04/30 CTMH May SOM Blog Hop

OMG - I give up! Where did the month of April go?....... Can you believe it is time for another SOM blog hop? So if you have arrived from Dawn's blog, I bet you have been busy hopping from blog to blog! Well do not give up - you have another one to hop to (besides mine, that is....) This month's stamp set is perfect for that last minute card or gift tag! SO here is my 'last minute" birthday card for a male friend or relative!



I incorporated two other challenges in this card and I am feeling pretty special at this moment!

The first one is the Mojo Monday ... here is the sketch


I changed it slightly so it is not a perfect representation of the sketch - but I still like it!

The second challenge is from our very own CTMH Heart 2 Heart challenge is which we had to use at least 2 ribbons on our project. So I dug out my container with a bunch of retired ribbon rounds and found that I like the color of New England Ivy better with the colors of the new paper pack - X7126 Passages. So I added 3 ribbon strips instead of 2!

Supplies:
X7126 Passage paper pack
D1421 Cherish the Moment stamp set
New England Ivy ribbon (retired)
Z1047 "C" from the Simple Alphabet - uppercase
Z1146 - Pewter brads
Brown Bag ink


Now hop on over to Helen's blog where you will find a list of everyone who is participating in the blog hop this month!

Enjoy!

04/17 Heart 2 Heart Challenge #2

I am loving this new blog with all of its challenge inspiration.

Week #2 is a 1-2-3 Challenge!
*Use 1 stamped image (not 1 set, but 1 image)
*Use 2 different patterned papers
*Use 3 embellishments - these can be 3 of the same thing or 3 different things

Have you ever been in a mood that you want to use up your stash before you break out the new supplies? Well that was me this week. My beautiful new papers are laying right next to me and I decided to work with a paper pack from Summer 2009 - Back Country! So I checked out the Mojo Monday sketch and decided to attempt to create one card for two challenges! Here is sketch #134.



Here is my version of the sketch. I hope you like it!



Supplies:
X7110 Back Country - stripe and plaid paper
Z1158 Dimensional Elements - Adventure
D1353 Campin' Fever stamp set
Goldrush Ink
Petwer Brad
Twill ribbon