Happy World Parade

What a nice Friday that was. I got to go on a field trip from work 58 miles round trip and 2 1/2 hours out of the office! After work Anthony and Bill picked me up and we headed over to the Long Island Children’s Museum for the Satellite Lane Concert with Mr. Tim. They were great as usual and Anthony and Bill liked them too so they have two new fans! Below are two pictures, one of Andrew and I before the concert and the next one is of the group with Andrew singing lead vocals.

Andrew & I 3-07-2014

Sattelite Lane LICM 3-07-2014

Afterwards, I came home and decided to make a quick card that has been floating around in my head for a while. It feels good to get them out and onto paper!

My card is simple and quite random which can be fun! The base is Crushed Curry Card Stock. The background has been sitting on my desk for a while just waiting to be used. It’s a piece of Whisper White that I stamped in Smoky Slate with the World Map Background Stamp. Some random images from the Perfect Pennants, Petal Parade and Happy Watercolor Stamp Sets are stamped in Gumball Green, Island Indigo and Crushed Curry. The greeting is from the Happy Day Stamp Set and is stamped in Gumball Green and I angled the right side before adhering it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A few random sequins from my stash complete the card and give it some sparkle. Like I said very random but I think all of the images work quite well together! How about you?! I also love when I get to use something that has been hanging out on my desk for a while! I hope that you enjoyed my random floating card and thank you very much for stopping by to see it. Have a great Saturday! 🙂

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Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Crushed Curry and Whisper White

Ink: Island Indigo, Gumball Green and Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Happy Day, Happy Watercolor, Perfect Pennants, Petal Parade and World Map Background Clear Mount

Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

NON Stampin’ Up!: Sequins

Happy Day CM

Happy Watercolor CM

Perfect Pennants CM

World Map Background Stamp CM

Petal Parade CM

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Pals Paper Arts 194

What day is today?! That’s right, kids, it’s FRIDAY!!!! 🙂 Let’s see, I taught myself some new things on the computer at work yesterday which is always a good way to add things to your resume. LOL! Last night, I installed Andrew’s brand new car stereo for him. This will insure that he can text using Siri via Bluetooth instead of his hands while he’s driving. Safety first! Tonight is the Satellite Lane concert at the Long Island Children’s Museum! Andrew has assured me that he will remind me to take pictures to show you! A very good way to start the weekend :-).

Before I get to today’s post for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge, I want to thank them for choosing my card from last week’s challenge as one of their picks. You can see my original post HERE and the winner’s post HERE

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My card starts off with a base of Wisteria Wonder Card Stock and I covered the entire front with a piece of paper from the Afternoon Picnic Designer Series Paper Pack. Next, I stamped a piece of Smoky Slate with the Dictionary Background Stamp in Smoky Slate and cut out with the Circles Collection Framelits. Before adhering it to the card, I pierced a circle around it using the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack. A piece of paper from the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper Pack goes down the left side of the card. Before adhering it to the card, I wrapped some “Vintage” Wisteria Wonder Baker’s Twine around it and attached a Subtles Collection Designer Button to it. Three feathers from the Fine Feathers Stamp Set, two stamped in Wisteria Wonder and one stamped in Night of Navy, are cut out with my Paper Snips and adhered underneath the button. My greeting is from the Simply Celebrate Stamp Set and is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder on a piece of flagged Night of Navy. I like the contrasting look of the two DSP’s, the background being very graphic and precise while the panel is soft and random. Sometimes things that are complete opposites end up working really well together! I appreciate you stopping by today to see my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge. I hope you have a fantastic Friday and a wonderful start to your weekend!

PPA 194-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Wisteria Wonder, Smoky Slate and Night of Navy

Designer Series Paper: Afternoon Picnic and Watercolor Wonder

Ink: Smoky Slate, Wisteria Wonder and Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White

Stamp Sets: Simply Celebrate, Fine Feathers and Dictionary Background Clear Mount

Framelits: Circles Collection

Embellishments: Subtles Collection Designer Button and Wisteria Wonder Baker’s Twine (Vintage)

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Simply Celebrate CM

Fine Feathers CM

Dictionary Background CM

Watercolor Wonder DSP

Afternoon Picnic DSP

Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

Subtles Designer Buttons

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Freshly Made Sketches 126

Yup, once again it’s Thursday, the time really does seem to fly sometimes. But the good thing about Thursday is that tomorrow is Friday! Today wasn’t as cold as yesterday but it was still chilly. You could spend a few minutes outside without losing feeling in your fingers! LOL! Work was productive and I went over to have dinner with Kim and Heather. It was Taco night, lots of salt but well worth it! We talked and laughed (that’s the best thing to do!), after I came home and made my card for today’s post. All in all a pretty good day!

Before I get to today’s card, I want to thank Cindy for choosing me as her Perfect Prince for last week’s sketch. You can see my original post HERE and the Freshly Made Sketches winners post HERE. This week’s sketch is provided by Amy and it has lots of fun angles…

Freshly Made Sketches #126

My card base today is Soft Sky Card Stock. The first piece of the background is Pacific Point and on top of that is a piece of High Tide Designer Series Paper. Across the lower half of the card is another piece of Pacific Point with some Silver Foil Sheet that was cut out with the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die. My greeting is from the Hello, Sailor Stamp Set and is stamped in Pacific Point, cut out with the Circles Collection Framelits and backed with another piece of Silver Foil Sheet cut out with the Starburst Framelits. Even though it’s a relatively simple card I think the Silver Foil Sheet gives it the little extra oomph that it needs! Let me know what you think of my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches sketch challenge. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Thursday!

FMS 126-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Soft Sky, Pacific Point and Whisper White

Specialty Card Stock: Silver Foil Sheet

Designer Series Paper: High Tide

Stamp Set: Hello, Sailor Stamp Set

Ink: Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Ink

Framelits: Circles Collection and Starburst

Bigz Die: Tasteful Trim XL

Tools: Big Shot, 2-Way Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Hello, Sailor CM

High Tide DSP

Starburst Framelits Dies

Circles Collection Framelits

Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die

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Paper Craft Crew 83

Happy Hump Day peeps! It’s still chilly here but we’re supposed to go up a few degrees today and continue until we finally hit the 40’s by Friday! Not much to report about from yesterday. It was a quiet day at work and Andrew came over last night and we worked on some design stuff for Satellite Lane. They have a big announcement coming up next week, so stay tuned for that! I’ll be at their show on Friday as well and I’ll be sure to have some pictures for you.

It’s Wednesday and you know what that means, it’s time for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge…

PCCCS083 3-05-2014

I decided to use some much neglected supplies for today’s card, my Epic Day This and That goodies! Today’s card base is Calypso Coral and the background is a piece of Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper. The panel in the middle is another piece of the DSP backed by a piece of Basic Gray and the left side is cut with the Finishing Touches Edgelits. The two chevrons are from the Chevron Punch Kit-Digital Download and are cut out with my E-Cutter from a piece of Crumb Cake. The sticker in the middle is from the Epic Day This and That Designer Stickers. I backed it with some Whisper White and adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The paper clip is one of the Hung Up Cute Clips. Lastly, the greeting is from the Just Sayin’ Stamp Set; it’s stamped in Basic Gray on Pool Party and cut out with the Word Bubbles Framelits. I really am having a lot of fun with the E-Cutter, I think the chevrons are really neat! And it was good to use some stuff that I haven’t used in a while. I appreciate you coming by to see my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. Take some time to stop by the blog to see what the other designers have come up with and don’t forget to enter your card in the gallery. Have a wonderful Wednesday!

PCCCS083-JK-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Calypso Coral, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Pool Party

Designer Series Paper: Epic Day This and That

Ink: Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Just Sayin’ Clear Mount

Framelits: Word Bubbles

Edgelits: Finishing Touches

Embellishments: Hung Up Cute Clips

MDS: Chevron Punch Kit

Tools: Big Shot, E-Cutter, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Just Sayin' CM

This and That Epic Day DSP

Epic Day This and That Designer Stickers

Word Bubble Framelits

Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies

Hung Up Cute Clips

Chevron Punch Kit

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Mojo 335

Well, all of that snow that we were supposed to get yesterday didn’t happen! Woo hoo! We got a dusting and it’s so cold here that none of it went away but that’s ok! Yesterday wasn’t too bad for a Monday. I got some things done at work and we had to go to Canon for a copier demonstration, our one is a piece of junk. We got the entire history of all of Canon’s products, not sure if that was necessary! After work I had card class at Sandy’s, always a good time. I came home and made the card that you are about to see here today. Once again I was lucky and put it together in my head before I got home! Love when that happens!

Before we get today’s post easy week Stampin’ Up! has some specials on current products and here is what they have for this week:

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So, today’s card is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge and Julee Tilman has given us a fun one to work with this week…

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I saw the element in the middle as a big frame! It was also funny the way the background is split, I just did something similar yesterday! The base of my card is Basic Black Card Stock. My background on the left is a piece of paper from the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper pack, I also used a different piece for the inside of the frame. On the right is a piece of Pool Party that I embossed with the Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. For the frame I used a piece of Sahara Sand and stamped it in Basic Black with the Dictionary Background Stamp. A piece of Summer Starfruit Twine from the Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack is tied in a bow around the top. My greeting is from the A Dozen Thoughts Stamp Set and is stamped in Basic Back and the left side is flagged. The two flowers are from the Petal Parade Stamp Set and are stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe and Summer Starfruit, the smaller flower is punched out with the 1 1/2″ Circle Punch and the larger one with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. Both the frame and the flowers are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I know I’ve said it before but I really do love the colors in the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper and the Dictionary Stamp is still one of my all time favorites! And that is my card for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. Thanks so much for coming by to see it and I hope you all have a terrific Tuesday! 🙂

Mojo 335-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Pool Party and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Sweet Sorbet

Ink: Basic Black, Crisp Cantaloupe and Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: A Dozen Thoughts, Petal Parade and Dictionary Background Clear Mount

Framelits: Squares Collection

Embossing Folder: Decorative Dots

Punches: 1 1/2″ Circle and 1 3/4″ Circle

Embellishments: Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

A Dozen Thoughts CM

Dictionary Background CM

Petal Parade CMSweet Sorbet DSP

Squares Collection Framelits

Decorative Dots TIEF

Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack

1 1:4%22 Circle

1 3:4%22 Circle Punch

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Paper Players 185

Monday, why must you come so quickly when I was having such a nice weekend?! Yesterday was a very nice day. I crafted in the morning and then went over to Heather’s house to watch the Bethpage St. Patrick’s Day Parade (I know, I thought it was a bit early too!) and after we headed over to Headquarters for some food and fun. It was nice to see so many people that I haven’t seen in a while. I left around 5:00 to go and meet Sandy for dinner. We went to the Pastrami King in Merrick. WOW! It was absolutely delicious! We talked and caught up, I don’t get to see Sandy as much as I would like to but we are going to work on changing that! I came home and spent the rest of the evening getting caught up. How was your weekend?

Monday, you know what that means?! It’s time for this week’s Paper Players challenge. For this week Ann has give us a “Thankful for Spring” challenge…

