You're Tea-rific

Happy Tuesday everyone.... I can't believe how cold it is outside today, it is about -10 degrees celcius here - that is very cold for this neck of the woods - Vancouver Island - British Columbia.... brrrrrrr.... I think I'll just stay inside and play in my craft room :)


I made this card for the Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge - "A Hot Cuppa" - to make a card/project with a hot cuppa on it - (mine is "Tea").

Plus some challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers and also for Mojo Monday's sketch challenge #166. The challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers are Mothermarks Teapot Tuesday challenge - The bridge is leaning' and the town folk are steamin" - we are off to London, Ohio to help out at the Local Tea House - they are having a week long tea party and could use all of us (42,000) tea party ladies help. I will be sending this card off to Brenda - one of the owners of the Tea House who is having serious medical issues and could use a little cheering up - plus it is her Birthday on Dec. 11th...

This is also for SCS colour challenge #CC298 - chocolate chip, cherry cobble, crumb cake and neutrals of choice. Plus yesterday's technique challenge #TLC300 - to use at least two of the previous technique challenges - TLC168 - clear embossing the image and then water colour image, TLC266 - inside and out - finish the inside as well as the outside of the card, TLC39 - paper piecing.

The image I used (woman) is from "Totally Stampalicious" - "Old Brawd" set, and the stacked teacups and sentiment are from "Stampin Up" - "Morning Cup" set. I stamped the images using Versafine Onyx black ink and then clear embossed. Images were water coloured with Tombow Markers. I paper pieced the woman's hat, skirt, top and shoes.

Below is Mojo Monday's sketch challenge #166

Below is the inside of my card.

Thanks for stopping in,

Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs.. Pat

What Up?

Happy Tuesday everyone..... I combined several challenges with this card. Splitcoast Stampers colour challenge - Certainly celery, soft suede (close to cocoa), tempting turquoise and the desert option is "crimping", Teapot Tuesday challenge - "Yo! Yo! It's Frizzle, Da Dizzle, Da Teapot Sizzle", Fan club theme - all creatures great and small, technique challenge - inside and out (complete inside of card), StampinB's challenge #52 - make a Funny card, plus I used this weeks Mojo Monday sketch challenge Mojo133.




The rooster image is a rak from Pat Smethers - I love this fun image... I water coloured image with Stampin Up reinkers and cut out image. The base card is 5 x 6 1/2". I matted the leafy green dp (Making Memories) with Stampin Up Tempting Turquoise and Soft Suede. The green dp with run through the Cuttlebug with Divine Swirls folder and then sanded the swirls. I curled the upper right corner on all three pieces of card stock. I cut two smaller ovals from the blue and green Amuse card stock. I then cut the green oval to make the grass area, cut two rectangle Amuse dp panels. Ran the blue and green ovals and squares through the Cuttlebug with Swiss Dot folder and sanded the raised bumps. Cut a strip of Soft Suede for the middle center panel. All edges were sponged and stitched. Crimped the center Soft Suede panel. Matted the two background panels with Tempting Turquoise and Soft Suede. Pierced holes on Tempting Turquoise sections. I cut a green piece of ribbon and a striped piece of ribbon for the center panel. Layered the stripped ribbon over plain green. Sewed the ribbon to the Soft Suede panel. Assembled card. Attached the four leaf punches with mini brads and attached the large "What Up?" sentiment brad.



Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,


Hugs... Pat

Oh Johnny Boy

Happy Tuesday everyone.... Lucky me - I was able to get FIVE challenges in this one cute card... Mothermarks Teapot Tuesday challenge - "That's the Madd Hatter? I thought he'd be Fatter!!!, Totally Stampalicious - this weeks colour challenge - White, Black and Wow - one colour that pops (mine is RED) and their last challenge - glam, glitz - Vegas Style, Mojo Monday's sketch challenge #128 and Crazy 4 Challenges - textures - C4C26 - use three different textures ( I used two different embossing folders - houndstooth on the b/w dp, the herring bone behind Glam kitty, sewing plus I pleated the black strip, added all the rhinestones and her top-hat)...

I coloured this fun image "Glam Kitty" from Totally Stampalicious with Prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. I made her top hat - (she wanted Johnny Depp to notice her at the "Alice in Wonderland premier). For more on the Teapot Tuesday Challenge check here.
Card size is 5 x 6 1/2. I ran the houndstooth dp through the Cuttlebug with houndstooth EF and the white circle with the herringbone folder. Matted the dp with real red and black. I cut out the white and red circles with Spellbinders. Pleated a strip of black card stock. Sewed edges of dp panel, circle and sewed the pleated dp and red rectangles onto base card. Made the two red corner triangles. Popped up the circle panel and Miss Glam Kitty. Added the rhinestones and applied Diamond Stickles.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs... Pat

Framed Iris's

Happy Tuesday everyone... I combined several challenges in this one card. Today's Splitcoast Stampers colour challenge (chocolate chip, sage shadow, really rust or dusty durango) and last weeks Limited supply challenge - I've been framed. Mojo Mondays sketch challenge #125, Mothermarks Tuesday Teapot challenge, Double Dog Dare - frame it, SCS Dirty Dozen January Monthly Theme - floral, feminine and flirty.

