Mojo Monday 189 - Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Hello, friends!

I trust you all had a Happy Mother's Day.  I am more grateful each year for my wonderful son ;-)

Just a quick post since I'm late creating and posting my card for the Mojo Monday 189 challenge.

If you're interested in the details, e-mail me or comment.  I left my sheet in my studio and am in such a rush to meet the deadline!

Needless to say, I used Verve stamps ;-)    And yes Julie, the twine is "Caribbean" from The Twinery!!

Take care and thanks for stopping in!

Mojo Monday 163 - Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Hello, friends!  Did you vote yesterday?  I trust that the answer is a resounding "YES"!


Believe it or not, I created a card today for the Mojo Monday 163 challenge! 

I realize I have been relatively absent lately.  Trying to find a job is not much of a mojo generator!  But I needed a card for a fellow blogger who lost her husband this weekend after a long illness.  So devastating and so very sad.  I know I cannot even imagine her sorrow.

I decided to use some elements with a vintage feel.  My mom gave me a lot of old sheet music.  I would use it in every project if I could!  It may get monotonous, but I just love it.  The lace is from Hero Arts and the Prima roses were a gift from my friend Mona (thanks dear!).  The sentiment is from Verve and the die templates are my beloved Spellbinders(TM). 

Well, my son Alan is graduating (B.A.) from the University of Florida in December!  He had to pass a French college equivalency exam  or take French in the spring and graduate next spring.  So he has spent the past month re-teaching himself French, as he had not touched it since high school.  He took the exam yesterday and found out this morning that he passed!  Not unusual for him to pass an exam, but he was so worried about this one.  Now on to the Physics GRE so that he can start graduate school next year.  Better him than me, for sure!

I hope to be back soon with something else to share ;-)

Till then,

 

Mojo Monday meets Play Date Cafe Scrapbooking in Melbourne,Florida

Oh, it's good to be back!

Thank you for all of the encouragement during my morosity (new word?).  I hope the mojo has returned -- I made four cards today!  wooHOOO!!!  I decided to sit down in my studio and just create for fun -- no design team projects (although they are fun!!!) -- no restrictions; just create.

So I started with a card for my BFF Rindy, which you'll see in a couple of days.  Then a card for my BFF Tami.  These gals really were my lifeline a couple of weeks ago during my unfortunate incarceration (my layoff - ha).

Then I moved on to a couple of challenge cards.  Now, this is the first time I've ever made a card that actually fits two challenges!  I used Julee's Mojo Monday 150 sketch.  Wow, this sketch rocked!  I always forget about my corner rounder, so this was a fun reminder that it's in my stash.

I also fulfilled the Play Date Cafe's Challenge 41, which is a color challenge.  What great inspiration there!

I was so excited to get to play with Spellbinders'(TM) brand new release S4-297 Nested Crown(R) die templates.  Yum!!!!  The darker portions are actually inked through the holes in the die template - that's what's so great and unique about Spellbinders die templates!  Click on the photo to get a closer look.

So how's your mojo?  If you are stuck like I was, try making something just for fun - no restrictions.  Or try one of the sketch challenges - I've linked several here in the left column of my blog.  Let me know how it works out!

Till next time,

Three challenges, one theme, one paper and a broken booby! Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

I finally plopped down in my studio last night and created three simple sympathy cards from one paper pack - DCWV's La Creme - one of my favorites that isn't CTMH.  To make it even simpler, I searched my bookmarked sites for three sketch challenges.  The result is three cards in less than an hour and a half - probably a record for me...ha!

First I used Jen's SFYTT (Sketch For You To Try).


RECIPE:

Paper:  DCWV La Creme, CTMH Black Cardstock
Stamp: Flourishes
Ink:  Versafine Black
Accessories: CTMH FLower, DCWV La Creme Flower







Next I used Julee's Mojo Monday Sketch this week - Mojo130.  I probably should have put something behind the pearl (in the center of the flower)....may go back and do that.


RECIPE:

Paper:  DCWV La Creme, CTMH Black Cardstock
Stamp: Verve
Ink:  Versafine Black
Accessories:  CTMH Flower, CDWV La Creme Paisley
Tools: Fiskars Scallop Punch


Notice a theme here?  I'm using the same supplies, just mixing them up a bit.  


Then I had to search a little more and came up with a sketch from a site that is new to me - SkippingStonesDesign.

I really love the sketch, and I just changed it up a tiny bit by placing my ribbon horizontally rather than vertically.  This was not a design choice, but necessitated by my poor stamping at the bottom of the panel!  You can probably see where I messed up my leaves (covered by the bow and charm) if you click on the image.


RECIPE:

Paper;  DCWV La Creme, CTMH Black Cardstock
Stamps: Verve
Ink:  Versafine Black
Accessories: CTMH Ribbon, Dollar Store Charm
Tools: Fiskars Scallop Punch


Now.  About the broken booby.  I am a klutz and always in a hurry, not watching where I am going...you get the idea.  So I fell, good and hard!  Bruised knees, forearms, trunk, ego......and for the first time, bruised booby!  Yep, it is so big (the bruise - tee hee) that it looks like someone threw a cantaloupe a my chest at 50 mph.  Oh, the agony!  Oh, the pain!  Oh, the humiliation!!!  The worst part is that I can't show anyone, so you have to take my word for it!!!

Good grief.  

Deb

 

Invite the girls for a night out! Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Hey y'all!  I finally took the time to work out a Mojo sketch.  They are always fun, and this one was no exception!

You can choose between a round card or a square version.  This time I decided to try the square version.  Mostly because I was too lazy to find something to make a big ol' circle with.  HA!!!

Here's a cute little invite for a girl's night out with your BFF.  I used my new "Mariposa" paper pack from DCWV for this one.  I so loooove the papers in this stack!  This fleur de lis pattern in one of the more sedate ones....most of them have birdies and birdcages, which is why I bought the stack...ha!

The brown paper is CTMH's Desert Sand textured cardstock, sanded down a bit to show the white core.  I used Julee's Express Yourself and Delightful and Delicious with Black Versafine ink, paper-piecing one of the coffee mugs using the Desert Sand cardstock.  The flower is from a scrapbooking collection my Mom bought me for Christmas.  What a match, right?  Then....look at the little fleur de lis beads (click on the image to enlarge it) in the center of the flower!  How righteous is that!!!  It's from Prima.  I bought a couple of sets of these a while back and of course, forgot that I had them.  While scrunging around for a black button...........voila!!!!!  A perfect match!  wooHOOOO!!!!  Happy happy, fun, FUN!

Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!  I have been looking forward to this day for about a month now.........you may ask why.  Well, I'll be back later either with good news or bad news.....ugh....my tummy is in knots.  Check back in Saturday for an update!

Deb

Mojo Monday 120 Challenge Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

It's been a few weeks since I've been able to participate in my favorite challenge, Mojo Monday.  So I was really happy to be working on this card in my studio.

I pulled out one of my all-time favorite Close To My Heart paper packets, "Silhouette".  I hope this collection never retires!  Add to that my favorite Spellbinder's dies and my favorite Verve stamps, and you can't go wrong!  Right???

So here's my sketch interpretation.  I was very literal this time, staying as close to the sketch dimensions as possible.  Since I used a few different patterned papers, I kept the embellishments to a minimum.  You can click on the image to enlarge it.

Yesterday was a wonderful cropping day with friends!  We had a Flamingo Gals group meeting in the morning, then I headed over to play paper dolls (ha) with a gaggle of gals close by in Melbourne Village.  It was so enjoyable - like I imagine quilting bees used to be - women with a common bond laughing, creating, telling stories about our kids....sharing goodies (both craftable and edible).....what joy!  I headed home early to cuddle with my kitties...it has been C-O-L-D here in sunny Florida!  But it's better than the heat, so we'll take it!

I'd like to challenge you this week to pull out some of your favorites...maybe some things you have been 'saving' (like this Silhouette paper collection - ha).  Look at them with a different eye and nestle them with some of your other favorites that might no be intended to 'go' together.  Pull items from different companies and let them break bread together!  Then share your creations with your blogging buddies.

Keep warm,

Deb

Pretty Little Teapot and Corduroy Brads Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Hey, hey, hey! Here's my last "limited supplies" card from my trip to Minneapolis. I knew I would have time in the evenings to create, so I took some new stamp sets that I was anxious to play with, as well as a couple of mat stacks that were in my cart when I got to the register at JoAnns. Now how did that happen? tee hee


The images are from Verve stamps. If you click on the image to enlarge it, you will see how the stripes in the brads mimic the stripes in the teapot. How cool is that!

The chocolate band is a bit bland, but I had to deal with what I had packed. Since I didn't have any Nesties with me (boo hoo!), I cut out a couple of the swirly patterns from the paper to flank the sentiment. This is one of my favorite color combos. What fun!

Well, tomorrow is 9/11. I have no doubt that every American, and possibly non-American, knows exactly where you were and what you were doing that day. In truth, we are thankful that we are here and able to remember, which is more that so many of our citizens cannot say, as they lost their lives that fateful day. Eight years ago seems like a lifetime ago.

I'll leave you with your thoughts, dear friends.

Blessings,

Deb

Verve Stamps Two-Year Anniversary Blog Hop! Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Welcome to the first ever official Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop. woooHOOO!!! Verve turns two today and we’re celebrating with a hop, hop, hop! If you have not yet seen Julee's incredible stamps and artwork, check her out here!

If you're here for Close To My Heart's August Stamp of the Month blog, scroll down to the next post after you finish this one!

The party kicked off over on the Verve blog, so if you started here, be sure to hop on over there to start from the beginning! And guess what! There’s a mystery jackpot hidden at one of the stops along the hop. One lucky commenter on that blog (it could be you!) will win Verve’s entire August release! You can be sure I'll be commenting!!! But of course, it wouldn’t be a mystery if you knew which blog, would it? So if you’re feeling the love, give a little shout out to each of bloggers in the hop and you just might have a reason to jump for joy!

Now, grab a Diet Dr. Pepper and some chocolate and settle in for the ride!

Here's a card I made with Verve's stamp set "Beautiful You". There are several lovely sentiments here that you can use either inside or on the outside of cards. They are also nice to use on scrapbook layouts! It also includes the flower that I 'colored' on my MojoMonday97 card.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Beautiful You (Verve)

Ink: Twilight (CTMH)

Paper: Emporium B&T, Cocoa Cardstock, Buttercup Cardstock (CTMH), K&Company

Other: Big Pinks Just Blooms, Sparkles, Organdy Ribbon (CTMH), Button (Foo la la)

Then, 'cause I just had to, I made an anniversary card for Verve! It's pretty dorky, relaly it is, but I had to lay it out so that I could include both the woodchuck (groundhog? cute little animal) and the birdie! This is a really cute DCWV paper pack. Of course, I cannot remember the name and I am at CTMH Leadership in Long Beach, so leave me a note if you want and I'll find it when I get home. I could call Alan and ask him, but a guy in a scrapbook room......ugh.

Well, thanks for stopping by! Now it’s time to hop on over to Lisabee’s blog, for a little more Verve-y goodness!

Have a great day!