MOJO Monday # 263

So here is the sample for this weeks MOJO. I knew even before I saw the sample, that I'd do this weeks card with MDS2 (My Digital Studio 2).

I had the first version of MDS, but had some technical issues with it and was not able to print anything - I guess something went wrong with the initial download and I never bothered to reload it.

So when Stampin'Up! was offering the free 30 day trial for the new MDS2, I went and tried it. What a great program!

I have since purchased it, used it to create my blog headers. This Halloween version is my second attempt - and I have already done a winter and Xmas ones - wait until you see the Xmas version  - it's super cool -even if I say so myself :)

So here is my MOJO263 done with My Digital Studio 2:

 

The base is Crumb Cake and the stamps and embellishments are from a designer set called "Sophisticated Spook". This set is only in Digital form.

 

I tried some different things like using two different coloured stitchings to create some pattern paper (I didn't care for any of the existing ones). I love that "stamp" of the witches profile. It's done in the similar style as the "Frightening Feline" in the Holiday Catalogue.

Halloween Card #1

Here is one of the cards we made on my this weeks Halloween class.

I used Tangerine Tango as my card stock and Gumball Green and Basic Gray for other colours.

I embossed the Spider Web and then sponged it with basic black ink.

MOJO Monday 262

Better late than never  - eh?

Here is the sketch for this weeks MOJO card.

When I saw this Storytime Designer Series Paper from Stampin'Up! I just had to have it (and I don't have any kids!). But since I've had it... I've actually stuggled to use it - I think I'm thinking it too much as a scrapbooking paper than card paper. So I challanged this week to use this paper in my MOJO card.

And I'm pretty happy with the result!

The base is Pool Party and I have also used Basic Gray in my matting. All the other papers are from Storytime Designer Series Paper set. Even the image is a part of the paper, so I didn't use a single stamp with this card!

The rosette is made with a 1" circle punch, which I covered with Sticky Strip and then I adhered Pool Party Seam Binding around it. The brad is actually 2 pieces mounted on top of each other. Base is a Designer Ribbon Slide (from Holiday Catalogue) and the top is 3/8" Designer Printed Brad (Pool Party).

Halloween card class on Monday October 15th

Here are the samples for the Halloween card class on Monday October 15th (at 7pm)
 
You'll get to make 4 cards (15 CAD), but the class (and the cards) are free, if you place an order of 20 CAD (before tax + s/h) from the current Stampin'Up! catalogues!

I'm also doing a Halloween Card Buffet (together with Birthday Card Buffet) on Saturday October 20th, starting at 1pm, if you cannot make the Monday class.

I'll probably have these 4 cards available to make also on Saturday, but also other cards.

And you can mix the 2 cards on Saturday (so make both Birthday and Halloween cards). You have 4 hours to craft and the cost is 25 cad for 10 cards.

RSVP for Monday's card class is Saturday, Oct 13th and for the Saturdays Card Buffet event I'd like to get RSVP's by Wednesday October 17th (so that I have time to prepare enough supplies).

No MOJO Monday this week - I'm so sorry!

Okay.... I had all the good intentions to do the MOJO Monday this week - unfortunately I have been SO busy this week - I just didn't have the time.

So... No MOJO Monday this week (but you might find that being used in one of my Halloween Cards!!!)

Family holidays are always busy time - getting things ready. And this week I seemed to have all kinds of additional venues I had to attend :-)

But it's not all bad... I learned how to make the Christmas Ornament on top of the Holiday Catalogue in a reasonable time, so that I can actually offer that as a class!!!

So wait until next week and I'll post some details of my special Christmas classes!

And I'm finalizing my Halloween class samples this weekend so I'll be posting them after Thanksgiving weekend!

So make sure you check out my blog and website next week!

Single Stamps now available!!!

Exiting news from Stampin'Up! this week!

And note, this offer is only valid until January 3rd, 2013!!!

They now offer individual stamps from current sentiment sets!

This is great news for you who always look at the sentiment sets, and think that there is only 1-2 stamps in the set that you'd use, and cannot justify to purchase the whole set.

So the 3 sets that are now also available in individual stamps (CLEAR MOUNT ONLY!) are:

• Word Play (p. 135 in Annual Catalogue)
• Seasonal Saying (p. 34 in Holiday Catalogue)
• Perfectly Penned (p. 132 in Annual Catalogue)

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