January Release Winners Revealed!

Hello everyone!  We are so excited to share the names of the January Release Winners with you!

Winner of The Big, the Bold and Party stamp set + The Big, the Bold and Party Cutaways + The Big, the Bold and You Cutaways

Winner of  Scenery: Stripes stamp set + Essentials: Katharine Cutaways + In a Word Cutaways

Winner of Sugar Rush stamp set + Sparkle stamp set + Big Bang Confetti Cutaways + The Party Confetti Cutaways + a limited edition w&w 1st Birthday Bash Sequin Mix by Pretty Pink Posh

Winner of Scenery: The Party Hangover + The Party + Goldie Trim Cutaways + Lulu Fringe Cutaway

Winner of The BIG Giveaway (That's all five (5) stamp sets + the free with purchase stamp set + coordinating cut files + cutaways + the limited edition 1st Birthday Bash Sequin Mix!!)






Congratulations to all of the winners!  We are looking forward to seeing your creations!!!

A big thank you to all of you who commented.  We really enjoy reading your comments and compliments! You are so kind and we are happy to have you in the w&w family. We appreciate your support more than we can say.

We {heart} you!

Winnie, Walter, Shay and Julie

All winners please email info{at} winniewalter {dot} com within 72 hours to claim your prizes.

January 1st Birthday Bash Release | Premiere of Scenery: The Party Hangover + The Party + Goldie Trim Cutaways + Lulu Fringe Cutaway

To enter our 1st Birthday Bash GIGANTIC Giveaway CLICK HERE
To enter our January Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.

To enter to win The Big, the Bold and Party + new The Big, the Bold Cutaways CLICK HERE

To enter to win Scenery: Stripes + Essentials: Katharine Cutaways + In a Word Cutaways CLICK HERE

To enter to win Sugar Rush + Sparkle + Big Bang Confetti Cutaways + The Party Confetti Cutaways  CLICK HERE 

To enter to win Scenery: The Party Hangover + The Party + Goldie Trim Cutaways + Lulu Fringe Cutaways ...continue reading!

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Today's our last day of premieres for our January 1st Birthday Bash Release, but don't worry we still have some really exciting products to introduce to you today!

In fact today is all about partying!  So it is time to get down and boogie.

We have Scenery: The Party Hangover which at first looks like a simple set of borders, but you can do so many things with them!  Make a background, curve them to allow them to drape and dangle embellishments and/or images off them!

The Party is all about celebrating with lovely images and sentiments.  We think this one set will see you through lots of moments to celebrate!

Then we have two very cool cutaways for you: Goldie Trim Cutaways and Lulu Fringe Cutaway!  Goldie Trim Cutaways are dies that are cut on all sides and thus why we call them trim rather than borders although you can certainly use them to decorate an edge.  The Lulu Fringe Cutaway is designed so you can continuously cut the fringe as there are no cut lines on the shorter ends of the die.

Insider news: we have so many new cutaways that we plan on dedicating a week to them next month.  It is going to be a week to die for! haha

>>>THE DETAILS<<<


Scenery: The Party Hangover
Available for purchase the evening of January 30, 2015
4x6 stamp set
Retails for $15.00
Includes fifty-five (55) stamps--five (5) big words + forty-nine (49) small words


The Party
Available for purchase the evening of January 30, 2015
6x8 stamp set
Retails for $22.00
Includes thirty-four (34) stamps--seven (7) sentiments + twenty-seven (27) images


Goldie Trim Cutaway
Wafer Thin Steel Dies
Available for purchase the evening of January 30, 2015
Retails for $18.00
Four (4) dies


Lulu Fringe Cutaway
Wafer Thin Steel Die
Available for purchase the evening of January 30, 2015
Retails for $12.00
One (1) die

>>>THE GOOD STUFF<<<

Let's get to the fun part and see what Shay, our guest stars, Tenia Nelson (our fabulous winner of the Playdate No. 4 challenge),Taheerah Atchia (our January Leading Lady) + special guest stars, Emily Leiphart, Laura Williams, Suzanne Dahlberg and Yana Smakula, and The Talent (our supernova creative team) made with it. And make sure you visit Tenia's, Taheerah's, Emily's Laura's, Suzanne's, Yana's and each of The Talent's blogs for more knock-it-out-of-the-park projects and details.  Don't forget to share some love with them too!

Shay


For months Julie and I had planned this release to be about celebrations as we hadn't specially addressed birthdays.  We also wanted to throw a birthday party of sorts to celebrate our 1st birthday with every one of you being invited.  These thoughts really informed this release and I think perhaps these particular stamp sets today.  Scenery: The Party Hangover was a concept we had brainstormed earlier in 2014 and actually had a set slated to come out in October, but we wanted to rethink it.  So we did.

What we came up is Scenery: The Party Hangover which are borders, background makers and so much more!  They coordinate rather well with The Party, Scenery: Stripes and The Big, Bang series as you can drape them, decorate them and hang images, embellishments and objects off them.  Obviously they also work with Sugar Rush and Sparkle too. :-)

Here is a little storyboard to help illustrate some ways to use The Party along with other stamp sets courtesy of Julie. :-)

When coming up with projects I sort of went crazy with the Scenery: The Party Hangover...she's sort of like a baby you want to show off and say, "See isn't she smart?  She can do all of these things and more!"  So be forewarned. lol

Card 1

I started with simple.  I curved the eternity chain/crape paper on my acrylic block and stamped it repeatedly on piece of white cardstock in glass slipper and flamingo (this was the second generation color) Color Theory Studio Calico inks.  I filled in the open space with the fully lined filler (there are several to choose from in the set so you can choose different textures).

Then using the same colors I stamped the oval solid balloons from The Party.  I wanted the teal ones to stand out more so I overstamped them with tidal pool Mid-Tone Hero Arts ink.  Still wanting more definition I stamped the outline balloon around them.  Better!  With Wink of Stella in clear I colored in the balloons for some shimmer (not showing up in the picture).  I stamped the sentiment from The Party.  Last some sequins, because life without them is just less pretty and happy.

Card 2

 

Next something colorful.  On some Distress watercolor paper I stamped the big scallop stamp several times using a rainbow of Distress Ink in picked raspberry, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, mowed lawn and salty ocean.  With water and a brush I spread the ink.  Next I die cut In a Word: Cheers Cutaway from the panel.  I adhered the rainbow scallop panel to a fuchsia card base with dimensional foam adhesive making sure to also adhere the parts of the word that keeps the word having definition.

Card 3

Next something flirty.  I pulled out the scallop stamp from Scenery: The Party Hangover and stamped it on a piece of white cardstock in flamingo Color Theory ink by Studio Calico.  I added some drops of gold and black mists.  On the larger tag from Essentials: Katharine Cutaways I stamped the cake stand from Sugar Rush in black.  The hole reinforcement is also from the Essentials: Katharine Cutaways.  On a piece of white cardstock I stamped the present from The Party in Versamark and embossed it in white.  Using picked raspberry and stormy skies Distress Ink and water I colored it in and cut it out.  The sentiment is from Sparkle our free with purchase for qualifying order stamp.  I stamped it with Versamark and embossed it with Zing! gold glitter embossing powder.  I adhered the scallop panel to a black card base.  I then added some 6mm metallic gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Card 4

Here is my crazier card for today.  I stamped the large scallop from Scenery: The Party Hangover and stamped the banners from Sugar Rush before coloring them in with Copics.  In black I also stamped the smaller tassel from The Party in black.  I added some mustard seed Distress Ink to the edges of the panel.  I colored in the pom poms/flowers and paper lanterns with Copics and then sprayed them with Mister Huey's shine by Studio Calico before cutting them out.  I stamped lines for the pom poms and paper lanterns to hang from using one of the balloon strings from The Party and the thinnest line from Scenery: Stripes.  I adhered the pom poms and paper lanterns with dimensional adhesive.  On a strip of black cardstock I stamped the sentiment from The Party in Versamark and embossed it in white.  I added the party panel to a piece of patterned paper from Amy Tangerine's Cut and Paste 6x6 paper pad before adhering that all with dimensional foam adhesive to a white woodgrain card base.

Card 5

The confetti border stamp from Scenery: The Party Hangover is so darn cute!  And the most of the shapes coordinate back to Scenery: Big Bang Confetti!  I filled in the shapes with their coordinating solid stamp shapes (the six point star is included in Scenery: The Party Hangover) in lemon drop, chicken feed and chewing gum (all from my beloved, but no longer made Jenni Bowlin inks) and clear blue Color Theory ink by Studio Calico.  I added a frame I created using the larger and smaller rectangle layers from Essentials: Katharine Cutaways. I found out that the In a Word Cutaways fit perfectly within the frame. I used In a Word: Love Cutaway on this card.

I thank you for your patience as I warmed you up for our headliners: Tenia; Taheerah; Emily; Laura; Suzanne; Yana and our mindbogglingly good Talent.

Guest Star, Tenia Nelson

CLICK HERE to see more from Tenia.

Leading Lady, Taheerah Atchia

CLICK HERE to see more from Taheerah.

Special Guest Star, Emily Leiphart

CLICK HERE to see more from Emily.

Special Guest Star, Laura Williams

CLICK HERE to see more from Laura.

Special Guest Star, Suzanne Dahlberg

CLICK HERE to see more from Suzanne.

Special Guest Star, Yana Smakula

CLICK HERE to see more from Yana.

The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Gayatri

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather

CLICK HERE to see more from Joni

CLICK HERE to see more from Kelly

CLICK HERE to see more from Laura

CLICK HERE to see more from Lea

CLICK HERE to see more from Mayuri

CLICK HERE to see more from Vanessa

>>>THE GIVEAWAY<<<

Comment here on this post for a chance to win Scenery: The Party Hangover + The Party + Goldie Trim Cutaways + Lulu Fringe Cutaway of your own by 11:59 p.m. (central standard time) January 30, 2015.  One comment will be chosen at random.

All winners during our January Release will be announced by February 1, 2015.

To enter our January Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.

And to enter our 1st Birthday Bash GIGANTIC Giveaway (you could win all w&w stamps released in 2015!) CLICK HERE.

January 1st Birthday Bash Release | Premiere of Sugar Rush + Sparkle + Big Bang Confetti Cutaway + The Party Confetti Cutaway

To enter our 1st Birthday Bash GIGANTIC Giveaway CLICK HERE
To enter our January Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.

To enter to win The Big, the Bold and Party + new The Big, the Bold Cutaways CLICK HERE

To enter to win Scenery: Stripes + Essentials: Katharine Cutaways + In a Word Cutaways CLICK HERE

To enter to win Sugar Rush + Sparkle + Big Bang Confetti Cutaways + The Party Confetti Cutaways...continue reading! 

To enter to win Scenery: The Party Hangover + The Party + Goldie Trim Cutaways + Lulu Fringe Cutaways CLICK HERE (live January 30, 2015 at 7:00 a.m. CST)

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We have an exciting today for you as we introduce you to Sugar Rush a very yummy new stamp set and also show you our free with purchase for qualifying orders stamp set, Sparkle!

We also have some very festive, party-worthy cutaways to make confetti: Big Bang Confetti Cutaways + The Party Confetti Cutaways!

Last but certainly not least, you know how much we adore sequins and sparkly things, right?  Well we are adding some special boutique items to the w&w shop from one of our very favorite companies, Pretty Pink Posh.  Most exciting will be a limited edition sequin mix to celebrate our 1st birthday in our logo colors + silver!  It turned out even better than we ever thought thanks to Paulina of Pretty Pink Posh.


>>>THE DETAILS<<<




Sugar Rush
Available for purchase the evening of January 30, 2015
4x6 stamp set
Retails for $15.00
Includes thirty-one (31) stamps--eleven (11) words + twenty (20) images



Sparkle
Free With Purchase for a limited time for qualifying orders***
3x4 stamp set
Retails for $8.00 (will not be sold until later in 2015)
Includes twelve (12) stamps--three (3) sentiments + nine (9) images

***About the limited time Free With Purchase Sparkle:

• Order must be placed from January 30, 2015 at 10:00 p.m. CST through February 13, 2015 11:59 p.m. CST  (or while supplies last)
• Your single order must total $35.00 or more before shipping and handling and taxes are applied.  Your single order must total $35.00 or more after any discounts are applied.
• One Free With Purchase item per person.
• We will be manually adding Sparkle to your order and it will not be reflected on your invoice.  
• This offer is while supplies last.  
• Sparkle is not a limited edition stamp set and will be released for sale later in 2015.

Big Bang Confetti Cutaways
Wafer Thin Steel Dies
Available for purchase the evening of January 30, 2015
Retails for $10.00
Twelve (12) dies


The Party Confetti Cutaways
Wafer Thin Steel Dies
Available for purchase the evening of January 30, 2015
Retails for $10.00
Ten (10) dies


1st Birthday Bash Sequin Mix
sequins + confetti mix by Pretty Pink Posh
Available for purchase the evening of January 30, 2015
Retails for $3.00
Each pack contains approximately 1.5 teaspoons

>>>THE GOOD STUFF<<<

Let's get to the fun part and see what Julie, our guest stars, Tenia Nelson (our fabulous winner of the Playdate No. 4 challenge),Taheerah Atchia (our January Leading Lady) + special guest stars, Stephanie Klauck and Suzanne Dahlberg, and The Talent (our supernova creative team) made with it. And make sure you visit Tenia's, Taheerah's, Stephanie's, Suzanne's and each of The Talent's blogs for more knock-it-out-of-the-park projects and details.  Don't forget to share some love with them too!

Julie

Hello again everyone!  We hope you are enjoying the party atmosphere here at the winnie & walter blog!  Today, we have our first ever storyboard, and it features Sugar Rush! We thought it would be fun to share some ideas of how you could put this uber-sweet set to use.  Shay and I both really love stamps that have versatility, so we have included features like a chevron patterned cupcake liner, additional tiny pennants and banners to put on cupcakes, or dangle from Stripes or Party Hangover stamps, and words that fit in a variety of spaces.  We have even broken down some words as samples, and I bet you can find a few more too.

Card No. 1

My "make a wish" card came together from a mix of ideas, and then I read Debby Hughes' post where she was talking about sparklers on cupcakes.  I was thinking the same thing.  Here is my take!

The background is the wrinkle-free distress technique on Stampin' Up confetti cream paper.  Using the same colors, I stamped and inked up the cupcake, adding the chevron style cupcake liner and a touch of wink of stella along the icing edges for a subtle sparkle.  The wish is a die cut from The Big, the Bold and Party cutaways, and I simply snipped off the last two letters.  See what I mean?Versatility!  The word is slightly raised up using rolled up glue dots under the thicker parts of the letters.

I did a twist on the sparkler elements.  The sparkler stem is stamped in grey on the background, and the actual sparkle is embossed on vellum and punched with a 1 3/4 circle punch.  It is the larger of the two bursts.  To add a bit more dimension, I die cut two of the stars from the Big Bang Confetti Cutaways, inking the larger one, and embossing the smaller one in the same powder as the burst.  The two stars are glued together and then added to the vellum with a pop dot. I finished with some yellow and blue sequin love.

Card No. 2

For my next project, I wanted to use some of our party elements for a different themed card - wedding!

This card has very little stamping, but includes die cut elements that are super fun!  The card base is on a white shimmer paper that is subtle and beautiful. I chose several of the cutaways to create the confetti for the background - all from both Big Bang Confetti and The Party Confetti Cutaways, plus the In a Word: Cheers Cutaway for the focal image and sentiment.  I divided the elements into three groups and gave them a Heidi Swapp color shine spritz to make them all pretty! I used Tinsel, Blush and Teal.

Before gluing down the elements, I strategically stamped the tiny roses from Sugar Rush and the Mr. & Mrs. Sentiment from This Awesome House to tuck in under the ee - hee hee *happy place*

Once stamped, I glued in the confetti and ribbon curls and used foam adhesive to pop the cheers up in front.  The Sugar Rush set also includes two puffy hearts and two puffy stars, and since it was for a wedding, I stamped the hearts in as additional confetti using the darker rose color used on the flowers, and added Stickles.  Last but not least, sparkling clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh for the final shine.

I can't wait for you to see the samples from today.  If you already love Sugar Rush and Sparkle, you will adore what these talented ladies have created!

Guest Star, Tenia Nelson

CLICK HERE to see more from Tenia.

Leading Lady, Taheerah Atchia

CLICK HERE to see more from Taheerah.

Special Guest Star, Stephanie Klauck

CLICK HERE to see more from Stephanie.

Special Guest Star, Suzanne Dahlberg

CLICK HERE to see more from Suzanne.

The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Gayatri

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather

CLICK HERE to see more from Joni

CLICK HERE to see more from Kelly

CLICK HERE to see more from Lea

CLICK HERE to see more from Mayuri

CLICK HERE to see more from Vanessa

>>>THE GIVEAWAY<<<

Comment here on this post for a chance to win Sugar Rush stamp set + Sparkle stamp set + Big Bang Confetti Cutaways + The Party Confetti Cutaways + a limited edition w&w 1st Birthday Bash Sequin Mix by Pretty Pink Posh of your own by 11:59 p.m. (central standard time) January 30, 2015.  One comment will be chosen at random.

All winners during our January Release will be announced by February 1, 2015.

To enter our January Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.

And to enter our 1st Birthday Bash GIGANTIC Giveaway (you could win all w&w stamps released in 2015!) CLICK HERE.