mojo Monday 144

Hey folks! Well, apparently I forgot to post last week's mojo card sample I made- ugh. Back on track for you this week though. We had a great sketch to work with this week which works well with many types of images. Below are the sketch and my sample:





I tried to do something a bit different this week. I tend to use clean lines on my cards so I thought I would try something out of my comfort zone- distressing. I struggle a bit with it and this time is no exception as maybe I went overboard. I stamped my gorgeous June rose from Sweet N Sassy stamps onto Neenah white and colored it with copics. I used distress inks in antique linen, vintage photo and walnut stain for my distressing. I roughed up the edges with scissors and crumpled the paper as well. I also used a deco silver glitter pen on the distressed edges which is something that Kim Piggott does and I thought looked cool. I think maybe what I will do next time is either do a cracked glass technique or stamp over the colored image with a linen bg stamp. All of the layers were roughed with scissors, then distressed with walnut stain before blinging them up with the glitter pen.

closer look



Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps June Rose
paper- Neenah white from Paper Temptress, K&Co dp
accessories- deco glitter pen, crochet lace, brown pearls
copics- R0000, R00, R81, R83, R85, R89, G000, YG93, YG95, BG0000, BG000

As always there is some great inspiration for you to see on the mojo Monday blog so you will definitely want to check it out!

I am also submitting my card for the following challenges:
Aly's Sunday challenge- Flower Power
Charizma cardz- bling
mojo Monday- sketch

Thanks for dropping by today, hope you have a great day!

Mojo Monday 142- contest week!

Hi there! It is the mojo Monday contest week. The first Monday each month Julee gives away up to 7 Verve sets to the entries judged to be "mojo-est". Below is the sketch for the week and my sample.





I am pretty pleased how this card came out. The butterfly and sentiment are from the newly released Everyday Miracles set from Sweet N Sassy stamps. Isn't it gorgeous! It is available in BOTH digi and clear stamps- pretty neat? I have used the stamp and digi for my card. I colored the butterfly with copics, added stickles for some sparkle and cut it out and raised slightly with foam tape. The paper I used has some great sparkle in it as well and is called blanc sparkle from Paper Temptress. This cardstock is awesome for copics and for digital images. It is available in both text weight which is great for layers and in cardstock 92# which works well for coloring and for the bases. It is one of my favorites and is a must-have in my opionion especially since it is on sale for 25% off in June. There are 6 colors to choose from and my black layers are noir sparkle from the same line. The beautiful roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts in the UK and come in so many colors and sizes. The ones that I used are 10, 15, and 25mm white that I sponged the tips with sky ink and added stickles to. The edges of the patterned paper, image, and sentiment were sponged/distressed with ink before sewed on. I added a tiny black rhinestone between each of the scallops and pearls in the corners. There is a lot going on with this card but I do like it and hope you do too. Now, the flowers would make it difficult to mail so this will be a hand delivered card.

some closer views for you





Supplies:
stamps- Everyday Miracles from Sweet and Sassy stamps
Paper- Making Memories Spearmint patterned paper; blanc sparkle, noir sparkle from Paper Temptress
accessories- wild orchid crafts roses, black rhinestones, pearls, grosgrain ribbon, apron lace punch, stickles, copics, oval nesties

Now I hope that you will get some crafting time in this week and be able to join us for the mojo challenge. Visit the Mojo Monday blog for some more inspiration and all the information on the contest.

Some great challenges that I am submitting my card for:

Pixie Dust Studio- challenge 25 punch it out
Create 4 Fun- black, white, and one other color challenge 23
Aly's Sunday challenge- sewing ASC19
Creative Inspirations- challenge 35 sewing
Cupcake Craft challenges- Challenge 94 Dazzle Us (sparkle)
Paper Play- Flowers and Sparkle week 22
Charisma cardz- challenge 22 Flowers
Stamp Something- digi challenge

I am so very blessed that you took the time to stop by my blog today! I appreciate you all. Until next time... have a wonderful day!

Sweet N Sassy stamps June blog hop

Well, the time has finally arrived. Clear stamps are officially back at Sweet N Sassy stamps and I am very pleased about it! To celebrate our first new stamp release we are having a blog hop to showcase all of the 6 new sets and a release party tonight at 8PM EST.

Now in the tradition of blog hops and release parties, you know that there are going to be some great prizes being given away! Two of our DT members are giving away some blog candy as part of our blog hop so you are going to want to be sure to stop by each of the blogs to see who has the candy.

I am featuring the "Woof You" set today. The puppy image is soooo cute, I just love it! This set is available in BOTH clear stamp or as a digital set that is called Puppy Love. So, you can chose whichever way you prefer- pretty cool right? Take a look:



I stamped my puppy image onto Blanc Sparkle cardstock from Paper Temptress (it's on sale too 25% off for the month of June) and colored it with my copics (all warm greys). I created my own patterned paper by stamping the little bone image repeatedly onto my paper. All the edges were sewn with my sew mini, and then it was fnished off with some brads and buttons. The scarf was paper pieced with a scrap of dp and I added some shading on it with my marker for depth. The layout for the card is the sweet stop sketch this week and there is still penty of time to play along.I was happy how it came out.

here is a closer look


Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Woof You
paper- Paper Temptress blanc and noir sparkle, kraft; PTI dp
accessories- brads, buttons, twine, copics, sewing machine

I wanted to show you a card that I made a little while back using the puppy digi image (which is the same as the stamp version). You can see how different but how equally adorable he looks just by coloring him with different colors.



Here is the list of the blogs you will want to visit for our blog hop. Now, in order to win the prizes you must comment on all of the blogs in the hop as well as the sweet n sassy blog. The winners will be announced tonight June 1st at the release party,

Ceal Pritchett
Darsie Bruno
Kim Schofield
Korin Sutherland
Leah Cornelius
Lisa Jurecek
Lorie Souther
Nancy Brown
Nicole Anderson
Tricia Traxler

Don't forget the grand finale, a FUN-tastic release party, tonight in our SNR forum at 8pm EST! Find out who won our fabulous blog hop prizes, chat with the DT, play along in our games and challenges for a chance at MORE prizes, make new friends and be inspired! Plus, we have a few special surprises for ALL release party attendees, so you won't want to miss the fun :). We'll see you tonight!

Challenges that I am submitting this card for:
Sweet Stop sketch challenge
Copic Creations- animal theme
Polka Doodles- sewing
Pixie Dust- Round and Round (buttons and brads are round)
Spoon Full of Sugar- celebration (this will either be for my husband or grandma's bday from my girls)

Some Exciting News

Hi there everyone! It has been awhile since my last post as my family and I were on vacation. Upon returning earlier this week I was welcomed back home with a cold that the rest of my family had and decided to share with me. So, between trying to unpack, do laundry, grocery shop and get the house back in order I have not felt up to stamping and creating with the cold added to the everyday mix. I will have one to show this weekend hopefully though. It seems that the cold may be breaking so perhaps I will be able to wander down to my craft area.

However, I wanted to share some really cool news with you that I had not been able to until now since I had little internet service while away. Sweet N Sassy stamps is bringing back clear stamps!!! How cool is that? Now the digis are staying but we are reintroducing the stamps into our line. I am thrilled as I like using digis but I LOVE using my stamps especially for sentiments. Our official release is this coming Tuesday June 1st and there are 5 amazing sets to be released- woohoo! Now of course there are going to be some prizes up for grabs for you so be sure to stay tuned. Now even though I don't have a card to show you today, there are some great sneak peeks going on over at the Sweet N Sassy blog from the DT. I did post this morning a couple of cards you might have previously seen on my blog over there.

Also, I am the SNR challenge host this week of the SNSS digi challenge. Every week there is a new challenge posted in our SNR and PCP groups where we give away free digis. The challenge for this week goes until Wed June 2nd so there is plenty of time left to play along. The challenge is called Patterns O'Plenty so it is a pretty easy one. Now, all participants who play along will earn a free digi so I hope you can join in on the fun. You can find all the challenge info HERE.

blog hop winner!

I have chosen the winner of a free digi from Deedee digi's by random.org

Here are your random numbers:

11
Timestamp: 2010-05-17 21:47:56 UTC

So, the winner is Rose Petal (Sandra). Congrats to you and be sure to email Deedee at amiste@sonic.net with your digi choice from her store

Deedee's digis blog hop

Deedee's Digis Grand Opening Blog Hop

Friday, May 14th

In the wake of her husband's unemployment, our stamping sister Deedee Anderson is answering God's call to support her family by starting her own digi store. Please help the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Design Team send her off in style today with a blog hop celebration of the grand opening of "Deedee's Digis!" Visit each participating designer's blog for fun, creative inspiration, along with several chances to win freebies from Deedee's new store. Hope to “see” you at the party!!!

• Ceal



• Darsie



• Kim



• Korin



• Leah



• Lisa



• Lorie



• Micki



• Nancy



• Nicole



• Sandy



• Tricia



• Crafting With Deedee's Digis

Now Deedee has some super cute digis to offer so be sure to visit each of the designers to see the eye candy they have and not only that but blog candy if you will. Each of us is giving away your choice of a new digi from her store. All you need to do is comment on this post and I will draw a random winner from the comments left and you can choose your prize from the store. But before I send you off to the next stop on the hop, here is a card I made a couple weeks ago using one of my favorite of Deedee's teddies called Rain or Shine:





If you arrived at my blog from Darsie's then your next stop on the hop is the lovely and talented Kim. If this was your first stop then you will want to start at the beginning with Ceal. Now don't forget to leave your comment for your chance to win your free digi and happy hopping! You have till this Sunday 5/16 at 9PM EST to leave your comment.

I am also submitting this card for the if the shoe fits scrap it challenge which is rain or shine.

A little birdie told me

Hi there blog friends! It's mojo sketch time- are you ready? Below is my sample and the sketch:





I must admit that I really struggled with this sketch and the card. I colored this image while I was at Korin's last month and was pretty happy with how the image came out. However, I colored it to coordinate with some patterned paper that I had, problem is that I could not figure out which when I was trying to put the card together- frustrating. Korin even asked me if I was gonna remember which paper I used and I said oh yes for sure lol. I feel like it needs something although I just don't know what. I tried various ribbons in different spots, lace, and some more pearls but nothing seemed to work oh well. The image called One of a Kind from Sweet N Sassy stamps is colored with copics and the clouds are sponged in using my scalloped acetate oval as a stencil.



Supplies:
stamps- One of a Kind digi, retired sentiment both from Sweet N Sassy stamps
Paper- SU choc chip, My MInds eye dp, Neenah white and Tangy Orange from Paper Temptress
accessories- brown pearls, copics

Be sure to visit the mojo Monday blog for more details on the sketch and for some more inspiration from the mojo makers.

Challenges that I am entering this card in:
Stamp Something- birthday
Simon Says- birthday
Dare U2 digi challenge- anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!

Hugs and blessings~ Janette