HMFMC 168 - POP IT UP - Mid Way Reminder

Just a quick post to remind you that the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge is at the mid way mark.  You still have until Saturday, May 3rd at Midnight EST to enter a card or project for our

POP IT UP challenge.

Aww, what a friend this little mouse is.  I popped up all the layers,

the chicks, and the flowers.

Closeup.

Card Recipe

Stamp - House Mouse Designs, Stampabilities

Papers - Basic Gray and Wild Rose Studio

EK Success border die

Button from my friend America

Butterfly and double bow ribbon from Michael's

Purple twine from JoAnn's

Colored with Copics

Two fabulous prizes up for grabs, $12 gift voucher from Di's Digi Stamps

and dies from Marianne Design.  

mariannedesign.nl

You have to be in it to win it, so come on join the fun.

The design team has come up with some great inspiration for you, go check it out

at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog.

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - Pop Up Box Card

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Card in a Box

If you troll the internet and others blogs often, you probably have seen these adorable

Card in a box designs.  What fun they are to make, and the best thing is, they fold flat for mailing.

Here  is a link to the directions for this card on Split Coast Stampers.

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

The first set of directions make a card that needs a 6x9 envelope to mail, but just

below those instructions are the measurements for a standard A2 card.

This is a great link because it has step by step pictures AND a video.

Here is my card.

This is the front of the card.

Front turned slightly.

The back of the card.  Room to write a message and sign.

Card folded closed (hard to photograph, but it does fold

flat.

Looking down into the card, so you can see how the decorations you

add to the box look.

Card Recipe

Stamps - A gift for you - Penny Black (hedge hog) (1447H)

Sentiment on the back - Stampendous (47598)

Papers - It's a celebration by Carta Bella 6x6 inch pad

Base card is mint green pearlecent card stock

Dies - Candles on the sides - Elizabeth Craft Designs (732 Candles)

Punches - Party Hats and Cake - Paper Shapers, Cupcakes, EK Success 

Small butterflies are the cutouts from an EK Success border punch.

I used small strips of Acrylic to mount them on so they wiggle when you open the

card, giving the illusion of flight.

Balloons is an old stamp no longer available.

Flowers - Prima tiny flowers

Stickles, Star Dust, yellow, red, and green.

The box goes together quickly and decorating is so much fun.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Until later.

The Butterfly

Hi friends.  Hope you're enjoying your Sunday. 

I made this card for today with some new bling I just received in the mail.

I have the Wonderful Wings Butterfly dies from Spellbinders, and just found

out this week from Linda Lucas (Lovely Linda) who designs for Spellbinders, who makes these

dies that a company called Want2Scrap sells rhinestones that exactly fit some of

the spellbinders dies, including the butterflies.  I ordered them one day this week and

they came in the mail today.  I also order some others in pearls and rhinestones on clearance for

.99 cents each.  I'm in love.

Stamp - Impression Obsession

Paper - DCWV

Die - Marianne Designs

Leaf Branch - Cottage Cutz

Butterfly - Spellbinders

Bling on Butterfly - Want 2 Scrap

Close up of the beautiful bling on the butterfly.

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

First Communion Card

Hi friends, hope you're enjoying your weekend.  Damp and rainy day here today, but the sun is trying to peek out from the clouds.  Good day to spend in the craft room.

I made this card for a little friend who is making his First Communion tomorrow.  His Mom is one of my Godchildren.  Time flies!!

A simple card.

A 5x7"  light blue card base from Stampin' Up

Spellbinders Die (S5-189) in white card stock

Center section sponged on the edges with light blue dye ink

Beautiful Cross die is Tattered Lace (D118)

I cut it from some thick silver mirror card stock.

All of the cutouts in the cross didn't cut on the first pass

through, but I liked it so much, I didn't run it through again

and used it intact.  It is very intricate when you

do cut all the small cuts in the cross.

That's it for me today.  Have a great Saturday.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Until later..........

HMFMC #168 - POP IT UP

Time for a new House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, it's #168, and our talented teammate, Lori has chosen the theme

Pop It Up

You must have at least 1 element on your project that is popped up.

I fussy cut and "popped up" (pun intended) the popcorn in the pot and

the ones flying through the air.

The front of the easel card.

The inside of the card.

Stamps - House Mouse Designs, Stampabilities

Red and yellow card stock and popcorn designer paper is DCWV

Bakers twine and button.

Star Dust stickles

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Spellbinders dies

cloth rick rack

Colored with Copics

Proudly Sponsored by;

http://disdigistamps.com 

 CHALLENGE Prize is a $12 Gift Voucher to Di's shop. 

Di's BIO:  {I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with like-minded people.  I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself. This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue! }

also very Proudly sponsored by;

Marianne Design

Marianne Design develops high quality craft products with much care, all to enable you to make beautiful cards, scrapbooks and other craft projects.

mariannedesign.nl

Marianne Design is on FACEBOOK!

 https://www.facebook.com/mariannedesignbv

The design team has come up with some great inspirations as always for you, so
go check it out on our blog.

You have until Saturday, May 3rd at midnight to enter a card for one of the two fabulous prizes on offer.

Hope you make time to join us for this POP IT UP challenge.

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

BSS Monday Idea - CUT IT UP

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Hope everyone had a nice Easter.  Was sure nice to see the warmer temps and sun for a change.

This weeks idea, CUT IT UP, is an idea I saw on the PaperTrey site last week.

A simple card, but elegant.  Simply stamp the image and color

on a piece of card stock that will be large enough for your stamp and

will work with your card size.

 Cut the image wherever you decide to.  

Use  foam tape or pop dots on the back of the two pieces. 

Cut a small piece of coordinating card stock to fill in the space between your

two pieces of your image.  Adhere the three pieces on your card front.

What I used

Stamp - Penny Black - Dailia Dance (4380K)

Designer paper - Graphic 45 Le Romantique Collection

Card is 5x7, mat is 43/4 x 6 3/4 inches

Sponged edges of image with Vintage Photo distress ink

Green dotted ribbon

Colored with Copic Markers.

Fran-Tage Chunky White enamel.

Try different cuts, like on the diagonal or up and down.

You could also stamp a sentiment in the opening.

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

FLY AWAY

Hi friends, are you ready for Easter.  I am going to be cleaning and cooking today.  Having dinner at our house this year.  Looking forward to getting together with family tomorrow.  My Grandkids have been away on vacation all week, so will get to see them too.

Today's card is for the challenge at Penny Black and Friends Saturday Challenge, and the April challenge is to use a cat or dog on your card.  I love this stamp that was originally issued on wood in 1999.  I have a lot of these older stamps and they are my favorites.

What a sweet little guy and the puppy is so cute too.

Stamp - Fly Away 1368K

Sentiment Inkadinkado

Stars and star border by EK Success

Colored with Copics

Papers - Martha Stewart

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

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #167 Midweek Reminder

Just a quick reminder that it's midweek for the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge# 167, hosted by Kelly.

The theme is Flowers and Flourishes

Adorable bunny in the basket, so cute.

Card Recipe

Stamp - House Mouse Design

Sentiment - Taylored Expressions

Dies - Fancy squares and circles Spellbinders

Tag - Magnolia Doohickey

Flowers-Cottage Cuts

Colored with Copics

Our wonderful SPONSORS for this challenge are

We are very excited to announce that One very Lucky Player will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of some of these Premium Dye Ink Pads from Simon Says Stamp.

...Also Proudly Sponsored by... 

PIZZAZZ APLENTY
 
  "A surprise package of embellishments from Pizzazz Aplenty worth $15.00. 
(Due to increased postage costs, the winner for this prize must reside in the USA)
 Pizzazz Aplenty is the place for embellishments of all kinds... Flatback Pearls and Rhinestones, Charms, Ribbons, Laces, Twine, Flowers, Stickpins, Beads, and more. 

We also want to PROUDLY welcome back our amazing SPONSOR...

