Waltzingmouse December Release Hop ~ Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Waltzingmouse December Release Hop!!  Once again, Claire has come up with some fabulous inspiring sets and I can't wait to share with you how they've inspired me.  

Today we're featuring a fun new set called Woodgrain Backgrounder, and I have two cards to share with you today.  

Man am I loving this set.  I actually used every image in the set on 3 cards.  4 of them on the card below.  Super fun and versatile.

For my first card, I combined the Woodgrain Backgrounder (Chevrons) set with Faux Fun Circles (Wreath), Bright Season (Holly) and Very Vintage Christmas (Sentiment).  See the chevrons?  Love them!!  Talk about super fun!!

I have a nephew who's birthday is right before Christmas, so I used Woodgrain Backgrounder to make a masculine birthday card.

I started off by inking up the woodgrain background with French Roast ink (a muse), and cut it into three panels.  I then inked it with Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress Ink), to age it and make the panels more pronounced.

I then inked the red hexagon, using a "rock~n~roll" technique, with Red Brick and Jumbo Java (VersaMagic).  I masked off the edges and stamped the cactus scene image, from Way Out West, with Smokey Gray (Versafine), and added a birthday sentiment from the Back in the Saddle set.

The flag was stamped with Vintage Cream (PTI), and the nail heads were inked with Onyx Black (Versafine)

Here's the hop list: 

Bonnie Sharp 

Tosha Leyendekker  (you are here)

Kelly Schirmer 

Sandie Dunne 

Clare Buswell 

Julia Aston 

Jennifer Holmes 

Claire Brennan

A few of the DT members will continue the hop on the 3rd, 4th and 5th.  So the inspiration will just keep coming!!  :)

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Candy Cane Wreath

Stamps:  Woodgrain Backgrounder, Faux Fun Circles, Bright Season and Very Vintage Christmas (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  White and Kraft (PTI)

Ink:  Red Brick and Red Magic (VersaMagic), Pearlescent Poppy (Brilliance), Sage (a muse), Fresh Snow (PTI), Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Circle die (Spellbinders)

Birthday Shindig

Stamps:  Woodgrain Backgrounder, Back in the Saddle, Way Out West (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  Kraft and Vintage Cream (PTI)

Ink:  French Roast (a muse), Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress), Red Brick and Jumbo Java (VersaMagic), Vintage Cream (PTI)

Accessories:  Hexagon die (Spellbinders), Circle Punch (SU!)