Spring Has Sprung!!

 Spring has Sprung at Shopping Our Stash so for SOS518 we want to see your Spring or Easter projects. Now here in SWO (southwestern Ontario) I thing we have sprung into Spring at least 3 times, my daffodils and tulips were totally out of the ground when we got our last blast and wow it was cold, fingers crossed they will survive. I went with the "spring" part although there were plans for Easter so if you see it on the blog it's a surprise. 

As you see I jumped on the bandwagon and made a Fractured card or Faux Shutter fold card, be nice it's my first attempt and they are so much fun. Next one will have a smaller "diamond" in the center. 

Since this is Shopping Our Stash I used long retired dsp from Stampin'up and a Studio G stamp that I remember it was from the $1 bin, I had three out to play with but two of them need some conditioning as they didn't want to ink up properly. 

Close up of the bargain bin image, I did a tiny bit of colouring, added wink of stella to the bee's wings and flight tail. 

I'm adding this to:

Addicted to Stamps and More ~~ Any Occasion

Thanks for stopping by today and head over to the MAIN BLOG to check out the rest of the inspiration the design team have created. 

What's Your Favourite Season? That's Challenge #318 at Shopping Our Stash!!!

Shopping Our Stash challenge #318 What's your favourite season?  Now I like all seasons but I picked Spring because the first flowers of the year are PURPLE, crocus and lilacs which I love.  For my card I use an image I had in my stash, already coloured and cut with an oval, and even though I love to hoard blingy things I used some on my card.

It was getting a bit late in the day to be photographing so you will see shadows. I used some Eyelet Outlet narrow glitter washi tape, and some clear blingy sworls also from the eyelet outlet. And I used my favourite colour of cardstock which was already cut in my "file"

Although I had finished the front of the card last weekend I left the inside for when we came back to the cottage and after getting the sentiment all lined up and stamped I realized I had used a Holiday sentiment, so back to the scrap file and layered the Birthday sentiment on another layer of purple.  I think my mind was on the Jingle Belles Rock challenge I want to enter before Wednesday.

Well there you have it another episode of what can go wrong today!!

I would like to enter this in:

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge ~~ using anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today and  let`s see what season is your favourite, don`t forget to head over to the Main challenge blog, check the rules and see what seasons the rest of the design team love.

Shopping Our Stash challenge #262 is Spring Colour Pallet

Last day of February wow that was a short month, it seemed like Valentines was just the other day.  We have had a warm spell here in SWO but it's getting cooler for a bit then back up to 10 degrees C.  Shopping Our Stash has an inspiration picture with the colour pallet for you to use.

These are all my favourite colours too. and here is what I did for the challenge.

I haven't made a House Mouse card in a while and I had this one stamped and ready to go. The background paper is from Walmart and looks like it was smooshed but it had all the colours of the pallet in it. I also used some "pony bead" dots I made two summers ago and they also are the challenge colours.

Close up of the home made dots/

Finished inside just waiting for the next Birthday 

Thanks for checking out my blog today, and head over to the main blog and see what the rest of the design team have made. Do you want to be a GDT if so add DT behind your name when you enter the challenge.

Napping in a Tulip

We have had some fabulous "spring' weather for February, it's been so warm the tulips, daffodils and crocus are confused and starting to grow.  It was wonderful but back to reality this weekend with a dusting of snow. I was in a spring mood and when I saw Sketch Saturday's sketch I thought wow I want to try it and my house mouse designs stamp was perfect. I decided to go out of my comfort zone and use "YELLOW" and here it is.

I used the last bits of some Stampin'up papers and daffodil delight base and ribbon, it needed something to tone down the yellow so I used a layer of black. The flower was from a prize bag I got several years ago and the brown center is a home made candy dot.

Close up of the flower and candy dot.

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The finished inside of the card.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Sketch Saturday #452 this is an awesome sketch.

House Mouse & Friends Challenge ~~ use a bow or anything goes (which I used)

Thanks for joining me here today and I hope you get the Spring feeling I was going for with this card. It already has a new home at our neighbour's inTurkey Point, we stopped by to check the cottage and deliver the card.   

Looking for Spring?

Hello there, I'm so excited, this is my first time posting for the Eyelet Outlet & Brads and I would like to feature Enamel Dots from the store.  I'm totally in love with all their brads I haven't had the dots, jewels or washi tape but look out I am going to enjoy every minute of using them. In order to feature a few of the different enamel dots I made 4 Artist Trading cards.

Three spring "fluffle" atcs and one St. Patricks day.

 These sparkly enamel dots come in lots of colours





 To the right here they are in yellow, so pretty




Below I used one yellow dot for the flower and purple hearts just because I love purple.

          

Last but not least the super cute St. Patrick's Day ATC featuring the mint green enamel dots.

So happy you stopped by today and if you have never shopped at the Eyelet Outlet and Brads before head over and see what new items are for sale there, you won't be disappointed. 

Tag You’re It

Clear it Out Tuesday is having a NEW challenge, this one is so easy. The theme is Tag You’re it and the Stash item  put a tag somewhere on your project, the sponsor for the challenge is Stamp Art by Kathrynne don’t forget to stop by and have a look at what she has to offer for digis.

. I am back at the cottage this week and of course brought another box of craft “stuff” with me, more cardstock, more dies and a punch. I used the spellbinders rectangles both small and large. The tag was cut with the sizzix tag die.I believe the cardstock is bermuda bay and pretty in pink. I coloured with my copics added stickles to the flowers in the basket. The patterned paper is from a 12 X 12 kitchen pad I bought 4 years ago and this piece was in my scrap basket.

