Merry Christmas Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design 'Celebrate Friends'

patterned paper, TouchNew markers, leaves die, poinsettia die, ribbon, Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Frame 8 dies

Coloured the image with Touch New markers and then die-cut with Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Frame 8 die. Sentiment was a magazine freebie, added poinsettia flowers and ribbon to give a festive look.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse Designs Challenge #347 anything goes
2. CHNC Challenge #557 August 2021
3. ABC Christmas Challenge - P,Q,R (R for Ribbon)

Friends Forever

 

stamp: House Mouse Designs

others: Touch New markers, sakura punch, rectangle die,patterned paper

The image was coloured using Touch New markers and diecut with a rectangle dies. Flowers were handmade, using sakura and flower punch, punch out from watercolour paper. Coloured the petals with watercolour and shaped using a stylus. Added glittered foam ball to the flower.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse Challenge - #346
2. Word Art Wednesday - #503-504 anything goes
3. Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - August 2021

LO: Better Together

 

Done this digital layout using material from mixed designer. The base is a QP freebie from Akizo but I added elements from Gingerbread Happy Life Collab.

Challenge:

• Challenge YOUrself #91 using shapes

Sakura and mouse tag

stamp: House-Mouse & Friends

others: sakura punch, oil pastel, Copic

Coloured the image with Copic and the background was coloured using oil pastel in 3 orange shades. Tiny sakura flowers were punch out, coloured and shaped.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #344 

 

Bookmark

 

Stamp: House Mouse Design

others: Martha Stewart pinking scallop punch, Mijello watercolour , snippet of 2 pattern papers, Marianne Design label dies

The image was stamped and coloured with Mijello watercolour.  Cut out the image and a glitter patterned paper using Marianne Design label dies. Added punch out scallop border onto the bottom of the bookmark.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge #343 anything goes
2. Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge #406
3. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July 2021 challenge

Cat stamp bookmark

 

stamp image & sentiments: Tim Holtz Snarky Cats

others: Mijello Mission Gold watercolour, TH distress ink pad (Broken China, Mustard Seed), stencil, stencil blending brush

Stamped the image on watercolour paper, coloured it with Mijello watercolour and then fussy cut the image and adhered to the bookmark.

On a piece of cardstock, I use honeycomb stencil and inked the background using distress ink pad with blending brush tool. It was therapeutic for me, able to create such background with simple tools. 

Challenges:

1. Ally's Angel - Challenge #45 anything goes
2. We Love Chocolate Baroque - June hand coloured or paper pieced image
3. Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge #67 FURRYTHING GOES

Friends Forever Card

 

stamp: House Mouse Design - Celebrate Friends

snippet of polka dot blue patterned paper, soft pastel, Prismacolor pencils, oval die

The image was coloured with Prismacolor pencils and die-cut with oval die. The base white cardstock was coloured with soft pastel before adhered with patterned paper.

Challenges:

1. HMFC #342 Anything Goes + the option of Matching Envelope
2. Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge #405
3. Ally's Angel - Challenge #45 anything goes
4. We Love Chocolate Baroque - June hand coloured or paper pieced image
5. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper June 2021 challenge