MOJO 224

Good Snowy Morning All!
My card today is for the MOJO Monday Challenge 224.  These have always been such fun challenges.  I haven't entered often, but I do enjoy looking at everyone's creations.  The VERVE girls are a pretty awesome bunch.

The colors look better in real life-I promise.  It has been so hard to get good light with the weather we are having.  I'll continue to work on that.  Most everything here is from my unorganized stash, Stampin' Up! always plays a big part in my creations, as well as Nestibilities.  The pattern paper is from a stack my sister Terri gave to me, from Kioshi Paper Company.  Fun patterns!
Thank you for stopping by today!  Stay warm and dry.

Mojo 103

Oh Happy Day to everyone......I'll try not to break out in song here! Well, even though I have been staring at the Mojo103 sketch and dreaming about it, I didn't have time until now to complete it. Pretty late, but not too late!
My card base is Gina K Luxury White (of course), the cardstock and Designer Series paper are all from Stampin' Up! (they have such GORGEOUS DSP) Stamped images are "Just So Hippy", designed by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K. (she has some of the most AWESOME designers on her team!) I colored that cute hippo with my Kohn-i-noor pencils and then used Odorless Mineral Spirits to blend. Ribbon is some black grosgrain from Offray.
This was a fun card to make, the sketch is very versatile. Be sure and check out Julee's Mojo Monday posts each week. So much fun!
Thanks for stopping in....God Bless!

MOJO 102

Happy Wednesday to everyone! My card today is for Julee's Mojo Monday. This is sketch 102 for her! What a great talent she is! I really enjoyed doing this sketch and I liked how the card turned out. Hope you do too!
The card base is that wonderful Gina K Luxury 120 pound! (White, this time.) Pattern paper is from a DCWV stack from way back. I used my Nestibilities to cut the small scallop circle, then a Marvy punch for the plain circle. A Paper Shapers punch did the work on the corner for me. The ink used is Danube Blue from Memento-just love their ink! I find it works best on the clear stamps. Stamped images are by Inkadinkado and the sentiment is from Theresa Momber's "Happy Camper" (GKD). Small oval pearls are Martha Stewart and ribbon is from.......who know? :0)
Thanks for stopping in today! God Bless!

MOJO 90

Good Morning. It is overcast and rainy here in Idaho today.......not so bad I guess, I can stay in and stamp! Today's card is my MOJO Monday submission. I made the card using 1 full sheet of Gina K Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock folded in half, so it is larger than most cards I make. It is for my mother-in-law for her birthday in a few weeks. I also added the sentiment on the front of the card (which was not part of the sketch), I just couldn't get used to that big, white space.

Supplies: Cardstock-Gina K, Stampin' Up!, DSP-Stampin' Up!, Stamps- SU, Inkadinkado, Ink-Rose Red-Memento, Koh-i-noor Pencils, OMS, Cuttlebug EF and Scallop Circle Nestibilities-Spellbinders.

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Mojo 88

Wow, two posts in one day....pretty crazy for me! I had to get this Mojo post in quickly. I really like the way the card turned out, my picture of it-not so much. :0( As mentioned, this is for the Mojo Monday 88 challenge this week. Be sure to check out the Mojo blog for all the great inspiration found there. On to my submission......

Supplies: Cardstock-Gina K, DSP-Stampin'Up!, Striped Pattern Paper-Black Market Paper Society, Cork-Archiver's, Stamped Image-Fishin'- SU, Ribbon-American Crafts, Brads-JoAnn's, Ink-Tuxedo Black

Thanks for stopping by again today! I hope you are enjoying lovely May weather! God Bless!

Mojo Monday 87

Good Morning! I was able to play along with the Mojo Monday sketch again this week. They are always so much fun. Take some time to visit Julee's site and see all the fun that goes on there! It is truly an inspiring place. As usual, my card is pretty simple, I really struggle with elegant....I'm just a simple girl I guess. :0) Here's my card, I hope you enjoy it.

Supplies: Paper-Gina K, Stampin' Up! Stamps-Great Impressions, Anita's, Ink-Tuxedo Black-Memento, Koh-i-noor Pencils, OMS, Ribbon-American Crafts, Scalloped Edger-SU, Scalloped Nestie-Spellbinders, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, Small Pearls

Thanks so much for stopping by today! God Bless Ya REAL good!

