You are the Peanut to my Butter

Taking a little break from creating Christmas things -   and using a stamp I bought from Rubbernecker when I was working the Rubbernecker booth at a stamp/scrapbooking show in Worcester, MA last spring.  I just loved it when I read it - and then never got the chance to use it until today!  Isn't this just the best long sentiment stamp?!!! (my card is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4")

I stamped the sentiment on a piece of Rustic Cream card stock in black ink.   I scored lines  on the panel with my ScorPal and then swiped my Sahara Sand ink pad over the panel,  I layered it over this great piece of patterned paper with foam tape - and then punched two hearts out of the same paper and layered them over the sentiment

I was inspired to use my NBUS by Virginia's View Challenge #10  All Things Distressed.

 Just a quick reminder that Claire is having her monthly Waltzingmouse Pajama Party on 12/14.  Check out the challenges here - (also linked on my sidebar!) so you'll be ready to post your creations at the party!!

Stamps:  Rubbernecker - Peanut Butter
Paper:  Rustic Cream - PTI, DP - Fancy Pants/Brave
Ink:  Archival Jet Black, Sahara Sand - SU
Accessories:  Heart Punch - EK Success, ScorPal, foam dots.

Fusion Challenge - Dec 4th

Welcome to December (can you believe it??!!) and to this week's Fusion Challenge.  This will be our final challenge for 2014, but we will be back on January 1st, 2015 with a brand new challenge! Here's wishing a Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate!

This challenge will run until Tuesday, December 23rd...so you have lots of time to join us!

I love pine cones for winter cards so I knew I wanted to use them on my Fusion card today - so my inspiration came from the photo for this challenge.

The pine cones are from Festive Foliage which I cut with Pine Cones Die set.  The bow stamp is from Candy Jar Christmas Fillers that I fussy cut and layered over the pine cones with foam tape.  The label behind the pine cones is a die -  Pretty Panels #2.  The sentiment is from Seasonal Flourish.  All the stamps and dies are from Waltzingmouse -  accept for the Stitched Mat Square die used to die cut the front panel which is from Lil Inker Designs.

I brushed Glitter Glaze from MFT over the pine cones so they have quite a glittery shimmer IRL - not sure you get the full effect in the photo!

I hope you'll join us in this last Fusion Challenge for 2014 and that we'll see you again in the New Year!

Please take a minute to check out the rest of the Design Team to see how they were inspired this week!

Amy Tsuruta

Betty J
Deepti
Jeanne Jachna
Julia Aston - me!
Katie Brooks
Kelly Griglione
Kimberly Wiener 

Lyndal Higgins

Lynn Mangan 

Michelle Folland

Michelle Lupton

Stephanie Severin

Stamps:  Seasonal Flourish, Festive Foliage, Candy Jar Christmas Fillers - Waltzingmouse

Paper:  Vintage Cream - PTI, red gingham - Amuse

Ink:  soft suede - SU, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Pretty Panels # 2 die and Pine Cones Die Set - Waltzingmouse, Stitched Mat Squares - Lil Inker Designs, foam dots, Glossy Accents, enamel dot, Glitter Glaze - MFT.

Two Birds and a Deer

Today I have a Christmas card to share - made using the non-traditional colors of brown and teal.

I used my brand new Prancing Deer and Holiday Word Block dies from Tim Holtz, a Stitched Mat Circle die from Lil Inker Designs -  and the tiny birds were cut using dies from the In The Meadow set from PTI.The wreath was cut with a Nestie Pinking Circle and then I punched a hole out of the middle of it.  I made a slit in the wreath and slipped it around the deers neck, taping it in the back.

I embossed the deer with the beautiful Shabby White Frontage Embossing Powder from Stampendous (it's really glittery and sparkly IRL!) and added two tiny little die cut birds to his antlers.  I made their  eyes with a Black Glaze Pen and added rhinestones to the wreath and as the deers' eye.

 And as art imitates life -  Kent and I saw 3 deer in our backyard Sunday night - I got a picture of one of them just prior to spooking them (I snuck up around the garage from the front of the house) - their movement had turned on our back yard floodlights - otherwise we probably wouldn't have even known they were there!  They were around the bird feeder.  Gosh - they were beautiful - this was the smallest one.  We live in a town of about 26,628, not out in the country, but there is a little woodsy hill behind our house and a small river not too far away that eventually leads to the Lynn Woods about 4 miles away - this is the first year we have ever seen deer in our yard.

 I'm linking my card to the following challenges:

The House of Cards Challenge - Inspiration Photo

Merry Monday - Use a Bird on your Christmas Card

Just Us Girls - Anything Goes

Curtain Call - Clearly Christmas

Inkspirational Challenge -  A Christmas card with a twist - no red or green

Paper:  White, Hawaiian Shores - PTI,  Brown - Bazzill Basics
Ink:  Versamark
Accessories:  Shabby White Frantage Embossing Powder - Stampendous, Dies - Prancing Deer and Holiday Word Blocks - Alterations/Tim Holtz, Pinking Circles - Nestabilities, Birds - In the Meadow Die Set - PTI, Stitched Mat Circles - Lil Inker Designs, 5/8" circle punch - EK Success, Rhinestones - Kaiser, foam dots,Glue N Seal.

Waltzingmouse December Release!

Well - after 3 days of Design Team Previews - we have finally arrived at the Waltzingmouse December Release Day!   Both new sets - Old Country Roses and Vintage Postcards are available for you to purchase right now - here!

 The Design Team is having a blog hop today.  You should start the hop at Sandie Dunne's blog.  If you arrived here from Lynn Mercurio's Blog you are in the right place!

Today I give you one more inspiration for the Vintage Postcard set.  I teamed up one of the Post Card stamps with sentiments from Seasonal Flourish.  I love the clean crisp look of this card in the blue and white - with just a sprinkling of glitter with the sequins!

You could team up sentiments for any holiday or occasion under this lovely post card stamp don't you think??!!

 You will find all the details of the pin it to win competition over on the WMS blog

I'm the last person on the DT Blog Hop so you are now free to shop!

Stamps:  Vintage Postcards and Seasonal Flourish - Waltzingmouse
Paper:  White - PTI
Ink:  Pacific Point - SU
Accessories:  Sequins - Avery Elle.

Dot the Dog

I've got a quick CAS card to share today -  I whipped it up after seeing this fortnights Addicted to CAS Code word: Dots challenge.

Trying to think of what stamps I might have with dots on them -  I came across a NBUS set of dog stamps from Inkadinkado, two of the pups had spots on them!

Here's a close up of the spotted pooch -  in a pinch - you might be able to use him as a cat (?!) being on the slightly scrawny side -  but don't tell the dog that!!!

I embossed the background panel with a Polka Dot Embossing Folder from Life Style Crafts and die cut the image with a Stitched Mat Square die from Lil' Inker Designs.

So there you go -  a quick post for a quick Addicted to CAS card!

Stamps:  Hi stamp - Inky Antics, dog stamp - Inkadinkado/Dogs
Paper:  White - PTI
Ink:  Archival Tree Branch
Accessories:  Stitched Mat Square die - Lil' Inker Designs, Polka Dots embossing folder - Life Style Crafts, foam dots.

Waltzingmouse Dec Release - Preview Day 3

If you're looking for my Mixed Media Card Challenge post - scroll down or click here.

Welcome to day 3 of the Previews for the December Waltzingmouse Release -  both of the new sets Old Country Roses and Vintage Postcards will be available to purchase tomorrow (Dec 2) at 2 pm EST!  Today the Design Team is giving you a little more inspiration for BOTH new sets.

First I have another card using Old Country Roses - this time I did it up in blues! Both the leaves and the blooms are smaller versions of the stamps I used here on Day 1.  I used an older WMS stamp - Pinstripe Backgrounder - for the background.

