Mojo Monday 293

Hi folks,

here's a bit of a break from all the girlie Mother's Day cards - a milestone, masculine birthday card using this week's Mojo Monday 293 sketch.

Here is the sketch:

and here is my card - featuring one of my favourite colour combos - kraft and black.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base
• patterned papers: My Mind's Eye "Kraft Funday"
• stamps: CTMH Solos "7", Verve "Amazing Wishes"
• black button from my stash + Basic Grey Hopscotch buttons (the caramel coloured ones)
• Spellbinders Petite Circles, Verve "Pennant Trim" Die, Cuttlebug "Harmony" alphabet dies

additional challenges for this card:

• The Pink Elephant - TPE199: Masculine Birthday Theme
• Verve Stamps: May Diva Dare: Stars and/or Stripes (I went with stripes on one of my layers!)
• Cupcake Craft Challenge #242: Lots of Layers (believe it or not, there are 9 layers of paper on this card - not including the card base itself!)
• Shopping our Stash #101: Scrap Attack - yep. The patterned paper on this card were not cut from new sheets from my paper pad. All from scraps left over from previous cards! Yippee! I was most pleased with that larger scrap of 3.75 square paper. 
• 365 Cards: Day 134 - Overlapped (at least four things, overlapping with at least one other).
• Here Come The Boys #52: Must have buttons

Viva La Verve September Week 2

Hi folks,

Back again today with my next two cards for the September Viva La Verve Challenges over on Splitcoaststampers.

Here is the sketch for the Week 2 challenge:

and here are my two cards:

For this one, I switched up the orientation of the sketch just a little.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base, red card stock accents
• patterned papers: Bo Bunny "Enchanted" 
• stamps: Verve "Birthday to You" Plain Jane
• Cuttlebug Die cut
• half-back pearls from my stash

additional challenges for these cards:

• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting!

Mojo 254 for a milestone birthday

Hi folks,

one of my coworkers celebrates his 50th birthday this weekend so I made a card for him using this week's Mojo Monday sketch. Here's the sketch:

and here's the card:

card details:

• 5.5 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Bo Bunny "Timepiece"
• no stamps!!!
• Cuttlebug "You're Not the Boss of Me" alphabet for the number diecuts
• ribbon and brads from my stash

additional challenges for this card:

• 365 cards: Day 166: Squared
• Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge: Square Cards

Viva La Verve August 2012 Week 2

Hi folks,

just continuing on with my cards for this month's Viva La Verve Challenges!

Here's the sketch for week 2

and here are my two cards:

Oh my did these cards take me a long time to make. That bunting is all hand cut - all eighteen pieces. AND I got out my sewing machine for a little stitching accent. Twice in one week I have sewn on cards! Wow!

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base, red card stock accents
• patterned papers: Bo Bunny "Enchanted"
• stamps: Verve "Love Story", "Love Notes" (both are 20% off during the Anni-Verve-sary sale until the end of August), stamped in CTMH Hollyhock
• EK Success Diamond Scallop Border Punch, Cuttlebug 2 step heart die cut (gotta love the Xyron sticker maker for making it easy to assemble/attach these die cuts), Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles die cuts (small and large)
• paper doilies from my stash, black gems from my stash 

additional challenges for these cards:

• 365 Cards Day 160: Darling Doily
• Magical Monday: Decorate with Doilies

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

For each petal on the shamrock

This brings a wish your way-

Good health, good luck, and happiness

For today and every day.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Here's a quick little card I put together this morning for my sweetie for St. Patrick's Day -- because, let's face it, on St. Patrick's Day, aren't we all just a little bit Irish? Technically, I'm not but I do come from the only province in Canada where St. Patrick's Day is actually a holiday - Newfoundland.

I know most of us don't have shamrock stamps (okay, I DO but I didn't want to use them AGAIN this year) or dies but most of us have do have hearts and hearts are a great for making shamrocks (3 or 4 leaf - up to you)!

card details:

• finished size: 6x6 CTMH cardstock (I think it's Pear but not sure - I have a huge stash of CTMH cardstock - every colour and sometimes I get them mixed up).
• patterned papers: Echo Park "Summer Days"
• stamped sentiment: CTMH
• 3 inch Cuttlebug Heart die cut

challenges for this card:

• Crazy 4 Challenges 128: let's see some green!
• Paper Sundaes #93: go green
• Use it Tuesday #27: Green
• 365 cards: Day 17: Shamrocking it

Thanks for stopping by! 

January 2012 Viva La Verve Week 3

Hi folks,

Below is the week 3 sketch for the Viva La Verve challenge over at SCS.

I made another Valentine's day/Love you card with this sketch. Here it is!

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Bittersweet
• stamps: Verve Swirling Hearts
• die cut heart was made with a very old 3x3 inch Cuttlebug die called Concentric Hearts

Hope you are all having a lovely day. Thanks for stopping by!

My tenth card with the August PaperCard Kit

I did it -- Peggy promises ten cards with the PaperCard Kits from PaperWorksCo and she isn't kidding! Below is card number 10 for me.


I decided I wanted to do something monochromatic - a big blossom using my Cuttlebug Embossing and Cutting combo - Build a flower.

And look at all the goodies I still have left!

Those partially coloured Miss Anyas and Mermaid Anya are still waiting to be made into cards!

Card Details:

finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches
Papers and Embellishments from the August PaperCard Kit by Paperworks: Bazzill Smoothies Card stock (white and gold), Bazzill Washboard card stock (orange), gold ribbon grosgrain, big brad
Tools: Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Build a Flower Combo

Dorothy's Gift Card Set

Friday night and Saturday morning saw me churning out twenty more cards - 2 each of 10 designs using a card workshop in the Close To My Heart Wishes book (love it love it love it).

With four sheets of 12 x 12 cardstock and two sheets of 12 x 12 designer paper from the CTMH Bella paper pack - oh and 20 4.25 x 5.5 inch card bases (made from 10 sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 card stock), I made all of these cards. Which reminds me....anyone have a good source for pre-made envelopes?

I'm not going to go into too many details - the sketches are in the book.












Supplies used:

The stamp sets I used on these cards are all CTMH.
D1210 Moments, D1288 June Word Puzzle, D1327 Just Because, D1283 Say it In Style, D1258 Friendship Word Puzzle, D1306 Cottage Floral, D1333 Wishing Star, D1244 Solos "T", D1368 From the Think Pink Scrapbooking Set, C1364 TLC

Inks are all CTMH: HollyHock, Creme Brulee, Olive, Smokey Plum

Nestabilities Dahlia Die Cut

Cuttlebug Folders Swiss Dots, Script Texture, Textile Texture, Floral Screen

Embellishments: Ribbon, Brads, Sparkly gems

Anya Rocks!

And so does my niece. This is the card I made for one of my nieces for the end of the school year.
I used the Mojo Monday 94 sketch for this card - but flipped it to make a side fold card.



I wanted Anya to have some fun hair so her light brown hair has some rocker highlights in pink and purple. And can you see how her guitar sparkles? My gel pens don't get nearly as much love as they should but I pulled out silver and black for the guitar and dark purple for Anya's headband!

The background panel is a blingy bazzill cardstock that was cuttlebugged. I also realized that in previous posts I may have misnamed the ink I have been using on faces lately - it is Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tattered Rose. I actually read the label last night. YES - IMAGOOBER. Must find the incorrect posts and correct them when I have a chance.

This is the card recipe:
finished size: 4 x 5.5 inches
Purple cuttlebug panel: 4 x 5.5 inches
Paisley Patterned Paper: 2 x 3 inches
Purple Metallic Dot Paper: 1 x 4.75 inches
White image panel: 2 x 3.25 inches

Hot Pink Mats: 2.25 x 3.5 inches, 2.25 x 3.25inches

Prismacolor Pencil Colours used: 945, 994, 956, 993, 932
Inks: CTMH Black, Pansy Purple

Stamps: The Greeting Farm - Rock Star Anya, Inkadinkado - Rock Star

Embellishments: White Ribbon

Hello Friend!

One of my co-workers has a girlfriend who is very crafty - I blame her for making me get my first Cricut and then my Cuttlebug - and all the goodies that go with them! Including the SECOND Cricut. Anyhow, today she was all excited because Heather's had the Zutter Bind-it-All come in and she was on Heather's list of people to call! She got her call and DASHed off to pick it up!

So, I was telling my coworker that his girlfriend was going to need some thin chipboard to make some covers for all of her new projects she will be making. And since my dear SIL Jenn got me a bunch some time ago I would be happy to give him some for her.

I figured I would put in a cute card with the plain chipboard and found this one in my stash.


I actually made this card back in October of last year but can't seem to find it on my blog. isn't Harriet Cute? She's an image from PaperworksCo out in Alberta. There is a link to them on my sidebar. Love this little company. I got most of my nestabilities, my dewdrops and some of my cuttlebug folders from Peggy and am DEFINITELY a loyal customer.

