:)

Thanks for visiting here

Dt Deep Ocean Challenge #1- Anything Goes

Finally it`s open, the new Deep Ocean Challenge with the theme Anything Goes. The Design team have used sea images for our first challenge:)) I have used this lovely stamp from Sweet Pea Stamps. Maybe you have seen the card made by this stamp here in my blog before, it was only blue...at this time I wanted to make lilac:))

The papers are from Prima, lilac and yellow. Actually I don`t like this colour really much so I painted a lot of white:)) Maybe you are wondering why I made this if I don`t like....we are at our cottage and I don`t have so much supplies with me, that`s why:)


Then I have a lot of painted flowers, gauze, lace and etc.. the same as usually. 


We have a prize from our sponsor Quixotic Paperie so I hope you can join us:))


Have a wonderful evening and thanks for looking

Dt Whimsy Stamps- Wee Snippet and Mystic

Hi my dear friends, something from Whimsy Stamps today, this lovely stamp from Crissy Armstrong Collection called Wee Snippet and Mystic.

I really love this stamp, it`s so cute:) I have coloured with Distress Inks as usually and added a lot of paint everywhere... Papers I`ve used from Melissa Frances 5th Avenue, gauze and lace. Flowers from Kort&Godt and Magnolia. Sentiments are also from Whimsy Stamps called Everyday Mini Postage Stamps.


Today so quickly updating because I`m going to our cottage...and I have to package..


Have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting here!

A Special card for the graduated:)

Today I want to show you a one special card for the graduated:) I was asked to make some kind of card for the boy who just was finished his studies about plumber. I was thinking a while and then I made this card which is just perfect to him:))

Moikka, näytillä tämä yksi kortti jonka tein valmistuneelle:) Minua pyydettiin tekemään jonkinlainen kortti pojalle joka valmistuu lvi-asentajaksi. Vähän aikaa mietin millaisen tekisin ja sitten tekaisin tämän joka on just passeli ja tilaaja oli tyytyväinen lopputulokseen.

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day

New Challenge blog:))

Hi everyone, exiting news to share with you:)) A few days ago I received an email my friend Alberto who asked me to join Dt at his new challenge blog called Deep Ocean! And yes, I said yes ofcourse:)) This is a big honour for me that someone want me to joining as Dt:) Thank you Alberto for asking:)

We have a new challenge every 2 weeks and maybe the only rule is that you will follow to given challenge:)
Our first challenge will be on 7th June so I hope you can join us. If you would like you can start following the challenge blog already by clicking HERE.

Dt Cute Card Thursday- Embellish it!!

And once again I`m a little bit late about this card:D In the matter of fact....I was sleeping!!! It`s really wonderful if you can sometimes sleep your sleep depts off!!! I did it now:D

But now to my card...it`s once again Thursday and it`s meaning new Cute Card Thursday Challenge with the theme Embellish it!! So you have to embellish somehow your main image. 
I have used in my image this graduation cap and some glitter glue silver and picket fence:) 

Moi, ja taas vähän myöhässä postauksesta..Kehtaanko edes sanoa että miksi...minä nukuin tosi pitkään!!! Aika harvinaista mulle mutta on ihanaa saada joskus nukkua univelat pois:D

Mutta korttiin sitten taas...tänään taas uusi Cute Card Thursday haaste ja teema Embellish it eli koristele jotenkin leimakuva tai kuva jota käytät kortissasi. Minä laitoin tämän ylioppilashatun tytölle päähän ja lisäksi kimalleliimoja hopea ja picket fence.

The stamp I`ve used is beautiful Dancing Willow from Whiff of Joy. Coloured with Distresses as usually, mainly Spun Sugar (the dress). Flowers from Prima,Magnolia and Kort&Godt. A little bit lace, gauze and vintage seam binding ribbon etc....And this time I have embossed the few corners of image using the stamp of Stempelglede and embossing powder white.


So welcome to our challenge at this time and please take a little time to see what kind of creations my Dt friends have done:D
Sponsor is The Stamp Shoppe  who is kindly offering 15$ gift voucher for the winner:)


Leimasin on kaunis Whiff of Joyn Dancing Willow, väritetty Distresseillä, pääasiassa Spun Sugar;mekko. Kukat Priman, Magnolian ja Kort&Godt, vähän pitsiä, harsoa ja nauhaa jne....Embossasin leimakuvan kulmat tällä kertaa valkoisella jauheella ja käytin Stempelgleden leimasinta.

Käykäähän kurkkaamassa muiden tiimiläisten luomuksia ja tällä kertaa on taas The Stamp Shoppe sponsorina joka lahjoittaa 15$ lahjakortin voittajalle:)

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful Thursday