I also used a Stitched Tag Die and Pretty Panels #2 die.  To stamp the leaves behind the tag - I first laid the tag on the card where I wanted it and drew some pencil lines along the edges - then I removed the tag - stamped the leaves so they would be partially behind the tag, erased the pencil markings - and then adhered the tag over the stamped leaves.

I used stamps from Vintage Postcards for my second card along with a circle stamp from an older WMS set Ocean Bound. I stamped the postage stamp, cut it out and layered it inside the rope circle stamp.  I stamped the cancellation over the stamp with a light colored ink so you could see it to the side but it didn't obliterate the postage stamp image!  Since the Postage Stamp has a heart on it - I think I'll use this card for a Valentine in February!

I'm linking this card to the CAS(e) this Sketch Challenge.

Tomorrow I'll be back at 2 pm EST - for the Design Team December Release post.  I hope you can stop by then!

Here are links to the rest of the Design Team for more inspiration!

Anya Schrier
Becca Feeken
Jeanne Jachna
Julia Aston - Me!
Karin Åkesdotter
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Sandie Dunne
Tosha Leyendekker
Claire Brennan - Designer/owner

To see all of the DT creations in one place -  come visit the WMS Team Talk Blog

Have a Beautiful Day
Stamps:  Old Country Roses (available 12/2) and Pinstripe Background - Waltzingmouse
Paper:  White, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal - PTI
Ink:  Tropical Teal, Hawaiian Shores - PTI
Accessories:  Dies - Pretty Panels #2 and Stitched Tag set - Waltzingmouse, form tape, Caribbean Twine - The Twinery.

Carte Postale
Stamps:  Vintage Postcard (available 12/2) and Ocean Bound - Waltzingmouse
Paper:  White, Pure Poppy - PTI
Ink:  Ranger Distress Fired Brick, Soft Suede - SU, Grout Grey/Color Box - MFT

Dec Mixed Media Card Challenge - Home

Happy December everyone!  It's the first day of the month - and time for another Mixed Media Card Challenge!  The theme for December is Home -  optional element: Lace

The houses in Shery's challenge image made me think of my Tim Holtz Townscape die.  I cut it out of a piece of Paperstash Merriment that I layered to white card stock to give it some firmness.  I punched a yellow moon, stamped Santa in his sleigh on it and sponged the edges with Wild Honey Distress Ink. It's layered over the snowy sky with foam tape.  The Santa, sentiment and mouse are from Twas the Night Before Christmas by Waltzingmouse.

I layered foam dots behind the middle of the Townscape panel so the middle is higher and the sides curve down to the outside edges of the card - it gives the scene a nice dimension IRL!

I inked my Wendy Vecchi Spatter background stamp with Snow Cap white ink - laid the black panel over the stamp and rubbed over the card stock with my fingers -  it came out a little bit blurred - which makes it look more like swirling snow don't you think?   A lucky design accident!  I added Mirrored Stars to the sky and sentiment.

I added snow to the rooftops by embossing them with Ranger Snowflake Tinsel embossing powder so there's quite a bit of sparkle when the light hits it.  And not a creature was stirring - not even the little mouse in the corner!

I couldn't figure out a way to use lace on the front design of my card -  so I used it on the inside!

And, once again, the front of my card.

So what does 'Home' say to you?  I can't wait to see your creation linked up over at the Mixed Media Card Challenge Blog - You have until Dec 25th!  

 Remember - Mixed Media means texture, dimension and techniques.

Stamps:  Twas the Night Before Christmas - Waltzingmouse,  Spatter Background - Wendy Vecchi/Stampers Anonymous.
Paper:  White, True Black, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise - PTI, DP Merriment Paperpad - Ranger/Tim Holtz.
Ink:  Ranger Distress Wild Honey and Vintage Photo, Adirondack Snow Cap, Versamark, Archival Jet Black.
Accessories:  Snow Flake Tinsel Embossing Powder - Ranger, Glossy Accents, thick foam dots, 2" circle punch - Fiskars, Townscape Die - Alterations/Tim Holtz, Sentiment Strips - MFT, Idea-ology Mirrored Stars.