HMFMC # 237 - MIDWAY REMINDER-SPRING

Hey House Mouse Lovers, a quick post to remind you that we are midway in our current Challenge #237 at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

You have one more week to enter a card or project using the theme Spring, chosen by our talented Teammate and Hostess, Karin,  for this challenge. Or, you can

always use an Anything Goes theme for any of our challenges.

This challenge ends on Saturday, April 1st at midnight EST.

Stamp - I Got It - HMOR1144 - Stampabilities-2012
Decorative Circle, Daisy Frame dies - Spellbinders
Flower die - Sue Wilson Creative Expressions Daisys
with flower soft centers
Leaf die - Sheena Douglass-wild rose
Small eggs- Punch
Colored with Copics

OUR Generous Sponsors

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,

STAMPENDOUS!

Winner will receive a Fabulous $20 Value Reward Card

Stampendous is now the official rubber stamp licensee of House-Mouse Designs®.  Visit the store at www.STAMPENDOUS.com 

For lots more inspiration from Stampendous, be sure to check out their other sites; STAMPENDOUS! Blog,  

Find Stampendous! on Pinterest and Facebook.  

Second Generous Sponsor is 

SIMON SAYS STAMP
We are very happy to welcome back Heidi and her team at Simon Says Stamp!


Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of Premium Dye Ink Pads

Simon Says Stamp has been in business since 2002, offering you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. Stock includes over 100,000+ items along with the latest and greatest releases from the Simon Says Stamp brand Hero Arts, Tim Holtz, Lawn Fawn, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more. With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on shipping, it’s always good timing to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store!

The design team gals have come up with some awesome inspiration,

so scurry on over to the challenge blog and check them out.  Then

add your own creation using a House Mouse Design image to the

challenge for a chance to win the fabulous sponsored prize.

Thanks for visiting  today.  Have a great day.  Until later....

BSS MONDAY IDEA - FOREST FRIENDS

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

This week, I made a card with these adorable Woodland Animals..

Fun to color up, and BONUS, the set comes with matching dies!!

I made a twist and pop card.  Here is a link to a youtube video where

this gal explains in great detail how to make this card.  My suggestion

is to gather the three pieces of paper you will need to make the card.

Pause the video as you watch it and make a pattern with the three pieces

as the video goes on.  That way, you can have the pattern in front of you

when you go to make the card.  The card is pretty easy to put together

once you make your first one.  AND, it is so much fun!

(Sharon is currently doing a class on this style card.)

Stamp and Die Set - Cottage Cutz - Woodland Animals CCS-019

Sentiment Stamp - Inky Antics

Dies - Birch Tree Die - Taylored Expressions (TE178)

Tall Birch Die (98336) Memory Box

Bird Dies - Impression Obsession 154-A

Cardinals Die - Impression Obsession 333-H

Paper - 2 Shades of green and white cardstock

Designer Paper - DCWV-Magnolia Way Stack

Colored with Copics

This is a fun set of stamps and dies.  Great for guy and little boy cards,

which we know are the hardest to make, right?

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

SUNFLOWER CUPCAKE

Hi blogging friends.  Well our two foot plus snow is gone.  With warm temps, the sun coming

out, and rain all night and all morning, it has just disappeared.  So ready for spring, even

though we have had a mild winter here.

On February 3rd, five girlfriends I went to school with met for lunch as we

do about every two months.  One of the girls is a lifelong friend, and we worked

side by side in her Accounting business for 30 years before retiring.  We finished

a lovely lunch and agreed we needed to get together again soon.

The next day, my best friends sister called me to tell me that while we

were enjoying a lovely lunch my friends house had a terrible fire and all

was lost.  She had worked for ten years to get the house just like she wanted it

and at lunch that day, she remarked that she was just going to enjoy her garden (big

vegetable garden), her bees (she keeps bees for honey) and her chickens and rabbits.

Of course we were all devastated for her.  It turns out that the battery in her

 laptop computer had started the fire.

She celebrated a big birthday in January and had a big celebration.  For a gift,

I had made 50 cards for her.  She loved them and was so happy to get them.

Well, as I said, all was lost.  So I am making more cards for her as she sorts through

all the paper work and deals with the insurance companies involved in

settling with her so she can move on. She is a strong woman,

 but this has really rocked her world. None of us can image losing everything

we ever had in a lifetime, just like that.

