My Mojo...and Monday Mojo #322 :)

As you can see by how long it's been since I've posted...I have not felt creative at all lately! It is so sad to see all these wonderful toys (stamps, inks, papers, embellishments, etc.) sitting in my craft area...and not have the desire to play with them! I don't know what my problem was but I am thinking it was something along the lines of being abducted by aliens :) Whatever the reason, I have a bridal shower to go to this weekend and needed to do something. 

I struggled with ideas because I barely know the bride to be (although I am looking forward to getting to know her better) and both her and her groom to be are coming from established homes. Honestly...I'm not even sure if it is tradition to bring a gift but I feel bad going empty handed!!!

Thanks to the internet this is what I came up with

It's a cute poem that corresponds to different cleaning products, which I thought was a great idea because EVERYONE could use more cleaning products!!!  Here is the link to where I found the poem, and here is a close up picture of the poem.

I wanted to make a card to match so I used the sketch over at Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.

It's all made with Whisper and Slate cardstock from Close To My Heart (CTMH). The background script is embossed with the Cuttlebug and then I inked over it with Slate Ink. The flowers and the shape for the sentiment are cut from the CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. The sentiment is from the CTMH stamp set "You Are My Happy". The glitter on the card and the poem is Stickles...I am addicted to this stuff!!!

Have a wonderful day...and get crafting!!!!I am hoping that the bride to be enjoys this as much as I did making it!!! Thank you for taking the time to stop by and look...I hope you enjoyed it as well!!! Don't forget to go here and look at all of the other amazing cards that have been made using this Monday Mojo sketch.

Rema

Playing a little catch up...

I have tried to be better about posting regularly, but I have totally failed this past month! I so wanted to be able to complete all of the challenges for the month of October over at Heart 2 Heart challenges...but I was sick for a couple of weeks and didn't make it. Even though it is to late to enter them...I still made the cards just so I could complete my goal :)

Here are my creations...better late than never!

"Little Black Dress"

For this card I put velcro on the flower so that the flower can be used on either a hair clip or the bracelet. The flower is made from a silk scarf that I found for a quarter at a thrift shop and a metal flower from the base and bling selection.

"Lace"

I used the stamp from the Cricut Artiste stamp set to make the lacey pattern.

"Lots of Layers"

This card is using the Cricut Artiste cartridge also...and the November SOTM "Illuminate"

Thanks for looking and if you have any questions about the products I used for any of these cards, please either leave me a comment or send me an email!

If you are interested in seeing what the Heart 2 Heart challenges are all about...here is the link

http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/

Rema

dragonflycre8tions@yahoo.com

You Better Shape Up...'cause I need a man...

And My Heart Is Set On You...

I LOVE the movie Grease...my husband would truly hate me if I had the soundtrack because how can you not sing along at the top of your lungs!!!! 

The theme this week at Heart 2 Heart Challenges is "You Better Shape Up"

As soon as I read those words I started singing...be honest...you did too didn't you?!

You are supposed to create a "shaped" card and I knew right away what I wanted to do...

continue singing :)

I used the Cricut Craft Room to weld the heart and the U together and then I copied and pasted it, lined them up together and used the flip key, then made sure that all of it was welded...

I wanted to stick with the whole "Grease" theme and I remember that Sandy was in leather when she was singing this song...black leather wouldn't have worked with the heart so I tried to make the red heart look like leather. I embossed the heart with the Cuttlebug (I cannot remember the name of the folder but it's a bunch of little random sized squares.) After that I inked the paper with Cranberry Ink then covered it with Liquid Glass. I just put spots of the Liquid Glass all over the heart and then rubbed it in with my finger...messy...yes...but so worth it!!! If you haven't used this product I highly recommend you try it...it dries super fast and it's not sticky at all!!!

 

Most everything I used is Close To My Heart...although I did use some Stickles glitter glue (another favorite of mine!)

Thanks for looking and if it's been a while...go watch Grease and sing along...really it's kind of therapeutic...just like crafting :)

Be sure to go over to Heart 2 Heart to check out all the other cool shapes!

http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/10/you-better-shape-up.html

10 Foods That Make Me Think of....HOME (Family)

This is the first time that I am joining in the Monday Listicles...what can I say...it's about food :)
The topic is "10 Foods That Make You Think Of..." I am going with foods that remind me of home, which of course means family to me. These foods are in no particular order and I listed some of the "bad" with the awesome!!!

Pancakes...My mom is FAMOUS for her pancakes! They are so amazing that they are the highlight of every trip home for all family and friends. I should say that she has even been known to make the powdered portion and send it out to family members who live out of town so they can enjoy them...although I have never been a recipient of said special treat...I would say that's a hint...if someone shows mom my blog :)

Mom's Chocolate Chip cookies...really...they are just the Nestle Toll House recipe...so why do they taste so much better when she makes them? Literally, it was as if everyone from miles away could smell when she was making them...they swarmed the house every time!!!

Thumb Cookies...OK, so the recipe is actually called "Chocolate Mountains" but trust me when I say that they should be called thumb cookies. It all started with my sister JJ calling out..."Mom, what do you do when you get your thumb stuck in the mixer?"

Clean the Refrigerator Out Stew...I DON'T LIKE THIS...but it does remind me of home. This was when my Grandma would just take all of the leftovers out of the fridge and dump them in a pot-calling it stew. I still cringe at the thought :(

Fried Bread...man do I miss this! This was a rare treat we usually enjoyed at our aunt and uncles house.

Lumpy Cream of Wheat...don't knock it till you try it! For some reason even when I try I can't get it lumpy!

Fried Oatmeal...this is the bomb (meaning it's crazy good) of breakfast foods. There are eight kids in the family...mom had to be creative with leftovers and we always hoped there would be enough oatmeal left! Especially with mom's homemade syrup...my mouth is watering now!!!

Rice Pudding...another thing I always wanted to have leftovers of...rice! I have no idea how mom made this...but let me tell you, store bought of any brand is no comparison!!!!

Burnt Meatloaf/Burnt Flank Steak...I know it sounds strange but we would practically beg mom to burn these meats. Now before you think I am completely strange (which you would be right...but I digress) you should know that she cooked them in a Cast Iron pan that just caramelized the meat soooo perfectly. I sure do miss that pan!!!

Rabbit...OK...I REALLLLLY DO NOT LIKE THIS...but again, it does have memories for me. My dad was quite the practical joker (so he thought), I just thought he was down right mean :) We raised rabbits, but I was only 5yrs old so to me they were pets. Dad told me we were having chicken that night and when he thought I had eaten my "drumstick" he asked how I liked the rabbit...lets just say that rabbit flew (across the room at my dad...but I missed.) Now I'm not so trusting-lemme see the wings if you want me to eat chicken!!!

There are so many more foods that make me miss my family...but these are some of the first things that come to mind. I truly regret not spending more time in the kitchen with Mom and Grandma...such a wealth of information...if only I could have understood "a pinch of this" type of measurements!!! Needless to say, I am not a cook...my husband does all of our cooking.

Now that my mouth is watering...it's time to get some sleep! Looking forward to some sweet (and savory) dreams tonight :)

If you are still awake and want to see what the "Listicles" are all about or want to read about other bloggers food memories, just follow the link below and have fun...maybe even give it a try yourself!!!

http://www.northwestmommy.com/2013/monday-listicles-120

"Thanks" Card using Cricut Craft Room

My card today is for three different challenges...it will be my first time playing along with two of them and I had a great time! I chose the colors based on the color dare over at Color My Heart...Cranberry and 1 other color (neutrals don't count)...can you say FALL :)

I chose to use Goldrush as my other color...I also used a little Desert Sand for some of the leaves.

 The sketch I followed was the Mojo Monday Sketch #314...

I also followed the technique challenge over at "Just Us Girls" (JUGS). The challenge was to try the die-cut inlay technique, they have a video on their website showing how to do this. It's hard to see in the picture but I used this technique in each of the 3 layers...the decorative shape in the background...the leaves in the banner...and the "Thanks" in the sentiment.

I used the Cricut Craft Room (using all three of the CTMH cartridges) to design and cut the cards and just cut this out 4 times (Cranberry, Goldrush, Desert Sand and a pattern paper from Huntington) 

I love it because now...the work is already done for me to be able to create 3 more cards...it's so great when a project can create more than one item :)

Thank you for looking and be sure to check out the other talented creations over at...

Mojo Monday - http://mojomonday.blogstue-other.html

Color My Heart - http://colormyheartcolordare.blogspot.com/2013/10/color-dare-64-cranberry-plus-one-other.html

Just Us Girls - http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/10/just-us-girls-210-technique-challenge.html

If you have any questions and/or are interested in any of the products I used...feel free to comment here or send me an email :)

Rema

dragonflycre8tions@yahoo.com

Thinking of You....paper ruffle ribbon

I have been such a blog stalker for a while now and have loved looking at the sketches and the creations over at Retro Sketches...today I have finally played along!!! This sketch was just to much fun not to!

Here is my interpretation of the sketch...

and here is the sketch...

I did put the sentiment in a different location...but I tried the other spot and it just didn't look right!

Here is a close up of the paper ribbon and following are a few pictures on how I made it...feel free to comment below if you have any questions!!!

 

Thanks for looking and be sure to go over to see all of the other talented entries...

http://retrosketches.blogspot.com/2013/09/retrosketches-83.html

Thank You...

The challenge over at Heart 2 Heart this week is to go Au Naturale...I chose to go with the natural colors.

I used the Stitch Guide (diamond shape) to create the border above and below the thank you. I saw the card that Jen created over at Freshly Made Sketches and fell in love with the look! The stamp is "A True Thank You"

I also created my card based off of this sketch...

I hope you enjoy the card and please go over to the following blogs to check out the other talented creations!!!

http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/09/au-naturale.html

http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2013/10/freshly-made-sketches-106-sketch-by-amy.html