Saturday, February 5, 2011

You make my engine roar!

This week's challenge over at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog is to use HEARTS on your House Mouse, Gruffies or Happy Hopper card. This adorable Gruffies stamp, titled Hanging on for Dear Life, features the Gruffies bears Booda and Biggly. The challenge worked perfectly for me to make a Valentine for my mister. This is how I feel when riding behind the mister on his motorcycle, i.e. "hanging on for dear life." (tee hee hee)

I used one of my new paper piercing stencils/embossing dies from Spellbinders which has the lovely paper pierced swirls and the embossed heart in the center. The pierced swirls seemed appropriate to represent the motorcycle exhaust.

I love making motorcycle themed cards for the mister but try to add my personal touch of femininity with ribbons, glitz and glitter.

The image is colored with copic markers and I used a variety of gem stones that were in my stash from years ago (manufacturer unknown). The red heart in the center of the white grosgrain bow is actually a little plastic button. I cut the shank of and adhered it to the ribbon.

Woo hoo...I have the mister's card all ready a week early! Check out other House Mouse and Friends cards over at House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge.

Cheers!
Jennifer

15 comments:

  1. Oh my what a perfect card for your hubby! Hang on for dear life LOL! Thanks for sharing with us at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge!

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  2. oh I forgot to say how much I loved the piercing on your card...a lovely touch!

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  3. Lovely coloring, and fantastic SEWING! WOW! That fab piercing rocks!!! AN ADORABLE HM card. Thanks so much for joining us at House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge! :)

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  4. Oh my this is cute - I solved that dilemma of hanging on for dear life by getting a bike of my own!

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  5. LOL Oh my this made me giggle out loud... Very very FUN and super cute. Your coloring is awesome. Thanks for playing in the House Mouse and Friends Challenge!

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  6. Oh Jennifer what a fabulous card, I love all the little extras you added. I'm sure your dh is going to love it too.

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  7. Oh my gosh this is so cute. Love it.....

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  8. This is so cute! Love the paper piercing and the stitching, a lot of work on this card!

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  9. Fabulous creation, love your choice of image. Thank you for joining House Mouse challenge
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x
    House Mouse GD for January

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  10. Amazing card. Very elegant and lovely. Thank you so much for joining us at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge.

    Hugs, Natascha

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  11. Adorable image and colored beautifully. That red stitching is so wonderful on this card. He's going to love it! Thanks for sharing your card with us at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

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  12. Hi ya
    wow a fabulous card, awesome colouring, great design,thank you for joining us at House Mouse & Friends this week, hope to see you next time, sue,x

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  13. STUNNING mister creation Love how you have made this Gruffie image into a LOVE themed card..the red stitching is wonderful. & your feminine touch is a perfect finish, thanks for sharing with us at HM & Friends Monday chall. this wk..also for your interest in the GD spot..

    smies Christine xx

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  14. Wonderful project! Love the stitching:) Thanks for joining us at House Mouse & Friends Challenge!

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