WMS August Release Day 2

Hello again!

Today we are sharing the second day of previews for the new Waltzingmouse Stamps August release. Yesterday we previewed four sets and today we have two new sets to share.

The first set is called Opera Tags, and is an elegant set of tag images with coordinating custom dies! Yes, the first set of Waltzingmouse dies! How cool is that?!

Unfortunately for me, my dies didn't arrive in time for when I was making these projects, but the tags were still easy peasy to trim by hand!

Sure, I like the Opera, but how about Halloween?

I started by stamping the tall tag in Cajun Craze ink and hand trimming it. Then I stamped and trimmed a trio of spiders from Halloween Party. Here's hoping for a WMS spider web image to go along with these guys!

I layered my tag onto a strip of cardstock stamped with the gothic font from Text It and another strip of cardstock impressed with a harlequin pattern. My card base is patterned paper that was flecked with some gold Perfect Pearls. The elegant sentiment is from Midnight Feast.

The second set we're previewing today is called Camellia, which is a beautifully detailed floral set.

Before I show you my next card, I just want to say that I may at some point attempt to put every single thing in the Candy Jar image. Lucky for you, flowers work wonderfully.

I did a fair bit of masking to achieve the little scene on this card. It wasn't difficult, but it did take a certain amount of planning to make sure that I stamped the correct images first. If you haven't done much masking in your stamping, you should give it a shot. Using the Candy Jar image is a particularly fun place to try it out. I created my masks with post it notes, and I've stashed them with the coordinating stamp set so I can reuse them.

I used Copic markers to color everything in. I love the font of the sentiments, and love that there is a selection of 'phrase-builders'. The sentiment I used is made up of 3 separate stamps.

I'm rounding things out today with a simple birthday card.

For this card, I stamped the flower and leaf images onto colored cardstock and heat embossed them with white detail embossing powder. I trimmed around the outside and layered them onto my card.

I love how the embossing captured the detailed petals so well. Beautiful!

I'm sure you're ready to see what the others have been up to for today! Here is your link list:

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

Enjoy!

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Recipe:
Happy Halloween Card
STAMPS: Opera Tags (available August 24), Halloween Party, Text It, Midnight Feast - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Smokey Shadow - PTI; Cajun Craze - Stampin' Up!; Oatmeal - Wplus9
PATTERNED PAPER: Mischevious - My Mind's Eye
INK: Cajun Craze, Going Gray - Stampin' Up!; Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Harlequin Embossing Plate - Sizzix; Perfect Gold Perfect Pearls - Ranger Industries; Smokey Shadow Button - PTI; Baker's Twine

Simply Wonderful Card
STAMPS: Camellia (available August 24), Candy Jar Christmas Fillers - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Soft Sky, Peach Parfait - Stampin' Up!; Oatmeal - Wplus9
INK: Tuxedo Black Memento - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Copic Markers - Imagination International, Inc.

Birthday Wishes Card
STAMPS: Camellia (available August 24), Asian Gardens
CARDSTOCK: Oatmeal - Wplus9; River Rock, Old Olive, Primrose Petals - Stampin' Up!
PATTERNED PAPER: Postmarks - PTI
INK: Old Olive - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries; Versamark - Tsukineko
OTHER: Detail White Embossing Powder - Stampendous; Mister Huey's Calico Shine - Studio Calico; Fancy Fan Embossing Folder - Sizzix, Standard Circles Small - Spellbinders Paper Arts