♥ Christmas Wishes Pocket Card ♥ {JRC#078}

Christmas in August?? Well, ok I'm a little late for the "Christmas in July" challenge at the JustRite Inspiration Blog! (Not really, it ends tomorrow!) I actually made it in July though but I am just getting around to posting it today! hehe

I wanted to make a Christmas Pocket Card using the JustRite Deck the Halls Cling Set and a Simple Stories Memorabilia Pocket. I love pocket cards for Christmas. They are just perfect for money or gift cards as well as a fun, interactive card.

I colored in the ornament using pastel chalks as well as lots of glitter and some Liquid Pearls.

The paper and cute flags and chevron stickers are all by My Mind's Eye from the new All is Bright line. ♥ {I will be having a Christmas Giveaway shortly for this amazing line as well as some other goodies! Stay Tuned!}

You still have a day to join in this fun JustRite "Christmas in July" Challenge! Get an early start on those Christmas cards! And have you seen the new JustRite stamps?!! Oh my!! I need them ALL! Especially some new Christmas ones!

 Have a great day! See you tomorrow!

 hugs...

♥ hope.... ♥ {MOJO253}

Happy Monday! (Or is it?) My oldest son Antonio was sick with a fever and headaches over the weekend and is now feeling better. But now my youngest, who will be 2 on the 28th, is sick! ughh! Don't you hate when your kids are sick? I wish I could take it for them. Well, I usually do, I guess! I am normally right behind them at the doctor's office! The biggest bummer is that my niece and her family are here visiting. They live in Rome, Italy and I haven't seen her in years!! And the kids and myself haven't been able to see them yet! (Only my hubby got to see them so far!) But hopefully on Thursday we can have them here! Keeping our fingers crossed! So that brings me to my card. All I can do is HOPE!

 This is for the current sketch at the Mojo Monday Blog. I used some beautiful papers by Kaiser Craft from The Lakehouse Line. Love the soft, romantic papers in this collection.

 The beautiful quote is a clear stamp by Verve called Hope Perches - Plain Jane. I stamped it onto a journaling die cut by Kaiser Craft from the same line. I finished it off with some seam binding and heart shaped pearls.

 Here is the beautiful Mojo Sketch.

 Have a great day everyone!!

♥ Simon Says...Kristina's Inspiration ♥

This week at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog we have a super fun challenge for you!! It is a sweet color inspiration photo! That sweet kitty is Mannie and he belongs to the super sweet and talented Kristina Werner! Kristina is the person who puts together the wonderful Simon Says Stamp Monthly Card Kits as well as designed stamp sets that can be purchased through the card kit and also in the store separately. Just recently she has also designed exclusive dies that are just awesome! The Simon Says DT shared many creations using these dies in last weeks challenge!

We want you to use the main colors of black and white with a splash of accent colors. (seen at the bottom of the photo) I can't wait to see what you all come up with!!

This week the Simon Says DT is featuring products by Basic Grey! For my card, I chose this fabulous clear stamp set by Basic Grey and Hero Arts called Guest Check. Love this fun set!!

 I also used some wonderful BG paper from the Clippings Snippets 4x6 Paper Pad.

 I finished it off with some Hero Arts Accent Pearl Hearts, trims and seam binding, a white rose and some glitter.

And, don't forget, Heidi will generously give the random winner of this challenge a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good luck everyone!

And lastly, there is also a Anything Goes Children's Challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog as well!

The challenge is for children the ages of 2-16 years old. 2 winners will receive a wonderful Junior Stamper Kit!!

My 6 year old son, Antonio, made a special little parrot for the challenge. He traced his hands onto some cardstock, cut them out and used them as the feathers. Very creative, I think! He thought of it all his own too!

So get your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews into the craft room and let them have some fun too! And they could win a very special prize!!

Have a wonderful day!