Mojo Monday Surprise Blog Hop for Julee

Twins!! How exciting!! We're having a Mojo Monday blog hop shower of sorts for Julee and Mark (owners of Verve Stamps). They're expecting twins in a few short weeks!!

If you've arrived here from Janelle's blog, you're on the right track. Otherwise, you might want to start at Julee's blog and wish her congratulaions.

I thought it would be fun to use the giraffe from the To the Moon set and frame it with the star frame from the set American Hero. The star at the end of the sentiment tag is from that set also. I also added an "s" to the "precious little one" sentiment.

That's it for my card. Next up on the hop is the sweet and talented Jackie.

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Stamps: To the Moon and American Hero
Paper: Genuine (Authentique), White (PTI)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Copics, Pearl Pen, Button (PTI), Twine (Olive Manna)

Wishing You the happiest of days!

I made this card for a special young lady today who's being featured on the Teapot Tuesday thread found HERE. Breanne swam with my son for 3 years on their High School swim team. They both were butterfliers. Unfortunately Breanne began getting ill while in High School and had a hard time swimming. Sadly she was diagnosed with Relapsing MS, and will be fighting this disease for the rest of her life. For more about Breanne, click HERE.

Well, music is a favorite of hers, so Cindy challenged everyone to include music or black/white stripes on their cards.

I used this week's Mojo Monday 207, with Verve sets Wishing You and Wonderful Wishes Remix.

Short post today my friends. Long day, and I'm tuckered.
I hope you're having a good week.
Happy Stamping!!

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Stamps: Wishing You, and Wonderful Wishes (Verve)
Paper: Sunshine (Lost and Found MME), PTI
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Black Soot (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories: Fleur De Lis Rectangles and Standard Oval dies (Spellbinders), Ribbon, Butterfly Punch (EK Success), Rhinestones (Kaisercraft), Sewing Machine

It's just not the same...

Apparently, it's National Pink Day today. So Frances has challenged everyone to include pink on their card over at the CCEE Stampers Blog.

My card is kind of dark today. I guess it kind of suits the sentiment? I think I should have refrained from sponging the inside of the oval and left it all white. Oh well. Like I said, it fits the mood of the sentiment, which is from the Verve set Always on my mind. I used the Mojo Monday sketch #196 as my starting point, and added the Out of Print Basicgrey dp, some I-Roc crystals, a couple of staples, and some sewing. Pretty straight forward.

Thanks for stopping by. Stop by tomorrow for a complete opposite card. You might want to wear sunglasses when viewing though. *grin*

Happy stamping my friends!!
Tosh


Stamping Supplies:
Stamps: Always on my mind
Paper: White and Black (PTI), Out of Print (Basicgrey)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Standard Oval and Scalloped Oval (Spellbinders), Rhinestones (I-Roc), Staples, Sewing Machine

It's Your Big Day!

With all of the complications Blogger had yesterday, it seems my latest post disappeared. So, this will be real short and to the point because I have another post to share with you real soon.

I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch 190, and all the images used are Waltzingmouse: Gingham & Co., Way Out West, Back in the Saddle, Very Vintage Labels No. 1.

Dies: Charming Banner (Verve), Labels 8, Sunflower Set 2, Foliage (Spellbinders)

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a fabulous weekend.
Happy Stamping!




Stamps: Gingham & Co., Way Out West, Back in the Saddle, Very Vintage Labels No. 1.
Paper: Chocolate, Black, Kraft, Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Tumbled Glass, Brushed Corduroy, Black Soot, Scattered Straw, Rusty Hinge (Ranger Distress), Onxy Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Charming Banner (Verve), Labels 8, Sunflower Set 2, Foliage (Spellbinders), Buttons (PTI), Flower Bauble (Making Memories), Lace (Kaisercraft), Border Punch (EK Success), Rhinestones (Zva Creative), Seam Binding, Sewing Machine

CCEE ~ Cinco de Mayo

Hello my fellow stampers!! I have a CCEE Stampers Challenge Card to share with you today. Shirley is our challenge hostess for the month of May, and since today is Cinco de Mayo, she's challenged us to make a bright colored card, or something with a "Taco Bell" dog on it....anything inspired by Cinco de Mayo.

