 
Hi there sweet blog friends! Today is Day One of the new releases for Waltzingmouse Stamps. The sets that are planned for this week are over the top adorable so I hope you’ll stop by each day. Today I’m sharing two cards using the new Flurries set and new dies, the little trees and snow flakes are so cute!!! For my card today I’m using the new Spellbinders Majesty die and I’ve layered it with Spellbinders Labels 42 – Decorative Elements and embellished with Spellbinders Victorian Tassels. By the way, the previews all lead up to release day which is Tuesday, October 28th – at which time all of the products we’re showing will be available to see in full and purchase on the Waltzingmouse Stamps website.
My second card is simple, simple, simple. I’m using a brand new Waltzingmouse Die called Pretty Panels 1 and used the negative cutout for my sentiment and to nestle some of the snowflakes from the Flurries set. My center panel is embellished with the Picot Panel die set and a bow.
| SUPPLIES I USED |
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps – Flurries (Available 10/28)
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest, Solar White Smooth 80 lb Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock
Ink: Versamark and White Embossing Powder
Accessories: Picot Panel Die Set, Pretty Panels One, Grosgrain Ribbon, Recollections Pearls |
The other ladies have come up with some awesome samples. Be sure to stop by and have a peek! I hope you’ll take a second to visit and see what they made today!
Thanks so much for stopping by, we’ll be back tomorrow at 1pm CST for Preview Day 2 :-)
Good morning sweet friends. I’ve been diligently producing Christmas cards left and right and I looked up for a moment to be mindful that the seasons seem to be flying by (except summer, summer lasts forever). I don’t think I’ve savored a fall more delicious than the one we’re in right now. Although the leaves aren’t changing here yet, the air is crisp and the sky seems bluer with frothy clouds that tumble through the sky without the threat of rain. Yep, it’s fall and today I’m sharing a sweet fall sentiment from Quietfire Design called How Beautifully Leaves Grow Old.
I have to be honest folks, I’d be hard pressed to find a great orange in my stash. But fall has browns and golds with the tips of leaves colored with a splash of purple or or yellow. I’m sharing a card with an awesome pairing of Spellbinders Oval Bliss and Spellbinders Sparkle topped with Spellbinders Classic Ovals LG and embellished with Spellbinders Moroccan Accents.
Here’s how I made it – step by step:
- Start out with a 5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″ card base. (Card base is made with two pieces of 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″‘ paper scored and glued as in this Hinge Video.)
- Mat a 5-1/8″ x 6-3/4″ piece of cream cardstock with gold cardstock cut to 5-1/4″ x 7-1/4″
- Mat a 6-5/8″ x 4-1/2″ piece of design paper with gold cardstock cut to 4-5/8″ x 6-3/4″ adhere to previous layers with two layers of foam tape.
- Place ribbon and lace across card and two matted layers horizontally and tape on backside. Adhere to card base with two layers of foam tape.
- Cut/emboss Spellbinders Oval Bliss and attach with two layers of foam tape.
- Cut/emboss Spellbinders Sparkle, adhere to card base, add two pearls.
- Cut/emboss Spellbinders Classic Ovals LG and stamp sentiment, distress with Brushed Corduroy Ink.
- Trace around outside of oval with Krylon Gold Leafing Pen
- Adhere oval to card base using two layers of foam tape.
- Glue a bow embellished with flowers and leaves to the right side of oval
- Cut one corner with Spellbinders Moroccan Accents, adhere to card and add pearl.
| CRAFT SUPPLIES I USED |
Rubber Stamps: Quietfire Design called How Beautifully Leaves Grow Old
Craft Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Natural White – 80 lb smooth, Gold, Prima – Stationers Desk
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.
Accessories: Spellbinders Oval Bliss, Spellbinders Sparkle, Spellbinders Classic Ovals LG, Spellbinders Moroccan Accents, Cream Grosgrain Ribbon, Brown Satin Ribbon, Lace, Mulberry Flowers, Prima Leaves, Paper Studio Pearls, Krylon Gold Leafing Pen |
By the way, I noticed Suzanne at Quietfire is running 20% off on stamps right now – I hope you’ll pop by and see if there’s anything that tickles your fancy. In the meantime, enjoy your week and thanks so much for stopping by!
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Hi there friends! Take my word for it, you should ‘never’ say never! I’ve been seeing cards with sequins everywhere and I simply shook my head unable to understand what anyone would see in them and here we go, today it was the perfect embellishment for my card. It just needed a little sumpin’ sumpin’ and that did it. My card today is a kind of novelty card. I looked at the Spellbinders Picture Perfect die template, loving how it feels like you are looking into a scene! I decided to make a peek-a-boo kind of open aperature card. It was tons of fun and again I used the red, white and kraft that I love. You might just notice that I didn’t use any stamp! Spellbinders Holiday Sentiments comes right in handy for a quick sentiment.
Mind you this isn’t the kind of card that you’re gonna write a book in but it will be a nice card to show off in the Christmas Card line up on your entry table.
I framed the card with diagonal candy stripe paper using Spellbinders Grand Labels One and finished off with a red bird cut from Spellbinders Birds on a Wire
Here’s how I made it – step by step:
- Start out with a 6″ square card base – line the inside of the card with design paper and add several red sequins.
- Cut/emboss Spellbinders Picture Perfect centered on the front of the card without the Labels One Shaped border.
- Cut/emboss Spellbinders Picture Perfect along with it’s companion Labels One Shaped die from kraft cardstock, adhere to center of card base.
- Cut/emboss Spellbinders Grand Labels One # 1 and #3, adhere to front of card with two layers of foam tape.
- Tie a bow, snip off tails, adhere to bottom left hand corner with a button and bells.
