WMS November SOAP Winner!

Good morning!

Today I wanted to pop in and announce the winner for the WMS November SOAP CASE competition. If you remember, at the end of our SOAP event on November 4th, we invited you to participate in a CASE (Copy and Share Everything) Competition. We asked that you choose a project from any of the 4 days of the Stamp of Approval Parade (SOAP) held November 1-4th, and CASE a project from one of the Design Team members’ projects.

We are happy to announce that we have a winner! Today we are highlighting these two fantastic tags created by Charmaine Stack!!



Aren't these just so gorgeous? I love them! Charmaine took her inspiration from Tosha Leyendekker's Day 3 SOAP project.

The constant between Tosha and Charmaine's projects are the lovely snowflake, each peeking out from the side of the tag. Charmaine added lots of sparkle and shine; using glitter and lovely crystals on both of her tags. Moving from the bright hues of turquoise to the earthy muted colors of the second tag, she shows how easy it is to elicit different feelings with just a change of color.

A special thank you, also, to everyone who participated in the competition. Your projects were amazingly creative and inventive! You can see ALL the competitors here on the WMS Blog.

Please be sure to leave some love for Charmaine and the other participants if you have some time. Next Thursday, Nov. 17th is the Friends of WMS Blog Waltz, and we hope you will participate in that also! Details for that and the thread to sign up are on the WMS Forum!

Have a great day chickies!

Anya

WMS June SOAP - Day 4

Hi there! Today is Day 4 of the Waltzingmouse Stamps Stamp of Approval Parade. Today is our rewind day, where we pull out an old set to use - today its Free Spirit - Boy, just in time for Father's Day!

My first card was so simple, I felt a little like I was cheating!

I just used one of the tribal patterned stamps to create the pattern. The sentiment, from Free Spirit - Sentiments, is the perfect compliment.

I couldn't leave you with just that for today, so here are some more goodies using Free Spirit - Boy.

This card is for today's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge. Isn't it cool that this bright, summery card came from a 'boy' set?

And one final project. Can't forget the other guys in the family, too!

I stamped the circle cluster and then embossed it with Distress Embossing Powder. Have you ever tried this? It contains crystals that don't stick when you heat emboss it. So after you emboss your image, you brush the crystals off and it looks like your image is distressed. Cool!

I hope that you have enjoyed and have been inspired by the creations we've shared over the past few days of our Stamp of Approval Parade. I know I have enjoyed the opportunity to highlight last month's sets again as well as Free Spirit - Boy. Now its your turn, as we invite you to participate in a CASE (Copy and Share Everything) competition.

Here are the details: choose a card or project from any of those posted over the past few days by the WMS Design Team, CASE that project using Waltzingmouse Stamps images, and link it using the Inlinkz on the WMS Blog. At the end of the competition, one project will be randomly selected to be highlighted with a Parade of its own on several of the Design Team blogs.

We hope you will enjoy this competition and that it will inspire you be creative. You have one week to complete and link your project as the competition will close at 8:00 AM Claire’s time on June 10th (That corresponds to 3 AM Eastern, 2 AM Central and Midnight, Pacific time). The winner will be announced on the WMS Blog on April 11th. I can't wait to see what you do!!

Here are the other ladies for today!

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
Sarah Martina Parker
Tosha Leyendekker

Thanks for stopping by!

Anya

Recipe
Awesome Dad Card
Stamps: Free Spirit - Boy, Free Spirit - Sentiments - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Cardstock: Kraft - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink - Tsukineko

Hawaiian Flowers - WMSC50
Stamps: Free Spirit - Boy, Way Out West - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Cool Caribbean - Stampin' Up!; Rustic White - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Cool Caribbean - Stampin' Up!
Other: 1-3/8 inch square punch - EK Success

Best Uncle Tag
Stamps: Free Spirit - Boy, Free Spirit - Sentiments - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Cardstock: Manila Tag - Stampers Anonymous; Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink; Early Espresso - Stampin' Up!
Ink: Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Walnut Stain Distress Ink - Ranger Industries; Early Espresso - Stampin' Up!
Other: Tiny Attacher - Tim Holtz; Walnut Stain Distress Embossing Powder - Ranger Industries; 1-3/4 inch circle punch - EK Success

WMS CASE Competition Winner

Good morning!

Back on April 4th, Waltzingmouse Stamps rounded out our first SOAP month with an invitation to participate in a WMS CASE (Copy and Share Everything) Competition.

I am happy to share that a winner has been announced. Today we are highlighting this fantastic project created by Cyndie of Artful Haven!

Cyndie was inspired by the bracelet I created during Day 3 of the WMS SOAP. What a fantastic take on that technique! I love the way that Cyndie cut a shape out of the center and added pearls there - the end result is elegant and beautiful! I also love the shape of the Labels Four dies for this - bravo, Cyndie!

Thanks to all the other participants in the contest as well - you all did an amazing job. Please be sure to check out the other fabulous projects here.

Have a great day!

Anya