New Beginnings

Spring and flowers always signify new beginnings for me. So I chose this Gruffies stamp with the Wheelbarrow and potted plant to signify New Beginnings for spring... even though it's still a long way off! I colored with Copics. The paper is Making Memories English Garden and the ribbon is also MM. I used the sketch from Sketch N' Stash #52. I used my Nesties Oval scallop to cut out the image and popped it up on foam dots. That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Happy Easter House Mouse and Sketch and Stash

I created this little card for today's House Mouse challenge http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/ to make an Easter card. I have had this cute image for a year, but this is the first time I've used it. I also have not used my new Nesties Pansy. I got this idea from one of the DT's at HM today. I colored the image with Distress Inks (only my second try). The ribbon is Offray - it's blue, but it's hard to tell in the photo. The flowers are Prima and the brad is from my stash. The rhinestones are light blue from Kaisercraft. I tried to use the sketch from Sketch and Stash http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/  but with a "round" shape. The phrase is from Flourishes. My granddaughter is staying with us this week, and she accidentally got a drop of water on the phrase :(. Oh well!

This is the card open. I used the daffodil from Flourishes as well.

That's about it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

House Mouse #65

I picked this Gruffies up the other day at Hobby Lobby when they had their stamps 50% off. Lilacs are my second favorite flower (behind daffodils), and I just had to have this stamp! I colored it with Copics (I know, surprise! not pencils). I outlined Gruffies with C1 and the shadow with G00. I like the outcome. I used SU cs. I used two different Cuttlebug embossing folders for detail. The purple rhinestones are Kaisercraft. I cut the image with Nesties Label 2 and the circle with Nesties large circle. I used MS's eyelet border punch on the green. Check below for the inside of the card...

I used MS's eyelet border punch and used a Whiff of Joy stamp from their Birdee Love set ... again, Lilacs! I stamped with two colors and just did an outline. I like the soft look.

Thanks for takin' a look! What do you think?

Project Tuesday a hinged card

Well, I don't know why this view of the card is sideways. It is right side up where I put it! Durn it! 

Anyway, I want to try making different kinds of cards, and I found Project Tuesday. This card for this week is a hinged card. I wanted to try my hand at it. This isn't perfect, I didn't picture this in my head, but I think it turned out ok. I used Stampin' Up card stock and dp from Basic Grey. The brads are also Basic Grey. The ribbon is from my stash. The little mouse is House Mouse colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are Prima. I used my MS eyelet border punch. Not susre where the sentiment is from (my daughter). I cut the mouse out with Nesties Label 2 and the sentiment with Nesties Label 4. I do believe I'll be doing more of their project challenges. Gets me out of my comfort zone and my rut!

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Simon Says Stamp

I created this little card for Simon Says Stamp, to use a House Mouse, Hoppers, or Gruffie, and use 3 types embellishments, 2 patterned papers and 1 image. This is the first House Mouse stamp I ever bought, and this is the first time I have inked it up! This is Mudpie, Little Nibbler HMUR1052, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut him out with Nesties Labels 4. The brads are from Bo Bunny and the pearls are Kaiser hot Pink. The ribbon is Offray, as are the flowers, Stylish Accents. The paper is from my stash, and it is two sides of the same sheet. I used pink and blue cs from DCWV. I think it turned out pretty cute. What do you think?

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

House Mouse

This little house mouse is getting out of the rain! This is my favorite flower, the daffodil.

This card was to have more than one fold. This is my first bi-fold card. Wasn't too difficult!

I colored this image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I used Diamond Stickles on the raindrops. I used a Fiskers corner punch on two of the corners and rounded the other two, placing yellow pearls from Kaiser. I also put a tiny yellow pearl in the center of the small flower. The cs is from my stash. All the dp is also from my stash. the base of the card is from SU.

That's it! Thanks for lookin'!

House Mouse, 2S4Y, Copics color challenge

Hi, again! I visited my daughter and her family over the weekend, and so I'm trying to catch up on my cards! I made this card for 3 challenges: House Mouse #62, 2S4Y #45, and Copics Color Challenge #49. The 2S4Y challenge was to make a round card. The challenge for House Mouse was a valentine, and the Copics challenge was to use: E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, and R02 Flesh. I had a three of these! Often I have one of the three, sometimes none, once in awhile, 2. But not all 3! I colored the mouse's ears, nose, tail, "hands" and feet with E00, the outline of the hert with R02, and the ground under the mouse with E33. I anso used R27 for the red of the heart. I sponged around the image with red chalk. I used Stampabilities Monica Romances HMER10104 for the image. I embossed the card with CB's Heart Blocks folder. The ribbon is from Michael's Valentine's Day. The sentiment is from Studio G Clear Stamps. I cut the card and image and mat with Nestabilities circles and scallops. I used Inkssentials white opaque pen to make white dots around the red scallop. The image and sentiment were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black.

That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

House Mouse #61 and Friday Sketchers #85

This little bunny is soaking it all in. I colored the image with Copics. The main part of the card is scored in a grid, but it's really hard to tell. The dp is from K & Co, and it's kinda on a grid as well. The ribbon is from Home and More Classic Collection. I like wide ribbon, but sometimes it's hard to use. The blue border is from DCWV. It's reverse cut with Nestabilities, and I rounded the corners. The rhinestones are from Elements.

Hopefully you can tell the sketch. I turned the whole sketch to a portrit view.

