Wee Stamps for Whimsy Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps BLOG HOP!

On Sunday we announced the wonderful news that Whimsy Stamps is exclusively releasing Sylvia Zet's beautiful Wee Stamps collection in rubber!

Whimsy Stamps is releasing 6 new Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps today and these new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.

The Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests have been showcasing these fabulous stamps for the past 3 days, and today we are celebrating their release with a BLOG HOP! We are delighted to welcome our wonderful special guests who are joining the Whimsy DT for this hop - Elaine Hughes, Alberto Gava, Mariska van der Veer, Jacque Beddingfield, Dena Concienne, Tab Robinson and Sylvia Zet herself!

The hop starts today (Wednesday October 5th at noon EST) and ends on Tuesday October 11th at noon EST.

For this hop we have 5 different prize draws! One lucky hopper will win the entire new release of 6 stamps. 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*

If you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to return to the beginning of the hop at Ann’s blog. I am not participating in the hop today, just letting you know all about it!

Here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Ann Vento
Elaine Hughes
Chris Olsen
Tammy Louise Cunliffe
Debbie Eastman
Dena Concienne
Stephanne Maraver
Sylvia Blum
Jacque Beddingfield
Erin Bailey
Ellie Stover
Mariska van der Veer
Alberto Gava
Simonne Clay
Annika Ryan
Tab Robinson
Sylvia Zet

Thank you so much for hopping with us today and I hope you enjoy the new release!

Whimsy Digi Release Party - June Challenge

Welcome to Digi Release Day at Whimsy Stamps!

Today we are releasing 14 new images, 3 new sentiment sets, and a brand new custom collection of signatures and watermarks! So lots to see over in the Whimsy Shop!

To celebrate our new release, we are throwing a release party with a blog hop and a new monthly challenge over on our Whimsy Inspirations Blog. Part of our team will celebrate with the hop and the rest of us will share some samples for the challenge. Lots of Whimsy eye candy to see!

The blog hop begins at Noon EST today and will start over on the Whimsy Inspirations Blog. There will be lots of fun creations to see using these new images as well as a prize to be won! Be sure to leave comments on all the DT blogs because one of the comments will be chosen randomly as our winner! The hop will run until Noon EST next Tuesday, June 8th.

The Whimsy Stamps challenge for June is Summer with the added option of bugs. Anyone is welcome to join in but to qualify for the prize, you must use a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) on your creation. You can also combine our challenge with other challenges. To play along and enter, please visit the Whimsy Inspirations Blog for more info! The challenge will run all month long and will end at Noon EST on June 30th. We hope you'll join in and show us your summer creations with a touch of Whimsy!

Today, I'm sharing a challenge sample with you using the new image Strawberry Fairy from the Meljen's Designs for Whimsy Stamps Digital Collection. Melissa has added 9 new images for this release, each with a fun fairy tale theme.

I've colored the image with Copics, some stickles for shimmer and white gel pen dots here and there. The papers are Cosmo Cricket and the edges have been stitched on the sewing machine. I've framed the image with Circle Nesties and embossed the white layer with the Swiss Dots CB folder. I've embellished with cherry blossoms, roses, ribbon, a button, sticky pearls, and hemp twine with a charm.

This card also fits the challenges at:
Secret Crafter: Buttons and Blooms
One Stop: Swirls and Pearls (pearls and swirls on the image)
Pile It On!: Eat Veggies (strawberry image, fruit is close to veggies right?!)
Everybody Art: Summer
My Time to Craft: Wild Things
Papertake Weekly: Fun Fun Fun
Copic Creations: Animals

Thanks for coming on by today! I hope you have a great day and will stop by Whimsy for a peek at all the wonderful new digital images!

Happy Stamping,

Let it Snow

Hi All!

This is going to be a very quick post as it's late and I was suppose to have this posted this morning. It's been one of those Monday's here! Hope you had a good day!

Today, we posted out first weekly challenge over on our Whimsy Stamps group on SNR's Card Universe. The theme for the challenge this week is "Let it Snow" - to use faux snow or snow images in your creations. You can combine our challenge with others, but you must enter this challenge in our SNR group. There is a $10 Whimsy Gift Certificate up for grabs for one lucky participant in this week's challenge!

I've created two cards, one using N'ice Friends from the Crissy Armstrong Collection and the other using Whimsy Winter Raccoons from the Animals Collection.

I colored up my images with Copic markers and then added some snowy details with different glitters. Both cards were embellished with felt snowflakes, ribbon, and sticky pearls.

