Waltzingmouse Stamps September Release Day Hop

Hi there - you've made it!

Today is release day! The three new stamp sets and four gorgeous snowflake dies that we have been sharing for the past few days are available for purchase in the Waltzingmouse Stamps store.

If you'd like to catch up on what I've created, check out my posts from Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3.

You should have arrived here from sweet Laurie Schmidlin's blog. The waltz starts over on Claire's blog, so be sure to head there if you're just popping in.

This month we are switching things up with a new Pin It to Win competition! I hope you checked out all the details when visiting Claire - if not, head back to the WMS Blog for the info on this new contest!

My last card for today features some more elements from the Little Deer set.

I really love those tree images, and especially like the little cardinal perched on the branches. I cut the bird from patterned paper, and paper pieced the stack of presents. The cute sentiment is the perfect finishing touch.

There are so many possibilities with the sets being released this month - I will have more to share over the coming days and look forward to you stopping back!

I hope you have enjoyed the countdown for this month's release. The products are now available for sale in the Waltzingmouse Stamps store.

My friend Jeanne Jachna will be your next stop along the hop, don't forget to check out the details for our new contest! Take care!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Little Deer
CARDSTOCK: Always Artichoke, Blushing Bride - SU!; White - Wplus9; Fine Linen - PTI
PATTERNED PAPER: 25th and Pine - Basic Grey; Burlap & Bouquets - Fancy Pants Designs
INK: Soft Suede - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder - Provo Craft; Apron Lace punch - Fiskars; Copper Shimmer Twine - The Twinery; Sewing machine

Waltzingmouse Stamps September Release, Day 3

Hi there!

Today I am back with Day 3 of the countdown for the September Release at Waltzingmouse Stamps. Today is our last day of previews, tomorrow the new release will be available for purchase!

Today the set we are previewing is called Warm Fuzzies. I am sure you have seen how the other sets in the release compliment each other and Warm Fuzzies is no different. These three sets really play so well together and give you all sorts of possibilities for combining them.

The main character in this set is a cute little bird, he is featured in two sizes... for my first card I used the smaller version (I love this guy's hat!)

I started by stamping one of the images from the Country Labels No. 4 set, then die cutting it. The little guy was stamped onto the label and again onto scrap so I could color him and adhere him with dimensional adhesive. I created a strip of patterned paper using some cute tree images from the set. The sentiment, of course, is also from the set.

My next card was made using some of the snowflake images that are in the set.

I chose a non-traditional color combination just to mix things up a bit, but I love the soft pink and kraft together with these delicate snowflakes. The sentiment is another from the set - don't you love that beautiful font?

That is all for me today, I hope you have enjoyed the previews of the new sets. Tomorrow we'll have our traditional release day blog hop, and also be announcing a new contest! In the meantime, be sure to check out the other DT blogs to see their amazing creations!

Anya Schrier - you are here!

Becca Feeken

Jeanne Jachna

Julia Aston

Karin Åkesdotter

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Sandie Dunne

Tosha Leyendekker

Claire Brennan

So glad you stopped by! See you tomorrow!

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Recipe
Warm Fuzzies Card
STAMPS: Warm Fuzzies (available September 28th), Country Labels No. 4 - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Kraft, Fine Linen - PTI; Oatmeal - Wplus9
PATTERNED PAPER: Burlap & Bouquets - Fancy Pants Designs
INK: Mellow Moss, Crumb Cake, Buckaroo Blue - SU!; Tuxedo Black Memento - Tsukineko
OTHER: Labels 4 - Spellbinders; Woodgrain Embossing Folder - Darice; Yarn; Copic markers

Happy Winter Card
STAMPS: Warm Fuzzies (available September 28th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake - SU!; Vintage Cream - PTI
INK: Cranberry Crush, White Pigment Ink - Wplus9; Sahara Sand, Pink Pirouette - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder - Provo Craft; Apron Lace punch - Fiskars; Blossom Twine - The Twinery; Button; Sewing machine

Waltzingmouse Stamps September Release, Day 2

Hi there!

Today I am back with Day 2 of the countdown for the September Release at Waltzingmouse Stamps. In case you haven't heard, WMS is now moving forward with a static release date! Each month, sneak peeks will start on the 22nd, previews will begin on the 25th and finish with the release day hop on the 28th. It is going to be great!

We still have a few days of previews before the sets will be available for purchase on September 28th. If you didn't see my post yesterday for the Little Deer set, you can check it out here or see all the DT creations on the WMS Inspiration Blog!

Today the set we are previewing is called Frosty in the Pines. Frosty is a jolly guy - sized perfectly for a card front and with nice thick lines for coloring or paper piecing! The set also includes three different sized pine trees, styled with a modern slash primitive look - how's that for fun??

I stamped Frosty onto Oatmeal cardstock and cut him out, then paper pieced his outfit and his little birdie friend :) I used the Offbeat Backgrounds stamp set to create some coordinating plaid patterned paper.

My next card today features two of the four snowflake dies that will be available this month. Oh my goodness, let me just say that these dies are amazing. They are so detailed and beautiful! Claire shared an amazing poinsettia using the Snowflake One die yesterday on her blog. You need to see it!

I die cut the snowflakes from patterned paper and adhered them to a card base that I had stitched some lines on. That's it! I let these beautiful dies take center stage, and just added a little rhinestone accent and called it done! Really, I can't say enough about how amazing these dies are and I really look forward to using them more!

So that will do it for me today, I hope you will take a few minutes and peruse the other ladies' blogs to see what they did with Frosty, too!

Anya Schrier - you are here!

Becca Feeken

Jeanne Jachna

Julia Aston

Karin Åkesdotter

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Sandie Dunne

Tosha Leyendekker

Claire Brennan

So glad you stopped by! See you tomorrow with Day 3!

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Recipe
In the Meadow Card
STAMPS: Frosty in the Pines (available September 28th); Offbeat Backgrounds - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Kraft - PTI; Oatmeal - Wplus9; Old Olive, Baja Breeze - SU!
PATTERNED PAPER: North Pole - We R Memory Keepers
INK: Old Olive, Baja Breeze - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger; Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko; White Pigment - Wplus9
OTHER: Chevron Embossing Folder - Sizzix; Diamond Stickles - Ranger; Sewing machine

Snowflake Card
CARDSTOCK: Enchanted Evening - PTI; Dove Grey - Wplus9
PATTERNED PAPER: Persimmon - Basic Grey
INK: Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger; White Pigment - Wplus9
OTHER: Snowflake Dies (available September 28th) - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Adhesive Rhinestones - Recollections; Sewing machine

WMS September Pajama Party

Good evening - do you have your jammies on? Its time for the September Waltzingmouse Pajama Party!

You can find all the details of the four different challenges for tonight's party on the WMS Blog. That is also where you can link up your creations - the links are open through tomorrow evening.

The DT has joined in for some of the challenges, I have put something together for the 'Old Pajamas' challenge. We are reviving an older set - this month we are using the beautiful Seasonal Flourish stamp set.

I am feeling particularly fond of plaid again now (must be this cooler fall weather we're having) and I paired the Warm Wishes sentiment with some homemade plaid using Offbeat Backgrounds.

The little teacups are from the Afternoon Tea stamp set and were paper pieced. Very cozy, no?

So I hope you will be able to join us for the party. There are four challenges and a shot at a huge prize! I hope you'll join us!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Seasonal Flourish, Offbeat Backgrounds, Afternoon Tea - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Night of Navy, Going Gray - SU!; Oatmeal - Wplus9
PATTERNED PAPER: Burlap & Bouquets - Fancy Pants Designs
INK: Night of Navy, Going Gray, Sage Shadow - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger; White Pigment - Wplus9
OTHER: Baby's Breath Embossing Folder - Provo Craft; Sewing machine

Festive Friday - Season's Greetings

Hi there. I have a cold and today it really kicked my butt. I had big kitchen painting plans this weekend and today I didn't accomplish anything.

Anyway, I wanted to stop by and share the card I made for the current Festive Friday challenge.

This past Christmas I was scrambling at the last minute (like I seem to be every year) to send cards out, so I really am going to try to stick with this challenge this year. That being said, I also am keeping in mind that I want to mail these cards. So I'm watching my layers and embellishments and keeping them from getting too bulky.

The Festive Friday challenge was an inspiration picture.

I really have a lot of love for the past few releases from Wplus9. I feel like I barely had time to use them, so I am using these challenges as an opportunity to keep them out on my desk.

Woodland Wreaths - such a beautiful set. It plays so well with Merry & Bright too.

Hope your weekend was a good one, I'm going to start heading in the direction of comfy jammies and a warm bed.

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Recipe
STAMPS: Woodland Wreaths, Merry & Bright - Wplus9
CARDSTOCK: Oatmeal - Wplus9
PATTERNED PAPER - 25th & Pine - Basic Grey
INK: Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede, Always Artichoke, Real Red - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Woodland Wreaths Die, Merry & Bright Die - Wplus9; Diamond Stickles - Ranger

Serendipity Stamps Challenge #26

Hi there!

Hope you are doing well, staying relaxed and enjoying the season. I am trying! Today it is time once again for a new challenge on the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. The challenge this week is chalk. I have such fun with the chalkboard technique, and that's what I used for my card.

I wanted to use something wintery and festive, so I used the Birch Candles image. I stamped it onto dark gray cardstock with white pigment ink, and then added a few accents with a white colored pencil. I also added some crystal glitter, because everything at the holidays needs to have a little sparkle! In the past, I've only ever used sentiment stamps for the chalkboard technique, but why not a pretty image?

Be sure to stop by and visit the rest of the Design Team:

Jenny Gropp
Marybeth Lopez
Miriam Napier
Pauline Pollington
Anya Schrier - you are here!
Jeanne Jachna
Vickie Zimmer
Julie Warner
Karen Amidon

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge. If you're in the mood for a little shopping, Serendipity has more than 100 stamps on the 50% Off Wood Mounted Sale. They also have 3 different grab bags – unmounted, Sticky cushion, and Cling Cushion. Each has 10 small stamps. Just search for "grab bag"!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Birch Candles - Serendipity Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Oatmeal - Wplus9; Smokey Shadow - PTI
PATTERNED PAPER: North Pole - We R Memory Keepers
INK: White Craft Pigment Ink - Wplus9; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Crystal Fine Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts

Holiday Greetings

Hello, hello!

I am just going to pop in and out and share a little card with you that I made using this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

I used Verve's Holiday Greetings stamp set. I am kinda super crazy about those adorable Christmas trees, but I used the charming wreath from the set on my card.

I used Copic markers to color the wreath, and was inspired by a color combo in Basic Grey's 25th & Pine collection.

Did you know that Verve Stamps is having a holiday sale? All the stamps released in 2013 are 25% off! What a great deal!

So glad you stopped by today!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Holiday Greetings - Verve Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Soft Sky - SU!; Oatmeal - Wplus9
PATTERNED PAPER: 25th & Pine - Basic Grey
INK: Tuxedo Black Memento - Tsukineko; Soft Sky - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Standard Circle Nestabilities - Spellbinders; Diamond Stickles - Ranger; Melon Berry Button - PTI; Crochet thread

December Verve Diva Inspirations Hop

Hello!

Welcome to the December Verve Diva Inspirations Hop!

It's the 5th of the month and that means it's hopping time. We love to get our Verve inky around here.  So pull up a chair and take a tour of some fun creations using Verve favorites. It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines.

You are on the right track if you've arrived here from Amy's blog. The hop is kicking off on the Verve Blog, so be sure to head there to get all the details!

This week there is also a contest going on at the Mojo Monday Blog. I used this week's sketch to help kick start my inspiration.

The holidays are in full swing around here, and I'm adding to the holiday card stack whenever I can.  For today's card, I used the Bright Spirits set, a fabulous holiday set (with the most gorgeous font EVER!) that was released in 2011.

There are lots of lovely Verve ladies joining us today - some of the release team is with us, so be sure to keep on hopping! Betty Wright is your next stop along the hop!

	1. Julee	12. Andrea
	2. Amy	13. Teresa
	3. Anya	14. Charmaine
	4. Betty	15. Laurie S,
	5. Jessica	16. Stacey {Guest}
	6. Karen	17. Jen
	7. Sankari	18. Amber
	8. Sarah	19. Maureen
	10. Susan	20. Marisa
	11. Tiffany	21. Christyne

And since the holidays are just around the corner, Verve Stamps has a little holiday sale going on! Don't forget to pick up a little something for your own stocking! 

Take care, and thanks for stopping by!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Bright Spirits - Verve Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Oatmeal - Wplus9; Soft Sky - SU!
PATTERNED PAPER: 25th & Pine - Basic Grey
INK: Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko; Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Corner Chomper - We R Memory Keepers; Star Dust Stickles - Ranger; Melon Berry Button - PTI; Eggshell Seam Binding - Hug Snug; Copic Markers

Serendipity Stamps Challenge #25

Hello, hello!

