Mom.....

I love my mom......

Okay have a good day!  lol! Oh I just thought I would do up a card for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge this week and this is the card I chose to make.

I received some wonderful new paper from Stampin' Up! this week called Paisley Petals and I love it!  I matched it up with the Very Vintage Labels 18 and  Roses in Bloom (using the "Mom" sentiment)

I decided to do some cutting of the flowers on this delicious patterned paper with my Fingertip Craft Knife, so I could slip the Spellbinders Labels 18 under the cuttings.

I added some wonderful Zva Creative Pearls cut up just the way I like it- because I am in LOVE with them - true story! 


A bit of sponging around the edges and my beautiful card is done! yay! My mom and step dad just returned from Florida after being gone forEVER it seems - well - just 3 months but that is toooooo long!!

WMS Sketch Challenge!

Good day and welcome to another Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge! 

We would like to challenge you to follow our sketch using any stamps you wish, and to post it to Mr. Linky on our challenge blog and you could be one of our top three mice! 

Here is the sketch for the week - I think it's a pretty simple sketch this week - enabling you to work your magic!!

 

Here is my card using Afternoon Tea and Afternoon Tea Sentiments. The Zva Flourish is meant to be the steam from the kettle - aren't I soo soo clever??!

I also used My Mind's Eye patterned papers. I just cut one piece in strips and using both sides of the paper, adhered the strips to my card base. 

The little Dainty Lace Border is the finishing touch!


Thanks for coming around today!! We are off to the opening of our new Community Centre - free BBQ too - yummy!

Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! and welcome to another Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz! 

We are offering two prizes to be won!!! -The first prize will be from all the entries that are in the Waltz and the second prize is from all the threads from the chat room Waltz thread!

Let's get to the important stuff - my card LOL!!

I used the free download image from Waltzingmouse Stamps and did a small amount of colouring with my copics. I added a little Zva bling to the clover so it would be nice and pretty!

The pretty paper lace is from Little Yellow Bicycle and came from Taylored Expressions' Kit of the Month.

The gorgeous patterned paper is Echo Park's For The Record!

Okay, now off you go to follow the links - Today I am going to the beer store to buy - what else?? beer!! We always have green beer with our supper on St. Paddy's Day because everybody's Irish on March 17th!! yay!

Thank you so much for coming around!!

Matching Thank you

Good day! Here is the matching card -finally - to my Home Decor project that was posted here (right below).

I used a sticker from Echo Park's "For The Record" 12 x 12 kit and then of course the gorgeous, can't get enough of, black and white polka dotted paper!!

I happened to have a gorgeous Zva Creative Crystal blingy sentiment that fit perfectly on the card and naturally the Hawaiian Shores cardstock is so striking!

Got some things happening today - for example, Income Tax, Paying Bills (yuk), Laundry, clearing off my kitchen table which is full of cardmaking stuff - man that craftiness spreads!!

Waltzingmouse Stamps Release Day Three!

Good day and welcome to Day Three of the release peeks!

Day One was "Way Out West" and "Back in the Saddle"
Day Two was "Vintage Labels Eighteen"

and Day Three is "Vintage Banners" and "Bitty Banners"!!

I chose to use Bitty Banners on my card today - in a little sort of different fashion as you can see!

I used them as ice cream cones!!! Claire had mentioned that in one of her messages to us and so I ran with it!

I just cut out  1" circles with my punch and ran them through my Cuttlebug folder. I inked up the "chocolate" ice cream with Fresh Snow ink - I think it looks a little frosty don't you?!

The cones are the Bitty Banners of course and I added a bit of Zva Bling to the cones and down the side of the sentiment. The sentiment, running down the side of the card, is from Half Pint Heroes

The background is stamped onto October Afternoon paper and Aqua mist cardstock. The image is from Victorian Fripperie.

This is going to go into Heather Pulverenti's Totally Hues Challenge - my colours are perfect!!

Come on back tomorrow at 2 pm when we will have our release blog hop and there are prizes to be won! yee haw! :)

Please take a ride around to the rest of our design team to see the loveliness that they have created - and you know they have!


Anya Schrier


Julia Aston


Belinda Chang Langner


Bonnie Sharp


Carly Robertson


Jennifer Holmes


Laurie Schmidlin


Lynn Mercurio


Mona Pendleton


Sandie Dunne


Sarah Martina Parker


Claire Brennan (Owner)

Can I ignore you later??

This is how I feel lately - not blogging, but still keeping busy stamping and playing with my new stamps - love them all!!

Today is the Paper Romance Challenge and Judy has offered up her challenge this week - and the challenge is........ ANYTHING GOES!!! 

Won't you join us on the blog and try to win a prize? Check out all the deets here!

I decided to use High Hopes Sleepy Bear this week. I paper pieced his little jammies and coloured his hat, slipper and mug with copics.

I was using my Cosmo Cricket "WANTED" 6 x 6 paper pad for another project. so I grabbed some more - because I love these colours!

The Martha Stewart fence punch was used on kraft cardstock and then highlighted with Tim Holtz distress ink - Walnut Stain.  

I used part of a Zva Creative Pearls swirl for the steam in the coffee and to highlight the sentiment.  I love these swirls because they are quite easy to snip and use whatever piece you want, wherever you want!

Stamps: High Hopes Sleepy Bear, Sentiment My Favorite Things
Ink: Walnut Stain by Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Cardstock: Kraft, Aqua Mist
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Wanted
Accessories: Zva Creative Pearls, Pinefeather ribbon, Martha Stewart punch, foam tape,