Monday, January 17, 2011

Mojo Monday

What an absolutely glorious afternoon! I truly hope the weather is just as gorgeous wherever you are today. It truly feels like spring here (82 degrees!), the sun is out, and the sky is bright blue without a cloud in sight. I've got to enjoy it because the forecast is for winter to sneak back in later this week.


It's a holiday here in the US, and we're celebrating MLK Day.... Which also means I get a lovely day off of school. I have filled my day off with reading, stamping (of course), some cooking and soon to be baking, laundry, and a quick run to a Jewish deli to satisfy my lunch craving. :)

The card I have to share with you today is a double challenge. I loved this week's Mojo Monday sketch and knew immediately I wanted to use some of my new Verve goodies on it. Enter Emery the Elephant. Isn't he adorable?! I knew I had to have him the moment he made his sneaky peak debut. Which transitions nicely into the second challenge... Verve's Diva Dare for January (formerly the Project Parade). The challenge this month is to create a baby-themed card, project, etc. Well, with my new Verve stamps, this was easy! I combined Emery with a sentiment from To the Moon and some stars from Starstruck. The stars had swirly tails attached, but I just cut them off.

I stamped Emery twice, cutting out his head on the second one to pop up. I colored with him with some copics, and then stamped a tiny star from To the Moon to place on his tummy. I covered all three of the stars with Cinnamon stickles for some sparkle. I am so in love with how this card turned out! The roomie liked it so much, she's already claimed it for a cousin expecting a baby boy. Which means I'll have to stamp something on the inside as well (she always checks, silly girl!). Good thing there are some cute sentiments in this set, as well!

I hope your Monday is off to a great start! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies-
Stamps- Verve: To the Moon, Starstruck
Paper- Baja Breeze, Dark Chocolate, Very Vanilla, October Afternoon Thrift Shop & Fly a Kite dp
Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip
Accessories- ribbon, twine, button, stickles, dimensionals, nestabilities, copics, tea dye stains

13 comments:

  1. This is absolutely adorable, Kristina!!! Love how you tied the stars in and your colouring is amazing. I can see why your roomie has claimed it - I would too, no sentiment needed on the inside either LOL! Fabulous entry to the Diva Dare :)

    Glad you enjoyed your day off :) Sounds like the perfect way to spend a day.

    Thanks for your kind comment on my skewed panel ;) I think I have finally recovered LOL!

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  2. This is really adorable. I'm sure you enjoyed your day. We didn't get the day off north of 49, but we were thinking of you lucky ducks!

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  3. this just has cute and sweetness written all over it!! You obviously got some new goodies after the last release :) Your day off sounds wonderful...and actually, this Monday wasn't too bad...sold some cards at work and no staff meeting :) love the new blog look, thanks for the info :)

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  4. This card is simply gorgeous! your hand-coloring is very impressive. I love the color combination, and that little elephant is so dang cute!

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  5. This is beautiful. Love the colors you used.

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  6. This is just super adorable Kristina!! I love the colors, papers, and the sweet little stars!

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  7. Beautiful card, Kristina! Love how you colored sweet Emery and the fabulous job you've done with the sketch! Great colors and papers!

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  8. This is just adorable, Kristina! Love the colors and that little star on his chest! So sweet! Thanks for taking the Diva Dare!

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  9. Such a sweet adorable baby boy card!

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  10. This is SO CUTE!! I just love the colors and your shading is awesome!

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  11. What a sweetie-pie card! Blues and browns are so good together...awe... Hope you are having a great weekend!

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  12. I absolutely love Emery and you have made him so cute! He kind of reminds me of a Care Bear with the star on his tummy! Love it!

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