Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #107

Hi all! I missed last week's sketch :( ! I hate when that happens. Check out this week's challenge information and additional entries here. The sketch is by another of the super talented Mischief Makers, Tosha Leyendekker. I decided on a winter theme to hopefully help me forget about the heat! One of my very favorite sets is Sewing Box-Christmas and I opted to use the little snowman! Isn't he cute and he also worked so perfectly with this patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket. I debossed a strip of Vintage Cream cardstock and because the background paper had little red dots in the pattern, I punched some from matching red paper and glued them over the snowflakes. 

Thanks so much for coming by to take a peek! Have a wonderful weekend!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Sewing Box-Christmas (WMS)

Cardstock: Pinefeather, Vintage Cream (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Dear Mr. Claus (Cosmo Cricket)

Additional: Oval Dies (PTI); Snowflake Embossing Folder (QuikKutz); Corner Rounder (EK Success); Ribbon (Stash); Black Pearls (Queen and Co.)

CAS -ual Fridays Challenge #62: Back in Black

I'm not even going to tell you how long it has been since I've done a Cas-ual Friday challenge! But I have loved looking at all the CAS entries and decided I needed to give it try again. This one uses a black base! I just received my first order from Lil' Inker not very long again so here's my card using the sun image. LOVE their stamps and dies!!

I use this embossing folder a lot. It seems to work for so many things. And for the strip across the top I tried white, different shades of yellow and blue but decided the soft gray looked best. The velvet cardstock I have had for ages. Love the texture and the weight is fabulous for popping up the sun. The rain dot was a perfect fit and I colored two pearls with Copics to place by the sentiment.

We are still staying inside most of the time as the 100 degree days continue. There is a chance of rain for tomorrow but the temperatures aren't expected to drop much for quite a while. I want to work on some more cards so will try to have another post soon!

SMILES,MILES

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Sun Sentiments (Lil' Inker Designs)

Cardstock: True Black, Lemon Tart, Soft Stone (PTI); Bumblebee Crushed Velvet (Doodlebug Design)

Dies: Large Sunshine Die (Lil' Inker Designs)

Additional: Stripes Label Embossing Folder (Life Style), Clear Rain Dots (Cloud 9 Designs), Pearls (Recollections), Copics

Waltzingmouse July Blop Party

THEME: THE GREAT OUTDOORS

It's the 17th and time for another WMS Blog Party! And the theme this month is one so appropriate for summer--time to vacation, relax and enjoy the wonders of nature. While I love my garden, my favorite outdoor activity is birdwatching! Whether it's looking out the window at the bird feeders or planning trips where we can except to see new birds, my hubby and I consider this a major feature in our lives. There are lots of bird stamps--including nests, eggs and houses, but I hadn't seen an actual birdwatching image until recently. I think she is so adorable! So I used Teeny Trees and one of Claire's awesome sentiments to create this card. Oh, and a cloud made with my new Lil' Inker die!

I'm posting a little later than usual but we spent the day outside with lawn and home repair projects. Not exactly an enjoyable way to spend time outdoors when the temperature is over 100 degrees! It's still 99 now and it's almost 9:00 pm!!

Be sure to visit all the wonderful blogs (just click HERE) for lots of inspiring illustrations of ways people celebrate the great outdoors. You also still have time to post a creation of your own. And you might even win a free Waltzingmouse stamp set!

Hope you enjoy the hop!!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Teeny Trees, Say It Loud (WMS); Birdwatching (A Day for Daisies Digitals)

Cardstock: Spring Moss, Stamper's Select White (PTI); Blue (Bazzill)

Dies: Rainbows and Clouds (Lil' Inker Designs)
Additional: Memento Inks (Nautical Blue, Bamboo Leaves, Rich Cocoa); Copics

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #105

I had no internet access part of yesterday and this morning! Luckily it got fixed in time for me to post my card for this week's WMSC! We have another wonderful sketch from Teresa Kline. Love how easy it is to work with! I adore this paper from Graphic 45 and it goes so well with French Country! The base polka dot paper is from the Fashionista Collection and the others are from the Domestic Goddess Collection. For the teapot, which is from PTI, I stamped off once to create a more muted tone and stamped the smallest rooster on top. The sentiment is from the Frame-It set with a wee flower from French Country. Had to use the wonderful border stamp too so used that for the horizontal strip.

This will be wonderful to send to one of my tea drinking friends! I am pretty much a coffee addict myself!

Hope you're having a fabby week!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: French Country, Frame-It (WMS); Tea for Two (PTI)
Cardstock: Fine Linen (PTI); Unk Color of Red (Bazzill)
Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 (Fashionista Collection and Domestic Goddess Collection)
Additional: Scalloped Circles Dies (Spellbinders); Tea for Two Die (PTI); Memento Ink

Cloud 9 Blop Hop-July

There's an exciting new blog hop starting today over at the Cloud 9 blog! It was created by the very talented Suzanne Dahlberg. I first met Suzanne through the 12 Kits of Christmas group and just love visiting her blog--talk about oozing with inspiration! I was so glad when she posted the information about the Cloud 9 blog because it was just after I received my first WPlus9 order. I now have two stamp sets and some dies and know I will be ordering more. Below is the inspiration photo Suzanne provided for this month's challenge.

