Join us for World Cardmaking Day blog hop!!!

 

Happy World Card Making Day 2013!
 

World Card Making Day is a holiday especially for card makers around the world to ... celebrate the creativity of handmade cards and the personal connection that they create between friends and family, AND to kick off (and get a head start on) the holiday card-making season! Today, Whimsy Stamps is celebrating World Card Making Day 2013 with our very own BLOG HOP! The hop starts today at 9.00AM (EST) and ends on Monday 7th October 2013 at 12.00PM (EST). We've hidden a fantastic rubber stamp prize pack somewhere along the hop, so be sure to complete the hop and leave comments on all the DT's hop posts to enter! We will announce the lucky winner on the Whimsy blog on Monday, once the hop has ended.

 

But that's not all! Once you've finished the hop and entered the prize draw, hop on over to the Whimsy Stamps store where you will find some free digital stamps that have been posted in celebration of WCMD! Be quick to grab them, as they will only be available for a very short time! Finally, we will be posting another announcement on the Whimsy blog on Monday, which could save you a few pennies, so be sure to check it out!

Okay folks I hope you're having fun on the hop and if you've just come from Patricia's blog you're on the right path and it's my turn to share with you.  Now that summer is over and we're heading into Autumn my thoughts are turning to my most favourite time of year.  I embrace everything Crimbly and it's the perfect excuse to bring out the magpie in me and use lots of sparkly stuff.  For my card I used 'Santa's Glee' by Crissy Armstrong and he's such a jolly chap.  Now I'm a rather fussy person when it comes to my Santa's but he is adorable and can see him adorning many of my Christmas makes this year! I went for a rather untraditional Santa colour scheme and it was the gorgeous papers 'Winter Frost' by Michele Roos for Whimsy that inspired me to colour him up in this combo.  Let me show you my card:-

Image:  'Santa's Glee' by Crissy Armstrong for Whimsy Stamps

Sentiment:  Whimsy Stamps 'Holiday Ticket' sentiments + Ticket Die

Medium:  Copics

Papers:  'Winter Frost' by Michele Roos for Whimsy Stamps

Dies:  Spellbinders 'Labels 22', Marianne Design Creatables Poinsettia, Joy Crafts Winter Wishes Snowflake border, Dienamics Crochet border, Memory Box Holly Vine

 

An arty view coming up.  All papers were distressed with my scissors and edged with Tim Holtz walnut stain.  I got the old Twinklets out and covered the snowflake border in them and also edged the poinsettia and my image too.  Love this stuff its adds great texture.

 

Last pic I promise! You can see the adorable Santa better here, he's such a happy chappy isn't he and you can see some of those Twinklets better too.

Copic List

 

Face:  E000, E00, E11, R20, R30

Clothes:  W3, W5, W7/BG11, BG13, BG15

Boots/Belt:  C1, C3, C5, C7

Santa's List/Pencil:  E41, E43

 

Right that's my little contribution to this wonderful event and I hope you like it.

 

If you've just popped in or got a little lost along the way here's a full hop list in hopping order to help you: 

 

Whimsy Stamps blog

Simonne Clay

Kathy Tanner

Jodi Amidei

Ellie Stover

Jackie Randolph

Patricia Garcia

Ann-Marie Sinfield (ME)

Debbie Eastman

 

Your next stop is ... Debbie's blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and happy hopping!