A Waltzingmouse Christmas, Day 3

Today is going to be my favorite day of the Waltzingmouse Christmas celebration because today is tag day! I got so excited that I have 5 of them to share, haha!

Up first is one of my favorites featuring this amazing bell image from the brand new Folk Art Christmas Additions set!  I thought it looked great paired with a pattern stamped with Nordic Winter and the Pinstripe Backgrounder (which you will be seeing quite a bit more of on my tags).  It's so perfect for Christmas!

The bell is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with Copic markers.

Keeping with the theme, the reindeer from Folk Art Christmas Additions and more Pinstripe Backgrounder (this time stamped in Slate ink on a kraft tag)...

This time I stamped Folk Art Medallion in the background in white to look like a snowflake.  I paper pieced the center reindeer "harness" by stamping it on another piece of paper in black then coloring it and cutting it out.

Then it was time for some more fun with the Festive Foliage die cuts and some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists!  First I ran paper through my Cuttlebug with striped and pine bough embossing folders, then sprayed them with Glacier and Guilded Gold mists.

I used the Holly Sprig die set first, and stamped the leaves in Delicata Gold ink,

The lovely label is from Seasonal Remedies.  It was stamped in Versamark, heat embossed with black powder, then sprayed with Guilded Gold Glimmer Mist, too...

For the silvery embossed piece, I stamped the Mistletoe die cuts with Versamark and heat embossed them in silver.

The little "kisses" sentiment from Festive Foliage is stamped on a Studio Calico wood veneer banner that is painted white and sponged with Weathered Wood Distress ink,

And last but not least, one of my favorite Waltzingmouse stamp sets of all time, Sewing Box-Christmas!  This time the little snowflakes with that Pinstripe Backgrounder again!

The inner piece of the snowflake is paper-pieced over the top with dimensionals, and the lovely sentiment is from Alpine Christmas!

So there you have it, my tag parade...I could have gone on and on, because I find I never have enough tags at Christmas!

Can't wait to see what kinds of tags the other ladies have created.  I am sure they will have me wishing for the day off to stamp more tags!

Anya Schrier 

Becca Feeken 

Edna Morrisedie

Iwona Palamountain 

Jeanne Jachna 

Jen Cuthbertson 

Jennifer Holmes 

Julia Aston 

Karin Åkesdotter

Kim Duran 

Laurie Schmidlin 

Lynn Mercurio 

Renee Lynch 

Sandie Dunne
Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker 

Claire Brennan

A Waltzingmouse Christmas, Day 2!

Back again for more Christmas inspiration with Waltzingmouse Stamps, featuring new stamp sets, newly released dies, and some old favorites!

Today we are all focusing on Christmas cards and I chose to use two of the new die sets.  I am in love with these dies.  They cut perfectly and leave just the right amount of fade around the stamped images making for such a professional look!

I must admit, the "Holly Sprig Die Set" that coordinates with Festive Foliage is one of my favorites of all!  So beautiful and you will see it again soon :)!

Those holly leaves and berries  pair perfectly with the gorgeous label from Very Vintage Christmas.  The berries tuck right inside those little scallops!  The label was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with black powder.  The pieces were cut with Nestabilities (first a circle, then a petite scalloped circle).

Up next, I featured the "Jar Essentials Die Set."  It coordinates with images from 4 stamps sets which are Candy Jar, Candy Jar Christmas, Candy Jar Christmas Fillers, and Jar Fillers-Jam Packed.

I stamped the jar and gingerbread from Candy Jar Christmas Fillers,  the sentiment from Candy Jar Christmas, and the lid from Jar Fillers-Jam Packed.

The lid and jar are both cut with the new dies.  They are so easy to line up perfectly!!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for more inspiration...and it's going to be my FAVORITE day of the week!!!  For now, visit these DT members' blogs where you are sure to see some lovely Christmas cards...

