My Two Favorite Things

Hi and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a happy Holiday Season. What better way to start off the New Year making a card with my two favorite things - cats and birds! Over at the Inspiration Station challenge they are showing a photo to inspire you each month. Here is the picture for this month.

Since these are my two favorite things I made my card to go along with the picture. I have three cats and they love looking out the window at the birds at my bird feeders.

At the Double Trouble challenge the option is to use a stencil. I stenciled the branch and then used some ink to lightly color in the leaves.

Stencil:  Branch - Unknown

Stamps:  Bird - Illustration of Faith

Cat - Lost Coast Designs

Die:  Window - Memory Box

Paper:  Coastal Couture - DCWV

Distress Inks

Archival Inks

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I wish you all a very Happy and Blessed New Year!

Challenges entered:

Double Trouble:  Something, Anything, Everything/Stencil

Inspiration Station:  Inspiration Photo

Merry Christmas!

Hi and welcome to my blog. I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May the love of Jesus fill your hearts with joy this season and through the New Year. 

I John 4:14

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

Punches Series #21

Hi and welcome to my blog. I hope you are enjoying the Christmas Season. Today I am showing a Christmas card that I made using a Christmas Tree punch. 

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Stamp:  Penguin - Inkadinkado

Punch:  Tree - Martha Stewart

Die:      Card Creator - Spellbinders

             Saying - Christmas Phrases #2 - Sizzix

Paper:   Perfectly Plaid (Chill) - Lawn Fawn

Spectrum Noir Alochol Markers

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

Challenges entered:

Christmas Kickstart:  If It's Christmassy #69

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Ice Cold

 

Snowflake Mandala

Hi and welcome to my blog. I saw a neat technique on pinterest that I wanted to try, so I used this snowflake stencil to try it out. I used gold Lunar Paste through the stencil at first. After lifting off the stencil and while the paste was still wet, I sprinkled on some silver embossing powder and then heat set it. I really love the results! 

Stencil:  Snowflake Mandala - Gina K

Saying:  Sticker

Gold Lunar Paste - Simon Hurley

Silver Embossing Powder - Ranger

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you are having a great Christmas Season!

Challenges entered:

GinaK Designs:  Monthly Mix Challenge:  Let It Snow

Stencil Fun:  Any Holiday

Snow Bird

Hi and welcome to my blog! I am showing a CAS card I made which is hard for me to do! I am one who loves using lots of embellishments. LOL!

Stamps:  Nature's Allure Stamp Set - Penny Black

Embossing Folder:  Snowfall - Sizzix (Tim Holtz)

Distress Inks:  Broken China, Mowed Lawn - Ranger

White Gel Pen:  Art-N-Fly

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy Holiday Season!

Challenges entered:

Dare 2B Artzy:  CAS

Penny Black:  Christmas

Pammies Inky Pinkies:  Anything Goes 2249

Simon Says Monday:  Holiday Cheer

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #380

 Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

We are here with our last challenge of 2022 for

 you.

This challenge will last for 5wks while the team

 has a festive break..

We thank you all for your wonderful creations

 you have shared with us throughout  2022  xxxx

ANYTHING CHRISTMAS

 GOES

TEAM CHALLENGE 

 so join the fun!  Please use  a House-MouseDesigns^(R)

  House-Mouse Friends /Happy Hoppers, or, Gruffies image stamped/decoupage or CD rom.

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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!

Many thanks to our generous Sponsors for

 their continued support to our HM blog in

 2022  

I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope you will join us in our last challenge of the year and will join in many of the new challenges next year! I love seeing all of your wonderful card creations. I have used a new House Mouse stamp on my card today. He is enjoying a tasty treat.

Stamp:  Candy Cane Taste - Stampendous

Die:  Curved Merry Christmas - Memory Box

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Snow Marker - Marvy

Snowflake Punch - EK Success

Glitter Glue:   Diamond - Stickles

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful Christmas season! 

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Holiday Cheer

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Christmas Kitten

Hi and welcome to my blog! I am showing a card I made for two challenges today - Penny Black (Embellish It) and Double Trouble (Scrapper's Gorp). There are three parts to the challenge at Double Trouble and this time I used all three - (mixed patterns, sketch and paper piecing).

The paper piecing was harder than I thought because there was a pattern on the balloon stamp. I covered the balloon design with scrap paper and then inked it up. That left just the outline of the balloon inked. Then I stamped the balloon onto snowflake patterned paper. I used washi tape and red enamel dots for my embellishments.

Stamp:  Cat - Penny Black

Embossing Folder:  Snowflakes - Cuttlebug

Die:  Labels 4 - Spellbinders

Washi Tapes

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Red Enamel Dots

Striped Patterned Paper

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you are enjoying this Christmas season!