I'm Sew Excited!

I have some wonderful stamp sets with sewing images, so when I saw the "I'm Sew Excited" challenge on the Moxie Fab World blog... I knew that I had to enter!  Nothing like getting it done just under the wire...  Here's what I came up with:

Patterned papers are Cosmo Cricket & 7 Gypsies; Cardstock is Chocolate & Colonial White, CTMH; Stamp sets are Find Your Style & Tailor Made, CTMH; Inks are Chocolate & Sunset; CTMH; Baker's Twine, The Twinery.  CTMH wooden button.

Mojo Monday #181

Took me a few days to sort out how I wanted to do this week's Mojo sketch... but I finally brought it all together tonight:

Stamp sets: Beautiful You, Verve; Find Your Style & Playful Flourishes, CTMH;  Patterned papers are Veranda Creative Basics & Wings; Cardstock is Vanilla Cream & Black; Inks are Black, Sweet Leaf & Juniper; Liquorice Opaque Pearls - all CTMH.

Tania's Heart2Heart Challenge card

I am so pleased to have another of my wonderful customers joining the H2H challenge this week!  Tania is one seriously talented lady, and she had intended to do some quilled flowers on her card, (her quilling is quite amazing!) but said that she saw all the strips of cardstock sitting there and decided to weave them together instead.  She sponged the creme brulee first, then added her amazing weaving, some flowers and a sentiment.  Check this out:  (and I think she should start her own blog, don't you??)  You can leave comments for her here on my blog, and I know she'll check in and read them.  Thanks for playing, Tania!

Cardstock is Black, Colonial White & Hydrangea; Inks are Creme Brulee & Black; Stamp set is Find Your Style; Just Blooms paper flowers; Opaque Pearls; Edge Distressor - all CTMH.  Martha Stewart punch.

Smile

I've used two brand new stamp sets and a paper pack that has been around for years in this card, but I wanted to do something a bit happy and springlike today.  The bird's tail and wings are curled up a bit, and I added a few Stickles to the edges.  Hope those of you here in the midwest/northeast are shovelled out from all the snow yesterday :o)

Patterned papers are Discovery; Cardstock is Kraft, White Daisy & Hollyhock; Stamp sets are Find Your Style & Take a Picture; Inks are Blush, Hollyhock, Sweetleaf & Clover Meadow; Sweetleaf 1" grosgrain ribbon - all CTMH.  Martha Stewart punch.

Mojo Monday #174

Another card using the wonderful Wings papers... this time for Mojo Monday's sketch.  The butterflies are all stamped in black and then clear embossed:

All supplies are CTMH - Patterned paper is Wings; Stamp sets are Butterfly Kisses & Find Your Style; Ink is black; Cardstock is Black, Sweetleaf, Colonial White & Juniper; Juniper Grosgrain ribbon.

January Stamp of the Month

I've been working on some challenge cards this week, but wanted to post something I've just made for fun - I really love this stamp set, and paper pack, and have seen so many gorgeous projects done with both.  I'm not sure if I'll add a sentiment above the shoe, but I just may wait and decide when I know who & what it's for.

All supplies are CTMH - Patterned papers are Wings; Cardstock is Black & Colonial White; Stamp set is Find Your Style (Jan SOTM); Opaque pearls; Sweet Leaf stitched ribbon;  Ink is Juniper.

Color Throwdown Challenge #124 & a card for Katie

This week's Color Throwdown Challenge included a special request for fellow papercrafter Katie Renz who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer.  They've asked that participants consider sending their card to Katie & her family to wish them well and encourage her in the battle she's fighting.  Details are on the blog.  The pretty chocolate/pink/blue colour combo was easy to use, and I've cased a card made by Angela Tutton using the January stamp of the month.  Being a clothing designer, I could hardly wait to get this stamp set - I love it!  I gathered the ribbon by sewing a straight line down the middle, and pulled it up to gather.

All supplies are CTMH - Stamp set is Find Your Style; Cardstock is Cocoa, Heavenly Blue & Colonial White; Inks are Cotton Candy & Cocoa; Opaque Pearls; Pink Carnation Organdy ribbon.