Monday, August 26, 2019

Christmas in August


I've had this House Mouse stamp for years and seldom use it, so I pulled it out and decided to make a Christmas card to add to my stash. I colored the image with Copics, and added some die-cut greens to the top that look like the branches in their mouths. The die is from a Precious Marieke set called "leaves." I added a tiny twine bow along with some twine at the bottom to match the red mat beneath the image. The background was embossed with a SU! Petals A Plenty ef, and it was adhered to a Wild Wasabi card base.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

August Rudolph Days Challenge - Christmas anything goes

House Mouse HMFMC #298 - anything goes/optional: use dies

H M F M C - BLOG LOGO

MLCCB #13 - August anything Christmas goes

SPREAD THE MERRY LITTLE LOVE AND GRAB A BADGE!

Thanks for the visit, and I wish you a great week ahead!

Carol

27 comments:

aussie aNNie said...

Hi Carol, adorable card here and just love this gorgeous stamp. I have not seen this one before and think it's just gorgeous. Great embossing folder used..… Thanks for entering our challenge theme of anything goes, Option dies and good luck in the draw.
[aussie aNNie Design Team Member for House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenges]
[aussie aNNie blog] ♥ ♥

Brenda in IN said...

Adorable card with Christmas colors and that lovely embossing folder and pretty twine.

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

I’ve never seen this image, it is very sweet! It makes a lovely Christmas card!

Wendy said...

OMGosh, this is so stinkin cute, Carol!! That image is adorable and colored so nice! Love the added greens and that pretty embossing folder! Great job on this! Hope you've been enjoying the cooler weather! Hugs~

Lori said...

Such a pretty Christmas card! Love that sweet image, the embossed background and little sprigs in the corner!

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

How cute!!! This sweet and peaceful couple makes me smile :) Love the greens with the twine bow and that beautiful EF!!

JD/ Jill said...

Lovely Christmas card!

Sue said...

Carol, I love this stamp. I have a lot of the older wooden stamps, but not this one and it is on ebay for $ 35.00 !!!!!

Love the beautiful card you made with it. The coloring and embossing are so pretty, will make someone's Christmas brighter!!

Thanks for sharing your card with us at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

Hugs
Sue

jimlynn said...

Love the embossing in the background. Such a pretty and sweet card with that adorable image. Perfection once again!
Lynn

*Vicki* said...

Oh he is such a cutie!! I just LOVE the added twine with the pines and your poinsettia embossed background! I have this die and love to use it!! :) HUGS

cotnob said...

A fabulous card Carol an adorable image and lovely embossed background.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A Beautiful card Carol and I love the image, so adorable.
Faith x

Claire said...

These little chaps are so cute, I love how you've replicated the branches. The embossed background adds just the right amount of texture x

Liz said...

Great card, Carol. Adorable image and I love the addition of the little leaves as an embellishment. xx

Verna Angerhofer said...

What a pretty card. A great image and I love the embossed background. And the little sprig of evergreen with the candy cane fiber in the corner is a great touch.

Maria said...

A very pretty Christmas card with adorable image! Wonderful embossed background, too!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

I love my House Mouse stamps and this is just wonderful! This is one of the very first stamp brands that got me hooked, way back in the day! You created a perfect holiday card.

Stampsnob. said...

Just an adorable image What a sweet card...………...Lis

scrappymo! said...

This is such a lovely House Mouse card. That is a great image and you have coloured it beautifully. I have quite a few Precious Marieke dies, but have not seen this one. Will check to see if my store can bring it in, as it looks great here.

Thanks for another great month of designing for The Rudolph Days Challenge.

Lorraine A said...

Super cute card Carol :-) the image is adorable! I have never seen this one before and the embossed background and leafy sprig are gorgeous!! :-)

Thanks for joining us on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge
Luv
Lols x x x

Anonymous said...

Oh, how sweet! The image is adorable and i love the sentiment - we could use more peace on earth. Thank you so much for playing along with the Rudolph Days Challenge!
Linda
Rudolph Days Challenge DT

KarinsArtScrap said...

beautiful card Carol

Thank you for playing with us at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.
Goodluck and hope we see you again.

Gr Karin DT Member

crafty-stamper said...

Beautiful Carol love the cute image
Carol x

Sue from Oregon said...

Love your pretty embossed backdrop for your meecie image...the perfect compliment!!!

Thanks so much for sharing with us at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.
♥ Sue Kment

Bunny said...

I haven't seen this image before. It's so nice with the pretty dove and the beautiful embossing and the greenery die. Great Christmas card. Thank you for joining us at House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge. {Bunny} Designer for House Mouse and Friends

Sue's Crafty Corner said...

Such a fantastic card.

Sue xx

Dorte said...

Such a cute Christmas card...love the image together with the embossed background. Thanks for sharing it with us at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.
Dorte x