WMS September Release Blog Waltz

Hi there! Happy release day! Today the four new Waltzingmouse Stamps sets we've been previewing for the past three days will be available for purchase.

You should have arrived here from Niki's blog (did you see her amazing card yesterday?). 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. 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 Thursday, September 22 to leave your comments. Winners will be announced on the WMS Blog on the 23rd.

On we go!

Today we are sharing samples using the final set being released, A Cottage Christmas. This set features a snowy, romantic version of the large cottage from A Cottage Home as well as some coordinating elements perfect for holiday gift-giving.

I'm starting off today with some baked goodies.

I started with a gable box, approx. 4.5 by 7 inches, and spritzed it with Pearl Glimmer Mist. Then I stamped the snowman, tree cluster, and star images from A Cottage Christmas onto the acetate window using white Stazon ink.

The tag features images from last year's Vintage Ornaments set as well as two sentiments from A Cottage Christmas. I love the combination of these two together. Tucked inside the gable box is a mini bundt cake - Zucchini Bundt with Orange Glaze (YUM!) all wrapped up pretty in a cello bag.

A recipe card with the cake recipe is also tucked in the box. I stamped the cottage image onto the card with silver ink and then added a strip of pink cardstock stamped with the stars and finished it off with the Home Baked sentiment from the set. The recipe was hand-written (there is something I just love about hand-written recipes.. I love to go back through and look at my Grandma's recipes...) but you could certainly print it out onto your card. This recipe makes 6 of these mini bundt cakes, so one batch could get you started on hostess or coworker gifts! Think in bulk when it comes to the holidays!

I also want to share a card with you, I was so inspired by the DT projects I saw over the past few days I had a few ideas I wanted to put to use.

Jennifer's partial stamping of the cottage image, Claire's embossed house, and Kelly's glittery goodness all came together for this card. I also couldn't wait to see what sort of phrase I could put together using the new Say It Loud: Winter Holidays.

I started off by embossing my cardstock with Spellbinders Snowflakes Impressabilities. Then I brushed it with white pigment ink and had the bright idea of spraying it with spray adhesive (with the die in place) and covering it with glitter. In theory, it worked, but was a *huge* mess. If you like this look, try a different method.. haha! Maybe VersaMark and then embossing powder would be a better route. Rubbing alcohol cleaned it up, but.. not one of my brighter ideas.

A portion of the Christmas Cottage was stamped and embossed, as well as a collection of words from Say It Loud: Winter Holidays and the original Say It Loud. LOVE making my own phrases using these sets. Lots of winter white sparkly goodness on this one!

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

Recipe
Home Baked Gable Box
STAMPS: A Cottage Christmas (available September 19), Vintage Ornaments - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: White, Sweet Blush - Papertrey Ink
INK: White Opaque Stazon - Tsukineko; Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze - Stampin' Up!; Silver Pigment Ink
OTHER: Gable Box - Wilton; 2010 Heirloom Ornament die - Spellbinders; Crystal Fine Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Blossom Baker's Twine - The Twinery; Pearl Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels

Joy, Peace and Love Card
STAMPS: A Cottage Christmas, Say It Loud: Winter Holidays (available September 19), Say It Loud - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Crumb Cake - Stampin' Up!; Melon Berry - Papertrey Ink
INK: Whisper White - Stampin' Up!
OTHER: Detail White Embossing Powder - Stampendous; Crystal Fine, Crystal Coarse Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Snowflake Impressabilities - Spellbinders; Stone Baker's Twine - The Twinery; Copic markers