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Monday, 20 December 2010

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge.

Sig - Merry Christmas w' Mouse Pictures, Images and Photos
I really must apologise for the lateness of this post and my lack of commenting this past week. Crafting and blogging have sadly ground to a halt whilst I sort my Christmas out.
I'm stuck without a car as I can't get winter tyres for it here and so relying on other people for transport.
I like to prepare for Christmas in December but came unstuck this year due to the constant snow we've had since the very start of the month - this plus the streaming cold I've had and I've never been so dis-organised in my life.
In Germany they have their Christmas dinner and open their presents on Christmas Eve so it was decided I should 'do' a typical, traditional Christmas dinner on Christmas Day. FINE -I happy with that - just one small problem, getting the traditional English ingredients.

Right onto the post, enough waffling!! This is the last challenge at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge before Christmas so we would all like to wish you the merriest of Christmases and all the best for the New Year.



I've done a gatefold card, inspired by the fabulouslt talented Anita. The papers are from the Vintage dowload by  Donna's at Bearly Mine, the image is coloured in Copics, cut out using round Nestabilities and I've cut the round fancy circle with a Joy die. The flowers and leaves are all cut with Crealies dies and the sentiment is by Paula Pacual.


I sincerely hope I can catch up with you all during the next few days.

Ooops. just realized in my haste to publish this I forgot to include a photograph of the inside - so here it is .



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20 comments:

  1. Hi Heather, stunning card as always, fab details and so cute image. I dont have time to make a card, lot to do at home and I help with all decoration in the Kindergarten where Kristian stays. Another year will do more cardmaking. Have a fab rest of the day. Hugs,Moni

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  2. this is so beautiful, love the natural colours x

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  3. Absolutely stunning card Heather
    I LOVE the flowers and leaves

    Merry Christmas hunni

    mandi xx

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  4. Heather- I hope you will get all ingredients for your dinner !
    Enjoy the days and a Merry Christmas to you
    Hugs
    Elma

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  5. OH!!! Trurly gorgeous. I love those flowers you have built they are amazing.[must buy more punches or dies]The image is adoravle and the colors MMMMM...very yummy.
    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  6. That is beautiful! The colours go well together.

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  7. What gorgeous card Heather and in such beautiful colours, love all the added flowers.
    Merry Christmas to you.
    Hugs Linda

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  8. Oh my! It's totally adorable. I soon have to buy a few of these mices. You always make such fabby cards with them, but they look so hard to colour. Great work!
    xMarie

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  9. Hi Heather one word AWESOME stunning mousey creation teamie..love what you did with my chall...

    smiles Christine xx.

    ps.. got me a mouse on me blog too...

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  10. Fantastic card Heather !! very cute image and everything is so fab and perfect :-)
    hope you manage to settle down ,,,, it's only Christmas ,,,it will arrive and go whether you're ready or not !! don't worry !! :-)

    wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year :-)
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  11. Hi there, love your card, the flowers are drop dead gorgeous as are the colours used. Hope you feel better very soon and that your traditional Christmas goes well, Happy Christmas:0) xx

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  12. Hi!Heather this is such a pretty card,just love those two sweeties and your flowers are gorgeous.

    ***** Merry Christmas *****

    Hope you have a lovely time :)
    This month has just flown,even had to buy a few cards this year.
    take care,Germany must look so lovely with all that snow.
    hugs Lou.xx

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  13. This is so pretty & I love the colours, so delicate with those stunning layered flowers. Delightful how you can look through & see the mice inside. Hope that cold gets better. The British Christmas Dinner is quite unique - Christmas Pudding, mince pies & Christmas Cake being utterly unique as far as I'm concerned. Christmas Eve is how I've always celebrated until a few years ago. Still getting used to the Christmas Day bit.
    Paula (PEP)
    http://pepcraftchallexp.blogspot.com/

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  14. Oh Heather, you sound like me, I get so out of sorts trying to do it all.......your card is simply stunning. All those beautiful flowers are wonderful and love the suble colors. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy healthy New Year, has been wonderful getting to know you, teamie.

    Hugs
    Sue Drees

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  15. Heather this is wonderful just love the image and the colours they are just fab and I love the flowers and leaves down the side looks like a fab die!!!!

    Think we are all the same with the blogs at the moment everything is just so mad!!!

    Hope you manage to get all your goodies for the Christmas dinner. Have a great Christmas Love Chanelle xxx

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  16. Know how you feel Heather - snow's been bad here too and even buying bread becomes a marathon task. I've done nothing crafty for ages - serious withdrawal symptoms here.
    Anyway wishing you and your family a fantastic Christmas.
    See you in the New Year. Your card is just gorgeous as always.
    Ann xxx

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  17. Adorable cute card Heather, love the sweet image and papers.
    luv
    Debby

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  18. Such a lovely card!! Lots of detail and beautiful colouring!

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  19. Beautiful card! Hope your Christmas was a great one!

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Thank you for taking the time and the trouble to leave a comment - I love reading them and am thrilled with each and everyone of them
hugs Heather xx