Bauble or Ornament?

It depends on where you live as to whether you consider the shiny things on the Christmas tree a bauble or ornament. Here in the US we call them ornaments but since ABC Christmas Challenge is UK based we're calling this challenge Baubles. Basically we're looking for a bauble / ornament, one or more, on your project. It goes without saying that it needs to be a Christmas project but I'll say it just to make sure that newbie's know the rules.

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Bugaboo Stamps offered the DT an image to create with so be sure to visit the main challenge blog to see what my teamies made with their images. As for me, I scheduled this post in advance and used a stamp from my personal collection.

I used a stamp from the 2011 Holiday Ornaments set by Waltzingmouse Stamps and after 3 tries Memento's Cottage Ivy ink was the color of choice. It was die cut with a Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornaments coordinating die. For the background I stenciled over white cardstock using Tim's Holiday Knit stencil and Archival's Vermillion ink. A red panel along with a stripe dp from Pebbles Winter Collection add more visual interest. A stamped sentiment from the same set was stamped in Staz On Jet Black and die cut with a Spellbinders Pennant die. I have always loved Nordic images so this card just makes me happy.

This is the inside of my card, I blended Vermillion ink around the inside border and stamped another Nordic image in Memento's Cottage Ivy ink. The stamp is from Waltzingmouse Stamps Nordic Winter set. I'm 2 cards down already and by finishing the inside when I create my cards I'll spare myself the hassle of that step during the busy holiday season. 

Don't forget to check out the creative makes by my teamies right here. Hope you'll join us for our Baubles challenge!

So glad you dropped by today, 

Lisa xx

Make It Monday #131 with Nicecrane Designs

 

 

Welcome to the new linky party at Make It Monday!

 

We are thrilled to be sponsored by Nicecrane Designs this week. The talented Ignacio offers digital images, collage sheets, backgrounds and so much more in his online store. I enjoyed working with this image which is part of the Sugar and Spice DSL 1 collage sheet. Here's a preview of more vintage images in this fantastic collection.

 

 

 

 

 

Pick of the Week

# 32 Joann

I love this bird cage which is beautifully adorned with white gardenias. There's a tutorial on Joann's blog showing how she created these gorgeous blooms so you might want to check that out. Thanks for sharing your creative talent with us at MIM Joann!

 

  

 

Sponsored by

 

Nicecrane Designs

 

 

Ignacio is generously providing a $20 gift voucher to our winner!

Congratulations to our featured entry and winning commenter of challenge #130. We hope you'll join us this week and to see more inspiration please visit my teamies blogs by clicking HERE or you can find their links on my right sidebar. Have a wonderful week and happy crafting!

 

Hugs,

 

Lisa xx

The Kindness of Another

 

 

 

Hello! It is a dreary, rainy day here in the western part of Tennessee where I live and I do hope the weather is better wherever you are. We've had rain for the past week and I am so ready for it to go away lol. On the bright side, we did not get the freezing rain that the weather man said we would. :)

 

I'm back with a thank you card that I made for a business associate of my husband. This particular gentleman learned that my DH wanted to take our son and his new wife (both are in the Army) to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl game in Atlanta on New Year's Eve (hubby & son are huge fans of LSU& our new DIL is a Clemson fan). Before my DH had time to call and buy tickets he received a phone call saying five tickets were on the way via Fed Ex. His associate wanted to treat them (us too) to the game because he appreciates their willingness to serve our country and realizes the sacrifices that they, like so many, make on our behalf every day. That was the inspiration for my patriotic thank you card and I'm using, Rescue Remedies Additions, from Waltzingmouse Stamps to convey our gratitude to him. We had premo seats in the Georgia Dome and were treated like VIP's. One thing is certain, kindness never goes out of style. 

 

For sketch inspiration I played along with Jen's Deconstructed Sketch No. 84 and it's a keeper. One slight change is that I flipped it because I wanted a horizontal orientation instead of vertical. I left the bow, or fussy embellishment, off because this is a masculine card. Otherwise, all the required elements are present. Be sure to check out this sketch and the archived sketches at Deconstructing Jen!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you, Mr. McDonald, for your generosity and also for your service to our country!

 

Hugs,

Lisa xx

 

Make It Monday #112

 

**click here for my The Squirrel and The Fox DT post**

It's time for another linky party to begin at Make It Monday and we do hope you'll join in the fun. The gallery was full of wonderful projects this past week and I can't wait to share my Pick of the Week with you. First though, I'd like to congratulate our winners for MIM #111 and encourage you to leave a comment on the other entries this week giving you a second chance at winning a prize. Good Luck!

There were no sponsor images to work with so Michelle gave us permission to use whatever we wanted and I've used stamps by Verve and Waltzingmouse Stamps on my pocket card. To create this fun card I used a paper cutter and trimmed a cardstock sheet to 5.25"x11", placed my long edge horizontal on my Scor-Pal and scored 5.5" inches from the left edge. Next I scored a horizontal line a .5" above the top edge and a .5" above the bottom edge. Run your bone folder over scored lines and fold in toward the center and place double-sided tape on the flaps. Again run your bone folder over the score line at 5.5" and place double-sided tape on the left side then peel the backing from the tape and adhere the flaps while running your finger along the taped bottom to seal. Now you've got a pocket card that was super easy to create. Decorate the front of the card using patterned paper and the width of my panels are 4.75" wide by 2"high, I used a coordinating paper for the middle section and it also gave me a place to stamp my sentiment "It's your day" and add visual interest. Two die cut circles create a place for my butterfly stamp & coordinating die by Verve to land while the fun dot border was created with a WMS Faux Fun Circles stamp. The butterfly was stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with Copic markers. I added a trio of Kaisercraft brown pearls to my corners and my front was finished. Next up is my inside panel and here's a picture of it below.

 

 

 

Again I used the same paper but reversed the top & bottom panels, the middle section is Choice Buttercream by Taylored Expressions and I stamped "celebrate" by WMS in Memento Rich Cocoa. As you can see my cardstock base is blue and I pulled the color from the dp's I used. The measurement of my cs base is 4.75" wide by 5" high. I made the tab with a 1" circle punch from Fiskars and adhered to the back of my base. (It helps to place the panel inside your pocket, line it up and then adhere your tab so it will be centered perfectly. ;) The orientation of your patterned paper can be varied and suited to your tastes depending on your sentiment inside.

 

Now for my Pick of the Week which is #127 Karen G who created this ornament that can also be used as a wall hanging. The Graphic 45 patterned paper blends so well with her colored image and I love the netting behind it. A die cut music strip and all of the embellishments make this an all time favorite of mine. To view a full shot of this wonderful project click on her link above. I love this Karen!

 

 

 

 

 

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Playing along with the following challenge:

One Stop Craft Challenge #201-Anything Goes

 

 

A big thank you to our sponsor and to all of you who join us each week. For more inspiration by my incredible teamies please visit the Make It Monday blog or click the links on my right sidebar. Have fun crafting everyone! 

 

Hugs,

Lisa

 

 

Stamps: Party Time & All Aflutter (Verve); Say It Loud (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper: Harvest Lane (Simple Stories); cs (Bazzill Basics Paper)

Die: All Aflutter (Verve); Std. Circles Lg. & Cl. Scalloped Circles Lg. (Spellbinders)

 

Make It Monday #111 with Meljen's Designs

Another week has flown by and now it's time for another linky party at Make It Monday. Congrats to our winner and to those chosen by the DT as their Pick of the Week. It is so much fun to look through the gallery and see so many amazing creations linked up. Thank You! I would also like to thank our current sponsor, Meljen's Designs, for providing the design team with images to work with. I love the variety of digi images in Melissa's online store so if you haven't shopped there yet be sure to check it out and see what you are missing. :)

My card features the adorable digi image, A Girl and Her Overalls, and it is one of my fave's. She's holding a picked flower behind her back which reminded me of my daughter when she was a little girl. She'd pick a flower for me and say "just for you" mommy so naturally I couldn't resist this image nor the sentiment by Waltzingmouse Stamps. ;) I colored her in Copics, used a red atyou Spica pen on the hearts and created my blue background with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. Four pearl brads by American Crafts anchor my colored image to an embossed yellow panel that was created using a Taylored Expressions's Hearts Impression Plate. Red grosgrain ribbon adds a bit of color underneath and I added a red button tied with a red burlap bow also. The perimeter of my base was faux stitched using a fine point Sharpie pen and to finish I stamped my sentiment in Memento Paris Dusk, chomped the corners on my sentiment & yellow  embossed panel and called it good. I really wanted to make this image stand out and I thought this sketch at Sketch Frenzy Friday would help me do that. Here's a close up of this sweet little gal.

As for my POTW I chose #156  by Lucy Patrick and her Fairy Garden card. Is it ever adorable!!! I fell in love with the bright colors, birthday banner, and the whimsical touches she added. Be sure to visit Lucy's blog to see more photos and learn how she created this enchanting 3D card.

Designed by Lucy Patrick





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Meljen's Designs Digital Stamps are giving away the lovely prize of the winner's choice of 4 single digis!   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I do hope you will stop by the Make It Monday blog to see all of the inspiration the design team has for you and link up your own papercrafting creation(s) for us to enjoy. You can also win for commenting on the entries in the gallery and leaving some comment love saying you saw it on Make It Monday. Who knows? You just might be our next winner or Pick of the Week. :)

 

Good Luck & Happy Crafting!

Hugs,

Lisa

 

 

Make It Monday #110 with Bugaboo

Welcome to the weekly Make It Monday linky party! We're so happy you choose to join us each week and fill the gallery with gorgeous creations for us to drool over. ;) Congratulations to our winner and to the POTW's chosen by the design team every week. I also want to welcome Michelle back after a three week holiday, we've missed you. While she was away Lisa M. held the fort down and she did a fantastic job of keeping the MIM blog running smoothly and us (well me) in line lol.

Bugaboo Stamps is our current sponsor and I loved working with their detailed digi image, Silhouette Pumpkin. It's guaranteed to spook! I know all of us want to thank Bugaboo for supplying the design team with fab images to work with and sponsoring MIM on a frequent basis. :) I printed the image onto orange cardstock and die cut the panel with a Labels 15 die by Spellbinders. The ribbon has been in my stash for awhile so it was nice to find a use for it. A Spellbinders die cut circle gave me a place to stamp my sentiment from Waltzingmouse's Cicely at Halloween set which I shadow stamped. (I stamped the sentiment twice to create a shadow effect) I love it when that technique works the first time lol. Four orange goosebumps anchor my black panel and the kraft polka dot dp is from MME's Haunted 12x12 pack. Simple, sweet and oh so scary!

My Pick of the Week is #60 Morgan and the terrific Christmas project she crafted for her in-laws living in the US. She's done a fab job using the Tropical Santa digi by Bugaboo Stamps and reflecting what Christmas is like in Australia. To see more photos please click the link and leave Morgan some comment love while you're visiting. ;)

Morgan's sweet little boat

 

 

The adorable tag that features her Santa digi, her homeland & the North Pole's address.

 

 

Morgan's boat & fab tag!

 

 

We are very excited to have again our fun sponsors Bugaboo Stamps! Everyone loves these fun and sweet digis!

http://www.bugaboostamps.com

 

 

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps atTotally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

Bugaboo Stamps is offering a very generous prize of winner's choice of 7 single digis!

I'm playing along with:



Paper Issues-Halloween Harvest Time!

The Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge #4
Ribbon Carousel Blog Challenge 73 - Halloween Spirit

 

 

I hope you'll check out the wonderful inspiration by my teamies. You can head on over to the MIM blog or click their links on my right sidebar to see what they have in store for you. Thanks for dropping by and have a great week of crafting!

Hugs,

Lisa 

 

Keep Fighting

 

It's that time of year again, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the wonderful folks at Splitcoaststampers is hosting the 3rd annual Hope You Can Cling To. This month long event encourages papercrafters from across the globe to make and send cards to the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. If this sounds like a cause you can get behind click the link to learn how you can help. Most of us know someone who has fought breast cancer, is a survivor or is currently going through a battle with this disease. My aunt is a breast cancer survivor, one of my BFF's lost her mom to breast cancer and I'm currently on a design team with two ladies who are going through their own battles with breast cancer. One being, Jennifer Scull, and I'm sure most of you know who Jen is. :) She's fighting a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer but I'll let her tell her own story. Click the link to see how she has been coping since her diagnoses in February of this year. If you would like to help or learn more about HYCCT then click here for the details including the address to UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. (I highly recommend that you read this first before you begin making your cards.)

I wanted to make a card that would let the person receiving it know how special they are and to keep up the fight. One of the things I learned from my aunt is how discouraged you can get while going through this crises in your life. It is meant as a gentle reminder to keep going, one day at a time. I used two coordinating dp's from Cosmo Cricket's-Tea for Two 6x6 paper pad and Bazzill Basics Paper-Pinkini to create my card. I love the nestie friendly stamps that Claire at Waltzingmouse Stamps created to work with Spellbinders Labels. I used two of the Very Vintage Labels 10 stamps for the front & inside, stamped each one in Memento Angel Pink and die cut each with a Labels 10 die. Both sentiments are from Verve, the quote by Snyder is from One Person and the inside sentiment is from Words of Wisdom, and were stamped in Memento Rosebud. I've kept it simple and sweet by adding pearls to the corners, paper flowers from Recollections, and a strip of decorative ribbon (which we were asked to do) for the Strip Tease challenge at SCS. You can view the gallery for this challenge by clicking here and hopefully it will provide inspiration in creating your own cards. :)

Have a wonderful weekend everyone and thanks for stopping by! Before I go, I'd like to welcome my new followers and thank those of you who leave a sweet comment for me. It means so much!

Hugs,
Lisa

The Daisy That Became a Chrysanthemum

Hello everyone, I'm dropping by with a birthday card I made for a friend. The CR84FN58 Color Challenge colors of yellow, red and neutral were perfect for this occasion. Red and yellow are my main colors and I brought in cream and a smidgen of brown with the polka dot ribbon. I played with three different versions of this card and settled on this one at 3:45 am this morning. {Sue, I had to get up and just make the card lol} I did a lot of paper cutting, die cutting and border punching but I'm happy with the finished product and I hope my friend will be too. The flower is handmade using MFT's Die-namics Upsy-Daisy and a Paper Flower Video Tutorial by Tracy MacDonald that I viewed on her blog, I Wanna Build a Memory. When you click the link to her blog the tutorial page will pop up and it is the first one on the list, I highly recommend it. I didn't have the same punches she used so I improvised and used this daisy die which ended up looking like a chrysanthemum. Who knew, a two-for-one die. ;) My sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps Compact Sentiments and I was inspired to play along with the weekly WMS Sketch Challenge #105 by Teresa Kline. The last challenge I am entering this card in is the Paper Play Challenge-Happy Birthday which is a *new to me* challenge. Here's my card...

Thanks for dropping by today and a very warm welcome to my new followers, so happy to have you! A big thank you to everyone who leaves me sweet and encouraging comments. You have blessed me more than you know!
Hugs,
Lisa xx


Supplies:
Ink: Saddle Brown (Staz On), Memento Ladybug
Paper: yellow plaid dp-The Thrift Shop & red dp-Schoolhouse (October Afternoon), cs (Bazzill Basics Paper)
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels Eighteen; EK Success Dotted Wave border punch; red, yellow & chocolate pearls (Kaisercraft); Buttercup Liquid Pearls, mini mister & dauber (Ranger); brown polka dot ribbon (TE); 3D Foam Dots (Therm O Web)

Still Crazy about U

A little announcement before I begin....I am one of two new DT members at Top Tip Tuesday! WooHoo!!! I was thrilled to receive an invitation to join the uber talented Design Team at TTT and today officially marks my debut. Thanks again to Carol and Samantha for the invite and the warm welcome by the team. I {heart} you all! Wanna know who the other new DT member is? Jennifer Scull of Just Coffee Please...& Stamps, & Ribbons, & Paper so please check her blog out, you'll be glad you did. On a sad note, Leanne {the founder of TTT} is leaving to pursue other interests and we wish her the very best. Carol & Samantha are the new co-owners and coordinators of TTT so we are all in good hands. :)

1 For the Men-Masculine

 is the theme for our current challenge at TOP TIP TUESDAY and this is my tag featuring my Top Tip-use dies as masks to create depth on your project. I loved making this tag with mix & match fave stamps for my husband. I placed three Spellbinders Sprightly Sprocket dies on my tag and sprayed Adirondack Color Wash-Espresso over everything. Carefully, I lifted the dies and wiped clean. The images that were left created depth to my background and I went over the areas with distress ink to add some *cream* to my tag. I played along with the One Stop Craft Challenge 189-Coffee & Cream where the colors are determined by your favorite flavor of coffee. Cappuccino, espresso, latte, or flavored joe-it's all good! I grew up with my dad drinking black coffee so the black ink is a nod to his fave. :) I'm also linking up with the Make It Monday # 96 linky party.

We certainly hope you can join us this time and show us your take on 1 For the Men-Masculine !

