Category: House Mouse Stamps

Gruffies & Guest Challenge #18: Lavendar & Lace and Anything Goes

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I have the honor of being one of the guest designers for the Gruffies and Guests Challenge #18: Lavendar & Lace. This particular theme was a challenge for me since my style tends to be clean and simple. I needed to find my inner froufrou without creating a fussy and overdone card.

I recently purchased several Spellbinder dies, so I knew that I wanted to use them to convey the concept of lace without actually using any. The Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles die has multiple layers so I used the largest dies in the set and opted for a simpler die for the main image. I was stuck on which die to use until I saw a recent card by Kathy Jones of the Power Poppy Bloom Brigade which used the Spellbinders Labels Four die for the main image.

So here’s what I put together for the design team card. Details for my card are at the end of this post.

Rowhouse Greetings | Ballerina Baby by House Mouse Designs
Rowhouse Greetings | Ballerina Baby by House Mouse Designs

So here we go for our next challenge, the theme has been chosen this time by Lesley and is

* Lavender & Lace *

Don’t forget you do have the option of anything goes + if you do use the theme you will get 2 chances in the prize draw. We also take email entries, facebook entries and if you fancy joining us on the team for a month please put GD after your name in the linky. Be sure to take a look at all the beautiful design team cards and visit their blogs.
We are lucky to have 2 sponsor for this challenge and they are

£10 voucher code

with a £10 voucher for 1 lucky winner
and

crafty sentiments

Crafty Sentiments Designs is an online base family company own and run by Suzette, the images are cute fun and make any cards and projects look amazing. Suzette and Justyna are the main artist, all images are exclusive to Crafty Sentiments Designs and there is lots of digital stamps available, sentiments, rubber stamps, crafting CD’s, exclusive Crafty Sentiments Designs dies and much more. Visit them at www.craftysentimentsdesigns.co.uk or you can also find them on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.

Supplies

Cardstock:  Bazzille Basic Cardstock in Avalanche and Wild Pansy
Patterned Paper: Purple Pindots by Recollections
Stamp: House Mouse Designs Ballerina Baby by Stampendous!
Dies: Radiant Rectangles by Spellbinders; Labels
Embellishments: Self Sticking Gems in Purple by Darice; Wink of Stella by Zig
Copic® Markers: E000, E00, E02, R20 (skin); N1, N3, N5 (fur); RV00, RV02, RV04, RV06, RV09 (tutu); BV20, BV23 (shadow)

Star Spangled Mice

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Sneak peak at the image that I’ve colored for my husband’s birthday card (it’s OK — he doesn’t read my blog either!).

Rowhouse Greetings | Star Spangled Mice by House Mouse Designs
Rowhouse Greetings | Star Spangled Mice by House Mouse Designs

Stamp: House Mouse Star Spangled Mice by Stampendous!
Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®; Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, and Tattered Rose
Dies: A2 Matting Basics A by Spellbinders
Copic® Markers: E000, E00, E02 (skin); E41, E42, E43, E44, N1, N3, N5 (mice); R27, R29, R59, E40, E41, E42, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99 (flag); E40, E41, E42, E43, E44 (ground); B20 (shadows)

When Your Kitchen is a Garden…

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Rowhouse Greetings | House Mouse Designs | Hop-it and Itty-Bit

I like card challenges because they provide a central theme around which to build a card. Since I have so many House Mouse Designs stamps, I tend to participate in the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge and the Gruffies & Guest Challenge. The theme of the current House Mouse Monday Challenge is “In the Kitchen” so it gave me the opportunity to pull some cool vintage style card stock out of my stash and use the new House Mouse stamp “Mix Up” featuring Hop-It and Itty Bit.

I really like the vintage feel of the Home Sweet Home Collection by Graphic45, particularly the colorful Farmer’s Market pattern. And surely a rabbit’s kitchen would in the garden where there are plenty of melons to use as bowls and carrots for spoons!

Rowhouse Greetings | Friendship | House Mouse Designs Mix It
Rowhouse Greetings | Friendship | House Mouse Designs Mix It
Rowhouse Greetings | Friendship | You Can’t Be Beat by Create With TLC
Rowhouse Greetings | Friendship | You Can’t Be Beat by Create With TLC
Rowhouse Greetings | Friendship | You Can’t Be Beat by Create With TLC
Rowhouse Greetings | Friendship | You Can’t Be Beat by Create With TLC

Cardstock: Recollections (Red); Bazzill Basics in Mexican Poppy
Patterned Paper: Farmer’s Market from the Home Sweet Home Collection by Graphic45
Stamp: House Mouse Designs Mix Up by Stampendous!
Digital Stamp: You Can’t Be Beat by Create With TLC
Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®
Embellishments: Jack and Jill Enamel Dots by Echo Park Paper Co.
Copic® Markers: E000, E00 (skin); E41, E42, E43, E44 (fur); YG00, YG03, Y00, R20 (bowl); YR14, YR16, YR18 (spoon); BV20, B23 (shadow)

Sparkle! It’s Your Birthday!

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I’m on a roll this morning! A friend asked if I could put together a birthday card for him. Since I already had my Cuttlebug and dies out, this one just fell together quickly. The Sunshine Collection papers by Doodlebug added a lot of color and fun.

Rowhouse Greetings | Birthday | Diva Hopper by House Mouse Designs
Rowhouse Greetings | Birthday | Diva Hopper by House Mouse Designs
Rowhouse Greetings | Birthday | Diva Hopper by House Mouse Designs
Rowhouse Greetings | Birthday | Diva Hopper by House Mouse Designs

Cardstock: Recollections (White)
Patterned Paper: Rainbow Ribbons from the Hello Sunshine Collection by Doodlebug
Stamps: Diva Hopper by House Mouse Designs; Sprinkles and Smiles by Penny Black
Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®; Ultra Washable Hampton Art In in Turquoise
Dies: Standard Circles (LG) and Classic Scalloped Circles(LG) by Spellbinders
Embellishments: Wink of Stella Glitter Pen by Zig; Twinkle Goosebumps by Queen & Co.
Copic® Markers: E41, E42, E42, B000, B00, B01, BV21

Monica with Pacifier

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The theme of the latest Gruffies & Guests challenge  is Diecuts, which just happens to coincide with my latest acquisitions from Spellbinders. Add a couple of House Mouse stamps and you get an easy-peasy fun fold card.

Rowhouse Greetings | New Baby | Amanda with Pacifier by House Mouse Designs
Rowhouse Greetings | New Baby | Amanda with Pacifier by House Mouse Designs
Rowhouse Greetings | New Baby | Amanda with Pacifier by House Mouse Designs
Rowhouse Greetings | New Baby | Amanda with Pacifier by House Mouse Designs

Cardstock: Recollections (White)
Patterned Paper: Multi-colored Dots by Recollections; Precious Memories by Graphic45
Rubber Stamps: Monica with Pacifier and Boring! by House Mouse Designs;
Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®; Versafine™ Onyz Black Ink by Tsukineko®
Dies: Labels Twenty Two by Spellbinders
Embellishments: Enamel Dots by Pebbles
Copic® Markers: E41, E42, E43, R20, Y24, B91, B93, YG00, YG07, YG17