Mojo Monday 341 Inspired Card

Hi folks,

back again to share the last of the cards I made that were inspired by the Mojo Monday 341 sketch.

The card has all the elements of the sketch - they have just been re-arranged.


card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base, cream mat
• patterned papers: Authentique "Hope"
• stamps: Verve "Big Wish"
• layout: Mojo Monday 341

challenges for this card:

• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Sister Act Card Challenge #54

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 - Digital Delights by Louby Lou! I can't wait to check our your fabulous creations!

If you would like to see some of my previous creations using images from Louby Lou, click right on through here.

This week, my "anything goes" project is this card I recently created for one of my dearly beloved's brothers.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base, white mat
• patterned paper: Carta Bella "Well Played
• stamped image: Yumi and Fumi Handmade "Summer Chuckles", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E02, E11, E93, R21, R22, R24, E84, E87, B45). Background sponged with CTMH Olive and Heavenly Blue
• sentiments: Yumi and Fumi Handmade "Tiki Surf Set", Verve "Doodled Occasions" stamped in CTMH Olive
• layout: Freshly Made Sketches #130
• Spellbinders Petite Circles, EK Success Border Punch

additional challenges for this card:

• One Crazy Stamper April Challenge: Anything Goes
• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Monday 341 - 20th Anniversary Wishes

Hi folks,

Well, I am back today to share the THIRD card I made using the Mojo Monday 341 sketch from last week.

Friends of ours celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary last week (in Jamaica) so when they return I'll be giving them this card.


card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base, cream mat
• patterned papers: Authentique "Hope"
• stamps: Verve "On Occasion", "Calendar Countdown", CTMH Solos "4"
• layout: Mojo Monday 341

challenges for this card:

• Addicted to Stamps #91: Anything Goes

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Monday 341 - Happy Easter

Hi folks,

Well, leave it to me...see this card?

Well, it was SUPPOSED to go with us to Easter dinner at dearly beloved's Dad's. I forgot it. Apparently, I can MAKE the cards, I just don't remember to GIVE the cards. sigh. Oh well, in the stash for next year!

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base, cream mat
• patterned papers: Authentique "Hope"
• stamps: Verve "Eggstra Special"
• layout: Mojo Monday 341

challenges for this card:

• Loves Rubber Stamps #99: Easter or Spring Theme
• The Pink Elephanat #246: Easter
• Craft Your Passion #209: Bunnies, Chicks and Eggs

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Mojo 341 - You're egg-stra special

Hi folks!

Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate!!! Just thought I would pop in and share a few cards this morning before we head down to have Easter dinner with dearly beloved's family.

Up first is --- an Easter card!

I know it has flowers on it but I'm giving it to dearly beloved anyway. So there. I probably could have swapped out the flowered paper for the polka-dotted paper in this pad but - oh well, it's Spring, it's Easter, he's getting flowers on his card!

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base, cream mat
• patterned papers: Authentique "Hope"
• stamps: Verve "Eggstra Special"
• layout: Mojo Monday 341

challenges for this card:

• Loves Rubber Stamps #99: Easter or Spring Theme
• The Pink Elephanat #246: Easter
• The Kraft Journal #167: Bunnies or Lambs
• Craft Your Passion #209: Bunnies, Chicks and Eggs

As always, thanks for stopping by!

What do you do when....

Hi folks,

Back today, sharing the last of the cards I made while making my card for Mojo Monday 340. This one is "what I did when..." I had a pile of scrap paper sitting on my desk.

I have to say I do quite like the dramatic look of these prints against the black card stock.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base and mats
• patterned papers: Carta Bella "Well Played"
• stamps: Verve "Treasured Words"
• black twill ribbon from my stash
• Spellbinders Petite Circles

challenges for this card:

• 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #190: Sentiment Only
• Time Out Challenge #3: Birthday - optional Masculine
• The Crafting Cafe April Challenge: One for the boys

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Sister Act Card Challenge #53

It's Friday so that means it is time for me to share my latest creation for our weekly "Anything Goes" 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 - JW Illustrations! I can't wait to check our your fabulous creations!

This week, I actually had time to make more than one card with the sponsor-provided images from the Monster Mongrels set.

#1

#2

card #1 details:

• finished size: 5x5 inches, white card stock base, green card stock mats
• patterned papers: Echo Park "A Boy's Life"
• digital image: JW Illustrations "Monster Mongrels", coloured with Copic Markers (YG00, YG01, YG03, YG05, YG06, YR12, YR15, YR16)
• sentiment: PaperWorksCo "Tinheart Collection"
• corner rounder punch

card #2 details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base
• patterned papers: My Mind's Eye - Lime Twist "Fly a Kite"
• digital image: JW Illustrations "Monster Mongrels", coloured with Copic Markers (YR02, YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12, YG07 )
• Verve "Happy Hello"

As always, thanks for stopping by!