Today's challenge over at the House Mouse Monday
blog is to make a card with something sweet - could be fruits, candy, candy wrapper, sentiment .. http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/
Please hop over and check out the challenge and the other DT's wonderful creations.. Hope you can join in on the fun.
Main House Mouse image is a rak from America - Thanks again.. coloured image with prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol Clear embossed the candles and party hats. Added the rub on sentiment and diamond stickles to the orange sherbet ice cream. Matted image with brocade blue and a pumpkin pie - rectangle, scalloped nestability. Sewed edges. Main card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 white card stock. I made a pinwheel quilt pattern from the dp and cuttlebugged white. Cut two 2 1/2" square of dp and white CB - cut the squares in half diagonally. Laid them out in the pinwheel pattern. Stuck them down on piece of brocade blue and pumpkin pie. Sewed all around the design. Added the beautiful ribbon. Popped up the main image, added the spiral clip and sheer blue ribbon.
Date: Monday, April 6, 2009 GMT Views: 360
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Mon, Apr 06, 2009 @ 5:11 PM
Oh Pat! A new HM? Ai yi yi! I love it. Beautifully coloured and your stitching is marvelous. I love that touch! Your DP/CB panels look great mixed like this too. Hmm...maybe I better check on that passport so I can get some IRL lessons! Miss you! Great work! XXXOOO
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
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Fri, Apr 10, 2009 @ 4:44 PM
This is so cute and yummy! Great background and I like the sparkly ribbon. My first HM challenge I missed...EEK... But time was not on my side with sick little ones. This is super cute Patricia, great job.
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Sat, Apr 11, 2009 @ 5:06 PM
This looks like a wonderful quilt! Such an adorable HM image and so beautifully colored. Just adore your cards! tfs
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