Exciting News at Art by Mi Ran!!! Just for YOU!!!

Happy Day!! And check this out!!! How darling is this sweet image!!! And her name is Jacque With Lily!!!!!!

Please join Art by Mi Ran Facebook Group : 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/artbymiran/

WOW!! Art by Mi Ran Facebook group is almost to 600

 members, so it looks like it's time to share our next little gift to all of our wonderful members..

 
If we reach 600 members by this Sunday - that's only 28 more friends to share ARTBYMIRAN with!!

Here is an image I created for our 600 member give away!!

Jacque with Lily

She will be available via download on Monday August 4th to all of our fabulous fans!!
Spread the love of ARTBYMIRAN Facebook Group so we can reach our next goal of 600 fans!!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/artbymiran/

Art by Mi Ran Exciting News!!!!

I can't even begin to tell you how exciting this news is but folliow the links and you willl know for sure that the amazing Mi Ran is giving you so much!!! Sweet notes from Mi Ran follow.....

July New Image + Art by Mi Ran One Year Anniversary Sale 

http://artbymiran.blogspot.ca/2014/07/july-new-images-1-year-anniversary-sale.html

Hi everyone! I have some new images I wanted to share that I will be adding to my store ARTBYMIRAN (https://www.etsy.com/shop/artbymiran)

Art by Mi Ran One Year Anniversary Sale 

(July 29th ~ July 31) 

I would like to show my heart felt appreciation to all of my supporters for helping me reach two milestones! 

First: On Sunday, July 27th, I made my 2,000th sale!

Second: July 28th marks the 1 year Anniversary of Art by Mi Ran.

Thank you very much, everyone!!

To celebrate, I have a 20% off discount coupon for all my digital stamps from Midnight EST July 29th to 11:59:59 pm July 31st.

Minimum Purchase : $6.00

Coupon Code : ABM1YR

Please use the coupon code when you check out. If you don't use the code, unfortunately I cannot provide refunds. If you don't know how to use the code at my store, please read this article:

www.etsy.com/ca/help/article/350

It's Tea Time!!!

Hello, everyone...and a very Happy Monday to each of you! I hope you had a marvelous weekend are ready for a fabulous week. I completed the 5K Color Run on Saturday so my Sunday was certainly a day of rest!

Today is my turn to post over at the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog so I made a little tea time card using some cute products from the SRTC shop...you may need some sunglasses!!

The base and double matting is all from CutCardStock and the DP is from the First Edition Family Ties paper pad. The darling image is Anyone For Tea from the Art By Mi Ran Etsy site. She was colored with Copics and Promarkers and her panel was set off by some pre-gathered yellow lace. I used the teapot and teacup from the HHP-327 Household and People section at the shop.  Here is the complete set:

The chipboard pieces were painted with yellow acrylic paint and coated with Glossy ModPodge. All of the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts: Trellis Rose, Cherry Blossoms, Cosmos Daisies, and Hip Rosebuds. I softened the corners with yellow pearls.

Thank you all so very much for dropping by and I hope to see you again real soon. Have a delightful week! Big hugs from me to you!!!

WINNER of Art by Mi Ran Images!!!

Thank you all so much for your participation in this wonderful giveaway and for your sweet comments. 

Mr Random.org has made his selection and the winner is....

Mikha Adriani

Congratulations, Mikha! I know you will just love your shopping adventure... Please leave a comment on this posting and email to me the information about how you receive digis before Monday, July 28 at 8 AM ET .

Big hugs to all!!

SWEET STUFF!!! Woooohooooo!!!

How many of you are aware of these absolutely darling images available HERE?? They are designed by the amazingly talented Mi Ran Jung and are all so unique and special!! I can assure you that they are well worth your checking out!!! They are so cute and they are appropriate for so many occasions and events! You will love them!!!

I have a secret but I can't share just yet...so (rolling my eyes) you just have to take my word for it...smiles!!!!

BUT I do want to give one of my followers an opportunity to enjoy these beauties and experience the cuteness.

I will give one of you your choice of 8 digi images IF you go over and become a FOLLOWER at the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/artbymiran/

Just leave me a comment that you have become a follower and you will be in for the draw on Thursday, July 22 at midnight ET

I would appreciate it greatly if you would share this posting on your blog...thank you!!!

Good luck!!! And Big Hugs!!

SPECIAL REQUEST!!!!

Oh my goodness!!! How cute and sweet is this little face?? Unfortunately, his smile does not tell the entire story...sigh

Little Danny Nickerson, of Foxboro, MA has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and statistically this will be his last birthday, July 25. His only request is to receive birthday cards...how touching is that? We are all cardmakers and perhaps we could all step up to the plate and make this his happiest of birthdays. I know we all are keyed into the lovely comments and kind evaluations we receive about our cards, but what is the REAL meaning of cardmaking, if not for the joy we bring to others??? PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE join with me in sharing one of your cards with this darling of little guys so that his wish will come true. Even if you are too far away for the card to get to him in time for his birthday I can only guess that he will be exceptionally thrilled to see cards from afar!!!

Danny Nickerson

PO Box 212

Foxboro, MA 02035 USA

Thank you so much!! Love and hugs!!

WINNER!!!

Thank you all so much for your sweet and kind comments on my Southern Ridge Trading Company posting. It was such a joy to read your comments.

Mr Random.org has made his selection and the winner of the $20 gift certificate to the  SRTC website is....

Carmen M.

Congratulations, Carmen!! Please leave a comment on this posting so that others know that you have claimed your prize and send me an email with your mailing information before Monday, July 21, before midnight ET so that I can get your prize to you right away.

Big hugs to all and hope to see you again real soon!!!

Day Two - Debut of the Art of Mi Ran Collection at Whimsy Stamps

Happy Tuesday, everyone! I hope that you are having a delightful week and it is so nice to see you here!

Today is Day Two of the debut of the brand new Art of Mi Ran Collection at Whimsy Stamps and we are celebrating with a hop which begins at the Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Blog. The 7 new rubber stamps illustrated by the incomparable Mi Ran Jung are exclusive to Whimsy Stamps and are just the cutest ever!! I know you will just love them! Please join in with us for the hop since there will be lots of inspiration and fabulous prizes along the way each day (yesterday, today, and tomorrow).

All of the new rubber stamps will be available for purchase from the Whimsy Stamps store and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers on Wednesday, July 16.

Prize Alert....We have hidden a fabulous prize of $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today's hop. The lucky winner will be drawn from the comments left here and on today's design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered into the draw!!

For my card today I inked up the little darling For You image and I can tell you that this little girlie with her balloons is bound to make you smile!!

The base and all triple matting is Bazzill and I have no idea what the DP is...lol..If you know, please let me know and I will add a note to this posting. I just saw it in my stash and knew it was CHEERFUL!!! The little girlie was colored with Copics, Promarkers, and Mepxy, adding some Wink of Stella to the balloons. For the sentiment I used the Whimsy Mini Chalkboards sentiment set cut out with the Whimsy Mini Chalkboard Die. The pennant banner was made using the Whimsy Build A Banner Die Set and some tiny red silk ribbon tied into bows at the ends. A red satin ribbon tied into a double flat bow for the horizontal...and that's it, folks!!!

So now it's time to hop along to see what some very amazing designers have done with these cute, cute, new stamps!!! Remember to leave comments so you will be in for today's draw to win a $15 Gift Certificate!!!

Shelby  

Amanda  

Joey  

Vicky  

Debbie  

Angelique  

Tammy

Tracey 

and ME!!!

Thanks so much for dropping by today and remember there will be another day of hopping tomorrow at the Whimsy Inspirations Blog. Happy Hopping and Big Hugs!!

Whimsy Stamps Introduces the new Art by Mi Ran Collection!!

Hello Friends!

Whimsy Stamps is celebrating the debut release of the new Art by Mi Ran Collection! We are very excited to have Mi Ran Jung joining our team of illustrators! Over the next 3 days we will reveal 7 new rubber stamps, illustrated by Mi Ran exclusively for Whimsy Stamps. We hope you will join us each day at the Whimsy Inspiration Blog at 12pm ET for our blog hops full of inspiration and chances to win some prizes too!

