Welcome

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, December 27, 2021

Celebrate

 Hi and welcome to my blog. I hope you had a very Merry Christmas. I sure did. The whole family was able to be together this year. This was our first Christmas with our new grandson! I am looking forward to a new year. I hope we all have a wonderful 2022!



I used some pink foil paper that I received for Christmas and embossed it with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The image was stamped, colored and fussy cut to add to the card. I added star stickers to add a fun element.

Stamp:  Time to Celebrate - Penny Black
Die:  Celebrate - Pink and Main
Paper:  Foil Paper - Paper Studio
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a Happy New Year!

Challenges entered:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge:  Anything Goes
Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Party
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  It's Time To Party


Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Dies Series #24

 Hi Everyone! This is my last card for my dies series this year. I have had fun using the dies in my stash that I had not used before. I still have a few that I have not used yet! I want to wish you all a very Merry and Blessed Christmas! I trust that we will stop a bit among all the bustle of the season and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but will have everlasting life."


Dies:  Snowflake Bauble - Gemini
           Holly Branch - Tim Holtz

Embossing Folder:  Dotted Swiss - Cuttlebug

Thanks so much for stopping by. Merry Christmas!

Challenges entered:

Dies R Us:  Anything Goes #183


Monday, December 20, 2021

HMFMC Mid Way Challenge Reminder #355

 Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

This is a reminder to join our current



# 355 ANYTHING GOES 

with the option theme of 

 Snow and / Or Glitter


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


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



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!


We  welcome back our  Second Generous Sponsor


The winner will be given a fabulous set of Mini Clear Stamps!
Assortment may vary.
Here is a a collage of gorgeous cards made by the Stampendous team using the mini 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.

THE DESIGN TEAM HAS 2  ADDITIONAL PRIZES
FOR 2 LUCKY PLAYERS

1.  Cure All Tea 

2. Mousse Mice



Many thanks to our generous Sponsor/s for their continued support.  

I love this cute stamp from the Mini Holiday stamp set. We had a hard time trying to find a pre lit artificial tree this year because most of them sold out quickly! I am glad to say we finally found one that we really like. Looks like this little mousey is enjoying decorating his "tree."


Stamp:  Mini Holiday Stamp Set - Stampendous
Punch:  Snowflake - EK Success
Stencil:  Winter Tree - Rubbernecker
Glitter Glue: Diamond - Stickles
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
Red Glitter Gel Pen - Kaiser Craft

Thanks so much for stopping by during this busy season! I hope you can take a few minutes and join us in the challenge. Merry Christmas!





Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Feel Better Soon

 Hi and welcome to my blog. Over at the Dare 2B Artzy blog the challenge is to make a clean and simple card. Clean and simple is always a challenge for me because I think I need to fill every space! LOL! On this card I used a flower and leaf that I had in my stash. I white embossed them on vellum, fussy cut them and then colored with alcohol markers in the back.


Stamps:  Flower - Stampendous
               Leaf - Heartfelt Creations
Embossing Folder - Darice
Saying - Sticker
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

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

Challenges entered:

Dare 2B Artzy:  Clean and Simple
Pammies Inky Pinkies:  Anything Goes #2150


Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Skating Frosty

 Hi and welcome to my blog. My card today is a very icy and frosty card even though outside here it feels like Spring! I made a round card using an old background in my stash that I made awhile back. I used blue and purple inks and some white acrylic paint on the background. The icy "pond" is silver card stock that was run through an embossing folder. I used white glitter card stock to cut out the snowflake wreath, but it looks a little pink in the picture.


Stamp:  To All... Stamp Set - Penny Black
Die:  Snowflake Wreath - Momenta
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug
Glitter Glue:  Diamond - Stickles
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks so much for taking time to stop by. I hope you are enjoying the holiday season!

Challenges entered:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge:  Anything Goes/Option Christmas
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Cold As Ice






Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Dies Series #23

 Hi and welcome to my blog! I am on card 23 and have only one more card to show in this series. This year has really flown by! The new die in my stash that I had not used, is the die that is in the right corner of my card. It is such a pretty Christmas die. I sponged the background and then placed the die over it so that the colors showed through. I made the label for the saying by using a border punch on each end of a piece of card stock and then cutting across the card stock so that each end of the tag had the punched pattern on it.



Dies:  Holly Pieces - Tim Holtz
          Reindeer Flight - Tim Holtz
Saying :  Sparkle N Sprinkle
Tag: Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you are enjoying the Holiday Season!

          Challenges entered:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge: If It's Christmassy #57
Double Trouble:  Look for an Evergreen Day (Days in December)#99

Monday, December 6, 2021

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #355

 Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!


We are here with a new challenge for you

       Anything Goes 

with the option theme of 

 Snow and / Or Glitter


This challenges runs for 4 weeks ending on January 2nd


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



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


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!



Our second sponsor is



The winner will be given a fabulous set of Mini Clear Stamps!
Assortment may vary.
Here is a a collage of gorgeous cards made by the Stampendous team using the mini 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.  


Surprise Third Sponsor 


THE DESIGN TEAM HAS 2  ADDITIONAL PRIZES
FOR 2 LUCKY PLAYERS

1.  Cure All Tea 

2. Mousse Mice



Many thanks to our generous Sponsors for their continued support.  

I went with the glitter theme for my card. The card stock has glitter on the holly and berries. I glittered the red border around the image and the saying is a glitter sticker. I used this cute image from the House Mouse Mini Holiday stamp set. I love this little angel mouse playing a Christmas tune for the bird. I hope you have gotten most of your Christmas cards made. There is still some time left!


Stamp:  House Mouse Mini Holiday Stamp Set
Dies:  Small Circles - Spellbinders
Paper:  Graphic 45
Saying:  Glitter Sticker - Paper Crafts

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

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterened Paper Challenge: December 2021
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Happy Holidays/Christmas
Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #519-520

Monday, November 29, 2021

HMFMC Mid Way Reminder #354

            

Welcome to our current challenge

ANYTHING GOES

OR 
Option theme 'Winter Fun'

Challenge ends December 5th
Please remember you must use a
 House Mouse Design image on your card/project to enter.

Hosted by our Talented Teamie Dorte 


We Welcome back Barry & his team @ House Mouse Designs
 
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


 
Many thanks to our Generous Sponsor for their continued support.

I went with the winter fun theme again for my card today. When my boys were growing up we went skiing after Christmas every year. My boys took up snowboarding so I bought this cute stamp to make cards for them. This is a very old Stampa Rosa stamp. What fun memories I have of us going on these trips. One year stands out when my 14 year old (now 34) flipped in the air and fell on his collarbone. Thankfully it was the last run of our 3 day skiing trip. Thankfully it was a clean break and he was back up and snowboarding again in 6 weeks!



Stamp:  Stampa Rosa
Saying - Stampendous

Die:  Distressed Holiday - Sizzix
Glitter Glue:  Star Dust - Stickles
Spectrum Noir Tri Blends
Holographic Green Paper

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

Challenges entered:

ModSquad Challenge:  Animal Themed Holiday
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes




Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Dies Series #22

 Hi and welcome to my blog. I have one more Thanksgiving card to show you using unused dies. This makes 22 unused dies so far! I will still have unused dies in my stash after my series is over next month! On this card I used Wildflowers #2 dies by Sizzix. The pumpkin is a layered stamp by Sunny Studios. The saying is from Just For Fun Stamps. I have been trying to use a lot of things from my satsh so I pulled out a background that I made this year using a brush of clear glue in places and then sponging green and brown inks across it when it dried. I love the distressed look it makes. 


Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Challenges entered: 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes


Monday, November 22, 2021

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #354

              Welcome to a new challenge!

ANYTHING GOES

OR 
Option theme 'Winter Fun'

Challenge ends December 5th
Please remember you must use a
 House Mouse Design image on your card/project to enter.

Hosted by our Talented Teamie Dorte 


We Welcome back Barry & his team @ House Mouse Designs
 
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


 
Many thanks to our Generous Sponsor for their continued support.

I chose to go with the winter fun theme for my card. Who doesn't love to go sledding in the snow? I used to spend hours sledding when I was little (that is when we had more snow in the South) and I could hardly be coaxed inside! I pulled a background from my stash where I had swiped some blue and purple acrylic paints across the card using an old credit card. I then smooshed it a little in white acrylic paint to make it look snowy. The snowflake background die was cut out of glitter card stock.



Stamps:  Ornament Sled - Stampendous
Saying - Just For Fun

Dies:  Snowflake Background - Alina Craft
Stitched Ovals - Gina Marie

Glitter Glue:  Star Dust - Stickles
Acrylic Paints
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and Glitter Marker

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

Challenges entered:

ModSquad Callenge:  Animal Themed Holiday
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Make Your Own Background





Monday, November 15, 2021

HMFMC Mid Way Challenge Reminder #353

  Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!


Please join our current challenge


 #353  ANYTHING GOES

OR 

Option theme Christmas -

It's All White 

Interrupt this how you like.. eg.  (All White/ lots

 of Snow etc )

Challenge runs through November 21st


Hosted by our Talented Teamie Christine 


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


We are generously sponsored by



The winner will be given a fabulous set of Mini Clear Stamps!
Assortment may vary.
Here is a a collage of gorgeous cards made by the Stampendous team using the mini 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 Sponsor for their continued support. 

What a fun new stamp! I love these meeces giving this snowman some hair! Most snowmen are bald, so I guess these meeces wanted to see one with hair.


Stamp:  Peppermint Hair - Stampendous
Dies:  Fancy Edged Rectangles - Spellbinders
Punch:  Snowflake - EK Success
Embossing Folder:  Dotted Swiss - Cuttlebug
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
Red Glitter Pen - Kaiser Craft

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

Dies R Us:  Anything Goes #181

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