Handmade Background #4

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good day. I want to share another card I made using one of my backgrounds in my stash.

I started with a piece of white glossy card stock and sponged purple, brown and gray Distress inks all over it. I ran the inked card stock through the Sizzix gears embossing folder making sure the debossed side was showing on the front of the card stock. The debossed side has more area to sand which I sanded with a sanding block. The sanding makes the colors pop. I used the Spellbinders small oval die to cut out the image (unknown). Purple cord was used to add interest.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you will have fun trying this technique.

Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge #2008:  Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

House Mouse and Friends Challenge #310 Mid Way Reminder

Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

We have more fabulous inspiration to share with you as

 a reminder to join our current 

'ANYTHING GOES'

with the option of

More Than One Fold

 Mid Way Reminder

Hosted by our Talented Teamie Carol.

Please use any House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image 

 so join the fun!  Please use  a House-MouseDesigns^(R)
  House-Mouse Friends /Happy Hoppers, or, Gruffies image stamped/decoupage or CD rom.

Generously Sponsored  by;

STAMPENDOUS!

 The winner will be given a $25 shopping spree to the store. 

Stampendous is now the official rubber stamp licensee of House-Mouse Designs®.  Visit the store at www.STAMPENDOUS.com 

For lots more inspiration from Stampendous, be sure to check out their other sites; STAMPENDOUS! Blog,  

Find Stampendous! on Pinterest and Facebook.  

Our second Generous Sponsor is 
Di's DigiStamps

One Lucky Winner will receive a 
$6 Voucher to spend @ Di's Digi Stamps

Bio.

I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with like minded people.

I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself.

This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!

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Many thanks to our generous Sponsors for their continued support.  

I am always in need of birthday cards. I just love this cute stamp called Make A Wish. I made a tri-fold card for the more than one fold challenge. Here is the card closed.

I colored the image using Spectrum Noir markers. I added clear Stickles glitter to the cupcake's frosting.

Here is the card opened.

Stamp:  Stampabilities - Make A Wish

Dies:  Gina Marie - Stitched Ovals

Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

Stickles clear glitter glue

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you will join in this fun challenge. Have a wonderful day!

Catty Birthday

Hi and welcome to my blog. I am forever needing birthday cards, so I want to show you a birthday card I made using this fun Penny Black cat stamp that a good stamping friend let me use. I stamped several of these images to have on hand.

I colored the image using alcohol markers. I added white Liquid Applique to the sundae and glitter glue to the cupcake. The image was cut out using the Spellbinders small circle die.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

Challenges entered:

Craft Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  February 2020

Penny Black Saturday Challenge:  Anything Goes

House Mouse and Friends Monday Callenge #310

ANYTHING GOES

+ option of More Than One Fold

hosted by our Talented Teamie Carol 

This challenge runs from February 17th through March 1st!

We are proudly Sponsored by

STAMPENDOUS!

 The winner will be given a $25 shopping spree to the store.  

Stampendous is now the official rubber stamp licensee of House-Mouse Designs®.  Visit the store at www.STAMPENDOUS.com 

For lots more inspiration from Stampendous, be sure to check out their other sites; STAMPENDOUS! Blog,  

Find Stampendous! on Pinterest and Facebook.  

Our second Generous Sponsor is 

Di's DigiStamps

One Lucky Winner will receive a 
$6 Voucher to spend @ Di's Digi Stamps

Bio.

I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with like minded people.

I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself.

This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!

I love different folded cards and here is a fun fold I found called the twist gate fold diagonal! I used a new stamp called Watercolor Wish. I used Diamond Glaze on the glass and ink well for dimension. 

This is the card closed.

Here is the card opened.

Stamps:  Watercolor Wish and Sayings -- Stampendous

Markers:  Spectrum Noir Alcohol

Die:  Sewn Frame -- Gina Marie

Diamond Glaze

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope that you will join this fun challenge!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: February 2020

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Two or More Patterned Papers

Handmade Background #3

Hi and welcome to my blog! Today I am showing another card using a handmade background from my stash.

We all have those days when life throws you a curve ball. I love this stamped image that I found in my image stash. I do not know the manufacturer of this stamp. I colored the image using Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. 

The background was made by stamping with a striped background stamp and embossing with white embossing powder. I then used watercolors between the stripes. Google eyes and a bow were added for interest.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

HMFMC #309 Mid Way Reminder

Eeeek!! Welcome back House Mouse Fans to our HMFMC #309
Mid Way Reminder

We're happy to see you today!


Our challenge of 

***ANYTHING GOES***

or the option of Love and/or Valentine's 

hosted by our Talented Teamie, Bunny.  Please use any House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image 


NOTE that ALL of our challenges are ANYTHING GOES 
  and have the alternate option of 
a Chall. Theme chosen by our Talented team Hostess.
 So come and join the fun by entering your projects using
any House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image 
 stamps, CD collection images and, or, any decoupage by 
House-Mouse Designs!

We are Generously  Sponsored by;

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

We are also thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)
 
HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs(R) site! Eeeeek!!  

 

Wow! What a fabulous Prize, eh? 

 Be sure to enter for your chance to win!  

With Winter in full swing that brings a lot of sickness with it, I decided to use this new stamp! It is always nice to have get well cards on hand when we need them in a pinch.

Stamp:  Stampendous Kitten Cast

Die:  Lace Corner by Cheery Lynn and Sewn Frame by Gina Marie

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope that you will join in the challenge. Have a great day!

HMFMC #309 Anything Goes Love and/ or Valentine's

Eeeek!! Welcome back House Mouse Fans!

We're happy to see you today!

The lucky Winner and Top 3 picks for the previous House-Mouse 
challenge can be found
Under this NEW challenge post  please scroll down.  
So be sure to check it out -it could be YOU! :)


Our NEW challenge of 

***ANYTHING GOES***

 Please use any House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image 

or Love and/or Valentine's 

hosted by our Talented Teamie, Bunny


NOTE that ALL of our challenges are ANYTHING GOES 
  and have the alternate option of 
a Chall. Theme chosen by our Talented team Hostess.
 So come and join the fun by entering your projects using
any House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image 
 stamps, CD collection images and, or, any decoupage by 
House-Mouse Designs!

We are Generously  Sponsored by;

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

We are also thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)
 
HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs(R) site! Eeeeek!!  

 

Wow! What a fabulous Prize, eh? 

 Be sure to enter for your chance to win!  

There are all males in my immediate family except for me, so I made a male valentine using this cute mousey stamp called Be Mine Heart and Sole and made my card less blingy! I used Diamond Glaze on the heart that the mousey is holding.

Stamp:  Stampendous Be Mine Heart and Sole

Die:  Sprinkle Sash by Poppy Stamps

Chipboard Shape

Diamond Glaze

Markers:  Spectum Nior Alcohol Markers

Patterned Paper:  Love Letters by Little Yellow Bicycle

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope that you will join in the challenge. Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  February 2020
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes