Mo's Challenge # 108

How Fancy! 

Pat Frank is our hostess for Mo's Challenge this month,  and her first challenge for us is to create a card using a fancy fold.  I usually stick to making regular cards that are 5 x 7, so this was a real challenge for me. 

I needed a baby card, so I chose "Spit Happens" for my image, because it just makes me smile! It also reminds me of our oldest grandson when he was a baby....his head was huge and round! He ran everywhere, and being so top-heavy, he fell all the time! His poor noggin was always getting banged up! He's eleven now, and, luckily, he grew into his head! LOL!

 This is a gate-fold card that measures 5 x7 when closed.

This view shows the card open. The right-hand flap slides between the image panel and the left-hand side to keep the card closed.

Image: "Spit Happens" from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencil, Nellie Snellen Embossing leaf punch set, , MS lace border punch, Cuttlebug with Nestie label die, mounting tape, Glue dots

Papers: SU! Pacific Point blue, Daffodil, Gable Green, Neenah smooth white, My Mind's Eye Stella Rose DP

Embellishments: Prima Sprite flowers, Flower brads, Metal letters, Narrow ribbon, Lace

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 Sassy Cheryl

 I'm entering this card in Sassy Cheryl's Challenge which calls for embossing.

 Images: "Bee on Your Nose" From Sassy Cheryl, Digital Sentiment

Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with Embossing folders, Mounting tape, Glue dots, Tacky tape

Papers: SU! Cool Caribbean, Melon Mambo, Neenah smooth white, Cosmo Cricket DP

Embellishments, Ruffled ribbon, Picot satin ribbon, Buttons

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Candy!

I giving away a new paperback  copy of the Copic Coloring Guide! A winner will be chosen at random from the comments left on my blog during this challenge week. No other requirements,  just be sure to comment for a chance to win! Of course, if you'd like to spread the word, that's fine with me!

So make a card using a fancy fold and one of Mo's images for a chance to win one of Mo's wonderful images, and leave a comment here for a chance to win the Copic book!

Can't wait to see your creations! 

Elaine

Odds & Ends

An Assortment

My husband needed a Sympathy card, so this is what I came up with.

Images: Peony from Fred She Said, Digital sentiment from Paper Garden Project

Tools: Copics, White gel pen, Mounting tape, Tacky tape, Cuttlebug with Nestie ovals and embossing folder

Papers: SU! Sage Shadow, Cool Caribbean, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey DP

Embellishments: Lace trim, Satin Ribbon, Pearl cabochons

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  This is a Thank You for a lovely old couple who put up nine of our family members in their five bedroom rental house in northern New Hampshire at no charge! Their grandson is good friends with our youngest, so they wouldn't take any money. We left them something anyway, of course!

 

Images: Pansy Cluster (?), SU! stamped greeting

Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with Nesties and Parisian Accents die, MS Hydrangea punch

Papers: SU! Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Confetti white, Neenah smooth white, Gingham DP

Embellishments: Pearl Cabochons, Seed beads, Satin Ribbon

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I finally got around to finishing  a Trudy card. I had her colored and the dresses made, but I had just put them aside in an envelope. I winged it while putting it together, so things didn't work out exactly as I'd intended. I'll do it a bit differently next time.

  This is how it looks when closed.

Here it is opened.

Here she is with her dresses.

She can stand on her own. You can see the slits in the card which keep her in place. 

This is actually mounted on a slightly larger card so that I can insert a printed greeting.

Image: Trudy's Party Dress from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copic, Prismacolor pencil, Quickutz Swirl die, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch, MS Border punch

Papers: SU! Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, and Gable Green, Neenah smooth white, Assorted DP

Embellishments: Prima flowers, Pearl flower brad, Brads, Pearl cabochons, Narrow satin ribbon, narrow lace trim, Tiny ribbon rose.

Hope you liked the cards!
Elaine

Mo's Challenge # 94

You Can Do This Easel-ly!

The challenge this week is to make an easel card that includes either a bird or animal. Mo has a few images with birds and lots with animals, so this should be a snap! 

My card is 5" x 7" when folded, so I had to figure out the measurements on my own. If you're interested,  just ask, and I'll be happy to share.

Images: "Hoppin Happy" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Digital sentiment from Meljen's Designs

Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with Nestie circle and Marianne swirl die, MS border punch, Nellie Snellen Embossing leaf punch set, Tacky tape

Papers: SU! Groovy Guava, Garden Green, and Barely Banana, Neenah smooth white, Cosmo Cricket DP

Embellishments: Prima daisies and flowers, Brads, Gathered gingham ribbon, Narrow satin ribbon, Paper doily

Your turn! Can't wait to see what you'll do for Mo's Challenge this week!

Glad you stopped in!
Elaine

Mo's Challenge # 48

Fancy Folds & Flowers

Paola has asked that we make cards using unusual folds for Mo's Challenge this week. I tend to stick with the regular A7 card that either folds at the top or the side, so I was excited to have a reason to try something new!

I've had the instructions for this style of stand alone card for over a year, but the tutorial is for a card that will fit an A2  envelope. I don't make small cards any longer, so I had to adapt the instructions to make my 5" x 7" example.

The base was done in two pieces, a left and a right side, each cut 7" x 12"  from 12" x 12" card stock. Each piece was scored at 2 1/2" and 5". I then made a pencil mark on the edge at 3" from the bottom of the 2 1/2" score and cut off a triangle from that mark to the top of the 5"score on each piece.

 The large 5" x 7" rectangles were overlapped and adhered together, and that finished the base.

I hope these directions make sense. I'm hoping that the pictures will give you a better idea of the procedure.

Here's a picture of the back side. I'll be adhering paper with a printed greeting on the large middle panel.

Here's a view from the side.

Images: "Nelly" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Sentiment from TLC.

Papers: Bazzill Textured Amethyst, SU! Orchid Opulence and Mauve Mist CS and Kaleidoscope (orange stripe) DP (all retired), Neena Smooth white, Basic Grey DP.
 
Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Crimper, ScorPal, Glue Dots, Tacky Tape

Embellishments: Flowers and leaves from Wild Orchid Crafts

So try a new and different fold and enter it in Mo's Challenge this week for a chance to win a sweet image from Mo! Check out all the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the design team, too!

Thanks for stopping by!
Elaine

Mo's Challenge #35

Kissy Face!

The challenge Sheila has for us this week is an easel card using one of Mo's fabulous images. I chose "Kissy" because she's perfect for this sentiment I found! I'll be giving this to my daughter, who turns 40 this month.

I added some tiny paper roses to her bouquets and tiny pearls to her tiara. Of course, she's colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils!

SU! CS Textured Groovy Guava and Gable Green

Basic Grey Kioshi DP

Tools: Cuttlebug and Nesties dies, Martha Stewart border  and branch punches

Embellishments: Paper flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Lace and pearl trim, Pearl cabochons Computer-generated sentiment

I hope you'll join in the fun this week and make an easel card. 

You may be chosen to win one of Mo's images, too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Elaine

Mo's Challenge # 30

 Beach Dreams

Denise is our hostess for the month of May. Her first challenge to us is to use a water theme with one of Mo's great images. I've had this image, "So Hot", since last summer and this is the first time I've colored it!. 

Another first for me....an easel card. I've been admiring everyone's creations for some time now, but never got around to trying one until now.

I had to come up with different measurements for a 5" by 7" card. I cut one piece  of card stock 5" by 12", and scored at 7", and again at 3 1/2". I cut another 5" by 7" for the card front and adhered that to the 1 1/2" folded section.

I think I went a bit overboard with the design elements on this....just couldn't seem to get the look I was going for. The sun is a stamp from Eat Cake Graphics. The crab and fish are coloring book images. All the images were colored using Copics and Prismacolor pencils and adhered to the card with mounting tape. The blue swirl DP is from a Making Memories pad, and the green bubble DP is from SU!'s Kaleidoscope collection. The textured Gable Green CS is also SU! as is the sentiment stamp.

The tiny shells are from a seashell necklace from Hilo Hattie's store in Honolulu. Everyone gets one when you go through the door. The little starfish are lavender plastic charms that I colored with a Copic marker.

This card is for our grandson, Caleb, who will be turning ten in June. He's a real water bug, so this image is perfect for him!

Mo has plenty of images that could fit the water theme, so check out the store and enter this week's challenge. We can't wait to see what you do!

 Snappy!

  In keeping with the water theme, I'll share a picture of a recent visitor to our back yard.

 

Our land runs along the Suncook River, which lies at the bottom of a fairly steep cliff at the side of our yard. Because of our location, we share the acreage with a lot of different wild life. We've seen snapping turtles in the water before, but never in our yard. He had to have put forth a Herculean effort to get up here from the river. My young cat, Elijah, was very curious, and had to be chased away to keep from being bitten by this rather large fellow.