Waltzingmouse Feb. 2012 Blog Waltz Release

Waltzingmouse's Feb. Release Day has finally arrived!! Woo-Hoo!! And for this special day, we have the honor of sharing some of Claire's...imho...most charming and beautiful images, from the sets Paris Nouveau and Vinatage Labels 25. Okay, I say that a lot, but man oh man are these two sets filled with some fabulously fun and trendy images!! If you've arrived here from Anya's Blog, you're on the right track. If not, you will want to start at the beginning and check out what Claire has to share. She will also have a complete list of the hop. Believe me, you won't want to miss a stop. :)



Burlap is huge right now, so I thought it would be fun to alter a jar by wrapping it with some burlap stamped with images from the Paris Nouveau set. I stamped the image on a burlap panel, and hand stitched it too another panel that I wrapped around the jar. I took a copper sheet, cut it into strips, pierced holes in it, distressed it with some Black Stazon ink, added some copper brads, and adhered it to the burlap with hot glue. It was all very easy, and I love the finished look.

Here's a Close-up.

For my second project I had some fun combining the Paris Nouveau set with French Country, Florentine Frippery, and one of my all time favorite WMS stamp sets, Text-It.




I started off by making a tag, and spritzing it with a variety of Glimmer Mist colors. I first stamped the text bg with White ColorBox ink (Most of the stamped images were stamped with ColorBox, unless otherwise mentioned), and then stamped the Eiffel tower with Onyx Black Versafine. After that I stamped the elegant frame with the Bonjour sentiment over it. Lastly I added the Circled Heart and some of flourishes.



I attached the sweet "Chanticleer" sentiment with a library clip that I adorned with a tiny topaz rhinestone, added some ribbon, a vintage button, and a Glimmer Misted flower. The left border was punched with an EK Success Border Punch, and the actual card is vertical and starts at the end of the punch.




Whew...that's finally it for today. I hope you've enjoyed the peeks this week, and have been inspired to get your hands on these fabulous sets. I hope you've been commenting on the blogs you've been visiting because with each comment you have a chance of winning a stamp set of your choice. With all these fabulous sets being released this month, I don't know how you could ever pass up a deal like that!! :) You have until have until March 3 to leave your comment. The winner will be announced March 4. Check out Claire's blog for the times.

Now you can continue the hop by visiting the exquisitely talented and inspirational Becca.

Thanks so much for all your kind comments this week. I'm honored that you stopped by!
Happy Stamping!!

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Altered Jar
Stamps: Paris Nouveau (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Ink: Black (Stazon)
Accessories: Jar (Hobby Lobby), Copper Sheets, Copper Brads, Burlap, Hot Glue, Piercing Tool, Twine, Sewing Needle


Paris Tag Card
Stamps: Paris Nouveau, French Country, Florentine Frippery, Text-It (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Vintage Cream (PTI), Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks (MME)
Ink: White, Silver, Copper (Colorbox), Onyx Black (Versafine), Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Ribbon, (PTI, and Offray), Silver Cord, Flower (Prima), Tag Corner Punch and Library Clip (SU!), Rhinestones (Pizzaz Aplenty), Vintage Button (Tim Holtz Accoutrements), Electric Blue, Butternut Squash, Iridescent Gold (Glimmer Mist), Distrezz-it-All (Zutter), Sewing Machine, Flourish die (Sizzix), Quickie glue Pen, Crystal Glitter