Mojo Monday 150- Contest week

Hi everyone! Can you believe that August has already arrived? Wow, my summer is certainly flying by! We have out of town guests staying with us for the next week and we sure are enjoying our time with them. I was able to sneak in a small pocket of time to make my mojo sample for you all. Below is the sketch and my sample.





I used the Wedding day stamp set from Sweet N Sassy stamps and colored it with copics. I used frosted lace stickles on the bow and pearls in the middle of the flowers.



Supplies:
stamps- Wedding day from Sweet N Sassy stamps
paper- blanc sparkle cardstock from Paper temptress, blush blossom from SU, basic grey capella dp
accessories- pearls, circle nesties, sewing machine, copics, stickles

Challenges that I am entering this card in:
Paper Sundaes-stitching
Dutch Dare- anything goes
Creative Inspirations- anything goes

Well, I am off to take the girls to the pool for their swimming lessons. It is such a beautiful sunny day here so it is perfect for a day at the pool. I hope you have a wonderful day in whatever do today.

Don't forget to stop by the mojo Monday blog for the contest details as 6 Verve sets are up for grabs and that is something you certainly would not want to miss!

mojo Monday 149

Hi there! It has been a couple weeks since I have been able to finish my mojo samples. Both times I had the cards started but something unexpectedly came up and I could not finish it in time. After a very late night, I was able to complete this week's sketch. Below is the sketch and my sample.





This cute party hat Cocoa image from Sweet N Sassy stamps is currently available as a digital image but will be released in August as a clear stamp set. Cocoa was colored with copics and the top of the hat was accented with a clear spica glitter pen. I sponged around ink the image while it was still in the die.



Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Birthday Cocoa
Paper- SU dp, doodlebug dp, green galore, Neenah white
accessories- copics, rhinestones, spica glitter pen, square nesties, sewing machine

We would love to have you play along with this week's sketch with us. For some more inspiration and info on this week's sketch please visit the mojo Monday blog.

Hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for visiting my blog today!

mojo Monday 146- contest week

It's mojo Monday contest week. Up to 7 Verve stamp sets will be given away to the participants whose entries are judged to be the most mojo-licious. Below are the sample and my sketch for this week





My card today features a brand new stamp set that was released by Sweet N Sassy stamps today. It is called Serene Silhouettes and I absolutely LOVE it!!! It has 4 main silhouette images and quite a few birds and butterfly accessory stamps. I stamped one of the images with dark chocolate ink onto very vanilla cardstock and sponged moss ink around it while it was still in the nestabilities die. I accented the scallops with white pearls and the corners with brown pearls.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Serene Silhouettes
paper- very vanilla, PTI dark chocolate and dp
accessories- oval nestabilities, white and brown pearls, ticket corner punch

I hope that you will be able to participate in the sketch challenge this week. To help give you some more inspiration along with further details please visit the mojo Monday blog.

Have a great day and thank you for coming by!

mojo Monday 145

This is a busier than normal week for my daughters and I. They are going to VBS this week and the 2 youngest have it in the morning and my oldest has it at night so I have been doing quite a bit of driving. This has not left me with much crafting or blogging time. I am just now getting to show you the mojo Monday sketch for the week. As always, Julee gave us a great starting canvas. I did struggle with it a bit at first but once I figured out what I was going to use it fell into place. My sample and the sketch are below.





I stamped the butterfly from Sweet N Sassy stamps Everyday Miracles set 3 times onto Neenah white and colored with copics. I cut 2 of them out and layered them on top of one another curling up the ends to give it extra dimension. I added black pearls to the body and stickles on the wings for sparkle. The card measures 5.5 inches square and truthfully was about 1/2 inch too big in my opinion. When I was putting the card together I was not happy with the open areas so I just *had* to add something. Well, I pretty much cleaned out most of my stash of pearls so that I could outline the edges with them. I like how it came out but would go smaller next time. I could not really change it this time because I had already sewn the edges before I noticed I was not happy with the size.