So,  I thought I would share some of them

with you as I go along.

I'm making cards that can be mailed for standard postage.  I found this

cupcake image on Pinterest.  The card is for her daughter for her birthday.

Her daughter is my Godchild, and she loves sunflowers.  Word stamps are

by Kitchen Sink Stamps.  

If you made it this far, thanks for listening.....

HMFMC #237 - SPRING

A new Challenge #237 begins today at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

 Our Hostess and talented teammate

Karin

Has chosen theTheme

**SPRING**
You can always use an Anything Goes theme for any of our challenges.

Stamp - HMCP58 - Ducky Nap - Stampendous

Die Cut fancy rectangle - Gina Marie dies

Spring die - Echo Park 

Papers from my stash

Yellow twine

tiny flowers - Prima with stickles centers

Colored with Copics

OUR Generous Sponsors

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,

STAMPENDOUS!

Winner will receive a Fabulous $20 Value Reward Card

Stampendous is now the official rubber stamp licensee of House-Mouse Designs®.  Visit the store at www.STAMPENDOUS.com 

For lots more inspiration from Stampendous, be sure to check out their other sites; STAMPENDOUS! Blog,  

Find Stampendous! on Pinterest and Facebook.  

Second Generous Sponsor is 

SIMON SAYS STAMP
We are very happy to welcome back Heidi and her team at Simon Says Stamp!


Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of Premium Dye Ink Pads

Simon Says Stamp has been in business since 2002, offering you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. Stock includes over 100,000+ items along with the latest and greatest releases from the Simon Says Stamp brand Hero Arts, Tim Holtz, Lawn Fawn, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more. With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on shipping, it’s always good timing to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store!

This challenge runs from today until Saturday April 1st at Midnight EST.

The design team has come up with some wonderful inspiration, so scurry on over to the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog and check it out.  Then get out your House Mouse Design images and create an entry.  Would love
to have you join us.  You know we love to visit and check out what you
come up with.

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - ALL ABOUT THE CAKE

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Wow, so good to see the Sun over the weekend and melt some of the

two foot or more in the drifts of snow we got earlier in the week.

Hopefully Spring weather is in or forecast going forward!

This weeks card i all about the cake.  Love this fun 

stamp.

Stamp - Impression Obsession - J19479

Papers - Carta Bella - Flora No. 1 6x6 Paper Pad

Card is 4 x 7 inches 

Die is Spellbinders nestibilities

Green pearls - Queen & Co.

Pink Satin ribbon triple bow

Colored with Copics

Don't you just love the sentiment on this one!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Have a great day.

Until later....

LITTLE GIRLS

Hello friends.  Well we have dug ourselves out from the two day snow fall

 we got this past week.

We snuggled in for two days, then when it quit snowing we went out to clear it from our cars

and walkways.  While we were watching the snow accumulate, I stamped and colored cards

and caught up on some DT work and this card just for fun.

I moved my Penny Black Stamps to a different cabinet this week and

 forgot what awesome stamps I had.  So I pulled a couple that I hadn't done up

 in a long time and made this card.

I'm entering this card at

Penny Black and Friends Saturday Challenge - Bright and cheerful Colors

Stamp - Penny Black - The Three of Us 1978K (2000)

Dies Gina Marie, Scrapbook Outlet

Paper - DCWV Magnolia Way Stack (JoAnn's)

Flowers picked from a silk stem

Pink wide Ribbon from my stash

Heart shape is a punch

Colored with Copics.

Love the old Penny Black Stamps that I collected so long ago,

especially the children.

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

HMFMC #236-MIDWAY REMINDER - LET'S HAVE A PARTY

A little reminder for Challenge # 236 at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.
We are half way through the challenge and would love to have you join the fun and enter a card
or project.  Another week remains.  This challenge will end March 18th at midnight EST.

Our Talented Teamie, Dorte, is hosting Challenge # 236

and has chosen the theme

LET'S HAVE A PARTY

As always, you can use an Anything Goes theme for all our challenges.

Stamp - Hellium Ride - HMCR93 - Stampendous
Spellbinders Grand Decorative Ovals, Scalloped Circles
and circles dies
Flower die - Sheena Douglas - Wild Rose
Satin Ribbon curled with ribbon curling tool
Violet pearl centers on flowers
Colored with Copics


House-Mouse Designs(R) 

We are also thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)
 

HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs(R) site! Eeeeek!!  How exciting is that? :)

The design team gals have come up with some awesome inspiration,

so scurry on over to the challenge blog and check them out.  Then

add your own creation using a House Mouse Design image to the

challenge for a chance to win the fabulous sponsored prize.

