Tuesday, April 5, 2011

House Mouse "Sketch"




This week's challenge at House Mouse & Friends is this sketch. I'd been wanting to use this image which I received LAST Easter, and hadn't had a chance to color, but now, it's Easter again! :-) I wanted to do something a bit different on this card, using pink/purle and lime green/yellow combination, with a hint of blue... like all spring-like colors esp. for Easter, to use them in one card. So, I created the background like you can see it on the pic. First, I chose the paper to match with one of the egg color and layered it under that colored egg side, and purple cs to match with the other side, the purple/pinkish colored egg. I attached 2 eggs, stamped & trimmed, in blue & purple, to match the image, and punched the grass from lime green cs, adhered with dimentional foams. Then I attached two yellow flowers with the similar color & design, above the house mouse colored image. I also found these clear yellow buttons with glitters in them, at Joanns', and had been wanting to use. So I attached those in the center of the flowers. I tied the ribbon, using the same colors of Baker's Twine in yellow/white, and lime green/white.The sentiment is an old Darcie's stamp. I used the Sakura Glaze clear pen for the mice's eyes, chocolate smear on their faces & the chocolate where the mice bit, to show a bit of "wet" looks. I like this pen cuz of the more flexibility due to being a PEN, compared with Glossy accent, and it won't give too much dimention, but just right :-) Of course, I luv my glossy accent for different usage but for the ones I used on this card, I like the way this pen worked :-) I'm mailing this to my friend for this Easter...:-)

11 comments:

Sparkly Engineer said...

Another great card. I love this image and the way you colored it.

Heather said...

Fabulous card, such a gorgeous image and stunning colours - I love the two little eggs in the grass at the bottom!!

So glad you could join us at House Mouse & Friends,
hugs
Heather xx

America said...

HAPPY, bright, great colors! What a fun HM card!!! VERY nice job on our sketch! Thanks so much for playing along with us at House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge! Hope to see you again next time! :)

Sue said...

This card is sure to put and Easter smile on the face of the lucky recipient! Such bright fun colors to go with this fun scene. thanks for joining us at the House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge.

Hugs
Sue

Dorte said...

Lovely way you have cut the papers ;)
Cute image, how could you wait so long using the small cuties??
Thanks for joining us at the House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge.
Dorte, GD March

Stacy Morgan said...

Vibrant, cute and so springy feeling. Great coloring and darling HM. Thanks for playing in the House Mouse and Friends Blog Challenge.

Booknplays said...

I love the background! I may have to steal that idea~ Love the image and your coloring is great!

Christine said...

Awww how scute is this image? too cute..LOL gorgeous spring colour combo great take on the sketch thanks for sharing with us at HM & friends Monday chall.

smiles Christine xx

Sandy said...

I do love House Mouse Images and this one is hysterical!!! Wonderful card Eve!!
Sandy

Sue from Oregon said...

Had a big ole' smile when I saw this creation Evie!!! Love the addition of the little eggs and grass...just so darned cute! Thanks for joining us again at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge! Sue K

Elizabeth Allan said...

This is soooo cute! The mice make me laugh!

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