Monday, February 28, 2011

MOJO 180

Good Morning My Blogging Friends!
I hope everyone is having a great Monday! I love Monday's! I started my day with a cup a joe and the Mojo Monday sketch. I hope the rest of my stamping goes as well as this card did! It went together without a hitch (0;
I am entering in these challenges:
Mojo Monday sketch
Crazy 4 Challenges flowers
One Stop Craft spring flowers
Simply Create power of flowers
Lexi's Creations flowers
Sweet Stamps flowers

Card recipe:
Paper: early espresso, very vanilla, elegant soiree dp
Ink: early espresso, baja breeze
Have a great day! I have a few chores and then to the craft room for the rest of the day!

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Rose Challenge Mono Mellow Yellow!

Good Morning!
It's the last Sunday of the month and you know what that means! Yep it's time for the Rose's challenge. I am the lucky Rose to set the challenge this month.... my choice is a birthday monochromatic card. I don't know what it is lately but I just love yellow! I think it's from not seeing the bright yellow sun for soooo long! My card has a very simple design. My base is barely banana layered with embossed barley banana. My focal image is upsy daisy stamped with so saffron on whisper white layered on barley banana! My ribbon is so saffron too..... it's a ray of sunshine I tell ya! Be sure and check out the rest of the bouquet's beautiful creations... you can find the links on my right sidebar! Have a great Sunday!
I am entering this in the SCS featured stamper challenge. Corie Foster is being featured this week and this is the card I am CASING. Have a great Sunday my friends!

Friday, February 25, 2011

Sleepless in Pinehurst!

Good Morning!
I have been awake since min-night.... wt-heck! I finally gave up and made coffee, decided if I was going to be awake I want to be WIDE awake (0; My craft room is to close to our bed room to go play.... DH is snoring away! Ok enough whining! Onto my card... anther fun image from the other Patty Sue. I actually get to meet this sweet lady in June. She lives near my sis Terri. Patty has graciously offered to give us some much needed tips on coloring with copics..... can hardly wait! Anyhoo my card base is bashful blue layered with whisper white and dp I can't remember the name of  )-; I could go look but like I said DH is snoring away... yes I can hear him clear out here in the living room! I think I've rambled enough, need more coffee! Off to check out all your lovely blogs and drink more coffee... Have a great day!

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Happy, Happy Birthday!

Good Morning!
Today  Sue shares a birthday with my grand daughter! Be sure and pop over and tell Sue Happy Birthday! My gdaughter is 11 today! She has beautiful big eyes like the super cute image! There is a lot of sparkle on this card.... right up Kimmie's alley! The paper has sparkle, the flower has sparkle, and the eyes have glitter on them.... it just doesn't show with the picture!
I used the negative from my nestie cut out for the inside.
I thought the whole thing turned out pretty cool! I'm sure Kimmie will love it. Happy Birthday Sweetie.... And Sue Happy Birthday to you sista Rose!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Quick and Easy!


Good Morning,
 I hope all is well with you today! We are getting SNOW and tons of it! Then into the deep freeze we go.... UGGGGGGH! My card today was a really simple one, I let the paper do all the work! My card base is whisper white layered with basic black and dp from a mat stack! I then added a simple punched sentiment , border and some black pearls WHA-LA!
 

I am going to enter in a few challenges:
Truly Scrumptious swirls and pearls
Delicious Doodles glitz & glam
That's it for today... stay warm and dry (0:

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Sunshine!

Good Morning!
More coloring (0; This little cutie is anther Sugar Nellie from my name twin! Isn't she just adorable all dressed up in so saffron and certainly celery? The cute little flowers are from Olga's blog candy.... Thanks GF! Short and sweet.... I'm doing this at work! Have a good one!

Monday, February 21, 2011

I've been Coloring....

Good Morning!
Hope you had a great weekend! I did... I colored all day yesterday! I was determined to improve my technique! First I looked all over the net at all the talented ladies incredible work. My fav is the other Patty Sue! Must be the name LOL! Patty Sue 2 gave a bunch of images and I really wanted to use them.... hence the coloring! Thanks Patty!
I am entering these challenges:
The Sweet Stop sketch
Pile it ON childhood dreams  (making mom happy)
PCJ  anything goes

Friday, February 18, 2011

Happy Birthday Paul!

Good Morning!
Yesterday was my baby boy's BD! He's not much of a baby at 32! He is a hard core motorcycle guy! He loves everything with just two wheels (0; Since this is a "man" card it is pretty clean and simple! Actually I'm pretty happy with this one... my mojo has been on vacation and doesn't want to come back! I think if spring would get here it would come with it LOL! Anyhoo... my card base is crumb cake layered with basic black and embossed crumb cake. The image is a single stamp available from SU. The sentiment is unknown.That's it for today.... I hope to play all weekend and get my mojo flowin! Have a great day!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Happy Birthday!

