Monday, August 31, 2026

HMFMC #473

House Mouse - Cherry On Top (NBUS)
Simon Says Stamp - Flowering Clover Sequins 
Hero Arts - Infinity Rectangle dies
Copics - E40 41 42 50 93, YR30 31, R20 27, C00 1, BG01, RV00, Y0000 02 06

Welcome back House Mouse Fans!
Our new challenge at  the 
this fortnight is Add Sparkle and is hosted by my team mate Shelly
 

We are  Generously Sponsored by


We Welcome back Barry & his team
@ House Mouse Designs

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)
 

HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs(R) site!

and
One Lucky Winner will receive a 
$6 Voucher to spend @ Di's Digi Stamps
We welcome back Di's DigiStamps 

Disclaimer: Occasionally I receive free stamps from Spellbinders. This is one of the stamps I’m using today. I wouldn't craft with any product sent to me for free if I didn't like it.

 



Monday, August 17, 2026

HMFMC #472

House Mouse - Music To My Ears (NBUS)
Hero Arts - Infinity Rectangles
Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Labels dies
Glossy Accents
Copics in order starting with the pink - RV02 06, R20 27,YR02 04, Y02 & YR31, Y06, YG01 03, G12 14, BG0000 01, B12, B21 24, V04 (Most of this is correct. 3 of the colors are guesses. The 1st green and the last 2 blues)

Aud Sentiments-Alcohol Inks 8/31



Welcome back House Mouse Fans!
Our new challenge at  the 
this fortnight is Add Ribbon/String and is hostedby my team mate Pam


We are  Generously Sponsored by

Welcome back our Generous SPONSOR

We are very happy to welcome back Heidi and her team at:

SIMON SAYS STAMP








Wednesday, August 5, 2026

The Paper Funday Challenge - Guest Designer



Welcome to the Paper Funday Challenge for the month of August. I have the honor of being the Guest Designer this month. The challenges are always Anything Goes with an optional twist. The twist this month is Fun (Fancy) Folds. I made an Accordion Z fold. My first time making one. I love the way it turned out. Photographing it while open was not easy. Please click on the Paper Funday Challenge link above to read the rules. There are 2 lovely sponsors. I hope you join in. 

Altenew - Spring Daisy stamp/die
Altenew - Angled Mosaic EF (you can't see it but it's on the other side of the flower & I couldn't get the picture to my liking)
Altenew - Checkered Square EF
Simon Says Stamp - Pawsetively Gems- Surf
I white heat embossed and watercolored the Altenew Spring Daisy. 

Monday, August 3, 2026

HMFMC #471

House Mouse - Spellbinder's Blueberry Buddies 
(NBUS) Blueberries will forever remind me of a picture of Darnell. If' you've followed Darnell for awhile you'll remember a  few pictures of her as she stealthily snuck into the kitchen and then.... disaster struck. I emailed her friend Loll who filled me in with the details I had forgotten. The story and links to the pictures are at the bottom of this post. Thank you, Lolls. 

Gina K Tapestry - embossing folder
Poppystamps - Nordic Border set
Copics - E41 42 43 50 93, B000 25 26, RV00, YR30 31, C00


Welcome back House Mouse Fans!
Our new challenge at  the 
this fortnight is Torn Paper and is hosted by my team mate Sue K 

 
We are  Generously Sponsored by

We Welcome back Barry & his team
@ House Mouse Designs

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)
 

HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs(R) site!

Many thanks to our generous Sponsor 
for their continued support!

Disclaimer: Occasionally I receive free stamps from Spellbinders. This is one of the stamps I’m using today. I wouldn't craft with any product sent to me for free if I didn't like it.



Here's the story of Darnell in the words of her friend Loll Thompson. It's a great read and the pictures are fun. It also makes you want to have a retreat with these ladies or put one together with your friends.

"It was hilarious. It was in May of 2019. I organized a craft retreat that ran for one week at Crescent Beach, B.C. It was a house we rented for the retreat. There were 10 of us. It was a great time. 

Do you know the rest of the story? (I had forgotten the rest of this) Bonnie was there when the spill happened, and took a few pics. Darnell grabbed some large sheets of cardstock that were on the counter and used them to soak up the blueberry juice. I kept those sheets and when I got home, then cut them up in card front size and sent them to everyone from the retreat except Darnell. We used them as backgrounds for her birthday cards that year (she turned 70). It was funny and we all had a laugh about the blueberry stained paper. "