Sunday, January 24, 2010

It's a Snowball Fight!

Happy Sunday All!

Today at Whimsy Stamps we are releasing three new stamps from a brand new collection by Crissy Armstrong called the Snickerdoodle Kids Collection! These new stamps are fun, cute, and perfectly Whimsy! I just love them!

The Whimsy Stamps design team has created some eye candy to share with you today on our "Snowball Fight!" blog hop! The hop will run from today until Saturday, January 30th at noon EST.

Today's hop began at Deb's blog, so if you are just stumbling on our hop now, you'll want to go back to Deb's and start from the beginning. If you're joining me from Crystal's blog then you are in the right place. If you take the full hop and leave comments for our designers you can then stop by the Whimsy site and leave a link in Mr. Linky for our GRAND prize of a $50 gift certificate to our online shop!

We will draw one winner at random on Sunday, January 31st and that's not all...we will also choose 3 random winners from comments left on our DT blogs to each receive one of the new Snickerdoodle Kids stamps! And if you stop in our Whimsy SNR group, we'll have some fun games to play with prizes to win!

Now on to my card, I've used the new stamp "Janice and Marty's Snow Day" and have colored with Copics and added lots of glitter for snow and some flocking to Janice's coat for added fluff!

The papers are My Minds Eye with SU! card stock in Pink Pirouette and Baja Breeze. I love these My Minds Eye papers because they're all covered in glitter and sparkle! I've embellished this card with ribbon and a felt snowflake with an acetate and glitter snowflake and one rhinestone brad. I'll do a post later this week on how to make the acetate and glitter snowflakes...it's very easy and fun too! Plus they make for a sparkly winter accent! The last accent was a sprinkle of glitter over the image to make it look like it was snowing...of course that was only for the photo. I had to clean it up after...too bad glitter doesn't just stick where you want it!

Thanks for dropping by my blog today....now I'm throwing my snowball at Ann's blog, so you'll want to hop there next and see if I hit her! And if you get lost along the way, you can stop back at the Whimsy home page for a list of links.

And, one last thing before you get to hopping...yesterday we released the limited edition digital stamp, "Wings of Hope" created by Crissy Armstrong with all proceeds of the sales (minus and PayPal fees) to benefit the American Red Cross disaster relief for Haiti.

I just have to say how overwhelmed with joy I am at the amazing amount of money we have raised so far for this cause and I just want to say thank you to ALL those crafters out there who stopped what they were doing and went to our site to purchase the image! Thank you for your kindness and generosity, you have helped us to raise over $500 in only one day! I can't wait to see what we can raise in a month! WOW!

72 comments:

Unknown said...

Denise, love your sparkly card! Good luck with the new release, and I'm so glad to hear that the Wings of Hope is going so well! (I can't wait to color mine!)
hugs,
Gini

Jennifer Scull said...

I just love how soft and pretty this has turned out! and that snowflake is wonderful! thank you for sharing this gorgeous creation with us! :)

Erin... said...

Soooooooooooo cute!!!!!! love the color and all the sparkles!! Such a fun snowball fight!!! and i'm warm and dry!!! perfect in my book!

SemSee said...

Gorgeous hun! I love all the glitter, sparkle and snow! Beautiful colours and colouring as always! Hugs, Simonne x

Debbie said...

Beautiful card Denise The colours are just gorgeous,Hugs Debbie x

Lilacanglia said...

This card is so pretty,
love the colours,
Hugs
Angie

Anonymous said...

AWW!! Denise, this is so sparkly sweet and FUN!! I love your beautiful colors and sparkly layout!! These images are so fun!! HUGS

Maggie Bob said...

Wow, what a sparkly snowy card. And I love the bright pink & blue against the white.

xx

Crystal said...

AWWW Denise sooooo cute, LOVE the ribbon and your gorgeous snowflake!!! Great papers and wonderful coloring on this darling image!!! Fabulous card!!!! :)

csroyal said...

Beautiful card, Denise!! Love the image and the snow!

Lori said...

Adore your bling...it's just great.

My Creative Outlet by Janna said...

Just adorable! Love the sparkly snow! And your coloring is fab as always!

Janna :)

maddy hill said...

heeheee ! i love this image - it reminds me of when i was a child playing with my brother in the snow !

fabulous card Denise , i love the papers you have chosen ! and that snowflake is awesome !

Sharon Traynor Designs said...

Wow! This is so beautiful Denise. That snowflake is amazing. Love those pretty papers and the gorgeous way you coloured the image.
Hugs,
Sharon xx

Maria Matter said...

gorgeous Denise! love how you colored these cuties and all the sparkles, of course!!
Hugs & Blessings, Maria

Shelly said...

Hi Denise! I just wanted to thank you for the "Wings of Hope" digi stamp that I purchased yesterday... I've already made a card with it which is on my blog, and I've also linked to Whimsy's Online Store to try to spread the word.

Your card is beautiful, I love these new stamps! Hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Hugs Shelly ;)

SheilaS said...

A beautiful card and I love that snowflake. The colouring id gorgeous

Esme said...

Ooh I love the glitter too! Look forward to seeing your tutorial on the snowflakes!!

Esme x

Tkat said...

great card! i love that stamp!!! and all the sparkle and glitter on the card -- very awesome! :)

Jeanie said...