Paper Players #185

I tried something different on my card today but we’ll get to that in a minute. For my base I used a piece of Real Red Card Stock. The background on the right is a piece of the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper and the left is a piece of Soft Sky. Here is my something different, I took a piece of the Naturals 7/8″ Ribbon and used a Stampin’ Spritzer and some Coastal Cabana ink mixed with alcohol to dye the ribbon. On top of that is another piece of the Fresh Prints DSP and a combination of Mini Glue Dots and Sticky Strip hold it all in place. I used the Scallop Tag Topper Punch and the 3/16″ Corner Rounder to make my tag. The leaves are from the Summer Silhouettes Stamp Set and are stamped in Crumb Cake. The flowers; stamped in Soft Sky, Coastal Cabana and Real Red; are from the Petite Petals Stamp Set and are punched out with the Petite Petals Punch. My greeting is from the Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set and is stamped in Coastal Cabana. A piece of Natural 5/8″ Chevron Ribbon tied with some Crumb Cake Bakers Twine finishes off the tag. I love the way the Natural 7/8″ Ribbon looks dyed and I really love the way the tag came out! And there you have my card for this week’s Paper Players Theme challenge from Ann. I really hope that you enjoyed the card and I tank you for visiting with me! Have a great Monday! 🙂

Paper Players 185-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Real Red, Soft Sky and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Fresh Prints

Ink: Real Red, Coastal Cabana and Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Summer Silhouettes and Petite Petals Clear Mount and Another Thank You Photopolymer

Punches: Scallop Tag Topper, 3/16″ Corner Rounder and Petite Petals

Embellishments: Naturals 7/8″ Ribbon, Natural 5/8″ Chevron Ribbon and Crumb Cake Bakers Twine

Tools: Paper Snips, Stampin’ Spritzer, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Another Thank You PP

Petite Petals CM

Summer Silhouettes CM

Fresh Prints DSP Stack

Scallop Tag Topper Punch

3:16%22 Corner Rounder

Petite Petals Punch

Natural 5:8%22 Chevron Ribbon

Natural 7:8%22 Cotton Ribbon

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Pals Paper Arts 193

I had a lovely day in Manhattan yesterday despite the cold. Those cross-town winds were quite bitter! I started the day off paying my friend Ella a visit. She lives on 5th Avenue and 79th Street. She has one of the most amazing views of Central Park. I took this picture out of her kitchen window…

Ella Window

You can see the buildings on the other side of the park and of course the yellow taxi cabs. I also went over to the West Side to see my friends Jon and Mary. When I was in the cab on the way back over to the East Side we went past Lincoln Center. I took this picture out of the window of the cab. It’s Avery Fisher hall where the New York Philharmonic performs…

Lincoln Center

There really is so much to see and do in Manhattan and I love showing you little snippets of my day! When I got home last night I remembered that I didn’t have a card to post so I used this week’s Pals Paper Arts sketch for inspiration…

PPA 193

Nice and simple which is just what I needed since I got home around 9:00! The base of my card is Coastal Cabana Card stock and tha background is a piece of Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper that I cut to 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 so there is just a thin border around the card. A strip of Baked Brown Sugar is embossed with the hearts from the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. The you is from the February Paper Pumpkin Kit and is backed with some Coastal Cabana that I punched out with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch. Stampin’ Dimensionals hold them to the strip of Baked Brown Sugar. My love is from the “Vintage” Expressions Thinlits Dies and is cut out from Baked Brown Sugar and adhered to the DSP with 2-Way Glue. A very simple card that I actually think would make a nice masculine one! I hope that you enjoyed my pictures form Manhattan and my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge. I appreciate you taking some time out of your day to spend with me and I hope that you have a wonderful Sunday! 🙂

PPA 193-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar

Designer Series Paper: Retro Fresh

Kit: February Paper Pumpkin

Thinlits; Expressions (Vintage)

Embossing Folder: Adorning Accents

Punch: 1 1/4″ Circle

Tools: Big Shot, 2-Way Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Retro Fresh DSP

Adorning Accents Texture Impressions Embossing Folders

Expressions Thinlits Dies

1 1:4%22 Circle

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Freshly Made Sketches 125

I will start off by saying that it is freezing cold here! Now that I got that out of the way! I had a nice Friday, work was quite calm which is always good for a Friday. I went out to dinner with Bill and Anthony to Friday’s and had some Tennessee Whiskey Cake… YUM! Andrew stopped by for a bit after dinner and this morning I’m off to Manhattan. Hopefully I won’t freeze fast to the sidewalk! LOL! To be honest, I don’t even mind the cold that much when I’m walking around in the city. I will make sure and take some pictures for you tomorrow too. 🙂

Now on to the post. Today’s card is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Our sketch this week is provided by the talented Narrelle…

Freshly Made Sketches #125

While this week’s sketch is really simple, I enjoy it a lot because it allows for so many different interpretations. The base of the card is Basic Black Card Stock and for my background I used a piece of Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper backed with a piece of Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum. My greeting comes from the Yippee-Skippee! Stamp Set, is stamped in Basic Black and is adhered to a piece of Gold Foil Sheet that was cut out with the On Film Framelits Dies. The three gold stars and the chevrons are all cut out from more Gold Foil Sheet from the Circle Card Thinlits Dies. The elements are all adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really like the way this card turned out because it reminds me of movie clapboard. Action! LOL! My card is just one of the many that could have been made based on this sketch. Sometimes a simple sketch is a great place to start because the possibilities are endless. I hope you have a great Saturday and thanks as always for stopping by to check out my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches sketch challenge!

FMS 125-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Black and Whisper White

Specialty Card Stock: Gold Foil Sheet

Designer Series Paper: Kaleidoscope

Vellum: Gold Fancy Foil Designer

Ink: Basic Black

Stamp Set: Yippee-Skippee! Clear Mount

Framelits: On Film

Thinlits: Circle Card

Tools: Big Shot, 2-Way Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Yipee-Skippee CM

Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper

Gold Fancy Foil Vellum

Silver-Gold Foil Sheets

Circle Card Thinlits Dies

On Film Framelits

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Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

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Fab Friday 36

Once again people, it is my favorite day of the week… FRIDAY!!!!! It seemed to take a little longer to get here this week, but I’m happy we have arrived. We had two snow squalls here today. If you follow me on Instagram (@jrk912), I uploaded a video of one of them. It was a brisk 9° when I woke up this morning and we are supposed to hit a high of a whopping 21 today! I would like my 58° back from last weekend please. Tomorrow morning I’m off to Manhattan for a little while. If I can manage to take my hands out of my pockets while walking around, I’ll be sure to take some pictures for you to enjoy!

What makes this Friday more awesome than last Friday? It’s time for the next Fab Friday challenge! This time around we have a color challenge for you…

Fab Fri 36 Sketch 2-28-2014

If you pay close attention to the colors, they are actually in the Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper. Remember yesterday when I said that I tried something new, that something new was using Embossing Paste. My card base is a piece of Bermuda Bay Card Stock and the background is a piece of Basic Black. The honeycomb pattern on the Basic Black is created by using the Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die to cut out a piece of card stock that I used temporary adhesive to adhere to the background. I tinted the Embossing Paste with Crushed Curry Re-Inker and then used a credit card to spread it over the Die Cut. Once it was covered, I removed the Die Cut and let it dry. The flowers are from the Simple Stems Stamp Set, are stamped in Strawberry Slush on Whisper White and are cut out with the Secret Garden Framelits Dies. The butterfly is from the Nature’s Hello Host(ess) Stamp Set (apparently my stamp set of the week!), is stamped in Bermuda Bay and cut out with the Backyard Basics Framelits Dies. All of the flowers and the butterfly are adhered to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Trying out the Embossing Paste was definitely an interesting experience but I think it came out pretty nice! Let me know what you think in the comments. So there is my Fab Friday card for the color challenge. Make sure you pay a visit to the blog to see what my fellow Design Team members have come up with and don’t forget to enter your card in the gallery as well! As always, I greatly appreciate you stopping by and I hope you have a fantastic Friday! 🙂

Fab Friday 36-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Basic Black and Whisper White

Ink: Strawberry Slush and Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink

Re-Inker: Crushed Curry

Stamp Sets: Simple Stems and Nature’s Hello (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

Framelits: Backyard Basics and Secret Garden

Thinlits: Hexagon Hive

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Non-Stampin’ Up!: Embossing Paste

Simple Stems CM

Nature's Hello Host CM

Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die

Secret Garden Framelits

Backyard Basics Framelits

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Mojo 334

Yeah! Thursday! One more day to go until… FRIDAY! It snowed here yesterday morning but thankfully it didn’t amount to anything. We are supposed to get another storm on Sunday night, fingers crossed that it’s not snow and rain instead! I had a nice day yesterday. The best part was doing my Stampin’ Up! Webinar last night. It was the same one that I did at Leadership, Pinteresting. Thank you to all of you that joined in and if you missed it it will we posted sometime next week on the Demonstrator site. I also want to thank Katie Adams and Brian Pilling for their assistance last night. You guys are awesome! 🙂

Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I love it when they mix it up and this week is one of those weeks that they did just that. Julee Tilman has given us this tall skinny sketch…

Mojo334

This was one of those times that I knew exactly what I was going to do when I saw the sketch! My card starts off with a base of Whisper White Card Stock and the background consists of four layers. The top one is just a simple piece of Sahara Sand. The bottom three are Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party and Pistachio Pudding. I used my Fringe Scissors on each piece and overlapped them. My tag is created with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch and some Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper backed with a piece of Whisper White to make it a little more sturdy. I tied a piece of twine from the Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack throughout the top of the tag and mounted it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The bird is from the Natures’s Hello Host(ess) Stamp Set and is stamped in Pool Party and cut out with the Backyard Basics Framelits. Behind him is a piece of Pistachio Pudding that I stamped with one of the stamps form this month’s Paper Pumpkin Kit in Pistachio Pudding and punched out with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. Behind that is a piece of Summer Starfruit that is punched out with the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch. I adhered it to the tag and done! I really do like the stamps in the Nature’s Hello Stamp Set, they are neat because they have the greeting inside the image. Hopefully the Fringe Scissors with be back in stock soon, they are so much fun! Thank you very much for stopping by to see my Mojo Monday card for this week’s sketch challenge. I hope that you all have a terrific Thursday and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for my Fab Friday Design Team card. I did something a little different and you’ll have to let me know what you think! 🙂

Mojo 334-WM

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding and Summer Starfruit

Designer Series Paper: Sweet Sorbet

Ink: Pool Party and Pistachio Pudding Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Nature’s Hello Host(ess) Clear Mount

Framelits: Backyard Basics

Punches: Scallop Tag Topper, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle and 1 3/4″ Circle

Embellishments: Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack

Tools: Big Shot, Fringe Scissors, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Nature's Hello Host CM

Sweet Sorbet DSP

Backyard Basics Framelits

Fringe Scissors

Scallop Tag Topper Punch

1 3:4%22 Circle Punch

2 3:8%22 Scallop Circle Punch

Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack

Current Promotions:

With our personalized stamps you can create a cool address label or even use it for everything from marking your territory on books or other belongings to having a fun way to give a personal touch to gifts and goodies. Click HERE for a PDF of the flyer.

It’s time for Sale-A-Bration! January 28th thru March 31st get a free product from the 2014 Sale-A-Bration Catalog for every $50 you spend (does not include tax and shipping). Click HERE for a PDF of the Catalog!

Big Clearance Rack Sale starts today! New items added up to 80% off!

It’s here! The 2014 Occasions Catalog is ready for you to place your order! It’s packed with fun trendy products and quick kits! Click on the image in the sidebar and place your order today!

Need some cards quicky? Stampin’ Up! has a brand new kit that allows you to create 20 cards, all you need is some adhesive and you’re all set. Click here for the Everyday Occasion Card Kit!

Make your own stamp! New Undefined stamp carving kit. Available now! Click here for the PDF.

Check out all of the Photopolymer Stamp Sets! The latest one is Sans and Stripes. It’s a completely clear stamping option you are going to love!