WMS Saturday Sketch - Easter Blessings

It's Saturday which means it's time to check out this weeks Waltzingmouse Sketch for inspiration! 

It's a pretty simple one with a little bit of embossing on it!  Pretty fun isn't it?!

I decided to go for one more Easter card -  Just in time huh?!

My stamps are from the WMS Nestie Eggs set which happily fit in the Nested Eggs Nestabilities.  I stamped my egg, cut it with the die and sponged the egg before taking it out of the die.  I added a little strip of grass below the sentiment and popped it over the ribbon with foam tape.  Just click on the pic to see it larger.

Now go check out the WMS Sketch Blog and get inspired by the cards the Mischief Makers and other DT members have created using this week's sketch.


Then make your own card using at least one Waltzingmouse stamp and the sketch and link it on the Sketch Blog by Thursday 4/28/11 at 11:59 pm EST - you could be chosen Top Mouse !!

Winners are announced each Saturday along with the new sketch challenge. And every week one lucky entry will win a free WMS stamp set of choice!!

This also fits the Crazy4Challenges challenge today -  to make an Easter card!

Wishing everyone a most Blessed Easter!
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Nestie Eggs
Paper:  White - PTI, green tissue paper from stash
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Spiced Marmelade & Mustard Seed
Accessories:  fresh cut grass die - MFT, scor tape, Just my Type Cuttlebug embossing panel Provo Craft, Nested eggs Nestabilities, orange zest Saddle stitched ribbon -PTI, foam tape.

Taylored Expressions - Blast from the Past Blog Hop #10

Today I'm excited to be participating in the Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop!

I used the sketch that Sankari Wegman designed for the hop - which wecould use if we wanted.   And I used the Taylored Expressions stamp set Sweet Spring.  Poor bunny - someone has already taken a bite out of his ear!   Somebunny really does love him!!  Just click on the pic for a larger view.  I added tiny twinkles to his eye and nose, the sentiment and the doily bunny is sitting on and die cut some grass along the top of the pleated ribbon.

Here's everyone that's participating in the blog hop today -  I hope you'll check them all out!










Stamps:  Taylored Expressions - Sweet Spring
Paper:  White, Hawaiian Shores, Text Style Happy Spots - PTI,  green tissue paper (recycled from inside a gift bag I received!)
Ink:  Ranger Distress Antique Linen, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Copics - E37, BG11, BG32, RV21, Tiny Twinkles & pleated ribbon - Taylored Expressions, large Oval punch - SU, Wrinkled Seam Tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, scallope edge die - PTI, fresh cut grass die - MFT, foam tape, scor tape, Oval and scallop oval nestabilities.

Friends of Waltzingmouse April Blog Waltz - Easter

Today I'm participating in the Friends of Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz taking place in the Playroom of the WMS forum. You can check out all the details here. This month's theme is Easter!

My Easter project is a little paper nest I made with a scalloped circle, filled with little strips of cardstock, yummy Cadbury Eggs topped with a little bird and a message for the receiver!  The sentiment is from Spring Baskets.

I found instructions and a video tutorial for this sweet little nest on qbees blog here.

Basically, you cut a large scalloped circle (mine is 4" diameter), emboss it with an embossing folder (I used my Tim Holtz Checkerboard folder), glue a 1 3/4" circle of cardstock in the center, cut to the circle every 5th scallop ( I cut some every 5th and some every 6th as my circle was a different size than qbees but it didn't seem to matter!), run some Tombow glue along the edge, overlap the cut edges matching the scallops at the top, and hold 5 seconds till it sticks!

To make the nesting material you just cut really thin strips 5" long cardstock, curl them on your finger and put them in the nest!

Wouldn't these look sweet on your table for Easter Dinner??!!  

I actually made mine to sell at an Easter Sale at my church so I bagged them up in flat bottom clear bags with a little basket shred under the nest.  I folded down the top, punched two holes and tied wrinkled seam tape through the holes.  Then I attached my little bird with his message above the ribbon using score tape to be sure it stayed on.  (it's so hard to get a good pic of a clear shiny bag!)

