Friendship-House of Mouse Style!!!

Good Thursday morning dear blogging friends!!

Well my year has certainly been eventful so far!!!  It started off with our community mail boxes (they are termed "Super Boxes" in Canada) being broken into...big investigation and then we had carbon monoxide issues on Monday morning...fire department investigates (that was very un-nerving...I had to call 911)...have to shut down the furnace completely on one of the coldest nights so far...we're told we have to replace our six year old furnace...rush out to go to the World Juniors Gold Medal game...a nail biting bit of excitement there and then home to a COLD house...have a new furnace installed Tuesday and that's what's been going on here!!!  

So as some soothing therapy I made up two cards this week...the first will be posted tomorrow for a Fussy and Fancy post and this little card just for fun and to add to my stash!!

Over at House of Mouse their current challenge is to use a sketch...well mine started out following the sketch...I thought quite perfectly until I began covering all that up with embellies...now it's really hard to make out the sketch template...lol!!!

Here is a friendship card that I had so much fun putting together...once again I went a little crazy snapping the pics...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...
the paper is Teresa Collins...such beautiful thick double sided paper...I used two different papers for an actual four designs...

 this sweet little image is called "Warmth for Winter" HMKR1020...

coloured with distress inks and dusted with Frantage around the edges...

 I love doing these Frantage covered buttons!!!!...

you can just see the cheesecloth  peaking out that I mounted the image on...

 I used another of these new stick pins from The Ribbon Girl...

added heart and key charms (also from The Ribbon Girl), chiffon ribbon, Shabby Seam binding and some bead spacers...

the sentiment is Hero Arts cut out using Spellbinders Large Banners die...

 the inside...

 this is House of Mouse "Knitted with Love" ER1096...

 and this little darling is "Chalky Consequences" HMJR1022...

the sentiment on the blackboard is Hero Arts...

 

So that is my soothing therapy card...lol!!!  I have to admit that I do feel a little less stressed...these sweet little mice are so fun to play with!!  I added the sketch inspiration from the House of Mouse challenge below just to see if any of you are able to recognize it on my card...lol!!!

 

 

Challenges I will enter:

House of Mouse-Challenge #185 "Anything Goes with Optional Sketch

Gruffies and Guests-Challenge #13 "Buttons and Bows + Option of Anything Goes"

Creative Fingers-Challenge #61 "Anything Goes"

 

Until tomorrow...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!!  Your visits and comments are so very much appreciated!!!



 

 





A Belated Merry Christmas-House of Mouse Style!!!

Happy Sunday dear blogging friends!!

Wishing you all a belated Merry Christmas...hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and are still enjoying some time with family and friends!!

It has been very busy here with family and the arrival of our newest member...our DARLING Max!!   My Daughter-in-law's first description of him was "He's SO stink'n CUTE" and truer words couldn't have been spoken!!!

I have all of my closest friends' "cards" done but haven't had a chance to meet and give them their cards...this is the last of them and she is banned from my blog until I meet with her this week!!!

Here is what I came up with...

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and yes it's another clock...I had to do something similar for all of them and I am so having FUN making these Tim Holtz clocks...

I think that I may make one for myself...lol!!!...

the friend that this is for has always shared my love for the sweet little House Mouse crew...

 this is "Gifts to Tie" HMCV02...

coloured with Prismas...

 and here is "Monica's Gift" HMD1017...

the sentiment is from Whimsy...

 this hanging darling is called "Light Hanging" HMUR1046...

behind him the back of the clock is decorated with Snow Tex and Glamour Dust along with lights that I strung on string...

I mounted two small working lights inside the clock to make him light up and covered the bottom and sides of the clock with Snow Tex as well...

 this sentiment is from Stampingbella and cut out using Spellbinders Small Banners...

 a side view...

the tag is also from the same Whimsy set as above...

you can get a little peek of one of the working lights...

the poinsettias are Prima and the pine branches are Dee's Distinctively IME-028...

 

So this is my final Christmas "card" done...WHEW!!!  Maybe I should start now for next year...lol!!!

 

All materials and stamps are listed above.

 

Challenges I will enter:

House of Mouse and Friends-Challenge #184 "Christmas/New Year"

Gruffies and Guest-Challenge #12 "Anything Goes/Blue & Silver Option

 

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!!  Your visits and comments are so very much appreciated!!

 

Wishing you all a VERY Happy and Healthy New Year!!!!  Happy crafting!!!

 



 



Midway at Simply Magnolia "Anything Goes"!!

Hi there dear blogging friends!!

Are you all ready for Christmas...and are you tired of being asked that...lol??!!

Well I'm not ready and when you're not you really get tired of being asked!!

Anyway today Team Glamour is going to show you our projects for the current challenge at Simply Magnolia...it's an EASY one..."Anything Goes"!!  We have three FABULOUS sponsors for this challenge...The Rubber Buggy...The Ribbon Girl and Stamp and Create...how GREAT is that!!!!  So get busy and create for us...we would love to see what you have to show us!!

I have been wanting to add to my Tilda Town so I decided to make "Tilda's Christmas Square"...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

 another view...

 I covered a styrofoam cone with LOTS of Doo Hickey Fern Branches and the fern branch from the Doo Hickey Club Kit #2....

I distress inked a wooden star and added several layers of gesso, then Snow Tex and centered a rhinestone circle on each side...

added silver balls and a crystal bead strand...

the fence is from Michael's...

 this is "Show the Way Tilda"  and "Show the Way Baby Rudolf" from the Winter Wonderland 2013 collection...

 this is "Cozy Christmas Tilda" from the same collection...

 and "In the Snow Scarf Tilda" also from the same collection...

and finally "In the Snow Ski Tilda" again from the same collection... 

 I decorated clay flower pots using Prima poinsettia leaves and flowers... 

 there are working lamps on all four corners...

So that is my Tilda Town "Christmas Square"!!

Now it's your turn...hop on over to Simply Magnolia and check out my teamies projects then join us!!!!

Materials Used:
Stamps-all listed above are from Magnolia-licious
Wooden star and crystal bead stand-The Ribbon Girl
All other materials are from my stash

Challenges I will enter:
Magnolia-licious-"Anything Goes"
Magnolia Forever-Challenge #16 "Christmas"
Midweek Magnolia-Challenge #104 "Anything Goes"
Paradise of Magnolia-Challenge #4 "Christmas or New Year"
Stamp and Create with Magnolia-Challenge #51 "Anything Goes"

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!  Your visits and comments are so very much appreciated!!

 





Fussy and Fancy-Challenge # 129 "Snowflakes and Ribbon"

Happy Friday dear blogging friends!!

Before I get on with my post I have to tell you that I'm a Grandma again!!!  Our second Grandson Max was born yesterday morning at 9:27...weighing in at 7 lbs. 11 ozs.  Everyone is well!! 

Okay now down to business!!  Today begins the last challenge of 2014 here at Fussy and Fancy and it is one SUPER easy theme...we want you to show us "Snowflakes and Ribbon"!!  Our very talented hostess for this challenge is Mary Lou!!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Fresh Brewed Designs...I used two of Heather's newer releases for this challenge!!  You can also see three other new releases if you go to my post for Fresh Brewed Designs blog current challenge HERE!!!

Here is what I came up with...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

I made an envelope style card with an insert...







 this is Fresh Brewed Designs' "Cutie bug Christmas"...

 closer view...

 top of the envelope card...

 love these new Princess stick pins...

opening the envelope/card...

I used Maja Design paper from the "A Gift for You" collection...



the insert and the envelope...

side by side...

this image is "Pretty Little Christmas Tree"...

Well that is my card...another one down lots still to go!!  Hop on over to Fussy and Fancy Challenge blog and check out the creations of my SUPER talented teamies!!  Then get busy and dazzle us with your lovely makes!!!

Materials Used:
Digis-Fresh Brewed Designs
Die-Spellbinders Grande Classis Oval, Small Banners and Snowflakes
Stick pin and snowflakes charms-The Ribbon Girl
Frantage, Maja paper and pearls-Live and Love Crafts
Ribbons and cheesecloth are from my stash

Until next time...thank you for taking the time to stop by!!  Your visits and comments are so very much appreciated!!

Midway at Simply Magnolia-"Vintage"!!

Good Sunday morning dear friends!!

Today we are at the midway mark of our current challenge...which is "Vintage"...at Simply Magnolia!!  We are sponsored this challenge by the FABULOUS Live and Love Crafts!!!  Thank you once again to the wonderful Sandy!

Well I decided to get the "cards" for my "Besties" out of the way...so I went with another clock so both of their "cards" would be similar!  This one is for Di who I have known literally my whole life...Di loves antiques, rummaging through stuff at a garage sale and most things old...my "vintage" friend!!

Here is what I came up with this time...

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once again I used the Tim Holtz clock...clock face at the top right with game spinners as clock hands...

I covered the outside with gesso and then went over it with Tattered Angels "Cowboy" Glimmer Glaze for an antiqued look...

inside is a fire place with a tea light for the flame...

 this is Magnolia's "Chimney with Snow" (sorry can't remember which collection)...

the snow is liquid applique...

 this is "Pixie Tilda" from the Christmas Story 2012 collection...

I added ribbons to her hair...

 this one is "Tucked Tilda" and the "Merry Christmas" is also Magnolia...again I can't remember which collection...

 this is the insert before I put it in the clock...

I decorated my fireplace with Martha Stewart pine branches and berry beads...

 closer view...

 this is the side decorated and my tag to Di...

the leaves are made using the Magnolia Doo Hickey Club Kit #2...

 

So now I have my two very best friends "cards" done...YAY!!!

 

I hope that you will hop on over to check out the FABULOUS makes of my Simply Magnolia teamies!!!

