House Mouse Blog Hop

How exciting, it's a blog hop at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge, and now that i'm a fully paid up member of the team, I can take part and not as a GDT this time.


Our wonderful Teamie, Christine, is hosting this Blog-Hop Challenge and she wants to see you creating LOVE THEMED projects with MORE than one HEART. Perfect challenge in time for Valentine's Day.

So here is my creation and I have used "HMJR1060 Take A Bite Out Of Love", there was a lot of die cutting and punching going on in this card, but haven't used my Cricut for such a long time I thought it needed some loving.

We are proud to be sponsored by

The Official, House-Mouse Designs site

ONE VERY LUCKY WINNER will get a $25.00 Electronic Gift Certificate to the official HMD store.

Joanna Sheen
Another WInner will get this UM Gruffies Rubber Stamp Set!!!

Pink Gem Designs 3 digi Images of winner's choice


Die Cut Dreams
Winner will receive a fab selection of shaped cards & stands


A FUN PRIZE from your beloved Mousey Design Team***



There is some HIDDEN BLOG CANDY at DT's Blogs, so you have to visit everyone's blog to be in with a chance.

WOW!!! THAT'S A LOTS OF GREAT PRIZES!!!!
And this means LOTS of great chances for you to WIN a prize if you play along! So don't DELAY! :)

To help inspire you, check out the Designer's LOVE Samples

Now here's the rules:-

HERE'S ALL YOU NEED TO DO....Just Hop over to all the DT's blogs to leave some love. Then, create a project for this challenge that follows the *LOVE Theme, includes more than one heart*. Remember you must use a House-Mouse, Gruffies or, Happy Hoppers image. Enter your project into the challenge by linking it with Linkitz. You may enter as many times as you'd like, as long as your projects are all NEW creations. You MUST also Become a *Follower* of our Mousie BLOG to be eligible for prizes.
That's It!!

If you arrived here from the lovely "Sue Kment", then you are in the right place. If not, you may want to go there, (see the Blog-Hop list below). In case you get lost along the way, below is a complete list of participating DT Members' Blogs

America Kuhn
Christine Craig
Dorte Kvist
Heather Gilfoy Bond
Jennifer Woodward
Kate Wiles, (Jan GDT & DT)
Lori Barnett
Lorraine Aquilina
Natascha Banning
Paula Holifield, (Jan GDT & DT)
Stacy Morgan
Sue Cooper "Scoopy"
Sue Drees
Sue Kment
Tracy Thompson

From here, please go on to "House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge" Blog to finish the hop.


Now don't forget to leave me a comment as I have a surprise candy.

We hope to have inspired you and cant wait to see your lovely creations!
HAPPY HOPPING....
Your House-Mouse friend

Tracy x

This is also for the following challenges:-

1. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
2. My Mum's Craft Shop - challenge 41 - Flowers
3. MAWTT - challenge 133 - Blooming Marvellous
4. Allsorts - One Or More Hearts
5. Sweet Stampin' - Lets See Those Animals
6. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 149 - Diamonds or Pearls (I prefer Diamonds, don't all girls)
7. Dream Valley - challenge 24 - Animals
8. Stamps 'R' Us - Valentine/Love

Hearts

It's Monday morning and a sad morning as this is going to be the last challenge at Die Cut Dreams, it has been a wonderful team to work on and such a great team of ladies to work along side. I will miss working with you girls but will definately see you around in blogland and will visit you as often as I can.
So back to this weeks challenge, our theme is a colour combo and you have to add hearts, "Red, Pink & hearts". So get your stamps out and join in with this fab colour challenge. It's your last chance. Head over to the main challenge blog to check out all the details of the new challenge and to see what our lovely girls have created for your inspiration.

