A day late... NOT a dollar short!!

So this week I'm running about a day behind. You know those days when you end up with a few extra things to do, AND the kids decided not to take naps? That was my yesterday. I did get my Mojo Monday card done (those 20 minutes when both boys were actually asleep at the same time) I just didn't get a chance to share. So I'm going to share that one with you today!

Here's our Mojo Monday sketch for this week....

And here's what I did with it.....

All of the colors here are in the Stampin' Up! subtles  collection (except for the stem of the flower, it just retired from last year's In Colors, Lucky Limade is the color). I love how I can go to my filing cabinet, pull out a collection of papers and know that everything goes together perfectly!

To give this a little punch of texture I embossed a piece of Wisteria Wonder with my Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and added a few rhinestones for some shine. Dig the inked edges around the flower? 

I didn't have a Wisteria Wonder ink pad, so I just used the brush end of my Stampin' Write Marker, inked up my sponge dauber, and swirled it around the edges. For a little extra detail, I used the "pen" side of my Lucky Limeade marker for some veins in the leaves.  So what do you think? Not bad for short on time and wild kids running around huh?

Stampin' Up! Products:

Paper: Subtles collection- Calipso Coral, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla

Stamps: Oh, Hello

Ink: Stampin' Write markers- Calipso Coral, Lucky Limeade (retired), Wisteria Wonder

Accessories: Rhinestones, Calipso Coral Ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

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Happy Father's Day!

What are you getting Dad for Father's Day? I made Hubby's Dad this card:

I love the exploding stars! Unfortunately everything I used is retired, but don't fear there are some really great new Father's Day stamps in the new catalog (check it out here).

I will list what I used though:

Stampin' Up!-----
        Stamps- Best Dad Ever (Ret)
        Paper- Sycamore Street (was part of Sale-a-bration)
        Ink- Island Indigo Stampin' write marker

Other:
  Star punch
  Grey marker

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Dynamic Duos #56

This week over at Dynamic Duos we're exploring Blushing Bride and Soft Suede. This is a really simple card to put together and looks great! I also used this as the inspiration for my sister-in-law's birthday card.

Stampin' Up! supplies:

Stamp: Teeny Tiny Wishes (Clear Mount) (Wood Mount)

Paper: Blushing Bride (8.5 x 11 Subtles paper pack)

Tools: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

This card is being submitted to:

Monday night relaxation

I've had a definite case of the Monday's today, how about you? But I got to sit down tonight and work on my entry for Mojo Monday, so it's all better now! Here's this weeks sketch:

             

And here's what I did with it:

I kept it pretty true to sketch this week, though I did move the square to the right a bit. There are some really cute butterflies that I just couldn't cover up on the background paper. Did you see them?

The sentiment is, "be the best that you can possibly be", and was a part of the My Minds Eye paper stack that I used. I think this looks like those "complicated" cards that I sometimes feel intimidated by, but this one has nothing fancy, just some paper, ribbon, and a Stampin' Up! dimensional.

I did use a few Stampin' Up! products on this:

Stampin' Dimensional

Crystal Effects (to hold the ribbon- this stuff is AWESOME!)

Circles #2 original die

This card is getting submitted to Mojo Monday 297

PPA 160!

Yesterday started Pals Paper Arts 160, a great color challenge featuring Stampin' Up! In Colors Gumball Green and Primrose Petals. At first I was a little scared this might turn out a little Christmas-y, but I don't think it turned out that way in the end. 

I fell in love with the Lacy and Lovely stamp set when I first saw it, but always found something else and forgot about it when it came time to order, but my demonstrator kit came last night and I made SURE to get it with my kit!

Stampin' Up! :

Paper: Primrose Petals and Gumball Green come in the 2012-2014 In Color pack 

12x12 126836      8.5x11 126838

Stamps: Lacey and Lovely 

Clear mount 122887      Wood block mount 132025

Accessories: Adorning Accents Edgelits Die 125595

Rhinestones: Recollections

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Pink love!

Sorry I've been out of the loop a little longer than expected... Stinkin bug nabbed me with a fever. But I did want to share this cute card with you. This is going to a friend going through a rough time right now and I wanted to send her a little pick-me-up that she could read whenever she wanted. 

I love these multi-layered cards! And I think the shimmer ink really helped brighten it up a bit. It was simply swept over the card in a few places to add some highlights. Honestly, these cards had me stumped for a couple weeks, before I realized that it was stamped! I thought it was specialty paper.... go figure!

All the paper is old (can you tell I'm REALLY trying to get rid of this stuff?)
Stampin' Up! products- Pretty in Pink ink, Established Eligance stamp set (retired), teeny tiny wishes stamp set, and modern label punch.
Butterfly stamp- Hampton Art
shimmer ink- platinum planet- Dew Drop