How is your week going? It didn't take long to get right into the swing of the holidays, did it? Today it is time once again for a new challenge on the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. The challenge this week is to create a shaped card.

Using a few circle dies and some freehand cutting, I came up with this guy.

This idea really started when I was looking through my stamps and saw the Merry Christmas Arc stamp. It reminded me of a banner, and I thought it would be cute to have a snowman hold the message.

I also used some other Serendipity images to decorate him - his body is stamped with the Large Snowflake Flourish and then brushed with Perfect Pearls for some shimmer. His scarf and glove patterns were created using the Large Cupcake stamp. Just a little fun :)

Won't you join us for this week's challenge? All you need to do is use at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your shaped card and link it up over on the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.

Be sure to stop by and visit the rest of the Design Team:

Jenny Gropp
Marybeth Lopez
Miriam Napier
Pauline Pollington
Anya Schrier - you are here!
Jeanne Jachna
Vickie Zimmer
Julie Warner
Karen Amidon

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge. If you're in the mood for a little shopping, this week's sale is buy 3, get the 4th free. The special is good through 12/11.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Merry Christmas Arc, Large Snowflake Flourish, Large Cupcake - Serendipity Stamps
CARDSTOCK: White, Cupid's Bow - Wplus9; Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie - SU!
INK: Buckaroo Blue - SU!; White Pigment - Wplus9
OTHER: Detail Gold Embossing Powder - Stewart Superior; Perfect Pearls - Ranger; Standard Circles Large and Small Nestabilities - Spellbinders

Wplus9 Monday Mood Board

I am so glad to be playing along with this week's Monday Mood Board Challenge from Wplus9, it has been ages.

I love poinsettias, but this set kind of flew under my radar during the last Wplus9 release. But when I started seeing the absolutely amazing things that Meredith MacRitchie was making, really, I couldn't believe that I had passed this one up. Bill and I were married right before Christmas, so my memories of that day are full of red and cream sparkly poinsettias and the warm glow of twinkle lights. I had that in mind when I pulled out Pretty Poinsettias for this card.

I particularly loved the placement of elements on this week's Monday Mood Board graphic. I thought it would make a great card layout.

I guess that kraft isn't really a true poinsettia color, but that is the vibe I was feeling from the Mood Board. I added the leaf veins with Versamark ink and embossed them in gold. I love how warm this card feels.

The little bit of greenery is from the Merry & Bright set, it amazes me how realistic it looks.

I hope you have a great day - we got about a foot of snow last night, so its really starting to feel festive around here. I will share some pictures in the next few days, but man, I am so thankful for such a beautiful place to live. Hugs to you all!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Pretty Poinsettias, Merry & Bright - Wplus9
CARDSTOCK: Cranberry Crisp - SU!; Oatmeal - Wplus9
INK: Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Mellow Moss, Old Olive, Cranberry Crisp, Soft Suede, So Saffron - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Pretty Poinsettias Die - Wplus9; Detail Gold Filigree Embossing Powder - Stewart Superior

A Waltzingmouse Christmas - Day 4

Hi there. Today is our final day of A Waltzingmouse Christmas. I hope you enjoyed seeing the new products Waltzingmouse Stamps has available and collected a little holiday inspiration. Today we are sharing ideas for holiday decorations.

My project for today is a tad more function than decoration, but still shares the holiday spirit. It would also make a great gift!

I used the new Holly Sprig Die and some felt scraps to create a little festive fabric coaster.

I die cut the holly and berries from felt and stitched it to the houndstooth fabric with embroidery floss. In addition to adhering it to the fabric coaster, the stitching also helped to give the holly leaves a bit more definition.  As you can see, I am not practiced at embroidery :) 

Perfect for a mug of hot cocoa!

A little set of these tied up with some twine would make a cute gift, I think! Or you could keep them for yourself (mine is going to stay on my desk, perfect for a cuppa ;) They are inexpensive to make and don't require too much time - a great Sunday afternoon project.

That wraps it up for me today. Tomorrow is the monthly WMS Pajama Party so I hope you'll check out the details and join us... goodies are up for grabs! Here are the rest of the Design Team links for today!

Anya Schrier - you are here!

Becca Feeken

Edna Morrisedie

Iwona Palamountain

Jeanne Jachna

Jen Cuthbertson

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston

Karin Åkesdotter

Kelly Schirmer

Kim Duran

Lynn Mercurio

Renee Lynch

Sandie Dunne

Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker

Claire Brennan

So glad you stopped by! Have a super day!

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Recipe
MATERIALS: Holly Sprig Die Set - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Scrap Felt Squares (approx. 4 1/2 inches); Embroidery thread

A Waltzingmouse Christmas - Day 3

Good morning and welcome back for Day 3 of A Waltzingmouse Christmas. Today we are inspiring you with Christmas tag ideas.

For today's project, I pulled out another newly released set, Seasonal Flourish. A beautifully elegant sentiment set, these phrases are stand-alone works of art!

I wanted to incorporate as many of the sentiments as possible on my tag, so I used them to stamp my background. I love the look - the flourishes are so elegant. I accented my background with some glitter-covered Scor-Tape and a little corsage of Festive Foliage. I used all three of the coordinating dies: Holly Sprig, Pinecones, and Mistletoe to create the look.

Tomorrow is another day of inspiration, I hope you will join us! Here are the rest of the Design Team links for today!

Anya Schrier - you are here!

Becca Feeken

Edna Morrisedie

Iwona Palamountain

Jeanne Jachna

Jen Cuthbertson

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston

Karin Åkesdotter

Kelly Schirmer

Kim Duran

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Renee Lynch

Sandie Dunne

Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker

Claire Brennan

So glad you stopped by! Have a super day!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Seasonal Flourish, Festive Foliage - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream - PTI
INK: Going Gray, Mellow Moss, Handsome Hunter, Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Holly Sprig Die Set, Pinecones Die Set, Mistletoe Die Set - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Linen Thread - SU!; Manila Tag - Stampers Anonymous; Florentine Gold Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts

Serendipity Stamps Challenge #24

Hi there!

This week is just moving right along, isn't it? Today it is time once again for a new challenge on the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. The challenge this week is to create a gift or tag for the holidays.

I thought a tag was the perfect thing on which to use this whimsical little Christmas Tree. I love the little lean it has to it :)

I stamped it on a variety of patterned papers (all from Simple Stories' Handmade Holiday collection) and paper-pieced my stamped image. I added a little bit of twine in the top corner to match the tree's lean. I also thought a little clothespin would be a cutie way to attach it to a gift (alas, my clothespins are MIA - in a box somewhere, I'm sure!).

Won't you join us for this week's challenge? All you need to do is use at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your project, along with paper scraps, and link it up over on the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.

Here is this week's fabulous inspiration from the rest of the Design Team:

Jenny Gropp
Marybeth Lopez
Miriam Napier
Pauline Pollington
Anya Schrier - you are here!
Jeanne Jachna
Vickie Zimmer
Julie Warner
Karen Amidon

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge. If you're in the mood for a little shopping, this week's sale is 40% off the highest priced item in your card. Use the coupon code 40fromhigh1113 to apply the discount. The special is good through 11/27.

Thanks for stopping by, take care!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Christmas Tree - Serendipity Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Oatmeal - Wplus9
PATTERNED PAPER: Handmade Holiday - Simple Stories
INK: Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko; Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger
OTHER: Star Dust Stickles - Ranger; Rustic Cream Button Twine - PTI; Corner Chomper 1/4 Edge Rounder - We R Memory Keepers

A Waltzingmouse Christmas - Day 2

Good morning and welcome back to Day 2 of A Waltzingmouse Christmas. Today we're focusing on Christmas cards, pulling together new releases and some old favorites. No more chit-chat, I can't wait to show you my first card!

In the words of sweetie Renee Lynch, I die! And its thanks to her and her massive die-cutting efforts that I can share the new Pinecones Die Set with you! This is another of the new die releases that coordinates with the Festive Foliage set.

The ornaments are from a newly released set, Folk Art Christmas Additions. This little set has a rustic, Scandinavian feel and pairs perfectly with the themes in Folk Art Medallion. And speaking of, I used some of the motifs in the Folk Art Medallion set to accent the ornaments. They weren't a perfect match, but they created that fabulous ghosting look reminiscent of vintage Christmas cards. In serious love here, especially with the red and blue ornament.

The Musical Background added a subtle pattern to my card base. The sentiment is one of five from Folk Art Christmas Additions. And yes, I am already wishing for dies for this set, too.

Next up is a sweet little number using the Candy Jar Christmas Fillers set.

For this set, I pulled out the Jar Essentials Die Set (thanks, Kelly!) for my little sweetie jar. The Jar Fillers - Jam Packed set is also making an appearance. How fun to combine all these sets and dies to create such a cute little jar. The 'Happy Holidays' is another sentiment from Folk Art Christmas Additions.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow - it is Christmas tag day! Here are the rest of the Design Team links for today!

Anya Schrier - you are here!

Becca Feeken

Edna Morrisedie

Iwona Palamountain

Jeanne Jachna

Jen Cuthbertson

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston

Karin Åkesdotter

Kelly Schirmer

Kim Duran

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Renee Lynch

Sandie Dunne

Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker

Claire Brennan

So glad you stopped by! Have a super day!

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Recipe
Peace on Earth Card
STAMPS: Festive Foliage, Folk Art Christmas Additions, Musical Backgrounds - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream - PTI; Lake House - Wplus9
INK: Poppy Parade, Cool Caribbean, Daffodil Delight, Pistachio Pudding, Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Pinecones Die Set - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Silver Pearls - Recollections; Crystal Fine Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Sewing Machine

Happy Holidays Card
STAMPS: Folk Art Christmas Additions, Candy Jar Christmas Fillers, Jar Fillers - Jam Packed, Pinstripe Backgrounder - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Pistachio Pudding - SU!; White - PTI
PATTERNED PAPER: Season's Greetings - Echo Park Paper Co.; Handmade Holiday - Simple Stories
INK: Bravo Burgundy - SU!; Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko; White - Wplus9; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Jar Essentials Die Set - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Copic Markers; Vintage Cream Grosgrain Ribbon, Rustic Cream Button Twine - PTI; Star Dust Stickles - Ranger Industries; Button

A Waltzingmouse Christmas

Good Morning!

Today is the first day of a week-long holiday celebration at WMS called A Waltzingmouse Christmas. We will be sharing samples of some of the new holiday sets (that have already been released and are available for sale in the Waltzingmouse store!) as well as some of the older sets. WMS is debuting coordinating dies this month (!!), so we will also be incorporating these into our projects.

Today, I am sharing the Holly Sprig Die Set, along with some peeks of the Alpine Christmas stamp set.

The Holly Sprig Die Set is a thin steel closed die. It coordinates with the large holly sprig and berry cluster from the Festive Foliage stamp set - one of my all time favorites EVER.

For my first card, I combined three snowflake images from Alpine Christmas, stamped onto cream cardstock and die cut with a circle die. I die cut the Holly Sprig as an accent for my design, but found that it was going to overlap my sentiment. I just snipped one of the leaves off, and covered up the edge with the berry cluster. Instant new look! The stamps line up beautifully with the die cuts, and there is a lovely border with lots of room to see where you're stamping.

For my second card, I incorporated the die cut holly into a background design.

I love the texture that this adds to the design. The holly was die cut from the same green cardstock as the banner, then stamped with the solid holly image. I inked the edges a bit with Distress Ink then adhered the die cuts onto the banner, trimming off any excess. I paired the green with a brighter shade stamped with the Woodgrain background. The sentiment and little Christmas village are all from the Alpine Christmas set. I love the vintage feel of this one!

That is it for me today, I will be back tomorrow with more holiday creations. Here are the rest of the Design Team links for today!

Anya Schrier - you are here!

Becca Feeken

Edna Morrisedie

Jeanne Jachna

Jen Cuthbertson

Jennifer Holmes

Julia Aston

Karin Åkesdotter

Kelly Schirmer

Kim Duran

Laurie Schmidlin

Lynn Mercurio

Renee Lynch

Sandie Dunne

Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker

Claire Brennan

So glad you stopped by! Have a super day!

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Recipe
Merry Christmas Card
STAMPS: Alpine Christmas, Cabin Plaid Backgrounder, Festive Foliage - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Kraft, Oatmeal - Wplus9
INK: Crumb Cake, River Rock, Baked Brown Sugar, Always Artichoke, Cranberry Crisp - SU!; Coffee Archival Ink, Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Holly Sprig Die Set - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Standard Circle Nestabilities - Spellbinders

Happiest of Holidays Card
STAMPS: Alpine Christmas, Festive Foliage, Woodgrain - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi - SU!; Spring Moss - PTI; Oatmeal - Wplus9
INK: Wild Wasabi, Poppy Parade, Bravo Burgundy; Smoky Slate - SU!; Spring Moss - PTI; Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Holly Sprig Die Set - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Diamond Stickles - Ranger Industries