Spread Joy Not Germs Blog Hop

Welcome all, to the Spread Joy Not Germs Blog Hop! Woohoo, I know I've been teasing you that this was coming up, but when you see all the amazing sponsors involved you'll be glad I did! I am of course representing Whimsy Stamps as one of the sponsors for this hop and here on my blog and on the blogs of my Whimsy Stamps teamies, there will be Whimsy prizes, in the form of a $15 Gift Certificate. One comment chosen from each of our DT sites will win one of these $15 Gift Certificates!!

Welcome to the #spreadjoynotgerms Blog Hop!

We are really excited about spreading inspiration and joy

to our fellow stampers that are home, alone, anxious...or just bored!

This is a BIG HOP! We have 150 bloggers participating

and over 20 Companies offering prizes! 

The Hop goes live on April 17th 9am EDT

There are so many Hop Contributors, I won't put the full list here, but you can visit the Hedgehog Hollow or Catherine Pooler for the full Hop List. I will link up all of my Whimsy Teamies, so you don't miss any of their gorgeous creations. Remember each of these sites has a $15 Gift Certificate prize for one lucky commenter. So be sure to visit and comment.

Iris Wiechmann
Crystal Komara
Lisa Mensing
Sue Hastead
Alanna Moses
Andrea Shell
Michele Kovack
Jeanette Comerford
Kerys Sharrock
Wendy Nicola Jackson
Ute Berger
Katie Brooks
Tricia Barber


I'm excited to share my creations with you...

First up is a little cutie I created with a digital stamp from our Pollycraft Collection at Whimsy Stamps. This sweet lil' guy is called Grant and he's perfect for my sweet wee nephew's birthday coming up. If this isn't a little infusion of 'happy' I just don't know what is. I've coloured this cutie with Copic Markers.

I've used Toasted Almond Nuvo Embossing Mousse to create the background with a lovely Whimsy Stamps Butterfly Stencil and splattered a few iridescent droplets over the design too. I diecut the Happy Large Word Die from regular white cardstock and then added the Toasted Almond Mousse over it to give it the same pretty sheen as the butterflies. I happened to have the perfect card blank and envelope in my stash to use as the base for this design, so mounted the embellished cardstock onto the base, after diecutting a frame using a Whimsy Stamps Notched Squares Die. I've popped up the diecut centre on Thick Foam for dimension, but chose to keep the 'waste' from the diecutting and added that recessed on the card as a secondary frame. A sweet simple creation full of 'happy'.

This second creation, I made using one of our current 'Freebies' at Whimsy Stamps. We have two recent freebies, perfect for these difficult days we're experiencing right now. This cutie is one of three images in a set, drawn by our talented Whimsy Stamps artist Crissy Armstrong. I used one of the fabulous sentiments from the set to create the central sentiment, but opted to create a patterned paper using another Whimsy Stamps Clear Stamp Set called 'You Are'. I used the 'brave' sentiment and 'heart' from the set to create the background paper. I diecut the circle using the circle element from the Shaker Maker Combo Die Set and with some clear plastic and a few pretty Sequins turned the card into a shaker card. These sweet stamps are so perfect for creating cards to give to the 'essential personnel' in our lives. You can grab this freebie from the Whimsy Stamps website, just click through on the thumbnail below. 

You should have arrived at my blog via

Maria L Russell

The next person in the Hop list after me is

Tenia Renee Nelson

If you'd like to do the full hop or get lost along the way,

You will find the full hop list on the

Catherine Pooler Blog

and

Hedgehog Hollow Blog

30 Companies are offering more than 50 prizes on this hop! Comment on the blogs on the hop to be entered. No minimum number of comments required, but the more blogs you comment on, the greater chances of winning! Sponsor and Prize List: Catherine Pooler Designs - $20 Gift Certificate on the Catherine Pooler Blog and on each of the Brand Ambassadors' blogs Hedgehog Hollow - one month free sub to the box with free US shipping CAS-ual Fridays - Win the new release - over $80 value Heffy Doodle - £35 voucher for the store Whimsy Stamps - $15 GC on each of their Creative Team members blogs Sassy and Crafty Stamps - $35 Gift Certificate The Ton - $20 Gift Certificate (stamps, dies, ink or sequins) Ellen Hutson - $35 Gift Certificate Polka Dot Orchard- $20 Gift Certificate Ink on 3 - $35 Gift Certificate Brutus Monroe - $50 GC STAMPlorations - $25 gift code on the STAMPlorations blog + $10 gift code on each designers blogs. Unity - two $25 Gift Certificates Pink and Main - $25 Gift Certificate Taylored Expressions - $50 Gift Certificate Trinity Stamps - $25 Gift Certificate WOW! Embossing Powder - two gift vouchers 1 x £30 and 1 x $30 that covers the USA, UK and Europe. The Greeting Farm -$25 Gift Certificate Miss Ink Stamps -$25 Gift Certificate Pear Blossom Press -$25 gift certificate Paper Sweeties - $50 Gift Certificate Xyron - Mega Runner, Refill & 1.5 inch sticker maker, refill Dress My Craft - $35 gift certificate Beacon - Product gift bag Artesprix - Getting Started Kit iCrafter - $20 Gift Certificate Joy Clair - $25 Gift Certificate Dina Kowal - Two $10 Gift Codes to Dina Kowal Creative Rabbit Hole Designs - $10 Gift code on each DT members blogs Your Next Stamp - $25 Gift Certificate Deadline to enter is April 24th. Winners will be announced on Monday April 27th, on the Catherine Pooler Designs and Hedgehog Hollow Blogs. I hope you enjoy this fantastic blog hop and thanks for stopping by my blog! It's a pleasure to have been part of this amazing blog hop. I hope we've brought a little joy to your day during our 'lockdown' lives. Stay safe and well. Hugs and happy crafting xoxo Update: If you hopped along with us for the #spreadjoynotgerms hop, but sure to check the winners out for the Whimsy Stamps prizes 'here' and for the main prize pool on Catherine Pooler's site 'here'. Challenge Entries: The Sisterhood of Crafters: Kids Cards Love To Craft: #45 ~ April Anything Goes Lemon Shortbread: #117 ~ Anything Goes A Gem of a Challenge: #8 ~ Anything Goes Get Creative Challenges: #90 ~ Make A Shaker Not Just Cards Challenge: April ~ Anything Goes Through The Purple Haze: #166 ~ Anything Goes Crafty Calendar Challenge: April ~ Add A Butterfly