Thank You

 

The Waltzing Mouse Stamps Pajama Party last week was so fun.  I didn't want it to end :)  It was good that there was a sketch challenge, so I could save it for this weekend.

 

Here's my little card:

 I used a few sets of stamps for this card. The sentiment and frame are from Country Labels No.4, the flowers are from You're a Doll, and the little folk art beside the sentiment is from Folk Art Medallion set. I love how the different sets go together quite well.

Here's a little close up on the flowers:

Thank you for visiting me.  Have a great week ahead!

Kary

My Little Lady

Wow, my third post for today!  It's like a mad dash to make all the cards before packing up the craft supplies happens.  I just can't miss my favourite Waltzing Mouse sketch challenge, and use my favourite set once again - Half-Pint Heroines.

I gave Little Lady a pink dress with matching shoes, complete with pearls and the Eiffel tower of course.  She was coloured with Copic Markers - Face E000, E02, E11, R20; Dress & Shoes R20, RV00, RV21, RV23, RV25; Hair E21, E25, E99; Bunny R20, E02, E000.  The Labels Twenty Five was stamped using Memento Love Letter (love this gorgeous red) and cut and embossed with the matching Spellbinders' die. The round image from Florentine Frippery was a second generation stamping using Memento Rose Bud and cut out.

The card follows the fabulous sketch by Edna Morissedie:

Thanks for visiting me.  

Have a wonderful weekend & Take care!

Kary

Products used : Waltzing Mouse stamps Half-Pint Heroines, Vintage Labels 25 & Florentine Frippery, Memento Love Letter, Rich Cocoa, Rose Bud & Espresso Truffle, PTI cardstock Pure Poppy & Berry Sorbet, Neenah Solar White cardstock, My Mind's Eye Love Me 6x6 pad, Spellbinders M-bossabilities Mystic, Labels 25 die, MFT Eiffel Tower Die-namics, Zva Creative pearls.

Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hello Friends!  Hope you are having a lovely weekend!  It was far too hot here to do much, but I did get round to make a few cards. One of the cards was for my favourite challenge - Waltzing Mouse Stamps Sketch #100!

When I saw the sketch, I knew I wanted to use the rose from the Roses in Bloom set - I had in mind a romantic birthday card, not sure why ;-)  Do let me know what you think, if it worked out.

I stamped the rose on white cardstock, masked it to stamp the second rose image.  Then I masked both the roses to stamp the large leaf as shown. The images were coloured with Copic Markers and fussy cut out.  The third rose was stamped on another piece of white cardstock.  After colouring the image, I fussy cut (lots of cutting..here) and adhered it to the first piece using pop dots.  The Copic Markers I used are : Roses (R02, YR00, YR0000, YR30) and Leaves (G40, G43, G46).

The cardbase (linen cardstock) was cut using Grand Rectangles and embossed.  On the patterned paper just above the cardbase, I adhered some chevron die-cuts (horizontally) and two crinkled ribbons in maroon and green (vertically), with a strip of die-cut in between them. For the Oval piece, I used the Floral Oval die - cut once with a maroon shimmer cardstock and again with a peach shimmer cardstock.  The centre piece of the maroon oval diecut was cut out along the tiny pierced border.  Using the Petite Ovals, I cut two sizes, one with the linen cardstock and another with the Cryogen (shimmer) white cardstock.  The Cryogen piece was sponged using Memento Peanut Brittle first before adhering the roses image on it. What a lot of layers huh.

The sentiment was from Compact Sentiments set, stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and cut and embossed with Petite Oval die.  To finish off the card, I die cut a butterfly and adhered it just above the roses.

Here's another look at the card :

This week's Waltzing Mouse sketch is Special as it's their 100th Sketch celebration.  There will be more lucky winners if more people participate in the challenge.  For every 50 participants, there will be an extra lucky prize for grabs.  And, to top it off, a lucky person will be chosen to be the Guest Mischief Maker for a month!  So, if you have never joined the challenge, it's a great time to do so.  I look forward to see your creation!

Thank you for visiting me.

Have a great day!
Kary

Products used : Waltzing Mouse Stamps sets Roses in Bloom and Compact Sentiments, Memento Rich Cocoa & Peanut Brittle, Copic Markers, Spellbinders Grand Rectangles, Floral Ovals, Petite Ovals, Memory Box Vivienne Butterfly die, My Favorite Things Solid Bracket border die-namics and Chevron Stripes die-namics, Crinkled ribbons - Maroon and Green, PTI Linen cardstock, Cryogen cardstock, Neenah Solar White cardstock, Maroon & Peach Shimmer cardstock, Webster's Pages Sweet Season 6x6 pad.

