House Mouse New Beginnings

Hello Again!

It's another dull, miserable day here today, the light hasn't improved all day which made photographing todays card even more difficult (I know, excuses, excuses I hear you shout!!!!!).

This is my card for the House Mouse 'New Beginnings' Challenge. I think every House Mouse image I've ever seen has made me smile.

I made a square card for my base using Pearlescent card from PaperMill.  The lace backing paper and floral backing paper are both printed from Joanna Sheen's Precious Petals cd-rom.  The House Mouse decoupage is again from Joanna Sheen.  I used a Martha Stewart Deep Edge punch along one of the backing papers, and then added a tiny pearl to the centre of each flower.  I also added some larger pearls to the bottom corners.

Now for the flowers..... I've tried making flowers in the past, without much success, so not to be beaten, I decided to give it another go.  Not having a punch or stamp, I decided to draw a rough 6 petal shape in 2 sizes.  I cut these out and then drew round them 3 times per flower onto the left-over pieces of backing paper.  I then made up the flowers as shown in a demo I'd seen.  Anyway, I was quite pleased with the result.  I think they show a little clearer in this photo.

The leaves were made using an x-cut embossing punch, and then I added a couple of swirls made using a Marianne die.

I decided against adding a sentiment to the card because I think it is perfect for an Engagement, Wedding, Anniversary or 'Moving In Together' card, to name but a few!

Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy the rest of your Saturday.

Jo x