Mojo Monday 155

I cannot tell you how much I love playing with my new Halloween stuff!! I made quite a bit of Halloween creations, I just haven't had the time to photograph them all. I will have them up tomorrow afternoon.

I spent most of the day out of the house today, so when I received my Mojo Monday blog feed on my phone, I could not wait to get home and get stampin'!

Today's sketch was awesome. So much fun, and there were so many great cards uploaded already (as usual!)

Fun, huh?! And here is my card...

Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Nite Owl DSP, 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/4" Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/2" Raven Trim Lace, Natural Hemp Twine, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, Sizzix Big Shot, Sizzix Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Clear Embossing Powder, Sponge, Stampin Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Snail Adhesive

The larger circle was embossed using the Spider Web Embossing Folder for Sizzix Big Shot (new Holiday Mini Catalog, p. 6), then stamped over with my Basic Black Craft Ink Pad and heat embossed with clear powder. After it dried, I sponged over with Old Olive ink.

For the bow, I just knotted my Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon over the RavenTrim Lace and played with it until it looked the way I wanted it.

I impressed myself with how each piece evolved from a tiny thought. I had a very simple card in mind before I reached home, and I ended up doing so much more. This was so much fun! I love Mondays!!!

Hope you had a great Labor Day weekend... Enjoy the rest of your week!

Mojo Monday 154

On Monday, I completed a card for Mojo Monday. This is my second time participating, and I've got to say that I love love love it! I find that Monday is the toughest day of the week for me. All I want to do is sleep! Ü  So it is really nice to have a sketch layed out for me, and to skim though all the great cards that are posted for the sketch of the week. Being in Hawaii, I am hours behind everyone else and there is always lots of beautiful cards before I even get to see the sketch!

For this week, I could have picked a round or square layout. Although with every sketch, you can change the shapes if you'd like. I chose a square layout, because I do not have too many round punches, and my Cricut Expression was on the floor. :0(

Whisper White, Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Just Believe Stamp Set, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Daffodil Delight Brads

I was pleased with the colors here. I used the Stampin' Up! Color Coach... you must have this tool! Although at first, I did not agree with many of the color combonations... they really do work out perfectly! Ü

I will play with the round sketch soon. There are some really pretty card samples at Mojo Monday... I gotta step up my game! Ü

Step Ladder Card

I visited a Island Scrapbooking earlier this week, and I had seen a style card I have not done in years... the Step Ladder Card. These cards are so much fun to play with. Because it has been a long time since I created one of these cards, I decided to play safe with basics.

Whisper White, Marina Mist, Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso, Just Believe Stamp Set, 5/8" Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain Ribbon

I really wish I had a current stamp set that would better highlight the steps. But this works for now! The Halloween stamp sets would be great for the Step Ladder Card.... And they're being delivered to me today!!! Ü

I will have a template for this card soon. Maybe I'll have time to work on that this Labor Day weekend. This is a really fun card... you must play with it!

It's Been Too Long...

Wow! It's been a while since I posted a project! It's not that I have been slacking, I promise! Ü

A couple of months ago, my husband's laptop crashed, so two weekends ago, my parents brought me their old desktop computer (since my dad bought a new one), and that one turned out to have been damaged en route to Hilo. Ugh. So my stamp room had turned into a computer junk yard...

And last weekend was the BJ Penn fight, and my husband borrowed one of the tables from my stamp room for his big party. Everything that was on the table had been transfered to the floor or my other table top. Can you imagine what a mess that was?!

Since my table had been returned yesterday, I am able to work in here again without feeling claustrophobic! Ü

Oh! But I promised I wasn't slacking... and really, I wasn't. I did do some work every day. I had no space in my room to take decent pictures until now Ü

My husband recently asked me if I wanted to have another baby... ummm, NO! Ü  He believes I will want one before Isaiah is 5 years old. Don't think it will happen... my son is CRAZY!!! LOL.

It was because of this that I brought out my Baby Bundle stamp set to play with. I had no idea whether I would use girl or boy colors. Since I have one of each, I decided to go neutral. I was daydreaming during my play about when my son was a newborn. He looked so cute in this green and brown onesie, and he had a pair of socks with yellow stripes that were never worn, because I never dressed him in yellow. (People always thought he was a girl, because he has long eyelashes! Ü) So this card ended up looking like a boy card... Hehe.

Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, So Saffron, Baby Bundle Stamp Set, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Scallop Cirlce Punch, Daffodil Delight Brads

I had planned to stamp a sentiment near the bottom, but I love the card just like this, because just thinking about that white sock with yellow stripes makes me giggle inside. Ü

September Workshop Promotion

I want you to be as excited about Halloween as I am. I could not think of a better way than to offer you a Halloween product for FREE!! Ü

Book a workshop with me during the month of September, and I will bring with me a few of SU!'s awesome Halloween products and 2 fun Make-n-Take projects for you and your guests.

As a hostess, you will receive great Hostess Benefits. When your party sales reach $150 (average workshop = $400 in sales) you will receive free, a Level 1 Hostess reward and $15 in Stampin' Up! products of your choice. And with more sales, you get more rewards, click here to view the tier of Hostess Rewards.

And the fun part... Book a September Workshop with me, and I will give you a package of Nite Owl Designer Series Paper FREE on the date of your workshop!!!

Nite Owl DSP can be found on Page 9 of the New Holiday Mini Catalog

If you have not yet received your copy of the Holiday Mini Catalog, email me with your current mailing address to join my mailing list. Members of my mailing list receive mini catalogs and current promotion mailings. If you are in Hilo, Hawaii, feel free to give me a call and drop by my home to pick one up. I am a full-time mom, and my home is kid-friendly. Ü  I love visitors and I would love to meet you and talk about crafting, mommy-biz, Hilo rain.... what can I say? I'm lonely during the day! Ü

If you are not a fan of Halloween, and wish to host a workshop. Contact me. I would love plan the perfect workshop for you and your guests and be able to gift you a FREE product that you will enjoy. Ü

Cards and Presents and Tags... Oh My!!

The holiday season is my favorite time of the year... and it's approaching fast! I can hardly wait! Ü So many gifts to buy, gifts to make, and my favorite part... wrapping, card-making, and tags! I've got so many ideas stored in  my head... it's going to be a great holiday season this year!

If you haven't already seen it, you must check out the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog here.

There are darling new Stamp Sets, Designer Series Paper, Punches, Decor, and (AAAAHHHHHHHHH!) Designer Fabric!! Love it!!

I've already placed my personal order for Halloween goodies, and it should be at my door by Friday.... and I want to play with them already.

I really enjoy Halloween. As a child, I didn't care to participate. But now, I love going Trick-or-Treating, dressing up with my kids, and decorating. This year, we have a big house to have so much Halloween fun with, maybe my hubby will construct a haunted house in our garage. Hmmm... I'm so excited!

Last year, Mariah was Cinderella and so I made myself a Fairy Godmother costume; and Isaiah was Curious George and my husband was The Man in the Yellow Hat. This year, Mariah wants to be Belle. (When will this Disney's Princess stage end?! Ü) She wants Mommy to be Mulan. We'll see... I'll have more fun as the Beast! LOL!!

Anyway (getting too far off-topic!) check back this Friday for some Halloween ideas... it'll be lots of fun!

TOTE-ALLY AWESOME OPPORTUNITY!!!

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