MOJO Monday card, week 244

I have decided to try out playing with Mojo monday and have a card created. This was fun, think I'll do it again.
First here is the sketch

I really liked it this week. Here is my try at it.

I used the Stampin Up Designer series paper patterns pack in subtles. I choose Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi and used some Soft Suede ink and paper.  
The paper pack has a design on both sides, loved the text in this one for my card, then layered soft Suede paper, using the edge punch on the bottom of it, then inked up the embossing folder with Soft Suede and used Pretty in Pink paper. Cut my square in white and sponged the edges with Soft Suede.
I used a little stamp from Pretty Postage in the center after layering my Wild Wasabi, then white.
I was dying to use the Four Frames stamps with the matching punch and used here's to you from Friendly Phrases.

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Thanks for looking!

June calendar layout

I'm back with my calendar all done for this month. You know, at the end of the year I give the set out to all my girls for Christmas. They can't wait to see what photos mom has included.  Getting those photos is quite a process, I have 2 who are just not camera people and I don't get much, even when I do find photos on FB, they haven't sent them to me.
But enough of my complaining, I love making them and Amanda makes it so easy by having a calendar challenge every month. She also gives a free mini kit out, but I like lots of choices so I usually use a combo of the free calendar mini and her full kit for that month, it's always on sale! 
I liked the sides on the wallpaper so much, I did the same on the calendar, I've never done it like that before. So, here is my try.,

As you may have noticed I make them for the next year and Amanda has made that really easy with the new types of calendars she is putting in the kits, but she also puts in the standard one as well, so no worry. So, go, check out her challenge and her store. Pretty please.

June Wallpaper, at last

Amanda is calling this kit, Eco Friendly, but it's way more then that. Lots and lots of great elements and it's not shy on papers either! I am loving it, will be doing a calendar next for my yearly calendar gifty for my girls.
So, here is my preview, and I decided to put my photo in for the preview this month, usually I wait until later to do mine up. My youngest daughter and grandson.

Find your download HERE    

A card share

I have a girlfriend who is also an Gemini, her birthday is the day after mine. So, I spent a couple hours today making her a card, thought I'd show it off here. Fairly simple, but a combo of cutting the doily and cups out using my Eclips (love, love, love that machine. Cuts like butter) And included some embossing and a bit of stamping, with a new glitter ribbon.
A word about the glitter ribbon, it sheds glitter, LOL, and it doesn't like the glue from the ATG gun. I had a terrible time making it stick to it.

The lace doily I do believe is one of svgcuts.com's files, there are several in this kit, all of them are darling. So, here is how it turned out.

It's time for May's wallpaper

Ok, I know I'm a bit late this month, but there are just so many more things to do then sit here sometimes. I want to be everywhere else doing everything else. I am doing some jewelry and it's taking some time and thought. I am wanting to make my daughter a very special necklace for her birthday.
So, today we have May's wallpaper made from Amanda Thorderson's Wax Nostalgic . I promise it's way prettier then the name implies.
I do my wallpaper pretty simple, I like to be able to use my desktop, put things were I want them and keep whatever wallpaper is there as long as I want. So, while I did put a month on it, there is no calendar.
However, you can get a calendar by doing the Digitals calendar challenge each month.  Also, I use a neat little program called Rainlender, with an interactive calendar. It's easy to put your events in and will give you an alarm if you are like me and get lost on the computer.

For this month, the kit Wax Nostalgic is on sale also, so be sure to get there this month if you would like it.
So, without further ado, here is your wallpaper:

PhotoShop, PSE Tip

And a good one.  Posted on theStudio I was sure some of you would enjoy this one.
Also, a post from yesterday with a freebie attached!
Hope you enjoy these. Have a wonderful day.

Vintage Garden

Karen at Snickerdoodle Designs has just been working her little fingers to the bone. Another new kit already, and a very sweet one.   I couldn't help but do a layout right away.  I have been missing my little girl and my grandson who moved to TX last year. So, I used a photo taken just before they left for their new home last May, that I just love and tried something new that has been showing up in my Photoshop group.
This kit is a collab,  here it is:

You can check out the kit and all the beautiful extras, clusters, stacked papers ect HERE

And here is my layout.  

Have a wonderful weekend, and keep your children close, even if they are adults.

Gift cards

One more thing.  Another swap, this time little gift cards. Something I'd never given much thought to, but I really had fun with these. They are in the mail and should be received by my swap partner in a couple days.
So, shhhhhh, don't show them to her.

A new kit

Karen, Snickerdoodle Designs, has a new kit. Not only do I love her kits, but her prices are so good!
For some reason I just have to take photos of spring here in the desert, which means my plants. I haven't taken photos of the cactus yet and they are blooming, but my roses are gorgeous. I have a black thumb, so I don't plant stuff, but the previous owner did and loved them well, so I do keep them up and enjoy them.
Check out the kit

Find the kit and all her other goodies here:

Now, here is my layout using the kit.  

I hope you'll check out the kit and while there check on some of the other kits, I happen to think she is an extraordinary  designer.
So, now I'm off to a friend's to help her learn her Cricut, she's had it for months and been afraid to take it out of the box! Wish me luck.

A birthday card

One of my friends is having her 75th birthday party tomorrow, so I made her a card. It sort of suits her. Probably not the most gorgeous card I've ever done, but as I said, it suits her and I know she will love it.
I got the idea off Pinterest recently, seems like everyone is getting ideas there anymore. Love Pinterest.
So, here it is, normally what I make is very far off from my inspiration card, but that isn't the case here. It just worked up so easy.

I also recently did a card for my Art Haven group, we did a shaped card swap and I choose one of Penny Duncan's shaplie files to make my card from. I was pretty happy with it.

All the pieces except the border, were cut with my Eclips. Love that machine! It cuts like a dream no matter how involved the item is.

Your April Wallpaper

I am so sorry, I am late this month. I had it all done for you, but I have been away.
We had a great Western GM Chapter of FMCA rally. We are now proud members of Western GM Chapter. We had to wait for a bi-law change, but they did and now we are. 
We stayed at the AVI Casino/resort in Laughlin/FT Mohave at the campground for several days. There was a craft show while we were there, so of course all us girls had to go check that out. It was a much better show then I expected and I saw and bought some neat stuff. One of my favorite items is a wine bottle that has been melted. It lays on it's side, the melting creates a crater down the middle of the bottle so you can use it for whatever. I got a gorgeous deep blue one with a bunch of grapes wired on.
Otherwise, we spent our time eating, visiting and of course gambling.

This months wallpaper is from Amanda Thorderson's Sunlight From Heaven and it's such a beautiful kit! I truly think you are going to love the kit and the wallpaper.  Check Amanda's store and I do believe it's on sale right now too. Also be sure to check out the calendar challenge she does at Digitals.
Here is your preview

To download the wallpaper, find it HERE 
As usual, I didn't put a calendar on my wallpaper, I like to enjoy mine sometimes for longer then just one month, plus you can download Rainlender and have a little interactive calendar that will always tell you the date and you can put in your appt and anything else you care to. And you can get the current calendar by doing the calendar challenge.
So, go, enjoy this wonderful spring month and have a great Easter!

A special Easter gift

I have something special I've been working on. I hope you will enjoy it, it's a set of cut files for cutting machines all in .svg format.  There was a gorgeous christmas banner making the rounds at Pinterest, everyone seemed so in love with it. It's past Christmas, but it inspired me to make an Easter Banner.

I did make one mistake, the letters should have been darker, a lot darker, but it shows ok in person. You will find more close up photos in the file.  There are a several different shapes you can mix and match.
You can find the files HERE 

The Studio Hybrid challenge

I am pretty happy with my tag created for the hybrid challenge. We were suppose to make a tag that had to do with our birthdays. Since mine is in may I choose May Flowers, and I used 3 different kits to finish it.
I used Karen Schulz, Artist In Me plus one of her grungy papers to make the base tag.
Then I used Outside My Window for all the flowers and bird.
And for the Alpha title, I used the alpha from Dare To Dream
You can find them all HERE .

And here is what mine turned out like.

Your March Wallpaper

I'm so sorry for being late this month. It's just crazy at home and I haven't had much time to play, but here it is now. This is made using Amanda Thorderson's Denim Dreams kit. It's so rare to find a really good boy kit, I mean one with out a lot of toys and stuff in it. This is a great kit with wonderful denim colors and papers and some grunge. Here is a preview:

   

Find the kit HERE
Now, on to the wallpaper:

Pick up your Wallpaper HERE  

Another freebie, goodie, goodie

Karen had me make up a wallpaper for the new kit, Cheez The One, see preview in previous post.
And today is the day to get it free, so head on over to Snickerdoodle Designs blog and get your wallpaper.
No month or calendar so you can leave it there as long as you want.

New Kit, and a Sweet Freebie

Karen of Snickerdoodle designs has the cutest new Valentine kit out. Cheez The One.  For today Feb 17 only, there is a cute freebie on her blog using the new kit.   Here is the preview of the kit?:

And, if you hurry on over, you can down load this:

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Feb 2012 wallpaper

Made using Amanda Thorderson's Celebrate Love kit, available in the store at Digital Scrap book pages.
Second in her series of Celebrate kits for 2012, I hope you'll take a peek in her store.

Also, her kit is on sale right now, and if you join in her Calendar challenge in the Digitals forums,
you will get a cute calendar add on.  I didn't put a calendar on this, as I use a little interactive little calendar program called Rainlender. You can get a calendar to plop on here from the calendar challenge if you so desire.

Download your free calendar here.

Very special freebie

Karen at Snickerdoodle Designs is the featured designer at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and is giving away an add on to her Artist In Me Kit. She also has a very nice sale for this event.
This is my favorite kit of hers, I hope you like it as much, and be sure to check out the rest of her kits, she is an amazing designer.

A very happy 2012

And I know this is a late posting, but I think you will love this wallpaper. Amanda has a new concept for her monthly kits and challenge, and this is the first new one, Celebrate Winter .
Amanda hosts a calendar challenge at Digitals , and if you check that out, there is an extra small kit that matches Celebrate Winter. Besides that the Challenge is just plain fun and there is yet another good to be had if you join in.
So, here comes the preview of this months wallpaper:

 

You will run into me over there doing up my calendars. I do it every month and by the time next Christmas rolls around I have a whole year of calendars for my family.  I love easy. 

Enjoy!

Click on the preview to start your download.

We have gotten through Christmas

And now are moving on to New Years.  Mine was not so memorable, didn't spend time with family, we did that at Thanksgiving and now we live a bit far from them.  We didn't take the coach out this year so it was just us.  Also, hubby is very sick, will be trying to see the dr today.
Meanwhile I had plenty of time to play and scrap. I got a challenge done that I had been meaning to do. the Studio had one called Surprise me challenge, the surprise is the challenge is different each month, this time we were suppose to do a layout showing more then one generation. I had the perfect photo, taken when I was 3 and my grandmother had a family reunion at her house. Since she had 12 brother and sisters we were a pretty big family, but  they are not all in this one, some of the SD/Iowa family were not there, we lived in Los Angeles at the time where some of the family had migrated.
I used Snickerdoodle Designs kit, Outside My Window .

And there I am, over on the left bottom. If you are interested, you can find the challege here . I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and if I don't post before, have a safe and sane new years.