Father's Day X 2

I had to make this card twice. I had just finished the first one (which I intended to send to my Dad) when my son came in, saw it, and claimed it for his own (to give to his Dad.) If I had said no he would have gotten upset, so I just let him have it knowing I could make another.

No great stamps for this card. I ordered a Father's Day set but, since it has to be shipped internationally, it hasn't arrived yet. Hopefully I can use it next year!


~La

Surprised by Mojo!

I have a confession: When I first saw this weeks Mojo Monday sketch I didn't like it. At all. I thought I would skip this week, which would be no big deal since I'm not a regular anyhow. But then, for some reason, I thought I would just give it a try. And...SURPRISE...I love the card I made! So once again I have to thank the Mojo designers because this is something I never would have done without their inspiration.



Photo note: I usually scan my cards. However, tonight I accidentally sat something across the fan on my card and it wrecked what HAD BEEN a perfect fan. I'm sure the scanner would have flattened it completely. So I took regular photos which I think turned out just fine.

~La

Play Date with Mojo Monday

For the first time I am participating in a challenge from "The Play Date Cafe". Their challenge is to use these colors:

I have combined that color challenge with a second card from this Mojo Monday sketch:

And here is my card:

I'm afraid it looks like I didn't know when to stop adding embellishments - it's a little busy. At the same time, I am a bit frustrated by the embellishments I am limited to. Living in Taiwan I do not have access to most of the beautiful things people are using stateside. BUT, I will be heading to the States in 2-1/2 weeks and plan to shop for embellishments while I'm there. I only hope they don't change too much in the next year, after I return to Taiwan.

I hope this isn't too busy for anyone who might be looking here.

~La

Birthday Mojo

I really love this weeks Mojo Monday sketch. I think I will use this layout many times. Thanks, Mojo Divas!

This is also the first time I have ever "paper-pieced". Not sure why I haven't done it before. I see it on other peoples cards and think it is lovely. And I am very pleased with how mine turned out so will definitely do more of it.

~La

Put Your Sunglasses On...

This is a very bright card; definitely not for those who like subtle colors!

I put it together following this week's Mojo Monday card, and I actually completed it before the deadline!

I am very thankful for the Mojo Monday blog. It gives me endless ideas for putting cards together.

~La

Past Due Mojo

Every card I have made recently has been a sympathy card. Making sympathy cards is a new thing for me, but I guess I will be getting better at it. I've come to an age where people I know are losing parents. I have 2 friends who have lost parents to lung cancer in the last 5 months as well as others I know who are losing parents and other loved ones.


So here's my card:



I followed a Mojo Monday sketch for this card, but didn't get it done until after the deadline. Oh well, I like the card anyway.

~La

Eembroidery Floss

I thought I would try some challenges beyond Mojo Monday so went to Our Creative Corner for ideas. Their challenge this week is to use embroidery floss - something I happen to have quite a lot of since I also embroider. Looking at the samples from their divas I can see I can and should get much more creative than I did - perhaps I will try again. But in the meantime, I cased this card from Sleepy in Seattle.

I had a lot of fun making this. I used water color pencils and the bleach stamping technique as well as my sewing machine and Xyron Creative Station (to laminate the bookmark).

~La