Mojo Monday

Hey there! Thanks for dropping in! I have this week's Mojo Monday card for you. I just love these colors together and the designer paper is one of my favorites. It's from Stampin Up, I think, and is long gone. :(

So, here is the card: 

and here is the sketch:

 I too a wee bit of leeway with the sketch to even my card out, but I like how i turned out. Have a happy day! 

Anniversary Wishes..

Hi everyone! It's Monday and time for the Mojo Monday challenge. I love these because they make me think outside of my little sketch box. I used some stamps that ordered from Verve n Friday - and they came today. Seriously...are you kidding me? I have never had that kind of turn around on anything I bought. Anyway, the sets I bought were On Occasion and Poppy Birthday along with the matching dies. great stamps. Anyway, I wanted to make a card that was a little different. Something maybe a little rustic or just quirky. Either way, this is the card that came out:

I just think it's a little different. I had really been wanting to use that "wooden" paper., but never really had anything to match. I matched it with the SU Strawberry Slush and loved it. 

Here is the Mojo Monday Sketch, by the way! 

Thanks for stopping in!!

Miss U...

Hello! I've got a quick card today for this week's Mojo Monday sketch. Here is my card:

I just love the glittery designer paper I found - again in my stash of papers! Here is a closeup of the paper..so cute!

And here is this weeks sketch!

A little birdie..

Hey there! Hope you're having a good week. I have an interview today for a job, so I am excited/nervous about that. Wish me luck! 

Anyhow, I made this card for Lori Tecler who is starting to teach Kindergarten this year. How exciting. I have always thought it would be fun to teach Kindergarten or first grade. So, here is my card..

I used the latest Mojo Monday challenge 

and the latest Color Throwdown challenge

I just love these colors together and the sketch was perfect because I wanted to add a little gift to the card. The seed packet die was perfect for that. It seems to work better for me than the regular gift card die. The sentiment is from the Verve set Chicks Rule. I love that little set!

Well, that's all I have today. Be sure and stop by the Color Throwdown AND Mojo Monday to participate in the challenges. There is still lots of time left. 

Thanks for stopping by!

hello, friend

Hi there! First, thank you all for all of the well wishes and emails. I am feeling almost back to normal. Of course, my baseline normal may differ from the normal person. :)


Today, I am back with colors and a stamp set that I did not know I loved. Truly..when I first saw these colors at Color Throwdown, I was terrified.

 I am so not a "brights" person and I had no idea how I could work these colors to be more me. Well, I think I have something I can really love. I also never really love love loved Little Bitty Bird from Papertrey. I liked what I saw others do with it, but it was never calling to me until a week or so ago. I started seeing so many cute cards with it and thought I would give it a shot. I adore it! Those little birds are so sweet and I really like popping up the little wings. I decided to use this week's Mojo Monday as my jumping off point.

It's also going into this week's Wee Memories Challenge which was "Anything Goes!"

But enough talk, here is my card:

Hope you like it! I added a couple of diecut hearts in the patterned papers and threw in a little crochet trim I picked up at Two Peas in a Bucket a while back and voila! :) 


Have a great day!




Stamps: Little Bitty Bird 
Card Stock: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine (SU); Vanilla (Papertrey); My Mind's Eye and SU patterned papers
Ink: Old Olive, Tangerine, Daffodil Delight (SU)
Extras: Heart diecuts, Simply Circles die, and buttons (Papertrey); Well Worn dies (MFT); Crochet trim (Two Peas in a Bucket)

Fly Away with me...

Hi! Short post today. I've been sick this week, and now i'm adjusting to meds so i'm a little rambly at times. I got up this morning with a huge desire to craft, so I did and I think I like what my medicated self produced. :)


I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch, seen here:

And created it this fun card:

It's a little away from the sketch, but I loved the way the balloons looked there with the sentiment.

Ok, have a great Saturday...and keep me in your prayers. Thanks




Stamps: Up,Up, and Away (papertrey)
Card Stock: Sage Shadow, Ruby Red (SU); White (papertrey); MME patterned paper
Ink: Ruby Red
Extras: Ribbon, twine, and buttons (papertrey)

A Most Beautiful Day...

Hi there! Well, it's Wednesday already I love when the weeks go by pretty quickly. :)

Today, I am sharing a card using this week's Mojo Monday sketch:

I used more of the My Mind's Eye Stella Rose papers. I just love the pink, brown, and green together!

I had lots of fun making this. The flower is from a package sent to me by my SCS Secret Sister, Tracie. She is THE best! Oh, and the round is almost over..that's how I know she is my secret sister in case you were wondering..lol.

Well, that's it from me. Please come back tomorrow for my For Your Inspirations challenge card. It's my first card as a Design team member. :)

Sending a Happy Hello

Hi there and happy Wednesday to ya! So....did ya see my new blinkie over there? 

I am officially a permanent member of the For Your Inspiration challenge blog Design Team. Eek! I am so excited and so honored to have been asked to join the team. It's a fairly new challenge, so please take a looksie and join us! 

Now, on to my card for today. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch, seen here:

Here is my card:

I cannot get the colors to come across any different. For some reason Melon Mambo (which is a fave) will not phtograph properly for me. It's always off. IRL, the buttons and ink match perfectly..lol.


Oh well...ok, I hope you guys have a great day. Don't forget to stop by the FYI challenge blog and take a look at our inspiration photo! A new challenge is posted every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month!

Laters...

I finally did it!

That's right. I finally finally FINALLY made a circle card. After saying for months that I would, I finally did. It's not perfect, but I am happy with it. :)


I'll go ahead and show you the card first:

I had such a great time creating this card. I bought the Circle Cutter from SU a few weeks ago and finally decided to open the box and give it a go especially since Julee has really simple instructions on her blog, albeit using nestabilities, HERE.


I made it using this weeks' Mojo Monday sketch and the Color Throwdown color challenges.  Here is the sketch:

And here are the colors from Color Throwdown (brought to us by Kristin!)

Look at all of those fun colors!! The paper that I used seemed to have all of those colors in it {lucky!}, so I went with it. I also used the new Think Big Favorites #3 stamp from Papertrey.

Well, I hope you have a great Thursday! It's almost the weekend!! Woot!

Thanks for stopping by.

Let us be grateful...

Hi everyone! Sorry i've been away. Just haven't had the mojo and haven't really been feeling quite myself.

Today, though, I have a card for this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I used a kinda funky color combo, but I think I like it.

Here is this week's sketch:

And here is my card:

I really really love Inside Out: Thank You by Papertrey. It is my favorite "thank you" sentiment set ever! :)

Well, that's it for today. I'm going back to my cave now. Womp womp...

Pinwheels!!!!

Hello and Happy Tuesday! Let me just tell you guys how excited I am about this card. My friend, Laura, owns Lil' Inker Designs and has a new stamp set and die just released last week. It is a pinwheel die with the matching sentiment stamps. They are so dang fantastic. I have been waiting for weeks for this to make its' debut and I must say that I totally love it! Ok, let me show you the card and then i'll talk more about the product :)

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch:

And here is my card:

Is that die not to die for? I mean, really..I just love it. The sentiments,too, are so neat. They are:


You mean the whirl to me
Blowing you Kisses
You spin me right 'round
Happy Baby Boy
Sweet Baby Girl
I miss having you 'round
Love makes the whirl go 'round
Thank You
Your generosity blows me away


This was so easy to create these little pinwheels. Just die cut and attach. I have so many ideas in my head for this little set. So cute! You guys have to stop in at the shop and take a peek at some of Laura's samples with this set. Here is the link: Lil' Inker .


Well, that's it for me. Have a wonderful rest of the day! Thank you for stopping by!




Stamps: Pinwheel (Lil' Inker)
Card Stock: Ocean Tide, Orange Zest (Papertrey); Alphabet Soup Boy dsp (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Real Red (SU)
Extras: Ocean Tide saddle stitch ribbon, Buttons, Medium scallop border (Papertrey); Square Lattice Folder (SU)

Reap a Harvest..