Thanks for visiting  today.  Have a great day.  Until later....

BSS IDEA - A Red Red Rose

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Wow, how about the high winds this past week!  We were fortunate, lost

our cable TV  for two days due to downed trees and 

wires on our street, but no loss of power.  Relatives in the Rochester

area still had no power as of Sunday. 

Cottage Cutz has come out with these wonderful Stamp and Die sets

with a flower stamp and matching die for every month of the year.

I chose the Rose, month of June.

Here is the card I made this week.

Close up 

 

 Closed

 

Z-Fold card opened

Stamp - Cottage Cutz - Rose Flower-June CCS-011 Stamp and Die Set

Sentiment Stamp is an old Penny Black 2820F Red Rose

Designer Paper Bazzill Basics 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad, Red

White card base (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches), red panel (2 1/4" x 8 1/2 ") scored

at 4 1/4 inches on one end and 2 1/8 in. on the other end.

Embossing folder is by Sizzix

Spellbinders Grand Decorative Oval die

I colored and cut out the rose image.  I then traced around

the outside of the die onto deep red cardstock and cut out for

a mat for the image.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Have a great day.

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

HMFMC # 236- "LET'S HAVE A PARTY"

Welcome back House Mouse Fans for a brand new challenge at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

Our Talented Teamie, Dorte, is hosting Challenge # 236

and has chosen the theme

LET'S HAVE A PARTY

As always, you can use an Anything Goes theme for all our challenges.

Looks like a party to me, good food, good friends.

Stamp - House Mouse Design - Strawberry Treat- Stampendous (HMR 100)

Paper - DCWV

Grass die - Memory Box

Fence Die - Cheery Lyn Designs

Button - JoAnn's

Bakers Twine

Colored with Copics

**SPONSOR**

House-Mouse Designs(R) 

We are also thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)
 

HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs(R) site! Eeeeek!!  How exciting is that? :)

The design team gals have come up with some awesome inspiration,

so scurry on over to the challenge blog and check them out.  Then

add your own creation using a House Mouse Design image to the

challenge for a chance to win the fabulous sponsored prize.

This challenge will end on Saturday, March 18th at Midnight EST.

Thanks for visiting  today.  Have a great day.  Until later....

BSS IDEA - Easter's on it's Way

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Idea.

Hi Stamping friends, brrrr, back to winter this weekend.  Good time to

get into the craft room and create!

There is only one thing I love more than a great snowman

stamp and that is a bunny stamp.  Found this gem on my

last visit to the store.

I used gray ink to stamp the image leaving the lines softer.

After I finished coloring the image, I used chalks to create

a background.

Bunny Stamp - Impression Obsession H16283

Sentiment - Northwoods JE483

Happy Easter sentiment - Taylored Expressions,Big Bold Easter 

stamp set TEMS64

INK - Hybrid Ink Pad by My Favorite Things - Gravel Gray

Papers - White card bse 5x7, mint green card stock, yellow pearl card stock

Gingham Designer paper Farm Fresh Gingham 6x6 pad from My Favorite

Things

Embossing Folder - Sizzix - 3-D Textured Impressions-Woven-661261

Bunny Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Pierced Oval Die - Spellbinders SCD-007

Ribbon

Colored with Copics.

Such a sweet bunny!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Have a great day.

HONEY BEAR

Hello friends, cool and dreary out today.  Have had the vacuum cleaner sitting outside

my craft room door waiting to do some cleaning, but instead, I colored up this

wonderful Penny Black stamp and made a card.  So much more fun.....

Stamp - Honey Bear, Penny Black 1996

Assorted old Bee Stamps

Sentiment stamp unknown

There is a gal bear that goes with him, but

I have never done them together on the same card, wonder why

I never thought of that.......

Paper - Blue and white card stock and blue gingham.

Star Dust Stickles

Red twine

Red and White Candi 

Colored with Copics

I love the old Penny Black stamps and every once in awhile, I need

to get one out and make a card.  This bear is adorable!

Thanks for stopping in today for a peek.

Have a great day.

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