Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz

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Welcome to a Waltzingmouse DT blog hop that we're doing just for fun.  We all wanted an opportunity to stamp with our favorite Waltzingmouse Stamp sets, while gearing up for the new release that will start March 5.  We also wanted a chance to let you know that all the Mischief Makers have joined the Design Team now.  These gals are all so talented and inspirational, that we're blessed to have them join us!!  Woo-Hoo!!

Now, for the Hop details.   I can honestly say I don't have a favorite Waltzingmouse set.  (Although I do find myself using the Say it Loud sets quite often.)   So I chose a set that I LOVE but haven't shown the attention it deserves:  Vintage Seed Packet

I just colored the carnation with Copics, cut it out, and glued it to the seed packet frame that I stamped onto Sunrise Sunset Prima dp.  The background is embossed with a Sizzix Embossing folder, and I attached the sentiment flag with two little Tim Holtz mini-staples.  Very CAS for me, but I think it showcases the beauty of the images.

Thanks for dropping by.
Here's the hop list so you don't miss a stop!  The first 9 are our newest members, so be sure to make them feel welcome!!  :)  I'm thrilled they've joined us!!

Kim Duran

Jean Martin

Karin Åkesdotter

Jen Cuthbertson
Iwona Palamountain

Teresa Kline

Edna Morrisdie

Renee Lynch

Jeanne Jachna

Lynn Mercurio

Julia Aston

                       Tosha Leyendekker ~ you are here

Jennifer Holmes

Sandie Dunne

Becca Feeken

Kelly Schirmer

Laurie Schmidlin

Clare Buswell

Anya Schrier

Sarah Martina Parker

Belinda Chang Langner

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Stamps: Vintage Seed Packet (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  White, Smokey Shadow, Kraft (PTI)

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:  Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Mini~Staples (Tim Holtz)

Waltzingmouse Release Blog Waltz

Waltzingmouse Release Day has finally arrived!!  You can now order the sets that we've been sharing in the hops this week.   As usual, you have a chance to win a stamp set of your choice during the Waltz.  All you have to do is leave comments on each blog by Dec. 3rd at 11:59 pm (GMT),  Dec. 4th 6:59 EST, after which, a random commenter will be drawn.  

First, you might want to start at Claire's Blog.  She will have a list of all the hoppers.  After that, I'm first up!

So, now for a little more enabling. I mean inspiration.  ;)

I've made two similar ornament tags using 2 ornament images from the Ornate Ornaments set.  They coordinate with the Spellbinders dies as follows:  2012 Heirloom Ornaments and 2010 Heirloom Ornaments

They're both embossed with Silver Embossing Powder and include a sentiment from the set.  I also added some Crystal Glitter with my Quickie Glue Pen, and a few matching embellishments.  They are backed by other dies that I will list in my supplies.

That's it for my projects for today.  Next up on the hop is the super sweet and talented Clare.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

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Make Merry

Stamps:  Ornate Ornaments (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Versamark, Oasis Green (VersaMagic)

Accessories:  2012 Heirloom Ornaments die (Spellbinders), Small Oval by Petra die (Marianne Creatables), Baubles (Tim Holtz), 20 Gauge Wire (Beadalon), Wrinkled Ribbon, Vintage Cord, Ribbon Flower (Prima), Silver Embossing Powder (SU!), Pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter

Merry Christmas

Stamps:  Ornate Ornaments (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Versamark, Pink Petunia (VersaMagic)

Accessories:  2010 Heirloom Ornament die (Spellbinders), Large Oval by Petra die (Marianne Creatables), Baubles (Tim Holtz), 20 Gauge Wire (Beadalon), Wrinkled Ribbon, Vintage Cord, Ribbon Flower (Prima), Silver Embossing Powder (SU!), Pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter

Waltzingmouse November 2012 Blog Waltz

Click HERE for today's Verve post.

Welcome to Day 4 of the Waltzingmouse Release Hops.  These wonderful new images are now available!!  Woo-Hoo!!  You can head on over to the Waltzingmouse store and place your orders!

But you might want to check out the Blog Hop first for some enabling.  (*wink*) If you've arrived here from Anya's blog, you're on the right track.

 And don't forget you have an opportunity to win a stamp set of your choice.  All you have to do is leave comments on the blogs participating in the hop.  A random commenter will be picked and announced on Claire's blog Nov. 6.  You have until 6:59 am Eastern Time, Nov. 4th to comment.

We're featuring the charming Candy Wagon set today.  I've never seen anything like it, and if you like to give treats over the holidays, this is just the set for you.  It would work for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day...whatever occasion you can think of!  It's so sweet! (pun intended... ;)

I stamped the cart using 4 inks:  Turquoise Gem and Red Magic (Versafine), Coffee Bean (Brilliance), and Latte (a muse).  The sentiments were stamped with French Roast (a muse)

The little sign on the top of the wagon is separate.  It can hang from the awning too since it has two little connecting chains.  I just cut them off and glued it to the awning instead.

Here's a close up of the little side sentiment.  I just love the phrase:  "a little sumpin' sumpin'"!!  How cute is that!!

Next up on the hop is the inspirational Becca!

I hope you've enjoyed hopping along this week.  I know I consider it pure joy to be able to work with these images that Claire so creatively designs.

Thanks so much for stopping by and for the encouraging comments.  They are a treasure!!

Happy stamping!

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Stamps:  Candy Wagon (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  Baby Jane (Cosmo Cricket), Vintage Cream and Kraft (PTI)

Ink:  Turquoise Gem and Red Magic (Versafine), Coffee Bean (Brilliance), French Roast and Latte (a muse)

Accessories:  Rectangle Die (Spellbinders), Twine (jillibean soup), Crimped Snowflake (The Funkie Junkie), Button (PTI), Mini-jingle bells, Border Punch (EK Success)

Waltzingmouse July 2012 Release Blog Waltz

It's finally release day at Waltzingmouse Stamps!! Woo~Hoo!!

If you've arrived from Anya's blog, you're right on step. If not, you might want to start at the beginning so you don't miss a thing. That would be Claire. :) Also, Claire is offering a prize to a lucky commenter. The more blogs you comment on, the bigger chance you have of winning a Waltzingmouse Stamp set of your choice. You have until July 4 to leave comments. :) Check the Waltzingmouse blog for the comment cutoff times.

Okay, about the card. ;) Aren't these summer sets super fun!!! Today we get to share with you a set designed by Waltzingmouse's very own, uber talented Anya Schrier!! I'm in serious love with this Playful Pinwheel set. It's just super charming and oh so versatile!! Truly!!

My card is based on this week's Waltzingmouse sketch. I thought the pinwheels would be fun to place in a flower pot, so I diecut one using the Spellbinders Flower pot die using Kraft Core. I then ran it through my cuttlebug with an embossing folder, and then embossed it with clear embossing powder.

For the pinwheels, I took some watercolor paper and did a brown colorwash over it to give them a rustic feel. I then stamped the different patterns over the colorwash.

I used Bitty Banners and the Pennants die for the little sentiment banner.

That's it for my project today. Next stop is the super sweet and talented Becca.

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Stamps: Playful Pinwheel and Bitty Banners (Waltzingmouse)

Paper: Year.O.graphy (Simple Stories), Kraft (PTI)

Ink: Pistachio, Peanut Brittle and Teal Zeal (Memento), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress), Latte (a muse), Versamark

Accessories: Oval and Pennants dies (Spellbinders), Cream Pearl Pen (Viva Decor), Crystal Glitter, Clear Embossing Powder, Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Sewing Machine, Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Lace, Distrezz~it~All (Zutter)

Peace on Earth

Happy Thursday!! I have a simple card to share with you today. And I had a really hard time photographing it because the cardstock is a shimmery blue by PTI. If you click on the photo, you'll be able to see the details a bit better.

Well, I made this card for two challenges: the Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz, which was to be a winter or Christmas card, and the CCEE Stampers challenge which was to include two diecuts, or two punches. I used two layers of the Labels 4 die by Spellbinders. I also added a punched border, but that is just a little extra... :)

I had fun combining a few Waltzingmouse sets for this card: Seasonal Remedies, Very Vintage Christmas (itty bitty snowflakes), Flourishes ~ Scallops and Dots

All were embossed with white ep.

Well, that's it for today. Thanks for visiting.
Happy stamping my friends!! :)

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Stamps: Seasonal Remedies, Very Vintage Christmas, Flourishes ~ Scallops and Dots (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Shimmer Blue and White (PTI)
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Labels 4 die (Spellbinders), White embossing powser, Border punch (Martha Stewart), Scor-Buddy, Dimensional Tape (Scotch)

Waltzingmouse Sept. Release ~ Say it Loud/Autumn Winter

Welcome to day two of this month's Waltingmouse release. First of all, I'm sure you noticed some new DT members yesterday. What a fabulous addition don't you think? I'm thrilled to be designing with Kelly Schirmer, Clare Buswell, and Becca Feeken. They're all uber talented and just as sweet!

