Mojo Monday 172

I'm always getting asked for Birthday cards so this is just a ordinary Birthday card, although the Flower stamp that I used is far from ordinary, I just love this stamp set from Verve Stamps, Great Friend and I think you will be seeing it lots. The paper is from October Afternoon, Fly a Kite which I adore but fast running out of, does anybody know of a stockist in the UK?  and some of that fabulous seam binding from The Ribbon Girl.
Sketch is from Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.

A New Job - Mojo Monday 172

This is my second post today , this hardly ever happens but I made 2 cards today for 2 different challengs but using the same papers, and as time was running out to post them thought i would do it all today, after all who knows what the weekend might bring, maybe I will be having a super exciting and busy weekend. That hardly ever happens too. Anyway enough waffleling and to the Card.

If any read my post the other day they will know that my daughter has a new Job, she was made redundant from her last one after being there 17years staright from leaving collage. So I made her this card using the sketch from Mojo Monday challenge sketch.
Papers; October Afternoon
Stamp: LOTV.

Jet'aime - Mojo Monday 159

Bet this will surprise the bloggers who visit my blog on a regular basis, it's not a Xmas card.  Well I had just received this stamp which is from the KOTM form The Unity stamp Co, and couldn't resist this Eiffel Tower stamp. I love Paris having been a few times, it is just magical. Brian and I celebrated our Silver wedding anniversary there and I can hardly believe that we have just celebrated our Ruby anniversary, where have the years gone. I used the sketch from Mojo Monday most weeks there isn't a prize except on the first Monday of the month, so just had to play along and anyway they are such inspirational sketches. and who knows I might just get lucky this time.

Anyway back to Xmas, but not a card, I have made my Xmas cake this morning and it is in the oven as I write this, filling the house with all the lovely smell of Xmas. I love Jamie Oliver and I buy all his cookbooks and he also has a monthly mag and this month there is one for Xmas cake. I always used to make my own cake at Xmas but as there is only the 2 of us now and we are eating it well into the New Year, I stopped making one, and bought a small one, but this year after seeing his recipe decided to make one, so off to Tesco I went yesterday and bought all the ingredients, soaked the fruit over night in brandy and mixed it this morning and it was in the oven by 8.30am. actually it made two as my cake tin wasn't big enough so I will have one to give away.

Hope you alll have a good weekend.

Mojo Monday 155. LOTV James The Bear.

Had a little play around yesterday with these this fab stamp from LOTV  James The Bear.

I used the sketch from Mojo Monday, my mojo had gone out the window lately so thought this might kick start it again. Not sure that I got the colouring right maybe I need more practice. I used my promakers and Papers from Basic Grey. Ticket Stamp  by Tim Holtz, and while we are on the subject of Tim, my friend Kath (who has already let the cat out of the bag) and I are hoping to go and do a workshop with him, I was going to wait until I had the tickets booked before telling anyone, didn't want to chance my luck., might not get them if the whole of the UK wants one too. Might be spending the whole of Monday night swearing at the computer screen. So wish us luck.

Mojo Monday: You rocked it!

I've wanted to use this stamp for a while, but wasn't sure about how to use it but when I saw the sketch this week from Mojo Monday I just knew what I was going to do with it, love these papers which I got in my goodie bag from the lovely Sue and Julie at Craftworks Cards at the NEC in March, but again wasn't sure where to use it also but I think they go together quite well. although I did spend ages deciding on which papers to put where.
Papers: Fancy Pants; rusted sun
Stamps: Unity Stamp co.

True Love

At last I had time to make a card, I have looked after Grace for the last 3 days and last night she had a sleep over, we went to see Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, it's not ofton we get to see a kid's film and I really enjoyed it and so did Grace,

I made this card using the sketch from Mojo Monday,
Paper: K & Co; Raspberry fizz
Stamp: American Crafts, Wedding Collection
Flower: Prima flowers; vintage from QVC 589162

Mojo Monday #124

I just love Julee's sketches over on Mojo Monday and the first Monday of the month there is a contest.
Card Stock: Stampin Up

Paper: K & Co

Stamps: Unity Stamp co, Stampin up

Mojo Monday 123. Go ahead Wish

A change from the Valentine Cards I have been making all week, it is my D I L's birthday soon, and I do like to get ahead with my personal cards, and I love this sketch from Mojo Monday, you can make it round or square. I used a scalloped circle from Craftworks Cards and then cut a square card into a circle as the base,and then glued the finished card to the base card.

Papers: K & Co

Stamps: The Unity stamp Co.

Mojo Monday 111, Rock On!

I made this card using the Mojo Monday Sketch for my friend Letty she sings in a group and I will be seeing her singing on Sunday, she is hosting the free mike session at the sno bar at Escape in Milton Keynes.
Papers: K & Co
Stamps: Oct KOTM, The Unity Stamp Co.

Swell Noel: Mojo Monday 107

The first Monday of the month is Mojo Monday madness. most weeks it's just for fun but once a month there are prizes to be wonI think I am stuck in Xmas mode at the moment but will have to get my act together soon as I have 3 male birthdays coming up soon, so wish me luck on those.

Mojo Monday 93

Wow it so hot again today, sitting here with the fan blowing on me and I,m still hot. But a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do, and that is to have fun. My new stamps came yesterday from Magnolia stamp club "Summer 2009" and they are so sweet I just had to play. Love the sketch at Mojo Monday this week, I used the papers from K & Co again "Wild Raspberry" I just love these papers so much.

Mojo Monday 85

There's a great sketch this week on Mojo Monday I just love the simple lines, the paper is by Kanban.

Mojo Monday 84

My 3rd Tilda card today, as I look after my Granddaughter 3 days a week I'm only able to craft a couple of days a week, sometimes at the weekends, so try to do as much as possible in a few days.

In between I try to do the housework and cook meals, if only I had a maid eh! well one can but dream, just as well I don't have a proper job.

I loved the sketch this week at Mojo Monday and as I wanted to try out one of the other new magnolia stamps that I bought, thought I would join in this week.

Mojo Monday #82

I made this card a few days ago for Mojo Monday but didn't get the chance to post it, but here it is at last.
The Papers are Basicgrey.

Mojo Monday 80

The sketch this week on Mojo Monday is great. I used some new papers I bought at the weekend, you can never have too many papers, well maybe I have. they are from DCWV the Spring stack, with my magnolia stamp. You will be seeing lots more of these papers as they are simply Beautiful.

Mojo Monday 78

The sketch this week on Mojo Monday was one I couldn't resist and I knew straight away what I was going to do with it.

My card this week comes with a special magnetic bookmark.

The papers are from Smirk, Love and Friendship.

Double Dutch and MojoMonday 75

Did a double challenge in 1 this week. Double Dutch and Mojo Monday. There was a recipe this week on Double Dutch. 4 buttons or brads, 3 scrap papers, 2 flowers and 1 metal object. It is my daughter and son-in-law's wedding anniversary so I made this card for them. I used papers and brads from Basicgrey sugared range and then punched and layered the flowers.

Mojo Monday 74

Managed to make another card for the challenge sketch over on Mojo Monday I made this card for a certain young lady (my niece) whose birthday will be coming up soon. The image is Jasmine by lilli of the valley, I added glitter glue to her t-shirt and trainers, and the papers or "Retro" by HOTP the flower I punched and added a litle blue button.