Halloween spring card

I've been wanting to do a spring card for a while but the truth is I thought they were going to be difficult.  Well turns out I was wrong...and right.

Ok, mostly wrong.  The template was easy.  Cut it out, score a few lines and voila, I had the base for my spring card.  

However, I can't get the darn thing to stay up.  Did I make the front too heavy? Did I not use a strong enough card stock? (I used patterned paper for the base of the card.)  How can I correct this?  The saga continues until I find the answers.

Anywhoo...here is my first spring card.

I couldn't find any flowers that I really like for this card so I made my own.  One day, I'll have to learn to make those fussy and fancy flowers but until then, these will do.  I flipped up the ends of the flowers to give them more depth.

Ingredients: Card stock (Recollections); patterned paper (DCWV); Stamps (House Mouse); Ribbon (Recollections); jewels (Mark Richards); adhesive (Xyron, Elmer's craft bond); Ribbon; Pencils (Prismas); Punches (The Paper Studio)

Challenges:
Fab N Funky Challenge #93: Die cut or punches
Creative Craft World: Halloween
Charisma Cardz Challenge #40: Black and Orange




Until next time...

Halloween Swing Card

 I have oodles and oodles of Halloween cards to create.  The only thing is that I don't like do assembly line creating.  So after a little prodding from a dear friend, I decided to try a swing card.  My first ever.  Naturally that means there are some extra score lines but luckily only I (and now you) know that they aren't supposed to be there.

My supplies...

Yeah! Completed!! Only I found the sentiment I was going to use would have been only half seen. So I made a last minute switch.

In the middle of swinging 

Swing completed.

I'm rather pleased with the turnout. Hope you are too.


Challenges I submit to...
Card Makin' Mamas #30: Folds
Really Reasonable Ribbon #33 Halloween
Crafts 4 Eternity #39 Anything Goes
Come and Get It Challenges: Halloween


Supplies
Paper: DCWV (patterned paper), The Paper Studio (cardstock)
Stamps: Stampabilities
Ink: The Paper Studio
Pencils: Prisma
Misc (ribbon)


Until next time...
Christa

So, I ran across this challenge over at Project Tuesday where they made joy fold cards.  It seemed like an interesting challenge and since I've never made a joy fold card, I was all in.  It turned out to be much easier than I anticipated and I'm pleased with the turn out.

Partially opened.

And opened.

I completed several challenges with this card.

Project Tuesday's Joy Fold Card

House Mouse #63 Multi Fold Card

The Pink Elephant #54 Ribbon

Inky Impressions #30 Think Spring

Pile It On #6 Flowers

My first ATCs

I’ve never made an ATC before. Not that I haven’t wanted to but trying to do art on such a small scale has always been daunting to me. With Order of the Opus Gluei ATC challenge this week, I thought now is the time to put my fear aside and just do it. Here is what I came up with…

First I inked the top with Color Box’s blue lagoon. Next I cut out all the tiny details I would need before meticulously putting it all together.

Challenges:
Order of the Opus Gluei: Challenge #38
52-Card Pickup: 52CP03
Supply List

Paper: DCwv The Stack 6
Ink: Color Box (blue lagoon)
Stamp: House Mouse


Until next time...

Happy Birthday Card

My birthday and my sister's (we're twins!) is tomorrow.  So I made this card for the ocassion.  The card is not for her since she lives in California and there is no chance she'll receive it tomorrow.

I used the sketch over at Taylored Expressions to create this cute bunny card.

I humbly submit this card for the following challenges:

            Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #98

            Stamp Something's blue & white challenge

            Paper Makeup Stamp Blog's birthday challenge

            The Crafy Pad's animal challenge #54

Supply List

Paper: Provo Craft

Stamp: House Mouse Happy Hoppers

Ink: Color Box

Embellishments: Recollections (pom-pom), Accent Depot (brads)

Until next time...

House Mouse Valentine Card

This is the sketch, # 37,  for the week over at Unscripted Sketches. 

I've been trying to diligently work on valentine cards. Since I forgot (or simply ran out of time) to send out Christmas cards, I want to send out valentines. This sketch was perfect for my image that had been waiting for a home since last week.  Of course, it's another house mouse stamp... I should probably look into expanding my stamp collection but they are so darn CUTE!

I chose the color combination by using the challenge over Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog.  Her challenge this week is to use the colors red, yellow, blue, black and white.  I didn't like the plain white paper so I embossed it with my sizzix machine first.

Challenges met by this card...
Unscripted Sketches #37
Robyn's Fetish Weekly Challenge
Supply List
Paper: Paper Studio
Others: Cuttlebug embossing plate, sizzix machine
Stickers: Stick-a-bilities
Stamp: House Mouse

A night spent coloring is not time wasted.

Especially when you're coloring house mouse characters!

Until next time...Christa

Another House Mouse Card

Over at Colour Create, the current challenge, Challenge #35, is lemon and lime colors with a spring theme.  The bright springy colors are just what I need right now.

 I found the perfect image (of course being another House Mouse) and was on the hunt for the perfect sketch.   I found the sketch at Taylored Expressions.

Here is my card based on both challenges.  (Yes, I know the sunflower is green.  I don't know what I was thinking...I was happily coloring along when I realized that I didn't have the yellow pencil in my hand.  Considering I was half way through with the flower, I continued on.  I figure maybe it's a 'unique' sunflower.)

Supply List

Paper: The Paper Studio

Stamp: House Mouse

Ink: Studio G

The Paper Studio punch

Pink Elephant Challenge #47

Here's my take on the above sketch.  I'm thinking I should throw a ribbon across the bottom of the card just for a little extra something.

Love my House Mouse stamps!

TSG35 and Cute Card Thursday #93

I created this card for two different challenges.  I've had this little character all colored up for several months now but with no card to go with...until I read about the challenge over at http://tsgclearstamps.blogspot.com/.  The challenge over there is currently TSG35 "Is is Spring break yet?"

I used the sketch from Cute Card Thursday's Challenge 93.

Ooh La La Challenge #44

This is my first time participating in a challenge over at Ooh La La.   Not from lack of inspiration (loved the brown and pink challenge before this one), but because time didn't permit.

Here is my take on the sketch.

I chose not to write any text because of the strip of paper I used already had words on it.  I'll include any text on the inside, I think.

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 50

Here's my take on the current sketch challenge over at http://kgiron.blogspot.com/

Mojo Monday Week 112 Challenge

This is the current week's Mojo Monday challenge. I immediately thought of a Christmas card when I saw this sketch.

Let's face it, with only 7 weeks to Christmas, most sketches will be bringing to mind Christmas cards.

I started my card off fine but I thought there was too much white space at the top so I added the flowers but honestly, I am not completely pleased with the turnout.

Any positive suggestions would be appreciated.

Card Patterns Sketch 40

So here's the first of my three challenges for the week.

I hadn't intended to turn the card sideways but when I finally decided on the stamp to use, I found it simply wouldn't work. So, sideways the card went.

Ooh Ooh, Pick Me!!

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love mice...and House Mouse are my favorite stamps. And...

My favorite challenge site is looking for 2 new DT members for a 12 week stint. I want to be one. A LOT. Why? It's not because I think my work is so very great. In reality, I often find myself envious of others' designs. Not necessarily the entire project but various pieces, such as chalking flower edges. Such a simple thing and the flowers have such a 'pop' but I don't always think of those things. Having a weekly challenge, that I have made a commitment to, would be such a great way to improve my paper crafting.

Grauation Box

Mojo Monday Challenge #71

I was recently turned onto this website that has weekly card challenges, because let's face it, every now and then, we all could use some inspiration. This is the inspiration.

I'm not a particular fan of square cards, so I just used a regular card for my interpretation.

I absolutely LOVE these House Mouse stamps.

RAK

So I just joined this awesome new yahoo group. The best of House-Mouse. Which anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE House-Mouse mice. Three days after joining, I received a welcome card in the mail.
How cute are these?