Anya Schrier 

Becca Feeken 

Edna Morrisedie 

Iwona Palamountain 

Jeanne Jachna 

Jen Cuthbertson 

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston 

Karin Åkesdotter 

Kim Duran 

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Renee Lynch 

Sandie Dunne 

Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker 

Claire Brennan 

Supplies:
Holly card:
Stamps:  Festive Foliage, Very Vintage Christmas, Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper:  Simple Stories "Handmade Holiday", PTI Rustic White and Black, Bazzill Peppermint
Ink:  Versamark, VersaColor Bamboo, SU Real Red, PTI Fresh Snow
Other:  WMS Holly Sprig Die Set (coordinate with Festive Foliage stamps set), A Muse Studio black embossing powder, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Circle and Petite Scallop Circle Nestabilities, thin black satin ribbon, Ranger Glossy Accents

Gingerbread Jar card:
Stamps:  Candy Jar Christmas Fillers, Jar Fillers-Jam Packed, all Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper:  DCWV dotted paper, Crate Paper "Bundled Up", Lily Bee Design "Double Dutch,"PTI Vintage Cream and Kraft
Ink:  Memento Espresso Truffle, Fresh Ink in Birch, SU Real Red, Copic marker
Other:  WMS Jar Essentials Die Set, Circle and Petite Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Circle and Petite Scallop Circle Nestabilities, gems from Michaels, PTI kraft satin ribbon, Cuttlebug Dotted embossing folder

A Waltzingmouse Christmas!

Today is the start of a special event..."A Waltzingmouse Christmas!"  We are celebrating Christmas early with four days of projects highlighting both previously-released and new Christmas sets from Waltzingmouse Stamps!

Claire will also be releasing two more amazing sets which you will be hearing about (and seeing) SOON, as well as MORE new die sets that coordinate with some of your favorite Waltzingmouse Christmas sets!  Then we will conclude with a Pajama Party on Friday.  You can view the details on Claire's blog and get a head start on making some of your projects HERE.

Today we are focusing on Alpine Christmas, the gorgeous new set that Claire just released in the store last week.  It's such a unique one, unlike anything in my collection.  Those mountains make me "ooh" and "ahh" every time I take out the set!  AND, this set is the first one featuring her new coordinating dies!

For my first project, I stamped the scenic mountain range and village in some soft blues and browns.  In real life this reminds me of a vintage postcard.

Stamped the village twice and added some Stampendous Crystal Snow on the mountain tops...and rooftops! I love each and every sentiment she included, just as charming as all of the images.  Isn't the font so gorgeous?

Next up is a card fit for a gingham girl...:)

I adore the little cottage and the snowman scene!  I stamped the trees and snowman in Versamark and then heat-embossed them in white.  Did a bit of masking and added the red cottage.

Added some white pencil coloring to add to the snowy, blustery feel :) 

Be sure to come back tomorrow as there is more Christmas fun to be had!  Until then, visit these Design Team members who will be featuring Alpine Christmas today...

Anya Schrier 

Becca Feeken 

Edna Morrisedie

Jeanne Jachna 

Jen Cuthbertson 

Jennifer Holmes 

Julia Aston 

Karin Åkesdotter 

Kim Duran 

Laurie Schmidlin 

Lynn Mercurio 

Renee Lynch 

Sandie Dunne 

Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker 

Supplies:
Alpine Scene:
Stamps:  Alpine Christmas, Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper:  PTI Kraft, Spring Rain, White
Ink:  Versamark, A Muse Studio Winter Sky, Titian & Latte ink
Other:  Stampendous Crystal Snow glitter

Cottage Scene:
Stamps:  Alpine Christmas, Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper:  PTI Kraft & White, Bazzill Peppermint
Ink:  Versamark, Stampin Up Real Red
Other:  Filagree white embossing powder, L'il Inkers Snowflake die, Sizzix snowflake embossing folder, gingham ribbon, button, twine, Prismacolor white pencil

A Sketch for Challenge Chicks

It's time for some fun with The Challenge Chicks, and I get to be the hostess this month!  I came up with the idea to make a thank you card but with a twist...to use this sketch that I created.  I must say that I drew it up on a piece of paper, and Diane created this lovely graphic to match it!

