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Monday, July 29, 2019

HMFMC #296-Midway Reminder- ANYTHING GOES/OPTIONAL THEME"USE ANOTHER ANIMAL OR BIRD ON YOUR ENTRY

Challenge # 296 continues today today at the

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge


Hostess : ME

Our challenges are Always Anything Goes

Optional theme 
The mice, gruffies and hoppers have lots of other
friends, use a House Mouse Designs image with 
"ANOTHER ANIMAL,  OR BIRD"
  on your entry.



Stamp - Chipmunk Treat- House Mouse Designs, Stampendous (HMCR89)
Oval Dies - Spellbinders Grand Dies
Flower Edger Dies - Penny Black (51-231)
Hello die - Crafters Companion
Paper - White, yellow and yellow gingham designer paper
Colored with various Alcohol Ink Markers

Our Generous sponsors for this challenge are


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!


*Many thanks to our generous Sponsors for their continued support  

AND

We are offering this sweet stamp to one lucky entrant
in this challenge.

Santa Hat Birds

Please remember you must use a House Mouse Design image on your card/project to enter.

Our design team has come up with some great  inspiration for this challenge.
  So, scurry on over to the
and check them out, then get busy and enter a project/card of your own. We love
to visit you to see what you come up with to inspire us!!
Challenge #296 runs through Saturday, August 3rd, 2019
  at 12 midnight EST

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


BSS IDEA - WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM!

WELCOME TO THE BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF IDEA.

You're going to love today's cards, yes, cards, I couldn't just make one with
this fun die!



Looks like Raspberry sherbet to me!!  YUM!


Neapolitan Triple Decker, strawberry swirl, chocolate swirl, and
vanilla swirl......triple YUM.

How did I make these wonderful ice cream cone cards?

With the Stephanie Barnard Die Set from Sizzix..  You get
everything you see on my cards in the set with the exception of
the Swirl Embossing Folder I used on the triple decker by Cuttlebug.
Right down to the Cherry and Sprinkles on top!

Here is what I used to create the card.
White card stock for the card base.
Papers used -Pink, Cream, Dark Brown, Light Brown, Glossy red, Green, Pink Glitter
Lime Glitter card stocks.
Just cute the dies out and put a sweet (pun intended) card together, that
both children and grownups alike will love!

To make the base card, just cut two pieces of card stock with the base die.
On one of them, score and crease a line across the top of the ice cream
 about 1/4-1/2 inches from the top.  adhere to the other piece that will be  the front of the card.
This will make a tent fold card that will open and close easily.
For the triple decker card, I just cut three of the ice cream die pieces in 
different "flavors" and attached them close together, leaving enough to
show the colors before adhering to the card front.
For the "chocolate topping, I cut from dark brown paper.  On the one scoop
cone, I inked it with a versafine ink pad and embossed with clear embossing powder.
I cut the Cherry out with red glossy paper and green paper.  I glued the red over
the green one and cut the red stem off.

What a fun die set!  Hope you liked the ice cream cones!

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

Monday, July 22, 2019

HMFMC #296-ALWAYS Anything Goes-Optional Theme"Use a HM image with another animal or Bird

Challenge # 296 Begins today at the

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

Hostess : ME

Our challenges are Always Anything Goes

Optional theme 
The mice, gruffies and hoppers have lots of other
friends, use a House Mouse Designs image with 
"ANOTHER ANIMAL,  OR BIRD"
  on your entry.


 Stamp - Tweet Treat=House Mouse Designs, Stampendous (CR129)
Paper - Pink Pearl and White cardstock
Designer Paper - DCWC
Corner Die - La La Land
Colored with various Alcohol ink markers

Our Generous sponsors for this challenge are





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!


*Many thanks to our generous Sponsors for their continued support  

AND

We are offering this sweet stamp to one lucky entrant
in this challenge.

Santa Hat Birds

Please remember you must use a House Mouse Design image on your card/project to enter.

Our design team has come up with some great  inspiration for this challenge.
  So, scurry on over to the
and check them out, then get busy and enter a project/card of your own. We love
to visit you to see what you come up with to inspire us!!
Challenge #296 runs through Saturday, August 3rd, 2019
  at 12 midnight EST

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


BSS IDEA - Full Boat

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Idea.

Hope someone is enjoying this scorching HOT weather, because
we sure aren't.  Our dog is long haired and has a thick undercoat,
and does not move from the air conditioning!  Between the electric bill and
the water bill (watering garden and flowers and adding water to the pond
everyday due to evaporation) they will both be whoppers I'm sure.

