Mojo Monday Challenge 250

Really quick post as I am trying to do this before work!!!!  I decided to participate in the Mojo Monday challenge.  I have been so excited to use the particular piece of DSP below!  I'm quite pleased with how it turned out - although I might try a different colour for the banners at the bottom next time!

Products used in this card:


*Another sneak peak from the Holiday catalogue (you actually get to bundle stamp sets and framelits in the new catalogue and get a discount on it - thanks SU! This is Ornament Keepsakes (W128048 / C128051)
*Very vanilla card stock (101650)
*Baja breeze card stock (111352)
*Gumball green card stock (126840)
*Primrose petals card stock (126841)
*Brushed silver card stock (100712)
*Be of good cheer DSP (126896)
*Delightful decorations stamp set (W116517 / C122787)
*1 1/4" square punch (119865) to make the chevron in the big banner
*bitty banners framelits (for the little banners) (129267)


And done - off to the bus now (literally!!).  I hope you are all having a great week and enjoying a chance to stamp and create!


K8

'Masculine' Birthday card

Now why put masculine in single quotes?  Well, as you can see from the card below, it is not typically a masculine birthday card.  For this I blame the lovely ladies at Sunday Stamps (just kidding)!  Their challenge this week (http://sundaystamps.blogspot.ca/)  was to use basic gray, primrose petals and summer starfruit.  I used this challenge as inspiration for my brother in law's birthday card.  You might think that I'm being lazy in not making him a more masculine card, but I promise, I'm not!  Lee, my brother in law, is amazing.  He is a man's man, but at the same time, he has a very caring and kind side to him.  He has no problem wearing pink (and he looks awesome in it!).  So I'm not settling!!!  I only wish that instead of summer starfruit, I could have used tangerine tango as orange is his favourite colour!
Just as a little local (Ottawa) tip, we celebrated Lee's birthday at Fatboy's Southern Smokehouse (http://fatboys.ca/ottawa-ontario-122311/).  I've been there before, but I have to say, even as a vegetarian, the food is fantastic!
The recipe for the card is below.

*primrose petals card stock (126841)
*basic gray card stock (121044)
*summer starfruit card stock (126839)
*primrose petals 3/8" stitched satin ribbon
*1/8" mini brads (122941)
*argyle embossing folder (127750) - would you believe I was lucky enough to win this recently in a raffle!!!
*pennant parade stamp set (W122740 / C122742)
*petite pennants builder punch (122361)
*itty bitty shapes bunch pack (118309)
*bitty banners framelits (129267)
*itty bitty banners stamp set (W126255 / C126257)
*I used my VersaMark (102283) to stamp the pennant parade stamp


Take care
K8

Lots of birthdays this month

Well what can I say, I am very lucky to have a number of friends who are celebrating their birthdays this month!  This week alone there are three (albeit two are twins so we do a joint celebration!).  The following card was made for one of the twins.

*Crumb cake card stock (120953)
*Retired DSP (but it screamed to me of my friend)
*Night of navy ribbon (also retired)
*Brights glimmer brads in real red (121006)
*Mixed bunch stamp set (W125535 / C125537) - the flower is stamped in night of navy and the centre is stamped in riding hood red
*Blossom punch (125605)
*3/4" circle punch (119873)
*Itty bitty banners (W126255 / C126257)
*Bitty banners framelits (129267)


Now I have a confession to make.  When the blossom punch and mixed bunch stamp set first came out in last year's mini catalogue, I wasn't immediately gobsmacked by it.  In fact, I didn't bother to buy it for quite some time.  I reluctantly gave in though after hearing a lot of people rave about it, and started to use it.  Would you believe that it is now one of my absolute favourites and a real go to for me.  It just goes to show that if I push myself out of my comfort zone it can be a good thing!!!!


Have a great week and thanks for checking in!

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

As you may have noticed, i have been trying to post projects three times each week.  But this week, maybe with a combination of the heat and wanting to stay in my stamping dungeon in the basement, as well as the excitement and positive energy of a friend who started her own blog this week (go visit her at http://stampinafter8.blogspot.ca/), I have an extra project to share.  All that, plus there's a lot of socializing going on in my little world these days!!


I used the Pals Paper Arts colour challenge (http://stampinpretty.typepad.com/pals_paper_arts/) as inspiration for the following card that I will be giving to some friends next week who are expecting twins!!  I used the monkey stamp from the retired Fox & Friends set to represent the two little boys.  The rest of the recipe is below!

*daffodil delight card stock (119683)
*cherry cobbler card tock (119685)
*early espresso card stock (119686)
*whisper white card stock (100730)
*early espresso stamp pad (126974)
*fox & friends stamp set (retired sadly but still one of my favourites!)
*itty bitty banners stamp set (W126255 / C126257)
*bitty banners framelits (129267)
*tiny tags (W118091 / C118592)
*jewelry tag punch (117190)
*1 1/4" square punch (119865)
*daffodil delight ribbon (retired)
*3/16" metallic brads in gold (119741)


As I was writing this I noticed that the stamps sets all seemed to be small (tiny tags, itty bitty banners!!!).  Certainly not intentional, but it is cute given that this is for a baby shower!!


I hope everyone has enjoyed a great weekend and that you've been able to fit in some stamping!


K8

Weekly challenges

As I mentioned in my last post, following my card class over the weekend, I've been feeling quite creative and decided to take the opportunity to try out some of this week's challengers.  The first one is for the Mojo Monday sketch (mojomonday.blogspot.com):

I've been on a bit of a baby card kick lately as I have had to go to a couple of showers for friends.  The products used for the Mojo Monday card are:

*Blushing bride (2010-2012 In-Colors - now retired)

*Twitterpated DSP (125406)

*Velvet ribbon (retired but it was from the last holiday mini)

*Fox & Friends stamp set (retired)

*Pearl basic jewels (119247)

*Crumb cake ink pad (126975)

If you haven't yet had a chance to try out the new ink pads, let me tell you, although I was sceptical at first, they are fantastic!  Even if you only get your favourite colour, I know you'll love it!!!

The next card I made was for a Sunday Stamps challenge (sundaystamps.blogspot.ca).  It is based on this week's sketch.  This challenge site goes between sketches and colour combinations.  Given that we are having very summery weather, I felt that the Mouthwatering stamp set needed to be used!

The products used for this card are as follows:

*Not Quite Navy card stock (101722)

*Brights DSP Stack (117155)

*Whisper white card stock (100730)

*2 1/2" circle punch (120906)

*Mouthwatering stamp set (W125675 / C125677)

*Itty bitty banners stamp set (W126255 / C126527)

*Finishing touches edgelits (127010)

*Bitty banners framelits (129267)

If you have any questions about the cards or if you would like to order some of the products I've featured, feel free to contact me.