Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Congrats and a New Love

Good morning!!! Well, our second Spring has finally arrived and nothing is better than stamping in a sunny studio :)  Today's card is me just playing around with a new stamp set from Waltzing Mouse.  I had seen the blinkie on other blogs, but never really checked them out until I saw someone use this Vintage Labels 4 Nestie-friendly stamp on the PTI blog hop a month or so ago.  Claire, the owner, is a sweetie and though she was sold out of the set when I first enquired about it, she put me on a waiting list and emailed me when more were in.  I love fabulous Customer Service like this.  She is based in Ireland and has a wonderful Irish blessing set.  Being a St. Patrick's Day baby, how could I resist?  When my stamps came, she had even made a few notes on my invoice comment :)  So sweet :)  Anyways, the nestie friendly stamp I've used today is divine!!! So easy to line up and it inked perfectly first try, no priming or anything :)  She has a few other sets for the nestie labels and it really helps fill the extra white space one finds when the sentiment doesn't fill the whole label.  Of course, on this card, the Congrats didn't fit the oval so I popped it up to overlap.  And YES!!! That's a bit of inking on the edges!!! I think I've finally figured out how to use the PTI tea dye duo :)  Now if I could just get a handle on full label sponging!! LOL  The ribbon is a double ribbon tied with the most gorgeous PTI melon berry button and twine.  I'm on a wide zigzag stitch kick right now...so plan on seeing more of it!!! {wink} What are you hooked on right now?  Thanks for stopping by...have a lovely day :)

What's in it?
Stamps: waltzing mouse vintage labels 4, pti say it with style, music background
Ink: SU really rust, choc chip, sahara sand, pti tea dye duo
Paper: PTI cream, kraft, SU really rust, choc chip, kaisercraft peachy keen dp
Accessories: stitching, nestabilities labels 4, SU sheer ribbon, PTI button, twine

6 comments:

Marisa said...

How smart is that! Sets to fit nesties - brilliant. Glad you were able to get some and have fun playing with them :D Nice job with the inking on the sentiment strip and your bow is great! Lovely card.

Stacey Schafer said...

fabulous card, Maureen:) love the double label panel!

Kristina said...

What a brilliant idea- stamps that fit our nesties! I'm slightly jealous that I didn't think of it, lol. I love the big bow with the sheer ribbon... And that button is yummy! I love that it's an under-tie (making that phrase up on the spot, lol), and has no holes in it. It give the whole bow such a smooth look.

What am I addicted to right now? Maybe the question is what am I not addicted to, hehe. I love ribbon, embossing, and leaves. I think I could find a million combinations for making cards with just those three things. :)

Jen Cuthbertson said...

Gorgeous card, Maureen and am so glad you discovered WMS! They are amazing stamps and Claire is such a sweetie!

TannyP said...

NOOOOOOOOOO! I need this set now =) That's one of my favorite nesties and now I must have this. You're such a perfect stamper...love this card, Maureen!

Winter said...

WOW! So pretty! I love these colors! :)

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