Midway at House Mouse and Friends-Challenge #190 "CASE" this Card

Good Monday morning dear blogging friends!!

Hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend!!  We can see most of our lawn...about 80% of the snow had melted off the lawn areas...then we got a dusting Saturday night...ugh...still some piles left in the forest areas but hey we're getting there!!

I'm here with another "CASE" card for our midway reminder at House Mouse and Friends!!  I am SO loving America's theme for this challenge..."CASE" means "Copy and  Share Exactly"...I altered mine a little for this one and made an Easter card for my Grandson!   Now remember that you have the option of "Anything Goes"!! 

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Here is what I came up with...

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

this is a very CAS card for me...

I used two different House Mouse stamps...

cut them into five sections and coloured with my copics...

 this is a section of "You Crack Me Up" HMVR1008...

"Hoppy Easter!!!" is computer generated...

 another section of "You Crack Me Up"...

 and another...

 this one is "Don't Spill the Beans" HMIR1012...

 and the other section...

 the inside...



And that is another "CASE" card!!  I LOVE doing these cards...lol!!!  Now hop on over to House Mouse and Friends...check out my teamies fabulous creations then get busy and come play along with us!!

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

Mousey hugs,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Fussy and Fancy Challenge #135-"Girly"

Good Friday morning dear blogging friends!!

Today begins a brand new challenge at Fussy and Fancy hosted by our so very talented Celine!!  We have two sponsors for this challenge...Sweet Lilac Flowers and Fresh Brewed Designs and our Celine has chosen "Girly" as her theme for the next two weeks!!  Now how easy is that my friends!!

I decided to make a card to add to my stash...I have been dipping into this quite a bit recently so replenishing is a must!!

Here is what I came up with...

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I chose to use one of Heather's new digi images "Face #3"...

I loved the big eyes and luscious lips...

 closer view of Fresh Brewed Designs "Face #3"...

 the "Thank You" sentiment is from Rubbernecker Stamps "Best Wishes Set"...

banner die cut is Spellbinders Small Banners...

 DP is Maja Design "Sofiero" collection...

inside sentiment is Rubbernecker Stamps "Sentiment Set #2"...

 

Now it's time for you to hope on over to Fussy and Fancy and check out the most wonderful makes of my talented teamies and then get busy and show us your "Girly" creations!!

 

All materials are listed above.

 

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



House Mouse and Friends Challenge #190-CASE this card!

Good Monday morning dear blogging friends!!

For my Simply Magnolia post from yesterday please go HERE!!

Our newest challenge at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge is "CASE this Card" chosen by our fabulous America!!  Now I myself was thrilled to see this as I have always admired the way America does this particular card but have never done one because...well...it's not nice to copy right BUT now America is telling us to copy her style and I jumped right on it!!  I have to tell you though IT IS hard to do justice to America's style!!!  We are sponsored once again by the one and only...

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As always you have the option of "Anything Goes"!!  So get out those sweet little House Mouse, Gruffies or Happy Hoppers and come play along with us!!

Here is what I came up with...

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

I used "Mice Memories" HMPR1047...

coloured with my copics...

I used Marvy circle and scalloped circle punches to cut out images...

 I TRIED to keep the flow of the stamp going with the cut out circles...

the sentiment is Hero Arts...

focusing on top row...

 middle row...

 bottom row...

 on the inside I cut out several sentiments...also Hero Arts...

the large area is left open for my personalized sentiment to whomever I decide to give this to...

 

And that is my "CASED" card!!  You should see what my fabulously talented teamies have in store for you!!  Hop on over to House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge...check out their inspiration...then join in the FUN!!

 

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

 

Mousey hugs,





Midway Reminder at Simply Magnolia-"Flowers"!!

Good Sunday morning crafty friends!!

I hope that you are all enjoying a most wonderful weekend!!!  We have had sunny weather...for the most part...for the last week or so with above freezing temperatures!!  It sure feels good!!!

Today is the midway point at Simply Magnolia's "Flowers" challenge and in place of a sponsor Simply Magnolia is offering a Guest Designer spot for the winner of this challenge!!  So let's see your flowery creations...add flowers, flower paper or a Tilda image with flower/s...now how easy is that!! 

Once again...and in my ongoing quest to switch/clean up my crafting area...I decided to make another storage piece!!  This way I get to play with all those lovely flowers...colour up a sweet Tilda...and then KEEP it...lol!!!

Here is what I came up with...

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

I started with a wooden suitcase that I bought from Michael's...

set some DP paper from My Minds Eye on the front and back with decoupage paste...

I sanded the edges...

I then painted the sides and edges with the aqua paint...

sponged gesso all around and on the front/back edges and sanded once again...

then I lightly sponged tea dye distress ink along edges...

time to decorate...

the after...

the before...



I added Shabby Pink Frantage to the latch...just to give it a "dressed" look...

the polka dot ribbon goes all around the box...

I finished the two ends with polka dot buttons...

then tied chiffon solid and polka dot ribbons on the handle...

 this is "Rose Scent Tilda"...sorry I can't remember which collection...

I mounted her on a tag cut out using "So Wrapped Lovely Lace" Magnolia Doohickey from the SCL12 collection...

 closer view...

I coloured her with distress re-inkers...

and applied some glitter and tiny white dots...

 I tried to go without a stick pin...it just happened...lol...

 view of the inside painted and then stenciled with Tim Holtz stencil and gesso...

 

And that is my project for this Midway Reminder at Simply Magnolia "Flowers" challenge!!  You should see what my talented teamies have to show you so hop on over to Simply Magnolia and check out their beautiful "Flower" creations...then join us for a chance to win a GDT spot!!

