November Blog Waltz ...

... with Waltzingmouse Makes Blog.  The theme for this month is Christmas - well it makes sense really!!

I had hoped to have my new stamps from Waltzingmouse to make my card for this Waltz, but they've been a bit delayed - they should arrive later this week.  However, I decided that I would use my Spellbinders Ornament dies - they are so great! 

I've made a large card - it's for my Mum - and gone for shades of blue, purple and silver.  I started off by stamping snowflakes randomly over the background.  I then used versamark on a swirly stamp (can't remember where I got it) which I clear embossed.  Next I shaded the edge of the card using Distress inks in  mix of blue and lilac.  I added more snowflakes using darker colours (the snowflakes all come from various Waltzingmouse sets). 

The ornaments were all shaded using Distress Inks.  On the largest ornament I used the musical stave to make a background.  I added snowflakes to the smaller ornaments - they were both embossed with silver detail powder.  The Nutcracker Prince was already in my stash so I can't remember which Promarkers I used to colour him, but it fitted with the colour scheme for this card.  I used my Spellbinders circle die to cut out the Prince's head, and mounted it on a purple silk mirri matte which was cut using the inverted scalloped circle die. I attached the lot to the largest ornament using sticky foam pads - to give a bit of dimension.  To complete the effect I added a large silver bow.  The greeting was stamped onto another spellbinders label.  Overall I'm rather pleased with it - and I do hope that Mum will like it too.

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Stamps - Compliments of the Season, Frame-It, Holiday Labels No 14, Musical Backgrounds, Nutcracker Sweet, Seasons of Love - Tags, Very Vintage Christmas Stamp set
Inks:  Memento - Tuxedo Black, London Fog; Distress - Dusty Concord, Milled Lavender, Broken China, Tumbled Glass
Spellbinders:  Labels 14, Heirloom Ornaments, Large Plain Circles, Large Inverted Scalloped Circles
Embossing Powder: Detail Clear, Detail Silver
Card & Ribbon: From stash

Enjoy the Waltz!!  See you soon.