House Mouse Getting Ready for Christmas ,,,,, :-)

Hi all :-) I hope you all had a lovely weekend and managed some time to craft !!

First of all, thanks to everyone who joined in with our Halloween/Colour Challenge Hop. We didn’t have so many entries so if you did join in then you are in with a good chance of winning a prize !! :-)  You might like to hop around the DT and see if you won !! :-) 

All the winners will also be announced on the challenge blog on Wednesday. 

The winner of my candy is ,,,,,,,

Here are your random numbers:

18

Timestamp: 2012-11-05 08:41:27 UTC

The lucky girl is Lindsay !! :-) 

Lindsay made a fab Halloween scene using non halloween stamps, what an inspiration !! Brilliant !! :-)

Congratulations Lindsay, please email me with your address and I will pop the stamps in the post :-)

This week it is Sue D’s turn to choose the theme ,,,,

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS ,,,

so anything cooking, baking, shopping, wrapping, trimming etc ,,, as long as you use a House Mouse, Gruffie or Happy Hopper image ,,,, :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab $25 voucher on offer

AND the Sweet Stamp Store are offering a $10 Gift Certificate too !! :-)

For my card I used this super cute House Mouse Beaded Tree image ,, don’t you just love how he is decorating his pine cone ,,, awww :-)

I will link all the products used at the bottom of this post. The pine cone was a free weekly download from the Silhouette Store, I should have arranged the cone a bit better so they are not ‘in a row’,,, never mind,, I had fun making it. After I assembled I sprayed with glimmer, dabbed with snow cap and finished with glitter ,, looks so fab IRL :-)

Close Up

Our fab GD’s and the DT have made some gorgeous cards and creations so please hop on over to the HM&F Challenge blog to see them all ,,, soooo CUTE !! :-)

Challenges :
Glitter n Sparkle ,,,, Glitter n Sparkle
Pile It On ,,,, Make it Sparkle
Crazy 4 Challenges ,,,, Anything But a Card (pine cone)
Sweet Stampin ,,, All that Glitters
Totally Papercrafts ,,,, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Anything But a Card Challenge ,,,, Anything But a Card
By the Cute and Girly ,,,, Stars or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Diva’s By Design ,,,,, Christmas

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Thanks for leaving me a comment, I love reading them and really appreciate them :-) xx

Luv

Lols x x x

Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit ,,,,

Hi all :-) I hope you’re all having a lovely weekend and for those of you affected by the terrible storm I am thinking of you all xx

I had a little crafty time to play yesterday and having recently received the fab November Card Kit I thought I would just open it up and see where I went ,,, at the back of my mind I was thinking about making an engagement card,,, but it didn’t quite work out like that,,, back to the drawing board ,,  :-)

I will link all the products I used at the bottom , though practically everything was in the box ,, I love these kits, they are all so well co-ordinated it makes matching up things a breeze ! :-)

I heat embossed the larger heart and stamped the smaller one onto a little bit of one of the papers.  I cut thin strips of various papers to create the panel and then simply wrapped the twine around the larger heart, added a button to the smaller one and finished with Platinum Stickles on all the edges and used some gorgeous Glitter Ritz Stardust glitter around the small heart,, I LOVE this glitter :-)

Thanks for looking :-)  I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Challenges :
Basic Grey Challenge,,,, Anything Goes the papers and button are BG Serenade
Sweet Stampin,,,, All that Glitters
Totally Gorjuss ,, Anything Goes with a Button
Crafty Catz ,,,,, Add texture
Cupcake Inspiration ,,, Colours

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Snow is Falling,,,,, all around us ,,, :-)

Hi all :-)  How are you all ? I hope you’re all well and finding some crafty time :-)

We have a new theme starting today over on Lili’s Little Fairies Challenge and as I am on Team ‘A’ I get to join in this week ! :-)

Snow Is Falling !! :-)

so lets see cards with lots of snow on them :-)

I am not sure who is sponsoring so will add that asap :-)

I used this very cute Girl Sledging stamp, she looks like she is having fun in the snow with her little bunny eh ! :-)

I coloured with Copics and inked the edges with Tumbled Glass DI. I added Crystal Glitter on her hat and coat trims,Star Dust Stickles on the snow and I used a Viva Decor Ice White pen for the falling snow. 

  I cut some  Bazzill Peppermint Red card using my new Spellbinders Fancy Ribbon Threader die and threaded some Saddle Stitch Ribbon through and used a Craft Dee Bowz bow maker to tie the bow.  The sentiment tags are from LOTV and I used a Martha Stewart Snowflake punch and Holiday Shapes die for the little star.

Thanks for looking, the DT have made some gorgeous cards so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them :-)

Challenges :
Everybody Art ,,, Bingo,,, Ribbon, Glitter, Star
Ooh La La ,,, Christmas

Crafty Ribbons ,,,,, Christmas Reminder :-)

Hi all :-) I am here with a reminder that you still have a week to join in with the Crafty Ribbons Christmas Challenge :-)

You could win this fab pack of goodies from Crafty Ribbons  !!! Worth a try eh ! :-)

I made a very quick and easy card showcasing the fab Snowmen Ribbon designed by Ali  ! :-)

I love the black/white combo on the ribbon and just added a touch of colour to their carrot noses with a copic marker. I used a Swiss Dots Embossing Folder for the background. The Happy was cut using a ‘Oh happy Day’ die, which is glittered and very sparkly IRL :-)  I added a Himalayan snowflake with a  Vintage button and twine to finish :-)

Challenges :
Diva’s By Design ,,,, Festive ( Christmas)
Hooked On Craft ,,, Christmas no red or green
Moving Along With The Times ,,, Stitch Up

Simon Says ,,,,,,, Get In Shape !! :-)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!  are you going out trick or treating tonight ,,, or getting dressed up ready to party ?? ,,,  no ,,, me neither :-) 

This week the theme over on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge  is ,,,,,,,,

GET IN SHAPE

Don't panic ,,, nothing too energetic ,,, just no square cards this week :-)

As always Heidi will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store!

 

A few weeks ago Sarah made THIS hexagon card for the ‘Trendy’ challenge which I LOVED so I thought I would CASE her idea :-)

I made an easel card using Spellbinders Hexagon dies and products from the Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit. I loved the little birds on this paper and used that as the starting point. 

I used a Simon Says Stamp Exclusives Small Forest Tree die to cut out some shimmery card, I had mopped up the excess Lindy’s Stamp Gang Tawny Turquoise spray from a previous project and used it :-) I popped a cute little Studio Calico Wood Veneer Bird, adding a little eye with black Enamel Accents.

 

The twine and the button were also in the kit, isn’t that Basic Grey button gorgeous !! eta, the button and twine were also in the November Card Kit

 

You have until Wed Nov 7th 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in :-) 

Thanks for looking :-) this is our lovely GD, Laura’s last week with us and I would like to thank her for being such a FAB designer for us over the past few weeks :-) It has been a pleasure to work with you and wish you the very best for the future :-)

For those of you affected by the terrible hurricane, I am thinking of you all and hope you are all safe xx 

Challenges :

Creative Card Crew ,,,,, Fancy Folds
Addicted to Stamps ,,, Things with Wings
Corrosive ,, Know When To Fold ‘Em
Charisma Cardz ,,,, Don’t be Square
Fab n Funky ,,, Die Cuts/Punches

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Thanks for popping by :-) I really appreciate your comments so please leave me one ;-)
Luv
Lols x x x

Starry Starry Night ,,,,,, :-)

Happy Halloween !!  Are you going out partying or trick or treating ?? ,,,, NO !!,,, me neither :-),,, a quiet night in front of the telly is in store for me ,,,, such an exciting life I lead ,,,,, :-)

Christmas will be here in a few short weeks and if you haven’t started  your cards yet ,,, then you had better get a wiggle on !!  Luckily there are loads of challenges with Christmassy themes at the mo’ so plenty of scope for linking :-)

It is Miria’s turn to host the ABC Christmas Challenge and the theme for the next 2 weeks is ,,, 

V FOR VIBRANT ,,, 

so we would like to see nice bright colours this time :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Dulcie from the Wild Rose Studio so a choice of 2 stamps on offer :-)

and the Crop Stop who will be giving a $15 Gift Certificate :-)

For my card I used this gorgeous Starry Night image from the Wild Rose Studio :-)

Is it cheating to use an Xmas Bella printed panel ? :-)  I love these,, when you’re pushed for time you can make a quick and easy card in minutes ! The papers are from an  Xmas Bella pack too. I added a couple of Memory Box stars and a few hearts die cut using a Holiday Shapes die, and some ribbons and a LOTV sentiment to finish :-)

Thanks for looking :-) the DT have made some gorgeous cards so hop on over to the ABC Xmas Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :
Sketch Saturday ,,,,,, Sketch
Crafty Ann’s ,,,,, Christmas

Meeces Holly Sailing :-)

Hi all :-) I hope all is well with everyone and for those of you in the US, I hope you are all safe from the storm,,,, thinking of you all xx 

This week on the Papertake Weekly Challenge Dawny has made us a fab sketch to follow ,,but you can choose any previous sketch too, just let us know which one you chose ! :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab voucher to go crafty shopping on offer ! 

I saw a card made using this House Mouse Holly Sailing stamp on Dorte’s blog a while ago and just had to get the stamp for myself ,,, how cute is this ! :-)

I coloured with Copics and inked the edges with Tumbled Glass DI, I then added Star Dust stickles and Crystal glitter on the snow and Glossy Accents on the berries.The papers are from a Memory Box ‘Yuletide’ pack and I added a couple of gorgeous glittered swirls using a Simon Says Stamp Harrington Vine Die. I used Martha Stewart snowflake punches, coloured with tumbled glass ink and added a little button and twine. The sentiment banner was made using a Folded Banner die and I heat embossed a silver Merry Christmas :-)

Thanks for looking, the DT have made some gorgeous cards and we have a new DT girlie joining us !! The one and only Jacqui !! woo hoo !! :-) 

Challenges :
Love to Create ,,,, Lots of layers
Ooh La La ,,,, Christmas
Stamp and Create ,,,Winter Wonderland

Christmas Card Challenges ,,,, Pop It Up
52 Christmas Throwdown ,, Punches or Die Cuts

Less Is More ,,,,,, :-)

Hi all :-) I am back from our little city break to Seville, we had a lovely time even though we picked the only rainy 3 days in 6 months :-) Going around on an open top bus in torrential rain is an experience I think everyone should have ,,,, lol :-)

I have made  2 cards following Chrissie’s sketch over on the Less Is More Challenge ,,, one I really don’t like but will show ya anyway :-)

I used the faux letterpress technique on this using a Sizzix Dots embossing folder and Hero Arts Wet Cement shadow ink. I die cut a Larger Forest Tree from Simon Says Stamp Exclusives dies and added a cute little Wood Veneer Bird from Studio Calico. The  sentiment is a SSS exclusives too and I added some metallic twine to finish.

For this one I used a grey card as the base and stamped a Hero Arts Potted Plant onto a scrap of the same card and divided into 3 portions. I then layered it onto Peppermint Bazzill and used some red fun flock on the flowers and added a few dabs of Platinum Stickles for seeds. I made an extra pot and sprayed with Studio Calico Shine, this looks really gorgeous and shimmery IRL and awful on the photo :-) I went around the edges with a white gel pen and heat embossed the sentiment. 

I am not overly fond of this one but am sure it will come in handy ,,, can never have too many ‘thanks’ cards :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I hope you all have a lovely evening and for those of you in the path of the hurricane I hope you all stay safe  xx thinking of you all xx