Wednesday, November 30, 2011

House Mouse Challenge #109 Fuzzy & Warm


Well here I am finally posting this card after one week of trying to work on it. I absolutely love HM stamps, but I'm always so afraid I don't do them justice so I take forever to produce a card with them. Anyway my image is titled By The Chimney With Care. I think it is just so darn cute with these little mice sleeping in their stockings by the fire. I colored it with Copics and then fussy cut it out so that I could add some "wallpaper" behind the fireplace. The wallpaper is from an old stack of papers that was in my stash so I can't tell you who it is by, sorry. I "hung" a couple of Christmas swags on the wall which were stickers I found at the dollar store a couple of years ago. I knew when I started this card that I wanted to make this a "window scene", but I had a hard time trying to make the window look "real". I spent hours trying to make siding and shutters, etc, but to no avail. I finally remembered my weathered background stamp and used that. I added a transparant sheet for the window and my final touch was some Flower Soft for snow along the window sill and corners of the window panes. Thank you so much for stopping by, hope to see you again soon.

15 comments:

  1. What a cute little scene you have here Donna! LOVE the HM stamps too and yes, you do them justice! Wonderful coloring and just a precious card. Like how you used the Flower Soft too.
    Lynn

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  2. Absolutely Adorable! I think all your cards are so pretty but I have a soft spot for the House Mouse stamps. Hugs, Lori m

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  3. Your cards let me remember when I was little boy...
    lovely card, good job!

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  4. Donna, this one is superb! I love HM stamps, too, and I think you've outdone yourself on this one. The wall paper is fantastic, as is the weathered siding. A perfect window card.

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  5. Hi Donna, two awesome looking cards, above and here and so agree with what you say about House Mouse - it always blows m away with these folk who whip up cards in a blink of an eye - rarely the case with me! love what you did with wallpaper etc!Shaz in oz.x

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  6. Wonderful, wonderful. You did such a nice job. I love the colored image and all your details. This is a little treasure.

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  7. You've done this HM image proud my friend, no doubt about it! This is just an adorable card, and it's so creative to put this image behind a snow-covered window! I love the "wallpaper" and all the fuzzy stuff those meeces are snuggled up in too! This is just amazing, and so beautifully created! I love it!!

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  8. Donna, was worth the wait! This is just so carn cute. Love the window, and the little scene you created is wonderful. So glad you made time to join the challenge at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge!! Nicely done. Hope you will join us for future challenges as well........

    Hugs
    Sue & Keeley

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  9. Oh, this is lovely! Great colouring and great card design with that window pane.
    Joyce xx

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  10. I love HM and this is so cute! I just found that HM is now coming in unmounted sets so I bought two! Can't wait for them to get here. I have sworn off buying wood mounted stamps - too expensive and no space!

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  11. So sweet...love how you framed it as a window! Thanks for sharing with us at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge! Sue K

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  12. Oh what a terrific Window HM card. Love the fab framing and the adorable creative scene. Terrific job with detailing and coloring. AWESOME work!!! Thank you so much for joining us at House-Mouse & friends Monday Challenge Blog. We hope you will continue to play along with us in 2012. :)

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  13. wow.. well deserved win over at HM and Friends Monday challenge.. I popped over here when I saw whom they announced for the # 109 winners and I must say your card came out fantastic! I really love the idea that you put the wallpaper behind them and made the window and fussy cut this image.. you made it really come to life.. thanks for the inspiration.. nicely done!Which color is the Flower Soft called that you used .. I have flower soft but not this particular color..just brilliant! Congrats!

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  14. This is super special! Love the ice on the window and that sweet HM scene. You do them justice and then some!!!

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  15. Card is really nice use of colors as the season is best.
    Plastic Gift Cards
    Gift Card Printing

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