Hi there! Is it possible to fall in love with a patterned paper? If so, then I am so in love with the Gertie Stella Rose papers from My Mind's Eye. Just so much cool paper and it seems to match all of my card stock! I know several of you have been calling me an enabler lately..well, guilty as charged! LOL

I am using the Mojo Monday sketch from this week, seen here:

I adore that slanted ribbon. It's so different and cool. Here is the card I created:

Isn't the card so dark and rich and bright all at the same time? Those papers are just so yummy! I also love this Verve Plain Jane. It can be hard, sometimes, to keep doing what is right, can't it? There's not often any "real" reward and so it's easy to get discouraged. This verse is a favorite of mine. At some point, all of the good you do IS rewarded. :)

Well, that's it from me. Time to get up and start a new day! Thank you for stopping in to see me! :)


Stamps: Galatians 6:9 Plain Jane (Verve)
Card Stock: Cameo Coral, More Mustard (SU); Stella Rose papers (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Cameo Coral (SU)
Extras: Ribbon, flower(SU); Felt, Woodgrain impression plate (Papertrey); pearls (pizzazz - a plenty)

Mojo Moxie..

Good morning! Happy Saturday! Today we are headed out to the Twilight convention and I am super psyched..for Ava. Psyched for Ava, not for me obviously, because I'm not a 12 year old girl. I can keep it together around celebrities. No, I'm just happy for AVA! ;)

Today's card uses two challenges. This week's Mojo Monday as well as this week's Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab! I don't play TT a lot because I always feel so overwhelmed with the inspiration piece. This week, though, as soon as I saw it I KNEW what I was going to do. I just got these Mabel Stella Rose papers in from MME yesterday. I ordered them from Two Peas in a Bucket because of my enabling blog friend, Teresa. lol. I tell you, she can put some papers together and make you go out and buy anything!!!

Here is this week's Mojo Monday sketch:

And here is this week's Tuesday Trigger:

I was immediately drawn to the distressing on the chair and the green, blue, and orange mix up in the flowers. Just so pretty!!


So, here is the card I came up with for these challenges:

I love love love these papers. They're so fresh and bright and springy! I'll be using these a LOT! :)

Well, I gotta run. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a lovely Saturday!

Love Story..

Hello! I am just popping in with my Mojo Monday card from this past week. I was so busy that I forgot all about that I had not posted it nor had I entered it. Wow. :)

Anyway, so here it is. I loved this week's sketch, seen here:

I put together a color combo that I think I love. Melon Berry is perhaps my favorite PTI color. I love the peachy nature of it so very much! I paired it with Spring Moss (also from PTI) and Close to Cocoa from SU. Oh, I love could eat this card up..lol. So, here it is:

I thought it made a perfect wedding card and great colors for the Spring (in case any of you guys are getting married..lol). Well, that's it. I think I am coming down with something, so I'm getting back in bed. I just needed to come and post this. Thanks for stopping by! Laters...


Stamps: Love Story (Verve); French Script (SU)
Card Stock: Spring Moss, Melon Berry, Vanilla (Papertrey); Close to Cocoa (SU);
Ink: Close to Cocoa
Extras: Melon Berry ribbon (Papertrey); bling (pizzazz-a-plenty)

Trees and Flowers..

Hello, and thanks for stopping by. Do any of you guys read Fan Fiction? Specifically, Twilight Fan Fiction? Ugh..I am SO caught up in this story by SnowQueens IceDragon that when she updates, I find myself stopping whatever it is I am doing the minute I get her email and reading. It's crazy, but she is really really the best I have ever read. Her take on Edward and Bella have me questioning the validity of the "real" Edward and Bella..lol.

Ok, well that was random. Anyway, today's card uses the CR84Fn color challenge

as well as this week's Mojo Monday Challenge sketch:

Here is my card:

Aren't those little felt flowers and tree cute? That's more of the Basic Grey Marjolaine felt stuff that I got from Overstock.com. Yep, Overstock! They have a pretty good selection at times of craft items. You should check them out.


Well, that's it. Only a couple more posts before my 200th! I cannot believe it. It's crazy to think that I have posted 200 cards..yikes!




Stamps: Out on a Limb sentiments
Card Stock: Lemon Tart, White (papertrey); Cosmo Cricket Pixie-licious dsp
Ink: Brocade Blue (SU)
Extras: Old Olive grosgrain (SU); Felt tree and flowers (overstock.com)