When I saw this cute Christmas mouse Julie Kettlewell made, I wanted one, too! I don't have the paper she used - I think she used all current supplies - but I have some retired paper I thought would work. I sorted through the retired paper box and found these gingerbread houses that were exactly what's called for - holiday food, at Jingle Belles and gingerbread, at Christmas Cards All Year 'Round:
stamp sets - Cookie Cutter Christmas, Scentsational Season (retired), Seasonal Bells (retired); ink - Early Espresso, Real Red; card stock - Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White; designer series paper - Candy Cane Lane (retired); punch - Cookie Cutter builder; Big Shot with Holiday Collection framelits (retired) and Sweet & Sassy framelits (retired)
When I found the paper I was thinking of, the reverse side had this colorful owl print, which made me think of the prompt for Christmas critters at Cardz for Guyz:
stamp sets - Itty Bitty Greetings, Cozy Critters (hostess, retired); ink - Soft Suede, Primrose Petals (retired); card stock - Whisper White, Primrose Petals (retired), Baja Breeze (retired), Gumball Green (retired); designer series paper - Snow Festival (retired); punches - Duet Banner, Owl Builder (retired); Big Shot with Layering Circles and Stitched Shapes framelits
And, finally, I also made one of those adorable mice:
stamp set - Itty Bitty Greetings; ink - Gumball Green (retired), River Rock (retired) Basic Black; Stampin' Write marker - Basic Black; card stock - Gumball Green (retired), River Rock (retired), Whisper White (regular and thick), Blushing Bride; designer series paper - Snow Festival (retired); punches - 1/2" circle, 3/4" circle, Duet Banner, Fox Builder; Big Shot with Layering Circles and Stitched Shapes framelits
You can see that I repeated Julie's layout, with only minor modifications, each time. It made decision-making a bit easier, and believe me, there were too many decisions involved in the colors for that owl card!
4 comments:
What a wonderful trio of card designs ... and that mouse is adorable ... so glad you shared your holiday goodies with us at Jingle Belles.
What a super batch of cards, three very different ones from the same layout. Thank you for sharing your cute owl card at Cardz 4 Guyz.
oh wow, all of these are so clever and adorable on every level! of course the g-bread is my fave... tho i confess that i kind of want a pet mouse now, thanks to card #3! :) :) :) thanks for helping us celebrate festive feasting at JINGLE BELLES! ♥♥♥
Sweet cards!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR ‘ROUND challenge. Hope you participate in our next challenge!! Have a happy crafty day!!!
Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper
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