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Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack

Label Love Wood Stamp Set

Regals Designer Buttons

$7.95

Label Love Clear Stamp Set

$17.95

Artisan Label Punch

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Aug 6, 2014 5:00:00 AM | Birthday, Card making, Challenge entries

August 05, 2014

You're A Star!

I took advantage of the recent DSP promotion and ordered the Flowerpot DSP. This was not one of those had to have DSP packs however with the promotion I decided to give it a whirl and I am thrilled I did. While the floral designs might not be my first choice I love the small designs on the other side of many of the papers. This card was created around one of the Flowerpot DSP papers. The colors are Lost Lagoon and Night of Navy and I love the small polka dots.

The card was created for the latest Fab Friday Sketch Challenge. Here is the sketch:

I wanted to go outside the box and chose another shape for my card. The colors led me to use Stars as my theme and the sentiment from Pictogram Punches was the perfect choice. The sentiment was embossed in Iridescent Ice to give the sentiment some glimmer.

Using fellow pal Brian King's patented squint methodology for balance on my card (now I owe him a nickel) I decided to add the three Candy Dots. If you are not familiar with this technique and you want to put a smile on your face then watch Brian's video by clicking here. The problem was I did not have any more Night of Navy Candy Dots. Have no fear! I had white candy dots and simply colored them with my new Night of Navy Blendablities pen.

I love how this card turned out. I am always looking for masculine cards and I believe this fits the bill even with the bit of glimmer in the sentiment. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Michelle

Stampin' Up Supplies Used: Please click on images below for more details or easy, on-line shopping 24/7!

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Flower Pot Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Night Of Navy Assortment

$11.95

Neutrals Candy Dots

Pictogram Punches Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$21.95

Pictogram Punches Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Big Shot

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

$39.95

Stars Framelits Die

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Don't forget about the Stampin Up! Big Shot promotion and you can get the Star Framelits with a new holiday stamp set for FREE! Check it out here

Aug 5, 2014 5:00:00 AM | Card making, Celebrations, Challenge entries, Congratulations, Friendship, Masculine

August 03, 2014

Sunflowers for Freshly Made Sketches

The sketch for Freshly Made Sketches drew me in this week. The sketch is by Jen Timko

I did not stray from the sketch as the idea of a button drew me to the sketch in the first place. I purchased several of the border stamp sets from the annual catalog and thought they might be fun to use with this sketch.

The base of the card is Daffodil Delight. The stamp set is Bordering Blooms and I used a deeper yellow and deeper orange ink with each panel. The first combination is Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral, followed by Crushed Curry and Tangerine Tango, and finally Hello Honey and Tangelo Twist. Bordering Blooms is a Photopolymer Stamp Set making lining up the stamps Easy Peasy.

The button is from the Brights Collection. And the Gold Baker's Twine adds a little dazzle. Clean and simple.

I hope you are enjoying your weekend. We are deep into our dog days of summer in Florida. August and September are the toughest with the humidity. Yet I love the fact that the sun is shinning everyday. As they say, Life doesn't need to be Perfect to be Wonderful.

Thanks again for stopping by!

Michelle

Stampin' Up Supplies Used: Please click on images below for more details or easy, on-line shopping 24/7!

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad

Bordering Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set

Brights Designer Buttons

$7.95

Gold Baker's Twine

Glue Dots

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Aug 3, 2014 11:00:00 AM | Card making, Challenge entries

July 31, 2014

Special Thanks for Paper Players Sketch #206

I wanted to participate in The Paper Players Sketch Challenge this week. Here is the sketch:

I wanted to use the Back to Black DSP for my card. As I write this I realize the print in the DSP I chose mimicks the one in the sketch. Hmmm, that was not planned. Then I choice Cherry Cobbler card stock as my base. A pop of color with black and white is always striking - isn't it?

I went to an old favorite stamp and framelit set called Chalk Talk for the shape to hold my sentiment. The design is embossed in Cherry Cobbler. The sentiment is from A Happy Hooray Stamp Set and embossed in Black.

