House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #183 - Add A Little Sparkle Midweek Reminder

Just a little nudge for the midway reminder.
 Still plenty of time to join in the fun with our current theme of "'Add a Little Sparkle"' 

So create something with a little bit of Sparkle, Shine or Bling and enter it into our Mousey challenge. Remember that all our challenges have the alternate option of *ANYTHING GOES* too!  So come PLAY ALONG using your House-Mouse and Friends, Happy Hoppers and, Gruffies stamps, CD images and/or decoupage by HMD.
 
Sweet image

Finished card'
click photo to see sparkle

Stamp - House Mouse Designs - Decorating Bear

Stampendous Cling

paper - Cardbase - Glitter  teal blue 6x6 card 

Designer paper Wild Rose Studio Frosted lace 6x6 pad

Ivy Die - Cheery Lyn Designs

Ornaments dies - Spellbinders

Decorative oval die - Also Spellbinders

Pink Glitter paper

Ticket was a free digi

Scalloped border - Stampin' Up

Wow Embossing Powder Clear Sparkle

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Prize - Winner will receive 5 Digital Stamps of their choice from our online store Welcome to our Rubber Stamp store! We have the Somewhat cute, Somewhat Quirky images that are available as unmounted, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps! We have several rubber stamp lines featuring over 10,000 designs. Our QKR Stampede website features the artwork of Ken Herrod. Ken has a unique, somewhat quirky, style with lots of humor and character. Not a day goes by we don't get a chuckle out of a design we run across!  We are also the home of the new product: the Perfect Shim!!!

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FAB PRIZES eh? Be sure to play for your chance to WIN!!

Now it's YOUR turn to PLAY, here are the RULES;

Create a NEW project following the current theme, or option of "Anything Goes". Your project must feature images from House-Mouse Designs®; House-Mouse, Happy Hoppers, and, or Gruffies Stamps, CD collections or Decoupage Sheets.

•   Enter into this Challenge using the inlinkz tool found at the end of this post.
•   Reference Challenge CODE HMFMC183, and LINK your work back here.   
• For prize eligibility, you MUST BECOME A *FOLLOWER* of HMFMC.

Submit your entries by Midnight EST, Saturday, November 29th, 2014, and enter as often as you'd like, but with NEW creations. No back-linking please.

Thank you for stopping by today. We hope you'll play along 'cuz we cant wait to see your fabulous "SPARKLY" Entries! :) So go create and

CLICK HERE to go directly to the Challenge post.

BSS MONDAY IDEA - TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLORS

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

This week, we are using traditional Christmas colors for a beautiful holiday card.

Have you noticed how popular deer images are this year?

They are such beautiful animals and this Penny Black image is

no exception.

My finished card

What I used

Stamp - Penny Black - Enchanted Forest - (4395K)

Bright Red, and White card stock, Green and white glittered

docraft paper.

Spellbinder's Grand Rectangles dies (LF-132)

or you can cut your own mats, measurements below

Bow die - Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Bow-Tied (659426)

Striped Embossing Folder by Cuttlebug

WOW Clear Sparkle Embossing Powder

Color with Copics

How it was made

Started with a 5x6 Bright red tent folded card

From the bottom up, mats are:

white 41/2 x 5 3/4

Green Glitter - 4 x 5

White - 3 1/2 x 4 1/2

Red flag embossed piece is 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 with 

the "V" cut out on the bottom

Image was trimmed on the sides

 to fit the flag piece.

Image was stamped and colored with Copics

Clear Versamark ink was pounced all over the image

Wow embossing power sprinkled over it

and heated.

The bow can be flattened for mailing.

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

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #183 Add a Little Sparkle

A new challenge begins today at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

Our talented teammate, Lorraine, has chosen the theme
 "Add a Little Sparkle"

Remember, you can ALWAYS use the alternative theme of Anything Goes for
any challenge.

Generous sponsors for this chall are

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

Prize - Winner will receive 5 Digital Stamps of their choice from our online store

Welcome to our Rubber Stamp store! We have the Somewhat cute, Somewhat Quirky images that are available as unmounted, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps! We have several rubber stamp lines featuring over 10,000 designs. Our QKR Stampede website features the artwork of Ken Herrod. Ken has a unique, somewhat quirky, style with lots of humor and character. Not a day goes by we don't get a chuckle out of a design we run across!  We are also the home of the new product: the Perfect Shim!!
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 

Marianne Design

Marianne Design prize will always be a surprise.