As I said, I don't have a lot of stamps yet so decided to go with the colors and this embossing folder that ever so slightly reminds me of the grass-llke table skirt. But the picture looks like a celebration so I thought stars and fireworks might be in order. This Echo Park paper had the perfect colors! And I love this pocket set--so great for many occasions!!

Be sure to visit the Cloud 9 blog and learn more about the new monthly hops. There is still time to enter this one too!

Thanks for letting me share! 

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: A Pocketful (WPlus9)

Cardstock: Summer Sunrise, Stamper's Select White (PTI); Cream and Sugar (Coredinations); Unk Aqua

Patterned Paper: Summer Fabrics (Digital Paper by Gina K); Paradise Beach (Echo Park)

Additional: Rhinestones (Queen and Co.); Copic Y17; Gold Gelly Roll Pen; Rich Cocoa and Morocco Ink (Memento); Stripes Label Embossing Folder (Lifestyle)

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #104

Another fabulous WM sketch and this week it was contributed by Teresa Kline, one of the very talented Mischief Makers. I used all the elements in the sketch but altered it a bit so I could feature this cool ribbon. I found it in a store that I never would have thought would be carrying ribbon and thought it would be a perfect addition for a card using the 'you're the bee's knees' sentiment! I added one of the bees from Lil' Buddies. His wings have some glitter added but it might be hard to see in the photo. It also gave me a chance to use my new hexagon dies from My Favorite Things.

Be sure to check all the samples and entries over at the WM Sketch blog. There is a lot of particularly wonderful inspiration this week!

We are still roasting here in Kansas! This is the eleventh day the temperature has been in the triple digits. It means we spent a fair amount of each morning watering plants. Thank goodness for air conditioning though! It is supposed to be cooler next week so we're keeping our fingers crossed!!

Hope the weather is cooler wherever you are. Have a great weekend!

Smiles,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Lil' Buddies, Compact Sentiments-Part 2 (WMS)

Cardstock: Oatmeal (WPlus9); Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold, Smoky Shadow (PTI)

Patterned Paper: It's Raining, It's Pouring Collection (PiggyTales); Savannah River Walk (Scenic Route)

Additional: Ribbon (May Arts); Hexagon Dies (MFT); Oval Dies (PTI); Copics; AtYouSpica pen (clear)

It's the last day of June and that means it's time for another 12 Kits reveal! If you haven't been following our monthly posts, just click HERE so you can check up on what we are all about!

This month our hostess was Amy Kolling. She is so super talented. If you haven't visited her blog, be sure to go over for a visit. And the kit this month was SO amazing! I think we all instantly fell in love with all the fantastic products. Now I can hardly wait to place an order for some new goodies! Everyone was so excited and couldn't wait to use the supplies! Luckily Renee took a picture of the kit before everything got turned into cards. Thanks Renee!

PHOTO BY RENEE

Working with this month's kit was so much fun. Everything came together like magic. I think Amy may have sent some of those 'self-assembling' cards that I've heard so much about! Now for my cards! A lot of the items were from Lil' Inker Design and one of the most popular was this die cut bow! Isn't it just the coolest! The base on this one is embossed with PTI's woodgrain impression plate. Loved the frosted pearls Amy included too!

There is room in the little kraft bag for a gift card on this one! Tucked inside is a bingo card with 'Merry' at the top. And isn't the mini paper clip fun! There were paper clips and a mini clothespin to use if we wanted. 

I cut the Texture Plate frame down just a bit to use it on the card base. Loved the gorgeous satin ribbon so wanted to find a way to use it! Oh, and those trees--another item for an upcoming order!

And speaking of awesome products, don't you love the bell? Isn't that an amazing die cut--and so perfect in silver! I can see some gold ones in my future too! I did use some paper from my stash this time and the little added sentiments are from Waltzingmouse  Say It Loud-Winter Holiday.

Of course,  tags are always a great addition to my Christmas stash! I used more of the fabulous patterned paper with one of the die cut sentiments on a PTI tag. 

I'm keeping things brief so you can have time to visit all the other blogs. Below is a list of all the participants.

Thank you, Amy--you supplied an incredible kit--loved it so much!! Hope everyone enjoys the hop and finds lots of inspiration out there that can help you with your own Christmas creations!

HUGS,

Sharron

Amy

Joyce

Marybeth

Renee
Suzanne
Christina
Kim
Kara
Jessica
Jeanne
Sharron--you're here!

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: 25 Days of Christmas (Simple Stories)

Cardstock: Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Rustic Cream (PTI). I also used Scarlet Jewel, Aqua Mist, Stamper's Select White (PTI) and Oatmeal (WPlus9)

Dies: Flags and Tags, Sentiment Flag Die, Texture Plate 1, Small Bow, Holly Jolly, Jingle Joy (all Lil' Inker Designs). I also used Tag #3, Mat Stack #4, Limitless Layers 1 3/4" (PTI)

Misc: Adhesive Rhinestones (Recollections); Mini Paper Clip (Tim Holtz); Small Kraft Bag (Michaels)

Ribbon: Twill (Hobby Lobby); Ivory Satin (Dollar Tree); Ivory Crochet Thread