HOUSE MOUSE AND FRIENDS MONDAY CHALLENGE #150 HEAT EMBOSSING

The new challenge at House Mouse and Friends #150 is HEAT EMBOSSING, chosen by our talented leader, America.

 

Here is a close up of the stamp I used.  I embossed the image

the snowflakes and used Fran-tage embossing powder around the

base of the image, and also gold embossed their hallos.

 

Stamp - House Mouse Designs

Paper, White and blue card stock

Dies - Spellbinders Grand Delicate Ovals

Snowflake dies - Sizzix, punched, Martha Stewart

Flowers - Prima

Bow is from my Stash

Colored with Copics

 

We are graciously sponsored by:

 

Who is generously offering a $25 gift voucher to their online store.

 

The design team has gotten their heat guns out and fired them up with some

wonderful samples of heat embossing  to inspire you to join us.  We love to see what you come up with.

 

This challenge will run through Saturday, August 10th at midnight DST.

 

Hope you can join us.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Until later..................

Sue

 

 

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

This week's idea is to angle the background paper. Do you always use one color background paper? Do you cut it in half if you use two different papers.

Try cutting it on an angle and aligning the two papers with a border between

the two.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Art Impressions-Flamingo Set (4192) inside

sentiment comes with the flamingo.

Papers - Green card stock run through the Darice diamond embossing

folder

Base card is hot pink card stock

Pink pearl card stock, traced the larges die in the set on the outside and

cut out with deckled edged scissors for a mat.

Designer papers are Authentique Seasons-Spring

Border punch - Martha Stewart

Colored with Copics

Added some fluffy pink feathers

Square rhinestones, Kaiser

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

 

Under the Sea

Another day.  Hope you are all well and enjoying your Wednesday.  I changed my
picture of Niagara Falls, they graced the Falls with blue lights to commemorate the birth of the new Prince....isn't it beautiful!

Today's card is for the challenge at Craft a Scene for July, the theme is Under the Sea.
I thought it would be fun to make a scene showing what was under the water and above the water.

 Click on each image to see under the water better. In real life, you can see the sea life so much better.

 

 

 

This is the under the sea part!

 

 

 

 

Here is a close up of the scene.  Kids are early morning fishin'

 

 

 

A little bit farther back for perspective.

 

All of the stamps I used are pretty old, and probably not available anymore.

I used Marvey Matchables for sponging on color.  Stamped with black dye

ink on glossy white card stock.  Colored the fish and turtle and plant

with Tombow Markers.  Punched a circle in a piece of paper and used

the hole as a stencil for the sun.  Just sponged color and a darker tone around

the edge.  Clouds are made using a torn paper towel and sponge applicator.

brush upwards with the sponge applicator from the paper towel onto the card.

Move paper towel as you work downward so pattern isn't the same each time.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Enjoy your Wednesday.  Until later......

 

 

HOLLY

Hi friends, hope all is well with everyone!  Congrats to William and Kate on their new little boy, our friends in the U K are celebrating for sure.

 

My card today is for the July challenge at Penny Black and Friends Saturday Challenge.  I haven't done one of their challenges in a while and my PB stamps are feeling neglected.  It used to be the highlight of my Saturday morning to look to see what the new challenge was, prior to their going to a monthly challenge.  Saturday morning hasn't been the same since.

 

The theme for July is Christmas in July.

 

Circle easel card using Cling Stamp with bird and Holly.

 

Close up of sentiment and inside

 

Stamp - Penny Black, sentiment Stampendous

Paper is DCWV

Spellbinder's Grand Circle dies

Paper doily

Broken China distress ink

Holly die is Cherry Lyn Design

Snowflakes, Martha Stewart and Sizzix

Precious Hearts die is Memory Box

Kaiser Pearls

Colored with Copic Markers

 

Have a great Tuesday.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Until later......

HOUSE MOUSE AND FRIENDS MONDAY CHALLENGE #149 MIDWEEK REMINDER

JUST A REMINDER

 

The House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge is mid-way through Challenge #149

and the theme, chosen by Tracy,  is ADD SOME SPARKLE.

