Out with the New and in with the Old #3

 Hi and welcome to my blog! Today I am showing another card I made for my blog series using old wooden stamps. I pulled out a background from my stash where I had smooshed some pastel colors onto watercolor cardstock. I stamped a background stamp over the top using clear ink and gold embossing powder. The butterfly was stamped on another piece of background paper I had made. It was fussy cut and added to the card.

Over at the Time Out Challenge we were to pick at least 2 things from their list of 6 to make our cards. I chose twine and sparkle. I love using twine on my cards. If you know me you will see that I use it a lot. I think it adds a good finishing touch to cards. Who does not like sparkle? As I said above, I used gold embossing powder on the background and the twine is also sparkly!

Wooden Stamps: Wrought Iron Background - Stampabilities

                             Majestic Butterfly - Rubber Stampede

Embossing Powder: Princess Gold - Ranger

Greeting Tabs - Open Studio

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a great day!

Challenges entered:

Time Out Challenges #306 - Pick 2 (or more)

HMFMC Mid Way Reminder #458

 Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

 We are here with a Mid Way Reminder

Our ongoing challenge is:

ANYTHING GOES

with the option of

 

Hearts 

Hosted by our Talented Teamie  Pam

     

 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

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SIMON SAYS STAMP

Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of Premium Dye Ink Pads

Please be aware that customs duty may be payable for destinations outside of the United States

Simon Says Stamp has been in business since 2002, offering you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. Stock includes over 100,000+ items along with the latest and greatest releases from the Simon Says Stamp brand Hero Arts, Tim Holtz, Lawn Fawn, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more. With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on shipping, it’s always good timing to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store!

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Spellbinders: House Mouse Waiting For Spring Cling Stamp Set

Many thanks to our Generous Sponsor for their continued support.

I pulled a stenciled background from my stash to use with this cute new stamp by Spellbinders. I hope to see you over at the challenge! Have a great day.

Stamps: Secret Ingredient stamp set - Spellbinders

Dies: Scalloped Circle - Quickuts 

          Circle - Crafter's Companion

Stencil - unknown

Oxide Inks - Ranger

Alcohol Markers - Caliart

                     Thanks so much for stopping by! 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #458

       We are here with a new challenge!                                  

Anything Goes 

with the option theme of  

 

Hearts 💕

Hosted by our Talented Teamie - Pam

Challenge ends February 15th

 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 excited to welcome back our Generous SPONSOR:

Heidi and her team at SIMON SAYS STAMP

Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of Premium Dye Ink Pads

Please be aware that customs duty may be payable for destinations outside of the United States

Simon Says Stamp has been in business since 2002, offering you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. Stock includes over 100,000+ items along with the latest and greatest releases from the Simon Says Stamp brand Hero Arts, Tim Holtz, Lawn Fawn, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more. With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on shipping, it’s always good timing to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store!

SPECIAL BLOG CANDY FROM SUE K

Spellbinders: House Mouse Waiting For Spring Cling Stamp Set

Again many thanks to our generous Sponsors for their continued support!

I went with the Anything Goes theme since I am always in need of birthday cards. I love this little mousey with all the streamers!

Stamp: Party Streamers - Spellbinders

Dies: Dotted Oval - Sizzix

Stitched Oval - Gina Marie

Embossing Folder: Happy Birthday - Cuttlebug

Colored Pencils - Koh-I-Noor woodless pencils

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

Challenges entered:

Pammies Inky Pinkies: Anything Goes 2605

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Add Some Texture

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes 736-737

Out With the New, In With the Old #2

 Hi and welcome to my blog! I have started a new series on my blog where I am using my very old wooden stamps. They are on display in my craft room, but I hardly ever use them. I decided I was going to use them this year! This is such a pretty stamp and I need to use it more often.

I found a background where I had used various colors of chalk. I inked up the stamp with clear ink and stamped it on the colored background. Next I sprinkled black embossing powder over it and heat set it. I love how the colors pop!

Stamps: Flowers - Artworks

              Italian Poetry Background - Hero Arts

Embossing Powder: Black Detail - Sparkle N Sprinkle

Soft Pastels - Master's Touch

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

Challenges entered;

Simon Says Wednesday:  Anything Goes

 Welcome back House Mouse fans!

We are here with a new challenge for you!

Anything Goes 

with the option theme of  

 

WINTER

Hosted by our Talented Teamie - Cari 

Challenge ends February 1st

  So join in the fun! 
Please use a House-Mouse Designs® House-Mouse Friends, Happy Hoppers, or Gruffies image stamped/decoupage or CD rom. 

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs®!

HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs® site!

**EXTRA Mousie News**
 Another prize is being offered to one random participant by the Host Teamie Cari

Snowy Smiles (NIP)

Many thanks to our generous Sponsors for their continued support.  

Stamps: Monica Snowboards - Stampa Rosa

Saying - Stampin' Up

Dies: Card Creator - snowbank - Spellbinders

Snowflakes - Alina Craft

Circle - Crafter's Companion

Embossing Folder: Snowflakes - Paper Studio

Glitter Glue: Diamond - Stickles

Colored Pencils - Prisma

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

Out With the New, In With the Old #1

Happy New Year! I am starting a new series on my blog as I have been doing for quite a few years now. This helps me get out of a rut when cardmaking. I am calling this series "Out With the New and In With the Old!" This year I want to use my very old wooden stamps that I have displayed in my craft room that I never use much.  

When I moved recently, I got rid of many of my wooden stamps and kept the ones I really liked. I can't wait to get them off the shelf and stamp with them this year. Sooo, here is my first card!

I love birds and this one is so cute! I made a whimsical frame by stamping 2 smaller stamps randomly around the edges of the card.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Bird - Stampendous (wooden)

             Music Script - Composer's Dream - Stampabilities

             (wooden)

             Ultimate Grunge cling stamps - Stamper's

             Anonymous

Happy Birthday Stickers - Paper Wishes

Die: Small Alder Tree - Memory Box

Colored Pencils - Prisma

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

House and Friends Challenge Mid Way Reminder #456

      Welcome back House-Mouse Fans!                                      

We are here with a Mid Way Reminder

for our ongoing challenge:

ANYTHING GOES

with the option of

 

Something New 

Hosted by our Talented Teamie  Lols

        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 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

Please be aware that customs duty may be payable for destinations outside of the United States

Simon Says Stamp has been in business since 2002, offering you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. Stock includes over 100,000+ items along with the latest and greatest releases from the Simon Says Stamp brand Hero Arts, Tim Holtz, Lawn Fawn, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more. With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on shipping, it’s always good timing to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store!

And an extra surprise for another winner

Many thanks to our Generous Sponsors for their continued support.

I used a new to me technique on my card today. I placed a stencil over the cardstock and patted a clear ink pad over a couple of areas. I then applied Powdered Pearls and Pearl Ex over the stencil with a brush. The powdered pigments adhered to the clear ink. I like how the  background is shimmery!

Stamps: Throwing Daisy Petals - Stampendous

Saying - Stampendous

Dies: Circles - Crafter's Companion

Stencil: Love & Cherish - Photo Play

Powdered Pearls and Pearl Ex

Alcohol Markers - Caliart

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