This is for IC274 and Cath Kidston is our inspiration site. This is also for the Spotted Canary Spring Challenge. Here is a link to sewing basket house that inspired my project. http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/p-13854...ng-basket.aspx I thought of this little Mouse Cottage image and thought it would be fun to put in a scene. The image was painted with reinkers, water and a brush. You really can't tell but the house and mouse was cut out and popped up in front of the tree and sky background. I love the little scene with all the pink flowers. I created tiny little flowerets with my 1/8" punch by scrunching the little circle around the point of my paper piercer and attached them with Matte Accents over the vining flowers on the house as well as in the mouse's bonet and blower basket. The tree trunk was sketched with an artist pen and painted and the tree top was sponged and then stamped with the little fern stamp from my Kittie Kits Outdoor Master.The sky was sponged with a handcut scalloped cloud template. The scene and frame were mounted on the main card layer with mounting tape. After i got the whole frame and scene attached I realized that I had torn my pink frame mat so I created a little larger flowerets with circles made with my 3/8" punch and attached one over the torn spot. It looked cute so I just applied them evenly around the whole frame. I think they look sweet and adding them kept me from strangling myself due to possibly ruining a totally finished project that took me a couple of hours to create. Anyone know that feeling? I will call the little flowerets a happy mistake.
Stamps: Stampavie Tina Wenke Cottage Mouse, Kittie Kits Outdoor Master
Paper: Pink, White, Watercolor, Dark Pink, Green
Ink: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Forest Moss, Taspberry, Pink Sherbert, Pumice Stone, Sky Blue
Accessories: MS Punches, Circle Punches, Paper Piercer, Brush, Sponge, Mounting Tape, Matte Accents
Registered: April 4, 2008 Location: Sahuarita, Arizona originally from New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 18436
Sat, Mar 05, 2011 @ 10:08 AM
wow, Kittie this is sooooo gorgeous... thank goodness for mistakes, because those flowers look beautiful on your lovely frame...your colouring is gorgeous as usual.... love the beautiful scene you have created.... Well, your probably get tired of hearing this, but I do love your work..... gorgeous....
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132012
Sat, Mar 05, 2011 @ 10:33 AM
How darling and sweet. Seeing that sewing box made me regret that I just got a new one last year, but your scene is even sweeter. Perfect Spring scene with the leafy tree behind the Stampavie cottage.
Registered: January 11, 2010 Location: Miamisburg, OH Posts: 7227
Sat, Mar 05, 2011 @ 11:08 AM
Oh Kittie! Your card made me SMILE!! It's absolutely ADORABLE!! You created a beautiful inspired card!~
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Registered: January 29, 2009 Location: British Columbia Posts: 6675
Sat, Mar 05, 2011 @ 11:38 AM
Having only a few minutes to browse, I didn't sign in...that is until I saw this sweet, sweet, adorable card. Then I had to sign in to comment as this is far to cute not to. LOVE it. Love the colors, and what a positively wonderful image! Love your punched border with the tiny flowers. Your coloring iis terrific. A totally awesome card. My address is.....LOL! TFS. : )
Registered: August 30, 2006 Location: Saugus, Massachusetts Posts: 65294
Sat, Mar 05, 2011 @ 11:38 AM
Oh Kittie! this cottage and little mouse are just SO sweet! you are da bomb with your 'painting' GF! We were ALMOST next to each other today - have a great weekend!
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Registered: August 7, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28113
Sat, Mar 05, 2011 @ 12:05 PM
OPmgoodness Kittie this has to be the cutest image ever and together with your coloring and those amazing little flowers, it's over the top!!! Love the punched edge! Wow!!!
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Registered: January 19, 2009 Location: iowa Posts: 37114
Sat, Mar 05, 2011 @ 12:16 PM
Oh Kittie how darling and precious! Love the eyelet border. And your little flowers are so sweet! You can always add something to cover a boo boo! Beautiful scene! TFS
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