Lorraine Aquilina & House Mouse Stamps!

Hi bloggers! Oh my goodness! I can barely believe it as I type it, but STAMPtember™ is already half way through! Wow! I loved reading on Facebook the other day that one of your favorite things about this month has been the blogs! Wow, we just love hearing that, and we also feel very blessed to be surrounded by such talented designers & in general GREAT people in the industry!

Speaking of great people... meet Lorraine Aquilina! Or, as we all lovingly call her, Lols. :)  Not only is she an extremely talented crafter, but she has a HEART OF GOLD! I'm very fortunate to work with Lols often, and even though we only get to literally see each other about once a year (she lives an ocean apart from me, in Malta!), I think of her as a dear friend.  She's a busy wife, mum of 2, & 'foster' mum to her beloved dog Jessie, and her heart melts to many kitties that are fortunate to come to her door step!  Not coincidentally, her love of animals runs into the stamp lines as well, and she loves House Mouse stamps so we thought she would be the perfect candidate to show you how to color these adorable mice perfectly!

 
Lols graciously provided a picture by picture demo of how you can get the perfect shading, & it sure is lovely! Lols, will explain her process as she goes:

  I add a base color to the image, I use E000 on the skin areas and E30 on the fur

I then add shading to the skin with E00 and R20 and add E31 to shade the fur.

I then build up the color with some E33 on the darker shaded areas of fur.

The apple is colored with R22 and G20 as base colors.

I then add R24, R27 and R29 to deepen and shade and G21 and G24

Now for the finished products :-)

For the card I used papers and sentiment from the August Card Kit

I made this scrapbook style recipe book so that favorite recipes can be cut out of magazines or printed from the internet and glued inside :-)

Now... you don't want to forget to stop by Lorraine's blog HERE to get an extra special discount off House Mouse stamps..for a limited time only!

Supplies List:

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Steph

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Splash into Summer Fun with House Mouse!

Happy Sunday, blog friends! What did you get into this weekend? Are you winding down this Sunday morning (Columbus, OH time) or are you just getting the party started? Whatever the case may be I hope you've done something to keep you smiling!!

I couldn't think of sweeter content for this first day of July, so let's dig in... hope you enjoy!

Designed & made by: Lorraine Aquilina
It's no secret that our dear sweet friend and DT guru of our Simon Says Stamp Weekly Challenge, who we lovingly call "Lols" LOVES House Mouse, and has created many playful summery cards with these adorable mice as the stars!

To make a similar creation:

Designed & made by: Heather Gilfoy Bond

I love Heather's creative style! Be sure to check out her weekly inspiration on our Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog! Aren't these soft blues & greens perfect for summer?

To make a similar creation:

Designed & made by: Lorraine Aquilina
To know Lols, is to love her... the inside of this card reads "Slice and Add to Gin & Tonic"..ha! I really love this use of bright yellow amongst the black and white, it's such a pretty & summery POP of color.

To make a similar creation:



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Steph

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Happy House Mouse Coloring!

Hi readers! How's the weather where you are? We've been having a mix of humid, rainy days with lots of sunshine. The mornings seem so peaceful when there's a small haze over everything!

I have a super fun tutorial of sorts to share today! I'm not a very experienced color-er, so when I saw these "maps" for coloring like the pros.. I was in love!

House Mouse Designs has given a simple chart to how to color your favorite mice! The different characters in House Mouse Stamps are so cute- and I just love seeing what those ornery mice are up to every time new stamps are in!

Letraset ProMarkers are very easy to blend, and have a great price point too!
Here are the mice, with their two colors following (and for the faces, tails, ears, and feet!):

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And just for fun- check out House Mouse Stamps June Stamp Of The Month- Bug Off! Isn't Muzzy so cute with that little grasshopper?! Like I said- these stamps always have some sort of crazy adorable scene going on!

I hope this helped you be able to picture how to know what colors to use when coloring in stamps! It definitely helped me visualize! Also, don't forget how easy it is to search for examples! Try out Pinterest if you need any help with inspiration- we have a whole category for it!

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