All of the new rubber stamps will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and selected Whimsy Stamps retailers on Wednesday, July 16th. For this release, we are excited to be joined by guest designers Alyce Keegan and Mariska van der Veer as well as the Art by MiRan digital design team.

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered into the draw.

For this SPECIAL OCCASION I have used the lovely Coventina to make a journal. The base of this journal and all DP came in a pack I bought at Michaels and it was so much fun to use it in this way. Coventina was a Romano-British goddess of wells and springs. So this little darling is really enjoying herself in the splashing water. She was colored with Copics and Promarkers, adding lots of Prisma Glitter for the water. The flowers are resting on cuts from the beautiful Feather and Nib die set from Whimsy Stamps. The flowers and self-adhesive pearls are all from WOC--I have used a Trellis Rose, Cottage Roses and Hip Rosebuds.

So now, it’s time to check out what these amazing designers have created with these new stamps. Don’t forget to leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw to win a $15 gift certificate.

Jacque
Monica
Danni
Ruza
Ann-Marie
Shelby
Desire
Alyce (Guest)
Iris

Thanks for stopping by and we hope to see you again tomorrow at the Whimsy Inspirations Blog for another fun day of inspiration! Enjoy hopping...Big hugs!!

Frou-Frou Perfume Bottle and SWEET STUFF!!!!

A very Happy Sunday to each of you! I hope that you have really been enjoying your weekend and have been able to have some crafty fun....or just lots of fun in general!! It has been gorgeous in these mountains and you won't hear a single complaint from me about the weather!!

Today is my turn to post over at the Southern Ridge Trading Company Blog and I would love for you to come over and visit me there!! My card today is very different for me...NO FLOWERS and NO COLORING!! haha

I have used Bazzill for the base and double matting and the DP, image, and bottle label are from the latest Maja Design collection. The jar I have used is from the Southern Ridge Trading Company shop and is HHP-326 which I colored with acrylics and added silver EP for the bottle cap and a bit of shabby pink Frantage for highlights, as well as a silky tassel. The perfume bottle was placed on a paper doily. For the left vertical I used a ruffled satin ribbon topped with two rows of pre-gathered lace and organza rosettes, a rosy cabochon and a double flat bow of organza ribbon. I finished the card with LOTS of pearls and a small resin cornerpiece.

SWEET STUFF!!

I would like to offer one of my commenters a $20 voucher from Southern Ridge Trading Company for the chipboard products of your choice. Please leave a comment before Wednesday, July 16 at 8 AM ET in order to be in for the draw. If you leave a comment on the SRTC blog also, you will be in twice for the draw!  Good Luck!!

Thanks so much for dropping by and I hope to see you again real soon!! Big hugs!!

WINNERS!!!!

Happy Saturday!! I hope that all of you are enjoying your weekend! Mr Random.org has some WINNERS to announce!

The winners of the darling little Oak Tree Boy are....

Laura

Thordis

And the winners of the cute little Oak Tree Girl are....

Charity Chamberlain

Janie Printz

Congratulations, ladies!!! Please leave a comment on this posting so that others know you have claimed your prize..and send me an email with your mailing address before July 14 at midnight ET so that I can get your little packages out to you!

My sincere thanks to all of you who visited me and left such sweet and kind comments. Hope to see you again real soon!! Big hugs!!

Whimsy Stamps Grand Blog Hop...and SWEET STUFF!!!!

Welcome to the ...
Whimsy Stamps July release BLOG HOP!

The Whimsy Stamps DT and GDT have been sharing some amazing creations made with the new July release stamps and dies over the last couple of days, and today we are celebrating their release with a GRAND BLOG HOP! All of the amazing stamps and dies you have seen during the hops this week are now available for purchase at the Whimsy Stamps shop.

The hop starts today (Wednesday July 9th at 12.00PM noon ET) and ends on Friday July 11th at 12.00pm noon ET.

If you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to start the hop at Iris's blog.

Here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Iris Wiechmann
Bridget Curnow (GDT)
Jacque Beddingfield
Sue Hughes (GDT)
Simonne Clay
Linda Levoir (GDT)
Ann-Marie Sinfield
Mary Johnson (GDT)
Ellie Stover
Debbie Eastman

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! To enter the draw, simply leave a comment HERE and at EVERY stop along the hop by 12.00pm noon on Friday July 11th.

For today's project, I have inked up the darling little Oak Tree Girl by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps.

The base and all double matting is Bazzill and the DP is from the Apple Cider Collection by BoBunny. She was colored with Copics, Promarkers, and Shinhan, adding Wink of Stella to the acorns. For the horizontal, I used organza ribbon tied into a double flat bow to anchor an acorns charm. The upper flower arrangement is resting on silk autumn leaves and all of the flowers and pins are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I have used cottage roses and cosmos daisies. The front was finished with some bronze pearls and a wee ladybug button on the gold leaf.

On the inside of the card I used the new Mini Picture Frame die with the sentiment from the new Frame of Thanks set. Sorry the picture is so dark but hopefully you can see how lovely this die really is!!

SWEET STUFF!!!

I have TWO extra little Oak Tree Girls who would love to go to new homes. All you have to do is leave a comment and you will be in for the draw this Friday morning! Good Luck!!

So now it's time for you to continue today's hop! Don’t forget to leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw to win a $25 gift certificate.

Thanks so much for visiting today and I hope to see you again real soon! Happy Hopping and Big hugs!

Whimsy Stamps July Release and...SWEET STUFF!!!!

Welcome to Day 2 of the ...
Whimsy Stamps July rubber stamp and die release!

This week Whimsy Stamps is releasing 14 new red rubber stamp/stamp sets and 4 coordinating die/die sets, and they will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store and all selected Whimsy Stamps retailers ... TOMORROW!

• We are switching back to MONTHLY RELEASES, so you will be able to get your fix of Whimsy every single month from July onwards!

• We are also moving to 3 day releases from this month onwards. Our release celebrations will happen on the first Monday through Wednesday of every month. So you will now know exactly when to look out for the new release, and you can even mark your calenders in advance!

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! The lucky winner will be drawn from the comments left on today’s design team posts (listed below), so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw.

Yesterday we sneak peeked the new Elisabeth Bell, Time For Tea Designs and Raindrop Echo Designs products. Today we are excited to show you the brand new Crissy Armstrong, Wee Stamps and SC Designs stamps and dies being released this month. For a full reveal of these stamps, check out the Whimsy blog!

For today's project, I have inked up the darling little Oak Tree Boy of Wee Stamps designed by Sylvia Zet for Whimsy Stamps. He is just the cutest!!

The base and all double matting is Bazzill and the DP is from the older Apple Cider Collection by BoBunny. The image was colored with Copics, Promarkers, and Shinhan, adding a touch of Wink of Stella to the acorns. The autumn leaves are silk and I added a button to the upper corner to anchor an acorn charm. I just had to add a little ladybug (ladybird) to the other corner to match the cute ones on the image...smiles!!! I finished the corners with some bronze pearls.

So now it's time for you to continue today's hop! Don’t forget to leave a comment at every stop along the hop to be entered into the draw to win a $15 gift certificate:

Bev Rochester
Simonne Clay
Mary Johnson (GDT)
Jacque Beddingfield
Ellie Stover
Shelby Thomas
Danni Bindel
Debbie Eastman
Bridget Curnow (GDT)
Shannah Bartle


SWEET STUFF!!

But before you hop along, be sure to leave a comment and you will also be in the draw for a little prize right here!! I have two extra Oak Tree Boys and those little guys are looking for new homes!! Mr Random.org will select the winners this Friday morning!! Good Luck!!

Be sure to visit the Whimsy blog again tomorrow for the release day grand hop!

Thank you so much for visiting today and I hope to see you tomorrow with a matching little Oak Tree Girl card!!! Happy Hopping and Big Hugs!