Mojo Monday Sketch 128

Can you believe that it is March already?!!  The first week of the month is a Mojo Monday Contest week - I'm such a fan of Julee Tilman and Verve Stamps.......and a chance to win a stamp set to add to the excitement, is bliss.  To make it doubly great - yesterday was our SU monthly Stampers 10 meet, which means a trip to Salmon Arm and 3 hours of playing with paper and ink.  There is nothing like an excuse to "play".

My mind always goes blank when I am challenged to do a specific thing.  It must be the pressure!  This time, and it seemed to work,  I put my hand into a drawer of pre-made backgrounds and pulled out one that I think is a beautiful technique using re-inkers and embossing folders.  Thankfully, the rest fell into place.

Here is the end result.

Hope you like it.  Remember, take time to stamp up a storm and ink up a wish, and send it to someone to brighten their day.

Rubber hugs, Inky wishes, Cricut chirps and Cuttlebug squishes,
Madge

Mojo Monday Sketch 127

Here we are for another week of Mojo Monday and a choice of round or square.

I've done one card because I happened to put my hand into a pile of scrap papers and chose to work around it.  While looking for brads, I came across some red maple leafs and an idea hit me.........  a red card for Canada........... and since we just got back from the Olympic Games, well, the rest was a piece of cake.  But of course the red maple leafs were too big for the card.......What is it they say about the "best laid plans".......lol


I also got to welcome my Cuttlebug home after loaning it to a friend to make some invitations.  Isn't it amazing that when something leaves your home, you can think of a thousand things you could do with it?  So here are my "interpretations" of Sketch #127.

Make some time to Stamp up a Storm, Ink up a Wish and send it on to someone to brighten their day.

Rubber hugs, Inky wishes, Cricut chirps and Cuttlebug squishes,
Madge,
aka:  maddie6833

Mojo Monday Sketch 126

Had a few spare moments this afternoon before heading to Vancouver.

Dogs are at sitters,
bags packed, house cleaned, etc. etc.  I've gotten REALLY brave and incorporated some colour out of my usual monochromatic scheme.   My scans turn out so washed out and look very over-exposed...........  ugh!

The card is really cute IRL!  honest!

Take some time for yourself to "Stamp up a storm, ink up a wish and send it on to brighten someone's day.


Rubber hugs, Inky wishes, Cricut chirps and Cuttlebug Squishes,
Madge

Happy day!  Happy day!  Monday, dh and I are off to enjoy some of the games at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.  What games you ask??  Well Curling..............and my all-time-fave Team Martin (oh, be still my heart!!)  from Alberta representing Canada!!  dh will take in some hockey and speed skating .  We'll be staying at our daughter's (the reason for the second "Happy day"), because that is where the gd's are ......  Certainly had no interest in the noise, crowds, hustle and bustle - but when opportunity knocks.................. well, open the door, of course!  Pups are off to our son's place to be baby-sat as we don't feel like paying for their flight......lol.......I wonder who is going to have absence anxiety...........(me!!)

Mojo Monday Sketch 125

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge 125 - here it is!  Can't believe I've created two (2) cards in less than 12 hours.............  This one is plain and simple - but it wouldn't be my card if I didn't use shading.....love those Color Box Stylus's.  Ok, so this looks absolutely stark naked.....my watercolouring is not showing up!!  .....I'm rushing off to meet a friend for lunch - so until it can doctor  - here it is!

I may as well have started from scratch on this card...........  I did manage to save the bear and the sentiment..............  but all the rest went in the "g" file.  I'm happier with the results.  Totally by coincidence it ended up with almost the same color scheme as the sketch -- my inspiration was black and white.


Take time to Stamp up a Storm, Ink up a Wish and send it off to someone to brighten their day!

Rubber hugs, Inky wishes, Cricut chirps and Cuttlebug squishes,
Madge

I don't normally post cards that I haven't made for the mojo monday sketch challenge, however this card is going in the mail tomorrow for a gal who needs a big warm hug.  A gal whom I've never met, but has been an inspiration to thousands of cardmakers.

Seven years ago when I first joined an on-line card making group, I received a welcoming card from her - and it filled me with such warmth that a total stranger would take time to send me a card of welcome.  I still have that card and will always cherish it.

No names are going to be mentioned here, and if I could send an angel or two I would.

Take time to Stamp up a Storm , Ink up a Wish and send it off to someone to brighten their day.

Rubber hugs, Inky Wishes, Cricut Chirps and Cuttlebug Squishes,
Madge

Mojo Monday Sketch 124

Here it is another Mojo Monday contest week.  So many stamps to choose from...........so many colors..............and my mind goes blank.  

I chose a stamp from Local King Rubber Stamps here in BC. It is called Elegant Ladies.

Rather a plain-jane looking card - which could be spruced up with an embossed background - however my cuttlebug has been loaned to a friend for a couple of days.

