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Edited to add: Aaack! My scheduled post didn't post! So sorry about this being late!!
Hi! I'm popping in here to announce the winner of the Paper Smooches Blog Hop! One lucky commenter was chosen to win a brand new My Guy stamp set!
According to Random.org, the winner is.....
Laurie, those look so great. I had not seen them in years. Thanks for bringing them back with such great inspiration.
Congratulations Jean! I will be contacting you via email soon!
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It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the Paper Smooches November stamp release with you! The Three NEW clear stamp sets will be available to purchase on November 1st. You will find them HERE. Follow the Paper Smooches blog for more sneak peeks.
To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize! Just leave a comment on any of the five design team blogs listed below for your chance to win one of the three new November stamp sets! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify) You have until midnight MT on Friday, October 28th to leave a comment. Please check all five blogs on Saturday, October 29th to see if you are one of the five lucky winners.
To increase your chances of winning:
1. Leave a comment on this blog post
2. Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
3. Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
4. Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop
(which means that you have up to four chances to win on each blog)
For my project today, I used the soon to be released My Guy set! With four kids in our house, there always seems to be a shortage of fridge magnets. I mean, fridge space is like prime real estate in our household! :-)
I started with some clear, flat backed pebbles that I picked up at a craft store. I traced around them onto some patterned paper and then cut them out (they are not perfect circles). I stamped and paper pieced the pennant, football, and all star images using permanent ink (this is important). To adhere the paper to the pebble, I coated it with some Diamond Glaze. If you use water based ink, it will run during this step. Trust me, I learned the hard way. :-) After the magnets were dry (I let them sit for about 8 hours), I glued on some magnet strips.
Thanks for joining me here today! I hope your day is a fabulous one! ~Laurie
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Good morning! I'm back from my girl's getaway with Tosha and Julee! To say that I had a good time would be a HUGE understatement! Those girls are so much fun to be with and Missoula has some great little shops! I'll share some photos tomorrow, but in the mean time I have a card to share with you!
This card was already shared in the Paper Smooches newsletter, but I thought I would share it here as well. :-) I used some chipboard accents along with the Chit Chat stamp set to create this bright and fun teacher card.
Well, I have a sick boy home from school today so I had better wrap this up. I'm so glad you stopped by! Hugs, Laurie
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Good morning! I'm excited to be able to share with you what I've been up to in my craft room lately! :-)
My first card features items from the new Vintage Blue collection. The soft and dreamy focal image is a Vintage Blue Whatnot. I offset and layered that onto a heart Cardstock Sticker. In the top left corner, I embossed the birds (from the Vintage Blue Clear Stamps set) and on the bottom patterned paper layer I stamped the lace trim and postal markings (also from the Vintage Blue Clear Stamp set). I finished it off with an Epoxy Word.
To create this soft and girly card, I reached for the Beautiful Dreamer collection! Oh how these pretty papers and embellishments make my heart go pitter-patter! I layered the focal image (a Whatnot from the Beautiful Dreamer collection) onto a circular Peek-a-Boo. For the tag, I stamped the sentiment onto a Beautiful Dreamer Cardstock Sticker.
Thanks so much for joining me here today! ~Laurie
Dream Card
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Papers: Blue Rose, Motif
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Clear Stamps
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Cardstock Stickers - Titles
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Whatnot
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Epoxy Words
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Trim
Pink Rose Card
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Papers: Stripe, Floral
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Cardstock Stickers - Journaling
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Whatnot
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Peek-a-Boo
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Trim
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Giant Rhinestones
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Good morning! I thought I would pop in here and share a Paper Smooches card before I head out of town. I get to sneak off to Missoula to meet up with Julee and Tosh for what has become our annual girl's get-together! Several days of just shopping, eating, and just being together! I can't wait!
I used the My Peeps set to create my card. I stacked the penguin because, well...the more the merrier, right? :-) I kept the layout super simple because of the bold colors I chose.
Well, I had better jet! I'm supposed to be leaving in a half an hour! :-)
Thanks for joining me here today! Have a GREAT day! ~Laurie
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Good morning! I am honored to be a part of this special Stamper's Dream Blog Hop. If you haven't read Michelle's post yet today, please take a moment and head over there, In order to spend more time with her family and friends, she has made the difficult decision to close Stamper's Dream.
For my card, I used the Elegant Frames cling set from JustRite Stampers. The patterned paper is from the Blush Lost & Found 6 x 6 pad by My Mind's Eye. I embellished it with some pearl flourishes, ribbon, a Prima flower, and a Prima Crystal Heart. (LOVE those things).
With the announcement that she is closing her store, Michelle also announced that she is having a store wide SALE!
Everything in the store is 20% off with the coupon code Farewell2U. Just enter on the checkout page in the coupon section and it will take 20% off the lowest marked price of the items in your shopping cart! There is a $20 minimum to activate the coupon. Sorry, but there will be no free shipping during the liquidation.
Below is a list of ladies that have created projects in honor of today's blog hop! Be prepared for awesomeness though...because these ladies are amazing!
Michelle Rodgers
Becca Feeken
Tosha Leyendekker
Denise Marzec
Laurie Schmidlin
Carolyn King
Amy Sheffer
Arlene Cuevas
Teresa Kline
Jessica Diedrich
Mariana Grigsby
Lea Lawson
Jo Thompson
Thanks so much for joining me here today! ~Laurie
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Welcome to the October Waltzingmouse blog waltz! All six brand new sets are available right now at the Waltzingmouse Stamps store!
