Waltzingmouse May Pajama Party

Howdy everyone!!  It's PJ time over at the Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog, and we have 4 awesome inspirational challenges for you!  I used two of the challenges as inspiration:  Man of the Moment and Old Pajamas, which is the set Man of the Hour.

I used one sketch and one technique to make 4 different cards.
For all the cards, I just colored directly onto an acrylic block (Acrylic Stamping) with Tombow markers, misted the block with different amounts of spraying for each pattern, and stamped it onto White Cardstock (PTI).  After they dried, I stamped sentiments from the WMS set Man of the Hour onto them.

For the background above, I misted the block quite heavily to get the colors to blend.

That's it for today's projects.  I hope you join in on the fun.  There is a prize to be won, so head on over to the Waltzingmouse Blog for all the details.  

And, that's not all.  I have some very exciting Waltzingmouse news to share.  You can now purchase Waltzingmouse Stamps and dies at Addicted to Rubber stamps.  In fact, the set I used today is available there.  Also, they are having a sale.  Use the code 'WELCOME' (on the shopping cart page) to receive 10% off the site. Anything that is already on sale will not have additional 10%.

Thanks for stopping by!

  Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Man of the Hour (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  White and Black (PTI)

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Tombow Markers, Mister (Ranger), Acrylic Blocks, Cuttlebug and Sizzix Embossing folders 

Waltzingmouse Father's Day

For my Power Poppy post, click HERE.

I'm sharing a project over on the Waltzingmouse Stamps Team Talk Blog right now.  Click HERE to check it out.

Waltzingmouse April Release Previews ~ Day 3

Wow!!  It's already Day 3 of this month's Waltzingmouse Stamps Previews!!  And, once again Claire has outdone herself.  Today we're featuring a set called Man of the Hour, and it's full of fabulously fonted sentiments and phrases for that special father!!  Seriously, I feel it's one of THE BEST SETS out there!!! 

Before I explain my project though, in case you haven't read it yet, today's the day for April's Blog Party, and it's all about Spring Flowers!! We'd love to have you join us.  I still have to work on my Spring card yet, but I'll have one to share soon.  Also

April 19th is a special day over on the Waltzingmouse Blog.    One you won't want to miss.  Not only will there be oodles of inspiration by some fabulously talented guests, but you will have an opportunity to win 5 WMS stamp sets.  To find out more, be sure to visit Waltzingmouse Makes Blog on April 19.

Okay, now for my first project.   I wanted to make some fun background panels to showcase this fabulous sentiment!!  So I cut 4 different pieces of Tim Holtz Kraft-Core by Core'dinations, lined them up in the Postal Folder by Sizzix and embossed them.  I then sanded the raised area and distressed them with Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Inks.  Lastly I gave each a good coating of Versamark, and embossed them with Clear Embossing Powder.  I then reassembled them and added the Black embossed sentiment that I framed using the Labels 18 die (Spellbinders).  I also scored the the back panel using my Scor-Pal, and added some ribbon and brads to finish it off.

For my second project, I went a bit grungy.  I combined Engraver dp (Prima) with Tim Holtz's Crowded Attic paper and this fabulous Man of the Hour set.  I tore the top layer to expose the sentiment underneath, and added a birthday sentiment along the top.  I also added the "so glad you're my dad" sentiment along the ruler paper, embossed in white, along with a few stars and burlap string.

That's it for me today.

Here's the hop list.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow.  I'll have one more preview, and you'll finally be able to purchase these gems!!

Anya Schrier 

Becca Feeken  

Belinda Chang Langner 

Clare Buswell  

Edna Morrisedie  

Iwona Palamountain 

Jean Martin 

Jeanne Jachna  

Jen Cuthbertson 

Jennifer Holmes 

Julia Aston  

Karin Åkesdotter 

Kelly Schirmer 

Kim Duran 

Laurie Schmidlin 

Lynn Mercurio 

Renee Lynch 

Sandie Dunne 

Sarah Martina Parker 

Teresa Kline  

                       Tosha Leyendekker  ---you are here

Claire Brennan

Happy Stamping!! 

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The Greatest Gift

Stamps:  Man of the Hour (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  Kraft and Smokey Shadow (PTI), Tim Holtz Kraft-Core (Core'dinations), Etcetera (Fancy Pants)

Ink:  Versamark, Vintage Photo and Black Soot (Ranger Distress)

Accessories:  Labels 18 (Spellbinders), Postal Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Black Embossing Powder (Judikins), Jute Ribbon, Brads, Scor-Pal

Best Dad Ever

Stamps:   Man of the Hour (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  Engraver (Prima), White (PTI)

Ink:  Midnight Black (VersaMagic), Vintage Photo and Black Soot (Ranger)

Accessories:  Star die (Spellbinders), Brad, Vintage Button, Burlap String, Distrezz-it-All (Zutter), Sewing Machine 

Verve Diva Inspirations Hop

For the Waltzingmouse June Soap Post, click Here.

Welcome to the June Diva Inspirations Blog Hop! Are you ready to start your day off with some eye candy? Our Diva Inspirations team and several special guests from the Release team are here to start your month off right with a little Verve inspiration! Take a little peek at each of the fabulous blogs below for some Verve-alicious eye candy and you just might win some Vervey goodness of your very own!

I have two cards to share with you today. First off, I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch 193, and made it to look like a tire using sentiments from the Verve set Dad's Day, Classic Circle Scallops, Circle and Inverted Circle Spellbinders dies.
(Click on the photo for a closer look at the detail)

Here's the sentiment I included on the inside.


For my next card, I used a sentiment from the Verve set American Hero, embossed with Silver. The stars were made with the Spellbinders Star Nestabilities.


Here's the Master Hop List. You won't want to miss anything these gals have to share. Their designs are so inspirational!!

1. Julee	9. Andrea
2. Betty	10. Sankari
3. Dawn	11. Maureen
4. Jen d.	12. Teresa
5. Jen T.	13. Tosh
6. Lynda	14. Amy
7. Shannan	15. Charmaine
8. Susan	16. Amber

We've hidden a little mystery prize on one of today's hop spots, so be sure to leave a little comment love as you hop around for a chance to win!

Comment Deadline: 11:59pm Mountain, June 5
Prize: $30 gift certificate to Verve

And since it's a new month, that means we've got a new Stamp of the Month to reveal! In June we're having double the fun and featuring two sets... the Father's Day set, Dad's Day and the patriotic set American Hero! Both sets have meaningful sentiments and would be a fabulous addition to your collection.

And at 40% off during the month of June, these two sets are a super big deal!

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A brand new month also brings along a new sale here at Verve! During the month of June, you'll find savings on all the stamps in our Masculine category.

That's it for today ya'll!! I hope you're having a fabulous week!!
Happy Stamping!!
Tosh