There's a contest going on in the April Blog Waltz Chat thread in the Playroom over at the WMS Forum - so be sure to check out how you can win!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Spring Baskets
Paper:  Close to Cocoa, Cool Carribean - SU, White - PTI
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Mustard Seed
Accessories:  jewel - Artesian Pool Bazzill Basics, cropadile, modern label punch + 1 3/4" circle punch - SU, clear flat bottom bags - clearbags.com, Sizzix Tim Holtz Checkerboard Embossing folder, nested birds + scalloped circles - Nestabilities, foam tape, yellow basket shred - Michaels, Scor tape, Cadbury Mini Eggs, wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, Tombow glue.

Which Came First? The Carrot or the Duck???

Those of you who know me or visit here frequently - know I'm often making seasonal crafts to sell at my church.  Today I wanted to share a couple of little treats I made for our Easter Sale.

First off are these fun stubby carrots -  I think I make these every year -  they are just so cute they make me laugh just to see them!!    Each year I stamp them up a little differently!  I fill them with chocolate eggs and a little basket shred.

You can find the template for them on Split Coast - here.  (ETA I fixed the link - sorry!)  The Easter sentiment is from WMS Spring Baskets and the dots background is from PTI Polka Dot Basics  Just click on any pic to see it larger.

I always make at least 6 of everything when I make them for a sale - so here are my 6 stubby carrots in a basket!  I used wrinkled seam tape for the 'carrot tops'.

Then I made some little duck treat holders - that I also found on Split Coast here.  I used the duckling pattern.

I added punched circle eyes and sponged their bodies and beaks to give them a little dimension.  I also stamped Easter sentiments on both wings from WMS Spring Baskets.

If you'd like to see other Easter Projects I've posted on my blog over the years  - click here!

Thanks so much for coming by today!  And Happy Easter for those who celebrate.

Hope you can stop by again tomorrow -  I'll have yet another Easter Craft to show you for the Friends of WMS Blog Waltz!

WMS SOAP - Stamp of Approval Parade Day 4 - Spring Baskets Treat Boxes

Welcome to our 4th and final day of the WMS SOAP! 

On this last day of our parade - all of the Design Team participants are creating projects using the Spring Blessings stamp set.  Just in time to inspire you for any Easter or Springtime projects you may need soon!

Today I have made some cute little treat boxes for the Easter dinner table or perhaps to bring when visiting a friend or loved one in a nursing home or even to just give a friend when dropping by to say 'hello'!

Just click on any image to see it a bit larger.   The dotted oval stamp on the sentiment is from the Fancy Phrases set and all other images are from Spring Baskets.  I cut out two of the daffodils and layered them over the image with foam tape.  Two of the paper pieced eggs are up on foam tape too - just to give a little dimension.

I found the box template at PaperCrafts Magazine under downloads from  the 350 Cards and Gifts issue (scroll down till you come to the baby blocks template)  I enlarged the template size 125% on my printer to come up with an approximately 2"x2" square box.

I cut the grass from green tissue paper (recycled from the inside of a gift bag I received!) using a die from MFT.

For the sentiments - I stamped the dotted oval framing with Wild Honey Ranger Ink and the sentiment in black - then cut it with a Petite Oval Nestability, embossed it and sponged with Mustard Seed Ranger ink before removing it from the die.  I adhered it to the cover with foam tape.

I added some Orange Peel Stickles to the center of my daffodils for a little shimmer!

So, there you go - some pretty little Easter Treat boxes for your holiday decorating and treat giving needs!

Today we also have an exciting announcement - Claire has chosen 3 new WMS Design Team Members -  I am SO excited to welcome Tosha Leyendekker, Kate Whelan and Niki Estes!!  whoo hoo!   such talent these ladies bring to the table!! -  Please welcome them when you visit their blogs linked below with the rest of the design team!!

We hope that you have enjoyed, and have been inspired, by our 4 day Stamp of Approval Parade!

Now it’s time for you to get your craftiness on as we invite you to participate in a CASE (Copy and Share Everything) competition.

Choose a card or project from any of the Design Team projects posted during our parade.  CASE that project using Waltzingmouse Stamp images, and link it using the Inlinkz on Claire’s blog. At the end of the competition, one project will be randomly selected to be highlighted with a Parade of its own on several of the Design Team blogs.

You have one week to complete your project and link it.  The competition will close on April 10th at 8:00 am Claire’s time (3 am Eastern, 2 am Central and Midnight Pacific time).  The winner will be announced on Claire’s blog on April 11th.

And now -  without further ado -  here is the blog link list for you to check out all the wonderful ways to use Spring Baskets!

• Anya Schrier
• Belinda Chang Langner
• Bonnie Sharp

Claire Brennan

• Jennifer Holmes
• Julia Aston
• Kate Whelan - Welcome New DT Member!
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lynn Mercurio
• Mona Pendleton
• Niki Estes   Welcome New DT Member!
• Sandie Dunne
• Sarah Martina Parker
• Tosha Leyendekker  Welcome New DT Member!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Spring Baskets, Fancy Phrases.

Paper:  Harvest Gold, white, Text Style Happy Spots, Text Style 2009 Bitty Dot Basics - PTI, green tissue paper.

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Wild Honey, Mustard Seed.

Accessories:  grass die - MFT, petite oval nestability, foam tape, orange peel Stickles, Copics: R32, BG10, YG13, YR24, Y13, Y02, Y38, V12, E34, BG32, Box Template - Papercrafts Magazine Downloads, scortape.

WMS SOAP - Stamp of Approval Parade Day #1 - Flying the Bitty Banners

Welcome to the Waltzingmouse Stamp of Approval Parade (SOAP)!!!  Claire has decided to release new stamps every other month -  so for April (a no 'new release' month)  the Design Team is having a parade  -  there will be 4 fun days in our parade - for the first 3 days we will be highlighting stamps from the WMS March Release - Bitty Banners, Vintage Banners, Back in the Saddle, Way Out West and Very Vintage Labels 18.

And on the 4th day of this festive parade - we will be highlighting a set from a past release.  For April this set is Spring Baskets - just in time for all of our spring cards!

Today - I have chosen to highlight Bitty Banners.

Mr. + Mrs. Bluebird are making their new nest and sprucing up their house in anticipation for the new family they will soon have!

To help the Bluebirds out - I painted their little birdhouse with Tattered Rose Distress Crackle Paint and then sponged the edges with Old Paper Distress Ink.

Then I stamped the bitty banners, cut them out with scalloped scissors and strung them up on the sides of the bird house with narrow silk ribbon.  I die cut the banner on the front and stamped it with a sentiment from Spring Baskets added a little bling and adhered it to the front of the house with foam tape!

Here you can see Mr. Bluebird bringing some 'grass' for the new nest in his little beak!!

So here they are - all ready to joyfully welcome their new family!  I'm sure the baby birds will be very happy to live in this festive little house!

I hope you will check out all the Design Team's blogs linked below to see what inspiration they have created for today's parade!  And be sure to check back for Parade Day 2 tomorrow!

• Anya Schrier
  
• Belinda Chang Langner
• Bonnie Sharp 

• Claire Brennan
• Jennifer Holmes
• Julia Aston  Me!

• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lynn Mercurio
• Mona Pendleton
• Sandie Dunne
• Sarah Martina Parker

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Bitty Banners, Spring Baskets.
Paper:  White - PTI
Ink:  Ranger Distress - Shabby Shutters, Scattered Straw, Peeled Paint, Old Paper, Memento Tuxedo Black.
Accessories:  unfinished wooden bird house - Michaels ($1.50), scalloped scissors - Fiskars, narrow silk ribbon - PTI, foam tape, Tattered Rose Distress Crackle Paint -Ranger, Rhinestones -Kaiser, paper shred - Michaels, 1/4" hole punch, Banner Die - Taylored Expressions, birds - Michaels.

