I hope you have been enjoying all the wonderful projects made with the latest Waltzingmouse Release! Claire always makes the best Christmas images and sentiments and these were loads of fun to play with. We're celebrating the stamps hitting the web store today with a blog hop and another opportunity to win some of these goodies for yourself. If you're hopping along you should have reached me from Laurie Schmidlin's blog. If you'd like to start at the beginning you can get all the deets here at Claire's blog!
I made two cards for you today - the first was made using the swirly peppermint accent from Elf Made. I was tempted to dress up some cupcakes, but thought that some lollipops would be just as nice. I had a heck of a time finding the wood coffee stirrers. I'm not a coffee drinker so I didn't realize that most everything is plastic now. I found these at Hobby Lobby touted as "wood craft sticks". They were in the aisle with other wood items like clothespins and images to dress up with paint.
This one is my favorite card I made from the release. I use the assembled Santa image from the "Jolly Old Elf" set, and the cute little tag from "Elf Made. The tag is made using the new Pretty Panels Two die, and the "Certified Elfmade" tag stamp fits perfectly on it! I really like that the die is made with a separate little outline that allows you to add a bit of color to your stamped image.
My latest addiction is tulle. It's available in shorter rolls now in lots of colors and makes a wonderful poofy bow. A bit of gold sparkle does wonders for my soul!
Ready to see more beautiful designs? Your next stop is Karin Akesdotter!! I can't wait to see what dreamy confection she has for us today!
Here's a list of all the ladies with projects for you today! Enjoy! Happy Hopping and GOOD LUCK!!!
Supplies Used: Peppermint Lollipops Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Elf Made Stamp Set
Dies: Waltzingmouse Stitched Tags, Spellbinder Standard Circles
Twinery Maraschino Twine
Pattern Paper: Echo Park Keepin' Cozy 6x6"
Card Stock: PTI White, Aqua Mist
Ivory Button Twine, 3/8" Velvet Woven Light Blue May Arts, 7/8" Lace Hobby Lobby Decorative Trim, White Seam Binding Hug Snug
Wood Sticks: Woodpile from Hobby Lobby
Heart Gems, Button
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Avery Elle Cherry
Santa Tag Card Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Jolly Old Elf, Elf Made
Dies: Waltzingmouse Pretty Panel 2, Waltzingmouse Jolly Old Elf Digital Cut Files, Cheery Lynn French Pastry, Spellbinder Nested Lacey Pennants
Glitter Stars - Paper Studio - Hobby Lobby
Twinery Gold Shimmer Twine
1/8" White / Gold Chevron Zig Zag, 5/8" Gold Chevron Elastic Hobby Lobby
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Avery Elle Cherry, Memento Bamboo Leaves, Love Letter
I want to wish everyone a fun and safe Halloween!! I have two really simple cards to celebrate with today - no challenges for me.. these are just for fun. 
It's time for the latest edition of The 12 Kits of Occasions! Just to refresh your memory, the 12 Kits is a group of 12 designers. Every month one of us provides a kit of goodies to the rest of the group and an occasional guestie. . We all post on the last day of the month - it's fun to see what we make with the same kit. Our hostess this month is Jessica Davis from The Paper Parade! You might also know Jessica from her time as a DT member on the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge! She gave us a wonderful kit packed with pretty papers from Stampin' Up! stamped images from Paper Smooches, Avery Elle and Papertrey Ink. Seriously just about everything you need to make lots of beautiful cards!
When I saw the cue word this week at CASology, I couldn't resist playing!. Sometimes everything comes together quick and easy like this one did. I just had to add some silver stars and sequins. Something about Halloween and Christmas just demands to sparkle! This witch was really easy to color too since her whole body was left untouched. I just colored the hat, broom and wand. 
I am so hooked on Tag You're It! Challenge that it's not even funny! I'm starting to assemble a little stock pile of tags - so I will have no excuses for handing out any plain bags of treats and baked goods. I know my kids would be shocked if I did anyway. I think we all eat with our eyes so it's not just about the cookies, the presentation make them taste even better! Look at this great design by Leigh Penner this time. It would have been so easy for me to just copy these because let's face it... I know they're just perfect 'as is'. I wanted to use the design as a starting point and let them inspire me. I thought these were so clever the way she used the die to cut the pattern paper and even slipped in a bit in the die cut spaces. I was inspired by her design to create this fall tag. I used pattern paper for both halves of the tag and tried a technique I've been seeing around, but hadn't tried. 
