SOAP competition ...

... you must be aware by now, that I'm a huge fan of Claire Brennan's Waltzing Mouse Stamps.  She comes up with wonderful designs - some made specially to fit inside the brilliant Spellbinders dies.  Well Claire has changed things around a bit at WMS.  Instead of issuing new releases each month, WMS will now issue stamps bi-monthly and in between Claire and the Design Team have "SOAP".  The recent issue included Western style stamps and I wasn't sure about them at first - but I've already had loads of use from them - check out these cards here and here.

SOAP - Stamp of Approval Parade; this is where the team have another look at the stamps released that month, have a quick look at an old set and give us yet more wonderful inspiration ideas.  Following a brilliant few days checking out what the DT had to share with us, Claire launched the April SOAP CASE competition; the deadline is 8.00am (UK time) on 10th April - so you've still got time to play.

I think the hardest thing to do was pick a card or project to CASE (Copy and Share Everything).  There were so many lovely cards to look and in the end I decided to CASE Anya's fabulous Western style card.

see link above for details from Anya's blog

This is a fab card, so I used one of my favourite colours - green!  I also decided that it would be a good card for my son.  I kept the card landscape, but decided to print the blanket pattern horizontally.  And I love the John Wayne quote - so that was the one I choose for my card.  I added some raffia around the card and finished it off with the horse riding off the card.  So here it is:

Stamps:  Waltzing Mouse - Back in the Saddle, Way Out West
Inks:  Kaleidacolor - Blue Breeze, Fresh Greens; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Spellbinders:  Lacey Squares (S4-295) #3; Classic Squares Lg (S4-126) #5
Accessories:  Card, raffia from stash

Thanks for dropping by to visit - would love to hear your comments.  Now, I'm off to check out the latest challenge from Less Is More!!  See you later today.