Winnie & Walter August Release: Tour of Stars

 


 Hi everyone! I am SO EXCITED for this blog hop debuting Winnie & Walter's stamp sets for August. I've been over-the-moon for their stamps since the beginning, along with many of you, and now they are totally kicking it up a notch with giant 6x8 sets that are chock full of all sorts of bits and bobs. You may have come from the much admired Joni Andaya's blog; are you ready to see some more from each of the sets?!?

The first card is from This Awesome House, containing all the things you could possibly need to make a house-themed card. For this one, I skipped the house itself and just stamped a front door scene. The door opens to reveal the patterned paper on the inside. I just love that tiny cat!!

And here's the actual house! It's a wonderful size ... big enough to really be the star on a card, or even just be the card itself! The steps extending beyond the bottom of the house make it stand nicely. Love the spaces for the perfectly sized sentiments ... the roof, the middle, or both! 
 

The next set, a Tree for all Seasons, contains the easiest way ever to make a colorful fall tree. The cluster of leaves was stamped four times, but doesn't look too repetitive. I inked the cluster in orange and then rolled the edges in red before stamping. Any spaces that were open when I was done were filled in with a cluster of yellow (partially stamped to fill the space). And the tiny bird is also a favorite, I think it gives more meaning to the sentiment. 

 Here's another from that set. The sentiments are just gorgeous, don't you think? A super-easy card to make, the leaves were filled with a watercolor from distress inks. For a little interest, I colored three of the lines on one leaf. Can't get too crazy on a sympathy card! I even hesitated putting the one green sequin on.

Finally, the Moonlight set has a million different images and sentiments for Halloween and more. I showed great restraint, and just stuck with one image and a sentiment. This would have been a great card for a 10 minute challenge. Simple stamping of the bat and an embossed sentiment, done. I like the message it sends though ... lots of bats flapping overhead like crazy and just a laid-back "spooky" observation.

Before you move on to the next stop, you'll be happy to know that all three stamp sets are ready to be purchased now. If you order within the next 2 weeks, you'll get the coordinating digital elements for free. Also, there's lots of comment-to-win opportunities! Each stop on the hop (including this one) will be giving away a winner's choice set from the August release to one random person who comments though August 31st. How awesome!

OK, now off you go to the lovely Laura Sterckx's blog. It's so great having her on board for this release! I can't wait to see what she, and the others have created!!

Thanks for looking!
-Kelly

August Release Tour of the Stars 

1. w&w blog – Julie & Shay

2. Jenny Martin, Guest Star and winner of Playdate No. 2 Challenge

3. Heather Hoffman, August 2014 Leading Lady

4. Lyndal Higgins, September 2014 Leading Lady

5. Gayatri Murali, The Talent

6. Heather Pulvirenti, The Talent

7. Joni Andaya, The Talent

8. Kelly Griglione, The Talent

9. Laura Sterckx, The Talent

10. Lea Lawson, The Talent

11. Mayuri, The Talent

12. Vanessa Menhorn, The Talent