Monday, September 27, 2010

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ,,,,, Back to Skool :-)

We had a fabulous response to our House Mouse & Friends Monday 2nd Anniversary Hop :-) Thanks you to all who entered and don't forget to link your entry with my Simon Says Stamp Sponsored candy for a chance to win a HM stamp of your choice !! :-) The DT can enter too :-)

Before moving on to our next challenge I would like to say a sad farewell to our teamie Curt :-( Curt has stepped down from the team and we will all miss him terribly ,,, a fabulous team player !! We will miss you Curt xx We will however continue to stalk you :-)

The theme for the next 2 weeks is

BACK TO SCHOOL :-)

We know most of the children are aready back in school but I am sure they all still need notebooks /diaries/clipboards etc :-)




I made a note book and I bought this cute Amanda Writes stamp specifically for this challenge ,, isn't she fab !! I saw this on a DT's blog ages ago ,,I can't remember who's tho and have had it at the top of my wish list ever since :-) ,, such a versatile stamp ! :-) i coloured the image with copics and inked the edges with Pumice Stone distress ink ,, I wanted a dirty used look :-) The papers are Basic Grey Craft and Manilla paper pads. I used a Martha Stewart border punch and a few buttons from my drawer ,, think those are Basic Grey too ? The little school bus charm was a gift from Mary and America to welcome me to the team :-) thanks girls xx




I also made a couple of post-it noteholders while I was at it :-) For these I followed Leann's lovely simple sketch on the Cute Card Thurdsay Challenge :-)



Challenges

Cute Card Thurday ,,,,, Sketch
Allsorts ,,,, Plain and Simple,, the post it note holders are :-)
Crafty Emma's Store ,,,,,, Animal Antics
The Stamp Man ,,,,, Altered ,,,, the basic board is offcuts from my friendly frame shop,, so I altered them :-)
ABC Challenge ,,,, D is for Distressing
Stampin Royalty ,,, Anything But a Card

Don't forget to link your entries to the candy at the top of my blog :-) You have until Wednesday to join in :-)

19 comments:

Annie said...

Absolutely gorgeous Lorraine. Love those books and that stamp is just wow.
Ann xxx

Suzi Mac said...

Utterly adorable, I like you will need to buy a stamp for the challenge, "any excuse" lol. I love the papers and the design. Gorgeous creations.
Hugs
Suzi x

Tini A. said...

Very very super wonderful work! So nice and i love it! Lols, your choice of the colors are so amazing!
Hugs Tini

Christine said...

Hi Lols ohh this sweet guy is sooo cute..fab colouring great take on the chall.. love it well done you.

smiles Christine xx

Sue said...

Bloomin blogger!! grrr.

Gorgeous creations hun, ya to clever by half woman, luv the embelies on the notebook, fabulous colouring, sue,x

Riet said...

Ohhh Lorraine,This is so gorgeous.

Hugs Riet.x

cheryl said...

oh wow lorraine,you always make the most amazing things,the detail is alway top notch too love hugs cheyrl xxxxxxx

Loz said...

Oh Wow! Love these, those little Post It holders are adorable!! Love how you did the words! Too cute ♥

Hands On said...

That mouse is so very adorable. Love the colours you chose. Ths dsp and ribbons are wonderful. I'd love to get one of those! Thanks for playing with Stampin' Royalty!

Shanda Stirk said...

What a great idea! That mouse is so cute and the notebook is a great idea! Thanks for sharing it with us at Stampin' Royalty.

Annie said...

squeeeeeeeeeeeeel and squeeeeeeeeeeeeek very very very loudly indeed - did you hear me all the way over in Malta? I cannot believe I've won the birthday challenge. Oh gosh.
I am just so happy.
Ann xxx

debby4000 said...

Adorable sweet notebooks Lols.
luv
Debby

Sue said...

Lorraine.......your notebook and sticky notepads are so adorable. I love that stamp too! Great colors and love the distressing. Perfect take on this challenge!!!

Hugs
Sue Drees

Emma (metalicbutterfly) said...

Great note holders, perfect for this weeks challenge!

Thanks for playing at Allsorts this week

Emma xxx

crafty amy said...

Oh my gosh these are so clever :D I LOVE them all there are going to be some luck people using them.
Thank you for joining us at CES and good luck.

Hugs

Amy xx

Sue said...

Im so sorry hun, slap me bloody legs! pmsl.thank you for joining us at CES this week, hope to see you next time, sue,x

Vicky said...

WOW....these are awesome I love the stamp I've not seen this 1 before its lush.
Thank you for joining us at CES Challenges.

Hus Vicky xx

The Stamp Man said...

Your notebook and post it note folders are really lovely Lorraine, I love the colours, stamp design and the embellishments you've added, great design work! Thank you for entering them into The Stamp Man altered challenge.

Jill

Heidi said...

Adorable note pads! You sure are one very talented artist, love your coloring, use of the images and the paper/embellishments you use! Awesome!