...Help for Katie

Folks, we are asking you for help - we need you to pop over to Jak's blog to read Katie's story. We are now fundraising in the hope that we can assist with treatment costs and also give the wee folk a treat.

What we're offering is a huge big bundle of digital images for just £15 - please go to Jak's to see the entire bundle it is huge - and drawn by a wide variety of designers, I am sure there will be something in it to tickle you!

If you are able, please purchase the bundle - there is a paypal button under the images.

The please tell as many folks as possible about this fundraising event - facebook, twitter, wherever you can.

The card above features one of the digis that WMS has contributed to this event. We think Katie needs some emergency hugs and we just know that you folks can help us to give this special lady some huge big squishy hugs!

Thank you.

...be part of it!

Jak Heath, a terrific crafter that I am proud to call my friend, is running a superlative digital stamps offer in aid of the Help for Katie appeal. Many of you guys will know Katie and what she is going through at present and Jak has stepped up to organise a very special event so that we can all spread a little love and support in Katies direction.

I will be back later today with my card, but in the meantime, shoot on over to Jak's and feast your eyes on what is on offer, she has all of the details if you are unfamiliar with Katie's story.

...Happy Friday!

OMGosh! 'sbeen so long!!! how are you? I trust you all had a good Christmas? We had our fair share of 'spanners' in the works, with intermittent water supplies, snow, building works, snow, flu and snow...

I have to say it - I know I shouldn't, but there is something about snow that lifts my spirit! The rest of the planet gets cross, esp my DH, he thinks it's unreasonable of me to like the white stuff since he has to be out driving in it, and of course I'd rather he wasn't, but it does my heart good to look out upon a frosty field, and there's no point in denying it!!

Anyhow....Just wanted to pop on and let folks know that ALL order placed over the Christmas vacation period have now shipped!! I believe that mail is still moving slowly, particularly in the USA and indeed I see reports of more bad weather in USA, so you folks have my sympathy, I sure hope things ease up soon.

At present I am still catching up with emails and I expect that will take until the end of the weekend, so please, if you have emailed me and not heard from me, hang in there, I will get to you, it just might take a moment or six!

Chat soon!

Waltzes and Winners

Lisa the Mousekeeper squeeking in to finally announce the winner of a stamp set of choice from all comments left on the 12 Days of Christmas Waltzingmouse Style Day 12 post! And the winner is Smilie Girl!!! Congratulations! Please email your stamp set choice and address to Claire at claire.brennan1@ntlworld.com and she'll mail your prize right out to you!

Good news...shipping resumes today... weather permitting. I know the subject of shipping is sore with many folks after last month's challenges with backorders, Homeland Security and severe weather conditions. To say we are heartsick over the situation is an understatement. Thank you so much for hanging in there in spite of the delays.

More good news... the thread is now open in the forum to link your blog if you are participating in this month's Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz. We hope you will! The theme is Valentines/Love. For more information regarding our monthly waltzes, you'll want to click here.

Back soon with more!

The Daily Dare 11th Day of Christmas

Hello everyone! Lisa the Mousekeeper here to get the fires burning again in the new year. We're beginning to re-awaken after a long winter's nap. (*wink*) We hope you had lovely holidays with family and friends and that you're rested up and ready to continue the Waltzingmouse journey with us!

We're kicking things off by participating in The Daily Dare 12 Days of Christmas festivities! Waltzingmouse Stamps is sponsoring the 11th Day of Christmas. In case you missed it, you can read all about it on The Daily Dare blog. "Da rules" are quoted here:

For each day there will be a challenge and also a "gift."  Each challenge will have its own individual keyword to be used for uploading your project to the gallery at  [Splitcoaststampers]. The deadline for submissions is midnight on Sunday, January 9th.  That gives you a few extra days to play!  Winners will be chosen (one for each challenge) and announced on Monday, January 10.

Your entry makes you eligible for the prize of the day, and you can play any or all of the challenges you want.  You can upload as you go (more fun for the rest of us) or you can play them all and upload them all at once before the deadline.  Doesn't matter, so long as you have uploaded your card before midnight January 9th."

Our challenge is to use snowflakes in your card/project. You are not required to use Waltzingmouse Stamps, although of course we'd love it if you do! The keyword for uploading to the Splitcoaststampers gallery is DD12days11. We've included a link list below so that you can also link your card here to share with us and others, but in order to be eligible for the prize, you must link to Splitcoaststampers!!!

And what is the prize, you might wonder? A stamp set of choice, of course!

For inspiration, some of our design team ladies have created these gorgeous cards and scrapbook page layout:

Anya Schrier

 Bonnie Sharp

 Jennifer Holmes

 Julia Aston

Mona Pendleton

Sandie Dunne

We'll be back again soon with more fun and news!