Gina K. Illustrator Hop/Design Team Challenge #2 & ssnotime128

I have a confession to make... I. HATE. purple! When I read Gina's challenge that we had to use 2 of her new colors I almost groaned outload! You see my relationship with purple is bittersweet. It was my Gran's color. I made cards for her every year & they were all purple. After she died, I haven't used purple very much. In fact, when I saw the purple that Gina released I didn't order it... after all I'm not going to need it. (just keepin' it real! *wink* ) I remembered that a card kit came with the Spring Florals set that I ordered... big sigh of relief that it had the Vibrant Violet & the Lovely Lavender in it. But, there was only enough for 3 cards... so I have been super careful with the cardstock, trying to make sure I cut correctly, etc. I wanted to put a punch on this card & realized that I only have one piece of Vibrant Violet left. So, I punched from the Vibrant Violet base panel, you can't even see that there is a punch hole in it & I have one panel left to use on another card.

You might want to make sure that you don't have anything in your mouth as you read this next part... *sigh* These two purples are very pretty... the Lovely Lavender is the prettiest lavender I have seen... I WILL be placing an order this weekend while Gina is having her sale & I will be adding the two purples. (you can quit laughing now! :) )

I paired this up with the Stamp Simply Challenge- With Sympathy. I will put this in my card stash to have for the next time I need a sympathy card.

Stamps: Pressed Flowers Gina K., sentiment Life is Good Gina K.
C/S: Lemon Drop, Lovely Lavender, Vibrant Violet
punches, Swirls Cuttlebug, polka dot ribbon, pearls, circle nestabilities


A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

Gina K.Illustrator Hop/ Design Team Challege

I made this card for the challenge on Gina K's blog & the chance to be her guest designer for the month of March... wouldn't that be soooo exciting??? The challenge was to use one of the new stamp sets from the Feb. release as well as TWO of the new cardstocks. For more info, head over to Gina's blog to find out all of the details.

Stamps: Spring Florals Gina K.
C/S: Vibrant Violet, Creme de Menthe, Lovely Lavender, Fresh Asparagus
copics, buttons, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug, scallop edge punch

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

Tuesday Trigger Daisy

When I saw the Tuesday Trigger cards on the Moxie Fab World blog, I knew I was going to have to pull out the daisy & use it.

Stamps: Flowers for Daisy Gina K.
C/S: Lemon Tart, Black, white
black gingham ribbon, black buttons, copics

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

Timeless Tuesday #55 Sympathy Flowers

The Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #55 challenge was to use flowers. I needed a sympathy card today & I've used all of the ones in my stash. My Iris bed is looking more & more like spring, I don't have any blooms yet, but the leaves are getting taller.

Stamps: Calendar Set 2 Flourishes, sympathy set by SU!
C/S: Lovely Lilac, New Leaf, white
copics, New Leaf ribbon, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

MTSC62 & CCC10

I signed up for the Christmas Card Challenge on SCS this year. I want to make 10 Christmas cards each month. It's almost the end of the month... when I saw today's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch, I knew it would work perfectly for this month's Christmas cards.


Stamps: A Year of Flowers
C/S: Always Artichoke, Baroque Burgundy, white
DP: Basic Grey
Scarlet Jewel ribbon, copics, circle nestabilities, scallop edge punch

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

Sprinkled with Love Birthday

I need a bunch of birthday cards for March. I have a few in my card stash, but I still need several. I added some crystal effects to the cherry, but it doesn't show up very well.

Stamps: Sprinkled with Love Taylored Expressions
C/S: Dark Chocolate, Pink, white
DP: SU! Chocolate Chip
copics, chocolate brads, crystal effects

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

C4C25 & CCEE1007

It was a sketch challenge over at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. I've paired it up with the CCEE1007 challenge to make it Saaaaa-WEEEET! (The blue cardstock & the blue cupcake paper are way off, it's more of a seafoam green, like in the dp. I have looked for different lightbulbs, some natural light bulbs & in my little dinky town there isn't any options. The cashier at one of the stores told me that they've only had the energy efficient bulbs for a few months. I will look tomorrow when we go to church & see if I can find some in "the big" city! )


A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... I'll be back Monday!

Misti

Pink Gerbera Daisies

A friend called me while she was standing in a hospital gift shop. She started off the conversation by asking me if I still stamped. (just a little! *wink* ) Then she wants to know if I have a stamp with flowers in a vase. She went on to describe a card to me & wanted to know if I could make it. I have such a hard time visualizing stuff... I have no idea if this card is even close to the one she saw, but it is my interpretation of it.


Stamps: Purr-fectly Delightful Gina K.
C/S: Sweet Blush, Black, White
copics, black gingham ribbon, black pearls

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti







On a personal note: My little guy was sick today. He got out of school work today & was quite content to lay on the couch... on the dog WITH the remote! I think males are born with the controlling remote gene!!! *wink*

Geraniums

These geraniums look like one of my plants. I have managed to keep it alive this winter. It even bloomed in my dining room. It's the only one that bloomed inside. (the cardstock matches the dp, but I can't get my lighting right. l'll take another picture tomorrow in the natural light. )

Stamp: From the Garden Flourishes
C/S: Berry Sorbet, white
DP: Berry Sorbet
Ribbon-Berry Sorbet, oval nestabilities, white brads, copics, border punch

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

Timeless Tuesday #54 It's All About Me

When I saw today's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge, I decided to use the asters from the Calendar set 3. I haven't used these yet. I have a love/hate relationship with these Asters.

A lady I worked with in my first job after college, had beautiful Mexican Asters in her yard. She would bring in bouquets weekly for months. She shared some of her seeds with me. I followed her directions to a "T" & my plants didn't do anything. She gave me seeds every year for the 4 years I worked with her & they NEVER did grow for me. Hers seemed to do better each year. *sigh*

I've got all kinds of seeds planted & plants ready to go into pots, I might see if I can find some Mexican Aster seeds & try my hand at them again. At least with this stamp, I can create a beautiful bouquet even if I can't grow them! *wink*

Stamps: Flourishes Calendar Set 3
C/S: Lemon Tart, Black, White
copics, oval nestabilities, black gingham ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Lemon Tart buttons

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

Vintage Tulips

This is pretty CAS. I've got 2 sickies at my house today. :( I just hope they don't decide to share their cooties!!!

Stamps: Vintage Picnic PTI
C/S: Pure Poppy, White
Pure Poppy Saddlestitch ribbon
copics, Cuttlebug Swirls, rectangle nestabilities

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

GKD Sketch Challenge & C4C24

The sketch is for the Gina K. new release sketch challenge on SCS & for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges which was to use red as the main color.

I sponged the image, but you really can't tell it from this picture. Guess next time I'll have to use a darker shade.

Stamps: Summer Harvest Gina K.
C/S: Pure Poppy, Black, white
DP: K&Co
circle nestabilities, Swiss Dots, black brads, copics

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... I'll be back Monday!

Misti

Gina K. New Release Challenge & ssnotime126

The Gina K. new release challenge over at SCS was to use 3 buttons on our card. The Stamp Simply Challenge was a color challenge-- purple & green. I decided to use the iris' again & use darker colors of purple & green than I've used before.

Stamps: Elegant Flowers Gina K.
C/S: Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green
DP: Garden Green
Buttons: Ripe Avocado
copics, Swiss Dots, scallop edge punch

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

CCEE1006 Inspiration Challenge

This week's CCEE challenge is an inspiration challenge. I chose this photo as my inspiration. I discovered I don't have a copic that matches Ruby Red cardstock. That is now on my to buy next list. I had to use a blender pen & my Ruby Red ink pad. I haven't done that in forever!!!

Stamps: Calendar Set 2 Flourishes
C/S: Ruby Red, Black, White
Ink: Memento black, Ruby Red ink pad, Mellow Moss ink pad
black satin ribbon, black grosgrain ribbon, black pearls, blender pen


A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

Geraniums

This geranium reminds me of the one that is blooming on my cabinet right now. If it's not warm enough for flowers outside, then by golly bring it on in!!! LOL! The colors really do match in real life. I still haven't found a light that I'm happy with.

Stamp: Geranium PSX
C/S: Berry Sorbet, white
DP: Berry Sorbet
Ribbon: Berry Sorbet
Berry Sorbet button, copics

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

Where is Spring????

Okay, this Oklahoma gal is getting pretty tired of the cold, but today... as long as you stayed inside, it did look a little more like spring outside. There were robins out in the yard!

Stamps: Daisy April Flower of the Month stamps by Clear Dollar Stamps
C/S: Black, Lemon Tart, white
DP: black gingham
black pearls, nestabilities, copics, ribbon

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #55

This is a new to me challenge. I have seen it around a lot lately. It is the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. You should check it out!

I was having trouble today with my mojo... I don't know what the deal was, but this sketch helped tremendously!

Stamps: Single Black-Eyed Susan
C/S: White
DP: Mellow Basic Grey, Yellow is from the Citrus DP Pack
Swiss Dots, copics, Lemon Tart buttons, circle nestabilities

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

FTTC52B Pop It Up!

The challenge for this Timeless Tuesday Anniversay challenge was to pop it up! I popped up several flowers, 2 leaves & 2 strawberries.
I chose the Strawberries & didn't think about how small they were to try cut out & pop them up, but I do like how this turned out!


Stamps: Strawberries Flourishes
C/S: Pure Poppy, Black, white
DP: Black gingham
copics, paper piercing, pop dots


A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

FTTC52F Favorite Flourishes

For the 6th Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge, we were encouraged to use our Favorite Flourish sets/stamps. It wasn't a difficult decision for me, I knew that I would use the tulip from the Thank You set.

I worked on this yesterday & before I had it finished, jokingly asked my hubby when he was going to work on our taxes. Normally, I'm the one who does them. I was shocked when he said, "Where's the stuff?" I decided my card could wait, while I helped him get all of the info together. Our taxes have been e-filed! WOO HOO!!! Thanks hubby! :D Maybe this weekend I can get the other 3 Anniversary Challenges completed.

The free editing program that I am using is called PhotoScape.

Stamps: Thank You Flourishes
C/S: Black, Pure Poppy, White
DP: K&Co
Black satin ribbon, copics, black brads

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

FTTC52D and MTSC59 Pink Roses

The sketch is this week's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge and this is also for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge D, it was to use pink on our card.

The white panel behind the roses has a pattern on it, but it doesn't show up in the photo very well.

Stamps: Calendar Set 2 Flourishes
C/S: Pink Pirouette, Black, White
DP: Pink Pirouette
black pearls, copics

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

FTTC52C Fruity Birthday

This is for the Timeless Tuesday Anniversary challenge to create a fruity birthday card. I have a bunch of birthday cards needed for Feb. so I was excited to be able to get another birthday card made. There are a total of 6 anniversary challenges. I hope to get through most of them. Come over & join in the fun!



Stamps: Life, Love & Lemons Flourishes, sentiment Hero Arts
C/S: New Leaf, YoYo Yellow, Black
copics, black gingham ribbon, circle nestabilities, black brads, Swirls Cuttlebug

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti

STVCCSB10 Daisy in Sage

This week's color challenge over at stamptv is sage, yellow & black. As soon as I read that, my favorite daisy came to mind. I do like the way this turned out. It looks completely different than the other cards I have made with it. Have I told you how much I {heart} this daisy! :)

The flower seeds that I planted a week & a half ago have already peeked out of the dirt. My boys are so excited! They keep wanting to take the plastic cover off of the little greenhouse. I have to remind them that it's like opening the oven door or taking the lid off of the crockpot. You just can't do that. I can't wait until we can plant them in pots.

Stamps: Flowers for Daisy Gina K.
C/S: Sage Shadow, Lemon Tart, Black, white
DP: Cosmo Cricket Earth Love
Black grosgrain ribbon, buttons, copics, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug, Nestabilities labels

A card a day keeps the mojo flowin'... until tomorrow!

Misti