Working Up Some MOJO

Good Morning to you all!  I made a simple card today for the Mojo Monday Sketch. It has been so long since I have done one of those. I also used the colors from the TCP challenge.  So soft and pretty. I think that this color combo is one of my favorites.  Of course, anything with Kraft card stock is good.

My old DT member Carly was getting rid of some things.  I was able to get 5 Unity sets from her.  I used a few on this card.  I know that feeling of cleaning house.  We are doing a little organization in the basement and my craft area is undergoing some change.  I am trying to get rid of lots of stuff that I'm not using.  I think it's going to be great.  I'll have an area to keep my printer and set up my laptop.  Plus pegboard!  I can't wait for that!  I am soooo glad to have my husband done with his Master's finally.  He will now have time to do some of the remodeling we need to do.  Plus he is able to spend more time with us.

I wondered what you all are doing to get into the spirit of Christmas?  We didn't watch Polar Express yet, but we got our tree up.  I hope to finish decorating by Sunday.  We have a busy week.  It's beginning to feel a bit more like Christmas

Thought I'd share a few pictures of my kid's in their Santa hats.

 

They always wear these hats when putting ornaments on the tree.

Christmas Cheer has finally begun!  Have a great day!

What's In It?
Stamps:Gratitude=Joy, Trinity ( Unity), Sanded
Ink: Colorbox Dune, Sahara Sand, Colorbox Pink
Paper: Kraft, Watercolor, Vanilla, DCWV Pink
Other: MM heart brads, Copics, dimensionals, Nestie Circles and Scallop Circles, Chipboard, Paint, QK embossing folder, cuttlebug

Something Wicked (and Hairy) This Way Comes....

.......TOMORROW!

  My little guy has been pretty sick, so I didn't get the hairy toe finished yet.  It MUST be done by tomorrow though.  I will share it then.

  For today I was able to make a card before everyone got up.  This is for The Cat's Pajamas color challenge.  It is a little bit simple don't you think?  My attempt at KISS again.  I think you could potentially do a version of this card in bulk for Christmas.

It's hard to see in the photo, but I used Tiny Twinkles on the snowflakes, as well as, iridescent ice.  I'm going to make this brief.  I promised I would play a board game and Dalton's getting impatient:)

What's In It?
Stamps: Snowflake Serende (PTI)
Ink: Enchanted Evening, Spring Rain, Versamark, versafine Black

Paper: Black Enchanted Evening, Spring Rain
Other: Enchanted Eve. satin ribbon, button, rhinestone brad, dimensionals, tiny twinkles, iridescent ice EP

BTW, an injury occured in the making of this card.  I sliced my finger open pretty good on the metal filing cabinet that houses my paper.  I'm telling you, THIS IS A DANGEROUS HOBBY!  I will look pretty cool though tomorrow with a big, white bandaged finger ( maybe I'll add fake blood) AND a hairy toe...giggling evily...MOO..AH..AH..AH..:)

Nikki

Another Trendy Tree card

Morning to all! We are heading out for our first camping trip of the year. Fortunately we are staying pretty close to home. It is supposed to rain all day today, but should clear up by tomorrow. I really enjoy just being away with my family and no other distractions.

I was able to quickly put this card together for The Cat's Pajamas challenge on Jen's blog. Actually the post is on some other blog, but I found it on Jen's. This was a super easy card. Another masculine one to add to my small collection. I used the retired Wild Wasabi as my green. Boy I miss that color. I also used a border embossing folder on the bottom and paper pierced the top. You have to look closely to see that.

Stamps: Trendy Trees
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Basic Brown, Tim holtz distress ink
Paper: Textured Night of Navy, Whisper White
Other: Border EF, Cuttlebug, Square Punch, Linen Thread, WW ribbon (retired), sentiment plate (making memories), paper piercer

Hope you have a great weekend full of fun! I'll be back on Sunday for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge!

Lots to Share

I am so happy that I have had the last 2 afternoons to stamp! I think I may get to stamp a bit today even. But then my "run" will end. We have a busy end to our week. My postings may be more spread out til next week again. So let's get this show on the road, huh? I have been participating in quite a few challenges. I've never been lucky at winning anything, but I'm giving it my all as I try to win some free stamps. My first card is for TCP Challenge. You can get all the details on Jen Del Muro's blog
This card is relatively simple to make; provided you are not ME! I learned a few things along the way. First, the scalloped square punch does NOT coordinate with the only two square punches I have...the large, which I assume to be 1 3/8" and the 1 1/4". So after punching out 4 of both sizes in celery and white, I had to trim them by about a 1/4". I then stamped the letters from Alphabet Appeal in Rose Romance Craft ink. I mounted this layer onto a turquoise scrap DP from SEI that was punched with the scalloped square. This was layered on Rose Romance and then on a piece of Cert. Celery that I punched along the bottom with my corner rounder to create the larger scallop appearance. The turquoise ribbon is from American Crafts, I think. If you look closely at the white base you will see that I scored all around the edge to created an embossed panel of sorts. I then stamped only part of a sentiment from Short and Sweet in Rose Romance. The second thing I learned is that my dots from All in a Row are mounted crooked. This was, of course, the last thing I stamped. No way of correcting that. Each dot was seperately colored with Tempt Turq. and Cert. Celery markers. There you have it!

Well, it is WIGW as well. My inspiration for this next card is from a thank you that my daughter got for Christmas. I recycled again...so proud of myself.

The recycled piece is that fabulous red with the white polka dots. That's all the card was on the front....nothing to cover or anything. A perfect "blank canvas". The only thing is that the measurements were a bit off. So after layering a piece of black cardstock behind it, I adhered it to my white base along the top and then used my scalloped edge punch at the bottom to take away a bit of the blank white space and add some interest. I layered 3 different ribbons and just tied in a knot. These were adhered with glue dots. The bugs are a stamp from Stampabilites that I picked up at HL. I stamped them with black stazon and colored using watercolor pencils first and then markers over the top. This gives a richer color I think and prevents the lines you can get when coloring with SU markers. The wings are highlighted with Dazzling Diamonds glitter. I then used an extremely OLD template for the cut out heart. Yes, I had to actually trace and cut it out. No cuttlebug here:) I added the black dots with a marker and the chipboard letters are from Lil' Davis. They are velvety!

Both my cards today are pretty "lovey dovey". I've never been one for sending out Valentines, but since I didn't do so well with my Christmas cards I'm going to try to rectify myself with this holiday:) I need to do a different post for my last card. Stay tuned:)