 

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is

 

Offering a $10 gift voucher for her online store.

 

 

 

(click to enlarge to see the sparkle!)

 

Love this House Mouse stamp!

 

Stamped on white card stock, colored with Copics.

Sparkle added to the stones at the bottom of the bowl

and the fish fins, but hard to see in photo.

Base card is Spellbinders Grand Scalloped circles

as well as second layer. 

Fish stamp is from dollar bin at Michael's, stamped

on orange card stock and cut out.

Martha Stewart Rhinestones

Ribbon is blue dotted from Joann's

Sentiment is Sizzix.

 

Hope you can join the fun and create something Sparkly using

a House Mouse, Gruffie or Happy Hopper image.

 

Challenge closes on Saturday, July 27th at midnight DST.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great Monday.

 

Sue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BSS MONDAY IDEA - WITH ONE STAMP

WELCOME TO THE BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF MONDAY IDEA.

Today's idea is to use one stamp three different ways for card making.

Do you sometimes get in a rut and make cards the same over and over, I think that happens to most of us.

I chose the stamp Leafy Vines (CG509) by Hero Arts.

Card #1

Stamps - Hero Arts Cling Happy Definition Birthday (CO269) (in the background)

and Hero Arts Cling Leafy Vines (CG509)

Paper - Two different colors of blue card stock

White card stock

Ink - Adirondack Earth tones Stonewashed

Punch - Martha Stewart- Both border and butterflies

Kaiser Pearls

Card is 5x7

Closeup of word stamp in the background.

Card #2

White and green card stock

Same stamp - Leafy Vines, Hero Arts

Spellbinders Grand Large Labels (LF-168)

Ink - Adirondack Earth tones Meadow

Circle and Scalloped circle punch Paper Shapers

Stamped the Large Labels cut in three sizes with the stamp

and popped them up onto each other

Inked the stamp and randomly stamped a white 5x7

card front in the same Meadow ink.

Adhered the green panels in the center. Tied a bow

using white organdy ribbon. Tied the sentiment to the center

of the bow.

Rhinestones in each corner on the bottom green panel.

White 5x7 card stock card

Dies - Spellbinder's 5x7 Elegant Labels 4 (S6-005)

Cut the second die in the set in black card stock

Leaving the frame around your cut card stock, ink

the Leafy Vines stamp with Versamark clear ink, and emboss

in white embossing powder.

Third die in the set is the label, ran ribbon through it

from my stash, and stamped and embossed the word Friend on the label.

For an extra pop, I cut the Memory Box Precious Hearts die (98474)

out in red glitter paper (two in the set, I used the smallest one)

This is a wonderful stamp and so versatile.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Sue Drees

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #149 ADD SOME SPARKLE

It's time for a new challenge at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

 

Challenge 149, ADD SOME SPARKLE

 

The theme for this challenge was chosen by our talented, Country Mouse, Tracy.

 

 

How cute is this winter scene!

 

Stamp - House Mouse (HMOR1128) Mice Snowball

Six x Six Salmon card stock, Pool Party die cut with

Darice snowflake embossing. 

Sentiment stamp is a dollar stamp from Michael's

Snowflakes are on a roll from Walmart a couple of years ago

Aqua organdy ribbon

Snowflake border is Martha Stewart punched from

same salmon card stock, snowflakes sponged with Versamark

and embossed with Frontage embossing powder

Fran-tage embossing powder used for snow and snowball mice

is white sparkly flower soft.

Colored with Copics

 

We are generously sponsored by

 

 

For one lucky winner

A $10 gift voucher for their online store.

 

The gals on the design team, plus our Guest Design Team Members

have got lots of inspiration for you on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge site.

 

The challenge begins today, and runs through Saturday, July 27th at Midnight DST.

Hope you have a chance to join the fun and show us your SPARKLE!  We love visiting your blogs and seeing what you come up with!

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Until later..........