Mojo Monday Challenge 180

Today I made a card for Mojo Monday Challenge 180.  I don't think I've ever made a round card before, so I figured it was time I give it a try!  I wasn't sure what to do at first because I've made so many fancy, feminine cards lately I wanted to take a short break from them.   After taking a minute to look at the sample, the idea of using the smaller circle as the moon popped into my mind...and of course, I had to use my sponges to create that effect.  So, I got busy, sponged away and this is what I came up with.  Hope you like it.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

 

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a Tree & On Your Birthday

Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Marina Mist & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Garden Green, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum, 

Rose Red, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie & Daffodil Delight

Punch:  Word Window & 1 1/4" Circle

Big Shot:  Scallop Circle Bigz Die

To create the sponging effect, just start lightly sponging and keep doing it until it's as dark as you would like.  Then start with the next color making sure they overlap to create the blended effect.  I do have one stripe that stands out, but I did that on purpose to try and follow the Mojo sketch having two circles and one rectangle.  

Butterfly Gift Card Holder

Today's post is a gift card holder that I made for a game I play when I hold workshops.  It was pretty simple and quick to make, which is a good thing because I seem to have a hard time keeping up lately!

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Stamp Set:  Flight of the Butterfly

Card Stock:  So Saffron, Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist

 & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  So Saffron, Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi

 & Marina Mist 

Punch:  Butterfly

Ribbon:  1/8" Taffeta in Marina Mist

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Petal Cone Die Box

Today's post is another thing I've been thinking about for a few weeks.  At our last Red Hot Stampers meeting our upline, Glenda, had all of us cut out two of the Petal Cone Dies using any color we wanted, and you guessed it....she asked us  to make something out of it.  For some odd reason I chose Always Artichoke ~ don't ask me why~ and now I needed to figure out what to do with it.  Well, that's where these challenges come to the rescue!  I saw challenge 56 from Hand Stamped Sentiments.  It was all about dies, and that's what I was doing.  So I decided to do a box and put some kind of flower on top... 

...but what color  should I use for my flower?  That's where my next challenge, #41 from Stampin' Celebration helped out.  I love the colors they put out there for us to use.  This challenge has shadowing on the table cloth that makes it appear green and the flowers were just the color I needed to go with Always Artichoke.

Thanks to all the ladies out there who put a lot of time and effort into these challenges for us!

I finally came up with this lovely box.  Not sure what kind of flower I would call it, but I think it looks similar to some pictures I've seen of some dahlias, so I'll go with that. :)  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  Always Artichoke, Rich Razzleberry & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Rich Razzleberry & So Saffron

Big Shot Dies:  Petal Cone & Daisies Flower #2

Punches:  Boho Blossoms & 1/2" Circle

Ribbon:  5/8" Grosgrain in Rich Razzleberry

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

I sponged the daisies with Rich Razzleberry and So Saffron then attached the three layers of the large daisy to each other and curled each layer to my liking.  I repeated the same step with two layers of the medium daisies and one layer of the small daisy. I attached it to the box with velcro, so it's relatively easy on and off.

Happy Wedding Day

Today's card is one that I've been thinking about for a couple of weeks.  I've always loved the white cards with just a touch of color on them, and I thought it would be a great idea to use for a wedding card for my nephew and his bride to be.  As I was looking around at different sketch challenges I found one that I thought would go great with what's been going through my mind...The Paper Players Challenge # 35.  Thank you, ladies, for your idea and your challenges.  This is the first one I am doing with the Paper Players. :)

I wanted the color I used to coordinate with their wedding colors, however I knew we did not have the color of ink I needed.  I ended up sponging Pacific Point around all the edges and then going over it with Wild Wasabi.  It was too green when I did that, so I carefully sponged back over it again with Pacific Point until the color matched the invitation.  Yes! I got it to match perfectly! 

I got the idea for scoring the flower petals from this video here.  I'm not sure what her name its, but she makes beautiful flowers!  Thank you for the idea!

Thanks for looking and have a great day! 

Card Stock:  Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pacific Point & Wild Wasabi

Big Shot Embossing Folders:  Vintage Wallpaper, Elegant Lines & Elegant Bouquet

Punches:  Blossom Petals & 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval 

Jewels:  Basic Pearls
Shimmer Paint:  Champange Mist

Because I Care

Today's card was made for a new friend and fellow demonstrator who is going to be sending the birthday cards she receives to servicemen and woman overseas to send to back to their loved ones.  I've read about this quite a bit lately and am glad I have a chance to participate.  Click here if you'd like to read about what she's doing.

Stamp Set:  Because I Care & On Your Birthday

Card Stock:  Perfect Plum, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Perfect Plum & Certainly Celery

Punch:  Scallop Trim Border & Modern Label

Big Shot Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Baby Buggy

Today I have a 3x3 card for a baby shower that's coming up soon.  What color do you make the card when you don't know if it's a boy or girl?  A mixture like this.  The green and yellow just didn't seem to be working out, so I put just a touch of each color in with a lot of white!  

Card Stock:  Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Certainly Celery & Bashful Blue
Big Shot Embossing Folder:  Perfect Polka Dots
Punches:  Scallop Trim Border & 1/2" Circle
All other circles were cut with a circle cutter and the handle cut by hand

Lovely as a Tree

Well, I'm a little slow getting this card out today, but that's life sometimes.  I'm just glad things have been cancelled around here because of the snow and ice, giving me a chance to have a day of stamping all to myself...well, at least half of a day. :)  Today I'm doing a masculine card for the Mojo Monday challenge.  I can't say it's as pretty as what I normally make, but I'm getting a little low on guy cards and need to build up my supply.  I think I need to start building up a supply of new masculine stamp sets too! 



Thanks for looking!

Stamp Set:  Lovely as a Tree
Card Stock:  Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Old Olive, Chocolate Chip & Cherry Cobbler
Punches:  Modern Label & Word Window
Big Shot Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice