Playdate No. 4 Winner Revealed!

We faced an enormous challenge of our own to pick from the stunning array of projects for our Playdate No. 4 challenge.  We want to congratulate every single person who entered and made our decision so utterly (utterly) difficult...we spent quite a bit of time discussing our choice!  Thank you so very much for so generously sharing your talents and efforts with us!

We finally pared it down to a single winner because of her use of w&w stamps, originality and joyous feel of her project.

Here is our winner:

There was just something so fresh, shiny, bright, and oh so festive about this card by Tenia Nelson that kept us going back to look at it over and over.  It is clean and simple, trendy and sophisticated.  Her use of the tree and sentiment from Winter Woodland is given the star treatment in her card.  We simply love it!

Congratulations to Tenia and everyone who participated in our Playdate No. 4 challenge!

Tenia please email us at info {at} winniewalter {dot} com!

Be sure to check back in January for your chance to participate in our next release.


w&w supplies:

Winter Woodland

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Playdate No. 4 | Julie's Take

Hello Everyone!

I've been checking out the entries for our Playdate No. 4 on the blog, and there are some fabulous creations.  There are only a few entries at this time, but that won't make it any easier for Shay and I to pick a winner.  There is still a little time left to participate in our Playdate No. 4 (You have until November 28, 2014 at 11:55 p.m.).  And, if you are new to our Playdate, you are playing for a chance to be one of our guests during our next release.  To read more about the details, check out our Playdate No. 4 post.

Rustic Elegance image found here and here

Silver Elegance Tree photo by Julie Mogford of a Cracker Barrel in store Christmas Tree (2013)

If you are like me, I've been pretty busy earlier this month, and only just had a chance to get crafty for a little while this weekend.  When I reviewed the challenge images and colors, I just couldn't make up my mind, so I made a trio of tags.  Each one is inspired by some of the aspects of the challenge. 

I used one of my favorite sets from our October release - Winter Woodland!  Apparently it is also a favorite with many of you since it has been sold out - but never fear!  We expect it back in stock VERY SOON! For this first tag, I took my cues from the pine needles and pine cones, as well as the green, brown and silver colors.  This tag started with a kraft tag that was still on my craft table that I had swiped through some left over shimmery mists from a previous project.  It is subtle, but lovely when the light catches it.  I think it is also a little unexpected on this tag with the contrast of the pine needles and pine cones rustic look.  I used my Tim Holtz Distress embossing powders in Vintage Photo and Shabby Shutters. Finally, I stamped the two cardinals and then embossed them with Rockin' Red glitter embossing powder from JudiKins - a staple during Christmas and Valentines!  The sentiment is from Happy Christmas, and a perfect small sentiment for a tag.

For my next tag, I really wanted to make a design with white embossing because I like how it looks on kraft cardstock.  Since white was one of the colors, and kraft counted as my neutral, I brought in the green from the colors, as well as a deer from the scene. I decided to make this a one layer tag and I stamped the bow first, and then masked it so I could stamp the wreath.  I added the sweet little doe and some dots around the wreath, as well as another small sentiment - all from Happy Christmas.  I wish you could see the coloring more on this tag though.  I did take a light green prisma pencil and colored inside the leaves carefully and a gold prisma pencil for the bow. I think this is simply elegant and could be easy to mass product.  

For this tag, I only drew from the colors  - blue, white and a neutral, my trusty kraft tag.  You will probably recognize our cute little Stampet: Penguin, all decked out in ear muffs, scarf and mittens.  He is also colored with prisma pencils, and the blue elements are fussy cut from cardstock.  The happy winter sentiment is also from Happy Christmas, but I stamped it in two steps so I could fit it into a smaller space, leaving room for my white embossed snowflake flurries.  You may notice that some of these flurries are a bit larger than those you have seen in the Scenery: Big Bang Flurries.  You will want to stay tuned later this week for more details about these BIGGER flurries. *wink*

I hope I have enticed you to play along for our Playdate No. 4 challenge (you can't win if you don't play!), and maybe even inspired you to make a few handmade tags for this gift giving season.  Shay, Winnie, Walter and I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving and hope you enjoy your time with your family.  We are so grateful to have you all as part of our winnie & walter family!

