House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #177 - Food Glorious Food

** A NEW CHALLENGE, HMFMC #177 Starts Today**

Our mega talented Teamie; Christine Craig is hosting and has chosen the theme;

~ FOOD, Glorious Food~ 

Anything to do with FOOD (Christine was thinking Harvest time for Fruits and etc.)
Nothing to stop you from making Xmas cards with FOOD on them too....LOL!

Please NOTE that ALL challenges also have the alternate option of *ANYTHING GOES* too!  So don't worry if you don't have a stamp with food, as you can still join us. So come PLAY ALONG with us and enter your projects using stamps, CD images or decoupage by;

     

St;amp - House Mouse Design, Stampabilities

Die cut circle on gingham paper - Spellbinder's

Blue Scalloped card - Spellbinder's Grand Dies

Die Corner - La La Land

Stamped Sentiment - dollar bin Michaels

along with the Cherry rhinestones.

Heart Rhineston

Flower punch, Martha Stewart

Grossgrain ribbon

Colored with Copics

dotted with peg stamp

Sponsored by;

 http://www.qkrstampede.com - home of the Perfect Shim!

Prize - Winner will receive 5 Digital Stamps of their choice to QKR's online store
 

Check out their line of FABULOUS Stores! 

QKR Stampede - http://www.qkrstampede.com - home of the Perfect Shim!

Eureka Stamps - http://www.eurekastamps.com

Biblical Impressions - http://www.biblicalstamps.com

Alluring Impressions - http://www.alluringimpressions.com

AND...
Our fabulous Teamie, Christine is also very generously offering this awesome Candy Prize to another Lucky player entering this challenge; 
A NEW pack House-Mouse Designs Food/Drink Decoupage sheets

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AND a fun "FOOD" themed PRIZE from your Mousey Team

This Wooden Rubber Stamp will be given away to a third lucky player;

This Stamp is no longer available and rare. It is by Stampa Rosa Inc., House-Mouse Designs, Stamp Design of the Month, from November 2001, #469M, featuring Amanda, Mudpie and Monica.  Stamp is called: "Slurp 'n Chirp".  Thee gang is eating a bowl of Spaghetti. Isn't that just so cute, and so fitting for this challenge theme too?

Fun Prizes.   Be sure to enter for your big chance to win!  :)

Challenge begins today and runs through Saturday, September 6th, at midnight EST.

Visit the House Mouse Challenge Blog for lots of inspiration by the talented folks on the design team.  Awesome guest designer creations too.

This will be a fun challenge, because the mice, gruffies and hoppers are always looking for something yummy to eat!

Can't wait to visit and see what you come up with!!!!!!!!

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - BIG BUBBLE DIE AND SNOWFLAKES

WELCOME TO THE BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF MONDAY IDEA.

Today's idea uses a new die from Poppy St;amps.

click the picture to see it larger

The inside

What I used

Big Bubble Background Die, Poppy Stamps 1032

Silver Pom glitter paper

Blue card stock with snowflakes on it (sorry, it was a scrap, don't know whose

paper it is.

Snowflakes, Penny Black, Snowflake Trio (51-015)

Snowflake punch Martha Stewart, also inside snowflake border

Sizzix snowflakes (old)

Blue Rhinestones

Silver ribbon bow

Inside sentiment Winter's Butterfly (C-2604)

How I made it

Die cut the Big Bubble die on the designer paper of your choice.

Keep the circles

Cut a 41/4 x 5 1/2 piece of glitter paper

Adhere the cut out die to the glitter paper

Adhere some of the circles back

  into the die.

I put five edge pieces back in.  In the remaining circles pop up

die cut snowflakes of different sizes and designs.  On the edge 

snowflakes I cut them to fit.

Adhere to an A2 white card base.

Add a rhinestone to the center of each snowflake.

What a fun die this one is.  I can see leaves for fall, flowers for spring and summer.

Will get a lot of use out of this one.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a good one.  Until later.....

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #176 Midway Reminder

We are at the midway point for Challenge 176.

We have some more DT inspiration to share with you for our current challenge theme of

~No Coloring of Images~

 on a Thinking of You / Get-Well Card

The added Thinking of You /Get Well theme is optional. You can have colour/colours everywhere on your project, or no colours at all. Whatever colorful or non-colorful thing you'd like to do is great, just be sure you DO NOT COLOUR in, or, on, your image.  

Check out the Team's amazing samples to see their creative takes for various ideas to help you get started.  If you prefer, remember that ALL challenges have the alternate option of *ANYTHING GOES* too!  So everyone can PLAY ALONG using HMD House-Mouse, Happy Hoppers, or Gruffies stamps, CD collections or decoupage. 

Very proudly Sponsored by;

We are very happy to welcome back Heidi and Simon Says Stamp!!

Simon Says Stamp is generously giving away a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of some of their Premium Dye Ink Pads to one very lucky player!

 Simon Says Stamp has over 100,000+ items in stock along with the latest and greatest releases from Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, Tim Holtz, Spellbinders, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more.  With such an amazing variety and awesome deals.

Also 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!

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Super Candy prize from AMERICA

She has this yummy CANDY lot of two House Mouse stamps and 150+ charms going to a third LUCKY WINNER...

SUPER fab Prizes heh?  

Be sure to create a project and enter for your chance to win!  

It's almost time for our kids to return to school here.  I always send my

daughter a card to her school classroom (first grade) wishing her a great

year with her new class.

Stamp - House Mouse Designs - Stampabilities

Word circle - Michael's dollar bin

Paper - Chalkboard - DCWV

White embossing powder

Candi buttons

School buses were cut from designer paper.

We cant wait to see your UNCOLOURED entries!

Good Luck to you, and thank you for playing along with us Mouseys!

Please scroll down to the bottom of the Main Post below to submit your entries..

BSS MONDAY IDEA - Pointillism Technique

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

This week, I have revisited a technique I haven't used in many years.

Artist refer to it as Pointillism.  It's done using small dots to fill in the open areas on your stamped image.

Split Coast Stampers has a great picture and video tutorial on the technique (HERE).

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

What I Used

Stamp - Art Gone Wild - Flower Frame 1 (AGC3-2737)

I fussy cut the outside image out before adhering to green mat.

Inside Sentiment - Penny Black - Special Wishes (30-229)

Paper - Peach and green textured card stock

Die - Spellbinder's 5x7 Elegant Labels 4

Peach Ribbon, small lace flower and rhinestons

Copic Markers

Practice on one small stamped flower.

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

50th Wedding Anniversary

Hi friends, just a quick card to share today, that I made for friends that are celebrating their 50thWedding Anniversary!  What a wonderful milestone.

Stamp - Wordsworth

White card stock base 5x7"

Gold Metallic paper

Cuttlebug 5x7 flower embossing folder (Anna Griffin)

Cuttlebug die 5x7 (Anna Griffin)

Spellbinders Grand Ovals die

Gold Embossing powder

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

HOUSE MOUSE AND FRIENDS MONDAY CHALLENGE 176 - DO NOT COLOR YOUR IMAGE

                      Time for a new challenge at House Mouse

                            and Friends Monday Challenge. 

 The theme has been chosen by our Talented Team Leader, America.  For Challenge 176, she has chosen.........."Do NOT COLOR YOUR IMAGE.  You can have as much color on your card as you want, but just not the image.

Remember, you can always have the choice of Anything Goes for any challenge.

I made a Grand Piano shaped card.  Added some music paper inside and a birthday sentiment.

Stamp is a Gruffie Cling stamp from Stampendous.  Spellbinder's oval die with tiny gold accents.

Continued the gold accents along the top of the keys of the piano.  Red dotted ribbon.  Vintage photo distress ink on the music edges.  Gold shiny paper.

                                       SPONSORS

We are very happy to welcome back Heidi and Simon Says Stamp!!

Simon Says Stamp is generously giving away a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of some of their Premium Dye Ink Pads to one very lucky player!

 Simon Says Stamp has over 100,000+ items in stock along with the latest and greatest releases from Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, Tim Holtz, Spellbinders, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more.  With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on

And

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

And by AMERICA

She has this yummy CANDY lot of two House0Mouse stamps and 150+ charms going to a third LUCKY WINNER...

SUPER fab Prizes heh?  
Be sure to create a project and enter for your chance to win! 

Need some inspiration?  Hop on over to the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog to see what great ideas the Design Team has come up with!!!

The challenge begins today and ends at 12 midnight EDT August 23rd

Hope you will join us for this fun challenge.  We love to see what you have been up to!

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - One for the Guys - Frame It

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

This week's idea is one for the guys, with a framing idea.

Are these little raccoons cute or what?

This week, I thought I would share this framing idea.

How I did it.

Base card is 5x7 inches.

Cut a piece of white card stock 31/2 x 6 inches

Cut a Brown piece if card stock 4 x7 inches

I used the Spellbinders long rectangles nestabilities to cut my frames.

Center the largest die on the brown card stock and cut and emboss.

Center the next size smaller die on the white card stock and cut and emboss.

Adhere the brown frame over the white frame by applying adhesive

near  the edge of the frame and centering it over the white frame.

Apply foam mounting tape to the outside edge of the combined frame.

Run your ribbon around the frame and tie in a small knot.

Center and adhere the frame to the card.

Center your image in the center of the opening of the frame.

What I used

Stamps - NorthWoods (O9527) and inside (B9525)

Inside sentiment - Repeat Impressions (4009G)

Paper - Black, White and Brown Card Stock

Spellbinder's Long Classic Rectangles Nestabilities (S4-142)

Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations leaves die (659573) Spring Greenery

Clouds sponged with Spun Sugar distress ink, and light blue dye ink

Narrow black gingham ribbon

Colored with Copic Markers

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

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #176 Midweek Reminder

We have some more DT inspiration to share with you for our current challenge theme of

~ Relax and Enjoy Life ~ 

Our super talented Teamie Tom Bush is hosting this chall theme..

There are so many adorable House-Mouse stamps with Mice, Gruffies and Happy Hoppers that show us how sweet it is to RELAX, indulge, love, enjoy and live life! :)

ALL challenges have the alternate option of *ANYTHING GOES* too!  So come PLAY ALONG with us and enter your projects using stamps, CD images or decoupage by;

     

We are proudly Sponsored by;
Di's DigiStamps

  
One Lucky winner will receive a $12 Gift Voucher to Di's DigiStamps

Di's BIO:  {I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College. 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! }

...AND...

A second prize for a second winner comes from our very generous Teamie and Challenge Host; Tom Bush, who is giving away this Yummy Candy

What fab Prizes!  Be sure to enter for your chance to win!  

Stamp -House Mouse Designs - Stampabilities

White and Orchid card stock

Spellbinders Grand die rectangle Nestabilities

Flowers pulled from a silk bunch

Green and white stripped ribbon, Michael's

Colored with Copic Markers

Submit entries by Midnight EST, Saturday August 9th, 2014.

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We hope you will play along and can't wait to see your *All About Summer* entries...

.  Just add your creation to the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of the 

MAIN Relax and Enjoy Life  Challenge POST below.

This challenge theme closes on Sat August 9th, at Midnight EST.

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

BSS ;MONDAY IDEA = Fancy Fold

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Do you love fancy fold cards?  Me too!  Here is a neat little card that

is easy to put together and fun to decorate, and so many decorating possibilities.

This is the card closed, with a belly band to keep it closed.

Opps, my belly band is crooked in the picture.

Card opened up.

 What I used:

Paper - Light green card stock,What  Designer paper - Crate Paper 6x6 Pad

Farmhouse

Sentiment Stamp - Penny Black From the Heart Clear Set (30-207)

Inside Stamp - Penny Black Slapstick Cling - From Me to You (40-274)

Daisys - K & Company

Sunflower rhinestones - Queen and Co.

EK Success border punch

Spellbinders dies - Labels Eight Nestabilitires (S4-310)

How to make the base card

One piece of 6x12 Card stock

Score at 2", 4", 8" and 10"

On the right side of the paper, 

Make a small pencil mark on the left side from the bottom at 2 and 1/4 inches.

Do the same on the right side

Line up the pencil mark on the left edge with the 4 inch score line at the top and cut

off the triangle.  Do the same on the right side edge using the pencil mark at 2 1/4 inches

lined up with the 8" score line at the top.

Accordion fold the card.....2 inch and 10 inch score lines are mountain folds,

and the 4 inch and 8 inch score lines are valley folds.

Decorate the panels as desired.

Make a belly band that will go around the card and still can be slipped off easily.

I made mine 1 inch wide, and trimmed it with a 1/4 inch strip  of the designer paper.

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