Sunday, December 25, 2011

THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

MERRY CHRISTMAS


The gals on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge Design Team would like to wish
you all a very Merry Christmas.


We appreciate all of our loyal followers and those of you who faithfully join in the fun.
We'd also like to wish you a Happy, Healthy, New Year.  May 2012 bring you all that you wish for.

America, Christine, Heather, Lori, Lorraine, Mary, Natascha, Stacy, Sue Drees, Sue Kment,
and Scoopy Sue.


Just a reminder.......

Our current challenge # 109, Warm and Fuzzy can be found HERE.  You have until
January 1st to enter a card or project using a House Mouse, Gruffie or Happy Hopper image using our current theme.  Beautiful prizes, so be sure and join in.



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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Join us with your Fuzzy & Warm creations....

Eeeek!!! Hello again Peeps! We are here today with a surprise post to remind you to play along with us for Challenge #109 found ---> HERE. To help inspire you, here are more Fuzzy & Warm samples created by the DT :-)

Christine


Stacy


Sue


Lorraine



Lori







Heather




There are GREAT prizes waiting for lucky players who'll play along with HM&F Challenge #109; These prizes include fab Digi Downloads, an awesome Package of Embellishments, Large HM&F Stamps and a Massive LOT of Charms. Check it all out --> HERE.
So don't miss out on your big chance to win!! All you have to do is create a Fuzzy & Warm project using any HM&F stamp and enter it here into Challenge #109.
It is running until January 1st to give you plenty of time to enter!
We hope you will join us and cant wait to see what you will create....
The House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge Design Team
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Monday, November 21, 2011

Challenge #109 - Fuzzy & Warm

Hello Peeps! Welcome back to our Challenge Blog! We're so happy you stopped by!
It's time for a New House-Mouse & Friends Challenge! :)

But first, we want to THANK - all of you - who played along with us for Challenge #108! We LOVED seeing all your gorgeous THANKFUL projects and reading what you are thankful for or who you are thanking with your beautiful creations!!! :)

***WINNERS***
Using Random.org, here are Challenge #108 winners...
1. Winner of A $15 Gift Card PRIZE to the Simon Says Stamp store


2. Winner of Prize for a $10 of embellishment Package from Pizzazz Aplenty


CONGRATULATIONS ladies! Please contact America to claim your prizes!


***DESIGNERS***
Thank you everyone for expressing interest in joining us as Guest Designers! We are in the process of reviewing your Mousie work and will soon notify you directly if you have been chosen to join us!
Our Challenge Blog will continue to feature TWO Guest Designer per month in 2012.

In addition, we have also received several inquiries on how-to join our fabulous Design Team. We greatly appreciate your interest as it means a great deal to us to know you love what we do here! Our Team is not adding new Members at this time. However, due to a couple of sudden Team Member changes, we will gladly review and consider our options for expanding our lovely family in the New year! So, if you are interested, and you are a seasoned stamper with a big heart, and have big love for these adorable HM&F stamps, and you would like to join our TEAM, stay tuned.... :)


***NEW CHALLENGE***
Our lovely Teamie, Vicki Parson is calling this challenge "The Warm Fuzzies".
So use something on your creation that makes you feel all warm & cozy inside. Like hot cocoa, warm mittens, warm colors, "fuzzy" embellishments... etc.... Get the idea?

This NEW Challenge will run from Mon., Nov 21st, 2011 through Sun., January 1st, 2012.
Why so long?? Because your beloved Mousie Design Team is taking a well deserved Holiday break. This is good news for you since it will give you plenty of extra time to work on your Fuzzy & Warm entries!! :) To help with reminding you to play, a new Fuzzy & Warm card will be posted here weekly by a Team Member! AND you are going to want to play because the FAB prizes that await ya' are AWESOME!!!!!


***SPONSORS***
***We proudly welcome back our GREAT SPONSORS***


Will offer One winner (3)Digi Downloads
Di's Digi Downloads is a great little company offering lots of super adorable digi stamps. Diane will again be Offering 3 free Digis to ONE LUCKY player!!!