These colors are perfect for the cute card you made!

Camilla said...

That was such a lovely stamp.
I love the layout of the card as well :)

Angelwood said...

Awesome image! Love your card layout and papers you've used! Awesome coloring too! hugs, Angela

Yvette said...

WOW, what a wonderful card. Love your colors.

connie said...

I love all the pink!

Linanna DESIGNS said...

Good evening Denise, wow a lovely card, love the image and those lovely papers. I hope you've had a good weekend, can you believe its over already? have a good evening, hugs Linda x

Unknown said...

Beautiful!

Dragonlady said...

Hi there,

Love the card and great snowflake.

Hugs Ali x

Wilfreda said...

Very cute card. I love the fur on the coat.

Lynne in NI said...

Beautiful card Denise! Love your new stamp and your colours are so pretty. Great sparkly snow too!
:o)

Viv said...

Very cute! Love the sparkles!

Rhonda Miller said...

Oh my goodness, this is a great card. TFS.

Christine said...

Hi Denise love this soft colour combo great image & fab sparkle love it all.

Hugs Christine xx

Leann said...

This is so sweet - love the "fluff" and sparkles!
Hugs x

Sandy said...

Denise:
Love this card! THis stamp set is so darn cute:)

Nikki Schmaltz said...

Love all the fun papers and this is the cutest image!

Tracey said...

$500 already! That is awesome!!

Your card today is fantastic Denise! I am loving the new images! xx

Lisa said...

Denise this is so cute! I love the colors you chose and the sparkle!

Nikki Fairbairn said...

Gorgeous card Denise and love your colouring and all the sparkles, Hugs, Nikki x

Debbie Dolphin said...

really cute gorgeous card xxx
debbie xxx

Cheryl said...

Love it! The snow and snowflake are awesome!

Mary C said...

As if this stamp isn't cute enough the colors and all the sparkle just bring it to life! What a gorgeous card you have created.

☼ Cheryl* said...

Denise,
You make such lovely cards :) This is so nice. I love all the glitter!

Justine said...

Very cute Denise, love the colors you have chosen and the sparkle

Rachel said...

Loving all these beautiful colors!! you did a wonderful job with this adorable image.
hugs,
Rachel

Melissa S said...

Beautiful card!! Love the colors!!

Mary said...

What a beautiful card! Love the snowflake and the image is cute!

Mary

Deb said...

fabulous card Denise, I love those pretty pastel colours and the sparkling snowflake! the fur trim on Janice's coat looks amazingly real too! what a fun snowball fight this has been! hugs Debx

mgcreative said...

lovely colors.
i like the ribbons and snowflake :)

Shirley N said...

Ahhh, this is so adorable. I think this is my favorite stamp. Love your pretty card!

Margreet said...

stunning card with a fab image!
xxx Margreet

Teresa said...

Denise those little kiddies are so cute enjoying the snow love the card Teresa x

Marion said...

This is absolutely fabulous. I love the papers and the image is so cute and coloured beautifully. Will look forward to see how you do the snowflake.
Marion

JazzyH said...

Beautiful!

Linda . J said...

Gorgeous card Denise and love the design and detail, the colours are beautiful.
Hugs Linda

Susan ~ Killam Creative said...

Hi Denise, this is such a sweet card! I look forward to your tutorial on acetate snowflakes - they're cool!

Cheers
Susan

Mira said...

This is just fab! Love all the sparkling snow :)

Alex said...

Really cute card Denise, and congrats on the new stamp release, they are adorable! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

Marina said...

This card is beautiful!
Love the papers you've used and this image ist just cute.

Hugs,
Marina

Dawn Frost said...

I LOVE the two kids with the snowman!! The way you did the snow and snowflake is awesome!

Katarina said...

What a cute card. Love the frosty feeling of it. The colours are great.

Renkata said...

Wow the snow is so soft and nice, love it. Great card.

raindropecho said...

I loooove that snowflake! And of course, great coloring! I still need to create something with the Wings of Hope image, but I'll try to do you, Whimsy, and Crissy proud when I do! Thank you again for doing such a wonderful thing.

Caroline D. said...

Oh wow! Such a beautiful card! Your coloring is excellent. Makes me want to have more snow! {splat} Gotcha! tee-hee

Jacilynn said...

wow! So adorable Denise. Really great release and hop!
x

Juls said...

ooooh!! Just gorgeous!! Loving the colours, the glitter!! love it!!

Stacie (craft-princess) said...

Very lovely card and such a cute image!

Robin50 said...

Cute card! Love the snowflake and the sparkle.

Crissy Armstrong said...

Sweet colouring Denise, and, wow! The snowflake is amazing! And the fur and snowy ground too! Love it!

Judy said...

Your card is adorable. I like the colors and the sparkle for the snow. I like the added snowflake embellishment. Thanks for sharing.

Crafting Andy said...

Love the glittery card. Yhese new stamps are way cool. Love em.
Hugz Andrea.xx

Zoe said...

I really love the pastel calming colours you have used. The flocking is perfect and love the sparkly snow.
TFS!

Zoe (Aus)

Glenda Atkins said...

Love your card (actually cards as I have toured around your blog). You do great work!