To You and Yours

A quick post here before heading out to vote this morning! I used Jen's Deconstructed Sketch for the layout and chose one of Betty Wright's retro color challenges to honor her many years of faithful leadership in the Color Challenge on SCS!  She is stepping down from that responsibility and so I chose her CC306 - Bravo Burgundy, Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze.

I thought this DP from MME's "Merry" paper pad would be perfect.  Stamps are from the "Christmas Cottage" set by Waltzingmouse Stamps...colored with Copics and sparkling with Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

ACCESSORIES: Postage stamp edge Die-Namics by MFT, Doily lace punch by MS, Baja Breeze seam binding by SU, Vintage button by PTI, Dazzling Diamonds glitter by SU.

Mojo Monday

I had a lot of fun using this great Mojo sketch to create this Republican...errr...I mean baby card - lol! There was a donkey in the mojo gallery and I simply had to give equal time to the elephant! (grin)  I love the yellows and grays in this "Breeze" pad by MME!  Thought it would work well with Emery colored up with Copics!  The sentiment and sweet little stars are stamps from Verve's "To the Moon" set.

For more inspiration by the other mojomakers...head on over to the Mojo Monday blog and check out the lovely creations!  I hope you enjoy playing with Julee's sketch as much as I did!  To all my friends in the states, don't forget to exercise your privilege to vote tomorrow!

CASEing Jen

It's a lazy Sunday afternoon and perfect for a bit of stamping! I decided to create another Christmas card and I got my inspiration from today's featured stamper, Jen Mitchell! I chose to CASE her card HERE.  I kept the rich colors and basically the same layout, but used a Christmas theme instead.

What else did I use?
STAMPS: Merry Wishes (Verve)
PAPER: Cottage Wall DP by SU, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, White
INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
ACCESSORIES: Corner Chomper, Poinsettia dies by SB, Adhesive glitter dots, Picot Edge Circle Nesties, Fishtail Flags Die-Namics by MFT.

Raise the Bar

Good Friday to all! The bartenders have an "anything goes" theme this week at Raise the Bar!  I used Korin's layout for the Sketch Challenge on SCS and should have layered my 2 banners on black as they "got lost" on the floral BG!  Oh well...it's almost 1:00 AM and I'm not about to tear it apart now!  The flower base is a flocked piece of DP that looks (and feels) so much better IRL.  I layered a MFT Die-Namics rolled rose and added some branches from Cheery Lynn Designs.  I just love the varied fonts in Julee Tilman's Verve sentiments, so went with one from the new "Lean on Me" set.  It won't be new for long as there will be a new Christmas release tomorrow and I'm anxiously waiting to see all the new designs!  Join us in the Verve forum at 9 PM EST Friday night for the big release party!  I'll be at work, but hopefully it will be a quiet shift and I'll get to pop in and chat for at least a little while!  Enjoy your day!

PAPER: Chapter One paper pad by Kaisercraft, Black, White, Mellow Moss.

90th Birthday Celebration

It's a day of unknowns as we wait to see how Hurricane Sandy will affect our area.  Our daughter just texted that her power is out across the mountain in Nelson County.  So far, so good at our house.  Fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies are made and supper is on the stove.  Winds haven't gotten bad at all for which I'm very thankful!  I needed to make a card for a 90th birthday celebration we are invited to this Saturday.  I decided to use Chupa's sketch for her Sketchbook Saturday Challenge and as you can see, I flipped it to the side.  I found some retired Autumn Vine DP by SU that I thought would be great for both fall and for a masculine card. The leaves were die cut then sponged with matching inks.

Here's what else I used:
STAMPS: Flags and Tags Stamps by Lil Inker Designs
PAPER: Autumn Vine (SU), Early Espresso, White
INK: More Mustard, Sage Shadow, Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Flags and Tags dies by Lil Inker Designs, Fishtail Die-Namics by MFT, By the Numbers Die-Namics by MFT, Circle Nesties, Rhinestones.

Mojo Monday

Good morning friends! It's time to rev up your mojo with another Mojo Monday Challenge! With it being the last Monday of the month, it's a square or circle challenge. I went with a 4 1/4" square card with simple layering and a 3-D tree for the focal point. I die cut 6 trees (three trees in 2 different DP patterns).  I scored and folded them in half and glued them together.  Just think...in two more months, Christmas will be over! :-)  It feels too early to be making Christmas cards, but it will be here far too quickly, so I'm adding to my stash of cards every chance I get!

Want some more inspiration?  Hop on over to the Mojo Monday blog to see what the other mojomakers have created!  

STAMPS: Glad Tidings (Verve)
PAPER: Christmas Eve Chowder pad by Jillibean Soup, Simply Chartreuse, Vintage Cream and Kraft by PTI.
INK: Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Square and Fleur de Lis Square Nesties, Vintage buttons by PTI, Jute twine, Winter Fun die by Verve.

Think Pink/Sketch Card

The bartenders couldn't let October pass by without remembering that it's breast cancer awareness month, so Joni has a "Think Pink" challenge with a sketch at Raise the Bar.  I colored this fun digi by Birdie Brown using Copics, then fussy cut it and added some Diamond Stickles to the flower centers.  This is also for Lori Craig's HYCCT For Kids Sake challenge to make a card for the kids in the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in TX.  What kid doesn't like a cuddly puppy?! :-)  I'm also entering this into the Copic Oz challenge to use pink and to use Copics.  For more details, please check out their guidelines HERE.  For every card that is entered, they will donate $5 to the McGrath Foundation...a worthy charity that is working to help eradicate breast cancer.  You can enter more than once and there are prizes up for grabs!

What else did I use?
STAMPS: Tiny Tags by PTI, Pocketable Puppy digi by Birdie Brown
PAPER: The Sweetest Thing "Lavender" pad by MME, Going Gray, Vintage Cream
INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Going Gray
ACCESSORIES: Doily Die-Namic by MFT, Circle Nestie, Copper brads, Border punch by MS, Blushing Bride ribbon by SU, Tiny tag die by PTI, Copics.