Feel Better Soon

The emergency appendectomy of a coworker definitely is not a happy occasion. However, it does provide me the opportunity to make a card. So that's how I spent my lunch hour.



Supplies (All CTMH, except as noted):
Textured Carstock: Desert Sand (embossed with the Cuttlebug and the Swirls folder)
Cardstock: Olive, Smokey Plum, Colonial White
Patterned Paper: My Reflections Level 2 Paper Packet in Bella
Ribbon: Hollyhock Twill
Edge Anchors and Brads: Colonial White
Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads: Smokey Plu, Olive, Creme Brulee
3-D Foam Tape
Other: Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper (1/2" setting)

Lovely Blog Award

Thanks to Cheryl for bestowing upon me my first blog award!



The rules for this one are: 1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. 2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.Here are my picks for this award (in no particular order):

Jami
Erin
Kimberly
Sharon
Clerissa
Sheila
Kandi

Here are the first seven. I will nominate eight more very soon!

These blogs are fellow CTMH sisters who create marvelous things and show me what can be done with our products. If you need some inspiration, these gals will provide it. Thanks, ladies!

Mojo Monday, Week 91

I hadn't played along with a Mojo Monday sketch challenge in a while, so I decided to jump back in that pool. Turns out the water was warm and welcoming. Here is the sketch:



And here is my creation:





Supplies (All CTMH):
Colors: Smokey Plum, Creme Brulee, Hollyhock, Olive
Patterned Paper: Bella B&T Duos from Level 2 My Reflections Paper Packet
Ribbon: Hollyhock Twill
My Acrylix Stamp Set: TLC
Rhinestone Frames (Exclusively for Connections Club members)
Pewter Brads and Mini Brads
Cardstock
Exclusive Inks

Changes

Captain Obvious is here to tell you that changes are happening.

Here is a flower from outside my dwelling three weeks ago:



And here is a flower from outside my dwelling a couple hours ago:



Yes, we moved from New Mexico to Iowa (note new blog title). I accepted a full-time job at my alma mater doing what I love. The daughter is making friends, which is definitely good. The husband is still back in New Mexico preparing the house to be sold. So, now things have settled down, which means I have time to make pretty things and blog.

Most recently I have been using Wishes for inspiration. In this excellent how-to book, there is a section called Celebration Card Workshop which gives instructions on how to make 12 cards , two each of six designs. So, that became my weekend project.

I displayed the cards on my new Umbra Fotofalls. I have wanted one since I saw one at Christmas, and I finally stumbled across one at Archivers at the Mall of America (only 3 hours away!).
B&T Duos
Supplies (All CTMH)
Colors: White Daisy, Tulip, Sunflower, Clover Meadow, Dutch Blue and Desert Sand
Patterned Paper: Animal Crackers Creative Basics
Cardstock
Exclusive Inks
Designer Ribbon Rounds
Liquid Glass
3-D Foam Tape
My Acrylix Stamp Sets: Treetops (C1368), Thank You (D1361)

And the blog candy winner is...

Mama Erin! Congratulations on winning the blog candy, Erin!

I know you already have the With Love set, so I will let you select a different set. Email me at rhwcrafts at yahoo dot com and we will discuss it. Thanks, Erin!

Mojo Monday, 365 Cards

I'm not usually a fan of combining two challenges into one project, but I couldn't resist doing it this time. The Mojo Monday Sketch looks so fun, and the 365 Cards Wacky Wednesday challenge looks fun too. That challenge is to use Orange, Green, and Purple -- three of my favorite colors!!!

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch #81



And here is what I created:




And a slideshow:

All Supplies CTMH:
Colors: Goldrush, Petal, and Garden Green
My Acrylix Stamps: Dream Team
Patterned Paper from Boom-Di-Ada covering a star, circle, and dot Dimensional Element
Embellishments: Garden green grosgrain ribbon, corduroy brad, mini safety pins, arrow photo clip; Petal brads; Sparkles

Thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Truly Scrumptious #4

While checking out different crafty blogs, I came upon a new and exciting sketch challenge site, Truly Scrumptious. So, I checked out the week 4 sketch:



and knew immediately what I wanted to create. Earlier yesterday I saw Laurel Seabrook's card on the CTMH bulletin board and was inspired to make something similar in Ocean and Orange. I love the way these colors look together, and I knew I could use my new orange Prima embossed flowers I got from my secret sister, since the Truly Scrumptious theme was "flower power". Here is what I created:

Supplies (CTMH unless noted)-
Cardstock: Ocean and White Daisy
Exclusive Inks: Orange and Black
Stamps: a new set I'll show you more of over the next few weeks
Glitter: Prisma Glitter
Flowers: Prima
Ribbon: from stash