2015 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

 

 How exciting is this guys,  just click on the banners to check it all out  !!

I was lucky enough to be picked by the team as one of the Top 6 winners out of 207 amazing entries with my House Mouse and Friends Birthday challenge card !!

    

Thanks so much guys, I'm so thrilled !!

 

My House Mouse and Friends teamie Snoopy also got a DT Special Mention for her card !!

I must be on a roll as I am also the winner with my card on the Allsorts challenge !!  Whoopeeee !!  What a fab Easter weekend I am having, really hope you guys are having a fun weekend as well !!

April Showers

......my word did we have high winds and showers yesterday !!  My side fence now looks like it 's had a few too many !!

Well 1st of the month and that means a new Little Claire Stamp Club set and this month's is called 

"April Showers"

I adore the little ducks and duck border...for this card I just stamped the border top and bottom, then in different coloured inks,  repeatedly stamped one of the sentiments across the middle. Stamped, coloured and decoupaged the duck square, mounted onto black card and then to centre of card. All coloured in with Spectrum Noir pens.

 For the second card I made a fold out frame from a piece of stampin up paper and stamped the coat stand and wellies square in middle and coloured.  Then did several matt and layers using white card and stampin up paper. Made a stamped border round outside edge using sentiment from set. Finished off with some card candy I coloured with Spectrum Noir blue pen same as coat and wellies.

 

 Such a fun set to play with and so many different cards you could make using it !!  Check it out now over at

  Little Claire's

Would love to enter:

Through the Purple Haze: anything goes

Simply Create Too: anything goes

Simply Papercraft: anything goes

Mousey fun time !!

Well we did have an up and down,  wet and windy weekend with a wee bit of sun in between !!  It didn't seem to know what it wanted to do !!  Anyhoo hope you peeps all enjoyed the weekend and we start yet another week !!

Mousey fun time again at House Mouse and Friends with our "Birthday" challenge for you this fortnight to include a Birthday sentiment !!

This little mouse has such a big grin on its face, it must be be its Birthday !!

 

Because my fabulous rose trim is a bit OTT and very girly,   I went for it with the fantage aged rose as well which has pinks and gold in it !!  The light isin't cartching it very well round the sides and edges...

 

I love the "happy" die cut which comes from a Stampin Up set of dies. The paper  is by Dovecraft called "Sweet Paris" and has a lovely vintage feel. Coloured my little guy in with Spectrum Noirs as usual.

 

We have some super prizes up for grabs again from our lovely sponsors 

We are super happy and very proud to welcome back the wonderful, the One and ONLY, the Official Mousey Family...

  

Offering one Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to HMD.

 our 2nd generous sponsor is;

Di's DigiStamps

 

Winner will receive a $12 voucher to shop at  Di's DigiStamps 

 

  and

And we have Christine's Birthday candy prize

 

So what are you waiting for,  make a Birthday card with a Birthday sentiment using a House Mouse Design, Gruffie or Happy Hopper and join in the fun !!  (you do also have the option of Anything Goes if you wish)

hugs

 

Would love to enter:

2015 World Wide Design Challenge: must be a DT member and any DT project

Scribble and Scrap: always anything goes

Allsorts: creature

Alphabet challenge; C is for cute and cuddly

Fussy and Fancy: girly

Simply Papercraft; anything goes

12 Tags of 2015

Just made it with this one !!

Here's my take on Tim's March tag,  really enjoying these monthly tag challenges !!  Managed all the techniques on this one, but didn't have any tissue tape. I've used on my embossing paste swirls silver pearl instead of gold embossing powder which I couldn't find,  hiding somewhere in my craft heap I expect !!

 Here's Tim's inspiration for us all 

It's amazing seeing all the wonderful different takes on this tag. Check them out HERE

Friday project + FREE stamp !!

Morning guys,

 It's my turn for a cute Little Claire friday project for you and I'm using
 
 " Daisy the Sheep" !!

This spring decorated jam jar is ready to be filled with easter goodies !!

 You will need:

Little Claire "Daisy the Sheep" dinkie stamp

White card

 One sheet of Little Claires Gingham 6" x 6"  in blue

One sheet of Little Claires dinkie gingham in blue

3D foam tape

Fine line black pen

Pastel promarkers in blue, pink, yellow, green and flesh colour.

Blue gingham ribbon

Jam jar
 

1: Cut a piece of white card 2 1/4" x  9 1/2".  Stamp Daisy four times 1" in from right and colour in, then hand write "Just for ewe" over each sheep. Add a row of faux stitching to top and bottom.

2: Cut two strips from the 6" x 6" blue gingham sheet measuring 2 3/4" wide, join together at one end and cut strip to 9 1/2" long. Now matt sheep border onto this.

3: Onto another piece of white card stamp Daisy 5 times and cut out just her body and head and colour. Also cut out the tiny flowers and colour. Mount all sheep onto 3D foam tape and put to one side.

4: Cut a 2 1/8th circle of white card and stamp Daisy and colour, then hand write "Just for ewe" above her. Cut a 2 3/8" circle from the dinkie gingham square and matt Daisy circle onto it adding some faux stitching around edge.

5: Now wrap your Daisy band around the jam jar and glue ends together, then mount the cut out Daisy sheep over the matching colour sheep on band. Next fill jar with easter goodies !!

6: Cut a 5 1/2" circle from the yellow gingham square and mould over top of jam jar and tie ribbon round.
7: Now glue Daisy circle to top and add last mounted Daisy cut out.
 

8: Finish off by gluing the cut tiny flowers around the main band to cover the gaps between the Dasiy sheep. 

How about making a jar filled with crafting goodies for a friend or chocolates for a teacher !!  We'd love to see what you fill yours with.......

hugs Diane xx

NOW its Steve's 50th Birthday tomorrow Saturday 28th

 and Little Claire have decided to give all you peeps a birthday treat as well !!  Steve says he is only 25 tomorrow (ha,ha,ha) so you can get 25% off ( club stamp members 35% )  all your Little Claire goodies online by adding the code  steve50  at check out and if you take up this offer a  FREE stamp as well !!

This fabulous offer is only for tomorrow Saturday 28th !!

Riverbank Revels

As you know guys I love loads of colour and cute so I was thrilled to be given one of the Riverbank Revels stamps and matching 6" x 6"paper from my friend Nicki on Sunday !!

 Such a lovely spring image and I also have a bit of spring in my garden !!

Not much I know, but I love seeing my little daffs....

Anyhoo ......stamped and the coloured the little chick using Spectrum Noir pens, matt and layered several of the patten papers and inked all the edges, used my fav bobble trims, buttons, ribbon and made the flower with the scraps of paper left over.

Would love to enter:

Creative Card crew: easter critters
Just Inspirational Challenges: cute
Crafty Cardmakers: spring
Eureka Stamps: spring
Creative Inspirations: feathered friends/animals

CASE

Hope all you guys had a fabulous weekend be it with your mums or without !!  Sadly I have been without my mum for 16 years now,  but love to remember all the good fun times we had !!

Well time for our mousey challenge for you at House Mouse and Friends and here's my CASE card..

Our mousey team member America has set this challenge for you and this is her card which she wants you to CASE

 Here's what she says....

CASE means; (Copy and Share Exactly), though I'm really only looking for creations keeping the fun layout and main idea of using partial images.  This can be done in any theme.

Or you can do "anything goes" if you wish !!

I've stamped then coloured all my images using Spectrum Noir pens and edged all my purple circle frames with dots using a white gel pen !!

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 So hope you will join in the fun and who knows you might be one of the winners !!

Would love to enter:

Addicted to Stamps; 100 celebrations

Scribble and Scrap: #40 always anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge;  #220 our animal friends

Polkadoodles: #11 birthdays

Sister Act Card Challenge; #97 anything goes 

Cute Card Thursday: celebrate