SSC #23 - Sketch

Good morning, everyone!

It's time again for another wonderful challenge at Stamptacular Sunday! We have an awesome sketch for you to play with this week!

I decided to go a little "out of the box" for my project this week. I loved the sketch, but I wanted to make something other than a card for a change! So, I grabbed this package of JiffyPop (you know the kind, that you actually heat on the stovetop, and the foil on the top turns into a giant bubble that you pop to find all the yummy popcorn? Love those!) anyway.... I had the House Mouse image in my stash and thought it went great with my popcorn, so here we have it! One House Mouse popcorn-y birthday wish!Hope you like it! Be sure to visit the rest of the Design Team to see what they've created to share with you! Beauties.. I promise!

I look forward to seeing what you can do with our sketch! Have a great week, see you again next Stamptacular Sunday!

Congratulations Kim and Julia

Today is a very special day.

Today is all about my best friend, Kim and her true love Julia.

Today they will commit their love to each other in a beautiful ceremony with friends and family.

Today is the beginning of their life together as one.

This event has been planned and scheduled and talked about for what seems like forever! In a good way, as everyone involved is so very excited for this day to finally be here!

I will stand with Kim, as her witness and Maid of Honor as she commits herself to love, honor and cherish Julia forever. Sweet Emily will be beautiful in her flower girl dress, and hopefully on her very best princess behavior! :)

Here is the card that I have created especially for Kim and Julia.

The ceremony is a beach theme, as both Kim and Julia love the beach and visit as often as they can every year. So, I went with a beach theme for my card as well. I chose this stamp especially for this card, as I wanted something a little less "traditional wedding". This House Mouse stamp is just so sweet, they look so in love and enjoying nothing more than each others company in the light of the moon on a warm sandy beach. This is what I hope for Kim and Julia's future. The background paper is a jumble of beachy words and the tan cardstock has a woodgrain effect, to give the idea of driftwood. I stitched the edges of the DP and the cardstock, and added the pearls and the flowers for dimension. I really wanted this card to be spectacular for them, and I sure hope that they like it.

Kim, I love you, my dear and I wish you nothing but the best for your years together with Julia. It gives me joy to see you so happy and I know that Julia will support you and be your rock in whatever you endeavor. The only advice I have for you, is to always be nice and remember that if you don't listen to anyone else, listen to Julia, she knows you best, loves you most and would never steer you wrong.

Congratulations to you both!

House Mouse & Friends Challenge #49

Ah, I should have left well enough alone when my Mojo wasn't flowing for my previous card... but who can resist a House Mouse, right?

The challenge this week (well, month, as they are on Summer break) is Back To School. I was just talking to Emily this morning about how school is starting again soon and she'll be back in class with her friends and her teachers. I don't think she quite understood what I was saying, but she'll figure it out when I drop her off on the first day! hehehe!

So, I decided, since my House Mouse collection is still a bit limited, I would make my sweet little Emily a bookmark using one of my smaller House Mouse stamps. I love this stamp! And I hope Emily loves her bookmark!Yea, it's pretty simple.. I think she'll like it though.

Whisper White cardstock, Studio G alphabet letters. House Mouse image colored with Copics and Stampin' Up! markers. Green Galore ink sponged on edges. Fiskars Victorian deco corner rounder. Fiber from my stash, leftover from my other card today.

Did my Mojo come home?

Ok, so my Mojo up and went on vacation and left me behind... for shame!

I had some time today while Emily was at daycamp and Bradley was snoozing on the floor, so I tried to muster up a tiny bit of mojo to enter some challenges! I think I did ok to begin with... but I think I may have train-wrecked the last card! We'll see.. maybe it will grow on me!

This card is for Cupcake Craft Challenges #45 - A sketch... (I think almost everyone has sketches this week!!)
This card uses an image (Tilda?) that was sent by a friend (Norma, maybe?), My Mind's Eye papers, Scallop Oval and Classic Oval Nesties, Copic and Stampin' Up! markers and cardstock. The letters I believe are also My Mind's Eye, but don't hold me to that...

This next card is for the House Mouse and Friends challenge #43. This is one of my most favoritest stamps and I always love coloring these guys.. makes me want a nice cold martini - dry, extra olives, please! This is actually the first card I did today.This card uses House Mouse stamps, Stampin' Up! cardstock and ribbon, Copics and Stampin' Up! markers, Oval Nesties and an egg punch. I scored the cardstock in the grid pattern with my Scor-Pal.

This last card... well.. I think I may have pushed my mojo a little far with this one.. It's a little busy, a little crazy and maybe even a little chaotic? Hmm... I think I have a friend with a son who's birthday is soon? Maybe he'll like it! This one is for The Pink Elephant's sketch this week.
This card uses DCWV patterned paper, Stampin' Up! cardstock, The Greeting Farm stamps (Wild Things), Copics and Stampin' Up! markers.

Thanks for stopping by!

SSC #12 - Red, White and Blue and a Star, too!

This weeks challenge at Stamptacular Sunday is all about the Red, White and Blue! The twist is to only use the colors Red, White and Blue - and to add a star (or two, or twelve) as well!

Think patriotic! The 4th of July is coming up! We just had Flag Day, the Army's birthday, Memorial Day - lots of flag flying days in the summer!!

For my card, I used some new paper that I got at my local scrapbook store and my favorite shiny paper from the Paperzone.. so even though the card looks a little simple, the whole thing really SHINES! It's really very, very pretty!
I used one of my newest House Mouse stamps 'Glorious Feeling'. This has been a favorite of mine since I discovered House Mouse and I finally decided to just buy it! He is colored with my Bic markers and my Copics.
Hope you like!
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House Mouse & Friends Challenge #38

This one is for the House Mouse and Friends sketch challenge this week. This was a cool sketch and I thought it would be a good one to get myself back in the groove. I had fun with this one! I haven't used this stamp much and I really do love it! These little mice are so fun to color and now that I have my new Brilliance ink pad, I can color with m Copics and not worry about smearing! I was so happy!!It's a simple little card, but I like it!

Products used here: Stamps by House Mouse and Stampin' Up!, colored with Copics, brads by Making Memories, Piroutte Pink and Riding Hood Red cardstock by Stampin' Up!, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!, Classic Oval and Scallop Oval Nesties, lace from my stash.