Stampendous Challenge Part Two

I have another House Mouse project for the August challenge at Stampendous today.

This time it is a simple holiday card with another

adorable House Mouse!

 

Hanging Around

 

Close up of image

 

I debated adding "snow" to the branches and leaves but didn't want to distract from the cute little image!

 And notice the difference when shadows were added to the image.

They didn't show up very well in the photo, but adding shadows gives dimension!

 

 

 

I am so excited to see these little images available at Stampendous!

My Christmas cards are almost completely finished and it's only August!

Yippee!

 

Papers: October Afternoon

White Trim:  May Arts

Red Trim: Recollections

Copics Markers

 

Have a great weekend!

~Jan~



Born to shop!

I love vintage and if I can find a way to use it on my cards, I will!

In this case, it's a vintage 50's pattern from October Afternoon.

The sketch challenge at Skipping Stones Designs inpired me to make a

tag and pocket card. 

I used the SSD stamp from the "Sassy Shoes" set.

This card is also entered in the challenge at

Crazy 4 Challenges (Use black cardstock)

Congratulations, Hayden! Way to go!

To see my

Do You Stack Up

post,

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 This is my second post for today:

My grandson who is only 6 and in the first grade, received extremely high scores on his mid-year reading evaluation!  I'm not surprised that he is reading above grade level, but the scores were WAAAY up there!  He has been reading since he was 4, and there aren't too many books in my house that he can't pick up and read every word!  I am so very pround of him.  So, because he will be spending the next few days with us, we plan to reward him for his work.  Taking him to his choice restaurant for dinner,  rodeo on Saturday, and then his pick of movies from Blockbuster...  whee!

A peek into my private life...

Hayden playing soccer this past Fall.

I love October Afternoon's school themed papers! They aren't too babyish for the kids as they get older. And I am always up for some vintage!

The sentiment is from Stampendous, and the "brads" are simply gold office thumbtacks that I made rustic with StazOn and cut off the points then adhered them with Pop Dots!

I think the ribbon will get the message across that I think he is

Number One in my book!

 When it came time to make this card, I needed some inspiration. I found the best sketch at Skipping Stones Design, but had no stamps from them that would even come near what I wanted to express for a child. So, today I am fondly using their sketch and entering this in their challenge!  This experience tells me that I need to expand my SSD stamps past "girly" images!  (which I love, by the way!)

  And of course, I had to flip it!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

Jan

B-I-N-G-O!

I have a dear, dear 70 year old Great-Aunt living in the Midwest who absolutely loves playing Bingo!  I rarely get to see her, so I send her cards as often as I can. She is a real sweetheart. So, for the New Year and to add a bit of Valentine's feeling to it, I made this card for her.

I found the little joke online, and knew she would get a kick out of it. 

Entered in the "Spots and Ribbon"  at One Stop Craft Challenge!

I used the bingo game piece from Maya Road, and the card is from October Afternoon. 

 The inside of the card:

I used the challenge at Simon Says Stamp and Show this week that asks that we show "A Red Letter Day".... 
mine is to celebrate the beginning of a
Red Letter Year!

Thanks for endulging me and looking today!

Hope your weekend is fantastic!

Do You Stack Up? Challenge #41

This week's challenge at Do You Stack Up , and my FIRST with the Design Team,  is to

"Use Your Scraps"! 

Anyone who has seen my craft room knows that I have plenty of those!  I keep everything!  If it's larger than 6 x 6, it definately goes into my scrap DP file. 

My card was made up of 30 one inch squares I cut from some pieces of

October Afternoon, "Seaside" papers and then machine stitched each row.   I also used a Wild Card from October Afternoon for my image.  I love their papers with the vibrant colors and adorable vintage patterns!

"Thank You, Alison"!

I made this card as a "Thank you" to Alison and the rest of the Design Team at DYSU!  They have all been so kind and welcoming!

I am so addicted to the resin flowers and cameos that are popular now. And I couldn't help but grab a piece of yellow and white twine to accent the sewing and sentiment.

I want to also thank everyone who has come to my blog to see my project!  I know it's always said, but if you would leave a comment, it REALLY would make my day!

And, if you would, please add your name to  my "follower" list...

I have a goal of 100 followers by December 31st!

This week's Sponsors:

A Day For Daisies $16 gift certificate

Just Some Lines $15 Gift Certificate

Pink Cat Studios Winner’s Choice of 5 Digis

Botanical Part Three, a Lily Tea Cup!

Ok, I keep saying the last one was my LAST one...but I have really, truly enjoyed working with these botanical stamps so much that I can't STOP! Each card has been so different, and the message so varied, that I feel like each one has a personality of it's own!  These are the ones I have a hard time parting with...LOL. But when I started making cards, I told myself that they are not for me to look at for years to come, but to bring joy and happiness to someone, even if only for a day. 

Between the sparkle green background paper and the heat embossed tea cup, this card really looks terrific IRL!  I am getting my use out of my Copics these days, and really think I am ready to take some serious classes.  It's hard to see in the photo, but even the wires are shaded slightly to appear more 3D.  This cup stamp is one of my favorite purchases this summer, so far....  Of course, the Stampin' Up botanical stamps that I picked up at a yard sale for almost nothing is WAAAY up there, too!

Supplies:
Paper:  DCWV, "Songbird" and "All About Girls"
Stamps:  Stampin' Up, "Lilies"; October Afternoon, "Vintage Labels"; and Verve, "Kindred Spirits"; Layers of Color, "Chicken Wire Tea Cup"
Copics Markers
Zva pearls

So, once again, this card is for the Moxie Fab World "Fanatical about Botanicals" challenge.

Also entered at : Crafty Catz (No Pink or Blue)
Paper Cutz (Anything Goes)

Time's fun...

Here we are with a second post for the Jillibean Soup's sketch challenge!  Wow, Jillbean, Part Two! I love this old stamp from Close To My Heart! It always cracks me up!  When I realized that the last few remnants of Jillibean Soup paper I had left in my stash was the frog from Talk Soup, I knew exactly what this card would have to say!

Funny, eh? Come on, you smiled!

I flipped the sketch from my last card. And used my new die from MFT.  I thought the green doily somewhat looked like a lily pad. 

I'll save this one for that special someone who needs a big lift!

Supplies:

PAPER: Jillibean Soup; Talk Soup

DIE: My Favorite Things, Duo Doilies

STAMP:  Sentiment CTMH, Fun Times and Dotted line; October Afternoon,        Hometown; Bee, Studio 18

BLING: Want2Scrap

Also entered in Sketch challenge at Jillibean Soup's Blog, Bean Talk

Whoo- whoo!

I wanted to make a card for a friend's little boy who has just started talking, and I DO mean talking!  Up a blue streak!  It's always funny when you look back later and say, "Do you remember when we WISHED he could talk?" Now you just sit back and wait for them to stop! LOL! 

I had some older Jillibean papers that I knew would be perfect for this occasion.  I had actually been waiting a while to have a good reason to use it. 

Supplies: 

PAPERS:  Jillibean; Talk Soup, Split Pea, and Cold Raspberry

STAMP: October Afternoon; Hometown

TEXTILE: Jute twine

This card will be entered in the sketch challenge at:  Bean Talk.



S2G Challenge!

This challenge requiring "Apple" colors, especially RED, just screamed out for this layout! Hayden will be going to kindergarten this month, and it feels like I'm loosing my best little buddy! Go to http://s2gpapercraftingcontest.blogspot.com/ to see all the entries! The Apple shape was handdrawn and cut.

Supplies: Farm Fresh, October Afternoon; Bazzill cardstock; stock ribbon; and title cut from Cricut, Base Camp.