Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Christmas in July - House Mouse Christmas Fireplace

Just as the elusive summer finally appeared, it’s time for Christmas in July – but I hope these cute little House Mouse characters in Joanna Sheen’s Christmas Fireplace will melt your heart!  'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the House, Not a creaturing was stirring, not even a Mouse.......
Card Recipe:
Stamp: Joanna Sheen House Mouse Christmas Fireplace
Colouring Mediums: Memento Black, Promarker Pens
Paper & Card: Paper Adventures, Stardream, Elegance Satin
Tools: Martha Stewart Punches, Marianne Design Creatables dies, Big Shot, Spellbinders
Embellishments: Zva Pearl Swirls, Hand-made Pearl & Crystal Hat Pins, prima flowers, Christmas Charm, pearl brad.

I started by twice stamping House Mouse Christmas Fireplace onto Joanna Sheen's Elegance Satin Card using Momento and colouring with Promarkers to coordinate with my gorgeous Paper Adventures papers in teals and reds. I then cut out and decoupaged the candy cane, the peppermint sweet and the cute mices in their Christmas Stockings. The stockings were embellished with little pom-poms – really fun!





I created a message topper on my computer. Both this and my main image were cut out and mounted using Spellbinders Labels 2 – one of my favourites.
To ensemble, I created the backing mat from PaperAdventures and stitched the outside edge. I used a Martha Stewart snowflake punch to crate a feature border, and Marianne Creatables die for the Poinsettias which I cimbined with Prima Got Flowers. A liberal sprinkling of rhinestones followed.




To finish, I added Zva pearl flourishes, handmade crystal and pearl hatpins and a sweet Christmas Stocking charm.



 
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28 comments:

  1. Caroline24 July 2012 at 08:48

    Gorgeous card love the house mouse image and the layout is fabulous. Caroline xxx

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  2. Shell Shearer Swinscoe24 July 2012 at 09:37

    Awwwww this is so sweet, love the sparkle & the pom poms on the hats!

    Thank you for sharing with us at Divas this week, good luck!
    Hugs Shell xx

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  3. WeirdCat24 July 2012 at 11:44

    Great card, I enjoyed looking at all the different elements, very well thought out, thank you for joining us at I♥Promarkers this week
    Ruth x

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  4. Rosietoes24 July 2012 at 12:33

    Such a fun card and great attention to detail. Love the pom poms!

    Thank you for joining us at the JS challenge.

    Edna x :)

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  5. Sue24 July 2012 at 13:23

    Gorgeous card, lovely image and fabulous detailing

    Sue

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  6. Berit24 July 2012 at 15:42

    Great card. Lovely details. Thanks for joining us at I ♥ Promarkers.
    Berit x

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  7. Patty Sue 225 July 2012 at 02:51

    This card just makes me smile! Thank you! I love the cute details you added. Thank you for joining us this week at ABC's challenge. I hope we will see more of your lovely work on the 1st!

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  8. Vee Cassidy26 July 2012 at 11:06

    Very cute card; glad you could share in the fun at LEJ Designs this week. good luck Vee xx

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  9. Crafty Mamma Mia26 July 2012 at 19:35

    Hi Dips - this is such a lovely card! Great image, which you've coloured beautifully and nice layout. Thanks for sharing your creations at Lexi's Creations in our "Christmas in July" challenge.
    Helen x (DT)

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  10. Jenn27 July 2012 at 03:48

    Your card is so sweet, I love that adorable image! Thanks for joining us at ABC Challenges!

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  11. Margrit27 July 2012 at 20:15

    what a delightful card - so much detail - someone will be so chuffed to get it

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  12. Alizabethy27 July 2012 at 20:25

    wow - you have so much interest and texture on this card!

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  13. Lizzies27 July 2012 at 20:27

    Fabulous card love everything about it

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  14. annesyme27 July 2012 at 21:13

    Gorgeous card, love your hat pins and beaded swirl!
    Anne x

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  15. crafty-stamper27 July 2012 at 21:31

    love the image and all the details--one of my cards is Christmas too
    carol x

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  16. Carolk27 July 2012 at 23:01

    fab card, love the cute pom poms on the hats

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  17. Lorna27 July 2012 at 23:08

    Lovely card, great image and colours
    lorna x

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  18. Janice M28 July 2012 at 03:24

    Great Christmas card! Thanks for playing along with us at Paper and Such this week!

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  19. Anonymous28 July 2012 at 08:47

    Great festive card, I love xmas cards. Happy blog hopping xx

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  20. Anonymous28 July 2012 at 11:38

    pretty card love all the detail tracy x

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  21. Wendy L28 July 2012 at 14:41

    I love everything about this - colours layoout and image. Pins are gorgeous too. xxx

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  22. sandy's crafty bits28 July 2012 at 15:51

    wow super little christmas card dips ... love the colours and love the little image ... and the little sentiment well done ... just doing a bit of blog hopping ... have a great weekend ... happy crafting and love sandy xx

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  23. ChrisAndCat28 July 2012 at 21:36

    This is gorgeous,. love the image, pearls and those little pins.

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  24. scrappysharon28 July 2012 at 21:45

    Fab card, it looks stunning all together..x

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  25. sparklingblackrose29 July 2012 at 09:58

    What a gorgeous card and so much love has gone into making it :-) Elaine-xxx-

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  26. craftynanny29 July 2012 at 21:09

    Beautiful detail! Lea xx

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  27. Javablustamper29 July 2012 at 21:36

    GREAT stitched creation! I especially LOVE those beads you added!! Clever! Thanks for joining us at Paper and Such! Have a AWESOME day!



    Enjoy Life~Javablustamper/Jacquie

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  28. Unknown2 August 2012 at 12:38

    Oh my goodness - what a cute image! Thank you for joining us at Lexi's Creations this time! Good luck in the Challenge.

    Chrizette
    DT Member
    Celestial Things

    PS: I have a giveaway starting on my blog tomorrow if you want to drop by :)

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