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Offering the Winner a $10 package of embellishments!
http://www.pizzazzaplenty.blogspot.com/
Pizzazz Aplenty began with only a bit of bling and some ribbon, but in the last few months, we've added so much more... from cardstock to cello bags, as well as charms, stick pins, brads, buttons, cords, twines, laces, and over 20 colors in flatback pearls and rhinestones. The newest additions are teardrop pearls, button stick pins, leaf pins, heart pins, resin cameos and flowers!

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A VERY SPECIAL third PRIZE from your beloved Mousie TEAM...
3 brand new Large HM&F Stamps with a massive LOT of over 220+ fun Charms for your cards!!!
WOW! Isnt this a FUN PRIZE? It will go out to ONE very Lucky Player that enters this challenge with a FUZZY & Warm Creation.

That's 3 prizes!! So that means, we will have Three Winners!! :) GOOD LUCK!!


To help inspire you, here are the awesome
***FUZZY & WARM designs FROM the Fabulous TEAM***
Starting with our super awesome November GUEST DESIGNERS;

Julia Herald & NanaConnie





America Kuhn


Heather Gilfoy-Bond


Lori Barnett


Lorraine Aquilina




Natascha Banning


Sue C. "Scoopy"


Stacy Morgan


Sue Drees


Sue Kment

Did we make you feel all fuzzy and warm inside??? :)
Good!!! Now it's your turn to make us feel all fuzzy and warm with your creations!!!!

***Here are the Challenge RULES***
1. Your project should follow the theme of the current Challenge.
2. You MUST use a House-Mouse, Gruffies or, Happy Hoppers image.
3. You must enter your project here with Mr. Linky (see below).
4. LINK your project back to this HM&F MC BLOG & Challenge on your post.
5. *Follow* Our BLOG


That's it!! Easy, right?
So have fun and come play along with us! Please remember that this challenge will run from Monday, November 21st until Sunday, January 1st, 2012, ending at 8:00pm EST.
We hope to have inspired you to come play along with us and cant wait to see your beautiful Fuzzy & Warm projects!!

Happy Crafting, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Christmas and Happy New Year! :)
From Your Friends at House-Mouse & Friends MC

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Challenge #108- Thankful CARDS

Eeek! Welcome back! It's time for a New House-Mouse & Friends Challenge! :)

First, we want to THANK - all of you - who played along with us for Challenge #107! We absolutely LOVED seeing all your gorgeous FALL projects! :) There were so many adorable HM&F stamps used.... and that made it even MORE exciting to review your entries!! :)
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***WINNERS***
It's always super tough to choose the winners-which is why we use Random.Org!!

Using Random.org, here are this week's THREE winners;
1. Winner of Prize from My Creative Classroom
Offering One Free Class of Your Choice
Entry # 19 - Linda B's Crafty Creations


2. Winner of Prize from KnK Designs
Offering 3 Free Digi Stamps Sets of your Choice
(Excludes set called "Hope" since it's a charity set) 
http://knkdesigns.blogspot.com/ 

3. Winner of Prize from Pizzazz Aplenty
Offering a $10 Embellishment Gift Package
CONGRATULATIONS to ALL of you! Please contact America to claim your prizes!

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***NEW CHALLENGE***
Our lovely and super talented Teamie, Stacy Morgan is calling this challenge and would like see you creating *THANKFUL* themed projects. It could be as something as simple as a *Thank You* sentiment!  How perfect for this time of year, right? :)

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***SPONSORS***

***We proudly welcome back these GREAT SPONSORS***
In business since 2002, Simon Says Stamp is striving to offer you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. They stock over 100,000+ items, offer quick service and 1 stop shopping at a great price!
PRIZE ; A $15 Gift Card PRIZE to the Simon Says Stamp store!

~ AND ~
 
http://www.pizzazzaplenty.blogspot.com/
Pizzazz Aplenty began with only a bit of bling and some ribbon, but in the last few months, we've added so much more... from cardstock to cello bags, as well as charms, stick pins, brads, buttons, cords, twines, laces, and over 20 colors in flatback pearls and rhinestones. The newest additions are teardrop pearls, button stick pins, leaf pins, heart pins, resin cameos and flowers!
PRIZE ; a $10 of embellishments from Pizzazz Aplenty

That's 2 prizes, so we will have 2 winners again!! :)
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***GUEST DESIGNERS***
Thank you to everyone who expressed interest in joining out TEAM as a Guest Designer! We are very happy to be reviewing your Mousie work!! Please note that the TEAM will vote on all of the entries labeled with"GDT" and notify you directly (by end of November) if you have been chosen to join us as Guest Designer. We will continue to feature TWO GDT's per month, so your chances of designing with us are TERRIFIC!! :)
With another month behind us, we must say Good-bye to our lovely October GDT's,
Avril & Jennifer. Thank you both for your great contributions and for being a part of our Team.
Entering into November, we are thrilled to introduce TWO super talented Guest Designers;
Julia Herald & NanaConnie!
Please help us to welcome them to the team!!
Thank you both for designing alongside us this month!

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***THANKFUL DESIGNS FROM THE TEAM***
Starting with our brilliant GUEST DESIGNERS...




Heather Gilfoy-Bond

Lori Barnett


Lorraine Aquilina

Mary Giemza

Natascha Banning

Sue C. "Scoopy"

Stacy Morgan

Sue Drees

Sue Kment

HOPE WE HAVE INSPIRED YOU to create your *THANKFUL* projects!!
It's your turn, so hurry and join us for your chance to win FUN prizes!!

We are also excited to announce that this MONTH, we are sponsoring another Challenge BLOG called Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. YOU SHOULD definitely check them out because we are giving away some really awesome HOUSE-MOUSE stamps to the lucky players who enter cards following those sketches!!  So play along because it is only during the month of NOVEMBER!! You can always combine both the HM&F MC & MMSC challenges to play along on both blogs and increase your chances of winning!!!

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***OUR Challenge RULES***
1. Project must follow current Challenge theme.
2. It MUST have a House-Mouse, Gruffies or, Happy Hoppers image.
3. Project Must be submitted using with Mr. Linky (below)
4. When Posting your project, please LINK it back here & mention our HM&F MC BLOG & Challenge on your post.
5. We'd also really love it if you *Followed* Our BLOG.
That's It! So hurry & join the fun!  You have until 8:00 PM, EST, Sunday, Nov. 20th, 2011.

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Your Friends at House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

More chances to WIN HOUSE-MOUSE STAMPS

Hello Friends & Welcome to Wednesday!! 
Today is a very special post just to tell you about another Fabulous Challenge Blog that is giving away this awesome Lot of brand new House-Mouse Stamps!! 

Do we have your attention yet???   Then read on...

Are you familiar with Priscilla's FABULOUS Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge Blog?  It is a weekly sketch blog that provides wonderful card sketches for you to try.  If you are not familiar with this sketch blog, you must check it out HERE!   

So why do we want you to know about Midnight Madness??  Because we are SUPER excited to announce that we are sponsoring this week's Midnight Madness sketch CHALLENGE, #MMSC127. Thats right! Your Mousie TEAM here is proudly sponsoring them and giving away these 4 HOUSE-MOUSE STAMPS (pictured above) to one very lucky player!!   

Check out the MMSC blog to get the details on how to enter this sketch challenge--> HERE. 

If your creation follows the Midnight Madness Sketch #MMSC127, and you also use a House-Mouse & Friends stamp,  why not make it a *Fall/Autumn* themed card to enter it into our current HM&F challenge too?  Entering into both challenges would only give you more chances to win more prizes!

So HURRY to PLAY ALONG this week BECAUSE the MMSC challenge ends Monday, October 31st, (when ONE very lucky winner will receive ALL FOUR of these HM&F Stamps!
 
will end at 8pm EST, on Sunday, Nov 6th.

Hope you'll join us!  
We cant wait to see what you'll come up with!!!
The HM&F DT
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Monday, October 24, 2011

Falling for HM&F Challenge #107

Happy AUTUMN GREETINGS & welcome back HM&F MC!
It's Monday and time for a new Challenge!

Before we tell you the details for the Challenge #107, we must first THANK YOU for playing along with Challenge #106!  We so loved browsing through your AWESOME takes on the Halloween Colours Challenge!  You totally wowed us with super FUN inspiration.  We're so happy you could join us!!

