House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #404

 Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

We are here with a new challenge for you.

Anything Goes 

with the option theme of 

Christmas

Hosted by our Talented Teamie Lorraine

Challenge ends December 10th

 so join the fun!  Please use  a House-MouseDesigns^(R)
  House-Mouse Friends /Happy Hoppers, or,

 Gruffies image stamped/decoupage or CD rom.

We are  Generously Sponsored by

We Welcome back Barry & his team @ House Mouse Designs

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)
 
HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs(R) site!

One Lucky Winner will receive a 

$6 Voucher to spend @ Di's Digi Stamps

We welcome back Di's DigiStamps 

I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with like minded people.

I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself. This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!

Lorraine will also be giving away this gorgeous Merry and Bright Cling Stamp Set

Many thanks to our generous Sponsors for their continued support.  

Stamp:  Holiday Travel - Stampendous

Die:  Stitched Rectangle - Gina Marie

Paper:  Rainbow Plaids - Crafter's Delight

Snowflake:  Sticker - Paper Studio

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Liquid Paste:  Sugar - Bo Bunny

Glitter:  Diamond - Stickles

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope to see you over at the challenge! Have a great day!

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday:  Make It Sparkle

Stamping Sensations: Get ready for Christmas

We Love Stamping:  Christmas Characters

Many Ways to Color #22 - Smooch Pearlized Inks

Hi and welcome to my blog. I am showing another way to color a stamped image. While I was packing to move, I found these Smooch Pearlized inks that I had not used in a long time. I really enjoyed using them to color the leaves on the tree. They have a very small brush like tip, just perfect to color in small areas. They are so pretty and shimmery too.

I found a background in my stash where I used the bokeh technique. Instead of using a circle stencil, I used a leaf stencil. I stamped the tree onto the background and colored with the Smooch Pearlized Inks.

Stamp:  Tree - Stampendous

Die:  Hello - Recollections

Smooched Pearlized Inks

Distress Inks - Ranger

Leaf Stencil - Unknown

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day! Happy Thanksgiving!

Christmas Cheer

Hi and welcome to my blog! I am sharing a Christmas card that I made for the Penny Black challenge - Glitter & Glitz. I used a clear glitter embossing paste and a stencil to make the falling snow. I used a Pearl paint pen for the snow on the pine needles and ground. The Cheer die was cut from red metallic card stock. I used Broken China Distress ink to sponge the sky.

Stamp:  To All ... stamp set - Penny Black

Stencil:  Stamper's Anonymous (TH)

Clear Glitter Paste:  Recollections

Dies:  Cheer - Christmas Phrases - Sizzix

           Card Creator (Snowbank) - Spelldinders

Ink:  Broken China Distress ink - Ranger

Sugar Pearlescent Paint Pen - BoBunny

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Penny Black SaturdayChallenge: Glitter & Glitz

Stamping Sensations:  Get Ready for Christmas

We Love Stamping:  Christmas Characters

Happy Thanksgiving

Hi and welcome to my blog. Thanksgiving is right around the corner! I am showing this Thanksgiving card I made where I used an alcohol inked background that I pulled from my stash. When I made this background, while the alcohol ink was still a bit tacky, I added some gold gilding flakes to it to add some shine. I cut out the skeleton leaf die from watercolor paper and used the negative to lay over the alcohol inked background. 

Die:  Skeleton Leaves Die Set - Sizzix (TH)

Alcohol Inks - Ranger

Saying - Unknown

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Thanks/Thanksgiving

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Thanks/Thanksgiving

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes #621-622