I hope you'll join in our challenge and share your snowy creations with us this week! Happy Stamping! :)

A Whimsy Christmas

Happy Wednesday!

Hope you're having a good week. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the States, so we are looking forward to a fun day with family sitting around the table eating turkey! Hope you have a wonderful holiday!

Today I have a Whimsy card to share with you that also fits some other challenges. I decided to use the Purr-fect Gift stamp from our Crissy Armstrong Collection. I just love this sweet little kitten's face and this stamp is great for paper piecing too.

There were a bunch of Christmas challenges this week so I grabbed some BasicGrey Wassail papers with some artichoke and burgundy card stock to make my card. The image was colored with Copics and then I paper pieced the gift box and popped up the kitten on foam tape. I've embellished with Prima flowers, my favorite embellishment, and also with some ribbon and a charm. Then I added this Merry Christmas sentiment from Whimsy Stamps to finish it off.

This card fits the challenges at:
Whimsy Stamps - Christmas Cards
Creative Card Crew - Favorite Things
Everybody Art Challenge - Christmas
Paper Take Weekly - Christmas Crackers

Thanks for dropping by today! I hope you all have a great day and a Happy Thanksgiving too. See you back here on Friday for a new Just Magnolia challenge! Happy stamping!

Oh and don't forget about the Whimsy Holiday Card Contest...for details, check HERE!

Reindeer Ornament Card

For the Whimsy Blog Stroll, please click HERE

Good Morning!

Hope you all had a nice weekend. It rained here one day so I got some crafting done and then we just spent time as a family. Now it's back to the grind! Hope you have a great day ahead!

I have a card to share with you today that I created using the sketch from Whimsy Challenges. I also made my image piece removable as a paper Christmas tree ornament.

The image is the new Whimsy Reindeer from our Animals Collection. I've colored him with Copics and then added a little highlighting with a white gel pen. I created snow with chunky glitter and dazzling diamond dust. The image was framed with circle Nesties and then I punched a hole with the Cropadile and added an eyelet and ribbon for hanging.

The papers are BasicGrey Eskimo Kisses with some yummy satin ribbon. I also added a snowflake charm. The edges have been distressed using the edge of scissors. This card also fits the challenges at:

Daring Cardmakers - These are a few of my favorite things - the papers and ribbon
BasicGrey Challenges - use BG and the colors red, green, blue
LaLa Land - sparkle

Thanks for dropping by today! Happy Stamping! :)

Getting Punchy with Sketch Saturday

Happy Monday All!

Hope you had a fabulous weekend! It's been chilly here but we did get to go up north to see the Fall foliage and we got to see something else too...a moose! It was awesome! I've never seen a wild moose before and on Saturday we got to see three of them eating leaves on the side of the road.

I must have had moose on the brain when making my card for the new Whimsy Challenge, which is "Getting Punchy." We want to see you using those punches and die cutting tools. I've used my Whimsy Moose and a couple punches along with the sketch from Sketch Saturday on my card today.

My papers are from the new line of BasicGrey holiday prints call Eskimo Kisses, I got mine at Paper Maniac. I really love the colors in these papers and the fun prints. I've added some satin ribbon which I also got at Paper Maniac, they have loads and loads of different ribbons all available by the yard. My final embellishments are Prima flowers and BasicGrey buttons.

The image was colored with Copics and then I added some chunky glitter to make the snow. The sentiment is from SU! and I used my oval punches to frame it out.

That's all I have for today. If you're up for a challenge get out those punches and join us at Whimsy Stamps Challenges! Happy stamping! :)

Buttons

Good Monday Morning!

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I'm scheduling this post for today as I know I will be short on time in the morning. Hope you're Monday is off to a good start!

Today we have a new challenge over at Whimsy Challenges and it's all about buttons! We want to see you using buttons, buttons, and buttons on your creations this week. You don't need to use a Whimsy image to play along, but if you have one we'd love to see it. And if you don't have any, you may want to pop over and check out how to order this cute teddy image, it's for a great cause!

My card uses this sweet "Teddy for Paige" digital image available at Whimsy Stamps. All proceeds from the sale of this image will go directly to the Paige Welch account. If you don't remember Paige, she is a young girl who was injured in a boating accident this summer which resulted in the loss of part of her arm. Whimsy Stamps is helping to raise money to help with Paige's medical bills. If you would like to help, please visit the Whimsy Stamps website for more info! We appreciate each of you taking the time to help with this cause! Thank you!

I've used the sketch from Sketch Saturday with some BasicGrey Lemonade papers. I've distressed the edges a bit. I do love doing that and it fits the challenge at Cupcake Craft! The pink papers have been stamped with hearts and swirls from the Layers of Color stamp set Polka Dot Love. I've embellished with felt flowers, prima flowers, buttons, and a couple pieces of ribbon. This card also fits the challenges at One Stop Craft of Beary Nice and Secret Crafter Saturday which is one for the girls.

Thanks for dropping on by, if you're up for a challenge hop on over to Whimsy Challenges and join in our buttons challenge. Happy stamping! :)

Fun with Fall

Good Morning!

Happy Monday to you! Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Things were good here, other than the rain on Saturday which ruined the craft fair. Better luck next time, I guess! The weather has been really nice since then and hopefully we'll get a chance to be outside some today!

I have a card to share that I created for the Whimsy Challenge which is Fun Fall colors. You can use any color combination you want that reminds you of fall. I went with orange, yellow, and brown.

I'm not totally crazy about how this one turned out. Not sure the papers and colors all match great, but it is what it is! I think when you don't stamp for over 3 days you lose a bit of mojo! Hopefully I can get mine back later today. I've got quite the stamping list!

I've used the sketch from Stamp with Fun and some retired SU papers. I distressed the edges and added a couple torn areas too. I did a little cleaning the other day and organized my stuff. Boy do I have a lot of paper! I'm such the hoarder, that I forget that I even have some of this pretty stuff!

The image is Whimsy Giraffe from our animals collection. He's been colored with Copics in yellows and browns. Then I distressed the edges of the white paper and added some brown ink with a sponge. I also added some eyelets. Did you know that the Crop-a-Dile can bite! It bit me this morning, gave me a nasty pinch! Ouch!

This card also fits the challenges at Our Creative Corner which is Happy Fall Y'all and LaLa Land of distressing. Thanks for stopping on by. I'm off to find some mojo and do more stamping!

Happy stamping!

A Teddy For Paige

Good Monday Morning!

Hope you are all having a great Monday! It's a long weekend here in the States, so we are enjoying some family visits and fun at home. Everything is back to normal tomorrow though with school and work.

I have a special card to share today. One I made a for a special cause and a couple challenges too. This card uses a brand new Whimsy Stamps digital image, called a Teddy for Paige. We are very excited to release this digital stamp as all the proceeds from the sale of this image will benefit Paige Welch, Erin's neighbor who was seriously injured in a boating accident this summer. To read more about Paige's story, click HERE. We hope you will help us in our efforts by purchasing this new digital image and using it to make a card for Paige!

I used the sketch from Sketch and Stash along with some older papers. I used red and brown cardstock to work with the colors of my image. The images was colored using Copics and highlighted with a white gel pen. Today's challenge at Whimsy Challenges is to use sewing, faux or real, on your card. I used my paper piercer and a gel pen and marker to create my faux stitching. Then I embellished with some circle buttons and brads to fit the C is for Circles challenge at ABC Challenge.

Thanks for dropping on by today. To read more about our cause to help Paige, visit the Whimsy Stamps home page or Erin's blog. Thanks! Happy stamping! :)

Whimsy and Creative Card Crew

Hi All!

I'm back again! Hope you're having a great day! It's been another busy one for me, lots going on here and for design work this week!

The card I want to share with you now is for a couple of challenges which are sponsored by Whimsy Stamps. Our challenge at Whimsy Challenges this week is "Touchy Feely," we want to see some texture on your creations. And Whimsy is sponsoring the challenge at Creative Card Crew which is a color challenge of black, white, and pink.

For my card I went with Whimsy Skunk for the image and colored him with Copics and added some white fun flock to his tail for some texture. I also added some flower soft around him for even more texture. The layout for this card is from Friday Sketchers and I used some BasicGrey Two Scoops paper with SU! black, white, and Pink Pirouette. I've embossed the white piece with the paisley CB folder and then sponged on some ink. I embellished with some eyelets, ribbons, a pink bead, Prima flowers, and some hodgepodge hardware. The sentiment is a retired SU! set. This fits the thank you challenge at Cute Daisy May also.

I have a little sneak peek to share with you today too! Right now, until September 15th you can PRE-ORDER this fun Whimsy Pet Collection Bundle! Each PRE-ORDER comes with 3 image stamps and 1 coordinating sentiment set. Each stamp is individually packaged with the cling foam attached and laminate cards for storage. They are only available together as a set during this PRE-ORDER period. And, right now we are also having an End of Summer SALE and you can use the coupon code SUMMER25 to save 25% on everything in the store, including this PRE-ORDER bundle!

Please note that PRE-ORDER items will ship in early October, separately from any other items. The End of Summer SALE ends on Monday, September 6th and the PRE-ORDER ends on Tuesday, September 15th! These Whimsy Pet Collection stamps will be available to order individually in early October.

Thanks for stopping by today. Head on over to Whimsy Challenges and Creative Card Crew and join in the fun challenges this week! Happy Stamping!

Whimsy Ribbons and More

Hi All!

I am super late today getting this post up. It's been crazy hot here in NH and so we spent the day at the beach and of course had a great time, but that has set me back! I've been late with everything else today.

I want to share a card I created for the new Whimsy Challenge of Ribbons, Ribbons. We just want to see you use ribbons on your project. You can use a Whimsy image or not, but we'd love you to play either way!

These are the Whimsy Love You Mice. I think they are just super cute, plus I haven't used them in a bit. I colored them with Copics. Speaking of Copics, anyone buy the refills? Are the easy to use or is it better to just order another marker? I have a couple that are running out and I'm not sure of the best way to go about refilling them? Any help would be awesome!

The papers are SU! Night of Navy and Pink Pirouette with BasicGrey Two Scoops. This layout is from the sketch challenge at Stamp with Fun. The papers have been distressed with a pair of scissors. I added some grosgrain ribbon and eyelets for embellishments. Cute Daisy May's challenge is "The Word" which was to focus on a sentiment in your card. I think these little mice sure know how to say LOVE U!

Thanks for popping on by tonight. Have a great evening and a good start to your Tuesday tomorrow! Hope you get a chance to join in at Whimsy Challenges! Happy stamping! :)

Animal Magic

Hi All!

Happy Monday morning! Hope everyone had a great weekend with lots of relaxing time with family and friends. We had a busy weekend, but got to squeeze in a night out with friends!

Today we have a new challenge posted over on Whimsy Challenges! This week we want to see some animal magic. Create a project using animal images. Super easy right! And you don't have to use a Whimsy image to play along, any animal will do!

This is my sweet Whimsy Pig. She's been colored with Copics, popped up on foam tape in spots, and placed in a bed of flower soft to give her even more of a girly touch. This sketch is from Friday Sketchers and the papers are SU! Old Olive and Pink Pirouette with BasicGrey Lemonade.

I embellished this card with Prima flowers and paper roses to fit the challenge at One Stop Craft of Roses and both challenges at A Spoon Full of Sugar and Cute Daisy May which are floral fantasy. Between the embellished flowers, the flower soft, and the floral pattern on the paper, I think I've got the flowers covered! LOL! I added some grosgrain ribbon and a button to fit the challenge at Simon Says Stamp. And lastly, I added a charm in the shape of a bumble bee to fit the Cute as a Bug theme at Secret Crafter Saturday.

Well, I think that covers everything, have a great day! Happy stamping! :)

Friendship

Hi All!

Well, another Monday almost over. I can't believe how late I am with this post. It's been a crazy day too. Oh and I have a little tip to share....NEVER cook and stamp! Well, that is unless you like burnt on food on your cookware! Not a good thing!

I'm going to make this quick as I have dishes to clean up, more than usual unfortunately and my hubby needs the computer. I just wanted to be able to share my card for this week's Whimsy Challenge which is friendship! A perfect challenge I think considering all the new friends we are making at Whimsy this week with our new Design Team members.

I used my Whimsy Monkey and colored him with Copics and highlighted with some glitter gel pens. The sketch is from Friday Sketchers and the colors are from this week's SPCC color challenge which Whimsy happens to be sponsoring! I hope you'll head over there and play along, you just might win a new Whimsy Alligator stamp!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope to have some time for visiting you all tomorrow! Have a great night and happy stamping! :)

Oh and what do you think of my new watermark? The fabulously talented and super nice Ann of Raindrop Echo Designs was kind enough to create it for me. I LOVE it Ann, thank you! :)

"I Do" with Whimsy

***If you are interested in trying out for the Whimsy Stamps Design Team, please click HERE for more information....


Happy Monday All!

Hope everyone had a great weekend and is looking forward to the new week. We are having our first real week of summer, it's super hot and humid! No complaints here though, we've been patiently waiting for this! I did however stay inside in the cool air conditioning and stamped!

