Mojo Tuesday

Hi All,
I wanted to share another card that I made in preparation for a friends upcoming Stamp a Stack. I had gone on over to Mojo Monday and they had this great sketch:

I decided to rotate the sketch for my purposes. Here is what I came up with:

I used a base of Smokey Slate, layers of Whisper White and Basic Grey with a panel of Winter Frost DP. I used Homemade Holidays Photopolymer stamp set for my main image and the sentiment. Some White Organza ribbon and I was done! Love this set!! Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Veterans Day to All!! Thank You to those who have served!!
Karin

Mojo Wednesday!

Hi All,
I wanted to share some of my Halloween cards that used some of the awesome new goodies in the new Holiday Catalog! I knew that I had to get my own Halloween cards done but was stumped for a layout so I went on over to Mojo Monday and they had this great sketch:

 

I knew this would be perfect! Here is what I came up with:

 

Love, Love Love the new Holiday Home Polymer stamp set with the coordinating Homemade Holiday framelits. These Polymer stamps were SO easy to use and line up! It was also a great way to play with my Blendabilities! Its so great to be able to blend colors without them bleeding through the paper! Love the end result! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 



Birthday Mojo!

Morning All,
I wanted to share the birthday card that I made for my 102 year old grandmother. I have been slowly working away at her gifts (as I make all of her greeting cards) but I hadn't attempted this special card yet. So I went on over to Mojo Monday and they had another great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

 

After rotating the sketch I used a base of some Pretty  in Pink I had left over and some of my retired Afternoon Picnic DP that I had (loved the flowers!). I ran the pink panel through my vintage folder and the green panel through my stripes folder. The butterflies were Dies cut with the smaller punched out. A pearl and some crochet ribbon and I was done. I really hope she loves the vintage look!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin  

 

 



Mojo ...Wednesday!

Hi All,
I wanted to post a card that I was able to finish a little more efficiently than the card on my last post!!I had realized that I was quickly running out of time to finish my grandmother's birthday presents, as her 102nd b-day is in less than 2 weeks! So I went on over to Mojo Monday and was inspired by their sketch:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

I hope you can see the shine from the Silver Encore ink on the trees from Lovely as a Tree!! Love that set and its absolutely quick and easy with this ink plus its great to use the Silver Foil paper as a background! I ran the Island Indigo paper through my Northern Flurry EF and used the Christmas Messages set for the sentiment. A little of the silver ribbon and I was done. Love these colors together! Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

A little Mojo

Hi All,
I wanted to share another set of cards I made for my friends mother. I had gone on over to Mojo Monday and they had an awesome sketch:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Wisteria Wonder, a layer of Crushed Curry and some different pieces of Afternoon Picnic DP. I used the now retired Victorian lace ribbon and the sentiment was some Petite Pairs. Love the cheerful colors! Hope she likes these!

Karin



Mojo Monday on a Tuesday

Hi All,
Got home from work today and decided that I would post a card I made based on the sketch over at Mojo Monday :

 

As I am quickly running out of time (believe it or not!) to make my relatives Christmas cards I thought I should get a move on and add to the meager collection I have been able to make.



Here is what I came up with:

I am awaiting some of my new toys from the Holiday Mini and thought I would use some old favorites before playing with the new! I used the Festival of Prints DP with layers of Cherry Cobbler that had been run through the Tulips EF and some Lucky Limeade ribbon I had. The stocking is from the now retired Open Sleigh and the greeting is from Petite Pairs. Now I can check another one off my list! Have a great day!\

Karin

Alaskan Mojo!!

Hi All!
I am super excited to be back to my craft room and share my inspiration! You see for the past week I was on an Alaskan Cruise!! I had saved and posted a few cards that I had made prior to the cruise so I hope you enjoyed them all! I had brought a few things to color and cut while I was on the plane and at the hotel, which was fortunate as I was traveling for an almost complete day on either end! Yuck! Before I share my card of the day let me show you one of the wonderful "views" that I had!

That's a shot of the Tracy Arm Fjord. A Fjord is carved out by a glacier. See those pieces of ice floating? 90% of those are under water and I just can't say enough that this picture just doesn't do it justice! So breath taking!
So onto today! I had brought along the wreath from the new stamp set "Full of Blessings"and some markers and my blender pens. Now I needed to use these gorgeous wreaths!! I had gone on over to Mojo Monday and here was their great sketch of the week:

And here is what I came up with:

I rotated the design so that I could get the feel I wanted. I love all the new products from the mini on this card!! The "Full of Blessings" stamp set is so nice when embossed! I used the Early Espresso powder (love that color!) and colored with my Blender pens. I used the Wood Grain folder layering it with a piece of Early Espresso paper and Victorian ribbon. I also used the Howlstooth and Scaringbone DP. So versatile!! This card was so much fun to make! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Owl Mojo!

