An August Halloween!

Hello everyone, and happy Monday! This is my last full week off before school starts up next week. I'll be in my classroom most of the week starting tomorrow to get things ready. On Friday and Saturday, I'll be taking classes and shopping at the Somerset scrapbook convention here in NJ. It'll be the last big scrap hurrah of the summer!

I was in Michael's on Saturday, and they had a whole display of new Martha Stewart Halloween punches. They even had some really large ones, larger than I've ever seen. I picked up the large haunted house, witch, and the graveyard border. I immediately began to see a Halloween scene.

I found this great sketch from the Mojo Monday blog that fit my Halloween scene perfectly. Mojo Monday celebrated 100 sketches, and in honor, each designer made their own sketch. This sketch was made by Janette. Most of this card was punched, with very little stamping. The patterned paper is by Basic Grey, called Eerie.

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Lovey Dovey Birdies

Good evening! We just got home from my brother's engagement party which was today.  I thought I'd share another card I made for them, featuring some brand new SU! products.  I used the stamp set "Great Friend" along with the matching dsp "Walk in the Park" and the new rub-ons.  Whew, what a list!  I stamped the butterfly from the set 3 times, and then cut each out and layered them on top of a piece of baja breeze, stamped with the frame and the leaves.  The love sentiment and birds are from the rub-on sheet.  I machine stitched around the bottom layer.  This card also follows the Mojo Monday #78 sketch from last week (I've become a little bit behind on these!).  

That's all for this evening, I will share the adorable favors we made for the party sometime this week. Thanks for stopping by!

Tea-riffic!

Hello!  I got my order from MFT and CCDesigns in the mail today.  Since the CCDesigns still have to be cut to be put together, I grabbed the MFT to play with tonight.  This set is called "Tea for Two" and although it wasn't a new release this month, it's a new set for me.  I just love this little bunny sticking his head out of the cup!  I also used the MFT designer paper from the Spring Paper Pack.  Love these papers, and they are the perfect size for cards!  

I followed the Mojo Monday #77 sketch for my card today.  The scallop circle is a Sizzix die cut, and I cut the circles from my CM cutting system (STILL waiting for my Circle Scissors Plus!!).  The bunnies were colored with Copics, and on the circles I added some glitter with a Copic Spica pen.  I made a banner flag for my sentiment.  The little baubles are green in real life, and I picked a whole container of these up at a wholesale florist store a few weeks ago.  I think that's about all!

Off to create something else before the premiere of Dancing with the Stars!

Warm Hearts

Here is my card for the Mojo Monday sketch (MOJO76).  I used the MFT "Baby it's Cold Outside" stamp set, along with the "Frosty Day" SU! dsp from the winter mini catalog from earlier this year.  I'd never used this paper pack before today, and I love how these colors go together for winter.  I used a cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder on the bottom Bashful Blue piece of paper, and stamped the sentiment in brown ink. I then punched some hearts out ofTangerine Tango with a Martha Stewart punch and aligned them next to the sentiment.  I then layered various papers, and topped it off with this lovely image.  The image was colored with Copics, and her dress was paper pieced with paper from the pack.  I added some Doodlebug glitter on the snow on the ground and on the snowman.  I finished the card off with some pretty polka dot ribbon tied in a bow beneath the image.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Gliding By!

March is in like a lion...we are currently expecting a snow storm over night!  Hopefully the saying will stay true, and March will roll out like a lamb!

I made this card today to keep me in the wintry, snowy mood, and to use another new Sophia stamp by Paper Pretties.  I followed this week's Mojo Monday sketch (MOJO75), but decided to make my card 5 1/2" by 5 1/2" since I had a larger focal image than the sketch allowed for.  I stamped Sophia and paper pieced her dress with SU! dsp called "Sweet Slumber".  The rest of Sophia was colored with Copics, and her ear muffs and stole (is that the right word?!) were covered with Martha Stewart glitter.  I used additional paper from the Sweet Slumber paper pack, and added some machine stitching here and there.  The sentiment actually reads "Gliding by with a winter hi" but I only had room for "Gliding By" so I masked the rest of the sentiment to just stamp this part, and then cut it out with my SU! oval punches.  The snowflake in the upper left corner is a Felt Flurries, and the glittery brads are from the Oriental Trading scrapbooking catalog.

Thanks for stopping by this afternoon!

A Birdie Monday

Hi everyone! It's Monday again, and it is the start of my week of vacation!  I was able to make a card for the Mojo Monday sketch, and card just for fun featuring a new stamp set.  I used "Trendy Trees" for the card, and the dsp "Good Morning Sunshine".  I tore a strip of Kiwi Kiss paper, and stamped a tree top from the set to add some "grass" to the bottom of the image.

For Mojo Monday #74, I used the stamp set "Cheep Talk" along with the "Flock Together" dsp. I stamped the branch and birdie, then inked with a dauber and Tempting Turq ink around the outside.  I added some Martha Stewart glitter to the birdie's wing.  I chose to omit the circle piece, because I stamped my sentiment right onto the ribbon with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

Just Another Mojo Monday!

Hi! I have a Mojo Monday card to share with you today. I can't believe I am actually getting this done on Monday, when the sketch is posted!  I made this card with the SU! set Eastern Blooms, and the dsp "Urban Garden".  I stamped the flowers from Eastern bloom in Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, and Not Quite Navy, and then cut some flowers from the Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy pieces to lay over the Kiwi Kiss vine.  I also added Crystal Effects to these 5 cut out flowers.  For the flower in the left corner, I inked it in Baja Breeze, and then "rocked" the edges in Not Quite Navy before stamping it.  The sentiment is from a CTMH set called "Annotations".

Thanks for stopping by!  Oh yeah, my new SU! order comes tomorrow! Yahooooo!

Mojo Love

Hi!  I made this card this evening for the Mojo Monday #72 sketch challenge.  This is a special week because there is a prize at stake!  I used my Rosy bittybloom from Stamping Bella for my card.  She was watercolored with ink and an aquapainter, and her skirt was paper pieced with a piece of the Bella Rose dp.  I added some glitter to the center of her flowers with a glue pen and loose glitter. The sentiment is from a Hero Arts set.  The flowers are from Prima (Essentials 4  if you are interested!).  The flowery scallop border is a MS punch.  

On another note, I am (not so patiently) waiting for my new SU! order to arrive! Who am I kidding, it'll be awhile since I just ordered it yesterday -lol!  I'm literally drooling over the gorgeous new cards I've seen with the new sets! Can't wait till the big brown truck visits my house! :) 

A Flowery Hello

Hi (finally)! It's been such a busy week! I started this card on Monday, when the Mojo Monday Sketch was first posted, and it sat on my desk all week until tonight, just waiting to be finished.  I had this image in my head of how I wanted it to look, and I wanted to feature this large flower from "Time Well Spent," but I'm just not sure if I really like it.  It's a weird feeling to not really like one of your own cards (unless of course you are making it by force..I mean request, and it's not your style).  Guess it happens, right?

Here are some card details. The layout is from Mojo Monday #69. I used the SU! set "Time Well Spent," and well as a sentiment set I'm not sure the name of.  The paper pack is called Bali Breeze, which is retired.  I used a Marvy punch for my scallop circle, and a Martha Stewart butterfly punch.  I colored the flower with Copics.  

Thanks for stopping by, I'm hoping to get some stamping time in tomorrow too!

Flutter Your Mojo!

I got some new stamps yesterday, from Paper Pretties, and had NO time to stamp with them yesterday, but I finally found some time tonight! I used the mojo monday #68 sketch challenge for the week, as well as "Flutter By" by Paper Pretties.  Isn't she just adorable?!

