Time to get your Mojo out. One of the bright spots of my Monday mornings is checking out the Mojo Monday challenge blog. This week the sketch has a couple pennants on it and I just am not in the mood for pennants so I switched them out. I switched the ribbon too. Defiant, huh! Bold as brass, n'est pas. Those were the kinds of things I was told when I was a victim of catholic school and tried to switch things around a little. It's amazing anyone who survived the schools I attended has a single creative thought in their heads. I'm sure those penguins would have flipped if they ever saw my coloring books, where I used blue and green or orange for skin and purple for hair. They probably would have taken away my crayons and possibly broken my fingers. They were some mean women and back in my day, corporal punishment was encouraged not forbidden. Ah, the good ole days. But I digress... To make the layered flower on this card first the stamp was inked with yellow and then the edges were rolled in orange. It's very subtle and barely visible in the photo. The idea was to make it look a little like a tea rose.
don't forget the inside
Also difficult to see is the sentiment stamped in green on the lower right side, it says "just because".
Here's the deets: stamp - Verve "Great Friends" ink - Close to My Heart "Olive"; Stampin' Up "Barely Banana" and "Pumpkin Pie" paper - Stampin' Up "More Mustard" cs and "Haiku" dsp miscellaneous - Stampin' Up ribbon; mini brads; bling; sewing machine
Such a gorgeous card. Love the colours and the flower arrangement. Thanks for playing at Kaboodle Doodles this week and good luck. Hope to see you again monday for a new challenge. Bettina
You are a bold one Chris! Don't know how the nuns didn't beat it completely out of ya! Love this card - the flower is terrific!!! And the ribbon is great too!
I like that you made it your own. Sketches are their for inspiration and it inspired you!! So I think it works perfectly. Thanks for playing “anything goes” at For Fun Challenges. Hope to see you today as the NEW challenge was posted!!
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Who'd'a thunk
My Mojo was a Winner
My card Buttons and Bows was one of seven winners in the MOJO98 Challenge. That's pretty exciting news because there were over 500 cards entered. If you'd like to see it click here.
I Got Published
One of my cards is included in the slide show in an article on "Examiner.com. " You can see it by clicking here. When you get there scroll down and click to watch the slideshow. My card is number 8.
Pretty card, great flower and soothing colors!
ReplyDeleteI love how you designed this card with the sketch as your inspiration...the flower totally ROCKS too!
ReplyDeleteso glad you joined us at Polka Doodles with you lovely card
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Such a gorgeous card. Love the colours and the flower arrangement. Thanks for playing at Kaboodle Doodles this week and good luck. Hope to see you again monday for a new challenge. Bettina
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Love the colors and the flower! Thank You so much for joining us at Sentimental Sundays this week!
ReplyDeletevery lovely! Great colours and design. Thanks for playing with us over at FFC this week.
ReplyDeleteLove n hugs
Marie
You are a bold one Chris! Don't know how the nuns didn't beat it completely out of ya! Love this card - the flower is terrific!!! And the ribbon is great too!
ReplyDeleteso gorgeous!! i remember those penguins with rulers crackin' my little fingers too ;)
ReplyDeleteI like that you made it your own. Sketches are their for inspiration and it inspired you!! So I think it works perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing “anything goes” at For Fun Challenges. Hope to see you today as the NEW challenge was posted!!