HOUSE MOUSE AND FRIENDS MONDAY CHALLENGE #191 - BIRTHDAY WITH A BIRTHDAY SENTIMENT

Time for a brand new challenge at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

It's our dear Christine's turn to host and she has chosen the theme

(With a Birthday sentiment)

Please remember, you can ALWAYS use the theme of Anything Goes for
any of our challenges.

***Sponsors are ***

We are super happy and very proud to welcome back the wonderful, the One and ONLY, the Official Mousey Family...

  

Offering one Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to HMD.

 our 2nd generous sponsor is;

Di's DigiStamps

Winner will receive a $12 voucher to shop at  Di's DigiStamps 

AND Christine's is offering a Birthday candy prize

Three fabulous prizes.  One of them can be yours and all you have to do is play along, make a card or project, using a House Mouse Design, Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image, and link it up on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge Blog, for your chance to win.

I used this sweet stamp
Birthday Cone - Stampendous 

Card closed.

Card Opened

Circle dies - Spellbinders

Happy Birthday die - Sizzix

Sentiment Stamp - Inkadinkado

Designer papers - Kathy Davis - from JoAnns

Brown polka dot paper - Michael's reflections

Corner die - Die-Namics- My Favorite Things

Glossy Accents on ice cream and glitter on candles

Brown satin ribbon

Colored with Copics

This challenge runs through April 11th at midnight EST.

Would love to have you join us and play along.  We love to visit, we are

always amazed at what you come up with.

SOMETHING NEW

WINNERS will now have their own post and will be announced on Tuesdays after New Challenges go LIVE! So please be sure to return on Tuedays to see if you are one of the LUCKY Prize WINNERS!

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - EASY BEAUTIFUL NOTE CARDS

WELCOME TO THE BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF MONDAY IDEA.

This week's idea are some beautiful, easy note cards.

I found this idea on the Ranger Ink site HERE.

http://rangerink.com/?ranger_project=simple-summer-thank-you-cards

.  I loved these wonderful

note cards so much I thought I would have a go at the technique

and here is what I came up with.

Here are the four note cards I made.

Click to enlarge to see them better

All cards are 41/4x51/2 inches

black mat is 41/8x 3/8 inches

white with image is 4x51/4 inches

Stamp - Penny Black - Fanciful Cling (40-100)

Sentiment stamp - Just-Rite (CR03815)

Large Fancy Sentiments

Distressed ink used, Spun Sugar, Tattered Rose, Dusty Concord

Pink card, purple pearls

Stamp - Stampendous Cling Morning Glory (CRP185)

Words Penny Black clear stamps Special Wishes (30-229)

Spritzed with Gold Perfect Pearls and water in a mini Spritzer

Blue rhinestones

Blue cardstock

inks used, Salty Ocean, Broken China, Stormy Sky

Stamp Used - Penny Black - Delicate Florals (40-103)

Sentiment Stamp - Just-Rite (CRO3815)

Large Fancy Sentiments

Ink Used - Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries

Cut the edge with deckled edged scissors

Pearls

Stamp - Penny Black Delicate Florals (40-103) Cling

Sentiment - Just Rite, Large Fancy Sentiment CR(03815)

Inks Used - Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade

These where fun to put together, and nice to have on hand

for thank you notes and just to write a quick note to someone.

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

SUGAR EGG

Hi friends.  Cold and an inch of snow.  What the heck!!  So tired of this weather.

I started this card a few days ago, and finally finished it.

Do you remember those delicate sugar eggs at Easter that had a plastic window

with an Easter scene inside? 

This is an Inkadinkado stamp that is probably 20 years old.

It has been in the draw for probably 15 years.

A few days ago I took it out and sat it on my desk with the

intention to make a card.  So glad I did.  The index on the wood block

is very dark colors and quite unattractive, but it stamps beautifully

and I had such a good time coloring it, glittering it and making a card with it.

My finished card

I colored the egg with Copics.

I used a small paint brush to put white craft glue

on the parts that are sugar, then added a coat of glitter, I used

a white sparkly glitter so the color showed through.

I stamped the stamp again on white card stock and cut out the

part that is the scene and then used that as a pattern to cut a piece of acetate

to look like a window.

The die and flower is Spellbinders.  The greens die is  A Cut Above

Designer paper is a scrap from another Easter long ago.

I am entering this card into the following:

Crazy4Challenges -C4C279-Think Spring

Hiding in my Craft Room #193 Any Holiday

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

Door Mouse

Hi friends.  Getting ready to go out for some shopping therapy this morning, but first I wanted to share a card .

Sweet Mo Manning digi - DoorMouse

Front of card

Inside of card

Digi - Mo Manning Digital Pencil 2

Paper - K and Company

Dies- Spellbinders, including tea cup

Flowers - Michael's dollar bin

Butterfly punch Martha Stewart

Paper lace is shelf liner borders

Leaf swirl die is Cheery Lynn

Sentiment Stamp Hampton Art Stamps(old)

Colored with Copics

I'm entering this card in the challenge at:

Digital Pencil 2 - #249 - Anything Goes with option to use green

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

EASTER CHICKS

Hi friends.  Had a play with some Easter Magnolia Stamps.  Have a whole drawer full of them.

Magnolia Down Under was the first design team I was ever invited to be on their design team, way back in 2009 when it was brand new.  Today I read on their blog that they are ending  their 6 year run.  Congratulations on 6 years and thank you Kellie for that first chance to be part of a team.

On to my card (which does NOT fit their Birthday Challenge theme!)

The finished card

Cute baby Chicks

Little birds

Stamps - Tilda and Edwin Magnolia Stamps

Sentiment Stamp - Penny Black

Dies - Card base - Spellbinders Grand Decorative Ovals

Fence and Chicks - Cheery Lynn Designs

Little Birds - Impression Obsession

Budding Branch and Eggs in grass - Die-namites

Small bunnies along the edge are punches

Star Dust Stickles

Colored with Copics

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

Scrapy Land - #14 Spring/ Easter Using dies they sell.

Artistic Inspirations -#128 Anything Goes with a twist of Easter
Crafting from the Heart - #52 Always Anything Goes
Craft your Passion - #254 Always Anything Goes
Crafty Card Makers and More - #135-Spring has Sprung

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

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #190 Midweek Reminder -Case this Card

                          It's time for our Mid-Way Reminder for Challenge 190.

             I have a DT inspiration to share with you for our current challenge hosted 

                       by our super talented Teamie,   America  with the theme of:

CASE means; (Copy and Share Exactly), though I'm really only looking for creations keeping the fun layout and main idea of using partial images.  This can be done in any theme.

.Remember, that all HMFMC's themes are just for fun.  Our Challenges have the alternate option of *ANYTHING GOES* too, so PLAY ALONG using House-Mouse Designs^(R) stamps, CD collections or, decoupage on your projects. 


Front of Easel Card

Card Opened

Various birthday House Mouse Designs stamps

White and Red textured card stock

Gold and Silver Glitter paper

Oval Scalloped punches

Cuttlebug and Darice Embossing Folders

EK Success Rick Rack punch

Colored with Copics

*** Sponsor is ***

Stampendous!

Winner will receive a Fabulous $20 Value Reward Card

(Winner must be a USA Resident, it's Territories and, or, Canada)

  STAMPENDOUS! is the next company manufacturing our beloved House-Mouse Designs® Stamps! House-Mouse Designs® stamps can also be purchased at: www.STAMPENDOUS.com For more inspiration and challenges, check out our official Blog HERE.

 *** ADDITIONAL PRIZE ***

Your Hostess, America, also has a BIG SURPRISE Grab Bag (of some delicious  CRAFTY Goodness), going to a Lucky player who enters a project "CASING the Card". So be sure to play so you dont miss out on your chance to win!

You may enter as often as you'd like, but all projects MUST BE NEW creations

and posted no earlier than the challenge date started.

Please submit your entries by Midnight EST, Saturday, March 28, 2015.

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Thank you for joining the House-Mouse Fun this week! We cant wait to see your fabulous *Case* takes! Good Luck to you!

Please submit your entries with the inlinkz at the bottom of the MAIN Challenge. post (below this one) or click HERE to go directly. 

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - Easter Gatefold Card

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

This weeks card is an Easter Gate Fold Card.

(Click on image to enlarge)Close up of stamp

Card closed

Inside of card

Card base is 41/4 x 51/2 Green Card Stock

scored at 2 1/8 inches from either end to make the gate fold.

Designer papers are Graphic 45 6x6 Botanical Tea Pad

Stamp - Northwoods Rubber Stamps (PP9717)

Die used on front of card is Spellbinder's A2 Tranquil Moments (S5-216)

Inside die is from the same set

Die Inside Sentiment -Impression Obsession ( 256-N)

Bow Die - Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations (659426

I cut the decorative die on the front in half to use on the gate fold.

Egg Wreath is colored with Copic Markers

Star Dust Stickles used to glitter up the eggs.

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

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #190- Case this Card

A brand new challenge begins today and runs through March 28th at Midnight EST.

Our talented teammate and leader of the pack, America, is hosting  Challenge #190. 

America has chosen the theme:

CASE means; (Copy and Share Exactly), though Im really only looking for creations keeping the fun layout and main idea of using partial images.  This can be done in any theme.
Remember, you can always use the theme of "Anything Goes for all our challenges.

*** Sponsor is***

Stampendous!

Winner will receive a Fabulous $20 Value Reward Card

(Winner must be a USA Resident, it's Territories and, or, Canada)

  STAMPENDOUS! is the next company manufacturing our beloved House-Mouse Designs® Stamps! House-Mouse Designs® stamps can also be purchased at: www.STAMPENDOUS.com For more inspiration and challenges, check out our official Blog HERE.

 *** ADDITIONAL PRIZE ***

Your Hostess, America, also has a BIG SURPRISE Grab Bag (of some delicious  CRAFTY Goodness), going to a Lucky player who enters a project "CASING the Card". So be sure to play so you dont miss out on your chance to win!

My Case card

I chose a new baby theme for my card.

Used many small stamps from House Mouse

Designs to complete the card.

Circles and decorative circle die is Spellbinders.

Colored with Copics.

We would love to have you join us for this challenge.  We love visiting 

your blogs to see what you come up with.

The talented gals on the design team have come up with some wonderful

creations for this challenge, so go have a peek at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

Then get busy and join the fun.

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - SIMPLE STAMPING

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Today's card involves just some simple stamping and a few die cut flowers.  No designer papers and no layers.

Stamped two images and a sentiment.

Sweet chick

Fun decorated eggs in a carton

Stamps - Eggs - Northwoods Rubber Stamps (PP9715)

Just Hatched - Stampendous (CRV303)

Old Inkadinkado Sentiment (60-00503)

White card 5x7 white card stock

Eggplant purple mat

White mat that was stamped on.

Flower die- Memory Box-Norrland Flower (98505)

Assorted Stickles on eggs

Queen and Co pearls

Ranger Spun Sugar Distress ink on flowers

Sponged edges of stamped mat.

Colored with Copic Markers

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.