I stamped the Iris's from Stampin Up "Long Stemmed Flowers" set. Water coloured with SU really rust, sage shadow and summer sun reinkers. I stamped the Medallion using sage shadow on white card stock. Cut around the bottom section and sponged edges. I cut out the center of the medallion with circle spellbinder. Placed a piece of acetate behind cutout. Cut out the chocolate chip scalloped frame and popped it up. Attached the Sage ribbon on top and lower sections of the circle. Placed the flowers behind medallion panel. I used the SU topnote die to make the sage shadow reverse scallop at the bottom of the medallion. Put the textured checked dp behind medallion panel. Matted with chocolate chip. Sewed edges. Made the bow/brad embellishment and attached. Assembled the panels behind image panel.

Thanks for stopping by...

Happy Stamping and creating..

Hugs. Pat

Another Totally Stampalicious Sneak Peek

Hello..... Here is one more sneak peek for Totally Stampalicious - This is from the "Road Hawg" set..... Make sure to pop on over to the Totally Stamplicious blog ---- the store officially opens tomorrow.... Check out what the other ladies have come up with using the four new stamp sets.

For this card I used the fun sketch challenge from Mojo Monday's Blog.



Happy Stamping,


Hugs - Pat

Mojo98, CC230, For You

I made this a couple of weeks ago for the Mojo Monday MOJO98 sketch challenge and Splitcoast Stampers Colour Challenge #CC230 (Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom, Cameo Coral and Whisper white). The bird stamp I used is from Rhonna Farrer - Nature Stamps. The designer paper is from Basic Grey - Porcelain - windermer.

Hugs... Pat

CC238, MOJO96, OCCC, Donut Bliss

I made this card a few days ago - I combined three challenges for this card. Splitcoast Stampers Colour Challenge - Pretty in Pink, Really Rust and Not Quite Navy, Mojo Mondays Sketch challenge and Our Creative Corners - Triple Play. I stamped this adorable House Mouse image (Donut Bliss) on whisper white using stazon jet black and coloured it with Prisma Colour Pencil crayons and gamsol, versamarked and clear embossed the donut glaze. Matted with scalloped nestabilies in pretty in pink and not quite navy.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping.

Hugs - Pat

Sweet Little Ones

Happy Tuesday everyone... I managed to combine three challenges in this card... Two from Splitcoast stampers - Colour challenge #CC226, tempting turquoise, baja breeze, apricot appeal and creamy caramel. Yesterday's technique challenge #TLC228 - stand up card and Mojo Monday's sketch challenge #MOJO94.
Thanks to my wonderful friend Pat Smethers for this adorable House Mouse image - Called "Cozy Shoes". I water coloured the image with Stampin Up reinkers.

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy stamping.
Hugs, Pat

HM&F Colour Challenge - RED, WHITE & BLUE

Happy House Mouse Monday everyone. Over at HM&F, Stacy has issued us a colour challenge - to use , RED, WHITE and BLUE on our cards or projects. Just make sure to use at least one House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffies image on your project.

Here is my take on the challenge.

The cute stamp I used is called "Oh Lucky Day" HMUR1017 - I received this adorable image from America (thanks America). This stamp is usually used for St. Patricks Day cards. I coloured the shamrocks red. Image is water coloured using Stampin Up reinkers. The little mouse is supposed to be waving a shamrock, but I replaced it with a computer generated American Flag. I cut out the flowers and mouse section (left off the shamrock he was waving) and placed it over a square that I sponged clouds onto. The flag is popped up. Matted image with navy and red. sewed edges. Main card is 5x5. I found the perfect r/w/b star dp to use. Ran the lower blue panel through the CB with Swiss dot folder. Added the red, white and blue ribbon. Sewed edges. Attached the white star brads in three corners. Cut out the stars in blue and white with cuttlebug die and the circle with nestability. Pierced holes in the circles out edges, Popped up the star.

Below is a close up of the image panel..



The wonderful sketch I used is from Mojo Monday - sketch #89 - contest.


Please check out what the out DT have come up with to inspire you. Make sure to upload your card at House Mouse and Friends and leave a comment.


Happy Stamping....

Hugs

Pat