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October 2, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 261

Morning everyone! Did we all make it through Monday ok? I had card class last night which is always a good time. My daughter comes with me and Sandy and the other ladies are awesome. We always have a good laugh, it’s my favorite Monday of the month! Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week we have this sketch provided by Julee Tilman…

I have been trying to incorporate some different materials into my cards lately and today I used some burlap. The base of the card is Early Espresso Card Stock. I kept the background simple, just a piece of Crumb Cake with the greeting stamped in Early Espresso from the Chock Full of Cheer Stamp Set in the upper right corner. The large Early Espresso circle is cut out with the retired Circle Scissor Pro. On top of that is a piece of Cherry Cobbler cut out with the Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlits Die. The left side is cut off and it is adhered to the card with SNAIL. For the flagged element I used a piece of Island Indigo and some Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper. Next, I adhered a piece of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon around the back of the Crumb Cake piece with some Sticky Strip and adhered the whole panel to the card. I punched a piece of Island Indigo out with the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch and used the Circles #2 Bigz Die to cut out a piece of burlap and adhered it to the scallop circle with more Sticky Strip. The ornament, from the Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set, is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and I cut it out with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies. Both are then adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For the bow I used more Cherry Cobbler Seam Biding Ribbon and the fork method to tie it, a Mini Glue Dot holds it in place. I love the layers and the burlap gives it a little unexpected texture. I hope that you enjoyed this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card. Thanks you for spending some time with me today, I hope the rest of your day is great!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Island Indigo and Cherry Cobbler

Ink: Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Chock Full of Cheer and Ornament Keepsakes Clear Mount

Embellishments: Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Biding Ribbon and Burlap (Non-SU!)

Tools: Big Shot, Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlits Die, Circles #2 Bigz Die, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Scissor Pro (Retired), Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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September 25, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 260

Good morning everyone and how are we today? I’m a little bummed because I took my cousin’s and uncle to the airport last night. I will miss them, we some good times and a lot of laughs. Hopefully I will see them again very soon! Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week Julee Tilman has given us this round or square choice…

I had a good idea of what I was going to use as soon as I saw the sketch. The base of my card is Midnight Muse Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Very Vanilla with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The next layer is a piece of Midnight Muse and a small piece of Brushed Silver Metallic Paper. The main layer consists of a piece of Summer Starfruit that I used the Scallop Trim Corner and Edge punches on. I then used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper Piercing Tool to pierce around the edge of a piece of Midnight Muse. I punched out a piece of Summer Starfruit with the 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch and pierced the scallops. A piece of Very Vanilla is stamped with a stamp from the Mixed Medley Host(ess) Stamp Set in Versa-Mark, heat embossed with some Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder and punched out with the 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch. The Merry Christmas, also from the Mixed Medley Set, is stamped in Midnight Muse and punched out with the 3/4″ Circle Punch. They are all adhered to each other and the card with Stampin’ DImensionals. I used a Vintage Faceted Designer Button and some Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon with a piece of Silver Glimmer Paper that I punched out with the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack for a little bling. Midnight Muse and Summer Starfruit are definitely one of my favorite color combinations. I also love the Brushed Silver Metallic Paper. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card. Thank you for visiting and have a amazing day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse and Summer Starfruit

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Silver Metallic

Ink: Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Stamp Set: Mixed Medley Host(ess) Clear Mount

Embellishments: Vintage Faceted Designer Button, Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon and SIlver Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer Paper

Tools: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Scallop Trim Corner and Edge Punches, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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September 18, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 259

Hello everyone and how are you today? Everything is good on my end, just plugging along. It’s supposed to rain here today for most of the day which we really can’t complain about because it has been really nice here for a while. Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week the lovely Julee Tilman has provided us with this sketch…

The base of my card is Midnight Muse Card Stock that I stamped in Midnight Muse with the Distressed Dots Background Stamp. I used the retired Circle Scissor Pro to cut out a 3″ Circle of Summer Starfruit and pierced the edge with the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. The stamped image on top of that is from the Four Seasons Stamp Set and is stamped in Primrose Petals and punched out with the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch. I used the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch to punch out a piece of Patio Party Designer Series Paper to mount on top of that. They are all adhered to the card with SNAIL. A piece of Primrose Petals Card Stock is adhered next and on top of that is another piece of Patio Party DSP that is backed with a piece of Baja Breeze and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the I Am… Stamp Set from Convention 2012 and is stamped in Primrose Petals on Whisper White. I flagged the left side and on the right is a piece of Primrose Petals 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon also with the ends flagged. A Vintage Faceted Designer Button with a piece of Summer Starfruit punched out with the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, placed in the middle, with a Basic Jewels Pearl on top of that to finish off the card. The ribbon and button are adhered to the card with Mini Glue Dots. I hope that you enjoyed this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card. Thank you so much for checking in with me and have a wonderful day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit and Baja Breeze

Ink: Primrose Petals Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: I Am… (Convention 2012) and Four Seasons Clear Mount and Distressed Dots Background Stamp Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Patio Party

Embellishments: Primrose Petals 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons and Basic Jewels Pearls

Tools: Circle Scissor Pro (Retired), 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

September 11, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 258

Hello there peeps! How are we doing today? I’m good, my cousin arrived safely and card class was lots of fun last night as always. Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week Julee Tilman has given us this sketch…

What a nice clean sketch! The base of my card is Chocolate Chip Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Very Vanilla with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. Two pieces of Soft Suede are used for the flagged banners across the middle. I used the 1″ Circle Punch, with Soft Suede and Chocolate Chip, and my paper snips for the semi-circles in the top left. A piece of Sahara Sand is cut out with the Autumn Accents Bigz Die and then stamped with the Wonderfall Stamp Set using my Stamp-a-ma-jig in Chocolate Chip. I adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A Naturals Designer Button threaded with some Linen Thread is adhered to the leaf with a Mini Glue Dot. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set. I stamped it in Chocolate Chip and cut it out with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies. Some more Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere it to the card. I love all of the rich browns against the bright embossed background and the clean simplicity of the card. I hope that you enjoyed this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card. Thank you very much for checking and have yourselves a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede and Sahara Sand

Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Wonderfall Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

Embellishments: Naturals Designer Buttons and Linen Thread

Tools: Big Shot, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Autumn Accents Bigz Die, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, 1″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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September 4, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 257

Good morning peeps! Or is it?! Back to work, but it’s a short week! I had a very productive weekend and I even got to relax a little. Now I did put off some cleaning for next weekend but like they say Rome wasn’t built in a day. Now for today’s post which is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week Julee Tilman has given us this layered sketch to work with…

I have to admit that this card took me a little time to make. I was undecided as to what I was going to use and I went back and forth for quite a while but in the end I’m quite happy with the results. The base of the card is Early Espresso Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Primrose Petals with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The next layer is a piece of Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper that I adhered to a piece of Lucky Limeade that I edged with the Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies. The ribbon across the lower portion is Primrose Petals 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon. I used some Sticky Strip to adhere it around the back and then mounted the whole thing to the card with SNAIL. The top layer is a piece of Primrose Petals that I stamped in Primrose Petals with the En Français Background Stamp. It’s backed by a piece of Very Vanilla and adhered to the card with Stampin Dimensionals.The flagged piece is also from the Candlelight Christmas Specialty DSP pack. For the main image I stamped a snowflake from the Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set in Primrose Petals after I cut out the circle with the Circles #2 Bigz Die. I backed it with a piece of Lucky Limeade that I punched out with the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch. The two snow flakes at the top and bottom of the main image, stamped in Lucky Limeade, are also from the same set and are punched out with the 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The flagged greeting is form the Joyous Celebration Stamp Set and is stamped in Early Espresso. I know, you have heard it before but I am a really big fan of non-tradiotional holiday colors. I love these colors together and the sketch provides some rich layering. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card and as always thank you for stopping by. I love reading your comments so don’t forget to leave me one! Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Primrose Petals and Lucky Limeade

Ink: Primrose Petals, Lucky Limeade and Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Snowflake Soiree and Joyous Celebrations Clear Mount and En Français Background Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Candlelight Christmas Specialty

Embellishments: Primrose Petals 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Circles #2 Bigz Die, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1 /4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Corner Rounder, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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August 28, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 256

Hello and good morning! How is everyone today? I’m doing well, made it through Monday. We had the Barclays Golf Tournament here in Bethpage State Park for the past week and it turned my 8 minute ride to work into a 25 minute ride. Thankfully it’s over and things were back to normal yesterday morning. Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week we have a very nice sketch from Julee Tilman…

We all know that I always do the square card and this week is no exception. The base of my card is Early Espresso Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Primrose Petals with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to use for my background. The flagged strips of paper are all from the Candlelight Christmas Designer Series Paper Pack. For the main image I stamped the pine needles from the Watercolor Winter Stamp Set in Lucky Limeade and cut it out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies. The greeting is form the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set. I stamped it in Primrose Petals and then I markered the On Earth and stamped it, cut it out and flagged the ends. I used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere it to the Peace part. The pinecones are also from the Watercolor Winter Stamp Set and are 2 Step Stamped in Early Espresso for the outline and Soft Suede for the inside and they too are mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. As we know I love non-tradiotional Holiday colors so I’m really liking this card. All of the items that I used to make are available in the 2012 Holiday Catalog. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card and thank you very much for visiting. Have a simply amazing day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Primrose Petals

Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade and Primrose Petals Classic Stampin’ Ink

Marker: Primrose Petals Stampin’ Write Marker

Designer Series Paper: Candlelight Christmas

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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August 25, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 255

Happy Saturday! I had a friend’s wedding last night and today I have a few Thank You cards to get finished. What are your plans for this weekend? I’m a little late posting my Mojo card this week, I had a little trouble with an r on Monday and it threw me all off! But after today’s post I’ll be back on track! This week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge is provided to us by Teresa Kline…

As soon as I saw the image with the Mojo on it I knew exactly what I was going to do. The base of my card is Cajun Craze Card Stock. I stamped a piece of Summer Starfruit with the En Français Background Stamp in Summer Starfruit ink. I used a piece of Comfort Café Designer Series Paper on the left side. On the right side I embossed a piece of Cajun Craze with the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. A piece of Summer Starfruit and a piece of Soft Suede that I cut out with the Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies creates the “ribbon” down the right side. I cut a piece of Soft Suede out with the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies and used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool to pierce around the edge and mounted it to the card tilted to the side. The image is from the Friendship Preserves Stamp Set and is stamped in Summer Starfruit and again in Cajun Craze. Both pieces are cut out with the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies and I cut the hello out of the Cajun Craze piece and mounted it to the Summer Starfruit piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the way that depending on what color you pair Summer Starfruit with it either looks yellow or green. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card and thank you for visiting. I hope that you have a very enjoyable day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze and Summer Starfruit

Ink: Cajun Craze and Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Friendship Preserves Clear Mount and En Français Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Comfort Café

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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August 14, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 254

Hello peeps! I hope that everybody had a nice Monday. Mine was good, no complaints which is great! Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week’s sketch is provided by Carole Burrage…

I’m loving the sketch because it has a nice big flagged piece in it! My card starts off with a base of Baja Breeze Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Crumb Cake with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and adhered it to a piece of Early Espresso. The flagged piece of Baja Breeze is paper-pierced with the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool, it’s mounted to the card with SNAIL. I used a piece of the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack and backed it with some Baja Breeze, it’s then mounted it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. If you look closely you can see Baja Breeze and Crumb Cake in the paper, two colors that are not listed as the coordinating colors in the 2012 Holiday Catalog. Upon closer inspection I have found that most of Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Papers have some extra colors in them, you just have to take a little time and find them! I then used one of the Round Designer Ribbon Slides with some Early Espresso 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon. It is doubled on each side and small piece threaded through the middle for a quick tied bow effect. In the middle of the ribbon slide is a Vintage Faceted Designer Button and in the center of that is a basic Jewels Rhinestone. I adhered the ribbon on the back of the Early Espresso piece with Sticky Strip. The ornament is from the Keepsake Ornaments Stamp Set and Is stamped in Versa-Mark and Heat embossed with Early Espresso Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I then cut the ornament out with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies and adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. You can get both the stamp set and the framelits in a bundle and save 15%. The greeting is from the Sweet Essentials Stamp Set and is stamped using my Stamp-a-ma-jig in Baja Breeze and mounted to a piece of Baja Breeze. Three Metallics 3/16″ Brads are on the left corner and I adhered the whole panel to the card base with some more Stampin’ Dimensionals. I have been on a non-tradiotional holiday color kick and I’m liking the results. I hope that you enjoyed tho week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card and thank you so much for checking in. Have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze and Whisper White

Ink: Baja Breeze

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Stamp Sets: Ornament Keepsakes and Sweet Essentials Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Festival of Prints Stack

Embossing Powder: Early Espresso Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Embellishments: Round Designer Ribbon Slides, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Basic Jewels Rhinestones and Metallics 3/16″ Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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August 8, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 253

Hello and good morning to you all. First order of business, Happy Birthday to my friend Danielle! I hope that everyone is having a good week. Mine is going well. I was a Perfect Prince(ess) over at Freshly Made Sketches today! Thank you to all of the lovely ladies over there and a special thanks to Cindy for choosing my card. You can see the card over at Freshly Made Sketches.

Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week Julee Tilman has provided us with this sketch…

I like when, on occasion, the sketch calls for you to not put things on straight which sometime can be more of a challenge than putting them on straight! For the first time I have some Halloween stamp sets. Ever since I became a Demo I am really into the Holidays like never before. I can’t wait to make some Halloween stuff to decorate the house! My card starts with a base of Basic Black Card Stock. I used the Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Tangerine Tango for the background. The strip of very vanilla “ribbon” is stamped in Tangerine Tango with the Border Banter Stamp Set. The pieces of Designer Series Paper, mounted on Basic Gray and Basic Black, are form the Howlstooh and Scaringbone Collection. For the main image I used a stamp from the Toxic Treats Stamp Set and stamped it in Basic Black on Very Vanilla. I used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut it out and cut out a piece of Basic Black, cut it in half and adhered it to the back for a little border. The greeting is from the same set and is stamped in Tangerine Tango. I used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and the Paper-Piercing Tool, fast becoming one of my favorite accessories form the 2012 Catalog, to pierce the edges and flagged the one side with my Paper Snips. The image and greeting are both mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The rosette is also made from the Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP and I used the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and the Owl Builder Punch for the circles in the middle. I’m having so much fun using all of the products from both of the catalogs! I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card and thank you so much for visiting! Have an amazing day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla and Tangerine Tango

Ink: Basic Black and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Border Banter and Toxic Treats Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Howlstooth and Scaringbone

Tools: Big Shot, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Paper Snips, Itty bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Owl Builder Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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July 31, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 252 and Sneak Peek

Good morning peeps! How is everyone doing today? I’m doing pretty good, made it through Monday unscathed! I hope the same holds true for all of you. Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week Julee Tilman has give us the round or square choice…

I went with square as I always do. I know, I need to mix it up but I really like the square card better than the round one. The base of my card is Gumball Green Card Stock. I added two different pieces of Be Of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper for the background. The flagged piece of Very Vanilla is pierced using the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. The rectangle on top of that consists of a piece of Very Vanilla that is embossed with the new Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder* and mounted to a piece of Gumball Green. The Cherry Cobbler scalloped edge was created using the Adorning Accents Edgelits and adhered to the back before I adhered the whole thing to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used the Circles #2 Bigz Original Die to cut out the Gumball Green circle, Paper-Pierced that too and adhered it to a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I punched out with the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch. The greeting is from the Merry & Type Stamp Set and is stamped in Gumball Green and punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. Two SIlver Mini Brads give it a little bling. The ornaments are from the new Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set* and are stamped in Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green. I used the coordinating Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies to cut them out and adhered then to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the new bundles that they have in the Holiday Catalog, they save you 15% when you purchase the stamp set and coordinating framelits together. Today is the last day to take advantage of the Reason to Smile Promotion and bonus $50 Host(ess) promotion. Tomorrow marks the start of the Holiday Catalog order. So many decisions! LOL! I hope that you enjoyed this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card. Thank you very much for stopping by and have yourselves a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green

Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Merry & Type and Ornament Keepsakes* Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Be Of Good Cheer

Embellishments: Silver Mini Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*, Circles #2 Bigz Original Die, Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies*, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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