Have A Blast!

I am loving the little peeps of Waltzing Mouse Stamps!  For my card today, I used the sets Half-Pint Heroes and the background set Off Beat Backgrounds.  What a fun sketch once again from Lynn M!

First, I stamped the checkered background with Memento Gray Flannel on white cardstock.  Then I stamped the rest of the images.  The little guy's head was stamped on another white cardstock and cut out and adhered using pop dot.  All the images were coloured with Copic Markers : Skin (E000, E01, E11, R20) Hair (E13, E11), Car (R30, R32, R35, R37, R39, C1, C3, C5, E31, E33, E34, BG000, BG0000), Sun (Y13, Y15, Y17).  The sentiment was stamped with Versamark and white embossed and adhered with pop dots.

Here's Lynn's sketch for this week:

Hope you like the card ;-).


Kary


Products used : Waltzing Mouse Stamps Half-Pint Heroes & Off Beat Backgrounds, Memento Espresso Truffle, Gray Flannel and Peanut Brittle, Versamark, Stampendous White Embossing powder, Copic Markers, Neenah Solar White cardstock, Hero Arts Layering Paper Grenadine, Gina K PLC Cranberry Tart, MFT Die-namics Sunshine & Paper Doll border, Gray gemstones, Studio Calico Abroad 6x6 pad, American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neapolitan 6x6 pad.

Jet Setter

Guess you can tell my weekend was taken up with colouring PI cuties!  There's a sketch contest at My Favorite Things this month and the winner gets to be the MFT Guest Designer for June.  MFT is definitely a favourite stamp company and I absolutely LOVE their stamps and Die-namics.

Here's the lovely card sketch.  I decided to pull out an older Pure Innocence set for my card.  One of my great 'loves' is to travel and I love that there is a perfect MFT stamp set for me to showcase, Pure Innocence "Are We There Yet?".

The PI girl was coloured with Copic Markers - Hair (E21, E23, E29), Skin (E50, E01, E11, E13, R21), Top (B21, B41, B445), Shorts (B60, B63), Bags (R20, R22, R24, R29, C1, C5), Slippers (R20, R22, R24, E01, E13), Outline (B000 & Colourless Blender).

I used quite a number of Die-namics on the card - Loopy Bloom (the gorgeous white felt bloom), Eiffel Tower (cut from patterned paper), Textile Rectangle (the PI girl image), Mini Tabs Foursome (sentiment - Jet setter), Perfect Bracket Edge (to cut the bottom edge of the white felt), Little Open Scallop Strip border (the borders along the white felt), Skyline Border (the skyline strip behind the image) and the Solid Bracket Border (cut from red patterned paper just underneath the skyline strip).  Wow, I didn't realise till I started listing, this must be my record use of Die-namics on a single card!

Another MFT product I really love (and can't find any that match the quality) is the MFT Felt.  There's a host of colours and they are the BEST felt to use with the Die-namics.  It cuts perfectly everytime! On my card, I've used the Puff Cloud White felt for the Loopy Bloom and the background behind the PI girl.  Something I've not tried before, I embossed the white felt using an embossing folder for added texture to the background.  It's really hard to photograph to show the texture but hopefully you can see it..

I'm not big on buying embellishments, but I buy lots of Die-namics as I feel they are great investment for adding interest to my projects.  I have a scary list of them ;)

Thanks for taking to visit me today.

Have a "Die-namic" day!
Kary

Products used : My Favorite Things stamp set Pure Innocence "Are We There Yet?", MFT Die-namics Loopy Bloom, Eiffel Tower, Textile Rectangle, Foursome Mini Tabs, Perfect Bracket Edge, Little Open Scallop Strip border, Skyline Border and Solid Bracket Border, MFT Puff Cloud White Felt, Copic Markers, Memento Rich Cocoa, Red Cardstock, Neenah Solar White Cardstock, Studio Calico Abroad 6x6 pad, Cuttlebug Embossing folder, Trim - Webster's Pages. 

A Card and A Tag

Don't you just love the sweet PI girls?  Here's another one which has not seen ink.  She is just the sweetest Scientist!

I coloured her with the following Copic markers : Skin (E50, E01, E11, R20), Hair (E11, E13, E15), Blouse & Shoes (R20, R21, R22), Pants (BG53, BG45, BG49, BG10), Beaker (R20, R00), Background (B0000).  The Die-namics used are Prima Donna Petals for the flowers, Ticket Mini Tabs Foursome and Chevron Stripes (love this!).  The background is a kraft cardstock embossed using Tim Holtz's Texture Fades embossing folder inked with Memento Rose Bud before running it through my Big Shot.  The patterned papers are from Simple Stories Fab{U}lous 6x6 pad.  By the way, there are so many perfect sentiments in this Pure Innocence Scientist set to go with the card for the inside.

