MoJo Monday 183 - Thank you card

Happy Thursday everyone!!! This card was created using the MoJo Monday Sketch 183 (see below). I'm not a very creative person, but their sketches make me look as if I know what I'm dong :). You should give it try.

Hava A Wonderful Evening,
Regina

Products Used:
Stamps: Bear Stamp (I don't know by whom, I've had it for years); "Thank you" is from Gina K's Organize It
Paper: DCWV's Blue Stripe, Blue Cubes, Dots
Copics: B12, B14, B18, YG07, YG11, E13, E15, E29, E39,C1, C4, R27
Die: Spellbinder's Double Ended Tags.
Punch: EK Success' Scalloped Diamond
Ribbon: American Crafts Elements
Ink: Color Box's Petal Point Classic;  Memento's Tuxedo Black

Sweet Shop Sketch #100

Today's post will be short and sweet, I need to get back to studying, but I needed to take a creative brake. For this card, I wanted to try something a little different, so I used the Sweet Shop Sketch #100, and a technique that I learned for Sherry Cheever's blog to create the coffee filter flowers.


Coffee Filter Flowers Purple Pansy and Sunshine Yellow



Card Close Up

 Thanks for stopping and have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

Regina

Products Used:

Paper: DCWV's Latte, GKD's Pure Luxury White and Wine With Everything, and others (I don't remember by what company),

Stamps: Gina K.'s Little Critters (Illustrated by Theresa Momber)

Copic:  E15, E31, E35, E37, TG03, YG11, YG13, TG17, YG95, G05, R08, W3, Y00, 0

Dies: Spellbinder's Ovals, Scalloped Oval, and Circle

Punch: EK Success' Scalloped Diamond

Cuttlebugs Embossing Folder

Glimmer Mist's Purple Pansy, Adirondack Bright's Sunshine Yellow Alcohol Ink

JustRite Challenge 053 - Thank You Card

For this weeks JustRite Challenge, participants are challenge to create a Random Act of Kindness card or gift.  I choose to create a card. I brought out some my oldies but goodies, Ecstasy Craft 3D die cut pictures. I've had these for awhile and have only used once. I thought it was time to bring them out for some air.

Close up of flower, butterfly and sentiment

Side view of card

Product Used
Papers: DCWV's Latte
Die Cuts: Spellbinders' Label Six and Fancy Tags
Stamp: JustRite's Baroque Nested Frames & Occasions
Flowers and Butterflies: Ecstasy Crafts
Flourishes: Cricut's Home Decor & Home Accents

Have a Great Weekend,
Regina

Color Me Creative Classroom Challenge

It's a 1 year Birthday event going on at the Color Me Creative Classroom. There is a list of events happening from today until March 21st, check it out. This card was made for the Sketch Challenge.

Products Used:
Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Heavyweight White; DCWV Spring Collection
Stamps: JustRite's Adorable Dragon
Copic Markers: C5, C4 C3,C1,E15, E13R32, Y00, YG03,YG07, YG11, B02, B12, B14

Joan's Garden #9 Weekly Challenge

I wasn't sure if I had time to do another challenge this week, but this one looked like fun.  Joan's Garden is hosting a weekly challenge, this week the participants are required to make a card with the following guidelines:

• Using Orange and Blue
• Create a Card with a spring theme
• Use a die cut
• Use a circle.

I have always wanted to try to making a spring card, and this challenge gave me the opportunity. Head on over to Joan's Garden and join in.

Products Used:
Paper: DCWV's Fun In The Sun
Stamps: JustRite's Baroque Nest Frames and My Garden
Sticker: Paper Wishes' Dazzles Butterflies and Borders

Spring Birthday and Anniversary Cards

Birthday Card

With all the studying I've been doing this week, I was having a difficult time trying to figure out a design for the 2 cards I needed to make today (my mojo had left me). Luckily I was able to use one the last month's sketches from MoJo Monday #179 (thank God). I made a birthday and an anniversary card for my sis and her hubby. It's a little feminine, I hope he doesn't mind.

Anniversary Card

Since I was using 12 x 12 paper, I was able to do a 2 for 1 deal. I just used different sentiments. I'm sure no one else has ever done this before :).


I couldn't decorated the envelopes as much as I wanted, because they maybe damage in the postal system. But I was able to add some trim, and tag and line the inside of the envelope.


Front of Envelope



Back of Envelope

Products Used:
Paper: K & Company's Classic K Charlotte
Stamps: JustRite's Baroque Nested Frames
Die Cuts: Spellbinder's Rectangle and Fancy Tags
Punches: Mathra Stewert's Deco Fan; Fiskars' Treading Water
Ink: Ranger's Distress Ink Pine Needles and Aged Mahogany
Brads: Chatter Box's The Easy Bradmaker
Tools: Martha Stewert's Score Board; Crafter's Companion


Okay, I have to go now, lots of studying to do.

