FUN IN THE SUN

Happy Sunday everyone. Today over at Splitcoast Stampers - Cathleen Torina (aka ctorina) has the honour of being this weeks featured stamper. I chose THIS cute card of hers to case. I haven't used my house images for awhile and I had the perfect image to use today.
This also works for the House Mouse & Friends challenge #69 - distressing.

The adorable House Mouse image I used is called "Bunny Cruise", I water coloured the image with Stampin Up reinkers. Clear embossed the drink glass and inner tube. Sponged on the clouds - using the edge of a round scalloped circle. I ran a piece of blue card stock through the Cuttlebug using the Divine Swirls folder, tore it into two strips to make the waves. I cut the surf boards from some DCWV dp I had. Added gold liquid pearls to the Palm tree coconuts. Assembled the card, sewed edges. I used a Sun stamp from Studio G - stamped it over the HM and Palm tree panels. Punched out the 1" circle, sponged edges, printed sentiment, added the dots and stickles. Popped up the sun. Curled the torn waves and added stickles to the water...

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Stamping and Created,

Hugs.. Pat

HMF#61 - Cozy Wishes

HAPPY MONDAY everyone.... Over at House Mouse and Friends Blog - the challenge for the next two weeks was given by ME !!! Our challenge is to make a card or project with a "Faux Grid" somewhere on card/project. Here is a tutorial given by Dawn Griffiths (Dawn's Stamping Thoughts). Here is the gallery at Splitcoast Stampers that show you almost 150 cards or projects using this technique. I hope you will have fun with this challenge.

I just love this adorable Stampabilities - House Mouse - Happy Hopper image - "Will knit for friends". I coloured the image with prisma colour pencil crayons. Drew in the faux grid and coloured the squares. Matted image with white and black. Attached the black mini brads and tied on the little gingham ribbon/bow. Sentiment was computer generated. Base card is 5 1/2 x 6 1/2. I pierced holes all around the edge. I used two different pink designer papers for my background panel. Made the center strip and sewed edges and assembled card. I am very happy with how this turned out...

Now it's your turn... Please hop on over to the House Mouse and Friends blog and check out what the other very talented DT members have come up with to inspire you.

Recipe:

Stamps: - Stampabilities - House Mouse - Will Knit For Friends

Paper: - Bristol Vellum, black, white, Paper Company - metallic pomegranate, designer paper

Ink: - Stazon Jet Black, soft sky, pretty in pink, regal rose, basic black, versamark, going grey

Accessories: - Sewing machine, mat pack, mini brads, exacto knife, Martha Stewart border punch, computer, aquapainter, prisma colour pencil crayons, gamsol and blending stumps, pop dots, heat gun and clear embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my little piece of the blogging world.

Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs - Pat

Aloha

Welcome back to the House Mouse Monday Challenges. Hope you all had a Very Merry Christmas and wonderful New Years. Over at House Mouse and Friends blog - Mary has issued the challenge theme --"On the Beach". She was thinking as most of us are having a cold, snowy, wet winter - that this should bring a little bit of SUNSHINE into our lives for just a little while.

I love this adorable Happy Hopper image called "Bunny Cruise" and he is perfect for our Beach Theme. I coloured the image with Prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. Masked image and stamped on the Palm trees twice. Next I sponged on the clouds. Clear embossed the drink glass and rubber ducky. Added stickles to to water for sparkles. Cut out the Bunny image - free hand. I lightly pressed the Nestability onto the image - so I could see the nestie shape. I wanted the palm trees to be outside the Nesty shape. Stamped "Aloha onto brarely banana cardstock, sponged edges and cut out with circle punch. The shape under the sun is a flower - used a Martha Stewart flower punch. I used three different dp's for the background and zig zag stitched together. Matted with Stampin up Razzleberry and Tempting Turquoise. Added stickles to the outside of the sun and the base Razzleberry panel. Image panel and sun are popped up.

I sure hope you will hop and over and take a look HERE at what the other DT members have made to inspire you, plus I hope you will join us in our Beach Theme challenge - just make sure to use at least one Happy Hopper, House Mouse or Gruffies image on your card or project.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my little piece of the blogging world.
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs - Pat

CC251, Warm and Cozy Wishes

Happy Tuesday everyone... I finally got to play with my stamps today.... I purchased this adorable Happy Hopper image - "Will knit for friends" a while ago - and wanted to use it in today's colour challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers ---- challenge colours are - Barely Banana, Dusty Durango (Really Rust), Basic grey, neutrals of choice - plus the desert option was to use a charm. I coloured my image with Prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. Sentiment is computer generated. I love how this turned out....

Recipe:

Stamps - House Mouse - Will knit for friends

Ink - Stazon Timber Brown

Paper - Barely banana, Really Rust, Basic Grey, Bristol Vellum, DCWV - Indian Summer, DCWV - Berry Street - Farmers Market, white

Accessories - sewing machine, Martha Stewart scalloped border punch, computer, wool, Prisma colour pencil crayons, gamsol, blending stumps, pop dots

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy creating,

Hugs - Patricia Rose

Sweet Summer Fun

Happy Sunday everyone.... I combined four Splitcoast Stamper challenges in this card....

Todays Feature Stamper FS135, Colour challenge CC234 (Stampin Up new In Colours - Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo) , Sketch challenge SC244 and Ways to Use it challenge "Sand it".

Lori (aka LMcAree) is this weeks Feature Stamper - please check out her amazing gallery here. I have just purchased this adorable House Mouse Happy Hopper stamp called "Bunny Cruise", when I saw this cute card of Lori's I new this was the one I wanted to case.

I stamped the image on water colour paper using Stazon jet black ink, water coloured image with Stampin Up reinkers. Clear embossed the glass and water, added Diamond Stickles to the fishes fins. Masked image and sponged on the clouds using a scalloped oval. Matted image with MM and CC. Used my Stampin Up scalloped border punch for the BB and MM edges. Sewed around image. Made the Flower ribbon embellishment and attached. Base card is 5" x 6 1/2" Bermuda Bay. The designer paper is from a Martha Steward pack, matted dp with MM and CC. Made the scalloped corner embellishments, sewed edges. I used the Divine Swirl Cuttlebug embossing folder on the BB strip, then rubbed coarse sanding paper over the swirls. Sewed strip onto dp. Both panels are popped up. Finished inside of card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping

Hugs... Pat

House Mouse & Friends Monday challenge - birthday

Happy Monday everyone. Todays challenge over at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge blog has been provided by our very own Birthday Girl - Lori Barnett. It was her turn to provide a challenge and seeing as today is her birthday, she felt a birthday theme was the perfect choice. Just make sure you use at least one House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffies image on your project.

I made a tri shutter style card - here is a wonderful tutorial by Bonnie Szwalkiewicz on how to make this fun card. It very easy to make - just takes awhile to decorate.



Above is my tri shutter card closed.

Below is the card open.

I water coloured this adorable Happy Hopper image - called "Bunny Bath". (thanks Pat Smethers for letting me stamp several of these adorable images - I finally purchased my own - which I recieved last week :)

I water coloured the image with Stampin Up reinkers, drew in the floor. I cut out the Bunny, tub and floor. Layered image over the striped dp - it looks like wood paneling. Matted with more mustard and chocolate chip scalloped square nestability. I just love the My Mind's Eye dp - Bloom & Grow line (flowers, dots and stripes) it is my absolute favourite right now. Each panel is matted with chocolate chip and all edges were stitched. I cut out the orange polka dot flowers with a cuttlebug die cut, punched out the flower circles with SU 1/4" circle punch. Attached the flowers with mini copper brads. The little blue flower on the sentiment panel was cut out from dp. Stamped sentiment in chocolate chip ("May every part of your Birthday have happy in it") - Sentiment is from Stampin Up - set is called "Full of Life". I made the little towel for the Bunny to dry off with. Crimped the More Mustard strip, folded over the top, sewed on the ribbon, threaded the brown ribbon through upper part of towel. Attached towel to card with button.

Please make sure to check out the other DT's blogs to see what they have come up with. I hope you will come along and join us in the challenge at House Mouse & Friends.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my little piece of the blogging world.

Happy Stamping

Pat

P.S.- Happy Birthday Lori

House Mouse Challenge #31 - Bags or Boxes

Happy House Mouse Monday everyone... Over at the House Mouse & Friends Monday Blog the challenge is to decorate a bag or box, or make your own bag or box or make something from a bag or box. There is a sponsor for this weeks challenge

"The Cutting Cafe" - the company has a wonderful variety of template files and printable image to download and use. They will be giving away any three sets of the winners choice.

I used the basic design from The Cutting Cafe' - but I needed a little bigger box. My box is 4" x 5". I used the Martha Stewart zig zag border punch on the top part of the box. I received my House Mouse image from America (thanks America). Water coloured the image with SU reinkers. I used fun flock (caramel latte tan) on the mouse - this was the first time I have used the fun flock - I really like the effect.

Matted image with chocolate chip, stitched around edge. Cut out three rectangles -pink, yellow, blue and attached to image with brad. I matted the Easter DP (Craft n Craftin ) with tempting turquoise and non SU yellow - stitched edges. Attached the blue felt ribbon. I placed different coloured brads over dots on the dp. Cut out the little bunny - it was from the other side of the chick dp, cut out an extra little chick. Placed the Bunny above the HM image to look like the mouse was handing the Bunny the Easter egg... The sentiment is from The Cutting Cafe" - from the Everyday Occasions Sayings - I just used the center part of the sentiment. sponged on barely banana over sentiment. Attached the HM image with brads, popped up main panel.

Hopefully you'll be able to join us over at House Mouse and Friends, just make sure to use one House Mouse, Gruffies or Happy Hopper image. Please have a look at all the wonderful design from the Design Team.



Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping



Patricia Rose

Casing Sgtstamper - Delight in the Little Things

Woo Hoo.... Congratulation Jami (Sgtstamper on SCS)... Your gallery rocks. I chose to case this little House Mouse cutie - Colour challenged Mouse.You are to change at lease two things on your card. I kept the same theme and similar colours. I changed the image from House Mouse to Happy Hopper ( Bunny Bath), altered the layout a bit, changed from straight stitching to wandering stitch, my button is placed differently and I added a chipboard sentiment. My card also works for Thursday's Ways to use it challenge WT206 on SCS - to use stripes. I used striped dp (My Mind's eye Bloom and Grow) for the bathroom wall paneling. Can you see the the tile floor I made, I scored the lines, water coloured the floor lightly with creamy caramel, then went over the score lines with chocolate chip. My Happy Hopper image is brand spankin new, I received it in the mail on Friday along with the cutest Gruffie card and several other sweet images and pretty ribbon - coming all the way from Clovis, California - from the one and only Pat Smethers, Thanks Pat (hugs).

I water coloured the image with Stampin Up reinkers, cut out the upper part of the image and placed over the striped designer paper. Layered over a square of chocolate chip on an angle. Added the brown button and polka dot ribbon embellishment. Used my Stampin up scalloped border punch on the polka dot dp and chocolate chip card stock. Main card is 5 1/2" square more mustard, next is chocolate chip, then the dp from My Minds Eye. I added diamond stickles to the bath water and in the middle of the little flowers.