Take time to smell the roses

This is the first time I've used this image, and it is so cute! I colred it with Copics and sponged the background behind the image with chalk. This is the first time I've used this ribbon from Michaels (Sweet Life Fairies) as well. I think it's really fun. I used the Cuttlebug embossing folder Spots and Dots for the red background cardstock, I distressed the brown cs, and scalloped the green. I used a red Prima felt flower with a white button. That's it. Pretty simple, but I like the card!

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

CCEE Easter themed Card

This is for CCEE's challenge to make an Easter themed card. I found this little House Mouse in the clearance bin at Hobby Lobby and picked it up, along with the sentiment from Stampendous. The colored cardstock that is the main background is unknown, but the cardstock for the base of the card is DCWV, as is the pink behind the image. I'm not sure about the dp around the image. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The buttons are Basic Grey - Sultry, and the ribbon is Basic Basic. I distressed around the pink of the background cardstock.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

House Mouse Challenge #25 4 leaf clover!

Hi! This little mouse must be Irish... he was lucky enough to find a four leaf clover (do you know how hard they are to find???). I bought this image awhile ago just for St. Patty's Day (yes, I'm a large part Irish). I used green and white paper, using 2 different Cuttlebug embossing folders, one for the top and one for the bottom white. On the top, I used Paisley, and took an ink pad and lightly colored the raised images. I used green Offray ribbon and a green flower (that I bought for St. Patty's Day :-) ). I put the green Kaiser pearls on the image itself and put a green Nesties scalloped border around it. I put white dots around the scalloped edges. I put the whole image on foam dimintionals to pop it out. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I must admit, this image was tricky to color! It's very detailed with the clover leaves and stems. I couldn't resist doing this challenge, since I had the mouse image and I loved the sketch! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

FUNF1 Happy St. Patty's Day!

Hey, I'm posting a card! I know, I'm supposed to be scrapbooking, but my back gave out, so I sat down and made a card... was having withdrawal :-). This card was made for a new challenge, Fun and Frilly. The fun part, of course, is the House Mouse, and the frilly part is the lace and ribbon and flowers. I tried doing my own layout (sketch). It's not too bad :-). I cut my image with Nestabilities rectangles and scallop. I colored him with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. Didn't turn out like the picture on the stamp! But it's not too bad. I popped the flowers up on pop dots, and put silver brads in the centers. I put three Kaiser green pearls on the right side. Pretty simple. Thanks for lookin'!

It's still love ABC Anniversary Challenge

Hey there! It's Wednesday and a beautiful day today in Northern Fla! I made this card for 3 challenges, actually. I used today's SCS sketch challenge215 as my guide, I made an anniversary card for today's ABC - A = Anniversary, and I used metal for last Thursday's cute card challenge to use some metal :-).

I used green cardstock as the base of the card (over white), put hearts dp for the anniversary part, and used a House Mouse stamp for the cute part! I used blue (to go with the wheelbarrow) as a second layer for the sc, and paper pierced it. You can almost see it! Then I used red (to go with the flowers and heart dp) as the mat for the image. The image is colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I used a double ribbon (again as part of the sc), and created a bow with the sheer ribbon and attached it with a metal clip. I popped out the image part (including red mat) on foam squares.

Thanks a bunch for lookin' and have a blessed Wednesday!

Seeking Shelter House Mouse Monday #24

Hi! Don't ya' just love House Mouse? Their stamps are the cutest! I created this cutie for the House Mouse Monday Challenge 24, to make a tall, thin card. This stamp fit the bill! The layout is very simple. It has layers of brown, yellow and sage green (my favorite color combos!). I ran the sage through a Cuttlebug embossing folder (I had to do it twice because the paper is so long). Then I ran three colors of ribbon on top of the sage, graduating their lengths, attaching a bow at the end of each. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, and I sponged the edges with VersaMagic Niagra Mist. and that was it!

Thanks a bunch for lookin' and have a great week!

House Mouse Challenge 23, USCSC13

This card was made for two challenges: The House Mouse Monday challenge to make a valentine, and Unity Sketch challenge. I used red paper as the base, covered it with pink gingham paper, ran some pink paper to layer the ribbon on. I cut three layers for the image, including the image itself, using Nestabilities ovals. I put large pink brads in each corner of the gingham paper. I put paper hearts around part of the image, using brads in the centers. Some are raised up on pop dots. I used Studio G for the sentiment. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I put white dots around the scalloped oval.

That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Hugs and Kisses House Mouse #22, MOJO71

This card is for two challenges: MOJO Monday 71 and House Mouse Monday Challenge #22. The MOJO challenge is a sketch challenge on a square card, and the House Mouse challenge is for paper piercing. I pierced all four corners on the mauve, pierced all around the mat for the image, and pierced the mat for the phrase. I used Imaginations dp behind the image and phrase. I put a pink and a green ribbon behind the image and included bows at the tops. I put a bow on a clip on the phrase. I placed Kaiser pink rhinestones at the bottom of the image panel and at the right top corner. The image is colored with Prisma colored pencils and Gamsol and the hearts are enhanced with Fruit Punch Stickles, as is the heart on the phrase. The phrase, Hugs and Kisses, is computer generated. I mounted the image with square Nestabilities and cut out the phrase with the small scalloped square Nestabilities.

This was a fun dual challenge. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

This is a close up of the computer generated phrase and the piercing.