House Mouse - Let It Snow!!

Our challenge this week on House Mouse & Friends challenge blog is let it snow!!

This week we would like to see snow on your work. This could be the word 'snow', paper with snow flakes, a snow themed stamp, white puffy 'snow'................... the list is endless

Here's the card i made...................

I kept the card quite white and simple which i think sometimes gives a more striking effect. I'm still into colouring with distress inks and this is the first House Mouse image i have coloured this way and i'm sure it won't be the last as i love the way you can get the colours so bold.

Thanks for stopping by. x

House Mouse #15

I can't believe how quick the weeks are gong and that we are already on week #15 on House mouse and friends challenge blog. I'm also sure the DT members have excelled themselves again this week - just when you think they can't get any better, they do!! There must be something in they're water..........lol, wish they'd bottle some up for me heehee!!.

The challenge this week is............

Our challenge this week is :~ Polka Dots!!

Polka dots.......Don't you just love them and they seem to be back in fashion!! With us crafters at least. We would like to see polka dots on your creations.

I wanted to go for the more funky look than cute and soft this week, not sure if it quite works with this stamp but i am loving these papersDon't forget to check out the DT's fantastic work. Thanks for looking. x

House Mouse & Friends #14

The challenge over on HM&F this week is real easy...............as long as it is Christmas related you can make anything!!! I have quite a few Christmas cards to do so i just made a card.

It looks a bit plain and simple looking but with the stamp being quite big (my card blank is 150x150mm - 6x6") you can see how big the stamp is. I think if i would have used anymore layering or added text it would have started to become to busy. The papers i have used are from the BG Wassail collection (loving them).

Thanks for looking. x

House Mouse & Friends #13

This weeks challenge on House Mouse & Friends is..............

Our challenge this week is :~ Junk!!

I'm sure we all have at least one in our house, junk drawer that is.......lol. Your challenge is to use something from your pile of junk on your creation, it couldn't be easier!!

Here's the card i made for the challenge:

My 'junk' is the leather flower. It was in the drawer of junk we have in the kitchen (actually it's the kids drawer). The flower is an interchangeable part from my daughters sandals she had in the summer. She lost the matching one to this one straight away but we kept this one 'just incase' we ever found it......................Wonder if she'll spot it's missing..........lol.

I have also done a 'natural' feel to the card as to make up for not being able to participate in last weeks challenge!!

Hope you like it and can't wait to see what you make. x

House Mouse Challenge #10

Our challenge this week is :~ Anything But A Card!!

The title says it all really...........lol. With Christmas approaching fast (a bit too fast some would say) it would be the ideal opportunity to create a handmade gift for someone, or maybe for yourself! It's entirely your choice what you make as long as it's not a card and features at least one House Mouse or Friends image. If you wish to make a card to go with your project then that's fine.

I decided to make a book for my little girl to write down the things she would like for Christmas. I only gave it here yesterday and already she is on the second page!!! Not sure it was such a good idea now......lol.

I decided to try out these acrylic covers as i have loved them since i'd first seen them but haven't had the chance to use them!! The cute Happy Hopper is only part of a stamp, i paper pieced the present box and coloured the rest with my copics. It took some time to cut the image out but it kept my hands busy (which is something i need with trying to give up smoking!!). The papers are from the new BasicGrey Wassail range.

Thanks for looking. xxx

House Mouse #9 and BasicGrey #6

It's not very often i think of combining a challenge but have managed to kill 2 birds with 1 stone so to speak!! Here is my card for the challenges:

The House Mouse challenge was a sketch challenge which you can view here. The BasiGrey challenge was a colour combo challenge - i went for the green and red/maroon. The BasicGrey papers i used are Dasher (i think, i'm not 100% on it as i only had bits left and the strip with the name had been cut off a while ago!!), they are definitely BG though!!

Challenge #8 - Halloween

Over on House Mouse & Friends challenge blog this week the challenge them is Halloween. I don't own any Halloween stamps so i made my card using the traditional Halloween colours for my card.
I really struggled with this one as these are quite strong colours for such cute images. I tried to keep my card quite minimal so it didn't become to over powering. I quite like the finished result but must admit that this one is my third attempt...........lol.

House Mouse and Friends Challenge #7 - Tags

Over on House Mouse & Friends the challenge this week is:

Hi everybody, I am Janneke from the Netherlands and this week
it was my turn to think about the challenge for you.

And this week's challenge is:

TAGS

I doodled the sketch for my card whilst watching tv at the beginning of the week so i thought with that bit done it would be real quick to get it made up..............I was soooooooo wrong!! It took me ages to choose which paper would work, then i didn't have a stamp suitable so i ended up using part of a stamp. I put the whole card together (which i was quite happy with) then, i had to go and spoil it by handwriting on the tag!! there was too much 'space' on there so i tried to fill it with a little metal flowers and doodles............I don't like it but never had time to change it. Perhaps that will teach me for leaving things till the last minute!!

Anyway, enough blabbing and moaning from me - here's my card:


Ooooooo - almost forgot to add that there is a super prize up for grabs this week donated by alota rubber stamps. Hope you can join in. xxx

Challenge #6 - Stitching

This weeks challenge over on House Mouse & Friends is stitching. Here's the card i made.
It's not one of my best cards but i seem to be going through a crafters block at the moment and i'm struggling to make anything. Don't suppose it helps having so much going on in real life but i won't bore you with that!!

I do own a sewing machine but after a short while of having it a messed up the tension and haven't touched it since, so on this card it is all faux stitching but because i felt guilty for kinda cheating i stitched in 2 buttons with elasticated ribbon.

Hope you manage to find time and join in with the challenge. x

Challenge #5 - Paper Piecing

Over on House Mouse and Friends the challenge this week is paper piecing.

Here's my card:



<--Here's the view straight on.





In this one you can see how i tried to create some dimension by 3Ding the mouse in the bag, jar and the third mouse. ----->








For this card i coloured with copics. Used Crate Paper papers (can't remember which collection). Papermania silk flowers, some buttons and ribbon scraps from stash.

House Mouse Challenge - On A Budget

This weeks challenge on House Mouse & Friends is:

With the economy in mind and the looming credit crunch we are all watching the £'s/$'s so i would like you to make a card (or whatever you choose to make) for less than £1/$2.

Your stamps and colouring pens/pencils are excluded from the price/budget.
You may also use any tools you have to create the card/project.
Items you may have received for free/in a swap or a RAK may be used but they must have an estimated value/cost.
Please remember to work out the cost for everything else:

card blank

any papers and card used

flowers/blooms

DST, glue etc (obviously this won't be much so a small estimate is fine).

Again i have tried to change my style (anyone would think i'm going through a mid-life crisis!!!)
I love cards that make the use of the white space on their cards which is something i rarely do so thought i would try and do it 'simple style'.

The cost!!
Card blank - 10p
flower - 10p
sticky gems - 8p
wool - from a ball i was given estimated cost is less than a penny but i will call it 1p
DST-only used a tiny amount to sick the image on the inside so will call it 1p
Tag & brad - 10p
Total cost.............£0.40

House Mouse Challenge #3

This weeks challenge is a sketch:

With the sketch you can - flip it, stretch it, shrink it, twist it, add accents to it BUT you MUST be able to see the original sketch on your project.

Here's the card i made (at 4am this morning.......lol)

Wish i could say i'm gong to bed now as i've been up since 3am but unfortunately i have to get ready for our day out shopping for school supplies!! My eldest is going to High School in 2 days!! Where does the time go.

Thanks for looking. x

Challenge 2 - Lace it up!!

Well the second challenge has just been posted on House Mouse & Friends, the challenge this week is:

Our challenge this week is :~ Lace it up!! We would like to see the use of lace on your projects, this could be paper lace, frilly lace a shoe lace!! Just let your imagination go wild!!

I love lace but haven't got a great deal of it - that will soon change as i feel a spending spree coming on......lol. Here's the card i made for the challlenge:

The design team has done it once again and produced some stunning work so don't forget to check out there blogs and i hope you can join in with the challenge.

Thanks. x

House Mouse Challenge #1

Well the new House Mouse & Friends Challenge blog is up and running *WOOHOO*

Here's deatils of the first challenge:

For our first challenge we would like to see your project based on the theme 'NEW' (with this being a new blog, what a great challenge for us all to start on), this could be New Home, New Baby etc etc - it's up to you!

There is also a prize up for grabs!!

I decided to go down the easy route and make a new baby card. The photo isn't very clear as my camera is playing up yet again!!

As you can see i have used DCVW Nana's Nursery Girl paper again - i am so impressed with this collection and think i'll have to get the boy collection.

Hope some of you will be able to join in with the challenge. x

Bad blogger already!!

I'm already slacking on my new blog but i do have an excuse!!

We went away Thursday for a couple of days and since coming home i haven't felt to bright so no crafting!!

I have been very busy though setting up my new blog House Mouse & Friends Challenge blog. It has taken me ages to work my way through all the DT applicants and it was so hard to choose a few , i would have loved to have everyone on the DT but posting 50/60 pictures with every challenge wasn't an option..........lol.

If you would like to see the new blog then click on the banner below

House Mouse Stamp

I am in love with House Mouse stampsso much so that i am starting a challenge blog for these gorgeous stamps. I am still in the middle of tweaking the blog getting a header made etc but i'm currently still looking for Design Team members before i do the first challenge.

If you might be interested the pleas see House Mouse & Friends challenge blog

Here's another card i have made using these stamps: