Crazy Bird Mojo

Reorganizing means you come across some really old stuff you forgot you had... like this vintage paper, a freebie from Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine.

This is my second entry for the July Mojo Monday Sketch Contest. 

Thought I'd try to increase my chances of winning.
I am also entering:
Creative Knockouts Challenge #149 - Animal Antics
Craft Rocket Challenge #19 - Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff Challenge #228 - Animal
Crafter's Cafe Challenge #152 - Things with Wings
Crafty Hazelnut's July Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes


Sounds like we may have a thunderstorm on its way.  
I'm off to shut and unplug.

Changes + CTMH Card Workshop 9/29/15

The theme this week at the Heart to Heart Challenge is Changes.  When I'm crafting, I am constantly making changes.  The card rarely turns out the way I first envisioned it.  

For instance... 

Yesterday I checked to see what the new colors are for this week's Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge.  They are Honey, Cocoa, and Poppy (I substituted cranberry) - nice fall colors.  I pulled out some Fundamental papers, which I love, and die cut this leaf.

As I was collecting papers and a sentiment to make a card, the remaining negative from the die cut caught my eye.  

Using the required colors, I used the negative and sponged 2 leaves, intending to group them with the die cut.  I also stamped and fussy cut the word "fall" in the 3 colors.  But in the CTMH stamp set with the fall stamp was a  pumpkin stamp that would  fit perfectly on one of these leaves.  I sponged a third leaf in the honey color, inked the pumpkin stamp in cocoa and then rolled the edges in cranberry. 

A bit of embossing and the card was finished.  And the original die cut will eventually find its way onto another card.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge # 161 - Honey, Poppy & Cocoa

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Change 
Crafty Sentiment Designs Challenge - Autumn Leaves 
Deep Ocean Challenge #113 - Autumn
Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge #256 - Ink it Up or Emboss Your Background
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes
Ooh-la-la Creations Challenge #190 - Get Krafty
Classy Cards n Such Challenge #104 - Feeling "Fall"ish
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #246 - Anything Goes with Leaves
A Gem of a Challenge #145 - Autumn
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge #281 - Use a negative as a mask
Sweet Stampin Challenge - Use a non-white base

 

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Here are the cards and a cute little treat box I made at Joyce's yesterday:

There are oreos inside!