We are sponsored this week by Mel @ Crimson Cloud and the prize is Die Cuts from there store. http://www.crimsoncloud.co.uk/

This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Whiff Of Joy - challenge # 121 - Love Is In The Air
2. Paperplay challenges - week 4 - Lovely Lace
3. Charisma cardz - challenge # 3 - Pretty In Pink
4. Crafty Catz - challenge # 117 - Things With Wings
5. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 201 - You're A Gem


Recipe:-
Stamps - WOJ,
Papers - Papermania,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,
Tools - Nesties, Cuttlebug, flower punches, leaf punch,
Embellishments -ribbon, lace, flowers, gems, stickles,


Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Have A Heart

Good Morning bloggers It's time for a new challenge today at Oldie But A Goodie,
but first I'd like to thank all those that entered the last challenge, you all made some fantastic cards for Back To Work, don't forget to check the main challenge blog to see if you were a winner or made the top 3.
This week is the lovely Deb's turn to host and she would like to see 'Have A Heart', I found the perfect stamps that has been sat quietly waiting for a turn! I thought I would give my Hanglar an airing this time.
Don't forget to head over to Oldie But a Goodie for all the details of this challenge, to see the super prize that is on offer from Robyn's Fetish and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.
Remember to be in with a chance of winning You must use something at least 6 months old.


This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Deep Ocean - challenge 17 - Sparkling (glitter and gems)
2. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 148 - Seeing spots
3. Cupcake Crafts - #176 - All you need is love
4. Craft Room Challenge - Valentines



Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Black & White

Hello, it's Monday again, it comes round so quickly.
I hope you’re all OK and have had a lovely weekend. If you follow my blog you will know that I have been invited to join the team at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge. There is four other ladies joining too, you can see who they are on the challenge blog. So it is time for my first challenge on the team. And the theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was America's turn to choose the theme and she chose "Black & White Only" Use only the colours Black & White but you can use grey for colouring your mice. As soon as I saw the theme I knew which stamp I had to use, HMKR1013 "Putting On The Spritz".
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in. The top two players with the most votes will be the prize winners and also asked to be our Feb GDT'S.

We are sponsored by Di’s digi Downloads who will give $10 to a lucky entrant.

And America is kindly offering up this prize:-

I would also like to tell that there is an upcoming blog hop on January 30th too. You had better hop on over to the challenge blog to see all the challenge details.
Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.

This is for the following challenges:-

1. I ♥ Promarkers - challenge # 99 - Cute & Cuddly

2. Papertake Weeekly - Die Cut Special

3. Lets Ink it Up - challenge # 19 - Anything Goes

Recipe:-
Stamps - HMKR1013 Putting on the spritz,
Papers - Papermanis Mono capsule,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,
Tools - Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug, CC Dies, flower punch,
Embellishments - Gems, bow, stickles, lace, ribbon,


Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

With Sympathy

It's Monday morning and that means it's time for another challenge at Die Cut Dreams, this week our theme is not something we particularly want to make, "Sympathy". So get your stamps out and join in with our challenge, sadly we all need to send one of these at some time, hope you don't need to send one too soon though. Head over to the main challenge blog to check out all the details of the new challenge and to see what our lovely girls have created for your inspiration.

This is for the following challenge:-
Crafty Creations - challenge # 152 - Something New (new stamp)

Recipe:-
Stamps - Joanna Sheen, dove craft sentiment,
Papers -
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,
Tools - Cuttlebug, Nesties, embossing folders, dragonfly punch, butterfly punch,
Embellishments - gems, ribbon, stickles,


Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Sir Stampalot Challenge

This is the reveal for the prize for January's challenge "Monochromatic" over at Sir Stampalot's challenge. The prize has been given to us from the fab shop Sir Stampalot. You still have till 31st January to join in if you like the prize that you see.

And if you pop over to Sir Stampalot's challenge blog you will see some gorgeous inspiration from my lovely Teamies.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Wonderful News

Did you here me shouting from the roof tops LOL!

I have been invited to join the design Team at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge, I got an e-mail last night asking me to join the team, it took me all of 2 minutes to reply. And bet you can guess my answer, a great big "YES".

If you know me you'll know I adore my House Mouse stamps, and always take part in the challenges, well now i'll be designing for them instead. I am so excited, I can't wait to get started. I just love those cheeky little mice. I feel so honoured to be joining and they're a lovely team of ladies too.

There is five new members including myself and you can find them over on the challenge blog on their latest post.
I do hope you'll join us sometimes and play along.
Have a good weekend and thanks for popping by
Happy crafting and big House Mousey hugs
Tracy x

Back To Work & Guinea Pigs

Good Morning bloggers. It's time for a new challenge today at Oldie But A Goodie but first I'd like to thank all those that entered the last challenge (mine), you all made some fantastic cards for Christmas Animals, don't forget to check the main challenge blog to see if you were a winner or made the top 3. This week is Janice's turn to host and she would like to see 'Back To Work' I don't have many profession stamps amongst my stash but I found the perfect stamp that has been sat quietly waiting its turn getting covered in dust, this housework stamp and as that is my job (a housewife) what better stamp for me to use.
Don't forget to head over to Oldie But a Goodie for all the details of this challenge, to see the super prize that is on offer to the winner from Bugaboo our sponsor, 7 digi images, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.
Remember to be in with a chance of winning You must use something on your creation that is at least 6 months old.


This is for the following challenges:-

1. Ces Challenges - challenge # 67 - Anything goes

2. Dream Valley - challenge 23 - Anything goes



It's my son's Bobby's birthday on the 17th January, and for his Birthday he wanted a Guinea pig, then his sister asked for one too, so we went and got them on Sunday, so Bobby is having an early birthday present, well part of it. But he still has his party to look forward to at a place called fuzzy heads with lots of his friends, 22 to be exact. So here are some photo's of our new editions:-
This is Bobby's, he has named him Darwin Arthur Pendragon. (think we'll call him Darwin for short), and all his own idea, he loves Merlin the TV series.


Jodie's Guinea Pig Treacle










Recipe:-
Stamps - Joanna Sheens Diva Collection,
Papers - from scrap box,
Colouring Mediums - distress inks, promarkers,
Tools - Nesties, flowers dies, flower punch,
Embellishments - ribbon, gems, brads,

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Perfect Day

Hello everyone.
This post is because I found a little extra time to have a play this week. I love this image and I've used some embossing folders for interest, elegance and texture. love this technique its ideal for this occasion.

I hope you all are have a nice relaxing day, I've got to tell you my 5 year old Bobby is driving me nuts at the moment, he wants to make cards all the time. The only thing is i've been stamping him some of my images and as soon as my back was turned I caught him colouring with my promarkers EEEEEEK. So I have been and bought him some decent felt tips, Stabilo ones, they are nice and juicy and also look fancy too. I have told him they are Promarkers for children from Joanna Sheen, as he knows where I buy mine from.

And yes he is raiding everything else too in my craft stash, it's hard to keep him off my good stuff. But he is loving doing them and i'm loving the company too at my desk. My older two children used to craft with me and make lovely cards too when I first started to craft but then it wore off so it's nice Bobby wanting to do it now. Below is some of his cards he's made, that he insisted I put on my blog. Seems to have a thing for blue card though at the moment.



This is for the following challenges:-
1. Simon Says Stamp - New Something
2. Lili's Little Fairies - challenge # 1 - New beginnings
3. Crafty Catz - challenge 114 - A New Beginning
4. One Stop Crafts - Challenge # Bingo (Distressing inks, Pearls, Embossing)
5. Cute Card Thursday - challenge # 198 - What's New (flowers, and using embossing instead of papers).


Recipe:-
Stamps - Lili Of The Valley,
Papers - None
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Promarkers, Fleximarkers,
Tools - Embossing folders, nesties, cuttlebug,border punch,
Embellishments - ribbon, flowers, pearls, stickles,

Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

New Beginnings

Hello everyone, happy New Year to you all.
I found a little extra time to have a play, I love House Mouse and they have there new challenge, with the theme "NEW", so I had to join in, I love this image and decided to do a wedding card.
I've used some embossing folders on this, three to be exact, love this technique its ideal for giving texture to flowers and leaves too. It helped me with the challenge over at Die Cut Dreams too, as there challenge is White On White, and I found it hard to do but then when I got to grips with it, found that embossing folders made all the difference.

I hope you all have a nice relaxing day, my eldest two children go back to school today but my youngest goes back tomorrow. So me and him are having a bit of quality time together, he's started to make cards and uses anything he can get his hands on. Don't want to ruin his creative flare but I will have to lay down some restrictions as he's quite drawn to all the best stuff LOL!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. House Mouse - Challenge # 110 - New
2. By The Cute & Girly - New Beginnings
3. Bling It On - New Beginnings
4. Allsorts - New Beginnings
5, Joanna Sheen - Celebrations



Recipe:-
Stamps - House Mouse Lovely Confetti HMJR1063,
Papers - Forever Friends,
Colouring Medium - Promarkers,
Tools - Embossing Folders, Cuttlebug, CC Designs Dies, Border punch, nesties,
Embellishments - ribbon, gems,


Thanks for popping by.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

White On White

It's Monday morning and that means it's time for another challenge at Die Cut Dreams, this week our theme is a colour combo, "White On White". I chose to use a this Midnight Fairy stamp, this is not an easy challenge for me as I love my patterned papers. But using this fairy for the card made it easier. So get your stamps out and join in with this fab colour(less) challenge. Head over to the main challenge blog to check out all the details of the new challenge and to see what our lovely girls have created for your inspiration. And our Sponsor this time is:-

Mel is very kindly giving our winner of this challenge The choice of 3 packs of Die cuts from the Crimson Cloud store.
Please pop over and see all the yummy crafty goodies Mel has to offer @ Crimson Cloud

This is for the following challenges:-

1. Creative Craft Challenge - White On White
2. Stampin' For The Weekend - challenge # 23 - Anything Goes
3. Charisma Cardz - week # 50 - Anything Goes
4. Magical Mondays - Anything Goes


Recipe:-
Stamps - Papermania's Midnight Fairies,
Papers - None
Colouring Mediums - None,
Tools - Embossing folders, nesties, cuttlebug,
Embellishments - ribbon, Glamour dust,


Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Love In Mono

Happy New Year And All The Best For 2012 To All My Lovely Blogging Buddies


Happy New Year to all of my blogging buddies, as it's the 1st of January it is also a new month for Sir Stampalot and Penny Black & More @ Allsorts challenges, if you didn't get the chance to join in last month's challenge this could be the one for you. At Sir Stampalot this month the theme is "Monochromatic". So I chose to do sepia colours (browns and creams), but my teamies have done some other lovely colours, It's really not as scary as it sounds so why not give it a try. We have sponsorship this Month from as always the wonderful Sir Stampalot, a Surprise Package.



And of course, the Design Team have created some stunners to inspire you. Please do pay them a visit to their individual blogs - it means a lot to know you appreciate their efforts.

This is also for the following challenges:-
1. I Brake For Challenges - Vintage
2. My Mum's Craft Shop - challenge 37 - Anything Goes
3. Craft Room - Anything Goes
4. Simon says Stamp - Anything Goes
5. Crafts & Me - challenge # 66 - Anything Goes
6. Joanna Sheen - Celebrations (my card is a celebration of love between a girl and her dog)

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny Black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is "Love & Hearts" So you can use anything with hearts, flowers and love for this challenge. We have great prizes as always, and you don't have to use a Penny Black stamp to join in, if you don't have one.

Are you wanting some inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog and then you can see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the talented team.

This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Passion For Promarkers - week 129 - Celebrations
2. I ♥ Promarkers - challenge 97 - Anything Goes
3. Creative Inspirations Wednesday - Anything Goes
4. Just Tracy's crafts - Love is in the air


Recipe:-
Stamps - Lili Of The Valley, Penny Black, Coupon stamp, polkadoodles butterfly,
Papers - from scrap box,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks (First card), Promarkers (second card),
Tools - Nesties, Cuttlebug, rose die, cricut hearts, border punch,
Embellishments - bow, feathers, brads, flowers, ribbon, lace, stickles,

Thank you for popping by my blog.

Happy crafting
Tracy x