I'm betting Steph will like this card - but not as much as her new Bind-It-All!

Happy Father's Day - Dad

For this card, I used this sketch from the Sketch and Stash Challenge blog.



When my dearly beloved saw it, a second one was requested - for his Dad, as this one is going to my Dad. Love this DP. The dark grey panel was embossed with the cuttlebug. The brads look like screw heads. The image was coloured with Prismacolour pencils and the image panel was cut with my small deckled rectangle nestabilities.

details:
card measures 5x5
image: Fixafella from Stamping Bella
sentiment: CTMH

The Fresh Batch - SASSC19

This week's sketch over at Stamps and Smiles- The Fresh Batch was definitely a neat one to work with. I took inspiration from one of the cards that used a nestabilities labels die and came up with this birthday card for my cousin.


Carl has become a very popular subject with cards I am making for the men/boys in my life.

This is the inside of the card.


The card measures 6x6.

paper:
black cardstock base is CTMH
DP is "Namath" from the MVP line from patterned paper (got it at Desserres)
Nestabilities Labels Two was used for the panels.
The lower grey panel was embossed with my cuttlebug. I can never remember if that one is the herringbone or argyle. Whatever.
Outside sentiment panel was cut with my nestabilities small deckled rectangles...twice to make it smaller.
Stamped image and sentiment are Stamps and Smiles. Carl was coloured with -- my prismacolours!

Cakeabella

A card, finally! This is another cakeabella, this time I used Laura's Sketch 26 from 2 Sketches 4 You.


I experimented with my water-colour pencils this time. The bella panels were cut out with my nestabilities. The sentiment (CTMH) panel is a cuttlebug die cut. I coloured a few more bellas today but don't think I'll get to making them into cards tonight.

SASMR3 - For my Aunt

This card will be making it's way south of the border tomorrow to my Aunt who celebrates her birthday next week.

The sketch uses the SASMR3 sketch from the Stamps and Smiles challenges this week.

The papers are from the CTMH Key to My Heart package and the flower, vase and sentiment are from one of my favourite CTMH stamp sets (judging by how badly the stamps are stained!) The flower and vase are each stamped twice with the second image popped up on dimensionals. The colonial white panel was cuttlebugged with my swiss dots folder.

Hope she likes her card! I'll be seeing her in Newfoundland this August as she is planning a visit so I am going to go home at the same time to see her - for the first time in over twenty years! Maybe even 25......or possibly 30....

More Mother's Day

Two more mother's day cards - neither of which is for MY mom. That one will be in the next post.

The first one is for my dearly beloved's Mom. The sketch is from Sheetload of cards, just expanded to be a full size card. Paper is CTMH, stamped images are Verve. After taking the photo, I decided the flower image needed a little something so I outlined the flowers on the stem.



This second card went to my brother's girlfriend and I believe I used another sheetload of cards sketch here as well.


Papers are CTMH and the sentiment is Verve. Edged with my EK Success Diamond Scallop border punch. The panels are nestabilities die cuts done on my cuttlebug. See those Zellers flowers cropping up again? Speaking of crop - I made these two cards at the all day crop I attended on Saturday and just put the finishing touches on the 2nd one at home on Monday.

SASMR1 - Mother's Day

Over at Stamps and Smiles they are previewing their new release all week and are hosting sketch challenges each day as well.

For the SASMR1 sketch, I made these two VERY similar cards for two of the Mom's I know.
The first is for my sister.


This second one is for my dearly beloved's step-mother.

Both cards use the same papers from CTMH (from the Key to My Heart promo). The circles were cut with my nestabilities using my cuttlebug. One card has a slightly larger set of circles as I used two different Verve sentiment stamps and one was bigger than the other, requiring a bigger set of circles. The flowers I picked up at Zellers - $1 for 4 of them. Not too bad since they are two layer flowers, with a brad and a sticky dimensional on the back.

The cards also fit challenge 30 Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge and Challenge 29 at the Cuttlebug Spot and the day 65 challenge over at 365 Cards.

Happy Easter to my Sister

This pretty in pink number is for my sister for Easter. The image is from Pink Cat Studio, coloured with my Chalk Writer Markers to pop up the colours and popped up on the panels that were cut with my nestabilities. The pink background is cuttlebugged.

And three more sympathy cards

Three more using the same sentiment but a different cuttlebug folder.

A few more sympathy cards

A few more sympathy cards. These each use a different cuttlebug folder with the same sentiment.

Sympathy Cards

So, I decided to make a few sympathy cards to have on hand (or to just give away) as it is always too hard to make them when I really need them.