Mojo 155

Well, the kids are now back in school and if you listen closely, you may very well be able to hear a deep "....sigh....." coming from the West Coast LOL!  I love my kids to death, and so cherish the time we have together in the summer.  The only stresser is the lack of quantity "mommy time".  Someone once told me that for every hour an introvert spends with people they need two to three hours to themselves.  That being said, I have a lot of banked time and am not afraid to use it LOL!

Kids got good teachers.  My son and his best buddy are in the same class for the eighth year in a row (they met in Preschool), and other than my daughter not having her best friend in her class, all is good in the school world. 

Okay, enough babbling, on to the card.  First on the list to get done today was this week's Mojo sketch.  Since it is the first Monday of the month, a chance to win some free Verve is up for grabs so you don't have to ask me twice if I want to play along LOL!  My Verve order (which has tons of flower sets which I'm drooling to use) still hasn't arrived after almost three weeks!  Don't get me going on what I think about the border and our postal system!!!  So, in order to calm myself down a bit, I compromised by using my Vintage Vogue flowers.  Since the old creative juices are still a bit rusty, I stuck with a cream and black combo - nice and easy LOL!  This wonderful DP from my Costco pack was my springboard.  The black button is from a total score I got at Michael's!  They had some great little containers of buttons in quite a few colours for only $1.50!!  Needless to say, I got multiples of each colour :)

That's it for today.  Need to make a few more cards to get the mojo juices a-flowin' so I can get things done around the house and make more than one card while the kids are at school!  For now, slow and steady is winning the race LOL!

Have a great day and thanks for popping in :)




What's In It?
Stamps:  Vintage Vogue
Paper:  Costco DP Pack, Cream, Black
Ink:  Black, So Saffron
Accessories:  Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties, Script Embossing Folder, Martha Steward Butterfly Punch, 5/8" Cream Satin Ribbon, Half Pearls, Scalloped Scissors, Button, Glue Dot, Dimensionals

Two For

I lucked out and got a "two fer" today :D The Limited Supplies Challenge was to make a scrapling, which is a wonderful way to use up scraps (thus the name). I have never made one before so I was looking forward to trying them out. Mine measure 1 1/2" x 4 1/4 inches, give or take a quarter inch. They were fun and easy to make. You can dress them up as much as you want, but being a CAS (clean and simple) girl at heart, mine are pretty simple. The bonus is that this week's Verve Sketch with a Twist didn't have a sketch but rather a challenge of making a card in a size you normal don't. So, these are perfect!

I think I may make some as a goodie bag treats for my daughter's birthday party later this month. They are also a wonderful little note to tuck into a little gift for someone.

Have a wonderful Labour Day long weekend!! Our weather has turned so I think it will be an inside weekend for the most part and one where we get everything ready for school -- labeling things, double checking to make sure we didn't miss buying anything on the supply list, pack the backpacks with all the stuff etc. I can hear the groans from the kids already. It has been a wonderful summer and the hectic pace of September with all the activities starting up again will take some adjusting as it always does. So...we will make sure to enjoy our weekend to the fullest!




What Is In It?
Stamps: Priceless
Paper: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron
Ink: Taken with Teal, Certainly Celery
Accessories: MS Butterfly punch, EK Success Flower Punch, Polka Dotted ribbon, silver brads, half pearls in white and silver, Mini flower punch from Michael's