Friday, September 16, 2011

hoppity hop hop

Welcome to the last leg of the Paper Issues Altered Items Blog Hop! You should be joining me now from Christina's blog. If you came here through another venue or just stopped by my blog because you like me (::wink::), perhaps you'd like to join in on the fun of the blog hop! If so, please begin on the Paper Issues blog: HERE.  There are a lot of prized to be had along the way!

Over the past week and a half I have been working on this beautiful shadowbox using Graphic 45's Hallowe'en in Wonderland paper collection and a whole lot of Tim Holtz yumminess.

alice in wonderland halloween shadowbox


alice in wonderland halloween shadowbox


alice in wonderland halloween shadowbox


Could Alice be any cuter than she is here with her witch hat and broom?  She is standing among the Queen of Heart's roses before they got painted red.

alice in wonderland halloween shadowbox


The Cheshire Cat glows!  I love that about him! 

alice in wonderland halloween shadowbox

alice in wonderland halloween shadowbox

alice in wonderland halloween shadowbox

alice in wonderland halloween shadowbox

alice in wonderland halloween shadowbox

alice in wonderland halloween shadowbox

This shadowbox will be offered up in my shoppe for sale soon, so stay tuned! 

In the meantime, you can shop at the Paper Issues Etsy shop. Cassie is offering a coupon for 25% off your entire purchase through Sunday, so swing by.  Just enter the code HOP25 at checkout to get your discount. 

Now I know I mentioned prizes earlier, so let's get to it!
Paper Issues Blog Hop prize


Shown above is the prize I am offering.  Included is:
  • Echo Park's The Apothecary Emporium 8 x 8 paper pad
  • My Mind's Eye Lime Twist twine - 20 yards
  • Studio Calico stamp
  • Pink Paisley Mistables
  • Two packs of Owl Carnival Tickets (from my shoppe)
  • Three extra large shipping tags (coming soon - from my shoppe)
  • Three small shipping tags (coming soon - from my shoppe)
  • Two Corky Cloud Die Cuts (coming soon - from my shoppe)

Several of these items are coming soon to my shoppe, so the winner will get these exclusive not-yet released notions from Whimsies Cottage!


There are multiple ways you can be entered to win this prize.  And you will get ONE entry for each one of these that you do:
  • Follow my blog and leave me a comment here letting me know
  • "Like" my Facebook page and leave me a comment here letting me know
  • Add my Etsy shoppe to your favorites on Etsy and leave me comment here letting me know
  • Tell a friend to do any of these and get an entry for each referral -- let me know your friends name and if they do any of the above, you will get one entry for each of your friend's entries

Now for another surprise!  I am also offering a coupon code for my Etsy shoppe!  You can get 25% off your entire purchase now through Sunday just by entering the coupon code FALLHOP at checkout.  How great is that?

So there you have it!  Thanks again for hopping along with us at Paper Issues!  Wasn't it fun?

See you next time!

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61 comments:

  1. Your altered shadowbox is brilliant... I adore the little drink me bottle, the teensy little cupcake and teacups.. sweeeeet swoooon. <3 Don't enter me in for the giveway.. hope you have a great weekend Kimmie!

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  2. I'm just leavin' some loooooove on your curio! So AWESOME! I pinned this bad boy to Pinterest as well! I love all of the cool items you used. I have *got* to get me one of these! Oh yeah, as much as I would love to win your give away, please don't include me in the drawing!

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  3. Your project is fabulous!! So many great details. don't add me to your giveaway.

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  4. Wow. wow, WOW!!!! This is so amazing! Love the detail and those papers have always been a fave but you blew them UP with this project! I made an Alice in Wonderland projects once- it was not even REMOTELY as cute and well designed as this. KUDOS girlie- pinning this under the PI board!

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  5. Hi, I just liked your shop on Facebook!

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  6. ... and now I'm an official follower!

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  7. Super. Love the Alice theme to it too!

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  8. this is very vintagey kewl!! :) liked your facebook page (nataliejane) and will follow your blog after typing!
    n xox

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  9. This is gorgeous!!! I'm a new subscriber via e-mail because I did not see the tab to follow via google reader- well, just glad I hopped over to see your gorgeous work and look forward to seeing more!

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  10. yummy yummy eye candy!! stunning vintage alice and wonderland shadowbox

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  11. Your shadowbox is wonderful - love that glowing Cheshire Cat! (Don't include me in your giveaway.)

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  12. I just love the glowing Cheshire Cat, however did you do that? This is such a whimsical piece, stunning! I just drool over anything Graphic 45!!

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  13. OMG!!! I adore your configuration box!!! I have done one so far and I also used Graphic 45 and Tim Holtz- my two favorites!! Yours is absolutely amazing! I will definitely be checking out your blog and following your work. I liked your Facebook page and added your Etsy shop to my favorites. I would love to win your fabulous goodies :)

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  14. Following your blog...Love the shadow box, so beautiful.

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  15. Added your Etsy shoppe to my favorites...love it.

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  16. That shadow box is magnificent. Such attention to detail. Makes me wish I had gotten some of that Tim Holtz loveliness while at Michael's earlier.

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  17. Im a new follower!! Love your project!
    kacee

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  18. AMAZING project - this is just so stunning!
    Don't enter me into your giveaway - but it looks AMAZING! New follower here too.
    Lowri
    http://papervinenz.blogspot.com/

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  19. How crazy cute is this? I love it! It has such a neat steam punk/vintage look and those little teacups are so fun! I am definitely a
    Follower. Great giveaway too, I love your owl tickets!

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  20. That soooooooooo cool love it! I am a new follower,joydee1963 at yahoo dot com

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  21. Love your stuff... wow! I am a new follower... zanysisters -- can not wait to go thru all of your older posts!

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  22. this just has so much fabulous detail to looove :) :)

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  23. Can I crawl in your brain sometimes and just tap into the genius of your creative right side?

    I love/adore how magical, imaginative this is.. Your inner child is having lots of fun with this.

    I love the glowing cat latern..all of this is amazing. those teacups did you make them with sculpy??

    I can look at this all day and see something new and amazing. WOW..

    (dont enter me)

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  24. I am a new follower....what an amazing project!

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  25. I added your etsy shop to my faves....love the items in your shop....especially the twine!

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  26. Fantastic!!!! Love all the details!!1
    Don't enter me in the drawing; just stopping by.
    Fellow DT member.

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  27. Great display - I added your Etsy shop to my favorites, oh all the paper goodness!

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  28. Wow Kimmie, I am just amazed with this blog hop! Your creation is awesome. You've put so much work in it and it shows. It just blows me away that you can just come up with all those wonderful ideas in your head. Each window is fabulous. Also thanks for letting me enter your wonderful giveaway.

    Hugs...Tracy (your newest follower)
    cottonpickincute(at)hotmail(com)

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  29. I've just sent you a facebook friend request as Tracy Suzanne. I'm also having a giveaway and would love to have you stop by and enter.

    Have a great weekend...Tracy :)
    cottonpickincute(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  30. I just visited your etsy shop and love it. Your prices are really great too. I love the Sugar Plum Christmas Embellishment Pack. I also saved you as a favorite. Thanks again for letting me enter.

    Be Blessed...Tracy :)
    cottonpickincute(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  31. New follower and what an amazing project. Love all the details. Must have taken quite a time commitment for this one. Thanks for the awesome giveaway - love to win!

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  32. WoW! Your project is just incredible! So many details....I'm a new follower. Your work is just so stunning and inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

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  33. BTW - I just liked you on FB and Added you to my Faves on Etsy too! I just love your work!

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  34. oh wow such a fabulous shadow box

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  35. This is absolutley amazing!! We love Alice in Wonderland and just watched it again on Friday night! Don't enter me for your giveaway :)

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  36. Kimmie! This is absolutely gorgeous!!! What an incredible project! Love those papers too...you made them amazing!!!

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  37. Fabulous! Love the vintage and grunge look.

    New follower.

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  38. WhimsiesCottage is on my list of etsy love.

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  39. Love the shadow box, very well done, and all that detail work. Thank you for sharing.

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  40. your altered box is absolutely stunning! Wow! I am a new follower as well.

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  41. Great project--I like your glowing cheshire cat.
    I am a follower.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  42. I added your etsy shoppe to my favorites.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  43. Oh Kimmie - what a fabulous shadowbox! I just love G45 - there is not a single thing they do that I don't just adore. I love how you made the Cheshire glow - that is so creative! i am a new follower of your cute blog.

    rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

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  44. I am now a FB fan - but i must admit I don't spend much time there lately :)

    rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

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  45. LOVE your project, wow I don't know where to start to tell you how much, love all the details, but especially that tiny little cake and your lit cheshire cat, fabulous!!! I've liked you on facebook, added you on Etsy and also follow your blog. (no need to add me to the giveaway)

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  46. omg this project is awesome! i love all your details!!! fabulous!

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  47. This is just so crazy and out of my league on sooo many levels! You are the QUEEN of altered! I love this just so stinkin much, I am trying not to cry! Fabulous! Just FABULOUSO!!!!!!!

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  48. Every time I look I see some new detail that impresses me... this is totally amazing!

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  49. Um...WOW! I'm speechless, and that doesn't happen very often! Your shadow box is UH-MAZING!! I can't believe all the tiny details you put into it!

    I'm happy to be a new follower!

    amyis300 AT hotmail DOT com
    scrapthissavethat.blogspot.com

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  50. oh my goodness!!!!! A-MAZ-ING!!!!! What incredible details!!!!!! This truely ROCKS!!!

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  51. Thank you to everyone for the kind comments! And thank you to those who became followers! I'm so excited that I have 36 followers no!

    The Cheshire Cat is printed onto vellum and glued to the front of a flameless LED votive candle... that's how he glows. :o)

    My 12 year old daughter made the teacups and cupcake out of polymer clay. :o)

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  52. Kimmie...totally fantastic creation! Love it!

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  53. I liked your facebook page and added your shop to my favorites on Etsy.

    I love your work.

    colleenmarie3701@Gmail.com
    colleenmarie3701.etsy.com

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