Mojo Monday and Unity Beach Days Set Sail!

I loved this sketch from Mojo Monday week 97 !

I keep hearing all the comments about summer being almost gone, how here in Michigan we haven't had much of a summer, but I so disagree! I loved the weather we have had so far, hardly any humidity, high 70's to low 80's, to me its perfect! So all that being said, I did connect with the part about summer being almost gone, so I had to snatch up my newest Unity stamp set "Beach Days" and give it a go! The set is so cute, and I loved this sailboat, so I could just see it sitting in the center of the "mojo monday" sketch! The little starfish are from an EK Sucess punch that I purchased at Michael's for a mere song" of $1.97...how could I resist that? The DS paper is of course a SU retired line, my colors I used are SU Ruby Red and Not Quite Navy, and Real Red CS...........your nice comments are welcome! Oh, and my card looks crooked, its just the dumb way I photographed it!

If you are interested in the Unity Beach Days set, here is the link ,have fun!

just hoppin' all is well!!

I met another challenge, this one from Our Creative Corner, using the Stampin'Up! set "Hoppy For You" for the sentiment and A Flower For All Seasons for the image! Don't you just love how the Su stamps all work so well together! I used two different Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, and a the Nestabilities Scalloped Ovals, the ribbon is from the SU Sale-a-bration promotion this Spring that was FREE!

Recipe:

Cardstock: Old Olive, Certainly celery, Melon Mambo

Stamps: Hoppy For You, A Flower For All Seasons

SU Markers: Regal Rose, Lavender Lace, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Gable Green, Certainly celery

Other: Old Olive retired Su Ds paper, certainly celery ribbon, oval punches

2 Sketches 4 You Challenge

I am really, really on a roll! This is yet another challenge I finished this week 2 Sketches 4 You .

This challenge has a wonderful prize of $100 gift certificate to Just Rite Stamps...woowho baby...yummmmmmmmmmmy!!!

I went with a totally vintage look, and lots of layers for this one, plus I was able to use up more of my stash! I am not sure of where the DS papers came from, except for the glitter one, its k company, the flower is a chipboard...just kind of put together with odds and ends....I like how it turned out, and hope to print a nice little vintage birthday sentiment to go inside!

Flourishes Challenge FTTC26

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge this week is to use ONE color with either cream or white. I think the monochromatic cards are so pretty and decided to participate in yet another challenge this week!

I used the NEW Stampin'Up! in color melon mambo along with whisper white! This is a gorgeous color, and as much as I LOVED the retired in colors, these new colors are very fast being another "fav"! I used a SCS sketch SC195 for my card template, the stamp sets are Great Friend and Simple Friendship, which work perfect together! I also used Matchbox Messages. So what do you think??

Don't forget to scroll on down to see another challenge I did that I have posted today!

Pecked Just For You~Cupcake Friday Challenge TECC75

I participated in yet another challenge!! This one is from Taylored Expressions Cupcake Friday challenge. I made another large card, kind of fun to change from the "norm"! I bought these chicken Hambo stamps (2003) and this the first I have inked them! My Mom, sister, and I used to have these "running chicken jokes" we played on each other for years, every Christmas, birthday, or just a special day, we would get some kind of a "funky" chicken item......I can't even remember what it was all about or why we did it now, but it was fun at the time, so I think I had purchased these cute "little chickens" with my Mom and Sister in mind!

I am into using up "old Stock", so I sewed SU (retired) DS paper on my card base (another item I have had for about 13 years and am using up...the card base I mean) using black thread and my machine, used a SU 1 3/4" punch to punch the images out, opened a new pack of ribbon (dated 2002), added that at the bottom, added my sentiment (also Hambo).....so how bout "those chickens"???

Appreciation*Gratitude*Thankfulness

Once in awhile I find my manners and might need to send a thank you card, so in case that happens, (me finding my manners I mean), I will actually have a card made ahead!

This is a total Stampin' Up! card, with the exception of the brads, those are some I JUST purchased ( yes, really I am actually using a just purchased item and not stashing it) from Basic Grey, I buy a set of these everytime I enter our local stamp store, they are my favorites!

Cardstock used is our new (SU) line of "in colors", Soft Suede, (you will see me using this alot) Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango. The polka ribbon is dusty durango, a scrap of retired SU DS paper, and the NEW jumbo wheel Bright Blessings was used for the focal point! I think I would call this a CAC (clean and simple) card!!!

From owl of us...From Courtney's Closet #50

Courtney is posing upside down, I had to use THIS photo, as it was just too funny!

Geez, I have been on a roll this week, a posting everyday, hope I can keep up with myself...teehee!!

For this lovely Monday morning I decided to participate in the "From Courtney's Closet" Challenge, I used to do these on a regular basis, then "life" just keeps getting in the way! If you are not familar with this challenge, Libby dresses her darling little daughter and we are to use her outfit as inspiration. Well, what could be more inspiring then a baby girl? Nothing, I say, and since I have some "little" grandaughers myself, I decided to get back in the challenges!

This is a rather large card, and since I have been in the "use some of the old" mood, I made the card from a pre-packaged note card set I purchased about 13 years ago...no kidding! I mounted the card onto SU's NEW Rich Razzleberry CS, (I am loving this color the more I use it),used 2 of SU's Exclusive Sizzix dies, Little Leaves (cut from certainly celery)and an embosslit Flower Burst. The owls were stamped with both Soft Suede and Chocolate Chip, and "yep" there is a difference in the color! Stamp sets used were Animal Stories for the owl (new), Owl Together Now for the sentiment , and the little flower I used on the background came from Season of Friendship.