WMS May Release Preview - Day 2 - It's All About Family!

Welcome to Day 2 of the Waltzingmouse May Previews - Weren't yesterday's cards just SO fun to see?!  Today we are working with a wonderful new sentiment set called Compact Family!  Perfect for personalizing all those cards or crafts we make for relatives - aunts, uncles, grandmother's, sisters, daughters ...... you get the idea!

Today I made a treat box for my sister, Marcia. Her birthday was at the end of April and I sent her a card - but haven't seen her - so I'll give her this next time I do!  The sentiments on the top are from Compact Family.

I used stamps from the Feb Waltzingmouse Release, French Country, on the sides and the Bon Appetit tag. The rose bud on the top is also from this set.

Here is the box opened with some yummy Ferrero Rond Noir candies nestled inside!

I purchased the template for this interesting box from My Time Made Easy.

I hope you have enjoyed my project today and that you'll come by again tomorrow for our final day of Previews before the release on Tuesday, May 8th.

Remember to check out Claire's competition here.  You could win credit for stamps in the store!

Now off you go to check out all the inspiration from the WMS Design Team linked below!  Let's see what family members they inked up!

Anya Schrier
 Beeca Feeken
 Belinda Chang Langner
 Clare Buswell
 Julia Aston  This is me!
 Jennifer Holmes
Kelly Schirmer
 Laurie Schmidlin
 Lynn Mercurio
 Mona Pendleton
 Sandie Dunne
Claire Brennan - Owner
 Tosha Leyendekker

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Compact Family (to be released 5/8), French Country

Paper:  Pure Poppy, Melon Berry - PTI

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Lady Bug

Accessories:  Scalloped tags - Spellbinders, scalloped rectangle - Nestabilities, scallop punch - SU, box template "the Flapper" - My Time Made Easy, rhinestones - Kaiser Craft & Amuse, wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop.

WMS May Release Preview - Day 1 - Once Upon A Time

Welcome to Preview Day 1 of the May Waltzingmouse Release!   Claire has three terrific sets releasing on May 8th and today the Design Team is highlighting the most adorable set  -  the long awaited female version of Half Pint Heroes  --   HALF PINT HEROINES!!!!

I used one of the faces in this set with the 'blowing in the wind' hair since she was riding in this wonderful hot air balloon which I paper pieced in these fun papers by Echo Park.  There are 5 other cute faces and hairstyles to choose from!

I framed this wonderful 'once upon a time' sentiment with this pretty scrolley from Very Vintage Labels No. 4.   I sponged the background using my home made cloud stencil and Soft Sky Ink as shown below.  I added the Modern Landscape border by Memory Box to the base of the card

Inside I stamped one of the sentiments that completes the sentiment on the front of the card -  and one of the sweet birds from this wonderful new set.

My card is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" so even though the hot air balloon extends over the top - it will still fit inside a regular A2 envelope.  You can see here how I layered the balloon and then layered the girls face over that.

Now I strongly recommend that you check out the rest of the Design Team listed below to see what stamps they have used from this adorable new set!  I know that's where I'm going!

ETA:   Claire has a little competition going on over at her blog -  check it out here
Anya Schrier
 Beeca Feeken
Belinda Chang Langner
Clare Buswell
Julia Aston  That's me!
Jennifer Holmes
Kelly Schirmer
Laurie Schmidlin
 Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
 Sandie Dunne
Claire Brennan - Owner
 Tosha Leyendekker

And please stop by tomorrow for Preview Day 2!

Stamps:  Half Pint Heroines (to be released on 5/8), scrolley brackets from Very Vintage Labels No. 4.

Paper:  White, true black - PTI, DP Echo Park This & That Paper Pad.

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Soft Sky - SU.

Accessories:  Copics E00, E02, E31, E34, E35, BG11, 100, R20.  Modern Landscape Border - Memory Box, home made cloud template, Dew Drops - Robin's Nest.

And Baby Makes Four

Wow - what terrifically busy days I have had at work this week -  I've been so exhausted when I got home each night that I haven't stamped much of anything -  and I should be working on some DT assignments!  My poor blog has been terribly neglected.

I do, however, have some cute little baby cards to share with you today.  Our organist at church also owns a baby boutique in a neighboring town and she asked me to make her some baby cards for her shop.

So here are 4 of them!

A clean and simple block design on this one - stamping colorful letters using the MFT Bling Bet Alphabet.

Next a clean and simple Baby Shower card.  I stamped the umbrella on the white panel, then stamped it again on pattern paper (October Afternoon/Farmhouse).  I adhered it over the stamping with foam tape and added clear rhinestones to the points for a little shimmer!

Here's a little paper pieced (My Mind's Eye/Howdy Doody) baby carriage from the Bitty Baby Blessings set from PTI with pearls on the handle and wheels.  I embossed a line of Wicker Weave behind the carriage.

Isn't this a sweet little button rattle?!  The stamps are from Baby Button Bits by PTI.  I made this card in blue, pink and yellow versions to cover all the bases!

And here's some news:

On Saturday I'll be posting the first of 3 days of Previews for the Waltzingmouse May Release -  Claire has 3 lovely sets coming out this month.  Previews will be May 5th, 6th and 7th and the release will be on Tuesday May 8th!   You won't want to miss it!

AND Sunday is also the first Sunday of the month - so that means a new Stampin' Sisterhood challenge will be posted and I'll have a card for that as well!

Hope you can stop by this weekend my friends!

It's All About Rubbernecker Today!

What a fun time Anne and I had at the Rubbernecker Booth at the Creative Keepsakes Convention in Manchester, NH this weekend.

We spent about 8 hours both Friday and Saturday stamping demos for the scrappers and stampers that stopped by the booth.

In honor of the event I have two cards - both using Rubbernecker stamps - that I made for some challenges over on Split Coast this weekend.

I made this first card for the Featured Stamper Challenge. 

I chose to CASE Linda's Gratitude card as I had a similar silhouette rose stamp. I inked the rose and leaves with red and green markers - huffed on it to moisten it and stamped it on the card stock.

My silhouette rose stamp was bigger than Linda's so I cut it with a circle Nestability instead of using a rectangle shape so that the pretty patterned paper showed a little more. I changed the design a bit - tying wrinkled seam tape across the middle and stamping my sentiment in a punched circle.

My second card was made for two SCS challenges -  Queen For the Day and the Inspiration Challenge.

I was inspired by this Birthday Blessings card by Queen Holly (Toy) I used different images - making mine a new baby card but I used her great design.

And for the Inspiration challenge - I was inspired by this whimsey animals baby rug.

I stamped the animals on dotted patterned paper, cut them out and layered them over more dotted paper! I embossed the back panel with a Wicker Weave embossing folder after I had adhered the patterned paper strips so they got embossed as well. I stamped the sentiment directly onto the patterned paper.

Here are pics of Anne and I working the RN booth.  Anne was demoing the Beach Kittie Kit and I was demoing the baskets, pots and sentiment Garden sets.

 Anne

 Me

We had such a fun time - but our backs, legs and feet were killing us after standing pretty much the whole time for two days!   The things we do for the joy of stamping!

Rose Card:

Stamps: Rubbernecker - sentiment from Word Set #2000, Rose Silhouette #537-01  

Paper: vintage cream, ocean tides - PTI, DP October Afternoon - Farm House Paper Pad  

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black  

Accessories: Circle Nestability, wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, Markers - real red and old olive - SU, foam tape, circle punch - SU

Baby Card: 

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Welcome Little One #62-05, Giraffe - #88-07, Elephant #88-12, Lion #88-08  

Paper: White, Aqua Mist , Textstyle Bitty Baby Blessings & Bitty Dot Basics - PTI 

 Ink: Versafine Onyx Black  

Accessories: foam tape, wicher weave embossing folder - Provo Craft, glue pen

WMSC94 Merci - Twice

Hi stampers!  I have two cards to share with you - both using this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch

So here's my story about the two cards -  I was making my card for the Color Challenge over at Split Coast and the colors were Pool Party, More Mustard and Early Espresso.   Somehow I pulled out Island Indigo instead of Pool Party and made this card using the WMS sketch.   When I was completely finished and writing up what I used on my card -  I realized I had used the wrong blue!!  There was no way to rip it apart and change the blue to Pool Party!

On this card the caning background is from Heirloom Patterns, the border stamped on the blue panel is from French Country, the circle stamping is from Vintage Circles Small and the floral stem and Merci are from Paris Nouveau.

So then I made this card using the correct Pool Party Blue!

 How much lighter the card looks using this blue!  All the stamps on this version are from Paris Nouveau.

 

Tonight I'm heading out to Manchester, NH with my stamping buddy Anne (jdmommy on SCS).  We're going to be working the Rubbernecker Booth at the Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Convention on Friday and Saturday.   If you're by any chance going to be there -   come over and say hello!

Color Throwdown #189 - Listen Honey....

Wow - I can't believe my last week as Guest DT for the Color Throwdown has arrived already! Where did April go??!!

I have had a great time being out of my comfort zone trying to work with 4 colors - and was honored to have my work posted beside all the creative, inspiring Throwdown Design Team members each week.

So here are the colors we have to work with this week!  Oh my gosh -  there are FIVE colors here!!  I made my card without really registering that fact!!!  

And here's my last card as Guest DT for the Color Throwdown

I just love these Emerson Stamps -  I have about 5 of them and I don't ink them up enough!?  I just look at them in the box in my craft room - read their sentiments and nod my head in agreement.... What's with that??!  Do you have stamps like that  -  ones you like but forget to use??!

The sentiment on this one says "Listen Honey - God didn't promise it would be easy....He just promised it would be worth it!"  Very humbling don't you think?!

So - now YOU can try using 5 colors!!  Check it out at the Color Throwdown blog and link up your card there!   If  I can do it -  so can you!   And also see all the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team - they are SO awesome!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Stamps:  American Art Stamp - Emerson Worth It

Paper:  White, Scarlet Jewel, DP Echo Park This and That Paper Pack.

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Saddle stitched ribbon Aqua Mist - PTI, foam tape, Copics: E00, E33, R05, R20, B37, Y21, Tiny Twinkles - Taylored Expression.

 

Celebrate!

Hi stampers!  Today I'm sharing a cute little muslin bag that could be for either a wedding or a birthday given the pretty layered cake stamped on it!

If you visit my blog often -  you have seen me stamp on these wonderful  canvas muslin drawstring bags often - they are 5x6 - the perfect size for small treats.  I get them at Pouch Mart - and they have several other sizes.

I inked the solid cake stamp with 4 colors of Dew Drop Memento Inks (the dew drop shape makes it easy to ink small sections) and stamped it on the muslin bag. I stamped the swag along the top and adhered colorful sequins to it. Then I stamped the sentiment along the bottom.

My stamps are from Eat Cake and Say It Loud by Waltzingmouse.

When stamping on any material, it's a good idea to iron it first to smooth out any wrinkles that would prevent you from getting a clean stamping.  I also slip a piece of craft foam inside to cushion the stamping.

So much more fun than just using wrapping paper don't you think??  And the recipient has a little keepsake of the event! 

 If you are interested -  you can see all of the bags I've posted on my blog here.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps: (cake, cake plate, bunting from Eat Cake, Celebrate from Say It Loud) Waltzingmouse;  

Ink: Sweet Plum, Rosebud, Angel Pink, Cantalope, Bamboo Leaves - Memento,  Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko. 

Accessories: 5”x6” canvas muslin drawstring bag -  Pouch Mart; metallic cupped flowers - Cartwright’s.