Sweet Peek - Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Love is Like a Tree!

If you're looking for my Waltzingmouse Sneak peek - please scroll down to the post below this!

Today I'm excited to be showing you a Sweet Peek at a fun new stamp set from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps July 1 Release.   It's called  Love is Like a Tree.

I've been loving making tags lately - using simple oaktag shipping labels from Staples.  I sponged the tag with Old Paper and Victorian Velvet Ranger Distress inks.  Then I stamped the tree, the little sentiments and the heart 'leaves' on the card.  I stamped the sentiment and cut it with a Ribbon Banner Shapeability, sponging it with ink before removing it from the die.  I layered the tag to a piece of tan Bazzill card stock, punched a hole at the top and threaded wrinkled seam tape through it.

I hope you'll hop over to the Sweet 'n Sassy blog to find the links to the other Design Team members who are Sweet Peeking this pretty set today!
All of the new sets will be available for purchase on July 1!  (that's tomorrow guys!!)

Stamps:  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Love is Like a Tree (to be released 7/1)
Paper:  Shipping tag - Staples, Tan Bazzill, White - PTI
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Old Paper, Victorian Velvet, Vintage Photo, Dusty Concord, Brushed Corduroy.
Accessories:  Ribbon Banners Shapeabilities, wrinkled Seam Tape, cropadile.

WMS Sneak Peek Day 3 - Eat Cake with a Flourish in a Pretty dress!

Have you been loving the WMS Sneak Peeks so far??!!  Well -  today we have cakes, prom dresses and flourishes - what more could a stamper want I ask you???!!!!  The new sets we are highlighting today are Eat Cake, You're Lovely, and Flourishes - Scallops and Dots

For my projects today I made two tags- using plain old oaktag shipping tags from Staples!

For this tag -  I stamped a flourish from Flourishes - Scallops and Dots on the tag using white pigment ink and let it dry.  Then I sponged Old Paper and Milled Lavender dye inks all over the tag which made the flourish show up lightly in the background (do you see it?).  Then I stamped the cake and the lovely icing and larger draping  from Eat Cake and added some bling.  Finally I stamped the sentiment from yesterdays peek, Big Day Additions, sponged it, cut around it and layered it over the tag with foam tape.

My second tag is all about the prom with flourishes, sparkles and a pretty dress!

I used the same process for the flourish and sponging on the tag.  The flower, sentiment and dress are from You're Lovely and the flouishes are from Flourishes - Scallops and Dots.  I stamped the dress on white, sponged it, cut it out and layered it over the tag.

Now let's go see what the rest of the DT has for us today!     Be sure to come by tomorrow for the Design  Team Blog Waltz when all these wonderful new stamps will be available to purchase at Waltzingmouse!

Anya Schrier

Belinda Chang Langner

Bonnie Sharp

Claire Brennan

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston  You're here!

Kate Whelan

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Mona Pendleton

Niki Estes

Sandie Dunne

Sarah Martina Parker

Tosha Leyendekker

Bride + Groom Tag

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Big Day Additions, Eat Cake, Flourishes - Scallops and Dots

Paper:  Shipping Tag - Staples, Plum Pudding, white - PTI

Ink:  Ranger Distress Old Paper, Dusty Concord, Milled Lavender, Brilliance Moonlight white Pigment ink.

Accessories:  foam tape, rhinestones - Michaels, Blending tool + nonstick craft mat - Ranger, wrinkled seam tape.

At the Prom Tag

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - You're Lovely, Flourishes - Scallops and Dots.

Paper:  Shipping Tag - Staples, white, true black - PTI

Ink:  Ranger Distress Black soot, worn lipstick, fired brick, Brilliance Moonlight white pigment ink.

Accessories: Pure Poppy Satin Ribbon - PTI, rhinestones - Kaiser, foam tape, blending tool + nonstick craft mat - Ranger.

WMS Sneak Peek - Day 2 Getting Ready for the Big Day!

Hi everyone!   Did you LOVE all the cameos yesterday??!!    Well - hold onto your hats - today we're previewing two wonderful sentiment sets Big Day Essentials and Big Day Additions -  perfect for all of your engagement/wedding projects and so much more!
My first project to show you is a 'Save the Date' card - now I'm so old that we didn't send out notices like this - letting our friends know we were getting married in a year and to be sure and hold the date - but I got cards like this from both of my nieces when they were getting married!

I found these pretty gold scalloped note cards at Staples in the stationary section. First  I stamped text  from Text It across the top half.  I stamped the man and woman cameos from yesterday's Cameo to Go set, cut

them with oval Nestabilities that I sponged before removing from the dies, and layered them to black scalloped ovals.  The Save the Date sentiment is from Big Day Essentials and the numbers are from Victorian Alphabet.  To finish it off I adhered a tiny satin bow!

Keeping with the gold paper theme -  I also made a wedding card stamping another sentiment from Big Day Essentials on the gold cardstock, adding a few rhinestones and adhereing it inside a Nestability embossed frame.  I sponged the edges of the card with Ranger Old Paper ink.  I can't tell you about the stamp

I stamped with gold ink on the envelope!  Check back tomorrow to find out what it is!!!
And now - let's go check out what the rest of the DT has to show us with these new sentiment sets!

Anya Schrier

Belinda Chang Langner

Bonnie Sharp

Claire Brennan

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston - You're here!

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Mona Pendleton

Niki Estes

Sandie Dunne

Sarah Martina Parker

Tosha Leyendekker

Save the Date:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Cameo to Go, Big Day Essentials (July 1 releases), Text It, Victorian Alphabet

Paper:  white, true black -PTI, gold scallop A2 card - Staples

Ink:  Ranger Distress Black Soot, Antique Linen

Accessories:  Oval scallop + mega rectangle Nestabilities, black satin ribbon - Michaels, foam tape.

May You Live Happily Ever After:

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Big Day Additions & mystery stamp!

Paper:  Fabriano note card, gold cardstock - Canford Card (from paper store)

Ink:  Ranger Distress Old Paper, Soot Black, Color Box Gold Pigment (on envelope)

Accessories:  Foam Tape, Mega rectangle nestability, rhinestones - Michaels, blending tool + non stick craft mat - Ranger.

WMS Sneak Peek Day 1! Cameos!!!

Welcome to the first day of sneak peeks of the Waltzingmouse July 1 release!   Claire has designed 8 wonderful new stamp sets to inspire your creativity!

Today the Design Team is previewing Cameo to Go, Cameo Creations and Ovals,Classic Frames.

My first card uses something from each of the 3 new sets.

The frame and the boy cameo are from Cameo Creations. (this cameo is so finely detailed - you can see little hairs on the top of the boy's head)  The sentiment, Dearest, is from Cameo to Go and the design line behind the sentiment is from Ovals, Classic Frames (which you can see coordinates with the frame!)

First, I embossed a square Nestability on my card base.  I stamped the frame and cameo on a white panel, layered it to a slightly larger black panel and adhered it inside the frame with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment and cut it with an oval punch, layering it over the stamped line design with foam tape.  Finally, I added tiny twinkles on the frame and line stamping.

My second sample uses two of the new sets.

The little girl cameo and frame are from Cameo Creations and the sentiment, My Dear, is from Cameo to Go.  I love the kind of Victorian flaire to the sentiments - they go so well with the cameos!
Again, I embossed a square Nestability on the card and stamped the cameo and frame on a white panel.  I tied a piece of wrinkled seam tape around the card before adhereing the panels with foam tape inside the frame.  To finish it off, I added some tiny twinkles and a beaded stick pin.

Well - that's it from me today!   I hope you'll stop by tomorrow for a sneak peak of two more new Waltzingmouse Sets!

Now let's go check out what the rest of the Design Team has to inspire us with!

Anya Schrier

Belinda Chang Langner

Bonnie Sharp

Claire Brennan

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston - your're here!

Kate Whelan

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Mona Pendleton

Niki Estes

Sandie Dunne

Sarah Martina Parker

Tosha Leyendekker

Dearest Card:

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Cameo Creations, Cameo to Go, Ovals, Classic Frames (July 1 release)

Paper:  White, True Black - PTI

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Stormy Sky.

Accessories:  Square Nestability, tiny twinkles - Taylored Expressions, quickie glue pen, small oval punch - SU.

My Dear Card:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Cameo Creations, Cameo To Go (July 1 release)

Paper:  white, true black, Hibiscus Burst - PTI

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Worn Lipstick.

Accessories:  Scotch quick dry adhesive, foam tape, wrinkled seam tape, pin & beads - Marks Finest Papers, tiny twinkles - Taylored Expressions.

Sweet Peek - Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Seeing Spots

Today I'm excited to be showing you a Sweet Peek at a fun new stamp set from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps July Release.   It's called Seeing Spots and for my first card I used the spots that have stars in them!

I think this would make a great masculine card with the colors that I used don't you??

My second card is a thank you card and is a little more feminine using two shades of pink!  and these pretty 'design' spots.  I punched some of the circles and popped them up on foam tape scattering a little bling around.

I framed them with a Nestability cut square, then layered the squares over a Floral Doily Motif Shapeability and the card base cut with a big scallop Nestability.
You'll find more info and pics of this fun new set as well as links to other Design Team samples, over at the Sweet N Sassy blog.

All of the new sets will be available for purchase on July 1!

Stamps:  Sweet 'n Sassy - Seeing Spots
Paper:  white, true black, Hibiscus Burst -PTI
Ink:  Memento Rose Bud & Angel Pink,  Ranger Distress Black Soot.
Accessories:  Foam tape, 3/4" circle punch - EK Success, Rhinestones - Kaiser, large gems - Darice (Michaels), Floral Doily Motif Shapeabilities, Big Scallop Circle & square Nestabilities.

WMSC Sketch - Ahoy Matey! and a winner!

It's Saturday - again!   and time for the Waltzingmouse Saturday Sketch!!  We've got another sweet design from Belinda this week!

I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with this sketch  -  but finally came up with the following card!

A clean and simple card with lots of empty space at the top!   I die cut the waves, layering them on the card with foam tape.  I stamped the porthole and face, coloring them with copics and slipped it behind the wave.  To finish it off I stamped the little fish on the wave and the sentiment directly on the card!

All the stamps are from the sweet little set called  Half Pint Heroes.

So why don't you join us in the sketch challenge this week?!!   Check out all the details on the WMS Sketch Blog.

My card also works for the CAS-ual Friday challenge -  to have a fun edge on your card -  hopefully my waves qualify for that?!  and also for the SCS Free 4 All challenge -  Stripes!

Now I'm happy to announce the winner of my blog candy from last week's sketch post!   My DH  picked #17 as the winner and that was Velta!

Velta said...



Well Julia ~ You have done it again. Both of these last two posts are breathtaking. I just love that adorable gingerbread man! As for which set I would love to have...heck, I hate to admit it, but I do not have any...except for all of the "freebie" templates I have downloaded and used bunches of times! I like all of the WMS stamps...my go to favorite right now is the "Bountiful Baskets." They are so cute! Thanks for the chance to win!!

Velta -send me an e-mail at julia.aston@comcast.net with your mailing address and I'll get the Say It Loud set right out to you!   Congratulations!  you're going to love this set!

Advance notice !!!! -    Claire is releasing 8 new Waltzingmouse Sets on July 1 -  so the DT sneak peeks will be starting on Tuesday 6/28 -   be sure to come back and check out the new sets!!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Half Pint Heroes
Paper:  orange Bazzill, white, enchanted evening, Hawaiian shores - PTI
Ink:  Ranger Distress Black Soot
Accessories:  foam tape, Catch a Wave die - MFT Stamps, creative memories silver pen, Copics: N2,N6, BG10, E13, E00, R20

Hope Your Birthday is Tons of Fun!

I made this card for the SCS Sketch Challenge this week. 

My circus images are from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps  Isn't this a great set for kids cards?!

I cut my green circle,  sliced off an edge of it and cut a slightly larger yellow one cutting the edge with Fiskar's scallop scissors. I embossed the circle with Tim Holtz Checker Board embossing folder.

I colored my circus tent, banners, tickets and letters in the sentiment with Copics.

I used the colors from the Create 4 fun color challenge. Green, aqua and yellow.

Thanks for stopping by today!   See you tomorrow for the WMS Saturday Sketch!

Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy - The Big Top

Paper: Solar white - Neenah Classic/Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, white - PTI, Blue - DCWV, New Leaf, Harvest Gold - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics - G14, G21, B14, B21, Y17, Y13, Y02, E37, scallop circle punch, 1 1/4" punch - SU, 1 12" punch EK Success, gems Darice (Michaels), Fiskars Scallop scissors, Tim Holtz Checker Board Embossing Folder, foam tape