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)

B is for BOY

Using this weeks Color Throwdown colors of Early Espresso, Kiwi Kiss, Marina Mist & Old Olive and this fab sketch from The Paper Players, I pulled together this cutie patootie card. 

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 One of my all time favorite baby themed sets from SU! is of course

RETIRED but I just love the detail of this little foot from the I'm Here Stamp set. I stamped my little piggies in Early Espresso as well as the sentiment. After a bit of edging with the Cutter Kit tool on two of my circles, a few Stampin' Dimensionals and a scrap of 1/8" Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon tied through my button and viola'!

Punches used: 2-1/2", 1-3/4" & 1-3/8" Circle

Not So Normal Cycle

My dearly beloved washing machine has been down for the count for about a week now, so I pulled out this cute little stamp set, mentally sending my Sears repair man some good vibes, since he has to come back, yet again, to replace a part.

 This weeks Taylored Expressions sketch fit this stamp perfectly and I paired this sketch with the cheerful colors from the Color Throwdown to brighten my day, amidst the piles AND piles of dirty laundry that are starting to tower.

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I used RETIRED Bella Rose DSP for my chocolate chip, a circle embossing folder on my piece of so saffron (to give the illusion of bubbles), white embossing for my sentiment, crystal effects to give the washer a shiny paint effect and of course a bit of bling to finish it off. Happy washing!! 

Feathers

I started putting together this card two days ago BUT didn't get around to finishing it till today. As simple as it looks...there's always the challenge to find just the RIGHT stamp set to use in certain challenges, accessories, textures, etc. etc. This weeks I heart 2 sketch challenge was my very first piece of inspiration. 

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I'm not a HUGE fan of butterflies or hearts so I find it kind of ironic that this post has BOTH in it...my second challenge that I mushed with the first came from The Color Throwdown blog.

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So....as this isn't my FAVORITE card ever, I do like my little sassy lady, isn't she cute?! and I have the PERFECT person to send this sweet betty to, my adoring hubby, who totally ruffles my feathers! (wink, wink)

Perfect Blend

Lately I've been BLENDING challenges together, hence the title of this post NOT to mention the phrase on my finished card! :)

I started out with a three color base from The Color Throwdown

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Fell in LOVE with the color scheme and just HAD to ink up a new set of stamps that arrived in the mail. Not to mention, with my lack of sleep lately, I've got coffee on the BRAIN, hehe!

I corner rounded the Pink Pirouette base and Basic Gray layer of my card, then added the Scallop Trim Boarder Punch to the lower half of Rich Razzleberry. Found a scrap of textured Pink Pirouette that fit PERFECTLY for the top layer and then moved on to my row of stamped images. I didn't want to cut off the bit of steam from the center image, so I cut the paper a little bigger than the stamp and came back in with my scissors to capture the wisps. I did 'cheat' just a little and added a bit of brown to my coffee beans, the gray shadowing just wasn't cutting it for me. A piece of Rich Razzleberry RETIRED ribbon, edged the 2 cup images with silver & just the tiniest dab of Crystal Effects for my center cup of joe...On to the sentiment, which was stamped in White Craft Ink & heat embossed with White Embossing Powder. I almost added bling to the bottom left corner but decided to keep this one a little more simple, although I may NOT be able to resist adding some before I mail this little gem to a friend! :)

I also used this past weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch BUT didn't get my card finished in time to enter it, BUMMER...

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