House Mouse Heaven!!!

 Here is House Mouse overload for you all!!

This is a selection of Christmas cards I have made over many months using my Joanna Sheen House Mouse and Friends decoupage sheets.

  They all have a stamped background.

 They all have an embossed border that was a freebie with a magazine.

 They all have sentiments that came on the Joanna Sheen House Mouse decoupage sheets.

They have all had to be kept really flat so Papermania Glitterations were used to embellish so as it to keep the postage down.  I'm just hoping that they still look good without my normal embellishments!!!

I am entering these cards into the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Created with Love - Anything goes

House Mouse and Friends - Anything Christmas

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Songbird Challenge - Christmas

LEJ Designs - Festive Fun

Papertake Weekly - Christmas creatures
Ruby's Rainbow - Christmas
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Christmas catch up!
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Extra Challenge - Anything goes

Rebecca Sinz - Rose

Here is a card I have made using the Sweet Pea Stamps image by Rebecca Sinz called "Rose".  It is available in a digital stamp and also in a rubber stamp.  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and added Frantage around the edge and some purple Stickles glitter glue.

  

The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs Plain and Simple and Rose's Dream.  I have mounted the image on a Marianne Designs die-cut.  I have finished card off with some raffia ribbon, gingham ribbon, flower display, another two Marianne Designs die-cuts, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment and some paper roses.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin - Ribbons

Allsorts - Anything but Christmas
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Created with Love - Anything goes
Paper Makeup - Sparkle
Robyn's Fetish - Must have a bow
Little Miss Muffet - You've been framed
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes (with optional twist of food glorious food)
Passion for Promarkers - Include a sentiment
The Crafter's Cafe - Monochromatic
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Divas by Design - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Feminine with a sentiment

Bearly Mine Challenge - Tuesday 10 December 2013 - Monthly Sketch

 It is Tuesday and therefore time for another challenge over at the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog.  The topic for this week is the "monthly sketch".  The sketch you have to follow is:

The sponsor that we have this week are Marianne Designs, Kenny K and Crafter's Companion.

Marianne Designs are offering the winner:

Kenny K are offering the winner 5 digital images of their choice.

Crafter's Companion are offering the winner a £10 voucher to spend in their store.

For my card I have used a cute little dog image from the Crafter's Companion Barkley CD.

  

The backing papers I have used on this card are Bearly Mine Designs "The Boys Zone" and a "Country Collection".  I have finished the card off with a ribbon effect trim (which came on the Barkley CD sheet), flowers (punched out from flowers in the Country Collection paper set), flourish, sentiment and liquid pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts - Anything but Christmas
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything except Christmas
Crafty Catz - Use 2 or more dies (Spellbinders shaped die and a Marianne Designs scroll die)
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist to create a calendar
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Created with Love - Anything goes

Rebecca Sinz - Holly

 Here is another Christmas card I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image.  This one is called "Holly" and is by Rebecca Sinz.  She is available as a digital stamp, single rubber stamp and as part of a multi-image plate (Sheet 12, Plate 236 - Holly comes on the multi-image plate with Hemlock, Witching Hour and Dragon Angel.

I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with Pan Pastels.  The backing papers I was given.  I have finished the card off with a die-cut flower made out of tissue paper with Stickles added for some Christmas sparkle, die-cut holly and a sentiment from my Perfect Companions Christmas CD.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Stamp n Doodle - Christmas is coming
Christmas Card Throwdown - Use a previous theme (August 2013 - Holly)
That Craft Place - Christmas
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - Seeing red
CRAFT - Christmas

Sweet Pea Stamps

There are some bargains to be had over at Sweet Pea Stamps on digital stamps and for rubber stamps.

DIGITAL STAMPS:

Spend $15 in digis get one digi free! 

You must enter the coupon code:  digispecial

to get the $3 taken off. 

No need to enter the special coupon for shipping as this will take it off for you. 

This special coupon expires 31 December 2013

RUBBER STAMPS:

Sweet Pea Stamps has 15 pages which include over 150 rubber stamps marked down (as low as $1.50) as overstock (overstock stamps can be found here) and discontinued stamps (discontinued stamps can be found here whilst stocks last) that need to be sold before the end of the years inventory. 

This sale is for instock ONLY.  If we run out, we will notify you and refund the difference if paying by Paypal or adjust your credit card.

PLEASE NOTE:

For non-sale stamps up until 31 December 2013 no new rubber will be pressed.  If something is out of stock when you order you will be notified.

Pop on over to the Sweet Pea Stamps Shop to grab some bargains.

At the same time why not pop on over to the Sweet Pea Stamps Blog and have a look at the creations for some inspiration.

Ching-Chou Kuik - Where we met

 Here is a Christmas card I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Ching-Chou Kuik called "Where we met".  I know it's not technically a Christmas image but I thought it would be perfect.  It's available as a digital stamp.  

I have coloured the image in with Promarkers.  I have used a selection of small snowflake stamps and Tim Holtz's Victorian Velvet, Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany distress inks to stamp snowflakes around the image.  The backing papers I was given.  I have finished the card off with some washi tape, sentiment from my Perfect Companions Christmas CD, poinsettias, glitter scroll and die-cut deer.

I am entering this Christmas card into the following challenges:

Card Mania - Fantasy
Craft Your Passion - Add washi tape to your creation
Digi Choosday - Christmas cheer
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes with optional extra of a clean and simple (CAS) card
The Crafter's Cafe - Red and lots of it
CRAFT - Christmas
Digi Haven - Christmas cards
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - Seeing red
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist to create a calendar

Teresa Sherman - Marina

Here is a card I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Teresa Sherman called "Marina".  For my card I have used the digital image but she is also available as a rubber stamp.  I have coloured my image in with my Promarkers/Flexmarkers and highlighted areas with a gold gel pen and a white gel pen.

    

The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs Gingham, Simply Dots and Plain and Simple.  I have torn the blue backing paper with a wave tearing ruler and inked the edges with a chalk ink pad.  I have used a Marianne Designs die - LR0245 - which is called "Christmas Leaves" and die-cut out of green card and then inked through with Tim Holtz's Tumbled Glass and Broken China distress inks as I thought this looked liked seaweed.  I have finished the card off with some orange netting, ribbon, gems, buttons and a die-cut sentiment.  

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Inklings and Yarn - Inky Linky Party
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Card Mania - Fantasy
Ribbon Carousel - Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Card Crafter's Circle - Celebration
Allsorts - Anything goes but Christmas
Sweet Stampin - Ribbons
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle - Show us some blue
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - Must have a bow
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist to create a calendar

Sweet Pea Stamps

Don't forget Sweet Pea Stamps can be bought from the Sweet Pea Stamps Shop.

Sweet Pea Stamps also has a:

Sweet Pea Stamps Design Team Blog - where there is daily inspiration for everyone to see

monthly challenge over at the "One Sweet Challenge"

Facebook page called "Sweet Pea Stamps" where you will see cards posted on the Design Team Blog and find out about new releases/sales

Facebook Group called "Sweet Pea Stamps Friends and Fans" and you can join the Group and look at wonderful creations, gain tips/ideas and to have a natter.

I am on the Design Team for the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge.  This fortnightly challenge blog is run independently from Sweet Pea Stamps but Lynette kindly offers one digital image for the Random.org winner and one digital image for the winner that is chosen by the Design Team from those that use a Sweet Pea Stamps image.  

Over in the Sweet Pea Stamps Shop there is a "Random Act of Kindness".  You can "send a friend a gift" for no specific reason ie just because, as a thank you or just to cheer someone up.  It means that you can send a gift voucher and the recipient can pick out a digital stamp of their own choice. It is a simple and an inexpensive way to show a "Random Act of Kindness".

Please enter:  "gift" in the coupon section at checkout. This will take off the shipping charge. We will then send them the voucher that they can use to pick out their digi. 

The "Random Act of Kindness" MUST be ordered separately if ordering rubber stamps, as the shipping will need to be adjusted.

Come and join in the Sweet Pea Stamps fun!!!

Here are some details of some new digital stamps and rubber stamps out this week:

"Big Bad" by Charmaine Flannery.  Available as a digital stamp.

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Friday 6 December 2013 - Christmas/New Year

 Friday is here and it is time for another challenge over at Delicious Doodles.  This week the topic is "Christmas/New Year".

 For my card I have used the Delicious Doodles image called "Queen of the Holly".  

She is such a stunning image which I have coloured in with my Graph'it pens.  Around the image I have inked with Tim Holtz's Peeled Paint distress ink.

The backing papers I was given and I have layered it all onto gold mirri card which is such a nightmare when taking photos.  The card has been finished off with some die-cut holly, card candi, twine, wooden bow which I have coloured red with my Graph'it pens and a sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - Christmas cards
Ladybug Crafts - Christmas/winter
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Extra - Anything goes
2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/winter
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Scrap-Creations - Holiday
Ribbon Carousel - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Inklings and Yarn - Inky Linky Party
The Crafter's Cafe - Red and lots of it
Divas by Design - Feeling festive
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Papercrafting Journey - It's Christmas time
CRAFT Challenge - Christmas
Polkadoodles - Anything goes Christmas
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Graph'it Challenge - Anything goes
Stampin' for the Week-end - Use some red
Digi Haven - Christmas cards
Card Making Mamas - Christmas/New Year

Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge - Friday 6 December 2013 - It's cold outside

 It is Friday and time for another challenge over at the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge.  

This fortnight the topic is "it's cold outside" - which it certainly is for some areas around the world!!  

This fortnight it is time for Team B to show you their cards/creations but some of Team A like me have decided to play along as well.

 For my alternative colour scheme card for this time of year I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps image by Joanne Schempp called "Ice Ice Baby".  It is available as a digital stamp and as a single rubber stamp.

I have coloured my image in with my Promarkers/Flexmarkers and highlighted areas with Stickles glitter glue to replicate snow falling all around.  The backing papers are from my stash.  I have finished the card off with some die-cut snowflakes coloured with a yellow Pan Pastel, Papermania Glitterations and a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Winter Wonderland
Allsorts - Inspired by a Christmas song or carol - Inspired by "in the bleak mid winter"
2 Sisters - Anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - Snow's the way
Little Claire's Challenge - Christmas
Pan Pastel - Winter Wonderland
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or twist of gift packaging
Robyn's Fetish - Christmas cards
Ladybug Crafts - Christmas/winter
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Extra - Anything goes
2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/winter
The Pink Elephant - Winter
Kaboodle Doodle - Start of winter
Everybody Art - Winter
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Inklings and Yarn - Inky Linky Party
Inky Impressions - Winter or snow
Fab n Funky - A touch of frost
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Papercrafting Journey - It's Christmas time
CRAFT Challenge - Christmas
Milk Coffee Challenge - Christmas in non traditional colours (orange, turquoise, pink and brown)
A Creative Romance - Sparkle at Christmas
Polkadoodles - Anything goes Christmas
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Graph'it Challenge - Anything goes
Winter Wonderland - Embossing (snowflakes have been die-cut and embossed)
Digi Haven - Christmas cards
Card Making Mamas - Christmas/New Year

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Thursday 5 December 2013 - Christmas gift tag plus sentiment and a Design Team call

 It is time for another challenge over at the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the topic is "a Christmas gift tag WITH sentiment".  Don't forget the sentiment on the tag - as we are a sentiments challenge blog!!!  We are also having a Design Team call as some of the members of the Design Team are stepping down.  If you would like to join pop on over to the blog to find out some more details.

Our sponsor for this fortnight is "Stamp Fairy".  

The lucky winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend in the Stamp Fairy Store.

For my tags I have used the Stamp Fairy image from the range called "Santas Little Helper Candy Canes".

 I have coloured the images in with my Promarkers/Flexmarkers.

I have added a glaze to the little helper's glasses, button and bells on his shoes.

The backing papers used on the tags (snowflakes, stripes and one saying "do not open until Christmas") are all from the Bearly Mine Christmas Wishes set.  I have inked around all the pieces used with a brown chalk ink pad.

The tag on the left has been finished off with snowflake peel-offs, pearls, stick-on mesh and fibres.

The tag on the right has been finished off with some gold mesh, snowflake peel-offs, pearls, stick-on mesh and fibres.

I am entering these tags into the following challenges:

Card Crafter's Circle - Tags
Totally Papercrafts - Ho ho holidays
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or twist of gift packaging
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi
Dream Valley - Anything but a card
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Tag along
LEJ Designs - Christmas is coming
Scrap-Creations - Holiday
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Christmas sweets and treats
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Papercrafting Journey - It's Christmas time
Crafty Little Fairies - Candy stripes
CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

New Delicious Doodles Images

Teri over at Delicious Doodles has been busy again.  

The images are as follows:

"Creepmas Centrepiece" - already available in the shop

"Creepy Alphas" - already available in the shop

Ching-Chou Kuik - Cherish Christmas

 I find it so sad that we are all having to cutback on either sending cards or making cards as "flat as pancakes" because of the cost of sending them.  Here is a card I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Ching-Chou Kuik called "Cherish Christmas".  It is available as a digital stamp, and a single rubber stamp.  

I have coloured my image in with my Graph'it pens.  The backing papers I was given.  I have finished the card off with a sentiment off the Perfect Companions Christmas CD, poinsettias, washi tape and glitter swirl.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas - Light it up
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Extra - Anything goes
2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/winter
Craft Your Passion - Add washi tape to your Christmas creation
LEJ Design - Christmas is coming
Digi Choosday - Christmas cheer
Scrap-Creations - Holiday
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
The Crafter's Cafe - Red and lots of it
Divas by Design - Feeling festive
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Elaine Cox - Moon of Wintertime

 It's that time of the year when lots of us are showing our Christmas creations.  I'm no different!!!  This is made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image called "Moon of Wintertime".  It is available as a digital stamp and as part of a rubber stamp set (Moon of Wintertime comes with a large rubber stamp and a smaller rubber stamp which you could use to design backing papers, use on inserts/envelopes/back of cards etc).

I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens and added Stickles to her wings for some necessary Christmas sparkle.

The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs Christmas swirls.  I have finished the card off with some die-cut trees with Stickles added to them, die-cut snowflakes with pearl centres and a sentiment off my Perfect Companions Christmas CD.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas

QKR Stampede - It's starting to look a lot like Christmas

Totally Papercrafts - Ho, ho holidays

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Non traditional Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Extra - Anything goes
2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/winter
Natalie and Amy - Cute and cuddly Christmas
Created with Love - Christmas

LEJ Design - Christmas is coming

Conie Fong - Angel of Christmas Stars

 Here is a Christmas card I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Conie Fong called "Angel of Christmas Stars".  She is available as a digital stamp and as a single rubber stamp.

I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens.  The backing papers I was given.  I have finished the card off with a die-cut poinsettia, ribbon, brad, liquid pearls and a sentiment from my Perfect Christmas Companions CD.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting by Designs - Christmas/winter

Simon Says - Anything goes

Divas by Design - Use some red

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Moving Along with the Times - Girly but no pink!

QKR Stampede - It's starting to look a lot like Christmas

Totally Papercrafts - Ho, ho holidays

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
The Ribbon Girl - Ho ho ho Christmas challenge
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or twist of gift packaging
Robyn's Fetish - Christmas cards
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi
Ladybug Crafts - Christmas/winter
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Extra - Anything goes
2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/winter
Card Mania - Fantasy 
Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas using traditional colours

One Sweet Challenge – December 2013 – A Gift in Itself

It is start of another month and therefore time for another challenge over at One Sweet Challenge.  This month the topic is "A Gift in Itself" ie maybe a card like a present or a gift card or an actual gift item you can give to someone.

  

Here is the gift item I have made - a gift for a friend to put on their Christmas tree:

 I decided to make a decorated bauble for the tree.  I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Holly Fairy".   It is available as a digital stamp, single rubber stamp and as part of a multi-image plate (Sheet 21, Plate 60 - Holly Fairy comes on the multi-image plate with Poinsettia Fairy, Holly Night and Cherish Christmas).  The image has been coloured in with my Graph'it pens and I have inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Peeled Paint distress ink.

For the chipboard bauble I first added gesso.  I then tore up some gold/cream Christmas tissue paper a crafty friend gave me last year into pieces and used watered down PVA to stick the tissue paper onto the bauble.  Once dry I used a texture stamp by Sheena Douglass around the edge and all over the back of the bauble - well you can't leave the back messy in case the bauble swings around on the Christmas tree!!

Here is a close-up of the image by Ching-Chou Kuik.  Isn't she stunning?

I have finished the bauble off with some hanging thread, wooden bow which I have coloured with my red Graph'it pens, cheesecloth, die-cut holly and some gems as the berries.

I am entering this bauble into the following challenges:

The Crafter's Cafe - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Christmas/winter
Simon Says - Anything goes
Stamp-n-doodle - Use some chipboard (I have used a chipboard bauble)
Inky Impressions - Presents and gifts
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas
Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything goes
Delightful Sketches - Favourite things (colouring, gems, using die-cuts)
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Moving Along with the Times - Girly but no pink!
Crimbo Crackers - Anything but a card
Crafty Little Fairies - Classic Christmas
QKR Stampede - It's starting to look a lot like Christmas
Totally Papercrafts - Ho, ho holidays
Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge - Anything goes
2 Sisters Challenge - Anything goes
Stamping Sensations - Free and easy
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or twist of gift packaging
The Ribbon Girl - Ho, ho, ho Christmas challenge
Dream Valley - Anything but a card
Little Claire's Challenge - Christmas

Concetta Kilmer - Serenity

Here is a card I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image called "Serenity" by Concetta Kilmer.  This image is available as a rubber stamp and also as a digital stamp.

I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers/Flexmarkers and highlighted areas with my Pan Pastels.  I have kept to a summery yellow colour scheme.

 The backing papers are from what I have been given.  Around the image I used various See D's stamps to add some detail/frame the image.  I die-cut Tim Holtz's butterfly die and then coloured it with two shades of yellow Pan Pastel.  I have finished the card off with gems, satin edged organza ribbon, die-cut sentiment, die-cut butterflies and some flower buttons (yes these are buttons which I have taken the shank off and filed down the rough edge and I've had for maybe 2-3 years or more).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Crafter's Cafe - Anything goes
Ooh-la-la-Creations - Birthday
Songbird Challenge - Die another day
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Use it Tuesday - Anything goes (using up my flower buttons)
Simon Says - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Frame a female
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything goes
Delightful Sketches - Favourite things (colouring, stamping, gems, using die-cuts and ribbon)
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Moving Along with the Times - Girly but no pink!
Wags n Whiskers - Things with wings
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge - Anything goes
2 Sisters Challenge - Anything goes
Stamping Sensations - Free and easy
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or twist of gift packaging
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi