Mojo Monday

So, I'm a week behind on this one, but it got made and needs to be displayed. :)

This is last week's Mojo Monday sketch. It's a so-so card for me. After completing it, I wished I had made the entire back layer only one dp instead of two. But the glue was down and the card done. Next time....

It's officially my first day of Spring Break and oh did it feel wonderful to sleep in a bit. It's also pouring rain today which makes me even more glad that I'm not teaching! lol My plans for today pretty much include taking care of my car, and maybe doing some housework. It's time for an oil change and I am in need of a new windshield (darn truck on the freeway!). Amy's mom (Mom Cora) is coming into town today for a visit, so some vacuuming and dusting may be in order just to spiff the place up a little bit.

But in the meantime, I love sitting here and listening to the rain fall down. Summer will be here before we know it and it will be hotter than stink outside... So this cool rain is most welcome!


Have a great Monday! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies-
Stamps- SU- Of the Earth
Paper- Sage Shadow, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Everafter dp
Ink- Going Gray, Tangerine Tango, Sage Shadow
Accessories- ribbon, sponge, nestabilities

Taylor's Sketch Challenge #106

Good afternoon! Sorry for the long silence here on the blog. I have been busy crafting away, but mostly on things I can't show you...yet... Stay tuned for more on that.

But in the meantime, I do have this that I can share! I made a quick little card in the middle of all that crafting so that I would have something to put up on here. I used Taylor's sketch from last week, but flipped it on its side. I just could figure out what to do with that giant open space with it vertically. Guess the mojo didn't strike that way, lol.

I pulled out a color and paper combo that I liked from a Viva la Verve card I made last month. The colors are just bright and cheery... They make me smile.

I hope your Saturday is sunny and peaceful! Happy almost Easter!

Thanks for stopping by.
Supplies- Stamps- PTI: Big & Bold Wishes
Paper- Pure Poppy, Basic Black, Cosmo Cricket dp, Bitty Box dp
Ink- Basic Black
Accessories- ribbon, jewels

Sweet Sunday Sketch #62

Good evening! I took a little break from stamping this weekend, mostly because I really wasn't home to do any stamping. :) I made my Viva la Verve card quickly on Saturday morning before stamp camp, but I spent my time after stamp camp visiting with my parents whom both happened to be in town at the same time. It was a great evening full of chatting and catching up.

Sunday found me off to church at an earlier service than normal, again with my parents. Our church was having a big blood drive on site, and I really wanted to donate finally! I haven't been able to donate before because of the restrictions: I've been out of the country in no-no countries, had immunizations that strictly forbade me to donate, and/or I didn't weigh enough. But no more! I'm all clear! What a wonderful opportunity and gift to give to someone, somewhere in need. Well, donating blood ended up taking forever (long line! But isn't that a blessing in itself?!). By the time I finished I literally had to fly home in order to change before heading off to the opera with my roommate. And don't worry. My roommate drove to the opera. :)

We've attended the Long Beach Opera's performances for a few years now thanks to a friend who plays in the orchestra. LBO is notorious for performing more modern, lesser-known, often very strange operas. Needless to say, they are always entertaining. Yesterday we saw Nixon in China. Not sure how that was turned into an opera, but a composer named John Adams saw potential and did it! lol We definitely enjoyed ourselves, and the accompanying music was beautiful. Mostly rhythmic... Almost no melody.

Enough blabbering... Onto the card! I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch for this card. I pulled out some older, much loved but lately neglected, dp from My Mind's Eye. I started out with pink instead of orange, but that quickly changed. Orange just felt much more comfortable. Some buttons, a stamped background with a Verve set, and it was ready to roll! I really did envision a bow on here, but after making one couldn't find a place it would fit. The bow just made the whole card feel off-balanced. So, here is my first bow-less card in a long time!

Four more days until Spring Break! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies-
Stamps- Verve: Accent Notes, PTI: Blooming Button Bits
Paper- Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Orange Zest, My Mind's Eye dp (Tres Jolie)
Ink- Orange Zest, Baja Breeze
Accessories- buttons, dimensionals, apron lace punch

Viva la Verve!

Good afternoon! It's such a beautiful day outside today! I can't wait to get outside and garden a little bit this afternoon. I need to clear out some old plants from my classroom's plot at school so that they can plant new veggies on Monday in honor of our reading Peter Rabbit. So fun!

I also of for some stamping at Stamp Camp this afternoon with some friends. We haven't met in since January, and I missed that one because I was sick! I'm so overdue to hang out with my stamping buddies!

