When a Sketch is Perfect!!!

 Hello family, friends and followers, it's time for a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers and here to tell you all about it is one of Lee's famous graphics.

L is for Layers

Now I love layers the more the merrier but wow do they cost when you take them to the post office, When I saw Mojo Monday's sketch for March I knew it was perfect for what I wanted to do, although some of my layers are a bit off as my image was larger than the posted size. That is what is perfect about Mojo Monday the measurements are on the sketch. First I decided that it had to be a square card to fit everything.

First cut the three skyline dies in both black and white to offset for dimension I popped te middle line up and cut a frame which I elevated at the bottom but flat attached at the top. I blended three colours of Distress Oxide ink to make the sky. Then followed the sketch.

closer look at the buildings and sky

No snark today on my card, as I mentioned on my wolf post I have 6 masculine birthday cards to make every year for family this is #2 finished ready for giving (too heavy to mail) I love this sentiment and it works perfect for a "sun" card.

I'm entering this in;

Mojo Monday Sketch ~~ March

AAA Birthday Challenge ~~ Game 23 Patterned Paper

Thanks for stopping by today and head over and check out the rest of the project the design team have made for the challenge (there is snark) just click HERE.

Jingle All The Way!!!

Back again with another "Jingle" card for Christmas Kickstart, I had trouble deciding which stamp I would use for the challenge so I just made both. I love my Fluffles stamps and it's so sad that they are no longer available at Stampedous but I'm sure you can find them on e-bay or other auction places.

I used the current sketch challenge at Mojo Monday I knew it was perfect for the super cute fluffles image. I really love Julee's sketches and am so happy to have them back,  a lot of her sketches come with measurements for the different components of the sketch (this was one) saves a lot of guesswork. I followed the sketch, added some sticker dots to the flags and JOY at the bottom right under the watermark.

Finished the inside with some leftover scraps of paper and a Stampendous sentiment. 

I'm entering this in:

Christmas Kickstart ~~ Jingle All The Way

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge ~~  #526

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Rudolph and Friends (Critters)

Thanks for joining me here today and check out these great challenges.

Christmas Kickstart challenge meets Mojo Monday Sketch.

I love Mojo Monday sketches, they have measurements, layers and easy to follow, sometimes it's the best way to get your "mojo" started. When I saw it I found the perfect stamp for that circle, it's a Penny Black stamp I have had for years and I use it for Christmas and Birthday cards too. 

I don't often use patterned paper in this way but this worked perfect for the sketch especially the one with the presents on it, which was perfect for the Penny Black stamp that followed the criteria for Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ It's a Gift

The white doily I was moving from place to place so decided it was time to use it, (it's a wonder I found it when the time came)  The image was coloured with copics cut and layered with the original spellbinders circle dies. The scalloped layer is cut with Elizabeth Craft Designs scalloped rectangles. Merry Christmas is a sticker.

Close up of the sticker, I liked the package so well I think I now have 3.

Finished the inside with a scrap of "presents" paper and  a sentiment from Impression Obsession (I think)  Every time I use this stamp it goes on crooked, if I remember next time I use it I will use a piece of scrap to adjust it as using the lines on the stamp positioner isn't working. 

I am entering this in:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ It's a Gift

Mojo Monday ~~ Sketch 523

This is the final card that I had backlogged due to a laptop issue which my local independent computer store fixed for me free of charge, that is just awesome.  

Thanks for stopping by today and the sketch challenge ends on September 29 but the Christmas Kickstart Challenge just started and ends in two weeks. 

Rudolph Days ~~ March

I finally have the card made for Rudolph Days for March, I've been working on it for days one little step at a time. I changed my mind 3 times on which image I was going to use then it was the sketch, sometimes thing just don't fall into place right off the get-go.  But here it is with one day to spare.

I bought these super cute mini house mouse clear stamps and it's the first time any of them have seen ink, it was a bit bigger than the die I wanted to use so I "cut inside the box" picture tutorial to follow. 

The sketch is from Mojo Monday.

Finished the inside with a edge die, an inkadinkadoo sentiment that seemed perfect for the image.

Now the tutorial.

first I lay the die down yes it's upside down so I can see the edge, so you know what part is outside the frame. 

Then fussy cut the edges of what you don't want die-cut, then you slide the part you don't want cut over the the die edge, this part will not cut but the rest will.

This is what it looks like after it has gone through the die cutting machine, then you finish fussy cutting the part that is outside the frame.

I hope you can understand, I know at one point there was a video showing how to do partial cutting.

I am entering this in:

Rudolph Days ~~ March 

Mojo Monday ~~ #512 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ # 287 ATG or Food  & Drink

Thanks for stopping by today and yes I'm still making Holiday Cards.

Top 'O The Mornin' to You.............

An early Happy St. Patrick's day to everyone!!! Show us Your Pussycats Challenge has an optional theme of St. Patrick's Day and since I have a "Fluffles" St. Patrick's Day stamp I just had to join in the fun!!  Since I needed more inspiration than a stamp I zoned in on the current sketch challenge from Mojo Monday and it was perfect, it was a win/win.

I am sure keeping this sketch in a folder to use again, it's perfect for these Fluffles stamps sadly they are not available from Stampendous anymore. The image was coloured with copics and winked with stella. The sentiment was computer generated, the striped paper was a scrap from my stash the other two papers were printed from google. 

Close up of the super cute "fluffles"

Since I don't send many St Patrick's day cards I didn't have a sentiment but this one from Printworks is perfect for a lot of occasions. 

Entering the following challenges:

Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge ~~ #40 St. Cat-ricks Day

Mojo Monday ~~ Sketch #511

Thanks for visiting today and have a great weekend!!!

Got my Mojo Monday on with a Jingle Belle Challenge

Sneaking in on the last day with my second "shiny" card for the Jingle Belles Challenge and it fit perfectly for the Mojo Monday sketch #510 or it might have been the other way around but it's another Holiday card for my stash!!

This time I used gold as my shiny element and some wink of stella on the wings.  The stamp I used is a Calendar Chick from Stampendous (they were discontinued eons ago) they are so cute. The sentiment is also from Stampendous. Background paper is from Forever in Time (dollar store)  

Close u of the fluffy chickie. The harp was coloured with spica glitter pens.

The inside is finished with some scraps and an Impression Obsession sentiment which I embossed in gold to match the embossed sentiment on the front.

I am entering this in:

Jingle Belles ~~ All that Glitters 

Mojo Monday ~~ Sketch #510 

Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful week.

There is a NEW Christmas Challenge in Blogsville ~~ Christmas Kick Start!!!

Our Snarky Sistah Jo has started a new Christmas Challenge Blog ~~ Christmas Kickstart, I didn't get a chance to enter the first two challenges but found some time Saturday to get a bit of crafting done.  Challenge #3 is Festive Felines and I sure have a few "feline" stamps. So went with a favourite line (now retired) called Fluffles.

I am so happy that Mojo Monday Sketches is back, so many sketch challenges are so CAS and I'm not a cas type of crafter but Mojo Monday sketches are for the pile it on kind of girl/guy. 

The Fluffles line is retired from Stampendous and I think they are just adorable, this one I think is called Fluffles and the present. No Peeking is a stamp from a Kraftin' Kimmie set. Patterned paper is double sided and from Stampin'up the star die cut is generic. 

Finished the inside with a scrap of leftover paper and an Impression Obsession Sentiment.

I would like to enter this in:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ #3 Festive Felines 

Mojo Monday Sketch ~~ #508 

Thanks for checking  in today and I'm finally getting some Christmas cards done, there are a lot of Christmas card challenges to keep you from Holiday Chaos in December.

Go Graduate!!!

Hello there, it's Tuesday and my day to post on the Eyelet Outlet blog. Along with Weddings in June there are also graduations so since I had some graduation caps from Eyelet Outlet Store in my stash and I designed  a card around them. My inspiration for the card was a sketch at Mojo Monday.

I used a couple designs of washi tape, the black with gold stars and the narrow arrow along the bottom, Of course I used the graduation hats and black bead strips, they come in all colours and there are 500 in a package.

Close up of the beads and hats.

Eyelet Outlet products I used

Graduation Hats

Black & Gold star washi tape

Skinny arrow washi tape

Black pearl beads.

Here is the finished inside of the cards with a sentiment from Stampenous.

I would like to enter this in the Sketch Challenge at Mojo Monday #496 

Thanks for visiting today 

Have you checked the Eyelet Outlet Pinterest page? you can find it HERE!!

Squeaking in at the Jingle Belles Challenge.......

It's been a busy, busy couple of weeks and I really want to keep up at least one card for the Jingle Belles Rock.  When I saw the sketch from Mojo Monday I knew I wanted to put the two of them together and here is what I came up with.

I used my favourite set of snowmen from Sunshine Designs  added some snowflake die cuts with some bling in the centers.

Love those snowflakes 

Finished inside with a simple Let it Snow!!! 

Challenges I want to enter:

Jingle Belles Rock  Let flakes fall where they may. (not here please) Ending in less than 24 hours but a new challenge will be up on Friday.

Mojo Monday  Sketch 482 (current)

Merry Monday (current)

Thanks for spending some time here and seeing I am working on my Holiday Stash, and it's easy with great challenges like these. 

Uptown Girl meets the Mojo Sketch!!!

A quick post today as Hubby is waiting for me to get ready to go to dinner but I really wanted to get this done, the image has been ready for almost a week and I only have a few hours to get this posted. I loved the sketch and it was perfect for my Uptown Girl, and if I had finished sooner it was a NBUS as my stamp had never seen ink it hadn't even been opened. Here is my take on the sketch.

Tall and Skinny and lots of Pink.

Close up of the image

I would like to enter this in:

Mojo Monday #463 Tall and Skinny

NBUS #7 (it doesn't close until Monday) .Uptown girl 2 years old never even opened.

Thanks for joining me here today and have a wonderful day!!!