Age is only a number...

There's a fab sketch for this week's Mojo Monday Challenge...where it's contest time...so I just had to have a go. I've combined it with the themes from some other challenges: A Spoon Full of Sugar's 'One for the boys'; Cards for Men's 'Humour'; Crafty Calendar's 'April Fools'; and Creative Inspirations (Wed) 'Green, Brown & Blue' (although the colours all look a bit grey in the photo! lol). The image is 'Unlisted' by Inkadinkado, and the papers are from the 'Archaic' pad by BasicGrey...I thought that the dinosaurs kind of looked like the lizard! lol

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

When I saw that the theme for this week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge was 'Song Titles/Lyrics'...my initial reaction was 'Eeeek!'...but after a rootle through my box of images, I found this fabby little mouse...called 'Let it Snow'....problem solved! lol
I followed the Mojo Monday sketch, making an A5 sized card to give me room for the sentiment (also a Penny Black stamp). For the bakcground, I embossed the reverse sides of two pieces of My Mind's Eye '29th Street Market' papers using my 'Swiss Dots' and 'Snowflakes' folders...sanding to reveal the detail. I used my new Cuttlebug snowflake die...it's spritzed with 'Shimmerz' (in Baby's Breath).
I'm also going to enter this card for the Crafty Calendar Challenge...where the theme for this month is 'Weather'.

Carol Singers

It's the first Mojo Monday sketch of the month, which means it's contest time...I haven't joined in for a while, so I just had to have a little play. I've combined it with the Creative Inspirations 'Christmas in October' challenge. I used an image from the Penny Black 'Christmas Critters' set, and more of the My Mind's Eye '29th Street Market' papers...not strictly Chrismassy, but the colours were just right. I embossed the reverse of a couple of pieces using my Cuttlebug 'Snow Dots' and 'Snowflakes' folders, added a sentiment by Three Bugs in a Rug, and some Papermania brads.

Birthday Dog

I've managed to fit 5 challenges on this card: the Mojo Monday sketch; Allsorts Challenge's 'Boy's Cards' theme; Creative Inspiration's 'Blue & Brown' colour combo; Our Creative Corner's 'Stars & Stripes' forever theme; and Pile it On's 'Birthday' challenge...phew! I've used 'Birthday Dog' by Penny Black...I use him a lot for boy's cards. The Papers are by BasicGrey's 'Granola' (stripey paper), and 'Archaic' (spotty paper) pads. I used my Cuttlebug 'Happy Birthday' folder on the plain blue card, then sanded it to make the embossed text stand out. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts (from the 'Anytime Messages' set), the gold stars are brads (from Tesco) and the brown 'ribbon' (it's more of a fabric really) I bought from Penrith Crafts at the craft retreat last month.


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Bear Hug

I've combined this week's Mojo Monday sketch with the Allsorts Challenge to use just 'One of Everything' on our cards. I used 'Bear Hug' (by Sugar Nellie') as my one image, then cut my one piece of '29th Street Market' paper (by My Mind's Eye) into three panels. I used one piece of additional cardstock...but I did cut it into three, so that I could also mat my image and sentiment (by Papermania). I added one flower (from Poppicrafts) held in place with a Papermania pearl brad. This was a really tough challenge...I really had to restrain myself from layering up the flowers! lol

Just for you

I really am having a crafty day...this is my third post...and I'm not done yet! This card combines a few challenges:the fab Mojo Monday contest sketch; A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 'Hearts' theme; and the Papertake Weekly 'My Favourite Things' challenge. I used a Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl stamp ('Bear Hug'), watercoloured in one of my favourite colour combos, to match the gorgeous BasicGrey 'Bittersweet' and 'Blush' papers (another of my favourite things). The sentiment is a freebie stamp from a Docrafts Creativity mag, and I just had to add some of my favourite card candy (by Craftwork cards).

Par Avion...

