MojoMonday #88 (#2) and Cuttlebug Spot Challenge #32

Productive day for me :-) I know many of you will think I am nuts-2 cards in one day is productive? LOL, for me it sure is. I told you in my last post that I really like this weeks mojomonday challenge and I wasn't kidding. It flows for me-I got my mojo going! I combined two challenges when I made this card- MojoMonday and Cuttlebug Spot. Fun, Fun!! Check out both websites to see what is going on. Maybe you will want to participate too!

http://www.mojomondayblogspot.com/

http://www.cuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/

Thanks for looking.

MojoMonday #88 - Thank You

After missing last weeks MojoMonday sketch I was determined to get to it this week. It helps that I am enjoying a 3 day weekend and have time to actually get into my craft room. I really loved this weeks sketch-it was an easy one for me to get done. And it helps that I went to Joanns yesterday and picked up a few sheets of their paper. Of course I didn't know what the sketch was going to be when I bought the papers but I got lucky and it all worked out. So w/o further ado.......................here is my MojoMonday #88 post.





Paper: Heidi Grace Designs - Cherrywood Lane, DCWV Brown #1, and not sure of the cream and the pink

Misc: Brads, Primas, MS branch punch

Enjoy and Happy memorial Day

LOOK WHAT I MADE!

I am so pleased with these little totes I made. I ran across them at InkingIdaho.blogspot.com. Thank you Becky for sharing them-they are so darling. I used StampinUp designer papers and cardstock. I hope you like them as much as I do-they are a blast to make!!

Missing Mojo Card

Today was my boss's birthday and I wanted to make her a card. I worked and worked on the one I wanted. I was paper piecing and just knew it was going to be a hit. Well-it was a flop-a big flop. I just could not get it right :-( So I tried again, another flop. By this time I was starting to panic a bit as I wanted to make a nice card but my mojo was missing.

So I resorted to simple and whipped this card out in no time at all. The only thing I like about it is that it is black and white-colors I know she loves.

Will I get my mojo back? it has been missing for awhile now.

On the bright side-it will be near 90 this weekend. That might be good for some sun lovers but I prefer the upper 70s at tops. I don't do heat well at all. But at least it won't be raining like it has been.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Thanks for stopping by.

MojoMonday #86 - another fun sketch

I am so enjoying the MojoMonday sketches. I know I have said that once or twice before but it is really fun following a certain criteria and seeing how many very different cards everyone makes using just one sketch.

Although this sketch seemed easy to me I actually used 3 images before settling on this one. I goofed up the first one by using the wrong shade of blue-silly me. The second one I didn't like the girls hair color once I had finished it. So here is my 3rd attempt.

Stamp: A Kind word by Stampin Up

Papers: Parisian Breeze Specialty Pack by Stampin Up. Baja Breeze CS and Chocolate Chip CS by Stampin Up

Copics: N1 Neutral Gray #1, N2 Neutral Gray #2, E49 Dark Bark, V01 Heath, BG000 Pale Aqua, E35 Chamois, Y00 Barium Yellow

Pearl Embellishments

I challenge you to give this weeks sketch a try..................................

Friday sketchers challenge #51

My long distance friend challenged me to participate in the Friday Sketchers challenge. When I first looked at the sketch I was sure I couldn't do it. It was very layered and topsy turvy and that just isn't my style even though I like what others create using that type of sketch. But I thought I would at least attempt it since I was challenged *grin*.

Guess what? It wasn't nearly as bad as I had expected it to be. I hope you are as pelased as I am-I did it!!!

Stamp: Whiff of Joy-Melinda w/muff - Thank You Debbie in NY

Paper: All of the PP is from the "glittered" All Dressed Up stack from DCWV. The solid is certainly celery from Stampin Up.

Color: I used Stampin Up Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue for the image. Also used star dust stickles on the image.

Embellishments: I used the MS lbranch punch for the branches and an old flower punch I have for the flowers. Added pearls to the centers of the floewrs and also to the upper right corner of card.

Please check out Friday sketchers @ http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/sketch-51-sponsored-by-alot.html

MojoMonday #85

Better never late-but this week I am late! Thank goodness it is my "Friday" as we have no school tomorrow. I have had a very busy week-again. The end of the school year always gets rather hectic and if I didn't know any better I would think we also had a full moon. Maybe someone who hasn't had the horrible cloud cover we have had all week can let me know if there was a full moon out there *wink*

OK-here is my card for the MojoMonday challenge #85. My picture isn't as good as I would ahve liked but the car went together well. I hope you enjoy it and I ask that you please share my blog with your friends.

Thanks.

Cards for 5-4-09 class

My good friend Jacque is a new Stampin Up demonstrator. I was honored when she asked if I wanted to scheme up two card ideas for her monthly class. Of course I want to. I can have fun designing some fun cards and have none of the stress of having the job-LOL I think maybe I hinted out loud and that is the reason she asked me-because I really really wanted to get my fingers in it.

Here are the cards that I designed for her class. Now remember-they are simple so that people who are learning can feel as if it is something they can handle. Newbies get to learn new ideas such as the emboss resist, layering and adding simple embellishments.

I sure hope my cards are a hit :-) You can let me know what you think by leaving a comment.

Thanks for stopping by-again.