Less is More with Black and White Llamas

Although I've really changed my habits about buying new stamps, I was simply attracted to this happy one from Technique Junkies, called "Cool Llamas."    It works beautifully with the Less is More challenge of "black and white plus one color."  The background paper is from Ellen Hutson: Modern Graphics by Julie Ebersole.  

Tuesday Card

For this week's card, I chose to make one from designer paper. This is from a Prima pad "Romance Novel" and the sentiment is one of those great Penny Black ones.  I covered the card base with the floral print, and then cut the ledger sheet with a stitched rectangle die and tied a bow with skinny twine.  The yellow dots are those pretty matte adhesive ones.  

Mojo Monday

Hearts and pink go well together for this Mojo Monday sketch...with a little distressing and Rock Candy Distress Stickles on the layered heart.  

Mojo Monday

Again, I discovered that my largest circle die isn't that large at all.  But I once believed that I would never use dies in my card-making---and that turned out just the opposite!  In my Mojo Monday card, I decided on a star instead of a square, which is a big deal for me. I tend to follow sketches pretty closely because I don't consider myself very creative.  

Mojo Monday with a Variety of Shapes

I finished my Mojo Monday card, and it's still Monday!  That's a big deal for me.  I'm trying to get my card-making mojo back, but it's resisting.  Lots of shapes and possibilities with this sketch, so I didn't wander far from one paper pad.  

Mojo Monday -- on Thursday Again

I rarely get my MOJO MONDAY card finished on Monday; to be honest, I often don't even start it on Monday.  Even with a great sketch, I need to think--a lot!

There are lots of shapes and layers on #447.  It was definitely a challenge to choose papers!  I ended up with a neutral colored card, employing SU's paper pack "Dimensions" again (two weeks ago, too). "Fantastic" is a new die from Verve.  

Tuesday Mailing

I buy designer paper by the pad....I really love the 6x6 pads.  However, because almost all of my purchases are made online, I can't look inside the pad to see just what it contains. That has resulted in my purchase of several pads with full-page designs...6x6 sized pages. Those just don't work well with a  4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card.  These cards each feature part of a page from Prima's "Lyric" collection.  The sentiment is from Impression Obsession.