Final Halloween MOJO

Figured I'd sneak one last Halloween card into the mix with this weeks MOJO Monday's sketch challenge. I had fun putting together a little creepy with a little cute on this card. 

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After smooch spritzing my very vanilla cardstock with Silver Foil, I then took a dry paint brush and dabbed over the top with a bit of Basic Black Ink. The edges were also darkened with a sponge and black ink.

I couldn't resist making the most of this fabulous DSP, so pulled the Treats word out along the bottom of my card and also cut out a nasty black rat, which once I put the red jeweled eye on, totally gave me the chills. The cute little owl was heat embossed with black embossing powder and his little treat bag was cut out and popped up with a left over piece of the Pick Your Poison DSP.

Hope you all have a wonderfully SPOOKY and fun Halloween!

SU! Products Used:

Stamps - Hostess Warmest of Wishes

Paper - Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Pick Your Poison DSP

Punches - Owl Builder, Scallop Edge

Accessories - Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, Black Embossing Powder

note: DSP stands for Designer Series Paper

Blue Mojo

Thought I'd get my Mojo on this afternoon and make some cards!! Since I didn't have to pick up my Kindergartner from school (she flew to AZ today) and both the boys napped at the same time, I had some free Mama time to do just that! Yipee!!

I used this weeks Mojo Monday sketch as inspiration for my card but flipped it sideways to fit my stamp. I pulled out my Big Shot (who am I kidding, not like it's in the closet...it's practically attached to my hip, hehe!) and used the larger scallop circle from my SU! Sizzix Circle, Scallop #2 die. I colored directly on my stamp with Stampin' Write Markers with Pear Pizzazz, Certainly Celery, Not Quite Navy & Bashful Blue. Did a bit of huffing and viola', a pretty little multicolored peacock!

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This weeks Color Throwdown colors seemed perfect for my little bird and after pulling out my Color Coach, I decided Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi & Certainly Celery matched their little butterflies the best.

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I used two tiny little scraps on top of my little flag ribbon (not quite sure what to call it) then added a tiny Marina Mist bow. A bit of green bling throughout adds a bit of sparkle & ties all the blue/greens together. My sentiment is from Messages for Mom but I think everyone likes to hear how wonderful they are, whether they are a Mom or not!

Punches Used: 2-1/2" Circle, 1-1/4" Square (for the little bite out of my flag)

Mojo Wedding

Today a beautiful bride is getting married in the corn fields of Iowa. (Well, not REALLY in the corn fields but in a beautiful park) I made Kathryn's wedding invitations to coordinate with her peacock theme and after glittering up the feathers of 200 peacocks and 370 feathers, I didn't think I'd be touching another peacock stamp for quite some time. Don't get me wrong, I'm a total fan of peacocks and their beautiful coloring, I was just a little over-done (so to speak) with feathers, peacocks and blue glitter (which is on my face as I'm typing this).

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This weeks Mojo Monday was the perfect sketch to compliment the RETIRED peacock from Very Thankful. I took the brides color scheme of Chocolate Chip, Brilliant Blue, Taken With Teal & Very Vanilla. This fancy looking squished up ribbon has recently caught my eye and after watching a wonderful tutorial on Ann Schach's blog, I just had to give it a go! I heat embossed the peacock with clear embossing powder after stamping in Craft Chocolate Chip. The little flowers are the ONLY thing that isn't SU! on this card BUT they were the perfect shade of blue and we all know what every bride needs on her wedding day, something BLUE!!

Wish you both the best on your special day and always, Kathryn & Chris! 

Mama Mojo

My Mom has been staying with the kids and I for two weeks lending an extra pair of loving arms to help around the house. As she drove away, little knots started forming in my tummy, knowing that I would be going at this deployment alone once more. So, what better way to fix those silly knots then paper craft! This weeks Mojo Monday was the perfect inspiration to get started and when I paired my Moms two favorite colors together and added a handmade flower, I have to say I was quite pleased with the result!

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I used Pretty in Pink & Wild Wasabi throughout the card, including the DSP. My handmade flower was created using the faux suede method of punching out a shape (in this case, circles) and breaking down the fibers in the paper with my bone folder until I was able to pull the paper apart into two layers (or 3 per the case in one of my circles). I used the Scallop Trim Border punch along the side of my long Wild Wasabi paper. My flower was made with the 1-3/4", 1-3/8" & 1-1/4" Circle Punches. I used a brad to hold them together and fancied it up with a large piece of pink bling. My sentiment is from Well Scripted. The three little circles are punched out from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and I did the "pulled apart" faux suede effect on them as well. Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz added a bit of sparkle to my flower and 3 small circles. And a piece of Pink ribbon to finish the complete sketch. This weeks Tuesday Morning Sketch challenge just so happens to be Handmade Flowers, SWEET!! At the last moment, I corner rounded the ends of the card, which I felt gave it softer lines...

Thank you Mom for all of your loving help with the kids & house! We're going to miss your cooking, talks and uncontrollable laughter! Love you TONS!! Can't wait till Christmas!

Real Men Mojo

I had plans to use this stamp set on another sketch challenge BUT after coloring in the image late one night and leaving my card (all cut out but not adhered together) on my desk (along with some slightly expensive markers) I came upstairs in the morning to find my 2 1/2 year old son had "helped" me by coloring over my ENTIRE image (and part of my desk) with a RED marker...EEEK! So, sorry to say, I was a bit bummed by my slight misfortune of forgetting to close the baby gate (which only keeps him out 1/2 of the time) and decided to wait until the steam had settled from my insides before trying again! :)

I started off with this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch #156

and added a bit of color from the Play Date Cafe Challenge

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After flipping the sketch on it's side, I used Whisper White as my base and cut strips of 1" Basic Black, Real Red & Garden Green for my background. The Real Red got eaten on one side with the Scallop Border Punch. I added Basic Black ribbon and three Black Brads before popping up the image off of my card with dimensionals, I just LOVE those things (which is most likely why I have 3 packages as back up)!! 

Sketchy Colored Chocolate

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I think this card can TOTALLY rock the "multiple personalities" phrase since it's a combination of 2 challenges. What do ya think?? I first started off with this flashy and BRIGHT color combo from The Color Throwdown and followed the sketch from this weeks Mojo Monday. I had fun coloring this little lady, she's a girl after my own heart! Chocolate in one hand and a girlie drink in the other, yum! I added a bit of crystal effects to her drink to give it that "just poured" look and viola!

Mojo Squared

This weeks Mojo challenge is just that...round OR square. I decided to try my hand at both and went with a bit of an OWLish theme as well. 

On this card, I added a bit of Crystal Effect to the belly & eyes, and of course BLING!!

and now for something SQUARE...

I used Craft White & White embossing powder on the owl.

Don't you just LOVE the sentiment?!

Daisy Mojo

Soooooo, I picked up this snazzy paper the other day and just HAD to try it out, it reminds me of some fabric one of my Grandma's used to wear, you know the kind of polyester that had little raised bits in the pattern?

This week's Mojo Monday sketch seem to scream for some LOUD paper, so I got to work...

Mary Fish, a paper crafting guru, whom I blog stalk occasionally (okay ALL the time) was a guest designer for this weeks Mojo Monday sketch...I have NO IDEA where she finds the time to create sooo many fabulous projects and post almost DAILY to her blog...O, to be like Mary Fish (who I secretly think is hiding some card making fairies with magic wands in her craft room) wink, wink!