A Little More Mojo

Hi all! As promised, here is the second card I made using Mojo Monday inspiration and the Chalk It Up Picture My Life cards.

Here is the sketch again:

And here is my card:

To change it up a little, I cut the base of this card so that it would open vertically. The base is Kraft Cardstock. For the first layer, I pieced 2 of the Picture My Life cards together, and covered the seam with a little Black Striped Twill Ribbon. I then cut the tag from a 4x6 card, punched a hole at the top and added some Slate Diagonal Striped Ribbon and a little Bakers Twine. The "Awesome" sentiment was cut from a 3x4 card. I edged all the layers with Black Exlusive Ink to make them pop just a little. I then adhered them all using thin foam tape. (This is my new go-to for dimensional adhesive. Love it!) I added 3 Black Epoxy Bubbles for a little bling, and voilà: another sweet back-to-school note of encouragement! (And this card required no stamping at all!)

Here are a couple of close-ups:

And one more look at the card:

Hope you enjoyed it! Have a fabulous weekend!

 

 

 

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Better late than never....

So today's card is late in a couple of ways. First, I made it for my nephew whose birthday was at the end of July. It's mid-August.... so yeah, it's late. I also got the design inspiration from last week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Ummm...yeah...it's now too late to link up. Still, I enjoyed making it, so thought I'd post it. And after all...better late than never, right?

The card base is White Daisy cardstock cut at 5 x 10 inches and scored at 5 inches. (FYI: square cards need extra postage.) The three colored cardstocks are from the May National Scrapbooking Month special paper pack: Free To Be. All three have very subtle geometric resist patterns on them. The sentiment is stamped on White Daisy cardstock in Lagoon and Chocolate Exclusive Inks. For the boarder I used a retired back ground stamp and stamped it in multiple directions. The other sentiments are from the Reel Life stamp set and some other retired stamps that I have in my stash.

Here are some close-ups:

For the envelope, I cut a 5x7-inch envelope down to 5x5 size and added a flap in matching patterned paper so that the card would have a nice square envelope to match. (This is when I found out that square cards require more postage...) Here's the card with its envelope:

And here is one more look:

Hope you enjoyed my belated little card. I'm sure my nephew will like it and that all will be forgiven when he pulls out the plastic gift card that's inside....

 

 

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A Little Weekend Mojo

Hi folks! Just thought I'd share a little birthday card that I made for my niece. The design was inspired by this week's Mojo Monday sketch:

Here's my take on the sketch:

The base of the card is White Daisy cardstock cut at 51/2 x 8 1/2 inches and scored and folded at 4 1/4 inches. I layered that with Canary cardstock from the new Paper Fundamentals Whimsy Assortment. The patterned paper is from the new Brushed Paper Pack. For the ribbon, I layered some of the new Thistle Diagonal Striped Ribbon onto some retired seam binding. I added a sentiment from the Happy Birds stamp set in Black Exclusive Ink. The butterflies, "Happy Birthday" and the interior sentiment are from the Your Own Kind Of Wonderful stamp set and are stamped in Thistle Exclusive Ink. The large butterfly, sentiment flag and the card front are popped up using Close To My Heart's new Thin 3-D Foam Tape. (Love it! It's about 1/16 of an inch think so it gives a bit of dimension without making the card too thick.) The butterflies were fussy cut and adhered to the card with foam tape (the big one) and glue dots. For the smaller butterflies, I added antennae with a thin black marker. (It was too difficult to cut around the tiny antennae on the stamp!) I then added bitty sparkles and clear assorted sparkles for a little bling.

Here are a couple of close-ups:

And here is the sentiment from the inside:

And now for one more view of the card:

Hope you enjoyed this bright little card. Have a great rest of the weekend! (I'm picking up my kids today from camp. They've been gone for two weeks. Can't wait to see them!)

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You're The Bomb!--Playing with Paper Players, RetroSketches and Close To My Heart's June Stamp of the Month

Hi All! It's been such a long time since my last post! I promise I'll bring you a follow-up to my canvas disaster story soon. The short, photo-less version is that it all worked out in the end. 

Today I wanted to share a little card I did using colors from The Paper Players Color challenge, a sketch by RetroSketches, and Close To My Heart's June Stamp Of The Month: Kaboom!

Here are the challenges:

And here's my take:

So my colors are actually Close To My Heart's Exclusive Ink colors: Ruby, White Daisy, and Pacifica (with a little Bamboo thrown in for accent).  I decided to do a subtle layer with this card, so I layered a piece of White Daisy cardstock cut at 4 x 5 1/4 inches onto the 4 1/4 x 5 1/2-inch White Daisy card base using dimensional adhesive. I used the Kaboom stamp set for the fireworks bursts and the "You're the Bomb" sentiment, which are stamped in Pacifica and Ruby Exclusive ink. The sentiment is stamped in Ruby onto a coordinating shape cut from White Daisy cardstock using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. I then popped it up on the Pacifica firework blast with dimensional adhesive. The double-ended pennant is from the Oodles of Doodles stamp set and is stamped in Bamboo Exclusive ink. "Thank You" is stamped in Pacifica Exclusive ink on White Daisy cardstock. I cut it into a double-ended pennant and popped it up using dimensional adhesive.

Here are a couple of close-ups:

And here, once again, is the card:

I love the versatility of this stamp set. It's not just for the Fourth of July! This same card would be perfect for a congratulations card for someone, as well. Plus there are so many other cute images in this set. Remember, the Kaboom Stamp Of The Month is available only in June and can be purchased for $5 when you place an order of $50 or more, or for $17.95 with orders that are less than $50. And don't forget to check out the Celebrate 30! deal this month. We have some fantastic product bundles worth from $50 to $65 that can be yours for just $30 with a $50 purchase. That means for the month of June with a $50 purchase you can receive up to $83 worth of products for only $35 dollars! You don't want to miss it!

A Little Stash Bustin' Mojo

Hi Folks! Thought I'd play along with the crew over at Mojo Monday again this week. I actually had this card made on Monday (imagine that), but then the snow came. Again. And, well, when we have snow days around here nothing really gets done, including (but not limited to) blogging. Now that the kids are back in school, it's time to get back to work.

For this sketch, I decided to bust out the stash and see what I could make. Here's the result:

Can you tell I'm kinda done with winter? The flowered paper, chipboard elements, and "thank you" sticker are from the From Me To You line by Pebbles. The Polaroid-style frame is by Heidi Swapp. The text and ledger background papers are also from Pebbles, but are from their Front Porch 6x6 paper pad. "hello sunshine" is from a retired Close To My Heart stamp set. I used Worn Lipstick and Tea Dye Distress inks for the sentiment and the edges of the paper, and added some Stickles to the flower chip for a little bling.

Here are a couple of close-ups:

And here's another look:

For all of you who are still gazing out at snow-covered streets and lawns, I hope this brightens your day just a bit! Stay warm and don't forget: spring will be here March 21 whether the weather cooperates or not!

Playing Along with The Paper Players

Hi All! It's been a while since I played along with The Paper Players, so I thought it was about time I did. This week's sketch is a fun one. It's so basic that it really lets you get creative. (Love that!)

Here's my take on the sketch:

For this card, I used paper from Close To My Heart's new Skylark Collection. It has such lovely shades of blues, greens and browns, it's quickly becoming one of my favorites to work with!

The base card is cut at 4 1/4 x 11 inches from White Daisy Cardstock. I scored at 5 1/2 inches so that it would be a tent fold card rather than the traditional left-hand fold. I then layered the patterned paper on Juniper Cardstock and adhered the layers to the base. The flags are all cut from the same sheet of paper as the patterned paper layer. The multicolor arrows are from the zip strip (that's the 1/2-inch strip of coordinating paper at the top of each sheet of patterned paper), the Lagoon-striped flag is an element in the paper that I cut out, as is the brown flag.

The sentiment is from the Lifting Spirits Stamp Set by Close To My Heart. I stamped it in Juniper Exclusive Ink on White Daisy Cardstock and then fussy cut around it. I popped it up on the layered flags using dimensional adhesive. I then added some Aqua Dots for a final understated flourish.

Here are some close ups:

(Isn't the artwork in this paper beautiful?)

And here is the card one last time:

Hope you're as inspired by Skylark as I am. It truly is a beautiful collection!