Waltzingmouse Stamps May Release Previews - Day 1

Good morning and welcome to Waltzingmouse May release previews. You are in for a treat this month, I am still blown away by the stamp sets to be released on May 1st.

Today the DT are showcasing Gingham & Co., a set full of wonderful background stamps - perfect for the gingham and dotty fans amongst us!

As we all know, I am a big fan of design papers but with this set it was so easy to create my own. 

I stamped the reverse polka dots onto white card using Victorian Velvet distress ink, which I had applied to the stamp and then gently touched a baby wipe to, to remove some ink and give it a distressed look. Then I took some pink carstock, and again using Victorian Velvet I used the gingham stamp to create a contrasting design paper. All of my papers were then stitched down onto brown and cream cardstocks. 

I added some white through the card by using Martha Stewart's Antique Lace punch to create a border top and bottom of my gingham card and by slipping a white doily underneath the image.  The image is from the Spring Baskets collection, as is the sentiment. 

Here is the list of wonderful ladies who are also playing along today  -  please do take a minute to visit each one as they are sure to both amaze and inspire you.

• Anya Schrier
• Belinda Chang Langner
• Bonnie Sharp
• Carly Robertson
• Claire Brennan
• Jennifer Holmes
• Julia Aston
• Kate Whelan
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lynn Mercurio
• Mona Pendleton
• Niki Estes 
• Sandie Dunne {You're here!}
• Sarah Martina Parker
• Tosha Leyendekker
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And I did hear something on the grapevine about a ginormous competition... hmm, wonder what that's about..?? ;) 

Have a wonderful day

Sandie

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