Whimsy Stamps September Release and a Masculine Challenge

It's release day at Whimsy Stamps!!! Today Whimsy Stamps released several new super cute stamps, and stamp sets, as well as dies, a couple of gorgeous designer paper packs and Shape EZ templates! If you'd like to see all the newly released products on one page, just visit the  
Whimsy Inspirations Blog to take a peek.

Of course we are holding another blog hop with some fabulous inspiration from the Design Team. 

And as always one lucky "hopper" will win two gorgeous new release stamps. All you have to do to be entered, is visit each DT member (listed below), and leave comments along the way.

Since today is also the day for the Rubber DT to share a creation for this month's Whimsy Challenge, I decided to combine my card with the challenge creation. The theme this month is "Masculine Cards". There is still time to play along in the Whimsy Challenge, for some fabulous prizes. You may use any make of stamps, it is not a requirement to use a Whimsy Stamp.

Here is my creation, using stamp sets from Whimsy's Raindrop Echo Designs. 

I used the Season's Greetings Notables 7 set again from today's release, and I also used an older sentiment set, also from Whimsy Stamps, Christmas Tree in Words. It is several years old, but new to me, so I thought why not show it off too.

The background paper is from Michele Roos Design, it's not a christmas paper, but I thought it worked well with my color scheme. It is part of the pack "In the Garden". I inked up all edges  using the Direct to Paper technique. I really didn't want to add any stitching because it might not be counting as "masculine" but I just felt like something was missing so I did it anyway. I know the men in my life won't mind. The twine, which I just received from Whimsy Stamps as well (Lemondrop yellow) was a perfect match for the mustard-y paper that I used, so I added a bow too. 

Products used:

Stamps: Season's Greetings Notables 7, Christmas Tree in Words (both Whimsy Stamps)

Papers: In the Garden (Whimsy Stamps), SU and Neenah card stock

Inks: SU more mustard and always artichoke

Tools: Notables 7 die (Whimsy Stamps), scallop border punch (SU), sewing machine

Embellishment: Twine

Here is another view:

If you'd like to hop along with us today, simply visit the blogs listed, and don't forget to leave comments for a chance to win. As always the prize location is kept secret.

Ellie - me,  Iris, Janette,  Heidy,  Melissa,  Tammy Louise, Deb,  DeNetra,  Kathy , Debbie ,  Jodi, Patricia

My daughter had some fun with the September Release stamps too. She saw the cute Snowflake Bauble stamp from Whimsy's Time for Tea designs on my craft desk, and was she really wanted to make a card with it. Here is what she came up with. She is only 7, and did all the fussy cutting all by herself. Didn't she do an amazing job!! Of course she colored the image herself too, and found some diecuts and the sentiment that I had in im "extras" jar on my desk, to decorate the card with. The silver snowflake was made using whimsy's layered snowflake dies, and the white snowflakes were made with the snowflake border die. The sentiment was already stamped and cut out too (last year but I didn't end up using it then),  she did decide to color the bells on it. It's from the set Holiday Carols Notables 4. It was cut out with the Notabes 4 die.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have fun hopping and don't forget you still have time to play in whimsy's current challenge - masculine cards - for  more chances to win!

Have a wonderful day!