Mr. Mojo is back!

YUP! I was able to finally sit down and make something, and I actually LIKE what I made, lol! I need to make this quick cuz the whole family is snoozing and I'm about to nod off as well. I combined TWO challenges on one card and just in the nick of time! Here it is: I combined 2 Sketches 4 You and Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #41 into this card. SCSC's challenge was to use "Spots and Stripes" and of course 2S4Y is the sketch. The sketch actually didn't call for the main image in the middle, or the ribbon on the bottom, but I added those cuz I wanted to ;) Here is a closeup of my coloring on Annika:

The patterned papers are Crate Paper and I colored Annika with my copics. She's actually been colored for awhile and I happened to notice that these papers match her colors just right! Woohoo! Well, I hope you all liked the card for today. I'm hoping to get more posts pre-posted for next week. But I'll work on that tomorrow.

Until then, I hope you are all BLESSED!

My Box and My Wrangler

Happy Thursday Friends! I can't believe that this month is almost over. That will mean less than 2 months before school starts, whew wee!!! Did any of you check out my previous post and buy the digital image of the Weiman Wranglers? I hope so! But before I talk more about that, here's that box I promised to show you: My box is on the left. I had this Pretzel box and I've been using it for all the kids' snacks. I just throw all the snacks (raisin boxes, rollups, granola bars) in the box so when the kids ask for a snack, they get to choose ONE out of the BOX. And they know just what they can have instead of asking me, "Mom, can I have an apple?" "Mom, can I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?" "Mom, can I have this CANDY???" "Mom, can I have all of it?????" LOL! So, anyway, I originally brought this box up to my craft room to cover in wrapping paper to make it look nicer. Then I saw a challenge on Papercraft Planet from Diana Gibbs on the 3d challenge page to use a box that you have around the house as inspiration to make your own box. OK! I took the pretzel box apart (it folds into itself and can be unfolded without damage-cool!) and measured it. I then divided the measurements into a third, and made my box! I did goof a little and had to use glue to hold my box closed, but that's ok. Here's a pic of two sides of the box:

I decided that my box needed a few different characters to adorn it, so I used 4 different stamps from The Greeting Farm and decorated the box! I got that idea because Marie over on the TGF blog issued us a challenge to use 3 or more different stamps in one project. PERFECT! I stamped and colored the Panda with the wagon from Panda Friends then cut it out and glued it on the box with a pop-dot. Also, I stamped and colored the bunny riding the turtle from Down by the Pond. Here's a closeup of that:

The flower is from Panda Friends as well. I used colored pencils and OMS to color all the images. Here's a pic of the inside of the box and the third decorated side:

The mushroom bunch is from Wonderland. The papers are all from TGF's Sunny Glen paper pack. I really love my box and I use it to hold my glue dots on my desk.

So, back to the Weiman Wranglers; As I type this, Pink Cat Studio has raised over $1300 for the Make a Wish Foundation!!! WOW!!! There are some big hearts out there in the stamping world and I am so honored to be a part of it all. After I purchased the digital stamps, I printed them out and made this:

As I was coloring Wrangler Ava (or Lily-or whoever you want her to be) I ended up changing her clothes' colors! I didn't realize that when I changed her pink shirt to red, and her blue pants to green, that she was going to turn out Christmasy looking! But I ended up using the Mr. Campy paper from Cosmo cricket and all the colors ended up working out just fine. I used the sketch from 2 Sketches 4 U and just changed it up a little. I have three ribbons coming from the side, and the sketch is flipped, and the main image is on a long panel, not the circle... but it works for me! LOL!

Well, I hope you all have a Thoroughly Thrilling Thursday, and I'll see you tomorrow probably!

Until Fantastic Friday, be blessed!

Nuts About You!

Hey there friends! Just a quick post tonight since I'm pretty sleepy and I can't seem to catch up on my sleep so I'm going to make this short. I finally participated in a 2 Sketches 4 You challenge! I have been following 2 Sketches 4 You for awhile now, but I haven't actually participated in any of their challenges. They are currently having their 1st Annual Ultimate Card Showdown and I decided that it's about time I use their fabulous sketches to make some cards. Here is the card I made for this week's challenge: I was experimenting with my coloring and I actually like the way it turned out. I stamped the image of the acorn and adorable squirrels with Chocolate Chip classic ink from Stampin' Up and then colored with watercolor pencils and OMS. The ink didn't smear (surprise surprise!!!) and the blending/highlighting actually worked out! I am definitely going to be trying this some more and experiementing with more coloring techniques.
On another subject, I want to let you all know about a little miracle named Tyler. Tyler is the son of my friends, Krystal and Ben. Tyler was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma (cancer of the eye) last April, went through treatment (which included removal of his eye) and has been cancer free since May 1st, 2008. I wanted to let you all know about this brave little man (he's only 2! or is he 3 already? Krystal???) because his brave Momma has a Relay For Life page and is tryign t raise money to help find a cure for cancer. You can read about their story HERE and if you want, donate too!
I hope you all have a great Thursday, especially YOU JULIE! I love and miss you JULES and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I'll see you soon, in Germany!
Until next post, be blessed my friends and family and thanks so much for stopping by.

Happy Monday!

I've got a few things to share today so I hope I remember them all! First, don't forget about Dustin Pike's Blog Candy Charitable giveaway HERE. You still have time to enter and it helps out a worthy cause!
Have you all heard about what's been going on over at 2 Sketches 4 You??? It looks like so much fun and I've already made my first entry for this weeks challenge. I'll show that to you all when I photograph it and link it to their challenge.
Also, did you see how much money was raised for Stamp Out Alzheimer's?!?! Good Golly we went WAY above the original goal of $2500!!! Thank you to everyone who participated. I'll be selecting my winner for my challenge as soon as I get my kiddos into bed. heehee. I need quiet to figure out the Random Number Integrator-Integantion-Integration- WHATEVER thingy! See, I was just pulled away because of the kids... They need to go to bed! lol!
AND, my new friend Justine (who also happens to live in Italy-only she's down south from me) is having a great blog candy on her blog right now. She's celebrating because she reached 10,000 hits on her blog! WOW! There is also a Design Team call going on for the company that she designs for, ABC Toys & Crafts. Hop over to her blog and check out all info!
Finally, I want to show you some cool little baskets I made: As some of you read in a previous post, I tried out for The Greeting Farm's Summer Design Team. Marie (the owner of TGF) asked us to use the summery colors of Yellow and Orange. I did not make the design team this time, but I'm going to be trying again in the Fall! Here is an upclose shot of the owl basket:
This basket was not yellow or orange, but I needed three baskets, and red went well with this DP that I wanted to use, so the basket ended up red. I made three baskets because I'm going to use them for end of the year teacher gifts. Here is an upclose of the yellow fish basket:

I colored all the images with my copic markers. Oh, and the baskets were made by copying a tutorial from Denise. You can check it out HERE. Here is an upclose of the Deer Basket:

I had a wonderful time making these and even showed my new neighbor friend, Jessica how to make them. I am going to be making a few more to keep for myself. I think I'll keep my mono multipurpose glues in them since they are just floating in my top drawer right now. That way I can have them nicely displayed on my desk!

Well, I think that is all I wanted to let you know about today. I hope to hear from you all in my comments. I haven't been getting many lately and I'm wondering where you all are?!? lol!!!

Until next post, BE BLESSED!!!