So Awesome

Phew! Sneaking in at the very last minute to share a creation for this week's Play Date Cafe challenge. Here is this week's fun and funky color story:

I have been busy putting together submissions for upcoming publications, but have finally crossed that task off my list. What a relief to be done! My time was my own, and I went right for one of my Wplus9 stamp sets for this card.

I handed this to Bill to look at (all my cards go through a thorough review process ;) and he said "I know I am, you really didn't have to make me a card.." What a stinker. But, he is kind of really awesome, so I'll let it slide.

This card uses images from the So 80's set from Wplus9. SUPER fun set, I just loved using it. Everything I stamped, aside from the sentiment, was stamped off once onto scratch paper. I wanted the colors to be a little muted since they were all layered on each other. I like the way it turned out and I can't wait to try this set again.

Thanks for stopping in, I think you're awesome, too!
Have a great night!

Anya

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Recipe
STAMPS: So 80's - Wplus9 Design Studio
CARDSTOCK: Night of Navy - Stampin' Up!; Soft Stone - Papertrey Ink
INK: Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze - Stampin' Up!; Pumice Stone Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Standard Circles Large - Spellbinders Paper Arts

Top o the Mornin!

Hello! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It also happens to be Blog Party day at Waltzingmouse Stamps. This month's theme was to create something with an Irish or green theme in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Here is what I created, for the love of all things green!

I created my card by bringing together a bunch of different green strips. This was really fun to put together. I combined stamped bits (Celtic Heritage, Heirloom Patterns), patterned paper, a glittered strip, and a strip that was embossed with polka dots. I adhered the strips together on the back and then added it to my card base with dimensional tape.

This sentiment makes me smile each time I read it. Irish Blessings is full of a great mix of classic phrases and blessings.

Enjoy the rest of the blog party - if you would like to play along, you have until 1:30 pm Eastern tomorrow afternoon (March 18) to link your projects on the WMS Blog. If you don't have any St. Patrick's Day or Irish images, check out the Freebies section of the WMS store where you can download some digital images.

Top o' the mornin' to you!

Anya

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Recipe
STAMPS: Celtic Heritage, Heirloom Patterns, Irish Blessings - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green - Stampin' Up!
PATTERNED PAPER: Peppermint Collection - Crate Paper
INK: Garden Green - Stampin' Up!
OTHER: Polka Dots Embossing Folder - ProvoCraft; Peridot Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts

Thanks for Being You

How about a little Wplus9 this morning? I have missed playing with my Wplus9 stamps, and once I get a handle on my to-do list, they will be one of the first things I break out! The Folk Art Florals set has not seen nearly enough of my stampy love.

For this card, I used the Flora & Fauna I set. My usual plan of action with this gorgeous dogwood branch is to color it, but this time I stamped it on colored cardstock instead. I cut it out and adhered it to a panel of patterned paper.

Then I added the butterfly as a little finishing touch - I can't wait for butterflies. It makes me so happy to hear the birds chipping and chirping, but we will really know we're out of the woods when the butterflies show up. The sentiment is from the Very Vintage Greetings set.

:)

Well I hope you have a beautiful day, its Friday and I can't wait for the weekend to get started.

Oh! Don't forget tomorrow is the monthly Waltzingmouse Blog Party! Won't you join us - we always have a blast! You can find the info you need here on the WMS Blog. See you then I hope!

Anya

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Recipe
STAMPS: Flora & Fauna I, Very Vintage Greetings - Wplus9 Design Studio
CARDSTOCK: Fine Linen, Vintage Cream, Sweet Blush - Papertrey Ink
PATTERNED PAPER: Daily News (Out of Print Collection) - Basic Grey
INK: Coffee Archival Ink, Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Sweet Blush Twill - Papertrey Ink; Sewing Machine - Janome

Sunny Yellow

Hi there, how is your week starting off?

Same old here - isn't it crazy what a difference the time change makes to waking up in the morning?

Well here's something a little sunny for you today. This is for this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge, a fun burst of color.

What a trendy color combination with the yellow and gray. I'm a big fan of these colors together.

I was extra excited because it was the perfect opportunity for me to try my houndstooth in yellow that I've been wanting to use. Here's what I made for this week's challenge.

I started with a background created using the medallion border from French Country and the large houndstooth from Heirloom Patterns. I stitched these two pieces together and added it to a dark gray card base.

The paper rosette was cut from Bo Bunny patterned paper and then layered onto a doily. The Eiffel Tower image is from the Paris Nouveau set and was stamped in gray and cut out. I added some adhesive pearls that were colored dark gray with a Copic marker. The sentiment is from Compact Sentiments. Really like this card - so thankful for the inspiration from PDCC.

I just wanted to give you a quick reminder that this Saturday (the 17th - St. Patrick's Day!) is the monthly WMS Blog Party. You can find all the details about it here on the WMS Blog. This month's theme is St. Patrick's Day/Irish/Green - now don't fret if you don't have anything in your stamping arsenal that fits the theme. Claire has offered free printable digi images that would fit the theme perfectly. So I hope you will play along with us!

Hope your week is shaping up to be a great one - our weather at least is going to be fantastic! Have a great day!

Anya

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Recipe
STAMPS: French Country, Heirloom Patterns, Paris Nouveau, Compact Sentiments - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Going Gray - Stampin' Up!; Smokey Shadow, Rustic White - Papertrey Ink
PATTERNED PAPER: Country Garden - Bo Bunny
INK: Daffodil Delight - Stampin' Up!; Slate - Amuse|Studio; Pumic Stone Distress Ink - Ranger Industries; Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko
OTHER: Paper Rosette die - Tim Holtz Alterations; Doily - Wilton; Adhesive pearls - Recollections; BV29 Copic; Sewing Machine

Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hiya. How are things?

I'm in a slump - this week for some reason has been really rough. I have a sinus infection and finally got myself to the doctor to start treatment, so hopefully I will be feeling better soon. And everything seems to be so involved recently - do you ever start something thinking it will take you ten minutes and it takes you two hours? SO there this week. After much deliberation, I treated myself to a Silhouette Cameo. It arrived the other day and, let's just say I didn't hit the ground running quite like I'd hoped. I am going to try again tonight with hopefully better results.

But let's move on to happier things, shall we? I have a card I want to share.

I made this for my Sister-in-law's birthday. It was actually the first card I made with the new WMS sets. The yummy houndstooth label is from Very Vintage Labels No. 25 and the sentiment is from Compact Sentiments. Simple but pretty, don't you think?

I really like the look of black on cream, but I'm itching to try the houndstooth out in some other colors. Yellow, for starters... and it just so happens that this week's Play Date Cafe color challenge will be perfect. So look out for that in the next few days.

Thank you for stopping by this evening, I hope you are doing well. The weekend is almost here! Take care!

Anya

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Recipe
STAMPS: Very Vintage Labels No. 25, Compact Sentiments - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Rosie Posie - Papertrey Ink
CARDSTOCK: Melon Berry, Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
INK: Onyx Black VersaFine - Tsukineko; Groovy Guava, Lucky Limeade - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Edgers #3 Dies, Melon Berry Satin Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Swiss Dots Embossing Folder - ProvoCraft

Bonjour!

Good evening, my dears. I hope you are well.

I felt like making a card today. I needed a few days after that packed-to-the-brim Waltzingmouse release.. a mojo recharge.. you never know how long it takes, but today I was ready.

I found this cute little Butterfly Delights die at my LSS this weekend (shopping is a good way to recharge your mojo, did you know that?) and had this idea while trying to fall back to sleep very early this morning.

I die cut the butterflies (all one strip, easy peasy) from Crumb Cake cardstock and then backed the openings with cardstock in colors inspired by this week's Play Date Cafe challenge.

I added some cream in there to help balance it - I love the colors peeking through. The sentiment is from the new French Country set from WMS.

I love Heirloom Patterns, but there is something so delicious about French Country that I think its my favorite of the release.

The WMS Blog Waltz winner was announced on the WMS Blog today, so if you haven't checked you might want to see if you're the lucky winner!

I'm a few weeks behind on my Project Life, but I'm dedicating time to it this week, so look for more of that coming up.

I hope you have a great evening, I'm off to catch up on Downton Abbey!

Anya

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Recipe
STAMPS: French Country - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, Blush Blossom - Stampin' Up!; Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
INK: Coffee Archival Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Butterfly Delights Die - Memory Box

WMS February Release Blog Waltz

Hello there! Happy release day :) Before I go any further, I want to say a big thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your comments on yesterday's post. Your outpouring of support and encouragement for Green Room Designs and Heirloom Patterns was overwhelming. Big hugs to each of you! I can't wait to hear all about what you think of the set and please, please share your creations!

Ok!

Today the nine new Waltzingmouse Stamps sets we've been previewing for the past three days will be available for purchase.

You should have arrived here from Laurie's blog. Claire's blog is the start of the waltz, so head back to her if you're just popping in, she has a list of all the Design Team members participating. The super sweet and uber-talented Tosh will be your next stop.

As usual, Blog Waltz prizes are up for grabs! One winner will be randomly chosen from the comments left on one of the Design Team blogs, so let us know what you think of the new release! You have until Saturday, March 3 to leave your comments. Winners will be announced on the WMS Blog on the 4th.

That is plenty of chit chat. Today we're sharing previews of the final two sets: Very Vintage Labels No. 25 and Paris Nouveau.

As the name implies, Very Vintage Labels No. 25 coordinates with the Spellbinders Labels Twenty-five dies. This is a wonderful shape - I don't have the dies yet, but the labels are quite easy to cut out. For this card, I stamped one of the smaller label shapes repeatedly in different colors down a strip of white cardstock.

The sentiment was stamped in a different label of the same size and popped up with dimensional tape. Fun and easy!

Houndstooth found its way into this set, too, and is one of my favorite labels from the set! The 'ooh-la-la' is from Compact Sentiments, I selectively inked and stamped the words to separate them over my three little banners.

Just a fun card. The background of this was stamped with the large scale houndstooth from Heirloom Patterns.

Paris Nouveau is a beautifully illustrated set featuring art nouveau styling with a French flavor. This is another fab set containing images that coordinate with different die shapes as well as a few sentiments and a background builder.

This card uses the large label in the set. I stamped the label in brown and then used some of the other coordinating elements in the set to fill in the negative design around the edge. I also used the background image from the set.

I used a phrase from Say It Loud to add a sentiment to the label. I'm looking forward to trying this label out in some other colors.

And finally, some fun with the Eiffel Tower! I adore this image and am so glad it was included in the Paris Nouveau set. Lots of different patterns on this card - the base was stamped with a script from Text It and brushed with Perfect Pearls for some shimmer. The harlequin and houndstooth images from Heirloom Patterns were also used. For the diamonds, I stamped them first in light gray and then went over them in dark gray for a great drop shadow look.

The finishing touch for this card is the faux wax seal. This was done by layering embossing powder until it was thick and gooey (heat it then add more powder and repeat until you can see its nice and thick). Then just stamp right on it - this fleur-de-lis is from French Country. Fun, huh?

I don't want to hold you up any longer, and I'm so grateful you stopped by to see me today and listened to all my rambling! I hope you've been enjoying the previews over the past few days. I will be looking forward to seeing your creations popping up in the Gallery (and in the Big Cheese thread) soon!

Tosh is your next stop! Enjoy the rest of the waltz!

Anya

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Recipe
Greetings
STAMPS: Very Vintage Labels No. 25 (available February 29th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Groovy Guava, Night of Navy, Wild Wasabi - Stampin' Up!; Rustic White - Papertrey Ink
INK: Wild Wasabi, Groovy Guava, Night of Navy, Purely Pomegranate, So Saffron, Regal Rose - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Ric Rac Border Die - Papertrey Ink; Sewing Machine

Ooh La La
STAMPS: Very Vintage Labels No. 25, Heirloom Patterns, Compact Sentiments (available February 29th), Bitty Banners - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink; Pink Pirouette - Stampin' Up!
PATTERNED PAPER: This & That - Echo Park Paper Co.
INK: Soft Sky, Pretty in Pink - Stampin' Up!; Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: 1" Starburst punch - Martha Stewart Crafts; Sewing Machine; Buttons

Always and Forever
STAMPS: Paris Nouveau (available February 29th), Say It Loud - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz - Stampin' Up!; Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
INK: Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Eggshell Seam Binding - Hug Snug; Flora & Fauna Decorative Pins - K&Company (thank you, Renee!); Sewing Machine

Merci
STAMPS: Paris Nouveau, Heirloom Patterns, French Country (available February 29th), Text It - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream, Sweet Blush - Papertrey Ink
INK: Going Gray, Pink Pirouette - Stampin' Up!; Slate, Pebble - Amuse|Studio; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries; Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko
OTHER: Detail Silver Embossing Powder - Stewart Superior; Postage Stamp Dies - Spellbinders Paper Arts; Perfect Pearl Perfect Pearls - Ranger Industries

Introducing Green Room Designs

I have big can't-believe-I-kept-it-quiet-for-so-long news today!

I am designing stamps for Waltzingmouse! And this month my first set comes out! And today we're sharing peeks of it!

Can you believe it? (I can't. Its crazy.) I have no words to describe my gratitude towards Claire - she is one of the best.

Today is Day 3 of the countdown, tomorrow we'll have the traditional release day blog hop and the sets will be available for purchase in the Waltzingmouse store. Today we are sharing previews of two more sets: Heirloom Patterns (from yours truly!) and Compact Sentiments.

Heirloom Patterns is a background building set featuring five different designs including a cane pattern, a harlequin pattern, pin stripes, and two scales of houndstooth. Yay, houndstooth! Each image averages six inches wide, so they easily span a standard vertical or horizontal card front, just like all of WMS's background stamps.

Compact Sentiments is a delicious little sentiment set perfect for a variety of occasions, sized to fit in Claire's Spellbinders-compatible label images, and designed using one of the most yummiest fonts.

This card was created with this week's Play Date Cafe Color Challenge in mind. Three different patterned strips were a great way to combine colors and keep me from having to choose which one to use first!

The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed right on top of the pattern. Goodness, isn't that font perfect?

Here is another simple card which features the pin stripe background. It adds just a subtle touch for when you need a little something.

I combined it here with the cherry blossoms from Asian Gardens, the small scale Chicken Wire pattern, and another Compact Sentiment.

This is a little fun - who can resist a rainbow? I've always loved them. This card was really quite easy, just some fancy inking. The houndstooth background from Heirloom Patterns was inked in two colors at a time, moving on down the rainbow. Starting with the lighter color of the two and then adding in the darker (pink then red, yellow then orange) helped to create a natural blending between colors. It also serves as a testament to how easy it is to line up the images - easy!

The sentiment was stamped onto a die-cut circle, and accented with rhinestones.

Finishing off my cards for today is this little number. The background pattern for this card was created simply by stamping the harlequin background repeatedly in different colors. The first pass was in gray, the second pass was in yellow and slightly offset, and the final pass was in blue, filling in the gaps.

Now, I completely understand if you aren't a background person - but this is pure bliss to me. I love just playing around and I encourage you to give it a try. You don't always end up with a winner (as the first 3 tries of this prove...) but you might come up with something you love. (Plus, don't you wonder what a pattern like this would look like in Christmas colors?)

I kept the rest of the card simple, adding a sentiment and the felt flowers. This really might be my favorite of the bunch.

Thank you for sticking it out this far! I am really looking forward to your thoughts on today's previews. The other Design Team members who will be sharing projects are:

Anya Schrier - you are here!
Becca Feeken
Belinda Chang Langner
Claire Brennan (Owner)
Clare Buswell
Julia Aston
Jennifer Holmes
Kelly Schirmer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
Sandie Dunne
Sarah Martina Parker
Tosha Leyendekker

I just cannot wait to see what amazing things these ladies have created! They are all rock stars, aren't they?!

Have a great day!

Anya

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Recipe
Sweet Birthday Wishes
STAMPS: Heirloom Patterns, Compact Sentiments (available February 29th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Rustic White, Spring Rain - Papertrey Ink; Sage Shadow, Peach Parfait - Stampin' Up!
INK: Sage Shadow, Peach Parfait, Bashful Blue - Stampin' Up!; Walnut Stain Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Detail White Embossing Powder - Stampendous

Just for You
STAMPS: Heirloom Patterns, Compact Sentiments, Chicken Wire (available February 29th), Asian Gardens - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Night of Navy - Stampin' Up!; Vintage Cream, Soft Stone - Papertrey Ink
INK: Night of Navy, Going Gray, Groovy Guava, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade - Stampin' Up!
OTHER: Corner Chomper - We R Memory Keepers

Hey, How are You?
STAMPS: Heirloom Patterns, Compact Sentiments (available February 29th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: White, Smokey Shadow - Papertrey Ink; Going Gray - Stampin' Up!
INK: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Tempting Turquoise - Stampin' Up!; Slate - Amuse|Studio; Pumice Stone Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Standard Circles, Pinking Circles - Spellbinders Paper Arts; Adhesive Rhinestones - Recollections

So Happy for You
STAMPS: Heirloom Patterns, Compact Sentiments (available February 29th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Rustic Cream - Papertrey Ink
INK: Going Gray, Barely Banana, Soft Sky - Stampin' Up!; Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko; Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Vintage Cream, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse Felt - Papertrey Ink; Dienamics Rolled Flower, Dienamics Mini Rolled Flower - My Favorite Things; Blush self-adhesive pearls - Kaisercraft; Big Scalloped Circles Large, Circles Large - Spellbinders Paper Arts

WMS February Release - Day 2

Good morning, friends. I am back with day two of the countdown to the Waltzingmouse Stamps February Release. Nine new sets will be available for sale in the WMS webstore on Wednesday, February 29th.

Today we are sharing previews of two 'sequel' sets, follow-ups to popular sets previously released. The first set is a follow up to Nordic Winter called Nordic Spring!

This set features the same styling as that found in Nordic Winter, but with lovely spring motifs like flowers and birds. Here is my first card.

There is a beautiful butterfly in this set and I wanted to use it right away. I stamped it in Onyx Black Versafine ink and watercolored it with an aquapainter and ink pads. After it had dried, I added some Perfect Pearls to the wings and cut it out. The cane background is one of my favorites, from a set we'll peek tomorrow. I finished it off with a thank you sentiment from another new set. The border bit at the bottom of the card is another image included in Nordic Spring.

Isn't the detail on that so fantastic? And since it has the same styling as Nordic Winter, the spring images can easily be combined with some of those images as well.

My second card using Nordic Spring features a bird motif and a vertical row of hearts. For this card I stamped the birds twice and paper pieced them to add a little dimension and color.

I finished it off with a simple twine bow. I really like this card - you know me and birds!

The second set to be previewed today is a follow up to Victorian Frippery called Florentine Frippery.

This set is super elegant and ornate.

For this card, I heat embossed this square filigree frame image and using a craft knife, carefully cut out the center. The sentiment is from French Country, which we shared yesterday.

I used a pencil to lightly trace the outline of the frame so that I could stamp the sentiment on the card base. The frame piece was then adhered to the base with dimensional tape. While the cutting is not for the faint of heart, I think the results are quite pretty.

Last but not least is a fancy tag. As you can see, Florentine Frippery also contains a label that coordinates with Spellbinders Labels 25. Additionally, it has two square images that coordinate with Labels 24. It was one of these images that I used to stamp the border on the left. I just inked up one point of the square and stamped it repeatedly in a line, then trimmed them all out together. I thought it was a fun addition to my tag.

Here is a close up of the beautifully detailed label and the formal sentiment. So elegant!

That's what I have for today - tomorrow will be super exciting, so please be sure to stop back! Here are the links to the other Design Team ladies sharing previews today:

Anya Schrier - you are here!
Becca Feeken
Belinda Chang Langner
Claire Brennan (Owner)
Clare Buswell
Julia Aston
Jennifer Holmes
Kelly Schirmer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
Sandie Dunne
Sarah Martina Parker
Tosha Leyendekker

Have a great day!

Anya

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Recipe
Butterfly Thanks
STAMPS: Nordic Spring, Heirloom Patterns, Compact Sentiments (available February 29th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Fine Linen, Spring Moss, Rustic White - Papertrey Ink
INK: River Rock, Pear Pizzazz, Really Rust, Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger Industries; Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko
OTHER: Picot Edge Circles - Spellbinders; Perfect Gold Perfect Pearls - Ranger Industries; Aquapainter

Thanking You
STAMPS: Nordic Spring (available February 29th), Cameo to Go - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Kraft - Papertrey Ink
INK: Night of Navy, Regal Rose, Whisper White - Stampin' Up!
OTHER: Linen Twine - Stampin' Up!

Bonne Fete
STAMPS: Florentine Frippery, French Country (available February 29th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
INK: Night of Navy - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Detail Gold Embossing Powder - Stewart Superior; Craft Knife

Verily I Thank Thee
STAMPS: Florentine Frippery (available February 29th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Rustic White - Papertrey Ink
PATTERNED PAPER: Out of Print - Basic Grey
INK: Early Espresso, Buckaroo Blue - Stampin' Up!
OTHER: Ocean Princess Ribbon - MemrieMare; Doily - Wilton; Manilla tag - Stampers Anonymous; Vintage button

WMS February Release - Day 1

Well hello there! I am so excited to be bringing you the first day of the countdown to the Waltzingmouse Stamps February Release. This month, nine new sets will be released. The sets will be available for sale in the WMS webstore on Wednesday, February 29th. Claire, as well as each of the Design Team members, will be sharing previews of the new sets each day until the release, so I hope you will stop back to see what we have going on. Let's get started!

Today we are peeking three sets. Let me introduce you to French Country:

French Country is a beautifully illustrated 6" by 8" set containing background building images, focal points, sentiments, and all the yummy little goodies Claire squeezes into her sets. One of the first things to jump out at me about this set was the gorgeous tapestry border, which I used to create the center strip on my card.

A close up of the label included in the set (which coordinates with Labels 25) and some of the other elements. The color combination of burgundy and mustard feels so rich and rustic and I think it compliments the images so well!

My next card uses some of the smaller line images in the set to create a colorful patterned background.

I started by stamping a few of the different floral motifs from French Country onto a square of cardstock with Memento Ink. Then I went in with my Copic markers and colored the images. When the coloring was complete, I added some sparkly highlights with Spica glitter pens. Wanting to keep the rest of the card simple, I added a strip of cardstock on which I had heat embossed my sentiment. I know that this technique isn't a favorite of everyone, but I truly enjoy creating my own patterns and am quite pleased with the richness of this background. I think that a combination of these same images would look beautiful stamped in a monochrome color palette or embossed in white. Something to try!

My final card for today features French Country combined with a wonderful complimentary set, Chicken Wire.

Chicken Wire is such a fun little set, containing two scales of a chicken wire pattern. While it plays really well with the delightful little rooster image from French Country, it really looks great with lots of other things as well!

I started this card by stamping the woodgrain pattern from Way Out West onto kraft cardstock. Then I heat embossed the large chicken wire pattern in white right on top of the woodgrain. Some white ink streaked along the top and edges of this panel helped to create a weathered look. I think its so cozy.

Here is a close up of my little rooster. I stamped him twice, the first time in brown ink. The second time, I inked the entire stamp up in yellow and used a red ink pad to add some red to his head. I trimmed his head out and added it to the brown body. A white gel pen helps to define his eye. I layered some other elements onto the card including a strip of blue stamped with a harlequin pattern (more on this set later in the release), an embossed piece of rust cardstock to help pull the colors together, and my sentiment. LOVE it!

Completing the card is the highly awaited set Make Your Mark.

Its the waltzing mouse!

Make Your Mark is a 4" by 6" set containing a variety of images scaled to perfectly finish the back of your cards. I know this has been an often requested set, and Claire combined a great mix of images to allow you to share your designs, label items with prices, or express your WMS pride.

This will be great - I know I am super excited about being able to recognize Waltzingmouse as my source for these amazing images!

So that's what I have for today! Here is the list of the rest of the Design Team members sharing previews today:

Anya Schrier - you are here!
Becca Feeken
Belinda Chang Langner
Claire Brennan - Owner
Clare Buswell
Julia Aston
Jennifer Holmes
Kelly Schirmer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
Sandie Dunne
Sarah Martina Parker
Tosha Leyendekker

I can't wait to hear what you think so far! I just love hearing all your feedback on the new sets. I'll see you back here tomorrow, ok?

Anya

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Recipe
Souhaits Sinceres (Sincere Wishes)
STAMPS: French Country (available February 29th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Scarlet Jewel, Rustic Cream - Papertrey Ink; More Mustard - Stampin' Up!
INK: Currant - Amuse|Studio; More Mustard, Early Espresso - Stampin' Up!; Walnut Stain Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Petite Oval Small - Spellbinders Paper Arts; Sewing Machine - Janome; Vintage button

Je t'aime (I love you)
STAMPS: French Country (available February 29th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Groovy Guava, Riding Hood Red - Stampin' Up!; Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
INK: Rich Cocoa Memento - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Copic Markers, Spica Glitter pens - Imagination International; Detail Gold Embossing Powder - Stewart Superior

Good Morning
STAMPS: French Country, Chicken Wire, Heirloom Patterns (available February 29th), Way Out West - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Really Rust - Stampin' Up!; Rustic White - Papertrey Ink
INK: Crumb Cake, Close to Cocoa, More Mustard, Real Red, Baja Breeze, Whisper White - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Detail White Embossing Powder - Stampendous; Textile Embossing Folder - ProvoCraft; Sewing Machine - Janome