House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #360

 Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

We are here with a new challenge for you.

                        Anything Goes

with the option theme of - "SPRING

 FLOWERS"

Hosted by our Talented Teamie Sue Kment

          Challenge runs through March 13th

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

We are  Generously Sponsored by

We are very happy to welcome back Heidi and her team at:

SIMON SAYS STAMP

Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of Premium Dye Ink Pads

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Our Second Generous Sponsor is

STAMPENDOUS!

The lucky winner will receive these 3  new super awesome cling stamps..

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.  

Many thanks to our generous Sponsors for their continued support.  

Today I used another new fun stamp! You can see all the wonderful new House Mouse stamps here. These little meeces are really enjoying these roses. Can you spot the mischievious little mousey? There always seems to be one in the bunch!

Stamp:  Rose Play - Stampendous

Dies:  Large Scallop - Spellbinders

Small Circle - Spellbinders

Embossing Folder:  Marianne Design

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope to see you over at the challenge. Have a wonderful day!

I would like to enter this card into the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes, Double Trouble Challenge - Hoodie Hoo! (Spring)

Thinking of You

 Hi and welcome to my blog. I love this flower from Penny Black that I recently purchased. I found the background in my stash where I had smooshed several colors of inks onto some plastic wrap and then crinkled it up on some watercolor paper. I like the textured look this tecunique gives. I stamped the stamp directly onto the background and added a little color to the leaf and flower by using Distress inks and a water brush. 

Stamp:  Penny Black

Saying:  Stampendous

Liquid Pearls:  Copper Pearl

Distress Inks

I would like to enter this card into the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes. 

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

Punches Series #4

Hello! Welcome to my blog. Here is another frame that I made using some Martha Stewart deep cut punches. I used both the corner punch and border punch. I love how this turned out! I made this into a get well card. You never know when you might need one in these winter months.

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

I would like to enter this card into these wonderful challenges.

Pammies Inky Pinkies:  Anything Goes 2208

Simon Says Wednesday:  Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #531 - #532

HMFMC Mid Way Reminder Challenge #359

  WECOME BACK TO OUR CURRENT CHALLENGE!

Anything Goes

with the option theme of  

"ANIMAL/Bird FRIENDS"

The mice have lots of different

Animal/Bird Friends

Hosted by our Talented Teamie - Sue Drees

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.

We are  Generously Sponsored by

We Welcome back Barry & his team @ House Mouse Designs

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

We are 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!

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

Many thanks to our generous Sponsor, House Mouse Designs,

 for their continued support.  

I am using another new stamp today. What a sweet gift this mousey is bringing her friend. This rose reminds me of the Peace roses my dad used to grow. He had two rose beds and the Peace rose was my favorite. He had a knack for growning them. They were always large and beautiful. 

I used the bouncing brayer technique to make the sunbeams on the corner of my card. I used glossy card stock because the technique looks better to me on the glossy. I don't think I ever colored with alcohol markers on glossy card stock before. I liked how the coloring turned out.

Stamp:  Rose Surprise - Stampendous

Dies:  Stitched Rectangles - Want To Scrap

Sewn Frame - Gina Marie

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks for stopping by. I hope to see you over at the challenge. Have a great day!

Challenges entered: 

Cut It Up:  Love or Valentine's Day

Dare 2B Artzy: Love

Butterfly Birthday Card

Hi and welcome to my blog. I love playing with all kinds of stamping techniques and I used a few of them on my card today. 

The background was made by thinly applying glue here and there on the white card stock. When the glue dried I sponged various colors of Distress inks over the whole card stock and the glue acted as a resist. I then stamped a script stamp on the background on the right side. I stamped and heat embossed the butterfly using purple embossing powder. I also added a little copper embossing powder too. At the bottom I stamped a swirl stamp and used copper and a chunky bits embossing powder and heat set it. 

Stamps:  Butterfly Kisses - BoBunny

               Swirl - Inkadinkado

               Italian Poetry Background - Hero Arts (script stamp)

Embossing Powders:  Concord - Sparkle N Sprinkle

                                 Encrusted Jewels - Stampendous

Inks:  Seedles Preserves, Tumbled Glass, Gathered Twigs - Ranger

Thanks so much for stopping by. I want to enter this card into the ModSqad Challenge - Birthday Butterflies and Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #531 - 532

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

House Mouse and Friends Monday Chalenge #359

 Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

We are here with a new challenge for you.

Anything Goes

with the option theme of  

"ANIMAL/Bird FRIENDS"

The mice have lots of different

Animal/Bird Friends

Hosted by our Talented Teamie - Sue Drees

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.

We are  Generously Sponsored by

We Welcome back Barry & his team @ House Mouse Designs

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

We are 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!

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

Many thanks to our generous Sponsor, House Mouse Designs,

 for their continued support.  

I am using a brand new stamp! You can see the new collection here. These mousey friends are sharing some juicy treats! I love chocolate covered strawberries. Dark chocolate is my very favorite. Too bad we still have several more months to wait for fresh strawberry pickings. I wonder if anyone will be getting these for Valentine's Day!

Stamp:  Fudge Strawberries - Stampendous

Die:  Hello - Tonic

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope to see you over at the challenge. Happy Valentine's Day!

Challenges entered:

Colorful Options: Rosey Red

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Food/Drink

Gilded Emboss

Hi and welcome to my blog. I love trying out new techniques and discovered this one recently. 

First I sponged on 2 colors of Oxide inks and then flicked water across the background with a water brush. Next I took a 3D embossing folder and inked up the raised areas with Versa Mark ink. I placed the inked card stock face down onto the raised part of the embossing folder and ran it through my machine. I then added gold embossing powder where it stuck to the inked area and heat set the powder. This gave a pretty gilded look! The butterfly was stamped on some shimmery inked card stock and fussy cut. 

I am entering this card into the Simon Says Emboss It challenge and Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge #2206 - Anything Goes.

Stamp:  Butterfly Kisses - BoBunny

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Oxide Inks:  Mustard Seed and Kitsch Pink

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

Punches Series #3

Hi and welcome to my blog. Today I am showing a card where I punched a Martha Stewart corner punch in a circle to make a pretty circle frame. I started with a 3 inch circle die and punched all around it. This is a fun and different way to use a punch! I am entering this into the Pammies Inky Pinkies challenge - Anything Goes!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you Have a wonderful day.

Challenge entered:

Pammies Inky Pinkies:  Anything Goes #2206

HMFMC Mid Way Reminder Challenge #358

 Welcome back to our current challenge

# 358
ANYTHING GOES

OR 

Get Well

Hosted by our Talented Teamie  Misti 

Challenge runs through February 13th

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.

We are  Generously Sponsored by

We welcome back Di's DigiStamps 

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!

Plus the design team is offering this super unmounted   

 Gruffie stamp set  to one lucky winner..

Many thanks to our Generous Sponsors for their continued support.

I am so happy to be using a brand new stamp today. This poor little fellow is getting cheered up by all these little meeces! 

Stamp:  Cast Signing - Stampendous

Die:  Dotted Oval - Sizzix

Punch:  Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Paper:  Best Year Ever - Simple Stories

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope to see you over at the challenge. Have a blessed day!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  February 2022