This is the final week of March's Viva la Verve challenges, and our final kitchen inspiration. Amber let us find our own pictures this week to be inspired by. I quickly hopped onto Google images and searched "traditional kitchens." I'm a traditional girl at heart. :) I found this GORGEOUS kitchen and the browns and aquas just spoke to me right away. Love! Someday, I'll have a house of my own, and I going to have a great kitchen! It's my favorite room in a house (besides my bedroom, that is, lol).

I pulled out some dark chocolate and ocean tides paper and dp, played with some jewels, border punches, and ended up with this! I tea dyed the edges of the sentiment, as well as added just a touch of bling to one corner.

Hope your Saturday is just as sunny and springy! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies-
Stamps- PTI: Big & Bold Wishes
Paper- Whisper White, Ocean Tides, Dark Chocolate, Bitty Dots dp, In Bloom dp
Ink- Chocolate Chip, Ocean Tides
Accessories- tea dye inks, ribbon, dimensionals, jewels, scallop edge punch

Meditations

Good morning! I have a random card I created, but it was inspired by a card Dawn McVey made a few days ago. See it here. I loved the simple layout with the little buttons in the corner, and thought, "Hey, I can do that!" Love those moments! I wasn't sure if I was going to get some stamping time in last night. We gained some unexpected company for the next three nights. Very welcome company, though! But the house was empty when I got home from work yesterday, so I sat myself right on down to start getting crafty. :)

I pulled out one of my favorite verse stamp from Verve, Meditations, (plus it's really big and long which worked well with a big rectangle panel, hehe). What a wonderful reminder to keep telling myself throughout each day. I glittered up the edges of the verse instead of tea dying them for a little shimmer. I also moved the bow off of the image and down to separate the two dp panels. So happy with how this turned out!

It's the morning of our big school musical production! Our all-school rehearsal went well yesterday, other than it being two hours long. My poor little first grade kiddos were getting pretty antsy by the end! But they did so well! And they sounded even better. This morning, bring on the parents, and the grandparents, and the uncles, and the aunts.... They're going be awesome!

Today also brings me down to five days until Spring Break! Hooray! I don't really have any definitive plans at the moment, but sometimes that's all right. I can always use some down time.

Thanks for stopping by! And Happy Friday!
Supplies- Stamps- Verve: Meditations
Paper- Groovy Guava, Spring Moss, Whisper White, Tea Leaves dp, Bitty Box dp
Ink- Close to Cocoa
Accessories- ribbon, buttons, glitter, glue pen

Taylor's Sketch Challenge #105

It's been a few weeks since I've had the opportunity to play along with Taylor's Sketch Challenge and this felt like as good a week as any to jump right back in. I've been seeing so much of this color combo all over the blogosphere and had to be a part of it. Isn't it pretty?

I was initially inspired by this amazingly gorgeous card by Debbie Olson. She posted it back during the PTI release a week or two ago. Then, Jackie Pedro just had to go and make a card using the exact same combo (she was also inspired by Debbie Olson)! I think that was the straw that broke the camel's back. I've been wanting to play with this combo, and this was the final kick in the pants. :)

I pulled out my In Bloom set and sat down for some coloring. I've been in the mood to use my copics lately, as they have been much neglected recently. I do love to color, but most of my stamps don't require it.

I added a little tiny glittered frame around the sentiment using my fine tipped glue pen. The corners felt a little lonely, so I paper pierced them just a tad. Lastly, I used a button as the little circle detail so that I could also fulfill the requirements for Lisa Johnson's Poppy Seed Challenge: use buttons, polka dots, and Spring Moss on a card. Done!

We have an all school dress rehearsal this morning for our Spring Musical. So excited! Music is one of my favorite things in school, and getting to watch my kiddos perform just makes my heart happy. Hopefully my wiggle worms will be able to sit for the whole hour!

Only six more days until Spring Break (today doesn't count because it already started. Logical, right?!)!

Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies- Stamps- PTI: In Bloom, Giga Guide Lines
Paper- Kraft, Whisper White, Pretty Pastels dp
Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories- copics, ribbon, dimensionals, fine tip glue pen, glitter, button, twine, paper piercer

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch #66

Good morning! I whipped up a quick card for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch before Lost came on last night. :) I've gotta squeeze 'em in where I can! Overall, I kept this one pretty simple. I inked up a previously uninked image from my Everyday Button Bits set, settled on a two button tree instead of a three buttoned tree, and finished it up.

I guess I'm not too chatty as I type this up. I blame it on being midweek. :) I'm always more tired on Tuesdays than Mondays. I think it is just that the adrenaline from Monday is gone, and Tuesday brings me back to reality, lol. Needless to say, I go to bed really early for the rest of the week. Sleep is my friend!

Happy hump day! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies- Stamps- PTI: Everyday Button Bits
Paper- Kraft, Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Turning a New Leaf dp
Ink- Chocolate Chip
Accessories- ribbon, buttons, dimensionals, tea dye inks

Mojo Monday

Good morning! I was super productive last night and managed to finish yet another Mojo Monday card on Monday! I did adapt the sketch into a typical A2 card. I just don't have the long envelopes to fit a long rectangle. Well, that, and my long rectangle cards just never turn out well, in my opinion, hehe.

I think I have an addiction not only to my tea dye inks, but also to Raspberry Fizz! I don't know when it happened, but it sure did. I've made more cards in the last week with Raspberry Fizz than in my entire stamping career! Something about the color just hits me right this month. It's bright, but so perfect. Especially the ribbon. The satin ribbon is a must have!

I pulled out some My Mind's Eye dp that I grabbed at CHA back in January and got down to business. I kept things really simple. That polka dotted paper was busy enough all by its little 'ol self. I did tea dye the edges of the sentiment once again. It's a beautiful addiction, no? :)

Have a wonderful Tuesday! It's staff meeting day, so a longer one at work. And Lost is on tonight! YAY! (Another great addiction, lol)

Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies-
Stamps- Verve: Happy Birthday PJ
Paper- Aqua Mist, Raspberry Fizz, Whisper White, MME Oh, La La dp
Ink- Raspberry Fizz
Accessories- whole punch, ribbon, dimensionals, nestabilities, tea dye inks

Sweet Sunday Sketch #61

Good evening! After a little day off yesterday, I'm back to stamping this evening. Amy and I traveled over to church, ran a few errands (one of which involved pedicures!!!!), and then came home to have a little car washing party. The weather was gorgeous outside yesterday, and after multiple rain storms, followed by wind blowing dust, followed by rain, etc, etc... It was time for a washing. We both agreed that there is something hot about shiny, clean cars, hehe.

Amy and I were also talking about the fact that next Sunday is Palm Sunday! I can't believe that Easter is already around the corner. Where does time go? Though, I am really looking forward to Spring Break. This week and next week to go and then it's here! Yay!

I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch for this card, and from the colors you can see that I definitely had spring and Easter on my mind. :) I used a big off-center bow instead of a paper piece. I liked how the paper hung off, but the perfectionist in me just couldn't get passed the asymmetrical feel of the card. Oh well, lol. Big bows work, too! I stamped a few swirls from Beautiful Kindness around the edge of the circle and added some tea dye ink also. I think those are my new addiction... The tea dye inks... How did I live without these for so long??! I love how they can tame that so-bright white into a white with depth.

Well, that's it out of me for today! I've already finished my Mojo Monday card as well (I know!!! Productive night!), so that will be up tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies- Stamps- Verve: Everlasting Life, Beautiful Kindness
Paper- Baja Breeze, Spring Moss, Whisper White, Pretty Pastels dp
Ink- Plum Pudding, Certainly Celery
Accessories- ribbon, nestabilities, tea dye inks

Viva la Verve!

Happy Spring! It's a lovely day here... Low 70s. My next stop today is the chair out in the sun with my book. So excited! Spring was my big influence once again today for my Viva la Verve card. Well, spring, and this pretty apron from our walk through kitchens this month. Plus, I still had all those bright springy colors sitting out from my card last night. :)

Amber sure gave us a doosey of a sketch this week! Not one circle, but three circles and hanging off of vertical panels. Eek! I'm not sure if I'm completely happy with my card, but it's definitely not a flop, and I don't mind sharing it with you all.

I started with my Let it Shine set... Which I just realized is mislabeled!!! It's in a Big Wish package! And here I've been labeling my cards with this set Big Wish... cause that's what it said... But then I got to thinking that calling this set Big Wish didn't really make a whole lot of sense. A little investigating later, and I was right! hehe I stamped one of the sun images (which also makes a great flower!) onto Bitty Dots dp, colored a few petals with my copic marker to make it a bit darker, and popped them up. I also added a little glitter strip at the bottom of the green.

I'm off to friend's house this evening for a birthday barbecue. I'm bringing a corn, tomato, and avocado salad as my side dish. It's a Paula Dean recipe and soooo yummy! It will be good to spend time with good friends, and outdoors, too!

I hope your Saturday is full of blue skies and sunshine as well! Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies-
Stamps- Verve: Let it Shine
Paper- Raspberry Fizz, Sweet Blush, Whisper White, Spring Moss, Pretty Pastels dp, Bitty Dots dp
Ink- Raspberry Fizz, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories- ribbon, copics, circle punches, glitter, double sided tape, dimensionals