MOJO176 - Vintage Valentine

Good Evening, 


I hope you all staying safe and warm on this wintery Monday! The weather here is very much into full blizzard mode....which means I should have some time the next day to do some craftting while I am snowed in 


This card was created for two challenges, Mojo Monday's Sketch for yesterday and the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog Challenge for this past Saturday (Vintage). The heart border images are from the SU! set "Love You Much". The sentiment is from a prior SU! Hostess set. 


As always thanks for stopping by ~ 


Hugs ~ LJ

StampTV Sketch

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Here is my card for this week's StampTV Sketch Challenge. I purchased Melanie's "Mugs & Kisses" from Gina K Designs recently. Such a FUN set to play with! I can see it working well with a lot of other Melanie's sets I currently have.  The patterned paper is from Basic Grey (Pyrus Collection). Just love all the rich colors in this collection. :)

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Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC #3 - Love You!

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I finished the MFT Sketch #3 last night, love all the layers this sketch provided this week! The red ribbon and paper is showing a little brighter in the photo than the color really is (need to find time to work on my photography skills...)

The recipe is at the end of my post if you are interested.....

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

Stamps: PI Heart Stripes (MFT)
Paper: MFT White Perfect Panels, Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 DP Collection, Real Red, Black, Soft Sand (GKD)
Ink: Memento Tux Black, Real Red
Access: Copics, Spica Glitter Pens, MS Heart Border Punch, SU Heart Punch, SU Heart Trio Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Pop-dots, MFT Red Ribbon

PTI Swap - Easel Card

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Tonight I thought I would share my "non-traditional" card for the PTI Lover's Swap on SCS. I created some easel cards, using a great tutorial over on SCS. For my swap I used a color combination that is totally out of my comfort-zone, Melon Mambo & Kiwi Kiss. I use Kiwi Kiss a lot, but my pack of Melon Mambo is quite full.  The floral images are from the stamp set "Four of A Kind" which is was only available at the 2011 Summer CHA Show. This happens to be my favorite floral set right now. I just love the two-step stamping of the leaves and flowers.....Super easy!  The sentiment is from "Everyday Button Bits".

Here's also a photo from the side - so you can see the "easel" effect. It's a really fun card to make (and the tutorial explains how to make it so well)

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

MOJO174 - Love Is In The Air

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Here is my MOJO 174 Sketch card for this week :) I picked out one of my Unity sets that has not been used very much "Love Is In the Air" for my card. The hot air balloon image is stamped directly on the card base.  The red and white linen thread used on the buttons was gifted to me recently by my friend Michele  (thank you!) What a great sketch for a quick card or two! I've added a recipe below for those interested.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

Recipe:
Stamps: Love Is In The Air (Unity Stamp Co)
Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Kiss (gina K), White
Patterned Paper: K&Company
Ink: Chocolate Chip & Riding Hood Red
Extras: SU! Satin Ribbon, SU Buttons, Circle Scalloped Spellbinders,  Red & White Linen Thread (unknown maker)

MFTWSC#2 - Snow Day

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I wanted to play in this week's MFT Sketch Challenge, and this Snow Day PI (from MFT) seemed very appropriate considering it's snowing like crazy in Southern Wisconsin today!

I used patterned paper and brads from the Basic Grey Bittersweet Collection. The Snow Day image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with a combination of Prismacolor/Copic Markers & popped up.  The pink ribbon on the card is from SU! (mini from a couple of years ago).  I used chocolate chip, rose red, and pretty in pink card stock. The sentiment is stamped in chocolate chip, and then I created the banner with my paper snips.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

Darlene's Swap Card

Hello!

Hope you all have had a marvelous weekend! My weekend was full of watching lots of the NFL Playoffs and getting some swaps done I have due in the next couple of months.

Above is a card I made (well 6 of them LOL) for Darlene's "Why Did I Buy This?" Swap on SCS. We were supposed to use supplies we had bought over a year ago, but never used. I didn't quite follow directions on this one (oopsie) but Darlene agreed to let me slide on through with this little adorable guy. I probably have not used this vibrant purple color though in over a year. I know the coordinating ink-pad is stashed away in the bottom of one of my drawers. I'm just not a "brights" person unless it's Pacific Point (and then I am all over it LOL). The image (so cute!) is from the SU! Set Happy Heart Day (retired). I dipped into my stash of flowers, older brads (I think these are from Making Memories, as I just found another unopened package today in my embellishment bins). The Ribbon is about 2 years old from SU! (retired).

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