Wednesday, May 5, 2010

New Whimsy Release Celebration


Happy Wednesday and Happy Whimsy Digi Release Day!

Welcome to our Whimsy Stamps new release celebration as we add 6 more images and 9 more sentiment sets to our Digital Stamp Collection! The Whimsy design team has been working really hard these last few days to share sneak peeks and create projects for our celebration today! We hope you've enjoyed what you've seen so far! And we hope you will take a few minutes to hop with us today and then stop over at our Whimsy Inspirations Blog and join in our new monthly challenge! There are prizes to be won and fun to be had during both the hop and challenge!

My blog is the first stop on our hop today and I've got a couple of cards to share with you. Both of my cards use images from our new artist, Melissa Jenkins, and her collection, Meljen's Designs! Meljen's Designs for Whimsy Stamps will be a fairytale collection of whimsical and fun digital designs, each created in Melissa's signature style!

Aren't these little piggies the cutest ever! These are Meljen's Designs Three Pigs. I had so much fun coloring them and I love that I could print them out in the size that fit my project. I've created a card using some Cosmo Cricket papers in some bright and cheerful colors to match this fun image. I've stitched the edges on the sewing machine and used an old sketch from Friday Sketchers for my layout. To finish off this card I added some buttons and hemp twine, a bit of Stickles for shimmer, and then a sentiment from the new Three Pigs Sentiments created by Raindrop Echo Designs to coordinate with this digital image.

This card also fits the challenges at:
Stamp with Fun: Friends
Secret Crafter: Friendship
Pile It On!: Boyish Colors
A Spoon Full of Sugar: Furry Friends

So that's my blog hop creation, hope it made you smile! Next I will share my challenge creation card, but before I get to that, I do want to give you the details for our next stop on the hop in case you are in a hurry to get hopping today!  Our hop is open until Tuesday, May 11th at Noon EST. We will draw one random winner from one of the Whimsy DT member blogs to receive a $25.00 gift certificate to our shop!  And there will also be a couple of mystery candies drawn from the DT blogs as well! So be sure to leave those comments on all the Whimsy Designers blogs! The next stop on the hop today is LISA! Happy Hopping!

Now on to my a card using the new Riding Hood image from Meljen's Designs at Whimsy Stamps. She's a darling and sweet image that was also lots of fun to color.  I made this card to fit our Monthly Whimsy Challenge! This month the challenge is to use this recipe to create a project:

Markers, Pretty Papers, Flowers, and a Whimsy Image (rubber or digital)

One lucky participant will win 5 digital stamps of her choice from our Whimsy Stamps Digital Collection! So we hope you will join in the fun and share some Whimsy with us today! The challenge will end on May 31st at Noon EST.

I've gone with a red and pink color combo and used some Cosmo Cricket papers and more stitching on the paper edges. I also distressed the edges on this card. The image was colored with Copics and highlighted with some Stickles. I've embellished with cherry blossoms and roses, both available at Whimsy Stamps, and some ribbons.

Thanks again for stopping by today! We hope you enjoyed our new release party hop and challenge! You can see all sorts of wonderful samples using these new images and sentiments along the hop and over at the Whimsy Inspirations Blog! Have a great day!

Happy Stamping,

35 comments:

Becky said...

Gorgeous cards fabulous images

Deb said...

both fabulous cards, so love those cute little pigs and the gorgeous bright papers, the layout on the red riding hood card is fab too, was looking to see if it was a sketch. off to hop, hugs debx

Crissy Armstrong said...

I love Mel's art! You did a fabulous job with both images Denise! The piggie card is so cute and I love your use of the buttons! Little Miss Riding Hood also is adorable in reds and pinks!
Cute cute cute!!

Rhonda Miller said...

Wow, great cards. Both of these images are fun. I love the nursery rhyme theme of them.

Erin... said...

Both of these are fabulous Denise!!!! Great fun bright colors on the first with those fantastic buttons!!!! And I love red riding hood!!

Crafting Andy said...

Oh love these cards. Think I might just have to have these piggies. I'll need to keep them hidden from Hubby, he loves pigs. Love both the cards.
Hugz Andrea.x

craftymom205 said...

Love the Little Red Riding Hood and Three little pigs cards. So cute.

Tracey said...

Adorable images and I love your cards Denise!! xx

Lauretta See said...

these are gorgeous!!! really love what you did with the images.. great sentiment for those pigs too.. :) love it!! hoot hoot!! :))

Unknown said...

Oh my, Denise! These are so adorable!

Riet said...

What a beautiful cards Denise,i love your images and the colours.
So gorgeous papers.

Hugs Riet.xx

Ciacchina said...

splendide!!! adoro quella dei 3 porcellini!

Crystal said...

AWWW Denise these are wonderful, LOVE how you used these adorable images...WOW such great colors and stitching!!!

Esme said...

Oohh these are fab cards!!

I didn't know Melissa was joining the Whimsy artists - how exciting!!!

Esme xx

merniebug said...

I love the Meljen's designs and you've sure done them justice. Great job. Both cards are cute as can be.

Helen said...

Fab cards - those piggies are so sweet!
Thanks for joining us at the SCSC & Pile It On!
Helen x

Patricia Garcia said...

Hello Denise, cute cards love the fun colors on the first one and love the Red's on the second card! Awesome images!

Hugs,
Patricia

cheryl said...

wow what stunning cards the colurs detail just brilliant hugs cheryl xxxxx

Cheryl said...

Fabulous cards!

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

These are both gorgeous Denise!! I just love your coloring, choice of dp, details and stitching. You rocked these digis girl!
hugs,
Chris

Sandy Hentzel said...

Cute cards! Love all the reds!

Andrea M said...

Wow girl! These are fabulous! They're gorgeous cards and so whimsical :) Who doesn't like fairy tales? Thanks so much for playing along with PIO. We really appreciate your support!

a Seeker of the TRUTH said...

Awesome cards. Cute images, Love them both

Thanks for sharing




Happy crafting
Julie

Diane said...

Oh Denise,these cards are too cute!
Love the pigs one,that sentiment is so funny!! Great cards girl!

Katie said...

Fabulous images and two equally fabulous cards!!
Thanks for Piling It On this week :)

Sharon Traynor Designs said...

These are both so awesome Denise. The sewing looks fantastic. Love the way you coloured the images and those lush papers are fab.
Hugs,
Sharon xx

Shazza said...

fab cards, loving the images
x

JazzyH said...

All so cute!

Scrappy said...

Fantastic card! Love your coloring! Thanks for joining us a Pile it On Challenges! We hope to see you again next week!

Dawn Frost said...

Little Red Ridinghood is adorable and the three little pigs rock! Awesome cards.

Debbie said...

Both cards are gorgeous Denise,Love the colours you have chosen,Hugs Debbie x

Rosanne said...

Fun cards! Thanks for joining us at Pile It On!

Glenda Atkins said...

Love both cards but especially the Red Riding Hood one. Nice work!!!

SemSee said...

Oh, what FAB cards, Denise!! Love the pinks and reds of the Red Riding Hood card, along with those gorgeous glitter accents, and that 3 pigs card is just so ADORABLE!! Fantastic job! Hugs, Simonne x

sammi said...

Cute cards!