What do you do when your MOJO-JO-JO has deserted you? Part 4, 5, 6, 7

So... now that I had a BUNCH of cards... I needed a cute box to put them in to make a nice gift!

By now you recognize the stamp set, punch and colors....  Petite Petals Stamp Set and punch.

and colors....

Supplies:

• Petite Petals [wood]
• Petite Petals [clear]
• Petite Petals Punch
• Real Red 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock (just a few small scraps)
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
• Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
• Brights Candy Dots
• Subtles Candy Dots
• Coastal Cabana 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim
• 2013-2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack (for the band around the box)

So... to make a LONG story short... my creative block not only resolved, but turned into a CREATIVE BINGE!  I have another set of Note Cards and Envelopes to share with you using the Watercolor Wonder Designer Note Cards and Envelopes!

Stay tuned!

What do you do when your MOJO-JO-JO has deserted you? Part 4, 5, 6, 7

As the day went on....  I still kept with the Petite Petals Stamp Set and punch.

and colors....

and note cards...

Here's my 4th card:

 and 5th...

 and 6th... I broke down and used another stamp set, "Hello, Lovely"

and I used a framelit from the Hearts a Flutter set

and 7th... I used the greeting from Yippee Skippee

Supplies:

• Petite Petals [wood]
• Petite Petals [clear]
• Petite Petals Punch
• Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack - 3" x 4 1/2"
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock (just a few small scraps)
• Real Red 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
• Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
• Whisper White Note Cards Envelopes
• Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon"

Next I'll show you the cute box I made to hold a set of the cards and envelopes!

What can YOU make with one stamp set, a punch, a piece of Designer Paper and 3 colors?  Send me your pictures (of projects ONLY using SU products) and I may post your designs here!  

What do you do when your MOJO-JO-JO has deserted you? Part 3

As the day went on....  I stayed with the Petite Petals Stamp Set and punch.

and colors....

and note cards...

Here's my third card...
- Designer Series Paper - 3" x 2 1/4"  (bottom piece)
- another pattern from the same paper pack - 3" x 2 1/2"
- a 3/4" strip of Real Red Card Stock, punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch; the scallops are pierced with the Paper Piercing Tool
- three cute, little flowers stamped in Real Red
- raised up with a Dimensionals; with the petals "fluffed up a bit"
- finished with Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon

Supplies:

• Petite Petals [wood]
• Petite Petals [clear]
• Petite Petals Punch
• Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack - 3" x 4 1/2"
• Real Red 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock (just a few small scraps)
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
• Whisper White Note Cards Envelopes
• Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon"
• Paper Piercing Tool

I will share the other cards over the next few days!  Stay tuned!

What can YOU make with one stamp set, a punch, a piece of Designer Paper and 3 colors?  Send me your pictures (of projects ONLY using SU products) and I may post your designs here!  

What do you do when your MOJO-JO-JO has deserted you? Part 2

So... once my creative juices were at least moving...

I stayed with the Petite Petals Stamp Set and punch.

and colors....

and note cards...

Here's my second card...
- a rectangle of Designer Series Paper - 3" x 4 1/2"
- a 1 1/4" strip of another pattern from the same paper pack
- a 2" strip of Coastal Cabana Card Stock
- two cute, little flowers stamped in Real Red; one stamped in Coastal Cabana
- raised up with a Dimensionals
- with a Candy Dots in the center.... (Pool Party, Real Red)

Supplies:

• Petite Petals [wood]
• Petite Petals [clear]
• Petite Petals Punch
• Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack - 3" x 4 1/2"
• Coastal Cabana 8-1/2x11 Card Stock - 2" x 4 1/2"
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock (just a small scrap)
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
• Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
• Whisper White Note Cards Envelopes
• Subtles Candy Dots
• Brights Candy Dots

I will share the other cards over the next few days!  Stay tuned!

What can YOU make with one stamp set, a punch, a piece of Designer Paper and 3 colors?  Send me your pictures (of projects ONLY using SU products) and I may post your designs here!  

What do you do when your MOJO-JO-JO has deserted you? Part 1...

What do you do when you aren't feeling creative?  When your MOJO-JO-JO just doesn't seem to be THERE????  When your internal voice is telling you that you CAN'T...

After the rush of the holidays, I took a few days off from crafting and it took me a while to get back into the swing of things.... I felt like my MOJO-JO-JO was gone.... Would I EVER be able to make a GOOD card again?????  YOU KNOW how those internal conversations can go!!!!

So I gave myself a design challenge.....

1.  Just make SOMETHING, ANYTHING.  Yes, I put it on my electronic TO DO list just that way.
2.  Use only ONE stamp set!  (gasp - why not tie BOTH hands behind my back!)
3.  Use three colors.

I chose the Petite Petals Stamp Set which of, course meant I needed to use the matching punch.

I thought the colors in the adorable Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack were SO pretty so I chose them - Real Red, Coastal Cabana and Crumb Cake.  Stampin' Up! puts the colors in their Designer Series Paper in the catalog, so when I'm stuck, I borrow from their color choices!

Since I was keeping this SIMPLE, I decided to use our Whisper White Notecards & Envelopes.  (With 12 note cards and matching envelopes for only $5.95, you can never go wrong.)

Here's my first card...
- a rectangle of Designer Series Paper
- a 1" strip of another pattern from the same paper paack
- a cute, little flower stamped in Real Red
- raised up with a Dimensional
- with a Candy Dot in the center.... (okay, I cheated here... the Candy Dot is Pool Party)

Supplies:

• Petite Petals [wood]
• Petite Petals [clear]
• Petite Petals Punch
• Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack - 3" x 4 1/2"
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock (just a small scrap)
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
• Whisper White Note Cards Envelopes
• Subtles Candy Dots

Cute, eh?

It's pretty simple, but I have to admit that I love, love, love it!  And even better it got my creative juices moving and my MOJO-JO-JO revved up!  Once I got started, I ended up creating 8 different designs and a gift box to hold the cards!  I will share the other cards over the next few days!  Stay tuned!

What can YOU make with one stamp set, a punch, a piece of Designer Paper and 3 colors?  Send me your pictures (of projects ONLY using SU products) and I may post your designs here!