Coffee Lovers Winter Blog Hop

Hello and happy Friday!

Today Stampendous is participating in the Coffee Lovers Winter Blog Hop!

They will be giving away a couple of super cute House Mouse coffee stamps so be sure and check it out!

For the hop, I am sharing a card sample I made for this adorable House Mouse Design image, Coffee Crazy.

I colored these cuties with Prisma pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

I kept this one pretty simple.

I hope you enjoyed my coffee card!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Merry and Bright

Happy Hump Day!

The Stampendous Team is sharing more "Merry and Bright" inspiration this week...basically anything Christmassy so I thought this fun House Mouse  image would be perfect to share.

This House Mouse Designs image is Nap by Candle.

I colored it with Prisma pencils.

The back ground was created by embossing the snowflakes from the winter White Cling stamp set

with Silver embossing powder.

The sentiment is from the Friend Wishes Perfectly clear set.

Stop by the Stampendous Blog for more Christmas inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Happy Holidays House Mouse

I know today is Thanksgiving but as soon as you finish off that last bite of pie it will be time to start thinking about Christmas if you haven't already.

So, the Stampendous team has been busy working on some adorable House Mouse Designs projects to give you some inspiration.

Today I am sharing Trumpet Blast.

I colored the image with prisma pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

I used Spoonful of Snow embossing elements .

The dies are Fitted Frames from Stampendous.

I hope that you have a very happy Thanksgiving.

I appreciate you stopping  by!

Kristine

Friends Warm Our Hearts

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and as soon as the last bite of turkey is eaten it will be time to get going on all those Christmas projects!

The Stampendous team are sharing some of our favorite House Mouse Design Christmas projects.

This is Birdie Booties.

I colored this fun image with my Prisma Pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

The sentiment is from the Holiday Expressions perfectly clear stamp set.

Stop by the Stampendous Blog to get more inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Not a Creature was Stirring...

Just a couple more days till Thanksgiving but soon after all of our attention will turn to Christmas so I thought I would share a fun card I made with one of the adorable Christmas House Mouse Design stamps from Stampendous.

This is Gift Giving by House Mouse Designs.

I colored the image with Prisma pencils.

The sentiment is from the Holiday Expressions Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.

The paterned paper is by Bo Bunny.

Hope you enjoyed my card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Happy Halloween!

It's the final day of the 31 days of Halloween!

My card today is a beautiful way to wish you all a Happy Halloween!

I used the new Fall Arrangement Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.

I colored the image with my Prisma Pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

I hope you have enjoyed all the fun Halloween inspiration this month!

Make sure you check out even more inspiration from all the months post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

House Mouse Halloween

Day 30 of the 31 Days of Halloween and I have another cute card featuring House Mouse Designs to share.

This is Paper Bag Masks.

The sentiment is from the Spooky Wishes perfectly clear stamps.

I colored the image with Prisma colored pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps. 

Such a fun image to color!

I hope you enjoyed today's Halloween inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Monster Mouse

So by now I guess you have figured out that there are a bunch of seriously fun Halloween House Mouse options!

Today, I am sharing another one on a card using non-traditional Halloween colors.

The sentiment is from the Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamps.

The image is Monster Mouse and is available from Stampendous!

I colored the mice with my Prisma color pencils and blended with gamsol and blended stumps.

The scissors and paper were colored with copic markers.

Stop by the Stampendous Blog for more Halloween inspiration and stop by my blog all month long as I will be sharing Halloween fun throughout October!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kristine

For the Booooo

I have another Halloween Card to share today and I couldn't help but use another one of the adorable House Mouse Designs images!

The sentiment is from the Spooky Wishes perfectly clear stamp set.

The image is Candy Witch.

I colored it with Prisma colored pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

The candycorn brads are from Eyeletoutlet.com

I hope you enjoyed today's Halloween inspiration.

Stop by all month long for more!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Halloween Greetings

I am such a sucker for any House Mouse Design image!

I especially love the fun Halloween ones and this one is no exception.

The sentiment is from the Tricky Words perfectly clear stamp set.

It's called Paper Bag Masks.

I colored the image with my Prisma colored pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

I sponged Spiced Marmalade distress ink around the outside edged.

The ribbon is from Creative Impressions.

I will be sharing more Halloween inspiration all month long so be sure and check back often!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Another little peek...

The Stampendous Design Team is sharing a few Sneak Peeks at the new stamps coming out in the new October catalog this week.

Today I am sharing a card that has two new stamps on it!

The image is Outdoor Painter by House Mouse Designs®.

The easel is blank when you stamp this image but I stamped the here asentiment on there to make it look like the little mouse is painting the words!

This new sentiment set is called Brushed Wishes and comes with lots of great sentiments.

There are a lot more great stamps being released at the end of the week.

Check out the Stampendous Blog to get more peeks and links to other team members blog posts.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Falling for DECOR

Happy Monday!

I hope you are having a fabulous 3 day weekend if you are in the US!

I am enjoying a weekend in Big Bear at a friends cabin and we are stamping!

This week the Stampendous Team are showcasing the new DECOR stamps.

These are 8" x 8" size and are great for all kinds of decor projects.

My project today is not a decor item but I used the new Cling Leaves for the background of this card.

The Decor stamps can fold around surfaces like lamp shades and picture frames.

I can't wait to try some new decor items

But for today I just have a card!

The main image is Autumn Winds by House Mouse Designs.

I colored it with Prisma color pencils.

I used Fitted Frames A dies.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Fold an 11" x 4 1/4" panel of orange cardstock in half to create a card base.
2. Stamp the leaves on a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of patterned paper.
3. Back the stamped panel with a slightly larger green panel.
4. Tie ribbon around panel and adhere to card base.
5. Stamp image on a white die cut panel and color.
6. Back panel with a larger blue die cut panel and then adhere to card.
7. Stamp sentiment on a white panel and cut out.
8. Adhere to a blue panel and cut around the edges before adhering to card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Sparkly Ornaments

Happy Hump Day!

The week is half over and the count down to the weekend has begun!

I am planning on getting out some stamps and glitter to play this weekend and I hope you get to play too!

If you get to play, you will want to try this fun technique that I used to create this card!

This was such a fun card to make.

I created the background using the Glitzy Adhesive technique.

I used the build a wreath die set to die set cut the various sized circles out of Sticky Panel and then covered it with Teal, lime green, gold, and red micro glitter.

The image is by House Mouse®  Designs-

Ornament Collecting from Stampendous.

I colored it with Prisma Color pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

The image was cut with Fitted Frames B dies.

More inspiration on the Stampendous Blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Thank You

I needed to make a thank you card this weekend for a someone and luckily I had this awesome image all ready colored so all I had to do was put the card together!

The image is Birdie kiss by House Mouse Designs® from Stampendous.

I colored it with prisma color pencils and blended with gamsol and my blending stumps.

The flowers are Chaba Flowers.

The sentiment is from the Friendly Phrases perfectly clear stamps.

Hope you enjoyed my House Mouse inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Time for School

Hard to believe that summer is nearly over and the kids will soon be back in school.

It's the perfect time to make a few cards for the teachers so you have them ready to welcome them back or to give them a Thank You!

I made today's card with House Mouse Designs Teacher Time.

I colored the image with colored pencils.

The paper is one of my favorites from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

The sentiment is from the Laurel Burch Floral Greetings set.

Our wonderful House-Mouse Designs® images are the perfect way to honor the teachers in your life. You can find the “school” related stamps by just typing “school” into our website search at http://www.stampendous.com. This week our Design Team will be sharing these great images, and you could win one,

Check out more inspiration and find out how to win on the Stampendous Blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Computer Mice

I know it is hard to believe but it is time to think about going back to school!

Your kids may have a few more weeks before they report back but the time is ticking down!

So...this week the Stampendous Design Team are sharing their school inspired projects.

Here is my first card featuring computer mice from House Mouse Designs.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and colored with Prisma colored pencils.

These adorable mice are so fun! 

You can check out more inspiration of the 

Stampendous Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Feliz Cupleanos

Happy Hump Day!

This week the Stampendous Design Team is celebrating BIRTHDAYS!
Stampendous has more than 60 images to help you make birthdays great for your friends and family, and most of them are available in either wood mounted or cling rubber stamps.
 We think you’ll be super excited to pick up some of these great images, especially with the Free Shipping offer that’s good through August. You know, the one where your shipping is free if you order $50 or more at www.stampendous.com with Promo Code BLG717! You’ll want to pick up lots of birthday options for all your card recipients.

For my card today I used Party Peeking by House Mouse Designs

I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

Then I covered the entire panel with VersaMark ink and embossed with Kaleidoscope Embossing powder to make it all sparkly.

This is a fun image to color and perfect for anybodies birthday!

Check out more birthday inspiration on the Stampendous Blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Joy and Celebration

I made this card a while ago for my now daughter in laws birthday but haven't had a opportunity to share it until today. 

Stampendous is celebrating birthday's this week so it is the perfect time to share.

I love this Cheesy Gifts  stamp from House Mouse Designs.

I used Sizzix Square Stand Up Card Die for the card base and my favorite pad of bright colored patterned paper from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby).

The image panel and frame were cut with Fitted Frame B dies from Stampendous.

The sentiment is from the Friend Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamp set.

This is such a fun versatile stamp that is perfect for any gift giving occasion.

Check out more inspiration on the Stampendous Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Happy 4th

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you are having a fantastic holiday.

I made another fun House Mouse Design® card today that's perfect for the holiday.

This is Flag Flyer from Stampendous.

I colored the image with Prisma Colored Pencils.

There is more Patriotic inspiration on the Stampendous Blog so be sure and check it out!

I hope you have a happy and safe holiday!

Happy 4th of July!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Wrapped in Patriotism

Happy Saturday!

We are at the beginning of a long holiday weekend her in the states.

Well...if you got Monday off it's a long weekend...

I took Monday off and am heading to Big Bear with friends for a few days.

Before I left I made a few patriotic cards inspired by the holiday!

Today I am sharing a card I made with House Mouse Designs®,

Star Spangled Mice, from Stampendous.

I colored the image with Prisma Color Pencils.

I used the Fitted Frames A dies too.

The die cut Thank You is by Sizzix.

Check out more Patriotic Inspiration on the Stampendous Blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Kristine