How SWEET it is...

Here we go...another pretty Valentine card!  It really is "pinker" than it appears here, but it would just not edit 100% right. Sheesh...

For this card I have used the Sizzix Elegant Card Stand Up dies cut set...it comes with 19 dies!!!

On this card you can see that I used the pop up card and the matting pieces, the pretty elements in the front, and the matted word "sweet". It does include the words thanks, take, care, bunch as well.  I also used one of the border dies included in the set on the edge of my card and added some rhinestones as well.

The chocolate truffle piece and little hearts  were files from the Silhouette Store. The sentiment is from a set from My Craft Spot(no longer available), which was stamped in brown ink.

Won't you join us?

January brings with it a Fresh Start which is our challenge for this month.  It is a time to get your mojo going by just creating and the sky is the limit with no restrictions.  Be sure to include your link before January 31, 2015  for your chance to win a $50 shopping spree with Inspiration Emporium.  You can link up on the Inspiration Journal HERE.

Thanks for stopping in today!

♥ Sue

I am entering in the following challenges:

Simon Says Wedensday Challenge-Have A Heart

DRS Thursday Challenge-Lovely Hearts

Allsorts Challenge-Lace and Pearls

Pile It On #53-Hearts and/or Flowers

Bunny Zoe Challenge-Hearts  2 weeks

project details

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Stamps:

Sizzix Card, Elegant Stand Ups 659210  Die

My Craft Spot sentiment

Cardstock: MME Heirloom (Lost and Found), Very Vanilla SU!, misc solid cardstock

Cut files: 3 Bon Bons

Misc: rhinestones

You have a piece of my heart!

I made this sweet Penny Black hedgie card using the Spellbinders Heart Circles from Inspiration Emporium. I cut two large circles and made them in to an easel card and then mounted a smaller pink circle for the pop up piece.  I added a few black pearls and a  little red heart to finish it off. In adding the sentiment, I had to twist the sentiment in the opposite direction than it was made by sticking it on a clear block and twisting it into the opposite direction. Worked pretty slick!

Won't you join us?

January brings with it a Fresh Start which is our challenge for this month.  It is a time to get your mojo going by just creating and the sky is the limit with no restrictions.  Be sure to include your link before January 31, 2015  for your chance to win a $50 shopping spree with Inspiration Emporium.  You can link up on the Inspiration Journal HERE.

Thanks for stopping in today!

♥ Sue


I am entering in the following challenges:

Simon Says Wedensday Challenge-Have A Heart 1/27

DRS Thursday Challenge-Lovely Hearts

Allsorts Challenge-Lace and Pearls

Pile It On #53-Hearts and/or Flowers

Bunny Zoe Challenge-Hearts  2 weeks

Creative Inspiration Wednesday Challenge-Pretty Pearls  1/26

Card details:

Spellbinders Heart Circles (recieve a 10% discount by using the code suestamps13)
Piece of my Heart stamp set
Bazzill cardstock
Copics:
Hedgies:

C2,3,5,6
E00,11
Chalk for cheeks

Hearts: R43,46

black pearls

2015 Calender

Welcome to January 2015!

I know, I know!  I love this Cash Keeper stamp from Inspiration Emporium-might be why you have seen it here and here. I love a stamp that you can use over and over!

I saw this fun Easel Calender idea on Lori Whitlock's blog and just had to make me one for my own desk. I do have good intentions of making a new  'scene' for each month, so you will probably see more of this Calender Easel!!!

I cut the easel out of cardboard and covered with wood grain paper. I cut out the magnet piece and glued it into the opening. I have all the calendar months  cut out and ready to switch out . I already have plans for February and March!  

The 'chalkboard' is actually a very thin magnet and I have also added small pieces of it behind the 'January' embellishment and my sweet  little Granny-they are nice and secure on the chalkboard easel but easily removed too. I paid a pretty penny for just a few small sheets of magnets, but I have read that places like Home Depot have big pieces of magnets to cover vents in your house for much cheaper. I will have to check that out!!!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Silhouette Challenges-Anything goes

Creative Cuttings Challenge-Anything Goes

I found this fun new to me linky challenge blog here:

PDE Linky Party-3D Projects

♥ Sue

Project details:
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Art Impression / Cash Keeper from Inspiration Emporium
Don't miss out on the 10% discount by using the code suestamps13

2015 Print and Cut Calenders
A2 chalkboard thank you easel card-Lori Whitlock

Misc files for snow flake and balloon.
Cardstock: Doodlebug Frosty Friends
Copics: E00,11   B16, B18
Misc: twine, magnet sheets

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge-Make it Masculine

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #186!

Make It Masculine

What could be more masculine than Daddy taking a little nap in the back yard hammock? Aww..the memories!  My Dad used to do this all the time!

For today's card, I kept everything very simple, just did some copic coloring and adding the image onto a garden of colored cardstock. Pretty simple!

I do hope you will join our  Make it Masculine challenge! That could be in masculine image, colors, boy themes, baby boys...use your imagination!

I am linking this to the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-It's A Guy Thing!

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Offering one Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to HMD.

and


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For more inspiration and challenges, check out their official Blog HERE.

Special Candy prize from our challenge host Pauline

Challenge #186 : 'Make it Masculine' 

Our Lovely Host: Pauline 

Challenge Dates:  Jan 19th through the 31st

Please stop in and welcome the newest members of the

 Mousie Team too!!

Snoopy

Diane

Beth

♥ Sue

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Stamps:
Hammock Hibernation
Hero Arts Anytime Message

Cardstock:SU!

Copics:

E71,74,77,79
B000
YG 21, 23, 25, 67, G28
Y02, 38 YR14

Silhouette Valentines-don't forget to use the negative!

Here are a few more cute and quick Valentines I made with files from the Silhouette Store.

The actual cut file is the black silhouette on the card base on the left. When I saw all the black pieces stuck to the mat, I thought I would make a 'negative card' too. No sense wasting pieces!!  I added the original piece onto  the second card base and then just added glue to the empty spaces and filled in with the black pieces. I carefully pulled up the main cut piece once in awhile to make sure it stayed free, using a little tape on the side edge (acting like a hinge)so I could lift it up and still keep it in the same place.

Just think-I almost threw these pieces away!

I added a cute little xoxo sentiment and there you are-Quick and Easy!

♥ Sue

Entering these in the following challenges:

Silhouette Challenges-Anything goes

Creative Cuttings Challenge-Anything Goes

project details:

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Valentine Kiss Window Scene by Sarah Hurley

Valentine Set by Lori Whitlock

I Love Cows!

I just had to make a couple cute Silhouette projects. I seem to get all these cute files from the Silhouette Store or all the other fun cut file sites... and then get too busy to use them.  I am going to try to be better about that...So here you go...Loving Cow!

If you make one, you gotta make two!!!

♥ Sue


I am entering this in the following challenge:

Silhouette Challenges-Anything goes
Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons -Made with Love
Creative Cuttings-Anything Goes

House Mouse and Friends Midway Reminder-Juggling Dice

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #185!

Midway Reminder

Anything Goes with an Optional  Sketch

Anything Goes

Deja Vue?  Yes--- I used this same stamp last week...and made a card with the sketch. I actually had bought this fun Pair-A-Dice designer paper to go with this stamp...so I just had to make another card!  

I don't know if all of you know what BUNCO is, but it is a dice game we play in the US.  I belong to a group of 12 friends and we get together once a month, have dinner and play Bunco. A great way to touch base with your friends and have a little fun too!  Each month there is a hostess and she is in charge of dinner at her home,  We also give little prizes to the winners. I usually make a few cards for the winners and stick in a little $.   This card will go to one of the winners! Getting an early start as I am the March girl!

The step card is cut with my Silhouette. I added the white matting for a little more 'pop'(offset .05).  Like the other card I made last week, the dice is cut out and added on pop dots, as well as the image and letters. The white squares and the letters are also cut with my Silhouette.  I used a  nestie to cut out the image. 

I do hope you will join in this week...the challenge runs through Saturday January 17th.

Here are our wonderful sponsors:

This New Challenge is proudly Sponsored by:

PIZZAZZ APLENTY

 

  "A surprise package of embellishments from Pizzazz Aplenty worth $15.00.

 Pizzazz Aplenty is the place for embellishments of all kinds... Flat-back Pearls and Rhinestones, Charms, Ribbons, Laces, Twine, Flowers, Stickpins, Beads, and more

TEAM CANDY

Since this is our very Very First Challenge of 2015, our Mousey Team is kicking it off on a high note by giving away this Yummy CANDY to one very Lucky Player who enter the challenge. This fabulous CANDY includes three brand new adorable House-Mouse Designs Wooden Rubber Stamps by Stampabilities!!

1- Candy Gram

2- Want....Candy... Now!!!

3- Candy Cane

These could be yours! So be sure to play for your chance to win! :)

♥ Sue

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Juggling Dice
Dice Birthday

Cardstock: Reminisce Pair-A-Dice
Silhouette files:Square center step card by Lori Whitlock

Copics:

E 00,11,R 20

E 31, 33,15,17

R 24,29,39

W 2,3,5

Go Oregon Ducks!!!

GO DUCKS !!!

Tomorrow is the National College Football playoffs here in the US! My daughters happened to go to the University of Oregon and we are all diehard fans. We will be in front of the TV at 5:30pm tomorrow night-rootin' on our team!

I had this card in the planning stages forever...and it is not what I planned-due to a little help from my Grandson Lukey.  I borrowed a PBlack  stamp from his Mama. It was a Christmas stamp with 4 individual ducks holding the letters for the word NOEL.  I borrowed the stamp from her and was going to use the "O" duck as part of a card for the "O"in the word Love. During the Christmas holidays, he saw his Mama's stamp on my table and knew it needed to go home I guess-but Gwamma did not know that. I looked and looked for that stamp. I know things get a little crazy during the holiday season-but I was sure I knew where I had put it.  I finally called his Mama and she said Lukey had packed the stamp into his suitcase during his Christmas visit and took it back home. LOL-looking out for his Mommy for sure!

So....this is plan #2 instead. Maybe next year I will be able to borrow her stamp again!

The LOVE is a file from the Silhouette Store and 'my Ducks' is the Hobo font from my computer. I cut out  the Ducks from Love and Huggin  and Duckling by Penny Black.

I do hope you all are rooting for your favorite team tomorrow night(GO DUCKS)! Let the games begin....

♥ Sue

Have a DICE Birthday! HMFMC #185

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #185!

Anything Goes with an Optional  Sketch

Welcome back all my mousie friends! 

Our team had a nice holiday break but now we are back to inspire you to stamp up your stash of House Mousies!

It has been a long time since I have done a sketch challenge and boy I just loved it! When I first started stamping,  I did sketch challenges all the time...a good way to learn how to use design and fun papers!  I got my Simple Stories Say Cheese 6x6 paper pad out and went to town! It is a little wild, but I think it turned out fun!!!   I did flip the the sketch upside down to make it work for me LOL.

I adore this image, so by golly-you may see it pop again...just sayin...

I used a MFT pierced circle stax  for my image, cut a slightly larger red circle with my Silhouette to mat it and also cut the sentiment banners with my Silhouette. The dice and the word Birthday are on pop dots as well. Other than that, I just let the sketch do the talkin'!

This New Challenge is proudly Sponsored by:

PIZZAZZ APLENTY

 

  "A surprise package of embellishments from Pizzazz Aplenty worth $15.00.

 Pizzazz Aplenty is the place for embellishments of all kinds... Flat-back Pearls and Rhinestones, Charms, Ribbons, Laces, Twine, Flowers, Stickpins, Beads, and more

TEAM CANDY

Since this is our very Very First Challenge of 2015, our Mousey Team is kicking it off on a high note by giving away this Yummy CANDY to one very Lucky Player who enter the challenge. This fabulous CANDY includes three brand new adorable House-Mouse Designs Wooden Rubber Stamps by Stampabilities!!

1- Candy Gram

2- Want....Candy... Now!!!

3- Candy Cane

These could be yours! So be sure to play for your chance to win! :)

♥ Sue

project details:

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Stamps:
Juggling Dice
Dice Birthday

Cardstock: Simple Stories Say Cheese 6x6

Copics:

E 00,11,R 20

E 31, 33,15,17

R 24,29,39

W 2,3,5

Misc: MFT circle pierced stax, pop dots

What's Moo (New)???? Penny Black January Challenge

What's Mooooooo???? (NEW)

Welcome to the Penny Black January Saturday Challenge!

Our challenge this month is NEW-new stamps, new stash, new baby etc.

So....what's moo new with you in 2015? I am excited to have more time to craft now that the holidays are done! I sure missed being crafty with my stamps! I did lots of baking, a little woodworking and lots of visiting with my family!  I did not make a New Years resolution for 2015 other than this funny that I found on Facebook.

Keepin' it simple!

Card info:

I got this stamp from Inspiration Emporium and it is called Ladies Devine. I just love these happy cows-all fancied up on the farm!

I used a farm barn cut file from the Silhouette store for the backdrop...this is a pretty big card as the stamp itself it good size. (card size is 5x7)The sentiment is from a Cute Critters by My Craft Spot. (note: My Craft Spot is closing soon due to family issues and all stamps are 30% off right now)

Please pop in to view more inspiration from the PB team!

 Penny Black Saturday Challenge Design Team:

Debby, Frida, Greta, Helen, Lorraine, Nat, Me!, and Sylvie.  

Our Wonderful Sponsor for this challenge is:

1-2-3 Stitch

Prize winner gets a $20 voucher!

