Waltzingmouse Stamps September 2014 Release Blog Hop

It's a Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Hop!!! For the past three days the Waltzingmouse Stamps design team have been sharing previews of the new products for September 2014. 

We have three Winter themed stamp sets - Little Deer, Frosty in the Pines and Warm Fuzzies - and four Snowflake Dies - Snowflake One, Snowflake Two, Snowflake Three and Folk Art Snowflake. All of these products are available to purchase from the store at approx. 7.15pm GMT today. 

I am first on the hop today, but you can find all of the release details over on Claire's blog. We have a fun giveaway that you don't want to miss out on. 

My card today features Frosty in the Pines. I created a  little hilltop scene using some hand cut white card 2 of the houses from the set. The tree, stamped in Pine Needles distress ink, is also hand cut and mounted on 3D foam. 

I also made a Gift Tag and this features some of the Little Deer stamps. I stamped the tree with Brushed Corduroy distress ink and cut it, trimming a little off the top as it was too long for my tag). I stamped the little birdhouse with Archival ink and used distress inks to colour it. I used the smallest of the new release Snowflakes and added some red Pearl Pen to make some 'berries'. 

Next on the hop is the very talented Laurie

*All of our new release products will be available to purchase in the Waltzingmouse Stamps store at approx 7.15pm GMT today.

*Be sure to go to Claire's blog where you will find all of the new release details

Join us on Facebook where we would love for you to share your own Waltzingmouse Stamps projects. 

Thanks for popping  by!

Sandie

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Waltzingmouse Stamps September 2014 New Release Preview - Day One

It's day one of Waltzingmouse Stamps September 2014 New Release previews and we have some FUN winter themed stamps to share!!!

Over the next 3 days the design team will be previewing the new products for September. All of these products will be available to purchase in the store on September 28th. We will also be having our blog hop to coincide with the release. 

Today we are previewing the Little Deer stamp set. We also have four fabulous new Snowflakes Dies - Snowflake One, Snowflake Two, Snowflake Three and Folk Art Snowflake. 

My first sample today is a little canvas art. I used mists, sprays, paints, pens and gelatos to create the scene. The sentiment is included in the stamp set. 

I also made a card on which I used various shades of grey to create a snowy background with the trees. I coloured the Deer with copic markers. The bauble hanging from the tree has been stamped with Festive Berries distress ink and then covered with glossy accents for some dimension.

You can see all of the Design Team projects featuring Little Deer over on the Waltzingmouse Stamps Inspiration blog.

All products will be available to purchase from the Waltzingmouse Stamps Store on September 28th, from approx 7.15pm GMT. 

For more Design Team inspiration check out our Facebook Page, where you can also share your own Waltzingmouse Stamps projects.

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Waltzingmouse Stamps February NEW RELEASE Blog Hop

Hi! It's time for the Waltzingmouse Stamps February Release Blog Hop!!

In this release there are THREE new stamp sets - Special Lady, Halftone Backgrounds and Kaboom and FOUR new Dies - Kaboom, Mother Word Die, Pretty Circles, and Easter Word Die. 

All of the new products are available to purchase in Waltzingmouse Stamps Store right now. 

If you are coming here from Julia's blog , you are on the right track, however if you get lost along the way, you can visit the Waltzingmouse Stamps blog for a complete list of the order of the hop.

My project today features Day 1 showcase stamps - Special Lady.

As  I am last on today's hop I will direct you back to the Waltzingmouse Stamps blog for a wrap up of the February 2015 Release!

Thanks so much for dropping by

Sandie

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Waltzingmouse Stamps September 2014 New Release Previews - Day Two

Hi!! It's Day Two of the Waltzingmouse Stamps September 2014 New Release previews and today we have another Winter themed set to showcase  -

Frosty in the Pines



On my first card I stamped Frosty onto white card and coloured him up with Copics. Then I trimmed him out with the scissors. He's adhered to the card with 3D foam. I did the same with the pine trees. I added some snowflakes from the Snowflake One Die and used the Snowflake Three Die to make leaves.




On my second card I used all four new Dies - Snowflake One, Two, Three and Folk Art Snowflake. I embossed the background with snowflakes before adhering the die cuts down. The sentiment is cut from patterned papers.



You see all of today's samples over on the Waltzingmouse Stamps Inspiration Blog.

All of our new release products will be available to purchase in the Waltzingmouse Stamps store on Sunday, September 28th at approx 7.15pm GMT.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for our last day of previews. You can also find us on Facebook where we would love for you to share your own Waltzingmouse Stamps projects with us.

Sandie
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Waltzingmouse Stamps October New Release Blog Hop

It's time for Waltzingmouse Stamps October Blog Hop!!!

For the past three days the Waltzingmouse Stamps design team have been sharing previews of the new products for October 2014. 

We have three Winter themed stamp sets - Flurries, Jolly Old Elf and Elf Made. We also have two new dies - Pretty Panel #1 and Pretty Panel #2. All of these products are available to purchase from the store at approx. 7.15pm GMT today. 

You should have arrived here from Julia's blog and, in case you lose your way, you can find all of the release details over on Claire's blog. 

My card today features Elf Made.

Copic colours used:

Skin - E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair - E23, E25, E29

Clothing - R22, R24, R27, R29. Y21, Y26, Y28

Next on the hop is the very talented Laurie

*All of our new release products will be available to purchase in the Waltzingmouse Stamps store at approx 7.15pm GMT today.

*Be sure to go to Claire's blog where you will find all of the new release details

Join us on Facebook where we would love for you to share your own Waltzingmouse Stamps projects. 

Thanks for popping by!

Sandie

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Waltzingmouse Stamps February Release Blog Waltz

Woot!! It's time for Waltzingmouse Stamps February Release Blog Waltz! 

You should have arrived here from Mona's Blog but if not, and you'd like to play along, then shimmy back over to Claire's Blog where the dance begins.

Today, the design team are showcasing the two final sets of the February release - PARIS NOUVEAU and LABELS 25. Both of these sets are amazing in their own right and they work together perfectly with many of the new release sets. 

 For my first card I went with a little bit of shabby chic. Melissa Frances papers teamed with flowers, seam binding and pearls. The stamps are from Paris Nouveau, Labels 25 & Compact Sentiments. I used distress inks to stamp out the Labels 25 onto cream card and I trimmed it out with scissors. I stamped the Eiffel Tower with Brushed Cordoroy ink onto kraft card and again trimmed it out with a scissors. 

 For my second card I used more vibrant colours. My Mind's Eye papers, deep red ribbon, flowers and punched butterflies - finished off by adding some white pearls along the butterfly bodies and on the ribbon. All of the stamps and sentiment on this one are from the Paris Nouveau set. 

 For this last card I went completely CAS with soft pastel coloured cardstock, no patterned paper. Again, I used distress inks for stamping - Tumbled Glass and Victorian Velvet. All of the stamps are from the Paris Nouveau Set. Two small pearls are the only embellishments.

I hope you enjoyed your visit here today. Next stop on the waltz is Julia's blog where you'll find even more inspiration. 

The Waltzingmouse Stamps store will reopen at 7.15pm (GMT) and ALL of the new release stamps will be available to purchase.

Have fun Waltzing!

Sandie

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Waltzingmouse Stamps December Release Previews - Day Two

Hi!! It's Day Two of the Waltzingmouse Stamps December Release previews and today the design team are sharing Vintage Postcards. 

On my first card I made a full sized postcard and stamped Santa and the sentiment from Jolly Old Elf.  I'm sure Santa would love to have this set to send postcards to the boys and girls he receives letters from ;) The papers are 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' from Graphic 45. I've used some cut outs from the papers to embellish and I've also added some berries, baker's twine and red pearl pen. 

My second card features Vintage Postcards, 'Tis the Season and Snowflake Three Die. 

I created the postcard with kraft card and Distress Inks - Fired Brick & Forest Moss. I stamped the postage stamps onto white card and cut them out with a scissors. I adhered one flat to the kraft card and the other is mounted on 3D foam dots. I also adhered the snowflake with a 3D dot and threaded the baker's twine through, tying a bow in the centre. 

You can see the rest of the design team makes over on the WMS Inspiration blog. 

All products will be available to purchase from the Waltzingmouse Stamps Store on December 2nd, from approx 7.15pm GMT.

Be sure to drop back tomorrow for Day Three of our December 2014 Release. For more Design Team inspiration check out our Facebook Page, where you can also share your own Waltzingmouse Stamps projects. You can also find all of our new release projects on Pinterest. 

Sandie

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More Waltzingmouse Stamps May Release Inspiration

Good morning!!. Today I have two projects to share with you using the two May Release stamp sets from Waltzingmouse Stamps,  Country Labels 4 and USA 1776. 

My first project is a card using USA 1776 and it's as far removed from US Independence as you can get. I wanted to show how versatile Waltzingmouse Stamps are and I think this card is a perfect example. I just love the fireworks stamps and will be reaching for them a lot!!  

I used bright and zesty patterned papers from My Mind's Eye and all of my inks are Distress inks - Spiced Marmalade, Evergreen Bough & Fired Brick. The string on the kite is button twine and I've added a tiny dab of glossy accents to keep it in place. 

Next up I made a Cupcake Box. I found the template for this online and it was a little smaller than I thought it was gonna be. You could fit a small cupcake in there.. but that's about it, lol. 

The sentiment and labels stamp are both from Country Labels 4 and yes, they coordinate with Spellbinders Labels 4 Dies... speaking of which, Claire is a having a SALE on Nestabilities and you can find all the details  on how to get a whopping 30% off your order by going HERE. 

The papers on this are off cuts from another My Mind's collection. Love this type of project for using up scraps. I added a punched border, some lace and a large Prima flower to the front, and added some pearls and a bow tied from button twine on the top. 

Don't you just love the four different designs on the Labels 4 stamp?!! 

Well that's it from me, but the extremely talented Jeanne, Renee & Iwona are also spreading a little inspiration today so be sure to pay them a visit. Also, check out the Waltzingmouse Stamps May Release Pinterest board to see what else the DT have created from these stamp sets.

Sandie

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Waltzingmouse Stamps October Release Previews - Day 2

 It's Day Two of Waltzingmouse Stamps October 2014 New Release previews.

This month we have three fun Christmas and Winter themed stamp sets. We also have two new Dies - Pretty Panels #1 and Pretty Panels #2

Over the next 2 days our design team will continue to preview the new products for October. All of these products will be available to purchase in the store on October 28th, when we will also be having our blog hop.

Yesterday we showcased the new Flurries stamp set and our two new dies, Pretty Panel #1 and Pretty Panel #2 and today we are previewing Jolly old Elf.

I just love traditional christmas colours and both of my cards reflect this. I kept them very clean and simple, using embossing folders for texture.

I stamped the stockings with distress inks and cut them out with a scissors. I 'hung' them on some red/green bakers twine, mounting them on 3D foam dots.

On my second card I stamped Santa with distress ink and heat embossed some snowflakes with clear embossing powder, I then added some pearl pen to the centre of each snowflake. 

You can see the rest of the Design Team's creations over on the Waltzingmouse Inspiration Blog.

All products will be available to purchase from the Waltzingmouse Stamps Store on October 28th, from approx 7.15pm GMT. 

For more Design Team inspiration check out our Facebook Page, where you can also share your own Waltzingmouse Stamps projects. You can also find all of our new release projects on  Pinterest

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Waltzingmouse Stamps August Release Previews - Day Two

Good morning! It's Waltzingmouse Stamps preview time and I am soooo excited to share my projects with you today. We have TWO more amazing stamp sets - Opera Tags and Camellia and we also have our very first Waltzingmouse Stamps DIES!! These dies coordinate with the Opera Tags stamps but can also be used with your other WMS sentiment sets. 

My first card features the Camellia set and also sentiments from Opera Tags and Compact Family. I used  copic markers to colour my image but this would also look amazing in watercolours. 

My second card features both the Opera Tag stamps and dies, and Compact Sentiments. Can you tell I LOVE my compact sentiments stamps?!! I used Distress Inks to stamp and then used the dies to cut out my shapes. 

Check out what the rest of the DT have created for your viewing pleasure today. Here's the list... 

Anya Schrier
Becca Feeken
Bonnie Sharp
Belinda Chang Langner
Clare Buswell
Julia Aston
Jennifer Holmes
Kelly Schirmer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Sandie Dunne (You're here!)
Sarah Martina Parker
Tosha Leyendekker
Claire Brennan (Owner)

Waltzingmouse Stamps December release previews Day One.

Hello and welcome to day one of the Waltzingmouse Stamps December 2014 New Release previews.

Over the next 3 days the design team will be previewing the new products for December. All of these products will be available to purchase in the store on December 2nd, when we will also be having our blog hop.

This month we have two 8"x 6" sized set to release - Old Country Roses and Vintage Postcards. 

Today, the design team are showcasing Old Country Roses, and I have made a card with matching tag. 

The card is 5.75" square and the papers I've used are My Mind's Eye Heirloom 6x6 pad. I matted with dark red and white cardstock. 

I stamped the flowers and leaves out with distress inks and fussy cut them. I adhered the leaves with wet glue and then layered the flowers over them using 3D foam. 

The tag is 2.75 x 4.5" and I simply used the same inks as for the card and stamped the smaller flowers around the patterened paper, adding the sentiment with Brilliance Graphite Black ink. 

To embellish both the tag and the card I used some May arts cream silk ribbon, 5mm self-adhesive pearls and a viva decor pearl pen. 

You can see the rest of the design team makes over on the WMS Inspiration blog. 

All products will be available to purchase from the Waltzingmouse Stamps Store on December 2nd, from approx 7.15pm GMT.

Be sure to drop back tomorrow for Day Two of our December 2014 Release. For more Design Team inspiration check out our Facebook Page, where you can also share your own Waltzingmouse Stamps projects. You can also find all of our new release projects on Pinterest. 

Sandie

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Waltzingmouse Stamps October New Release Previews - Day Three

It's the final day of the Waltzingmouse Stamps October 2014 New Release previews. All of these products will be available to purchase in store tomorrow, October 28th, and we will also be having our blog hop.

You will find all of the new release and blog hop details over on Claire's blog tomorrow.

This month we have three fun Christmas and Winter themed stamp sets. We also have two new Dies - Pretty Panels #1 and Pretty Panels #2

Today we are previewing Elf Made

All products will be available to purchase from the Waltzingmouse Stamps Store on October 28th, from approx 7.15pm GMT. 

For more Design Team inspiration check out our Facebook Page, where you can also share your own Waltzingmouse Stamps projects. You can also find all of our new release projects on Pinterest

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Waltzingmouse Stamps September 2014 Release Previews - Day Three

We are on Day Three of  the Waltzingmouse Stamps September 2014 New Release previews.
In this release we have Three Winter themed stamp sets - Little Deer, Frosty in the Pines and Warm Fuzzies - and four Snowflake Dies - Snowflake One, Snowflake Two, Snowflake Three and Folk Art Snowflake.

Today we are finishing off our previews with  -
Warm Fuzzies

My card also features the new Snowflake Dies - I used Snowflake One to make leaves.


All of our new release products will be available to purchase in the Waltzingmouse Stamps store on Sunday, September 28th at approx 7.15pm GMT.

Be sure to go to Claire's blog tomorrow where you will find all of the new release details

You can also find us on Facebook where we would love for you to share your own Waltzingmouse Stamps projects with us.

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Basic Grey Challenges - Clean & Simple

Hi everyone! Well it's time for a new challenge over on Basic Grey Challenges and this time it's a challenge that made me cry, scream and run for cover... yes, it's CLEAN & SIMPLE!! :/ 

There was nothing for it only to pull on the big girl panties and banish all thoughts of embellishments.. and, in the end, this is what I came up with. 

I used a purple card base and layered some white card onto it. Then I used Basic Grey Plumeria 6x6 papers for the background papers and the pennants. The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps' Compact Sentiments. 

