Happy 4th of July

Hello folks, thanks for stopping by. Sorry for the delay on posting new creations, but I've been busy with starting summer school to become a Medical assistant. I'm very excited to start this new chapter of my life, i'm hoping things will go according to plan.... It's never too late to go to school and learn a new career or trade... especially during these hard times.

So today's card is thanks to this weeks Mojo Monday challenge. I was stuck for a while trying to create a special card for this sketch. But after a couple of tries and several trips to the craft store, I made up my mind on this one.lol I really loved this paper from Creative Imagination "Printed in USA". I came easy to me after that.

I think my favorite part of the sketch, would have to be the center for the sentiment. My sister reminded me of the fireworks, so I made some of my own. I hope you like, happy creating.

Thank so much!

Happy Friday the13th all..lol I don't know what exactly that all en tales, but some people get very superstitious on this day? Anyway, thanks for stopping by to check out my latest card creation. Todays card is inpired by this weeks Mojo Monday sketch.

I gotta say that this card really made me smile. I bought the print paper at the local scrapbook shop and I ran into this and fell in love with it instantly! I know that some of these prints may call for something more masculine, but I made it work. I hope you like it. Happy scrapping!

Supplies
Stamps: SU! Priceless, Trendy trees
Paper: SU! Very Vanilla, My Mind's Eye Lil' Boy Blue "Curious" Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Crushed Curry.
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate chip
Accessories: Buttons, pop-ups, rhinestone brads
Tools: Flower punch, SU! Boho blossom punch, scallop edge punch, crimper, Cuddlebug Spots & Dots folder.

Fun in the Sun!

Hello folks, thanks for stopping by. Since it's been glorious these past couple of days here in SoCal I thought I reflect that on a card. And I used this weeks Mojo Monday challenge, along with this yummy paper from My Mind's Eye-Fine & Dandy True blue.
This was a fun sketch to work with because I was able construct it to convey the three elements... sky, water, and sand with the these prints. And I've had this clear stamp set from Inkadinkado Coastal/Maritime for some time now that I finally get to use.

Supplies:
Stamps: Inkadinkado Coastal/Maritime
Paper: SU! Crumb, Whisper white, My Mind's Eye-Fine & Dandy True blue.

Ink: SU! Baja breeze, Summer sun, Chocolate chip, Stazon black, Old olive.
Accessories: Twine, eyelets, pop-ups
Tools: SU!Oval scallop punch, Scallop edge punch, Spellbinder Nestabilities scallop edge circle.

Wonderful Mom!

Hello folks, thanks for stopping by! Today's card is thankds to this weeks Mojo Monday card challenge. No brainer since Mothers day is in a couple weeks and this designer paper was perfect for it. I wanted to keep the flowers  in the same theme as the paper background. I hope you like it!

Supplies:
Stamps: SU!Warm words
Paper : Cosmo Cricket Everafter, Dusty Durango, Whisper white, Basic gray.
Ink: Chocolate chip, Pumpkin pie
Accessories: silver brads, 1/4 orange ribbon, twine, pumpkin pie buttons.
 Tools: Spellbinder Nestabilities Lacey circles, SU!Boho blossom punch, 1/2" circle punch, Crimper, sponges, Martha Stewart doillie edge punch

You're tea-riffic!

Hello folks, thanks for stopping by. Today's card is thanks to this weeks Mojo Monday card challenge . Also I've been drooling over My Mind's eye: Stella Rose - Hattie paper. So I thought nothing would be better than using Fiskars Latte Love clear stamps for this lovely paper. I had lots of fun putting this one together and somehow it took me less time than with simpler cards.Although i hated covering the flower print with another layer, but the sketch called for it. I hope you like it. Have a blessed Easter everyone!

Supplies:
Stamps: Fiskars Latte love
Paper: SU! Not quite navy, Whisper white, Baja breeze, Basic gray, My minds eye -Stella Rose Hattie.
Ink: Basic black, Baja breeze, Chocolate chip, Old olive.
Accessories: Baja breeze stripe ribbon, twine.
Tools: 1/8" hole punch, SU! Circle scissor plus

First card for the New Year!

Hello all... thanks for stoping by. I hope your year has had a fantastic start. I made a point to not make any resolutions this year I didn't want to break..lol Instead I just made some changes a week before the New Year to psych myself out.. sounds coocky but it's worked.
Anyway, todays card was inspired by this weeks Mojo Monday weekly sketch. It looks pretty simple, but it challenged for sure. Since most of the big holidays are gone and the only one near is Valentines Day, I decided to give it a go. For the base of the card I used a a plain white card stock and layered it with basic black and BasicGrey Blush designer paper. My favorite thing about this particular paper was the cute little bird on the branch. I struggled with cutting a good piece to show off the design, but I managed. I followed with layering the longer piece with basic black and placing a dark red piece to give it some color. Next I used SU! Sage Shadow, and Basic gray for the square piece, and added the three silver brads.

Then, I used another piece sage shadow for a circle scalloped edge from spellbinder nestabilities, followed by another circle of basic gray and more of the polkadot BasicGrey designer paper. For the sentiment, I used SU! A Happy Heart set... using the large heart in the center on the scalloped circle and the greeting on the side. I hope you like and look forward on hearing your comments.

Um from Umbridge Birthday

Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by...Today's card was inspired by Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland..... particularly the scene where Alice runs into The Queen of hearts, she introduces herself as "Um from Umbridge". I really fell in love with the dress they made her from the once she went into the Queens castle.

Well this was my inspiration, so the hard part was yet to come. It took me about two weeks to implement this onto a card?! I knew that I wanted to use the same colors shown on the picture but how do I use the same sheering of the dress. I kept in mind the McQueen card I did months ago and try to come close as possible to the design. For days my desk was in disarray.. failed designs, different drafts of cut pieces of black and white design paper and no success?! Then finally a break... Monday rolled around and Mojo Monday came to the rescue... after studying the sketch I knew I could come up with my card.

I started with a plain white base, then layered it with basic black. I used Real red cardstock for the left side and embossed it with Cuddle bug's "seeing spots" for texture. For the right side I used a stripped black and white design paper I purchased from the local craft store. now here comes the head scratcher... how would I add a sheered look for the card....? Then it hit me that I still had scraps of the chifon from my halloween costume... I stamped black hearts with "Stazons" black ink and to my surprise, the ink did not bleed through... so I didn't have to wait for it to dry. I then hit the sewing machine and sewed on the middle to then pull the thread for a ruffle effect.

To avoid the lift of the ruffle, I secured a piece of Real red 1/4" ribbon from the top of the card and use strong adhesive tape and strapped it down on the other end. For the centerpiece, I used the plain white paper layered with black and added the final piece.

I used my Spellbinder, Nestabilities scallop circle edge, sponped Baja breeze in the middle for shadow and added my digi-dressy Camille from Greeting Farm. And just like "Um's" dress I added itty bitty little hearts and stripes on her dress. And for the sentiment I used , what esle but the SU! Itty bitty birthday set of course..lol.

And here it is, the finished product... It took a while but it paid off in the end..I hope you like it.

Shine!

Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by. Here's a card inspired by this weeks Mojo challenge. It called for circle or square, so I went with the square. Since we're in rainy season and if you live in So. Cal you know that we've had some bipolar weather... one day it's raining the next its in the mid 70's. lol

So here I started with SU! Sage shadow cardstock for the base. Then layered it with a basic white, followed it with again My minds eye Quite contrary collection. I tried to set a scene of the rain to the left the clouds the right and the flowers in the middle with the phrase shine in the scalloped punched cut out. I wanted to illustrate the beauty of the paper rather than covering it with a stamped image. I hope you like it.

R.I.P Alexander McQueen!!

Before I had a glimmer of creating cards, I went to fashion design school, and Alexander McQueen was one of my favorite designers along with all the other greats. My prayers are with his family and friends... the fashion industry just lost a great creator!

So in memory of this fabulous designer I wanted to make a card using one of his designs for a color sketch, along with this weeks mojo card sketch.

I thought this was a great way to pay tribute to his work. He's a bit eccentric for most people, but you have to love the colors and concepts he put together.

And I'm back in the game....

Hey folks, I'm back! It's a new year and I have new creations to share with you. So I'd like to share my creation for the new Mojo challenge #120.

I had so much fun playing with this sketch with my new toy, the Spellbinder. Aside from the small templates it came with I purchased the Classic scalloped large circles, that was perfect for this.

I started with a basic white cardstock for my card, then used Stampin' Up Candy Lane dsp for the background and the two other large pieces. I also used Chocolate chip cardstock for the scallop edge and the whats underneath the pattern paper. For the sentiment part, I used Spellbinders shapeabilities ribbon tag trio. For the greeting I used the SU! A happy heart set. The ribbon is SU! Pretty in pink 1/4" ribbon and pinned it down with a red brad. For my main image I used Dressy Ebony from the Greeting farm digital stamps. And for the circle scalloped edge I used SU! Ridding hood red and Pretty in pink. I hope you like it, and thanks for visiting. Tooddles!

Good Times!

Hello everyone, I hope you're enjoying your extra hour of sleep... I know I am, lol. It's Mojo Monday challenge time again and I'm excited about this sketch. Since I'm on the subject of sleep, I thought I'd make a dreamlike card with the clouds and all. I've had this rubber stamp from years ago from a place, that sadly is no longer in business, but I feel it's still current.

Also the cloud stamp was from the same little shop which I remember buying at the same time because I thought they looked really cool and not too cartoony. I used Baja breeze, Sage shadow and Whisper white cardstock. For the clouds behind kitty, I used a scallop punch and sponged Baja breeze ink all around him. The sentiment phrase comes from the SU! Great friend set. I hope you like it and have a great week! Tooddles.

Sweet Treats

Happy Friday everyone! Thank you again for visiting and here's todays card. I finally came up with a design for the Mojo monday challenge. I had fun with this one! I added some ink on the edges of all the paper pieces to give it a vintage look. And the accordion circle was especially fun and easier than I thought. I used the pepermint candy stamp from a christmas set from inkadinkado and the phrases from SU! Teenie tiny wishes. The black strip paper was from the Rockabilly dsp. I hope you like it. Have a great weekend! Tooddles.

Sparkle!

Hi everyone, I hope you had a nice weekend. It's starting to feel more like the fall these days with the winds and the chiily nights . . . . . I love it! It's time for another Mojo challenge, and to go with the chilly days coming soon, I wanted to make a card representing shiny stars and dark blue skies. I hope you like it. Tooddles.

Happiness

Hello, thanks for visiting. Todays card comes from this weeks Mojo sketch. It took me a while to come up with just the right paper, but I think it came out alright. the Quote in the middle came from a small onion scratch pad I had a while back thats made for scrapbook sentiments and quotes. I hope you like, tooddles.

Joy, Peace, Love

So here's another Christmas creation. I used the new Mojo Monday sketch #105 thats on for this week. I had fun with this one, especially with the big scallops. I used the 1-1/4 circle punch for those and I still have SU! Dashing dsp from 2007, I love this paper... I wished I'd bought more. I hope you like it. Tooddles