MOJO259 Get Well Card

This is the sketch I used for inspiration today! This is from Mojo Monday. This is another sketch challenge blog. When you go to this blog site you'll see lots of great cards and cardmakers. I think you'll just love it ;-).  I entered a card in this challenge also. I will be notifying you if I make the grade on any of the challenges I've been entering. It's going to takes LOTS of practice. These girls are so talented.

But I did make a card for a friend who is not well, I think it might just perk her up.

This is the front of the card. It has a 2 3/4 inch wide front so the die-cut oval on the inside of the card, with the sentiment stamped on it, will show through.

 

This is the inside of the card. I'll put my note to my friend on the left side. The papers I used for this card are YEARS old and I'm so happy to use them. I really like Jennifer McGuire's idea in the Kick Start class of keeping your scraps in bundles so that they can be used in your current cards. As I was going through the process of putting my scraps in bundles, I came across the two prints from Creative Memories and with the sketch to help, I have a finished card in pretty short order.

 

My husband and I sure had a great time at the Ducks game last night! I hope you're enjoying your Sunday!

 

Blessings,

Lorelei

With Sympathy for Mrs. Guevara Passing IC355

This is the inspiration piece I chose for a card I made for a Splitcoast Stampers challenge I'm entering today. They have lots of challenges on their site and my card today is for the  Inspiration Challenge #355 or IC355 for posting purposes. You should check their site out, they have LOTS & LOTS of great ideas.

So the idea of today's challenge was to use this piece of art as the inspiration for making a card. Sounds fun, don't you think? So I created this card.

 

I wish the picture showed the colors that this card truly has. The background is glossy cardstock with alcohol ink in Baja Blue from Jaquard mixed with Ranger Alcohol inks Citrus, Watermelon and Pearl. I stamped a Hero Arts Image over that with Judikins Mica Gloss in New Penny. It's a metallic effects ink and looks coppery when is dries. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up and the flowers are from a Prima stamp inked with Turquoise Gem and Pink Grapefruit both from VersaColor.

 

I'm pretty happy with the results, it was fun to use an item as inspiration.

 

Have a great day, GO DUCKS!!

 

Love,

Lorelei 

Card Positioning Systems Sketch #283

I'm entering another sketch challenge!! This time the sketch is from Card Positioning Systems.  I'm also combining what I learned in the Kick Start class and using my scraps. Look familiar?  Yep, I used this paper from BoBunny (2007) yesterday.

Both of the cards are similar, with the paper being the same, but the look, with a stamped image, makes the card look quite different.

I think if you went through your scraps you would be amazed at how many cards you could add to your stash (the completed one, that is heehee).

Have a fabulous day, the weather here is delightful. I love fall!!

So thankful,
Lorelei

Organizing is the Key!!

I would love for you to think that my scrapping desk always looks this; nice and neat, complete with a rose!  In actuality this is the only part of my room that is clean enough to show you. My room is small at 9 x 11. It is however, perfect for having all of my supplies within reach! I am learning lots of ways, in the Kick Start class, to organize my clear stamps and I've been  busy making samples of my inks so I'll know what colors they really are.

Another idea I loved was creating bags of scraps that I've separated into seasons for making cards on the fly. The fall bag of scraps is what I used to make the card I'm sharing today. A bonus will be making another card or two that are similar to this using the same scraps.

I'm having great fun (even though I have a BAD cold waaa!) using up my scraps to make cards. It's like seeing these papers for the first time!! I forgot to tell you that the paper with circles was made by BoBunny in 2007!!

XOXO,
Lorelei

Retro Sketches Challenge #29

This is a card sketch from Retro Sketches.  A blog that issues sketches every week for cardmakers to use to make a card from your choice of papers and embellishments. Once made the card needs to be added to the blog via Inklinx for people (who follow the blog) to see and which enters your card into the challenge for that week! So with that said, I made a card to enter. This is only the second time I've entered a card into an on-line challenge. The prior time was years ago.

You can see that the card follows the basic idea in the sketch. I chose My Mind's Eye "The Sweetest Thing" for the paper and butterfly. Hexagons are very trendy right now and I still have my Creative Memories Hexagon punches which makes this trend pretty easy to follow.

I hope you like the card and that you might be encouraged to take it up a notch and enter your creations into a challenge like this. I'll have more entries in the coming days and weeks.  I've gotta go now so I can get back to the Kick Start class I'm taking.

XOXO,
Lorelei

Thinking of You

I'm taking another on-line class from the folks at On-Line Card Classes. The class is called Kick Start.

When you feel your creativity needs a "kick" this is the class that will help with finding ideas, how to organize the ideas you gather and how to use the inspiration you find!  Each day we are inspired by the wonderful teachers (did I mention Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner??).

There was tons of inspiration yesterday, lots of videos and a pdf! I just love these girls!  Kristina Werner showed a card or two that went right into my Smash Book of card inspiration!

This is card I made for Day 1. I made the background paper from some leaf stamps I had, stamping them randomly onto water color paper with Versamark.  Rangers Distress Embossing Powder in Vintage Photo was sprinkled onto the leaves and heat embossed. I added Distress Ink in Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge, and Fired Brick with a foam applicator over the stamped image and then sprayed lightly with water. The sentiment (from Hero Arts) was stamped with Versafine's Vintage Sepia . I added a leaf charm to the bow.

I've got to get back to class, I don't want miss a thing!!

Thanks for looking and have a blessed day,

Lorelei

Here's some of the cards I've been working on!

I made this card for my mom for her birthday. I used Tattered Angels and masked the flowers and butterflies then popped the butterflies up. I used a Gold Leaf pen for the the outside of the inset and stickles to add accents.

The stamp used for this card is from Hero Arts and is more of a winter stamp. I chose to make it more spring/summer-like by coloring on the stamp with Tim Holtz's Distress Markers and spraying a little water and stamping onto watercolor paper. It's a great masculine card which can be used for any occasion.

Finally here is a pretty anniversary card I made for a couple in our church celebrating 61 years of wedded bliss. There is no real secret to this card. The paper can be any coordinating paper; the die-cut image is from Spellbinders; the sentiment is from Penny Black. There is a little bit of Stickles on the flowers for accent!

 

Thanks for looking today, I hope you have a moment to be creative and enjoy the little things!

 

Blessings,

Lorelei 

Novel Challenge - Room by Emma Donoghue

Room is a fabulous book! I give it a 5/5 and it becomes one of my favorite all time books. The story line is disturbing but the author chooses not to dwell on the negative. Jack, a five-year old boy, is born in Room where his mother has lived for 7 years as the sex slave to her kidnapper, Old Nick. The author goes into great detail about the psychological effects this lifestyle has on both the mother and Jack. It is very well written from Jack's perspective. Room is all he knows but it's not so bad to him as his mother has created a wonderful life for Jack; giving him exercise, reading books to him and keeping him safe from their captor. The story is very thought provoking and as the book jacket suggests you will never forget Room. Either the author has done extensive research on this subject or it has actually happened to her! A MUST read!

Novel Challenge - Sizzling Sixteen

Stephanie Plum is a favorite character of mine. These books have a similar story line for all the books but I still turn the pages. They are funny, easy reading books with a dose of suspense. Yes I have read all 16 and will be reading the 17th as soon as I can! The characters are lovable and quirky and become like good friends. I hope that Joe and Stephanie hook up soon though! I love Ranger but he's not the guy to spend all time with. In this book Vinnie, of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds, has run up a gambling debt of $786,000 with mobster Bobby Sunflower and is being held until the cash can be produced. Nobody else will pay to get Vinnie back, leaving it up to Stephanie, office manager Connie, and file clerk Lula to raise the money if they want to save their jobs. (This paragraph was copied from the book description in Goodreads.)

Long Time No See!!

I'm glad you didn't give up on me! I've been to Texas for 3 weeks and then 3 weeks on the boards for Penny Black and finally I am nearly caught up on my life!!

I got some mustache tattoos for the family in Iowa Park, Texas. We were makin' memories!
Here's a little gift I made for a friend as a Thank you for much kindness.

My friend can use the pins on the card on her projects. I stamped the background with stamps from My Minds Eye and the background color was sprayed with Tattered Angels. The butterflies were masks that I sprayed over.

That's all for today. I hope you are enjoying a creative life.

Love,
Lorelei