Supplies:
clear stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Everyday Miracles
paper- Neenah white and black from Paper Temptress, amethyst dp from SU
accessories- white crocheted lace, black grosgrain ribbon, white pearls, circle nesties, stardust stickles, black pearls, foam tape, sewing machine
copics- BV0000, BV00, B63

Please stop on by the mojo Monday blog for info on this week's sketch and you certainly would not want to miss what the other mojo makers have to show you.

I am also submitting this card for the following challenges:
Fussy and Fancy Friday- monochromatic with wings
ABC Challenge- Xtra dimension

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!

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

mojo Monday 136

Hi there! Today we have a terrific mojo sketch for you and you have the choice of whether to make a circle or square card. Below you will find my sample and the sketch





Giving my Verve stamps some love today. I created my bg paper by stamping one of the images from the Accent Notes set repeatedly across my square and then sponged the edges with ink too. Rather than sewing today, I thought I would pierce around the square for a change.

Inside


I created the border strip by stamping with 2 images from Accent Notes and the sentiment is from Because of you.

Supplies:
stamps- Verve stamps Accent Notes, Because of You
Paper- Paper Temptress blanc sparkle, noir sparkle, mountain rose glimmer
accessories- circle nesties, black pearls, fleur de lis punch- EK Success, PTI satin ribbon sweet blush, paper piercer

Stop on by the mojo Monday blog for details on this week's sketch and some great inspiration.

Hugs and blessings to you all!!

Mojo Monday 135

Thank you to everyone who participated in the mojo Monday sketch that I submitted, it was fun to see what you all did with it. Another mojo sketch comin at ya and this week it is brought to us by Maria. The sketch and my sample are below:





Cocoa again and this time with a strawberry- Berry Sweet Cocoa. I am going to try and let this be the last cocoa for a little while lol. He is just so cute! I colored him with copics and used a white gel pen to accent. I sanded all the edges of the patterned paper.



Supplies:
stamps- berry sweet cocoa digi, retired summer fun sentiment from SNSS
paper- neenah white from paper temptress, not sure of dp
accessories- circle nesties, copics, white gel pen, white grosgrain, crocheted flower, button, apron lace punch

I am also entering this card into the Paper Sundaes weekly challenge which was to make a card with no people. No problem...Cocoa to the rescue lol.

Stop on by the mojo Monday blog for some sweet eye candy from the mojo makers!

Hugs and blessings,
Janette

Mojo Monday 134

Hey there, mojo Monday comin at you all full force today. This week the sketch is brought to us by Teresa. Below is the sketch and my sample, hope you like it.





It has been awhile since my Verve stamps have gotten any love. Up until now I have not had much craft time so I needed to make sure that I fulfilled my Sweet N Sassy DT commitments. But, I have got some surprises in store for you over the next couple weeks since I have been stamping away at Korin's house. So I stamped the sentiment and sponged around it while still in the die. I distressed all the edges with scissors and love how the white core of the CS shows through. Have not done distressing for quite some time either so this was a nice change for me too. The patterned paper is from My Minds Eye and I purchased it while on a shopping excursion with Korin here in PA.

Supplies:
stamps- Verve Wishing You
CS- ctmh hollyhock, My Minds Eye Home collection dp
accessories- leaf punch, crocheted flower, pearls, satin ribbon

Don't forget to visit the mojo Monday blog for some eye candy from the mojomakers. Hope you can play along with us this week.

Mojo Birthday blog hop contest

Hello all and welcome to mojo monday CONTEST week and to the Sweet N Sassy stamps birthday blog hop! Today is my dear dear friend Korin's birthday and she is the owner of Sweet N Sassy stamps. So in celebration of her birthday we are having a blog hop and there are lots of give aways too- how fun is that? Also, because it is the first Monday of the month it is also a contest week for mojo Monday. Below is the mojo Monday sketch (designed by me this week) and my card.