- Cut a strip 1″ x 3″ and cut notch out of end, adhere to card.
- Cut/emboss words from Spellbinders Holiday Sentiments, adhere to strip.
- Cut/emboss Spellbinders Birds of a Wire – adhere one bird to tree.
| CRAFT SUPPLIES I USED |
Rubber Stamps: None
Craft Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White – 80 lb smooth, PTI – Pure Poppy, Kraft, Teresa Collins – Santa’s List
Ink: None
Accessories: Spellbinders Picture Perfect, Spellbinders Holiday Sentiments, Spellbinders Grand Labels One, Spellbinders Birds on a Wire, May Arts Silk Ribbon, Paper Studio Button, Red Bells, Red Sequins |
Thanks so much for stopping by! I have read and savored each comment you’ve written, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on my last post! Sending hugs!!
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BOTH of your cards are GORGEOUS BECCA! With their BECCA BOWS! :D I LOOOOOVE the first card ESPECIALLY with those DIES! WOW!!!! What an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS CREATION!!!!!!!!!!! :D BLESSINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Gorgeous cards, Becca! I love all the layers and details on both. You are amazing! :-) xoxo
I love the first card best with the cutouts, however, am confused about the trees/snowflake die. When I opened it, is this shipped from over seas? I love the Victorian Tassels!!
Beautiful card!!
Wow! Both cards are stunning. I love the ornate frame on the New Year card and that bow is just fabulous. I do like the picot border on the snowflake card, so pretty. Great cards.
Wow such a wonderful cards.
Stunning cards!!! Your pictures are always staged so gorgeously, I love them.
Beautiful cards as usual, Becca! I especially love the simplicity of the second one – it is so pretty! God Bless you for sharing your talents!
Hi Becca. I love your cards today – both beautiful in their own right. Thanks for sharing :-) xx
Beautiful cards. I love how the snowflakes fall through your aperture window :)
These two gorrrrrrgeous cards have blown me away especially the first one. The new SB Majesty die teamed up with Labels 42 Decorative Elements are so awesome that gives me a strong urge to buy them in no time. Becca, you’re unbeatable!!!
Good evening Becca,
These two cards are beautiful, hard to choose between them but, for me, I think the 2nd one just pips it to the post.
It’s late here in the U.K. (almost midnight) and we’ve been to a ceilidh in aid of cancer research. It was brilliant and some dancers from the show “Riverdance” and “Lord of the Dance” previewed their new show and danced for us. They stayed for the ceilidh and joined in with the ordinary dances. How great is that?
Also, this morning we went to a 100th birthday party for an aunt, who was in great form and very funny, so all in all it’s been a wonderful day for us.
Becca, have a lovely and blessed Sunday, xx
Wow Becca! That first one just took my breath away. STUNNING!
Hi Becca, I love these cards, they are just so elegant. You really are fantastic at layering and getting the most out of your dies. Thanks for sharing with us.
Hi Becca. Both cards are beautiful. I love the Flurries by Waltzingmouse Stamps in particular. Take care.
Beautiful cards Becca: you always do such BEAUTIFUL work!! And because of you, I just bought some lovely Spellbinders dies at a craft convention yesterday!! I love how you work with dies, and I want to see if I can come close!! :-) Hugs, H in Healdsubrg
Simply beautiful!
Becca no one does bows like you….they make me drool ;-) lol
Those bows!!! One day I will ‘get it’ and make one that resembles one of yours! Beautiful cards.
Wow Becca! love the die cuts – so gorgeous in the lovely creams and gold – you’ve used these stamps to perfection along with the dies, cut outs and beautiful ribbon!
So soft and pretty…just like snowflakes! You are so creative. I enjoy your world!
Stunning cards Becca! I can’t wait for the full release on the 28th!
Hello becca learning lots n lots from you.your guidance has given new way to my craftline because in India its not very popular to use stamps dies but iam trying to learn always new things but I dont have die cut machine now Iwill get it soon.Always be my inspiration thhankyou.
Morning Becca and all crafters, oh such beautiful cards today, I am always amazed how stunning your cards are, I wished I had an ounce of your talent, so looking forward to the new release, any idea when these will be available in the UK.
Have a great Sunday everyone, did you remember to turn your clocks back (in the UK), stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs June Smith xxx
Hi Becca,
Stunning card, love the dies and cute little stamps, so handy to have small stamps. Love the design of your cards, I really do, always so stylish and classy.
Love & Hugs
Jacquie J xxx
Wow! like both but love the first one – especially that amazing triple bow!
Amazing card here again. Both of them are sooo beautiful and would work perfect for any occation too.
Very elegant cards!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! I know I sound like a broken record, but truly, your use of dies and embellishments to create the background for your cards is amazing.
Such beautiful cards Becca, i love them both,
God Bless
Elaine H X
Very beautiful card, Becca! I love the gold underlayment~
Wow the combination of dies is incredible. Both cards r great. Is the Becca bow maker still available?
Becca,
Gorgeous cards. Great dies and stamps. Love the elegance of the first card, and the simple elegance of the second…and the bows are awesome. Amazing job.
you just continue to amaze me with what you do with dies, Both are beautiful, love your gold accenting in the first and the kraft and cream are a lovely combo on the second!
I just had to come and see. You always do such beautiful and amazing work on your cards and these are no exception.
Good morning Becca,
The top card of this set is for the elegant, sophisicated amongst our friends and the bottom on is for the more home loving, countrywise friends. Both lovely cards for different reasons but i do like the first best i think as it looks so elegant in the white and gold.
Love and crafty hugs
Norah (Glenochil, Scotland)
so stunning, love them x
Your cards are beautiful
Becca, you make the most amazing cards. They are so beautiful.