I got to play along with the sketch this week at Mojo Monday.

I don't always get to but love to when I can.  This week

is contest/prize week since it is the first Monday of the month.

You could win a set of Verve stamps of your choice.

Here is the sketch

This card was so hard to photograph due to the gold fold on it, but is person

it looks really cool.  I'll try later to get a better picture.

The top square of paper from the Bazzill Kraft Foil pad.

I had seen someone make a card using this paper a few months back and had to find me a pack of it, this was my first card using it.

The happy birthday is a Verve stamp from the Treasured Words set that

I stamped and heat embossed in gold.

Well thanks so much for stopping by, if you get a chance hop on over to 

Mojo Monday and play along. 

Get Well Wishes - Mojo Monday

Hi, I got to play along this week at Mojo Monday, one of my

favorite places to play.  I love making cards following sketches and

they always have great sketches.

Here is this weeks sketch, plus since it is the first Monday of

the month it is also prize week.

I made my card using some papers from one of my older 

K&Company paper stack.  It is two sided paper so it was easy to 

match up what papers I wanted to use.  The back pink panel

I die cut using a Gina Marie die.  The piece where the sentiment

is stamped is a stitched edge die cut.

I embossed some of the pieces to add some texture.  The

sentiment I stamped using a Verve stamp from the 

"Treasured Words" set.  The prize for this week's 

challenge is a set of Verve stamps of your choice.  Not a bad deal, 

their stamps are great.  So make sure you head on over and

play along at Mojo Monday, the more entries the more winners.

Challenges entered:

Mojo Monday - sketch - ends 4/9

The House that Stamps Built - add a die cut - ends 4/11

Addicted to Stamps - anything goes - ends 4/10

Crafty Creations - anything goes - ends 4/11

Mojo Monday #487

Hi, I have a quick card to share today following the

sketch over at Mojo Monday this week. 

Since it is the 1st Monday of the month they offer a 

$25 gift certificate to Verve Stamps.

This was a fun sketch to work with, in fact, I may make another one.

The papers I used are from a DCWV paper stack from 2009, might have 

been one of my first paper stacks, although I have been making cards since 1996.

I embossed the center panel with a "woodgrain" embossing folder.

The foliage is a die that I got in my last Stamp of Approval box.

The happy birthday is a Verve stamp that I have had for years 

and is one of my favorite happy birthday stamps, love the mix of cursive and

block lettering.

Well that's it, thanks for stopping by.

Happiest 5th Birthday

Hi everyone, hope you have some fun plans for

the weekend.

I have a card to share that I made following this 

weeks sketch at Mojo Monday for one of my great-granddaughter

that turns 5.

I know all the little girls love "My Little Pony" so I went with

that theme because I loved the bright colors.

The background striped paper is a digital paper from 

Sonya Dehart called Summer Carnival.

I used some stitched circle Gina Marie dies to cut out the circle.

The half circle and the 5 were cut using my Cricut Explore.

The half circle is embossed and sprayed with some Glimmer mist so

it is all sparkly and so is the 5.

Well that is it for today, have a great weekend.

Challenges entered:

Crafting with Dragonflies - Stripes/spots ends 11/11

Catch the Bug - Anything goes ends 11/12
Crafty Friends - For someone special ends 11/18

Let Your Dreams.........

.............set sail.

Hi, here is a card I made this week following the Mojo Monday sketch.

      

All the papers are from the My Mind's Eye "By the Sea" pack.  I got this pack with embellishments,tags, and papers a while back and have been wanting to make a card with it so this sketch was perfect for it.  So hard to photograph the shiny silver paper because it picks up the other colors, but I think you can which parts are the silver.

This week at Mojo Monday is a prize week, so head on over and join in you

could win some Verve stamps. 

I stamped a Verve sentiment in the small tag at the top that I cut using

my Cricut Explore. 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Challenges entered:

Mojo Monday - sketch ends 10/9

Aud Sentiments - anythings goes +sentiment ends 10/10

Crafting with Attitude - Anything goes ends 10/12

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes ends 10/12

Shabby Paper Birthday

Hi, back to share another card with you.

I am on the design team for A Bit More Time to Craft where

Lozzy has some fabulous digital papers.  There is an anything goes challenge twice a month and freebie papers on Fridays, so be sure and check it out.

This time, I used paper from the Shabby paper pack and made this card following the sketch this week at Mojo Monday.  

I printed the papers on just plain white cardstock and matted it on some darker pinkish paper.  The flower I cut using my Cricut Explore and embossed it to 

give it some texture.  The scalloped stitched circle is a Gina Marie die that I just got. :) The center sentiment is a Rubbernecker stamp and I thought it went

perfectly in the center.

Well that's it, thanks for stopping by and be sure and join in the challenge at

A Bit More Time to Craft!

Challenge entered:

Mojo Monday - sketch ends 10/2

Crafty Girls - Anything goes ends 10/4

Creative Moments - Anything goes twist 2 patterns ends 10/12

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes ends 10/5

Birthday Wishes - Verve Stamps

Hello everyone, today I have a card to share with you following

the sketch this week at Mojo Monday.

Since it is the first Monday of the month there will be a prize, the

winner will get to pick a set of Verve stamps.  They are great stamps,

so if you can make a card and join in the fun.

The papers are from a pack I have had for years that has a wide variety of colors and coordinating patterns, it from k-i Memories.

The cake is a Verve stamp that I colored using Distress Inks. Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Scattered Straw.

The birthday wishes if from the same stamp set as the cake.

And that's it a pretty simple card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Challenge entered:

Mojo Monday - Sketch ends 9/11

Aud SentimentsAud Sentiments - Anythings + a sentiment ends 9/11

Craft RocketsCraft Rockets - Anything goes ends 9/12

Get Well Poppies

Hi, back again with another card.

I had carpal tunnel surgery so my hand was a bit sore

but I thought I would take a crack at trying to color with 

watercolors as they do not require pressure.

So using the sketch this week at Mojo Monday I create

this card.

 I stamped the poppies with a Mark's Finest stamp that I got a few

years ago, in fact, I don't think it is available anymore.  I love poppies, I think they are my favorite flowers.  I am pleased with how this turned out, the water coloring was pretty easy to do.  I wish you could see it in person as it

sparkles because I put Wink of Stella over the flowers.

The papers are from a K&Company pack and the get well soon is

a Hero Arts stamp, that I stamped with Distress ink Forest Moss.

The whole flower panel I have popped using Darcie fun foam.  I love that

stuff for popping things on cards.  Thanks, Crafting Circle for telling me about

it, it is super cheap and you get a lot in the package.  I have found that my 

ATG tape gun works great for adhering it. 

I hope you enjoy my card, have a great weekend.

Challenges entered:

Mojo Monday - sketch ends 9/4
The House that Stamps - Anything goes ends 9/6

Thinking of You - Scrapper's Delights

Hi today I have a card to share with you that I made using

the Scrapper's Delights Friday Freebie for this week.

Her name is Sakura, so head on over to Scrapper's Delights and grab yours. 

I think she is so cute holding that little heart.
A couple weeks ago I won a set of Chameleon pens.  I chose to
get the skin tone set.  So this is the first project I used them on.  I do
like the skin tones colors but I do have to practice at it a bit as
to get different tones you have to keep loading the tip
with blending solution to lighten up the colors.  I am sure in time I
will get better with them and get the hang of it.
The panel with her on it looked so plain so I added some embossing
along the edge and I really like the way it made it look.
The papers are just some single sheets from my stash that I have
had for quite a few years.
I made this card following the sketch this week over at
Mojo Monday.  I used a Verve stamp for the sentiment.
Well, thanks for stopping by and be sure and join us at the Scrapper's Delights challenge which always anything goes.

Challenges entered:

Mojo Monday - sketch ends 8/7

Cards Galore - use a digi or stamp end 8/31

613 Avenue Create - anything goes ends 8/6

Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes ends 8/14

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes ends 8/14

Tulips for your Birthday

Hello, well here we are at August 1st already, it's my birthday month.

Today I have a card to share with you as part of the 

Design Team at the Crafty Awesomeness Challenge at the Crafting Circle.

This month our sponsor is PowerPoppy so I used the Tulip image

to create this card.

I just love this image and it was so easy to color.  I used my Zig Clean Color markers to color the tulips and boy do I love them.  The more I use them the more I like them.   Once I colored them I used my Spellbinders to cut them out.

The banners at the time I cut using my Cricut Explore and the side green piece was cut using a corner die from My Little Paper World.  I really like these corner dies.  

The happy birthday is also a die cut out that I heat embossed using gold embossing powder.

I made the card following last weeks sketch over at

Mojo Monday.

Also, I am hosting the sketch challenge this month on the Crafting Circle message board and this is one of the 4 sketches I am using.  

We always have an extra credit or two to help inspire you and

learn new things.  My extra credit to add some shiny gold to one

of your cards.  So that challenge is just getting started so head

on over and enjoy the fun.  You have all month long to play along.

So there is a lot going on but mostly head on over and check out 

PowerPoppy's stamps.  Marcella has both digital format and 

clear stamps.  I am sure once you go there and take a look around you will love what you see.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you join in on one of the challenges.

Bugaboo Birdie

Hi, I have a card to share using this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

I used a Bugaboo image and colored it using my Copic markers.

Isn't he cute?  I added some Crystal Lacquer to the balloons

and a few glitter highlights here and there but you can't see them in the photo. 

I cut him out using one of my Gina Marie dies and then created a shadow

layer to it using Design Space and cut it out with my Explore.   I was happy that

I found the exact shape with the correct aide dimensions.  

The papers I used are from an older DCWV stack called 

Flower Shower Spring stack.  Love this combination of colors.

I used one of my new Sugar Pea stamps.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today as always I 

love to read your comments.

I'll be adding this to the following challenges.

Cardz4Galz - Cute & Cuddly

Mojo Monday - sketch 

Craft Sentiments - any shape

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Flowers to brighten your day

Hello, hope everyone had a great weekend

and had a chance to do some crafting.

Today I made a card following the sketch this week over 

at Mojo Monday.

If you know me I can not create or make a 

card without following a sketch, at least rarely. 

The papers I used in the background are from K & Company's

Garden Cottage stack.

I cut the flower using one of my Heartfelt Creations dies.

The sentiment is a stamp from Rubbernecker stamps.

Since it is the 1st Monday of the month the challenge at

Mojo Monday is a prize challenge.  You could win your choice of a

set of Verve stamps, so go on over and join in.

I'll also this card over at:
Just Us Girls Challenge - Flowers
Crafty Friends Challenge - Floral

Good Things

Hello everyone, I finally got to participate in a Mojo Monday

challenge again.  It has been way too long.

I made this card using some single sheet papers from Michael"s and a Stampin Up stamp.  I thought he was so cute perched on there

on his piece of watermelon. 

I colored him using Copic markers and did some sewing both 

with my little machine and some faux sitting with

me gel pen.   I used a Verve stamp

for the sentiment.

So there it is.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pinata Celebration Card

Hello everyone, I am back to share a card I made following the sketch

this week at Mojo Monday.  I am kind of running close to the wire on this one

but if you are a fast card maker you have time to get one in before the August 10th deadline.  It the first challenge of the month at Mojo Monday so that means it is prize week.  The prize is a Verve stamp of your choice. 

So here is my card.

I cut the Pinata using my Explore and the Create a Critter 2 cartridge.

I added some embossing and googlie eyes to him.  

The papers are all from the DCWM Mi Casa stack.

The word celebrate was written using my Explore.

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you get a chance to join in over at 

Mojo Monday.

Mojo Monday #347

Hi, I am back to share another Mojo Monday card with you.

Here is this weeks sketch #347

I made mine a little taller than this looks.

It measures 8 by 3.5. 

 The papers I used are from DCWV Flower Shower and K&Company Best of Stack.

The oval is stamped with my new set of Just Rite stamps.  I colored the cake using my Copic markers, cut it out then pop dotted it on top.

Thanks for stopping by and you still have a couple days to get in on the fun at Mojo Monday.

Mojo Monday Sketch 346

Hello, I back to share another Mojo Monday card with you.

I love to follow sketches so try to play along on Monday's when I can.

The background paper pack is from the DCWV French Country paper stack that I got at Michaels a couple weeks ago for $5 and it is a full 12 x 12 stack.

I stamped the sentiment using an old Stampin Up stamp and heat embossed.

I cut the ribbon banner using my Cameo, and added some lace border along the edge.

Thanks for stopping by and you still have a couple days if you want to join in the fun at Mojo Monday this week. 

Mojo Monday #344 - Celebrate

Hello everyone, I have another Mojo Monday card to share with you today.

I made this one using the papers from the CTMH Tommy paper pack and coordinating canvas stickers.

I stamped the "celebrate" using CTMH tulip ink 3 times without re-inking the stamp to give it a faded effect.  I also used CTMH stitching stamp around the edges and that's it!

You still have time to join in the fun at Mojo Monday, thanks for stopping by.

Watercolor Poppy Birthday

Well hello, I am back with a post today of a card I made using my Rubbernecker 2 step stamp set Poppy Fields .   Rubbernecker has some beautiful sets and also some of the funniest saying stamps I have ever seen.

I made this card following the sketch this week at Mojo Monday.

The theme is "tall & Skinny", my card measures 8.5 x 4 inches and fits into a business size #10 envelope. 

It took me a couple tries to line of the two stamps but then again it is not supposed to be perfect.  :.) The happy birthday is a Verve stamp.  I did some faux stitching around the flower and also in the scalloped circle.

The background paper I made using watercolor paper and my water soluble crayons.  I am having funny making some of these papers.  I first spritz the watercolor paper with water then scribble on it with the color crayons I wanted, then sprayed it again pretty heavy with water so the colors would blend together.  After it was all dry I sprayed it with Tattered Angels spray so it has a sparkle to it.  Over at Sentimental Sundays this week the challenge is to make your own background paper so I will be entering this card in that challenge also. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  I hope you enjoyed my card today.

Southwestern Look for Mojo Monday

Hello, I guess I have been MIA again from my blog, sorry it has been hectic and then I also got sick.

Today I have a card to share with you that I made for this weeks Mojo Monday sketch #322.  I love the way it turned out.

A couple of weeks ago I got some Tim Holtz Distress Paints and started to play around with them creating some papers.  I should know better than to watch his videos because I have to have whatever he demonstrates, he is amazing.

The background paper is one I made using the distress paints. In person it has a bit of a sparkle to it because I misted it with Tattered Angels.

The colors reminded me of southwestern colors so I went with that theme.  I mated the background paper on dark purple to pick up the purple that is in there.

The copper strip across the middle I did using one of my MS punches, then added a double layer of ribbon.

I stamped the pot on vellum and heat it embossed it with brass.

I will add a sentiment later when I decide how I will use it, but all and all I am happy with how it turned out.

Thanks for stopping to take a peak.

Mojo Monday 308 - Round

Hello, as many of you know I like to play along at Mojo Monday whenever I can.  This week I loved the sketch and I opted to do the round version.   They can be intimidating but this one went together very easy.

 Thanks to Michelle at Michelle my Belle who sets up these cuts files each week and shares them with us for free it makes putting these cards together pretty easy.

I started out to make this as a Christmas card because the background paper is from last years CTMH paper pack, but all my Christmas stamps are packed up for now I changed courses.  The background paper does not look that Christmasy so I changed into this, flower card.  The sentiment is a stamp from Rubbernecker stamps, the same set I used to make my Watercolor Card that you can see HERE.

The flower is a sticker from K&Company.

Well that's it, hope you like my card and get inspired to join Mojo Monday for their challenge.

Thanks for stopping by