{Sweet Holidays} Mojo Sketch 504

Hi everyone,

I did a little bit of christmas shopping for my cousin's family when I spotted some super adorable christmas themed patterned paper in my local hobby store. I loved the somewhat unusual color theme and that's what inspired me to sit down and make a card again. 

I then spotted Julee's sketch on her blog and decided to take that as my jumping off point for my card. You'll notice I took some liberties with this one.

I picked a pattern and then started to layer complimentary cardstock. A little trial and error ensued until I landed at something that I liked. I wanted to make a card that I could also use as a gift card holder for our local coffee shop so a coffee motive was a must. I decided on using the to go cup from Verve's Better With You set. I paired that with a saying from PTI's Petite Places Holiday Lane. I also used the little gingerbread man stamp from that set to add a little flavor to my coffee cup. 

Lastly I needed something that worked as a frame and anchored the card. I didn't really have any small snowflakes so I decided to use the flowers from Reverse Confetti's Toucan of Friendship. I feel like they can either have a tropical or wintery feel, depending on how you dress/stamp them up.

Some final touches with a copic marker to draw in some shadows, some glitter in shape of ribbon and Stickles glitter and this is where I ended up:

here a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by and Merry Christmas!!!

Sonja

{I Could Rule The World} Mojo Monday 500

Hi everyone,

have you heard? This week marks an anniversary and sadly a farewell as well. Julee announced that this will be the final Mojo Monday challenge sketch. It is the 500th sketch challenge - such an amazing accomplishment!! But...as she talks about on her blog...our lifes' change and with that, this will be our very last Mojo Monday challenge.

Life changes. As I ponder that thought I find myself getting a bit sentimental as I'm packing up my last 20 years of memories in the US and prepare myself for a new life overseas. Change is often bittersweet. It encompasses the excitement of something new but also the sadness of leaving something old behind. But we don't want to linger on those sad thoughts for too long because if we spend the majority of our time looking back, we miss out on all the wonderful things that lie before us. 

With those thoughts...I'd like to say farewell Mojo Monday!! Thank you for all the wonderful memories of picking color combinations, figuring out what stamps to use and how to adapt the sketch. It's been a blast!!!

And a very special thank you to Julee!! Thank you for inspiring us and encouraging us for so many years! You always had a kind word for everyone and please know, that is not overlooked and not forgotten. I feel honored to have had the chance to be on your Design Team and I wish you all the best!!! Enjoy your little ones!! Time goes by so fast!!!
PS: I do hope you will keep the blog as it is because I know there are some sketches I have not played with yet. 

The final sketch:

So...for my final Mojo Monday card I've chose the set Better With You. I've used the Distress Inks Rusty Hinge and Abandoned Coral to create the background panel. The little heart on my coffee cup received the sparkle treatment with the help of some Diamond Stickles. The stitched frames are dies by MFT and the coffee cups have been colored in with Copic Markers.

Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Have a great week!!

Sonja

{Sending you Smiles...} Mojo Monday 499

Hi everyone,

I was in need of another card this week. This time I needed a Get Well card for my friend who's in the hospital with a very dangerous staph infection. It nearly cost him his life but thankfully God had other plans for him and he is recovering. He is looking at a lengthy hospital stay though so I wanted to send him a card to hopefully brighten his day a little.

For this task I chose to go with a modified version of this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I say modified because, well...my card is not square and I offset a few of the elements. My excuse for the changes? I literally threw out the only square envelopes I had today in an effort to downsize for our upcoming international move. Go figure!! Amazing how quickly I regretted that. lol 

 I do however still have some standard size envelopes so there you go. Standard size it is. :)

For the card elements I used Reverse Confetti dies and stamps. I used the Greeting Frame Confetti Cut for the...you guessed it...frame. I used the Globe Confetti Cut for the globe and the sentiment is from the set My World.

I decided to continue the sentiment on the inside of the card, which needed a panel anyways so I could write a message since I don't have any white ink pens at the moment.

Here's a look at the inside:

Here is this week's sketch - it is a brand new week so I'll actually get to link it to the Blog this time around and not miss it like last week. :P 

and lastly...a closer look from a slightly different angle to show off the layering:

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Have a great rest of your week!

Sonja

{Happy Graduation} Mojo Monday 498

Hi everyone,

I'm back with a much needed graduation card. One of my friends from church graduated from college today. She's now officially an accountant!! Yay!!! I really loved last week's Mojo Monday challenge and decided to go with that sketch for this card. I was just a little late linking it to the blog. Oops.

For this card I decided to break out my good ole Verve stamps and I ended up using one of my all time favorite sets: Happy Days. I'm so sad to say it's now retired.  :(

I paired it with numbers from the set Calendar Countdown. This one is still available and on sale so make sure you get this one while you can. Everybody should have a good numbers set because you can always use those.

I wanted to give her a little money so I included a little pouch on the inside of the card.

I love the sentiments in the set Words of Wisdom. They can work for so many different occasions. 

For this card I went with the "go confidently in the direction of your dreams" sentiment. :)

This is the Mojo Monday sketch:

And here's a little closer look of the front of my card:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sonja

{Is it too late?} Mojo Monday 426

hi everyone,

I'm still on vacation which meant I was able to get another card in this morning. Yay!

This time I played along with this weeks Mojo Monday sketch. Always a good jumping off point.

Here's the sketch:

have a good day everyone!

{Life} July Diva Inspiration Hop & Mojo Monday 300

Hi Everyone and a very special July Diva Inspiration Hop to you!!!

I say very special because this month we're joining the Mojo Monday crew in celebrating their 300th sketch!!!! Isn't that awesome?! So in honor of the big 3-0-0 there are 30 prizes for you to win!!! As long as you play along of course. For all the details, a list of prizes from over 20 different companies and some fabulous samples using the Mojo 300 sketch head on over to the Mojo Monday blog. 

Oh and don't forget...there's a PRIZE up for grabs right here too, so be sure to leave a little shout out in the comment section of each blog as you hop about to be entered in a drawing for a $30 gift voucher to Verve Stamps! Check out all the details and prize info over at the Verve Blog.

And here's the 300th sketch:

uh hum you may notice I took some creative liberties with the sketch but lol that's just what I do. :) 

Life has been particularly turbulent for me lately so when I saw the little sentiment {life}...that was exactly how I felt. Couldn't have said it any better...don't you feel that way sometimes? Where all you can say is...this is life. All the ups and downs, so much happening...good and bad....but sometimes you don't even know what's happening, so many things are happening so fast. 

That's how it's been for me lately so I really enjoyed making this card because it gave me a moment to relax and just focus on one thing at a time. It was great!!

Now to the ingredients of my card...I used the flowers from the Verve Set Surely Goodness. The sentiment is from the set Remember This. I used a lot of Dies for this one...so here's that list: Banner Bundle Die, Flat It Die, Goodness Flowers Die, Notebook Die. And that's about it...

thanks so much for stopping by!!! 

Next up on your hop is the amazingly fabulous Susan Liles!!!!

	1. Julee	7. Sankari
	2. Amy	8. Sarah
	3. Anya	9. Sony
	4. Betty	10. Susan
	5. Jessica	11. Tiffany
	6. Karen

Sony

Stamps: Surely Goodness (Verve), Remember This (Verve)

Paper: Lost and Found (MME), Kraft, Black

Ink: Memento

Accessories: Banner Bundle Die (Verve), Flag It Die (Verve), Goodness Flowers Die (Verve), Notebook Die (Verve), Mini Paperclip, White Thread and Sewing Machine

Mojo 196 & TCP Tuesday 164

Hi guys,

well I'm trying to finally get back into the swing of things...meaning life...and that includes a little bit of stamping which I got around to today...yay. So I kept it relatively simple today...using this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge and combined it with this week's TCP Tuesday stamp challenge.

I used one of my all-time favorite PJ stamps from the set What a Blast...only thing I did differently is I cut off the pinwheel stamp and replaced it with a 3D pinwheel...hehe. :) Oh and in case you're wondering where I got that cute 3D pinwheel from...I made it...using the Pinwheel CutUps die from the Cat's Pajamas. Gotta love a custom pinwheel right?!            

