The new Town Mouse - prepped for winter - wanted something lighter for these hot 85-degree days. A bright tropical shirt from the Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6 set keeps him cool and comfy.
Hi, Jean here with a summer design from July's Cheerful Countryside release. I've never made mouse-cards before, but Town Mouse and his buddy Milo Mouse are quite irresistible!
The Town Mouse set has 3 dies that cut a total of 11 design elements - the base/background, the overlays, and the clothing.
Cut the base from kraft cardstock. Color the eye area with a black marker. Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind the nose cutout.
Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to tan wool-blend felt. The paper backing stabilizes the felt and prevents adhesives from saturating it. Cut the overlays.
Cut the coat from the Brilliant Fuchsia purple floral print. It's now a tropical shirt for hot summer days! Assemble the mouse.
The versatile Nested Globes dies resemble the "mouse doors" from storybooks and cartoons. Cut the 2-1/2" wide Nested Globe from a medium-green 6x6 in the Greenery set. Cut the 1-1/2" wide Nested Globe from a lime green 6x6. Cut the violet Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 with the 2" wide Nested Globe die.
Cover white cardstock with ScorTape and cut the solid Cheery Thank You background. Cut the violet Rainbow Reflections 6x6 with the detailed Cherry Thank You overlay. Attach the overlay to the background, then cover the remaining exposed adhesive with detail clear embossing powder. Tap off the excess powder, then heat-emboss it to quickly attach the layers and create a glossy background.
Score a 10" x 4-1/4" piece of white cardstock at 4-1/2". Attach the diecuts - extend the greeting about 1/2" over the edge of the card front.
Add 1/4" dots punched from the violet Graceful Garden Glitter Pad. Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.
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