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Saturday, 21 May 2011

...It's official, we're two today!!!



Thank you!!

Now that 7pm my time has passed, we are officially two!!!! On the 21st May 2009 at 7pm we launched our first two stamp sets! Des, my DH had taken the bold step of funding a few hundred stamp sets and we were nervously testing the water!! the fact that we are still here is all down to you!! Thank you!!!!

I have thoroughly enjoyed running WMS this two years and I do hope I get the chance to run it for a few more. It's true that times are tight, but we hope that by offering folks something that little bit different, and by designing all our sets to be versatile, that we can offer folks stamps that are great value, great quality, great fun and adaptable to a wide variety of projects so that your investment continues to give pleasure long after the initial purchase.



Our first stamp sets were Gingerbread Joy - Oven Fresh and Gingerbread Joy - Half Baked, and I used a little gingerman on the wrap for the cupcake that I'm bringing to our tea party today! I think I'm allowed to make a Christmas cuppie for that purpose!!! lol!

Tea Party Challenge

Our tea party was a lovely success - we had over 80 folks bring tea baggies, cupcakes, cakes and cards and I had a ball going through the goodies!! Thank you all for coming to our birthday party!!

There were beautiful entries of every sort and I would have been hard pressed to choose, thank goodness for the random number generator!!! phew!

Without further ado, the grand winner is.....

£200 (approx $324USD) of WMS goodies will go to...

Deb C of the blog Tinkering with Ink : Engineering Creativity

HUGE Congratulations Deb C!!!! you win LOADS of goodies, Pop me an email and we will organize getting boxloads of goodies out to you!!!

You may chose from the existing goodies, or you can wait on the new future releases, or you can do a bit of both!! The choice is yours!!!

I have another little batch of goodies to give away and I'll do that in my next post tomorrow!

Thank you all for playing along with our challenge. Thank you to all of the folks who have visited WMS over the past two years, to get stamps, inspiration, or even to cheer us on along the way.

And Thank you to my Design Team and Mischief Makers, without whom WMS would be nowhere!!!

43 comments:

  1. Congrats to Deb C and delighted that you have had a great fun filled day Claire.

    Happy Birthday "Officially" WMS!!! woohoo!

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  2. Congratulations, Clare! I remember the post when your first WMS stamps were released.

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  3. Congratulations, Claire!!! I can imagine it's such a good feeling to have grown like this in two years!!! I adore your products and hope to enjoy it for many, many more years!!! Congrats!!!!
    Hugs, Wendy

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  4. Congrats to WMS! And long live...

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  5. Big Congrats! Love WMS and I too hope there are many great years to come! Lovely project as well! :)

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  6. Happy Birthday WMS, may there be many more! And congrats to Deb C - very envious!

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  7. Happy Birthday, Waltzingmouse! And congrats to Deb C on winning the best party loot bag ever!

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  8. Congrats Claire! Can't believe all this has happened in 2 years! Your stamps are amazing, and so versatile!Your blog waltz is the only challenge I do religiously!Keep up the good work!

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  9. Oh congrats, Deb! And Claire, by a few more years, I hope that means 56 more at least! Congratulations!

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  10. Congratulations to Deb C - you are one lucky lady! I'm just sorry the tea party is over - it was so much fun.

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  11. Congrats to Deb!! and Congrats to YOU Claire!! So glad you made that jump 2 years ago -- I love love love your designs :) Brilliant. Best of Luck always!!

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  12. Congratulations Claire on this 2 year birthday! Love reading your story.. and YES! Here's to 20 more!!!

    And a HUGE congrats to Deb C!!!
    Yeah!!!!!

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  13. Happy Birthday WMS :)
    and big congrats to Deb C enjoy your wonderful goodies.

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  14. Love your cute gingerbread Cupcake Claire! I bought both of those sets as soon as they shot out of the gate!! and I love them still!

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  15. Congrats Claire for an amazing two years!!

    I was at Deb's house today and was stamping with her, and we talked about how we hoped to win this contest....and look, she did!!

    Congrats, Deb! It couldn't have gone to a sweeter person!

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  16. Keep the noise down! We can hear the party way down here! hehe enjoy the moment Claire you deserve it!
    Love your celebration cake what fun...Congrats to Deb C ....enjoy,

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  17. Congrats Claire, you have built a wonderful company these last two years...with stamps that aren't just beautiful but very well made! I am proud to be a customer...and would love to be able to afford your whole collection! Hugs!

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  18. Congrats, Claire!!! WMS is indeed special, and I look forward to many more years of WMS fun!! Have a fab weekend!

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  19. Congrats to Claire and WMS!!! Happy 2nd birthday and I hope there are many, many more to come.

    Thanks for the wonderful prize. I'm still in shock, LOL~

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  20. Claire, your cupcake is absolutely adorable!! Happy Birthday to WMS and huge congrats to Deb!!

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  21. Congrats Claire! I am sure this has been an amazing ride for you, and I am so glad it has been a success. I am ever so grateful to have stumbled upon WMS, as your stamps have changed my crafting life!!!

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  22. Hi Claire,
    Happy birthday to Waltzingmouse Stamps! I bought my first (3) sets of WMS recently, and I am so impressed with their high quality and beauty! Thank you so much for becoming my new "Go to" stamp company ~ I wish you many more years of success in the craft industry!!!

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  23. Congratulations! I love your stamps.

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  24. Happy Birthday and Congratulations Claire! That is so exciting! May you be Blessed with many more years of success!

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  25. Wanted to join in with your challenge but time alluded me. Have a great 2nd birthday, love you stamps and can't wait to play with all my new ones. x

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  26. Congrats Claire - you soooo deserve your success. I love WMS so long may it continue! Big HUGS

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  27. Happy Birthday, Claire and congratulations to Deb!

    Waltzingmouse Stamps are the best!!! :D :D :D

    Hugs, Tina

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  28. Happy Birthday, Claire ... and Congratulations on your huge success over the last two years. You deserve every inch of it, and more! I don't know where I'd be without my WMS stamps and am so looking forward to collecting more of them and seeing all your future creations. Love your Christmas Cupcake ... absolutely adorable! Have a wonderful Sunday ... Hugs, Melodie

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  29. Happy Birthday!! So glad the company is doing well. Your designs are cute and I hope that you have a very successful year.

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  30. Happy Birthday day a day late. My kids had me on the run all day yesterday!

    Congrats to Deb. I'll have to subscribe to her blog to see what wonderfulness she creates with your babies.

    Cheers!

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  31. Just come across your blog from the fabulous WMS website and wow...you've made some stunning creations. Will be following from now on and can't wait to see more!
    Congratulations on your 2nd year birthday...
    Emma x

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  32. Happy Terrible Two's you wonderful Creative Genius!!! I so enjoyed communicating with you and look forward to many more years of seeing your stamps and wishing you wonderful and successful birthdays! Samara xox

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  33. Congratulations to Deb C... what a wonderful prize you have won.... enjoy!

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  34. Oooh, I love the cupcake!

    Happy Birthday to WMS, may you continue many, many years.

    And congrats to Deb C!

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  35. Such a cute cupcake, Claire! so fun to celebrate with you and to see your creations.

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  36. CLaire,

    Happy, happy birthday. Here's to many more and thanks for all the fun so far!

    Enjoy all the wishes coming your way.

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  37. Happy WMS birthday, Claire. here are to many many more years of fun & success. I love my WMS stamps - they have a special place in my house and often my go to stamps. That bun is absolutely gorgeous. love the details you really put into it!

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  38. Hip hip hooray! And many more years to you!!

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  39. Congratulation Claire, I really love your stamps.

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  40. I just had to chime in to send a belated, but amazingly heartfelt birthday wishes to you, WMS! Claire, may there be many many happy returns of the fruits of your hard work and exceedingly creative endeavours. I for one, sure am glad you made it all happen. Something tells me I am SO not alone in that.

    Apologies for not being able to play in celebration of the festivities, but I was absolutely there in spirit. Hugs gorgeous girl. Job so very gloriously well done! Brava!

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  41. Congrats Claire on all of your success. I can't believe it was 2 years ago that I guessed you were starting your own company and I got to be one of the first owners of your new stamps.

    I adore your stamps and am pleased to have had a super tiny part in helping you live your dream of stamp design and ownership.

    I expect even bigger and better things in the future.

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  42. congrats on your 2nd WMS birthday, i hope a lot of succesfull years will follow.

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