Best Friends

Today I have the honour of joining Try It On Tuesday's as their guest designer.  Their theme for the challenge is Friends and Family.  I've had this image from House Mouse stamped up for ages and through it would be perfect for a winter and friends themed card. 

The image is called Warm Reception.  It's been coloured with Copics,  a white gel pen and a black polychromos pencil.  For the wintery snow I've used some embossing enamel.

Backed with some black card to frame it, I've used a single chevron piece of design paper.  The tiny red banners were cut using a Fantasy die and the Best Friends Sentiment is a wood chip one from Scrapiniec.

Thanks for popping by for a look today

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Creative Sketchy Girls - Winter Card

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge 20

Creative Inspirations - November Chill

Moving Along with the Times - Winter Animals

Scrapping4Fun - Winter

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

House Mouse - Anything Goes

Love to Scrap - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Mini musical mice

I don't do much stamping these days, but with a friends son's birthday coming up where he's just passed his piano and drum exams with flying colours, I though this image was perfect.

Of course it's house mouse stamp - we all love them - this one is Musical Mice.

I've coloured the image with Copics and a black polychromos pencil.

The design papers are from Lili of the Valley, Our Daily Bread and I've also used some black card.  The tiny banners at the right of the image were cut with a Fantasy die.

The keyboard ribbon was from Crafty Ribbons (I've had it in my stash for ages).  The birthday sentiment is a wood chip one from Scrapineic.

Thanks for taking a look today.

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

DigiStamps4Joy - Anything Goes + for the men in your life

Fabrika Fantasy - Animals

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge 15

Simply Create Too - For a Male

Crafty Friends - Happy Birthday

House Mouse - Anything Goes optional Birthdays

Crafty Carmakers - For a Man / Boy

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes twist use a real stamp

Craft Rocket - Birthday

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Say Cheese

Sharing a very special card with you that I've just finished tonight (just checking you can't see any glue in the pics - LOL!!) 

This is the card I've made for my dad for Father's Day.  He loves photography and I found this perfect little House Mouse image called Say Cheese

Coloured with ProMarkers, I've cut the card in a block to go right across the card.  I've then treated the edges to some Tim Holtz Peeled Paint distress ink.

The design paper is from Joy Crafts and to create a border I've added a piece of black ric rac which is over the top of the two pieces of film strip from Tim Hotlz.

The "With Love" sentiment was cut out from a piece of black card stock using a Spellbinders die and the "Cheese" sentiment was created with some letter beads.

Can't wait to give him it :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Sasayaki Glitter - Male Project

Polkadoodles - For the Boys

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Father's Day / For a Male

Crafty Boots  - Masculine Cards

Inky Chics - Father's Day or Male Card

Craft Rocket - Card for a Man / Boy

QKR Stampede - One for the Guys

Glitter n Sparkle - Father's Day

Crafty Cardmakers - For a Special Man

Passion For ProMarkers - Food & Drink

Just forty winks....

Ok this is officially the cutest thing I've ever coloured!

It's House Mouse - Basket Full of Dreams.  The stamp s actually massive on and mounted onto a wooden block which i'm definitely not used to - but it came out ok :D

I've used Copics to colour this image.

I definitely wanted this one to be the main focus of the card so I've just mounted it onto some plain black card stock and added some black self adhesive gems.

The background design paper is from Wild Rose Studio.

And finally the sentiment is some black card cut with a Spellbinders die

I may never part with this card :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Digi Galore - Think Pink

Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Use Your Favourite Colour

Fantasy Stampers - Animal Antics

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Floating leaves

Ok I couldn't just stop at one mouse (see my previous post).  I had to do another one - I just love House Mouse he's so cute!

This one is part of a stamp set Autumn Tumble.  In this one I used Copics (still getting used to them).  I've also used some black polychromos pencil and biro in the mouse fur.

I wanted to keep this card simple so the focus would be on the cure image, so I've just cut him put and mounted him onto some black card stock to frame him.  The edges of the image have been treated to some antique linen ink from Tim Holtz

The design papers and sentiment are from Lili of the Valley.  There are some brown self adhesive gems and some Star Anise that The Ribbon Girl kindly gave me as a gift seen as I've spent a bit of money with them ;)

Must go for an walk soon to crunch through those autumn leaves

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Colours of Autumn

Crafty Creations - Don't Be Blue

Wags n Whiskers - Fall Colours

613 Avenue Create - Create Your Own Challenge (Sight - Colourful Leaves : Activity - Play in the Leaves)

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Card Markers and More - Autumn Colours

Nibbler

Vampire he certainly isn't although I think he wants to be LOL!!

This adorable image from Stampendous is a House Mouse stamp called Count Maxwell.  He's been coloured with ProMarkers and I've added a bit of polychromos pencil for extra shading.  He's been cu out with a Spellbinder die which has been distressed with Tim Holtz antique linen.

I've mounted him onto a circle of black card stock.  Design papers are from Lili of the Valley and Santoro Gorjuss with a bit of extra black card stock.

The final bits I've added are a chip board street light, some brown and black self adhesive gems and some fussy cut paper to create the web and spider from Lost and Found Halloween.

I so love making Halloween cards - especially with characters like this :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Cardz 4 Guyz - I Put a Spell on You

Passion For ProMarkers - Lot of Layers

Inky Chicks - Halloween

Deep Ocean - Halloween

Glitter n Sparkle - Halloween (Cute or Spooky)

Moving Along with the Times - Halloween

Fantasy Stampers - Fright Night

The Pencil Case - D = Darks

Di's Digi Designs - Too Cute To Spook

Sunset

How cute is this!  I've only just discovered House Mouse stamps and this is a new stamp I got a couple of weeks ago.

I adored this image with the two mice sitting linking tails and just had to have it.  I've coloured the image using ProMarkers and then cut it out with a Spellbinders die.

The design papers are from Lili of the Valley as is the sentiment (from one of their art pads).  In addition to this I've used some black card stock.

This is another CAS style (although not completely) as I wanted to draw the eye into the centre of the card with the mice.

The only embellishment I've used are some gold and black self adhesive gems.

Hope you love the mice as much as I do

Andrea x

Card Mania - Anniversary

Passion for ProMarkers - Animals

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - Use Something New

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes