A Christmas Mouse with the Winter Wonderland

Good Morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the 

Winter Wonderland

the theme is hosted by our very talented Miria of the Icicle Team and it is

A Christmas Mouse

We are sponsored this week by

Crafters Companion

with a £10 voucher for the winner

but before I move on I just wanted to point you in a the direction of some fabulous fun

Starting now

so do hop over to papercraft inspirations magazine

to join in the fun

The blog party will run from 29th November - 1st December 2013 and the posts will go up 9am-9pm every day

So here is my design team inspiration but do hop over and check out the fabulous creations by the rest of team Icicles.

I just had to use one of my House Mouses

The base layer and contrast is gold mirror card.  I have used some beautiful papers that I got from the Hobby House quite some time ago now.  I added some ribbon, a double blow, two bells and a gorgeous german glass glittered poinsettia and all those delicious pearls and the mini rhinestones all from the Hobby House.

Here is the image coloured in copics

I would like to say hello to all my new followers, and I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Addicted to Stamps - Holidays

Crafting by Design - Christmas

Divas by Design - Red

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

hugs

xxxxx

A Little Christmas Love with Bluebell

Good morning to you

 

Today as you know is my

Wild Rose Studio

day and I am out of my CAS style, well for a while anyway.  This is one of those "Wife" cards made for those blokes at my husbands work. So a little more love and detailing just for them and as you know I just cannot help myself.

So I made a 15cm square card with the beautiful new release image and sentiment

Bluebell in Love

So the base layer is more of that rich red and those new and fabulous Papermania  Christmas papers.  I punched the right side edges with my MS corner punch before adding a punched edge to hold that triple bow (ribbon from the Hobby House) and the grand decorative nestie collection to support the image.  The charm, pearl medallion, cherry blossom and red and silver little pearls also from the Hobby House, the link is in my side bar.

here is a close up showing the stickles glitter added and the copic colouring

A superb image for a loving couple :)

and then just a reminder of that 

Wild Rose Studio 


candy

if you would like to enter my candy please hop

here

This candy will remain open until the the 

4th December @ 5pm

I would like to enter the following challenges

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Christmas

Shabby Tea Room - Christmas Is Coming

Sparkle and Sprinkle - glitter

Without Words - Getting Ready for Xmas

Hugs

Kate

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Hugs and Kisses for my Bird at Christmas

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

 

Today sees the next challenge 

at the 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

with the theme of 

Favourite Things

Now my favourite thing is this sweet image and it is just perfect for my recent "Wife" card requests

This is an 8" card

The base layer and contrast is a deep burgundy, with those lovely new Papermania papers on the top.  I used one of my grand decorative nesties to create a layer to add the image too.  Before adding a lovely lush ribbon with a gold/pearl brad (cut) onto the top of the bow from the Hobby House, a little charm (Hobby House) and then an array of flowers from various places.  I finished off with those gorgeous Hobby House pearls - the link to the Hobby House is in my side bar.

Here is the close up of the sweet House Mouse image

I have been enjoying colouring the images up whilst watching my weekend evening tv, so relaxing.

I would like to welcome my new followers, and thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Allsorts - Bring on the Bling

Colour Me Copic - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Christmas

Inkspirational - Anything Goes

Krafty Hands - Classic Christmas

Little Claire's - Christmas

My Time to Kraft - Special Xmas

hugs

xxxxx

Cute Christmas

Good morning to you

I thought I would share with you another of my 

Wild Rose Studio

CAS cards, these are the ones that sold so quickly at his mums fair. It was the first craft fair I did and thought that as it was off the beaten track a little that it would be a quiet day, how wrong was I.

I am now in full swing of creating Wife Christmas cards for the blokes at my husbands work.  But here is another cute CAS

I could not resist our little Bluebell again

So the base layer on this one is red, with those deep burgundy little pearls from the Hobby House.  

I added the sentiment a new one from my Stamp Man winnings :)

The image is

Bluebell with Robin

here is a close up showing the stickles glitter added and the copic colouring

Just a quick reminder of my current 

Wild Rose Studio 

Candy

You can find my candy

Here

I would like to enter the following challenges

Aud Sentiment - Anything Goes with a sentiment

charisma - Christmas

CMC - Christmas

Addicted to Stamps - Make your mark

Creative Moments - Anything Goes CAS

The Paper Shelter - Christmas

Annabelle Stamps - Glittered backgrounds

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity - Glitter and Sparkle

Docerela - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kate

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CAS Christmas and More Candy

Good morning to you

Today as you know is my

Wild Rose Studio

day.  As promised there is some more candy attached to this post but before we get there let me show you another of my CAS cards.  I do promise to go back to my norm soon honestly :)

Now this was going to be one layer but I dropped the stamp eeeeeeeeeeek, so it became a framed CAS lol

So the base layer on this one is navy as is the contrast, with those navy pearls from the Hobby House.  

I added the sentiment a new one from my Stamp Man winnings :)

The image is

Antoine at the Postbox

here is a close up showing the stickles glitter added and the copic colouring

Now as I mentioned I am currently thanking all of my followers for their lovely comments and that candy is from of course

Wild Rose Studio 


and to match my creation today the candy is one of those fabulous panel sets
This panel set is called
Annabelle and Antoine
So if you are not so good at colouring or would like to practice your colouring or just want to make a quick card then these are perfect for you
 Each one has 8 coloured (2 of each) and 4 black and white images (1 of each), featuring our favourite Annabelle and Antoine images

To enter my WRS candy the usual rules apply, 

you must be a follower of my blog to win the candy as it is a thank you for one of you, 

remember to place the photo on your sidebar

please only enter once to make it fair on everyone. 

Mr Random will choose the winner after checking the above criteria has been met, so leave your link with him please

No candy only blogs please

This candy will remain open until the the 

4th December @ 5pm

I would like to enter the following challenges

Anonymous Stamps - Anything Goes
Cards for Men - Christmas
C is for Challenge - Winter
Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas
Created with Love - Anything Goes
Creative Creations - Sparkle and Shine
Sparkle n Sprinkle - anything goes with glitter
Without Words - Christmas

Hugs

Kate

x

Wild Rose Studio Candy Winner

Morning all

No House Mouse creation from me this week but do pop over and join in the new challenge

and now

I love doing a candy and love even more getting to draw the winner, with the aid of Mr Random of course, so I popped over to see him and he drew

so sorry the image won't link in it just goes black grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr blogger anyway it is 

Number 8

I checked that number eight had met the candy requirements and yippeeeeeeeeeee

the lucky winner had and the winner is 

Rachel

Congratulations hun,

thank you so much for your daily visits and your lovely comments, very well deserved, if you would like to email me 

your snail mail address, I will get that gorgeous 

Wild Rose Studio 

Clear Stamp over to you - here it is again :)

Now if you missed out this time around, the next candy will be on my post on Wednesday this week, so keep watching

hugs

Kate 

xx

Candy Location

Just a short post to point you all in the direction of my 

Wild Rose Studio Candy

Do hope you will join in, see this 

POST

 for how to enter

thank you
This is a sticky so please scroll down one for my current post
Hugs

Kate xx

For a Pearly Queen

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today is the day to remind you of that 

PEARLS

themed challenge at the 

Hobby House

and here is my inspirational piece

but before I move on let me remind you of that prize 

you have until the

29th November @ 5pm to enter

so do hope you will join us.

so here is my piece

I got this at the Doncaster Dome a while ago and just never got around to doing anything with it, but felt now the time was right so I gave it a couple of coats of gesso, some old stash papers and then added all my gorgeous Hobby House embellishments, including those fabulous string PEARLS :)

here are some more photo's for you on close up

I used the pearl strings around the bottom piece, and also the top and bottom of the top piece and also around the top.  There was a pattern on the lid which lent itself so well to the pearl flourish flowers and then I just added some of those gorgeous roses and some rose leaves and a little tag.

I cut the pearl flourishes up into sections to fit.

They did not quite meet up in the middle at the back but not to obviously wrong, I thought was okay.

 Those Hobby House products for you

Hobby House Mulberry Roses

Hobby House Pearl Flourish

Hobby House Pearl Strings

If you want to see more of the Hobby House products or be inspired by others hop and see us on 

The Hobby House Blog

or

Facebook 

or visit the

 Hobby House Website 

A warm welcome to my new followers, and I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

CRAFT - Gift Bag or Box

Crafter's Cafe - Embellish like a crazy person

Fab n Funky - Anything Goes

Hugs and Enjoy Your Day

Kate

xxx

Fairies or Angels with the Winter Wonderland Design Team

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Winter Wonderland 

and it is my turn to host this week, with the theme of

Fairies or Angels

We are sponsored this week by 

Wild Rose Studio

who are offering the winner 2 stamps of their choice.

Another opportunity to win some of those Wild Rose Studio goodies :)

here is my design team inspirational piece, however don't forget to hop on over and see what the rest of the amazing team have created to inspire you.

I went with a

Hobby House Topper by Elisabeth Bell called "Christmas Angels"

So the base colour and contrast is pearl cream paper and topped with some of my really old papers again, I am thrilled that I am now able to use them all but as they are so old I cannot remember the name of them sorry.

I used my grand decorative spellbinder nestie and the matching plain circle one too.  I added from the Hobby House (link in my sidebar) The lush burgundy satin ribbon in a triple bow, a champagne rhinestone sparkler, some burgundy mulberry roses and some mixed burgundy and cream mulberry cherry blossom and those gorgeous burgundy pearls too.  I added two little tags with sentiments on them and then the fluffy snow on the cloud and liquid appliqué (not heated) for the snow.

A warm welcome to my new followers, and I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

ABC Christmas - Winter Wishes

By Lori Designs - Ribbon and Bows

Fab N Funky - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes - Christmas

The Crafter's Cafe - Embellish like a Crazy person

Ribbon Carousel - Holiday Celebrations

Hugs and Enjoy Your Day

xxx

Cute CAS Christmas

Good morning to you

just thought I would share another of  my 

Wild Rose Studio

cards that I have made for his mum

I went with some unusual colours on this one

The image is

Antoine with Dog

The base layer is turquoise.  The Sentiment is one of my new ones from a win at the Stamp Man (thank you)  The bling is from Grimsby Crafts, I have sadly run out of my turquoise Hobby House Rhinestones, maybe another visit and stock up is needed :) anything for an excuse................... but these rhinestones are on that plastic runner and although it works well on the circle it does not work so well on a CAS white card on the strips :( won't try that one again.

here is a close up showing the stickles glitter added and the copic colouring

I am still thanking you all for your lovely comments, visits and kind words,

with my first 

Wild Rose Studio 

Candy

you can find it

here

I would like to enter the following challenges

Cards and More - Baby it's cold outside

Deep Ocean - Winter

LEJ - Seasons Greetings

Oldie but a Goodie - CAS Christmas (the bling is well over a year old)

Papertake Weekly - Snow and Ice

Hugs

Kate

x

All Loverly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning to you

Back to my normal inspiration day for

Wild Rose Studio 

and a reminder of that 

New Release Candy

I have used one of the fabulous panels, as I am making some quick makes for his mum's stall.

The panel set is called

Xmas Bella

These panels are fabulous for such quick makes

The base layer on this one is silver mirror card and the papers are some gorgeous glitter lilac's from a stack I got a Grimsby Crafts.  I cut the panel into a round with my spellbinder small circles and framed it with the scallop circle.  I added an MS snowflake double punched edge and rapped some gorgeous ribbon from Crafty Ribbons around this.  I then made a triple bow and placed this on top, all before finishing off with my favourite Hobby House Embellies, those pearls, charms, rhinestone sparkler and a small white poinsettia flower.  The link the Hobby House is in my sidebar.

Here is a close up of the panel, you get 8 coloured panels 2 each of four designs and 4 blank panels one of each for you to colour.  

So that reminder

the first candy with lots more to follow.

this is 

Bluebell Looking

To enter my WRS candy the usual rules apply, 

you must be a follower of my blog to win the candy as it is a thank you for one of you, 

remember to place the photo on your sidebar

please only enter once to make it fair on everyone. 

Mr Random will choose the winner after checking the above criteria has been met, so leave your link with him please

No candy only blogs please

This candy will remain open until the the 

17th November @ 5pm

you can enter my candy

here

I would like to enter the following challenges with my card

Hobby Cutz - Winter Wonderland

Penny Black and More - Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox - Animal Antics

Crafty Bloggers - Christmas

C is for Challenge - C for Christmas

Cardmania - Anything Goes

Good luck to you all

Kate

x