All the fun starts over at Claire's blog! You won't want to miss any of the Design Team blogs, as there is a prize hidden along the way! To enter, just make sure to leave some comment love on each of the blogs before October 17th at 6:59 AM Eastern.
If you've arrived here from Kate's blog, then you are on the right track! If not, make sure to head back over to Claire's blog!
Today the Design Team is sharing projects made with the Candy Jar Christmas and Candy Jar Christmas Fillers sets.
For my card, I used the new Candy Jar Christmas set! Isn't that jar full of candy SO fun?? I adore how Claire has included many different goodies to fill the jar up with! SOOO fun, and no calories! Teeheheee! I kept my card fairly simple, as I really wanted the candy jar to take center stage.
Next up on the Waltz is Niki's blog!
Thanks for stopping by! ~Laurie
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It's Day 3 of the Waltzingmouse October Sneak Previews! What do you think so far? Are you loving these set as much as I am? :-)
There are two sets being featured by the Design Team today! I'll give you a hint...they are compatible with Spellbinders dies! Oh YEAH! They are called Holiday Ornaments and Santa's Coming to Town, and I think you are going to adore them both! :-)
(Click on Photo for a Larger View)
To create my goodie bag, I used two different ornaments from the soon to be released Holiday Ornaments set along with the Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornament dies! I started with a simple brown bag. I trimmed the top a little, then ran it through my Cuttlebug using an embossing folder. I added some patterned paper (from Echo Park's new Christmas collection), Dew Drops, Ribbon with a felt snowflake, and a heart rhinestone. Just for fun, I used my Martha Stewart fringe scissors along the top. To complete the gift, I inserted six old fashioned peppermint sticks.
For more inspiration, please visit the following Design Team blogs...
Anya Schrier Becca Feeken Belinda Chang Langner Clare Buswell Julia Aston Jennifer Holmes Kate Whelan Kelly Schirmer Laurie Schmidlin Lynn Mercurio Mona Pendleton Niki Estes Sandie Dunne Tosha Leyendekker Claire Brennan (Owner)
Thanks for visiting today! ~Laurie
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I'm back today to share some more Waltzingmouse preview projects with you! There will be 6 new Christmas themed sets releasing this Saturday! Take it from me, you will be blown away! These new sets are my favorite WMS sets yet!
Today the Design Team is sharing projects made with the soon to be released Nordic Winter set!
This set reminded me of those thick winter sweaters...you know, the really warm, wool ones. I wanted to recreate that in my card, so I started by die cutting and stamping on some natural muslin. I kept the theme monochromatic (just like the sweaters :-) and added only a button and a single rhinestone for embellishments.
I had so much fun with the first card, I decided to keep stamping! I just changed the color and focal image! While this card isn't as striking as the red, I really do like the softness of it. :-)
There is so much more inspiration in store for you today! You will definitely want to spend some time checking out what the other ladies have created!
Anya Schrier
Becca Feeken
Belinda Chang Langner
Julia Aston
Jennifer Holmes
Kate Whelan
Kelly Schirmer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
Niki Estes
Sandie Dunne
Tosha Leyendekker
Claire Brennan (Owner)
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope your day is a creative one! ~Laurie
Stamps: Nordic Winter (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Paper: Rustic Cream, Pure Poppy (PTI), Baja Breeze (SU!)
Ink: Versamagic Dew Drops, Versamark
Accessories: Spellbinders dies, Muslin fabric, Top Note die (SU!), Ribbon, Button, Rhinestone, Corner rounder punch, Baja Breeze button (SU!)
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This is my second post for today. Please scroll down (or click HERE) to see my Swimming for Katie Blog Hop post!
Welcome to the first day of the Waltzingmouse October Release Previews! You are going to absolutely LOVE what Claire has cooked up for you this month!
You can click on any of the photos for a larger view.
Today, the Design Team is sharing projects made with the soon to be released Seasonal Remedies set! Oh. My. WORD! Just wait until you see this fantastic set! Squeeeaaal! I plan on making many of our Christmas gifts this year and the stamps in this set are SO perfect for this!
For my projects, I did a trial run of sorts, for some of the gifts I plan on making this year. Well, technically I didn't make the first one (it's store bought sparkling apple cider). I like to have some of these made up to bring as hostess gifts. The middle gift is some strawberry preserves that I dressed up a bit. :-) The third is some homemade wassail (the recipe is posted below). All in all, these gifts did not take very long to put together, but the ornate and detailed labels make them look like it did! I love it!
To create this tag, I layered my embossed tag image (don't you just love how the effervescent part goes so well with sparkling apple cider??) on to a rosette created from patterned paper, layered those onto a die cut made from the Lotus Spellbinders die, and then added in some leaves.
For my preserves label, I embossed it onto some patterned paper and adhered it to the jar! Easy as pie! I just love how detailed these labels are...they don't even need any sprucing up! :-)
For my homemade wassail, I kept the packaging very simple. I created a tag using one of the new images (did you see that it actually says Wassail & Co. on the top!!!!). Some buttons, ribbons, and a bit of burlap was all that I added to this!
Since my family loves this wassail so much, I thought I'd share the recipe with you...
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c sugar (I actually use a little less)
8 c apple cider
2 c orange juice (I use the kind with lots of pulp)
12 whole cloves
2-3 whole cinnamon sticks
Sliced oranges (with peel)
Bring all ingredients to a boil. Turn the heat down and simmer for 30-40 minutes. (This also does well in a crock pot). The longer you "steep" these ingredients, the stronger the flavor. Garnish with orange slices.
I hope you have enjoyed these projects today! :-) For more inspiration, make sure to check what the other ladies have created:
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