I wish I could stay here for longer and have a ‘chat’ with you guys, but in the last couple of days I’ve been full-on and I can’t wait to finally kick off the heels (not that I’d attempt wearing ones, especially now…) and have a nice, relaxing evening. In case of any questions, you know where to find me 🙂
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First card features the awesome Funky Feathers, which I stamped on patterned paper and combined with lots of die cuts and whatnot, for an eclectic look. I sponged some light yellow ink behind the feathers, plus added some stamped hearts, creating a nice bokeh effect. The sentiment from the same set, was stamped on a tag die cut.

For the next card, also mixy & matchy in style, I inked up the polka dot cherry from the Big Berry - Cherries set, and created a background with it. I wanted to experiment with a careless / artsy look so I tapped the ink pad only lightly, and didn’t press much against the paper. The result is quite cool, the imperfections actually added a fake dimension to the circles and made them look like balls 🙂
I selectively inked the sentiment from You’re A Doll Additions, cut out into strips and paired with the die cut word.

Finally, I’ve got this cutie-patootie set of stationery-inspired cards, featuring the You’re A Doll & YAD Additions sets, along with a few patterns from the older Nordic Winter.

Here’s my inspiration - I love these so much that I wanted to recreate the whole look 🙂

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Next stop in the waltz is Edna! Thanks for visiting me today, enjoy the inspiration - and happy shopping afterwards! 🙂

Dream Without Fear card

InLinkz.com

How About A Smile card

Matryoshka card set

Welcome to Day 2 of Waltzingmouse Stamps June Release previews!
A total of six new stamps is what’s on the plate today, talk about fabulous! I’m having my share with two of them, Funky Feathers and Crackle Background. The latter is being nurtured at length this month, so to speak… apart from the full-sized outlined version as shown below, the release offers a matching reverse and two mini versions as well.
I white embossed my crackles and sponged with an assortment of Versa Color inks, creating a blue-green gradient. I stamped and cut out the feathers from Funky Feathers and arranged them behind the banner with the sentiment from Rescue Remedies Additions stamped in white.

I love the Funky Feathers set, it offers three different styles of them, from realistic to stylized, which is something that you don’t see often included in a single set. Plus, Claire went wild with feathers in this release and so there is one more set up her sleeve this month, called Fine Feathers. Just wait until you see that one too! I need to have it, stat.
One more card for you, this time with the adorable peacock feathers from the set. I stamped them with Memento markers, scribbling different colours on the stamps and trying to create a reasonably smooth transition of colour. I coloured the centers with a turquoise Copic marker and stamped the dot over it, with a Memento marker. Then I applied some glossy accents on it, which you will see better on the last photo below.
The patterned papers made it on the card from my scrap basket, they’re from MME and OA I believe, but I don’t remember which collections.

The full list of blogs participating in today’s previews, can be found below.

Anya Schrier / Jean Martin / Jeanne Jachna / Jen Cuthbertson / Jennifer Holmes / Julia Aston / Karin Åkesdotter / Kelly Schirmer / Laurie Schmidlin / Renee Lynch / Tosha Leyendekker / Claire Brennan / Teresa Kline / Becca Feeken

Hope you’ll join us again tomorrow!

For You card

I’m Sorry card

After a month’s break, I’m super happy to join in the Waltzingmouse Stamps June Release! The new stamp sets are truly amazing, so let’s get started!!
Today we’re featuring two coordinating sets, a full-sized You’re A Doll and a mini caled You’re A Doll Additions. These are hands down my absolute favourites, not only of this release but of all of Waltzingmouse. Matryoshkas, nesting dolls, however you call them, that’s what these puppies are about and you know what a sucker I am for anything folksy!
I love matryoshkas so much and would gladly collect them, but they’re not so easy to find. I have one set that I brought from Lithuania and I’m hoping that it’s a start of one day a size-able collection 🙂

For the first card above, I took the already ‘assembled’ doll and coloured it in with Copic markers. I added some flowers that come with the larger set, stamped in various colour inks and layered them for a bit of yummy dimension.
I inked up the three mid-sized dolls, for the second card. I love the middle doll especially, it couldn’t be truer to the folk style if it tried. I believe it has a traditional Russian head dressing on 🙂 And how about that sentiment?? TOO cute!

Anya Schrier / Jean Martin / Jeanne Jachna / Jen Cuthbertson / Jennifer Holmes / Julia Aston / Karin Åkesdotter / Kelly Schirmer / Kim Duran / Laurie Schmidlin / Renee Lynch / Sandie Dunne / Tosha Leyendekker / Claire Brennan

Hope you’ll join us again tomorrow!

You Make Me Smile card

What’s On The Inside card