Holiday House Mouse Fun!
Hi bloggers! Happy Wednesday morning to you! I’m always so pleased to bring you gorgeous inspiration from my good pal and Wednesday Challenge Design team lead, Lorraine Aquilina. She’s as sweet, funny, & smart as she is TALENTED! Below she tells you a little about her card making process! Enjoy!
- Before settling down to make a card I first assemble the basic things that I think I might use. I choose the image and then rummage through my paper box to see which pack I would like to use. Today I chose the lovely new Peace Joy Love papers from Lawn Fawn and their matching mixed sequins and mistletoe twine, I love how buying matching items makes life so much easier :-)
- Matching the papers with Copic markers. When coloring House Mouse images I tend to use the same colors.
- I have highlighted the lighter areas with a Prismacolor White pencil. Inked around the edges using Stormy Sky Distress Ink and a Blending Tool and I also inked the lower edge with white Colorbox Pigment ink and embossed with Stampendous Shabby White Embossing Enamel. This is the first time I am trying this out and I love it ! I can see me using heaps of this !!
- A little tip here, using a craft knife cut out inside the base layering card and use this to mat the image, saves on card and postage! Every little helps.
The finished card!! I used a Holly Vine Die from Memory Box and I cut the corner holly on the Silhouette Cameo. The Poinsettia is from Tim Holtz and I added some Magnolia Redly Berries to the center. I wrapped some Lawn Fawn Mistletoe twine around the panel and tied a bow, then added loads of sequins and added a SSS Exclusive ‘Happy’ Sentiment to finish.
I also made this card using a House Mouse Turning Over a New Leaf and papers and products in Simon’s October ‘Season of Thanks’ Card Kit. I also used some Lawn Fawn Twine and a SSS Exclusive Thanks and Sketchy Banners Die.
Bonus! One more lovely Christmas inspiration below! For that cool effect on the white portion of the hat, try Flower Soft in Polar White!
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Thank you so much for inviting me to join in with the STAMPtember event :-) I am thrilled to have been asked to showcase the new range of House Mouse Cling stamps and I hope you like what I made :-)
Thanks so much for reading today and thanks so Lorraine for being our guest today!
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Beautiful cards all three. Love the awesome coloring and all the really
pretty details on each card. Wonderful Job Lorraine!
Hugs
Sue
wow, love the amazing colouring…so cute and gorgeous!
Lovely all cards! Gorgeous coloring. hugs Helena
Adorable cards.
Oh, Lorraine, these are SO CUTE! Your coloring is always fab, and I so admire your layering of patterned papers… you make it look effortless! Love, love, LOVE! :) xxo
Hello!
Lovely cards and I love your coloring and the chosen products Lorraine. Thank you so much for this great inspirations and your awesome pictures.
Hugs, Natascha
oh what wonderful cards and gorgeous images so inspirational and love Lorraines colouring guide
Hugs Kate
Love the House Mouse! Adorable!
So lovely cards :D
OMG… I love the HM Images all !!! — You´ve done a really well Job with making These amazing Cards
*** TFS ***
Hugs hellerlittle
Love the House mous. Adorable cards.
Gr Elly
Lovely cards! That mouse is so sweet!
Oh my gosh these cards are wonderful with the cute little mouse. TFS
Crafty hugs,
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Gorgeous cards from Lorraine – TFS
Lols you are definitely the Queen of House of Mouse cards they are stunning.
luv
Debby
Love House Mouse!
Gorgeous cards Lorraine and coloured so beautifully as usual. You really know how to show House Mouse stamps at their best. Hugs Christine x
WOW these mice just looks soo gorgeous and soooo cute as ever, and Loraine just colored them to perfection here. These cards are absolutely stunning. You´ve done an outstanding job on these Loraine and I absolutely LOVE the finished result of these cards, they´re all so gorgeous.
I love these wee mice, they are just too cute. And Lorraine has done a wonderful job showcasing them on all of these cards. TFS. Hugs xNx
Fantastic cards, Love the awesome coloring,
Thanks for sharing!
WOW fantastic coloring and that Holly vine looks stunning
Awesome cards, Lorraine….love them all and love thse cling stamps too!
xxx Margreet
Beautiful coloring, the mouse stamp is so sweet:)
WOW!!LOVING all of these!! thanks for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! ;)
All three cards are so adorable!
SUCH CUTE CRITTER CARDS.
Soooo great! I love House Mouse stamps (have 3 draws full of them!) and love to see cards made with them. Love all your added details to each of them as well!
Oh my – what adorable stamps and equally adorable cards!!!
Such adorable House Mouse cards Lorraine, brilliant colouring and it’s really interesting to see the process you follow when making a card.
Pauline
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Wowzer super cute mousey creations, stunning colouring love the use of the fab dies, think I need to go shopping at SSS ..lol lovely work.
smiles Christine x
The house mouse stamps are so funny! Great colourring and love the cards! Inky greetings, Gerrina
Wonderful job! Thanks for all the tips on using the Copic markers. Just getting started with them and appreciate any and all help!
Wonderful cards! That mouse is super cute!
What lovely cards and gorgeous images. So inspirational and love Lorraines colouring guide!
Gorgeous cards, Lols! I love all three of them! You did such a great job on coloring! Xoxo
Great card and beautiful colouring.
These are all beautiful thank you very much for showing. That mouse is too cute.
Stunning cards Lols, you are certainly the Queen of all things HM !!
Beautiful cards! Love the coloring!
These cards are so cute! Love the coloring. Each is embellished to perfection.
Love house mouse they are so cute! x
This is so cute! I LOVE their images!!!
Oh my gosh! Those mice are my favorite little critters.
Wow, Lorraine, great colouring on those cute mice. Fab cards!
Luv, Wilma
Great cards! I love all the coloring
Super adorable! ~God bless~
Adorable!! I love the house mouse stamps. You did such a wonderful job making cards with these stamps. That shabby white embossing powder looks great on the card.
I love the Turning Over A New Leaf stamp. He looks so happy!
totally sweet, lovely to see the festive Christmas cards starting, just adore Christmas ♥
Really cute mouse!!