House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge!

 Hello There! So sorry to have not been around much these last 2 weeks, but I have had an emergency in my family and my time is needed elsewhere. I just wanted to pop in to remind you of the
                            Anything Goes Challenge over at

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge!

Since I have not had any time to create, I thought I could at least share a favorite of mine from way back in 2010! Geeze, that seems like ages ago!  You can read all about this "oldie but goodie" that I made to Celebrate the birthday of our Mousie Mom America Kuhn HERE!

I hope to be back to crafting soon. Miss you all!

♥ Sue

Christmas in June Inspiration Challenge

Christmas is coming! I can not believe it is almost July...good grief!

You still have time to join the Inspiration Emporium Christmas in June Challenge over at the Inspiration Journal HERE!  You could win 50 Emporium Dollars! That's pretty cool!

For my card today I used ton's of fun "schtuff"! This card is a mixture of Penny Black stamps, Elizabeth Craft dies, and Silhouette files!  (You can see a list of everything at the bottom of this post)

What  better time to get ahead of the game and make a few Christmas cards and join our challenge!!!

I attached the little square box to the bench and attached the  meeces to this square-this allows them to fold flat along with the rest of the card.

Thanks for popping in today-I do hope your will join in our fun!

♥ Sue

Goodies from Inspiration Emporium:
Elizabeth Craft All Seasons Tree
Elizabeth Craft Garden Bench
Penny Black Jolly Follies
Distress Glitter

Copics:
R22,24,29
YR 21,12,24
YG 23,17
N 2,3,4,5
Y38 YR 07
B01
E35

Misc: blue chalk, pearls
Silhouette Store
Birds on wires square card
Ten Lords Leaping
Merry Christmas

WOYW?W Happy 4th of July!!!

A couple times a year, I make a little treat for my co-workers. Since we work the cherry harvest and none of us seem to have a life during the summer months, a little pick me up goes a long way. Some of my co-workers save everything I give them and display them in their office. I always like to see them all lined up like that...I know that is a paper crafter's joy!

Today I am showing you the Patriotic  Lollipop Covers file that I bought from SVG Cuttings and cut out with my Silhouette. I make about 30 ish of these and decided the flag and Uncle Sam are my favorites, so I have cut a bunch of each...you can see them all piled up on my shelf behind my desk in the picture below.

 You can see how the pops fit inside the cover here

Fun starred tootsie pops from Winco

Yeah...I nudged my work area in to the post today too...You can see the piles of pieces waiting to be glued still...I figure if I do 4 or 5 a night...I will be done by the 4th of July.  Looky at the pretty old mirror (minus the mirror) Any ideas out there?  Thinking of using it as a picture frame to hang on the wall....It was just too pretty to pass up...suggestions appreciated! Yep-I need to file away my copics too! You can also see a wedding photo of me and my firstborn on her wedding day-that's been a while (8 years I think) I certainly look younger!  Also a couple mini albums of my little grands that I like to look through and remember when they were little. I need to make more of these...such a joy to flip through!

Well, that is my work space today...4th of July projects and all! I do hope you can hop over to Julia's blog --Stamping Ground--and take a peek at what is happening on the other desks being shared. And don't forget to give a Julia a hug, she has been under the weather and we are all wishing her a speedy recovery!

Photo Op

The wind was blowing and the 'pops' were not cooperating. Their 'hair' is all wonky, one is leaning on the other(he's touching me Mom), they would not stay in line...sheesh!!!!! That really is how group photo's look of my kids too!

 Uncle Sam's Hat

 Firecracker

 Flag and Star

 Uncle Sam-my favorite!

Linking up to Tip Junkie 4th of July Ideas!

Kiss and Make Up HMFMC #172

It's time for the mid-week reminder for the 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #172

Dies and Punches!

Today I used a new die I just got from Inspiration

 Emporium- its a MFT Pierced Stax...love the pierced look!  I also used some MME Playdate paper

I am also using an new and unused stamp in my stash named Kiss and Make Up (Amanda)-Super cute!

I used this fun sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp

and also  entering in 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge 85-Polka Dots

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-You Gotta Have Friends


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I do hope you will join in with our challenge this week!

♥ Sue

Lemon Lips-House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #172

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #172

**Die Cuts and/or Punches*** 

It's my Party for this challenge!  This should be an easy one. Use a die or a punch or in my case electronic cut dies!

I used this fun Beach Easel Card cut file from My Scrap Chicks and snuck in a couple partying meece!  Maxwell and Mudpie look like they are certainly having some fun in the sun, don't they! I added in the little meeces from the stamp Lemon Lips (Maxwell and Mudpie). Most of the paper is either Doodlebug Fruit Stand or Lawn Fawn Lets Polka.

Easel cards always add such fun dimension!

Oh my...doesn't this make you pucker up just thinking of biting in to a lemon?   

 Our Sponsors for this challenge are:

Welcome to our Rubber Stamp store! We have the Somewhat cute, Somewhat Quirky images that are available as unmounted, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps! We have several rubber stamp lines featuring over 10,000 designs. Our QKR Stampede website features the artwork of Ken Herrod. Ken has a unique, somewhat quirky, style with lots of humor and character. Not a day goes by we don't get a chuckle out of a design we run across!  We are also the home of the new product: the Perfect Shim!!!

Check out line of Stores! 

QKR Stampede - http://www.qkrstampede.com - home of the Perfect Shim!

Eureka Stamps - http://www.eurekastamps.com

Biblical Impressions - http://www.biblicalstamps.com

Alluring Impressions - http://www.alluringimpressions.com

AND

I am offering this blog candy for this challenge!

AND


Teamie Christine is offering this set as well

Thanks for joining in our fun!!!  See you over at the challenge blog HERE!

I am entering this card in a brand new challenge :

The Cutting Edge-Inspired by the sunshine and laughter card!

Addicted to Stamps Challenge-Outdoors

Craft a Scene Challenge-By The Sea

Just for Fun Challenge-Here Comes Summer June 28

One Sweet Challenge-Hit the Beach June 30

Sparkles Monthly Challege-At the Beach/Summer Fun July 10

♥ Sue Kment

card details:

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Stamp: Lemon Lips(Maxwell and Mudpie)

Cut file: Beach Easel Card from My Scrap Chicks

Cardstock: Lawn Fawn Let's Polka, Doodlebug Fruit Stand, Kraft, Daffodil (SU!), Black, Brown

Copics:

Meeces: E00,11 R20  E31,34

Fruit: Y17,18 & G 20,24

Umbrella: BG 45,53

Ice: B000

More Father's Day Cards

A couple more quick Father's Day cards to share!  A cute little dog from the Silhouette Store (that's my doggie)

And a fun tool chest step card from the Silhouette Store for my handy dandy Dad!

Thanks for stopping in to check out these fun cards!

♥ Sue

Father's Day Box Card

A quick post before I am out the door to work(cherry harvest has begun!)

I made this card for my Sweetie's Dad-he is quite the fisherman! This is another box card from Lori Whitlock--- Fishing Box Card  (purchased from the Silhouette Store)!  I used some special patterned paper from The Paper Loft named Hooked on Fishing.  I have linked up the paper that I found online-but I bought mine at a convention.

And dang if it doesn't look like the fish are swimming upside down LOL! We have tricky fish here in Oregon LOL!

I love that it folds flat and fits in a standard A2 envelope!

Off I go-enjoy your summer Father's Day!

♥ Sue

It's A Beach Hop-Creations by AR

Sandy Beach Bucket

Beach Bucket Card

Welcome to our Creations by AR June It's A Beach 

Blog Hop!  

I have a fun quick and easy little Beach Bucket file to

 show off today. I was wishing I was sitting on the beach 

and getting ready for fireworks, so instead here I am-making festive 4th of July projects!

I used some Star Spangled papers for the Beach Bucket Card and added some fun 

little "fireworks" inside my bucket. I  added a few pinwheel fireworks and a 4th of July 

sentiment(from the Silhouette Store) Finally--adding in a few sparklies made me happy---

and it was done in a flash. This file would make great table setting cards don't you think?

So Sorry, but Cherry Harvest is biting into my crafting time big time, so I only made one of 

the files, but I am sure you will see the fun 3D bucket all made up along the way!

 I do hope you will hop along and see what the rest of the crew came up with!  I am last in 

line, so start at Adela's blog, she is first in line!

You can see how the card  stands up it's little base!

PRIZE: Winner will win one of the new templates.  There will be two winners:

ONE winner chosen from DT blogs and ONE winner chosen from FB

Beach Bucket Card

Sandy Beach Bucket

HOW TO QUALIFY TO WIN:

Leave comments 

• On each DT blog

•Creations by AR facebook page

Comments will be accepted until Saturday, June 14, 12:00 noon Eastern

Two random winners will be announced June 15 here:

AR FB

Creations by AR Website

   Adela

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• Lisa
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• Julia
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• Monica
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• Lisa E
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• Doris
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• Patti
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• Sue

Inspiration Journal June Challenge!

Welcome to the June Challenge at Inspiration Journal!

Christmas in June

Time to start thinking about Christmas cards right?  Never too early to make a couple cards each month...Come December you will be so happy you started early.  Make sure you join in the Christmas challenge...You could be the winner of 50 Inspiration Emporium dollars!!!

I colored  this cute Penny Black Caroling Trio stamp with my copics and then added the image inside a fun card design from the Silhouette Store! Pretty easy!  I did use my Wink of Stella glitter pen on the white sentiment...love that thing!

inside the card!

Thanks for stopping in-I hope you have been inspired to dig out the Christmas stamps and go to town! Don't forget to link up too!

I am entering in the following challenges:

Penny Black and More-Use your favorite stamp (I mean really-aren't they all???)

4 Crafty Chicks-Christmas

Addicted to Stamps-Holidays

Shopping Our Stash-Critters :)

♥ Sue 

Penny Black Caroling Trio

receive a 10% discount from IE by using the code suestamps13

Christmas Card by Lori Whitlock (I did resize this to 4x6)

House Mouse and Friends Challenge #171- Fruity Fun!

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge 171
Lots of Layers

Our challenge this week at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #171  is

 LOTS OF LAYERS

I made this cute little box (cut with my Silhouette) and added cherry themed embellies and images. 

Yes, it is almost cherry harvest time around the Northwest...which means I will be working harvest hours soon! YIKES! Where does the time go??? And yes, cherries are this lip smackin' good here! Just ask Monica House Mouse!

I used just part of the stamp Fruity Fun-stamping off just one meece instead of both of them.

I colored the meecy up twice and added the second one up on pop dots. I used some pretty Graphic 45 cherry paper and a Miss Kates Cuttables freebie from a long time ago(the sentiment and the little cherry on the back)

Our Host is Pauline

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A Special Prize from our lovely generous DT Pauline Bird this super 
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This is an easy challenge for you to play along with! 

♥ Sue

project details:

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Stamp-Fruity Fun (Monica and Friend)

Cardstock: Kraft, Red, Green and Graphic 45 Cherry

Copics:

Monica- E 00,11 31,33  R20

Cherry-R22,24,29,39  YG25

Silhouette Cut: Tall Lunch Tote

Sentiment and Cherry from Miss Kates Cuttables

Dance In the Rain-WOYW?W

Happy Anniversary!

I had an interesting time making this card. You see...I am not much of a technique stamper. Give me pretty paper and copics and I am a happy camper. Give me something that makes messes-and I make messes---awww not so much.

By chance I saw this easy technique on Splitcoast Stampers and decided to give it a whirl. I ordered some pretty Distress Paint Daubers from Inspiration Emporium, cut up some watercolor papers and went to town. First thing I did was open up a dauber (instead of pulling off the little protective cap) and accidently spilled it all over. Okay. Try. Again.

Be more careful Sue.

I finally got the swing of dabbing the dauber (that's fun to say) on my embossing folders and coming up with some pretty designs. (a few ugly ones too LOL) So that means you will see a few more designs come through in the next couple of weeks! I did some pewter, a pewter and antiqued bronze one that is lovely, and a couple lilac and tumbled glass-a light turquoisey color.

For the card above I used the Pewter Distress Paint dauber and a musical note embossing folder. I  was a little disappointed that it doesn't show so much, but the wonderful pewter paint looks so pretty-wish you could see the sheen-lovely! I then stamped the Stampers Anonymous Good Thoughts sentiment and layered it all up on shimmer pewter/silver paper and some more watercolor and black. The 'rain dancing girl' is a cut file from the Silhouette Store. I would have loved to add Charlie Chaplin there instead...but sheesh-I don't have it!

Now that I have cleaned all the bronze paint off my hands and desk-I was good to go again.  I made another card just like this in pastels...Love that the Tim woodgrain embossing folder-I think it looked like rain....

Having several daughters that tap  danced their way through school, these cards are for them!

Last week for WOYW?W-What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday-- I showed off my desk and my oh my...it was a mess. Shamed me in to taking EVERYTHING off and giving it a good wash and putting it back together again. It is nice to have a little order-if only for a while!!!

 Clean today-let's see what next week brings!

a few more  samples of the watercolor backgrounds I made!

Do pop over and say Hello to Julia  at the Stamping Ground -I know she would love to hear from you. The big 5 year anniversary is here!!!

See you soon!

♥ Sue

card details:

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From Inspiration Emporium:

Stampers Anonymous Good Thoughts

Tim Holtz Distress Paint Daubers

Tim Holtz Texture Fades Embossing folders-Bricked and Woodgrain set

Strathmore Watercolor paper, silver, black, turquoise and purple papers.

Silhouette cut file:

Girl with umbrella silhouette