Mojo Monday 161, HYCCT14 Merry Pookie

Howdy and good morning!
I didn't get any stampin' done yesterday, but I did make a card on Monday for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch #161 and the HYCCT14 - Ribbon, Ribbon, Ribbon - to use ribbon on your card. This was an interesting sketch to work with and it took me a few minutes to decide how I was going to go about creating my cards! I had the ribbon and paper picked out that I wanted to use and this little Pookie stamp was screaming "pick me- pick me" so I did! He is just so cute! I made 2 cards, one to send with my other cards for the Hope You Can Cling To Challenge and one to send to Operation Write Home.

My supply list:

STAMPS: Pookie Skating (STAMPENDOUS); Tiny Tags (SU!)

PAPER: MME; SU!; GP

INK & MARKERS: SU!; Memento tuxedo black; Copics

THE REST: Buttons (SU! and my stash); Ribbon (SU! & my stash); stiped twine (The Twinery); Loops and Rick-Rack die and Big Shot; paper piercing tool

Welp! That's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

Mojo Monday 159 Warm and Cozy

Howdy and Good Morning!
I've had a busy couple of days so I wanted to make sure I posted something to my Blog today. Here is a card I did a few days ago for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge #159.
I really like this clean simply design! Again, another great layout for this year's Christmas card that I will be sending out! I definitely will make a few more to sent to OWH!
Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Fluffles Sweater (STAMPENDOUS!); Snow Burst (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss (SU!); Figgy Pudding (BasicGrey)

INK & MARKERS: (SU!)

THE REST: Ribbon, circle punches, dimensionals (SU!);

Border punch (EK); gem (Queen&Co)

Well, that's it for now! Short and sweet! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again reall soon!

S&S Sketch Challenge #35 and Dutch Dare Card Challenge #87

Good afternoon All,
I have a set of cards to show you that I created last night. As a starting point I went to this week's Sketch challenge over at the OWH Stars & Stamps Blog - S&S sketch #35. As Operation Write Home continues to celebrate their birthday with a month long Birthday Bash, I also used the Dutch Dare Card Challenge #87 which is helping OWH celebrate by featuring them for this challenge. I created 3 Birthday cards and 3 Thinking iof You cards and I wanted these to be 'gender friendly' by choosing designer paper and embellies that weren't too frilly! I just love these 2 Changito stamps by Stampendous!, aren't they just the cutest? Here is my supply list for the whole set:

STAMPS: Changito (Stampendous!); Sentiment (studio g $1 clear stamps)

PAPER: Cardstock (SU!, Bazzill, DCWV); Designer paper (My Mind's Eye)

INK and MARKERS: SU!, Copic

THE REST: punches (SU!); Brads, ribbon (unknown - from my non-SU! stash)

Well, that's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! Please take some time to check out Opereation Write Home and find out how you can help support our troops!

Mojo Monday 151 OWH Hero Thank Yous

Good evening All,

Once again I find myself posting my Mojo Monday Sketch challenge card(s) a little late. But that's okay! I was busy packing up a box of 110 blank cards to send to Operation Write Home. For my challenge card I actually made 3 and I wrote an encouraging note inside each one to give to soldiers who are stationed away from home. If you scroll to the bottom of this post you can see the box full of handmade cards that I sent. If you like to make cards and are looking for a great organization to donate them to, please check OWH out! Here is my quick supply list:

STAMPS: Stampendous, SU!

PAPER: SU! Whisper White, DCWV textured CS, gcd studios designer paper

INK and MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: punches (SU!), Cuttlebug and embossing folder, brads from my stash

Now I am gearing up to fill up another box to send off to OWH!!

Thanks a bunch for stopping by!

Mojo Monday 142 Father's Day

Good Afternoon All,
It's time for another Mojo Monday Sketch challenge - My fav!! I decided to keep this card clean and simple, staying very true to the sketch. This is what I cam up with for a Father's Day card. I just love the Changito Monkey by Stampendous! and this little guy reminds me of my dad cuz he loves to cook on the grill in the summertime! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Changito Chef (Stampendous!); Crazy Cool (SU!)

PAPER: Very Vanilla (SU!); designer paper, cardstock (DCWV)

INK: SU!

THE REST: border punch (MS); circle punches, markers, ribbon, dimensionals (SU!)

So, that's what I got for today! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by today!

Mojo Monday 138

Good Tuesday afternoon All,

I have a quick post today with some pics of the card I created for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch. As per usual, this was a great sketch to work with. I don't generally make square cards unless it is for a challenge, but I really like the end result! The cute Bee image is a perfectly clear stamp by Stampendous! It's just way too cute, don't cha think? Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Futterfly Friends (Stampendous!)

PAPER: So saffron, whisper white (SU!); Honey Pie designer Paper (Cosmo Cricket)

INK & MARKERS: basic black, So saffron, Pretty in Pink, Regal rose, and Creamy Caramelfor sponging (SU!)

THE REST: Buttons & linen thread (SU!); ribbon (Michaels); Stickles

I distressed the edges with scissors and sponged the dp panels. I was kinda going for a shabby chic look.It's hard to see, but there are stickles on the bee's pocket and antennae. This will be going in my card stash till I have just the right person and occassion for it! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

TESC111 Birthday Wishes

Good afternoon All,

I have been eyeing the sketch challenges over at Taylored Expressions for some time now and decided to finally participate.

Isn't this just an awesome sketch! My card is for my niece who turned 19, today...so I am a little late. Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Fluffles

PAPER: Soft Suede, Whisper White (SU!), Heidi Grace designer paper, DCWV texture cs

INK & MARKERS: Stampin' Up!

THE REST: prima flowers, brads, velvet ribbon, punches, Nesties, Cuttlebug, Stickles, Sparkly Fluff

I paper pieced the balloon, hat and cupcake bottom. I used Sparkly Fluff for the frosting and Stickles on the hat and flame. I must get this in the mail first thing in the a.m.!! Thanks for stoppin' by and I hope to see you again soon!!

SC258 and Some Quick Pics

Good afternoon,
It looks like this will most likely be my last post before Christmas (if everything goes as planned). I will be flying back to New York tomorrow and hopefully staying until the 25th or so, but that depends on when the banks can close on our house here in Las Vegas. We will need to come back for that, but no date has been set...I was able to fit in some mad stamping while I was packing up the apartment, I just wanted to make sure I had enough Christmas cards made to take back with me cuz now my stamping stuff is sitting in a storage facility :( This first pic is of the cards I made using this week's Sketch Challenge #258 over at Splitcoaststampers. I made a dozen using 2 coordinating sheets of designer paper from My Mind's Eye and a Christmas Fluffles image (Stampendous) and a CTMH elf image. All Cardstock is Stampin' Up! and the images were colored in using my SU! markers. As you look at my photos, notice that all were made using just paper, stamps and ink. No ribbon, brads or buttons so that I can mail these quickly and easily in a regular SU! envelope. Yesterday I spent over an hour in line at the post office to mail some of my cards that were embellished and needed padded envies and extra postage, yikes! The next 2 pics are cards and the last 2 pics show the gift card holders that I made. For all of these I used designer paper by My Mind's Eye and SU! cardstock, ink and markers for coloring. All of the white circles are punched using SU! 1&3/4" punch and then mounted on a Spellbinder's nestibilities scallop circle die. I chose to make them all the same size to make thing go quicker. Each group of cards was made in 3 - 4 hours which for me is like Speedy Gonzalez!! Woot! Woot! The ornament cards used SU! stamp sets as well as the sentiments for the reindeer cards. Reindeer image is from CTMH.

For the gift card holders I used a Changito monkey and a Penguin Pals stamp by Stampendous and the 2 snowman image is a stamp that I got from the $1 bin at either Michael's or Joann's last year. The sentiment inside is from a SU! set.
Well, that is all I have time for, I got a couple more things to do fast-fast and then I gotta shutdown my PC and prepare it for storage. Someday I hope to get a laptop so that I can have a computer with me all the time...someday. Happy Holidays to you all and wish me luck with the purchase of our house here in Las Vegas as well as the sale of our house back in New York!
Thanks a bunch for taking time to stop by!!

Still Working On Christmas Cards

Hello Friends,
Thought I would write up a quick post tonight while I watch one of my fave t.v. show, 'So You Think You Can Dance'. I cut up another 12" x 12" sheet of double sided paper using my template and made this card today. I realized that I still need about 15 more Christmas cards before I start sending them out. This was super quick and I just love Fluffles the cat. He gets into so much mischief! Here is my recipe:

Stamps:

• Fluffles - Stampedndous

Paper:

• Jolly - American Crafts
• Real Red, Whisper White - Stampin' Up!
• Green textured - core' dinations

Ink:

• Stazon black

Accessories

• Snowflake border punch - Martha Stewart
• Ribbon, button, twine, Many Marvelous Markers - Stampin' Up!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

Stop back again soon to see the rest of my Christmas cards.

MOJO116 Christmas Gift

Good afternoon!
I got a quick card for you today that I created for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge #116.
How fun to work with so many circles! And with all the layers I was able to load up on the patterned paper too - Woot! Woot! The circles were a cinch with my cutting system by making memories and the awesome sparkly patterned paper is from American Crafts' merrymint collection. Here is my recipe for all the products used:

Stamps:

• Penguin Pals - Stampendous
• Delightful Decorations - Stampin' Up!

Paper:

• merrymint patterned paper - American Crafts
• Whisper White, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green - Stampin' Up!

Ink:

• Ruby Red - Stampin' Up!
  
• Stazon Black

Accessories:

• Ribbon, Twine - Stampin' Up!
• Maany Marvelous Markers - Stampin' Up!
• 3/4" & 1" circle punches - Stampin' Up!
• Nestibilities scallop circle die - Spellbinders
• Stickles - Ranger
• Big Shot
• Dimensionals - Stampin' Up!

I just think this little penguin is so cute! I really like how this turned out and I actully made and posted it on Monday! Yay for me!!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

SC249 Birthday Bee

Hello everyone,


I am back with another Sketch Challenge from the weekly challenges over at SCS. This is what I came up with. I used another one of my Bee images from Stampendous-so cute! Here is the recipe:

Stamps

• Stampendous

Paper

• Peacock Tail, Black - Martha Stewart
• Designer paper - Basic Grey - Urban Prairie
• Whisper White - Stampin' Up!

Ink

• Stazon black

Accessories

• Markers - Stampin' Up!
• Brads - Stampin' Up!
• Dimensionals - Stampin' Up!

This went together very quickly. I didn't add a sentiment yet, cuz I'm not sure who it is going to. I stamped just the balloon a second time, colored it in and cut it out and put it on a dimensional. I will definitely be making more cards using this layout! Well, that's all for now. Thanks for stoppi' by!