Happy Birthday From Across the Miles!

Seems like the only craft/project I've

been able to keep up with lately 

has been making cards

for special friends.

And today is my friend, Karmin's birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARMIN!!!

May God bless you with a 

special day!

Know that you are thought of today,

and greatly missed!

Hugs!

Lori

Mojo Monday with Tim Holtz

I finally decided to cut into my Tim Holtz paper and break in my new Tim Holtz stamps for this 

Mojo Monday.

Let me tell you, it was very hard to cut into this paper....I always think: what if I will need this for something else - once I use it, it will be gone!  Well, I finally just did it!!!  And I'm very happy that I did! 

Here is the sketch:

And here is the card:

 The little ticket tucked in the back and the words are from my new Tim Holtz stamp set.

 To see more creations from tons of talented artists,

check out Mojo Monday!

It is sure to inspire!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Lori

Mojo Monday

It's been another busy week

here at the R&RP homestead!

But productive!

I made this card earlier this week

for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge

but haven't had a chance to post it until now.

I've had this Stampin' Up stamp for awhile,

just waiting for the right opportunity to use it.

LOVE it!

I know I will get a lot of use out of this stamp!

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch:

My oldest daughter came to visit today!

It was so good to see her!!!!

We had fun bumming around a little,

then we met her dad for dinner,

and played a little in my craft room.

It was super-hard to let her go again....

It wasn't long enough, but I'll take what I can get!

Tomorrow night we are having some friends

over to the house to watch the Packer game!

GO PACK! GO!

My daughter, Taylor, of Lady Lemondrop's Sunroom,

is making cupcakes for the occasion!

 

Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!

Hugs!

Lori

MIA

I can't believe it's been 2 weeks since my last post!

(altered pic of my roses, taken in their prime)

Been lacking creative mojo lately!

Just not feeling into making or doing much of anything...

About all I have to show for the last 2 weeks is this card 

I put together from last weeks 

Mojo Monday card sketch:

The paper reminded me of a dress.

So I pulled out some notions:

hooks & eyes, lace, ric-rac.

And added a little stitching around the edge.

I think I need to go find some inspiration!

Cuz this is getting ridiculous!

Maybe I'll snap out of it soon!

Hope things are going well in your corner of the world...

Hugs!

        Lori

Mojo White Wednesday!

It has been quite some time since I've participated in Mojo Monday ~ And tonight my mojo was flowing!  I've been mulling this idea around since I saw the MM sketch for this week and had a general idea what I wanted to do.  And the end results are actually better than I had planned!  I LOVE it when that happens!

And....since the major part of this card IS white, I will be posting this on White Wednesday over at Faded Charm this week also.  Two posts for the same week!  And I thought I didn't have any white......

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch:

And my card!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Have a great Wednesday!

Happy Birthday, Mom!

I know it's a little late (in more ways than one), but here it is. I made this card for my mom's birthday but couldn't post it until I was sure she received it....which she did, but late. Used another Mojo Monday sketch for this one.

I also posted some Christmas stuff below. I think when I messed with the time stamp on my post, it messed up the auto notification. So be sure to check out the 2 posts below this one if you haven't seen them already (Mom - that means you'll actually have to click on my blog title"Scrapin' Just 4 Fun" to go to it...just so you know). :)

We're expecting a big storm tonight, just in case you haven't heard. This means my daughter probably won't make it home for Christmas Eve. I knew the day would come when we couldn't be together for Christmas, but I just didn't figure it would happen so soon. But not a whole lot you can do about the weather, so we'll just make the most of it. Hopefully it will be cleared out enough on Christmas Day to make it to her and to Jim's family.

And I hope you and yours have a Very Merry & Safe Christmas!!! God Bless!

Mojo Monday Sketch 109 - Fear Not

Got some time in my scrap room last night, so I made a couple cards. Another Mojo Monday sketch - did I mention before that I LOVE 'em!!!!
Here's my card (sorry it's so dark! Couldn't get my lighting to work right...):

Close-up of the sentiment. I had to use the largest of the Nestabilities Labels 4 to fit all the words, so there was no way to layer. So I opted to shade the inside of the die with a coordinating chalk to get the "layered" look. I like how it turned out! Added pearls for a bit of bling. Both the sentiment and cross are popped up, but very hard to tell in the picture.

The stamp of the cross came from a CTMH set, I think it's called Faith. Added a pearl to the center, and jute ribbon. And of course - LACE! I make very few cards without lace! Here you can also see that I ran the black thru my Cuttlebug Dots for some texture.

Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

Mojo CONTEST and Verve Words of Encouragement!!!

Another 1st Monday of the month is here (well...it was yesterday!), which means a new Mojo Monday Contest! I tell you what, I LOVE these sketches! Don't know what I ever did without 'em!

The first time I saw this sketch, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it! Here is the sketch:

I had envisioned a card with a sewing theme, and when my daughter asked, "Is that PAPER?!" I knew I had succeeded! It took me awhile to finish because I tried out my little crafty sewing machine...and it worked pretty good! But if I ever want to zig-zag I will need to pull out the big machine.

And here's my card:

Verve Stamps is having a new Project Parade and this month's theme is...
Encouraging Words/Friendship. So, I think this card would qualify as encouraging, don't you? Check out the Verve Project Day Challenge!

Paper is from the new fall stack Indian Summer from DCWV. There are some beautiful papers in that stack!!! Before I stitched the pieces together, I distressed the edges of the paper with the edge of my scissors, rolling portions to get that worn fabric look. Also used my Worn Paper Distress Ink on the sides and swiped it across the fronts of each rectangle. Everything else is from my scraps / pieces parts.

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping! Leave a comment if you have time! :)

JustRite Mojo Monday

My very good friend's birthday is this week, so it was the perfect opportunity to break out my new JustRite stamps and play! Honestly, it took me a while to figure out how to use them without smudging everything, but just like with many stamps, you may need to "season" it before you actually use it on a project.

I used the Mojo Monday card sketch as the springboard for this card...made a few changes as you will see. But I actually chose to use this sketch for a very specific reason. My friend is always teasing me about how linear I am.... I hardly EVER use circles on my cards or on my scrapbook pages. So I made a point to show her that I really can do it! I am getting better! And the Nestabilities die cuts really help with that! LOVE 'EM!

Front of card:

I changed the length of the strips accross the front (you can hardly see the thin lace in the picture), and put the pearl accents in the upper corner instead.

The center of the large circle is popped up, as well as the small circle with the butterfly on it depth. Also added glitter to the transparent butterfly sticker.


The paper is actually a scrapbook page kit that I found at the Dollar Store a couple years ago. Love the colors and the stickers! Don't know why it took me so long to use this stuff! The friend sentiment stamp is from the See-D's Victorian Flourishes set.

If you're reading this, Kim, I hope you had a wonderful birthday and that you are enjoying your vacation!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day!

Bubble Bunny

Mojo Monday is celebrating their 100th by posting card sketches every day this week. I really like using sketches - helps to narrow down the options and keep me focused!

Here's the sketch:

And my card:
I LOVE this little stamp from House-Mouse! You can't see it too well from the pictures, but I used Close To My Heart's Liquid Glass on the bubbles - the glitter is about all that you can see here. Just sprinkled some Martha Stewart purple glitter on the wet Liquid Glass & let dry. I like the effect! It looks much better in person, tho... Also popped up the stamped cardstock for some depth.

The inside says, "It's your birthday...relax." Hmmmmmm....doesn't that look tempting!

Calgon, take me away! :)

Mojo Monday Card Sketch - Wedding & Anniversary Cards

A friend of mine needed a wedding card for this weekend, so I decided to use the Mojo Monday week 98 card sketch challange. Here is the sketch:
I'm not sure how much I like my card, but my friend was happy with it. I think it's the colors that threw me off. I'm not a "peachy" sort of person...

I like the affect of the Twinkling H2O's on the cake! Also used black embossing on the cake and popped up the circle portion for depth. Most of the other supplies were from my scraps stash, and the peach colored paper is CTMH Taffy.

My in-laws have a wedding anniversary this week, so I decided to use the same sketch, but with a little creative licence and made a few changes. I think the only difference is there's no circuit, and I used a rectangle for the image instead of a square. My in-laws love victorian decor so I found this image on a blog that has free vintage prints for crafters to use. I will definitely be using that blog again! AWESOME images!

I've been feeling the "urge" to create more lately, so keep watching! Will most likely be posting more goodies before the weekend is done.

Until then, have a great day!

Mojo Monday - Mother's Day

For some reason the Mojo Monday Sketch that was sent on Monday morning was the sketch that was posted for the previous week...I thought it looked familiar!  And I didn't know until I was getting ready to link my card to their blog that I had done the wrong sketch!  oh well...there is always next month to try to win the loot!  I still had fun making the card and I really like how it turned out!

Here is the sketch:

I did our Mother's Day cards using this sketch.  Here is what I came up with:

I don't know how many pictures I took of this card, and how many different lighting variations - felt like 100's!  But I just couldn't get the colors to turn out right.  The pink cardstock is CTMH's Blush, which is a slightly brighter baby pink.  But you really can't tell from these pictures.  The closest to the true color is the top 2 pictures.  

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!