Merry Christmas Mouse

 stamp:House-Mouse Designs SSCM5009 Holiday Happy,

others: Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dot' embossing folder, Copic, poinsettia die, small daisy flower punch, Spellbinder Classic Circle die

Another cute House-Mouse stamp coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out. I die-cut 2 circles from white cardstock and red pattern paper. Made the poinsettia flower using die set. Sentiment was computer generated.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #454
2. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #105
3. Wordart Wednesday Week#728&729
4. Creative Inspirations - Tis the Season!

Candy Cane Mouse

stamp:House-Mouse Designs SSCM5009 Holiday Happy,

others: embossing folder, Copic, poinsettia die, small daisy flower punch

Image was coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out. Embossed the white cardstock, die-cut poinsettia flowers and the leaves, punched out tiny daisy flower from yellow cardstock and adhered onto the card. Sentiment was computer generated.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #454
2. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #105
3. Wordart Wednesday Week#728&729
4. Creative Inspirations - Tis the Season!
5. Crafty Calendar - Winter or Christmas

 

Christmas Card

 

stamp:House-Mouse POPHM52 Mini Clear Stamp Set,

others: Authentique 'Free Bird' paper, border punch, Label die, Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dot' embossing folder, Copic

Image was coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out. Cut out a piece of white cardstock with a label die and then embossed it with my all-time favourite embossing folder. Next, I cut out a piece of white cardstock at 2.5cm and then used a border punch to punch at both sides.

Challenges

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #454
2. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #105
3. Wordart Wednesday Week#728&729
4. Creative Inspirations - Tis the Season!
5. Crafty Calendar - Winter or Christmas

Candy Cane Mistletoe

 stamp: House Mouse Design 'Mistletoe Kiss RSC-017',

others: Faber Castel watercolour pencils

This stamp image was coloured with watercolour pencils, my preferred medium when rushing for time. I grounded the hanging mistletoe by adhering the sentiment with a foam top. I leave out the background as it is for a CAS look.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #452 ATG/Any Holiday
2. ABC Christmas Challenge - U for Uncluttered, V for vertical 
3. We Love Stamping -November ATG/Christmas
4. Stamping Sensations - Christmas

Christmas Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design 'Wreath Rolling HMCP52'

others: Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Snow Flower' embossing folder, Faber Castell Watercolour pencils, 

The stamp was coloured using watercolour pencils and fussy cut out with scissors. The white cardstock was embossed with Sizzix embossing folder.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse  & Friends Monday Challenge #436
2. ABC Christmas Challenge March - E for Embossing, F for Focal Sentiment, G for Girls

Christmas Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design 'Breezy PineHMCW17'

others: embossing folder, Faber Castell Watercolour pencils, soft pastel, scallop square dies

This House-Mouse stamp is called Breezy Pine, coloured using watercolour pencils, with background coloured with soft pastel and cloud stencil. Die-cut the red panel with a scallop square die. The white cardstock was embossed with a 6 inches embossing folder.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse  & Friends Monday Challenge #436
2. ABC Christmas Challenge March - E for Embossing, F for Focal Sentiment, G for Girls

Christmas Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design 'HMP154 Candy Cane Taste'

others: Copic, Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Dots On A Line' embossing folder

I quite like this stamp as the mouse looks kinda cute. Coloured with Copic and fussy cut out with my favourite Honey Bee scissors. White panel was embossed with Sizzix folder.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse  & Friends Monday Challenge #436
2. ABC Christmas Challenge March - E for Embossing, F for Focal Sentiment, G for Girls

Christmas Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design 'Wreath Kiss HMCW03'

others: embossing folder, Faber Castell Watercolour pencils

Another House-Mouse stamp, coloured using watercolour pencils and fussy cut out with Honey Bee scissors. The white cardstock was embossed with a 6 inches embossing folder.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse  & Friends Monday Challenge #436
2. ABC Christmas Challenge March - E for Embossing, F for Focal Sentiment, G for Girls

