Hi there blog friends! I’m so excited, this is my first Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz and today we get to present the final stamp set of the four new sets that have been previewed in the last several days. The stamps are available today plus the wonderful news is that you can win prizes just from waltzing along and looking at the goodies and leaving comments for each of the Design Team Members. There are prizes hidden amongst us so, the more design team members you leave comments for, the greater your chances of winning. Leaving comments will enter you into the drawing for a stamp set of your choice. You’ll have until 11:59PM GMT, (5:59AM Central, 3:59AM Pacific, 6:59AM Eastern) on September 21st to enter your comments. The winner will be announced on the 23rd on Claire’s blog. If you have just left Tosha Leyendekker’s blog to get to me, then you are on the right track. By the way, the entire hop list can be found on Claires Blog, should you get lost.
For my project today, I’m using a new Waltzingmouse Stamp set called A Cottage Christmas. Well I think you know how very partial I am to these little cottages – I thought the Cottage Christmas set would work up perfectly into a trinket/candy box and matching handmade tassel ornaments. They are both made the same way, just like simple boxes or shall I say like a milk carton with the pointy top!! I scored my box and stamped out four continuous panels of the house (two of the Cottage Christmas and two of the thin cottage portion with the pointy roof from A Cottage Home), then assembled. Below is an ornament using cream seam binding for the tassel.
Then I made a similar ornament with red seam binding for the tassel.
I kept it simple using the white embossing powder and distressing with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I almost think these little house are a little addicting :-)
| SUPPLIES I USED |
| Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps – A Cottage Christmas, A Cottage Home Paper: PTI Kraft, The Paper Company Ink: Versamark, Vintage Photo Distress Ink Accessories:Scor-Tape, White Embossing Powder, Seam Binding, Beads, Velvet Ribbon, satin ribbon, Pearls |
Well, now I send you along your merry way — the next stop on the waltz is a fellow Design Team member that is new addition to the Design Team too – Clare Buswell!! Get ready, everything she makes is utterly brilliant!! Thanks so much for joining in – designing with the new stamps has been so fun – really!! I hope to see you soon!!
love it, just beautiful!
Stunning work Becca, i love the seam binding and the cosy feel to your ornaments.
Gorgeous ornaments, love them.
E excellent presentation
Instant heirlooms!
what lovely creations Becca! love the ribbons on the ornament and fun beaded loop on the treat box!
Becca, you have the most Brilliant of ideas, your so creative!! I keep coming to your blog for all the juicy eye candy and all the wonderful (and surprising why-didn’t-I-think-of-that) out of the box, ideas!! I love them, please keep them coming!!
PS. You and Waltzing Mouse are a great fit!! Your creativity really shows off their stamps so well! My favorite creation is your first Blog Hop day (day one) with that awesome card house!!!!!! :)
Love your Christmas house!!
this is so cute. i bet your just loving the new opportunity with Waltzingmouse Stamps. keep up the super creativity you share.
They are fantastic! The white ink on the kraft colored cardstock gives the look of gingerbread! perfect choice for the house!
Wow, Becca, your projects just blow me away! They are stunning x
So Beautiful…..what a charming way to add to your Christmas charm….did you put your tree up already????tfs
How clever, charming, creative and beautiful Becca!! Love your cottage ornaments and sweet little gift box! What a wonderful idea!
What a great idea! Your ornaments are just beautiful! Christmas must be amazing at your house:)
Wow!! These are just stunning!! You amaze me everytime I check your blog!!
Love your ideas. What fun for you with a new direction.
yes, i agree with all the previous ladies. love this project. you come up with the niftiest ideas and execute them beautifully. thanx.
They are all so pretty.
This stamp set is great! love the white stamping.
Another wonderful project, Becca. The stamp set is so cute. Thanks for sharing.!
What cute ornaments!! Where do you get watltzing mouse stamps? Is there anyplace in the US that sells them?
Becca You new craft sets are blowing me right out of my crafting chair. The
first set and last are fantastic and what you have done with them is just 10
times more fantastic. How do you think of them. I don’t know how you do it,
but I sure am glad. I love making cards like this.
cynthia your #1 follower for many years now
Gorgeous as always!