Supplies

Cardstock - Papermill Direct

Papers - BasicGrey 

Sentiment - Waltzingmouse Stamps

Button - Stash

Button Twine - Waltzingmouse Stamps

Challenges - 

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

Simon Says Stamp - Happy Birthday

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping in!!

Sandie

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Waltzingmouse Stamps May Previews - Day One

Good morning and welcome to day 1 of Waltzingmouse Stamps May previews. Over the next 3 days we will be previewing 3 new stamp sets so make sure you join us each day. We also have a competition, and the more entries we get the more could you win!! You can check out all of the details HERE. 

Today the design team are showcasing a much awaited set - Half Pint Heroines!!

You can create 6 different characters from this one set. It is also FULL to the brim of accessory stamps and matching sentiments. I can definitely see this set being a firm favourite among our Waltzingmouse fans - right up beside Half Pint Heroes. 

I masked my little girl to have her standing in front of the super cute elephant. They've been coloured up with copic markers -
Skin: E00, 11, R20.
Hair: E21, 23, 25.
Elephant: C1 through C7.
Dress: RV10, 21, 23.
Bunny: B02, 05, R12, colourless blender. 

On the inside I have stamped a finishing sentiment. 

And here is the full list of design team ladies who are participating in the previews today - check out what they've created with our Half Pint Heroines :)

Anya Schrier
Beeca Feeken
Belinda Chang Langner
Clare Buswell
Julia Aston
Jennifer Holmes
Kelly Schirmer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
Sandie Dunne (Me!)
Claire Brennan - Owner
Tosha Leyendekker

Paper - Dovecraft 'Princess Fairytale'

Cardstock - Bazzil

Images - Waltzingmouse Stamps

Lace, Flowers & Leaves - Wild Orchid Crafts

Don't forget to drop by tomrrow for another May Release Preview!!
Sandie
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Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge - Anything but a Card

I have a busy little blog today, it's either a feast or a famine, huh?! lol. 


If you are looking for the Waltzingmouse Stamps 100th Sketch Challenge PLEASE CLICK HERE


If it's the Make it Crafty/Simply Betty Stamps Hop you're here to see PLEASE CLICK HERE. 

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It's time for a new challenge over on Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and this week we want to see

Anything but a Card 

.....featuring a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp! 

I made this cute Tea Bag Holder from a free template on Waltzingmouse Stamps - Perfectly suited to my image, no?! 

This week our hostess is Angie and the prize for this challenge is the stamps she's used on her card which is  Miss Information. 

Check out what the rest of the Krafty ladies have created over on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog. 

Have a wonderful day!

Sandie

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Waltzingmouse Stamps August Release Blog Hop

Hi and welcome!! It's time for the Waltzingmouse Stamps August Release Blog hop!! In just a few short moments the Waltzingmouse Stamps store will reopen and all of the new stamp sets will be available to purchase. 

There are nine new sets being released. 

We have 3 with a nautical theme - Tying the Knot, Ocean Bound & Safe Harbour Sentiments. We also have 3 Floral sets - Two Step Sprig, Simple Sprig & Funky Flowers, a gorgeous sentiement set - Another Big Day, and finally, 2 mini background stamps - Pinstripe Backgrounder & Zig-Zag Backgrounder. 

You should have arrived here from Jennifer's Blog, but if not and you you want to play along, then just hop back to Claire's blog where the fun begins. 

My card today features two of the new sets - Safe Harbour Sentiments and Funky Flowers. 

I stamped the flowers and then cut them out with a scissors. For the sentiment I used Memento Black ink and cut it out with the Romantic Rectangles Nestabilities. Then I used more nestabilities to add the extra elements. To embellish I added some white self adhesive pearls. 

I also made a little gift box. It measures about 4" tall. I used the sentiment from Another Big Day and one of the flowers from Funky Flowers. The papers I've used are from my Prima scraps box. 

Your next stop on the hop is Julia's Blog. 

Be sure to visit each of the DT blogs, leaving a comment as you go, as there will be a random drawing of a stamp set of choice for one lucky commenter. You will  have until August 12 at 11:59 PM (GMT), 5:5 9AM Central, 3:59 AM Pacific and 6:59 AM Eastern to leave comments and the winner will be announced on Claire’s blog on August 14th.

Have fun!!

Sandie

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Waltzingmouse Stamps August 2014 NEW RELEASE Previews Day Three

Today is the last day of the Waltzingmouse Stamps August 2014 new release previews and today the design team are showcasing the final three sets - Great Big Owl, Boo and Friends and Peek a Boo Sentiments. 

All of the new stamps and dies will be available to purchase just after 7.15pm (GMT) tomorrow. That's 11.15am Pacific, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern. 

First up for me today is a couple of crazy cute Halloween cards, featuring both Boo and Friends & Peek-a-Boo Sentiments. 

This little guys lollipop is sparkly but it's dismal here this evening and I couldn't get it to show up in the pics. 

My next sample is an altered book page. I've been wanting to try one for ages and this Great Big Owl is just perfect for it. 

I used various inks to stamp it out, then I added an outline and shadow with a black PITT artist pen (S) and black Sakura Glaze. 

I added a glow around the owl with gelatos, applied with a sponge. 

That's it from me for today. You can find more inspiration from the rest of the Waltzingmouse Stamps design team. Here is the list of ladies who are participation today...

Anya Schrier

Jeanne Jachna

Jen Cuthbertson

Julia Aston

Karin Åkesdotter

Kelly Schirmer

Laurie Schmidlin

Renee Lynch

Tosha Leyendekker

Claire Brennan

Join us again tomorrow when we will be hopping prior to the release.. there may even be a chance to win some goodies!! 

Have a great day

Sandie

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Waltzingmouse Stamps October Previews - Day 1

Good morning! Today Waltzingmouse Stamps are previewing one of the new sets for October. This set is amazing and I know it's going to be a strong favourite for many people.

Introducing Seasonal Remedies!

- a holiday version of Rescue Remedies. Sooooo exciting!!

As I've started my Christmas cards and gifts I decided to make a Drawer Box {instructions on Splitcoast Stampers}. This will be one of the gifts for my little one's teacher.. we are going handmade all they way this year!!

Now you must hurry over to the rest of the DT blogs to see their fabulous works of art.

Anya Schrier

Beeca Feekan 

Julia Aston  
Belinda Chang Langner 
Jennifer Holmes

Kate Whelan

Kelly Schirmer 

Laurie Schmidlin 

Lynn Mercurio

Mona Pendleton

Niki Estes

Sandie Dunne {yup, you're here!}

Sarah Martina Parker

Tosha Leyendekker 

Claire Brennan (Owner)

Papers - My Mind's Eye: Lost and Found Christmas

Cardstock - The Paper Mill

Stamps - Waltzingmouse Stamps : Seasonal Remedies

Ribbon -  Stash

Pearls -  Kaisercraft

Flower - Wild Orchid Crafts 

Waltzingmouse Stamps August 2014 NEW RELEASE Blog Hop!!

Hi and welcome!! It's time for the Waltzingmouse Stamps August Release Blog hop!! In just a few short moments the Waltzingmouse Stamps store will reopen and all of the new stamp sets will be available to purchase. 

There are EIGHT new stamp sets with coordinating dies being released today. They are - 

Stamps

Vintage Baby Shower

Little Darlings Images

Little Darlings Sentiments

Tis the Season

Boo and Friends

Peek-a-Boo Sentiments

Great Big Owl

Hello Happy Thanks!

Dies

 Boo and Friends: Boo, Vamp, Witch & Bat - each sold separately 

Little darlings:  Pram, Cradle, Bassinet & Bow - each sold separately

Great Big owl die set 

Vintage Baby Shower die set 

You should have arrived here from Julia's Blog, but if not and you you want to play along, then just hop back to Claire's blog where the fun begins.

My designs for today are a Halloween card and gift box set using both the Boo & Friends and Peek-a-Boo Sentiments sets. 

To be in with a chance of winning a WMS prize just leave a comment on the all of the blogs as you hop. 

You have until midnight on August 29th to leave your comments. The winner will be announced on Claire’s blog on August 30th.

Next on the hop is Laurie!!

Happy Hopping!!

Sandie

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