Mojo Monday 249 (a little late)

I just LOVE Christmas cards with unconventional Christmas colors.  Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the traditional red and green, but sometimes I like these more!  This is my take on this week's Mojo Monday challenge.  Yes, I know it's not Monday, but what can I say.  For this? I used the new Evergreen stamp set (available Aug.1).  I stamped the back stamp on very vanilla 2 X 3 1/2 in crumb cake and the top on vellum in soft suede.  I used the Tasteful Trim die for the scallop piece in the middle and daubed it in crumb cake.  The sentiment comes from the new Greetings of the Season stamp set (available Aug.1)  I finished off the card with some very vanilla ribbon and a few pearls.  Voila!  Clean and simple, yet elegant!  Thanks for stopping by!

Reason to Smile plus a World Treasure

This is a card I created for my stamp club using the Reason to Smile stamp set from July's promotion.  You can get this stamp set for only $5 when you purchase $50 worth of SU! products.  It's a two-step stamp set that is very versatile.  

I used several other new elements on this card.  I used two framelets dies and the new punch pack.  I daubed everything in crumb cake except the raspberry ripple scallop square.  I used the new raspberry ripple ribbon as well.  The sentiment is from the World Treasure stamp set (you know, the one with the peacock).  I LOVE that set.  I hope you enjoy!  Thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Monday and CASE

This is a card I created for my last stamp camp and it just so happens to fit this week's MOJO challenge.  I was originally inspired by a card on Mary Fish's blog that's been removed.  Glad I CASE'd is before she took it off.  She used different DSP, but the idea was the same.

I love this set.  It's a hostess set that is so versatile.  I just love that it goes withe Keep Calm fad!  This card features new DSP and 3 of the new in colors!  Enjoy!

A Betsy's Blossoms take on a CASE

Well, I've been out of commission for quite some time, but I'm out of school for the summer, so hopefully I can post more often.  The end of the year is the hardest time for teachers and students and there just wasn't enough time to do what I really wanted to do.

Okay, onto the card.  I have to admit, this card was inspired by/CASEd by this card here.  I used this at my stamp camp last week and everyone loved it.  This card features the new Betsy's Blossoms stamp set which I simply LOVE.  It also features new DSP that combines lucky limeade, rich razzleberry, and daffodil delight!  No new in colors here!  The outline around the DSP is done haphazardly with a rich razzleberry marker.  I really like the effect it adds to the card.  Sort of a faux stitching!

Here's a close up on the bird.  I stamped it in early espresso and rich razzleberry.  Then I cut out the wings of the latter and adhered the big one with a dimensional.  I think it really ties it in nicely!  Let me know what you think!

Sweet Shop is Sending me Soaring

Please excuse the title, but I'm tired.  For some reason, short weeks are very long for teachers.  One more day...one more day!  Ok, this is a card we made in my stamp club on Sunday.  I don't do 3 X 6 very often because unless I have 12 X 12 card stock, I find that it wastes too much paper.  However, I had some 12 X 12 Wisteria Wonder lying around, so I changed the size of the card a bit.  I used the Sweet Shop DSP from the Occasions Mini (only available until the end of April) and layered it with some Lucky Limeade and So Saffron (Thanks, Heather Summers)  I used the Send me Soaring Stamp set and stamped the clouds in Pool Party, The kite and sentiment in Old Olive, and the string in Wisteria Wonder.  Oooh...and I finished it off with some baker's twine wrapped around the side.  I really like how it turned out!  Please let me know what you think.  

9 month MDS and Class

Ladies...have I got something wonderful for you.  Starting any time, you may try a FREE version of MDS for 30 days to see if you like it.  You can go to my website and get it immediately.  In addition to that, Heather Summers (a fabulous Canadian demonstrator) is offering an MDS class online.  You can go any time you are free and watch all of her wonderful videos.  She's got awesome tricks to help you create original pages efficiently and allow you to explore your creativity.  This page was inspired by one of her lessons.  I used different paper and embellishments, but the layout is very similar.  The class costs $20 and is totally worth every penny.  Go check out her page!  Hurry!!!

Inspiration from the Great Mary Fish

Okay...so granted the lighting is awful, but my sweet husband took the photo for me so I wouldn't have to.  This card was inspired/CASEd by the great Mary Fish.  You can see her card HERE.  I'm happy to say that I changed it a bit.  Her cards are so wonderful, sometimes I just make an exact ditto of hers and call it a day!  Thank you Mary for the inspiration!  

The one HUGE difference between hers and mine was that I wanted my card to be a standard size.  I know I'm a skinflint, but I hate to waste that much card stock on a 3X6 card base.  Because I changed the size, I decided I needed to do a little more scoring.  I just love the little detail it adds.  I scored 3 times at the top with quarter inch increments and the same at the bottom.  I corner rounded the front and back (just like Mary) For the sentiment, I simply colored the words in Wisteria Wonder and stamped away.  My kids, my husband, and I made 20 of these in about an hour.  It's a very quick and easy card!  We LOVE assembly line cards.  The kids were punching and we were scoring and stamping.  So much fun!  Enjoy and have a wonderful day!