House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

 I have joined in the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge on their Design Team!  I love House Mouse images and look forward to using so many of these images.

The challenges are for 2 weeks- so the challenge that begins today goes from 2/3- 2/16.  The challenges are always AG, but have an option of using Pink or Red/ and white. 

We have two sponsors for the challenge - prizes will be awarded!  

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,

the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)

And,  Di's DigiStamps  is the 2nd sponsor. 

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamps- Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon- AG

Thanks for stopping by! 

Shelly

Stashbusters

Using our stash seems to be a very popular theme recently!  I am joining in on the 2nd year of 'Using Stash' for the 2nd year on Instagram in the Stashbusters challenge. .  Our theme was daisies and or the Spotlight technique for this past week. I made one of each theme.

I used a Great Impressions small stamp with 3 daisies, and repeatedly stamped it on the background.  I colored using Copics. The Hugs sentiment is by Altenew. 

Again, using the Great impressions stamp, I made a background. I stamped the daisy stamp 3 times and made spotlight images. Again, coloring using Copics. The sentiment is Altenew. 

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Shelly

Non-Valentine heart card

One of our Splitcoaststampers.com friends is having Open Heart surgery soon, and we are sending her Non-Valentine themed heart cards. 

  I pulled out this Unity Stamps image and stamped it, then created a mask.  Then I pulled out Distress sprays and went to town.  I used an old SU heart punch and a separate small heart punch and made a template to mask in hearts on the background in different colors.  The MFT die cut in black helped frame the main panel and I added an embossed layer below that too.  

 The sentiment and die cut are from Pink Fresh Studios.  

 I hope this will bring a smile to the recipients face!  

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Shelly

Alpha B challenge

For the Splitcoast Alpha challenge, we are on B and one of the prompts is Bird.  I come up with the 2nd B word for my card. I made 2 cards again for this challenge

For this first image, I used an untouched stamp set- and the birds are on a branch.  The branch is torn cardstock.  The background is stenciled using a stencil that came with the stamps.  The images are water colored.  

My next card uses a Whippersnapper image, colored using Copics.  I die cut it and added a die cut from Catherine Pooler (I think) if a pup foot in a heart.  Sentiment is Hero Arts.  

Can I keep up this round?  We'll see!

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

Angels and more

I am part of a group over on Splitcoaststampers.com that participates in a challenge called the Alpha challenge (alphabet).  We are on season 22 this round!  

 We follow prompts each round and make cards that correspond with those prompts.  

I used the prompt Angel, and I added Adhesive.  I made 2 cards

I used an angel die from SSS or Simon Says Stamps. I applied a double sided adhesive to the back of the white shimmery cardstock when I die cut it. I added it to a stenciled background using shimmer paste thru a stencil. 

This angel die is from..... 

This angel die is from (I need to check this ...)  and I added adhesive and added the gold bells.  The Joy is a Lawn Fawn die.  The shimmery background is made using

 Technique Junkies Shimmery paste through a stencil- made at a Stamp show. I found the dove images in my die cut bin and have no clue where they are from.....  

The shimmer from the background changes colors as the card changes angles.  It really does match the card IRL. 

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Shelly

Sending hugs!

A paper crafting friend just lost her husband of many years, and I wanted to send her a card. Since I could not be there in person, I wanted to send a 'warm hugs' type card. 

 I just love this image and it sends a warm hug to the recipient!  My favorite color is pink, but I added multiple colors in the background Gelli Print for distraction , The Gelli Print was too small for the entire background, so I cut it in 3 equal parts, and employed some shimmery gold Washi strips. 

House Mouse- AG and DT call https://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/

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Shelly

Unused No More!

 A couple of my crafty friends, Jeanette and Barb came up with a new challenge for 2025, Unused no more. Lets use some of the products we have on our shelves that are gathering dust!

 I have a (clearing throat) few unused items.  We can use stamps, stencils, die cuts, embossing folders, etc....any crafty items we own.

I pulled out a Unity set that is unused except for one sentiment and made a card for a wedding I attended this past weekend. 

The birdhouse is embossed using Queens Gold EP, and the birds stamped in Ballet Blue, then Versamark and clear EP was used. 

I layered 2 die cuts I had - the top one from a used supplies sale, and the 2nd I will ID and edit my post.  A layer of gold cardstock was added. There is a sentiment inside also from the same Unity set. 

We are a group that attends the 'Gather' retreat each year in Wisconsin in early April and craft the weekend away. Many of us met on Splitcoaststampers.com and are from across the miles (One friend is even joining this year from Canada!).  Those without blogs will post on Social Media somewhere. 

These are the links to the ladies that are bloggers.  Each name is linkable to their blogs : )  

Barb , Carol , Jeanette , Terry, Rebekah , Darlene , LJ has a blog but mostly posts to Instagram, Angela, Terry and Kathy will post on Social Media. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Shelly

Christmas card making and VSN

I have been away from my blog for a bit- and here now creating for Christmas and Virtual Stamp Night over at Splitcoaststampers.com  .........

For the Holiday Plaid challenge, I used a Lawn Fawn set using stamps from the Scrapbook and Cards Today event from October.....  

 I love this sweet die cut and mouse image- coloring using Copic markers. The die using Holiday Plaid theme.  The card uses wrapping paper from past Christmas- shimmery silver,  for the die cut sentiment. 

And, another make- with the theme gifts- same set:

A stenciled card- stickles added to the Distress inked bulbs...  and the DP from Lawn Fawn. I added Silver metallic washi tape. The die cut is plain white cardstock. The images are colored using Copic markers. 

Not very traditional colors, but fun for a Christmas themed card. 

I hope you are having a blessed December !

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

Back to school and Autumn

It's been a while since the last time I have posted here.  I am joining in a challenge on Instagram to post cards using a back to school theme and Harvest or Autumn theme.  Use a new technique or card fold and any sentiment.

 Well, teachers, students, families all go back to school, but think of the pets that have all summer to spend quality time with owners that are all of a sudden gone all day to work!  

So, for card one, here's one for the pets!

 And, a second card for Autumn

Both cards in a new style for me- no techniques, just using DP and stamped and embossed sentiments. 

Card 1 uses sentiments by MFT, card 2, Sunny Studios. 

Challenges: TBA

Thanks for stopping by! 

Shelly

Sending Love and Hugs

For an Instagram hop, we are to use our 'stash' and use supplies in an unexpected way.

I dug out a Crafters Companion stamp and die cut set I bought and have never used.....  

We are also challenged to use Red, White and Blue on our cards.  I colored the die cut image using Copic markers.  The unexpected craft item I used was a paper towel that I saves after I cleaned up a crafty session that used red and blue inks.... I used that paper towel and die cut the sentiment (from SSS or Simon Says Stamps).  This is a frequently used sentiment I use when chatting with my kids....  Perfect die for me!

The image was colored using Copics and the background uses Distress Oxide inks. I added white using the end of a blending brush and white craft ink by SU.  

The Instagram hop is HERE

Challenges: TBA

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly