MOJO Monday #121

I am always challenged when it comes to male cards, but this sketch seemed like a good one for that type of card.
I pulled out my old  Stampin' Up Bronco Buster set and boho wheel because I had this cool piece of design paper to use with it. The card base is basic black, I also used close to cocoa, more mustard, riding hood red, and bermuda bay. I used tuxedo black ink from Memento.
You can find the challenge here.

Our Daily Bread Challenge

I have been looking forward to this new challenge that started this week on Splitcoaststampers. It is for Our Daily Bread Designs which is a faith based company that makes use of scripture in all of their stamp sets. I have prayed that this company would be successful in their endeavors to spread the good news in this very beautiful way so the world will know!! How wonderful it is that they are now a member company for Splitcoaststampers! I am so happy to see that. I know God has some wonderful plans for this company. He has blessed them with their talents and what an awesome design team He has provided for them as well. Thanks for all the beautiful work you ladies do and thank you for helping the words of Truth be spread in such a lovely form of art. May those who receive these cards be strengthened and comforted in the words.

Love Rose

I did a combination of challenges all in this one card. There are some real experts at this on Splitcoaststampers, and they have always been amazing to me. So, today I gave it a try. This card is for the Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge that involves stitching(mine is faux stitching). I also did this for the ssnotime 121 challenge which was to make a card using a lovey, dovey theme. And finally, for the limited supply challenge on SCS where we were to use red, pink, black and white and dots. (oops, I did use some green for my leaves.) This stamp and sentiment is from Kitchen Sink Stamps. I used pink petal ink, rhubarb stalk, mambo melon (SU), garden gree (SU), and new leaf. The red was the reverse piece of a Nestabilities shape, so I used this scrap and added white behind it that I stamped the rose onto. I embossed in gold the sentiment. The design paper was also a scrap from my stamp table from another project. Keeping that stampin' resolution to use scraps first!!!! LOL

Color Dare #50

How excited I was to get an email from Riley telling me I would get to join the Color Dare Team! I have been doing many of these wonderful challenges for some time now, and I look forward to working with these wonderful, talented ladies! The  Color Dare challenge for this week is Creamy Caramel, Bermuda Bay, and Ruby Red. I cuttlebugged the ruby red and bermuda bay pieces. The stampset I used is from Kitchen Sink Stamps. I don't seem to do very many cards that can be for men, but I think this set lends itself to cards for any gender.

MOJO Monday 120

I just loved the colors that were in the Basic Grey's Original collection. The verse is from VERVE, and the papers are from SU and Paper Trey. Mark's Finest Papers had this fabulous Basic Grey. I used my  Martha Stewart border punch and my nestabilities. I thought this vine was the perfect substitution for the ribbon and that prima just seemed to be in the right colors to fit right in.

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #20

Here's my card for today's challenge to make a baby card. The verse is from Flourishes, the papers from Paper Trey Inks. The punches are Martha Stewart.

Mark's Finest Papers

I was very sad to make the decision to leave Stampin' Up as a demonstrator, because for 8 years it was my main source for inks, papers, and stamps. Now I have discovered a whole new world out there in the papercraft industry and what fun I am having. I recently decided to try some of Faith's papers over at
 Mark's Finest Papers. This tomato red and yum yum blue eyes cardstock were the first ones I purchased and they just arrived today. Faith also had the new Basic Grey collections in the handy 6 by 6 inch size that I love. I decided that although these were not exactly the standard colors used for Valentines, I found they worked perfect with this sheet out of the Sugar Rush collection from Basic Grey. I used my Martha Stewart punches, my nestabilities scalloped heart, and this other spellbinder diecut. I don't know all the names of them. I can either take away precious creative time to learn them, or say what the heck I need to play!!! So, guess which I choose???I'm spreading my crafting dollars around  and am thoroughly enjoying all the wonderful things I have discovered. BTW, the image is from Hampton Art Stamps. I love vintage stamps. I've been so anxious to get started on my Valentines because it is my next favorite card making time of the year. I sell my cards and now my domino necklaces in a shop where I rent a booth space. So, it is time to get those Valentines up on the shelves!!!! It has been fun.