Mojo117 Sketch Challenge

I made this card for a very special woman, a friend and co-worker of mine who just got promoted within our local agency and is going to work with our national agency. This is a huge opportunity for her. We wish her all the best in her new endeavour, but she'll certainly be missed within our office. We all signed the card and are giving it to her at a 'send-off' lunch that we're having for her tomorrow. All the best, Peggy! We luv ya! :)

Peggy is a beautiful, stylish woman, so who better to add to her card than an image of Audrey Hepburn. I love these photostamps, they're a bit finnicky to work with to get a good even impression but I really have fun with them...regardless of how much cursing I do when the image doesn't come out right! lol :)

I followed this week's MojoMonday sketch


This is a view of the inside of the card, using some of Suzanne's gorgeous calligraphy from QuietFire Designs.


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Supplies:
Stamps: Audrey Hepburn (QuietFire Designs), Love where you're at (QuietFire Designs)
Cardstock: Teal (Bazzill), Lime Green (Bazzill), Flat Black (CRS), Flat White (Staples), Photo Paper
Patterned Paper: Wild Raspberry (K&Company)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Vintage Sepia (VersaFine)
Tools: Fleur-de-Lis Punch (EK Success), Cuttlebug, Classic and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), 1/8" Dimensional Squares (EK Success)
Embellishments: Olive Green Grosgrain (Michaels), Clear Rhinestones (Dollarama)

Chinese Lantern and Stamped Holiday Candle

Well, I'm not quite sure where the week went...but, I guess since I've had something on the go every night this week after work, it's made the time fly by. Then, my oldest daughter went to Brownie camp this weekend, so we decided to take the opportunity to hang around the house with our youngest daughter and do some pre-holiday cleaning and go through toys to donate to less fortunate families.

I had a great night this past Thursday. I met with my local group of stamping friends for an awesome crafty night. Louise led us through a beautiful little Chinese lantern and Deborah demo'd a beautiful stamped holiday candle. We had such a fun night together, it's a wonderful group of ladies and I'm so happy to be friends with them.

This is the Holiday Candle that we did using some of Suzanne's gorgeous calligraphy stamps from QuietFire Designs. The candle is 1.75 inches in diameter and 5 inches tall.
A close up of the holiday sentiment.

This is the Chinese Lantern that we did using cardstock vellum and a battery operated tea light inside. The lantern measures 3 1/2 inches square by 2 inches x 2 inches square.

I have lots of other cards to show you, I'll post them tomorrow night after I take pictures of them all.

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Elegant Tri-Shutter Card

Sorry, I've been MIA lately. I've been crazy busy with getting ready for our Gala Reception & Auction at work. It was held on Wed. night and was a very successful evening. Including all corporate donations, as well as the proceeds from the auction itself, we raised about $40,000! We all had a great time and we'll be able to help so many children with these funds raised. A great job by all! All those extra hours were well worth it! :)

I was asked at work to make a card for the Executive Director for the Pictou agency for Big Brothers Big Sisters. She was just awarded the "2009 Women of Excellence" award from the Canadian Progress Club, Halifax-Cornwallis. So, I thought I'd make a special Tri-Shutter card for her with a beautiful image of a woman. Who isn't more beautiful than Audrey Hepburn? These photostamps are made by The Stampsmith and are simply gorgeous! I need to get some of them...I think I'll add them to my Santa wish list... :) Thanks to my friend, Kim for loaning me these two stamps.

Introducing the beautiful, Audrey...Hey, I need a hat like that! lol :)


Here's a close up of one of Suzanne's gorgeous calligraphy sentiments from QuietFire Designs.
This is a note from the Canadian Progress Club's website about the award:

Women of Excellence

The signature fundraising event of the Canadian Progress Club, Halifax-Cornwallis, this elegant awards dinner is the only one of its kind in our region. Money raised by the event supports Phoenix Youth Programs, a long-term shelter for homeless and at-risk youth. We are now celebrating our 20th Year!!!—and more than $500,000.00 we’re continuing to expand our program. On November 19, 2009 we’re hosting another dynamic Progress Women of Excellence Awards. Again this year we will celebrate all our finalists as extraordinary women, whose impressive achievements spanning six business sectors make a powerful impact on our community. Our venue this year is the Halifax World Trade and Convention Center . A special guest speaker from Phoenix Youth Programs will underscore the accomplishments we all can make with a bit of inspiration and support.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Audrey Hepburn Photostamp (The Stampsmith), Sentiment (QuietFire Designs)
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip and Sage Green (Bazzill), Ivory (Staples)
Patterned Paper: Once Upon a Time Print - Enchanted Paisley (DCWV), Classic K McKenna - Green Swirls (K&Company)
Ink: Cranberry Crisp (SU), Coal Black (Ancient Page), Antique Sepia (VersaFine)
Tools: Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Scalloped Diamond Punch (EK Success), Corner Rounder (SU), Oval Custom Cutting System (Creative Memories), Sponge (SU), Chancery Cursive font at 14 pt and 22 pt for sentiment, printer
Embellishments: Dark Olive Green Grosgrain Ribbon (Michaels), Prima Flowers, Antique Brass Jumbo Brad (Dollarama)

Movie Mingle Card from Val

This is the gorgeous card that I received from Val Wilson for the Movie Mingle that I was part of. Ok, now I feel really bad since her movie card was so awesome! I really like how Val switched up the orientation of the square card to be on the bias. When it opens, it folds just below where the dew drops are at the top of the card. Very neat! I'm just not sure how to stand it up it display it...I think I need to get a stand for it!

Ok, so my guess for her movie was Casablanca, but I was wrong! What's your guess?

Inside the card is another one of Suzanne's beautiful calligraphy stamps from QuietFire Designs. It reads,

The face

is the the mirror of the mind,
and eyes, without speaking,
confess the secrets
of the heart

St. Jerome

Thanks so much for such a beautiful card, Val! I love it! :)

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Bridal Shower Book Card

The sister of one of my co-workers is having her Bridal Shower next month and my co-worker asked me if I would make her sister up a card like the one I made a few posts back, but using her wedding colours of chocolate brown and cream. I'm honored that she asked me.

This is a fun little project to do and I tried a new technique with it tonight. For the card that I made the other day, Deborah had given us all a little silver foil heart embellishment. But, I didn't have any more of these, so instead of going out and trying to find some more, I decided to make one of my own. To do this, I stuck aluminum foil tape onto a piece of cardstock and then free hand cut out a heart. I ran it through the Cuttlebug using my Paisley folder. Then, I adhered the foil embossed heart to a piece of chocolate brown cardstock and cut around it again to make a mat layer for it. It just seemed to plain on it's own. I kinda like how it turned out, I think I'll have fun playing around with my foil tape... lol :)

Here's an angle to show the dimension of the book. With the two chipboard layers, it's about 1/4" thick.

This is the inside of the book card.

This is the back and front of the book card.

I'll be back soon with something else to share with you. Stay tuned...

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Supplies:
Stamps: Wedding (Inkadinkado), Calligraphy Sentiment (QuietFire Designs)
Cardstock: Cream (Ivory), Chocolate Brown (CRS)
Patterned Paper: Au Chocolat (SU)
Tools: Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug, Textile Texture Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft), Paisley Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft), Scissors, Aluminum Foil Tape (Henkel), chipboard, Terrifically Tacky Tape (ProvoCraft)
Embellishments: Brown Satin Ribbon (Michaels)

Wedding Book Card

This was supposed to be our 2nd project for the night on Tuesday, but we all took so much time fussing with our Shadow Box Frame cards that we ran out of time...well, that and we had to take time to eat the yummy chocolately goodness treats that Kim and Deborah brought! lol :)

When you untie the bow, this is what the little book card looks like when it's opened up.

Deborah had already done up little kits for us all with the supplies needed to make these cute little books, we just had to assemble them and embellish as we wished. She also gave us the stamp from QuietFire Designs that I used on the inside of the card. Kim and Deborah are both on the design team and Suzanne at QuietFire also gave us all a little thank you for getting together and having fun with their products. We all love QuietFire stamps, please check them out for yourself, Suzanne's calligraphy is out of this world! Just gorgeous!
You can't see it, but there's also two layers of kraft cardstock between the patterned paper and cardstock layers to give the book extra strength. You attach the ribbon with double sided tape between the kraft cardstock layers and then embellish as you wish.

This shows the front and back of the book card.

This was such a fun project to do, thanks so much to Deborah for the inspiration! :)

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Birthday Card from Kim and Val

I got a couple of early birthday cards from my friends, Kim and Val. They're both proudly displayed in my crafty space. I love them both, thanks so much to both of you! :)

Look at the gorgeous card above by Val Wilson. I love the colours and OMG look at that butterfly! It's funny, I just called a local lss the other day and tried to get them to put the stamp set aside that Val used on her card. Just look at that gorgeous butterfly. Can you see all the faeries within it? I absolutely love this whole set. Inkadinkado has definitely outdone themselves! Now, I just have to wait 'til they get their next order in...I'm counting the days! lol :)
Now, check out this stunning card by Kim Prince. Could Audrey Hepburn be any more beautiful? Can you believe that's a stamp, too? Kim has some of the most beautiful photo stamps from The Stampsmith and our crafty group has declared Kim as the Canadian Queen of Photo Stamps! This is such an elegant card, I just love it! Thanks again, so much, Kim! :)

Thanks again, so much ladies for thinking of me. The three of us actually all celebrate our birthdays next month - all within a week! There's so many Gemini's in the group, it's no wonder we all get along so well! We've opted to do a swap for our next get-together, and we're also doing a card mingle to be mailed in the meantime. But, instead of having a crafty night next month, we're going out for Thai food. Yum! Yum! It also happens that there's a M's just around the corner, as well, so we might pop in to see what deals they have on for the hard core crafty addicts! lol :)

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