House Mouse Challenge HMFMC168

This is for this week's House Mouse Challenge HMFMC168.  You are to use a House Mouse image and add a "pop" to your card!  I went very simple with this one, because I wanted my husband's great copic coloring to be the focus of this card.  I only Popped up the top mouse image with pop dots!

The colors that my husband used are...V12, V04,  G17, V09, RV25, YG95, G14, C00, E000< R00. YR24, W1, T3, RV00, C1, G05, E41, Co, BG0000.

Stamp is Fragrant  Shower HMTR1052, By Stampabilities, House Mouse designs...

The challenge can be found here

http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/2014/04/pop-it-up-for-challenge-hmfmc168.html

"April Showers bring May flowers." 

It has just started pouring down raining where I live, and thunder...so I have to quick post this card
and shut down for now...will be back later to visit blogs.

Thank you for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill 

PS.  also entered into the gruffies & Guests challenge the link can be found here...

http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/

 

I'm ready for spring!

I made this card for three challenges.  The Twisted Sister Challenge at Split coast Stampers...
The challenges was to make s "spring" card and add buttons on the card.  The bird on the card is definitely spring...and I'm ready for spring to come.  It's my favorite season.

The second challenge that I am entering this card in is The House Mouse Challenge  "Things with wings"  The challenge is HMFMC139, and it can be found here

The third challenge entry is Word Art Wednesday's anything goes Challenge #69.
The challenge can be found here

My card has a House Mouse Image that was colored with copics by my husband.
YR12, BG05, T7, Ea5, Y13, E37, YGo6, R8a, R83, E35, E34, YR0000, RV0000, RV10,E31, E30, E04,W00.W1,100, BG0000, V0000, G0000.  The stamp is called "I don't do bugs" HMOR1053

My Designer paper is from Stampin' Up, I added a ribbon, Prima flower, brad buttons, and my Sentiment is from a Rubber stamp from Hampton Art. I cut out my image with a Spellbinder, Grand Nestabilities Die,  Grand Labels Four.

Another Valentine card

I made this card for House Mouse Challenge #37...for the theme of "cuts"  My "Cuts"
are the hearts made with my spellbinder die "cuts"  The image is from House Mouse,
My designer paper is called Love notes,   My image was colored with copics by my husband,
and I added lace, ribbon and a brad...
You can find the challenge here 
HMFMC137

Thanks for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill

House Mouse New Beginnings challenge

 This the card I made for the "New Beginnings" Challenge at House Mouse.  At first I couldn't think of any image I had that would work for this challenge, and then I saw Tracy's card which inspired me

http://tracy-countrymouse.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-beginnings.html.  Tracy, if you are reading this...I didn't realize what a copy cat I was till after I made my card and looked at yours again,  (Of course, Your card is much nicer)    My daughter will be starting a new job, and I know she needs some encouragement right now...  the transition has and will be difficult.  I want to let her know how proud I am of her.

The Link for this House Mouse challenge can be found here

 The flowers in the Pic above is a treat my husband gave me, over the weekend, I just remembered to take a pic today,  so they are starting to get a bit wilted, but I still think they are so pretty,  notice the color.  My favorite color!  No, it is not my birthday, nor is it our Anniversary.  I guess he gave the flowers to  me because he likes me...smile.  

Just a quick card I made...No snow here right now, but it sure is cold!

The card reads...
May your days be filled with Joy!
and I do hope...to anyone reading this post
that your days are filled with JOY!

Blessings,
Jill

House Mouse Challenge HMFMC125

This card is for the House Mouse Challenge HMFMC125. The challenge can be found here
For this challenge you are to "create anything representing the Olympic games."

My husband colored my image with copic markers, The stamp is from House Mouse.

House Mouse Challenge HMFMC124

This card is for the House Mouse Challenge, HMFMC124, The theme for the challenge is, Summertime fun, Anything to do with summer.
My husband colored the "Gruffies" image with copics...YG17, YG03, YG61, YG13, Y02, E99, E50, E19, E31, E40, E33, C4, B000, RV00,RV10
I did some HAND stitching around the card. For years I did cross stitch, embroidery, crewel, smocking, needlepoint, sewing, etc. I forgot how long it took to do stitching! (Maybe it's just because I am out of practice...smile...)
I added some stick on beads, and made my umbrella by paper piecing using a Dream Weaver Umbrella stencil LG737,
I am also entering this card in the Dream weaver challenge this month which is also using the "Summer" theme.
Links to these two challenges can be found on the right side of my blog.