Well, this is as bright as it gets for me. I thought the hot pink and lime green in the bg was a good representation. I started off with this week's Mojo Monday sketch 189, and the Verve Stamp set Hope Blooms. I know I just used this set yesterday, but I can't help myself. :) I also used a variety dies. (Love my dies): Charming Ovals and Charming Banners (Verve) and Floral Doily Accents (Spellbinders).

That's it for my card today. Be sure to stop by the CCEE Stampers Blog to see how the other girls interpreted this challenge!!

Happy stamping!!

Stamps: Hope Blooms (Verve)
Paper: Vintage Cream and Smokey Shadow (PTI), Melody (Prima)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Perfect Plumeria (VersaMagic), Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Charming Ovals and Charming Banners (Verve) and Floral Doily Accents and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Rhinestones (I-Roc), Black Fibers

Hope Everything's Ducky!

Have you seen the Mojo Monday Sketch #185 for this week yet? LOVE it!! I just got some new papers the other day, and thought they would go beautifully with Dax the Duck and his favorite lucky Easter egg. Dax has his very own Verve set dedicated to him and his brother with some charming sentiments such as the one I used today. The set is called Lucky Ducky, and the egg can be found in the set Egg-stra Special. The sentiment is framed with two of the new A Cut Above dies by Verve called Charming Ovals.

I added a couple of Springy Martha Stewart punched butterflies and some sparkle to them along with Dax's special egg.

That's it for today. I hope your week is off to a super start.
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the temperature is rising. It's all good here in central California.

Happy Stamping my friends!!





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Stamps: Lucky Ducky, Egg-stra Special

Paper: White (PTI), Life of the Party (Basicgrey)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Broken China and Old Paper (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Charming Oval dies (Verve), Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Ribbon and Button (PTI), Punched Butterflies (Martha Stewart), Scalloped Border (MFT dies), Rhinestones (Zva Creative), Glitter

New Stamp Room and a Mojo card

Hello my stamping friends!! It's a new week, and I'm excited to say, my Stamp Room remodel is finished, and I'm all moved in again. In fact, this is the first card I've made in my room since its completion!! Woo-Hoo!! I used last weeks Mojo Monday Sketch #177, because I loved the angles so much. I also used a huge variety of products that I got from Stamper's Dream. If you've never been to this on-line store before, you really need to check it out. Not only does Michelle carry a large variety of stamps, but she also has many different embellishments, papers, ribbons, and dies. Here's a list of what I used on my card: Kraft Envelope (Maya Road), Newsprint Cover-a-Card (IO), Lg Open Dot Tag (IO), Fancy Tags and Nested Frame Custom Dies (JustRite), Burlap String, and Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress Ink). I also included a button (PTI), a charm, and some staples, along with Making Memories Ledger Paper Pad dp. That about sums up my card for today. Now I'd like to share my new Stamp Room with you. Click Here to see the before pictures (you need to scroll down a bit)

I painted all my cupboards white, the walls Herbal Garden Light (Prismatics), and the shelf interiors Baby Blue Light (Prismatics). I also added some more lighting (although the pictures were taken with the lights off because it yellowed the green too much). I had some shelves added to an existing closet and had the doors removed too. Here's a 360 of the room starting with a view from the door, then from the left.

I displayed some of my favorite cards and projects on the shelves, along with some cards from friends. I also have my Perfect Pearls and Stickles on the Silver Lazy Susan on the third shelf from the top, and magazines on the top and bottom shelves.

Here you can see my buttons, sewing station (with the chair my Shih tzu "Bear" has to sit on while I'm in here...it's his throne.), and my CD carousel that I store my Verve images in. I also store my Spellbinders Dies in one. I purchased these CD carousels at Racks and Stands.com. My sweet husband is going to make a couple of plaques with antique glass knobs for me to hang the Verve image cards on. Right now they're stacked next to the CD's. Unfortunately he wasn't able to finish it before today.

Here you can see my island that I stamp on, and how I store my inks, Copics, Tombows and Spellbinders dies. I used to store my Tombows in the Storage Center on the left, but I just had too many markers...*sigh*. I got this storage center from Storage Units Ink and More. I got the Cubbies to store my Copics in from Studio 3 Solutions.

