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Hello and welcome to my blog of card crafts. I am happy that you stopped by for a visit. I hope you can visit often. Have a wonderful and blessed day! "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and my soul knows right well." Psalm 139:14

Monday, August 31, 2020

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #323

                   Welcome to the HMFMC new challenge                                       


OR 
Christmas 
hosted by our Talented Teamie Lols 

This challenge ends September 13th.

We are Sponsored by



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!!  

Please remember you must use a
 House Mouse Design image on your card/project to enter.


AND





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 try to make Christmas cards throughout the year so that I will not be so crunched right before Christmas. This challenge is a good way to get some of those Christmas cards made early! I just love this sneaky little mouse gnawing on the candycane.  I added a hat sticker to the mouse to make him more festive.


Stamp:  Mini Stamp Set - Holiday - Stampendous
Dies:  Stitched Circle - Gina Marie   Multi-frame Circle - Nellie Snellon
Windswept Stems - Memory Box
Patterned Paper:  Christmas/Winter - DCWV
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you will join us over at the challenge.  Have a great day!

Challenges entered:

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



Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Handmade Background #16

Welcome back to to my background series! I had a fun surprise when making this card.


Stamps:  Bird and Saying - Stampendous
                   

The background was made by dabbing glue with a cottonball on a piece of white card stock, leaving some open areas. When the glue dried I sponged on green, blue and gray inks. This is the surprise I got. I used a tree stencil that came with the bird set and started sponging a darker green ink throught the stencil. Because of the glue acting as a resist it made the tree look like birch bark! I then outlined the stencil with a fine point pen so that it would stand out better. The bird was colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and fussy cut.

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

Challenges entered:

The Creative Crafters:  Anything Goes #31
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #454 - #455


Monday, August 24, 2020

HMFMC Mid Way Challenge #322

eeeeeeeek! Welcome back to the House Mouse and Friends Mid Way Challenge #322

Anything Goes

OR WITH THE OPTION OF FLOWERS
hosted by our Talented Teamie Karin 

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.
http://www.house-mouse.com/images/banner120_02.jpg


This challenge ends August 30th.

Welcome back our Generous
  
SPONSOR


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

SIMON SAYS STAMP


Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of 

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!

I just love a good cup of tea and one of my favorites is Jasmine tea! As you see this little mouse is taking a tea bath in Jasmine tea. My son lives in Charleston, SC  and many of the old houses downtown have Jasmine growing by their gates and steps. The aroma is delightful when walking by.

Stamp:  Jasmine Tea - Stampendous
Dies:  Fresh Foliage - Memory Box
Picot Edge Circle - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder:  Dotted Swiss - Cuttlebug
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

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

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Oh So Cute

Monday, August 17, 2020

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #322

 Welcome to the House Mouse and Friends  Anything Goes Challenge #322

OR WITH THE OPTION OF FLOWERS
hosted by our Talented Teamie Karin 


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.
http://www.house-mouse.com/images/banner120_02.jpg
This challenge ends August 30th.

Welcome back our Generous
  
SPONSOR


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

SIMON SAYS STAMP


Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of 

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!


I just love the new Masked Mice stamp set from Stampendous! Is this little mouse wearing a mask for covid or for her allergies or both? LOL! Anyway she is having fun jumping in the flowers. 


Stamp:  Masked Mice Stamp Set - Stampendous
Dies:  Puffy Clouds - Memory Box
Patterned Paper:  Quite Contrary - My Mind's Eye
Liquid Pearls:  Buttercup
Markers:  Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

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

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  August 2020
Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #452 - #453



Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Handmade Bakcground #15

Hi and welcome to my blog. I used another background from my stash on this card. I am not really sure how I made this background, but I think this is what I did! LOL! I think I used some plastic packaging where the bottom was ridged or a piece of cardboard box. I used some green Pearl alcohol ink and other regular alcohol inks - dropped colors on my craft mat and pressed the plastic into the colors. I then stamped the inked plastic on my gelli plate and then pulled off the design. I was trying to figure out why the green in the background was shimmery and the other colors were not, so I think this is what I did. 😏


Stamps:  Flower - Stampendous
                         Leaves: - Heartfelt Creations
                            Saying: - Creek Bank Creations


I stamped the flower and leaves on vellum and used white embossing powder. I colored with Tombow markers, fussy cut the images and added them to the card.

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







Monday, August 3, 2020

HMFMC #321 Mid Way Reminder


                  Mid Way Reminder Challenge                      
OR
'Use A Number'

hosted by our Talented Teamie Dorte

This challenge will end August 16

Welcome back our Generous 

SPONSOR


   House-Mouse Designs(R)  
 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!!  

Please remember you must use a
 House Mouse Design image
on your card/project to enter.


I am also giving away this stamp to a randomly chosen winner!!!!! This stamp will be perfect for a back to school card.


                     

I pulled out another background I made awhile back to make this card. I don't know if I will ever use up all my handmade backgrounds but I am surely giving it a try! LOL!



Stamp:  Holiday Stamp - Stampabilities
Dies:  Stitched Oval - Gina Marie
Small Oval - Spellbinders
Phrase Set One - Spellbinders

Colored Pencils
Oxide Inks
Stencil:  Numbers - The Crafter's Workshop

I placed the stencil over kraft colored card stock and sponged on pastel colors of oxide inks. I stamped the image also on kraft card stock and colored with colored pencils and oxide ink. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you will hop on over to the challenge and join in the fun! Have a great day!

challenges entered:

Cradz TV:  Anything Goes #120
Creative Crafters:  Anything goes #30



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