Mojo 85

Good Day! I haven't been able to do a Mojo Monday challenge in so long! I really enjoyed this weeks sketch. Make is a habit to check our Julee's blog each week, what an inspiration she is! Below is one of the cards I made using this layout.

Supplies: Cardstock-Gina K, Stampin' Up!, DSP-Stampin' Up! Verse-Stampendous, Square Punch-Marvy, Butterfly Punch-Martha Stewart, Ribbon-Offray, Oval Pearls-Martha Stewart, Small Round Pearls-JoAnns, Ink-Tuxedo Black-Memento

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

MOJO 77

Good Day to you! I haven't participated in the Mojo Monday challenges in quite awhile, so here is my feeble attempt. I'm okay with how it turned out except for my vellum layer. You can see the adhesive......I just hate that! What works best for you when adhering vellum?

Supplies:

All supplies are Stampin' Up with the exception of the Small Pink Brads-Joann's, Sakura Glitter Pen, and the sentiment- Inkadinkado. SU supplies are as follows: Pink Pirouette, Lovely Lilac, Confetti Cardstock. Parisian Summer DSP, Flourishes Vellum (retired) Ticket Corner Punch, Perfect Plum Ink . Oh, don't let me forget the Cuttlebug and Small Scalloped Nesties Circle, Marvy Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Julee's OSW Challenge!

Good day to you all! Well, I put my boots and shades on and stepped out of my comfort zone and tried a new challenge this week! Julee had posted a "One Sheet Wonder" challenge on her blog

Poetic Artistry, as one of her Mojo challenges. I decided to try it and I must say, it was a challenge for me. As you know rulers/measurements and I don't always get along! (I can take you computer apart and put it back together again, but don't ask me to measure ANYTHING and have it come out okay!) So, my DH cut the paper for me! (He's a contractor, so he CAN measure correctly!) The rules required that we make 4 cards using one 6 x 6 piece of double-sided DP, (and of course other cardstock for the base). After giving him a kiss for helping me out, I then set out with the sketches and below is what I came up with. I liked how they turned out.






As you can see, I struggled with the lighting, I shot pics in the evening and didn't like them, so I waited until morning and still ended up with shadows. Then the wind started to blow and I was worried about not getting these posted in time.........but life goes on ;>).

All cards started with a Ruby Red base, I layered with Cameo Coral and Retired Stampin' Up! DP (Sorry). The stamp sets used are Absolutely Fabulous and Oh, So Lovely. Embellishments include; Ribbon-Stampin' Up!, Brads-JoAnn's, GinaK Designs, Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots EF, Treading Water Edger-Fiskars and of course Close to Cocoa ink from SU.

This was definitely a great challenge ! I encourage you to try one some time. Have a great day! God Bless!

Mojo Monday 51

Happy Day to you all! This is my entry for the Mojo Monday 51 challenge from Julee at Poetic Artistry. She has a great site, stop in and see her sometime. Her sketches are always fun and get those creative brain cells moving!! As you can see, I'm thinking fall these days.....



Cardstock is Chocolate Chip from SU. Other SU supplies include: Pattern paper( Pumpkin Pie DP-Thanks Trish!), Happy Harvest sentiment, from retired set, Close to Cocoa ink. The cute little button brads were purchased from GinaK and the ribbon is from Offray.
I just spoke with a Network Admin about an application I submitted and I am up for an interview!!! I should get a call in a day or two to set the time!! WOOHOO!!!!
Sorry for the excited outburst there...I've been waiting for this. :0)
Have a wonderful day, God Bless!

Mojo Monday # 50

Well, I think I FINALLY got it done. I think I am happy with how it turned out.....I will have to look at it for a while. ;>). This is my first time working with the Mojo Monday Challenge from Poetic Artistry. Julee does awesome work! She has such an eye for color and texture.

I just found out a bit ago that I get to babysit a couple of g-kids for the night. My son is taking his wife on a "date" before he is deployed for 4 months. They have spent alot of time apart, but he has always been in the states. It is a little more tough this time.



I used Wild Wasabi cardstock for the base, then layered with some fun birthday paper from the DCWV 12x12 Summer Stack. The largest scallop and largest layer of the rectangle are More Mustard cardstock. Layered on each, as well as on the cardbase is Textured Navy from Bazill. The smallest layers are Confetti White. The stamps that I used are both from Stampin' Up! Warm Words for the sentiment and the gift is from the Button Bear set. Does anyone remember that one. Button Bear is almost as old as Smokey!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by.......I think this helped me to get out of my slump!

God Bless!