So happy to have you stop in today

 ♥ Sue

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Creatalicious #70-New Beginnings
Die Cut Divas January Challenge-Anything Goes
Naughty or Nice Challenge-Use Something New  Jan 25
Natalie and Amy's Challenge-All things New--Jan 29

Card details:

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Stamp-Ladies Devine

Stamp-Cute Critters

Cut file-On the Farm Barn

Cardstock is all SU!

Copics used: 

Greens: YG 21,23,25,17 G28

Greys: C2,3,4,5

Reds: R24,27,39 and  R 20,32

Yellows: YR 20, 16,24  Y21

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you all! 

Here are a couple pics of versions of our barnwood Christmas Tree projects that My Dad, my friend Jill and I made this year...we sure had fun making them!!! They are meant to stand outside in the weather-sort of the shabby chic look !  We used old wood my Dad had around his property, so they were all a little different!

Christmas breakfast with Grandma Jo taters!

Greenies for Billie and Porter!

Christmas Cookies

It is not the gifts that make the holidays, it is the people you spend it with!

♥ Sue

Believe in the magic! Go Oregon Ducks!!!

If you follow college football at all, you know that the Oregon Duck football team will be playing in the Rose Bowl on January 1st! Our family is so excited for the new Heisman trophy winner too...Congrats to Marcus Mariota-the Oregon Ducks quarterback!!!

Having two daughters that graduated from the University of Oregon, it is only natural that my family is thrilled to have U of O in the playoffs for the national title! Our family really gets into the Ducks games! My Mom even calls me after every touchdown and yells Woo Hooo and then hangs up! It has become a tradition!

 I am known for making a green and yellow Oregon Duck project here and there....
so this is my latest Duck card. This card just  had to be a Christmas card. Took me forever to find time to finish it-stamping time is at a premium!!!

I used a fun Penny Black Duckling stamp as well as a partial sentiment (yes, I cut apart my sentiment stamp-but I put it back together after I was done-I promise!)  from a new Mama Elephant stamp set-Believe in  Magic  and also stamped on the back of the card with the  Paper Smooches Just For You stamp set. I am not always good about signing the back of my cards so I was happy to be 'prompted' to do just that with this set! You can find both of these sets at Inspiration Emporium and get a 10% if you use the code suestamps13.

I also used an Impression Obsession spiral flower die to make the little Roses that I stuck over the tulips on the original stamp...after all, it is the Rose Bowl! The red  bow and the "O"  were cut with my Silhouette and the designer paper is Doodlebug-Home for the Holidays. The solid cardstock is from SU! (I really miss Summer Sun).


On a side note:

...... my crafty friend Kecia Waters is rooting for her team in the playoffs too-Ohio State is one of the top 4 as well. She makes the best Ohio State team inspired cards! I  always get tickled over her creations-You can see them HERE,

See You Soon!  ♥ Sue

Go DUCKS!!!

Christmas projects 2014- part 2!

Just a quick peek at another project I have been working on with my school teacher daughter Abby. She did the glittering and bows and I did the vinyl lettering.We are quite the tag team! 

She will surprise her students in the morning with a little tree full of these ornaments. One side of the ornament has their name in the Waltograph font and the other uses the same font with the school and year information. 

If you are so inclined to make any of these, let me recommend this video on reverse weeding-it was a real life saver when I got to the small printed info!

Hope you are enjoying all the preparations of the holidays!  I have been working on a single Oregon Ducks card for several weeks now and I  keep getting side tracked, but maybe this week I will get a few minutes to finish it up!

See You Soon!

♥ Sue

project details:
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flat disc style plastic ornaments
polycrylic sealer
red glitter
white vinyl
misc ribbon

What have I been up to?

 Playing with my Silhouette!  

I have a couple days of vacation so I am finishing up some wrapping for my parents.  My parents are in their 80's and given all the happenings of 2014, they have not had the energy for the holiday projects they normally do, but they oh so love to give "a little something" to each grandchild, great grand child and GREAT GREAT grandchild! (over 40 and counting)Yes, we have a big family!  This year I shopped for them on Black Friday sales mostly at Penny's and got these lovely kraft gift boxes along with the purchases.

My Mom usually does her own wrapping, but this year I told her I would take care of it. Here's my plan ---LOL...use the lovely kraft boxes, add some fancy, shiny wire ribbon and a fun snowflake alphabet from Miss Kates Cuttables as the name tags. Mom will add the pretty ribbon and bows to the wrapped little kids packages once they get to her house! I wish I had time to add to the krafty boxes  a touch of greenery , but hey-I'm done for this year!

Now on to more daily projects. This plan fit right in with my goal of simplifying this year...less decorations, fewer cookies and easier annual Christmas project! OH---I forgot to show you that...I will get pics and show you my Pinterest barnwood trees soon!

I hope you enjoyed this peek inside my Christmas!

♥ Sue