Waltzingmouse October Release Blog Waltz

Welcome to the Waltzingmouse October Release Design Team Blog Waltz. Make sure to start at Claire's blog to go through the entire waltz! You should have come here from Anya's blog, if you didn't be sure to make the rounds! There's som fabulous eye candy.  This month there will be 5 fabulous sets being featured in the waltz (Big Blooms - Poinsettia, Compliments of the Season, Frame It, Holiday Labels No 14, and Text It)!

Remember you can win a free stamp set by leaving a comment at each blog post along the waltz, including this post! Your comment must be received by 11:59 pm EASTERN on October 9. One winner will be chosen from comments on Claire's blog and one winner will be chosen from comments left on one of the DT member's blogs! So leaving a comment on this blog gives you a chance to win some free goodies and by making the rounds, you can increase your chances!

Season's Greetings Card

So, I will admit I didn't think it was possible... When I was at CHA, I tagged along with Mona one of the days. Mona insisted we stop by the Graphic 45 booth -- graphic wha? Somehow I had never heard of them and when we got there, I still couldn't figure out what the big deal was. Don't get me wrong.., the booth was stunning,  "just not my style", I stupidly told Mona. Now I'm gonna eat my words...

I adore it. Give me more any day. I couldn't stop using the Xmas line with the sentiments from WMS's Compliments of the Season. Everyone this year is getting Xmas cards with these fabulous images and sentiments! I need more! I loved this image so much I couldn't cover any more of it up..  I let the main focus of the card be the image and I just added some tidbits here and there. The lace is from the fabulous Nina Brackett! Thanks so much Nina!

I'm going to Archivers this weekend. Guess what's #1 on my list? You got it... Graphic 45. I hear a big fat "I told ya so" coming my way. ;-)


Sleigh Bells Ring Card

The "Sleigh Bells Ring" sentiment from Compliments of the Season and Musical Backgrounds seemed like the perfect merge for this card. The frame comes from Holiday Labels No 14. There's actually an extra flourish on there but in order to make the sentiment fit, I did mask the flourish when I stamped.

The music background is stamped with Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored the dots of the patterned paper with a Copic Marker -- I felt that when it was white, it was too glaring. 




Great Big Hugs Card

This is actually the card I'm sending off to Cammie's Heart to Heart Card Drive. I already sent it off but since I had used stamps that weren't released yet, I couldn't share it. I encourage you guys to send cards off even if you can't win anymore. :)

I stamped flowers from Big Blooms - Chrysanthemums in different colors. I laid those panels out and then tied a ribbon around it. The label frame comes from Holiday Labels No 14 and the sentiment is from Frame It.

I'm the last stop on the blog waltz today. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed the projects! Remember to leave a comment here by 11:59 pm EASTERN on October 9 for a chance to win WMS goodies!



Season's Greetings Card

Stamps: (Compliments of the Season) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Graphic 45, Pink Paislee
Fibers: (lace) Courtesy of the Fabulous Nina Brackett
Accents: (buttons) Papertrey Ink
Tools: (star punch) Fiskars


Sleigh Bells Ring Card

Stamps: (Compliments of the Season, Holiday Labels No 14, Musical Backgrounds) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Cardstock, Ink, Fibers: Papertrey Ink
Accents: (gem) Bazzill
Tools: (label die) Spellbinders


Great Big Hugs Card

Stamps: (Holiday Labels No 14, Frame It, Big Blooms - Chrysanthemums) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: Papertrey Ink, Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Fibers: (ribbon) Papertrey Ink
Tools: (label die) Spellbinders