Please also see my Sketchbook post and card below! Scroll down or click HERE to do so.

Happy weekend, everyone! Are you ready for a new Waltzingmouse sketch??

My interpretation is simplified, I admit that I struggled a bit with this sketch, or maybe I’m experiencing a low-mojo time. Quite possibly both.
I totally forgot about the banner too, d’uh!
I cut and embossed the label from Labels Twenty Five Nestabilities®, and stamped it with Very Vintage Labels No. 25 stamp, with Memento Tangelo ink. In it I stamped the sentiment from Compact Family.
I matted the label with a decorative oval (from Floral Ovals Nestabilities®).
The patterned paper is from Teresa Collins Fabrications, and I added the border cut with Classic Scallop Edgeabilities®.
I finished the card with a bit of a dark green twine, and a few mulberry roses.

I used the colours from the CTD193 challenge:

Hop over to the Waltzingmouse Sketch blog, to see more from the Mischief Makers! See you later,

There’s been quite a few new posts on my blog since yesterday, and I’d love you to check them out too, if you missed any! Scroll down beyond this post, to see my CASE Study card. Glitz Design projects, and more 🙂

A week later this month, the long awaited WMS Blog Party has arrived, and despite my extremely tight schedule I couldn’t say no to my favourite party ever!

The theme for May is felt or cozy fabrics. Here’s my offering…

I started with a background from possibly my favourite WMS background builder stamps, Nordic Winter. I stamped it in Memento Lulu Lavender on light pink card and sew the edges.
Then I cut the decorative edge in a piece of aqua cardstock, using Labels Twenty Nestabilities®, and embossed it with So Trendy M-Bossabilities™ folder.
I adhered a banner cut from Bella! paper over the pieces, after I wrapped some twine around it.
The sentiment is from Roses In Bloom, stamped in ColorBox Hunter Green.

The bloom was created with Grand Peony Creations. I die cut three of the smallest flowers from blue felt, two larger ones from corrugated cardboard, and again five larger from calico.
I bound everything together with a SU! brad, and added some florist’s stems bu tucking them under the brad. These stems are double-ended, so all I did is tuck one end in and wrap the other one around and under the brad tightly, until both ends were peeking out just about right 🙂

I finished the piece with the leaves cut out from dark green felt, with the same Grand Peony set of dies, and a couple of peacock feathers, cut and embossed with Jewel Fantasies Shapeabilities®.

I used a couple of challenges for my inspiration today; ISSC16 sketch, TSTR115 which asks for the colours from the photo + dimensional flowers, and RCC54 which also asks for Fancy Flowers.

If you too love Waltzingmouse stamps, and would like to join us, click HERE to be taken to the WMS blog, where you’ll find out the details and find more inspiration. There’s still time to play! Cheers,