As usual, beautiful projects. I love these ornaments. When my children were small, I made a lot of gingerbread and paper decorations for the Christmas tree so my expensive glass ornaments wouldn’t be at risk of being broken by little fingers. These ornaments really bring back those wonderful memories. I might make some anyway, even though my children are old enough now to handle the ornaments without breakage!
These are so pretty – and I can imagine them on the tree – looking gorgeous! Fab!
What wonderful ornaments. Love the white against the kraft. Beautiful. xx
Love them both. The white on Kraft is lovely. These cottage stamps are adorable. TFS
You are truly the Queen of 3D, Becca! This is a gorgeous idea for an ornament! Love the shape and the sweet trims you used. The sheer red ribbons are fantastic! You have truly made Claire’s cottage sets come to life. So incredible!
Hi Becca,
Justt love your tree ornaments! Good luck with Waltzing Mouse
Christine
Love, love this!
Another cute house! I will order this set today!!! Love both of your cottage projects!
AAAAwesommmmmmmmme
Soooooo stunning Becca. Everything you ever do is always so amazing, and so is it today. You are incredible girl, and I so love your work, and these stamps is just gorgeous too.
Oh my goodness these are incredibly SWEET! Beautiful work, Becca! Love the backdrop, too!
Hello Becca, I am so happy that your on this Waltzing Mouse team your projects are so enjoyable and inspiring. Looking forward to many more…thanks
Love all your projects, thank you for creating and sharing them.
Awesome I tell you…totally awesome! But that comes to me as no surprise, everything you touch turns into a masterpiece!
I love the little houses…great gift boxes! Super job!
LOVE your ornaments, just beautiful!
Oh my goodness! Is this not a work of art or what!! God certainly blesses the work of your hands! Love it!
This is just too perfect, Becca. So unique. I love it!
This little cottage box is awesome! It should definitely house (see what I did there?!!) chocolates! :)
Wow, I love your little gift box ornaments! Cute as can be!
These cottages are soooo cute and these little milk carton style ornaments/gift boxes are the best idea for a special Christmas gift!
you are seriously blessed with coming up with ideas!
i am wondering how you did the fold up cottage in a card the other day.
What beautiful creations – love the detail on your cottages!
Awesome ornaments! I just have to make some of those. :o)
You are amazing first the pop up card using these cottages and now a gift bow- how do you see 3D in a stamp so easily-thanks again for the inspiration Becca
Such a pretty project. It would make a nice gift or a pretty decoration for the tree. If you make more you will have your own Christmas Village, beautiful work. As always Becca, TFS!!! :-D
More great projects.Love them all.More items to add to the ‘I want’ list but it seems for every item that comes off 2 or 3 go on.
I just love your gift box. So gorgeous!
Absolutely adorable! I have been eyeing Waltzingmouse stamps for awhile, they are so unique to anything else I’ve seen.
Becca,
I am partial to the little cottages also. I love what you did with the pop-up cottage card on the first day. You are one clever lady and Waltzing Mouse is lucky to have you.
carol b
How clever to turn that beautiful little cottage into an ornament! I’m so glad you were added to the Waltzingmouse DT so I could be introduced to your wonderful blog!
The wonder of all the little treats and surprises that you could put in those adorable ornaments!
Having done miniatures and dollhouses for years, these little cottages would be a great temptation! Yours are beautiful!
I love the cottage stamp and I certainly like how you made it into just an adorable ornament!! Will you be sharing how to make the trinket/candy box later- please!!
Love how you used the cottage to make an ornament—SO ADORABLE!
Becca you are so talented! Thank you for the continued inspiration!!
Becca, Love your little houses. I would be tempted to make a bazillion for
tree ornaments, and gifts for friends. Such a creative idea!! :)
What a fabulous idea! Is there a template for the box anywhere please?
Lynn
Oh, Becca! Absolutely wonderful!! Love these little houses! What great little gifts they would make!
So cute, love it. Dianne
I think you are great too with everything you make. I just think this little house you made is adorable and I like the new stamp that ya are trying out with. Thank you for sharing.
Have a great week :)
Delama
Absolutely divine! I love the kraft paper, and the lace trim and pearl embellishments you used! What a treasure….
DeniseB
Hi Becca!
You never cease to amaze me!!! All your creations are just AWESOME!!!
I want to be you so badly! I guess I will have to settle for almost there with my work, because although I consider myself a pretty nice crafter you just take the cake!!!! Keep inspiring me to do better every time! By the way I am subscribed to your blog and I have a folder just for your creations! I always find inspiration and walk away elated after I see your work! Keep it up!
Cariños,
These are simply AMAZING (as always), Becca — between you & Claire’s imaginations, we can expect many treats to come!!! Congrats on being chosen for her fabulous DT!!!
love it……
Do you have a tree up all year round for picture taking purposes??!! Curious minds must ask LOL! Great projects.
These are so sweet! I can see all sorts of possibilities. Glad to have you active again, Becca! Still looking forward to that new bow tutorial.
Hugs,
R/
Becca, Becca, Becca. As usual you bring out the beauty of any stamp set. WMS is lucky to have you in their DT. Keep up the great work. You inspire us all.
Oh Becca! Clever you! You never cease to amaze with your fabulous creations! What a cute idea for a small gift or candy. TFS!
Those are very elegant looking Becca. Did you have to put up your tree already to get the perfect picture, lol?
Becca…you never cease to amaze me. Your creations are always so interesting and well,,,,,stunning!
I LOVE THIS Becca!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you put your tree up JUST for these pictures??????? LOL I would LOVE to win this set!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Gosh I would love to see your Christmas Tree in person. It must be just packed with the most gorgeous hand-made ornaments…ever! This looks just like a little gingerbread house tied up on a tree, so beautiful Becca.
I love these little houses. What a great idea for ornaments! Such precious little cottages- who would not want a streetful of these on their tree?
i love this Becca! i need to try to make some of these myself. please note that i said ‘try’ ;) beautiful design work this release (as usual). i’m loving these the new stamps so much!
Wow, I have been waltzing so much I am dizzy. You ladies are just plumb full of creativity. Thanks for sharing what you can do with these great products.
This set is so versitile and pretty, it is a must have. Love the ornament you did with it. Thanks for sharing, and chance to win. Take care. RuthAnn
So lovely, Becca – going over to buy them right now!
this is just 2 cute. I love this stamp set
Becca, It is beautiful!. It is very graceful, like I picture you.
You always blow me away. Today is no exception. You’re such a wonderful addition to the WMS Team. Congratulations. And keep up the great work.
Thank you for sharing.
Wow, what a fabby box!!! PERFECT for the houses! So cool!
Amazingly beautiful little boxes: they would make such great gifts!! And your photos are lovely too (where did you find a christmas tree up and lit this time of year?) or is that photo magic :-) Welcome to the WMS family, and you are sure a great addition for those of us who look at all the creations, saying, “ooh, ahhh…” Thanks for the great ideas :-)
I check your blog almost every day to see what beautiful things you come up with! I was not disappointed today either!
Those do look like they could be addicting lol Great ornaments or little gift boxes. Thanks for sharing.
Oh how precious!!!
Darling project Becca! What a sweet treat presentation!
wow…this is gorgeous.
All these marvelous cottage projects – I want my very own cottage! Love this idea Becca, TFS!!!
Your work is always so lovely. Thank you for sharing it.
Lovely, Becca. Reminds me of those narrow Belgian houses. So glad Claire snagged you for her DT!
A clever use of this stamp for little house ornaments. Fabulous!
So very, very creative! Amazing creation!!!
Becca….. How divine are these little boxes – you’ve created something gorgeous combining two stamps. Love it…. I’ll be making some of these with my grandchildren and I know they will be as excited as I am at the prospect. tfs
Hugs
HW(UK)
x
Oh My Gosh!!! I love little houses…must be that little girl in me…doll houses I guess. My mom had a very special one made for me…it was on legs with removable walls. I have very fond memories.
As an adult, I’ve had this love of miniature houses of all kinds. I love this stamp set! And your creation. TFS
Great job on the ornament box. Love it.
God bless,
Peggy Allen
A little dream project. I like the color of the house. Francine.
These little gingerbread cottages are so cute! Love the white embossing and all the lovely trims.
Thanks for sharing! :)
That is so adorable!!! Thanks Becca for sharing your awesome talents with us all and keep them coming too!!!
Oh, Becca… these sweet ornament cottages look fabulous. The trim looks great on the bottom. :o)
Delightful! And you stage your creations so beautifully. Just love the little cottage and think it would make a wonderful addition to any Christmas tree. That Becca brain is in high-gear!
Beautiful ornament, love the white and lace and seam binding, nice touch! ~gin~
These cottages are beautiful and loads of uses for them too! You are a great inspiration to us all Becca <3
LOL Eileen
A wonderful design idea, I just love the cottages! You never cease to amaze me with your creativity! You are such an inspiration to me, ~Gin~
so sweet. i love g’bread houses
This is so precious…
love it!! :)
Would love more instructions on the box…
looks like a milk carton…
but yet…
not.
An uber fabby ornament…
just gorgeous!
This is a phenomenal idea. I love this “milk carton ” box. This would look great on my “Visions of sugarplums” tree as little gingerbread boxes. TFS
An amazing project Becca. I love it. This stamp is wonderful and I want it big time. But hubby has cut off my spending for awhile so it will have to stay on my wish list for now. Boo hoo hoo. Thank you for the inspiration to come out of my box and make something besides a card. ekc
Becca, your project is just gorgeous, as always.
so creative and pretty, love the fringe on the ornament too!
Oh Becca I love this stamp…you did it the other day on a pop-out card, I believe and now this ornament!!! Wow I would love to win this!
I was soooo looking forward top seeing what you would create with these Becca and again you just amaze me. FABULOUS!!
Ali x
Just love these little cottages, too! Becca, you are sooooo clever!!!
Love these little houses, and especially I love all your masterpieces. You definitely have a god given gift which you so generously share with us. tfs
Becca, everything you make is so beautiful and elegant! I love your cottage ornaments. So pretty!
Oh my word, love that little 3-D house ornament, what a GREAT use of the set!
OMgoodness what a Wonderful Christmas Ornament! So Clever and Creative and down right Adorable! Love this! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Hugs
Shannon
Unique, as usual!!
I’m really loving the ornaments :) I hope you will post instructions on how to do these wink ;)
Adorable gift boxes/ornaments. These stamp sets are great. Thanks for sharing.
Fabulous idea!!
Becca, this little church is beautiful, I usually buy an ornament a year for each of my children, I think this year I will make them. Hope I win
Maria V
Gorgeous projects Becca! Love your creativity!
Becca Can hardlty wait until I receie my ordered sets so I can see how you
made your house and card. Much easier when I see your pictures, directions
and sets. You are such a sweetheart to do this for us. I will think of you every
time I see my house in the tree. Thank you again.
cynthia beynon
Becca, your boxes are so gorgeous, I really love them very much. The white stamping on kraft looks so beautiful and I also like the lace, that makes it very elegant.
Kind regards
Carola
Ohmygoodness! Seriously awesome! I went through your tutorial first (thank you so much, btw – I will certainly be trying this) and then I came to these pictures. Becca, these are just outstanding – a simple design yet they pack such a huge punch! Thank you so much for the overwhelming inspiration!
Becca, you are sooooo clever!!!
The things you think of!!!
I love little houses on the tree. My question is how in the world
did you show them on a lit Christmas tree?? Did you put up
and decorate a tree to show them to us?
Pretty nice idea!!
Becca, I’d just love to observe you work for one day if not more, just gorgeous once again, love your work, thank you for sharing all the inspiration.
Hugs, Lori m
Another stunning creation. You are such an inspiration. I would never have thought to use my stamps in this way!
Unbelievable!!! You are like a Magician with Paper. If there was a Paper Heaven you’d be right at the TOP. Love this design Becca.
Adorable!
adorable!!! thanks for sharing the how-to!!