Happy 300, Mojo Monday!

The Mojo Monday blog is celebrating their 300th sketch with lots of great prizes from lots of great sponsors. This is the special sketch:

The sketch was so much fun, I had to make two different cards. First up, Lavender the Quilter from Kraftin' Kimmie:

Of course, I had to include some stitching on her card. :) I really like these MME papers and I thought their fabric-like patterns were perfect for a quilting themed card. Kim, owner of Kraftin' Kimmie is also offering her own prize to celebrate Mojo Monday, so I'll be linking my card up over on the Kraftin Kimmie blog, as well.

And here's another card with Arthur mouse from DigiStamp Boutique:

Isn't he sweet? I had so much fun coloring him.

Two cards in one day - it's been a long time since I managed that one! I really liked this sketch and will definitely use it again.
Lisa

Cool Mojo!

I managed to get two more challenge cards done this weekend - Yay me! :)

The first card is a combination of TGF's FFF color challenge and this Mojo Monday's Sketch 177.

Supplies: Anya (The Greeting Farm), Raspberry Fizz cs (PTI), Mediterranean Summer dp (TCP Studio), scalloped square die (Nestabilities), ribbon (Michaels), sentiment (TAC), brown dp (CM), Copics, pearls (Recollections) and flower (Prima).

Next up, this card combines the sketch from CPS205 and the Cool Color challenge (#43) from Copic Creations:

Supplies: Teddy with Flowers (LOTV), ribbon (Michaels), Copics, digital sentiment stamp (DSB), scallop punch (CM) and papers from my stash.

Wow, two cards and four challenges - not bad for a Sunday. :)
Lisa

Gratitude

I have a lot to be thankful for this week. Not only did I get to keep my job next year, I got proof once again of how wonderful my co-workers are. They were so sweet when they found out I would still be there next year. One gave me a hug, another told me that he emailed the principal to tell him all I did for the department, etc. My bosses both deserve a big thank you for putting in a good word for me with the principal. So, I made thank you cards for both of them.


This first card is for my female boss. I used this adorable Ketto (sorry - don't remember which one she is) along with some scraps from my stash. For the layout, I used week's MojoMonday sketch. (I love this sketch! It was a lot of fun) The image was colored with Copics.


This is the card I made for my male boss. I don't have too many "guy images" but I thought this retired Western set from TAC would work. I used a scrap of TAC's Rustic Chic along with TAC's brown and kraft cardstocks. I always have a hard time with masculine cards. All the usual card embellies - flowers, ribbons, etc. - are too girly. I did have some antique metal brads and twine in my stash, though. I also used my Heidi Swapp distressing tool to rough up the edges a bit to give it a more masculine/rustic feel. The image is colored with Prismacolor pencils and a blender pencil.

I'm hoping for a more calm, less stressful work week this week. Have a great week!

I {heart} Mojo Monday Challenges!

The Mojo Monday challenge blog always has great sketches! Even when I don't get a chance to play along, a save a copy of the sketch to use for a later card. The first sketch of every month offers a wonderful extra bonus - the chance to win a set of Verve stamps!

Here's my card for Mojo challenge #94 as well as the current "heart" challenge on A Spoon Full of Sugar. (I used a pink heart shaped button on my flower accent.)


I love this Basic Grey Bittersweet line of papers. In keeping with the vintage feel of the papers, I distressed the edges of my layers with my distressing tool and then sponged Palette Burnt Umber ink on the edges.

Supplies: Bittersweet paper (Basic Grey), brown cs (TAC), kraft cs (The Paper Company), tan Twistel fiber, Palette inks in Burnt Umber and Noir, Copic markers.

For Somebunny Special

Here's my entry for this week's Monday Mojo sketch challenge:


I love how versatile this "Happy Easter" set is from TAC. It's really not just an Easter set; it could be used for a birthday card, or even a baby card.

Isn't his little fluffy tail cute? It's actually cut off from a strand of Christmas "mini-garland". I think it was supposed to be used for Christmas stuff because there are sparkly threads between the pom-poms, I think to make it look snow-y. It's fun to find a different purpose to a crafting item!

Supplies: Happy Easter (TAC), Brittany printed paper (Paper Loft), scalloped circle (Cuttlebug), antique brass brads, Copic markers, Palette Noir ink, white pom-pom, ribbon from HL.

Whimsy Stamps Design Call

Whimsy Stamps is having a design team call. Actually, two calls - one for it's "regular" Whimsy Stamps and one for Whimsy Animal stamps. Guess which one I picked? ;-) It's always fun to find a way to combine my love of stamping with my love of animals. You can find details on the design team call on this blog entry.

I, of course, made a dog card. :-) I used a sketch (#39) from the Mojo Monday blog.



I love this stamp! I bought it from Rubber Hedgehog. They have a wonderful assortment of animals stamps and the owner, Sidelia, is very sweet.

Supplies: Labs Are Love stamp from Rubber Hedgehog, printed paper from DCWV's "Pet Stack", ribbon from HL, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, Prismacolor pencils blended with OMS, SU! corner punch.