Top Tip Tuesday

Sponsors are:

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Prize: $20 Gift Voucher 

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Prize: 2 Digi Images

Thanks so much for visiting and a big welcome to my newest followers! Please visit the Top Tip Tuesday site for more information and for some amazing inspiration from the design team.

Have a terrific week everyone!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Supplies:

Stamps: Compact Sentiments-Part Two, Vintage Labels 4, & Bitty Banners (WMS); Making a Statement & Wings of Love (Verve)

Ink: Old Paper & Frayed Burlap Distress Ink (T!m Holtz/Ranger), Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: White Lg. Tag & kraft cs(PS); Choice Buttercream (TE)

Accessories: Spellbinders Donna Salazar Sprightly Sprockets dies, Labels Four & Nested Pennants; Wavy Hearts Die Set (Verve); Adirondack Color Wash-Espresso (Ranger); Loops Heart border punch (MS); buttons (Buttons Galore and More); burlap (Canvas Corp.); mocha twill (Maya Road); cream button twine (WMS); black glaze pen (Sakura)   

Son...

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!! Today we are celebrating our son's graduation from Basic Combat Training in the U. S. Army at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. It has been two and a half months since he left home and yesterday we were privileged to spend quality time with him during Family Day. He'll leave Saturday morning headed to San Antonio, Texas where he will complete his Advanced Individual Training and become a Biomedical Equipment Specialist. Next May he will graduate AIT and from there we are not sure where he will be stationed or deployed. One thing is for certain though, he has a bright future ahead of him and we are honored to be his parents.

I used the Deconstructed Sketch No. 57 for inspiration and I'm also entering this in the Make It Monday No. 95 linky party & The Kraft Journal: Anything Goes challenge.

Here's a photo of the inside using three different stamps to convey our message to him.

Hope each of you have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by today!
Hugs,
Lisa xx

Supplies:
Stamps: Compact Family  & Vintage Labels 18 (WMS), Small Phrases (Verve), Greetings (TCP Studio)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Noir Patterned Argyle/Paper Reverie (Making Memories), Whipped Mousse (Bazzill Basics)
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 18 die #3; French Scroll border punch (MS); diamond ribbon (Michael's); Platinum Liquid Pearls (Ranger); 3D Foam Dots (Therm O Web)

Thank You

A new year and a new challenge! Last month the creator of Play Date Cafe, Julie Ranae, invited me to play along in her challenge and I was so excited. I love this challenge and even though color challenges throw me for a loop sometimes they force me out of my comfort zone, which is a good thing. The colors for this week are juniper, mint and vanilla and I did bring in one neutral color, brown, for my stamped images. Of course it helps to have a great sketch to work with and this week I used Claire's (WMS owner/designer) sketch and entered her challenge as well. The stamps are from three different sets and I personally love how she designs her stamps to interact with other WMS sets so that you have numerous options to work with. :-) Here's my card for the PDCC#113 and WMSC79 challenges. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day wherever you are!

~Lisa

Stamps: Rescue Remedies, Rescue Remedies Additions, & Victorian Fripperie (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Paper: Lost & Found (MME); Reflecting Pool cs (Coredinations); French Vanilla cs (Bazzill Basics)

Accessories: Spellbinders Standard Classic Circles; Portabello Road brad (MME); 3D foam dots (Therm O Web); Vanilla Seam Binding (Prairie Bird Boutique); distressing tool (T!m Holtz)

A Merry Christmas To You from WMS

I'm back today with a card that features a sentiment from Very Vintage Christmas by WMS. I love Claire's stamps and hope to spend more time in 2012 exploring all of the creative options her stamp sets give you.  This is such a bold sentiment that I decided to keep this card clean and simple (CAS) with little to no fuss. A secondary reason is that it is going to my mom and Alzheimer's patients are not allowed cards with objects that they (or other residents) could potentially swallow. I hope the pearls make it through the security check though as she is aware of what they are and why they are on the card but we'll see.

I stamped the image onto Choice Buttercream then fussy cut it out and popped it up on foam dots to create some dimension. A wonky rectangle was die cut from aqua cardstock and a Jolly by Golly dp brings in the color factor. Four bliss pearls and a red grosgrain ribbon add some spark and this is an easy card to mass produce, which I'll remember for next year. ;)

Have an awesome day and happy crafting!
~Lisa

Stamps: Very Vintage Christmas (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen Distress Ink (T!m Holtz)
Paper: Jolly by Golly (Cosmo Cricket), aqua cs (Bazzill), Choice Buttercream (TE store); white cardstock from stash
Accessories: Wonky Rectangle Die (Spellbinders); bliss pearls (Kaisercraft); red grosgrain ribbon (Hobby Lobby)

Waltzingmouse CASE Competition



Did someone say CASE? How exciting! Claire Brennan, owner and designer of WMS, releases stamps every other month and the in-between months she sponsors SOAP (Stamp of Approval Parade) using previously released stamp sets. It is always wonderful to see what the design team comes up with and they never cease to inspire. Naturally when it came to CASE'ing a project of theirs that was a tough decision. I thought I had my DT member picked out only to find I did not have the stamps she used on her project and wanted to make sure that I stayed within the guidelines so I changed course. As I was browsing through the line up, in no particular order, I found this lovely Christmas shadowbox on Anya's blog and knew what I was going to CASE. This was a FUN project for me and I've included more photos with different views at the end of my post.  

I have mini pizza boxes that have been in my alterables stash for a while and they work perfectly for a shadowbox. I cut  the top off and using the base I backed it with some fun Merry Christmas-Words paper by Paper Studio and cut rolling hills from green cardstock which I staggered. The sides of the box were lined with a polka dot DP from the Tinsel & Twig collection by The Girls's Paperie. Red metallic string covers the seams and I punched borders from two MS border punches, Doily Lace & Aspen Snowflake, to frame the top and bottom. All of the stamps used are from Christmas Cottage and I adore this set, this cottage is adorable and I want one in real life. :-)  I colored the cottage, snowman and trees with Copic markers and used Ranger's Frosted Lace Stickles on the trees and Baby Blue Stickles on the snowman's scarf. The windows and ledges received a dusting of snow with StarDust Stickles and love all the snowy goodness on this image. The roof got its sparkle from MS's sugar cube glitter and I popped up the arched facial board on foam strips for some dimension. A lot of little steps but so worth it!  

Long post but as Claire would say, hope it tickles!

~Lisa

Stamps: A Cottage Christmas (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Ink: Black Soot Distress Ink (T!m Holtz), Cardinal (Versa Color)

Paper: MC-Words (PS), polka dot (The Girls Paperie/Tinsel & Twig), cardstock

Accessores: Mini Pizza Boxes (HOTP-Sara's Surfaces); see post

There's a Mouse in the House

Whew! I ordered some "new to me" stamps in early October from Waltzingmouse Stamps over in the UK and they arrived via airmail yesterday. HOORAY!!! I checked their blog to see what challenges they offer and lo and behold they have one that ends at 12 Noon Central US Time today, nothing like a little pressure!! :-) I got up awful early to put this together and what began as a card became a wall hanging, and I love it. Here it is...

I primarily used the Hocus Pocus set but I did borrow the little "open" bat in upper left from the Cicely at Halloween set, he's so cute! Anyway, I am not a morning person "at all" but I kinda have to be so as I was working on this project I came up with a story as to why this little witch is walking and not flying. Here goes...she spent all night studying at the "Apothecary Emporium" learning to mix potions and whatnot. It just isn't coming to her as it should so she's kinda dejected but her little friend that's perched on her shoulder is trying to cheer her up. Sound good? She's definitely not a wicked witch just a witch trying to do her very best like the rest of us. For inquiring minds I will add that I *loosely* sketched her dressed on cardstock and cut out. The face and hat belong to the HP stamp set and if you look closely you'll see a boo boo I made. Hint: check out the bird on the fence directly in front of her. Mercy, he's at a 45 degree angle!

Ok, I am sliding in under the wire so gotta go. Have a wonderful weekend wherever you are and you can view the sketch here if you like. Should also note that you can flip or rotate the sketch and I flipped sentiment panels but kept the rest intact. Cheerio!

~Lisa

Stamps: Hocus Pocus and Cicely at Halloween (Waltzingmouse Stamps), Frightful Night (Taylored Expressions)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento London Fog, Antique Linen Distress Ink (T!m Holtz)

Paper: the Apothecary Emporium (Echo Park), Choice Buttercream  & Choice Snow White (TE store), cardstock

Accessories: Standard Circles Lg. & Labels Fourteen Dies (Spellbinders); Fibers Asst. 5 Pk/Oranges (PS); Black Diamond & Copper Stickles (Ranger); Plaquettes (T!m Holtz/Idea-ology); Black Pearls (Kaisercraft); foam tape and pop-up glue dots