Sketch 185 - Mojo Monday

ETA:  YAY!  This card was one of the finalists for the Mojo Monday #185 Sketch Challenge.

This is my entry for today's Mojo Monday Sketch.  I am pushing myself to use color combinations that are not the norm for me to see what I can come up with.  I had ordered this paper from PTI and had yet to use it so I decided to dig it out and see what I could come up with.  Here is a picture of the sketch:

After I stamped my image, I outlined it using my Sakura glitter pen.  I also outlined around the embossed butterfly (Spellbinders).  Unfortunately this does not show up well in the picture but in person, it really adds some sparkle to the image as well as to the butterfly without being overpowering like glitter sometimes can be.

Instead of ribbon, I braided some purple twine.  I added three Royal Velvet buttons and some purple adhesive gems as the final embellishments. 

The sentiment says it all as this card was a lot of fun to make.  I hope this Monday brought some joy into your life as well.

Products Used:

Stamp Sets - PTI Life and Everyday Button Bits

Cardstock - PTI Ripe Avocado, Vintage Cream, Royal Velvet

Pacific Vinyear patterned paper

Ink -  PTI Ripe Avocado and CTMH Gypsy

PTI Edgers #1 die, Limitless Layers and Double Ended Banner die

Spellbinders Butterfly die

Royal Velvet buttons

Twine

Adhesive gems

Sakura Glitter pen

Sketch 172 - Mojo Sunday?

Here's my submission for this week's Mojo Monday challenge.  Yes, I realize it's Sunday.  However, this card has been sitting in my studio in various forms since Monday so doesn't that count?

I used paper from the DCWV Once Upon A Time Mat Stack and paired that with PTI's Fine Linen which has quickly become one of my favorite "go to" neutrals.  I embossed a piece of Cream cardstock with one of the new Tim Holtz Sizzix folders and then distressed the edges and inked them with a combination of Antique Linen and Vintage Photo distress inks.  I then lightly stamped the text image from an Inkadinkado stamp in CTMH Bambo ink ontop.  The flower is from my stash and may be a Prima but I am not positive.

This is not my usual card style which is why I think it took me so long to create.  I may have been overthinking things a little but I have to say I am very pleased with the outcome.

Sketch 120 - Mojo Monday

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!  I did.  My DH was off from work and my daughter was home from school so we got to spend a lot of quality time together.  We saw a couple of movies, started building a roller coaster with Kinex (still working on that one) and we even went ice skating and believe it or not, I don't have any broken bones.  Just a couple of bruises and a sore bum. 

Sadly, they are both off to work and school, respectively and it's really quiet here.  But the good news is I get to do what I love again.  So here, for your consideration, is my submission for this week's Mojo Monday.  I used the new Veranda papers from CTMH as well as the new stamp set that comes with the Workshop on the Go. 

The vine was done using a technique called second generation stamping in Juniper ink and then I stamped the sentiment in Cocoa ink ontop.  I used my Sakura glitter gel pen on the bird and in real life, it is very sparkly.  I used a pearl for the eye.  The border punch is a new one from EK success and the circle and scallop circle were cut using nestabilities.

I'm off to organize and get the house back in order.

Sketch 116 - Mojo Monday

CTMH-Snowfriends

It's been awhile since I have done a Mojo Monday sketch but I finished putting together my Christmas cards today and thought I would give this a try. I have a million and one other things I should be doing but... well you know how it is.

Now for the details. The image is from the CTMH Snowfriends stamp set and was stamped in Memento ink and colored with copics. I used Prisma glitter for the snow.


The snowflakes are three different Martha Stewart punches. I cut them from the same background paper and then colored the tips with a Sakura clear glitter gel pen. In person, the snowflakes really sparkle.


The center of each snowflake is a sticker which I found at Michaels. The background paper is from the DCWV Holiday Collection Winter matstack.


The circles were cut with my nestabilities. You can click any of the pictures to enlarge them.

Sketch 104 - Mojo Monday

CTMH Four Seasons, PTI Autumn Tags

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It's a beautiful day outside but you can definitely feel that Fall is coming. I love the colors that this season brings and I couldn't wait to get the Autumn mix of flower soft. When I saw today's Mojo Monday sketch, I knew I wanted to do something that incorporated the colors of Autumn. I used my cuttlebug and an embossing folder to create the background and sponged Chocolate ink to bring out the embossed leaves. Nestabilities were used to cut out the circles and scalloped circles. Below is a close-up of the tree. I love the added dimension that flower soft gives to a stamped image.


I am off to prep for some upcoming classes. I hope you enjoy your day and find inspiration in the wonderful colors nature has to offer.

Sketch 103 - Mojo Monday

PTI Kraft CS, Hero Arts stamp Set, CTMH Holiday CB, Cranberry, Chocolate, and Topiary ink, Cranberry Ribbon, Cranberry CS, Sakura Stardust and Glaze pens, white gel pen

Okay so it's Tuesday but yesterday was a holiday, and there was a horseshow, and my daughter is waaaaaay into horses (so am I) and I did START making this card on Monday... Anyway, here is my interpretation of this week's sketch. As you can see, I did get my Copics and while I am not at the level of the "big" girls yet, I am loving the way these work. To add a little shimmer to the card, I used Sakura Stardust pens on the berries and the leaves. A yellow glaze pen gives just a hint of dimension to the owls eyes.

Sketch 98 - Mojo Monday

Here's my entry for this week's Mojo Monday sketch which also happens to be a contest. Check it out HERE.

I used a Tim Holtz stamp for my main image stamped in CTMH Garden Green and then dotted it with Flower Soft, a new acquisition from my stint at the CK Convention this past weekend (more on that tomorrow). The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch. Below is a close-up picture so you can see the dimension that Flower Soft adds to the image.



CTMH Products
Cardstock – Crème Brulee, Colonial White, Sorbet
Ink – Garden Green
Key to My Heart paper pack

Other
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Martha Stewart Ribbon
Tim Holtz Visual Artistry stamp set
Adhesive backed pearls
Flower Soft Spring Mix
Nestabilities dies

Sketch 97 - Mojo Monday

For this week's sketch I went with a green and brown color combination which is one of my favorites. The Emporium paper pack from CTMH is perfect for this. For the embellishment, I used a 1" circle punch to punch out the pattern on one of the B&T papers and then put one of the Designer Brads through the center as you can see in the picture below.



To create the shine on my image, I first stamped the flowers in Sunny Yellow and then reinked the stamp with Perfect Media and stamped over the image (which is really easy to do since the stamps are acrylic), and then applied my Perfect Pearls. This gives the image a gorgeous sheen which I tried to capture in the picture below.


CTMH Products
Cardstock – Colonial White, Cocoa, Sweet Leaf
B&T – Emporium
Ink – Sweet Leaf, Cocoa, Sunny Yellow
Stamp Sets – Delight in Everything, Say It In Style
Designer Brads

Other
Perfect Pearls
Nestabilities Dies
EK Success oval punch and corner punch

Sketch 96 - Mojo Monday

For this week's sketch I used Perfect Day B&T to create a 6x6 card. I used pencil to lightly color the butterfly but otherwise wanted to stay with a monochromatic theme. Be sure to check out the other wonderful creations at the Mojo Monday blog.

CTMH Products
Cardstock – Colonial White, Juniper
B&T – Perfect Day
Ink – Juniper, Black
Stamp Sets – Butterfly Wings, Classmate Alphabet

Other
Martha Stewart herringbone ribbon (Cloud)
Nestabilities dies

Here's My Mojo

Every Monday, a sketch is posted on this blog and reader's are asked to create a card based on the sketch. Well this week, I broke down and decided to give it a try. The first picture is the sketch and the second is the card I came up with. I used my favorite paper pack, Emporium. I made the flowers using a set of cuttlebug dies I got at the local craft store in the clearance section. Once the flower shapes were cut from the Baby Pink and Blush cardstock, I spritzed them with water, crumpled them, opened them up and allowed them to dry. Once dried, I sponged them with Distress Ink Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick to achieve the color I wanted. I really like these new Distress Inks and am collecting all the colors.

CTMH Products
Cardstock – Baby Pink, Blush, Cocoa, Colonial White, Olive
B&T – Emporium
Stamp Set - Tender Tags
Ink – Cocoa, Chocolate

Other
Ribbon
Adhesive pearls
EK Success fern punch and border punch, Marvy Uchida tag punches, Nestabilities dies, Cuttlebug dies
Distress Inks – Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Technique – sponginging edges