Catching Up! Or at least trying to, lol!

This week's challenge on Latenight Stampers is to create a fall scrapbook page and the challenge on Our Creative Corner is to use the new in-colors--I know these can be combined easily because the new in colors, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede and Dusty Durango scream Fall to me. So here is my sample for both challenges. Oh yea, I also used a sketch challenge from SCS from a few weeks ago you can find that HERE.

It is so hard to get good pictures of 12 by 12 scrapbook pages don't you think? Do you have any suggestions to help me in the future? I would love some ideas if you have them.

Here is the two page spread together

Here is the right side...




And the left side...


All supplies are current SU except for the use of my Gazelle cutter for the titles. I do not own any current SU alphabets and part of the Latenightstampers rules are 100% current product from Stampin Up this is the best I could do.

It took me forever to find pictures that were fall themed and did not need to be printed from my computer. I am low on some colors and I didn't think I would get the best quality if I printed them so I had to dig through lots of old pictures--before my digital days. What fun that was, I love looking at old photos of my son and remembering how small he was and how much fun we have together. So these pictures are from 2002 my son is only 2 at the time.


Stamps: Autumn Harvest, Bright Blessings Jumbo Wheel
Paper: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla and DP from the Thoroughly Modern collection
Ink: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede
Other: brads, ribbon, jumbo eyelet, markers, tag corner punch, mat pack and paper piercer, Gazelle Cutter

Hope you have a great day today.
I have a busy one, but I am sure it will be a great one.

Mary Jo

Sunny Winter Wishes to you!

Combining three challenges and two techniques. The first challenge is the TLC234 leafing pen resist, the second challenge is my very own sketch challenge TSSC83 and it is also this week's OCCC challenge to make a Christmas in August Card--I added the Modern Grid technique to give it a different twist. Thanks for looking.

Stamps: Snow Swirled

Paper: Night of Navy, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Watercolor paper

Ink: Basic Black, Silver

Accessories: misting bottles, re-inker, circle scissors plus, ruler, glitter pen, silver leafing pen, rub ons, black marker

Techniques: Modern Grid, Leafing pen resist

Sure hope you have a fabulous day,
Be a blessing to someone you see today, it will bless you too!

Mary Jo

It's your birthday so party hearty!

I decided to make another card with the sketch from Our Creative Corner. This one is much smaller and it is actually a gift card holder too. This will be one of the projects that we make at this months clubs. It is really a great color scheme although it looks a bit dark on this screen.


I kept the inside pretty plain. You can see it in the next picture.

These are so fast and easy to make that you got to love em!

Stamps: It's Your Birthday, Party Hearty, All in a row
Paper: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Whisper White card stocks and ski slope dp
Ink: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Other: markers, circle punches, word window punch, white gel pen.

Mary Jo

I'm Nuts About You! and My New Assignment too!

I have been wanting to do the challenges over at Our Creative Corner for so long now but for some reason I keep forgetting about them. So I left myself a note to check it out this week! I hope to join in on these a lot more often this year. The first challenge of the year for them was a sketch challenge. Here is the sketch.


And of course my card. I am still playing with my stamps from Our Craft Lounge. This is the Dr. Pea-Nut set. He is too cute don't you think? The card looks much cuter IRL. It looks kind of plain in the picture but I didn't and still don't think it is when I look at the REAL card. Funny how that works sometimes???


Stamps: Dr. Pea Nut (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White and a cut piece of a pre made Valentine.
Ink: Basic Black
Other: colored pencils, gamsol, copics, circle punches, scallop circle punch, misc ribbon



---------My New Assignment----------Lots of Stampin Up cards coming soon-------------

And now for all you Stampin Up! lovers out there, you are probably wondering if I sold all my Stampin Up stamps, lol! Well rest easy I did not and I still love them but have been having so much fun with all my other stamps too! There are so many great stamps available. The good news is that I was just hired as a as a "Creative Deisnger" for the month of January by Sherrill Graff! She is paying me to create cards for her using ALL Stampin Up! products. So during the month following our new catalog release you will see at least 50 or more cards using ALL Stampin Up stuff! So be ready. The best part is there there are others that were hired with me so they will all be posting the same amounts of Stampin Up cards for your viewing/casing pleasure! Here are the other talented Stampin Up! demonstrators that I will be priviliged enough to be working with. Be sure to check out their blogs-- they ROCK!


Gretchen Barron www.gretchenbarron.typepad.com
Mary Brown http://stampercamper.com
Tana Conley http://tanaconley.blogspot.com/
LAURI SEAGO http://astampersperspective.typepad.com
Kathleen Innes www.stampjourney.com


Mary Jo