Mojo 342

Hi folks!

Hope it's a beautiful day wherever you are! Here in Ottawa the sun is out, shining brightly early this morning.

Well, it looks like my resolve to be better about posting my backlog of cards fell by the way-side -  yet again! Busy, busy! Keeping that in mind, it is almost a week later and I'm sharing the last two Mother's day cards I made this year, base on the Mojo Monday 342 sketch from back in April.


For the first card, I remained fairly faithful to the layout.

But for the second one I decided to play around a bit with the orientation and elements. I REALLY like this one.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base, white card stock mats
• patterned paper and enamel dots: My Mind's Eye Up and Away
• stamped image: The Stamp Barn - Sunshine Designs. Floral set CR5058 CU LG. Coloured with Copic Markers (R12, R21, R22, R24, YG21, YG23)
• sentiment: Close To My Heart "May Word Puzzle" (retired)
• Spellbinders: Petite Circles
• EK Success Scalloped Scallops Border Punch

Challenges for these cards:

• Clear it Out Challenges: Theme: Mother's Day, Stash: Flowers
• One Crazy Stamper: May Challenge: Anything Goes + Embellishment

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Viva La Verve May Week 1

Hi folks,

Well, I figure it's about time I started getting some of the huge back log of cards photos that I have made recently.

I HAD planned on posting this ON Mother's Day but the time got away from me and I am just now getting around to sharing a few cards I made for that occasion using the Viva La Verve Week 1 Sketch for May.

The first two cards, I did as landscape cards.

And for these two I stayed a little more loyal to the sketch.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base, white mats
• patterned paper, washi tape & enamel dots: My Mind's Eye "Up & Away"
• stamped image: The Stamp Barn - Sunshine Designs. Floral set CR5058 CU LG. Coloured with Copic Markers (R12, R21, R22, R24, YG21, YG23)
• sentiment: Verve "On Occasion"
• brown washi tape from my stash

additional challenges for these cards

• One Crazy Stamper May Challenge: Anything Goes and an Embellishment
• Tuesday Throwdown #195: Spring Blossoms
• Corrosive Challenge #199: Banner Day
• Clear it Out Challenge: Mother's Day/female Stash: flowers (my images and some of the papers)

As always, thanks for stopping by!/

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Sister Act Card Challenge #56

Hi folks!

It's Friday so that means it is time for me to share my latest creation for our weekly "Anything Goes" card challenge over at the Sister Act Card Challenge!

As you probably know by now, the rules for joining in our weekly challenge are pretty simple - anything goes as long as it is a new card of your own creation! Just join in the fun by linking up to your blog post featuring your lovely creation and you will be in the running for the prize offered by this week's sponsor - Stamp 'n Create! I can't wait to check our your fabulous creations!

This week, my "anything goes" project is this card I recently created for dearly beloved's step-mother.

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base
• patterned papers: Prima "Firefly"
• stamped image: The Stamp Barn - Enchanted Hollow "Sparkle", coloured with Copic Markers (Y11, BG10, BG11, BG13, YG61) and background sponged with CTMH Baby Pink
• sentiment: Verve "Small Phrases"
• brad from Girls Paperie, sparkly black ric rac from Recollections
• Spellbinders Classic Squares
• layout: Sketch Saturday #304

challenges for this card:

• Seize the Birthday: Anything goes birthday - optional topping of flowers (they are covered up but there ARE flowers on the bottom dp)

Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge #22

Hi folks,

well, I knew it would happen, I fell behind a couple of weeks on Sparkle's Weekly Christmas Card Challenge. Today, I played catch-up.

Challenge #22 was to use metal on your card. I took the easy route as I knew I had some large, metal holiday brads so I put them to use on these two cards. One says "Holiday Wishes" and the other says "Happy Holidays"

And switching up the papers slightly

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches
• stamped image: from The Stamp Barn (CHSH 376 H - I call it the Holly Tree), coloured with Copic Markers (R27, R29, G20, G24, G28)
• patterned papers: CTMH Mistletoe
• ribbon: CTMH
• brads from my stash
• layout: The Sweet Stop Sketch SSS108

additional challenge for these cards:

• Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #24: Anything Goes

Hope you all have a lovely week ahead!