Hi there blog friends, welcome to Waltzingmouse Stamp of Approval Parade (SOAP) – Day 3. Waltzingmouse Stamps releases stamps every other month to give you a chance to play with them before the next release. On the off month, we show you how the stamps can be utilized for projects as well as cards. This month we’re doing a Christmas Themed parade that includes some of the existing Waltzingmouse Stamps as well as the ones put out in November. Today my project is a simple one, I’ll call it frugal because I’m repurposing something from my craft room. This is a Holiday Tic-Tac-Toe set that packs nicely for the car. Give it to the kids and it will keep them occupied for a while with this endeavor that some of us old timers would call “vintage”. I guess I’m telling my age if I tell you that me and my siblings played for hours at Tic-Tac-Toe, Hang Man, Connect the Dots and that triangle paper football. Yep, that’s what kids did before Nintendo, lol!
For this project I took a plastic container and adhered my seasonal background to the top. For the playing pieces I cut circles with Spellbinders Classic Circles and dropped them into the containers. Although I could have gone farther, I want to be able to change this for various seasons and holidays so I kept glue to a minimum. Had I wanted permanence, I would have filled the playing pieces with sand or such and glued them closed. Instead I filled the pieces with quilt batting that I cut into circles. As it is, this makes for a very quick project – able to be done within an hour. Since it came from my craft room, I don’t have the packaging, but the organizer is under $5.00 full priced and of course $2.50 with a 50% off coupon at Michaels.
There were nine clear little containers in the organizer so I picked two motifs and put one of each side of each of the little containers.
SUPPLIES I USED |
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps – Seasonal Remedies, Nordic Winter,
Paper: The Paper Company, Bazzill – Ruby Slippers, Neenah Classic Crest Cream 80 lb Cover
Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink – Dark Read, Chestnut Roan, Ranger Distress Ink – Vintage Photo, Brushed Corduroy,
Accessories: Bead Storage Container – Michaels, Spellbinders Standard Circles SM, Clear Embossing Powder, ScorTape,
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It’s never too early for a little Christmas Inspiration! Be sure to peek in to see what the rest of the designers are up to!!
Hugs all! In the morning, I have another project Waltzingmouse project that will go live at 7:00am eastern time using Spellbinders Edgeabilities – hope you’ll come back for my second post of the day.
Hi there blog friends, I was rendered speechless yesterday when I got up to have a look at my blog. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You pulled me up and ferried me over a sea of sadness yesterday and reminded me why I love to craft and blog. Sweet tears of happiness and bonding as I read your advice and experiences!
Well, I have two posts today, this is the first one and I’m time pressed to get it into place, but I’ll be back in a couple of hours to chat. In the mean time, welcome to the Waltzingmouse Stamp of Approval Parade – it’s my first one too. The theme is Christmas and what the design team is doing is showing you additional ideas that you can do with some of the Waltzingmouse Christmas stamps. It may be quick gifts, a unique technique or a card. The SOAP runs for four days, and at the end of that four days you can get involved and I’ll have details on that as the week goes on. Today I’m sharing a card I think this has to be one of my very favorite Christmas stamps in the Waltzingmouse Stamps collection, Santa’s Coming to Town. I have to remind myself to emboss with cream or white — I don’t know why I don’t think of if but I love the look – it gives it an old timey look. So, since I’m kind of a background addict, in other words I love making my own, I used the Victorian Frippery Border to create a background. It went down as smooth as silk even though I had about eight repeats to emboss. Still, it only took about 15 minutes to create the background (heck I spend that looking for paper and often, much longer). I encourage you to go back and revisit tried and true basic stamping techniques – they make for a solid card and many of them are timeless.
Need some inspiration? Be sure to peek in to see what the rest of the designers are up to!!
Thanks so much for stopping by, I’m off to finish up and get ready for the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog Hop this morning. By the way, I have a special treat coming on Thursday. I have a frugal project that you can make in no time flat for Christmas, that your girlfriends will hug you for. I hope you’ll stop by to see on November 3rd – hmmmm, I just bet there might be something in it for you too. You’ll have to come see though!
What a glorious Sunday! So glad you stopped by sweet blog friends – I have a quick card to show and am working on lots of things for the upcoming weeks. I hope you are in the mood for another Christmas card – I really haven’t made many so I’m still tickled when I get the chance.
In perusing my paper supply are you surprised to know that my Christmas paper makes up about a third of my stash? I sure don’t know how that happened, but I as an admitted hoarder of design paper, I must be a bigger hoarder of Christmas paper. I hope you’ll indulge me – I didn’t send out cards last year and I have vowed that mine will be in the mail by November 20th this year. Uh oh, I actually wrote that – I guess I’ll have to be accountable now (Small hint – I’ve given up thinking that absolutely everyone of them must be handmade originals – are you shocked??) Yes I do send out quite a few originals and for the rest, I went half way and got a kit that will involve some stamping, but all the pieces and parts are all there. I’m really curious to hear what you all think of kits :-)
My card today is from an Our Daily Bread Designs set that was released this month called Holiday Ornaments. These are quick ornament to make because they match Spellbinders™ Holiday Tags. I have to admit that for the first time in my crafting life I managed to make one of those gold rimming pens work. I can’t tell you how many of them I’ve purchased only to lay them down and have them eventually clog up because they (or maybe it was me) couldn’t do a consistent outline with out splotchy starts and stops and globs. I lined each of my paper panels with the pen as well as each of the ornaments. It makes for a nice, simple, clean finish to the ornaments – I love it. I also managed to work in some of the velvet paper I love and finished it off at the bottom with Spellbinders™ Classic Scalloped Edgeabilities (you can hardly tell but I rimmed that with gold too at the top). I have a translucent vellum envelope for this one. I snagged several boxes of #10 sized vellum envies at Office Depot a couple of years back and at the time it seemed odd place to find vellum – an odd size too.
SUPPLIES I USED |
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs – Holiday Ornaments
Paper: My Minds Eye – Bazzill (Ruby Red), Velvet Paper
Ink: Colorbox Chianti Pigment, Versamark, Versacolor – Leaf Green
Accessories: Spellbinders™ Holiday Tags, Spellbinders™ Classic Scalloped Edgeabilities, Lace, Seam Binding, Satin Ribbon, Recollection Pearls, Krylon Gold Leaf Pen,
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Well, that’s all for me today, back to work on more Christmas crafties!! Have a fab day!!
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What a cool idea Becca. I made a set a couple of years ago too, but I made the pieces of wood and just stamped images on them and made the plate of wood too, that I painted the squares on, and then gave it all a bunch of clear lacquer at last, and it still works just fine, when we pull it out every christmas, but this one can be used all year long, and is soo easy to breing anywhere, you´ll need a little something to kill a little time for the kids. And it looks stunning, as your work always do.
Oh how clever!! Love it!!
And you are up far too late or too early!! You need your beauty rest LOL
What a wonderful creation Becca……it’s fabulous and love the colours.
Love Sheila xx
Oh, how fun, Becca!! And yes, I too am old enough to remember the non-Nintendo days … and riding in the backseat of a car for HOURS with my siblings [once all the way from NY to Miami] without a DVD player OR even a car radio! GASP, we had to play CandyLand on a regular ol’ board and hope Dad driving didn’t stop suddenly, as then our gingerbread men-markers suddenly played Chutes’N Ladders instead, landing at the bottom (or top!) of the board. Fun for us was when the back of the station wagon’s seats were folded down and Dad put a mattress back there. Somehow, we all survived (even a head-on collision) without being seat-buckled OR in car seats.
Thank you for sharing your inspiration with us!
Fondly,
Ellen ? CardMonkey
Love this idea!! I think I’ll have to try this. Thanks for fabulous inspiration.
Brilliant! This is a great gift – fun, looks terrific and it’s practical, all at the same time.