Summer Time at House Mouse...

This is for the House Mouse Challenge found here.  HMFMC121,
Here comes the sun!  Make a card for Summer...

This is a perfect summer card for me, because I like to drink lots and lots of ice tea and Lemonade during those hot summer days.  It would have also been a good card for two years ago, when we were fortunate enough to have several humming birds coming in our yard to visit our feeders.  They were so neat to watch.  But so far, this year,(and last year) sadly, we have not spotted any in our yard.

My card was made with a stamp  I purchased at a yard sale,  It's an oldie but goodie, the stamps has 1998 on it.  and it's called Sweet Treat for Two, by House Mouse Designs.

I used Stampin' Up designer paper, and added brad on the flower.  My card was colored with copics by my husband.

It's been a very busy summer so far, My husband's sister and her husband are in visiting from Arizona, and also our best friends are in visiting from California.  Trying to spend as much time as we can with them.  They are some of our favorite family and friends.  Bathroom remodel is still going on...should be finished soon.  Can't wait! 

another challenge at House Mouse #HMFMC120

I have the wonderful privilege of being a guest designer at the House Mouse Challenge blog (along with my copic coloring husband...smile.  My husband is retired and it's a way of keeping him busy...Don't tell him I said that...smile.  This is the card I made for this challenge...HMFMC120

The link to the challenge is here

The guidelines for this challenge are...

**NEW CHALLENGE**

 Mega talented Meece Sister Teamie, Sue Drees,  is hosting Challenge # HMFMC120.
Sue wants to see *Circles, Polka Dots &All-Round Fun* on your designs.

Please remember you MUST use a House-Mouse & Friends, Gruffies or Happy Hopper image on your designs. Please also reference this Challenge Code; HMFMC120 - whenever uploading your projects to any online galleries to help  in finding your Mousey work more easily.

One lucky winner will receive a $25.00 gift certificate to shop at the official House Mouse store…

And one lucky winner will a $10.00 embellishment package from pizzazzaplenty http://www.pizzazzaplenty.blogspot.com/

Edited to add:  I was trying very hard this morning to quick get my card posted along with my long to do list for this morning, that I forgot to add my card details...
My card uses a Stampabilities  House Mouse Stamp, The Can showers, (with Muzzy, mudpie)
the stamp # is HMKR1035
I used Stampin' Up Designer paper,  Stampin' Up Lattice folder for my outer circle and cut the circles out with my big kick using a Spellbinder's die, The image was colored by my husband with copics.  I added a ribbon and button brads.

I want to thank the House Mouse Team for giving me the chance to be a guest designer.  The design team's cards are always so amazing, I look forward to seeing all that fabulous inspiration each time there is a new challenge, and they are as nice and helpful as they are talented.  It has been a joy to do this, and it was so wonderful to win the gift certificate to use for my stamps.  (they arrived very quickly too).  Thank you again...
and by the way to answer one of the questions that were in my comments...smile...
My hubby's name is Jim.
And if I may brag for a moment, Jim not only does a terrific job at coloring most of my images for me, He is also a wonderful cook.  great at photography, and has also sewn himself a suit, and all by himself took half the roof off of our home to build us a dormer  (no, he is not a carpenter)

House Mouse Midway reminder

I made this card for the house mouse Challenge

It's for their Mid week reminder

My husband colored my image for me using copics.  The stamp for this adorable House Mouse image is one of the larger stamps, so I kept the card kind of plain so the focus would be on the cute image.

This HMFMC119 challenge runs until Midnight, May 19th and there is also a fab prize from the lovely Heidi, at Simon Says Stamp.  One Lucky Winner will receive a $25 Gift Voucher Prize to the Simon Says Stamp Shop!

Now it's YOUR turn to play along with HUMOR! Here are the Challenge RULES;

1. Create a project that follows the current challenge theme.

2. Your project must feature a House-Mouse, Gruffies or, Happy Hoppers stamp.

6. You may enter as many times as you'd like, but your projects MUST BE NEW creations and submitted by Saturday, May 19th, at Midnight, EST.

Please remember to reference the current Challenge Code; HMFMC119 -whenever uploading your projects to any online galleries. This helps  to find your Mousey work more easily.

House Mouse "Humor" Challenge, HMFMC119

Happy Monday!

It's Time for a House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge!  I still can't believe that I was asked to be a guest designer!  What a Happy day that was...Below is the link for this week' challenge.

http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/2012/05/its-is-all-about-humor-for-challenge.html

Anyone can enter this challenge...Just make a card using Humor as your theme...
 

Please remember to reference the current Challenge Code: HMFMC119, when uploading your projects to any online galleries. This helps  to find your Mousey work more easily

And Yes, My image was colored by my husband, He loves to use copics, and colors most of my images for me.  He even gave me a list as to what colors he used, and at the moment I can't find that list...so I will have to add the copics colors when I find them...and if I find them..LOL

I think I do have a valid excuse for being so unorganized...at least for being even more unorganized than I usually am...smile.  I know I would not win awards for being the most organized person---

My craft room has been mostly in boxes for the last couple of weeks, while we had a contractor come and re plaster a water damaged ceiling from a leaky roof.  While we were at it we had a new floor put down, and, of course, all of the above means that I had to take everything out of the room and box it up.

Well, for those who have been following my blog, I am happy to report that my craft room is almost done.  Just needs some finishing touches.  And, so far, I have found that it does help me to be more organized.  (hopefully, I won't "junk" it up again).

Back to House Mouse.  I was so delighted to know that I had won the opportunity to be a guest designer, but I also won a gift certificate for the free stamps.  It was so difficult to choose which ones I wanted.  I asked my husband for help picking them out.  I asked him, "Which ones do you want? and he answered me by saying...."I want all of them!"  LOL.  It seemed that I had no sooner ordered my stamps and then were in my mailbox.  House Mouse had no way of knowing this, but they arrived very shortly before my birthday, so I thought they felt like a birthday present.  I am so grateful for the lovely stamps.  Which you will definitely being seeing on my blog in the near future.  My husband has already colored them.  smile.

So Sweet

This card is for the "So Sweet" challenge at House Mouse this week.  The Challenge can be found here
This week the challenge is  to make a card with something "Sweet" on it.  I chose to use Hot Cocoa for my sweet, It's something I indulge in quite often...but I'm not supposed to, so please don't tell my Doctor...smile.
My House Mouse image was colored with copics, again by my husband.  He used E25,C3, W1, C5, G99, W00, E07, E19, E0000, RV00, T2.

I used a Cheery Lynn die for my background frame (Lattice 2 die)  I colored in the squares with copics, popped my image up with pop dots, and added a Jolee spoon in the corner (and the spoon is silver not black.  Some day I will learn how to adjust the colors.  I hope so anyway...smile.

Hope everyone is having a good day...Blessings to you, Jill

PS. In case you missed it, Yesterday, I had a wonderful surprise when I logged onto the House Mouse Web site.  I won the last Challenge.  I was stunned!  (ask my husband, how excited I was...LOL) Along with my prize, I have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer.  WOW!  What an Honor!  I'm a bit nervous.  I have trouble thinking outside the box.

And right now, it's still more of a challenge these days to make cards, because I still don't have my
craft room back.  I'm still digging through packed up boxes for my supplies.

House Mouse Challenge HMFMC116

This card was truly a challenge for me, because in order to make it, I had to unpack many boxes.  I have most of my craft room packed up, and in order to do this card... I had to go searching through many of the boxes to try and find some supplies to do a card.  Wow!  Do I ever miss having my craft room!  Even if it was always an unorganized mess, it was still easier to find supplies than this was...LOL!  Hopefully, my contractor who has been promising me, for a while now, will be here soon to fix my  my damaged ceiling in my craft room, and put down my new floor. 

My husband and I went to my favorite craft store on Saturday (my second time this week that I was able to go there!  Yea! While we were there, he found this House Mouse stamp, and came home and colored it right away.  How could I not try and do a card for the challenge with it?  smile.  I think House Mouse stamps are his favorite to color.

The copic colors he used are E35, V12, BV23, R00, R85, C0, C00, E40, E43, Woo, B00, R002

I  paper pieced the hats, used a cuttlebug folder to emboss part of the background.
I used October Afternoon for my designer paper, added pop dots, and a sticker,and string bow.