Yesterday, I had one of those typical Mondays where if something could go wrong, it did.  So at the end of the day, I was super happy to sit down and create a card, using this weeks Mojo Monday sketch.

Normally, when I sit down in my little craft corner, to create, my 5 year old daughter joins me with her own card making supplies – I am creating a little mini-me!  However, her birthday is coming up and I wanted to use this week’s sketch to create her birthday card, so I did this while she was in bed.

Her favourite colour is purple, so I knew I had to include that colour in her card.  She also has had her eye on the new Sweet Shop Jelly Bean Brads, so I wanted to incorporate those as well.  And ice cream and birthdays always go together, so the Sweet Shop DSP was perfect. I think it turned out pretty cute!

Here’s what I used (all Stampin’ UP Products):

Card Stock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Pool Party Textured, Sweet Shop DSP, Calypso Coral Patterns DSP

Ink: Soft Suede

Stamp Set: Happiest Birthday Wishes

Tools and Embellishments: 3/16 Corner Punch, 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, Sweet Shop Jelly Bean Brad, Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals

The one thing that doing all these challenges has taught me, is that I really need to expand my stamp and punch collections, so I’m not always using the same ones!!  Oh well, at least my photography skills seem to be improving each week.

Until next time, thanks for looking!

I am back to try my hand at another Mojo Monday card challenge.

This weeks challenge:

I chose to go with the square sketch, since I usually don’t make square cards.  I am so in love with all the new products that are available in the new Sale-a-Bration promotion, that I knew I had to choose one of my favourites for this card, the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper. I kept things really simple, partly because that’s the style of card I like and partly because that’s what I felt this sketch called for.  Hope you like it.

My Card:

Here’s what I used (all Stampin’ UP! products):

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede Textured, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Stamp Set: Fresh Vintage, Elementary Elegance (both only available during Sale-a-Bration)

Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Brad, Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Pearl, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Sale-a-Bration is on now through March 31, 2012. The Designer Series Paper I used in my card, is not available for purchase, but can be yours free with a $60 purchase of Stampin’ UP! products. Contact me for details.

Thanks for taking a look!

Valentine’s Day is fast , so I decided to use this theme for this week’s Mojo Monday.

This week’s sketch:

My card:

When I first saw this week’s sketch I thought it would be easy to come up with a design. But looks can be deceiving – what looks simple can sometimes be very tricky.  I had a hard time coming up with something that wasn’t too simple (or boring) or too fussy (not my style!). It took a while but I have to say that I am pretty happy with what I ended up with.

Here are the details:

Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Whisper White, Love Patterns DSP, Red Glimmer Paper

Ink: Real Red

Tools: Big Shot, Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, dimensionals, Corner Punch, Large Oval Punch and Scallop Oval Punch

Thanks for looking and if you want to know how you can enter the world of Stampin’ Up, leave me a comment and I would be happy to help.