Shine Bright like a Diamond.....

 There is a new challenge up at Shopping Our Stash and it's Shine Bright Like a Diamond , a couple of choices Bling it up and or use something that gives you light. I chose Birthday Candles and lots of them.

I have had this House Mouse stamp for a long time and I used it once before and it was also a birthday card, it could e used for a Christmas one and I have a stamped image ready to make it too. The sentiment is a "one liner" from Hero Arts, way back when, I think I bought all the one line stamps, I have at least 6 and maybe more I haven't used them in a while, I'm pretty sure that's is the last piece of blue cardstock from SU I have in my stash. 

Nothing cuter than a close-up of the mice singing a birthday ditty.

Finished the inside with a very old stamp from the Artful Stamper, you know you are really digging your stash wen you use wood mount stamps. 

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Under the Sun, Moon and Stars

A new challenge at Shopping Our Stash has started and for the next two weeks we would like to see the Sun, the Moon, the Stars one or all of them on a project.  I had an idea and made a background with some oxide inks. The die set I used is three pieces now I would have loved to use the village but I was afraid to mess up the whole card as I only had one background.

I'm still in the Christmas mode, I have had this die set for close to a year and never been used. The shepards were cut out of shimmer white and the star out of glitter paper although you can't see the sparkle. I also made this a "mail-able" card which I'm trying to do more often but is not easy.

Rummaging through my supply of sentiments I now realize I don't have any religious stamps so for the few I make and send I will have to print them off on the computer.  The sentiment is really old it's from the Artful Stamper when they were in London Ontario, at least 10 years ago. I also added a gold star for interest on the inside.

I'm entering this in a newlyA found challenge:

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge ~~ ATG with option of stars

Head over to the main SOS Blog and check out the awesome inspiration the rest of the design team have to offer. 

Thanks for stopping by today and stay in and stay safe.

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #270 ~~ Fairies and Angels

What a beautiful challenge at Shopping Our Stash!!  Fairies and Angels. There are a lot of different and beautiful stamps and digis of angels and fairies, I decided to give some inky love to a very old stamp from the Artful Stamper.

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Isn't she beauiful! I coloured her with a very pale blue and her wings with touches of pink.

I used White Opal liquid pearls with water to glaze her wings.

Finished inside.

Thanks for visiting today and head over to Shopping Our Stash  check out all the gorgeous fairies and angels that the rest of the design team have done for inspiration.

Z is for Zoo..challenge #14 at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

Another great challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stamp Z is for Zoo, so we want to see and animal or animal prints on your creation.,

Check out the rules on the blog and while you are there check out the fabulous projects the rest of the Sisters have made. So here is what I came up with.

I stamped the Giraffe (from the Artful Stamper) with versamark watermark and embossed it in detail black. coloured with copics then did the rip thing (a stress reliever) Added the brads and some white fibre, I pretty much followed the sketch shown on the web site.

Close up of the face detail.

Finished inside it carries through the design from the front minus the ripping.
Thanks for visiting today and I hope you can find time to get the |oo stuff together and make us a creation so we can ooh and aah  over it.
Have a fantastic weekend!!!