Very Versatile Mice

Since Mikey Mouse put in appearance here, I’ve been having a great time with the Spellbinders Say Cheese Classic Mouse sets.  I made this card for another friend who is sadly starting treatment for cancer.  I rearranged the arms, attempting to make it look like Mr Mouse is flexing his bicep!  The background was decorated with Arden’s Maker’s Marks.

There is also a lady Mouse in the set so I’ve been combining the two to make wedding and anniversary cards.  The anniversary card was just a straight die-cutting exercise – the most challenging bit was getting all the letters onto the card front! 

For the wedding cards, I made her skirt from real silk by using double sided adhesive sheet to adhere the fabric to thin card.   It needed a few passes through the Big Shot but worked fine.  The adhesive sheet also helped prevent the fabric fraying at the cut edges.  To get the mice to hold hands, I had to chop and change the arms a bit.

The other addition to the wedding cards was a headdress for the bride.  I die-cut the hat then trimmed it to leave the hat band and glued a piece of lace to the back. 

The veil was finished with some gems and I gave her a bouquet to hold.

My last card was an eleventh-hour commission so I made another version of the wedding card.  The happy couple were mounted on two Rickrack circle die-cuts.  Again, it was a challenge getting all those letters on the card.

I’ll have to get thinking how I can accessorize them for other occasions.  Watch this space for a Christmouse!