House-mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #434

 Today I'm sharing a card I've made for the House-Mouse & friends Monday Challenge.  This is one of my favourite challenges to enter and I hope to be a more regular participant this year.

The theme for this challenge is anything goes with the option of adding spring flowers.

This is such a fun image, taken from Joanna Sheen's triple cd-rom.  I opened the image in My Craft Stduio and made it into decoupage.  The backing paper was in among my print-outs and I now can't remember where it's from!  I stamped the Happy Birthday Sentiment.

Jo xx

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Second Entry

 Hello again

This is my other entry into the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge:

Once again I used the Gruffies & Happy Hopper cd-rom from Joanna Sheen to make this easel card.  I printed the image multiple times so I could turn it into decoupage.  The backing paper is from the same cd-rom.

I made this card for a friend who loves pumpkins!

Thanks for visiting.

Jo xx

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

 Hello

I hope you are all surviving this awful weather!  It's so cold!!

This is my first entry into the House-Mouse & Friends challenge, which is Anything Goes with the Options of 'Winter':

I used the Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd-rom from Joanna Sheen for the backing paper and decoupage.  The Happy Birthday die is by Paper Cuts. Card from Hunkydory.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo xx

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

 Good morning

I'm back from a lovely week away.  Yesterday was my hubbies 60th birthday.  We had lots of callers and our daughters came round for their tea.  I made his favourite cake - chocolate with galaxy melted on the top!  There are more celebrations planned for the weekend.

It was a friends birthday the other day, so I decided to use a house-mouse image for her card.  I hadn't made a shaker card in ages, and thought this image lent itself to a shaker card!

The image and backing paper are from Joanna Sheen's house-mouse cd-rom.  I cut an aperture into some purple card and again into the backing paper.  Sugar strands were added as the shaker element, then I created some little party hats from the backing paper and some streamers from a toning yellow paper.

I would like to enter my card into House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Anything goes with the option to add a butterfly.

Thanks for visiting!

Jo xx

Signs of Spring

 Hello again

Get me....2 posts in a day!!

A friend has her 65th birthday this week, and as she is a big animal lover I knew I couldn't go wrong with a Happy Hoppers image.  I made it to fit in with the new challenge over at House-Mouse & Friends which is 'Anything Goes With The Option Of Wet/Dry Embossing.

I'm a big lover of bees (I have one tattto'ed on my arm!), and just couldn't resist this delightful image.  The image is decoupaged and then I used my new Carnation Crafts dies to cut out the hexagons.  I then ran the yellow layer through again using my favourite Spellbinders double-sided embossing folder.  I then used some of the smaller Carnation dies to cut out the mats and layers for the sentiments.  The sentiment dies are from Hunkydory and the number dies are from Crafters' Companion.  Finally, I added some pearls from Hunkydory.  The base card is an 8 x 8 from Creative Crafting World.

I saw my first bumble bee of the year yesterday.  It was a huge 'fluffy' bee, sat on my garden wall having a rest.  Spring is definitely on it's way and I'm sat on my settee in the sunshine typing this post, with Bailey sunbathing next to me!

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Try It On Tuesday - Spring

Snippets Playground - Snippets used for Sentiment mats and layers

Thanks for stopping by!

Jo x

Sorry You're Feeling Under The Weather

 Hello

A friend of mine has been unwell lately so I wanted to send her a card to let her know I was thinking of her.  I decided to use an adorable Happy Hoppers image, and follow the current challenge over at House-mouse & friends Monday challenge which is ANYTHING GOES - OPTION "USE TOUCHES OF "SILVER and or GOLD"

Here is my card:

I chose to decoupage the image and matt onto silver mirror and then lilac card.  The backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's Gruffies and Happy Hoppers cd-rom, as is the decoupage and sentiment.  I added a couple of dew drops and some toning ribbon.  A butterfly charm was then added to complete the card.

Thanks for visiting!

Jo xx

Many Happy Returns from the Happy Hoppers

 Hello and welcome

Today is one of my best friend's birthdays.  I've been really struggling for ideas with my card-making recently and decided to return to the Gruffies and Happy Hoppers for some inspiration for this birthday card.  I chose this adorable decoupage:

I used a 7 x 7 card, which I matted with card from PaperMill.  The sentiment was matted onto card from my scraps box and the decoupage created using foam pads.  Some Hunkydory gems were added to completed the card.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Jo xx

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Add Something Blue

 Good Morning

I'm trying to get ahead with my birthday cards, so decided to make another for the House Mouse & Friends Challenge.  This time I remembered to 'Add Something Blue' which was an optional part of the challenge.  This card is for my niece who is a big animal lover:

I printed the decoupage, backing paper and sentiment from the cd-rom that came with the House Mouse Project Book by Joanna Sheen.  I love cutting out decoupage and it's good exercise for my dodgy hands!

I remembered I had a very neglected embossing folder with cupcakes on that I thought would work perfectly with the image.  The blue card is from Hunkydory.

To finish, I die cut the bunting from the backing paper, and used a Spellbinders die to cut the pretty banner for the sentiment to sit on,

Challenges Entered

House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes with option to add something blue

Simon Says - Cute Critter

I'm having such fun re-visiting old cd-roms and using old/almost forgotten crafting items that have been hidden away in my craft room.

Have a lovely Sunday.

Jo x

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

 Hello and a very warm welcome to my blog.

Today I was in need of some distraction therapy, and I had some cards I needed to make, so I took myself off to my Craft Room.  In need of some inspiration for 'where to start', I decided to do something I haven't done in ages, and look up some of my old favourite challenges.  So here I am entering the House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge with this card:

I re-visited a cd-rom from Joanna Sheen and went straight to the decoupage section and chose this delightful image.  The card is for a special friends birthday.  The card blank is a reverse easel and has been in my stash for yonks, so can't remember where it came from!  The ribbons and pearls I've also had for ages.  I'm determined this year to use up some of my stash so thought I'd start as I mean to go on!!

Challenges Entered -

House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Cute Critters

Thanks for visiting!

Jo x

Happy Birthday From House Mouse

I love the house mouse, happy hoppers and gruffies images, they never fail to make me smile and I think when they are decoupaged it really brings them to life.  Decoupage remains my favourite technique although I am finding it more difficult to do with the deterioration in my eyesight and the arthritis in my hands.  What joy!  This card I made for one of my daughters; friends.

The decoupage image was printed from the House-mouse decoupage cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  I think the backing paper was printed from the same cd-rom but I forgot to make a note, sorry!

I used an 8 x 8 card blank and Lynda Chapman's kraft card for all my mats.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

CD Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes but must use an item from a cd-rom.

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Anything Goes or All About The Weather

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

House Mouse and Friends Challenge - Anything Goes Or Option Theme Sports/Activities

Hello

I would like to enter my card into the current challenge at House Mouse & Friends Challenge and the challenge at Dream Valley Challenges which is Pearls or Gems:

I printed the main image from the House-mouse decoupage cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  All the card used is from Creative Crafting World.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jo x

House Mouse and Friends - Anything Goes and/or Bunnies

Hello

This is my entry into the current challenge over at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge:

The decoupage image, backing paper and sentiment are all printed from a Joanna Sheen cd-rom.  I used Lynda Chapman's Black Card for my mats and some gems from my stash.

This card was made for my daughter to give to her friend called Poppy!

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Vintage Love

Hello and welcome to my blog today.

This is my entry into the latest challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge:

I hope it fits the bill.  I used an 8 x 8 square card for my base and black and red card from Lynda Chapman's World of Paper (Creative Crafting World) for my matting and layering and die-cuts.  The image and backing papers are printed from the Gruffies and Happy Hoppers cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  The sentiment is a stamp from Crafters Companion.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the lovely inspiration from the Design Team.

I would also like to enter my card into the House-Mouse and Friends Challenge - Anything Goes with optional theme of sweets or hearts.

Jo x