So Grateful

I made this for Julee's Mojo Monday sketch challenge. No special technique. Image stamp from Art Journey. Sentiment is Stampin' Up! This photo came out so very dark. The brownish part is actually more of a lilac. Sorry about that.

Until next time, may mojo live happily in your heart, and may passion bloom in your soul. Be well!

Macho, No?

I did this card using Julee's Mojo Monday Madness sketch challenge. Image is High Hopes Rubber Stamps. Coloured in with Copic Markers. Sentiment is rub-on.

Until next time, may mojo live happily in your heart, and may passion bloom in your soul. Be well!

In Everything Give Thanks!

Here's for Julee's Mojo Monday #49 sketch challenge. This is the Madness challenge. Which means if you enter the challenge, you might have a chance to win. Julee will pick TWO of the mojo-est cards and if you win, you get to choose a free set of any Verve Stamps. You have until tomorrow, Monday 25th at noon, Mojo time, to enter. Check out Julee's amazing stamps. I'd have loved to order some if I can use my eCheck. Oh, well, maybe, in the near future that option will be available.

Back to my card, background is from the latest TJ Newsletter (8-'08), Painted Pigment. The beautiful perfect autumn image is from Eureka Stamps (also got that half off, gotta love great deal). Sentiment is Stampin' Up! Hope you like!


Here's the sketch.


Until next time, may mojo live happily in your heart, and may passion bloom in your soul. Be well!

Mojo Monday #44.2

I have been gone a while and I am way behind on a few challenges. Actually I did a couple of cards for Kim Marie's sketch challenge for July. But have been slow in taking photos of them. I'll try to get them up and posted tomorrow sometime.

For this card, I finished 3rd of July. I just have time now to get around to posting it. It was for Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge a few weeks back, the boy version of the sketch so to speak. You can see my girl version here, it has been a while back. Main image stamp is Whipper Snapper. Sentiment is ... (check back, please).

Here's the sketch.
Until next time, may mojo live happily in your heart, and may passion bloom in your soul. Be well!

Mojo Monday #44.1

Here's a card for Mojo Monday #44. It's also to celebrate Independence Day. This sketch is a little unique because of the "optional" layer. Background used the Distressed Gesso Background technique. It's one of the many techniques I learned from Trish Bee of UK. She is the renowned technique queen. Image stamp is by Eureka Stamps. Sentiment is Stampin' Up! I coloured in the image with markers.


Here's the sketch. Hope to get my boy card for this sketch up soon!

Until next time, may Mojo live happily in your heart, and may passion bloom in your soul. Be well!

Mojo Monday #43.2

Tim Holtz's Girl for Mojo Monday #43. This card is very purple and scares me to bits! But I need to get used to using it more often. Sentiment is Gina K Designs. Until next time, be well!

Mojo Monday #43.1

This one is for Mojo Monday #43. Image is River City Rubber Works. Background is something I had using alcohol inks. Sentiment is Paperbag Studio.
Until next time, be well!

Mojo Monday #42

Two cards for this week Mojo Monday #42. First card, both image and sentiment stamps are smArtworks. It was done on a hand-painted paper background.


Second card, both stamps are Time to Stamp which is now I brake for Stamps.

And here's the sketch!
Well, what do you think? Thanks for stopping by. Until next time. Be well!

Mojo Monday #41.2

This is for Mojo Monday #41. Stamps are Stampin' Up! Hope you like! You can see my masculine card here. Just a short post today!

Until next time. Be well!

Mojo Monday #41.1

Have I told you I love Billy? He is simply too adorable. Here's a card I did for this week Mojo Monday challenge. All papers are from the Round Up Simply Scrapping pack, Stampin' Up!


I coloured in the image with markers and H2O brush.

Here's the sketch.
I like how this card turns out. Hope you do too! Thanks for stopping by. Until next time. Be well!

Mojo Monday #40.2

Ahhhh...gotta love the new feature "Scheduled Post Publishing" blogger started back in early May. This way I can post many posts in advance on just one sitting. And this way, I know I have stuff up almost daily! Anywho...

Here's a card for Mojo Monday #40, my feminine version. I did the masculine one here. I struggled a little with this sketch. Didn't quite know what to do with the second circle. But it definitely made the sketch a great challenging one! Bird stamp is from the Birds Galore set from Inkadinkado, a gift from a friend.

To tell you the truth, I have this love - hate relationship with clear stamps. I have a very hard time getting a clear image, the kind without the "fuzz" around the stamped image. Look closely at this card, you'll see what I mean. I love so many stamps designs, like Verve or Inkadinkado or Hero or many others, but alas the ones I like are only in the "clear" form. If any of you can enlighten me with how and what ink or paper to use so I can get a clear image from a clear stamp, please do share your precious tips with me. I'll be forever grateful to you!

Onward to the card. Paper is from K & Co. Sentiment is from ... (sorry, don't remember). Hope you like!

Until next time. Be well!

Mojo Monday #40.1

Here's my first card for this week Mojo Monday #40. Another real challenge for me but it definitely good for my mind. All stamps used are Stampin' Up! Image and sentiment were both embossed with distressed EP.

Here's the sketch.
Until next time. Be well!

Mojo Monday #39

Woo hoo! I finally got the cards for Mojo Monday #39 challenge done! Here they are!

The main image on this one is by Artistic Outpost and was stamped on a Moon Shadow Mist background. The background on the larger piece is by Stampin' Up!

The one below also used the same Moon Shadow Mist in different colour scheme. Stamp is also from Artistic Outpost.

Hope you like them both! Until next time. Be well!

For Mojo Monday #38 (Again)

OK, here's my "girlie" version for Mojo Monday #38. The stamps are from TAC. This was a hard sketch. Turned out better than I thought. I think it's all them rhinestones! Ha!


"Too late we learn, a man must hold his friend
Unjudged, accepted, trusted to the end."
~ John Boyle O'Reilly

Until next time. Be well!

Mojo Monday #38

This card is to celebrate friendships. It's also for this week Mojo Monday sketch challenge, which was a real challenge for me! Here's what I came up with. The main stamped image is from I Brake For Stamps. Circular sentiment is from Stampin' Up! Coloured in with markers and H2O brush. Hope you like! Now, I'm off to challenge myself with the girlie card for this same sketch!


Here's the sketch.
"... no man is useless while he has a friend." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

Until next time. Be well!

Girlie Mojo Monday #37

Here's my girlie version of this week Mojo Monday #37. The image, courtesy of Natalie, coloured in with markers and H2O brush. Sentiments are Stampin' Up!
Here's the #37 sketch. Until next time. Be well!

Mojo Monday #37

This card is for Mojo Monday #37 sketch challenge. Main stamp image is by Paperbag Studio. The stamp for the background is Stampers Anonymous.


Here's the sketch.

Until next time. Be well!