300th Mojo Monday Sketch

Hi, everyone! Today I have a card using the 300th Mojo Monday Sketch. Mojo Monday is celebrating it’s 300th sketch and you can find all the details on the challenge blog HERE. MFT is helping to celebrate this awesome milestone with a prize and I’m tickled to be playing along to help get the word out.

I brought out another old favorite of mine, DC Well Worn Greetings. My base card is Kraft card stock with an Electric Red card stock layer under the patterned paper. I stamped the sentiment on Primitive White card stock with Electric Red ink on a Die-namics Designer Labels 1 STAX die cut and popped up on foam. The circle under it was cut with Die-namics Award Seal. You’ll also see a Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX flag under all that and I finished off with a Die-namics Pretty Posies flower with Die-namics Royal Leaves. There’s a Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon flag under the flower and a Steel Gray button tied with hemp cord is it’s center. Some stitching and some sponging finish it off.

Here’s the inside with another sentiment from the set:




And there you have it! Thanks SO much for stopping by! We hope you’ll play along with this fabulous sketch this week and help Mojo Monday celebrate 300 sketches—and you might even win a prize!

~Supplies~
Stamps: DC Well Worn Greetings (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Electric Red card stock, Primitive White card stock (MFT); Far and Away (Teresa Collins); red corrugated paper (Fancy Pants Designs)
Ink: Electric Red ink (MFT); Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Die-namics Designer Labels 1 STAX, Die-namics Award Seal, Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX, Die-namics Pretty Posies, Die-namics Royal Leaves, Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon, Steel Gray button, hemp cord (MFT); foam tape, hot glue/gun

Have a Cool Yule

Hey, there, peeps! Today I have a card for three challenges. First, it's the last Color Throwdown of the year. Our Lil' Inker, Laura, chose this week's colors and here they are:

It's also Wednesday Stamp Club over at the MFT Member Forum on SCS. Today's challenge is "Winter Wonderland".

And finally, I'm using Mojo Monday Sketch #168 for my layout. I flipped the base card, but it's there :)

I stamped the bear from Cool Yule on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and did minimal coloring with Copic markers, then I paper piece his scarf. I used the Oval Chain Die-namics die for the little horizontal element and the Snowflake Trio Die-namics die along with a button from the Chocolate Kiss collection and some red and white baker's twine. The sentiment was stamped on the end of the Textile Rectangle Die-namics die. Makes a nice little frame for it, don't you think?

And here are the few Copics I used.

Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play. If you don't, just use the closest you have. So, c'mon over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us this week. Please use the link service to post your card and please link directly to your card so we can find it easily. And please include a link in your post to the Color Throwdown. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD122 so we can see your beauty all in one place. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week.

Broni Holcombe--Splashes of Watercolor
Danielle Kennedy--Wild Dragonfly Designs
Tammy Hershberger--Stamp Happy
Kristin Beuter--Mindless Creativity
Laura Pryor - Lil' Inker Designs
Cathy Indelicato - Crafty Thoughts...
Lynn Put, November/December guest Designer - The Queen's Scene

And, I hope you'll hop on over to the MFT Member Company Forum on SCS and play along with the Wednesday Stamp Club challenge, too!

My Favorite Things: Christmas Comes Early Promotion

MFT loves to spoil our customers and this week is no exception. Christmas has come early for YOU. From December 7 though December 9, our MFT Santa will be slipping a little something extra into your “stocking”. With each order of $25 or more (not including tax or shipping) placed during the promotion period, you will receive a FREE surprise gift with your order. We have a ton of gifts under the tree, and we’ll pick one out just for you. It could be a stamp set, ribbon, or other crafty product. It’ll be a surprise, so please don’t send Santa a list. *wink*

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Supplies~

Stamps:Cool Yule (MFT)

Paper: Kraft, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizazz (SU!); Be Merry 6 x 6 pad (Kaiesercraft)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Snowflake Trio, Textile Rectangle, Oval Chain Die-namics Dies, button (MFT); baker's twine; Copic markers; sewing machine

Dancing in the rain - Stamp Simply #143

It's time for another Stamp Simply challenge! This week Sharon is challenging us to "give it a chance." Here's what Sharon says:

June 11 - ssnotime143 - Give it a Chance! - Today we are going to dig into our drawers, boxes or bags of those rejected or unfinished pieces -- I KNOW we all have those containers. Gosh, I have WAY too many of them. Pull out a piece you started at some other time and for whatever reason you just never finished it and it ended up in that collection of *maybe I'll use this someday* items. Be sure to tell us what piece you have rescued and given a 2nd chance to! Should be fun!!!

Isn't this a great challenge! I definitely have a few things tucked away that never got used and I'm loving dragging one out to put to use. Saved time, for one thing, and I used up a tiny piece of collected "stuff". Yay!

The item I'm using is the image. It's from MFT's Rainy Day Friends and I stamped and colored it last year for a project that never happened--sound familiar? So it's been languishing in a drawer since then. I decided to put it to use with Mojo Monday Sketch #142 and some of my new MFT Die-namics dies for what I think is a very fun card! The image was already colored with Copic markers and all I did this time was to cut it out. I used the Scalloped Scallop Die for the bottom border, the Clouds Trio Die for the water "puddle" and clouds (cut from this white felt), and the Sunshine Die for the sun. Pretty much every layer was popped up on Pop Dots, and the little tabs are made from twill ribbon. I love it and I think it's MUCH better used for this project than for the original, LOL!

Here's the inside:


So, now it's your turn. Come along and play and take us up on the challenge--we'd love to see what you come up with. If you do, be sure to leave the link to your project on Sharon's blog using Mr. Linky. Please use the keyword ssnotime143 if you upload to a public forum. And don't forget to check out Sharon's fabulous sample and also the great designs from the Stamp Simply team and leave 'em some love!

Julia Aston - June Guest Designer

Barb Schram

Janine Orchard

A J Otto

Deb Saarenen--sitting out this week

Jenny Gropp

Deb Neerman

Thanks for dropping in! I always love it when you do!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Rainy Day Friends (MFT)
Paper: More Mustard, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White (SU!); Mango Frost mat stack (DCWV)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Die-namics Scalloped Scallops, Cloud Trio, and Sunshine dies (MFT); Label Trio (Spellbinders); twill ribbon, Pop Dots (craft store); sewing machine; Copic markers

If I live to be 100 - Color Throwdown #79

Hey, peeps! Are you ready for a new Color Throwdown challenge! Today it's being hosted by none other than...ME! I love this MME paper called Be Loved and used it as the inspiration for my color choices: Sage Shadow, Riding Hood Red (or Ruby Red), and Blush Blossom. Aren't they so sweet together?!
I absolutely love this sentiment!!! It's from Verve's Beautiful You set and always tugs at my heart when I read it. I'm using the Mojo Monday 125 sketch for my layout--it's a fun one!

I think the mechanics of my card are obvious--I stuck to the sketch pretty much, except I substituted a heart for the label element at the bottom. No coloring on this card so it was pretty easy. I think this will be my Valentine's card for my DH--that sentiment is exactly how I feel about him :)

Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play. If you don't, just use the closest you have. So, c'mon over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us this week. Please use Mr. Linky to post your card and please link directly to your card so we can find it easily. And please include a link in your post to the Color Throwdown. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD79 so we can see your beauty all in one place. Hope to see you there! And be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week! And, welcome to February's Guest Designer: Debi Southard!

Broni Holcombe--Splashes of Watercolor
Cathy Indelicato--Crafty Thoughts
Danielle Kennedy--Wild Dragonfly Designs
LeAnne Pugliese--Wee Inklings
Tammy Hershberger--Stamp Happy
Kirstin Beuter--Mindless Creativity
Debi Southard--Debi's Crazy Life--February Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Beautiful You (Verve)
Paper: Sage Shadow, Riding Hood Red, Blush Blossom (SU!); Be Loved (MME)
Ink: Soft Suede (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Circle, Scalloped Circle, and Heart Nestabilities (Spellbinders); small heart punch (Marvy); 3M foam squares, gold flat backed beads, ribbon (craft store)

Sweet treats - Crazy 4 Challenges #22

Happy Saturday!!! Saturday means it's time for another Crazy 4 Challenges challenge! Lori's got another fun challenge for us today--she wants us to use a lollipop on our card or project. ANY kind of lollipop :)

So, for my project, I used an image from My Favorite Thing's I Want Candy set. I stamped it on a Perfect Paper Panel and colored it with Copic markers, then went over it with a Sakura glitter pen for some shimmer.

I'm using Mojo Monday Sketch #123 for my layout. I'm not a fan of round cards so I took the challenge--I'm not overjoyed with it, but it is what it is ;-)

NOW, be sure to check out the samples by the rest of my crazy girls...er, I mean the Crazy 4 Challenges team ;-)

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Jessica Diedrich
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Joycelyn Turner
Lori Boyd
Lynda Benden
Mercy Kerin
Robin Willis
Vicki Garrett

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the challenge and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C22.

Thanks for stopping by today!!! A little later I'll be having a little sneaky peek of a new MFT release. You will *not* want to miss it. Trust me, have I ever lied to you about that? I didn't think so. See you later :)

~Supplies~
Stamps: I Want Candy (MFT)
Paper: Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Simple Valentine (PTI); Perfect Paper Panel (MFT)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Circle and Scalloped Nestabilities (Spellbinder); ghost shape heart (Heidi Swapp); Sakura glitter pen; Copic markers; Pure Poppy grograin ribbon (PTI); 1/4" ribbon (craft store)' Vintage buttons (PTI); Pearl cotton (DMC)

[More] Birthday Wishes - Crazy 4 Challenges #18

Are you ready for a new Crazy 4 Challenges challenge? Today Lori is asking us to make a birthday card. I'm using Mojo Monday #120 for my layout--it's a fun one

I started by stamping all four flowers from Verve's Wishful Elegance set on patterned paper from the new Farm Fresh 8 x 8 pad from October Afternoon with Rich Cocoa ink. Then I cut them all out, layered them, and topped them off with a Vintage button in Dark Chocolate from PTI. For the horizontal element, I ran some More Mustard card stock through my Cuttlebug with the Victorian embossing folder, then swiped my Soft Suede ink pad across the raised areas. LOVE how that turned out! Then I matted it with a layer of Soft Suede with a punched border. I tied the sentiment, from Verve's Wonderful Wishes set, and another Vintage button onto the looped ribbon with Rustic Twine. All paper edges were distressed with Vintage Touch ink. I'm liking the home-y feel this card has.

NOW, be sure to check out the samples by the rest of the crazies...er, I mean the Crazy 4 Challenges team ;-)

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Jessica Diedrich
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Joycelyn Turner
Lori Boyd
Lynda Benden
Mercy Kerin
Robin Willis
Vicki Garrett

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the sketch and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C19.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Wonderful Wishes, Wishful Elegance (Verve)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Real Red (SU!); Farm Fresh (October Afternoon)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Vintage Touch (PTI)
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Victorian embossing folder (Provocraft); Classic Circle Nestabilities, Tag Trio (Spellbinder); 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); Rustic Twine, Vintage buttons (PTI); border punch (Martha Stewart)

Holiday Cheer--Crazy 4 Challenges #8

Happy Saturday! It's Crazy 4 Challenges time again and Vicki has a fun challenge for us today--go geometric! We're to use at least three geometric shapes on our projects today.

I'm using square, rectangle, and circle shapes on my card. The Mojo Monday sketch for this week was perfect for it so that's where my layout comes from. And these Verve stamps--Ornamental Christmas and Snowflake Splendor--worked perfectly, too. My patterned paper is from the Frost 6 x 6 pack from Memory Box and my card stock is Whisper White, Soft Suede, and Soft Sky. I embossed the lower part of the Soft Sky panel with snowflakes, and added some clear rhinestones to the snowflakes on the ornament and the corners for a little bling.

NOW, be sure to check out the samples by the rest of the Crazy 4 Challenges team!

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Jessica Diedrich
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Joycelyn Turner
Lori Boyd
Lynda Benden
Mercy Kerin
Robin Willis
Vicki Garrett

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the sketch and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project, and not your blog. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C8.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Ornamental Christmas and Snowflake Splendor (Verve)
Paper: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Soft Sky (SU!); Frost 6 x 6 pack (Memory Box)
Ink: Soft Suede (SU!); Vintage ink (PTI)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Classic Squares Nestabilities/Snowflake embossing folder; 3M foam squares, clear rhinestones, ribbon (craft store)

Give Thanks--Mojo Monday #108

It's been a while since I've had time to play with my Verve stamps and they were feeling seriously unloved! So, I pulled out this Tall Oaks set for this week's Mojo Monday challenge. It's been a which since I've had time to do this challenge, too, so it felt good to get back to it. This is a great sketch--it will be used over and over, I'm thinkin'.

I also pulled out some paper I'd been wanting to use from the Autumn mat stack by Recollections. I love that bit of turquoise in this paper. I stamped the pumpkins on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb paper with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored them with Copic markers. Then I stitched around all the elements and sponged the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink, and the sentiment was done the same way, then cut/embossed with a Spellbinders tag die. Some turquoise twill, some buttons tied on with twine, and a few punched leaves finished it off. I'm lovin' it!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Tall Oaks (Verve)
Paper: Soft Suede, More Mustard, Tempting Turquoise (SU!); Autumn mat stack (Recollections); Pure Luxury 80 lb (Gina K.)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Spellbinders tag die; 3M foam squares, twill (craft store); buttons (stash); Copic markers; sewing machine; twine (PTI)

Stamp Out Alzhiemer's Mojo

[Don't forget, there's blogaversary candy waiting for someone to claim! Be sure to check out this post for the details!]

This card is for Mojo Monday #88. I love black and white or black and ivory together, but especially for an anniversary or wedding card. I just found this paper pad recently and I love it! It's (I think--I'm out of town as I write this but I'll double check when I get home) called Ebony and Ivory and it's by K & Co. My base card is Very Vanilla with layers of Basic Black, more Very Vanilla, and two patterns of the DP with a black satin ribbon tied around. Following the sketch, the next elements are Basic Black and more DP, accented with black faceted jewels. The focal image uses a stamp from Verve's Wishful Elegance set, stamped twice on Very Vanilla with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and one cut out. After I cut the other one out with a circle Nestabilities die, they were joined together with a "brad" that I made from a designer thumb tack that I got at Office Max, then layered on another circle of Basic Black and popped up on a 3M foam square. The sentiment is from Verve's Wonderful Wishes set and was stamped on Very Vanilla with Memento Tuxedo Black, cut out with a Nestabilities die, layered on a Basic Black oval, and is also popped up on a foam square.

I'm so glad you dropped by today! Don't forget the candy!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Wishful Elegance, Wonderful Wishes (Verve)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black (SU!); Ebony and Ivory 8 x 8 paper pad (K & Co.)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities dies; 3M foam squares, faceted jewels (craft store); ribbon (My Favorite Things); designer thumb tack (Office Max)

Grateful Elegance--Color Throwdown #42

[Please don't forget to vote for your favorite MFT Idol contestant (hopefully ME!) until 10pm EDT tonight, May 13th! You'll find the poll HERE. There's a lot riding on this contest, now. One of the Top Four will be awarded a 6-month term on the MFT design team. I really want that person to be ME, so I really need your support! If you're looking for my Idol post, please scroll down to the next entry. Thank you!]

Time is flying--here we are at Color Throwdown #42! Today's colors were chosen by LeAnne and she chose Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, and Basic Black.


I wasn't sure about this combination at first, but, after looking through my DP I ran across my pad of Basic Gray's Urban Prairie. With paper this gorgeous, and the sketch from Mojo Monday Challenge #86, I knew I could figure out something to do.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, and some of that Urban Prairie DP. The next element is Basic Black on which I used a Martha Stewart border punch and more DP. The focal elements use stamps from Verve's Grateful Elegance set, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Whisper White and colored with Copic markers BG45 and Y21, cut out, and attached together with mini brads. They were popped up on the white and black oval elements with 3M foam squares with some small flat back black jewels as accents, and then each element was also popped up on foam squares. I thought the top looked a little spare so I added a jewel to each upper corner.

C'mon over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us this week. Please use Mr. Linky to post your card and please link directly to your card so we can find it easily. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD42 so we can see your beauty all in one place. And if you play, you *could* be picked as our Featured Stamper and a guest designer! Hope to see you there!

Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week:
Broni Holcombe--Splashes of Watercolor
Cathy Indelicato--Crafty Thoughts
Danielle Kennedy--Wild Dragonfly Designs
LeAnne Pugliese--Wee Inklings
Tammy Hershberger--Stamp Happy

Thanks for dropping by today!

[Please don't forget to vote for your favorite MFT Idol contestant (hopefully ME!) until 10pm EDT tonight, May 13th! You'll find the poll HERE. There's a lot riding on this contest, now. One of the Top Four will be awarded a 6-month term on the MFT design team. I really want that person to be ME, so I really need your support! If you're looking for my Idol post, please scroll down to the next entry. Thank you!]

~Recipe~
Stamps: Grateful Elegance (Verve)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron (SU!); Urban Prairie 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Petite Oval Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, brads, flat back jewels (craft store); border punch (Martha Stewart); Copic markers

Mojo Medallion

I didn't get a chance to make a card last night, but here's one that I haven't shared here yet. It was for Stampin' B's Challenge #3--monochromatic and Mojo Monday #85. My base card is Whisper White with a layer of So Saffron and DP from Cosmo Cricket's Everafter collection. The other elements are from the same collection, following the sketch. The focal image is the Medallion Plain Jane from Verve and was stamped on Whisper White with So Saffron. I think everything else is self-explanatory, but as always, if you have a question, ask! I have an idea for my MFT project this week so I'd better get on it!

Thanks for dropping by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Plain Jane Medallion (Verve)
Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron (SU!); Everyafter (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: So Saffron (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, flat back pearls (craft store); So Saffron ribbon (2009 Sale-a-bra-tion ribbon bundle); border punch (Martha Stewart)

We're praying for you

This card is for Mojo Monday #84. This card looked better in my head than it does IRL, LOL. Not my all-time favorite, but it'll do.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Sahara Sand and DP from My Favorite Things and two colors of ribbon, following the sketch. The focal image is from Verve's Notes of Prayers set and was stamped on Whisper White with Lavender Lace ink. It was then cut/embossed with a Labels Nestabilities die as were the two mats--one in Sahara Sand and one from DP. It was then popped up on 3M foam squares and I added some purple jewels to the cross and the corners of the base card. The sentiment is from the same set, stamped on Whisper White with Lavender Lace and punched out with a 1" punch, matted on Sahara Sand punched with a 1 3/8" punch and them matted on DP punched with the Designer Label punch. Then it was also popped up on foam squares and had a bow and another purple jewel attached. OK, I'm liking it better the more I look at it, LOL.

Thanks for dropping by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Notes of Prayer (Verve)
Paper: Whisper White, Sahara Sand (SU!); DP from MFT
Ink: Lavender Lace (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, ribbon jewels (craft store); taupe ribbon (MFT); 1", 1 3/8" punches (EK Success); Designer Label punch, Ticket Corner punch (SU!)