FS220, Happy Easter

Here is my card for today's Splitcoast Stampers featured stamper challenge FS220. Shelly (aka Freshn'Sassy) has this weeks honor. I cased this cute card "Baby boy Birthday"

My cute Easter bunny image is from Bugaboo Stamps (Polkadot Bunny). I coloured the image with Tombow markers and Martha Stewart glitter pens. Sentiment is from Stampin Up - Well Scripted set. The Easter egg dp is flocked and is from GCD - Eggcellent. I embossed the white acrylic water colour paper with the polka dot embossing folder.

This is also for the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge #C4C84 to make and Easter card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Easter...

Hugs... Pat

FS215, Happy Easter

I made this card yesterday for Splitcoast Stampers featured stamper challenge FS215.
Mary Beth (aka mbrcutie25) has a lovely gallery. I chose this "Party Chick" card to case. It is also for the Ways to Use it challenge WT214 - "Smile" - my little wooden bunny has a great big smile on his face.

I used this adorable House Mouse Rubber stamp image "This egg's for you". I coloured the image with prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. I used the Fiskars grass border punch for the grass at the bottom of the circle. I love this polka dot designer paper from DCWV.

Thanks for looking,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Monkeying around

Hello everyone... here is a cute card I made for a few challenges yesterday. For Splitcoast Stampers colour challenge - So Saffron, Bermuda Bay or Tempting Turquoise and Basic grey, Teapot Tuesday's challenge - Brutus the Bunny thinks he's a dog, Fan Club Dirty Dozen theme - all creatures great and small, Twisted Sisters Challenge to case one of JamiePTs cards - Here is the cute card I cased called "Monday Morning". And this works for Sew Many Challenges blog - to use punches. I used this cute little monkey "Miki" who's dressed in a bunny suit. I coloured the image with Prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. I used the Stampin Up border punch on the yellow and blue long panel. Added the large white butterfly grommet embellishment and attached a large pink brad over top. Sewed all edges of each panel. Assembled card,, attached the little flower brads to complete the card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs... Pat

This Eggs For You

Happy Monday everyone.... I am so happy to be finally playing with my House Mouse images again and making a card in honour of my sweet Splitcoast Stampers friend "Pat Smethers" - she was chosen on Saturday to be "Queen for the Day". We were to case one of her cards - it is kind of intimidating because she makes the most beautiful cards. I cased this adorable card "Tea for Lindsay" . She used a super cute House Mouse image on her card - she loves her HM images. I wanted to use one on mine as well. I chose to make an Easter card - this works for the challenge over at House Mouse and Friends - Easter theme. It has been awhile since I coloured up a House Mouse image and I do so love to colour them.
Another challenge at Splitcoast Stampers - today's Technique challenge was to finish the inside of your card... I try to do this when I've finished the card - but most times it doesn't happen. I must try to complete the card - inside and out - then it is ready to use... The fan club theme this month is "All creatures great and small"... Well my little old House Mouse is perfect for their challenge.... :)

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs... Pat

Celebrating Easter

Happy Sunday everyone.... I have created a multi challenge card today... Challenges from Splitcoast Stampers - Featured Stamper FS164 "Beedubya", Ways to Use It WT263 - Let's Celebrate (I'm celebrating Spring and Easter", Technique Challenge - TLC265 - childhood memories ( I have wonderful memories of Easter Egg hunts with my brothers and sisters),

Limited Supply challenge - Colour Basket - use Perfect plum, barely banana, certainly). Sew Many Challenges - to use punches, Cuttlebug challenges #76 - inspired by Easter.

I cased this cute bunny card of Brandi's aka "Beedubya". My Easter basket image is from Sew Many Digital Stamps.

I water coloured the basket and then coloured rest of the card and over top of the basket with Prisma colour pencil crayons. Clear embossed the eggs. Added diamond stickles to the flowers, butterfly and patch on the ribbon. Gingersnap background was embossed with the Cuttlebug "Tiny Mosaic" folder. I sponged the edges of the image panel with Stazon Purple, matted with eggplant, old olive and barely banana card stock. I used the Stampin Up scalloped border punch on the bottom edge of barley banana panel. Sponged edges of CB gingersnap panel, matted it with barely banana. Sentiment is from Studio G - stamped in Stazon purple, sponged edge. Sewed all panels and sentiment. Assembled card. Added the wooden miniature bunny.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs... Pat

Punched & Pieced Easter Chick

This cute card was for Splitcoast Stampers Monday Challenge - punched/pieced card/project. Use punches or die cuts, plus you may use stamps. I saw this cute chicky card in HamiltonGals gallery and she saw it in LaurieF's.
I used Cuttlebug dies and spellbinder dies to make my cute little card. Sponged edges with Summer sun and daubed on Pretty in pink for the cheeks. Sanded edges of large scallop.

I will make a few more of these for my Grand daughters for Easter.....

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Stamping and Creating.

Hugs... Pat

House Mouse #63 - Multifold card

Happy House Mouse Monday everyone - Christine issued this weeks challenge over at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge Blog - we are to make a multi fold card - any size or shape with more than one fold.

This week we have a sponsor "Scrapbook Store at Your Door" - the prize is a Gruffie image "All warm and furry" plus a 6x6 BG Nook and Pantry paper pad. To be eligible for this weeks prize please follow the challenge and the entry rules in the HMF side bar.

I chose to make mine a Tri-shutter card. Here is the link on Splitcoast Stampers for a tutorial.

Below is a closeup of the first panel - image is "Don't crack under Pressure".

Below is a close up of the middle panel image - called " Easter surprise".

Below is a close up of the last panel - image is called "This eggs for you".

I used three House Mouse images on my tri-shutter card. "Don't crack under pressure", Easter surprise" and "This eggs for you" plus the sentiment. I coloured the images with Prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. I clear embossed all the eggs. The image with the mouse juggling the eggs was stamped twice. I cut out the the mouse and eggs for one image and layered over top base image. I coloured three more eggs to place on the center image panel. Added the pink bunny brad. I made the polka dot dp, used Stamping Up Itty Bitty background stamp with Pale Plum and Sage Shadow inks. Sponged all the edges of plaid dp and polka dot dp. Matted all panels with lilac and sewed edges. Attached the flower brads to top center panel. Used SU scalloped border punch on two vertical side panels...

I hope you will be able to join us at House Mouse and Friends Challenge blog.. please check out what the other talented DT members have come up with to inspire you.

Thanks for stopping by,Happy stamping.

Hugs - Pat

FS113, A pretty little Easter dress for my Grand daughter

I had to make another little Easter Dress card for my Grand daughter. I made one the other day, casing one of Julie
s (JustWriteDesigns) dress cards.... seen here . Julie got the dress pattern from the Paper
Crafts magazine - this is the pattern.

TLC215, Flower pot pocket card

This weeks Monday challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers Blog is to make a Flower pot pocket card. Here is the link to make the pocket card. I gave this cute card to my Parents for Easter. I cut out the flower pot as instructed, I used my Martha Stewart punch to get the scalloped section. Stamped over pot with Sanded background in really rust. Sponged edge to give more depth. Added the adorable little chick brad. I cut out the flowers from My Mind's Eye dp, cut some stems and leaves and made the bouquet, added the tiny rhinestones and the dragonfly embellishment. Tied on the ribbon. I will defenitly make more of these little pocket cards.

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Stamping

Pat

FS113, casing Julie (justwritedesigns)

I really wanted to case one of the adorable dresses Julie made. She is this weeks Featured Stamper over on the Splitcoast Stampers Blog. Julie used this pattern from Paper Craft Magazine. My Mother-in-law Sharron Rose was visiting from Princeton, B.C. and we wanted to make some Easter cards for our Grand children. Sharron made the sweet little green dress and the cowboy outfit. For the cowboy outfit she just cut the bottom part into pants and then dressed it up. I made the little blue dress with the flowers. I still need to make two more little dresses - better get at it, only two more days until Easter.

FS113, WT212, OCCC, Who's your Daddy ?

For this card I combined three challenges, today's featured stamper #FS113 - justwritedesigns (Julie) - she has a fabulous gallery - please check it out -and last Thursday's Ways to Use It WT212 - Foiled Again over at Splitcoast Stampers and today's challenge on Our Creative Corners Blog - Easter theme. I cased this card of Julie's - "No legged Chicken".
I stamped the Rooster image at Pat Smethers while visiting her last month - thanks Pat. I received the little House Mouse image from America a couple of months ago - thanks America. I water coloured the images, cut out the House Mouse image and placed in front of Mr. Rooster. Clear embossed the roosters beak and the Easter Egg.
Sponged edges with chocolate chip, matted with black and sewed edges. Main card is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 white card stock. I recycled a foil pie pan - ran the foil through the cuttlebug with the distressed lines folder - it broke up a bit as you can see. I placed some tape on the black panel, stuck on the foil and sewed foil down. Matted the panel with SU really rust. Used a circle nestability for my sentiment panel and More Mustard card stock. Stamped on "Hello" sentiment - this is from Stampin Up - Hedgehog Happiness set. Sponged edge with more mustard, attached with black brads. Used the SU window punch for the two more mustard strips on the lower right corner - sponged edges and attached with black brads. I recycled some wood shaves from and old gift basket - thought it looked like straw and used two punched leaf sprigs - given to me from Pat Smethers :). Main image panel and sentiment are up on pop dots.
I had to chuckle at this card.... it sure does look like Mr. Rooster is asking the little mouse - "Hey there - Who's your Daddy????


Thanks for stopping by...
Pat

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

FS111, CC211, Hippity Hop

For this card, I combined Splitcoast Stampers colour challenge #CC211 (baja Breeze or sage shadow, kiwi kiss or old olive and pretty in pink) and Featured stamper challenge #FS111 (Beate)... I have always loved Beate's SCS gallery and her Blog. Hope you enjoyed your week in the spotlight, Beate.
Here is the card of Beate's that I chose to case. I changed the colours, image and omitted the ribbon. I did make a grid pattern - but it does not show up in the photo. I purchased the Hero Arts - design tree block from Jenny's (aka creativecards on SCS) store Creative Cards in Grass Valley, CA... what an absolutely fabulous store she has.... I wish I had more time to shop in her store, more time to get to know her and more time to visit with Pat Smethers....
The leaf punches are from Pat Smethers.

Thanks for stopping by, Happy Stamping.
Patricia Rose

FS109 - Here's and Easter Egg for you

This weeks featured stamper over at Splitcoast Stampers is Judy (aka - StampingQueenJar).
She has the most amazing gallery - chock full of fabulous creations. And she loves House Mouse images as much as I do... So I had to case one of her adorable cards "Be Mine". Hope you enjoy your time in the spotlight, Judy.
I changed the theme from Valentines to Easter - but still used a House Mouse image.
I cuttle bugged the white base card with the swiss dot embossing folder, then ran Pretty in Pink ink pad over the dots. I used my Martha Stewart Zig Zag border punch (twice) instead of a scalloped single border. Omitted the squares on the border - attached my buttons with Candy Cane pink brads. Reversed the placement of the image and sentiment. Added the pink Easter ribbon. Sewed edges. I coloured the image with prisma colour pencil crayons, gamsol and blending stumps. The Happy Easter sentiment is from Studio G - The whole stamp is a little chick holding the Easter sentiment - I just cut out the sentiment. The basket is a clear stamp that was purchased from Costco in a set - coloured the basket and eggs, placed the sentiment over the bottom part of the basket, matted with pink dp, attached the pink brad. It looks like the little mouse is reaching to place his egg in the basket. :)
Thanks again America for the sweet House Mouse image and ribbon.


Thanks for looking..
Patricia