The sentiment also came with the image image of course my sentiments that would finish it are at home. I have one for get well and one for birthday. so the inside is almost finished.

I am entering this in a couple of challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned  paper challenge for June.

Glitter N Sparkle challenge #88 use a digi

Thanks for stopping by today and Tag You’re It so lets see your project using a tag on it.

Challenge #151….Sing it to Me

If you are looking for my Clear it Out Tuesday post scroll down or click HERE.

Shopping Our Stash this week is Sing it to Me, you make a card inspired by a song. If you are joining in the fun please make note of the song that inspired your card, that way we don’t have to be guessing. Rules on the challenge blog say Happy Birthday is not an option, it’s way too easy.

I was thinking about what songs could inspire me and while sorting through my House Mouse stamps I saw this one and immediately thought of Raindrops keep falling on my head which is a 1969 song sang by B. J. Thomas. This song was specifically written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the 1969 film, .
The embossing folder I used is Floral Fantasy, haven’t use it in ages. I coloured the image with a combination of Spectrum Noir and copics.

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Just a close up of the little mouse, doesn’t he have a cute little face gotta love the little rodent they are so much fun. You can find a whole collection of them at House Mouse Designs

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The inside is rather blah, but wait till I get the sentiment and cover up some of the vibrant yellow,
Challenges I’m entering this in:
Gruffies & Guests….ATG with the option of Spring.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you will join in the fun at SOS for the  Sing it to Me challenge. You have until Monday May 19 @ 11.59 p.m. Happy Crafting.

After a nice hiatus The Drunken Stampers are Back!!!

It was nice having a short rest but it’s time to get a challenge out there for you. Now we are making this easy it’s an Anything Goes challenge. Check out all the details on the main blog  you can click HERE and while you are there check out all the great projects the design team has come up with.

Now doesn’t this make you think SPRING? This card was made with all Stampin’up products, The design was my demo’s but the work was mine. The tulips are a single stamp but I stamped them three times, of course had to do some masking. They were coloured with Ink and a blender pen, the patterned paper is from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. The scalloped circle is pool party cardstock. The card is a square card.

Here is the semi-finished inside, just waiting for the sentiment. This would be perfect for an Easter card or a birthday card.

Thanks for stopping by today and don’t forget to get your crafty on and join the Drunken Stampers Challenge Blog for the Anything Goes challenge.We would love to see your creations and you might be the Life of the Party.

SOS challenge #132 Use the Last of Something!!!

Although I’m not officially starting until January 7th 2014, I really wanted to get my feet wet, actually I wanted practice loading my card up and if it didn’t work then I wouldn’t feel bad as if it was my first official post. I think I’m rambling……………Shopping Our Stash has a NEW challenge to use up the last of SOMETHING, might be the last piece of patterned paper, the last piece of a particular colour cardstock, the last embellishment what every you come up with. I had a cute little plastic ladybug that once was a decoration on a plant someone gave me, I had 3 or 4 or maybe even 5 but this was the last one so I used it on my card.

Isn’t it adorable, the red bow was also sitting on my desk, wonder why I don’t have room to work?

Stamps Lady bug Fluffles from Stampendous, Spring from Hero arts (set of 4) Nellie Snellen scalloped circle die Spellbinders small plain circle die. Crystal effects. Smooch pearlized accent ink and ;Craft concepts embossing folder Florette.

I used Crystal effects on all the ladybugs and fluffles eyes.

Thanks for having a look today and I hope you will join us at SOS for use the Last of Something challenge.

“Springtime” at House mouse & Friends Challenge Blog

Finally it’s springtime in South Western Ontario, at least until the weekend when the temp. dips again. We have had a couple of fabulous spring days this week. The challenge at House Mouse & Friends is to make a project with something on it that make you think of spring. Lilacs are always a favourite of mine in the spring, the scent from them is so fresh and sweet and there is a bush in the neighbour’s yard, very close to the “line”. Here is my springtime card.

Supplies

Image……House Mouse “friend” a Gruffie

Cardstock…..Elegant Eggplant, GP White,

DSP….from Stampin’up

Accessories….purple rhinestones flowers, edge punch.

Colouring medium…..prismacolor pencils & oms

I just had a trip to an art’s and crafts store (Curry’s) to pick up a few more of the prismacolor pencils. Several new colours and several replacement ones that are getting a little “short”. I also bought some blending stumps #1 size for those tiny areas and odourless mineral spirits, what a fun, sunny shopping day.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope I have inspired you to get out some crayons and colour, it is so therapeutic.

I am entering this in House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge. which ends Saturday 4/20/13

A bit of spring on a snowy day

Wow what a day!!! I can’t believe all the snow outside right now. The only thing good about snow in April it doesn’t last long. I think what we need is something to brighten the day.
This card I made is for a March challenge on Stamp in Canada, the card has travelled all the way to PEI to the recipient. It is a one way swap. It is monthly  and sometimes there is a theme to follow.
The theme for March was Bring on Spring!!
                   
The stamp is a House Mouse stamp called Painting Panssies. The sentiment is from Hero Arts Quatros.which was punched out with the SU Decorative Label punch. The image was coloured with prismas & oms. I put crystal ice stickles on the flowers and leave. TFL.
So happy you stopped by to visit today, you are welcome any time.