The banners are one inch each and the flagged ends were created using the Hexagon Punch.

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Have a great day!

Michelle

Jul 31, 2014 6:30:09 AM | Card making, Challenge entries, Thank you

July 29, 2014

Endless Birthday Wishes for PPA 213

Let's take a quick look at the PPA sketch challenge that inspired the design for this card.

This card is so bright and cheerie with Starberry Slush as the base of the card. The three squares layer Bermuda Bay and Confetti Celebration DSP. The "birthday cake" is from the Photopolymer Stamp Set Endless Birthday Wishes, a must have stamp set.

I colored the cake with Daffolidl Delight and Smoky Slate Blendabilities. I am still learning how to use these markers for shading and depth. I love the coverage you get and their ease of use though.

The Strawberry Slush base was embossed using the Decorateive Dots Textured Impressions folder. These folders are inexpensive and easily create such great texture to your card.

The inside showcases more stamps in the Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set along with the fun candles from Big News.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

Jul 29, 2014 5:56:34 AM | Birthday, Card making, Challenge entries, PPA Sketch Challenges

July 26, 2014

Polka Dot Pieces for Fab Friday

I got home last night from my business trip and could not wait to get into my craft room to relax and create. Here is a card I created for the Fab Friday Challenge #46.

And here is the challenge badge:

The colors said "flowers" to me and I wanted to use a new stamp set that has not yet seen a lot of ink. So out came the Polka Dot Pieces stamp set. I cut one sprig of leaves and the other is stamped directly on the background card stock. I realize after fussy cutting the first sprig I really should get the Bird Builder Punch, one of the very few I don't own.

The ribbon is the new 1/8" Cotton Ribbon in Daffodil Delight.

You can see I even decorated the envelope with these cute flowers. I may just add a third flower in Daffodil Delight before I give this card. Everything looks better in three's.

The sentiment provides balance to the card filling up the white space at the top.

Yesterday as I was preparing for my trip back to Naples, I stopped at Cracker Barrel for breakfast. As I enjoyed my first cup of coffee I perused Pinterest. When the server came up she asked if I was a crafter and I enthusiastically said YES. She shared that she was too and that she has been making wedding invitations and even shared a couple of her card designs with me. I love how crafting bonds people together almost instantly. So Valarie P, I hope you followed up on my blog and see this shout out to you! Thank you for starting my day with a smile.

Check out cards by the Fab Friday Design Team here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

Stampin' Up Supplies Used: Please click on images below for more details or easy, on-line shopping 24/7!

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad

Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker

Polka-Dot Pieces Wood Stamp Set

$20.95

Polka-Dot Pieces Clear Stamp Set

Daffodil Delight 1/4" Cotton Ribbon

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Jul 26, 2014 3:59:52 PM | Card making, Challenge entries, Friendship, Thinking of You

July 13, 2014

Hip Hip Hooray for FMS #144

I am not getting a lot of time in my craft room right now as I prepare for a 4 Hour presentation as a Key Note speaker at a conference in less than 2 weeks. In the meantime here is a quick card I created for this week's Freshly Made Sketch.

With two sons I am always striving to create masculine cards to have in my stash. Our oldest is taking two (college course) classes this summer. Due to the accelerated pace of the summer classes it is a lot of work. He is rockin' the classes and has two tests this week. I am anticipating wanting a card to help him celebrate and acknowledge the hard work to reach his goals.

Here is the badge for the sketch:

There is still time to play along wtih FMS yourself. Are you inspired to give it a try?

Michelle

Stampin' Up Supplies Used: Please click on images below for more details or easy, on-line shopping 24/7!

Hello Honey 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack

Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

Gorgeous Grunge Wood Stamp Set

Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set

$17.95

Hip Notes Wood Stamp Set

$14.95

Hip Notes Clear Stamp Set

$11.95

Banners Framelits Die

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

$39.95

Big Shot

Ticket Duo Builder Punch

Smoky Slate 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

Pistachio Pudding 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Jul 13, 2014 5:00:00 AM | Card making, Celebrations, Challenge entries, Congratulations, Masculine

June 26, 2014

Let's have a little Soiree

This has been a fast week. It is Thursday already and you know what that means...A Pals Paper Arts Challenge! This week's sketch challenge by the very talented Nicole Watt is fun, check it out:

I loved the sketch yet I was not sure what I wanted to do. I purchased a few of the new DSP collections so I went through the papers looking for the perfect inspiration and I believe I found it.

The paper is from the Gold Soiree collection and it is so fun! I did my best to photograph the card without having my reflection in the card.

The rectangle is Gold Foil paper and the sentiment, from the #hello stamp set, is embossed with Gold Emboss Powder. The circle framelits were the perfect tool to cut the sentiment and create the right sized frame.

You may have noticed that I really don't create with many pastel colors. I did not like them in the 80's and I really still don't like them. Maybe it is because I don't look good in pastels so I simply stray away from them. Anyway, back to the card. I do love the pattern and color palette of this DSP though.

I love how the pattern in the sentiment coordinates with the pattern in the DSP.

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Thanks for stopping by today. I hope I inspired you to play with the Pals this week and perhaps even join my team.

Michelle

Stampin' Up supplies used:

Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper

$12.95

Gold Foil Sheets

(Hashtag) Hello Wood-Mount Stamp Set

(Hashtag) Hello Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.95

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

Versamark Pad

$7.50

Circles Collection Framelits Die

Big Shot

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Jun 26, 2014 5:00:00 AM | Card making, Challenge entries, PPA Sketch Challenges, Thank you

June 16, 2014

Flower Patch Fusion

The Fusion Card Challenge is always a fun challenge, making you stretch your creativity. Here is the challenge:

The parade of bright colors drew me to participate in this challenge. I pulled out my new Flower Patch Stamp Set and coordinating Flower Fair Framelit dies for this card (save 15% by purchasing them as a bundle). The card base is 3" x 6". My envelope punch board allows me to create cards in any size because I know I can create an envelope for it! Here is the result:

The centers of the flowers are silver however the photograph is not doing them justice. The colors are as follows from the top: Strawberry Slush, Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Tangelo Twist, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Daffodil Delight. The shade changes are sutble which creates the flow of the card.

Beneath the flowers are three strips of Washi tape from the 2013 Holiday catalog. On retrospect, I probably should have used the newsprint from the new Typeset DSP.

While it is difficult to see in the photo, I scored two lines on the left side of the card and then added the Crushed Curry 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon which sits between the lines.

This photo captures the silver on the flowers better. This was a fun challenge. I hope you will consider trying it out for yourself!

Michelle

Stampin' Up1 Supplies Used:

Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Metallic Silver Encore Pad

$9.95

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments

Crushed Curry 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

Flower Patch Photopolymer Bundle

$43.25

Flower Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set

$25.95

Flower Fair Framelits Die

Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper

$12.95

Jun 16, 2014 5:00:00 AM | Card making, Challenge entries, New Arrivals, Thinking of You

June 14, 2014

Sweet Sadie for Freshly Made Sketches

This week Linda Callahan created a clean and simple design sketch for Freshly Made Sketches.When I saw the sketch I knew I wanted to use the new Sweet Sadie Washi Tape to create the diagonals. There are two women in our office who graduated last weekend one obtained her BA in Management and the other an MA in Legal Studies. Each degree is quite an achievement on its own however both women have been working full time while pursuing their degrees! So I am making congratulations cards for these two remarkable women.

The sentiment and focal point was created wit the new Tag Talk stamp set that coordinates with the Bracket Label Punch and 1" Square Punch. Then I cropped the star in Pistachio Pudding with the new Star Framelits (love these framelits). All the elements were added to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

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Back to the card...I carried the theme of my card to the inside as well.

