It's Mojo Monday Challenge time again, and Julee has a wonderful horizontal layout for us this week (unless you choose to flip it)! I stamped the manger with Crumb Cake ink then used a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush marker on portions of it. I embellished with MFT's leafy flourish die and added touches of holly leaves and berries from WPlus9's Merry and Bright stamp set with matching dies.
I had a fun excursion trip with Teresa a week ago to a newly opened Hobby Lobby store. Even though I told myself I didn't need any more paper, this Old World Winter pad by The Paper Studio jumped into my shopping cart! Ever had that happen - lol?! I'm looking at the card and thinking it's missing something. Wishing now I would have added some texture by dry embossing or by using paste and a stencil on the card base...or maybe a different base color. We're our own worst critics - lol!
STAMPS: Weary World (Verve), Merry and Bright (WPlus9).
To see what
the rest of the mojomakers have created, click on their blog links
below...or...you can go to the Mojo Monday blog and click on the first nine thumbnails.
Carole Burrage
Julee Tilman (Owner)
Justin Krieger
Lori Tecler
Marisa Ritzen
Mary Fish
Sarah Bigelow
Teresa Kline
Wanda Cullen (you are here)
I'm marching onward to getting my Christmas card stash built up and knew this corner collage design for the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge would be a perfect sketch to use! I used two of my fave distress inks - Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron - to smoosh on the background. I then added an Early Espresso circle shaker element and layered a metallic gold banner flag and the tree die by Reverse Confetti. Did you notice those tiny cross stitch dies? I couldn't resist these fun stitched details and recently ordered the Stitched die set from Paper Smooches. This card is also for the Ways To Use It challenge on SCS to use any gold mediums. I LOVE touches of gold...especially with holiday cards!
STAMPS: Merry and Bright (WPlus9).
PAPER: Tropical Teal and Simply Chartreuse (PTI), Early Espresso (SU), Metallic gold.
INK: Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron (Tim Holtz), Early Espresso (SU).
ACCESSORIES: Stitched rectangle and circle dies by Lil' Inker Designs; Stitched Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics by MFT; Branch Out Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti); Atmosphere sequin mix by Little Things from Lucy's Cards; Stitched dies by Paper Smooches.
An oily side note...
Thought I'd share another diffuser blend of essential oils that will make your house smell so yummy. Bonus is that it includes Thieves EO which is such a great oil to build up your immune system. Have a great day...it's a blissfully warm day here in VA and I'm off work...yay!
Check out these gorgeous colors our hostess, Jodi, has picked for the new Color Throwdown Challenge!! I knew right away I wanted to color this poinsettia image that's an oldie but goody image from the former Flourishes stamp company. I see by way of social media that Flourishes is making a comeback soon, so that will be something to look forward to.
I gold embossed the images, colored with Copics then did some 
fussy cutting. I stamped the poinsettia twice so I could cut out a portion of the flower to pop with foam tape. I added Diamond Stickles to the center of the poinsettia. I'm also entering this into
Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge...LOVE this simple layout!
We're happy to welcome a talented new guest designer for the month of November: Karolyn Loncon of the Paper Therapy blog! Be sure to pay her a visit...you will love her designs!
STAMPS: Poinsettia and Boxwood (Flourishes), Peace on Earth (Verve).
PAPER: Gold on Vellum by SU; X-Press It Blending Card, Neenah Solar White.
INK: Versamark.
ACCESSORIES: Stitched Rounded Rectangle STAX and Stitched Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics by MFT, Sequins by Avery Elle, Queen's Gold embossing powder by Ranger.
For more inspiration
by the rest of the design team, click on their blog links below...or...
you can go to the Color Throwdown blog to see their cards and to get the details on how to play along.
Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Jodi Collins
Lori Tecler
Tammy Hershberger
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen (you are here)
Karolyn Loncon (November Guest Designer)
Good Monday everyone! Are you ready for a new Mojo Monday challenge? Remember...since it's the first Monday of the month, it's contest time! You'll want to play along for a chance to win a free Verve stamp set! 
I added Liquitex light modeling paste to the card base using Simon Says Stamp's Bokeh Lights stencil. Here's what else I used...
STAMPS: Joyous Noel (Verve)
PAPER: Trim the Tree Designer Series (SU), Metallic gold, Soft Stone (PTI), Garden Green (SU), White.
ACCESSORIES: Stitched dies by Lil' Inker Designs; Winter Words Confetti Cuts by Reverse Confetti; Gold cording; Gold adhesive dot.
To see what
the rest of the mojomakers have created, click on their blog links
below...or...you can go to the Mojo Monday blog and click on the first nine thumbnails.
Carole Burrage
Julee Tilman (Owner)
Justin Krieger
Lori Tecler
Marisa Ritzen
Mary Fish
Sarah Bigelow
Teresa Kline
Wanda Cullen (you are here)
This was such a fun one layer card to create! I used the sketch by Chrissy Larson for the current CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge and used an older WPlus9 die set for the WPlus9 Throwback Thursday Challenge #8. I'm also entering this into Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge where anything goes this week.
I created the background by smooshing 4 different distress inks on
acrylic sheets, spritzing with water and applying the ink on Tim Holtz
watercolor CS. I heat dried between each color then splattered some
Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine over it. I added fine glitter to the snowflakes which doesn't show up well in the photo.
DISTRESS INKS: Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles, Scattered Straw, Peacock Feathers.
DIES: Snowflake Trio die by WPlus9; Winter Words Confetti Cuts by Reverse Confetti; Stitched Rounded Rectangle Die-Namics by MFT.
An Oily Side Note...
Anyone in your household suffering with a sore throat? A soothing remedy is to fix a Thieves "tea" by adding 2 drops Thieves oil and 2-3 drops lemon oil to 8-12 oz. hot water. Sweeten with 1-2 tbsp. raw honey (local made is best!).
I'm also a big fan of adding 6 drops Thieves essential oil to my diffuser which acts to enhance the immune systems of everyone in the room! The diffuser has the added benefit of acting as a humidifier which keeps those mucous membranes from drying out!