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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click to enlarge to see the sparkle

Stamp is House Mouse Designs Deck the Halls - HMCR07 Stampendous Cling
Aqua and purple card stock.
Snowflake die - Penny Black
Pine Needle die - Memory Box
Deck the Hall die -
Circle dies - Spellbinders
Colored with Copics
Rhinestone Snowflakes over other snowflakes, Michael's
Purple, green and Star Dust Stickles

This challenge will run from today, through Saturday, November 29th, midnight EDST.

Lots of beautiful inspiration on the House Mouse and Friends Monday blog from
our super talented design team and guests.  Please check out their wonderful work, then come and join us for this fun challenge.  Who doesn't love a little sparkle, especially with the holidays approaching.

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - LET IT SNOW CARD

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

It looks like we are going to have some snow, so this card seems really appropriate today!

Click to enlarge the photos, only way you can see the sparkle.

The finished card.

Close up of large snowflake

Inside Insert front

Inside insert sentiment.

What I used.

Aqua Card stock for a 5x7 inch card base

A 43/4x63/4 inch mat

And the  half snowflakes on the front of

the card and the snowflake border on the front of the inside insert.

White Pearl card stock panel 41/2 inch by 61/2 inch

Also used the white pearl card stock to cut the Let it snow 

sentiment and the large snowflake

text weight white copy paper for insert.

Dies Penny Black - Let it Snow - 51-082 Snow Wishes

Small snowflakes on front of card - Snowflake Trio -51-015

Memory Box  - Large snowflake on front - Bianca Snowflake 98193

Frostyville Border - 98146

Sentiment Stamp - 17690 docrafts

Wow - Embossing Powder - Clear Sparkle

Aqua Organza Ribbon

Queen - Rhinestones

How I did it.

Center the large snowflake die at the top of the white pearl panel

and the Let it Snow die below it, leaving enough room for the bow

at the bottom, and cut out.

Using Foam tape, I popped up the white panel onto the aqua mat.

I added the embossing glitter to the large snowflake and, the two small

snowflakes which I had cut in half and only used half,.

Using a liquid glue, I adhered the large snowflake and the sentiment

in the recessed cutout on the pearl panel.

Glue the small snowflakes in aqua along the sides as show.

Make a double bow, Run one end of the ties to the back of the panel

and tape.  Cut the other ties to  good length for your card.

Using foam tape, pop up the aqua panel with the pearl panel attached

to the front of the 5x7 inch card base.

Insert is 43/4x63/4 inches. Adhere the border in two pieces along the

edge of the front of the insert, and stamp your sentiment on the inside.

This card would be pretty in any color for the holidays.

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

HOUSE MOUSE BLOG HOP POST

If you;re looking for the HOUSE MOUSE BLOG HOP POST click  HERE

SLEDDING SQUIRREL

Hi Friends, hope everyone is staying warm.  The Polar Vortex swept into our area overnight and

temperatures were 30 degrees cooler today than yesterday.  Weather is crazy, yesterday we raked our yard in our shirt sleeves!

I have made a second card with my bargain stamps from AC Moore

 that I got a couple of weeks ago..

Love this little squirrel, must have gotten a new sled for Christmas, don't you think?

Stamp - Inkadinkado

Dies - Squares - Spellbinders

Holly - Sizzix

Snowflake border - Martha Stewart

Blue 51/2 x 6 cardstock base

Designer paper is  Christmas scrap from prior years

Baker's Twine

Red and Green Stickles on the Holly.

That's it for me today.  Have a great day.  Until later.......

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #182 and Blog Hop Reminder

Just a reminder that we are still hopping over at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

It's Challenge #182 - Brrr....it's Cold Outside

AND

our Blog Hop continues until Saturday November 15th at

midnight EDST.

House Mouse Designs Stamp - Artic Freeze - Stampabilities

 All of the details for the blog hop and challenge are on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog.  Lots of hidden prizes on offer!  Hope you can join us for the fun!

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - DEAR SANTA

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Today's card is one for the kids.

This wonderful Santa image makes a great card for kids (and adults alike)

Stamp - Art Gone Wild, cling stamp Santa Face AGC2-2470

Gold glitter paper mat

Green Glitter Paper 41/4 x 5 1/2 inch base card

Stamped with Versamark onyx ink and embossed

with clear embossing powder.