Fun card this week, and these pups don't seem to mind being out
on the water in their tiny boat enjoying the summer weather!


Stamps - Friendship - Penny Black (30-566) Includes both sentiments
Hero Arts - Stamp and Cut Anchor (DC144) (inside card)
Rectangle Dies-Spellbinders
Paper - Medium and Light Blue and white card stock
Designer Paper - Spiffy Speckles - Fawn Lawn (LF1868)
White gel pen
Red cord bow
Sponged clouds 
Colored with Copics

The Inside 

Try to stay cool, less humidity coming up this week, Whew!

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

Monday, July 15, 2019

HMFMC #295- Midway Reminder-ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES/OPTIONAL THEME"MAKE A MATCHING ENVELOPE

 Challenge # 295 continues for another week at the 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

Hosted by our talented teammate Lorraine

Our challenges are always Anything Goes and
Lorraine has chosen the optional theme of:

"Make a matching envelope"

You must use a House Mouse Design image
on your card or project.






Stamp - House Mouse Designs-Stampendous- Bell Swinging (HMCR132)
Red and Green Glitter Paper
White card stock
Flowers - Michaels
Pine Needle Die - Gina Marie
Image Die - Spellbinders Grand Die
Border - K & Company
Clear Rhinestones
Red and Green Sequins
Colored with Copics

Matching envelope

All older stamps from now closed stamp companies



Our Generous Sponsors for this challenge are:

Generously SPONSORS monthly in 2019


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!!  

One Lucky Winner will receive a 
$6 Voucher to spend @ Di's Digi Stamps

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!

Thanks to our Generous Sponsors for their continued support


Our design team has come up with some great  inspiration for this challenge.
  So, scurry on over to the
and check them out, then get busy and enter a project/card of your own. We love
to visit you to see what you come up with to inspire us!!

Challenge #295 runs through Saturday July 20TH, 2019
  at 12 midnight EST

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.




BSS IDEA - LION KING

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Idea.

Hope everyone is enjoying this nice weather we are having and
getting out and about to the many goings-on in our area.

I think you are going to love this new stamp I used today!







Stamp set - LION-Pink Ink Designs (P1018)
This is a large set of clear stamps, including
two sentiments, two birds, two butterflies, and
several leaves.
Paper - Dark Brown and cream card stock
Gold Mirror Paper
I stamped with VersaFine Clair Pinecone Brown ink
and embossed with clear Embossing powder.
Colored with Copic Markers
Inside sentiment stamped with Versafine ink and
embossed with Gold embossing Powder
I used blue, yellow, green and red stickles on his crown.
The die cut is from Penny Black -Border Edgers 51-231

The card is so much more beautiful in person.  I love
mirror card stock, but it is very hard to photograph.

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

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Small Things


A quick post for Sunday.  Have had this card finished for a couple of
days.  My dear niece gave me the flower and sentiment and die edger
as a gift (for no special reason, which makes it extra special!, Just like her.)




Dies- Penny Black-Flowers(51-330 Beautiful Blossom
Edger Die - 51-231 Sentiment die  - 51-337 - 
Papers are old 6x12 sheets by Sizzix

Love how this turned out, and have used the edger die
on three cards already!

Have a great Sunday, friends.

Thanks for stopping by.

Monday, July 8, 2019

HMFMC #295-Always Anything Goes-Optional Theme "Make a Matching Envelope

A new challenge begins today at the 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

Hosted by our talented teammate Lorraine

Our challenges are always Anything Goes and
Lorraine has chosen the optional theme of:

"Make a matching envelope"

You must use a House Mouse Design image
on your card or project.



Stamp - House Mouse Designs - Stampendous - Jingle Jolly (HMCP112)
Red dotted paper and Christmas designer paper from my stash
white Light Blue and White glitter cardstock
Silver mirror and Black Glitter paper for bells on the inside.
Matching Envelope done with a stencil
Small snowflakes, Martha Stewart Stamp set
Inside Bell punch Martha stewart 
Colored with copics



Closeup of image


Inside


Our Generous Sponsors for this challenge are:

Generously SPONSORS monthly in 2019


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!!  

One Lucky Winner will receive a 
$6 Voucher to spend @ Di's Digi Stamps

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!

Thanks to our Generous Sponsors for their continued support


Our design team has come up with some great  inspiration for this challenge.
  So, scurry on over to the
and check them out, then get busy and enter a project/card of your own. We love
to visit you to see what you come up with to inspire us!!

Challenge #295 runs through Saturday July 20TH, 2019
  at 12 midnight EST

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.