Karen's Doodles-Oldie But Goodies-OBGOCT28 & MOJO162

Oh my, it's been a long time since I played along with MOJO Monday! Not that I don't love the sketches becasue I do, but time just runs away and usually I miss the deadline, etc...but I have used this weeks Round or Square MOJO 162 for my layout of my Oldie But Goodie Karen's Doodles card.

I have used Bigsby Wreath for my image and he can be found right here a long with tons of other fun winter images!  Feel free tom play along with this week's Karen's Doodles challenge which is All Sewn Up! I was planning on combining that challenge with this card, but I completely forgot.

Hope your week is going well...skating day here for us and hopefully my Dad comes out if he's not busy with work today and surprises the kids!

Happy Crafting!

Hugs,

Animal Cookies-Mojo #91-Dutch Dare

Yay, I'm back and finally posting a card!! Kirsten's graduation was great today!! She's sad she's done school but I'm so happy to have her home!! It was fun, all the kiddos in their graduation hats.

I made this card using the fabulous sketch from Mojo Monday's #91 from this week. This will also qualify for the Dutch Dare challenge from last Thursday which is to make a charity card. If you happen to have a spare card or two hanging around that would brighten a child's day, click on over to find out more details.



I stamped the cute monkey from the CTMH set called It's A Zoo 3 times and cut them out, then added some hemp twine and stamped some leaves from High Hopes. I sponged the background with Scattered Straw Distressing Ink and attached the monkey's in various spots. The paper is CTMH's Animal Cookies as is the white ric rac. I got this cute idea from the Summer CTMH Idea Book, I like the twine (which is probably just 3 strands braided together) better than the stuff I have, but it works and I think it's pretty cute.

Landon is exhausted tonight, so I am going to run and get him off to bed....oh right, my fun news is.....Karin over at the Dutch Dare Challenge blog asked me to join the DT, how fun!!so happy! Tomorrow will be my first official challenge, so come on back to check it out!

Thanks for stopping in and have a wonderful evening!

I Love You High Hopes & Mojo 71

Happy Monday everyone!! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. We stayed pretty close to home...had no choice though cause we were snowed in!! Our road still isn't clear, but Lance made a wonderful little trail to the south of our road right through the pasture so we can get at least get out now!

I used this cute little piggy from High Hopes for this weeks High Hopes Challenge # 15 and also for Julee's Mojo Monday Sketch #71. Papers are all from TLC, the sentiment is from a CTMH set called Dream Big...which is actually an incentive set I think. I added some stardust stickles to the heart in the sentiment and then popped it up on dimensionals. Rant he coral piece through my heart CB folder and used some lovely ribbon from Taylored Expressions.

Just a quick post today as I need to get our overnight bags packed...we are headed over to my Mom & Dad's for a visit before they go to the Bahamas!! I wonder if there's room in their suitcase for me!!

Have a wonderful day and thank you for visiting!!

~Kelly

Sweet Thing~MOJO Monday #68

Well I know I am late with this card, so I obviously didn't enter it over on the Mojo Monday blog, but I love how it turned out. I had no internet this morning which was only part of my problem. With no internet I couldn't sit down with my cup of coffee and read my Google Reader, so instead I had a brilliant idea for this card. But by the time my internet was back up and working it was after the 12:00 MST deadline anyway. I still didn't have picts taken, so I can't blame it all onthe internet though:-)

This sparkly creation will be heading out tomorrow for one of my blogging buddies birthdays...I won't say who so it's a surprise when she gets it.

I used last weeks Mojo Monday Sketch #68 for the layout and my Unity cupcake stamps. Colored them in with my Copics and added some stardust stickles to the chocolate cupcake and the cherry on top and then used my stardust glitter pen and added some glitter to the cupcake liners, used some pretty pink rhinestones for some more sparkle! The cs is from SU as well as I used the last bits of my SU Sweet Always DSP I received from my friend Dawn. No fear though, I have a brand new package waiting for me...I think!

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a super night!!

~Kelly

Made by Kirsten just for Garrett

As I mentioned in my last post (Jan 1), Kirsten has her card finished for Garrett and has been on my case because I hadn't taken a picture of it yet. I thought I would get that done tonight and post it here. She loves my blog and will be excited to see her card on here tomorrow.

Kirsten used Julee's Mojo Monday Sketch #67 for her creation. She used a Whiff Of Joy stamp and colored it in with her assortment of Crayola Pip-Squeak markers. I cut the paper for her and helped her with the adhesive and ribbon, but she colored the image all on her own and picked the papers she wanted to use...for some reason, she always picks brand new papers that have never been used before!! I do have a stash of scraps and some of which are half a sheet or more, but she liked these ones because I had several that all matched. She likes matchy matchy things!

Without further ado, here is her fabulous card (if I may say so myself, I am very proud of her!)

I am just finishing up mine and then will get it posted here as well...probably tomorrow. Lance is watching a scary movie and I don't do scary movies, so when this is over we are watching my kind of show....a chick flick, romantic comedy, whatever, just nothing that will make me have bad dreams!!

Have a super weekend and thank you so much for visiting!
~Kelly & Kirsten

First Card of 2009~ Mojo Monday Sketch#67

Happy 2009!!

I had a chance to play this afternoon and get crackin' on the start of birthday cards I will be sending out in the next couple of weeks. Here is one I made using Julee's Mojo Monday Sketch #67. Kirsten also made a card using this same sketch, but it's for Garrett , so I will share those together when I am finished mine:-) Mojo Monday now has it's own blog...check it out.

I used a Whiff of Joy stamp, who by the way has a new release Jan 3rd....I stamped this lovely gal whose name I totally forget right now..Melinda I think. Anyways, she is stamped on SU shimmery white cardstock and colored in with Copics...I love this paper with Copics, thanks Dawn! I think you can see the shimmery from the CS a wee bit in this pict. The rest of the paper is from CTMH and is called More To Adore and I absolutely love it!! The sentiment and ribbon is CTMH too.

That's all for me for tonight. lance has recorded a movie, so we are going to go and watch it. Have a super night and thanks so much for stopping by!!

~Kelly

Merry & Bright-Mojo#61

Wow, I know I seem to be saying this a lot this month, but time is just flying by! I did manage to squeak some time in and made this card for Julee's Mojo Monday #61. I love her sketches, so fun and easy to follow.

Now I know you are thinking it looks crooked and it does to me too in this pict (maybe just the angle or something...sure, let's go with that), but I swear IRL it is not..I even measured in between the green layers and it is bang on:-) I am having some crooked issues lately aren't I!! LOL!!

Kirsten had a super time at the birthday party today! I think she is getting a cold though...so we'll hang low tomorrow and hopefully she will be feeling better! Sine we were over at my parents and they helped decorate the Christmas tree, they are in a mad panic to get ours up, so I think we may do just that tomorrow. I would like to have the house all decorated anyway before we go to Vegas, so I think it's as good as time as any to get it all done!!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit! Please don't be shy, leave me a comment so I can come and visit you too!!

I hope the rest of your weekend is fabulous! Happy Sunday!!

~Kelly

Hoppy Birthday~Mojo 56

Wow, this week has just flew by! I was hoping to have more time to get a few projects done, but no such luck...go, go, go all week!! Well I did make a point to make a card for a young man who's birthday is next month. You can read all about it right here.

Anyway, I used Mojo Monday Sketch # 58 for my layout and a Billy Stamp Set from Pink Cat Studio. CS is SU Wild Wasabi and TLC pp, colored Billy in with my Copics and well, that's about all!!
I really like this set for a boy, there is also a super hero, a cowboy and a pirate that is part of the same set!

Well, off I scoot, thanks for stopping in!!

~Kelly

Pumpkins~Mojo 56

I had a chance to play tonight just for a quick bit. I used this weeks' Mojo Madness Sketch #56 , not only is this a terrific sketch, but you also have a chance to win a Verve stamp set of your choice.


I used this adorable stamp from High Hopes..and they just released some more amazing stamps to coordinate with the previous release...check them out if you have a chance....just click on online catalog and then type in HOTP (For Hot Off The Press) and about page 6 out of 10 is where they start!

I love this paper by SU, it is called Sweet Always and it was part of a RAK from my friend Dawn. When I first got my Copics I asked what people used for paper and she mentioned Georgia Pacific paper, well of course you can't get that at our Wal Marts here in Canada, so she sent me some along with the most beautiful card (I will take a pict soon!!) and some of this yummy paper!!

My sister just went to Sandpoint this past weekend and got me 3 packages of Georgia Pacific paper, so I should be good for a while and can re-pay Dawn!!

Landon and I are off to Costco today...just wait until I show you what I get to buy...I am crossing my fingers they have them in stock!!

Have a fabulous day!!

SU Mojo Monday

I used this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch #54 from Julee's blog for this card. I really love the colors in this paper, too bad it's retired now, but I still like it. I colored the flower in with my Copics and then added some orange peel stickles on the little thingies in the middle (I forget what the proper name for them is). Two of the brads on the side are a pearly white and the middle one is a pearly pink, not sure if you can see the difference in the photo or not. The DSP is Ginger Blossom from last SU catty and Groovy Guava and Whisper White cardstock.

Short and sweet post today as I have a splitting headache and am going to have a little lay down while Landon is sleeping...maybe Kirsten will come too:-)

I have passed my 1000th comment now!! Yahoo!! Now not too far away from 10 000 hits...I am thinking of a fun little challenge for it too...maybe a sketch challenge, or something, what do you think??

Thanks for visiting!!

~Kelly

Just A Note

I made this for Mojo38 over on Julee's blog. It started out as being another birthday card for the stash I need, but I had this cute little oval sentiment that went with the sketch perfectly, so it became a "Just a note" card instead. I used Little Missy from High Hopes and colored her in with Prismacolor pencils and blended with OMS. I used all TLC paper from the Retro Collection and twill ribbon from Taylored Expressions. Finished it off with the sentiment from Aud Design and some orange peel stickles in the flower centres and that's it!!

It's windy and looking like rain...we definitely need it though, so it can rain all it wants...well for a bit anyway...I am not sure the farmers that are still in the field will share my thoughts, but can't make everyone happy I guess!!

Thanks for popping in and have a wonderful evening!!

Droppin' You A Line

Well, my main image is a bit small...actually I had a smaller, proper piece cut and mounted for this image and this one was actually for another image for a different sketch, but I grabbed the wrong one and stuck it on my card and it's not movin'...so it's a little of kilter from Julee's Mojo 37 sketch, but it's close. I must say that my new ATG gun is awesome and the adhesive really sticks which is great, but there is definitely no room for oooopsies!! I also just noticed the last line of my sentiment is crooked...I am my own worst critic I'm sure:-) I thought Fishing Edwin is too cute and this SU Jersey Shore paper works great with him. I just colored him in with my CTMH markers on watercolor paper but didn't use my aquabrush and I think it turned out ok. I really like the softer look once the colors have been blended, but I really am not liking the results with my markers lately, especially blues and browns, so I thought I would just leave it this time.

Kirsten started soccer Monday in Bassano so we have a super busy Monday...to town in the morning for pre-school, Landon and I usually go to Brooks (about 20 minutes from Bassano, but Bassano is just a really small town, so brooks has all the bigger stores...Safeway, Wal-Mart, etc) and get groceries and then back to get Kirsten from school...home for a while, then back to town for soccer...but she absolutely loves it and actually Landon does too, so it works. I think Kirsten only goes to school until the end of the month anyway and then there is only 4 weeks of soccer left after that.

I am going to scoot and hit the hay...but I hope to back again tomorrow...I really have the best of intentions to get something done and posted, but sometimes life runs away on me!! Thanks for stickin' with me, poppin' in and leaving such wonderful comments, they really make me smile:-)

Stamps: Fishing Edwin-Magnolia

Paper: SU-Jersey Shore DP, Wild Wasabi CS, watercolors paper

Accessories: CTMH Markers, Ribbon, Karen Foster Brads

Ssstanley's Sssaying Hello!!-Mojo34

Hey everyone, sorry this post is sooo late, but today kind of ran away on me! I have been meaning to make something with Julee's Mojo34 sketch from last week..but just got to it today. Terrible I know, but I am really hoping to have some time tomorrow to check out this week's sketch and maybe get one done in a timely fashion! Anyway, Stanley Snake here from High Hopes is too cute, dontcha think!! The orangey paper is actually CTMH Autumn Terracotta, but certainly doesn't look it in this photo. I tried to fix it but no such luck..best I can do in the basement with with zero light at 11:30 at night I guess:-)

Short and sweet tonight, I'm headin' to bed!! Have a super night!

Stamps:Stanley Snake & Sentiment -High Hopes

Ink: Timber Brown Staz On, New England Ivy-CTMH, Versacolor Jumbo Java

Paper:All CTMH wtercolor paper

Accessories: MM Brads, Prismacolor Pencils & OMS, Giga Scalloped Circle Punch

Mojo Madness- Mojo27

I made this card for Mojo 27-Mojo Madness! I love these sketch challenges. I'm a little happier with this photo than the last, it definitely helps taking them in the daylight versus in my scraproom at night, but it is definitely easier to take them after the kids are in bed! Thanks Mary for all the great photo tips, I'm workin' on it!!

Have a super day ~Kelly~

Stamps:SU In Full Bloom, Warm Words
Paper: CTMH New England Ivy CS and PP
Ink:CTMH Smokey Plum,Archival Black
Colored with CTMH markes and a watercolor brush on watercolor paper.
Ribbon:Taylored Expressions-from one of Taylor's Ribbon Shares

Card For Lexi

I made this card for a sweet little girl who turned 3 yesterday. I really need to work on my photography skills...one of these days I'll get it figured out. I love Little Missy from High Hopes. The sketch is a Mojo Monday sketch from Julee's Poetic Artistry blog...Mojo 11 to be exact.

Thanks for popping by!!

~Kelly~

The paper is all from TLC and the image is Little Missy from High Hopes. Colored with Prismacolor pencils and blended with Gamsol.