More Mojo Monday inspired cards...

I really like this weeks Mojo Monday Challenge. So I made a couple more cards for my 'Cards for Cancer' fundraiser. And another one that I made this weekend at our Scrapbooking Retreat. Enjoy!


Love, Love, Love how this one turned out. This one was base on this weeks Mojo Monday challenge.

This was also inspired by Mojo Monday, but I strayed a bit.

This one was fun. I 'lifted' it from another site and for the life of me, can't figure out which one. I'll give credit when I find it.

Mojo Monday Week 75...

I love doing these Mojo Monday Challenges...even though it's Tuesday. I'm still making cards for my Relay For Life team so I made a set of 6 for that. I'm very pleased with how these turned out, since I was oh so disappointed in my card from last week. Somedays you just have to remember less is more.

Supplies Used:
My Minds Eye Paper: Dazzling "Our Princess" Summer Stripes/Pink Deco and "Sugar and Spice" Princess in Training/Make a Wish from the 'Just Dreamy 2' line.
Stampin' Up: Fun & Fast Notes stamp set
Stampin' Up: Basic Black, Real Red and Glorious Green stamp pad with the Blender Pen

Special!

Mojo Monday Week 74 Challenge

Last minute Valentines Cards....

My poor Husband and Daughter always get the shaft! Here it's almost 11:30pm and I'm just getting their cards done. I like them though. I used left over scraps of my Candy Lane designer series (#11380) and the Love You Much stamp set (#113756).

I totally 'scraplifted' this design from Jamie Sears. Check out her blog...she's another amazing stamper/scrapper. I copied this almost exactly since I was WAY too tired to really change it up and make it mine.


My daughter LOVES Valentines Day. She will be so excited when she wakes up to this.



And my husband got these for me today. He's trying to play it cool...but I found the little 'shiny' box in the closet. He needs to learn to hide it better. LOL!

Mojo Monday Challenge

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School Goody Bags...DONE!!

Well almost anyway. Ha! So here are the 'almost' finished treat bags for Rebecca's Valentines party next Friday. All that's left to do is add a little something on the 'heart candy' bags. I loaned my 'Love You Much' Stamp set to my girlfriend and I'm getting it back on Saturday. I've decided to just leave the bags themselves alone and not add too much. Hindsight 20/20, I really should've made these more for kids and not so mature (you know with the paper colors and such), but I was too excited to make them and too lazy to run out to Michael's and get paper. Oh well. Maybe the Moms will love them and book a party. (I stuck a business card on the bottom of them...is that tacky?!) Who cares...I need to book some parties! LOL!




I couldn't believe how easy these were to make. I just love the Top Note die. It is so versatile.

Teachers bag. Not much but it was fun to make. I've still got to get more New York Patty mints to fill it up more. I made two of these as she has 2 teachers who job share. And I have to admit that this is the very first box I've made so I'm quite proud of it.

Not too sick to do some crafts...

I just can't lay in bed and sleep anymore! I still have no voice and 'remy Dr. can't get me in. So I'm going to see how the day goes and if I need to go to Urgent Care I will.

I started these the other day and really needed to finish them. They're little gift bags for Rebecca's Valentines Party next Friday. I'm not quite done with them yet. I'm going to make some cute 'little' cards and attach them to the top left corners of the bags. Maybe I'll get to that tomorrow. Of course I'll post the completed pictured.



Supplies used:
Brown paper bags cut to 3 1/2" from the bottom of the bag
Sahara Sand (#105328) cut at 5 1/2"x4"
Stampin' Up Ginger Blossom designer series (discontinued)cut at 5 1/4"x3 3/4" (except the white with red dots...that is My Minds Eye Paper)
Scallop Punch (#109043)
Circle Punch (1 3/8" #104401 & 1 1/4" #104403)
Heart to Heart punch (#113694)
Ribbon for the handles

I got my inspiration off of Splitcoast Stampers and inparticular this CUTE bag! I just added my own touches. This is such a cheap and easy way to make gift bags. There's so much you can do to them. Who would've ever though that a simple brown lunch bag could be used in so many different ways. It's cool!

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I couldn't resist....

So my girlfriend Melissa and her son Peyton came up this weekend for a visit. And first, just let me say that ever since I moved 3 hours away from all of my friends in June, they've all come to see me as much as I've been to see them. Those are real friends and I love them for that. OK...on to scrapbooking...

Well Mr. Peyton has always loved my daughter Rebecca and the feeling is mutual. And Peyton is ALL boy. He's rough and tough and once in a while he'll even let out a curse word. Which isn't funny...but it is. One of his favorite words is 'My daddy's a Bad Ass!". LOL. It's true. His daddy is an American Hero and has served our country for 16+ years as a Marine and has done 2 tours in Iraq. He's not just a bad ass...he's an American Bad Ass!!

Ok...so here's this darling little boy who worships my girly girl. So yesterday Rebecca decided to put on one of her many Princess dresses. Joking, I said "Peyton, do you wanna put on a dress?" He said "NO!". That didn't last long, because once he saw his 'girlfriend' in a pretty dress, he basically said what the heck and put on the one that had the most blue in it. Gotta give him credit for that! He did not choose the PINK one. So he puts the dress on and then the bow headband too. LOVED it!!! He wasn't too proud to go out back and even drive the purple Barbie Jeep. When he does something, he gives 100%! LOL!! He didn't take it off until bath time...many hours later when he (and Rebecca) smelled like wet dogs from sweating in those dresses outside.

I couldn't help but do a layout for Melissa, whom in her defense was not at all happy with her son in a dress and even sporting bright pink lipstick I'm certain Rebecca put on him. So I HAD to take a picture of it to post, to not only warn her that it's coming to her on Saturday at Bunco, but to document the layout before the 'Bad Ass American Hero' shreds it up in little pieces! Haaaaaaaa! Too Funny!

So here it is!!!

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Have a GREAT weekend!!

No posts for a day or two. I have a couple of girlfriends coming up to visit for the weekend. I know for a fact we'll be doing some scrapbooking so I'll have pictures to post later. I was suppose to do a workshop this weekend but had to postpone it because my order didn't come in from SU. Actually it's on backorder. That's ok though. I'll reschedule it and it'll be great.
Hope you all have a great and safe Superbowl weekend!

Shower Invitation Sample...

I was invited today by my Sister-In-Law to help plan a baby shower for my other SIL who's due in August (so excited for them). I knew right away the invitation I wanted to make. So I went searching for the card I saw on one of the MANY, MANY blogs I surf daily. I found it at the fabulous Lauren Meaders blog. So I'm still a month or so away from having to start these, but wanted to see if I could even do them. So this is just my first sample card. I plan to make them a little bit more elaborate with some embellishments...when we find out what she's having. Well...If we find out what she's having. But it turned out cute anyway and it was SO SUPER easy. Laurens very good at explaining how she does things...that's a huge relief for me.


I'm a stickle fanatic. Love the stuff!

Spring Inspiration...

While I was looking through all the fabulous blogs I love to read, I saw a card that just made me smile. Not to mention it was in my favorite colors, Blue & Yellow. So thanks to Michelle Wooderson over at Mish Mash, I created this.




Of course I made a set of 6 to use for my 'Create to Cure Cancer' fundraiser.

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Birthday Card...

'Adhereing' to my New Years goals (excuse the pun-LOL!), I made this set of cards with mostly scraps I had left over from other projects. Except for the card base.

Stampin' Up Supplies used:
Fun & Fast Notes stamp set (cake): # 113500
Card base in Sahara Sand: # 105328
Big Bold Birthday (Make a Wish): # 114926
Word Window Punch: # 105090
I stamped the cake with Basic Black and colored it in with the SU Blender Pen which I LOVE using the 'In Color' stamp pads colors: Baja Breeae, Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss.

Another Love You Much card...

I really LOVE this stamp set. I just can't seem to stop working with it. I pull out other sets but always end up putting it back and getting these out. Must be the time of year huh? I've also had this ribbon (the 1 1/2" flowered one) for over a year and have never used it. So I chose my colors around the ribbon.




Forgive the picture quality. My other camera is out in the car and it's raining like crazy! We totally need the rain so I'm not complaining one bit.

Supplies:
Pixie Pink Cardstock: # 105121
Pink Passion Cardstock: # 102762
Whisper White Cardstock: # 100730
Love You Much Stamp set: # 113756
Boho blossoms punch: # 110711
(off brand ribbons and Stickles for the glitter)

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3 card sets for my 'Create to Cure Cancer' fundraiser...

So yesterday I spent ALL DAY (9am to 10pm) with my good friend here in Bakersfield. It was her 29th (AAAAchoooooyeahright37th! Oh bless me!)birthday. And she wanted an "It's my birthday and I'll crop if I want to" day with her friends. So we did...all day. It was fun and relaxing and I didn't check my email one time yesterday. So lot's of catching up to do today. Ha! But that's OK.

So yesterday I started making card sets for my team fundraiser for Relay For Life. I made 3 sets with 6 cards. I love how they turned out. I used mostly Stampin' Up products and some My Minds Eye papers along with SU paper as well. Enjoy!

On Inauguration Day....

I'm so proud to be an American today.

Friend to Friend Card

My Minds Eye Cardstock-"The cutest thing" floral/brown paper from the 'Wild Asparagus' Series
Stampin' Up Photo Corner Punch #109042
Stampin' Up 1/4" circle punch #104942
Stampin' Up Love You Much Stamp set for the 'Friend to Friend' #113756

A layout for little Miss Phoebe...

NOTE TO SELF: Go get a scanner!!! These stinkin' layouts just don't photograph as well as cards. I know, I know! It's the operator. LOL!! Enjoy!

Love You Much Valentines Mailbox

This is a cute template from Stampin' Up. I did one for Christmas and it's even cuter for Valentines.
All Stampin' Up Supplies:
Heart Stamp from the Love You Much Bundle (Bundle:#115405/Stamps:#113756)
Candy Lane Designer Series Paper (#113980)