Here is my card...

I heat embossed a combination of sentiments, the thank you from Wplus9's Fresh Cut Florals and the phrase underneath from Waltzingmouse Stamps Say it Loud.

I added some detailing with a white pencil, then stamped over the entire piece with Hero Art's awesome new Chalk Background...love it!  The little flowers to match the October Afternoon "Working Girl" patterned papers are also from WPlus9's Fresh Cut Florals.

Now it's your turn to play along with the sketch!  Upload your creation to Splitcoaststampers using the keyword "CHXNOV13" or link your blog post to our Facebook page HERE.

Now off to see what the other chicks did with the sketch!

Anna

Diane

Jeanne

Kelli Jo

Lydia

12 Kits with Kara!

It's time for another edition of The 12 Kits of Occasions and this month the amazing Kara is our hostess!  As you can see in the photo above, she sent us a gorgeous and elegant kit for autumn & Thanksgiving!

She sent us 3 sizes of glassine bags and these adorable place cards made with Papertrey Ink's "Places Please" stamp and die set.  I decided to make a favor for a Thanksgiving table.  Inside are some smoked almonds.  These would look so pretty at each place setting!  I used a sentiment from one of my own PTI sets "First Fruits" stamped in Delicata gold ink to match the lovely leaves Kara sent.  These would look so great printed with guests' names, though!

Next is an image from PTI's "Autumn Abundance" colored with Copics and glittered up a bit...

Used one of my Sizzix embossing folders with some Dark Chocolate cardstock.  Liked how the leafy pattern coordinated with the vase image.

More Copic coloring on PTI's "Autumn Hills" scene!

Colored it to match a panel that Kara sent that was stamped with PTI's "Leaf Prints."  SUCH beautiful colors she chose!

And last a CAS card that made me think of Kara herself!  A die cut "Thankful" mixed with some beautiful vellum leaves.  I absolutely LOVE this woodgrain paper she sent and will be ordering some!

It was very hard to photograph, but the leaves were scored down the center and folded a bit for dimension. I wanted them to look like they were floating.

There you have it!  I have so many things left, so I must come back with more cards to showcase Kara's kit. She is hosting a prize giveaway this month!  Leave a comment on the 12 Kits of Occasions blog HERE for your chance to win Papertrey Ink's "Places Please" stamp and die set!  You will also see the blog links for all of the kit team members, as well as a supply list for Kara's kit.

Thanks so much to Kara for this lovely kit!  Don't forget to check out our Pinterest Board HERE and our Facebook page HERE for more 12 Kits inspiration!

A Bewitching Bedtime Story

Claire hosted another Pajama Party at Waltzingmouse Stamps on Friday.  While I couldn't participate this month, I did have time to make a card with Claire's "Bedtime Story" sketch!  You still have until next Friday to link up your creations HERE.  (Just scroll down to find the Mr. Linky set... it's the fourth challenge.)

And here is my card with the sketch using the Hocus Pocus set...

Used paper from Authentique's "Thrilling" Collection and some potion bubbles from Cicely at Halloween!

Made a little medallion using Memory Box's Woodrow Rosette die.  

So come join in the fun, it's not too late!  

A Challenge Chicks Halloween

Time for this month's edition of Challenge Chicks!   Kelli Jo issued a really fun challenge...to make a Halloween card with NO orange, purple, or green!

I settled on a dark and light grey, white, and yellow combination. The images are from Waltzingmouse Stamps  Cicely at Halloween with 2 sentiments from Gracie at Halloween.

I colored her with Copic markers and then glittered up her hat and scarf with a Sakura Stardust pen.

I also used Amy O'Neill's awesome sketch featured at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Now's it's your turn to play along.  Upload your creation to Splitcoaststampers using the keyword CHXOCT13 or link your blog post to our Facebook page HERE.

Off to see some more Halloween creations with...

Anna

Diane

Jeanne

Kelli Jo

Lydia