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Friday 4 February 2011

Sneak Peak DAY ONE

Hello and welcome to my little crafty corner.  It's blowing a gale here in East Yorkshire and soo cold!  That is nothing however compared to the treacherous conditions my blogging buddies are facing in the US at the moment.  I hope everyone is safe and well and wish you a gentle thaw - don't want flooding next!!

We are having such a busy week at Whimsy this week, with sneak peaks every day on the Inspirations Blog until our release date of 9th February.  In total there are 16 stamp sets and two die sets being showcased - wow!!!


 Today we are sneak peeking images from Crissy's upcoming collection of stamps!  She will be releasing five new images and they are all fantastic!  I've chosen this little beauty "Smell the Flowers"

For a full list of all of today's sneak peekers, please visit the Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Blog

I apologise for the whiteness of the background, I REALLY need to invest in some decent chalks, the few I have just don't work at all with these colours.

I bypassed my copics for this and opted for old favourite watercolour pencils and sansadoor.  I don't often use flowers on my cards, mainly cos I think I'm rubbish at using them!!  Here though I wanted an explosion of flora and so thats what you have - compared to my usual anyway rofl.

I also used my fabby Whimsy ticket die cut and co-ordinating Friendship stamps by Ann Vento and available exclusively from Whimsy Stamps.

I'd like to enter the following challenges........

Totally Gorjuss - As You Like It (love Chrissy's image)
Stamptacular Sunday - Whateva



Make sure to visit the Inspirations Blog tomorrow for Sneak Peek Day 2: Meljen's Designs! I'll be back on Day 3, with another sneak peak.

Thanks for stopping by.

Mel X

16 comments:

raindropecho said...

Mel, this is adorable! What a great job you did with putting it together and love how you've used the ticket. Can't wait to see more!

- Ann

Patricia Garcia said...

How cute, love this image and your color choices too! Love the ticket sentiment, the perfect touch!

Hugs,
Patricia

downrightcrafty said...

blowing a gale here too, not nice it really is not improving my hair style in any way

love this gorgeous creation and the flowers are stunning
Kate x

shaz earl said...

Fabulous card Mel. love the ticket sentiment x

Vicky said...

It's blowing a gale here too hun, hope it settles down soon :o)

Another stunning creation Mel, such a sweet image and great flowers too :o)

Hope you are well, hugs Vicky xx

Vanja said...

Beautiful card, Mel! fabulous colouring and I love those flowers.
hugs
Vanja

Crystal said...

Mel this is sooo SWEET, LOVE your colors and your coloring is FABULOUS!!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Mel.

Beautiful card hun, i love your flowers, look so pretty an the image is gorgeous..

Hope your feeling better too!!!

Huggies Angel

Mary J said...

Very sweet, Mel! This is so so so sweet!

Thanks for sharing with us at Totally Gorjuss!

Mary J xxx

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

Gorgeous Mel!! I just love your coloring of this adorable scene!! The flowers are a beautiful touch.
hugs,
Chris

Leonie said...

Such a pretty and sweet card. Love your flowers too. thanks for joining in with us this week at Stamptacular Sunday
Hugs Leonie

Ellibelle said...

Such a gorgeous card Mel. Love the image and the sketch is fabulous. Beautiful flower and leaves arrangement too.

Iris Wiechmann said...

Mel this is fantastic! Love your color choice! Great card!

Hugs,
Iris

Skraptacular Designs said...

Thank you so much for participating in our "Whateva!" challenge this week at Stamptacular! Your submission is absolutely wonderful and so inspirational!

Also, in case you're interested, we're in the middle of a DT Call and would love for you to apply! You can find detailed information on what is required and how to apply on our Challenge Blog...http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com!

Thanks again for joining us this week at Stamptacular! I hope you'll join us again soon for some more challenge fun!

Hugs,
Priscilla

Chris said...

A beautiful card Mel and I love your colouring and design. Wonderful flowers, they're so perfect with Crissy's gorgeous image. Hugs, Chris x

Anonymous said...

AWW!! This is so very sweet Melissa, your coloring is adorable and I love your fun layout hun!! TFS! HUGS