Enjoying Christmas with a cuppa

 

stamp: House-Mouse Design 'Warm Cup HMV04',

others: poinsettia dies, Sizzix Winter Words embossing folder, tiny flower punch

Stamped image coloured with watercolour pencils. Die-cut the poinsettia flowers from snippet of red cardstock while the leaves were die-cut from scrap of watercolour paper. Using a stylus, I shaped the flower for some dimensional look before added to the card.

snippet of red cardstock

Challenges:

1. Snippets Playground Challenge#502
2. House Mouse  & Friends Monday Challenge #436
3. ABC Christmas Challenge March - E for Embossing, F for Focal Sentiment, G for Girls

Birthday Gift Cheese

 

stamp: House-Mouse Designs (Cheesy Gift HMV15), oval dies, Mijello watercolour

Done a simple birthday card using House-Mouse stamp, coloured with watercolour and die-cut with oval dies. Added bling to the sentiment.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge #434
2. Stamping Sensations - 2025 March Spring or Anything Goes
3. We Love Stamping - 2025 March Hello Spring or Anything Goes

Have a mice birthday

stamp: House-Mouse 'Birthday Splash' SSCM5007

others: Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dot' embossing folder, sentiment label die, Copic, rainbow tape

Image coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out. I love cutting images with scissors, better than die-cutting with machine. Embossed the card with Swiss Dot embossing folder, die-cut the stamped sentiment with a label die and added rainbow colour tape to the bottom to ground the image.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse And Friends Challenge #432 - ATG/Embossing Folder
2. Crafty Calendar Challenge January 2025 - add a die
3. Stamping Sensations - January 2025 anything goes with stamping
4. We Love Stamping - anything but square
5. We Love To Create - Challenge 1 - anything mixed media/paper crafting
6. Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge
7. Polkadoodles Challenge #2 W1 - anything goes

 

Christmas

stamp: House-Mouse Design 'Holiday Happy SSCM5009'

others: Christmas word die, wreath die, soft pastel, watercolour

snippet of white an red glitter cardstock

Image was coloured with watercolour pencils and fussy cut it out. Use yellow and pink soft pastel to colour the background of the front panel white cardstock. Next, I diecut wreath from green cardstock while the Christmas sentiment was die-cut from snippet of cardstock from my stash. I like the glitter red cardstock as it gives the sentiment a festive feel. 

Challenges:

1. Snippet's Playground Challenge #497
2. Crafty Calendar Challenge January 2025 - add a die
3. Stamping Sensations - January 2025 anything goes with stamping
4. ABC Christmas Challenge - A & B for Anything Christmas/Building
5. We Love Stamping - anything but square
6. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #431
7. We Love To Create - Challenge 1 - anything mixed media/paper crafting
8. Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge
9. Polkadoodles Challenge #2 W1 - anything goes
10. Gem Of A Challenge - #1 anything goes

 

Sending Love Your Way

 

stamp: Spellbinder House Mouse Design 'Flying To See You' 

others: hearts embossing folder, Copic, soft pastel 

The image was coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out. Using soft pastel, I coloured the white cardstock background with yellow, light orange and cyan colour before embossed with the hearts embossing folder.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - HMFMC#430
2. Polkadoodles Challenge - WK 50 Challenge 1 anything goes

Candy Cane Heart

stamp: Spellbinder House-Mouse 'Mistletoe Kiss RSC-017',

others: cloud stencil, Faber Castell watercolour pencils, small frame dies, Titi soft pastel

This is my version of tropical Christmas...enjoying candy cane under the bright blue sky..lol!

After I coloured the image, I used cloud stencil and soft pastel to carefully coloured the background. Titi soft pastel colour is quite vivid, love it.  The mistletoe look mid-way hanging, so I added a die-cut frame to ground the image.

Challenges:

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

Stamping Sensations - December (anything Goes)

We Love Stamping - December (Winter or anything Goes)

Inspiration Station December 2024 - (inspired by the Christmas festive season  and the candy cane)

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #93 

 

Bright Christmas

 

stamp: House Mouse 'Merry & Bright' RSC-015

Others: leaves embossing folder, Copic, frame die, poinsettia die, SSS ink pad

I was the lucky winner for this cutie mouse stamp which was sponsored by Lorraine aka Lols last December. She is one talented lady, always churning out inspiring and beautiful cards. In the prize pack, I received her stunning mini handmade Christmas card. Of course I love and treasure it very much. I like keeping these handmade cards, admiring their craftwork as  each crafter has different design style. 

mini Christmas card by Lorraine (Thank you so much!)

I coloured this image with Copic. Next, I die-cut a frame out of the green cardstock, after that, embossed it with the leafy embossing folder. Adhered the green panel onto the image and added die-cut poinsettia flower as embellishment.

Challenges:

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - HMFMC#428 ATG/Winter

We Love Stamping - Christmas/ATG

Stamping Sensations - Make It Magical/ATG

Dreaming of a White Christmas

 

stamp: House Mouse SSCM5009 Holiday Happy

others: snowflakes stencil, TH DI Broke China, SSS Doll Pink ink pad, Copic

stamped image on snippet of white cardstock

Wow, been neglecting this blog for the past 5 months. Finally, get some time to resume crafting. I stamped the image on a snippet of white cardstock (I have a plenty), coloured with Copic and fussy cut it out with scissors. Using snowflakes stencil and distress ink pad, I inked the background using brush. Easy peasy, and I love the outcome.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - HMFMC#428 ATG/Winter
2. Snippets Playground Challenge#493
3. Jingle Bells - Christmas Feast
4. We Love Stamping - Christmas/ATG
5. Stamping Sensations - Make It Magical/ATG

Birthday Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design 'SSCM5007 Birthday Splash', AALl&Create #559 "Feathered Friends", MME Lost & Found 3 "Oliver"

others: watercolour, Copic, sentiment dies

Created the background using splash of red watercolour on watercolour paper. After dried, inked various stamps here and there. Image coloured with Copic, fussy cut out. Die-cut the birthday sentiment from snippet of black cardstock (leftover from making mini album. 

Challenges:

1. House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - #418 Anything Goes with Option of Make Your Own Background

Peeking under party hat

stamp: House-Mouse Design "POPHM54 Spring" -Party Peeking,

birthday text embossing folder, I Am Roses flower (R5-2 Indian Jasmine, ZR2-2 mini open roses soft pink, R4-15 white Arabian jasmine ), Spellbinder Oval dies, Copic

Image was coloured with Copic, die-cut using Spellbinder Classic Oval die. Embossed the front white panel with birthday text embossing folder, then added various flowers from I Am Roses.

Challenges:

1. I Am Roses June Challenge
2. House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge -HMFMC #417 ATG or Here Comes Summer!
3. Inspiration Station June 2024 #62 (inspired by the party hat and the birthday theme)

 

Watercolour background card

stamp: House-Mouse Designs POPHM54 Spring, Mijelo watercolour, 

Colouring the background with watercolour and then stamped various small stamps  onto it. Image was coloured with Copic and fussy cut out. Matted on black cardstock cut with postage-like style scissors.

Challenges

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - #416 anything goes or Option theme- A Fancy Fold Card

 

 

Just Perfect

 House-Mouse Designs 'Ballerina Baby', Copic, net stamp, star stamp, watercolour, deckle scissors

Lately, saw postage dies being used in some creative papercrafting, so I jumped into the bandwagon..with diy postage die-cut using deckle scissors.

The background was coloured with watercolour, inked some of the stamps here and there and adhered the cut-out coloured image onto it. Sentiment was stamped on snippet of white cardstock, cut out and inked the edges with a black marker.

Challenges

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - #416 anything goes or Option theme- A Fancy Fold Card
2. Stamping Sensations - June Challenge 
3. We Love Stamping - June Challenge Fabulous Flowers or AG