Mo's Challenge #107

Thank You, Thank You,

Thank You! 

The theme this week at Mo's is "Give Thanks", and you have the option of making a card for

Thanksgiving or a Thank You card!

I chose to use Mo's adorable little "Peaches" to  make a Thank You card, because I never seem have enough of them on hand!

I'm always trying to use up my growing mound of scraps, and this layout was perfect as I didn't even have to trim the scraps...they fit the 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" card front perfectly!

A bit of machine stitching, a few embellishments, and it was done!

Images: "Peaches" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Stamped sentiment form SU!

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Cuttlebug with Marianne swirl die and Die-Namics border die, Circle punches, Sewing machine

Papers: SU! Daffodil CS, Bazzill textured brown CS, Neenah smooth white, Assorted scrap strips

Embellishments: Grosgrain ribbon, Prima daisies, Brads, Pearl cabochons

So show some thanks and make a card or project using a fabulous image from Mo's Digital Pencil and enter this week's Challenge for a chance to win another of Mo's images!

 

Love to have you visit!

Elaine

Mo's Challenge #104

Sweet Leilani

I'm hostessing the challenge again this week, and I thought it would be fun to use a song for inspiration. We all have songs that remind us of places we've been,  people we love, or  those tunes that make us feel happy or nostalgic. 

Several songs came to mind for me, but I settled on "Sweet Leilani" because my husband was born in Hawaii, and I just love visiting the Islands. In fact, we are going again when school gets out in June with two of our children, their spouses and all of our grandchildren! It will be my third visit, and I can hardly wait!

I've used "Pineapple Girl" which is one from Mo's series of little girls with different fruits. They are all just adorable! 

The seed pods in the picture were some we picked up on the beautiful Hawaiian beaches during our last visit.

Image: "Pineapple Girl" from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor Pencil, Cricut machine, Mounting tape

Papers: SU! Soft Shadow,  Groovy Guava, Certainly Celery, Garden Green  CS, Neenah smooth white, Textured DP from stash, Corrugated cardboard

Embellishments: Magic Mesh, Prima flowers, Flower brad

So now it's your turn to  make a card or project that is inspired by a favorite song using one of Mo's images, and join us in Mo's Challenge for a chance to win one of her wonderful images to add to your collection!

So happy you visited! 

Elaine

Mo's Challenge # 95

Don't Card Me!

This week the challenge at Mo's is "Anything But a Card". That's a theme that always throws me for some reason! I put my thinking cap on and remembered making some Christmas candles last year with my daughter. They're pretty quick and simple to do, so that's what I decided to go with.

This one uses Mo's "Lemon Girl."
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This one uses Mo's "Sending Peace."
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This is the first one I made, using Mo's "Flower Girl."

The only problem I had was not remembering that you have to use much darker colors than you'd normally use in order to get the effect you want. This turned out much paler than I'd have liked, but with this image, that's not such  a bad thing.

I also made a rings of flowers to fancy the candles up a bit. That took me back to my days as a florist, when I spent my days making wedding bouquets and corsages.  

Image: All from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Tissue paper, Waxed paper, Heat Gun, Wire, Florist Tape, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Pillar candle

Embellishments: Flowers from WOC, Ribbon

 

Instructions

To make one, you adhere tissue paper to a piece of CS. I used Tacky Tape along the edges to secure the tissue. Then I printed off the image, colored it  and cut closely around the  image.
You have to color it darker than you would normally in order to get the right  color on the finished project.
The next step is to place the image where you want it on the candle, then cut a piece of waxed paper big enough to cover the image completely and wrap around to the back of the candle with enough extra to allow you to  hold it tightly against the candle, smoothing out any wrinkles as best you can.  The last step is to hold a heat gun about 6 to 8 inches from the image and carefully pass it back and forth over the image until you notice it getting shiny. When the entire image is shiny, remove the wax paper and check to see if the tissue paper is completely melted into the candle. If there are spots that haven't , replace the wax paper and heat again. Be careful not to use too much heat, or the wax will run and ruin your work.

 

 

Well, this challenge wasn't as difficult as I'd thought it would be, so I know you can do it, too!

Make something wonderful and share it with us in Mo's Challenge!

Thanks for looking!

Elaine

More Mo!

So Many Images...

So Little Time!

I have a huge collection of Mo's images and have dozens of them all printed up, but there never seem to be enough hours in the day to color and play!
All but a few days since school got out, we've had two of our grandchildren and, some days all three, here swimming, playing, and riding their four- wheelers through the woods while their parents are at work!  I love having them, but it does mean more work cooking for them and cleaning up after them, and that takes away from my play time!

I have managed to grab a few minutes here and there, so I have a few cards to show you.


Cherry, Cherry!

Now this little sweetie can join Mo's other little fruit girls. I posted the Blueberry, Strawberry, and Watermelon  girls previously.

Image: "Cherry" from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, White gel pen, Cuttlebug with Nesties and Quickutz Swirl die, Martha Stewart ribbon and lace border punches, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Tacky tape

Papers: SU! Real Red, Neenah smooth white, Paper Pizazz red gingham DP

Embellishments: Cherry Charm (Charm Barn), Red satin ribbon, Narrow lace, Flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts)

I've entered this is the Stamp Something Challenge , use a digital image, and the Pink Elephant Challenge,  use red, white, and blue.

Fairies!

 I love this set...five of the cutest little fairies!
My favorite of these two cards is the first one, which is odd, because I'm not fond of lavenders and purples in general. I think it's because I really like the delicate floral paper

I had a difficult time coloring the hair of this one...just couldn't get the highlights right. I ended up just coloring it all one shade!










Images for both are from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Spica clear pen, White gel pen, Tacky tape on both, Cuttlebug with Nesties and Parisian Accents die, Martha Stewart border and branch punches, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set on second card

Papers: SU! Mauve Mist and Orchid Opulence,  K & Co. DP (First card), SU! Groovy Guava and Mint Melody, MME Stella DP (Second card), Neenah smooth white on both

Embellishments: Satin Ribbon, Flowers, Lace on both, Flower-headed hat pin with bead and pearls on first, Stickles and Pearl cabochons on second


I have a few more, but will leave those for another time.

Happy Fourth of July!
Elaine

Mo's Challenge # 87

Tag! You're It!

Our challenge from our hostess, Dawn, this week is to make a tag and use our favorite embellishments. I consider myself  'tag challenged' as I can never seem to place them on a card so that they look as if they belong. They always appear to be an after-thought!
 Anyway, here's my attempt, and it actually doesn't look too bad. LOL!

 The image is one of a series Mo has done of little girls and fruit. They are all just irresistible!
I made the tag using oval dies, and the 'seeds' are actually petals from a punched flower. I sanded the CS to rough it up and give it a little texture. The inside of the tag says, "Just for You."
  A few of my favorite embellishments are gingham ribbon, punched borders, charms and pearls! Of course, I love flowers and brads, too, but enough is enough, or maybe too much in this case!

Image: "Watermelon Girl" from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Mounting tape, Wire, Martha Stewart border punch, Cuttlebug with oval Nesties

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

Embellishments: Wired gingham ribbon, Stitched grosgrain ribbon, Love charm, Beads, Pearl cabochons

So tag up and join us in Mo's Challenge for a chance to win one of her wonderful digital images!

Thanks for dropping by!
Elaine