The Old Pickup

Hi friends, had lunch with a friend today, but before we did that, we met at a new Hobby Lobby and had a little shopping spree.  What fun.  So got some new stamping things that I will be using soon.

Today's card is for a dear friend whom we met many, many years ago while we were stationed in

California when Rick was in the Army.  We have remained friends with him all these years and it is his birthday. Man, does time fly, it is so hard to believe that it was so many years ago.

Card Recipe

Stamp, I don't know, I bought it as a stamp show unmounted....

Yellow, mustard card stock

Embossing folder, Autumn Leaves, Darice

Burlap wired ribbon, Hobby Lobby

Felt Sunflower, Hobby Lobby

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Colored with Copics

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

The Value of Time

Hello friends.  Hope your Tuesday is going well. About to run out to do some errands, but wanted

to post a card I made for the Fan Club on Split Coast for October.  The theme is TIME.

(Click to see the sparkle)

Paper - Kraft and Black Card Stock, leaves on black from a very old

Halloween Stack

Die - Alterations Clock by Sizzix

Martha Stewart Leaf Punch Border in Kraft on the front sponged with black distress ink

and in Black on the inside

Words computer generated

Spritzed the entire card with Gold Perfect Pearls and water from

a mini mister

I received this as an email years ago and saved it because I love what it said so much.

Close up of the front

Ok, I am off.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Until later.

HMFMC # 156 Anything Goes with Twine AND BLOG HOP

Time for a new challenge AND A BLOG HOP!

Yep, that's right, we are having a blog hop along with our Challenge!

The Theme for Challenge 156 is ANYTHING GOES-WITH TWINE
CHOSEN BY OUR SUPER TALENTED TEAMIE, LORRAINE.

I made tags for treat bags for my two Grandkids.  They are too old to go out

trick or treating, but miss getting the candy loot!

This one is for Michael.  I had this sentiment stamp, so I

thought I would use several of the Halloween characters from

House Mouse.  Lots of bright Halloween papers (DCWV)

and of course twine.  The web is from my friend Karen in

Canada, thanks Karen!  Stickles added for sparkle.

This tag is for Megan.  She recently built her own long board.  My Teamie

Sue K sent this stamp to me (isn't she a sweatheart) because I admired her 

card when she used it, and she said she didn't think this one was available anymore, but

she had bought two....thanks so much Sue, Megan is going to love it.

Pumpkins are a punch from Martha Stewart.  Papers are DCWV. Sentiment stamp is Inkadinkado.

Stars and Stickles and Twine finish it out.

This challenge very proudly Sponsored by...

The one and only House-Mouse Designs® 

Offering a lucky player a $25 Gift Certificate.

and...

 The very fabulous Joanna Sheen Ltd.
Offering a lucky player a $10 Gift Voucher.

A N D ... 

We are super excited to announce that STAMPENDOUS! is the next company manufacturing our beloved House-Mouse & Friends stamps by House-Mouse Designs® ! If you get a chance, please stop by their Challenge Blog for inspiration and to enter your very projects into their challenges too! The link can be found HERE. 

The Official STAMPENDOUS! Rubber Stamp Company Blog can be found HERE.

 House-Mouse Designs® stamps can also be purchased at: STAMPENDOUS!.com

 Stampendous! is GENEROUSLY GIVING AWAY these 2 CLING STAMPS TO 2 SEPARATE PLAYERS!

 Prize #1 - New HMD CANDY JOY CLING Stamp

Prize #2 - New HMD CANDY CLAUS Cling Stamp  

 Aren't these new House-Mouse stamps just the cutest??

A N D ... 

We also have this SPECIAL CANDY from the Design Team

Additional HIDDEN Prizes along the way from our fabulous Designers. 
To find Hidden prizes, you MUST HOP along to visit ALL Designer's blogs!

This is my blog Hop Candy

I will choose a winner of this candy from my followers (so if you don't already follow me,

and want a chance at this prize, please follow me now)  and you must leave a comment

on my blog.  All other rules for this blog hop also apply.

RECAP OF BLOGHOP LIST:

Guest Designers 
Annie 
Pauline

Design Team Designers

America Kuhn 

Christine Craig

Dorte Kvist

Heather Gilfoy-Bond

Kate Wiles

Lori Barnett

Lorraine Aquilina aka: "Lols"

Natascha Banning

Sue Drees

Sue Kment

Tracy Thompson

  

After Hopping, YOU SHOULD END-UP BACK HERE!

To enter your project for a chance to win prizes, just follow  these RULES...

1. Create a project that follows the "TWINE" theme.
2. PLEASE USE a House-Mouse and Friends, Gruffies, or, Happy Hoppers images.
3. Enter your projects into this challenge by using the inlinkz tool found below.
4.  Reference the Challenge CODE when linking back to this Blog.
5. To be eligible for prizes, you MUST BECOME A *Follower* of this BLOG.
6. Enter as many times as you'd like, but your creations MUST be NEW.  NO back linking to creations from prior dates please.

Submit your "TWINE" entries by Midnight, EST, on Saturday, November 2nd, 2013.

We hope you will join us for this fun blog hop.  Lots of great prizes and an easy peasy theme.

Gotta be in it to win!  We love visiting and seeing what you come up with.

A list of the designer's sites are at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge site.

Your next stop on this hop is Sue Kment

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

Sue

BSS MONDAY IDEA - Halloween Double Pocket Treat Bag

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Today's idea is a Halloween Double Pocket Treat Bag.

This darling little bag is made with one sheet of 12x12 paper. A couple of

folds and glue and you have made a double pocket bag.  The fun is in the decorating

and filling!

You can see a tutorial HERE

The front of the bag.  

Made the bag with one sheet of black 12x12 black card stock.

Went with black and red, was getting a Little tired of orange and green and purple!

Stamp - C.C. Designs - Devilish Lucy

Paper - Cloud 9

Colored with Copics

Added Stickles in glittery red to horns, and hearts on dress and tail.

Red glittery ribbon for the handles.

The back of the bag.

Two stamps used both by Indadinkado

Bat - 97182

Sentiment - 97186

Stamped with Versafine Onyx and embossed with clear EP

on white card stock

Side view shows how thin this little bag is, but

don't let that fool you, there are 10 pieces

of  licorice in the two pouches.

Would be fun to make and mail with soup pouch and tea 

for someone who isn't feeling well.  So many possibilities.

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

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #155 Hey Pumpkin

EEEEEEK !! we are already past the halfway mark for the 'Hey Pumpkin' Challenge and if you haven't joined in already then now is the time ! :-)

You don't necessarily need to use an image or papers with pumpkins on them, you can choose any House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image and use pumpkin colours ie 

Orange and Green 

Our super talented Teamie Lori Bartnett is hosting this Challenge and has chosen...

~ Hey Pumpkin ~

My Card Recipe
Stamp - House Mouse Design, Stampabilities
Papers - The Paper Studio
Pumpkin Border in yellow, Martha Stewart
Orange and yellow buttons - Candie
Candy Corn buttons with shanks cut off
Orange and White baker's twine
Leaves, Prima
Colored with Copics

*** SPONSORS ***
This Challenge is very Proudly Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp

 

 Winner gets a $25 gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp Store. They have over 100,000+ fabulous items in stock with all of the latest releases from Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, Tim Holtz, Spellbinders, Copic, House-Mouse Designs and so much more! With such great deals on shipping, it’s always a great time to shop with Simon Says Stamp.

Also proudly sponsored by the amazing:

Di's Digi Downloads

Winner gets a $ 12 GIFT VOUCHER FOR THE Di's Digi Downloads online shop. This is a great little company offering lots of great digi stamps.

Thank You to our wonderful sponsors for your great generosity!!

{Note regarding Prizes; where applicable, all shipping, handling and tax fees are the winner's responsibility}


**** EXTRA PRIZE ****
In addition, we have this special TEAM prize that consists of two awesome Halloween Stamps (HMD Costume Contest and Gruffies Pumpkin Head ), - these will be going to one VERY lucky player... so come play along on this Pumpkin challenge!!! 

That's 3 awesome Prizes and that means three chances for you to win!  :) 

Whatcha waiting for, come join the fun.  Need a push, check out the wonderful cards and projects the gals on the DT have come up with at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge site.

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

Sue

WELCOME TO THE BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF MONDAY IDEA.

Today we used a beautiful die to make a Christmas card.

There are so many dies and companies making them now, it is

overwhelming.  This very intricate die is made by Taylored Expressions,

and I am here to tell you this die cut like butter.  I was actually surprised at the

ease with which it cut out.

Taylored Expressions Nativity Border(TE115) die cut

from Gold Glittered paper

The white card stock base in 5.7 inches

The Navy blue card stock die cut is by Spellbinder's, 

5x7 Elegant Labels 4 (S6-005)

I also cut the Elegant Labels 4 die with a tan textured card stock.

Cut the tan piece about 1 1/2 inches from the bottom.  Distressed

the edges with Vintage Photo Ranger distress ink, then glued it

over the Navy blue die.  Adhered the Nativity Scene die, across the bottom of the die cut only,  so

that the figures were against the sky.  Used tiny pop dots on the entire die, so the trees, figures and animals all stood out a bit.  I stamped O" Holy Night (don't know whose stamp this is, bought it unmounted, sorry, but you could use Peace or any number of sentiments) below the Nativity Scene with Versamark, then embossed with gold embossing powder.  Use a white gel pen to sprinkle some stars in the night sky

This makes a beautiful Christmas card.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day, until later................

Annabelle Ice Skating

Hello everyone, a super beautiful day today, sun shining, leaves falling and 72 degrees!
Won't be getting many more of these beauties, so enjoying them while they last!

I went on a little shopping spree the other day and while I was in JoAnn's, I picked up a magazine from the UK, Quick Cards, and in the package was a free Wild Rose Studio Christmas Stamp and some beautiful Christmas papers.  So......I just had to ink her up and make a card..........

A teaser, isn't this pup just so cute?

 

This is the darling stamp that was free with the magazine.

 

My finished card.

 

Stamp - Wild Rose Studio

Papers, White, and Red card stock, designer paper was also free with the magazine.

Dies - Spellbinders

Holly die - Cherry Lynn Designs

Snowflake punch - Martha Stewart

Rhinestone center for snowflakes

Star Dust and Red Glitter Stickles

Colored with Copics

 

She sure is a sweetie, have to get some more of these, love them.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.   TGIF, Have a great weekend.  Until later.......