Hello everyone! It's time for another MoJo Monday Sketch (Okay, I know it's Wednesday -- give me a break, okay!), and I created three great cards for you today from this one sketch. I've said it so many times, but I LOVE working from sketches. It gives me a starting place from which to launch my creativity. When I'm stumped or blocked, I always turn to a sketch for inspiration! This week's sketch, in particular, gives lots of choices for using a variety of patterns and textures.
For this first card, I used two different patterns from the new Kaleidoscope Designer Series Papers and the colors of Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal and Bermuda Bay (not the recommended colors for this DSP collection but I think they work very well together). I embossed the Apricot Appeal layer with the new Stampin' Up! Perfect Details Texturz Plate. I also used the Movers & Shapers Curly Label Die and the Curly Label Punch, along with the Scallop Border Punch.
The Ribbon is 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain in Bermuda Bay and the Stamp Sets are Greenhouse Garden and Great Friend. Of course, I had to embellish the inside just a bit with some stamping as well! I stamped the inside of the flowers (this is a 2-step stamp set) with Black Stazon Ink.
I am in LOVE with this new Stamp called Dasher. It's one of our new individual stamps and priced at just $8.95 and isn't it beautiful? I envisioned doing just this silver embossing with this stamp the first time I saw it. You can bet this little guy will show up often on my Christmas Cards this year! I used a rather unlikely color combination for a Christmas Card -- Lavendar Lace, Night of Navy, Whisper
White and Brushed Silver. The sentiment is from Many Merry Messages and stamped in Black Stazon Ink. I tore two layers of Whisper White and overlapped them to make the snow banks, also sponging just a little Going Gray ink on the edges for some more definition and contrast. Then I tucked my stamped layers down into the snow. The back stamped rectangle uses the new Sparkling Jumbo Wheel with Versamark Ink and Silver embossing Powder. The snowflake is punched using the new Jumbo Snowflake Punch on Brushed Silver cardstock. The background layer of Night of Navy is embossed with the Stampin' Up! Backgrounds I Texturz Plate and the Big Shot. Does this get you in the mood for Christmas?
Okay, one more for you today! I had fun with this one using the new Cottage Wall Designer Series Papers, the Simple Friendship Stamp Set and the colors of Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, Old Olive and Whisper White. I had
fun with this one, putting three tiny half-back pearls (from the Pretties Kit) on the body of the butterfly, attaching them with dots of Crystal Effects (click on any photo for a larger image). I used the Eyelet Border Punch along with the 1 3/8" and Scallop Circle Punches and the
5/8" Whisper White Satin Ribbon. Two simple flourishes adorn the inside of the card!
Well, that's going to be it for today. I hope I offered you a bit of inspiration and hope you'll come back soon for more!
Happy Stamping, everyone!
Blessings, Gretchen



















