Ice Cream Mouse

Today's card features an old Stampavie stamp by Tina Wenke called 'Ice Cream Mouse'. I stamped him onto watercolour paper, along with a sentiment, using one of the stamps from the 'Sending Sunshine' set by Simon Says Stamp, then coloured him using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used papers from an unbranded pad called 'Ice Cream Sundae', which was originally a magazine freebie, but I got it from a charity shop. I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Summer Sunshine
• Love Those Pretty Papers - Anything Goes
• Moving Along with the Times - Use a Colouring Medium
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Four-legged Friends
• We Love Stamping - Summertime

Ice Cream Mouse

I have a weather appropriate card to share today...featuring a little mouse stamp by Tina Wenke for Stampavie. He's called 'Ice Cream Mouse'...I coloured him using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut him out. I added a snippet of Carta Bella 'Cool Summer' paper to the top of my card blank...the paper is covered with ice cream cone & flag bunting, so I trimmed around the top and bottom first. I added a Hero Arts sentiment (from the 'Cupcakes' set), and popped the mouse up on 3D foam pads.

Challenges for this card:

• Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (Optional Summer Fun)
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes (Optional Summer Fun)
• Give a Crafter a Cookie - Photo Inspiration
• Heartful Stamping - Anything Goes
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Summer Fun

Ice Cream Mouse

In a bid to rid us of the Autumnal weather, I have a summery card to share today...featuring a Stampavie stamp by Tina Wenke called 'Mouse Holding Ice Cream', which I coloured using watercolour pencils. I made a patchwork background from snippets of papers from the 'Happy Day' pad by My Mind's Eye...distressing the edges a little, then adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
• Crazy 4 Challenges - Bright & Cheerful
• Everybody Art - Summer
• Incy Wincy - No Words
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Penny Black & More - All Creatures Great & Small
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
• Sweet Stampin' - Summer Fun
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes