The ties that bind

OK, now that I'm semi-awake...

Here's all the stuff I did yesterday. Check out the post below, too for some blog candy and my return to Scrapbooking. On a side note, Internet, have you tried coconut M&M's?? I was a little scared, but they are really good. The first one you eat is a little weird as you get used to it, but I find the next 50 go down just fine!

Here's the current Mojo sketch:And here's my spin: Not much of a spin, I know...

This one also worked for Stampin' B's who wanted only neutrals this week. I thought that was going to be super difficult, but it resulted in one of my favorite cards, go figure... Just saw that Rubber Necker's latest challenge totally works with this (I think).

Supplies:

inked background paper ~ fiskars black ink (I have a small square ink pad that came with something and I just stamped it randomly on the background)

bird stamp ~ Hampton Art

patterned paper ~ ?? wish I knew... I have a HUGE pile of paper that all came from the same manufacturer and no idea where it came from.

wood grain ribbon ~ Label tulip kit (some of their previous kits are on sale!)

Flowers ~ Prima and they're velvet!

brad ~ creative imaginations

Now for 365's card of the day...
Here's the outside. Lots and lots of Cosmo Cricket going on here! For this challenge we had to bind something. I used my gromlets since I have about 3 million of them (We R Memory Keepers). Does anyone else just use their crop-a-dile as an expensive hole-punch/paper weight? The brown paper is My mind's Eye and the ribbon is SEI or SIE... I think it's SEI. I'm sure you all know, anyway!

Now for the inside...

Ugh! I thought I was going to bed yesterday at around 2 and then came these rub-ons. They are from October Afternoon and they came in last month's Label Tulip kit. I generally don't like letter rub-ons anyway, because I just would rather have stickers. These were a nightmare. I had to use my bone folder and each letter took at least 10 minutes to put on. The green paper will actually not lay flat on the inside of the card b/c I had to press so hard on the letters so the center is bowed. I hope this is not normal for their rub-ons, but I'm pretty sure I won't be buying any in the near future! Oh, and this card will say Happy 55 on the bottom... my Mom will be officially a senior in a little over a month. She really enjoys being reminded of this fact. (p.s. peak at the post below for some photos of Mom and me in the 80's).


This is a Truly Scrumptious sketch:

Here's what I did:

This is the one where I can tell that I'm tired... LOL! The cards just get weird! I have no idea what this will be for, but it is making me laugh at how ridiculous it is. The monster/cutie is a digi stamp that I found in one of my obsessive searches (don't know from where - I'll get back to you on that one). The rest of it is random scraps and some thickers (my new love) and some Colorbok jewels that I placed together to try to make a flower...

Super Sketchy Sunday at 365...

My spin:

I really wish you could see my creative process... It really involves what I can find in front of me at that very moment. LOL. I feel like this would have been better if i had sought out some different papers, but it's not my favorite color combo, so maybe that's the problem. Also, this was for the Rubber Necker challenge, but it ended... oh well!

Supplies:

more paper that I can not identify... the green piece is Jenny Bowlin

ribbon ~ 5 for $1 AC Moore

stamp ~ Label Tulip

I think the inside will say... "You are old." I'm pretty sure all my older relatives really like getting these cards. They may cry, but secretly, I think they're really glad to get something from the heart... They're really secretive about it, though.

Now, go check out the post below for the candy! and the Scrapbooking!

You know you want to!