I'd like to pat myself on the back for being so EARLY for Father's Day, but there's a trade off!!! I am LATE for last weeks Queen aka Allee's. However, like Debzi333 said, Lynn is a fabulous encourager and she was also one of the first and definitely the longest standing sweetheart to offer her many warm words in my gallery. Now, onto this adorable creation!! Long before punch art was all the rage and long before the plethora (n. the state of being too full; overabundance) of tools that are now available to us came along, back in March of 2007 in her abundant gallery, Lynn participated in a WT challenge to use punches and came up with these incredibly creative and sweet oval punch mice: allee's WT106#2 by allee's at Splitcoaststampers. Who can RESIST such sweetness. I found my CASE for a QUEEN!! So, with many more tool of the trade on hand, I set to work to honor m'lady. My little guys use the same large SU oval punch; the ears are made from nesties smallest oval and the pink is a tracing of the smaller oval opening in that smallest nestie. I used natural crochet cotton run through Ranger distress ink in "old paper" glued on little eyes and punched their pink noses from the largest circle in my cropodile. Their little feet are a clipping from the SU daisy punch. I cut a sliver of coordinating cardstock for their tails and wrapped it around my stylus like a corkscrew and then stretched it out. Those great little apple/cherry blossom came from my shopping spree in Buffalo at Buffalo Stamps n Stuff. For the little mouse on my envie, I used the small SU oval punch and cut across two petals on a buff hydrangea prima, then sponged in the pink and brown. My sentiment was computer generated and I put it on a white scallop to simulate a cloud. This also fits the inspiration challenge and the photo found here: http://twolumpsofsugar.net/ in the potholders and oven mitts section. Greenery, lattice (pickets work for that cottage garden feel) and pink and white blossoms along with some fresh sky blue. The only thing missing is mice, but there sure to show up soon to check out those cupcakes!!!
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010 GMT Views: 1795
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Paper: SU white, various k&Co recycled color pads, textured aqua (?)
Ink: printer ink for generated sentiment, MS dewdrop for sentiment sponging, pretty in pink, Adirondack mushroom for sponging
Accessories: green primas, blossoms, MS leaf punch, SU large and small ovals for bodies, nesties smallest ovals for ears, SU scallopped oval, cropodile for noses, googly eyes, crochet cotton, SU daisy punch for feet, half a hydrangea blossom for envie mouse's ears, m
Techniques: punch art
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 2 for picky cutting and piecing
Registered: June 10, 2007 Location: BC Posts: 44872
Sat, May 15, 2010 @ 1:51 PM
Ohhh yes!! You've got that right!! We punchakateers will be drooling over our keyboards as we look at this fabulously cute card!! Ohhh I love your punched out mices!!!! Just darling and into my fav's!!!! I'm glad those mice know to stay on the OUTSIDE of the picket fence!!!!! Lovely colours and a fabulous sentiment!!! Gorgeous card!! Love it!! And no, I've got TONS of buttons from PTI -but every now and then I like to let them rest in the box!!! LOL!
Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44964
Sat, May 15, 2010 @ 2:55 PM
Oh, this is so adorable!!!! Look at all of that punch work! Amazing! Into my favs, for sure! Love this one!
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Registered: April 18, 2009 Location: Boston suburbs, MA Posts: 14060
Sat, May 15, 2010 @ 4:55 PM
Adorable!! Your mice and layout are so sweet. Love the colors, too
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Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74834
Sat, May 15, 2010 @ 5:29 PM
Eek, eek! This is a puncher's dream, just as Debzi said, the punchkateers will be drooling. I love your little mice and the sweetest little ears on your envie guy. Oh, Lynn will be smiling when she sees this. I am, too!
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Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Sat, May 15, 2010 @ 7:46 PM
Sweet girl, is this not the sweetest card evah? I see Lynn loves it too. Well, how could you not love your card? From beginning to end, it's all things sweet and special. Great card, my friend.
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