Good Morning!
Well our rain turned to lots of snow yesterday! We can no longer see the grass! It is supposed to snow all day )0; My card was created using all scraps, except for the pearls LOL! The sentiment ,flower,flourish and ribbon were laying in my junk pile on my desk. The card stock and dp are SU. Short and sorta sweet today... need to go exercise and get ready for work! Have a great day!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Sharing in your Sorrow

Good Morning,
I hope all is well out there in cyber space! Unfortunately I need another sympathy card. Boy I tell ya... the older you get it seems the more of these you need. Our local barber was killed while snowmobiling  in our beautiful mountains. Silhouette stamps are always great for this type of card! On a brighter note it's 40' and pouring rain (0; Spring is so around the corner! I am entering this in a few challenges!
Little Claire's Designs anything goes
CCEE Stampers embossing
Have a great day!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentines Day!

Good Morning!
I hope you're having a great Valentines Day!  I have to tell you about my day yesterday... well the night before last we had a HUGE wind storm. It was actually pretty cool! Well when that happens my neighbors pine tree creams our yard. We have our house up for sale soooo it needs to be neat and tidy, including the yard! I actually RAKED my back yard (0; Can you believe it on FEB 13th I raked my yard... un-heard of I tell ya! Well my mojo went on vacation W/O me... seriously! I started this card for the Annabelle say it with polka dots challenge and couldn't finish it until I saw the Mojo sketch for this week. It took just a matter of minutes to put together! Annabelle Stamps is have their Feb release tomorrow... can't wait I seriously need to buy some new stamps LOL!Well that's it for me today, tons to do and maybe I will get to play with paper this afternoon!
Card Recipe:
Paper: whisper white, regal rose,dp from a mat stack
Stamps: Anabelle Love blooms
 

Friday, February 11, 2011

Can You Say MORE Spring!

Good Morning!
Did you miss me yesterday? I had a card .... just didn't get it posted )0; One of those days! I've decided if I can't get spring outside I will make it in my cards! This card came together pretty quick. My card base is whisper white layered with old olive and melon mambo. My focal panel is stamped from punched poises. I used lots of dry embossing to add texture! I love how bright and cheery this is... hope it makes you smile! Have a super great day!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Oh My Olga!

Good Morning,
 Would you look at this... it's the blog candy from Olga! I had forgotten all about it.... it came at such a great time! It put some sunshine in my gloomy day! Thanks so much GF!





I have a CAS card to share with you today! Another sympathy card done with upsy daisy! My card base is pacific point layered with very vanilla and blueberry crisp dp. I stamped my image right on the dp, punched the end, added a little ribbon and sentiment... easy peasy! Have a great day!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Say it in Chocolate, Blue and Pink!

Good Morning!
I hope all is well with you today! It's my Monday so back to work for me )0; I'd rather stay home and hunt down my mojo! My card base is very vanilla layered with marina mist and dp from a mat stack! My focal image and sentiment are from my Annabelle set flowers with love.
I am entering in these challenges:
Annabelle Stamps say it in chocolate,blue and pink
Sew Many Cards anything goes
Catch the Bug anything goes
Paper Play stamp it out
That's it for me today! Have a good one!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Spring

Good Morning,
I hope everyone had a great weekend! Did you enjoy the game? I loved the commercials!
My card today is in hopes of an early spring!
My card base is very vanilla layered with wild wasabi and kaleidocolor dp. My focal image is a unity stamp and the fence is a Tim Holtz die.I love how this turned out ! Have to run DD to the dentist today.... praying of dry roads! Have GREAT day!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

French Foliage....

Good Morning!
I want to say Happy Birthday to my dear friend Olga.... Hope you have a great day GF! I have a fairly CAS card to share today! My card base is whisper white layered with cherry cobbler twice! My focal image is from french foliage. I actually got the inspiration for this card at DH's cardiologist's waiting room! There is a picture on the wall that had this layout! Off to work I go... have a great day!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Amour!

Good Morning!
I hope all is well with you ! Our weather is suppose to warm up a little! My card today was a fun one... it just evolved! My card base is crumb cake layered with very vanilla and dp from a mat stack the other Patty Sue 2 sent me! Thanks Patty!
My focal image and sentiment are from artistic etchings. I really love how it turned out! Off to exercise and then head to work... have a great day!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Featured Stamper Tillymint

Good Morning!
Have you heard the exciting news? One of the Rose's was selected as Featured Stamper on SCS! Our very own Sue AKA Tillymint! I am so excited for her... what an honor. Well you know I had to play along so I CASED this card of Sue's. I changed mine up a bit of course! I am entering these challenges:
FS208 case a card of Sue's
Pile it on punch it (my foliage)
SSDS punchy
Totally Gorjuss as you like it
PaperPlay layer it up
The Rubber Cafe glitter and shine
Sisterhood of Crafters anything goes

DH goes back to work today (0; He has been completely released from the DR! YAY!!!!!