Mojo Monday #408

Good morning crafty friends and happy Thursday! One day until the weekend!

Today is always a very busy day for me at work. I don't mind since the

next day is Friday! I got a Fitbit a few weeks ago and last Thursday, I walked

over 13,000 steps at work alone! Now I know why I am always so tired

when I come home from work on Thursdays! Anyways, before I head out, I want

to share another teacher card that I made the other day. This one follows 

the current sketch #408 from Mojo Monday.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: DCWV - School Days stack

Stamps: Verve - Teachers Count

Ink: CTMH - black, ruby, pear, and sweet leaf

Dies: Verve - Apple die set and Nestabilities - Small Circles

Misc: Paper Studio enamel dots

Viva la Verve July week 4

Good morning crafty friends! I hope y'all are having a great week! 

Happy Hump Day! It'll be the weekend before we know it! Anyone have bog plans?

This will be the first weekend in a while that I don't think I have plans.

Well before I head off to work I wanted to share a card I made yesterday following

the July week 4 sketch from Viva la Verve. My teacher cards have been very popular

and I was out so you'll probably see some teacher cards over the next few days.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: DCWV - School Days stack

Stamps: Verve - Teachers Count and Verve - Holiday Treats

Ink: CTMH - black, cranberry, and pear

Dies: Verve - Apple die set, Verve - Tagged rectangle die

 and Nestabilities - Small Circles

Misc: Paper Studio enamel dots

Try Stampin on Tuesday #229

Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans and Happy Tuesday! I hope y'all
are having a great week so far! We have a new sketch with optional twist
up for y'all! You can participate in this challenge for the next two weeks!

Sketch:

Twist: Flower(s)

Use the sketch, or the twist, or both!

Here is my take using both:

Enabler's List:

Size: 5.25 x 5.25

Paper: American Crafts - #Summer

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday and Verve - Celebration of Thanks

Ink: CTMH - black

Dies: Verve - Build a Poppy

Misc: Recollections black gems

Cardabilities #127

Good morning crafty friends and happy Friday! Anyone have big weekend plans?

I have some birthday hangouts to go to and I'm super excited about it

because I'm a bit of a homebody and haven't been out much lately outside

of work, church, or hanging out with family so I very happy to get to spend some

time with some awesome girlfriends! Before I head out to work this morning

I wanted to share a card I made following the current sketch from Cardabilities.

 If you haven't noticed, I'm on a bit of a masculine card kick. I just feel I never have

enough, or that they are too difficult so I shy away. I'm trying to get over that!

I am also entering this card into the current Verve Inspiration Challenge.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: Paper Studio - Murphy's Square

Stamps: CTMH - Sincere Expressions

Ink: CTMH - Outdoor Denim

Dies: Verve - Starry Die and Verve - Cross Set

Misc: Paper Studio enamel dots

  

Mojo Monday #407

Good morning crafty friends and happy Thursday! It's almost the weekend!
Last weekend was wedding weekend and this weekend is Birthday weekend!
 It's one friends 29th birthday and one friends 31st birthday. I'm pretty excited!
I feel like as I get older that life gets in the way and I don't get to see

my girl friends very often aside from the church service on Sunday and choir practice on
 Wednesday night. Well before I head out to work this early AM, I wanted to share
a card I made the other night following the current sketch from Mojo Monday.
I also want to join the current Wordart Wednesday challenge.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: CTMH - Jackson

Stamps: Verve - New Mercies

Ink: CTMH - chocolate

Dies: Verve - Starry Die and Nestabilities small circles

Misc: CTMH - gold sequins

Sweet Sunday Sketch #278

Good morning crafty friends! I hope y'all are having a great week so far! It's hump day!
It's going to be a busy day at work! Wednesday's and Thursday's are my
hardest days. I get to work with awesome surgeons, which is great, but the days
are usually long so I'm happy when Friday comes because it's usually
a short day! Well before I head out this morning I wanted to share a card  I made

 following the current sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch.

I am also entering this card into the current Verve Inspiration Challenge.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: Paper Studio - Murphy's Square

Stamps: Verve - Celebration of Thanks

Ink: CTMH - outdoor denim, lagoon, and sunset

Dies: Verve - Starry Die

Misc: Paper Studio enamel dots

   

Try Stampin on Tuesday #228

Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans! I hope y'all are having a
great week so far! I go back to work this afternoon after a long weekend. That's
always a hard thing to do! Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but I also
love get to hangout around the house and craft and stuff... :-) We have another sketch
 challenge for y'all to join in on. There is also an optional twist.

