Trim the Tree

   If I were actually outside trying to trim the tree like the little mice on this image, the snow would have to be shaken off first.  Snowed yesterday, last night and this morning -- more expected tomorrow, so it is easy to stay in the mood to make a Christmas card.
   The challenge over at House Mouse is to use a House Mouse stamp that you have never used before.  Simple for me, since my Christmas present to myself this past year was several of the HM Christmas stamps and I was just dieing to give them a try.  I started out trying to color "Chin Up" (the one with the mouse hanging off the holly branch - I know you have seen it; it is just too cute), but I couldn't do justice to the large holly leaves.  My green selection of Copics just doesn't include the colors I envision for those leaves.  If any one has any suggestions for colors for holly leaves, I would sure appreciate hearing them!!!  So anyway, I set that image aside for now and gave "Trim the Tree" a try.

House Mouse:  Trim the Tree

Sentiment Stamp:  Limited Edition

Paper and Ribbon:  Sorry, don't know who made them.  Once they go in my stash, unfortunately, I forget pretty quick who they are by.

Copics:

Mice:  E57, E55, E53, E51, R00, R11

Berries:  R89, R39, R37, R35

Ribbon:  R27, R24, R22

Ground:  B00, B000

Tree Bark:  YG97, E71

Tree Needles:  G28, G24, G21 (with white gel pen on tips)

Sky:  Duck Egg Pro-Marker, Prismacolor black pen with white gel pen in centers

Hope Everyone has a GREAT weekend!!

Hopper Celebration

  The bunnies are partying here -- maybe they are celebrating the 12 days of Christmas or it's a New Year's party that was over extended:

Happy Hoppers

Copics:

Left Rabbit:  E55, E53, E51, R00; Hat:  B05, B02, Silver Metallic Pen

Middle Rabbit:  E57, E55, E53, R00; Hat: RV06, RV23, Silver Metallic Pen

Right Rabbit:  C5, C3, C1, R00, R11; Hat: BG13, BG34, Silver Metallic Pen

Ground:  E43 and whatever browns I grabbed to make dots

Background:  Pearl Blue Pro-marker and Silver Metallic Pen

Sentiment Stamp:  Fiskars embossed with silver Ranger embossing powder

Streamer stickers:  Mrs. Grossman's

Other:  Silver Mirrored Cardstock, Pink flocked brad

Challenges to enter in:  House Mouse Monday Challenge -- Silver and/or Gold

Here's to Celebrations!

The Mouse is In the House

While trying to clean the hard drive up on my lap top, I found some pics of cards, that have never been posted here. They probably were from Secret Pals @ Anything Goes on Paper Craft Planet.

Not a Creature Was Stirring

For Josie's card, a House Mouse image was used. It seemed fitting as she is the Administrator of the House Mouse group over at PCP. The sentiment also came from a House Mouse set. The papers are Bazzill and Jellibean Soup. The panel was stamped with VersaMark for other HM images, which were then clear embossed. Embellishments include ribbon and an eyelet. And of-course it was colored with my trusty Copics.

 

2014 Edit:  

    Here is the same image used for a card to be sent to Collin for Christmas 2014:

Halloween Cards 2012

Obviously I'm addicted to Sassy Cheryl still. I wonder if there is an intervention coming... For Cathy:

The bats on this card for Bill are epoxy stickers:

For Claudia, I added glitter to a K & Co. border and layered it on ribbon:

Krylon spray webbing was used on plain Bazzill cardstock and simple metallic embroidery floss was tied around the front panel on this card for Helen:

For Josie, bright colors and buttons:

For Mel more epoxy stickers (I added stars with the bats this time):

I bought a package of pre-folded bases, labeled as bi-folds. They were bi-folds, but not at all what I expected, so it took a lot of thought to make this card for Trina:

Bridget sent me a pack of Rockstar Stack Mats for my birthday one year (along with a bunch of other goodies) and it was those papers that I used for her little card:

For little pre-schooler Josh:

For Mary G:

For Darchelle:

For Cathie, a crafter extraordinaire, whose inspiration and exuberance I will miss!:

For Terrie, who recently was blessed with a new granddaughter, I used the same Karen's Doodles image that I used on the card for my great-niece:

I wish I hadn't loaned out my "Happy Halloween" sentiment stamps before I made this card for Shauna or would have at least put the rub-on that I did use on white cardstock instead of straight onto the background paper. And I wonder if there is a you-tube video on how to color garlic?! Anyway, my first try at using my new House Mouse stamp:

And that was it, time ran out for making Halloween cards. What's next?

Granddaughters are a Gift from God

Terrie recently had an addition to her family in the form of a granddaughter. So, of-course to help celebrate the blessed occasion, I sent her a Mouse.

The image was colored with Copics, the Serendipity "grandaughter" stamp is heat embossed. The ribbon was layered with some trim on top. And there is a doily under the Spellbinders scalloped circle frame.

Mousey Mistletoe

The inside says: "Sending Christmas Kisses"

Happy Birthday Mom

My mother loves lilacs. Today is her birthday. So, you know it -- a card with lilacs (and mice).

Evolution

Here is the evolution of that one card once again.

From this:

To this:

To finally this:

In took 2 days, but I think I finally got one I am satisfied with.

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Tulip Dreams

Take time to smell the roses

Raining

Bunny and Apples

Love you!