Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Herb Garden

I must admit the word "herb" and I do not get along!! I have very high sensitivities to oregano, basil, thyme, sage, rosemary and a few others so very thankful hubby loves to cook and improvise on things that can bring flavor :)  However, I do love leaves and green and earthy colours, so that is what I focused on for my card.

I have seen various cards on Pinterest with the sentiment framed by flowers, leaves and the like and loved them so I pulled out PTI's Turning A New Leaf set (love this set and haven't used it for some time so was good to ink it up!), three shades of green and a bit of grey to frame the sentiment panel which is brown as per the dirt (sorry it looks black in the photo).  Nice and simple as I didn't have energy to do much more (lazy summer mode I think - grin).   

HERB GARDEN

Guest Designer:  Lenae of SugarGem

Betty Wright

 Kim Singdahlsen

Leigh Penner

Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler 
Lynn Magnan

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Melody Rupple

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson
Silk Ledlow

Stacey Schafer

Tammy Hershberger

Tara Godfrey 

Hard to believe it is August already!  Summer is flying by a bit too quickly!!  We have had amazing weather, however, that in turn brings issues....the lack of rain is causing many fires in the interior and sadly some are losing their homes as a result.   Hits close to home as my SIL's mom is on evacuation alert due to fires in her area!  So thankful for those hard working fire fighters, smoke jumpers, helicopter pilots etc.  for their endless days of fighting the advancement of the fires.  Wish we could give them some of the 7 months of rain we got over the winter months right now!  

Have a fabulous week and I look forward to seeing your creations in the gallery!

 

What's In It?

Stamps:  Turning a New Leaf (PTI)
Paper:  Early Espresso, White (Stampin' Up) 
Ink:  Garden Green, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Going Grey (Stampin' Up)  
Accessories:  Word Die (PTI)

Mojo Monday #488

A nice easy sketch to work with this week and the sky is the limit as far as options you can go with.

I went with a masculine theme this time and kept it pretty simple as hubby keeps telling me men don't like fru-fru stuff on their cards.   An embossed background for a bit of texture, a big old brad in the middle of the ship's wheel for a bit of metal, and a bit of twine with a sailor's knot to finish things off.

All the challenge details are over on the Mojo Monday blog and you can also view all the wonderful Mojo Makers samples.  Should you wish more details on the Mojo Maker's cards, you can also visit their individual blogs noted below.

Julee Tilman (Owner)

Justin Krieger

  Lori Tecler  

Marisa Ritzen (that's me)

Sarah Biglow

Teresa Kline

Wanda Cullen

Thankful to have this week off as my boss is off with his family for Spring Break.  Perfect for being able to get used to the time change and getting some of the "to do list" jobs done, not to mention having extra time with my kids :)

Have a fabulous week, and thanks for popping in today!



 
  

What's In It?

Stamps:  Strong Anchor (Verve Stamps)

Paper:  Ahoy There (Carta Bella)
Ink:   Black, Old Navy

Accessories:  Nautical Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Stitched Rectangle Dies (Lil' Inker), Chevron Embossing Folder (Provo Kraft) Brad, Blue Twine, Dimensionals

Viva La Verve October 2016 Sketch 1

This sketch morphed into a masculine birthday card with a clean, graphic style.  The males in my house gave it a thumbs up so I went with it.  Don't remember the last time I made a care without DP on it and it was kind of fun :)   Just like the old days LOL!

Love this colour combo, and paired it with the Birthday to You Plain Jane and Starry Die set.  Some texture, stitching and a sole button with nary a butterfly or flower in sight - yes, it can be done folks {grin}.

Head on over to the Viva La Verve blog for my viewfinder and recap post as well as an opportunity to browse the gallery for added inspiration.  Still lots of time to play along for a chance to win some free Verve!

Have a fabulous weekend :)




 
   
What's In It?
Stamps: Birthday To You (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Black, Cool Caribbean, Going Grey (Stampin' Up) 
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Starry Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Scalloped Circle and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inkers), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Provo Kraft), Crimper (Fiskars), Button, Twine, Glue Dot, Dimensionals

Mojo Monday #465

Well, I survived the first week of kids going back high school and university as well as heading back to work after ten days off....barely LOL!!!

My daughter was stressed out with all the activities of "O" Week (orientation week) on campus (insert:  introvert overload) and when I got to work, our server had crashed while we were on vacation so we didn't have access to any of our hard drive information AND the first day back, we had to run without our booking schedule until mid-afternoon!!   That meant we had no clue who was coming in and at what time, couldn't confirm, cancel or change appointments.  Computers are great when they function, but when they go down....oh my!!!  Fingers crossed they will have repaired everything over the weekend before we head in this morning!

But I digress....back to the sketch!  I needed a masculine card and this sketch fit the bill as I used brads on the skewed panel and a star in lieu of the circle element along with this fabulous Jeremiah 17:7 verse from the new Scripture Medley 4 set.   New photo location for you too as I was home late and had to use our front door area for decent lighting!

All the challenge details are over on the Mojo Monday blog and you can also view all the wonderful Mojo Makers samples.  Should you wish more details on the Mojo Maker's cards, you can also visit their individual blogs noted below.

Julee Tilman (Owner)

Justin Krieger

  Lori Tecler  

Marisa Ritzen (that's me