Just Singing in the Rain

Happy Sunday everyone... just wanted to share another card with you today... I managed to combine three challenges in this card.... Today's Featured Stamper challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers - FS154 - Anne - known as "jdmommy", the colour challenge at "Our Creative Corner" blog - green and blues and the sketch challenge at "Clearly istamp".
Here is the card of Anne's that I cased.

I had purchased this adorable Clear Dollar Stamp - called "Charliene April Showers" awhile ago and have never inked it up... when I saw this cute card of Anne's I knew this was the time to use my Charliene stamp....

Thanks for stopping by..

Happy Stamping and creating.
hugs - Patricia

p.s. and it is raining - seems like it has been raining for weeks

HM&F #47 - Spring Blossoms Just For You

Happy Monday to all you House Mouse & Friends Blog Lovers.... The very talented Carolyn has issued our challenge this week - the only thing that can be coloured is the IMAGE, everything else must be WHITE (papers, embellishments etc).

Here is my take on the challenge.



My adorable Stampabilities House Mouse image is called "Spring Blossoms" featuring Mudpie, Amanda and Monica. I stamped the image twice with stazon jet black ink onto water colour paper. I coloured one whole image with prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol and only coloured the lower daisy image on the other. I cut out the single daisy and rubbed my dry embossing tool on the back of it to give it some dimension, attached daisy. Matted image with rectangle scalloped nestability. Pierced holes in scallops, attached brads to corners. Main card is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". I ran a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of white card stock through the Cuttlebug using the Forest Branches embossing folder - I embossed it in both directions. Ran a smaller piece of white card stock through the Bug with the Swiss Dot (border) folder. Punched scalloped border (Martha Stewart punch). Sewed edges twice using a wander stitch. Attached brads in center of the scallops. Attached knotted white Satin Ribbon. Applied diamond stickles to the Flowers. Popped up image and textured panel.

Please make a card or project using at least one House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffies image. And be sure to check out what the other very talented House Mouse & Friends design team have come up with to inspire you.

Recipe:

Stamps - Stampabilities - House Mouse - "Spring Blossoms" HMJR1051

Paper - Stampin Up - Whisper White, non SU White, water colour

Ink - Stazon Jet Black

Accessories - Cuttlebug, rectangle scalloped Nestability, piercing tool, Diamond Stickles, brads, ribbon, Provocraft Forest branches and Swiss Dot border embossing folder, Martha Stewart scalloped border punch, sewing machine, Prisma colour pencil crayons, gamsol, blending stumps, pop dots

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

Happy Stamping
Hugs
Pat

HMF#46 - no colouring

Happy Monday all you House Mouse & Friends Lovers.... America has issued us our challenge for today -
NO COLOURING of any kind. You can not use any kind of colouring medium - no pencil crayons, water colors, chalks etc. You can use coloured or patterned papers and whatever other colourful embellishments you would like to add, as long as you don't colour anything. Nothing at
all - no HM&F images or any other image, no scenes or backgrounds.

Here is my take on the challenge...

I made this mini photo album for this challenge. I will be giving this to my parents for their 57th Wedding Anniversary. It measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2". I used this adorable House Mouse Image called "Sunflower Smooch on the album cover. No colouring mediums were used.. all parts of the image were paper pieced. I stamped the mice on creamy caramel cardstock, sunflower was stamped on harvest - white core textured cardstock and the stem on a pale green designer paper. I used my exacto knife to cut between the mice and into the sunflower and around the leaves. I stamped the stem and leaves twice, so I could layer (paper tole) the image. I also used my embossing tool and rubbed on the back of the images to give them more dimension. For the mini album cover I used a textured basic brown card stock. I made 4 pages for inside the album. I sewed the pages into book - 1/4" in on left side. The designer paper is from Paper Pizzaz called Barnwood - I matted the dp with kraft cardstock. Sponged edges with basic brown. Made the center square 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Sewed edges with brown thread. Attached the Smooching Mice, attached the brown gingham bow with a brad. Attached the corner tab, hinges and "Love" brad sentiment.

Below is picture of my parents on their wedding day.

Below is a picture of my sweet Mother holding my older brother Michael.

Below is a picture of my siblings and me - many years ago - Celebrating Christmas

There are 5 more pages to the mini album. I am very, very pleased with how this turned out.

Please make sure you check out what the other House Mouse & Friends DT members have come up with to inspire you. Remember to use at least one House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffies image on your card or project.

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

Happy Stamping

Hugs

Pat

HMF #44 - Paper toled Christmas Card

Happy Monday all you House Mouse Lovers...

This is my week to issue the challenge. My challenge to you is to use paper tole technique on your cards... What is paper tole you ask ....

Paper tole is a technique where part or all of an image is popped up from the image (surface) to give it a 3D effect.

Simple tole : when a duplicate image is stamped on a different piece of paper, colour image and cut out. You pop up the duplicate image over top of the original - raising image up for the 3D effect.

Here is a link that I found on the Internet to give you more ideas for paper tole.

Here is another link to paper tole technique - Our very own Mary has made a wonderful tutorial on paper tole.

Below is my take on the challenge. I stamped this adorable House Mouse image - called "Cozy Roost" three times onto water colour paper. I coloured the whole image on the bottom panel. Only coloured the birds, mice and the branch they are sitting, on the second image and for the third image, I only coloured the very bottom branch. I used my embossing tool and rubbed on the back of the cut out images to give them a little more dimension. Popped up the mouse and birds, glued down parts of the branches. For the third layer I glued on the bottom branch. Applied the white liquid applique for the snow on the branches - when it was dry I applied the icicle stickles for sparkle. Matted image with SU purely pomegranate. Main card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. The dp is from Me and My Big Ideas - Noel pack. Matted dp with soft sky and Purely pomegranate. Sewed a wandering stitch around both panels. Added the snowflake embellishments.

Below is a close up of the the paper toled images.

Please come on over to the House Mouse and Friends Blog and take a look at what the other DT members have come up with to inspire you. Hope you can play along, just make sure to use at least one House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image on your card or project.

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

FS122, Welcome Little One

Congratulations Kisa (aka kisamari) on being this weeks featured stamper #FS122 on Splitcoast Stampers. I love going through your amazing gallery.. there are so many cards I would like to case. I chose this cutie "Nontraditional baby card" to case.

My youngest son and his wife are expecting a baby next month, there is a surprise shower in two weeks - so I will be giving her this card at the shower. They don't know what they are having, that is why I chose these colours for the card.


Recipe:

Ink - barley banana, apricot appeal, creamy caramel, stazon jet black
Paper - cranberry crisp, water colour, textured blue, Paper Pizzaz
Stamps - Snag 'em Stamps - Baby powder collection - Giraffe, Studio G
Accessories - sewing machine, diamond stickles, cuttlebug, Swiss dot EF, Spellbinders - Labels Two, ribbon, heart button, Martha Stewart scalloped border punches, pop dots.

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

Hugs...
Pat