Wednesday, December 11, 2013

House Mouse Christmas

This image makes me smile. I find it particularly funny because we have one of those "prelit" artificial trees, and currently about half the lights aren't working -- the tree looks like it's striped, with bands of working and non-working lights, kind of like a bunch of mice got in there and ate some wires.

The mice are black-embossed and colored in pencils. They are matted on a Spellbinders die, and I made a little embellishment out of a little designer paper and a ribbon. I was hoping to combat the unrelenting red and green-ness of this card, but I don't think I succeeded.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly, Christmas Creatures
52 Christmas Card Throwdown, revisit a 2013 challenge = Christmas animals
Holly Jolly Christmas, Anything Christmasy
Created With Love #70, Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #110, Anything Goes

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10 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 11, 2013 at 6:12 PM

    The wee mice are very nice and the red and green is really quite effective. Thank you for joining us today at Word Art Wednesday with your fabulous art.
    Advent Blessings of Hope and Peace,
    Carole Robb Bisson

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  2. Mynn xxDecember 12, 2013 at 2:38 AM

    What a super darling card!!! LOVE that image and the fabulous coloring! Thank you so much for joining us at 52CCT! :) Mynn xx

    PS: We've still got our blog hop going on at House of Cards! I hope you join in the fun with us! :)

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  3. Saints Rule!December 12, 2013 at 10:02 AM

    Love this image! A wonderful project! Thanks for blessing us with your talents at Word Art Wednesday!

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  4. Indah Permata SariDecember 13, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    What a cute card!! Love the edges here. Thanks for joining Loves Rubberstamps Challenge :)

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  5. MarcyDecember 14, 2013 at 1:16 AM

    Awww...these little mice are so cute! Adorable Christmas card! Thanks so much for joining our challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps! :)

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  6. Deborah FringsDecember 14, 2013 at 1:19 PM

    Oh what a super image - love the way the mice tails make up the word! Really is fun! Thanks so much for playing along with 52CCT this week!

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  7. UnknownDecember 15, 2013 at 7:07 AM

    What a fun image! I love the effect of embossing the image and coloring with pencils...very nice job!!
    Thanks so much for sharing with us this week at CWLC. We hope to see you back very soon!
    hugs--
    Roberta
    Created with Love Challenges Design Team
    Queen Bee Paper Crafts

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  8. Danielle VincentDecember 22, 2013 at 10:20 AM

    This card brings a smile to my face. LOVE how the tails spell NOEL. Such a wonderful card. Thanks for joining us this week at 52CCT!

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  9. StephanieDecember 23, 2013 at 3:32 PM

    I think your mice visited my tree too. :( What an adorable image!! You did such a great job showcasing it. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday.

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  10. Linda AndersonDecember 25, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    Super sweet!!! Love those little mice! Merry Christmas and thanks for joining us at the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge.

    Linda

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