It seems that I'm still stuck in yesterday's 'Two Tone' colour scheme of red and white, but this time I've used it on a Christmas card...only 6 months 'til Christmas! lol

I followed the fab Mojo Monday sketch, stretching it to fit a DL card. The image is 'Par Avion' by Penny Black, and the sentiment stamp is from a little set by Studio G. The white background is a mixture of the 'Snowflakes' and 'Snow Dots' Cuttlebug folders, and the ribbon is from Hobbycraft. I'm also entering this card for the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge...a new discovery for me...who are having a 'Free' challenge this week...all you have to do is to create a Christmas card...and the Charisma Cardz Challenge, where 'Anything Goes!' this week...

Triple Challenge Snowy

It's contest time over on the Mojo Monday blog...and there's a fab sketch for us to use, so I couldn't resist having a go. I've combined it with the themes from a couple of other challenges: the 'Pink & White' colour combo of the Allsorts Challenge; and the 'Bling' challenge from the Secret Crafter.
I've used 'Snowy' (by Penny Black) as my main image, with Stickles glitter glue on the hat...or perhaps that should be 'Mrs Snowy' considering the colours I've used! lol
I've kept the background really simple, using the Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes' and 'Swiss Dots' folders on white card, adding a few pink adhesive gems to the centres of some of the snowflakes. The sentiment (embossed in white) is by Three Bugs in a Rug, and the ribbon is from Poppicrafts.

I don't know what's gotten into me recently...I just don't seem to be able to stop myself from making Christmas cards! lol

Mojo Monday meets the Secret Crafter

I've combined the fab Mojo Monday sketch with the colour scheme of 'Pink, Turquoise and a hint of Brown', of the Secret Crafter Challenge. I've used an image from the 'Critter Party' set by Penny Black, and carried the dotty theme of the hedgie's parcel through to the BasicGrey papers (from the 'Blush' range), some of which I've embossed with the 'Swiss Dots' and 'Spots & Dots' Cuttlebug folders. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts, the flowers and ribbon are from Poppicrafts...and I've used yet more Craftwork Cards card candy!

Mojo Monday 76

It's the first Mojo Monday sketch of the month, which means it's contest time...I've just had a look at the blog, and there are over 350 entries already...wow!
I've resized to sketch to make a square card, and have kept it really simple...using only plain coloured card embossed with the 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder...no designer paper again...I think I must be ill! lol
The image ('Lazy Days' by Penny Black) is one I received in a swap with my lovely buddy Carol, and the sentiment is from the new set of sentiment stamps from the Claire Curd Signature Range by Papermania.

Mojo Monday 74

I've used this week's Mojo Monday sketch to make my Mother's Day card...I know it's not 'til next month, but I'm staying with my parents at the moment, and I wanted to leave it here, so that it doesn't have to run the gauntlet of Royal Mail! lol
I've used another Penny Black image, sent to me by the lovely Pauline, this time 'Hedgehog Joy'. The papers are by BasicGrey, from the 'Blush' range. The only slight deviations from the sketch are the crochet flower (from Poppicrafts) in place of the bow and sentiment, and the addition of the lettering (cut using the Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alphabet) at the bottom.

Mojo Monday 72

Well, I've been making the most of having another 'snow day', by joining in with some of the challenges that I don't usually have time for. There are always great sketches on the Mojo Monday blog, and I've used this one (although I have resized it to make a square card) for a birthday card. The image is 'Henry Celebrating Mouse' by Whiff of Joy, the sentiment is from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts, the checked paper is by BasicGrey ('Two Scoops'), the embossing was done using the 'Spots & Dots' Cuttlebug folder, and the flowers are from Poppicrafts.

The snow is beginning to melt now, but I'm hoping to get one more card made today before I have to go out teaching!

Mojo Monday #58

This is the first time I've made a card for Mojo Monday, but as it's half-term (yippee!), I have a bit more time to craft. I've stretched the sketch to make a square card, but have left it quite simple, as I'm trying to keep some of my Christmas cards flat for posting!
I've used another Penny Black stamp ('Reindeer Pup') for my main image, and papers by DCWV from 'Christmas Wishes' and last year's 'Christmas' stacks. The sentiment stamp is by Three Bugs in a Rug.