Waltzingmouse Stamps Birthday Blog Waltz

Sunny days call for sunny birthday banners!

A quick post today as the waltz has already started! 

Off to enjoy the sunshine here in Rochester today while it lasts.  We are on a run of about 2 weeks or so, no rain, all sun!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies: 

Stamps:  Bitty Banners, Say it Loud, Gingham & Co., all Waltzingmouse Stamps

Paper:  PTI White and Lemon Tart

Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress inks in Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen, and Dried Marigold, A Muse Studio ink in orange, and Fresh Ink in Chamomille

Other:  Divine Twine, white pearls, dimensionals

Copic 101 Sketch

This week at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge blog, the featured sketch is by the wonderful Julia Aston!  Isn't it cool?  I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to the left so that I could fit this rose in...

Used Text-It and Dainty Doilies-Large, for the background.  I think my ink pad is getting dry because some of the doilies turned out to have a nice gradient scheme...an "oops" that worked!  The sentiment is from Say it Loud, and the rose and leaves from Roses In Bloom. 

Had to use a rose since I took that Copic Beginner class last weekend in Syracuse!  I practiced a bit with some fave images that were "colorable" when I got home.  My class was directed by Colleen Schaan, and she did a terrific job!  We all had to color a small circle in completely with 1 color, and then she went around and judged our "touch".  Apparently I am "heavy handed" (lots of ink bleeding through to the other side of the paper)!  I told her that this diagnosis goes right along with my previous ones of having a "lead foot" and "thick skull", giggle! 

My shading on this is a little bit better in person, but some appears to have disappeared after "correcting" this photo!  I also added dimension by stamping 3 roses, and then paper-piecing them back together in 3 layers like this...

Your turn to create!  Upload  your project HERE by next Friday, June 22, and be sure to include at least one Waltzingmouse Stamps image on your creation.  That way you will be eligible to be the randomly-selected player to win a stamp set of choice!  Good luck!

Supplies:  Say it Loud, Dainty Doilies-Large, Roses in Bloom, and Text-It, all Waltzingmouse Stamps

Paper:  PTI Vintage Cream and Kraft

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers to color the rose, Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress inks on the leaves, VersaMagic Wheat and Sahara Sand, VersaColor Cardinal

Other:  red rhinestones, Diamond Stickles, dimensionals

Great big hugs

Made this card awhile ago, and never posted it!  Thought I might submit it to PC Mag for the Valentine's Day edition, but it didn't seem to "fit" with any of the calls.  Oh how I love that sweater pattern from Faux Fun!!

Supplies:
Stamps:  sweater pattern from Faux Fun, chevron stripe, polka dots, and stitched design from Off Beat Backgrounds, reversed dots from Gingham & Co., and sentiment from Say it Loud, all Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper:  Vintage Cream and Kraft, Papertrey Ink
Ink:  VersaMagic Wheat ink, VersaColor Sahara Sand, Memento Lady Bug Red, Stazon Timber Brown
Other:  Scalloped Heart nesties, PTI buttons, twine and red embroidery floss

Country Flowers

Fun with the Daydreamer and Garden Variety sets.!  I actually made the seed packet part a week ago, and have struggled with how to incorporate it into a card.  Then it was finally done, and I smudged the sentiment.  So out came an oval nestie to cover up the mistake.   I am having serious card layout anxiety lately!  I seem to make all these little parts to add first, and then don't know what to do with them. 

You can hardly see them, but some yellow dandelions are tucked in that country bouquet.  Added some sparkle to jazz up the hydrangea, too.  That's probably why I love this set so much, as they are my favorite flower!  Tons of background stamps on this..."oldies but goodies" and a fun new one by Impression Obsession!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Daydreamer and Garden Variety, and sentiment from Vintage Picnic, all Papertrey Ink; Linen and Aida Cloth Backgrounds, retired Stampin Up; Open Plaid Backgrounder, former Cornish Heritage Farms; Distressed Corduroy, Impression Obsession
Inks:  VersaFine Black, Bamboo VersaColor, Tim Holtz Antique Linen and Tumbled Glass Distress inks, SU Cherry Cobbler, Memento Summer Sky, VersaMagic Thatched Straw
Other:  gingham ribbon, Button Boutique die and Seed Packet Frame die, both PTI, Stickles, cranberry button from A Muse Studio, twine, oval nestie

Pink Baby Sketch

Belinda Chang Langner has presented another lovely sketch for us to work with this week at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge Blog!  So without further ado...

I was looking on Facebook today and saw the sweetest pictures of my friend Liz's new baby. 

Meet 13-day old Audrey Irene...



Awwww, have you EVER?!

So off I went to create a card for this sweet, delicate bundle of joy...

Used the Dainty Doilies-Large Set, Dainty Doilies 2 Small, and Say it Loud (the best sentiment set in the known world!) sets.  The plaid background is made with Off Beat Backgrounds.  Used Fine Linen and Sweet Blush cardstocks from Papertrey Ink.  Embossed the doilies and sentiment in white, and added Martha Stewart glitter on the biggest doily for lots of girly sparkle!.

What little lovely can you dream up with this week's sketch?  Post your creation HERE by next Friday, and be sure to use at least 1 Waltzingmouse Stamps image on your project so you can be eligible to be the randomly-drawn participant who wins a stamp set of choice!

Sweet dreams! :)

Supplies:

Stamps:  Dainty Doilies-Large set, Dainty Doilies 2 Small, Say it Loud, and Off Beat Backgrounds, all Waltzingmouse Stamps

Paper:  Sweet Blush, Fine Linen, from Papertrey Ink

Inks:  VersaMark, A Muse Studio Blush ink, Papertrey Ink, Fresh Snow ink

Other:  White embossing powder, Latte pearls, A Muse Studio, off white pearls, Martha Stewart Coarse Glitter

Stamping Daydreams

It seems like a long time since I used some of my supplies and scraps that were out on the table to just make something!  I have had such limited stamping time, lately, and it's a bit depressing (hee)!  I ordered Daydreamer from PTI last month and was excited to try it out.  I literally was just grabbing inks that looked pretty and this is what I came up with:

The sentiment is from a Verve stamp set called "You're Amazing"....wish I squeaked it over a bit to the left, but I digress!  I do love the colors on this, though!  The papers are PTI Fine Linen and A Muse Studio Papaya.  The inks are VersaColor Raspberry and Bamboo, Fresh Ink in Mango, and Tim Holtz Distress ink in Chipped Sapphire.  Added Stickles to some of the flowers, and popped up some for dimension.  That set is soooo pretty! 

In some exciting news, I am taking the Beginner Copic Certification class tomorrow in Syracuse with Colleen Schaan!!  We were supposed to be in New Jersey this week on vacation, but that got postponed until August.  I remembered this class, and signed up about a week and a half ago since I already had the day off.  Double bonus-so does my husband so "insta-sitter"!

I can't even wait!  I feel like tomorrow is "Christmas morning" for a stamper!  Now, to remedy the fact that I only own one Copic, which is BG10.  Hopefully some art store will be open tomorrow when I am finished, so I can at least get a trio of green and maybe a trio of pinks so I can come home and color a million flowers ...outlined in BG10 of course ;) 

Glowing Sketch

Happy 4th of July weekend!  Though the big day is Monday, today is the day for a new sketch at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge blog...another lovely by Belinda Chang Langner!  Here it is:

Since I was in a celebratory mood, I thought of all the pretty things to be seen in the night sky this 4th of July weekend.  We are attending an annual party at my sister's house called the "Ring of Fire".  She lives on Conesus Lake here in New York. At 10:00 PM sharp on July 3, every house around the lake lights flares that are posted in the ground in front of their property, making an orange "ring" around the lake!  There are fireworks and picnics, and maybe a few of these lovelies lighting some porches...

Used a sentiment and one of the Chinese lantern images from Asian Gardens Additions.  It's a little difficult to tell, but I stamped 2 images and layered them on top of each other, adhering them only in the center.  Sponged around the edges in a darker color on both layers, and then bent up the top image for a more 3-dimensional look.  Here is a close-up shot:

The dots at the top are from Off Beat Backgrounds, and are stamped in VersaMark ink, then heat embossed with Diamond Embossing powder from A Muse Studio.  Glittered up the lantern tails with Stickles, and "hung" then with some yellow embroidery floss.

Isn't this week's sketch fun?  Now upload your creation HERE based on this sketch by next Friday, July 8th.  Be sure to use at least one Waltzingmouse Stamps image on your creation, and you could be the lucky participant randomly-selected to a win a stamp set of choice.  Ohhh, and that means you could even pick one of the new releases from July 1st.  They are SO lovely, you just have to play along!

Also, don't forget to upload any Waltzingmouse Stamp creation you have made to the gallery seen HERE.  Each week when you upload a photo, you could be named the BIG CHEESE!  Here is a note about this new program: 

To encourage use of the gallery, we have developed an incentive that we are happy to roll out today. We have dedicated a special thread in the Waltzingmouse Forum (under ‘The Gallery’ topic) where we would like you to let us know when you have uploaded a project to the WMS Gallery, including a link to your project. In exchange for your participation, we will ooh and ahh over your uploads and each week will select one person to be featured on the WMS Blog – we’ll call it the Big Cheese! The person selected will receive a promotional code eligible for $10 off a purchase from the WMS Store and their project will be posted to a special Big Cheese album in the WMS Gallery. We hope that this program will encourage you to share your creations in the WMS Gallery so we can keep it as a fresh and growing place of inspiration! A new thread in the forum will be posted each week and a new Big Cheese will be chosen every Wednesday.

Now who wouldn't want that title to boast about for a week?  Have a great weekend, everyone!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Asian Gardens Additions, Off Beat Backgrounds, both from Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper:  PTI black and white cardstock, A Muse Studio Papaya cardstock
Ink:  Fresh Ink in Mango, Tim Holtz Fired Brick and Spiced Marmalade Distress inks, A Muse Studio Orange, PTI Fresh Snow
Other:  Diamond Stickles, Diamond embossing powder from A Muse Studio, yellow embroidery floss