I think this turned out so cute. While I am not usually attracted to a pastel color palette I do like the Sweet Sadie Washi Tape and it helped me create a very sepcial card that is clean and crisp.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Stop back tomorrow for another fun challenge entry card I created.

Michelle

Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Pad

Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Sweet Sadie Designer Washi Tape

Pistachio Pudding 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Tag Talk Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$23.95

Tag Talk Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Pictogram Punches Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$21.95

Pictogram Punches Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Jun 14, 2014 7:58:35 AM | Card making, Celebrations, Challenge entries, Congratulations, New Arrivals

May 27, 2014

Fusion Challenge Birthday Card

This week I wanted to try a new challenge - Fusion Card Challenge. You can create a project inspried by the picture (colors), the sketch, or fuse them together for a Fusion card. I went for full on Fusion! Here is the Challenge:

I thought the colors and the sketch were great. Here is my card inspired by both the colors and the sketch:

I love how this turned out. Using Whisper White card stock as my base I created a standard A2 sized card. Then I added a 2 1/2"strip of card stock from the Fresh Print DSP Paper Stack (only available through June 1st).

Using my Real Red, Basic Black, and Crushed Curry Stampin Write Markers I inked up the cake from the Embellished Events stamp set. Then using my Oval Collection Framelits I cut an oval in Real Red card stock and then cut the stamped image in an oval shape. A few Basic Pearls finish off the cake.

The sentiment comes from Sketched Birthday and cut out using my Bitty Banners framelits. The finishing touch are three Real Red (Brights) candy dots.

I really enjoyed playing this challenge. Perhaps I inspired YOU to play too.

I will see you tomorrow.

Michelle

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Real Red 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Real Red Stampin' Write Marker

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

$28.95

Embellished Events Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$20.95

Ovals Collection Framelits Dies

Basic Pearls Jewel Accents

Big Shot Die-Cut Machine

Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

May 27, 2014 5:00:00 AM | Birthday, Card making, Challenge entries

May 22, 2014

Nautical by the Seashore

This week's Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #205 is very fun. The layout created by Nicole Watt (shown below) really had my StampinMojo going and then I saw these pillows in a Pottery Barn catalog and I was off creating!

The card is very different for me because it is BUSY yet I really like it. So let's get to it.

I started with Whisper White card stock to create the standard A2 card base. Then I added a layer of Soft Sky card stock just an 1/8" smaller all the way around. The next layer is from the NEW Designer Series Paper called Maritime.

The three strips are Whisper White topped with another pattern from the Maritime DSP which I carefully cut so that each of the strips had the identical pattern. Then using the By the Seashore stamp set I stamped the shell in Soft Sky ink all over a piece of Whisper White card stock. Once that dried completely then I stamped the same shell in Night of Navy ink and then quickly added Clear Emboss Powder on the Night of Navy stamped images, heated it with my Heat Tool to get a sheen and add texture. I tried to capture it with my camera.

I used my Circle Collection Framelits and cut out just what I wanted from my stamped shells and then backed it in Soft Sky card stock.

The card is not "clean and simple" however theme and consistency of colors seem to make it work. What do you think? I love to hear your comments.

I hope I got your mojo going and you will play with the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge this week. Remember you don't have to have a blog to play simply upload a photo of your project.

Michelle

Stampin' Up supplies used (note new items are not yet available and not displayed):

Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

By The Seashore Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

$4.75

Heat Tool

$29.95

Circles Collection Framelits Dies

Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive

Basic Black 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

May 22, 2014 5:00:00 AM | Card making, Challenge entries, Masculine, PPA Sketch Challenges

May 08, 2014

PPA Color Challenge #203

Well this Pals Paper Arts color challenge was a challenge for me!

I like Cajun Craze however I am not crazy about it with Night of Navy. Cajun Craze screams Fall to me so I want to match it up with other fall colors like yellows, greens, browns.

The colors really said - masculine card to me so that is what I did...

The Hardward Background stamp in Cajun Craze gives it a "redwood" look. Then using my square framelits I cut out a squares in Night of Navy and Very Vanilla card stock.

The Wetlands stamp set provided the focal point. The linen thread wrapped up it up nicely.

I wanted to add a sentiment however the card was still lacking something. The Burlap Ribbon was the perfect background and then I added the sentiment from Sweet Essentials punched out with the Modern Label Punch.

As I added each layer the card grew on me. I would love to hear what you think! And don't forget to challenge yourself and play along with the Pals this week.

Michelle

Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Night Of Navy 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

Very Vanilla 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

$4.75

Heat Tool

$29.95

Big Shot Die-Cut Machine

Squares Collection Framelits Dies

Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive

Linen Thread

$4.50

Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

May 8, 2014 5:00:00 AM | Birthday, Card making, Challenge entries, Masculine, PPA Color Challenges

April 06, 2014

Bright & Cheery for FMS #130

At the last minute I decided to create a card for this week's FMS Sketch Challenge.

A clean and simple sketch. I also was inspired by the following color palette that I found on Pinterest.

I thought the bright pink flowers against the Turquoise Blue was stunning.

So I grabbed Tempting Turquoise, 3 1/4" x 4 1/4", and Baja Breeze (retired SU color) 3 1/8" x 4" and layered them. The Whisper White piece is 2 5/8" x 3 1/2" and stamped the Dahlia from Regarding Dahlias stamp set in Melon Mambo. Using my Blender Pen I added dimension with Pink Pirouette ink.

The ribbon is Blushing Bride Chevron ribbon.

I did not achieve what I was truly envisioning as the blues are not quite right.

You can see that I lined the envelope in Tempting Turquoise and then decorated the outside of the envelope with another Dahlia. I adore this flower, it is just so happy!

This is a quick and easy card I hope you are inspired to get your paper and ink out and make something beautiful today.

Michelle

Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

$28.95

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

$6.50

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

$21.95

Regarding Dahlias

$14.95

1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch

1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch

Blushing Bride 3/4" Chevron Ribbon

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Apr 6, 2014 9:51:15 AM | Card making, Challenge entries, Easter/Spring, Friendship, Thinking of You

March 02, 2014

Time for a Celebration

As I strive to develop my creative mojo I want to enter more challenges this year. My schedule does not always allow me to do this however I had some quality time to craft this weekend and created this card for the Fab Friday challenge.

I have never taken on a challenge with five colors before and I am very pleased with the result.

Here were the parameters for the Challenge:
Fab Fri Logos-038

It was definitely a safe way for me to jump into a five color challenge. I would love to hear your thoughts!

Remember to become a Fan of StampinMojo and don't miss a post!

Michelle

Here is a list of the Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Table built using Product Table Builder

Mar 2, 2014 4:17:08 PM | Birthday, Card making, Celebrations, Challenge entries, Congratulations

March 01, 2014

Freshly Made Sketch #125 - Hoppy Easter

March 1st, yikes time is flying. The sketch over a Freshly Made Sketches is so clean and simple I had to jump into the fun.

I had purchased the Eggstra Spectacular stamp set from the Occasions catalog and knew this was a perfect sketch to get it inked up. Here is the card:

A very clean and simple design for sure. I used Pear Pizazz, Daffodil delight, and Tangerine Tango to create a the feeling of Spring. The new Fringe Scissors also got some attention today. The Happy Easter stamp is embossed in Tangerine Tango to create texture to the "egg".

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Yesterday, I mentioned our oldest was coming home for Spring break. As he was on the bus traveling home and texted that he was looking forward to some Girl Scout cookies. Of course as any mom would do, I sought out Girl Scout cookies. Here is the result...

Obviously he was thrilled to have his wish granted.

Enjoy your day!

Michelle

Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Very Vanilla 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Tangerine Tango Stampin' Emboss Powder

Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive

Extra-Large Oval Punch

Ovals Collection Framelits Dies