Mojo Monday 295

Hi folks,

Woohoo! Once again I am playing along with this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

Here's the sketch:

And here's the birthday card I made for my Aunt using the sketch

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base
• patterned papers: My Mind's Eye "Be Happy"
• stamps: Verve "Treasured Words"

additional challenges for this card:

• Sister Act Card Challenge #8: Anything Goes 
• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Reminder - Yumi and Fumi Handmade Design Team Call

Hello!!! Anyone out there?

Just popping in with a reminder that Yumi and Fumi Handmade has posted a Design Team Call.

You can find all the details at this link and you have until June 1st to toss your hat into the ring.

If you are a fan of fun, cute characters, then I would encourage you to apply. I already have several of their stamps in my personal collection - I just need to make the time to get them all inked up! I have found the images fantastic not just for the nieces and nephews, but also for the grown-ups. I am willing to bet that there are probably more than a few that you will look at that will make you go "Wow! That looks just like <insert name here> I HAVE to have that stamp." That's why I have so many of them.

If you click through here, a link will pop up showcasing the cards here on my blog on which I have used just three of the images in my collection. Anyone know how to add more hours to your day? I could REALLY use more time to put more of my un-inked stamps to use!

Anyways, there are LOTS of you out there with incredible crafting skills who I know would be FANTASTIC additions to the Y&FH family. Be sure you apply! I even mustered up the courage and sent in my own application.

Mojo Monday 294

Hi folks,

Here in Canada, today is Victoria day, so we have the day off from work. Yay! So, I found some time to play along with this week's Mojo Monday 294 sketch

here's the sketch:

and here's the birthday card I made for one of my Aunt's using the sketch:

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base
• patterned paper: My Mind's Eye "Be Happy"
• stamps: Verve "Treasured Words"
• die: Verve "Rounded Rectangle"
• EK Success Diamond Scallop border punch
• satin ribbon and CTMH Sorbet buttons from my stash

additional challenges for this card:

• Creatalicious Challenge #50: For the Girls (this one is for my Aunt)
• Shopping Our Stash #101: Scrap Attack (after making all those Mother's Day cards in my previous posts, I had lots of pieces of the MME Be Happy paper scattered about my desk so no new papers had to be cut into to make this card!)
• Love to Scrap #6: Color My World (I went with the pastel option)
• Kraft Outlet: Make it Monday: Celebrations (Celebrating my Aunt's birthday!)
• Sister Act Card Challenge #7: Anything Goes

As always, thanks for stopping by!

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 May 2013 - Week 2

Hi folks,
back with the last of this year's Mother's Day cards - finally! This one for dearly beloved's sister-in-law. I thought this layout from the Viva La Verve Week 2 challenge would make a perfect Mother's Day card. It just screams bow, ribbon and doily don't you think?

Here's the sketch:

and here's the card:

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base
• patterned paper: My Mind's Eye "Be Happy"
• stamps: Verve "Because of You"
• corner rounder punch
• chalk seam binding from my stash

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Sunday 183

Hi folks,

back with another of this year's Mother's Day cards - this one for dearly beloved's sister-in-law.

card details:

• finished size: 5x5 inches, white card stock base
• patterned papers: My Mind's Eye "Be Happy"
• stamps: Verve "Because of You"
• EK Success Scalloped Scallops border punch
• layout: Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #183 (oops! Missed the deadline for the challenge upload!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Mojo 279 - For Mother's Day

Hi folks,

Yes, I make a lot of Mother's Day cards. Not just for my Mom and dearly beloved's Mom and Step-Mother but also for each of our sisters and sisters-in-law who have kids. This card was for dearly beloved's sister.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base
• patterned papers: My Mind's Eye "Be Happy"
• stamps: Verve "Because of You"
• Spellbinders Petite Oval Die
• layout: Mojo Monday 279 (an older sketch from a couple of month's ago that I had lying around on my desk. This is definitely my kind of layout - you will probably see it cropping up here again!)

challenges for this card:

• The Sisterhood of Crafters: April showers bring May flowers (use at least one flower)

As always, thanks for stopping by!