 

All materials are listed above.

 

Challenges I wish to enter:

Creative Fingers-Challenge #71 "Anything Goes"

Magnolia-licious Challenge-Spring Blog Hop-"Circles, Spots, Dots and Blots!"

Stamp and Create with Magnolia-Challenge #57 "Ready for Spring"

 

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

 

 



 

 



Midway Reminder at House Mouse and Friends Challenge #189-Spring!!

Good Monday morning oh crafty friends!!
 
I'm here today to remind you that you still have until Saturday March 14th at midnight to play along with us at House Mouse and Friends "Spring" challenge!!  Our so very talented Tracy is hosting this time and we are sponsored by House Mouse Designs and Simon Says...two fabulous prizes for this super fun and easy challenge!!!  So bust out those "Spring" like House Mouse, Gruffies or Happy Hoppers and join us...or as always you also have our "Anything Goes" option...so let's get crafty!!!!

I have to agree with my teamie America when she said that Spring and Easter seem to go hand in hand...so I decided to do one of the Grandsons' Easter cards!!

Here is what I came up with...

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

I kept it fairly simple as it is for a boy...

I made a faux peek-a-boo card...

the front image opens to reveal another image on the inside...

the DP is "Riverbank Revels"...

 this little darling is "Easter Egg Nap" HMCV12...

coloured with my copics...

the pearl and floss on the side is a handle to open the cut out...

 "Happy Easter" is a Hero Arts stamp...

the sweet little chick and eggs are from Michaels...

 opening to reveal the inside...

 and this super cute image is "Anybody Home" HMIR1004...

 the inside left I will decorate a bit more when I add my sentiment to one of the boys...

the gingham paper is Wild Rose Studios "gorgeous Ginghams"...

 closer view of the right side...

I used the same stamp for the sentiment as the front one...

 closer...
our sweet little chick thinks he sees a worm...lol!!...

 

Well that's an Easter card done!!  Now hop on over to House Mouse and Friends and check out the fabulous creations that my super talented teamies have to show us!!

 

All materials listed above!

 

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

 

Mousey hugs,

 







Midway at Simply Magnolia-CAS or Fully Loaded!!

Good Sunday morning dear blogging friends!!!

Hope that your weekend has been fabulous!! 

Today it's Team Glamour's turn once again to bring you midway inspiration at Simply Magnolia!!  And remember we are being sponsored by the most wonderful ladies at The Ribbon Girl!!  I just put in an order for some of their fabulous stick pins with the crystals AND a few other little goodies...lol!!!

As you will remember our current challenge is "CAS or Fully Loaded"...well I really did intend to try my hand at CAS but well it just wasn't working...CAS scares me silly so my fussy, frilly thoughts took over and "fully loaded" is what happened...and this IS "fully loaded"...LOL!!!

Here is what I came up with...

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

as I'm trying to organize/clean up my craft room I am trying to make projects that I can either use or display as a theme...

so I went with a tissue box...what desk doesn't need a tissue box...right?!!...

the after and before shot...

I took a paper mache tissue box and covered it with decoupage paste and tissue paper...

next I stamped and embossed a Hero Arts image using silver embossing powder...

then I started decorating starting with a wide ribbon band that has pearls sewn on from Live and Love Crafts...

this is one of my all time favourite Tildas "Hello Little Butterfly"...
sorry I can't remember which collection...
coloured with distress re-inkers and framed with a touch of Frantage and a lace border sewn on...

the flower arrangement on the top left corner of the box using flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts "Ivy Tendrils" and "Tiny Tendril" die cuts from Memory Box...

the sentiment stamp is Magnolia "Happiness Be Yours" stamped on Maja paper...

the bow is a Cheery Lynn Designs die cut #B422 cut from the same Maja paper...

the butterfly is Maribelle Butterfly from Memory Box cut once with cardstock and again with Maja paper...

this is the flowers arrangement on the top of the box with chiffon ribbon, pearl rhinestone bling and "Have an issue...grab a tissue!! is computer generated...

another of my favourite Tildas...

"Sneaky Tilda" from the Waiting for Christmas 2014 collection...

closer view...

coloured and decorated as my first Tilda...

another arrangement on top of the box has a silver rose made by applying many coats of silver embossing powder to a plain white rose as the center of the arrangement...

one of the sides decorated with a rhinestone safety pin from The Ribbon Girl...

this butterfly is cut using "Darla Butterfly" and "Vivienne Butterfly" from Memory Box...

the base is cut from the Maja paper and the intricate part using cardstock...

I just LOVE these pins from The Ribbon Girl... 

you can find them in the Diamante Collection I believe...

I added a bead that is from my stash for a little extra colour...

 

So that is my tissue holder..."Fully Loaded"!!!  You still have until March 7th to play along with us at Simply Magnolia...we can't wait to see what you create for us!!! 

 

All materials are either linked above...my Tildas and Memory Box dies are from Magnolia-licious...or from my stash!!!

 

Challenges I wish to enter:

Magnolia-licious-"Bingo Board" Challenge-I have everything covered except the "Red" and "Buttons"

Marvelous Magnolia-Challenge # 87 "Bring on the Bling"

Midweek Magnolia-Challenge #108 "Let's Get Sentimental"

Stamp and Create with Magnolia-Challenge #56 "Frame it Out"

Time for Magnolia-Challenge # 83 Use your favourite stamp + colour-two of my favs and I DO LOVE pinks

 

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