I’m pleased to have enjoyed the computer era, but also have fond memories of playing games like X’s and O’s back in much simpler times. My friends and I whiled away the hours playing board games & kids card games; and the perennial favourites of Tag, Hide & Seek, and Stando. They cost almost nothing and kept us occupied for hours. I feel fortunate to have enjoyed both eras.
What a cute idea. I played those simple games as a kid as well. thank you for sharing.
CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!! Yep, there were NO Ninetendos’ in my day either Becca!!!!!!! :) I don’t know about you, but those Ninetendo’s DRIVE ME CRAZY in the car! Kids have ear pieces, but they don’t like to use them! I HATE that silly music they have !!!!!!!!! BLAH!!!!! :)
So creative. Memories…no seat belts, video games, cell phones, etc and we survived.
I feel a trip to Michaels is in order. TFS. God bless.
Awesome project. And so easy which is what I look for at this busy time of the year.
This is gorgeous, absoluely wonderful set Becca, love it.
Donna
What a fun container and I just love how you created a game out of it Becca! This would be great to take on a car trip to keep the kiddies entertained – your stampings are lovely on this!
I enjoy getting up and finding a new post from you in the mornings, love it! with all the new creative things you come up with is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing, your projects are beautiful. I went to order from the Waltzing Mouse Stamps website and my card was rejected. So I talked to the bank and they said they have a block on the UK/GB b/c there is a lot of fraudulent activity going on there. She said when the holiday shopping starts is when this starts. Is there any place in the United States where I can buy these stamps? I can’t wait to get started!!!
I love your project!
I love your project! So simple but functional. You are so creative!
So cute!!!
This is pure genius!!!! I made a tic-tac-toe game with magnets, but I like this so much better!!!!
Wow! I like how you think outside the box and come up with these totally innovative projects out of normal household items. Thanks for the eye candy.
Okay, call me crazy but, I would not let my kids touch this…it’s TOO PRETTY, heeee! I would be all like, “Don’t get it sticky!”, or from the front seat of the car, “You didn’t lose any of the pieces did you?” hahaha What an adorable use of the Nordic Winter set! Amazing creativity, and a gift full of pure charm!
VERY good idea. –not just creatively artistic, but we need to teach our children to entertain themselves!! Our children are grown but occasionally we play these old games that still allow for interaction and conversation!
Robin
What a clever and lovely idea!
Good Morning, Sweet Becca! You are ONE TOTALLY AMAZING TALENTED Lady!!! The Good Lord blessed you abundantly!!! You never cease to amaze me!!! And one can tell the amount of love put into every single step of your projects!!! Thank You!!! Loves & Hugs
just amazing ;->>> I love all yours projects!
What a wonderful project! This Tic-Tac-Toe set is so pretty, I think it’s nearly too pretty to be used for playing with it. But I’m sure your kids like it and are proud to have such a unique set.
Kind regards
Carola
What an incredible idea!!
So creative…
I LOVEY!!
Love the packaging…
such a great little gift/project for the kids while taking those long Holiday drives!!
Incredible!
Love the way you used the container to make the game. Very clever, quite outstanding.
Wow! How do you come up with these ideas? You are truly amazing!
Oh my goodness love this little project, love those labels.
I am so loving this WM set and you have created such a fun way to use it! Your creations are always so beautifully done! Thanks for the inspiration for a really quick & easy gift idea!
What a cute gift idea! Your work is fabulous as always!
Great, as usual. I adore this. It is so unique and love the color combo also. I am going to get these stamps. I am becoming a fan. Beautiful work Becca.
I just love this Becca. I’m going to check for these organizers the next time I’m shopping in the U.S.!
Another great idea, Becca!
Genius…..love it!
Love it! Another creative idea and perfect execution! This would be great for my young nieces and nephews! Thanks for the inspiration, Becca!
Great idea to keep the children occupied and I love the way you’ve used Nordic Winter to decorate the box and counters! Fab!
Really great project idea and so nicely executed too. NancyD