You Make My Heart Sing

I made this card a few weeks ago, and can't believe that I haven't posted it yet!  It features my two favourtie characters from The Rubber Cafe, Stella and Angus!  These cute turtles are in love, in my opinion, and what better way to show your love than to play a love song for your woman/turtle?  LOL!

I used the sentiments that come on the Cosmo Cricket paper, and then use a journalling block for the inside of my card.  I cut out a few clouds and pop-dotted them and put one on the pop up part so that it sits out from the card base.

I coloured my image, Music To My Ears, with my copics, then cut it out and mounted it on the card.  I used a sponge and some cream coloured in behind the fence to try and make the white a little less obvious.

This have been crazy busy since we came home from our vacation...we arrived Monday to find out that my Mom is back in the hospital.  She's got "unstable angina" and although she's confident that she'll be out of the hospital today (Wednesday) and on the 6 week road trip as planned for next week, I'm fairly certain she'll be in the hospital for a few more days.  On top of that, the kids started skating lessons yesterday - and they are both great skaters - and we promised Daytona we'd get a Hampster tonight.  So, add laundry, unpacking, a story I want to write and a vehicle breakdown to the mix and things are getting crazy!  I'm hoping to chill out tonight and have something new to post in the next few days. 

Anyone else out there watching Glee? 

Introducing Stella and Angus on Mojo 102

Hey there! Whew, what a busy week...get 2 kids ready for school, work part-time with kids in tow (when you run the business, you're never really on vacation), hold a fundraiser BBQ, hold 2 birthday parties in the same day and read 6 books. Okay, I didn't have to read the books, but I couldn't help myself!

In all of that I received some great stamps from The Rubber Cafe...you remember that I'm on the Design Team, right? I think I have been neglecting my posting duties, although I have plenty of contect. I'm going to showcase some of The Rubber Cafe stamps over the next few weeks as I'm having so much fun making great Halloween cards. But first, let me introduce you to Stella and Angus. Aren't they just the cutest?

I stamped them on Neenah White Classic paper...what a dream. And, since my Memento Ink doens't seem to be cooperating with any stamps these days, I stamped the image with Versafine and then quickly covered it in Clear Embossing poweder and heat embossed it. Because the humidity is so high in my scrap area (80% sometimes - gross I know) I have problems with the Versafine running with my copics. Just heat setting it doesn't always seem to do the trick, but embossing it sure does. I found that I didn't have to be nearly as careful around the edges of the image because the embossing stopped me before I "coloured outside the lines!"

I used Mojo Monday Sketch #102 for this card, and the great papers that I bought from The Rubber Cafe - they are the new Cosmo Cricket Earth Love line. How yummy are these papers? I distressed all my edges, including the edges of my image. And, did you like my fake brads? My friend Shanna put me onto doing this...I take my Crop-A-Dile and cut out a few circles using the large punch hole. Then I flatten them and adhere to my card with a little glue. Voila, brads to match any project! Plus, I used a saying from one of the sheets of paper to add my sentiment. And, since my Mojo was flowing, I finished off the inside of my card too! Check it out!

I carried the layout from the front of the card inside while still leaving room for a nice note. Ooh, it may be midnight here, but I'm feeling good! I have the layout all finished and glued down for another card, but I have to colour the image still....and I need to get my butt into bed, tomorrow is the first day of school for the kids.

Stamps: The Rubber Cafe Stella and Angus - Life is Better With You

Paper: Cosmo Cricket Earth Love
Ink: Copic Markers
Accessories: Marvy Circle and Scallop Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, EK Success Picture Corner Punch