Feelin' Hot Hot Hot

Not that I'm especially hot this time of year but it's the title of this adorable House Mouse decoupage, from the House Mouse Decoupage CDrom (quickly becoming one of my favorites). Some of the other decoupage is available on the other House Mouse CDroms as well, but this one seems to be in one spot only.

Anyway, a friends birthday again and I knew he's into hot chili peppers, the hotter the better even.. So what could be more fitting than a hot birthday card.
Regular 6" card, cream cardstock base, lined with some House Mouse coffee patterned background paper. A bit of decoupage on the topper (not everything available, just a touch), a greeting and a ribbon.

The actual present was of course in theme, a chili pepper recipe book, some dried chili peppers and some chili pepper seeds (tabasco among them) for the curious gardener.

Christmas Catch-Up, part 1

Having thought about it for a year or so I finally treated myself to a Sizzix Bigshot a few months ago!

We've had a lot of fun since, even though it makes this hobby even more expensive as there are plenty of Must-Have dies and embossing folders.. 

I've also bought a lot of CDRoms, most of them from Joanna Sheen. The combination made for rather quick Christmas cards (apart from the usual paper-matching-selecting agony), quick but still rather nice if you ask me...

Twisted easel cards, my favorite variety and oh so easy to make - instead of scoring straight at 3" to make a regular easel card, score vertically.

Here's a good tutorial on twisted easel cards from youtube..

Thought I'd share two examples of Christmas cards using Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Christmas CDROM, two of the sweetest pictures with several decoupage layers, decorated with liquid pearls, satin ribbons and poinsettia christmas flowers.

Here is a list of all Joannas CDROMs - they're too lovely to only link to House Mouse.

By now I think I've bought them all. Oooops..