Scrapology - November Card Challenge - 'House Mouse'

 Hello folks!  Can you imagine my delight when I saw that our lovely Joanna Sheen is sponsoring this months card challenge over on Scrapology?  How apt for my first challenge on the team.  Be sure to hop over here to enjoy all the cards made by the talented DT and, of course, Joanna herself.

I had to use the 'Three Wise Mice' stamp set teamed with my favourite Christmas paper by K&Co.  I'm sad to report that this is the very last of my lovely paper.  Hence the small card... it can't be wider than 5 inches. I coloured the image with alcohol markers, cut and layered using my Nestabilities.  I rubbed some gold metallic rub-on around all the brown edges.  I added a sheer ribbon bow and holly leaves punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  I finished off the card by adding some flat backed red beds and glossy accents to the berries in the picture.

I hope you will be able to join in with this months House Mouse Challenge.  I look forward to seeing your creations.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

First Aid kit House Mouse 'Get Well' card

 Hello folks!  Well what fantastic shows on Create and Craft this weekend... including our Joanna and Jo.  I though the design team excelled themselves with the gorgeous samples.  Well done teamies.

 This is the card I made showcasing the House Mouse 'Doctors orders' stamp set.  I stamped and coloured the image using alcohol markers and used my Nesties and Cricut to create the tag.  The first aid kit bag I drew freehand and cut out.  I stitched all around the edge with white thread.  I used my Cricut and Gypsy to create the white cross.  I attached the tag to the bag with a ribbon bow.

You can really see the stitching from this angle.  The handle was colours using the marker too.

Being in the Brighton Congress Hall Salvation Army band I was in the Remembrance Day Parade this morning.  The Sun was shining.  It was a beautiful day (my hat didn't fly off this year while I was marching and playing going past the pier as it normally does) It was a very poignant moment when our lovely Cyril (in his 90's and still playing in our band) laid the wreath on behalf of BCH.  I shall never forget.

 Enjoy what is left of the weekend.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

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I'm on the Scrapology DT...Yay!!!

Hello folks!   It's the news I've been itching to share with you......... I'm on the Scrapology DT.  Hoorah!!  Those of you that know me well know how much I LOVE scrapbooking.  I take far too many photos and what better way to enjoy them then creating layouts and mini books.

The Scrapology team have given me the warmest of welcomes here.  Such a talented team.  I cannot wait to create alongside them.

If you want to see a few more of the layouts I selected to share as form of introduction, hop on over to Scrapology Adventures in Scrapbooking.

I hope you will be able to join in with the monthly challenges there.  I would love to see what you create.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Fox cub and butterfly card

 Hello folks!.... a quicky today as I'll be off to rehearsals for our Christmas Show at church soon.  I made this card to showcase the Giordano Forest Friends Little Fox set.

 This card is actually quite large for me. The bottom portion is an A5 tent fold.  The stamping has been done with distress inks and lightly water coloured.  I used mica paints on the raised spots.
That's all from me today folks.  Be sure to pop back tomorrow as I can share some exciting news :o)
Ciao for now!
Sandra x

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Traditional Christmas Card

 Hello folks.  Hope you are well and enjoying your weekend.   Here's a card I made using a cute Giordano        Father Christmas stamp set.  I adore the way the Giordano brothers draw.   I'm afraid I'm a bit of a 'cute' fiend. I popped this picture at the top as it captured the true colours a lot better than the one bellow.  I'm not sure what happened (my photography no doubt) but just imagine the colours above on the picture bellow.

The tartan backing is actually from a packet of tissue paper that I bought to make Adrian and my first Christmas cards as a married couple back in 1994, making it 17 years old!!  I knew it would come in handy again.  The flowers are die cut using my Cuttlebug, shaped inked and adhered.  The image is stamped, water coloured, slightly decoupaged and finished off with a touch of glitter.  Ribbon, decorative corners, a die cut label and some red gems were all added to the mix.

I have been busy with my DT samples which are packed and ready to post tomorrow so I'm hoping to catch  up with you in blogland soon.
Ciao for now
Sandra x

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Fox and butterfly 'magic slider' card

 Hello folks!  I hope you are all well.  Here's a card I made using the Little Fox stamp set.  Another very sweet stamp set designed by the Giordano brothers.  I thought I would have a go at making a 'Magic Slider' card.  There is a tutorial here.  I made mine in pretty much the same way except to stop the whole image sliding out when pulled I added a couple of butterflies to the acetate layer.

 I cut my circles and scalloped circles with my Cricut machine.  The bottom layer I stamped and coloured with my alcohol markers (I use a combination of Promarkers, Copics and Spectrum Noirs) as I wanted the image to be nice and bright.  The image on the top layer is stamped on acetate with Stazon ink. 

I adore the cute butterfly stamp that comes with the set and used it to decorate the frame and create the little stopper on the acetate.  The tab at the top is also cut on my Cricut.  I added some die cut letters and a ribbon bow.  The finishing touch was glitter to the butterflies, you can see that better in the first pic.

Have a fabulous week.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

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Creatalicious Challenges - Distressed edges

House Mouse 'Mice and Cosy' card

 Hello again folks!  I hope you have had a splendid weekend.  Here's another card that I made with those cute House Mouse stamps, this time from the 'Mice and Cosy' plate.

I took the knitted background image (originally in pinks...see previous post) from the House Mouse inserts CDrom and popped it on my MCS graphics programme and changed the colour from pink to blue.  I cut all the circles and scalloped circles on my Cricut.  I coloured the image with Prisma colour pencils.  The sentiment is stamped from the set.  I finished the card off with a ribbon tied button and a larger white ribbon bow.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

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