MFT Guest Designer

My mojo has been in high gear, so thought I would submit to the MFT Guest Designer contest over at SCS.

Here is the card I made!  Obviously I am in a Red, White and Blue Mood!

Thanks for stopping by!
Huggz,
April

Celebrate!

Let's have a party! Why, you ask? Well, it is my neighbor's 97th birthday! I truly believe that is a reason to celebrate!
So, how do you celebrate with him?? You have a card shower.... "Huh?" you ask. Well, you call all the neighbors, your friends and family and send him a card!

Needless to say, I didn't get mine sent, so I will walk it across the street tomorrow after lunch with a bit of a treat, rhubarb-strawberry scones! I would take him cake to go with this cute image, but I know that with all of the celebrating going on that he will have plenty of cake!



I used sketch58 at deconstructingjen and I followed the twisted challenge 2TC12 to use red with a summery project. What says summer better that red, white and blue and stars??

Hope you enjoy your Friday!

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April


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Calendar Girls!

Happy 28th of June! It is time, once again, to make my CG Post!!
Yippee! Hooray!

Michelle gave us a nifty little sketch to follow! Who doesn't like the layout set for you?? Okay, I admit that I am sometimes not a follower, BUT, in this case, I did follow sketch 388 on SCS.



I used a new set from Peachy Keen Stamps.....yippee, I won them at the beginning of the month. And, let me tell you, if you have never used them, they are TDF....always a good image and so versatile! I also made Ms. Birdie wobble. Hopefully, later this morning, my DS will teach me how to upload the video I took of this!

The paper is all from my stash....I tell ya's, I am going to not buy until it is gone! Although, I will admit that I bought adhesive today, but I don't think that counts in my non-buying promise!



So, tell me, how did I do following the sketch??

Now only do I want you to leave me a comment, but please check out the rest of the Calendar Girls(their blogs are on my left sidebar).
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HUGGZ,
April




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A quickie....

It is never fun to make a sympathy card, but I hope that this one brings some comfort to my BFF.

Normally, I wouldn't blog it until I am sure it as been received, but my mojo is crying out to me to blog....lol



I used the sketch this week from The Pink Elephant #154. The stamps are from a*muse and the paper is all from my stash....I am going to use it up this year (lmbo)!!

Let me know what you think....
Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April


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Mojo Monday

Yes, I realize it is Tuesday, but.....
I have a card using this week's Mojo Monday Challenge #247. It is square/circle week and I went with square. I am sending this to my BFF's MIL, as her husband just passed away. I do realize that is my BFF's FIL.

I think this works for the wee note I am going to write.
{Did you notice that my card is only 4.25 by 4.25? That is why it will be a wee note}



Deets:
Sentiment by Verve
Card stock by a*muse
Black ink by Momento/Green distress by Ranger/Sorbet by CTMH
Paper Pad found at Can You Digi It? store
Ribbon from my stash!


Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

PS. Can you tell I am on vacation from babysitting? HeHeHe....pretty quiet around my house without a three year old!!


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A Fancy Fold

Okay, it might only be fancy to me, but I am going with it. Isn't it how you interpret the challenge? And, besides, it isn't a normal-open-and-close-card....

I found the tutorial on SCS, but I tweaked it. My OCD, or as my kid and his friends say "CDO" where the letters are in alphabetical order, didn't allow me to let my front image turn on its side when opened, so I made a band and attached my immie to that......lol
Here is the closed card:



And the 'pieces':



You can see, I also made a matching envelope for this darling card!

Multiple layers of card stock, dp from CTMH, and the stamp set is from Peachy Keen!! Colored with Copic's and Distress Markers....oh, just a wee bit of white gel pen too.

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April


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It's a guy's world......

My friend Carol, the enabler, 'made' me make this card for the current Mo's Challenge!

The challenge is to use an image by Mo and make a masculine card....done and done!



What do you think? The card itself is all scraps, the immie is Paul Typing and I used the deconstructed sketch #57.

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April


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Sneakie Peekie

My friend, Sweet P, is hosting a Mo Swap over on SCS! Woohoo! How much fun am I having with it??

Here is the card I made for my first spot using Tom and Tilly.....don't you adore this image? Colored with my Bic's; half pearls from CYDI? store, paper and card stock from SU! Oh, and a bitof Dazzling Diamonds to hilite the roses! Sentiment from a*muse die cut with a tag from MFT.....lol...guess I am an equal opportunity shopper!



What do you think?

Thanks for stopping!
HUGGZ,
April


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Where's the Color??

The team at Can You Digi It? is working without color this week.
I hate to admit it, but I failed....LOL
I used some digi paper and layered over it a digi Paris stamp....and, made it into a purse for my son's French (you guessed that, didn't you?) teacher. Inside is a gift card to Tim Horton's.

I hope Michelle and the others won't beat me with a wet noodle for the awesome color in the background!
Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April
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For that Special Man!

The DUEL is on...it is the 15th of the month, ya know??
Jamie and I are lucky enough to hostess this month and sent kits to our partners.
I sent:
Krafty Dots by Recollections, Out of Print/Storyteller by Basic Grey and Go Fish/Mini Fish by Carolyn Holt Designs
Burlap and Pearls by Recollections
Ribbon and Bakers Twine from my stash
Clothespin from SU!
Stamps: Favorite Occasions by JustRite and Totally Tool set from SU!
Here is what I created:

I went with a Kraft base, added some green cards stock from my stash and voila...a card! I am not sure who is getting this card..probably my surrogate father (mine passed away while I was a teenager). I do have a couple days to decide!
Make sure you stop over to the other dueling blogs!

Make sure you stop at the rest of the blogs to see the other cards in the duel!

Dazzlers          Divas

April (me)         Barb

Debbie              Carol

Jeanette             Jamie

Melina                       

Michelle               Judy

Paola                Kelly

Terry                    LJ

Darlene              Tami

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April
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Buttons!

Well, we are starting week two of our challenge over at Can You Digi It?  Have you checked it out yet?  You should....there are freebies included!!

I am a button hoarder....in fact, I scrounge estate sales in search of vintage ones!  These are only vintage looking...found them at the Can You Digi It? Store....go look for yourself....hint, hint!

Here is my card. 

No digi, but I did use an actual rubber stamp set from there....lol  I shopped my stash for everything else....the perfect card!

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April

Mystery Solved

So, our faithful hostess, Kelly, has guilted me into making this post.  She even sent me the picture so that I could show y'all my card for the mystery image swap this time around.

So, without further ado, here it is:

The immie sent is Florence from Kraftin' Kimmie!  LOVE HER!!
 The sun and shell are from CTMH and the sentiment is from SU! and all papers and c/s from my stash!

Thanks for stopping by!
Huggz,
April

This weeks challenge over at deconstructed sketch (DS55) was another super duper sketch which I actually had time to try out! I am so happy my mojo is present this week!



All supplies are from my stash and I chose the colors to go with the school colors of my recipient!

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGS,
April



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Holy Canolli!

The new technique to try this week over on SCS was a triple easel card...lmbo...they had an either/or, but I tried both.....just the easel part gave me nightmare....I can fussy cut with the best of them!

Looks good, but for this ol' girl is sure was a challenge. I didn't want quite what any of the tutorials showed, so I "modified" the directions to make it my own!



Let me know what you think. (I intentionally left the sentiment on the base blank because I don't want to give away who will be getting my card!)

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April


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Got Mojo?

I did yesterday!

Here is a card I made for Mojo Monday 244!

I did turn the sketch on its side, but stayed true to it!



I used a new purchase from a*muse studio and one of my favorite sentiments from Verve! All card stock and the ribbon is from my stash!

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April


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Button It!

Great theme this fortnight for the Can You Digi It? Challenge....let's use BUTTONS!

Here's the inspiration photo:







And here is my card to celebrate such a great challenge:

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGGZ,
April