This is my card for this week's Whimsy Stamps Challenge. We want you to use our sketch this week to complete your card. You can combine with other challenges and you don't need to use a Whimsy image to play along.

This image is Whimsy's digital image, "wedding cake and kisses" which I've colored using Copics and a glitter pen to highlight. The sparkle on the veil was created with crystal effects and glitter. The papers are SU! cardstock in black, white, and So Saffron with the new Razzleberry Lemonade designer paper. I like this combo, a little something different for this wedding card.

I also added some organdy ribbon and a couple of pearls to finish this card off. This card qualifies for the challenges at Kaboodle Doodles which is to use a digital image. And then also Stamp with Fun and their challenge to use pearls on your project!

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you have a great afternoon. See you again tomorrow. Happy stamping! :)

Hip-Hippo- Ray! New Release Day

Hello All!

Hope you are having a great Monday! Things have been super busy for me today because Whimsy Stamps has just released two new animals and two new animal accessory sets to our Whimsy Animals Collection! It's been a fun filled day!

I have a card to share that uses one of our new releases, this is Whimsy Hippo! She's all pretty in pink and has been popped up on foam tape and accented with a glitter pen. Not sure you can see all the glitter though.

I chose to make a gate fold card today to fit the new Whimsy Challenge of fun folds. We want to see you create a card using a unique or different fold, anything but the typically folded in half style will work for this one!

The layout is from this week's Mojo Monday sketch and I chose the colors to fit with the mostly orange challenge at Pile It On! I know this card isn't mostly orange, but it does have a lot of orange going on, so it's close! And Whimsy Stamps is sponsoring the challenge this week, so I hope you'll join in! :) Whimsy Hippo also fits the challenge at The Pink Elephant which is the theme of animals.

Here's the inside view, so you can see the gate fold. I decorated the inside using the same colors and paper and embellies from the outside.

That's all I have for today. I've got a busy week ahead of me, so I need to get some stamping in this afternoon. Head on over to Whimsy Stamps and check out the rest of the new releases!

Hope you have a great night! Happy Stamping! :)

Summer Holiday

Happy Monday All!

Hope you had a great weekend. The sun was out the whole weekend here so we can't complain! After the rainy summer we've been having any sun is definitely welcome.

I have a card to share today, one I created for a few challenges. First, today there's a new challenge posted at Whimsy Challenges and we want to see your "Christmas in July" creations. You can make a holiday or winter themed card. Feel free to combine this challenge with other challenges and you do not need to use a Whimsy Stamps image to play along. If you have one, of course we'd love to see it though.

This is my let is snow card using Whimsy Seal. I think this little guy is perfect for winter. He's been colored with Copics and then I added some "snow" underneath him. The "snow" is a snow writer pen and glitter. This sketch/layout is from Friday Sketchers and I used some SU! Night of Navy with Bashful Blue cardstock. I also used a piece of Whisper White cardstock that I embossed with the CB and snowflakes folder.

The ribbon is from a retired SU! pack. The embellishments are some punched out navy circles with buttons, which qualify for the challenge at Stamp with Fun of punches and shapes. I also added a piece of gingham ribbon with a snowflake charm and brad. The sentiment is from Whimsy's Winter Words set which is on a tag created using the word window punch.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you have a great afternoon. I'm headed outside with the kids now and then maybe a picnic on the lawn in the backyard.

Happy stamping! :)

ETA:
I want to give a big shout out to Dalis, my teammate on Pile It On!, today is her birthday! Hope it's a great one Dalis! Happy Birthday and many more! :)

Whimsy Birthday Challenge

Hi All!

Hope your Monday is going well and the work day is over for you. I've had a busy day catching up from the long weekend. Hope you all enjoyed the 4th of July and had some fun! We never did see any fireworks, but the sun was shining so no complaints here!

I have a card to share today for the new challenge at Whimsy Stamps Challenges. This week our theme is anything birthdays! I also added in a couple other challenges with this card. My image is Whimsy Turtle, colored with Copics and highlighted with a gel pen and some Stickles.

The sketch/layout is from Lili of the Valley challenge. I love this sketch, very easy to use. My papers are SU! Bravo Burgundy and Baja Breeze with some patterned paper by Fancy Pants Designs. I stitched the edges with my sewing machine and also put some stitching on the ribbons to hold them together. I'm not the world's best seamstress, so my stitching isn't exactly straight! The stitching though fits with the challenge of a "Stitch in Time" from Cute Card Thursday. The final accents are some Prima flowers and button centers, which fit the button challenge at Charisma Cardz. And final the challenge at The Next Level is buttons and bows of which I have both. The sentiment is from SU! Short and Sweet.

Thanks for stopping by today, if you're up for a challenge, head on over to Whimsy Challenges and join us in our Birthday Challenge! Happy stamping! :)

Whimsy Color Challenge and Then Some...

Happy Monday Morning All!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! We went to Vermont with family and had a great time. Although it did rain a bit, big surprise, I know, we did have a fun time! We're back now and the week has begun. Hope your morning is off to a good start. I have a busy day of house work and errands, but before I get to all of that I wanted to share my card for this week's Whimsy Stamps Challenge.

The challenge this week is to use the color combo of red, yellow, and orange on your project. You don't need to use a Whimsy image and you can combine with other challenges. I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday and the button challenge from Pile it On!

My card uses retired SU! papers with reds, oranges, and yellows. I also used Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, and So Saffron card stock. The image is Whimsy Duck and has been colored with Copics. I embellished with striped grosgrain ribbon, buttons, and a felt flower. The sentiment is from Whimsy Animal Love.

Thanks for dropping by today. I'll be back tomorrow with a Whimsy Sneak Peek! Have a great day! Happy stamping! :)

A Recipe for Teacher

Hi All,

Happy Monday to you! Hope everyone had a nice weekend and that the Dad's out there had a nice Father's Day too. We had a rainy weekend here, so we spent a lot of time inside, unfortunately!

Inside time does mean crafting time though and today I have a card and a project to share with you. First, is this card I made for the new challenge at Whimsy Challenges which is a recipe challenge. We want you to use 2 patterned papers, 1 ribbon, and 3 embellishments such as brads or buttons or flowers.

I kept my card fairly simple as I had to make a few for the teachers at my son's school. Today is his last day of Kindergarten! It's going to be a busy day of Kindergarten festivities and then a family dinner tonight. The papers are school themed from a pack of Fancy Pants Designs papers. The sketch is from the challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar.

I also wanted to share the teacher gifts I made for his classroom teachers. These are chipboard coaster post it note holders. Each piece of chipboard has been covered with designer paper and then tied to each other with grosgrain ribbons to form a box. The bottom is another coaster that has been glued inside.

I embellished the sides with various items including chipboard shapes, Scrabble letters, wooden "school" themed pieces and also a little wiggly worm from the new Whimsy Animals Accessories collection! This is a little sneak peek for you, this little guy and a few more friends will be released in mid to late July!

Inside each box is a set of post it notes and a pen which I took apart and placed a rolled up piece of designer paper inside of to have it match the outside of the boxes. A functional and cute gift for a teacher's desk! And other than taking a little time, they are pretty easy to make too!

Before I take off for the day, I wanted to also share some fun news! Maddy Hill, of Mad Imaginations, has joined the Whimsy Stamps Design Team! We are very fortunate and excited to have her and can't wait to get creating! Welcome to the team Maddy!

Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy the rest of your Monday. If you're up for a challenge, head on over to Whimsy Challenges and join us in our recipe challenge! Happy stamping! :)

Thank You Challenge

Happy Monday Morning All,

Is it still morning? Things have been crazy here, I don't even know what time it is! I do know that it's Monday and we are at the start of a new week and Monday also means a new Whimsy Challenges challenge!

Today we want to see you create something that says thank you. You can make a card, scrap book page, or alter an item. As long as it's a thank you creation, it will work! We will draw one winner at random to receive a free stamp. Head over to Whimsy Challenges to check things out! And remember, you do NOT need to use a Whimsy image to play along, but if you have one, why not use it!

This is my Thank You card. I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers and also added some ribbon to play in the new challenge site Pile it On! They are a fun site where you use their challenge as well as combining other challenges. Cool right, we all know how busy life can get some combining challenges is a perfect time saver!

The papers are BasicGrey Marrakech and SU! Night of Navy with Bashful Blue. My Whimsy Frog has been neglected so I used him for the image on this one. He's been colored with Copics and highlighted with gel pen. I cut him out and popped him up on foam tape. The background water around him is twinkling H2Os and crystal effects will stickles. I added some embossing with my Cuttlebug and then finished off with grosgrain ribbons, a bee charm, blue beads, flowers, buttons, and silver brads.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check out the Whimsy Challenges DT samples and if you are up for a challenge, join us! Have a great Monday, happy stamping! :)