Some Cute Favors and a Simple Get Well

Aren't these adorable little chicks and bunnies?! I made them as favors for our Easter Dinner Table. I found the printable digi templates at Mibo - printed them on my computer - cut them out, scored where indicated and put them together using Scor Tape!

Each animal is one piece (scored and folded) and they go together quick and easy! The instructions say to use glue - but I used Scor Tape - neater and an instant hold! The little one inside the cracked egg just cracks me up! And the faces on the bunnies are just so sweet!

You could put a couple of kisses inside the body column on these cute little critters - their heads lift up. There are actually 3 in each set but I had already given away two of them before I took my picture. I submitted these for the Technique challenge on Split Coast - to create a party favor.
Stamps: none
Paper: white - PTI
Ink: none
Accessories: color printer, computer, The Yolk Folk & The Carrot Crew from Mibo, scor tape, scor pal

The CAS challenge on Split Coast was to only use a sentiment stamp - you could use any other accessories - but no other stamps. I needed some get well cards for my stash - so I used a Get Well Soon sentiment. I added these flowers and butterfly from Cosmo Cricket which was Sharon's Stamp Simply challenge - to use chipboard on a card. I made the outline with a brown Micron 101 pen.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps: Sincere salutation - SU
Paper: vintage cream - PTI
Ink: dark chocolate - PTI
Accessories: melonberry twill - PTI, brown micron 101 pen, chipboard - cosmo cricket Earth love

Wishing You a Most Blessed Easter Day!

A most blessed Easter to those celebrating the Risen Lord Jesus today!


I wanted to share with you this wonderful wooden cross that my husband made for me.


My sister and I each had a cross like this that our father bought us at our church fair one year when we were small. We had them on a table between our twin beds and kneeled in front of them to say our prayers at night.


When I found mine in a box in the attic recently, I asked Kent if he might be able to copy it and make me some to give to the people in my Bible Study Group at church and he made me about 50 of them!


I cut this Spellbinders tag and stamped it with a verse from The Gospel of Luke 24:6 and draped it around the cross. So appropriate for the Easter Season!


Thanks for stopping by today!


Stamps: Verve -Everlasting Life
Paper: Lavender Moon - PTI
Ink: Plum Pudding - PTI
Accessories: Spellbinders tag, hole punch, ribbon, wooden cross.

A Pearled Egg Sketch

I made my Easter cards today based on Mercy's Tuesday Sketch. I started out just making

this first card.I white embossed this beautiful Waltzingmouse egg stamp on blue card stock. Then I sponged the outside edges with blue ink and added sticky pearls. I tied a pink silk ribbon around the egg patterend paper and popped the egg up on foam dimensinals.

I loved the embossed egg so much I decided to make another one!

So I embossed a second egg on green card stock layered over Amy Butler paper and tied with green silk ribbon. I just noticed that the top pearl fell off somewhere between my work table and taking the photograph!?!

and then I made a third card using another green egg but changing the ribbon to blue - it changes the whole look of the card doesn't it? And now I have 3 cards for Easter!! Nice egg, huh??!
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Nested Eggs, sentiment - Spring Baskets

Paper: Ocean tides, white, spring moss - PTI, Bashful blue -SU, DP - DCWV spring stack, K&Co Amy Butler

Ink: Bashful Blue - SU, Spring Moss - PTI, Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: sponge, white ep, hot gun, stamp simply silk ribbon, rhinestone stickers, foam dimensionals, Nested eggs - Spellbinders.

Here Comes the Easter Bunny!..... and a little lamb!

A fun Free for All challenge at Split Coast on Friday - to make a 3D basket using the colors of plum, celery and banana.

I used Claire's adorable basket template from last year. I stamped the sides of the basket with the beautiful broderie anglaise lace stamp (don't you love that name?!) from the Faux Fun set by Waltzingmouse Stamps
I made my handle using a Martha Stewart lacey punch and I put a strip of yellow CS behind it so it shows through the holes in the lace. The base is a narrow scalloped rectangle Nestability.

