I'm A Week Late...

...and it's not what you're thinking!! LOL




HOOOORAY...Spring Break is over and two of my kids are back at school!!!! YIPPEEE!! Sorry...I'm sure all you mothers can relate!! It would have helped if the weather had been nice enough for my kids to go outside last week! It was like Christmas break instead of Spring Break! LOL


I'm a week late for Julee's Monday Mojo Sketch from LAST week! I kept meaning to do it and then forgot...it was such a nice simple sketch that I had to do it anyway!


I went a little crazy with my Swarovski crystals (which didn't pick up very well in the picture...and my battery just died, so I can't take another one!! ARGGH!) from Walmart! It was my first time to use them as I could NEVER find them at my Walmart until a couple of weeks ago! I love how they look...but the little boogers are kind of a pain in the you-know-what to get ahold of and get glued down!


Thanks for looking and happy Monday! :)


Oh, and Julee has a new Mojo Monday sketch up...check it out! If you play along, link me up so I can see! :)



Stamps: Spiral Bouquet (Papertrey), Starlight Starbright (Verve Visual)
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Au Chocolate DP
Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Pretty In Pink, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery
Other Goodies: Chocolate Satin Ribbon, Corner Rounder (for scallops), Ticket Corner Punch, Swarovski Crystals

It's Been Too Long...

...and this card took entirely TOO LONG to make!! LOL

I haven't stamped in what seems like ages...and I just couldn't get things going!! I figured the sketch challenge would get my juices flowing...but it was HARD this week...or was it just me?? Tell me it wasn't just me!! LOL


I knew I wanted to use Papertrey's new colors...LOVE them!! So pretty! And I got this backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms awhile back and wanted to use it too. Finally got to use the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder, too! Maybe that's the problem...I was trying to use TOOOO MANY new things! Hey, you never know when I will get to stamp again, so I had to pack it all into one challenge!! LOL


This card is going to my friend that was just "surprised" to find out she is pregnant with baby #3...ooops! :)

Stamps: Paisley Bandana Backgrounder (CHF), True Friend (SU!), Starlight Starbright (Verve Visual)
Paper: White, Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush, Pink Patterns DP (all Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush, Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery


Other Goodies: Sakura Glitter Pen, Rhinestone Brad, Ribbon, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder, Big Kick, Circle Punches, Paper Piercer, White Gel Pen

Mojo Sketch 27 and New Verve Stamps!

How is your weekend going? Ours has been nice...it's an absolutely beautiful day here in Central Oregon! Feels like spring is coming! :)

So I ordered this set from Verve Visual when it was released last weekend...isn't it a gorgeous set? Julee has incredible stamps. If you've never checked them out, you must! Go...go...well, wait. Let me tell you about this little beauty, and then you can go! :)

Julee has a sketch challenge every Monday that she calls Mojo Monday. I've never participated, but decided this was the week to give it a shot! Plus, on the first Monday of the month she picks two winners and they get to pick a stamp set of their choice from Verve Visual! What better incentive to try my hand at one of her sketches?!?

I had a HECK of a time getting a good picture of this card, and unfortunately you STILL can't see the sentiment. :( It's from this set and says, "Sending you smiles." So CUTE!

The base of the card is old olive. Then I layered a piece of Ginger Blossom DP on that. The main image is stamped in ruby red onto groovy guava on the base, and then I stamped it onto whisper white and used a blender pen to color it in with groovy guavy. Since this tends to make the color look "flat," I pressed the whole thing into a Versamark pad and then embossed it with clear empossing powder. Did exactly the same thing with the little one in the center. Of course, my white gel pen made its typical appearance!

Thanks for looking! :) Now GO...get to Verve!

Stamps: Thankful Blossoms, Thoughtful Florals (Verve Visual)
Paper: Old Olive, Ruby Red, Groovy Guava (SU!)
Ink: Old Olive, Groovy Guava, Ruby Red (SU!), Versamark
Other Goodies: White gel pen, White Taffeta Ribbon, Brads, Clear Embossing Powder, Corner Rounder Punch (for scallops on the bottom)