Bunny & Bird

 

Bunny is paperpieced, looking very trendy.  The background is Distress Inks used as watercolours.

Bunny & Bird sounds a bit like the name of a pub, doesn't it?

Stamps: unbranded

Also: Copics, Washi tape, D.Inks, WoS

Shared on challenges:

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Rainbows

 

WE all need rainbow moments, now more than ever.

Rainbow die: unbranded

Wonderful die:unbranded

You die: SimonSays

Also: WoS

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HM Butterfly Spring

 

What could be better than lying in warm chocolate with flowers and butterflies all around?  

I made the background like this: I diecut butterfly shapes from watercolour paper, coloured them with water-based pens and spritzed with water a lot, then printed them onto a large sheet of wet watercolour paper.  

House mouse is stamped, coloured, then cut out and applied to the background.

Image: House Mouse

Sentiment stamp: unbranded

Also: Copics, water-based pens, white Sharpie, Perfect Pearls mist, Opal Dust

Shared on challenges:

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ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-march-springcolours

welovechocolatebaroque-march-i-love... getting inky

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Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

#337  ANYTHING GOES OR Option of EASTER/SPRING

 Hosted by our  Talented Teamie Sue Drees

We are Generously Sponsored by 

We Welcome back Barry & his team @ House Mouse Designs

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

We are also thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,

the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)
 
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I Spy #12

 This week's prompts at Lysha's I SPY #12 challenge are: 

Spring?, folded, open, alone, own choice.

SPRING? No! We are coming into AUTUMN here in New Zealand, so here is the season with the leaves just starting to turn colour.

FOLDED:  I had loads of inspiration for this one, but decided on an origami crane I had made for Ian.

OPEN:  Again lots of inspiration but came upon this little scene in the kitchen yesterday.  I guess I should be thankful it didn't get left there with no chocolate inside...  apparently it got there on its own!

ALONE: Ian having a bit of quiet time with his cryptic crosswords.  At the moment it's lovely and mild without being too hot or too cool.  Midday today is 23/24 deg C. - perfect for me.

OWN CHOICE:  Taken at Mt Maunganui after sunset.  I was amazed at how defined the weather front was - clear blue sky on one side and heavy cloud on the other.  It made a nice shaded curve from the sky to the water too.

Shared on Lysha's I Spy photographic challenge - have a look at what others are doing too.

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Floral

 

There's nothing like some flowers in a jar to lift the spirits, and if it's got a  bow and some sparkle, even better.

Image: Sheepski

BP, frame: Pixel Scrapper

Washi, Sentiment: Pixel Scrapper

Also: D.Inks, watercolour, gem

Shared on challenges:

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Happy Bunny

 

Scribbles current challenge is Spring Fling

Bunny is happy it's spring, because she has a new bow, and chocolate!

What more could a girl want?

Check out the challenge and join us here:  scribblesdesignschallenge

Get the image here:  scribblesdesigns-431-hoppy-6

Image: Scribbles  scribblesdesigns 431-hoppy-6

Stamp: Ranger Letter it

EF: Park Lane

Also: Copics, D.Inks, silver pen, white Sharpie, Opal Dust.

Shared on challenges:

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HM Masked Defender

 

I like most bugs but not this one.

Image & Sentiment:  House Mouse/Stampendous

Tag die: NCraft

Hex die: Couture Creations

Punch: L-Em.com

Also: Copics, Sakura pens, ribbon

Shared on challenges:

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while kittens and puppys are cute, so are other critters.

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I like diecutting, gives a crisp clean finished edge. And I like winding the handle (it still amazes me everytime), so do the grandkids.

Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

We are here with a reminder of this challenge for you.

'ANYTHING GOES'  with the option theme of BUGS

                     Hosted by our  Talented Teamie Misti

Please use any House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image 

 so join the fun!  Please use  a House-MouseDesigns^(R)

  House-Mouse Friends /Happy Hoppers, or, Gruffies image stamped/decoupage or CD rom.

We are Generously Sponsored by

  Welcome back our Generous SPONSOR

STAMPENDOUS!

The winner will be given a fabulous set of  Mini Clear Stamps!
Assortment may vary.

 

Here is a a collage of gorgeous cards made by the Stampendous team using the mini stamps. 

Stampendous is now the official rubber stamp licensee of House-Mouse Designs®.  Visit the store at www.STAMPENDOUS.com 

For lots more inspiration from Stampendous, be sure to check out their other sites; STAMPENDOUS! Blog,  

Find Stampendous! on Pinterest and Facebook.  

Many thanks to our Generous Sponsor for their Continued Support 

join us here:  housemouse-challenge

I Spy #11

 I Spy # 11  with Lysha.

The prompts this week are:  puzzle(d); journal; abstract; path, own choice.

Puzzled:  I do sudoku every day whenever I sit down for morning coffee, or on this day iced water (too hot for coffee).

Journal:  I don't keep a regular diary, but I do have several kinds of inspiration journals.  I don't like lines (I think they are limiting) and always use A5 sketchbooks, then I can write or paint or stick things...  If I have lines, I don't even get started.

Abstract:  We stayed in Mt Maunganui on Saturday night and walked to the mid-town market this  morning.  On the way I spotted this wall in an alleyway... wow!   I like the flash of blue sky with the black & white too.

Path:  On Saturday went to Mt Maunganui for an overnighter with friends and stayed in an apartment near the harbour.  We went for a walk at night and again in the early morning (love that early morning light) when I took this photo of my friend Jan.  Lots of paths we could choose in this one.

Own Choice:   I have been playing with photo effects in adobe.  On Friday Jan & I were down in Rotorua for a couple of days for a quilting class and this was a photo of the Friday night meal manipulated.  I love it and would love to have it blown up into a poster for the kitchen.  

Shall I show you the original photo?    Maybe right at the bottom  ;-D

This challenge week started off hard for inspiration and in the end all fell into place naturally.  

Shared on challenges:

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Don't you think it looks more exciting manipulated?

Cat Distraction

 

These cats are a scream!  Either that or they'd make you scream.

I used paper piecing (stamped onto patterned paper) technique onto an already stamped card, just so I could get the furry bits.  

Cats & Sentiment: Tim Holtz/Ranger

White gel pen

Shared on challenges:

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welovechocolatebaroque-march-i-love... quirky humour, stamping

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Flight of the Bumblebees

 

Wheeee, what fun this would be ... wait for me!

Image: House Mouse/Stampendous

Flower border Die: Spellbinders

Cloud Die: uniquelyCreative

EF: Craft Concepts

Also: Copics, gold pen, WoS, Nuvo drops 

Shared on challenges:

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ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-march-springcolours

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Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

We are here with a new challenge for you.

'ANYTHING GOES'  with the option theme of BUGS

                     Hosted by our  Talented Teamie Misti

Please use any House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image 

 so join the fun!  Please use  a House-MouseDesigns^(R)

  House-Mouse Friends /Happy Hoppers, or, Gruffies image stamped/decoupage or CD rom.

We are Generously Sponsored by

  Welcome back our Generous SPONSOR

STAMPENDOUS!

The winner will be given a fabulous set of  Mini Clear Stamps!
Assortment may vary.

 

Here is a a collage of gorgeous cards made by the Stampendous team using the mini stamps. 

Stampendous is now the official rubber stamp licensee of House-Mouse Designs®.  Visit the store at www.STAMPENDOUS.com 

For lots more inspiration from Stampendous, be sure to check out their other sites; STAMPENDOUS! Blog,  

Find Stampendous! on Pinterest and Facebook.  

Many thanks to our Generous Sponsor for their Continued Support 

join us here:  housemouse-challenge

Shamrock Box

 

A little box for special green treats for those with a little bit of the Irish.

Box made using We R Memorykeepers Punchboard

EF: Darice

Sentiment stamp: Ranger

Heart die: Couture Creations

Distress inks, gem

Shared on challenges:

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ikesworld-142-anythinggoes/monochromatic

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Poppy Summer Hedgie

 

Crafters Cafe challenge is SEASONS.  In NZ it's summer so I went with that.

Lots of scope with this theme, so visit the designers and be inspired, then join us with your own creation, here:  crafterscafeblogchallenge

A big thank you to Polkadoodles our sponsor who provided this image, get it here:  polkadoodles-earlie-hedgehog-dandelion-fuzzypuffs

Image: Polkadoodles - earlie-hedgehog

Sentiment stamp & die: unbranded

Circle dies: Sizzix

Also: coloured pencils, Kindyglitz, gems

Shared on challenges:

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asyoulikeit favourite-way-to-cut-your-image-why I like die cutting because it is quick and leaves a lovely crisp edge

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Vintage Girl & Dog

 

Incy Wincy challenge this time is  STEAMPUNK or VINTAGE.

Have a peek at what the design team did and join us here: incywincydesigns

Thanks to The Paper Shelter who provided the image; I used the coloured one from the set.  

Get it here:  thepapershelter 548

Image:  thepapershelter=548 So Chic

Sentiment: Couture Creations

PP: Couture Creations

Die: unbranded

Also:  D.Inks, Opal Dust, Glossy Accents, butterfly gem, ribbon, lace

Shared on challenges:

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timeout-183-different  This is as different as it gets for me - I usually do contemporary clean style.  I don't like doing fussy and I usually colour my own work.