Mojo Monday Sketch 111

I've been so busy this last week that I really needed to take some time to make a card. So I gathered my supplies and actually made four cards, all of them using the layout in the latest Mojo Monday challenge.


This is a fun layout. I decided to make all of the cards birthday themed. I like this cute little SU image, so used it for the cards with different background papers.

On Dasher, On Dancer

A few days ago, I got a surprise visit from my neighbor who lives two houses down. She's a scrapbooker and she brought me a bag full of Christmas rubber stamps, some pigment pads, and three card kits. The only request she had is that I make her a card using a cute Christmas stamp. I used the idea from this week's challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenges. The challenge is to use at least three different geometric shapes on a card. Below is the card with the image from American Art Stamp company. This pretty much expresses the reality of Christmas buying, now doesn't it?

A Friendly 'Boo'

This card came out so cute...and it's so simple to make. I die cut the ghost using my Sizzix die. I cut a second ghost out of black and layered it behind the white one with some black showing at the left (for a shadow effect). I computer-generated a sentiment on a white card and attached the ghost using pop dots. I used a corner punch at the right top and left bottom corner of the white card. I then attached it to a black layer. The finished layer was attached to an orange tent card. The final step was to put an orange bow at the bottom.

Top Note Frankenstein Cards

Today I'm making Halloween cards for the Oakmont residents. I would like to thank whoever came up with the idea for this cute Frankenstein card. They are quick and easy to make using a Top Note die-cut, circle punches and a black marking pen. Now I'm off to make a few more Halloween cards using my Sizzix Ghosts.

Nurse Anthony

The elementary school my granddaughters go to has a wonderful school nurse. She has been with the district for a while and the children love her. My granddaughters wanted to do something special for Nurse Anthony, so I made a special card for her using my Nurse Anya stamp. We'll be including a little gift card inside to show our appreciation for all she does.


A new challenge blog called Just Us Girls gave me the idea to paper piece the image. This week's challenge is to make a card using paper piecing and also use the color pink, so I did both. This nurse image is perfect for paper piecing. It has rich black lines in the image and cuts well. I did paper piecing on every part of the image except for the feet and cap. The head, hair, arms and legs are pieced using a tan card stock. I used a decorative rose print paper for the dress and the outer oval shape layer. The sentiment was computer-generated.

Nurse Anya

I found another sketch challenge blog that I really like. It's called Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. Below is the card I made for this week's challenge.


I recently purchased this adorable Nurse Anya stamp so wanted to use her for this card. I stamped two images, so that I could layer Anya using pop dots. If you look at the close-up photo you can see the raised effect. I even added another cut image of her nurse's cap to give it more of a 3-D effect.



If you would like to see more cute images like Nurse Anya, you can see them here...The Greeting Farm.

Crazy 4 Challenges - Sketch 4

I really like this week's sketch at Crazy 4 Challenges. I'm in an Autumn mood, so made the card below in honor of this wonderful season.


I started with a 5" x 6-1/2" light tan base card. The first layer is a piece of dark orange card stock that is Cuttlebug-embossed. Before embossing I printed Happy Autumn on the card stock with my computer and printer. The strip layer is a redish-brown card stock backed with black. I added a glitter leaf brad to the left side of the strip before adhering it to the card. The last layer is a 3" square with Inkadinkado Pumpkins stamped in a fire brick red. I stamped a second image on light orange card stock and cut out just the pumpkins. I added pop dots to the cut-out pumpkins and layered it over the first image for a raised effect. I backed the orange square with a black square that is punched at two corners with an EK Success corner slot punch. I really, really like this card.

Crazy 4 Challenges

Happy Autumn! It's finally here and today I decided to make my first Autumn-theme card using the sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges. This is a new challenge blog and I really like the sketches. I decided to use my Embossing Arts Silhouette Tree Grove as the main image. I stamped the trees on ivory card stock then backed it with brown.



The base card is a light tan A-2 card. I took the horzontal sketch and turned it to make a vertical card, keeping the same layout. I used a strip of green decorative card stock at the bottom. The moose is punched with a McGill Creativity punch that I've had for years. I knew that moose punch would come in handy one day.

Cinema Saturday Challenge - Pretty Woman

This week's Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge is the movie Pretty Woman. I love the movie, so thought I'd participate in the challenge. The first thing that came to mind was my Stampabilities stamp titled That Look. I wanted to frame the woman's face so decided on a heart punched frame (made with a corner punch and 4" circle). Once the frame was complete I added pearls to each heart, and attached it to the decorative black and white paper. I added the finished layer to a 5-1/2" square white tent card.


I really enjoy making these punched frames. The tutorial for the circle punched frame can be found on Becca Feeken's blog, Amazing Paper Grace.

Fun with the Top Note Die

Here is another idea for using the Top Note die. By taking a die cut Top Note shape and simply turning the die cut and cutting, you can get an 8-pointed square. I couldn't wait to try this. Here's the card I made using this technique.


Kimberly Van Diepen's blog is where I found this idea and she even has a video showing how she does it. She also shows how to make a round pointed medallion out of the Top Note shape. Just click on her blog title below to see her video tutorial.

Stampin' by the Sea