Winnie & Walter: Premiere Day #2

Hi folks! Another great set of stamps are showcased today! There are several holiday directions you could go with these sets, but I absolutely LOVE that Winnie & Walter included several neutral stamps with neutral sentiments (like "happy birthday", "thank you", "just for you", etc.) which can be used well after Christmas. I don't stamp any Christmas cards since I mass-produce photo cards, but I do have several friends and family with December birthdays so I was happy to stamp seasonal cards for them. All three projects in this post are from Winter Wonderland.


This set has lots of great scene-building pieces, like pine boughs, berries, a few pine cones, and two different birds. The bird on this card is embossed with red glitter embossing powder. Very wintery, but not "Christmas". Julie and Shay have picked another great font for the sentiments in this set. This sentiment is curved around the circle, which is used to frame the stamped scene.


 
This present topper uses the other stamp that I had been daydreaming about (the first stamp is the peppermint swirl from yesterday's post) ... a cross section of a tree! Madly in love with this graphic natural element. It's such a great background and layering piece, like in this project, but it can also be a focal point like in the next project. Here the natural log fits in so well with the woven fabric and the kraft wrapping paper. Stamped with brown ink on a beige paper, it looks pretty close to the real thing.

When I wrap presents with fabric ribbons I'm always at a loss for what to do for a bow. Clipping on a topper like this is a great alternative to a bow. A mini clothes pin is attached to the chipboard on the back of the topper. Embossing on wood turned out well too. I used the same red glitter embossing powder and heat set it (twice) right on the other side of the clothes pin. So quick and easy to fancy it up a notch.

 Here's another one of the neutral sentiments, just perfect for the present topper.

Finally, here's a card using the log cross-section as a focal point. Instead of using browns, I've gone for a more graphic look with a masked stack of black and white logs and one rainbow watercolored log. My husband's fashionable cousins are all in their late 20s / early 30s and this card will be perfect for one of them.

We're only halfway through the release, folks! You're not going to want to miss tomorrow's preview ... a brand new product line will be revealed that I predict will make people quite happy! For now, check out the amazing projects from Julie and Shay on the Winnie & Walter blog. As always, there's a ton more inspiration on the personal blogs of our Talent:

Joni Andaya | Lea Lawson | Mayuri | Vanessa Menhorn | Gayatri Murali | Heather Pulvirenti | Laura Sterckx

For what could be the largest w&w prize EVER, make sure you comment on this post for a chance to win the entire October release. With ten stamp sets and two entirely new product lines, you will be overwhelmed with how big the prize is! 
  

Thanks for looking!

-Kelly