Home Sweet Home

When is it okay to use a Christmas image on your card, when it's not Christmas? 

Today I'm sharing a card I made last week for a sweet couple who just moved into their new home ~ on Christmas Eve. 

 This House Mouse image, was perfect for their house warming card and captured that it was on a special day in December. 

For this one, I stamped the image sometime back since I was departing with some of my wooden stamps. Unfortunately it was a thrift store find and didn't have a name.  Thankfully I now have several of them scanned and can use digitally.  I sized the image to just a little larger than the stamped image, since I wanted the card to be a 6" square size.  I also placed the sentiment at the bottom on the image before printing. 

I used Copic markers for coloring and then used the Gemini Scalloped Edge Square 2 die set for the image and the solid matting.  I cut and folded the ivory cardstock for the base, then added the printed patterned paper for the next layer.  After securing the image to the solid green mat, I then added that layer to the card base.   I elected not to add a bow or twine as I wanted the image to be the focal point of their card. 

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog. I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to 'Follow' my blog and to visit my site - "Not Just Scraps' on Facebook - where you can purchase my cards. 

I will be entering this card in the following challenges: 

House Mouse Monday Challenge #380 

Crafty Animals ~ Challenge 68 

Crafty Friends ~ Challenge 163 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge ~ #48 

Scribbles ~ Challenge 115 ~ Not a Creature was Stirring 

2 Sisters on the Blog ~ Challenge 70 ~ New Home

 

Pam's Pearls

 

Copics 

Roof: E17, E19, Stone: W2, W3, W4, W5, E52, Ground: E50, E57, Rug: BG45, BG49, Stockings: R27, R29, Mice: E21, E23, E25, E93, and E31, E33, E37, E93, Candle: BG45, Y11, Y17, R27, Sky: B000