MOJO #327 Contest

MOJO327 Contest

MoJo Monday is having another contest! They have provided the following sketch:

Here is my entry:

Materials used:

All paper comes from Stampin' Up

Chipboard letters and arrow are from The Paper Studio

Tempting Turquoise ink from Stampin' Up

I hope you like my card! Please leave me a comment (those just make my day)!

MOJO326 Challenge Entry

Happy 2014!
I have been busy researching different challenge blogs and trying to get myself organized so that in 2014 it is easier for me to keep track of when a challenge is posted and when it is due and when I am suppose to check back to see if I won a prize or a badge. My personal goal this year is to get more followers to my blog, blog more (which should help with my first goal) and to also win a badge for my blog...okay I can't control that one so maybe instead of that one being a goal it is more of a dream!

I jumped over to www.mojomonday.blogspot.com and they have a really cute challenge this week.

I tried to create a circle card using my gypsy and welding option...let's just say...I need a LOT of practice still. SOOOO instead of getting frustrated and walking away I went with the Square card option. 

Drum roll pllleeeaase:

Materials used:

Card base: Black cardstock from Paper Studio

Pattern Paper: Hearts and Skulls by Serendipity

Vanilla Cardstock by The Paper Studio

Embossing folder: Polka Dots by Stampin Up

Washi Tape: Black and White Polka Dot (kinda addicted to this stuff)

Best of Love stamp set by Stampin Up

Basic Black ink by Stampin Up

Black Pearls by Want 2 Scrap

Thanks for stopping by and as always I would LOVE, LoVe, LovE it if you would choose to follow my blog and/or comment.

Wishing you a very happy 2014, may you never get a paper cut while crafting! 

MOJO Challenge #323

http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/2013/12/mojo-monday-323.html

So it is snowing once again here. The kids get another snow day tomorrow and so do I!!! Guess this is one of the perks of being a teacher! With that being said, my DH had to go out in the snow and knock off the gathered snow and ice from our Internet dish (one of the downfalls of living in the country). But what a sweet man he is for doing that for me all so I can post my entry to the MoJo challenge blog!

Today's sketch that they provided is:

I am still new to this whole blog challenge entry thing so I still haven't figured out how "out-of-the-box" I can go with my interpretation of the sketch. Besides I am kind of a rule follower kind of person so even if I was a super experienced blog challenger I would probably stick pretty close to the provided sketch!

Here is my interpretation of their sketch:

Materials Used:

Card base: 4 x 51/2 by The Paper Studio

Very Vanilla card stock by Stampin' Up! cut at 3 7/8 x 5 3/8

Raspberry Ripple card stock by Stampin' Up! cut at 3 x 5 1/4

Red/White Twine by American Craft

Patterned Paper cut using 2 1/2 Circle Punch by Stampin' Up!

Very Vanilla cut using 2 3/8 Scallop Punch by Stampin' Up!

Raspberry Ripple cut using 1 3/4 Scallop Punch by Stampin' Up!

Stickles: Burgundy and Platinum

Merry Christmas Sticker by The Paper Studio

Thanks for stopping by and always I would love for you to leave a comment and hopefully start following my blog!

MOJO322 Challenge Contest

www.mojomonday.com

New challenge every Monday!!

So this weeks challenge over at www.mojomonday.com they are offering a prize for every 50 entries! I have participated in a few of their challenges but as my life changing goal I have put it in my FiloFax to  make this a regular site to party with!!! I am getting my mojo on!

Below is the sketch that they gave us to party with...how stinkin' cute is it! I have come to realize that I am a very simple card maker. I really do not like my cards to be busy, not sure if it is because I cannot justify the cost that goes into one card when you add all the bling and embellishments or if it is that I just do not like to make a busy looking card. 

This is my creation! 

Love the 3D look, I think it gives it a little something something!!!!

Materials used:

Card Base: Pre-made card set in Primary Colors by The Paper Studio 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Ornament paper by The Paper Studio cut at 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 and 2 5/8 x 3

Old Olive paper by Stampin' Up cut at 3 1/2 x 4

Tempting Turquoise paper by Stampin' Up cut at 2 1/4 x 3

White Ribbon by The Paper Studio

Distressed paper using Old Olive ink by Stampin' Up

Whisper White card stock by Stampin' Up cut at 2 1/2 x 2 7/8

Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set by Stampin' Up (Merry Christmas)

Stamped in Old Olive ink also by Stampin' Up!

The Prizes: We'll have one winner for every 50 entries, up to a max of SEVEN winners!!! Winners will receive the Verve Stamps set of their choice.

How to play: Just upload a creation using this week's sketch to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a direct  link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post.  If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword MOJO322. Our challenge is open to everyone, Verve stamps are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want.  As always, if you don't have a particular shape, feel free to substitute.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I would love for you to become a follower or at the least leave me a comment and tell me what you think!!!

MOJO298 challenge entry

So it has been awhile since I sat down and entered a challenge. I just love the MOJO Monday Challenge blog so that seems to be the one I go back to each time I get a wild hair and decide to enter a challenge. This weeks challenge sketch:

Their rules are pretty simple to follow and they do not require you to use a specific stamp. You are allowed to substitute embellishments which is a good thing because amazingly enough I did not have a star embellishment that I wanted to use on my card. 

(Please forgive me photography skills, I had to go to my front porch to snap the picture because my camera wasn't playing nice).

For this card I used all kinds of hodge lodge supplies out of my scrap box!!! Some of the paper is from Stampin' Up! and some is from Paper Studio. The embellishments are from a sticker pack by Paper Studio and I picked up the ribbon at Hobby Lobby years ago. The stamp "love" is my absolute favorite stamp in my collection (not sure why other than us stampers and scrapbookers tend to find one thing and fall in love with it). The stamp is from Stampin' Up's Best of Love stamp collection. The card was done in black and white so I decided to stamp the word Love in red just to add some flare to the card. The ink I used was from Stampin' Up also and it is called Real Red. 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my card!!!

MoJo Monday Challenge #277

So I decided that one way to get more traffic to my blog was to get off my hind quarters and start participating in some blog challenges!!! One of my new things for 2013 is was put myself out there a little more... sounds crazy but to be honest I am actually an extremely shy person that doesn't meet people well. One of the blogs that I have been following for some time now is www.mojomonday.blogspot.com, they offer a new sketch each week so today I decided that I am going to participate!!!

Here is the sketch for this week:

You can choose any color and you actually do not have to stick to exactly what the sketch looks like, although I am a rule follower so I guess I really didn't put myself out there too much as I chose to stick pretty close to this design. Here is mine:

I raided my scrapbox for the paper so this card was made from several different paper companies, the jewels were purchased from a local scrapbooking company called Scrapbook Generations and you can find them online at www.scrapbookgenerations.com. 

I used cuttlebug embossing folders called Give A Hoot!

Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment, those just make my day!!!

Kim