For the card, I used BasicGrey dp, called "Two Scoops," as well as matching SU! cardstock.  I colored the girl with my Copics, and paper pieced her dress with the dp.  Instead of stamping the butterfly flying out of her hand, I used a Martha Stewart punch to punch out some butterflies.  The butterflies are coated with a Sakura glitter pen, and a teeny tiny pearl was placed in the center. For the larger butterfly, I used a BasicGrey brad.  For the green grass the girl is standing on, I used a bit of the faux tearing technique with some ink and scrap paper.  The sentiment was stamped on vellum, and layered over a green oval with a punched butterfly adhered to it.  This is actually only part of the sentiment, the whole reads "Flutter your wings and fly."  The green baubles are from Stamping Bella.  I sewed with my Sew Mini around the border of the small plaid/blue piece.  

I think that's all! Thanks for stopping by, and have a fabulous day!

Happy 2009!

Don't you just love the start of a fresh new year? New opportunities for all!  I rang in the new year by making some more Valentine's cards.  I am really enjoying the Love You Much bundle the SU! is offering. The stamp, paper, and punch coordinate so well together!  

I don't think I've mentioned this, but my brother proposed to his girlfriend on Christmas Day (so our house is a-flutter with wedding plans!), so I made this card for the 2 of them as a congrats.  The birds are from the Love You Much set, and the sentiment is from a Hero Arts set.  I punched the hearts out of the dp, and then added them to the bottom of the main panel and stitched over them.  To make the oval the birds are sitting on, I cut an oval out of scrap paper, then used the negative part left after I punched the oval, and added ink with a dauber.  The flowers are prima, and the pearl stones in the center are from Kaisercraft.  This card uses Mojo Monday #55 sketch challenge.

This second card uses a set from the Holiday Mini called "Love Owl-ways".  I stamped and colored in the main images and cut them out with my nesties.  The heart border is created exactly like the hearts in my previous card.  I added stickles to the heart the owl and bird are holding for some glam. This card uses Mojo Monday #57 sketch challenge.

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Glitter is a Girl's Best Friend!

I was able to get back to stamping today, after a few days full of family time.  I am still using my Bittyblooms, and I threw in a chichi that I have never used for my cards today.  This first card features the Mojo Monday sketch from a few weeks ago (#65). I used the sunflower bittybloom, along with some old SU! paper, called "Sarah".  I liked how the colors went with the flower.  I zig zag stitched around the outside of the card.  The sentiment is from a Hero Arts set.  The bittybloom was colored with reinkers and an aquapainter, and glitter was added to the flower in her hair.

This card is for this week's Mojo Monday sketch (#67), and features Daisy Bittybloom.  I used the same SU! paper for this card, and Hero Arts sentiment set. I added glitter on the flower of Bittyblooms skirt.

This last card was made for the BSC61 on Splitcoast.  It features Baby Buttercup, who is nestled in a flower.  I used dp by BasicGrey called Sugared, and  a sentiment from a SU! set.  Of course I glittered part of her flower!

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Halloween in August!

That's right, it's now the time to get started on Halloween projects! I went to Michael's yesterday and they had all of the new K & Co. Halloween and Thanksgiving paper and accents out.  It seems like fall is almost here! (yay!).  I made these 2 cards tonight using the MFT set "Fright Night".  I love this stamp set!  The first card uses the Mojo Monday Sketch #47, and features some of the new K & Co. Halloween paper that I picked up this weekend.  The kids are colored with my new Copics, and the ovals are cut with my Nestabilities.  I stamped the spiders on the paper and hand drew the "webs".

I made this second card for the MFT Ambassador challenge for August on Splitcoast: Stitching. I faux stitched on the black triangles by paper piercing, and then going over the dots with a white gel pen.  The orange background features a new Cuttlebug embossing folder which looks like a spider web. At the top of the card I punched 2 spider web corners with a new Martha Stewart punch.

The image is colored with Copics.

I am getting ready to enjoy the rest of my summer off! Summer camp ended Friday and I'm ready to gear up for a brand new school year in September!  I'm going to learn the new computer system at my school tomorrow morning. I'm a bit bummed that the school uses PCs instead of Macs, since I am a total Mac user now. Have you ever tried switching back and forth between the two? Talk about confusing!  Wish me luck!