Now for today's release. The team is featuring the set Say it Loud/Autumn Winter. If you loved the last Say it Loud release, you're gonna love this one just as much, let me tell you. Fabulous bold sentiments with charming little additions all in caps. I combined the large "Halloween" sentiment with two littler ones, "bring on the" and "treats". LOVE all the possibilities of this set. I also need to mention I used the WMS sketch challenge #65 for today's peek. I love's Anya's sketches. They always leave room for interpretation.

I made this a Halloween card because I'm participating in this month's WMS Blog Waltz and the theme is Halloween. So, I have to confess that I peeked a set a little early. See the witch and the crow silhouette? shhhhhhh.......they're from a set being peeked tomorrow. But I just had to use them for the Waltz. I'm justified....right? *grin*

My witch is framed with an oval from the Ovals-Classic Frames set that was released in August. It's heavily distressed, so the frame is hard to see. The oval background frame was stamped with Lemon whip ink (a muse), and the silhouette was stamped with Onyx Black Versafine ink. The dp is from the Printery Collection by Prima.

Here's a list of the dt members participating today, in case you've missed some along the way.

• Anya Schrier
• Becca Feekan
• Claire Brennan
• Clare Buswell
• Jennifer Holmes
• Julia Aston
• Kate Whelan
• Kelly Schirmer
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Mona Pendleton
• Niki Estes
• Sandie Dunne
• Sarah Martina Parker
• Tosha Leyendekker

That about sums up my card for today. I hope you're enjoying the Waltzingmouse Peeks!
Happy Stamping!

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Stamps: Say it Loud/Autumn Winter, Ovals-Classic Frames (Waltzingmouse) Paper: PTI, Printery (Prima) Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Lemon Whip (a muse), Black Soot (Ranger Distress) Accessories: Beaded Oval and Grand Labels 11 dies (Spellbinders), Lace (Kaisercraft), Library Clip (SU!), Seam Binding Ribbon (MemrieMare), Black Burlap String, piercing tool

A Waltzing Farewell

Welcome to the August Blog Waltz for Waltzingmouse stamps. The theme this month is coffee/tea. I chose to step out of the box a little and combine the tea theme with Claire's charming new Vintage girls.


For this card, I used Gracie. She's from the set Gracie at Halloween. I thought the sentiment, from the Afternoon Tea set fit beautifully with Gracie on her broom. Wouldn't you just love to have tea with her and her sweet little cat? I also added some Natural Burlap string to the broom for some fun texture.

eta: I forgot to mention that I used Kelly's fabulous Waltzingmouse sketch. You can click on the sketch for the link, and to see some fabulously creative samples. We'd love to see what you do with it too.

The web at the top was made using an EK Success border punch. I just layered vellum over smokey gray cs, and cut out the vellum spiders so the black showed underneath. The house top at the bottom is dp that I cut out from We R Memory Keepers Spookville 6x6 paper pad, and I added some Stardust Stickles randomly to the bg.

The moon is from one of the other charming vintage girl sets called Cicely at Halloween.

If you noticed my title, it said a Waltzing farewell. Unfortunately, two DT members are leaving us. *sniff*...I haven't been a part of this team for very long, but these two girls are ultra sweet and oozing with talent. They will be sorely missed!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I sincerely hope you are having a fabulous week!!
Happy Stamping!

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Stamps: Gracie at Halloween, Cicely at Halloween, Afternoon Tea
Paper: Vellum, Spookville (We R Memory Keepers), Smokey Gray and Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Versamark, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Copics, Natural Burlap String (May Arts), Web Border Punch (EK Success), Stardust Stickles, White embossing powder, sewing Machine

A Couture Birthday

It's that time again. Time to Waltz with friends of Waltzingmouse!! How delishesly fun!! Just click on the image above, and it will take you to the Waltzingmouse ball room (or forum :).

This month's theme is a Birthday party, so I decided to mix it up a bit with a variety of WMS images. These are the sets I used: Frame it, Eat Cake, and You're Lovely.


The dp I used, for the card and the pieced dress, is Journey by Authentique. I also used a Prima Rose (Which I added some Silver Ice Stickles to) and leaves, some Maya Road tickets and a stick pin, and some Zva Creations and I-Rock rhinestones. All the papers were ink distressed with Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress Ink), and Onyx Black (Versafine). Here's a close up of the Couture dress. I added some tear drop Zva Creative Rhinestones to the bottom of the bodice. LOVE this image Claire has designed!



That about sums it up ya'll. Thank you so much for dropping by. Hope you're having a fantastic weekend!!

Happy Stamping!
Tosh

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Card Supplies:
Stamps: Frame it, Eat Cake, and You're Lovely.
Paper: Journey (Authentique), Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Rhinestones (Zva Creative and I-Rock), Rose and leaves (Prima), Tickets and Stick Pin (Maya Road), Seam binding Ribbon (MemreMaire), Buttons (PTI), Silver Cording (May Arts)

Blog Waltz with Waltzingmouse

It's the 17th ya'll, and that means it's time to waltz with Waltzingmouse!! Yee-Haw!!! This month we were to make our cards masculine. I used a couple of sets to help me accomplish this: Gingham & Co., and Back in the Saddle. I love the guitar, and thought it would be fun to combine it with an EK Success music punch that I have. The dp is all from BoBunny's Timepiece Collection.

I'll keep this short so you can see all the other wonderfully creative masculine cards on the hop.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you're having a fabulous week!

Happy Stamping!



Stamps: Gingham & Co., and Back in the Saddle (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: White (PTI), Timepiece Collection (BoBunny)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Star and Labels 1 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Music Border Punch (EK Success), Graphite Gloss Gel (Viva Decor), Silver Metal Dots (Wal-Mart), Distrezz-it-All (Zutter)

WMS Blog Waltz

The day has finally arrived!! All the Waltzingmouse newly released sets are now available!! And to kick off the release, we're having a Blog Waltz. If you came here from Claire's blog, you're on the right track.

We're also peeking a new set called Say it Loud!! It has large beautifully fonted sentiments that work fabulously with the smaller ones in the set. For eg. I combined "HUGS" with "and prayers" Love this set. For my background, I stamped one of the doily images from the Dainty-Doilies Large set with 3 different ColorBox colors: Papaya Cream, Pistachio and Glacier Ice, while still in the Wonky Rectangles (Spellbinders) frame, so I could keep a clean edge. The sentiment was stamped with Onyx Black Versafine, and I added a punched and scored border with an EK Success Border Punch and my Scor-Buddy. Really easy and fun!

And there's a prize to be had too. All you have to do is leave a comment at each stop along the hop to be entered to win the stamp set of your choice. You have until 8:59 Pacific, May 2nd to do so. The winner will be posted May 3 on Claire's blog.

Next up on the hop is the fabulously creative Anya.

Thanks so much for visiting. I hope you've enjoyed the peeks this week.
Happy Stamping!

An Easter Waltz

Welcome to the friends of Waltzingmouse blog Waltz. On the 17th of each month everyone is invited to join in on the fun!! The theme this month is Easter. For more information, head on over to the Waltzingmouse Forum, and check out how you can win a Waltzingmouse stamp set of your choice.

Our Easter Break has officially begun, and what a way to start off vacation!! A Waltz with Waltzingmouse Stamps.

I decided I wanted a cross as my focal point. So, first, I made a background by stamping one of the banners from the Waltzingmouse Vintage Banners set with Papaya Cream Pigment ink (ColorBox). I love the softness of this image and how the top of the banner looks like a ribbon going down the side when interlocking each banner. For the cross, I used a variety of Spellbinders dies: Fancy Tags 2, Parisian Motifs, and the Cross Collection. They're layered with Dimensional tape with a lot sparkle added. Unfortunately my photography skills are lacking. So click on the photos to see it better. :)

The sentiment at the top is from the WMS Spring Baskets set, and is framed with a Spellbinders Ribbon Banner.

That's it for me. :)
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a fabulous week!!
Happy Stamping my friends!!

Stamps: Vintage Banners, Spring Baskets (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Papaya Cream (ColorBox)
Accessories: Ribbon Banners, Fancy Tags 2, Parisian Motifs, and the Cross Collection (Spellbinders), Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Scor-Pal, Satin Ribbon and Button (PTI), Silver Cord (May Arts), Rhinestones (I-Roc), Quickie Glue Pen, Ultrafine Glitter, Dimensional Tape (Scotch)