Colored with Copic Markers

I stamped the hat brim and nose twice, cut

out one set and popped them up.  Polar white

Flower Soft on Brim of hat.

Star Dust Stickles highlights the beard

and eyebrows.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Have a great day.

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

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

Hi friends, well the title of this post says it all.  It is cold outside here.  We had a few pellets of snow today, melted when it hit the ground.

I made this card for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge,and this month's challenge theme

is "All Wrapped Up".  Well this little bunny sure is keeping warm while sledding through the

snow.  It's vintage Penny Black, my favorites.

My finished card

Stamp - Penny Black, Snow Bunny Sleigh Ride (1996)(910H)

Oval die cut, Spellbinders

Poinsettia and fir tree branch Sizzix 

Hat and Mittens, Stickers I have had forever

Star Dust Stickles

Colored with Copics

Thanks for stopping by today.

Stay Warm....

Have a great day.

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

HOUSE MOUSE AND FRIENDS MONDAY CHALLENGE #182 AND BLOG HOP - Brrr, It's Cold Outside

EEEEEK, GOOD NEWS.........

A new challenge AND Blog Hop starts today at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

It's Challenge #182 and the theme has been chosen by our

 talented teammate, Lori and she has chosen:

"Brr - It's Cold Outside"

Stamp - Along for the ride - Stampabilities HMJR1038

Sentiment Stamps - Hero Arts and Michael's dollar bin

Papers - Graphic 45

Dies-Spellbinders Die S4-409 (I used the cut out, not

the die cut) and popped it up over my colored image.

Spellbinder's label die for sentiment

Snowflake dies are Penny Black

Punched Nordic snowflake border - Martha Stewart

Fran-tage Chunky white embossing enamel 

Star Dust Stickles

Rhinestones - Queen and Company

White card stock 6x6 inch base card

Colored with Copics

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For more inspiration and challenges, check out their official Blog HERE.


PINK GEM DESIGNS

The prize for ONE lucky winner is TWO Individual Digi images

(NO SETS, PERSONALISED WATERMARK'S OR SENTIMENT SETS)

of the winners choice from PINK GEM DESIGNS

Plus, several of the Design Team are featuring candy on their own blogs for those
participating in the BLOG HOP

Here is my blog candy for the blog hop

Includes House Mouse Cling Stamp -Birdie Kiss HMCR18
Stampendous
Darice 5x7 embossing folder Argyle
Queen Sunflower rhinestones
5 yards of decorator ribbon

I will chose a winner of this candy at the end of the Blog Hop.
from my followers who participated in the blog hop and challenge.  If you do not currently follow my blog,
please add your name to my followers to be elegible for this prize.

The Blog Hop Starts today, and runs through November 15th at Midnight EDST.
This is such a fun theme, and we would LOVE to have you join us.  We enjoy
visiting your blogs to see what you come up with for our challenges, and we are never disappointed.  Lots of beautiful inspiration by our Design Team and Guests.

All the rules for the blog hop are on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge site
Blog Hop list of participating design team members are listed below.

HMFMC

Challenge Hostess, Lori Barnett

America

Christine

Dorte

Heather

Kelly

Pauline

                            Sue Drees (you are here)

Sue Kment

Tracy Thompson

HMFMC

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

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BSS MONDAY IDEA - BEAUTIFUL SCENE CHRISTMAS CARD

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

This week, a beautiful holiday card with a lovely scene.

Do you love a card, especially a holiday card, with a snowy scene on it.  But,

you don't want to have to build that scene with a number of different stamps?

Well have I got the stamp for you............

The finished card.

What I used:

Stamp - Penny Black-Snowy Hamlet (40-351)

Paper - Bazzill, Ruby Slipper and white card stock

Dies -The fancy die under the stamped circle- Creative

Expressions, Sue Wilson, Italian Collection - Calabria (CED1506)

Greenery - Sizzix Alterations Holiday Greens (658759)

Filigree Corners - La La Land - (8008)

Spellbinders Grand Circle Die

Rhinestons - Queen and Company

Sharpie white paint pen (water based) to add

snow to the sky and trees

Wow sparkly white embossing powder

Stickles Star Dust on greenery

Stickles red dots on Holly leaves

Red and White ribbon bow

Colored with Copic Markers

I love this gorgeous scene on the beautiful die.

It is a large die,  Finished card is 6x6 inches.

Hope you like this scene as much as I do.

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