Bye Bye Waltzingmouse

Hello, hello!

Did you see that Waltzingmouse Stamps is closing it's virtual doors? I've always been a big fan of Claire's stamps and at last count there were over 200 posts on this little blog of mine featuring cards using one or more of her stamp sets.  Oh dear..I daren't think how much money I've spent over the last few years....  

Over at the Waltzingmouse Fanatics Challenge Blog, Tara and Deborah have set up a linky to link up your favourite cards using WMS products.

Being such a fanatic myself, it was far too difficult to whittle it down to one card so I chose four using some of my favourite sets:

Coffee Set:

Ocean Bound

Funky Flowers:

Simple Sprig:

Hope you get the chance to take a peek at all the other cards on show. Thank you Claire for enabling me in my stamping obsession and for all the freebies you've given over the last few years!  Can't wait to see where your incredible crafty talent takes you next!

Thanks for popping by!

Claire x

Colour Q #272

Evening bloggers!

So I'm sitting here blogging today feeling like the worst Mum in the world. Dare I say that we haven't got a single Christmas decoration up in our house yet? Or a tree for that matter.  The big bloke has spent the last few weeks renovating and the thought of adding a Christmas tree and all the other paraphernalia that goes with it to the copious amounts of dust is not enticing. Tomorrow though, the Christmas decorations will be coming out from hiding as I attempt to inject a Christmassy feeling throughout the house!

But before Christmas actually does come to our house it's time to post the latest Colour Q palette:

Screams Christmas doesn't it? But not to me. All the cards have gone out and once they're done I'll do anything to avoid making more.  I tied my card in with a couple of other challenges - Retro Sketches and Waltzingmouse Fanatics where the theme is 'anything goes'.  Sad to see it's the last WMS Fanatics challenge.  I wish I'd been able to enter more often (as I do consider myself a bit of a WMS Fanatic) but time just seems to be in very short supply in recent months.

I used WMS Simple Sprig. I wasn't too sure about this set when I first saw it but I've grown to love it...it's perfect for a CAS card.

Hope you can find the time to get into crafty mode this week - go and say hi to the rest of the DT!

Thanks for taking a peek,

Claire x

Colour Q #262

G'day folks!

Seriously, is it really Tuesday again? Just where did the whole of last week go? I'm all of a dither as it was a national holiday Down Under yesterday  so the kids went back to school today. It seems to put me into a state of confusion for the whole week when they go back on a Tuesday!

Anyway, time again for a new Colour Q challenge and it's one of my favourites to date:

I used Waltzingmouse's Simple Sprig which I embossed with Stampin' Up's pewter emboss powder.  The sentiment is from WMS Big Day Today.  And since I've used all Waltzingmouse stamps I'm going to link it over at the latest Waltzingmouse Fanatic's challenge where the theme is 'anything goes.'

Thanks for popping by,

Claire

Playing Around - Waltzingmouse Fanatics #28

Hello again bloggers!

I've just been without the kids for the last few days and although it was a lovely break (because let's face it, two little boys can be pretty hard work), I was so excited to have them back last night.  The house was just way too quiet without them....in fact it felt like I had a couple of limbs missing for most of the week!

We're having a holiday weekend here in Oz so I've actually had the chance to play with some of my new Waltzingmouse Stamps.  And that means I can link my card up to this week's Waltzingmouse Fanatics challenge which is 'anything goes':

I embossed the diamond pattern from Heirloom Patterns and then sponged over the top with distress inks.  The sentiment is from the new Hello Happy Thanks set - it would have been perfect for George Clooney but since he's now off the market (damn shame) guess I'd better send it to my better half....

Enjoy your weekend!

Claire x

Spring is in the Air - Colour Q #238

Hello fellow bloggers!

Hope you have recovered from the annual choc fest.  Much of our Easter Sunday was spent telling the kids not to overdo it on the sweet stuff - we hit the beach in the afternoon and it was great to see them burn off all that sugar!

Since it's Tuesday it's time to check out the latest colours over at Colour Q where we've got a pretty Spring-like palette to inspire you:

I used a whole heap of Waltzingmouse for this one - Funky Flowers, Folk Art Medallion and a gorgeous flourished sentiment from Big Day Today.  I also used the sketch over at Waltzingmouse Fanatics.  Make sure you check out their challenge...there's even a prize up for grabs!

Hope you get the chance to play this week - thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

One for the Boys - Colour Q #230

Hello folks!

Are you ready for another Colour Q challenge?  How about this for a great shoe?! I'd barely be able to stand in this, let alone walk.  (Is it just me or is it a sign of age when you start to buy shoes for comfort rather than style?)

I may not buy the shoes but I love the colours and thought they would look good on a  masculine card:

It fits in nicely with the theme over at Waltzingmouse Fanatics too, where the challenge is to make a masculine card using Waltzingmouse Stamps.  I used the brilliant My Kind of Guy set. I also based it on sketch #139 over at Deconstructed Sketch - definitely one I'll be using again.

Go and check out the rest of the design teams gorgeous creations...you'll get heaps of inspiration!

Thanks for stopping,

Claire x

Strawberry Anyone?

Hello bloggers,

Cutting it a bit fine with this one so I'll keep it short with a quick card for this week's Waltzingmouse Fanatics Challenge and Casology's cue word which is 'harvest:'

Yes, I know, most people will probably come up with more Autumnal fruits and veggies like pumpkins but technically you can harvest strawberries too!  I've used Waltzingmouse Woodgrain background stamp for the strips and the lovely, juicy strawberry from the Big berries set.

Thanks for stopping,

Claire x

A New Waltzingmouse Challenge

Afternoon bloggers,

There's a fabulous new challenge for all  of you Waltzingmouse Stamps fans out there, aptly called Waltzingmouse Fanatics.  I used to love doing the Saturday Sketch challenge over at the WMS blog so I just had to have a go at this week's sketch:

This is the first Christmas card I've done for this year and I wanted to use some non-traditional colours. I've used the Ornate Ornaments set, together with some MME papers. The bauble's been embossed in sparkly gold but doesn't look quite so sparkly in the photo!

Hope you get the chance to join in - thanks for popping by,

Claire x