Yesterday was definitely a long day but not bad at all. The weather was nice, a little humid compared to what I’m used to in Salt Lake City, but nice. It wasn’t a bad day to be outside and later on in the evening there was a nice breeze. The golf event ended earlier that I thought, 9:00PM, so that was good. I came home and Heather stopped by for a bit and then I made my two cards for today. I was up much later than I had planned to be, but that is usually the case with me! Someone said that maybe I was still on Utah time and then someone else mentioned that maybe I was on Sydney time. Come to think of it after the flights on the way out last week I felt like I should have been in Australia! LOL! Yes, today I have two cards for you again, I wanted to get my Pals Paper Arts card in before the deadline! Plus, I always feel better after a little crafty time!
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Today’s post contains my cards for both Mojo Monday and Pals Paper Arts, We’ll take card of the Mojo Monday card first which is based on this sketch…
The card contains some more sneak peeks from the new Holiday Catalog! I know it’s a bit early to be thinking of the fall and Christmas but I love to play with some new goodies! To begin my card I used a base of Soft Suede Card Stock. My background is made up of a piece of Sahara Sand, I cut the right side with the Finishing Touches Edgelits, then I embossed it with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and tucked a piece of Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper* underneath it on the right. The leaves and the greeting are from the For All Things Stamp Set* and are stamped in Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry for the leaves and Blackberry Bliss for the greeting. I cut it out with the Circles Collection Framelits and backed it with a piece of Blackberry Bliss cut out with the Starburst Framelits. The two flags are Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry and a strip of adhesive cork takes the place of a piece of ribbon. The three acorns are also from the For All Things Stamp Set*. I stamped them in Soft Suede and cut them out with my Paper Snips. A few Stampin’ Dimensional pieces hold them in place. Like I said, I know it’s early but the stamps and DSP are just too much fun!
My second card for today is for this week’s Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge…
A nice simple sketch which is handy when you are making a card at midnight! Crumb Cake Card Stock is the base for the card and the background is a piece of Typeset Designer Series Paper backed by a piece of Cherry Cobbler. A strip of Brushed Gold Card Stock is punched with the Hearts Border Punch and backed with a piece of Cherry Cobbler and adhered across the top. The images and greeting are from the Groovy Love Stamp Set and are stamped in Cherry Cobbler, then punched out with the Sweetheart Punch and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Definitely a nice simple card but fun none the less! I hope that you enjoyed my late night cards for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch and Pals Paper Arts sketch challenges. I always love spending a little time with you, thank you for stopping by and have a great Tuesday! 🙂
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Mojo Monday Card:
Stamp Set: For All Things Clear Mount
Ink: Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Ink
Card Stock: Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry
Designer Series Paper: Color Me Autumn
Framelits: Circles Collection and Starburst
Edgelits: Finishing Touches
Embossing Folder: Woodgrain
Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Fast Fuze, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL
*2014 Holiday Catalog (August 28th)
Pals Paper Arts Card:
Stamp Set: Groovy Love
Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink
Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla
Designer Series Paper: Typeset
Punches: Hearts Border and Sweetheart
Tools: Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL
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Oh my gosh, Justin! Both cards are fabulous! Each card has a fabulous color scheme and perfect details. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with us at Pals Paper Arts this week!
Thank you so much Cindy! Have a wonderful week! 🙂
Hi Justin! Such great cards again today! I love that new For All Things stamp set! I can’t wait for the preorder date! I love the texture on this card too with the cork and the woodgrain EF. Not that I want Summer to be over but I am definitely a Fall girl. Ok on to your second card…as much as I’m a Fall girl…I’m also a heart girl! Love. this. card. That new heart border punch is the greatest, isn’t it? Love everything about this card. I agree with you about finding crafty time in your day…I have a saying up in my kitchen that says: Everyday do one thing that makes you happy. Being creative makes me happy! 🙂 🙂
Have a great day and thanks for sharing your wonderful creations!
Hey Karen!
Thanks so much! The For All Things is a great fall set! I can’t wait for the pre-order date to get my feathers! LOL! I don’t want summer to be over but with our stamps it can be any season that we want it to! I do love the Heart Border Punch, it looks neat with another color behind it! I like that saying! Mine would be the same as yours! I hope you are having a nice day! 🙂
Fun to get two cards today! Both of them are gorgeous and I love all the new goodies on the first one! Groovy Love looks great with the Typeset DSP and the punched piece goes perfectly with the trio of hearts! Thanks for joining us at the Pals Paper Arts this week!
Thank you Dawn! I’m happy that you enjoyed both the cards! I do love that Typeset DSP! I hope that you enjoy the rest of your week! 🙂
Hi Justin,
Wow! You are spoiling us by showing us two cards on two days! No worries, we love each and every one of them. HE ~ HE. l like the fall card, everything blends well together, colors etc. But, I just LOVE the GROOVY card. LOVE, LOVE. LOVE. Never a let down in your work, your work is awesome! Thanks again to you for taking the time to do all these amazing projects for us. We LOVE you! Take care and have a great evening. 🙂 Donna
Hey Donna!
I do like to spoil you! I’m happy that you are enjoying the cards! I am grateful that you stop by and let me know!! It makes my days much better! I love you!! <3 🙂
I love that heart border punch, I use it so often. Love the Groovy card, especially how everything flows with the Typeset DP. I love anything with hearts.
The Fall card is gorgeous, nice rich fall colors, especially loving the DP, gotta get some
Thanks Linda! Yes, the Heart Border Punch is neat, I like the little punched out hearts too! The new fall set is great, easy to use and layer! 🙂