Warm and Fuzzy House Mice

     Another Guest Designer card for House Mouse & Friends.  The challenge theme this time is "Warm & Fuzzy."   Nothing could be warmer or fuzzier than these little mice huddled around a candle lamp.  This image is from the House Mouse unmounted stamp set "Winter", and I'm almost ashamed to admit I've never used it before this card.  Well, in my defense, I got it after my Christmas/winter cards were done for last year.  :-D   The sketch is from Bling It On.

    The image is stamped with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with black detail EP, then colored with Copic markers, including the sky, and I used the colorless blender to make the snowflakes, filled in with a white gel pen.  The image is matted with black and dark blue CS, cut with square die cuts.  I used polka dot dp and striped dp from DCWV (I think - they've been in my stash a long time!) for the background papers and used lace ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon to make the vertical lines of the sketch.   I added Stickles to the snow and the candle flame.  For embellishments, I added more of the lace ribbon, ruffling it along super sticky tape, then added the pearl swirls and the flowers.  The flowers also have Stickles on them for glitz and glimmer.

     I adore this stamp now that I've used it.  It makes me think of staying warm with family all around, and the sad part is that my family is spread all over the country.  Wish we were all closer.   I think this may be my favorite Christmas card so far this year!  It'll be a tough decision which favorite child or grandchild is going to get it when it comes to mailing out cards to family for the holiday.   Maybe one or more of them will try to bribe me for it!  Maybe I could offer it in exchange for more House Mouse stamps in my Christmas stocking - what d' ya think?   Pay attention family -- I'm open to all bribery suggestions!  :-D 

     OK, here's the long list of other challenges for this card:

Pile It On (Load as many challenges as possible on one card) - Anything with a "P" (pearls)

Moving Along with the Times - Let It Snow

Addicted to Stamps - pearls and lace

Catered Crop - from their list, I used: Winter scene, swirls, lace, ribbon, pearls, & layers

Try It On Tuesday - Anything Goes/Wish you were here

Southern Girls Challenge- Bingo (Glitter, Ribbon, Embossing) 

Gingerloft - Lace 

Crafter's Companion Monthly - Let it snow

Delightful Challenges - Bingo (Add dimension, ribbon/lace, glitter/sparkle)

Let's Ink It Up - Favorite Technique (lots of layers, heat embossing, & coloring)

Penny Black and More - All Creatures Great and Small

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Christmas with pearls (My first time playing here)

Forever Friends (must use an animal) - Christmas is Coming

Stamps R Us - Bling it on

Oldie But a Goodie - Let It Snow

Ooh La La - Bingo (Pearls, Flowers, Lace)

Sassy Cheryl's - Anything Goes

Cards und More - Blue and Pearls

Just Inspirational - inspiration photo

Shelley's Images - Anything Goes

City Crafter - Four Legged Friends (My first time playing here, too.)

Make It Colorful - Lanterns/Candlelight

Kaboodle Doodles - Baby, It's Cold Outside

Scraptastic - Not an A2 + use ribbon and die cut

     Dig out those wonderful House Mouse stamps you have (or a Gruffies or a Happy Hopper stamp) and play along in the challenge at House Mouse & Friends.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie