Fall Has Not Fallen Lately

I found some autumn colored papers tucked neatly away in a stash 'o stuff and suddenly had the urge to use them, which I did even though fall is currently nowhere in sight.

The Fine Print: Fall really is the best season in Southern Arizona--all two weeks of it. Mouse by Great Impressions. 

Mouse with Pumpkin

I was going to enter this mouse into that newish challenge over at Perfectly Created Chaos but it closed already. I kept getting distracted by other things (oh look! shiny!). I can still share this card with you and share the story of how I couldn't get this mouse colored nicely. I tried lighter creams and it didn't work, so I did some light tans that looked stupid, and moved onto light browns. I finally stopped there because I don't know how much color this one piece of cardstock could take.

I guess I can also share this card over at the Snippet Playground #249 since I cut the leaves out of a snippet of patterned cardstock and the bit of seam binding was just laying around being a bum.

The Fine Print: Mouse by Great Impressions, leaf cutouts from DCWV, designer paper and seam binding from my stash.

Special Purpose

I made this card a while ago for a purpose. However, somewhere along the way I forgot what it's purpose was. So it still sits on my desk. Maybe one of these days I'll remember its purpose or maybe someday it will have a new purpose.

The Fine Print: Stamp by Great Impressions, dotted paper by Lasting Impressions, other goodies from my stash. 

Happy Hedgie

A couple of my pals retired recently (aren't they the lucky ones?) so of course I had to make them some relaxing happy retirement cards. It didn't take me long to decide to use my fishing hedgehog stamp to show a laid-back scene.

I've had this patterned paper scored and folded into a large square with a flap for quite some time. I no longer remembered what project I had intended it for, so I cut it up to make backgrounds for my two identical cards.  That strip of pattern is just the reverse side of the same paper. I was quite pleased with myself for using up that bit of left-overs and amazingly here it is a week later and I still don't remember what the original project was.*

I've decided to link with Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge because I'm so tickled with myself for using up that piece that has been lying around for so long.  It isn't like I'm hurting for patterned paper and have to deconstruct other projects for it. Oh, no!  See, these four bottom drawers are filled to the brim with patterned papers.

The Fine Print: *I was totally convinced that once I chopped up that paper I would remember the original project so I'm extra pleased that I still don't remember.  Stamp by Great Impressions and designer paper by Stampin' Up. And no, those 4 drawers aren't the only patterned papers I have!  I'm so excessive.

Happy Happy!

Happy Friday the 13th to you!

Happy Full Moon to you!

Happiness is embracing your inner psycopath!

May you be happy today!

Check out this happy mouse.  He is going to win first prize with this crazy daisy who grew big, tall, and strong.  It's a happy day for Mr. Mouse.

Here's a happy party cat.  He's planning to go to a big catnip party tonight and howl at the moon.  He's going to live it up.  It's a happy day for Party Cat.

It's a happy day for me too.  I don't have a crazy daisy or some 'nip to credit for it, but it is a happy day nonetheless.  I'm pleased with myself for using some more of these gingham card blanks I've had in my stash for a coon's age (that's a really long time as we're talking about a clean-living coon here).

The Fine Print: Top Card-stamp by Great Impressions, ornate corners by Cuttlebug/Provo Craft, "scallops" by Stampin' Up (really punched circles), and paper flowers by Prima.  Bottom card-stamp by Lost Coast Designs, colored with Copics, paper flowers by Prima.  Yes, the cat has a medical catnip license, what do you think?!!

Up a Tree

This is another scheduled post.  Just because I got back yesterday doesn't mean that the first thing I want to do is put up with y'all, demanding creatures that you are.

So instead of leaving you all hanging out on a limb, here's a card of cute little kitty in a tree.  He's up there so he doesn't have to go to the V-E-T and get a S-H-O-T in the H-I-N-E-Y, which is actually where my cat needs to go.  It's time for her annual checkup.  Oh Poppy..... where are you?!??

The Fine Print: Kitty stamp by Great Impressions, dies by Cheery Lynn, blue paper from my stash, and bark looking brown paper by Club Scrap.  Shhh.... don't wake the sleeping kitty.

Is That a Mouse in Your Pocket?

I picked up several Great Impressions Mouse stamps recently at stamp and craft yard sale. I love that little mouse.  Oddly enough when I got home I couldn't find the two Great Impressions mouse stamps I already owned.  Could it be that I unloaded them at a crafty sale of my own?  Or it could it be that they are mingling in some random drawer somewhere?!  You know which one I'm hoping...

The Fine Print: Mouse stamp by Great Impressions, floral oval die by Spellbinders, fancy ribbon from Paper Mart, and designer paper from my very, very, very, very old stash.