HOUSE MOUSE AND FRIENDS MONDAY CHALLENGE #112 & BLOG HOP

Welcome to the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

AND

BLOG HOP

The challenge # 112 theme has been chosen by our talented teamie, Christine, who also coordinates our Guest Design Team Members for us! Thanks Christine!!

Her chosen theme is LOVE and you must use at least two (2) hearts!

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, this one should be easy peasy.

Here's my card

My card Recipe:

Stamp- Stampabilities, Hoppy Valentine's (HMLR1046)

Sentiment - A Muse Art Stamps (B-8530D)

Papers - Pale Pink Pearlescent card base. 

Blue crackle designer paper, The paper Studio Chirstimas stack

Square Paper doily, with corners inked light blue

Large red foil heart, Doily Dies, Cherry Lynn (DL106)

Detailed heart - Memory Box, La Rue Heart, cut from red card stock

inked with clear ink and embossed with red glitter embossing powder.

Sizzix swirls cut from white pearlescent paper.

Small red hearts, red foil paper, punch

Oval die, Spellbinders

Charm from the "Charm Lady" our friend, America Kuhn!

Star Dust Stickles

Colored with Copic Markers

ON TO THE HOP

If you have arrived here from Sue Cooper's blog (Scoopy) then your in the right place.  If not, you might want to go to the challenge blog and start over so you don't miss anyone.

Here are the rules for the blog Hop:

1.  You must enter a card in our current challenge. And use either a House Mouse,

Gruffie, or Happy Hopper image.

2.  You must visit each DT members blog and leave a comment.

(A complete list appears on the challenge blog.)

3. You must leave a comment on the House Mouse Challenge blog when your done hopping

Do we have prizes?  DO WE!

Sponsors who have generously offered prizes for our challenge and BLOG HOP are:

House Mouse Designs - $ 25 online Gift Card

Joanna Sheen - Unmounted Gruffies Stamp Set

Pink Gem Designs - 3 Digi Images of winner's choice

Die Cut Dreams - Selection of shaped cards & Stands

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge DT - 5 new HM and Friends Stamps

Priscilla Styles Store - $10 Gift Certificate (for digi's only)

And that's not all!  Some of the gals on the design team are offering prizes for the HOP on their individual blogs.   LIKE ME...........

You could win these two February 2012 Stamps of the Month Stamps, just by

leaving a comment on MY blog.  I would love it if you would follow me, but it is NOT a requirement to win these stamps.

For some great inspiration, please check out the design teams entries for our Blog HOP,  great cards, ideas, and beautiful work.

Now off you go, hop, hop, hop on over to SUE Kment's blog.

Have a great Monday, thanks for hopping by.  Until later................

BSS MONDAY IDEA - LIBRARY POCKET CARD AND ACTION WOBBLE SPRINGS

ANOTHER MONDAY, ANOTHER IDEA AT

BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF

Hi there, welcome to another BSS Monday Idea.

Actually, this week there are two great ideas!

A Library Pocket card

And Action Wobble Springs

First, we will talk about the Action Wobble Springs

This is a picture of my card, and where the Action Wobble Spring is placed. I had to cut it down

to make it fit behind the bears head, but it worked perfectly.

This is a close up of the Action Wobble Spring.. It's a tiny vinyl spring. You attach one end to your project, and the other to the object that you want to Wobble. They have pull away strips to reveal adhesive, so really easy to apply. When you wiggle the card, you get a springy action, kinda like bobble head dolls. These are so much fun. Sharon has them on order at the request of several people that have been inquiring about them and should be in the store any day.

Here is a youtube demo of the Action Wobble Springs in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=odcV0Ty0eOk

Now, on to the Library Pocket Card.

. This is the outside of the card

The card recipe

Stamps - Bear, Penny Black

Teddy's Party (4079K)

Sentiment - Stampabilities (DR1113)

Happy Birthday - Endless Creations

Paper - Basic Gray - Olivia 6x6 paper stack

Rick Rack Trim - Punch - EK Success

Action Wobble Spring

Colored with Copic Markers

This is the inside tag with optional gift card holder.

Instructions:

Start with a piece of cardstock 7"x 91/2 "

Score at 2 1/2" and 7" on the 9 1/2 inch length

Score at 6 1/4 inch on the 7" length at the bottom

Cut away on the 6 1/4 inch score on both sides

Fold up the middle flap on score line and cut the corners like

the picture above.

On the top of the pocket, score the center section only 1 3/4 inches from the top.

Cut away from both sides and across the score line as shown above.

Fold score lines for sides inward. Apply adhesive to the outer flap edge to close flaps.

Fold up bottom flap, apply adhesive.

This completes the pocket.

Tag is 6 1/8 inches x 4 1/4 inches with clipped corners and punched hole for ribbon.

Optional gift card holder is 4 3/4 inches by 3 3/4 inches

Score at 1 1/4 inches on either end of the 3 3/4 inch length

Using a small circle punch, punch half a circle in the top of the center section. OR, cut out

a half circle shape. See picture above

Place strong adhesive along one edge of the 3 3/4 inch length and

in the center section on the back of the holder. Fold the unglued section inward, fold

the glued section inward to create the gift card holder. Adhere the gift card holder

onto the tag, centering it at the bottom.

Hope you have a great Monday.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Until later........

THE BUTTERFLY

Hi, just a quick post today.  I made this card after seeing the Try a new Technique on Split Coast stampers Monday.  It involves inking one side of  an embossing folder then running your paper through.  It called for white on white with just a touch of pale color.  It's based on the look of Irish pottery. So anyway, this was my take on it.

Besides the embossing folder and chalk ink in sand, I used the butterfly die from Stampin Up.

The square die is Spellbinders.  The corners are a Paper Shapers punch.  White pearls.

I painted the entire embossed piece with DecorArt Glitter paint, as well as the butterfly.

Had a hard time getting a picture of this one, was dark all day today and shadows were a real problem.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great Wednesday.  Until later...........

ANT'S IN THE CANDY

I am going to go to my local stamp store this morning for a shopping spree.  And then maybe Michael's and Joann's.  Haven't been out shopping since Christmas shopping, so ready to see what's new.

Today's card is an adorable image from Doodle Pantry.  I'm entering it in their challenge #19 which is to use one of their images. 

I love these Ant series of digi's.  AND, I love red hots!  I usually have a bag in the stamp room to nibble on.

My Card Recipe:

Digi - Doodle Pantry, circle sentiment, Purple Onion Design

Papers - Pink textured card stock base, designer paper, DCWV,

Red heart cutout, purchased

Paper lace

Spellbinders die

Glossy Accents on the red hots and the window on the box

Red dotted ribbon from my stash

Colored image with Copic Markers

I'm also entering this card into challenges at:

Just Us Girls Challenge # 120 - Use Red, Pink and White

Pile it on #4 - Add lace (I used paper lace doily)

Crafty Creations Challenge #153 - Valentines

Have a great Tuesday.  Thanks for stopping by. Until later.............

BSS MONDAY IDEA - TRIANGLE TREAT BOX

WELCOME TO THE MONDAY BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF IDEA.

Today's idea is a Triangle Treat Box.

This cute little treat box is made from blue green card stock. You can find the directions at

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/cammiestriangletreatbox/

The Stamp is from Art Impressions (UMT1185), colored with Copic Markers.

The beautiful cut out heart is a die from Memory Box, La Rue Heart (98255)

I cut it from plain white card stock then inked it with clear ink and embossed it with

white sparkling embossing powder. The little tag sentiment is computer generated.

The sparkling heart is a punch. Filled the tiny treat box with a small bag of kisses for Valentines Day, and tied with a white satin bow.

Side view

Other side view

Hope you have a chance to make this little treat box, goes together pretty quickly and fun to decorate, lots of possibilities.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great Monday.  Until later..................

GINGERLOFT CHALLENGE GDT CARD

Hello.  A card I submitted for the Winter Challenge at Gingerloft was chosen in the top three and Tami asked me if I wanted to submit a card for the challenge #32 that starts today, the theme being "Snow".Well, of course I do! 

I had purchased this beautiful digi from Gingerloft called Winter Tree and hadn't had a chance to color it up.  I printed the image on glossy card stock.  I used stipple brushes and the sponge applicator tool from Ranger to color it.  Inks I used are Ranger distress ink and Marvy Matchables.

Pine green card stock for the base card.  Designer paper is from Winter Magic Stack from DCWV.

Silver foil mat.

Paper lace border. Snowflakes and ribbon from my stash.

Tami, thanks so much for the opportunity to be a guest on the Gingerloft Challenge Blog.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great Sunday.  Until later......

SAFARI ADVENTURE

Hi, hope everyone had a great Friday and it looking forward to the weekend.

Today's card is for the challenge at Totally Tilda #38- and the theme this week is

Tilda with a non-domesticated animal AND  The official Magnolia Inspiration Challenge #33, the theme this week is to use fabric and a card sketch.

Card Recipe

Stamps - Magnolia, sentiment - dollar bin at Michael's

Papers - Safari Chic - DCWV

Fabric - Burlap fringed

Other - Twine, small tiles, Prima Leaves, various Ranger distress inks

Colored with Copic Markers

Thanks for stopping by today.  Until later.