Everything is just the way it should be...

Everything is finally back to normal at home, and is just the way that it should be. Gidget visited the vet last night, and except for some scrapes and a couple bite marks, she survived the ordeal fairly well. The vet did say she was VERY lucky that she did survive. I am so very thankful that she was brought back home to me, and the family is once again complete.

I stamped this fabulous card today for the Mojo Monday 110 sketch:I used various papers from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP. I love all the prints on this card, but the simple color selection. It reminds me of hot chocolate :) I heard it was snowing in Sierra Vista, where I will be settling in and making it home in December, and I can't wait. This card reminds me of a cold winter night with light snow outside, and I'm curled up in the window with hot chocolate - ok, so I'm missing the snow just a LITTLE bit right now.

The stamped image is from the Holiday Best stamp set, and is stamped in soft suede.

I flipped the Mojo Monday sketch, but I have to be honest, that was completely by accident. I made a mistake with the way the card opened, so I had no choice, but I love the way the card came out.

Ciao

Harvest Time

It's been a crazy week. Between starting to pack up my house, having a yard sale, Gidget running away (and then being found today...48 hours later), it's been one hectic week. I'm looking forward to hopefully a much calmer week.

I finally had time to sit down and be crafty, and I wanted to get to the SPCC challenge from this past week. Here is the color challenge and card:
I used the Branch Out stamp set and Holiday Best stamp set. I stitched the cardstock together to create the background, and stamped the 'dots' from the Branch Out set onto the cardstock. I stamped the tree image in Chocolate Chip, and stamped the leaves in Always Artichoke, Really Rust, and Crushed Curry. The 'Give Thanks' sentiment was done using the Stampin' Write markers, and cut out with the oval punch.

Happy Monday all!!

A little fun with blue and greens

I had some fun using some different shades of blue and green today. The first card is for the Mojo Monday challenge, but is also the 365 card challenge (Day 232) for the day. The challenge for 365 was to use fabric as inspiration. I made this great purse a month ago out of some beautiful Amy Butler fabrics, and I used it as my inspiration today:Here's the card that I made:

I used the large medallion stamp, stamped with Not Quite Navy ink on Bermuda Bay cardstock. I then stamped the image using Not Quite Navy ink on Very Vanilla cardstock, and cut out a rectangle. I then used the scallop punch to cut out the center of the image that was stamped with Bermuda Bay ink on Very Vanilla cardstock. The final layer was cut out using the 1 1/4" punch - Not Quite Navy ink stamped on Bermuda Bay cardstock.

The bottom of the card was finished off with a strip of Not Quite Navy cardstock, cut out in a wave pattern, and Bermuda Bay grosgrain ribbon was added. The thank you sentiment was stamped from the For all you do set. I stamped the polka dots with only a little Bermuda Bay ink, and then stamped the thank you in Not Quite Navy ink.

The second card I did today is for the 365 Card Challenge (Day 231), and the challenge was to think clouds.I used the sponge daubers to ink Mellow Moss and Sage Shadow in the sky to make a unique cloud image on the card. I then used the same colors in cardstock on the bottom to create the rolling hills effect - I like how it came out on my card the other day, so I thought I'd use it again. The tree came from the Branch Out stamp set (on the retired list), and I inked leaves using the Mellow Moss and Sage Shadow ink. The stamped images come out darker than the sponged area.

Happy Monday!!!

Finally Friday

Here is a card made for Finally Friday at SPCC and 365 Cards (Day 232). The challenge??? - a sketch challenge and a challenge to use embossing on my card. Here is my final card:I used the Fifth Avenue Floral Embossing folder, and embossed four pieces of paper. To create the color on the embossed image, I rubbed an ink pad on the raised side of the embossing folder, and then ran the folder through the Big Shot. This created color on the depressed side of the image. I used Sage Shaddow, Mellow Moss, Not Quite Navy, and Certainly Celery on this card.

I topped the card with cream and greenish/blue ric rac that I had in my stash, and a Happy Birthday greeting stamp.

Happy Sunday!!

A few challenges...

Here are several cards for you all today. I've shifted from Christmas cards back to every day cards. After working so hard on the Christmas card making event this past week, I needed a break from red and green!!

The first one is for the Paper Pal Arts Challenge, and for the Color Throwdown Challenge:
I used the Birds and Bloom Bigshot die for the bird, and stamped the wing with one of the stamps from the Circle Circus stamp set. The circles were cut using the Bigshot. For the Baja Breeze circle, I cut a larger circle out, and then cut a smaller circle from the larger circle, to create a frame. I saved the cut out circle for another project. A great way to maximize your use of the paper.

This card is for the SPCC challenge #19, and for the 365 cards challenge (day 218):


The colors and sketch reminded me of rolling hills. I trimmed the Green Galore and Taken with Teal to have the impression of grass. The trees are all from the Trendy Trees stamp set. Thank goodness for the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line these trees up!!

This is a card for the 365 cards challenge (day 218). The challenge was to stamp a background image in the same color as the cardstock.
And finally, this is a card for the 365 card challenge (day 228). The challenge was to use the same patterned paper, in two different colors.The hostess paper pack worked perfectly for this project. It's a fabulous sampling of the DSP, and you have multiple prints to choose from. I was easily able to choose a print in two different colors. The colors on this card are Always Artichoke and Sahara Sand.

Ciao

Dropping by...

Just dropping by to say hi. It's been a hectic week, and I've felt a bit under the weather today. I've been busy all week preparing for the holiday card making event, so I've had little time to sit and create. It's almost the weekend, and I can't wait. It means more time to do wedding preparations, and more time to stamp. I'm officially at 49 days until my fiancee and I are finally together again. I must warn you - I'm obsessed with counting down the days!!

Here are a few fabulous pictures from the button shopping adventure that I just took. My friend and I bought about 1200 buttons to use for my wedding. I'm a shopper, but about 4 1/2 hours into this, I was really tired of shopping for buttons!!!The shop had a book to pick out the buttons that I wanted. They were sold as a minimum of 100 each - ok, do I really need that many of one type of button?!?!

A button shoppers paradise - so many buttons to choose from in so many different colors...

I'll share more pictures of this shopping adventure, and what I am creating with all of these buttons when I have a bit more time. Gotta run.

Ciao

Mojo time again...

It's time again for Mojo Monday. I made this card today for my upcoming holiday stamp class in a couple days. Here is the sketch challenge:

and here is the card that I made:


Almost any DSP in Old Olive will work on this card. I have a couple sets of DSP that have Old Olive paper, and any of them would work.

I bought the Stampin' Up! clear buttons awhile ago, but have lacked inspiration to use them, until now. I used a clear button topped with a green button from my stash, and it really helped to break up the clear button. The 'Happy Holidays' was spotlighted, and colored in with watercolor crayons and aquapainter. Lastly, the background is Always Artichoke and I ran it through my big shot to give me the polka dot background.

Ciao