4 cards, 9 challenges!

Wow, I was in the card making groove today! After spending a sweating morning in my classroom, I got my hair cut and retreated to the AC and a cool basement. I've got four cards to share, and it culminates with a great card piled with challenges! Details are at the bottom.

First up is Mojo Monday, with a Tuesday sketch. This came together so quickly, except the flower because I didn't have the right color so I crocheted one while I relaxed on the couch.

Second is a special card that will be going to wounded marine, Ben. You can read more about it HERE and maybe help out too! I used the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge and took inspiration from Pals Paper Art. I loved the striped rug and thought a rainbow of color would go well!

I had fun playing along with the first sketch over at Get Sketchy. It took a lot of snipping with the leaves but I love fall cards and the leaves needed to be realistic.

Last is my Pile it On card which I did my best to pile on the challenges.

Pile It On: masculine (it has to go to a guy because a girl would notice my crooked green panel!)

Our Creative Corner: Christmas in August

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday: red, olive and black

Card Positioning Systems: sketch

Whimsy: use ribbon (which is hard to do on a masculine card!)

I'm exhausted now, and have got to get to some work for the classroom. Back into the sweltering classroom tomorrow morning!

Smiles,

Mojo Card

Paper: Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Pale Plum, Washington Apple dsp, unknown dsp

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Stamp: Feathered Hope (retired SU)

Other: ribbon, scallop edge punch, corner rounder, crocheted flower, brad

Feeling Blue card

Paper: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue dsp, Basic Gray dsp, Real Red, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, YoYo Yellow, green, Razzleberry

Ink: Black

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo Friendly Advice

Other: markers

Falling Leaves card

Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, unknown dsp

Ink: Olive stazon

Stamps: Give Thanks (SU), sentiment unknown

Other: colored pencils

Pile It On card

Paper Whisper White, Basic Black, Old Olive, unknown red

Ink: Olive Stazon, Black Stazon, Real Red

Stamps (SU): Button Bear, Made From Scratch

Other: square punch, ribbon, white embossing powder

Fun to Grow Up

Rain, rain GO AWAY!!! I know we had three days of sun but I can't take any more rain so I feel it's my right to complain! Stuck in on a gray, rainy day I went crazy with my card making. I discovered Pile it On early last week but forgot where I found it. Luckily Dalis played along with this week's Unscripted Sketch and I found the challenge once more.

The whole idea behind Pile It On's challenge is to complete their challenge and combine it with other challenges. Not as easy as it sounds by here's what I did:

Pile it On! use 3 or more embelishments (I used ribbon, buttons, twine)

Our Creative Corner - red, white and blue

Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday - this week's sketch is found here

Created by Courtney challenge - use buttons

From Courtney's Closet 47 - inspiration from Libby's adorable daughter's outfit. So cute!

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - cut it out, pop it up (I did with the words TV and cookies)

High Hopes Challenge 38 - use polka dots (paper and ribbon)

I'm pretty sure that's all, though I know there are more challenges to use red, white and blue. But I think that's enough! For now I need to turn the computer off because I'm hearing thunder and I think I just saw some lightning. YIKES!

Smiles,

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Brocade Blue

Ink: Real Red, Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Black Stazon

Stamp: Inkadinkado Kid's Quotes, SU On Your Birthday

Other: ribbon, glue dots, cuttlebug, buttons, twine

Thanks!

After mostly cleaning up my rearranged stamp area I set out to work on Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration challenge for this week. I always want to but somehow don't get to it. This week I combined her colors with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday sketch challenge.

I also finally took the advice of Steph and my mom to take my pictures outside. I love the result, though the Certainly Celery clashes with my TicTac green house! Editted to add: The four square panels were embossed with a fun square stitched embossing Cuttlebug folder.

After dinner it's back down to work on some other sketches. Have you played along with this week's Unscripted Sketch yet? Check it out!

Smiles,


Paper: Certainly Celery, Whispher White, Perfect Plum
Ink: Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum
Stamps (SU!): Tag Time, Thank You Kindly
Other: ribbon, Making memories hardware, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Forever Mojo

For this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge I was inspired by a beautiful scrap--I love to recycle! (And I've found out this works for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday as well!) The patterned paper at the bottom of my card came from a recent wedding invitation my mother and I received--It was wrapped around the invite and reply cards. So I've got more scraps that will be sure to appear in more cards!



The pattern is so elegant and paired with Tempting Turquoise it reminded me of something in a Tiffany's box. So I added pearls. As an added bonus, I found this black ribbon, already tied, on the floor at work Saturday. I am serious about ribbon and making use of ANY that I find! The Forever came from two stamps in a Hero Arts pack that I got in some blog candy a few weeks back, and the hearts are from SU Mini Mates.

The wedding is in Tennessee, and on my husband's birthday (the day after mine) so we won't be attending. That, and I only vaguely remember the cousin who is getting married, from meeting him once over a decade ago. I wasn't planning on making a wedding card but the paper would do nothing else! So Mom, you can take this to Scott and Margaret.

Smiles,