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I wanted to try out a wavy blade on my rotary cutter today so this is what I made:

If you are a regular to my blog you may know that I aspire to one day finding time to scrapbook as well as make cards and stuff.  The wavy blade is great for borders so maybe I've moved closer to scrapbooking aferall!  

Supplies:
Urban Garden DSP (R)
Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze & Kiwi Kiss (R) cardstock
Scallop Circle Die & Big Shot
Large Flower Punch
Three Flower Punch - this is an SU one prior to the Boho Blossoms.  I don't remember it's proper name.
To cut the pictures out, I used a template to trace the shape and then hand cut it out.  A braver person would use the Circle Scissor Plus but I didn't have any spare pics and I've not quite perfected that skill yet! 

Anyway, I like the results.  Hope you do too.

Till next time
Karen

Mojo Monday 180

Surprise!   I made my Mojo Monday project a lot quicker this week. 

Now, this was a challenge on steroids for me.  I opted to do the circular card.  May never do it again, but at least I had a go!   I really like it despite it taking me ages.  I did the base according to Julee Tillman's instructions here.  That was the super easy part!   I used the Scallop Circle for the Big Shot too, by the way.

The tricky bit was cutting the smaller circle layers and getting the scallop top on the DSP.   I used my Circle Scissor Plus which I'm still not very good at, but I did cut 3 perfect circles out of DSP and I must stress that DOTTO repositionable adhesive is vital to the success of each circle.  The way it rubs off with an adhesive eraser is also a huge bonus.  No wasted sticky paper!

The Mojo sketch is a tad fussy for me - I like the results, but I generally prefer simpler designs.  I also combined a lot of techniques which added to the complexity.   Anyway, take a look and let me know what you think.

Mojo 180

Supplies (you may need to sit down, there's a lot!)
Stamp Set:  Bliss (Sale-a-Bration 2011)
Cardstock:  Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Ink:  Baja Breezze, Soft Suede, Basic Grey
Paper:  Elegant Soiree DSP, Brown packing paper (for flower)
Big Shot, Scallop Circle Die, Circle Scissor Plus, 1.25" circle punch, Scallop Border Punch, Crop-a-dile
Rhinestone Brad, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Smooch Spritz in gold

Memory Box

Handmade gifts are so nice to make, and even nicer to give, especially when you know they will be appreciated.  I wanted to make a memory box this Christmas, and it had to match something I made previously this year for a birthday, plus it's designed to fit the decor of the room it will go in.

Here's what I came up with:

I've used the following supplies:
Extra Large white box & 2 smaller boxes 
Stamps:  Priceless, One of a Kind (retired), Sense of Time, Lovely Letters Alphabet
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant & Metallic Silver
Ink:   Encore Silver, Elegant Eggplant
Silver brads, Rhinestone Brads, Filigree brads, Hodgepodge Hardware
Ribbon (non SU)
Bigz Scallop Circle & Big Shot (you need one of these!)
Boho Blossoms Punch
Silver embossing powder

I loved making this box.    And it's so cute with the gorgeous little boxes that go inside for the smaller treasures to be kept safe and secure.   I chose white because it worked well with the colour scheme I needed to do,  but there are so many choices available now that my advice would be to buy these kinds of things whenever you find something you like - put it away and then it's ready when you need to make something special for someone special!

Thanks for looking
Karen