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday 92

1st Workdesk Right Side

This post is for What's On Your Work desk Wednesday at Stamping Ground. I thought it would be fun the join in this week.
Currently I'm in the middle of several things, unfortunately none of them have to do with crafting at this time. I'm a part-time Accounting student,due to graduate in May, I'm studying for the GMAT that I take in April. So what's on my work desk? Lets begin, on the 1st work desk, I have all my study materials. There are 3 book to study for the GMAT, and books for my management class (oh I forgot, I have to study for this case as well). There are supplies I need to put away after making a Happy Anniversary card for my DH. Russell Stover's chocolates for that quick energy boost (I could use one now), any old excuse to eat chocolate will due.

1st Workdesk Left Side

2nd Workdesk

Workdesk number 2 has some of my 4yr old things (I'm a SAHM). In between studying, I have to work on his learning skills, and story time. Now he's learning to spell (sweetie can you spell STRESSED). I have my favorite tools, and some samples of techniques I hope to use in the future.

MoJo Monday Sketch Challenge - Anniversary Card

Today is my and my husband's 8th anniversary.  I'm always trying to find new techniques I can use to make his card without making them too girlie. So this is what I came up with this time with the help of  MoJo Monday card sketch. I used different shades of gray because it's my DH favorite color (smoke gray). The stamp image was heat embossing with 10 layers of embossing powder.  The bows I learned from Becca Feeken tutorial (peg bows) she is a very talented lady.  

Products Used:
Paper: C-Thru Ruler Company's Grey Damask and Grey Hugs & Kisses; Bazzill's Chandler; Gina K. Designs' Pure Luxury Smoke Slate
Stamps: JustRite's Just a Note, Loving Thoughts, All Occasion Nested Sentiments, and 2" Borders
Dies: Spellbinders' Circles, Scalloped Circles, and Fancy Tags
Border Punch: Martha Stewart's Arch Lattice
Ink: Memento's Tuxedo Black; Memories Directs Silver and Gray; VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
Ribbon: Offray's Pewter
Tools: Martha Stewart's Score Board; Crafter's Edition Glue Gun and Glue Sticks; Ranger Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder Black and Clear: Archiver's Static-Away Pillow; Cuttlebug



Matching Gift Box



I apologize for the bad photography. One of these days I'll be able to buy a better camera.

JustRite Challenge 050 - Fan Card

I wanted to enter another card, I wasn't that pleased with my last entry.  So this time I tried something a more girlie card using pinks and soft yellow. This one turned out much better than it looks in the pictures (one of these days I'll get a better camera). Well I hope you like it. For the stamped image, I use 10 layers of embossing power to give the entire image a glazed affect (sorry it doesn't show well on camera).

This time, instead of creating a envelope, I need to create a box because this card is pretty thick.

Gift Box

Here's a pricture of both of them together. Sorry for the lousy photography.

Card with Matching Box

The products I use for this project are:

• Paper: Stack-Ems Kathleen Francour Flitterbyes
• Stamp: JustRite Beautiful Blossms and Breath of Spring
• Punch: Martha Stewart Garden Trellis
• Die: Cuttlebug Vintage
• Ink: Memories Direct Hot Pink, Deep Pink, and Light Pink; VersaMark Watermark
• Embossing Powder: Ranger Super Fine Detail Clear
• Ribbon: Michaels
• Scor-Pal

JustRite Challenge 050 - Spring or Birthday Gift or Envelope

For this challenge I create a birthday card with a matching envelope. The card is a tri-fold card the is 5 inches square (I like big cards). Each layer is 1/4 smaller than the next.

Products Used:
Papers: DCWV Spring
Stamp: JustRite - Just a Note
Dies: Spellbinder Square and Scalloped Squares
Punch: Marth Stewart Deco Fan Around the Page Punch
Ink: Memeories Direct - Dep Pink
Ribbon: Michaels
Scor-Pal

Card With Matching Envelope

I never lined and enveloped before (really), but I do like how this turned out.

Inside of card

StampTV Color Spotlight Challenge

In this challenge we were required to use the following colors to create our project: Wild Dandelion, Red Hot and Black Onyx.

Product Used:
Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Black Onyx; Yellow and Red for another company (can't remember who)
Stamp: GKD Hug and Prayer design by Nina Bracket
Spellbinder Label Eight #4
Copic Sketch Markers:Y00, Y02, Y11, R02, R20, R24, W3
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug
Adhesive: Score Tape

JustRite Challenge 049 Technique: Direct To Rubber - Treat Box

I didn't have any markers, my last markers dried out (they were really cheap). So I used these ink dabbers that I had instead. I used 3 different colors on the flowers and sentiment.  Inking wasn't as precise as with markers, but I  do like how the flowers turned out. I cut out each flower,  and adhered them to the box.  
The box was a design I found on Theresa Momber blog. I changed it a little for this challenge.
Box measures: 5.5"; H x 1.5" D x 3.5" W

Box instructions can be found: http://craftingtheweb.blogspot.com/2011/02/gable-frog-bag.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CraftingTheWeb+%28Crafting+The+Web%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail

Products Used:
Stamps: JustRite All Occasions Nested Sentiment and Verse; Plant a Little Love
Die Cut: Spellbinders - Fancy Tags
Ink: Memories Direct Ink Dabbers - Hot Pink, Yellow and Spring Green
Martha Stewart Punches - Garden Trellis and Arch Lattice