Mojo Monday with a New Technique.

Hello again!

I'm back again. If you missed my first entry today, scroll down to find it after this post. Boy, have I been busy this morning! I got three boxes packed with stuff in my bedroom (we're moving to RI in June), did some laundry and even had time to do today's Mojo Monday. This was a hard sketch to work with this time, I thought, because there were so many layers to it. Sometimes I wonder if everyone else is making the same size cards I am because I always feel like I'm running out of room. This card is a bit bigger than a normal size card; but I just couldn't figure out a way to make all those layers fit otherwise.
I combined the sketch with today's SCS technique challenge Embossed Wax Paper Resist. This was a very simple technique and a lot of fun. On my card it is the Groovy Guava piece. One note about this technique if you haven't tried it yet. After you run your wax paper through your Cuttlebug or Big Shot (or whatever other machine you are using) make sure that when you iron the two pieces of Glossy Paper together that you pick up the iron and then set it back down again. Don't slide it around like you would when you iron normally. I did that the first time and my designed smeared and looked really bad.
I felt like there were so many things going on with this card, that I opted to keep the center very simple with just a sentiment.
Ok, so that's all for me today. (really!) I off to do some blurfing for just a few minutes. Have a great day.

WSC Hola Chica

Good Morning!

Did you all have a good weekend? Ours was good. R's party was lot's of fun; and I was very thankful that it was at another location other than my house because it was nice to just be able to come home and unpack the presents and leftover cake and not have a lot of mess to clean up. DH is currently out of town for a couple of days, so my mom stayed with me last night and we had a bit of a girls night. We did some stamping, had some wine and watched the movie "Bride Wars."
Sunday was a pajama day! Don't you love those? I got a lot of stamping done as well as it relates to working on my mother's day projects. I'm going to try to take some pictures of the projects and post them this week. I just have to figure it out with the camera, since they are 3D projects and I can't scan them. I have a hard time with the camera because I never seem to find the right place in the house to take the picture as it relates to lighting etc.
Ok, so enough about that. Let's get today's card. This is for Friday's WSC and also for Thursday's WTC challenge on SCS to use black cardstock. I got this new stamp from Paper Pretties last week also, and thought this would just be the perfect time to use it. The other colors I chose were Kraft, Pomegranate and Pumpkin Pie. I really wanted to keep the black as a dominant color which is why I chose to do part of the dress in it as well. I colored her in with markers, ink pads and blender pens. I did color her skin in a bit with some blush blossom ink; but it's hard to see in the picture. Ok, so that's all for me for now. I'm going to try to do Mojo Monday a bit later, so until then have a good morning!

Friday GH chatter:

***I posted a card today as well. Scroll down to see that post***


--Leave it to Maxie to annoy Jason enough to snap him right back to a conscious state!
--So what do you think? Claudia's baby: Ric or Sonny's.
--I actually kinda wish we hadn't seen the new Michael yet. I wish they would have waited until he woke up
--I thought the intervention with Robin was good. I think that KM and JT were great in that scene. I've really liked them during this storyline. I think they've both done some great acting.
--Did you catch the part where Sonny called Jax a "big Dingo"!
--Speaking of Jax and Sonny. Wowzer, never saw the punch coming, did you? Sometimes the intensity between them is so real, I wonder if Ingo and Maurice really are friends. I'm sure they are...
--I was a bit disappointed with the Liz/Nikolas kiss. I was actually looking forward to it; but it was so completely "high school drama" that I felt like I was watching an old episode of 90210!
--Still, I have to admit that Liz and Nikolas at Jake's together was a bit more amusing and intriguing. I'd never really thought about them before; but I have to tell you I could see that seed planted.
--Not really sure how I feel about the whole Rebecca/Lucky kiss. I have to admit it was a bit wierd, what did you guys think?
--I'm glad to see Matt being utilized more. I think he's a good addition to the story and I really hope they give him some more substantial story soon.
--So, what do you all think about Ethan? Ok, besides the fact that he needs a haircut. Do you really think Holly is his mom? I don't know if Luke is his Dad; but at least we know that he's not Sonny's kid! Personally, I think he ought to be Coleman's kid!
--Speaking of Coleman, I loved the fact that he referred to Rebecca as "Emily the sequel chick"
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News from around the Net

--Martha Byrne who played Lily on ATWT is coming to GH. She will be playing Andrea, Mayor Floyd's wife.
--Maxie and Lulu try to reconstruct their friendship.
--Kelly Monaco's (Sam) was home when intruders broke into her Las Vegas home. She was not harmed during the robbery...thank goodness!
--Look for Sonny's house to get a remodeled look in the near future as Claudia dives into redecorating it.
--Johnny and Olivia? Maybe...
--Whose baby will live and whose will die?
--Lucky and Liz clarify a few things and come to a decision
--Maxie doesn't get rescued by the one she wants...or does she?
--Somebody tries to bribe Rebecca to leave, much to Nikolas disappointment.
--Patrick will perform Michael's surgery; but the prognosis is grim.
--Kate has a secret and Spinelli discovers what it is.
--Robert Scorpio will probably make an appearance in conjunction with the Ethan story; but not for a while.
--Matt assists Patrick in Michael's surgery.
--Sonny and Carly share a touching moment during Michael's surgery.
--Michael remembers more than people think.
--Luke gets the DNA results; but thinks Tracy has tampered with them.
--Who is leaking top secret info about Crimson photo shoots?
--RUMOR has it that the mystery birth certificate that Helena has is Holly's, which means that if Ethan is Luke's son, Luke is the father of a Cassadine! (again, just a rumor!)
--Could Stephan be returning? Now that SN is no longer on DOOL? again another rumor!

One card for a Busy Day!

Hi Everyone!

Sorry it's taken me such a long time to post today. I've had a super busy day today that started with grocery shopping early this morning. Then T had a friend come over after school so I had 3 very energetic little boys running through my house for about 2 hours...not exactly conducive to stamping. I also had to get the party favors ready for R's birthday party tomorrow. Her birthday's not until August and yes, we're having a party tomorrow for her; but that's a whole other story.
I actually had a chance to do some stamping really really early this morning. This card was actually finished before 6:00 this morning. This is another Mother's Day card that I will be giving to my sister in law Jennifer. She is a mother of four and is constantly on the go. She's so pleasant, always keeps her humor, is carefree and is passionate about being a mom. I truly adore her and feel blessed that she is a part of my world.
This card was super easy to put together and is very self explanatory. I've got tons more things to do this afternoon before the DH and I leave for a social function this evening. I've seen the WSC sketch and do plan to work on that tomorrow sometime over the weekend and will share it with you on Monday.
As you can see also, I've changed the blog background for the new month. I decided to show my pride as a Marine Corps Spouse and to honor the hero in our family by going with a USMC themed background. It seemed like a fitting theme also since it's National Military Appreciation Month. I hope you like it!
Have a great weekend everyone!