OMG...

...what a weekend.

My hubby hurt his back on Saturday morning doing the snow shoveling out front. He came in kinda walking funny and said he pulled something and needed to sit down. I rolled my eyes and thought 'typical guy'! Fast forward to Sunday and the poor guy can't move! He was using one of our kitchen stools to shuffle his way to and from the bathroom and back to the bed. So, I have spent the last couple days, sponge showering (I kinda like that part though heehee) making, feeding and cleaning up food, doing laundry, finding advil, getting this, that and everything and most importantly...changing his socks! LOL I hadn't even had a second to do anything until today. The kid is napping, so I shall play! ha! I really should be doing some job hunting...but whatever.

I decided to do two challenges in one. Everyday I check out my friend Dana's blog and today her post had a NEW challenge. It is from Chicks With Inkpads and I loved the color combo. I am a huge burnt orange, butter yellow fan and this was right up my alley! Plus, since it is their first ever challenge - I just had to do it! Then of course I love my Mojo Monday's so I used Sketch #79 for this card!

I started with primary yellow cardstock and mounted a patterned paper from a Costco pack that had orange, white and deep red-orange swirls, flowers and lines in it. I have used every inch of this patterned paper because I loved the colors and print so much. I wish I had more! For the deep orange color in the Chicks challenge I used another Costco paper that had small, faint sunshines on it! How perfect for my MFT stamp from the Hit The Beach Mini Set. After stamping her in Jet Black Ink and embossing her with Stamp-It's Holgram Powder, I colored her in with my Crayola's and then felt so bad because she is so pale! So, when I saw the sentiment that said 'tourist', I thought it made this card so funny! hahahaha For my embellishments I used orange polka dot ribbon from Michael's and three flowers layered from my assortment with a yellowey-orange jewelled brad to anchor it! On the inside I used the tropical drink stamp and made it a sticker with my Xyron. I love how this card turned out! I can't wait for someone to be heading on a hot holiday so I cna send it to them as their Bon Voyage!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheers,

S.

Mojo Monday - Week #78

Third Mojo Monday Challenge I am trying here and I have a question. Does it matter if my sketch is not EXACTLY like the sketchthey give us? My only differance is bow placement and I don't think it's THAT big of a deal. If anyone feels like answering - feel free!

I'm home today dispite the fact that I was supposed to work. Unfortunitly the economic downfall has finally reached a time when it has effected me. (I've been waiting for it) I was laid off, (or canned if we really wanna get down to it) from my job first thing this morning. So, now I sit here wondering what to do now. {sigh}

I just received my new stamps from Stampendous today! I forgot how cute the stuff I ordered was! The first stamp I inked up is from the Changito In Space Clear Set. After coloring him with my favorite Crayola's, I cut him out and mounted him by making him a sticker with my handy dandy Xyron I just got yesterday! He is on a piece of green velium from Dollarama (I can hear you all cursing me...but they have cute stuff sometimes!!!). The three papers I chose for the bakground are (from the top) Paper Reflections in Lime, Core Color Coredinations, and a small scrap from an Christmas Acrylic Album class I took near Christmas at Scrapbookers Paradise. I stamped the words "Bottom's Up!" from Stamping Bella in the top right using Craft Smart Ink Pad in Pine and embossed it with Whispers in Silver Tinsel. The bright green ribbon is from my thrifty Zellers barin pack and the Rhindstones are from Kaiser Scrapbook.

I really like how fun and bright this one is...I needed it today! Can't wait to use the rest of my stamps from my order now! heehee


Thanks for taking a look, have a great day,

S.

Number Two is up to bat...

I am going away on holidays soon so I need to get some cards done for all the birthdays and events this month. I am waiting on my first Stamping Bella order to arrive and I just pray it comes before I go!!! Especially since it has the St. Patrick's Day stamp I need in it!

This card is for a girlfriend of mine who's birthday is coming up. I wanted something fun and funky just like her! She is a Spring gal, so lots of color was in order! For this one I started with the background paper with the polka dots that came in a paper pack from Costco. Both of the flower patterns are again from the DCWV's All Occasion Paper Pack. The stamp I bought at Michael's and it's by Studio G and came in a four pack with other cute one's. I love my Crayloa's, so thats how I colored my flower in after embossing it with Stamp-It's Hologram Glitter. To add some spunk I made my flower in the bottom left corner from 3 seperate flowers and a brad with a gold jewel in it.

The layout of this card is from the blog Mojo Monday and is from week 75. It's my first attempt at a challenge, and I am a week late in doing it! I thought I would just give it a go! Once I get in the groove I will start posting them on their blogs to see if I can win anything! :)

Thanks again, have a great day!

S.