Waltzingmouse Oct Preview - Day 2 - Nordic Winter

My goodness -  didn't you just love all the inspiration yesterday!?!?  Well - hold onto your hats (or your sweaters!) ladies - today we are previewing a set like no other - Nordic Winter!  I think most of us have had a sweater in the Nordic patterns at some point in our lives.

We had a world traveling Aunt Helen that brought my sister and I Nordic Sweaters when we were young - mine had red in it and Marcia's had blue and both had those lovely flower stamped pewter-like buttons! and I must say -  itchy as heck as they were wool!

Today I decorated a lovely basket (I got at the Christmas Tree Shop for just $2.99) using several single stamps from the set to create my own Nordic pattern.   See how the patterns of the stamps look like yarn stitches?!

I took pictures while I was stamping my panel so you could see the individual stamps I used and how I stamped them.  First I drew a line in the middle of my panel to help me stamp the first snow flake/star image straight across!

 

Then I added some read hearts

Then smaller hearts in grey and trees in black ink

 And finally I stamped a narrow red strip along the bottom.

 Now - this panel is 11" long and the basket measures longer than this around.  The basket sides are not straight down so I knew a longer panel would not adhere flat if I went all the way around. So.......

I added red grosgrain ribbon to the top and bottom of the panel with ScorTape - extending the ribbon on the top past the edges of the panel so I could tie it in a bow at the back of the basket.  I hate having an open unfinished space and I think this finishes it off nicely!

I used both ScorTape and thick glue dots to adhere the panel to the basket as there is a shiny finish on it and Scor Tape wasn't enough alone to keep it held on.  I also made a little tag using stamps from this set to tie around the ribbon with twine.
Front:

and back:

I filled my basket with yummy Nonni's Chocolate Decadence Biscotti.  I may  have to go back to the store to pick up a few more of these baskets - 'cause I think I'm keepin' this one!!

I've got so many more ideas for using this set - I can't wait to have some more time with it!

So let's go check out what the rest of the Design Team created!  I can't wait to see - can you!??!  Hope you will stop by again tomorrow to see what we have for Preview Day 3!

Anya Schrier
Becca Feeken
Belinda Chang Langner
Julia Aston  You are here!
Jennifer Holmes
Kate Whelan
Kelly Schirmer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
Niki Estes
Sandie Dunne
Tosha Leyendekker
Claire Brennan (Owner)

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Nordic Winter (to be released 10/15)

Paper:  Vintage Cream - PTI

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug, London Fog

Accessories:  Heart Punch - Paper Shapers, Fancy Tags - Spellbinders, rhinestones - Kaiser, cropadile, Pure Poppy Grosgrain Ribbon - PTI, thick glue dots, ScorTape, cookies, Basket - The Christmas Tree Shop, Twine - PTI