I'll be making 10 of these to sell at my church Easter Sale. Aren't these little Lindt bunnies and lambs adorable!? They fit in my baskets perfectly don't you think?!

You can see the basket I made using this pattern last year on this post

Kent and I met up with friend and fellow Stamping Around teacher, Donna and her DH, Doug yesterday - we had a great meal at The Old Salt Restaurant in Hampton, NH. Donna and I will be teaching at the next Stamping Around weekend at Wholly Scrap in North Hampton, NH 4/16-4/17 We'd love to meet you there!!

This is also qualifies for the Our Creative Corner challenge to think Easter!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Faux Fun
Paper: Lavender Moon - PTI, Barely banana, certainly celery - SU
Ink: Lavender Moon - PTI
Accessories: Scor pal, Scor tape, basket paper shred - CVS, basket Template, Martha Stewart lace punch, EK success edge punch, narrow rectangle nestabilities, Lindt Lamb & Bunnies

A Stubby Carrot

Aren't these stubby carrots just adorable?! I found the pattern over on Split Coast. I made these to sell at my church's Easter Sale.

The cute little bunny is from the Lil Buddies set by Waltzingmouse Stamps. This set has the greatest sentiments to go with all the sweet little animal stamps - be sure to check it out!

I used Liquid Applique on the bunnies ears and tail to give it a little fluffy dimension. The circles I stamped on the sides are from the Faux Fun set and the sentiments are from Spring Baskets.

I dotted the centers of the circles with my white gel pen to make them pop a little and I added the little butterfly around the sentiments. I colored it's wings with a gold Spica pen for a little shimmer.

You can see the longer carrot boxes I made another year in my blog post here.

Public Service Announcements:

1) be sure to check out Stamping Around - WMS is sponsoring an inspiration challenge chosen by DT member Anya - and you can win Sewing Box Hugs!

2) We're having a St. Paddy's Day blog hop over at the Waltzingmouse Forum on 3/17 check out all the deets on Claire's blog

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Lil Buddies, Faux Fun, Spring Baskets.

Paper: Pumplin Pie - Su, White, Lemon Tart - PTI

Ink: Orange Zest - PTI, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Gold Spica Pen, Liquid Applique, hot gun, 7" narrow grosgrain ribbon, hole punch, Scor pal, Scor tape, circle punch, scallop oval punch - Marvy, Copics - BG10, RV32

A 70th B'day and a Basket of Chicks!

Warm Biscuit Bedding was the web site Stef showed us for the Split Coast Inspiration Challenge this week. I found this cute robot material and it reminded me of the Cosmo Cricket Cogsmo paper I had.I needed a card for a 70th b'day party I was going to Saturday and thought this fun paper would help soften the blow of the old geezer and big number on the card!! LOL!!!

I used this weeks Taylored Expressions Sketch for my card.

The fun stamps are by Gina K - inside I stamped 4 sentiments from the set: "everything hurts - and what doesn't hurt doesn't work", "your birthday cake looks like baked alaska", your driver's license picture looks better than you do", your ears are hairier than your head'.

Hopefully Roger is still speaking to me after he opens his card!!!

Stamps: Gina K - Tickle your funny bone - You know You're old when...
Paper: vintage cream, ocean tides - PTI, DP Cosmo Cricket Cogsmo Mr. Roboto
Ink: Menento Tuxedo Black, So Saffron - SU, Ocean Tides - PTI
Accessories: Copics, sponge, star punch, circle punch, gems - Amuse, scallope edge punch - SU, foam dinemsionals
My second card today was made for the Featured Stamper challenge on Split Coast we got to check out Kristen's gallery (mommylvs2stamp).

I finally chose this peek a boo card to CASE - as I really liked her layout. I changed the stamps used, the colors and I left off the bow and brads.

My cute little chickie basket and sentiment are from Rubbernecker Stamps I paperpieced the bow and stamped the little chick again, cut them out and popped them up for a little dimension. I colored the image with Copics.

The sentiment is cut with a Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio 2 but I cut off the ribbon loops on the ends so it would just be an oval shape. I sponged it before taking it out of the die. This card is a biggy at 5.5"x5.5"

Reminder:

We're having a St. Paddy's Day blog hop over at the Waltzingmouse Forum on 3/17 check out all the deets on her blog

AND check out here right now - she's having a give-away!! BUT YOU HAVE TO COMMENT BY SUNDAY NIGHT - hurry over!

Stamps: Rubbernecker Easter Basket #84-05, Sentiment #31-08
Paper: White, Ocean Tides, Bitty Dot Basics - PTI, Marigold Morning - SU
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Summer Sunrise - PTI
Accessories: sponge, ribbon tag trio 2 - Spellbinders, ribbons - PTI, foam dimensionals, scalloped edge punch -SU, Copics - Y02, YR23, Y38, BG10, G82, E33, E37

You're a Good Egg

The Way's to Use it challenge over on Split Coast was to use something new - today I'm using my new Nestabilities Nested Eggs as well as my new stamp set called Lil Buddies by Waltzingmouse Stamps on this cute little Easter Treat Box!

First I stamped the top of the box with a zigzag background stamp. Then I stamped the egg frame, inside panel and box bottom with a dotted background stamp (Off Beat Backgrounds ) I used the Nested Eggs to cut out the center of the cover - then cut out a larger egg with the small egg inside it to make a frame around the opening. I adhered a piece of acetate inside the cover.

I cut another egg for the tag that I stamped with this cute little hatching chick. I added an eyelet and tied it with a narrow silk ribbon to the saddle stitched ribbon wrapped around the box. I cut the sentiment with a Labels Trio Spellbinders die.

And look at the cute panel on the inside that holds the eggs!

You will find Qbees Easter Egg box template in the forums over on Split Coast here. I'll be making about 9 more of these for an Easter sale at my church - I think it's just adorable don't you??!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Lil Buddies, Off Beat Backgrounds
Paper: Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, White - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist - PTI
Accessories: Nested eggs Nestabilities, acetage, 3/4 hole punch, scor tape, scor pal, copics - Yo2, Y17, BG10, eyelet, cropadile, labels trio spellbinders, sponge, foam dimensionals, ribbon -PTI, Qbees box template , Hershey eggs

WMS Color Challenge at Stamping Around

Just wanted to remind you of the WMS color challenge going on over at Stamping Around You have until March 14th to link your card/project and you could win this wonderful Waltzingmouse stamp set - Spring Baskets.

I used the challenge colors to make this little Easter Treat box. I painted the chipboard box with Ranger Antique Linen Distress Crackle paint.

So what are you waiting for??!!! Get your color challenge card made and link it over at StampingAround!

ETA: almost forgot - check out Claire's blog for her free St. Patrick's day digi images to use for the WMS blog hop on March 17th!

Stamps: Spring Baskets - Waltzingmouse

Paper: White, berry sorbet, spring moss, bitty dots basics, bitty box basics, pretty pastels - PTI

Ink: Ranger Tea dye distress ink, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Fancy tags shapeabilities, eclipse tape, labels eight nestabilities, copics: Y21, E19, E34, E13, G82, berry sorbet ribbon - PTI, Ranger antique linen distress crackle paint, 4.5 x 4.5 chipboard box - Michaels, foam dimensionals, gems - Amuse

Bunnies 4 Sale!

My card today uses the sketch from Split Coast this week and is also for da Mudder's Teaparty.

The story this week is that we're going over to London for the premier of Johnny Depp as the Madd Hatter! whoo hoo!!! We are going to infiltrate the crowd to help protect him and we need to blend in - so I'm coming to the party with my cute little bunnies tucked inside their basket - they'll sit in the market place with their "4 sale sign" all the time peeking out and monitoring the crowd - their long ears are actually radio antenae that connect directly to Tea-gan the head of security for Johnny!

My cute bunny basket is by Rubbernecker Stamps that I colored with Copics.

I used the new digi papers from Waltzingmouse for my panels.

