Mojo Monday (or Saturday...) - Hang in There

Obviously I didn't get to this challenge on Monday because it's Saturday...well kind of Sunday now since its almost 1am.

This is my first Mojo sketch Challenge - I really like these! I was intimidated by it because I'm not always the greatest with measuring...lol. So my sizes may look a little different than what it's supposed to be.

I have been wanting to use this Chandelier stamp from Michaels ($1. Duh) which I embossed with silver and the "hang in there" sentiment that I got from my friend Terry (check out her blog! She's incredible!).

I really love this gold-orange/silver/black color scheme I have going - I think the patterned paper sums it up nicely :) It's from that awesome pack at Michael's. I wish I had the name, but I don't know if they sell it anymore. Sorry.

I finalized the candle things with some glitter glue (off-brand stickles)...I prefer stickles, but unfortunately I don't have it in silver.

Na's Whatever Challenge - Stitching - TOY

So this weeks's FANTASTIC "Whatever Challenge" by Naomi is....da da da da....Stitching! For Christmas, Na got us a ton of different colored embroidery floss. Our challenge was to do something with it. This pretty little flower is from a large paper set from Michael's and I wanted to middle to be something that catches your eye but not overdone. I didn't realize that would take almost 20 minutes to stitch...gosh. But I think it looks pretty.

The TOY sentiment is from a $1 stamp set from Michael's as well...I messed up a little but as they say "a mistake in scrapbooking is an embellisment opportunity" - I love that! I thought it needed some pearls.

I'd love to hear what you think!!

Verve Release Sketch Challenge - Hope

What a day...it started off Jim and I being late to our nephew's first ever baseball game...and of course, he was first at bat and scored! Well, we finally got there and he played awesome! Then, we went home because Jim wasn't feeling well and I decided to clean (a little) around the house. I started looking around and got in one of those moods where I needed to FIX everything and I ask Jim how I get on the roof. HAHA that got him right up off of the couch! He was up there cleaning out the gutters while I was removing the moss hanging from our ooold oak trees. I got a sunburn...then came inside and did 2.5 hrs worth of work (a project my boss put me on at 4:30 on Friday...). Then I made this card before I was going to go out with my girls from work on Siesta Key. I finished the card and got ready for going out....I asked my friend Tina where they were and they told me the bar - so I drove allll the way out there (about 15/20 min) and realized my phone was dead. Dang. I walked inside and asked if there was a big group there...nope all old people - excuse me, elderly people. Obviously not the crowd I was with tonight! lol. So I tried to remember my friend Tina's number by heart. Nope got some lady named Kathryn, I think. Drove ALLL the way back home and charged my phone enough to get Tina's number and call her on the home line. She was like "where the heck are you" and I couldn't stop laughing...because I'm really tired from today...and I have an inkling that my phone dying was a sign I shouldn't go out. So I'm going to be a bum on Saturday night (like I always am :) and not go out). She's going to be mad when I tell her because we've been planning this for weeks. Ugh.

Anywho...back to the card: 6x6 choc brown cardstock with "The Green Stack" paper and those Michael's chipboard and lime green "floss"

Oh and the rub on at the bottom is from Joann fabrics in the $1 bin. Gosh, I'm a budget card maker! Go me!!

Crossing my fingers to win my first set of Verve stamps!! I don't remember which blog I first saw it on, but I just love the "Beautiful You" set...which of course is now SOLD OUT! I am cursed today!!

Well, I can't wait to see the new stamps that are arriving and hopefully I'll win something one of them - good luck everyone!

Hope you all have a less stressful day than I have...at least I have my amazing hubby who comes to my rescue and cleans my gutters :)

See ya!

KW Challenge #44 - Pretty

Quick post...I decided to come home from Na's and

make a card while I waited for Jim to get home from DJing. I LOVE the cuttlebug...I used 2 different textures (well 3 if you count the one behind the "pretty" epoxy sticker) for this card.

The ribbon is from Michael's, the flower from CTMH and I punched a little circle for the center and topped it off with a little crystal.

Nite!!

Thank You - Glitter

I wanted to play around with the AMAZINGLY AWESOME Doodlebug Glitter - this stuff r-o-c-k-s!

It's soooo pretty :) Also, I love the double-sided Amy Butler paper which I made sure you all saw with the little brad in the corner!

I stamped the image with chocolate brown ink and then used my glue pen to trace out the shape - on went the glitter! That and the "thank you" are from the Amy Butler set I got at (where else) Michael's. I just love that set - it's so versatile and cute.

It's a tiny little card with a lot of sparkle and I love it. Enjoy!

Thinking of You...

Just cause...I sat down at my desk and started creating - not for any challenges, just because I wanted to.

I think it's pretty - I like the shape of the Thinking of You paper and I cut out the flowers from this paper and stuck a couple buttons. The border at the top is the Fiskars Punch Treading Water.

And...I added my brand new - super cute watermark!!

I just spent the last hour and a half with Na and Christy and we're all on our computers doing our own projects - Christy is working on some vinyl stuff (visit her Esty account for some CUTE stuff) and Na is working on some digi wedding album pages. I'm going to finish a page for my sister of my crazy-adorable niece Rachael! Can't wait to give it to her.

I'll be posting another card shortly - stay around for a while and visit..and be sure to check out my friends' blogs!

Love ya'll!

Caardvarks Kraft #2 - Fabulous

My new favorite obsession is kraft paper. Therefore, I am super-excited about the Caardvarks challenge - Kraft Macaroni and Cheese! I've already posted earlier in the week, but I thought I'd post another that I created tonight. It's my favorite card that I've done yet. I got my inspiration from the latest CTMH catalog - I was flipping through and this design caught my eye - and I've been wanting to use this Amy Butler paper that I got from...where else...Michael's. The "Fabulous" stamp is one of the phrases from the Many Happy Returns stamp set from SU! The little squares are acrylic pieces from our local store K2 - I just attached coordinating pieces of paper to them using Glossy Accents.