Hey there, Mr. Potato Head

When you take your child to the doctor's office they give them stickers. When I was a kid I got candy - no wonder I had so many cavities! They had these make a Mr. Potato Head stickers and I nabbed one for myself to make a card, of course! The colors are Pacific Point and Yoyo Yellow to match MPH. The stamp is from an SU set called Word Play. The embossing folder is from Sizzix. Just a fun card for a dreary, rainy and cold day. - Heidi

I've seen that before! - # 1

Maybe I'll start a new feature here on my little blog - I've seen that before. I seem to be into reusing things that I find anywhere. I make them into cards, of course. This was a coaster at Chili's. On the inside I wrote, "I'll drink to that." I used the tart & tangy set from stampin' Up for the lime slice around the kiwi kiss ribbon. - Heidi

MOJO 190

A quick Mojo today. This card uses retired DSP and stamps from Stampin' Up. The sets are The Open Sea, On Your Birthday and Nature's Nest for the seashell. I wanted the ship punch from Fiskars, but now I am not so sure. Anyway, enjoy! - Heidi

Butterfly thoughts....

While doing my cardio at the gym today I had a thought about making a butterfly body. Funny how the mind wanders... Anyway, I have seen other people make butterfly bodies with ribbon, but I never liked the way it turned out for me. Enter in the 1/8" ribbon that I didn't like, but now I like it. I used my Big Bite and punched one hole below the butterfly and two above. Then I fed my ribbon through and folded it on the last pass and pushed it out to make the antennae. Oh, I like this much better.

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Marina Mist
Ink (markers): Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Not Quite Navy
Stamps: Four Frames & You're a Gem
Paper: Paisley Petals DSP
Die: Beautiful Butterflies
Embossing folder: Elegant Lines
Punches: Decorative Label (SU) & Real Estate Sign (EK SUCCESS)
Ribbon: 1/8" taffeta

I tried to get a closer picture of the butterfly for you, but it isn't as clear as I would've liked. Sorry! Have a great night! - Heidi

If at first you don't suceed....

Try again! I made the Pretty in Pink flower and ran it through my Cuttlebug and got an ugly line. I needed to run it through twice as this is a 5 X 7 card. The square lattice embossing folder isn't big enough for one pass. Then my friend Beth suggested I use my BigShot and it didn't make a big ugly line. I passed this through with a 5 X 7 Cuttlebug folder also to try and cover up the line. The folder is called polka dot. The leaves are my new fancy foliage dies from Spellbinders - love them! The Blossom Petals Punch and Build a Blossom stamps are from Stampin' Up. The blue flower is Baja Breeze and the leaves are Pear Pizzazz. The flower centers are So Saffron cardstock and ink. The sentiment is from All Holidays in the SU IB&C. The card base is Pear Pizzazz and the background is Concord Crush. Hope you like it! I have more to post, but it'll have to be another day. Good night, again. - Heidi

Mojo 189

Happy Monday everybody! I am in a superb mood because I studied my butt off and got a 49/50 on my Pathophysiology exam! Yipee! Now if I can just do that well on my final exam! Time will tell.

Anyway it was time to get some Mojo going. This card is a 5 1/2" X 5 1/2" square card.
The ship is from The Open Sea set (SU Summer Mini) & the happy birthday is from SU Occasions Mini hostess set Something to Celebrate - which is now retired.
Everything is stamped in Early Espresso. Cardstock colors are Night of Navy, Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler. The dies are all from Spellbinders: circles, lacey circles and tags. The DSP is the Brights Pattern DSP Stack from the SU IB&C and the Cherry Cobbler DSP is from Botanical Gazette from the Occasions Mini (now retired).
I sponged over the ship with (top to bottom)Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Cherry Cobbler and then Night of Navy for the water. I sponged Tangerine Tango around the TT cardstock circle and tag also. I took my Night of Navy marker and filled in the water. Because I didn't mask off the ship when I sponged I colored in the sails with a white gel pen to make them more realistic. I used Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon (retired) because I don't have the current Early Espresso. I couldn't figure how to pop holes in my ribbon for brads without ruining it. Enter in faux brads. I punched out Tangerine Tango, Night of Navy and Cherry Cobbler circles, glued them on and then used crystal effects to make them shine. I punched the border with SU's scallop trim border and finished it off with some Cherry Cobbler baker's twine from the new Summer Mini. Have a great night! - Heidi

MOJO 187

This happy little fella from Recess stamp set in the upcoming Summer Mini needed someplace to swing from! Why not from the tree in the Branch Out set? My favorite set that is retired. I matched his colors to that of Greenhouse Gala DSP from Stampin' Up. When I was finished he was kind of swinging out there in white space. Enter in a strip of Pear Pizzazz punched with a MS grass border punch. Okay it's a bit vibrant, but not too bad. Hope you like it! - Heidi