Just a reminder: This month there's another way to win a Waltzingmouse stamp set - check out the WMS sponsored color challenge at Stamping Around - add your card to Mr Linky over there for a chance to win Spring Baskets!! whoo hoo!!

Also - be sure to check out the winners of the WMS stamp sets from our blog hop on Monday over at Claire's blog!
Stamps: Rubbernecker: Easter Bunnies 4 sale - 14-01
Paper: WHite, sweet Blush - PTI, Bashful Blue - SU, DP digi papers - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: memento tuxedo black, so saffron - SU
Accessories: glue dot, copics - B41, BG10, G14, G21, YR00, R20, E33, E35, silk ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon Shop, foam dimensionals, iron works cuttlebug folder, scalloped rectangle nestability, rhinestone stickers - michaels

WMS March Release DT Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Waltzingmouse Stamps DT blog hop for the March 1 new release! Claire has 3 wonderful new sets to excite and inspire you available TODAY!!! - Labels 3, Roses and Nestie Eggs!

I'm honored to be highlighting two of the new sets on my cards today. Labels Three and Roses.

You should start the hop at our Claire's. If you came here from Bonnie - you're in the right place and you're almost done with the hop!

For my first card I used the beautiful Labels Three set that fits the Nestabilities of the same name (do you think that was planned?? LOL!!) I stamped the scrolly label inside the dotted label and colored in the scrolls with a Copic.

The sentiment, daffodils, butterflies and dots are from last months release Spring Baskets. I also used the beautiful new Victorian Digi paper as the background of my card. Claire has 3 different digi papers premiering today - so be sure to check them out too!

I used Taylor's sketch for this card.
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Labels Three, Spring Baskets
Paper: Lavender Moon, Bitt Dot Basics - PTI, Purple Bazzill, Victorian Digi paper - Waltzingmouse
Ink: Plum Pudding - PTI
Accessories: sponge, dew drops, foam dimensionals, glue dots, white gel pen - SU, large oval punch - SU, labels three nestabilities, Copic V12
The Inspiration Challenge on Split Coast was to pick an Olympic Ice Skaters costume to inspire our card. I was inspired by this beautiful blue, black and silver outfit of Kwak Min-Jung from Korea.
From this inspiring costume I created this card for my sister's birthday in April using the beautiful new Roses stamp set. Her favorite color is blue.


I colored the rose and leaves with Koh-i-Noor coloured pencils , gamsol and paper stumps. I stamped and cut out the flower twice and layered it with foam dimensionals.

The knit stitch circle border is stamped in black and versamark and then I sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds over it -and yes I am now all glittery as well as my work table!


My sketch is Mercy's Tuesday Sketch
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Roses (new release 3/1), Vintage Circles Small Faux Fun
Paper: White - PTI, black, Ballet Blue - SU
Ink: Versarmark, Memento Tuxedo Black, Brocade Blue - SU
Accessories: foam dimensionals, circle nestabilities, large oval punch -SU, Distresser, silver ribbon - PTI, sponge, Koh-I-Noor Woodless Colour Pencils, Gamsol, paper stumps, Diamonds in the Rough Cuttlebug folder

Be sure to leave comments all along the way - Claire will pick one winner from comments left on her blog and the 2nd winner will be picked from a comment on one of the DT's blogs - and we don't know which one! (we're so sneaky aren't we?!)

ETA: winners will be announced on Claire's blog on Wed night her time (Ireland)

Next on the hop is Lisa!

But Wait!!! MORE FUN NEWS:!! This month there's another way to win a WMS stamp set - check out the WMS sponsored color challenge at Stamping Around - add your card to Mr Linky over there for a chance to win Spring Baskets!! whoo hoo!!

A Colorful Spring

I seem to be chronically late for the teaparty's lately! But here I am none-the-less and the parties are that kind that just go on and on! LOL!! This week we had to bring some color to Abner the Abdominable Snowman because he is sick to death of WHITE!