The card follows this MFT Wednesday Stamp Club sketch:

I also made a tag from the same image for the Crafty Friends Challenge #4 - Anything but a Card.

The Copic Markers I used here are: Skin (E50, E01, E11, R21), Hair (E21, E23, E27), Blouse (YR04, YR07, YR09), Pants (E30, E31, E34).

Thanks for visiting me.

Enjoy your day!
Kary

Products used : My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Scientist, Die-namics Prima Donna Petals, Mini Tabs Foursome, Chevron Stripes and Scalloped Ribbon edge, Copic Markers, Memento Rich Cocoa & Rose Bud, Tim Holtz Collage Texture Fades, Neenah Solar White & Desert Storm cardstock, Hero Arts Layering paper Shallows, Silver brads, Orange Chevron twill ribbon, mini roses, pink pearls, Spellbinders Large Scalloped Circles, Simple Stories Fab{U}lous 6x6 pad.

Teepee Girl

I've been neglecting my sweet Pure Innocence girls for little while - but I'm back ;)  I'm a big fan of animation and this little girl reminds me so much of Pocahontas.  I just had to colour her and this week's MFT sketch MFTWSC72 helped me put the card together.

Here's my card:

My little Pocahontas (Pure Innocence Indian Girl) is coloured with Copic Markers - Skin (E50, E01, E13, R20), Outfitt (R20, R22, R24, E0000, E13, E30, E31, E33), Hair (E51, E21, E99, E29), Background (B0000).

I used several Die-namics on the card.  The girl image was cut out using the Oval Stax 2 Die-namics, and layered on the Oval Decorative Doily.  The Sheltering tree was cut with Kraft cardstock and I sponged the new Memento Toffee Crunch (Love this new colour!) on it.  And, I cut a piece of red felt using Royal Rolled Rose.  The patterned papers are from Simple Stories Generations 6x6.

Hope you're having a wonderful Saturday!
Kary

Products used : MFT Pure Innocence Indian Girl, MFT Die-namics Oval Stax 2, Oval Decorative Doily, Sheltering Tree, Royal Rolled Rose, Memento Rich Cocoa & Toffee Crunch, Neenah Solar White & Desert Storm, Brown & Ivory cardstock, Simple Stories Generations 6x6 pad, Red felt, Hero Arts Pearls. 
 

Follow Your Dream

To travel the world on the back of an elephant would be so fun, wouldn't it?  I've never ridden on an elephant before but I guess one would need to get used to the motion, just like riding on the back of a camel.  So thrilling! I LOVE the Half-Pint Heroines and I couldn't wait to use them for this week's Waltzing Mouse challenge.

The lovely sketch this week is from Lynn :

Here's my card:

I stamped all the images on a white cardstock, and coloured them with these Copic Markers - Elephant (C1, C3, C5, E01), Girls' faces (E000, E01, E11, R21), Hair (Y11, Y26 and E07, E99, E11), Rug and carriage (Y26, Y11, R30, R32, R35, BG53, BG70), Birds (B00 & G00), Outline (BG11).  The sentiment was stamped using Memento Danube Blue. The patterned papers are from Studio Calico Abroad 6x6.

Did you see that I sewed on the card? I finally decided I should just use my other Sewing machine instead of old faithful (my first sewing machine), and I'm so glad I did.  Sigh! Why did I wait so long ;)

Thank you for visiting me.  

Take care

Kary

Products used : Waltzing Mouse stamp set Half-Pint Heroines, Memento Rich Cocoa & Danube Blue, Copic Markers, Studio Calico Abroad 6x6 pad, Flourishes White Cardstock, Distress Marker Broken China, Chevron twill ribbon, Viva Decor Glitter liner (Holo Irridescent), Pebbles Candy dots, WRMK 3/8 

Corner Chomper.

Happy Birthday

Hello, today, I have a Birthday Card to share.  I used the Earth Angel set, she's cute, isn't she?  I coloured her with Copic Markers and popped her up with some pop dots onto a doily die-cut.  The Copics I used are : Dress - RV91, RV93, RV95; Skin - E50, E01. E11, R20; Stars, Leaves & Flowers - Y08, YG21, YG13, R22, R20; Outline - B000 & BG0000.  The Lilac strip and the cardbase were embossed with Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Mystic.

The card follows the sketch #94 at Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge. The cardstock I used are Hero Arts' Lilac and Iris Layering papers and the patterned paper is from Lawn Fawn's Bright Side 6x6 pad.

Have a lovely day!
Kary