Lorraine's Loft

Hi all, I am a tad late with my project for the House Mouse and Friends Challenge, but these mouses run really fast and it's not always easy to catch up with them!! thats my excuse and I am sticking to it LOL

This week the lovely Christine has chosen the theme

Anything But A card

of course you can always choose the Anything Goes option too ;-)

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the lovely folks at Stampendous for sending me samples of their latest release!! Very much appreciated XX

I used a super cute new House Mouse 'Warm Drink' Cling Stamp and made a tag!

I stamped and masked the image before stencilling the coffee stains with Ground Espresso Distress Ink. I then coloured the 'Warm Drink' image with a combination of Copic Markers and Pencils.

I thought a big bag of coffee beans make a fabulous gift for any coffee lover don't you think!? ;-)

Thanks for looking! I hope you will all join in!

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor

Heidi and her team at Simon Says Stamp!

Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of Premium Dye Ink Pads

AND

STAMPENDOUS!

Winner will receive a Fabulous $20 Value Reward Card

Challenges:
A Snowflake Promise. Anything Goes
The Holly and the Ivy. Anything Christmas
Crafty Animals. Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts. Furry Friends
Crimbo Crackers Cute

Sizzix Big Shot Plus Shop at: SSS	Star Dust Stickles Shop at: SSS	Scotch ATG Tape Glider Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Cargo Stencil Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pads Shop at: SSS
Copic Marker Pens Shop at: SSS	Memento Tuxedo Shop at: SSS	Neenah Desert Storm #100 Card Stock Shop at: SSS	Fiskars Spring Assist Scissors Shop at: SSS	Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool Shop at: SSS
Tombow Mono Multi Glue Shop at: SSS	Faber-Castell Polychromos Mixed Media Set Shop at: SSS	Prismacolor 150 Premier Colored Pencil Set Shop at: SSS	May Arts Natural Twine Shop at: SSS	Stampendous, House Mouse, Warm Drink Cling Stamp Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Framelits Tag Collection Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Splatters Layering Stencil Shop at: SSS

Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

We also have a special challenge for children between the ages of 2 and 16! CLICK HERE or on the logo to go directly to the challenge page

This week we are challenging you to join us for our 7th Birthday celebrations
Happy Birthday
We would like you to create something to help with our birthday celebration! It could be a card, a tag to attach to a gift, a gift or maybe a birthday banner or cake topper! Whatever you decide to make we will be looking forward to seeing how you join us for the party!

As it is the first Monday of the month, as as it is our birthday, we are showcasing our very own Simon Says Stamp Products!

A birthday wouldn't be the same without extra gifts so for this challenge we will be giving away not one but 2 X $50 vouchers to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

This month we are welcoming the lovely and super talented Simona Rebecchi aka Ginny and the Sheep. I am sure you will have all visited her fabulous blog but just in case you missed it you really need to drop by, it is full of awesome eye candy!

One of my most fave new products is the fabulous Circle Doodles Embossing Plate which I also used last week for my card on the Wednesday Challenge . I just LOVE it!

I tested this die on a variety of card and it does work better on Ranger Watercolor Paper or thicker #120 card stock , you get a really lovely impression :-)

I smooshed some Worn Lipstick Oxide Ink onto a craft mat and dipped the card into it, followed by Spiced Marmalade to give a delicate soft look, not too much color. I then splattered with Pomegranate Seed and Lemon Zest inks.

I used the same colours of Oxide Inks and blended them over a separate piece of Watercolor Paper, splattered it with water and then die cut the Painted Happy Birthday, Eyelet Arch Border and Balloon

and I finished the inside ;-)

Thanks for looking!

So now it's YOUR turn to join us for our brirthday bash!! :-)

Did you see the FABULOUS new Encouraging Words Release!! AWESOME!!

CLICK HERE to see the whole release or click on the pic! ;-)

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Do you use Instagram ? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too

You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

Challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch

CAGI. Die Cuts

Challenge Up Your Life. Circles

Sunny Day Crafting Emboss

Watercooler Wednesday. Feminine

Simon Says Stamp Painted Happy Birthday Craft Die Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp #120 White Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Ranger Watercolor Paper Shop at: SSS	Hemptique Black Twine Shop at: SSS	Sizzix Big Shot Plus Shop at: SSS
Fiskars Reinforced Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS	Best Creation Big Squares 3D Adhesive Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp #100 Black Card Stock Shop at: SSS	Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick Shop at: SSS	Distress Oxide Spiced Marmalade Shop at: SSS
Distress Oxide Ink Pads Set of 12 Shop at: SSS	Scotch ATG Tape Glider Shop at: SSS	Indigo Blu tasty textures Cling Stamps Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Shop at: SSS	Fiskars Spring Assist Scissors Shop at: SSS
Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool Shop at: SSS	Tombow Mono Multi Glue Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Best Ever Teflon Bone Folder Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Doodle Circles Embossing Plate Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Eyelet Arched Border Dies Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Balloons Die Set Shop at: SSS	Dylusions Lemon Zest Ink Spray Shop at: SSS	Dylusions Pomegranate Seed Ink Spray Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Fog Ink Pad Shop at: SSS