So I'm bringing along some green grass and blue sky - as well as this little penquin guy with his gravity defying Easter Basket. I figured Abner would feel at home with this ice loving creature and wouldn't feel so nervous about all the new colors he was seeing!


My card is also for Fran's Doubledog Dare Challenge to us this week - to make a 1-2-3 card - I used one ribbon, two little gems, and three designer papers!

And finally - it's for the TCP Tuesday challenge to use The Cat's Pajama's springtime stamps on your card -

Reminder: Claire is releasing 3 lovely new stamp sets on Monday - see some sneak peeks at Claire's, Anya's and Lynn's today - they'll make you want these new stamps - ya - they will!!

Happy Saturday everyone - are you stampin'???

Stamps: A Beary Good Year, Gobble it Up - The Cat's Pajamas
Paper: White, new leaf - PTI, DP - DCWV Spring Stack
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: paper piercer, glue dot, foam dimensionals, gold stickles, sticky gems - Amuse, vintage button - PTI, zutter corner rounder, rectangle nestabilities, ribbon - PTI, copics - E35, YR24, YR09, BV08, BV04, YG17, R32, RV11, Y13

An Unofficial Peek at the WMS New Eggs!

I've got an unofficial WMS sneak peek for you! Bonnie and Laurie are the official sneak peekers today so be sure to check out their wonderful creations!

I made this card for the Ways to Use it Challenge over on Split Coast which was to use lace on your card. And I used this weeks OCC sketch

My beautiful egg stamps and sentiment are a sneak peek of a Waltzingmouse Egg Set that will be available on Monday March 1.

Don't they have a wonderful design on them? Claire creates such beautiful patterns on her stamps! The set includes several sizes of eggs and several designs - AND they fit the brand new Spellbinders nested egg die set! Whoo Hoo!! I don't have these dies yet - so I cut out my eggs the old fashioned way with scissors (!)

And another fun surprise!! The designer paper is a brand new digital DP that Claire will have available on March 1 also. Notice how the design matches the stamps in Faux Fun Circles and Vintage Circles Small??? One of the little eggs in the new Egg set has this pattern on it also - Whoo Hoo - how matchey matchey!?!?!

To finish off my card - I used a micron pen to draw an outline, added sticky pearls to the corners and gold stickles to the eggs.

Now go check out Bonnie, Laurie and our Claire!

Yippee! it's almost the weekend!

Be sure to come by on Monday 3/1 - the WMS DT will be having a New Release Blog hop and like last month - there will be stamp sets to be won!!!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Eggs (new release on 3/1)
Paper: white, lemon tart, lavender moon - PTI, Digi DP - Waltzingmouse (new release on 3/1)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: lace from stash, gold stickles, foam dimensionals, mircon pen, sticky pearls, oval punch - SU

WMS Customer Blog Hop - The Theme is Spring!

Welcome to the Waltzingmouse Customer Spring themed Blog Hop! If you want to start with the first person on the hop - check out Angela here. If you get lost - you'll find links to all 52 participants on Claire's blog here.

Today I used Claire's wonderful Spring Baskets Template for my project - isn't it just divine?!?!! I stamped the zig zag from Off Beat Backgrounds around the top piece of the basket. Then I added this pretty narrow lace around all the joinings.

I white embossed one of the lacey stamps from Vintage Circles on a scalloped circle that I attached to the bottom of the basket. Finally I tied this soft as butter silk ribbon around the column and added the basket shred and yummy Lindt gold wrapped chocolate bunny to top it off! Miss Bunny came with a bright red ribbon around her neck - so I swapped it out for this soft pink chennile one!

We hope you'll leave some love along the way as you hop to let everyone know you've enjoyed this glimpse into spring time!

Next stop on the hop is Jennifer!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Off beat Backgrounds, Vintage Circles

Paper: Spring Moss, Berry Sorbet - PTI

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Lindt Chocolate Bunny & foil wrapped eggs, basket shred, scalloped circle nestability, hot gun, white EP, lace from my stash, scor tape, Spring Baskets Template -Waltzingmouse, green silk ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, scallop punch - SU