In this photo, you can see my closet. I have Martha Stewart Storage Units, as well as boxes that I have cards categorized by Theme (Birthday, Friend, Holiday, etc.). On the bottom I have all my ribbons stored by color, lace, string and seam binding.

My husband made a wall piece for some of my punches. Unfortunately I out grew it quite fast. The rest are stored on shelves and in some cupboards.

Here you can see where I store my papers, punches, and more. The baskets on the left have my embossing folders in them, and I also have my Verve Dies stored in one of the white boxes, and my MFT dies stored in another box along with other miscellaneous dies. The little basket on the bottom shelf holds all my Versamagic inks. Stored in the little clear drawers are the following: Sponge daubers large and small, double stick tape, acrylic blocks, signature stamps. I also have my Grand Calibur, Cuttlebug, Scor-pal and Scor-Buddy, Fiskars Rotary Cutter, and other stamping tools on the counter.

Here you can see the entrance, as well as my scrap paper storage that is arranged by color.

Lastly, this is the view from my room. If you look closely you can see the snow caps of the mountains.

Whew!! That's finally it for the tour. I hope you all enjoyed seeing where I spend quite a bit of my days. Now that it's all white, it's brightened it up considerably. In fact, I photographed my card in there...not in the usual photo tent. The natural light was perfect.

Happy stamping my friends!!
Tosh

Mojo Birthday Wishes

I tell ya, I'm so in love with Verve!! The images can stand by themselves, can be used as background, and are super fun to combine with creative decorative papers. I also love sketch challenges, especially when I want a card to come together quickly. I combined this weeks Mojo Monday sketch 170, with a sentiment and paper pieced bird from Verve's Wordy Bird set, along with dp from MME's Fine and Dandy True Blue paper pad. Of course, a card of mine isn't complete without some Spellbinders' dies, so I used the Mega Oval and Mega Scalloped Oval with Labels 14 as it's base. The sun was made with Circle and Inverted Circle Nestabilities dies. Lastly I added some lace, sewing, some Zva Creative Rhinestones, and a Martha Stewart border punch. Oh, and all the edges were ink distressed with Bundled Sage Ranger Distress Ink.

Are you ready for Christmas? I can't wait!! We're counting down the days!!
Happy Stamping my friends!
Tosh

Stamps: Wordy Birds (Verve)
Paper: White (PTI), Birchtone Dark (Prism), Fine and Dandy True Blue (MME)
Ink: Onxy Black (Versafine), Bundled Sage (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Labels 14, Mega Oval and Scalloped Oval, Circle, Inverted Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Rhinestones (Zva Creative), Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Sewing Machine, Lace

I'm so Blessed!!

It's a great day today!! Sunshine and birds singing. God is so good!!
Today I have a card to show you that I made for a friend who has requested a few cards to send to her MIL who lives quite a ways away and is going through a lot right now. She asked that I use this sentiment from the Verve set Just For You. I framed this beautiful sentiment with the Martha Stewart all around punches, and I created the flower with Spellbinders' Dahlia Nestabilities die, the Mega Lily leaves by Punch Bunch and a couple of snowflake punches, by Martha Stewart, in the center for the stamens . I added some Cinnamon Stickles to the petals to match the sparkle in the Fall in Love dp by My Mind's Eye.

I used yesterday's Mojo Monday sketch for a starting off point. I sewed across the top and bottom instead of adding the scalloped border, and I just realized, while adding my link, that I forgot the ribbon behind the main panel. *groan* I seem to miss one element each time I do a challenge....grrrrr.....anyway...back to the description....lastly, I added some bling with Rhinestones (Zva Creative and Kaisercraft). All the edges were ink distressed with Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress Ink).

That's it for today ya'll. For those of you who live in the US, hope you enjoyed your nice long weekend!!
Happy Stamping!
Tosh

Stamps: Just For You
Paper: Fall in Love (MME), Birchtone Dark (Prism), Neenah
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Dahlia Nestabilities (Spellbinders), All Around Punches and Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Mega Lily Leaves Punch (Punch Bunch), Lace (Webster's), Stickles, Rhinestones (Zva Creative and Kaisercraft), Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success), Sewing Machine