 

 

Materials Used:

Stamps-listed above are from Magnolia-licious or Tildas Town

Everything else is from my stash

 

Challenges I will enter:

Magnolia-licious Challenge-"Anything Goes"

Magnolia Mania-Challenge #102 "Anything Goes"

Midweek Magnolias-Challenge #103 "2 or More Magnolia Stamps"

Indonesia Magnolia Lovers-Challenge #11 "Christmas"

Time for Magnolia-Challenge #75 "Anything but a Square"

 

Until next time thank you for taking the time to stop by...your visits and comments are so very much appreciated!!

 

 

Pink Tilda Christmas!!

Good afternoon dear crafty friends...I guess evening to some!!!

I'm back with my second post of the day!!  You can scroll down for my Fresh Brewed Design post. 

I'm trying really hard to get those special Christmas cards done...every spare moment that I have is spent in the craft room and let me tell you there are not enough hours in the day...lol!!!

I have been longing to work with this sweet Tilda from the new Magnolia "Waiting for Christmas" collection since I received them and I finally got to her!!  I have to say that right now she would probably be my favourite Magnolia stamp and that is hard to say as there are SO many sweet Tildas!!!

Okay so here is what I came up with...
                                   please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

the pictures don't show the card base colour very well...it looks red but it is actually a deep rose colour...

the card base and matts are cut using Go Kreate dies...

I also ran pink lace down the one side with the ribbon but I think that I covered it up...lol!!! 

 this is "It's Cold Outside Tilda" from the new Magnolia collection...

I used my distress inks again...

added glitter to the swirls and her fur trim and pearls to the swirling "snow drifts"...

 and again cause I just can't resist this cutie pie!!!!...

 I mounted a chiffon ribbon and berry cluster on a wooden star that I distress inked and Frantaged then added pearls to the corners and a Whimsy die cut tag topped off with a glittery snowflake charm from The Ribbon Girl...

 the poinsettias are cut from the Doo Hickey Club Kit #2...

I painted the darker ones and Frantaged the pale pink...

 tags and one of the new crystal stick pins from The Ribbon Girl that I added a crystal Angel charm to (also from The Ribbon Girl)...

I tied crystal bead strings (also from The Ribbon Girl) to the two outside tags...

 the inside using "Merry Christmas" from Magnolia (sorry can't remember which collection)...

more Maja paper, poinsettias, tags and ribbon...

the base REALLY is deep rose...lol!!...

 

Okay so that is it for me for today!!  Break from work is over...time to get BUSY!!

 

Materials Used:

Stamps-listed above are from Magnolia-licious and Tildas Town

Dies-Go Kreate #360030 and #120030, Doo Hickey Club Kit #2-Tildas Town, Spellbinders Large Banner and Large Ovals and Whimsy Pedestal Tag

Stick pin, crystal Angel, rhinestone snowflake, wooden star and crystal bead strings are all from The Ribbon Girl 

Berry clusters are from Wild Orchid Crafts

Maja paper and Frantage are from Live and Love Crafts

 

Challenges that I will enter:

Magnolia Down Under-Challenge #250 "Tic Tac Toe-Christmas-Snowflakes/Glitter/Doo Hickeys or Doo Hickeys/Lace and Ribbon/Paint

Magnolia Mania-Challenge #102 "Anything Goes"

Paradise of Magnolia-Challenge #3 "Christmas"

Tildas Town-Challenge #132 "It's Winter"

Time for Magnolia Christmas-Challenge #74 "Non-traditional Christmas Colours"

The Ribbon Girl-November Magnolia Only Challenge

Totally Tilda-Challenge #109 "Christmas in Pink"

 

Until next time thank you for taking the time to stop by...your visits and comments are so very much appreciated!!

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh Brewed Designs-"Christmas" Challenge

Good Wednesday morning crafting friends!!

Today we begin a new challenge at Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge blog...it's SUPER easy and just in time for you all to work on that Christmas card list...yes it's "Christmas".  Well I actually did tell you that in my post title...lol!!

I decided to do up some Christmas tags using three digis from Fresh Brewed Designs November Christmas digi release!!  You can find them in the coffee/cake/food section.

Here is what I came up with...

please click on the first image for a closer view/slideshow...

I used three of the Christmas latte digis to make up tags to put on gift baskets that I have made up for holiday hostess gifts...

as the baskets contain coffee and goodies I thought that the latte tags were the PERFECT digis to use...

I coloured them with copics, cut them out and mounted them on standard tags...

added some rhinestones, Frantage, ribbon and tiny Christmas decorations...

 this one is called "Latte Christmas tree tag"...

the sentiment stamp is Whimsy...

 this is "Candy Cane Latte"...

ornament stamp is also Whimsy...

 this one is called "Santa Latte"...

 

 

Well those are my Christmas tags...now we would love for you to join us for our Christmas challenge!!  Hop on over to Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge blog and check out all my teamies projects then get busy and share you holiday cheer with us!!

 

All materials used were from my stash.

 

Until next time thank you for taking the time to stop by...your visits and comments are so very much appreciated!!