Friday, January 27, 2012

Crazy Whimsical Blog Hop!!

Today Whimsy Stamps is combining forces with One Crazy Stamper to bring you a Crazy Whimsical  blog hop filled with lots of inspiration and some PRIZES!!

Whimsy Stamps is a family owned rubber stamp company located in the United States. We carry a large variety of exclusive rubber and digital stamps, custom rubber and digital designs, our Shapeology metal crafting dies, and many different crafting embellishments. We have new releases each month for both rubber stamps and dies as well as new digital images. Hop by the shop and see what's new!
One Crazy Stamper is a fantastic Canadian crafting store with an online site as well as a brick and mortar store located in Bolton, Ontario! One Crazy Stamper has the latest products you are looking for! Be sure to check out the One Crazy Stamper shop as well as the OCS blog for your daily inspiration.

Please join our hop featuring projects from the Whimsy and One Crazy Stamper Design Teams.   Be sure to hop around from blog to blog and leave a comment at each stop, because some lucky random commenters are going to win some crafty goodies!!!

For this hop I received this sweet image from Whimsy Stamps by artist Sylvia Zet of Wee  Stamps, entitled "Bird Swing".  I stamped the image with London Fog Memento Ink on Copic Xpress It blending paper, and then colored it with my Copic Sketch Markers.  Using a Copic multiliner, I outlined the birds in black, and also used a silver pen on the frame of the swing.  I had just received the Japanese Garden Lace Oval die by Cheery Lynn from One Crazy Stamper and was looking for any excuse to use it soooooo......here it is - love, love, love it!!!  And the bonus is that the branch embellishments are included in the center of the oval die!!  If you have never used these gorgeous dies you should order a few, and make sure to also order the Metal Cutting plate, which makes cutting the dies so easy and quick!!  I very carefully cut the image to fit the inside of the oval frame, then layered pattern paper from Lily Bee Designs Head Over Heels Tiny Tablet, and cardstock for the front of the card.  The ribbon, sentiment and pearls were from my stash.


Here is the order of the hop! Happy Hopping!
1. One Crazy Stamper Blog- http://onecrazystampercom.blogspot.com/
2. Jacilynn - http://www.jacilynndashwood.blogspot.com/
3. Debbie Eastman - http://debbieeastmancardsimake.blogspot.com/
4. Michelle - http://www.inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/
5. Alberto LoShakerato - http://www.loshakeratoalberto.takingweb.com/
6. Sue – http://craftcreations.ca/
7. Heidy Blom-http://heidysscrappies.blogspot.com/
8. Joni - http://joni52.blogspot.com/
9. Simonne Clay http://semsee.blogspot.com/
10. Madge – http://scrapaholicpaperjunkie.blogspot.com/
11. Iris Wiechmann http://cocoacards.blogspot.com/
12. Shari – http://www.pickledmemories.blogspot.com/ - you're here
13. Beate Johns http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
14. Lisa - http://mainlystamping.blogspot.com15/
15. Tammy Louise Cunliffe http://handmadebytlc.blogspot.com/
16. Lora - http://www.onecrazystamperblog.com/

Have fun and enjoy all of the fantastic projects on the hop.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Purple Frog Challenges - Valentines Day/Show Us Some Love
Craft Us Crazy - Valentine/Love and/or Animals
Belli Challenge - #136 Frames
Whimsy Stamps Inspriations Challenge - #23 Pearls or Bling
Anything Goes Challenge - #59 To the One I Love
Cupcake Craft Challenges - #176 All You Need is Love
Paper Creations Ink - #17 Love/Romance
Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Celebrations
The Outlawz Copic Challenge - Anything Goes

61 comments:

  1. Fab team up with the paper and gorgeous colours.

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  2. wow, what a lovely card, and what a cute image of this little birds.
    gr. Liesbeth
    kaartjesvanliesbeth.blogspot.com

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  3. Stunning! Perfect colors, the lace oval die is awesome! Happy Friday! :) x

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  4. what a lovely card... love that oval die cut...
    Hugs

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  5. Your card looks so great. I love this doily and the papers are so beautiful.

    Hugs, Uta

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  6. What a marvellous card. Love these wee stamp images. The backing papers and the detail are great.

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  7. OMG! What a cute card! Lovely image :)

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  8. This makes a perfect wedding card and I luv how you've coloured it and your paper choices.

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  9. Wow Shari that is stunning I love the frame and your colouring is just gorgeous. hugs Shirleyxxxxx

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  10. This is so pretty. Love those Lovebirds.

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  11. super cute! I love this image and coloring. The new die is FABULOUS!!!

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  12. Oh is this gorgeous or WHAT! I love it, its so pretty! TFS

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  13. What a beautiful wedding card! That is just perfect! :)Checking out those dies and the metal cutting plate! :) Thanks

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  14. I love seeing this terrific image done in a different color scheme. Great job
    DianeL
    loyaz1@wbhsi.net

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  15. oh my this is gorgeous. Any newlywed couple would be sure to love this!

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  16. Oh wow! you have used this image so beautifully, would never of thought to use it as a wedding card..stunning..Love your frame..a really elegant card!
    Thank you for a lovely hop!
    Hugs,
    Marjorie
    xx

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  17. Such a beautiful card! I love the soft colour pallete and that image is just perfect for a wedding card. xx

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  18. Wonderful card, love the blog hop, awesome prizes...fun stuff!

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  19. So beautiful! I love the vintage feel. It's perfect for a wedding card.

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  20. Gorgeous card with fab colouring.

    Thank you for sharing the love at Cupcake Craft Challenges this week!

    Warm hugs
    Maarit

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  21. What an adorable card!
    xxx Margreet

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  22. The love birds are so cute. Great card.

    Rebecca
    brrck@yahoo.com

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  23. Gorgeous card. I LOVE the oval die you used.
    Hugs and smiles

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  24. Beautiful card, these little birds are so adorable. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win some candy.

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  25. Lovely card! The coloring of the birdies is just precious.

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  26. This is gorgeous.Thanks for sharing with us at Whimsy Stamp this week.xxx

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  27. wow i just love this card the image is so adorable xx

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  28. Stunning card. Love the image and your colouring is beautiful.
    Mags
    x

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  29. This is awesome, i love the collours and your colouring is fantastic. Lovely image
    Hugs Aartje

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  30. Awww so sweet....love the details!!

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  31. Shari, great card! So happy you used this image. I have already ordered mine from OCS and am going to pick it up on Sunday, whoo hoo! YOur card is georgeous!
    p.s. Love your name too =)

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  32. Oh my gosh, I so love your card. How beautiful for a wedding. Great papers and embellies and this image is darling. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

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  33. beautiful card...dies, image, color scheme! Love it! :)

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  34. A beautiful card. Love the dies,colour scheme.

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  35. Shari, I love the softness of this card. Your little birdies are precious!
    That die cut is to "die for".
    ~ rubber hugz ~

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  36. This is just gorgeous.. Such a darling little image and colored to perfection.. Love the details.. Very lovely work as always.. Hugs, Linda

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  37. Shari, such a beautiful soft card, very tender! love the richness of ivory and brown. those little birds are adorable.
    Hugs.

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  38. Beautiful wedding card. So sweet for the newlyweds.

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  39. Absolutely fab card. Love those papers and the image is adorable.

    Thank you for joining us at Anything Goes

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  40. My gosh, this is absolutely adorable! That image is just darling. So glad you shared with us at the Creative Belli blog!

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  41. Hello!

    Beautifully done! One of my favorite images and I love this sketch! Beautiful card! Wishing you a happy weekend!

    Hugs,

    Barbara Diane

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  42. Shari it goes without saying that this is a gorgeous card and your colouring is always top notch. Such a sweet card.

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  43. Such a sweet image, your card is fabulous
    Louise

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  44. Wow! this is utterly adorable, perfect wedding card. Thank you for joining us at Joanna Sheen this month. Good luck in the draw.
    Hugs
    Suzi x

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  45. So sweet! Love the image! Great card! Thanks for playing in our Love And Romance challenge at Paper Creations Ink. ~~Sammibug,~~ Guest Designer for Paper Creations Ink.

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  46. I love the image and your colors. Beautiful card! Thanks for joining us at Paper Creations Ink.
    Hugs,
    Julia

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  47. love that card. Just got some dies from another company somewhat like the ones you are using, so have to check them out as love my new ones. Makes a beautiful card.

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  48. Super card for our 'All you need is love' challenge this week! Thanks for joining us at Cupcake! Shelly x

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  49. Wow Shari this is so beautiful, the design, colours and image look amazing.
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  50. Absolutely beautiful!!! Great job!

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  51. Stunning card, I love all the detail you put into it

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  52. Hi Shari stunning wedding card I love the die cut, and that cute image. hugs Shirleyxxxx

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  53. Beautiful Card, Thank you for joining us at The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge!xx

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  54. Simple adorable. Thanks for sharing it with us at the Crafty Purple Frog challenge.

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