WMS DT Blog Waltz - July Release Day!

Well we finally made it!   Welcome to the Waltzingmouse July 1 Release Design Team Blog Waltz!!!

You should start the waltz at Claire's blog

If you came here from Kate's blog you are in the right place.

Today I'm sharing some clean and simple note cards and a birthday cake card using a few of the new sets (see my supply list at the end of this post).

Remember to stop by Claire's Shop to get your order in for your favorite Waltzingmouse July sets before they're gone!    I hope you have been inspired by all our creations the last few days.


Be sure you leave comments on each of the design team members’ blogs.  There will be a prize of a stamp set of choice from a random drawing from one of our blogs. You have until Saturday, July 2nd, at 11:59 pm EST, 10:59 pm Central, and 8:59 pm PST to enter.

Now let's waltz on over to the ever talented Tosh's blog!

Thank You Card
Stamps - Waltzingmouse - Big Day Essentials, leaf on envelope from Ovals - Classic Frames
Paper:  Fabrio Note Card
Ink:  Ranger Distress Black Soot
Accessories:  Spica Gold pen

Invitation Card
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Ovals Classic Frames, Big Day Essentials, flourish on envelope from Flourishes Scallops Dots.
Paper:  Fabrio Note Card
Ink:  Ranger Distress Black Soot, Faded Jeans
Accessories:  Blue Stickles.

Eat Cake card
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Eat Cake

Paper: white, dark chocolate, textstyle happy spots + by the numbers - PTI
Ink: Memento New Sprout + Rich Cocoa
Accessories: yellow glaze pen - Sakura, designer label punch - SU, dark chocolate twill - PTI, foam tape

Sweet Peek - Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Seeing Spots

Today I'm excited to be showing you a Sweet Peek at a fun new stamp set from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps July Release.   It's called Seeing Spots and for my first card I used the spots that have stars in them!

I think this would make a great masculine card with the colors that I used don't you??

My second card is a thank you card and is a little more feminine using two shades of pink!  and these pretty 'design' spots.  I punched some of the circles and popped them up on foam tape scattering a little bling around.

I framed them with a Nestability cut square, then layered the squares over a Floral Doily Motif Shapeability and the card base cut with a big scallop Nestability.
You'll find more info and pics of this fun new set as well as links to other Design Team samples, over at the Sweet N Sassy blog.

All of the new sets will be available for purchase on July 1!

Stamps:  Sweet 'n Sassy - Seeing Spots
Paper:  white, true black, Hibiscus Burst -PTI
Ink:  Memento Rose Bud & Angel Pink,  Ranger Distress Black Soot.
Accessories:  Foam tape, 3/4" circle punch - EK Success, Rhinestones - Kaiser, large gems - Darice (Michaels), Floral Doily Motif Shapeabilities, Big Scallop Circle & square Nestabilities.

Thank's for All You Do Mum!

A Happy Mother's Day to all the mother's out there today!  My son Josh and his girlfriend April  are taking me and Kent out to dinner this afternoon.  I don't see them often so I'm looking forward to a lovely visit with them!

I made this card for Today's Featured Stamper Challenge over at Split Coast.  - I chose Jo's Bundle of Love card to CASE today.


I used different stamps and added a butterfly but kept the basic design. I made mine a thank you/Mother's Day card instead of a baby card.

My cute little girl is called Ava's Gift  and is a digi image from Sweet n' Sassy Stamps.  The sentiment is from the stamp set called Shining Light.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy - digi image Ava's Gift, sentiment stamp from Shining Light set.

Paper: white - PTI, blue bayou - SU, DP Text Style Happy Spots - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Weathered wood
Accessories: foam tape, quickie blue pen, glue dot, tiny gems - Taylored Expressions, butterfly punch - Martha Stewart, Petite ovals & crown ovals - Nestabilities, small oval punch - SU, Copics: RV25, RV32, R20, E00, E31, E33, E34, YG63, BG18, BG32

WMS Sneak Peak Day #3 - A Doilie Thank You

Welcome to Day 3 of the Waltzingmouse Sneak Peeks!  All 5 of the new stamp sets will be available to purchase on May 1!

Today I think you will be very excited to see doily stamps!!!  Claire has made two sets for this release -  Dainty Doilies Large and Dainty Doilies - 2 - Small.

I used a fun technique in stamping this card - it's called Ghosting.   I found  instructions here on Sharon Harnist's blog.  Basically, I stamped a doily from the Dainty Doilies Large set on white card stock with white pigment ink (I used Brilliance Moonlight White).  You have to let this dry or use a hot gun to speed up the process.  Then I sponged over the pigment stamping with dye inks - I used Ranger Distress inks.  Doesn't this look great??!   Try it with all different colors!

I punched the lacey edge and added the tassel with a coordinating brad.  Then I stamped a doily from the Dainty Doilies - 2 - Small set in a darker green.  I added a gem to the center.

The sentiment is from the new set we previewed yesterday -  Join Us.  I used a Trio Label from Spellbinders to die cut it and popped it up on foam tape.

Here's what I stamped on the inside - the sentiment is from Join Us and the doily is from Dainty Doilies Small - that I cut out with a large Scallop Circle Nestability that I sponged before taking it out of the die.

I used today's Waltzingmouse Sketch for my card -  here's the fun sketch Claire designed for us this week.

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.  You'll also find all the details about the weekly sketch challenge and how you could win a free stamp set by linking up your sketch card there!

Here are links to the rest of the Design Team so you can see what fun things they created using the new doilie sets!

• Anya Schrier
• Belinda Chang Langner
• Bonnie Sharp
• Carly Robertson
• Claire Brennan
• Jennifer Holmes
• Julia Aston - Me!
• Kate Whelan
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lynn Mercurio
• Mona Pendleton
• Niki Estes 
• Sandie Dunne
• Sarah Martina Parker
• Tosha Leyendekker
• 
  

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Dainty Doilies Large, Dainty Doilies - 2 - Small, sentiment from Join Us (all available on May 1)
Paper:  White, Harvest Gold - PTI
Ink:  Brilliance - Moonlight White, Ranger Distress - Scattered Straw, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint.
Accessories:  Framed Brad - Deja Views Mango, Rhinestone Stickers - Darice/Michaels, tassel - Ellison, lace punch - Martha Stewart, large Scallop Circle Nestability, Trio Labels - Spellbinders, foam tape.

Day 1 - WMS Sneak Peek - Round up the Posse!!

Welcome to the 1st day of the Waltzingmouse March 1 Release Sneak Peeks!

Today all of the Design Team members are previewing Claire's 2 wonderful new Western theme sets - Way Out West and Back in the Saddle. I got so excited about these 2 sets I made 3 cards to share today!

This wonderful woodgrain background stamp and the sherrif's badge are from Way Out West. The wanted poster, sentiment and cowboy on the horse are from Back in the Saddle.

That little cowboy on the wanted poster is my son, Josh, when he was just 2 1/2 (he's now 33!) He always loved wearing hats; cowboy, fireman, spaceman, policeman, any kind of hat. (and when he grew up - he enlisted in the Army!) In this picture he also has on a Darth Vader cape from that year's Halloween costume. I'll save this card for his birthday in September.

For my next card I wanted to show that you don't have to go all 'Yee Haw' cowboy to enjoy these sets. Here I just used one of the sentiments from Back In the Saddle to make a pretty thank you card. The sentiment fit nicely inside this Spellbinders tag. I sponged the tag before taking it out of the die.

The Webster's Pages patterned paper matches the tag perfectly don't you think?? I wove 2 pieces of wrinkled seam tape through the tag and tied a bow. To finish it off I added two little gems to the scrolls in the sentiment.

And my last peek is about as CAS as you can get! This fun guitar and sentiment are from Back in the Saddle. I dry embossed a rectangle Nestability for the frame, stamped the guitar on a scrap, sponged the edges and adhered it inside the frame with foam tape.

I hope you're excited about these new WMS sets - they'll be available on March 1 at the WMS Store.

And finally - here's the rest of the Design Team for you to check out their sneak peeks today!
Claire
Mona
Jennifer
Bonnie
Lynn
Anya
Belinda
Laurie

Carly

Sarah (our newest DT member, former Mischief Maker - please welcome her!)

See you tomorrow for WMS Sneak Peek Day 2!! We've got another great stamp set to show you!

Wanted poster card:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Way Out West & Back in the Saddle

Paper: Rustic Cream - PTI, Basic Black - SU

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress - Brushed Corduroy & Old Paper

Accessories: photo, distresser - Ranger

Much Obliged:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Back in the Saddle

Paper: Vintage Cream, Ripe Avocado - PTI, DP - Webster's Pages Petite Papers

Ink: Ranger Distress - Brushed corduroy, Bundled Sage

Accessories: wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, Ribbon Tag Trio 2 - Spellbinders, Rhinestones - Kaiser, foam tape.

Happy Trails:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse -Back in the Saddle

Paper - Rustic Cream - PTI

Ink: Ranger Distress Brushed Corduroy

Accessories: Rectangle Nestabilities, foam tape.