Woo Hoo got the Mojo done!

It took all week but I finally had a chance to sit at the worktable and work on the Mojo sketch! Here is the Mojo Monday sketch,

And here is my version. This card is also doing double duty since I'm sending it to an organization that will judge it and then sell it and donate the proceeds to Habitat for Humanity.

Hope you're having a great weekend, I've got some Balloon Fiesta pics to post for tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by, I'll talk to you again soon!

Peer Recognition

Fostering an attitude of gratitude is not ever easy but I'm trying to help it along at school. My team has implemented a little program were staff members get a chance to recognize each other for the thoughtful things they do for others. My team presents the first two baskets in September and then those people recognize two more people the next month. It's not what is in the basket that counts it's the idea that we recognize that other people go out of their way to help us everyday.
Who are you grateful for today? Let them know with a little note or a token of appreciation. Thanks for stopping by today. I'll talk to you again soon.

Trio of Sympathy Cards

September was a rough month for our staff. We had three people suffer the loss of a loved one. We sent each a plant and our sympathy. It's not easy to recover from losing someone you love but sometimes it helps to know your friends are thinking of you and praying for you.

I hope your week is filled with all that is good. Stop by again and I'll talk to you soon.

Supplies:
All paper, ink and stamps are by Close to My Heart
Ribbon: Wal-Mart
Border punch: Fiskars

Retro Birthday

This card reminds me of my bedroom when I was growing up. These were the colors in the bedspreads. They are still some of my favorites! All the papers, stamps and inks are from Close to My heart, border punch by Martha Stewart. Thanks for stopping. Have a great day and I'll talk to you soon.

Better late...

Than never, right! I looked at the Mojo Monday sketch on Monday and thought it looked a little too complicated but, I had a little time today so I thought I'd give it a try. Here is the sketch, you can click on the sketch to visit the mojo site.

I really had a bit of a hard time with this one.  It took a while to come together but here it is...

                                 

The day started out cloudy and overcast for the first Sunday of the balloon fiesta but the sun finally came out this afternoon.  I tried taking some pictures on the front porch.  It was a little windy but I snapped this one before the wind blew it over.

Have a great week, we have fall break coming up and I am looking forward to a couple of free days to stamp and play.  I'll talk to you again soon.

Crumpled flower card

I was trying to push my boundries a little this summer and I had seen several different versions of crumpled paper flowers on the web and I thought I would give it a try.  This card is one of the results.  I really liked making these flowers and did several of them this summer.  I did not post one earlier so I thought I would share it with you now.

This is one of the techniques I'll be teaching at my next card club meeting.  Once again all papers, inks and stamps are from Close to My Heart.  Thanks for looking in on me and I'll talk to you soon!

Buttoned up birthday

Still working on birthday cards.  Here is another one to add to the box.

All papers, inks and stamps are by Close to My Heart..  Talk to you soon!