Waltzingmouse Stamps’ November 2011 SOAP–Day 3

Hello and welcome to day three of the Waltzingmouse Stamps November SOAP (Stamp of Approval Parade).  I trust that you have been enjoying the wonderful Christmas inspiration that the Design Team has shared with you thus far. 

Today I have a card/tag combo that uses three different WMS Christmas sets:  Vintage Ornament, Very Vintage Christmas and Sewing Box Christmas

I began with an ivory card base and layered wonderful papers from the Jingle collection by Lily Bee Design.  I added a scallop edge to one of the layers and dotted each scallop with Stickles.  Another later is wonderful glitter glass.  For my banner layer, I stamped one of the images from the Vintage Ornament set using VersaMark ink and then added  Iridescence Ice Embossing Powder and heat embosses, which looks amazing with the right light - none of which I could actually capture, naturally!  Within the center of each of the "bursts" I added these wonderful Clear Sparklets by Kaiser Crafts.

I die cut some of the patterned paper using my  Postage Stamp Nestabilities and inked around the edges.  I stamped the holly leaves from the Sewing Box Christmas set on some scrap paper that you may recognize from the card (Christmas Tree) I shared yesterday.  I cut them out and added a layer of Glossy Accents for added dimension.

To finish off my card I punched a little bird, added a winter cap with a dot of Liquid Peals for a bob to the tip of the cap.

My tag mimicked the card with the postage tap die cut, but I added some text from the Text It set to the lower portion of the tag.

I'm happy with the way these turned out, but most importantly, I'm happy that I have another Christmas card and gift tag completed.  Nothing feels better than that feeling of accomplishment.  I may be lacking in many other areas of my life, but my Christmas card stash is in pretty good shape, if I do say so myself.

If you have a little time, please check out these amazingly creative ladies, who will WOW you with inspiration and ideas that you get your holiday juices flowing. 

• Anya Schrier
• Becca Feeken
• Clare Buswell
• Julia Aston
• Jennifer Holmes
• Kate Whelan
• Kelly Schirmer
• Mona Pendleton
• Sandie Dunne
• Tosha Leyendekker 

Thank you for looking in and I hope you will stop by tomorrow for our last day of the SOAP; complete with a little CASE competition. Until then, have a blessed and most excellent day.

WMS Vintage Ornaments	Very Vintage Christmas	WMS Text It	Sewing Box Christmas	WMS Compliments of the Season
WMS Nordic Winter	Pure Luxury Ivory Cardstock	Jingle Patterned Paper	VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad	Antique Linen Distress Ink
Tsukineko Brilliance Graphite Black Ink	Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Stickers	Clearsnap Olive Vivid Dye Ink	Nested Mittens Nestabilities	JudiKins Iridescent Ice Embossing Power
Postage Stamps	Tattered Angels Olive Vine Shimmer Mist	Ranger Glossy Accents	Fiskars 1/4" Hole Punch	Silver Crushed Glitter Glass
i {stick} papers Red Line Tape	Stickles	Kaiser Craft Sparklets

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