Saturday Waltzingmouse Sketch - WMSC26 - No Peeking!

Hello dear stamping friends! It's Saturday and time for another Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge - this week it's a fun round one with an 'oh so trendy' tag!!

Yes - I still need more Christmas cards - so for my card I used the fun Nutcracker from the Nutcracker Sweet set. The dotted circles is from that set as well. The sentiment is from Around Christmastime.

I used two papers for my background - the bottom is October Afternoon Thrift Shop and the top is a piece of Core'dinations that I embossed with the Holly embossing folder then sanded over the top so the design popped.

I love the nutcracker but don't really like to color all that much (usually I'm too rushed to get a card done to take the time to color!) but this guy looks great just stamped doesn't he?!

So come along and join us in the sketch challenge this week - you don't have to use Waltzingmouse Stamps but if you have some please do!

Check out the WMS Sketch Blog and get inspired by the cards the Mischief Makers and other DT members have created using this week's sketch.

Then make your own card using the sketch and link it on the Sketch Blog by Thursday 12/9/10 at 11:59 pm EST - you could be chosen Top Mouse next week!! Winners are announced each Saturday along with the new sketch challenge.

And now for my fun news! Starting this Monday Waltingmouse is celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas - each of the 12 Design Team members will be posting a fun holiday project on our 'day'. Check it all out on Claire's Blog each day from 12/6 through 12/17 - she will be directing you to the the Design Team hostess' blog for each of the 12 days.

And guess who is starting it all off on Monday??? YES - that would be me! so be sure to come by and see what I have to help you get ready for Christmas!

Public Service Notice: check out the Waltzingmouse Forum - Joan B is offering a free WMS stamp set of choice to one lucky commenter - but there need to be 100 comments for her to choose a winner - and you have to comment by 12/5. It's posted in the Stamping Room/ Stamping Chat - her post is called Want a Free WMS set??

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Nutcracker Sweet, Around Christmastime

Paper: Fine Linen - PTI, DP October Afternoon/Thrift Shop/One of a kind, Core'dinations Vintage Collection/Kisses

Ink: Memento Lady Bug, Ranger Distress Fired Brick (on tag)

Accessories: Red twine - Martha Stewart, Cuttlebug Holly Embossing folder, sanding block - SU, Tags 5 and Beaded circles - Nestabilities, foam dimensionals.

Some PSA Essential Cards!

Happy Thursday dear friends! As part of my Design Team assignments - three of my PSA Essentials Christmas cards are posted over at the PSA blog today along with some by fellow DT member - Mara Campbell. I'd love to have you check them out and leave a comment there!

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Here is one of my cards - you can see the others here! (at the bottom of the post, Mara's are first)



Don't forget to check back here on Saturday!

Stamps: Smirk Happy Holidays (PSA Essentials). Card Stock: White (Papertrey Ink). Patterned Paper: Bitty Star Basics (Papertrey Ink). Other: fabric tape (e2daily), copics, Star Nestability (Spellbinders)

You're in My Thoughts with Blessings

Hello dear friends! I have a couple of SCS challenge cards to share today -

First for Sunday's Featured Stamper challenge over at Split Coast - this week it was Krischir - I cased her Thinking of You Card

I made a 3x3 tag rather than a card to slip in a note or attach to a gift - I used a basket instead of a vase and a bee instead of birds! My stamps are all from Rubbernecker

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Create a Garden Set #512, Petite Word set #2000
Paper: white - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress - Tea dye, peeled paint, antique linen, wild honey, faded jeans, worn lipstick,
Accessories: Nestabilities Labels Three, gold stickles, copics - E00, E19, E34, Y13, circle punches, glue dots

Next I have an ornament shaped card with a kitty on it for 2 SCS challenges. First the Teapot Tuesday challenge was inspired by a teapot with a finch on it - that turned into a story about birds, cats, and bungy jumping (you know how these stories go!)

Second for the color challenge I used the required red, old olive and river rock and got extra credit for making it Christmas!

I'll be back on Saturday with my card for this weeks Waltzingmouse Sketch - and there's something exciting starting on Monday 12/6 - I'll have more details on Saturday!!

Stamps: Marks Finest Papers - Tweet Blessings
Paper: Naturals Ivory - SU, Text Style Rustic Snowflake - PTI
Ink: Old Olive, Real Red - SU, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: foam dimensionals, gold stickles, oval punch - SU, glue dots, vintage ornaments - Nestabilities, wrinkled seam tape - http://www.prairiebirdboutique.etsy.com

In Gladness Abound

I made this card for the Inspiration Challenge over on Split Coast this week - my good stamping friend Anne Harada was hosting this week and what a wonderful homespun site she had to inspire us - The Country Porch. I didn't have to go any further then the home page - where this Pine Cone Kitchen set caught my eye.

I stamped my own plaid background using the thick plaid stamp from Pic-Nic Patterns and then the pretty pine bough from Festive Foliage right over the plaid.

