Crazy 4 Challenges -

Its Raquel who is hosting the challenges this month and her Guest is Fran Sabad.

Here's the challenge-

Labor Day is here!  When I was growing up in the North, there was a saying "Don't wear white after Labor Day".  Make an all-white card.  You can add black, tan or another color as long as white is the predominant color.

So here is my card for this challenge, mostly used white with a smidge of colour on the House Mouse Design.  I do love these mice and I have many many stamps so I though I would dust one off to use.  

I used the Elizabeth Craft Designs 

FITTED FRAME CURVY OVALS and use with an embossing mat to emboss

the design into the card as opposed to cut it from card.

The Sprigs are also Elizabeth Craft Designs and is called 

LEAF and BERRY BRANCHES

The hanging hearts are called PRECIOUS HEARTS from Memory Box

And the mouse is a very old House Mouse stamp

Check out all the other cards the DT have made HERE

crafty Makes

Here are a few crafty makes that I have been working on and off for a couple of weeks.  Stamps used are Stamping Bella, House Mouse, Penny Black and Pink Cat.  It all looks much nicer in real life!

A house mouse card

I made this card for my Hubby. We are celebrating our 11th Wedding Anniversary and our 22nd Anniversary of going out together!  It took us 11 years to tie the knot and we did it on the same date, just one to remember :)

I used a House Mouse stamp, I love the sunny colours.

Cazx

Birthday Brother in Law

It is my Brother in Laws birthday today.  Something he doesn't want to be reminded of, but I told him is not that bad to be 39, I am there and its OK :)  Its next year we have to worry!

Here is the card I made him.  Not very manly but I had to ink up my new stamp that I brought at the sale where I work.  It was a TOTAL bargain and calling me to buy.  This is a shop sale only, so if you are able to pop into work then do go, there are lots of bargains to be had.

I used this delightful Happy Hopper stamp, my Cherish Martha Punch and some dotted paper, oh and the PARTY THIS WAY sign is from Stampin Up!

Tonight I have beavers and its craft night so I got to plan 2 craft ideas and the Leader another, as well as games too.  I do struggle as I want to make things I feel the kids will enjoy, as well as being affordable for the group when we have large numbers of Beavers and possible siblings staying too.  And it needs to be easy as well!

This is what they are making tonight.  A small bag of Reindeer Food and a Candy Cane Mouse

The weather outside is frightful!  And that is true, not just me singing Christmas songs :)  Snow has mostly melted but there are part of slush and ice on the roads (and paths) that are making it scary to drive out!  The main roads seem fine, but if you have to go off onto side roads then it really is quiet horrible.  I hope you are all taking care of yourselves.  Caiden was sad as he has missed his first full day at school.  Today would have been his trial and he was going to take packed lunch and stay til 3:30  It has been postponed until next Monday.  I wont know what to do with myself!  Within the few hours I did have this morning I managed to go  to town a pick up a copy of Eclipse and watch that by myself... Drool Drool.

Speak soon
Cazx

Stamp with us challenge card 2

I thought I would enter this card for the second challenge, it being "birthday". I feel this card would be suitable for this occasion or many others! I know I only posted it the other week but I was really pleased with how it turned out and this set has fast become and favourite from the mini catallogue. I have used Petal Pizzaz stamp set with the wording from Occassional Greeting, chocolate chip ribbon, jewelled brads and Sweet Always Paper

The link for Stamp with us is on the right ----->

Todays proper card is the Easter/Spring card I made my Mum, not the normal Eatster card but I really had the urge to get a House Mouse stamp out and tulips are out everywhere right now so the image was fitting for the season.







Paper, Cardstock, Punched Flowers and ribbon are all Stampin'Up!
Image is House Mouse, coloured with Pro Markers

I hope you all have a lovely Easter Sunday.

Cazx

Another cutie

Another cute House Mouse stamp, well actaully its a Happy Hopper stamp. These two little bunny friends are going to a fancy dress party and decided Bees would be a fun theme, I have to agree they are too cute! For these I used some watercolour paints, only the second time I used them so pleased they turned out OK, I got them from crafts u Love and I am sorry blogger is playing up and doing me head in! sometimes it just play up with spacing ect http://www.craftsulove.co.uk/paints.htm see link here, its the top item, the palette, how very cute! They sent me one as I am demoing them Saturday so I thought I had better practise! I used them with my waterbrush as I dont own a decent normal paintbrush. Not bad for second attempt! Oh and nearly forgot but Kitty has this cute little stamp in stock at http://www.firstclasscrafts.co.uk/ so dont miss it, they are hopping out quickly!

B47 ;0)

Awww isnt it cute?

I have mentioned before I love House Mouse, I have a lot and havent used them for a while, when I made a few cards a few weeks back it rekindled my love for them and I got a few more from First Class Stamps Here is the first card I managed with them.

These little guys are going to sleep well tonight arent they? Lavendar having a calming, soothing effect.

I have as always kept it simple and let the main image take the full lime light. Coloured with pencils, white card was cuttlebugged, zoomz were added as decoration. Thanks for looking!

Now for some chatter.... roll on Friday! why? Ugly Betty is coming back and I am SOOOO EXCITED! I loved the first series and cant wait for it :) Husband is pleased as I think he said Spooks was coming back and Heroes too. The winter is great for vegging infront of the TV.

If you like House Mouse

And I know a few of you do.. check out Kittys site here I know a few of you asked about them when I made a few cards the other week. Kitty has a nice selection of these adorable mice at a GREAT price. Watch my blog in the next week or two for more micey inspiration. And if you order any from her please tell her Caz sent ya!

Good enough to eat

I made this card for a friend who has just moved house. I havent really got any new home stamps so I had to do something a little different, so I made this little mouse card to say "Enjoy" your new house and the new chapter in your life. I used a cute little House Mouse Design and then added some zoomz for the donuts sprinkles, these kinda look like the ones Harvey always goes for in the shops.

Kitty from First Class Crafts has come to my rescue getting my new House Mouse fix, boy am I excited as I picked some beautiful ones! These stamps are perfect for my colouring fix.

I am much happier with my photos of late. Reason being I think you just cant beat good old fashioned sunlight! Normally I place my cards on the table in the back garden, today as I was taking the photo this morning I had to place it onto the front garden as the sun is there at this time of the day.

Dont ya just love these miceys?

I used to love House Mouse stamps. I still do, but back then I did big time and had well over 100 designs. I have since sold most, I have about 30-40 I suppose and I thought I would dust them off and make a card with one. I love the ones with the fruits, the grapes and berries. So I chose this one for my House Mouse revisit. How I enjoyed colouring this in.

I love strawberries, I love their colour but I dont eat them. I am not a fruit lover, but I have tried to like strawberries at various times just coz they look so scrummy, but I dont. weird eh?

I have used the cuttlebut machine to emboss the "Spots and Dots" and the "Devine Swirls". I used the lovely spotty paper that I got from my demo at Eternal Maker and the used the Rudolphs Nose Zoomz from Stamp Galaxy for the centre of the cuttlebugged flowers.

Hope you like my revist to these cute little mice. I am wanting to get a few of the newer mice and some of the Happy Hopper stamps so if you know of a good place to get these from please let me know :)