Hi All,
I have been trying to come up with a Halloween card design for my great aunt. She is 100 (almost 101) and is legally blind so as part of her birthday present every year I make her her Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas cards. I need to be able to make a large number so the design has to be easy to replicate. I had gone over to Mojo Monday for inspiration and their great sketch delivered:

Here is what I came up with:

I just can't resist all the ways you can use the Build an owl punch!! I ran the Basic Grey panel through the Vintage Wall Paper embossing folder and added a few more of my Night and Day scraps. I am a BIG proponent of using your scraps! I took a little creative freedom and instead of an element on the lower left hand corner I used it for my speech bubbles up to the right! Hmmm I like this so much maybe I should find another design for my aunt! LOL!!

Have a great day!

Karin

Halloween Mojo!

Hi All,
Well I decided I better get moving on making my Halloween and Thanksgiving cards, as the Fall is quite crazy! So I had seen the "Soot" technique on Dawn Olchefske website and knew that it would be perfect for my cards.I just wasn't sure about the layout. So I went on over to Mojo Monday and they did not disappoint with their sketch:

  So without further adieu here is my first attempt.

As I have a retirement special going this week with some of my goodies I thought I should use one of my old favorites, "House of Haunts" for this card. I love the variation you get on the glossy cardstock with the flame and how some of the edges are a bit more "dog eared" then others. I decided that I liked the front without the sentiment and added inside instead. You should really try out this technique! Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Stamp a Stack "mojo"

Hi All,
My crafting spree continues! Course as I need it all on Sunday its really a necessity! Anyway I wanted to offer a sign up for a vintage themed stamp a stack and had given out one of the cards to a friend!! Oops! So I needed another option and layout. As usual I was stumped so I went on over to Mojo Monday Blogspot and they had a great challenge:
                                
I chose the "square" option but kept mine at the traditional 4 1/4 x 11" layout as I don't have enough of the square envelopes on hand for the stamp a stack. Here is my interpretation:

I used Very Vanilla as the base with pieces of the Everyday Enchantment DP (SO sad its retired!!) as well as the organza ribbon that was available during Sale-a-bration. Of course, had to use my favorite all time set "Short and Sweet"!! I will never part with that set!! Here is a picture of all three cards I will be offering for my stamp a stack. 

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Need some "Mojo" today

Evening All,
Had a little extra energy after a bit of caffeine this evening at a good bye dinner for a wonderful co-worker and friend! I am excited for her to return home to California, as there really isn't any place like home, but she will be sorely missed!
So in trying to turn around the day I had gone on over to Mojo Monday Blogspot and they had another awesome sketch:

I was initially a little leery given the layers and my wrist being so restricted in my new brace but I gave it a whirl and here is what I came up with:

I took a few liberties and rotated the sketch. I needed a "Thank You" card and wanted some Summer colors so I used the Beyond the Garden DP (retired) and brights buttons with the sentiment coming from the Kindness Matters set. I ran the Daffodil Delight paper through the lattice embossing folder. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Mojo Monday

Hi All,
I had a short amount of time to "kill" yesterday before running over to the parents to continue the "cleaning" marathon! Boy you would think taking out a 22 foot full dumpster of "stuff" would make a "dent" but its truly just a start! Anyway I needed a little, more pleasant distraction, so I had gone on over to Mojo Monday Blogspot and they had a great sketch that I was very motivated by:

I am hoping to try a few new ideas with some of my extra "time" this Summer and one of them is to make a "card bouquet". I have been seeing them pop up on a few blogs and wanted to try my hand at it so I decided that this card will be my "jumping off" point:

I was really moved by the black portion of the sketch and decided to use that to add some extra "pop" to the card. I just love adding black as an accent color and it worked very nicely with the Wild Wasabi, at least I think so! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

MOJO 224 & CCMC185



Hi all,
Made these cards Friday night. I got into a new challenge (to me) Mojo Monday and they had a great sketch:

Now that I had my sketch I needed a color palette so I went on over to Create with Connie and Mary and they challenged use to use the following colors:

 I wanted to experiment with using mostly designer paper with minimal to no stamping so here was the first card I came up with:

I really love the Everday Elegance DP in the salebration catalog!! I really enjoy the  shabby chic/vintage style as you can tell from the card above. The only stamp I used was the filigree image from the Pines and Poinsettias set. I also went heavy on the sponging and tearing. As I was looking at this card I really was thinking about how it would look "cleaner". The clean and simple style is quite nice, but not the easiest style for me. I took another "crack" at it and here is what I came up with:

Same color palette but I replaced the Crumb Cake base with Whisper white and the stamp with the "Thanks" from Kindness Matters.

I like how both cards came out and think I will enter the Shabby chic version for the Connie and Mary challenge and the clean and simple(r) for Mojo Monday. I would love to know what you think!!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Karin

GO PATS!!!!