Each of the Sweet N Sassy DT members is giving away a digi on their blogs for a random commenter of their post and everyone is giving away a different digi of their choice- some good stuff! So to enter for my digi blog candy all you have to do is comment on this post by Tuesday April 6th at 10AM EST and the winner will be chosen by random.org. The winner of my blog candy will receive Cupcake Cocoa. I have a sample using it HERE. I have listed all the DT blogs below for you so that you can enter for thier blog candy drawings too.

♥ Micki
♥ Sandy
♥ Deedee
♥ Nicole
♥ Lisa
♥ Korin AKA the birthday girl
♥ Leah
♥ Ceal
♥ Darsie
♥ Kim
♥ Lorie
♥ Nancy
♥Julie
♥ Tricia

And don't forget the Sweet N Sassy stamps blog where they are giving away birthday hat Cocoa which is the one I used on my card today and a $25 gift certificate to the SNSS store.

If all that was not enough...it is a mojo Monday contest week where up to 7 lucky participants of this week's mojo sketch will win their choice of a Verve stamp set of $24 or less if their card is judged as one of the mojolicious cards of the week. You definitely want to check out all of the information for this week's sketch contest and the eye candy on the MojoMonday blog

Mojo Monday 132

Good mojo Monday to you all! Still suffering from a pretty bad cold on my end but again I had this card done earlier last week so I am all set to show you my sample for my mojo card. This week you have a choice of whether to do a circle or square card. The sample and sketch are below for you.





I printed off my adorable egg-cited Cocoa from Sweet N Sassy stamps onto Neenah white (available at Paper Temptress). I colored it with my copics, used a clear spica glitter pen on the blue stripes, and very carefully cut it out and attached with popdots. I sponged around the image while still in the nestie. I added a pearl to each of the scallops and sewed the edges.



Supplies-
stamps- Sweet N Sassy digi image Egg-cited Cocoa
CS- Neenah white, SU dp, SU bliss blue
accessories- nestabilities, pearls, copics, spica glitter pen, sewing machine, satin ribbon

Hope you can play along with us this week. You can check out the sketch details and the terrific samples on the mojo Monday blog. Have a great day!!

mojo Monday 131

Hello there, it's mojo Monday!! I did not get to play along last week since I have been having some sinus issues due to the change in the weather but I had some relief this weekend thankfully and was able to join in for this week. Below is the sketch and my sample for you.





This is a great sketch for showcasing a sentiment or scripture which is what I have done today. I printed off my scripture from Sweet N Sassy stamps onto Paper Temptress blanc sparkle then sponged light blue ink around it (not showing well in the photo for some reason this time).

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Sing unto the Lord digi
CS- Paper Temptress basis red, blanc sparkle, jellybean green poptones, blue ruche; SU dp
accessories- pearls, fancy tags, circle nesties, satin ribbon, sewing machine

Thank you for coming by today! Be sure to check out the awesome samples that the mojo makers have for you on the mojo Monday blog. Details on this week's sketch can be found there too.

mojo Monday 129- Sing Unto the Lord

Hope you have all had a good week. Monday, Monday...time for another rockin mojo sketch. Below is the sketch and my sample for you.





I printed off my digital scripture from Sweet N Sassy stamps Sing Unto the Lord set and sponged around it with baja breeze ink while still in the square nestie die. I sewed around all the edges of all the pieces.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Sing Unto the Lord digi set
CS- Paper Temptress noir sparkle and Ultrasmooth white, Bo Bunny dp
accessories- rhinestones (pink and black), black satin ribbon, sewing machine, prima flowers

Thanks for stoppin in today! After you leave my blog, why not take a trip to the mojo Monday blog to check out the info for this week's sketch and get some more inspiration from my fellow mojo makers.

Have mojolicious day!!

mojo Monday 128- Contest week

Good Monday to you all. Another mojo Monday coming at ya today and this week is the contest week. So up to 7 lucky participants will have their choice of a Verve set valued at $24 or less if your entry is chosen as the mojoest. The sketch and my sample are below.





Image was colored with copics and accented with stickles. Images from Sweet N Sassy stamps.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps baby buggy and baby blessings digi images
CS- heidi grace dp, pink passion, green galore, neenah white
accessories- circle nesties, paper piercer, stickles, copics, twill ribbon, sewing machine

Stop on by the mojo Monday blog for all the information you will need on this week's contest. There are some great samples there from the DT for you to check out as well.

mojo Monday 127

This week's mojo Monday sketch is brought to us by Sarah. Below is the sketch and my sample.





It's a pretty simple and straight forward card today. I used one of my new scripture stamps from Verve. I have not had much stamp time so unfortunately some of stamps have not seen any love lol. I stamped the verse with chocolate ink and sponged around it with spring moss ink while still in the die. I also stitched around the edges with my sewing machine.

Supplies:
stamps- Verve stamps Ps 121:1-2
CS- PTI spring moss, dark chocolate, and dp. Paper Temptress poison ivy iridescent
accessories- satin ribbon, brown pearls, sewing machine, square nestabilities

Go check out the mojolicious creations for you on the mojo Monday blog. Thanks for visiting today!

mojo Monday 126

Today I am showing you a card that I made for my friend Cassie's birthday next week using this week's mojo sketch. Below is the sketch and my sample.





This cute cocoa image from Sweet N Sassy stamps is called cupcake cocoa. I just love Cocoa!! There are so many to choose from so you just have to check them all out. Anyway, I printed 4 images and colored them with my copics. I added a lot of dimension to this card using the paper tole technique. The first layer that I cut out was Cocoa's head and the cupcake. Layer 2 was Cocoa's face and ears and the last layer was just his face. I adhered each of the layers with pop dots. I also used stickles on the hearts of the cupcake. The great dp is from Papertrey Ink and was a gift from my friend Sue, thanks!!

close ups for you





Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Cupcake Cocoa and Sweet Birthday wishes (sentiment)
CS- Paper Temptress Neenah white and basis red, PTI dp
accessories- corner rounder punch, rhinestones, pearls, primas, circle nesties, PTI stitched ribbon, copics, pop dots

Stop on by the mojo Monday blog for some awesome inspiration and deets on the sketch this week.

Mojo Monday 125- You give me Wings

Hello everyone! I hope that you have all had a good week. This was a rather busy week for me as it was my middle daughter's birthday and we had some celebrations going on for her which all went well thankfully. So, here is another mojo Monday coming at you. Below are the sketch and my sample for this week.





It was a tricky sketch this week but I am fairly pleased at how it came out. Truthfully the hardest part for me was picking the papers to use. I kept finding 2 dps that coordinated but the third was tricky. Anyway, I colored my heart image with copics and accented the wings with stickles and added rhinestones to the center of the flowers. I first tried shimmerz on the wings but I like how the stickles "matched" the paper better with the flecks of purple in it. The image is from the All My Heart set from Sweet N Sassy stamps as is the sentiment on the front and on the inside which I will show below.



I cut the image out and use pop dots for dimension. I also curled the wings up slightly which you can see below.


I used another heart and sentiment from the set to decorate the inside of the card


Supplies:
stamps- All My Heart digi set from Sweet N Sassy stamps
CS-Neenah classic white from Paper Temptress, K& Company dp
accessories- rhinestones, stickles, copics, circle nesties, labels nesties, paper piercer, pop dots, white taffeta ribbon

Still have some Valentines to make?? Like the images I used today? Well, there is still time, especially if you grab one of Sweet N Sassy stamps digi sets. That is one of the nice things about digital images- instant gratification. Besides you can save money and storage space too. If you did not already know, SNSS has gone ALL digital now. There are new images being added to the store daily so you will want to check in often to see the latest and greatest lol. The rest of the remaining clear stamp sets are on clearance but they are going fast of course!

Well, thank you so much for stopping in today. After you leave, I hope that you will take a minute to stop by the mojo Monday blog to check out the awesome cards that the mojo makers have made. It would also be great to have you play along with the sketch this week as well!

Have a blessed day!!