Twist: Emboss

Use the sketch, or the twist, or both!

Here is my card using the sketch:

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: AC Amy Tangerine - Stitched

Stamps: Verve - Great Friend

Ink: CTMH - black

Misc: Echo Park - enamel dots, CTMH - liquid glass

I am also entering this card into the Verve Inspiration Challenge.

Viva la Verve July week 3

Good Monday afternoon crafty friends! I don't know about y'all but I had a 

busy weekend! Had weddings to go to Friday and Saturday as well as friends to

hangout with Sunday afternoon after church! I am so happy was able to take today

off of work to get the cleaning, laundry, and grocery shopping finished! I did

it all in such good timing that I rewarded myself with sitting down to make

a card since I haven't had the chance since Wednesday. For this card I followed

the July week 3 sketch from Viva la Verve. I am also entering this card

into the current challenges from Verve Inspiration and Wordart Wednesday.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: Echo Park - Jack and Jill

Stamps: Verve - New Mercies

Ink: CTMH  - outdoor denim

Dies: Verve - Cross Set

Misc: Echo Park enamel dots

   

Simply Create Too #90

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans and happy Friday! I hope everyone has some
plans to get crafty this weekend! We have another great challenge up for y'all!
 This challenge will be live for the next 2 weeks so make a project and come join us!

New Challenge:

For a Precious Child

Enabler's List:

Size: 5.25 x 5.25

Paper: Echo Park - Bundle of Joy: Boy

Stamps: MFT - Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH - glacier, pear, and chocolate

Dies: MFT - Beautiful Baby

Misc: CTMH - topiary stripped ribbon and Recollections enamel dots

Mojo Monday #406

Good morning crafty friends! I hope y'all are having a great week!

After getting to see my baby nephew last night I was on a little baby high

so I put together a card that I want to share that I made following

the current sketch from Mojo Monday. I am also entering this card into

the current Verve Inspiration Challenge of "Sensational Stripes."

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: Echo Park - Bundle of Joy Boy: New Addition

Stamps: Verve - Emery plain jane and MFT - Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH - chocolate and glacier

Dies: Verve - starry die

Misc: Echo Park enamel dots

   

Try Stampin on Tuesday #227

Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans! Hope y'all are having a great
week so far! My husband's cousin and his family are passing through
Oklahoma today so we're are going to get to meet up with them for dinner
at my sis and bro in-laws house! That also means I get so see my
nephew Jesse! I know there will be plenty of people wanting to hold him,
but I really hope I get to since I didn't when we visited in the Hospital last week.
Anyways, it's a new Tuesday, so that means a new Try Stampin' challenge!

Sketch and Twist: Do one or both!

Here is my take using the sketch and some of the photo colors (pink, yellow, black):

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: Pebbles - Jen Hadfield

Stamps: Verve - Joyful Blooms and Verve - Great Friend

Ink: CTMH - black

Dies: Verve - Joyful Blooms

Misc: Echo Park enamel dots

Viva la Verve July week 2

Good Lord's day my crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great weekend!

It's Sunday morning so that means church time! I have to say that I

am really enjoying singing in the choir! I am so glad I finally decided to do

it! I really do love to sing! I'm not good enough to sing a solo but

I blend nicely with other voices. Singing is probably my favorite form of

worship. I just love praising our Savior! Before I head out this morning, I wanted

to share a card I made last night. I followed the July week 2 sketch

from Viva la Verve. I am also entering the Verve Inspiration Challenge,
the current challenge at Wordart Wednesday, and the current challenge at
Really Reasonable Ribbon. PS I must say Marisa did a fabulous job designing
 this sketch! I think y'all might know by now how much I love dollies and tags!

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: Bo Bunny - Sweet Life

Stamps: Verve - Psalm 94:18 plain jane

Ink: CTMH - outdoor denim

Misc: Paper Studio - enamel dots, Recollections - doily and
Hug Snug - pink seam binding ribbon (bow made with the Zutter bow-it-all)

   

Cardabilities #126

Good morning crafty friends! I sure hope y'all are having a great weekend

so far! We don't have a whole lot going on this weekend. Need to

get some yard work done. I also need to repair my wreath. I took it down

a few weeks ago because some of the flowers started sagging. It's

been a bit stormy here so it's understandable. Plus I made this wreath last

year so I really can't complain. I wanted to share a card with y'all

this morning that I made last night. I followed the current sketch from

Cardabilities. I am also entering in the Verve Diva Inspiration Challenge.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: AC Dear Lizzy - Serendipity

Stamps: Verve - Hope Blooms

Ink: CTMH - Outdoor Denim

Dies: Verve - Leafy Sprigs and Verve - Scalloped Trim Trio

Misc: Verve - Shine Bright Sequins, Recollections - Doily

 and CTMH - liquid glass


Other challenges I am entering:

Fantasy Stampers - Challenge #40 Spots and Stripes
Crafty Catz - Challenge #287 Summertime
Crafty for the Craic - Summertime

   

Mojo Monday #405

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great week!

We have had a few lovely, cool days this week. I believe yesterday's high was

73. I can dig that for July! Before I head out to work this morning I 

wanted to share a card with y'all that I made last night. I followed the current

sketch from Mojo Monday. I am also entering this card into 

the current challenge over at Wordart Wednesday.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.5 x 6

Paper: Simple Stories - A Charmed Life

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday and Verve - New Mercies

Ink: CTMH - Outdoor Denim and Pacifica, Colorbox - Green

Dies: Verve - Build-a-Poppy and Nestabilities - small and large circles

Misc: Echo Park - enamel dots

Try Stampin on Tuesday #226

Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans! I hope y'all are having a great

week so far! I got to be one of the first to see my new nephew 

yesterday! We was 19.5in long and 8lbs. His name is Jesse Michael. They 

picked the name Jesse after David's father in the Bible. Jesse means

"God's gift" which is so perfect for him as my S and BIL have had some hard

times trying to have the two precious children they now have.

Here is a pic of Jesse with his big sister Violet (she is 2.5 yrs old)

She loves him so much already! It's so adorable!

Well on to this week's new challenge. It is a sketch and a twist:

Twist: Use brads

You can use the sketch, the twist, or both!

Here is my card using the sketch:

Enabler's list:

Paper: Echo Park - Fine and Dandy

Stamps: Verve - Joyful Blooms and CTMH - Card Chatter Birthday

Ink: CTMH - pacifica and slate

Dies: Verve - Joyful Blooms

Misc: CTMH - topiary striped ribbon

Viva la Verve July week1

Good morning crafty friends and happy Monday! This is my last day off of my lovely

4 day weekend! It's nice to have one of those every so often. Do you know 

what is even better about today than the fact that I have off?! My nephew is being

born today!! I can't wait to see him! My SIL's c-section is scheduled at 2pm

today. Later will be able to go to the hospital and see them! I can't wait to see what my

little 2.5 year old niece will think of having a little brother!

Before I get to cleaning and then getting ready for the day I wanted to share a card

I made last night following the July week one sketch from Viva la Verve.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.5 x 6

Paper: SU - Bohemian

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday and Verve - Big Wish

Ink: SU - rich razzleberry and island indigo

Dies: Verve - Build-a-Poppy and Nestabilities lacey circles and sm circles

Misc: Verve - blue sequins and CTMH - teal shimmer trim

Mojo Monday #404

Good morning crafty friends and happy Independence Day! May we always 

remember the sacrifices of those who made it possible for us to live in a country that has

 more freedoms than most! There have been some things in the past few years 

that out country has done that I feel don't align with what the founding father's had in 

mind, but that being said, I still wouldn't trade this country for another! 

I wanted to share a card I made last night following the current sketch from

Mojo Monday. I also want to enter this card into the current

challenge at Wordart Wednesday and the current Color Dare Challenge.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4 x 6

Paper: Authentique - Pride, CTMH - colonial white and kraft cardstock

Stamps: Verve - Wonderfully Made

Ink: CTMH - outdoor denim and ruby

Dies: Verve - Starry Die

Misc: CTMH - durables triangle studs

   

Simply Create Too #89

Good morning Simply Create Too fans! Hope y'all have a fun and safe Independence
Day weekend planned! I have a 4 day weekend and I'm loving it already!
We are just hanging out here in town. Hubby still has work to do. We are doing a
cookout and fireworks at my parents house tomorrow night. Well are y'all
ready for a new challenge? This one will be a Christmas in July!

New Challenge:

Get Ahead for Christmas

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: Carta Bella - Christmas Time

Stamps: Verve - Unto Us

Ink: CTMH - cranberry and Colorbox - gold

Dies: Verve - Classy Label

Misc: CTMH - cranberry stripped ribbon, CTMH - gold sequins