Hope you enjoy my creation.

Remember,  take time to Stamp up a Storm and Ink up a Wish!

Until next time.   Rubber hugs, inky wishes, Cricut Chirps and Cuttlebug Squishes,
Madge

Mojo Monday Sketch 123

Do I have a card for this week's Mojo Monday sketch??  Yes!!  and it is actually Monday!    This month I was the hostess for our Stamper's 10 group.  Went a little overboard with great results.  Love that free schtuff!  Vintage Vogue is my favourite set this month, along with the new border punch (those will soon change).

So here goes!

This week we had the choice to make a round card or a square one.........so here is my creation. 

Remember, take time to stamp up a storm and ink up a wish.

Rubber Hugs, Inky Wishes, Cricut Chirps and Cuttlebug Squishes,

Madge

Mojo Monday - Sketch 120

Happy New Year everyone!

I haven't added anything to my blog for so long - almost forgot about it.  The first Monday of the month and here is my "take" on the Mojo Monday sketch.  It's also a contest week and the lucky winner(s) receive their choice of a wonderful "Verve" set.  

For this sketch, I dragged out an old Stampendous stamp that fit the season, stamped and coloured the image with copics, circle cut around the image leaving the heads popping out of the circle to give the "3-D" image, smooshed some white craft ink over the embossed image and popped some ribbon and beads on -- "voila"!

In August I got an all-in-1 printer, laptop & sound system for my birthday........I have been procrastinating setting the printer up because I don't deal with "new" very well.  It hasn't been a pleasant experience getting familiar with the mechanics of the A-I-1. Thus the reason behind my not adding to my blog.  

 

"Santa" dropped a few surprising items into my stocking - and the jolly old soul did very well choosing -  A Cornish Farms fisherman stamp; glitter; a Hero Arts set of stamps; an acrylic poppy stamp;  Tim Holtz mini misters; some copic sketch pens;.............and lots of trinkets  (all stamp related!!) 

My goal for 2010 is to purge, paint and put hardwood in my "craft room".  The major work will have to be done in warmer weather when I can get my room moved to the garage.  If anyone is wanting "scrapbooking magazines"  please let me know!  I haven't a clue what to do with them and would rather not throw them out..........  all that good shiney paper must be good for something. Somewhere it must be written that throwing out Stamping and Scrapbooking magazines is sacreligious. 

Until next week.  "Stamp up a storm and Ink up a wish!  

Rubber hugs, inky wishes, Cricut Chirps and Cuttlebug squishes,

maddi6833

Sketch 114

Mojo Monday - and here's what I came up with.  I'm really feeling under the gun these days...........Christmas is fast approaching as it does every year.  It just seems to sneak up and bite me in the butt.  Family is coming home this year and baking, cleaning and decorating all has to be done.....plus we have 2 birthdays in the merry month of December!

After expecting to spend a weekend taking technique classes - they were cancelled a couple of days beforehand by the H1N1 virus.  The instructor was hospitalized and we had the option to have a postponed class in the spring. I just hope Christine gets out of the hospital with a clean bill of health.

Even though disappointment was running amuck - I was rather relieved that I didn't have to go anywhere this last weekend - I finished 2 advent calendars, which wasn't an easy feat for me because my sewing machine bit the dust.....right in the middle of appliquing tiny stockings around a Christmas tree.  My wonderful, faithful Elna, which I paid an arm and a leg for about 30 years ago - just quit.  I remember paying more for that machine than I did for my car (which was only 2 years old).......  it is now in the SM hospital and I'm hoping that they can revive it, although the serviceman had the attitude that anything that old - just needs replacing...........  oh what a throw-a-way world we live in!

Have a great week everyone - take time to stamp and play with ink.

Mojo Monday #113

This sketch was a real challenge to me - I couldn't seem to get my head into so many layers.  Patterned paper is not one of my strongest suits.  Everyone is thinking Christmas cards - so I tried to get in the mood for making a Christmas Card. One of my favourite stamps is the SU Cardinal.  Here is my interpretation of the sketch.

Mojo Monday Sketch 112

Monday, Monday - gloomy and chilly - actually a dreary day today -
Here is my interpretation of the Mojo Monday Sketch #112.  I  love Butterflies!  It seems that whenever a new Butterfly stamp comes within my line of vision - I just have to have it.  It amazes me how many different butterfly stamps that there can possibly be!   

For this card - which was really simple, after I decided to use a Vanilla embossed backgroud, I sponged my cardstock with Pumpkin.  The DSP is SU.  The stamp was an acrylic clear stamp that I found in the bottom of my acrylic stamp drawer - I didn't mat it I simply used a black sharpie to outline my "overcut" image.  I really have to improve the quality of my scanning - because I usually end up with a crooked edge.......  not the actual card.

Hope you like it.  Until next monday, have a fantastic week filled with time to play with paper and ink.