                                            

oh and there were some questions about what I'm doing, how I did this last term and why I sort of dropped of the planet for a while there soo let me tell you about it:                    

I'm currently studying 3D, computer animation, Visual FX...that sort of fun stuff and my ultimate goal is to become a matte painter. What is a matte painting? Well let me copy and paste the fine wikipedia definition since that one sounds so much better than any of my attempts at an explanation: A matte painting is a painted representation of a landscape, set, or distant location that allows filmmakers to create the illusion of an environment that would otherwise be too expensive or impossible to build or visit. Historically, matte painters and film technicians have used various techniques to combine a matte-painted image with live-action footage. At its best, depending on the skill levels of the artists and technicians, the effect is "seamless" and creates environments that would otherwise be impossible to film.

 I hope that makes sort of sense?? Just think of some of those gorgeous deep backgrounds in Lord of the Rings or Avatar and know that those are actually 2 - 2 1/2D paintings and that's what I want to do. So far I only got 3 out of 6 grades back but so far I've got all B+ which is great, considering I was really forced to prioritize this term and let some classes slack. I'm happy. :)

and here's one of my environment design paintings I did this term:

so yeah that's what I want to do....when I grow up ;)

thanks so much for swinging by!!!

Have a great rest of the week!! I'm heading to the beach tomorrow!! The sun is finally coming out here in LA!!! It's about time!!

Sony

Stamps: What a Blast (TCP)

Paper: Fine and Dandy (MME), Chocolate Chip (PTI)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic Markers, Pinwheel CutUps Die (TCP), Nesties, Brads, Platinum Liquid Pearls, Stardust Stickles Glitter, Rounded Corner Punch

{Espresso Sympathy} Mojo Inspired

Hi everyone,

I'm just dropping in real quick to share this card I made last night with you all. I'm sad to say I'm in need of another sympathy card. A former colleague of mine lost his wife to lung cancer. It's so sad because it all happened so fast. She was diagnosed just a month ago.

Now I have to admit I always have a hard time picking a color scheme for Sympathy cards. I try to stay away from too much black because I want my cards to give a peaceful and hopeful feeling when someone looks at them...and not all gloomy, dark and depressing.                                         

So this time around I went a little monochromatic which I love to do and haven't done in a while. I kept all colors in the brown/beige realm, which I thought still looked classy and elegant but also feels a whole lot warmer than black or gray.

The sketch was inspired by this week's Mojo Monday sketch...I say inspired because I tilted a panel here and I elongated the ribbon there. You know me I just couldn't stop myself. ;)

I have got to run...I've got class all day today and it's raining outside which means traffic is going to be twice as bad...Californians and rain don't mix all that well.

Take care and see you all back here soon :)

Sony

Stamps: Kind Words (Verve), Baroque Nested Frames (Just Rite)

Paper: Avignon (7Gypsies), Kraft, Chocolate Chip (SU), Rustic Cream (PTI)
Ink: Soft Suede (SU), Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap (Distress Ink)

Accessories: Buttons, Linen Thread (TCP), Nesties, Twill Tape, Ribbon, Sponges

{Relax}

Hi everyone,

It was raining cats and dogs today in Cali... and you know Californians don't fare so well in the rain so there were massive accidents on the freeway. I drove by a five car pile-up that just looked gnarly, airbags had gone off and everything. It really wasn't pretty and made me say a prayer real quick. I hope everyone is okay. Well on the bright side the rain is supposed to stop tomorrow and I was in need of a little more masculine card soo I decided to go with a summer-y beach-y card.

The stamps I used are all from the Verve set Relax and the papers are from the Ooh La La collection for him by My Mind's Eye and the sketch is a past Mojo Monday sketch.

Oh and to get that nice inside border of my white circle I simply used my Nestie, took a Copic Marker and ran the marker along the inside of the Nestie Circle. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

'til next time,

Sony

Stamps: Relax (Verve)
Paper: Ooh La La (My Mind's Eye), Kraft
Ink: Soft Suede (SU)
Accessories: Copics, Mini Library Clip (SU), Brads, Pop-Up Dots, Nesties, Kraft Thread and Sewing Machine

{Twinkle, Twinkle} Mojo 168

Hi everyone,

I'm very excited because my very first official Term in the CG program is coming to an end and 3 of my final projects are done...I only have 1 more left to work on...which also means I have more time to stamp....YAY!!! Well this week at least...I'm going out of town next week. Wow...this year has really flown by hasn't it?! I can't believe it's almost 2011 already!!        

    So I got to play along with this week's Mojo Monday sketch!! 

Super fun and totally needed because a friend of mine just had her little baby girl. In case you're wondering why I chose these somewhat un-typical baby colors you'd have to meet my friend and it would all make sense to you. lol

 You'll notice I made a little change to the sketch by replacing the little square

with a circle to accommodate my stamp.

thanks so much for stopping by,

~ Sony

Stamps: Little Star (Verve)
Paper: Ducks in a Row (OA), Smokey Shadow (PTI), Kraft
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black.Accessories: Nesties, Copics, Stardust Stickles Glitter, Twill Tape, Jute Twine, Photo Corner Punch (SU), Kraft Thread and Sewing Machine, Brads, Pop-Up Dots

                        

{Sugar'n Spice} TCP Tuesday 138 & Mojo Monday

Hi everyone,

it's TCP Tuesday time and Susan is our hostess with the mostess this week and she's challenging us to use any Cat's Pajamas Holiday Stamps!!!

I dug through my Cat's Pajamas' stash and came across one of my all-time favorite clearly swanky winter-y set: Candyland Christmas.
I have a wee bit of a sweettooth sooo anything candy related and then with Sprinkle, Poochie and the little rascal-y penguins to boot...how can you say no?!

It's also been ages that I've been able to play along with a Mojo Monday challenge so I'm very happy to say I was able to play along with last week's sketch.

Here are all the deets:

1. Each a week one of The Cat’s Pajamas DT members will host a challenge.
2. The challenges will vary {stamp, technique, color, theme, sketch, etc.}
3. You will have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
4. Link to your post using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of Alma's blog post.
5. TCP stamps are not required, but of course, highly encouraged. {Unless it is a challenge calling for a specific stamp}
6. There will be one winner each month. They will be deemed that month’s Swankiest Stamper and get $25 in Cat’s Cash {money to spend on the TCP site!}.
7. Only designs posted to Alma's blog will be considered for the Swanky Stamper.
8. The newly crowned Swanky Stamper will be announced on the First of the Month and have his/her winning entry posted on The Cat’s Pajamas website where he/she will reign for the entire month.


thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Holidays!!!

~ Sony

Stamps: Candyland Christmas (TCP)
Paper: Winter Wonderland (Martha Stewart), Baja Breeze (SU), White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black.

Accessories: Morroccan Edge Border Punch, Nesties, Pop-Up Dots, Copics, Stardust Stickles Glitter, Snowflake Stickers (Martha Stewart), Silver Ribbon, Paper Piercer (SU), White Thread and Sewing Machine

{I [heart] U} TCP Tues113 & Mojo142

Hi Guys!!! Happy Wednesday to you all!!

I'm such a happy bee right now like you won't believe: my final project is turned in, I have two weeks off before next term which means I have all this time to watch tutorials, teach myself (because I really never had formal training) and improve on my sketching, painting and designing because after next term I'd like to apply to my school's 2 yr. 3D program and I have to have a strong traditional portfolio for them to accept me. Right now I just don't have that but I'm working real hard, drawing and watching tutorials all day long. Just yesterday I was so busy watching a rendering DVD that I totally forgot about my hair appointment. Oooops!!! Sooorrry Shannon!!! :(

I'm also already signed up for next term, which is going to be a buuuu-sy one with 5 (very homework intensive) classes and all. What am I taking?! Anatomy, Drawing the Human Head, Perspective, Color Theory & Light and Intro to Maya (which is a 3D program). Whew!!!

So that about wraps it up with what's new with me - if you'd like to track my progress I have a student website which I update periodically: www.sonjachristoph.com

Now let's move on and chat cards shall we?

I think my mojo is currently on vacation because you don't even wanna know how long it took me to pull this card together but I did finally manage to come up with something.

My something is a Mojo Monday sketch challenge and TCP Tuesday Stamp Challenge Combo. You want fries with that?! hehe

who doesn't love a good combo right?!

The ever fabulous Susan Liles challenged us to use any TCP Alphabet stamp set and I love me some alphabet stamps because you can do sooo much with them. They are in my opinion an absolute must-have!!

So I got real stamp-y today and used stamps from 4 different sets:

The alphabet is spelled out using the Coolvetica set, the I and U are from the Nightie set, the [heart] is from Loving Mew and the birdies and the tree are from the TCP set Puppy Love.

I used Liquid Pearls and Ranger Distress Stickles to decorate the hearts.

My DP is from the Ducks in a Row collection by October Afternoon.

Wanna play along for a chance at winning $25 in Cat Cash and being crowned Swanky Stamper of the Month?

Make sure to upload your design to the Splitcoast Gallery, using the Keyword TCPTUES113 and then link that to Alma's Blog.

For all the deets in depth, please CLICK HERE.

Thank you soo much for stopping by!!! Have a wonderful rest of the week!!! I'm off to my hair appointment now...with my sketch book. ;)

~ Sony

Stamps: Coolvetica (TCP), Nightie (TCP), Loving Mew (TCP), Puppy Love (TCP)

Paper: Ducks in a Row (October Afternoon), Crushed Curry (SU), Aqua Mist (PTI), Black

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Taken With Teal (SU)

Accessories: Copic Markers, Ranger Distress Stickles, Liquid Pearls, Clear Button (TE), Ribbon, Scalloped Border Punch, Wavy Border Punch, Sewing Machine, Pop-Up Dots

{Balloon Greetings} Mojo139 & Ready, Set, Stamp

Quick! Somebody up the weather's meds!! It's out of control again!!

Yesterday it was shorts and tank top weather here in "sunny" California and today it's cold and grey and foggy!! WTH is goin' on?! It may have even rained a little or is about to again. Yuk yuk yuk!

But oh well...at least this way I don't feel so bad that I'm just hanging out, stamping and in my PJs. :)

And I've got another Two-fer for ya! This time I combined this week's Mojo Monday sketch with the Ready, Set, Stamp challenge by Verve, which called for the Up, Up and Away set. I adore this stamp set!!! It's soo cute and whimsical!!

My balloon is colored in using my Copic Markers and propped up on Pop-Up Dots as are the clouds. Since it's all gloomy outside I decided to add some glittery sparkle to my card and put some Stickles Glitter on my balloon.

The sentiment was a single stamp that Julee was so kind to send with my last order.

All my patterned papers are by DCWV: the wood grain paper is from the Tahiti Beach Stack and the cloud paper is from the Songbird collection, one of my recent favorite finds at Michael's.

Thank you for stopping by on this dreary Monday! I hope the weather is much better wherever you are!! :)

~ Sony

Stamps: Up, Up and Away (Verve), Heartfelt Greetings (Verve)

Paper: Tahiti Beach Stack (DCWV), Songbird (DCWV), Kraft, Aqua Mist (PTI), Chocolate (PTI)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Aqua (Adirondack)

Accessories: Sponge, Stickles Glitter, Pop-Up Dots, Jute Twine, Twill Tape, Button, Sewing Machine, Nesties, Copic Markers

Copics: R17, R29, T3, E50, E53, E33, E57

{Shooter Baby} Mojo138 & Monday Mania

So I have a question for you: I've noticed that some of my cards that I'm maybe not soo sure about have been getting a lot of feedback and on the other hand some of my cards that I really really love, haven't. Does that happen to you too? Or is it just me? lol

Oh well...as long as the card can bring a smile to someone's face I say mission accomplished, right? :)

So time is becoming more and more sparse so I combined this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge with this week's Monday Mania challenge. Gotta love a two-fer!!

This week's Mojo sketch is a definite Sketchbook Keeper. I just love those three strips on the right there.

This week's Monday Mania challenge over at Club Anya is presented to us by Crafty Jenn and she's challenging us to Pierce it! Punch it! Piece it! Sounds like good times right?

So I got

busy with my card here: I featured the cute Cheeky Shooter from the Greeting Farm. I love love love their retro, vintage-y pin-up look. I colored her in with Copic Markers, added some small Rhinestones to her belt and scarf and paper pieced her boots.

The papers I used are from the East Meets West collection by Moxxie. I did some heavy distressing to the edges of the paper and the cork panel with my Cuttlebug scissors and I sponged some Vintage Photo ink all around the edges.

I used Kraft Thread to go with my card and did some partial double line stitching on the main background panel and some zig zag stitching on the smaller panel behind Cheeky Shooter. I wanted the stitching to add to this messy and sort of unfinished look to it so you'll notice they are neither perfectly straight nor completely off-kilter and there are also some small pieces of thread sticking out at various places.

A piece of Jute Twine, some brads and paper piercing to the main background panel and the small hanging paper strips finish the card.

Thank you so very much for taking the time and stopping by! I love having you over!! :)

~ Sony

Stamps: Cheeky Shooter (TGF)

Paper: East Meets West (Moxxie), Kraft, Soft Suede (SU)

Ink: Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress Ink), Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Kraft Thread, Sewing Machine, Brads, Ribbon, Jute Twine, Checkerboard Border Punch, Cork, Paper Piercer Kit (SU), Pop-Up Dots, Rhinestones, White Gel Pen, Copics, Sponges

Copics: Hair - E97, E99, E08; Skin - E000, E00, E21; Cowboy Hat - E31, E33, E57, E29; Clothing: B05, B29, T3, E33; Scarf & Gloves: V15, V17, E33 -- Colorless Blender throughout --

{Thirsty?} Two-fer

Happy Monday!! It's a new week and I'm super excited to share this card with you because it's the first time I've dared to use colored thread!! Eeekkk - how exciting!!! lol

This card here combines this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge and TGF's Farm Fresh Friday Inspiration challenge. I did take a little bit of creative license with the Mojo Monday sketch but shh...don't tell anyone. ;)

The Farm Fresh Friday challenge was to create a gothic card inspired by the bedroom picture below.

Well I don't know about you but when I hear goth I think of Vampires!

My image is the Dressy Edward Digi Stamp by the Greeting Farm. I love their new Creeper line and I wanted to make my Edward a bit more like them so I took a thin black pen and thickened his eyelashes and changed the shape of his eyebrows to give him a bit more sinister look.

The sentiment was typed up on the computer.

The paper I started out with is from the Cosmo Cricket line Snorkel. I s

ponged the edges with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo ink by Ranger Distress Ink. After that I added some gold shimmer with Smooch Spritz. Now I have to tell you that I do like this Spritz but I don't like their spritz bottles. They don't work properly so I bought some empty Mini Misters from Michaels' and used them instead. Works like magic!!

On top of all the sponging and misting I went to town with my scissors and distressed and tore the edges.

The four little panels on the left are embossed with a Cuttlebug Folder and stitched together with burgundy thread. I also spritzed some Gold Shimmer on them.

The netting underneath Edward is actually Floral Wrapping and I streaked some Scattered Straw Distress Stickles over it.

Thank you soo much for coming by! I hope you have a great week!

~ Sony

Stamps: Dressy Edward (TGF)

Paper: Snorkel (CC), Kraft, Dark Chocolate (PTI), Bravo Burgundy (SU)

Ink: Antique Linen (Ranger Distress Ink), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress Ink)

Accessories: Smooch Spritz (Gold), Sponges, Floral Wrapper, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Glittery Chipboard Sticker, Computer, White Gel Pen, Copic Markers, Sewing Machine, Scattered Straw Distress Stickles

{Lemonade} Mojo136

Happy Monday everyone!! I hope you all had a great weekend! I was Miss Clumsy yesterday and you're going to laugh when I tell you what I did.

I was walking to my car from church and somehow my heel got caught in my pants and I did a wonderful swan dive to the asphalt.

Now the real funny part was how fast I got up! I don't think I've ever gotten up so fast in my entire life! lol

My knees are pretty banged up, my hand too and my pants ripped but other from that I'm ok. I forgot how much those abrasions can hurt!!

So no yoga for me yesterday and a 24 marathon instead. I know I know I'm like 10 years behind on the 24 craze but at least this way I won't go crazy having to wait for next week's episode. :)

Now it's Monday and that means the ladies over at Verve have come up with another fabulous sketch for us to play with.

I just got my very first Taylored Expression stamps - I'm blaming you Amber ;) - and I've been looking forward to getting them inked up so why not do that today?! And I did!

This cute lemonade set is from the Chillax set by Taylored Expressions. I put the lemons on some pop-p dots to add a bit more dimension to the card and I doodled a little border around the image.

Oh and did ya notice I joined the Clear Button frenzy that seems to be going around?

Thank you so much for stopping by! Be safe out there!! No tripping please! :)

~ Sony

Stamps: Chillax (Taylored Expressions)

Paper: Roadmap (October Afternoon), Kraft, Crushed Curry (SU)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Crushed Curry (SU), Antique Linen (Distress Ink), Soft Suede (SU)

Accessories: Sponges, Copic Markers, Clear Button (Taylored Expressions), Ribbon, Jute Twine, Pop-up Dots, Nesties, Scalloped Trim Border Punch, Sewing Machine

{Honey Pot of Thanks} Mojo135

So this week I'm doing my Mojo Monday on a Wednesday, I hope that didn't throw you all of.

For this card I was still very inspired by Amy's TCP Tuesday challenge, which was all about getting corked this week and I was inspired by Susan's coloring. I loved it so much I just had to give it a try myself.

I needed a male funky fresh card for the rector of my church because I really just wanted to thank him for all he does for us. You see the rectors and priests in my church don't get paid and I think we as members sometimes forget that.

So this is what I came up with and can I tell you that I just love love love how my card turned out?! This sketch is purely awesome!! What a keeper!! And I'm also really lovin' this color combo! I'll definitely be doing more yellow, kraft and black cards in the future.

Let's get to some of the deets, shall we:

I really only used one DP for this and that's the yellow Bitty Box Basics paper by PaperTrey Ink. The "Thanks" pattern on the Kraft CS was stamped using my TCP stamp and then there is the piece of Cork.

My image is the cutie petutie bear PJ from the Cat's Pajamas' set a Beary Good Year. One of my all-time favorite sets because you can make cards all year round, for all occasions, with just this one single set! If you haven't seen it- seriously you have to check it out!

Tips 'n' Tricks: why not layer different ribbons? Here I put a smaller striped ribbon on top of a wide Twill Tape Band. It's a fun way to add texture to your card.

Thank you so very much for coming by! I hope you have a great rest of the week!

~ Sony

Stamps: A Beary Good Year (TCP), Thanks (TCP), Small Circles (WaltzingMouse)

Paper: Bitty Box Basics (PTI), Kraft, Basic Black

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic Markers, Ribbon, Twill Tape, Buttons, Jute Twine, Pop-up Dots, Cork Shelf Liner (Target), Brads, Sewing Machine, Nesties, Post-it Notes (for masking)

{Cyber Hugs} Mojo134

Hi everyone - I've had such a busy start to the week (there was the Cat's Pajamas New Release Blog Hop that I hope you didn't miss and then there was school and stuff) that I just now got around to posting my card for this week's Mojo Monday.

This week it was Teresa who came up with this awesome, funky sketch which I just adored. Let me warn you though - it will challenge you to think a bit...well at least I had to think and play around with it for a while until I had it all worked out.

The image I used for this card is from the Who's that E-Girl? set by My Favorite Things Set. This cutie was in my mailbox on Monday and I thought it would just be perfect for this sketch!!

If you know this set you'll notice that I cropped the image to fit my card a teensy bit better. How did I do that? Easy - I just masked the bottom and side of my paper, stamped it and connected the lines (I wanted a more messy, sketch look so that's what

you see there). Handy little trick, right?

I also did a ton of paper piecing and applied Crystal Effects to her laptop for some extra shine.

The papers I used are from none other than the Quite Contrary Line by My Mind's Eye. Hehe I just replenished my stack.

Tips'n' Tricks: When you're laying your card out and somehow it just doesn't feel right to you, then it just may be that your papers don't quite go together as nicely as you thought so my suggestion to you is to not give up and play around with different combinations until you find one where it just all seems to click. Most importanly though: Don't give up!! Make it work as Tim Gunn would say!! :)

So that's all I have for you today! Now I have to go draw something for class. :) I hope you have a great day and happy stamping!!!

~ Sony

Stamps: Who's that E-Girl? (MFT)

Paper: Quite Contrary (MME), Kraft, Chocolate Chip (SU)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Twill Tape (PTI), Buttons, Jute Twine, Brads, Crystal Effects, Sewing Machine