I stamped the sentiment from Compliments of the Season and cut it with a deckled edge rectangle nestie. Then I just added a little gingham ribbon knot, some dazzling diamonds over the pine bough and distressed the edges.

In case you cannot read the lovely sentiment - it says "May Christmas at your house in gladness abound and may Health and Good Cheer live there all the year round."

All my stamps are from Waltzingmouse

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - PicNic Patterns, Festive Foliage, Compliments of the season
Paper: Naturals Ivory - SU, Pine feather, Plum Pudding - PTI
Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, sweet plum, rhubarb stalk, cottage ivy, Ranger Distress Tea Dye
Accessories: dazzling diamonds - SU,gingham ribbon - JoAnn's, Mega deckled edge Rectangle Nestabilities,. quickie glue pen, distresser - Ranger, glue dots

A Golden Merry Christmas

Hello dear stamping friends! I'm feeling better every day - and I'm able to fit in a little stamping in between dozing and taking it easy!


I have yet another Christmas card to share with you today - and it's also another one that is easy to make multiples of!

Criminalgrace was the Featured Stamper over at Split Coast last week and I chose her sparkling Winter Skies card to case. Instead of punching the snowflake - I stamped and gold embossed mine as well as the sentiment. My stamps are from Rubbernecker.


I flipped the sentiment to the top, dry embossed a Nestability square around the snowflake and added a sticky rhinestone to the center of it. The gold embossing is really shiny IRL - not so much in my pic unfortunately!

Stamps: Rubbernecker Winter Holiday Snowflake #1504 SO, Winter Holiday #2 Merry Christmas # 387-10
Paper: white - PTI
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: foam dimensionals, gold embossing powder, hot gun, Rhinestone stickers - Michaels

Saturday Waltzingmouse Sketch - WMSC25 - A Little Joy

It's Saturday - and time for another Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge! Are you ready for it??!

I was counting up how many Christmas cards I've made so far and I need about 15 more - so surprise, surprise - I used the sketch to make a Christmas card! It worked up really quickly and is easy to reproduce - just what we need as we come down to the wire right?!

I used two Waltzingmouse stamp sets on my card today - Big Blooms - Poinsettia and the Joy piece of the sentiment 'boundle of Joy' from Frame It. I stamped the poinsettia on the white panel then sponged the edges and mounted it to gold and blue panels. My card is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4".

So come along and join us in the sketch challenge this week - you don't have to use Waltzingmouse Stamps but if you have some please do!

Check out the WMS Sketch Blog and get inspired by the cards the Mischief Makers and other DT members have created using this week's sketch.

Then make your own card using the sketch and link it on the Sketch Blog by Thursday 12/2/10 at 11:59 pm EST - you could be chosen Top Mouse next week!! Sometimes Claire offers little random winner prizes too - you never know!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Big Blooms - Poinsettia, Frame It

Paper: white, Enchanted Evening - PTI, gold - Marks Finest Papers

Ink: Ranger Distress - Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Weathered Wood

Accessories: gold trim - JoAnn Fabrics, gold pearls - Michaels, blending tool & nonstick craft mat - Ranger, foam dimensionals, 1" & 1 1/4" circle punches - SU.

Fresh Baked, Cute as Pie and Pumpkins!

Happy day after the feast dear stampers! I wasn't sure I'd be stamping today -but then I got inspired by two challenges - you know how that goes I'm sure!!

The Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger and the Free 4 All Split Coast challenge were both food related! (go figure!)

this cookie is the Tuesday Trigger

and the Free 4 all challenge was to make something with a yummy food theme!

So here's my gingerbread snowflake tag to go with my yummy gingerbread snowflake cookie!

To make my tag, I used a store bought tag from Staples. I ran two ink pads over my nonstick craft mat, spritzed it with water, then dragged my tag over the mat to pick up the watery colors.

Next I stamped the text over the tag which blurred a little because the tag was damp. Then I spritzed it again with a mixture of water and gold Perfect Pearls and dryed it a little with my hot gun.

I cut my snowflakes from felt and shimmery card stock and assembled as you see here. I stamped the perfect sentiment and layered it over the snowflake with a foam dimensional. Then I just tied the wrinkled seam binding through the hole in the tag.

The perfect tag for a gift of one or a dozen cookies!

And I just had to share - here's my sweet little grandnephew, Landon, sleeping in my arms yesterday at my sister's house!

And here are three little pumpkins I made and brought to Thanksgiving for the table.
I found a video on how to make them here. I found it 2 years ago and finally made them! They are really easy and look SO cute don't you think??Thanks so much for stopping by during your busy day today! Remember to come back tomorrow to check out the Saturday Waltzingmouse Sketch!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Text It & Half Baked

Paper: tag - Stamples, Vintage Cream - PTI

Ink: Ranger Distress Mustard Seed, Tea Dye, Brushed Corduroy

Accessories: Create a Snow Flake - Spellbinders, felt - Michaels, Foam dimensionals, scor tape, wrinkled seam tape, mini mister, Blending tool, nonstick craft mat - Ranger, gold perfect pearls, Mini Mister - Ranger.