StampNation Birthday Card for Mojo Monday

StampNation is having it's third birthday, and the membership is celebrating with some challenges.  I've been a member of StampNation for two and a half of it's three years, and it's a fabulous community of creative women who love to stamp and create with paper. 

So one of the challenges of the celebration was to create a card using three of something.  I decided to use the sketch from Mojo Monday to create a little something, and here is my design . . .
 

I used three rhinestones and three hearts on this card, and I'm can also boast that I used dies and/or stamps from three different companies.  So I satisfied the "three' from the StampNation challenge.  I also used the chalkboard technique for this card.
 

And here is the sketch from Mojo Monday . . .

Supplies Used
Bazzill Cardstock
Three Bugs in a Rug Paper
Ink from Color Box
Chalk Talk Stamps and Dies from Stampin' Up
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Hearts Dies from Paper Smooches
Stampin' Up Ribbon

A Little Whee!

I absolutely love this stamp.  I bought it quite a while ago, and never got around to using it.  Saturday was my play day, and when I found it I knew this was the toy of the day!  

A couple of things that I did a little different with this card.  First, I made notches on the front to secure my twine.  I just used a square punch to make the notches.  The twine won't slide, and it gives a really different look.  Second, I used Tim Holtz markers to make the designs on her dress.  Not something I would normally do, but I really liked the result and would try it again.

And on the inside, I brought in some of the paper (and you have that great twine running down the side).  

It all works, and it's a great message!  

Supplies:  Cardstock from Bazzill, Pattern Paper from 3 Bugs, Twine from The Twinery, Stamp from My Favorite Things, Pearls from KaiserCraft, Tim Holtz Markers, Ink from Stazon, EK Success Square Punch, Stampin' Up Flower Punch

Favorite Color?

Go Fish Challenge #20 was to create a card using your favorite color.  Anytime there is a favorite color challenge, I tend to shy away because I honestly don't have a favorite color.  Is it just me?

I will sometimes go through a blog hop, and I find myself responding to people and saying, "That is one of my favorite colors."  Or in some cases, "color combinations."  After getting to the tenth stop on the hop, I realize that anyone reading my posts would think I'm some kind of freak!  Yes - I'm a freak for colors . . . I love them all!  There are some I don't like at all and would never choose, yet in the right combination, I love! 

So yes, I love all of the colors, and on any given day those combinations are going to shift.  So I tried to think . . . what is a color that I use a lot when creating.  I sit in my pink and green craft room, which used to be my daughter's room . . . and I never changed it because I love it.

So here it is . . . a thank you card in one of my favorite color (combinations) . . .

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for this design.  

Supplies Used:  Cardstock from Bazzill; Pattern Paper from Three Bugs, Punch from Stampin' Up, Ink from Stampin' Up, Pearls from KaiserCraft; Stamp from Clear and Simple.

And because I had extra paper to play with, I could not resist my color combination for a second card that turned out super cute.  I'll have to post that one on another day, so stay tuned. 

Into My Heart

I came home from work today, and as I entered my bedroom my precious pup, Samantha, was there to greet me.  I noticed a tremendously deep indentation in my pillows, and I went over and pressed my hand on it.  It was warm.  It occurred to me that while I was away, she went to the spot where she could be closest to me while I was away.

She didn't go to my husband's side of the bed.

She didn't go to the end, side, or middle of the bed.

She went to the spot that was mine.

Samantha . . . "You have carved your way into my heart."

A card inspired by "my baby girl."

 

Supplies:

Cardstock - Bazzill; Pattern Paper - Crate Paper and Three Bugs in a Rug; Ribbon - Creative Impressions - Die Cut - Quickutz; Ink: Stampin Up; Stamps - Unity - Pearls - Kaiser