Mojo 107 & 365 Cards Day 124

It's my best friend's birthday on Tuesday and this is the birthday card I have made for her.

I have used sketch 107 from Mojo Monday. I had already printed out the central image which was a freebie digital download from Charmed Cards & Crafts and also the 'friends' text panel which was a freebie download from Hero Arts which I got from Two Peas in a Bucket. The sketch was a perfect combination of the two.

I matted the central sentiment onto a die cut from my Nestabilities. I added little green dots to pull out the colour from the lines on it and mounted onto 3d foam pads. The friends panel I matted onto a scrap of green card. The patterned papers are from the Dovecraft birthday pack. I used a sheet of dark green card for the base and added a big panel of white card to put all the elements together. The final touch was the star gems from Papemania.

This card also fulfils one of the the older 365 Cards challenges for Day 124 which was to use your computer to make a sentiment or use digital images.

Mojo Monday 79

I made this card at the Glitterpot craft day using sketch 79 from Mojo Monday. The card's centrepiece is a word art from Melanie's Digital Creations. I cannot find this one on her blog but have had it since November 2007. I am going to send this card to a very special forum buddie who is now my adopted Mum. This word art is particularly relevant in this case.

The papers used are Basic Grey from my first ever paper pack of theirs. I have to say the quality is amazing, I really was surprised how thick it is. I used my Martha Stewart punch on the lower paper and 2 different ribbons for the bow (Papermania and velvet was from another project).

The word art was mounted onto pale pink card and I then mounted the whole panel onto a pale pink blank. I had printed the word art quite large so it dictated the card size as an A5.

Whilst searching for the wordart on Melanie's blog I found a post that she had dedicated to me in February which I haven't seen before now. I think it is so nice that she did this and although I didn't see it at the time, with what we have gone through looking after Grandad over the last 10 days it has given me a bit of a boost.

12,000 hits and a bit of Crafting

Goodness I have been busy this week. We have been re-decorating the downstairs of our home and the Hall Stairs and landing. Everything has been upside down for about 5 weeks, we haven't watched ANY television during this time which has been quite amazing. I have been so much more productive. We are on the final stretch, carpets are starting to be fitted next weekend and it's looking really nice.

I've not had very much time for crafting this week so it was lovely to be able to unwind and make a few cards last night. One card I cannot show until tomorrow. I've got something REALLY exciting happening, but it's a secret and I can't say anything until tomorrow.

My blog has just hit 12,000 on it's counter. How on earth did that happen so quickly ? I know some of it will be me posting etc, but that has risen so quickly. I can only guess it is people visiting my blog because I have posted cards on sketch challenges.

This card was made using the Mojo 74 sketch and I wanted to use some embossed acetate to fit in with the challenge over on the Cuttlebug blog.

The pink square started it off, this was from a DCWV pad which is colorblocked and I loved the swirls in the paper. I used a square or acetate and embossed it with the Cuttlebug Divine Swirls folder. The other papers and 'ribbon' are Papermania Sweet Nothings, I do love that spotty paper. It looks fab when you ink the edges.

The butterflies are glittered chipboard shapes from DCWV and I added a small bow and some wire antenna from my stash.

Mojo Monday # 73

On the forum we are as a group making a load of cards to be sent to the Docrafts Marie Curie Cancer Appeal.

I have used the latest sketch # 73 over at Mojo Monday to make my first card (I will be making 5 in total)

The heart paper is from the Papermania Scrumptious pack. I have run some brown cardstock through the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder for the mat and distressed it with a bit of white Brilliance ink pad. The bright pink dotty card is from the DCWV Blossoms & Butterflies pad. The glitter brad is Papermania. The tag is a chipboard one from a QVC Brenda Pinnick kit. I have added chipboard corners from DCWV. The little owl has been cut from a Paperchase wrapping paper. I have decoupaged another layer for the eyes and added Glossy Accents to the eyes and nose. The peel off sentiment is from a Forever Friends cardmaking kit.

Mojo Monday # 72

Another first for me ! I have been aware of the Mojo Monday sketches for a long time but have never took the plunge and made a card for it before. The samples that people submit are amazing and some of the Verve stamp sets are just to die for. I love some of the flowers and butterflies and they have some lovely sentiments. The Winnie the Pooh ones are lovely.

So this card uses Sketch # 72 at Mojo Monday. The card measures A5 and was made using a sheet of A4 cardstock. The patterned paper is from the Papermania Spring Burst pack with added Sakura glitter pen sparkle.

The textured paper is WALLPAPER from B & Q, how blooming lovely is that ? The flowers that have been layered are also cut from wallpaper and borders, far too nice to waste on a wall if you ask me !

All other cardstock used is from my scraps bag. The bling and brad are Papermania and the sentiment is from Lakeland.

I hope my first Mojo card passes muster and with a bit of luck I might win some rubber stamps (but I doubt I will be good enough to be honest !!)