Christmas Mouse

Today I want to show you some punch art I did for a swap with The Red Hot Stampers.  While looking around for ideas I saw this cute little mouse here and had to try it.  Wish I could take credit for coming up with this idea, but I'm not that good!  Kim has great instructions on how to make it though.  I did have to change a few things because I didn't have all the punches and used different colored paper too, but I love how he turned out. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

RHSSC1

Today's card is for the first Red Hot Stamper's Sketch Challenge from my upline Glenda.  I love doing sketch challenges, so here is my take on the first one.  

I bought this set last month and just put it together today before making up this card.  I think it took me just as long to get it put together as it did to make the card.  That's one thing I love about the challenges...it takes some of the guess work out of what I want to make. :)  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Just Believe

Card Stock:  Night of Navy & Whisper White

Punches:  1 3/4" Scallop Circle & 1 3/8' Circle

Embossing Powder:  White

Ribbon:  1/4" Grosgrain in Whisper White

In Wilderness ~ Birthday

Today's card is one that I had to quickly whip up for my brother-in-law.  Every year I forget that I should mail his card BEFORE Labor Day, not after.  I made sure I put a reminder on my calendar for next year.  We'll see how that goes. ;)  Anyway, I bought this set a few weeks ago and just put it together last night so I could make this card.  I think I'll have to play with it a little more now that it's put together. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  In Wilderness, On Your Birthday & Vintage Labels (retired sale-a-bration)

Card Stock:  Early Espresso, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Early Espresso & Always Artichoke

Versa Mark 

Punch:  Small Oval (retired)

Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice

Embossing Powder:  Clear

Monochromatic & Gate-folded Birthday Card

On my last post I said I was hoping to sneak in a few more cards...well, I managed instead to do one card for three challenges. :)  The Paper Players new challenge for the week is Birthdays...I can always use b-day cards!  I also wanted to do the Monochromatic challenge on Hand Stamped Sentiments because I love doing those type of cards.  I also decided to do the gate-fold over on The Friday Mashup.  I haven't done one of those in a long time...actually I didn't even know it was called the gate-fold.  Guess I can still learn something new every day. :)  I was already working with two of these colors for some punch art, and I love them together so this is what I chose for my monochromatic color theme.  I've actually done quite a few cards with these colors.  They just seem to work so well together.  I just made a card last week with this stamp set too, but it was calling my name again, so it's what I went with. 

Yes, I always seem to be putting a close up shot of my card.  Don't know why, I just do! ;)  In this case it helps you see the shimmer paint a little better...

...and, of course, the inside of the card.  Most of the time I like to make sure I have more than just a stamp on the inside.  If you've noticed, I like to use a faded version of what I put on the outside of the card.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Inspired by Nature, On Your Birthday & Vintage Labels (retired sale-a-bration)

Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Soft Suede & Crumb Cake

Stampin' Write Markers:  Soft Suede & Crumb Cake

Punches:  1 3/4" Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle & 1 1/4" Circle

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Artistic Etchings ~ SQSC 2

Well, I've been busy the last couple of days trying to get things together and ready for school...and it's my last year homeschooling!  So glad to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel!  Of course I had to take some breaks and check out all the sketch challenges I could be working on and finally gave in last night and did one.  I'm hoping to sneak a couple more in today and tomorrow too. :)  I started with Stampin Queens Sketch Challenge.

I wanted to make something vintage.  I keep seeing so many beautiful cards made that way and decided to try my hand at it.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Artistic Etchings & Curly Cute

Card Stock:  Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso & Crumb Cake

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Early Espresso

Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper

Bigz Die:  Scallop Circle #2

Punch:  Medium Oval 

Ribbon:  5/8" Grosgrain in Rich Razzleberry (retired)

Faith in Nature

If you need to whip out a card quickly, today's card is the one to do.   I quickly made these up at our church's all day craft day a couple of weeks ago.  I wanted to use the new hostess set and my blender pens that I had just bought (and couldn't find anywhere!).  A friend let me borrow hers before I went crazy looking for mine! ;)  Thanks, Anne.  

The pears were so easy to fill in using a bit of ink and a blender pen.

I do wish the "Happy Birthday" turned out a little darker, but I think that can easily be fixed.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Faith in Nature & Curly Cute

Card Stock:  Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Certainly Celery & So Saffron

Versa Mark & Blender Pens

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  Gold

Autumn Splendor Birthday

I must say it wasn't super sunny this morning when I took the dogs out, but it sure was nice to open the back door and be greeted by a bunch of beautiful morning glories!  

After taking a picture of what's right out my back door, I had to go check out the morning glories that grow up my apple tree.  A few years ago I started planting these flowers under my tree to see if they would grow up into it...well they did!  Now every year they self seed so I don't have to buy any plants.  This year I had so many growing I had to pull a lot out like they were a bunch of weeds!  Actually I took some of the larger plants and replanted them by my fence.  That's why I get the beautiful view every morning. :)  Thanks for letting me share a little bit of my garden with you...

Now on to today's card.  For starters, I did get this design from someone else and thought I had her bookmarked so I could acknowledge her.  Sorry, but I can't find it...and I have looked every where! :(  So...continuing on, this was for a stamp a stack from a couple of months ago, but I wanted to wait to post it until it was getting closer to fall...and it's coming faster than I'd like it to!  Anyway, I had fifteen people come to this stamp a stack so I needed two baskets and two cards so we wouldn't be making card all night!  One thing I pointed out with this card is that no two cards are alike, so don't worry if your card doesn't look exactly like mine.  Each card is unique. :)  

This is the first one...the sponging is nice and light...

...with words and a couple leaves on the inside.

Now the second card where the sponging is much darker.  I really liked the light one when I made it, but after I made the darker one I think I liked it a little better. ;)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets: Autumn Splendor & On Your Birthday

Card Stock:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, 

Old Olive & More Mustard

Versa Mark

Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice