Mojo Monday 149

My latest Mojo Monday card is a little late...yeh, I know it's Friday!   I have no idea where this week went to.  Between the classes, the kids, the rain, the....the....well, better late than never. 

There's no doubt that these Mojo cards get you doing a ton of processes.    I know I could simplify it but sometimes it's good to get a whole bunch of layers and elements going in the one card.   And as you may have noticed if you've looked at the last few posts, I'm a bit stuck on the square cards.   Having to make the envelopes is getting a bit tedious though.  Might be time to find a good quality square envelope that I like (SU, we need YOU to sell these!) and base the card on it rather than the other way around...lol.

Anywho, I digress.....supplies for this card are:
Stamp Sets: Petal Pizzazz & Happy Everything
Whisper White, Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry cardstock.
Cottage Garden DSP
Ribbon: 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Rose Red
Buttons:  Fresh Favourites I - ages old from my US stamping days
Crystal Effects & Dazzling Diamonds
Paper Piercer & Mat Pack
I hand cut the V into the ribbon & cardstock.  And the scallop edge was done by piecing Rich Razzleberry square scallop punches together.   Tricky, but worth it!
Lastly, the little green leaves peeking behind the greeting are the wing from the Two-step bird punch.

Thanks for looking!

Relax......

This picture was taken when we visited Wildlife World over the summer.   It just popped up on my screen saver and it's so cute I had to share.

I thought it might be appropriate to add some more from Regina Brett while I'm here:

• Believe in miracles
• Don't audit life.  Show up and make the most of it now.
• Growing old beats the alternative..........dying young.

Happy Friday!
Karen

Square look

I'm back!   I've been away for a couple of weeks (well, away from the computer), largely because we've had visitors so we've been travelling around playing tourist with them while the school hols were on.  Had a lovely time!   I really enjoy doing things around our own locale and we also managed weekends away in the Hunter Valley & Canberra.  Both of which were thoroughly gorgeous.   Anyway, maybe I'll talk more about that another day.

My reason for posting, is this project:

I was asked to make a card for the girlfriend of a friend.   I got this idea from SCS & just loved the square look.  I guess it appeals to my sense of order!   I tried a colour combo that surprised me - I was told that the young lady in question likes yellow, but couldn't bring myself to use it as a the main colour.  So I teamed it with Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry (2 fav's) and I think the scheme works quite well.  The yellow I chose is So Saffron - another favourite and I've done lots of layers which has the end result of quality because it's so heavy!!

Do you like the numbers?   They're Sticky Cuts, and at the risk of repeating myself, so easy to use.   I've covered them with seed & micro beads which ensures an even finish.    The jewellery tag punch was used to frame the sentiment & I've used the 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" square punches as well.   To soften the Whisper White layers, I stamped a background in So Saffron first, then stamped the flower in Rich Razzleberry before punching out.    I also used a Texture Plate with the Big Shot (you need one of these!) and sponged over the embossed result with the So Saffron.   I like the way it adds texture and dimension at the same time.

Here's another one I made for Mum - if your reading this Mum, don't scroll down any further please!!

 This is also a card I made for my stamping group's July challenge.   The colours are a bit "Christmassy, according to my daughter!   But the challenge was to use retiring colours, and I thought these looked good together.   This time, the main focus is on the chipboard heart and letter.   I used a sheet of super sticky double sided tape (like jac paper) to cover the heart which I then cut out and covered in SuperNova glitter.   The letter is glittered but I used Crystal Effects as the glueing medium because I could be bothered struggling to cut out the shape!!   The stamp set is Priceless.   Inks & Cardstock are Mellow Moss, Ruby Red & Summer Sun.  

Thanks for looking!

Karen

Mojo Monday 148

Here's my Mojo Monday for this week.   I've used Stamp set "Friends 24-7", colours are Not Quite Navy, So Saffron & Whisper White.  The DSP is a retired one that I can't remember the name of!   All stamped images have been heat embossed in gold.

School Holiday Class

I just had to share some of the creations that the girls made at my recent Mozaic Madness School Holiday Class.

The class was full, and the feedback from the girls and their mums was very positive.   So watch out for this class during the next school hols!

I couldn't remember who made each card, so I just picked a random bunch and here they are:

Ideas for Hodgepode Hardware

I love using Hodgepodge Hardware but because of the cost they are difficult to use in classes.  I do like to make the most of them in my personal projects though.  Recently I did a bookmark for myself and then made more to give as gifts.
This time I decided to turn one of the frames - like the Designer Label punch - into a piece of jewellery for a young lady who is having a birthday soon.    See what you think below.

I like the look because it's simple and you can change it to suit anyone's style and colour preferences.   I'm certainly no jeweller so working out how to fasten the necklace got my mind whirring.   What I figured out though, is that as long as it's neat and easy to use, it doesn't really matter.  

Supplies used:    Hodgepodge Frame & brads in Styled Silver; Tempting Turquoise ribbon & cardstock; Silver elastic cord; jewellery clasp (my daughter had a spare from a Design class at school); Rub-ons and; Crystal Effects.
Thanks for looking!

Thoughts for the Day

As the weeks slide on by, don't forget to stop and smell the flowers.

Here's Regina Brett:

• What other people think of you is none of your business.
• Time heals almost everything.  Give time time.
• However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

Enjoy your week!

Two-Step too Gorgeous!

Product-wise, June was an exciting month with all the Deals of the Week.  Thanks to all my customers for their orders.  They will be receiving a little something extra as a thank you from me!

So what's next, well, I'm thrilled to announce that July is Two-Step month.   No, we're not going to be teaching dancing!   We are however, going to revisit a stamping style that has absolutely gorgeous results.  And great scope for creating mini works of art whether it be cards, gifts, packaging or lovely decorative items for your home.  Did you know you can stamp on walls?  Oh, I digress, lets get back to the Two-Step.

Here's the offer from Stampin' Up!   Classes in the second half of July will have Two-Step Stampin' as their theme, so keep and eye out for the projects coming up.