And, if you are so inclined, please join us this coming weekend for our Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale - more details coming very soon!

Blessings, 

Julie

w&w supplies:

Happy Christmas

Scenery: Big Bang Flurries

Stampets: Penguin

Winter Woodland

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We (Julie + Shay) are recovering from our October Release and getting into the holiday groove.  How about you?

>>>JANUARY 2015: A MONTH OF FIRSTS<<<

We are also looking ahead to attending (but not exhibiting...we will probably be walking around looking like tourists) our first CHA (we would love to meet you!)  and our big first birthday in January!!  We want it to be a month-long party!

What would you like to see from us?

>>>PLAYDATE NO. 4 IS ON<<<

Please don't forget to play along with our Playdate No. 4 for a chance to participate in our January Release!  CLICK HERE for details.

>>>OCTOBER RELEASE STOCK UPDATE<<<

Both Winter Woodland and The Big, the Bold and the Merry Cutaways are sold out presently and we anticipate having them back in stock the week of November 24, 2014.  Winter Woodland is available right now at several online stores:

Butterfly Reflections Ink
i {heart} papers
Simon Says Stamp
Starlit Studio
And arriving soon at Make the Day Special Stamp Store

>>>GIFTS OF GIVING<<<

This month on the w&w blog we will be focusing upon Gifts of Giving and the next couple of weeks will be full of inspiring projects by the Talent!  Gifts of Giving is about giving thanks, showing gratitude, giving of gifts and crafting out of love.

Did you see our November Leading Lady, Nadine Perez's gorgeous projects last Saturday?  If not CLICK HERE now!  She will be joining us for the rest of November's Saturdays.

We would love for you to jump in and also share your Gifts of Giving.  For a chance to win a 4x6 stamp set link your projects on our join in to win! page.

We would love to hear from you so comment away!

Sending hugs and kisses to you!
Walter, Julie, Winnie & Walter

Playdate No. 4

It is that time again for our search for our next guest star!  There is nothing we love better than to see others play around with w&w designs.   From today until November 28 at 11:55 p.m. central we will have our Playdate No. 4 (#wwplaydate4) open for you to play along with Winnie and Walter and everyone else.

Rustic Elegance image found here and here

Silver Elegance Tree photo by Julie Mogford of a Cracker Barrel in store Christmas Tree (2013)

>>>RULES OF PLAY<<<

• Post an original and new project (card, layout, journaling card, tag, gift, art journal page, etc.) inspired by the Playdate No. 4 image on your blog and/or online gallery and link up here using the InLinkz Link-up tool below.  Let your imagination go wild on how the image inspires you.  We would love to read how the Playdate No. 4 colors and/or image(s) inspired you.  {Feel free to combine Playdate with any other current challenges.}  You do not need to use all the colors!
• Use at least one (1) winnie & walter product.  This can include printable/digital items, cut files and/or stamp sets.  Remember we offer freebies in our shop and for those who have liked us on Facebook.  Our freebies can be used to create your project(s) for Playdate.
• You have until November 28, 2014 at 11:55 p.m. (central standard time) to link up.
• Play as many times as you wish.  We love playful people!

Now, why would you join in and play?  One, you love w&w, right?!?  But if that is not enough here's why:

>>>THE GIVEAWAY<<<

We are giving away a guest star spot for our Seventh Release in January (it's our Birthday month!  woot!!).  This means one (1) winner chosen by us will receive the January Release + will participate in the January Release by having their projects featured here on the w&w blog along with The Talent.

The winner will not be chosen at random, but rather because of awesome playing skills.  

Fine print: Please don't enter to win unless you are willing to:

•  make at least one (1) project per stamp set (at least four (4) stamp sets) for the January Release;
•  post your projects online (on your personal blog or an online gallery); and
•  also participate in all the release festivities! 

The winner will be announced December 1st and will have 72 hours to send an email to info {at} winniewalter {dot} com with their name and mailing address.  Please use Playdate No. 4 Winner in the subject line of your email to us.

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