 ***WINNERS***
Eeeek!!! It's always tough for us to have to choose the winners, that is why we use Random.org at this Mousie place! :)  The lucky winners for Challenge #106 are as follows....drum roll please....
Winner of A $15 Gift Card PRIZE to the Simon Says Stamp store!
Entry # 13, Jovita K. - Inky Impressions

Winner of  the $10  Embellishment Gift Prize from Pizzazz Aplenty
Entry # 25 - Natalie G.
CONGRATULATIONS!!  Please contact America to claim your prizes!


*** Looking for NEW GUEST DESIGNERS!  ***
If you love using House-Mouse & Friends stamps as much as we do, then we are looking for you to join us!!!  To be considered for a future Guest Spot with our fabulous Design Team, all you have to do to is create a card for this challenge and add  * GDT * at the end of your entry name when you submit your card! The Design Team will then take a vote (Nov 6th). The entries with the most votes will be contacted directly to be offered a Guest Spot!! Sounds easy, right?  So don't delay & get busy creating to be considered!  We cant wait to see what you will come up with!


***So what's the NEW CHALLENGE??***
Our super talented Teamie, Ms. Sue Kment is hosting challenge #107 and she wants to see you creating projects with a FALL theme, which is just perfect for this time of year!! :)


***Our SPONSORS***
This week we are proudly welcoming back 3 GREAT Sponsors;

Offering One Free Class of Your Choice
My Creative Classroom is an online arts and crafts learning center. Our interactive and in-depth courses are instructor led and filled with wonderful projects and techniques to help you get the most out of your supplies. This fall MCC will be offering over 100 courses. From the Cricut to Primas to mixed media to rubber stamping to scrapbooking we have something for everyone. Don't miss out on some wonderful classes starting in September and including: Cricut, Imagine 101; Die Cutting with Spellbinders;  Art Journal, Handbound!;  Fabric: What, How & WoW!; Christmas Card Boot Camp; Focus on Photos; Scenic Stamping; Bind it All 101

We are excited to be sponsoring House-Mouse & Friends Challenge Blog. You can view our entire class list on our website at My Creative Classroom. You can also view classes on our Facebook Page too! One lucky winner will receive a free seat to a class of their choice.....Good Luck!


2. KnK Designs
Offering 3 Free Digi Stamps Sets of your Choice
(Excludes set called "Hope" since it's a charity set)



Offering a $10 Embellishment Gift Package



Pizzazz Aplenty began with only a bit of bling and some ribbon, but in the last few months, we've added so much more... from cardstock to cello bags, as well as charms, stick pins, brads, buttons, cords, twines, laces, and over 20 colors in flatback pearls and rhinestones. The newest additions are teardrop pearls, button stick pins, leaf pins, heart pins, resin cameos and flowers!

That's 3 Separate prizes for 3 Separate Winners = More chances for YOU to win!

    So come on and play along! To get you inspired, take a look at these fabulous SAMPLES FROM OUR Design TEAM, starting with our October GUEST DESIGNERS;










Aren't these AWESOME FALL/Autumn Mousie projects full of amazing inspiration???
Don't forget to stop by the Individual Designer's Blogs for their project's details.

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***Challenge RULES***
1. Project must follow current Challenge theme.
2. You MUST use a House-Mouse, Gruffies or, Happy Hoppers image.
3. Project Must be submitted by deadline (Nov 6th, at 8pm EST) using with Mr. Linky (below).
4. When Posting your project to your blog or online galleries, please LINK it back to the HM&F Monday Challenge BLOG, mentioning our BLOG & Challenge on your post.
6. You must also be a *Follower* of our BLOG
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***Before we go, we'd like to leave you with a very special NOTE***
There will be a GREAT HOUSE-MOUSE & FRIENDS GIVEAWAY at this Tuesday's Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge Blog. If you love House-Mouse Stamps as much as we do, you wont want to miss your chance at winning this great prize!!!  All you have to do is enter a HM&F card into that Challenge !!  Check out all the fun details at the MMSC blog that can be found ---> HERE.
And.... Good LUCK!!! :)

We hope you will join us!!
Your Friends,
The HM&F MC Design Team
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