The Original Home and Official Site! 
One Lucky winner will get a $25 Gift Certificate good for shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs store HERE.

Winners, please note that where ever it is applicable, the shipping fees, 
the handling fees and the tax fees are the winner's responsibility.

And another lucky player will get this sweet House-Mouse Designs stamp - 
generously brought to you by our talented Teamie and challenge Hostess, Kelly Smith...

and that means FOUR Chances for you to win!  

The Lucky  winners will also be offered a GUEST DESIGNER SPOT with our Mousey Team for the next two months, (May and June 2014).  So be sure to play along! :) 

COME JOIN THE FUN!!  

Enter as many times as you'd like, but your creations MUST be NEW projects. NO back linking to prior dates please. 

Be sure to submit your entries by Midnight, EST, on Saturday  April 19th, 2014.

BSS MONDAY IDEA - Mix it Up

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Do you ever agonize over which papers to add to your card to go with an image you have colored up.

Well today we are going to mix it up.

Pulling colors from the image (and there are lots of them on this one)

I have used a stripe, Gingham, and dots for my Designer papers.

A simple card for Easter.  

The inside

Card Recipe:

Stamps, Northwoods Rubber Stamps (P9408)

Sentiment inside - Taylored Expressions - Big Bold Easter (TEMS64)

Stamped with Versafine (Onyx and embossed with clear EP

Papers - Martha Stewart and Graphic 45

Rick Rack die is EK Success

Colored with Copic Markers

Card is 5x7 with 1/4 inches cut from bottom of front

Embossing folder is Darice.  Used text weight paper, ran entire inside folded

insert throught the embossing folder

Queen and Co. pearls

Ranger Holographic embossing powder on eggs

Using a finger spongs dauber, sponged eggs with

Versafine clear ink, then embossed.

Dotted border is adhered to inside bottom of card.

Don't be afraid to use a mix of papers on your card for an interesting look.

Thanks for stopping by today.
Have a great day, until later..............

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge - #167 - Flowers & Flourishes

A new House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge begins today.

The theme for challenge # 167 has been chosen by our talented

teamie,  Kelly, and she has chosen Flowers and Flourishes.

I made this little basket and added the super

cute Happy Hoppers image to the front.

Close up of image.

Back of basket

Sides of basket

Put some Easter Grass and pretty eggs, filled 

with goodies in the basket.

Stamps - House Mouse Designs Happy Hoppers

Sentiment Stamp, dollar bin Michael's

Paper - Martha Stewart pink Gingham card stock

Die - Spellbinders oval

Sizzix flower die on front

Border punches - Martha Stewart

Eggs are a die from Lifestyle Crafts

Stamped with Versafine Onyx ink and embossed with

clear embossing powder

Colored with Copic Markers

Fussy cut out and adhered to oval die.

 Proudly Sponsored by;

We are very excited to announce that One very Lucky Player will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of some of these Premium Dye Ink Pads from Simon Says Stamp.

House Mouse Designs 

 One lucky player gets a $25 Gift Certificate.

PIZZAZZ APLENTY
 
  "A surprise package of embellishments from Pizzazz Aplenty worth $15.00. 
(Due to increased postage costs, the winner for this prize must reside in the USA)

 Pizzazz Aplenty is the place for embellishments of all kinds... Flatback Pearls and Rhinestones, Charms, Ribbons, Laces, Twine, Flowers, Stickpins, Beads, and more. 

And another lucky player will get this sweet House-Mouse Designs stamp - generously brought to you by our talented Teamie and challenge Hostess, Kelly Smith...

THAT's FOUR Fabulous Prizes, and that means FOUR Chances for you to win!  
The Lucky  winners will also be offered a GUEST DESIGNER SPOT with our Mousey Team for the next two months, (May and June 2014).  So be sure to play along! :) 

The design team has come up with some wonderful cards and projects to inspire you to join
us for this fun challenge.  Please hop over to the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge Blog and check them out.

This challenge starts today and runs through Saturday, April 19th at midnight EST.


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