Christmas Mouse

Well we're just about a week past mid-summer, it's been raining all day and I've had to put the heat on this evening ... so what else would I feel like making but a Christmas card ;)

This card was inspired by Marianne's beautiful blue bauble over at the Muse Christmas challenge.  I was looking for a totally different stamp (yet to find!) when I came across this oldie Elzybells stamp.  Coloured with watercolours and lots of Spectrum Noir sparkle added to the blue bauble.  I also splattered my BG with various green watercolours.
My sentiment is a partial stamp of this Eat Cake Graphics one ...
8102-M Not a creature stirring (scene)

• Muse Christmas visions #51
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
• Simply Create Too #112 - Christmas in July
• CHNC #287 - use a sentiment
• ABC Christmas - M is for Mouse
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas extra - June

Try Stampin' On Tuesday DT Card - for Deirdre

Time for a new challenge over at Try Stampin' On Tuesday and this week's option is 'Vacation'.
I loved this sketch, there's so many possibilities with it!

My card is for a friend in work.  I've coloured her hair the same, and she's not long back from her holidays, so I'm sure she wishes she was back in the pool!
I used an Eat Cake Graphics stamp:
1056-I Mara Mermaid Floats

Coloured with watercolour pencils.  Spectrum Noir sparkle added to her mermaid outfit.  Background splattered with pink paint to match.  Pink sequins from Taylored Expressions.

• Dream Valley #134 - Summer colours
• Bunny Zoe's crafts June - summer
• 613 Avenue Create #182 - anything goes with the option of sight/taste/sounds of summer
• My time to craft #323 - summertime
• Cutie Pie #100 - splash

Quickest Christmas card EVER

Maybe 10 minutes tops to create this!  (and most of that was looking for the envelopes that went with these little cards!)

This grumpy looking moose is my other purchase from catsonappletrees
I usually make dinky sized cards for my workmates at Christmas and I'm well pleased that this turned out like I'd imagined!  It's only a little card, maybe 3x4"
I added some Spectrum Noir sparkle to his antlers and clear gloss to his eyes.  Sentiment is from another set but I thought it was perfect with this stamp.  Some silver star sequins, some bling, and a bit of doodling and that was it!

• Get Creative #42 - black and white only
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - add some shimmer
• Simply Create Too #112 - Christmas in July
• Sweet Stampin - seeing stars
• Christmas Card challenges #30 - anything goes

A flying mousie

It's been an icky drizzly old day today, not helped by Ireland going out of the footie :(
LOL I was just looking back on my cards, and this time last week I was complaining about the crappy weather too!

My card is based on this week's featured stamper at Splitcoast - here's Kendra's original.
I used an oldie Penny Black hedgehog and my little flying mouse is from Eat Cake Graphics:
5052-C Crumbs Away (flying mouse)
Coloured with watercolour pencils and some Spectrum Noir sparkle added to the welly boot, and clear gloss to the snail's shell.  Lawn Fawn cloud dies.

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - add some shimmer
• CRAFT #369 - animals
• Polkadoodles #25 - use a die cut
• Penny Black Saturday June - Birthday
• Bunny Zoe's challenge June - summer
• Addicted to CAS #91 - fly
• Just Us Girls #349 - photo challenge - I used the wellington boots as my inspiration

A sympathy card and an invisible airplane

Ack I'm struggling with my mojo at the minute :(  Lots of stress and then the hooha over the EU Referendum, and now our boys are out of the footie.  Boo.

This sympathy card is effort #3, 1&2 are in the bin!  I had a picture in my head of what it should look like and it took a while to get anywhere near it.  It's based on  Tracey's beautiful card over at the Muse challenge.  I used these flowers from Simon Says Stamp - coloured with watercolour pencils and some Spectrum Noir clear sparkle added.  I found this text BG stamp so it HAD to be used (I've been looking for it for months LOL)  I also added some white enamel dots and bit of bling.

• Muse challenge #171
• Crafty Creations #318 - anything goes
• Pink floral theme from Allsorts #369
• Penny Black and More June - flower power

My second card uses this old Snoopy stamp that I bought back in 2010.  Coloured with watercolour pencils, Spectrum Noir sparkle added to his flying hat and scarf, and clear gloss to his goggles and the dog house roof.  Background spritzed with shimmer.  

• Addicted to CAS #91 - fly (I'm hoping my imaginary airplane counts LOL)
• Sweet Stampin - seeing stars
• Retro Rubber #41 - red, white and blue
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - add some shimmer
• Crafty Cardmakers #166 - for a special man

Oh, and I just thought I'd share my new stamp from catsonappletrees ..... the signature one I've been using for years'n'years has just about fallen apart.  I'm loving this new one, think I'll sign my
name in future cards though rather than just print it.

Googly eyed doggy

Just a wee quickie card tonight, back to work today and my eyes are going together!
This is an oldie Penny Black stamp.  I've been using a lot of oldies recently, probably to ease my guilty conscience about buying a couple of new ones from catsonappletrees (Jo, your fault LOL)

I've coloured my little dog with watercolours, Spectrum Noir clear sparkle added to the present, and clear gloss to the ribbon and his nose.

• Layout from Sugar Pea Designs Mix it Up #3
• Simon Says Stamp Monday - use patterned DP
• AAA Cards #67 - googley eyes
• Penny Black Saturday June - Birthdays
• Crafty Catz #329 - going dotty

A Christmas Goose, Custard and a Mouse

Uggh it's been a horrible mizzly day today, I don't think I've been across the door!  Poor wee Ruby has been sitting gazing out at the rain all day, she's dying to get out for a bark at the back gate ;)

So today's make is a Christmas card, using an olide Penny Black stamp.  I've coloured him with watercolour pencils and added clear gloss / glitter to his hat, and Spectrum Noir sparkle to his carol sheet and the snowflakes.  Clear gloss also added to his beak and feet.

I couldn't get a decent pic of my cards today, must be the low cloud!

• Layout from As You See It #137
• Addicted to Stamps #198 - holiday
• CRAFT #368 - Christmas
• Moving along with the times #22 - music
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra - June

My second card today was sent to my good bloggy buddy, Jo (from Just a Dotty Pudding)  

Sorry Jo, I got my colouring wrong on my kitty ... I forgot that Custard is black AND white.  Doh!

• Layout from Sugar Pea Designs Mix it Up #02
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - animal magic
• Cats Only #7 - furry-thing goes
• As You Like It - favourite die - I love this Dienamics wonky stitched circle die set, it just makes a circle so much more interesting :)

And I got a chance too to fix up my teacher's card from yesterday and put the right name on it!  Do you think I got away with it??