Mojo Monday- Week 116

One of my neices is turning 18 and I was in need of inspiration (christmas preparations has really taken all my inspiration!). Mojo Monday always has such wonderful sketch challenges, killing 2 birds with one stone at this time of year is a real life saver!
Enjoy Mojo Monday week 116....................................

The recipe: (all SU unless stated)

Paper:Summer Picnic

Cardstock: Real red, bashful blue, old olive

Stamps: on your birthday, flight of the butterfly

Accessories: old olive grosgrain ribbon, spellbinders nestabilities, stickles 'crystal', sizzix 'girls are weird' alphabet

thanks for stopping by

Sue

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Hey Dasher mark II

I just had to use him again!!



Recipe:
Stamps: Dasher
Card: Riding hood red, very vanilla and non SU gold
Ink: non SU pigment gold
accessories: Riding hood red striped ribbon, nestabilities circles and scallop circles, quickutz embossing dots (can't really see them, but they are on the vanilla!), gold embossing powder.

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Sue

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hey Dasher!

Hey, 2 posts in 2 days!!!!!!
I must apoligise for the photography, I was quickly trying to take photos before I sent off the cards, the photos were only supposed to be for my use to reproduce not to up load here, but time is getting short and here it is!! I just loved this reindeer, another one from my trip to Canada, this stamp you can buy all by itself................. gotta love that!

recipe:
card stock: real red, very vanilla and old olive
ink: real red and old olive
Stamps: PTI tree trimming trio (for the Greeting), SU Dasher, SU Patterned Pines
accessories: SU striped ribbon (oops, not the right colour!), buttons from spotlight, nestabilities squares and labels

thanks for stopping by
Sue
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Thought for the day:

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller

After a long break................... 'tis christmas

After a break I am having trouble remembering how to write in this blog!! oh well....... lets give it a go anyway. This card is using one of my sets I ordered from their mini while I was in Canada recently, the layout is from the mini also. I just loved the card in the mini and needed to give it a whirl!

Recipe:

card stock: whisper white, real red, old olive

paper: last years- I think it is dashing

stamps: not going to move from my seat to look but will try to update soon!!

accessories: river rock stitched grosgrain, threading water boarder punch, kaiser red rhinestones

thanks for stopping by, hope to be back soon

Sue

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thought for the day:

"As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big." Donald Trump

Curtain Call Color Challenge Act 4

It is on again!- Curtain Call Colour Challenge #4, the colours are an interesting mix that I would never have put together, though I am really happy with how they have worked together! Just go to the link to play along too!

The Recipe:

Card: Brilliant Blue, Whisper White, Pixie Pink and real red

Ink: pixie pink and real red- bugger not having the brilliant blue ink pad!!!

Stamps: great friend

accessories: scallop boarder punch, real red grosgrain ribbon, cuttlebug embossing folder, nestabilities labels #1, retro flower punch, stickles - crystal, kaiser rhinestones.

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Sue

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Thank you for the teacher

Rylee and Darcy had their school concert last week, their Music/arts teacher put so much hard work into the classes acts and needed a special thank you. this is what I came up with, filled with home made choc chip cookies ( recipe courtesy of Jenni!) . Flower came from a tutorial by Beate Johns linked from Stacey's Stamping stage.

Recipe: All Stampin' Up unless stated

Paper: Ginger blossom

card: river rock, rose red & cameo coral

Stamp: some dotty one- not sure which one, have tooooooo many dots :)

Accessories: river rock ribbon, circle punches, scallop boarder punch, filigree flower and 1/2 pearl

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Sue

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Curtain Call Color Challenge Act 3

Good to see that Stacey is back with another Curtain Call, oh how I have missed them :(. If you would like to play along with act 3 just click here!! Without Stacey's challenges to spur me on I must admit that I have been on my own little holiday- well a farming break lets say!!

Here is my addition to the Act....................................

The Recipe:
Card: Kraft, very vanilla, rose red and certainly celery
Paper: Celery designer paper
Stamps: PTI heart prints, PTI Polka dot basics
Ink: whisper white, rose red, certainly celery
Accessories: EK success large and small heart punches, misc buttons, SU twine, rose red grosgrain ribbon, white embossing powder

thanks for stopping by

Sue

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