Simple but Sweet

I needed another quick but pretty card for my stamp club last weekend, but my mojo was still missing. So, I checked out the gallery on SCS and came across THIS awesome card that was created by Sandi175. I changed the colors to Cool Caribbean, Rose Red, and Marigold Morning, but left the sketch as is. I think that it is a really super cute card and only takes 5 minutes to create!

Love it! Now just keeping my fingers crossed that the spiral punch makes it into the new catty.

Waterfall card

I made this waterfall card as one of the projects for one of my stamp clubs last weekend. The colors used were Cranberry Crisp (which I think is the PERFECT color for this little crab), Sahara Sand, and Buckaroo Blue. All of the little sea creatures were stamped in black Stazon and then colored in with reinkers and a blender pen.

Here is a pic of the card when it is pulled out. We stamped the "Snappy Birthday" sentiment on the strip so that when you pull it out it's like a little surprise, lol.

Sad realization

Dear Bloggers,

Can you tell I have had no motivation for my blog over the last couple of weeks. Last night I was sitting here trying to figure out why...I looked back over all of my posts from the last 6 weeks or so and came to a sad realization.

My blog had become a running commercial for A*Muse. Somewhere in my quest for a 250 dollar gift certificate, I had forgotten why I started this blog. To share my love of stamping, of Stampin' Up, and bits of my life with my customers, long distance friends, and whoever else might enjoy it. Instead it became a way for me to win a 250 dollar gift certificate, and no fun.

So, I dropped out of the AMPA contest. Not officially, but I'm not participating anymore. It was making stamping and my blog a "job," and one I was not enjoying. So as of today, this blog is back to what it was intended for....fun! Back to Stampin' Up because that is where my true loyalties are (even without a 250 dollar gift certificate), back to posting because I want to share something with you, not because I need 10 points, and back to being fun.

Thank you for sticking with me even though I turned into a sell out, and turned my blog into a commercial. I deeply apologize that I got so caught up in that, and am so grateful that you are still checking in with me.

Great things to follow!

Hugs to you all!
Cori

Swap info

I am so sorry for the lack of posts this week. I have been having major issues with my computer and blogger.

For those of you who joined my swaps, all 3 groups have basically the same info.

**They are due to me the first week of July.
**They need to be 4x4 inch full cards
**If you are in the limited supply swap, please use what I sent you. If you want to add a brad or something, go ahead, but please make sure to use what was in your packet as well.
**Include enough postage for me to send back your swaps (the same amount it took to mail them to me, plus an extra just in case)

You can mail your swaps to me at

Cori Bravo
po box 231
Cortaro, AZ 85652

Thanks a bunch.... stay tuned....I have cards to post if the computer will behave. :)

Challenge 6 winner announced

On the AMPA blog. There were 123 entries for this round, and unfortunately one was not mine. *insert sad face* I just never got around embossing a card until the one I posted today, and it was already to late. Oh well, congrats to the winner. You can see who she is by clicking on this link.

More weekly winners posted

On the AMPA blog...did ya win? Click here to check out who the two winners are and what great prizes will be arriving on their doorsteps soon.

I told you my mojo is gone.

This card looks like I made it 3 years ago when I first started stamping, lol. What I was thinking when I colored this frog turquoise is beyond me. Maybe the antibiotics are eating my creativity? Grrrr!

Ok, here it is...I don't like it. Not really at all. I like the way the scallops match the ribbon. That's all, lol.

Sorry for the boring post. Hopefully my mojo will be back soon! Please mojo fairy? Please bring it back...

Quick card

My mojo is still missing. If anyone knows where I can find it I would really appreciate it! lol.

This card was pretty quick and easy. The birdcage was stamped in Versamark and then embossed with silver embossing powder. I drew the wire that is holding the birdcage with a sakura silver stardust pen. The bird was colored with prismacolor pencils and gamsol. This was mounted on Tempting Turquoise cardstock and then on some brushed silver cs from SU!

The charm I think I got a Michael's and it is tied on with grosgrain I got from Anna's ebay shop.

Would you believe?

That 7 people have correctly guessed the person holding the goodies in 3 rounds of secret squares? Yup, that's right, 7 lucky ladies are moving on to round 4. How fun would it be if they went through like 10 rounds? Lots o' yummy prizes that's for sure! Click ---->HERE to go to the AMPA blog and see who the 7 lucky ladies are, and what round 4 looks like.

OMG!!

You need to check out the ADORABLE stamps that we added to the pile of loot for the AMPA secret squares game for round 3. Seriously these stamps will make you crack up...too cute!

Wanna' see??? Click-----------> HERE

Same sketch, different cards

Today I sat down to make a card and started feeling guilty about how many A*Muse cards I have been posting. Not that I don't adore A*Muse, but in my quest to win the Ambassador contest and the 250 dollar gift certificate, I have been neglecting my Stampin' Up creations. And they were the original reason I started this blog. But, I still want to win the ambassador contest, lol. So, my solution is this....for every A*Muse card I post, I resolve to post a SU! card too. So, either my blog is about to go card crazy, or...well...I am, lol!

This A*Muse creation was first. I had this "sketch" in mind, mostly because I wanted to use up this Petals and Paisley designer paper before it possible retires. The card is pretty self-explanatory. The tree was stamped in hybrid burnt sienna ink and the leaves colored with my stampin' write markers. I masked the tree and then stamped the small skinny oval (crooked unfortunately) to create some ground underneath. A very quick card. I don't hate it, but I'm not exactly thrilled with it either.

This little giraffe card was second. The giraffe is from the Wild About You stamp set. He/she was stamped in Apricot Appeal ink and then I used my Taken with Teal marker and colored in her spots. I'm not sure which card I prefer, or if I really like either of them. I don't think I quite have my "mojo" back yet, but I figure we all make cards we don't like, so I may as well show it to ya, lol!

Are you like me?

Do you like to check out and then be extreamly jelous of the stamping stores in other people's neighborhoods? If so, then you have to head over to the Amuseapalooza blog and check out the adorable featured store of the week.

Wanna' see? Click ---------------->HERE

Paisley Showers

I picked up this super yummy Making Memories pink and green paisley paper today at Michael's. It was only a quarter and I was still able to control myself to one sheet, lol. The card "sketch" is cased from a card in the new Stampin' Up! Fall/Winter Preview mini.

The shower stamp I think is just adorable. It was one of the first A*Muse stamps I purchased back in March, and I really have only used the tub portion of it (masking off the gifts). It is stamped on a Giga scalloped oval, and I used the small skinny oval to ground the tub on the paper.

The tub was colored with a Cool Grey 20% and a Cold Stone Prismacolor marker. Then I used my Pixie Pink and Green Galore Stampin' Write markers to color in the gifts. They were then glitzed up with some Diamond Stickles. I definitely think I will be using this stamp more often!

Sneak Peek!

Oh my goodness. You want a peek at an upcoming stamp to be released by A*Muse?

Hurry over to the AMPA blog. Just click ------------>HERE and it will take you right to the post. Better hurry though cuz it's only gonna be posted for one day.

Bind it all book #2

I made this book for a friend. I was planning on adding it to some other goodies I was giving her at convention next month. Guess this one won't be a surprise cuz I need something to post, and the bacteria stole my mojo.

This little book was made with my bind it all. The background paper is from Basic Grey's Urban Couture line. The "KK" was stamped in Tempting Turquoise ink on Whisper White cardstock and then masked, and the Tiny Bird from A*Muse was stamped in Real Red. Then they were colored in with prismacolor pencils, blended with gamsol and a stump, and then I used my black Stampin' Write marker to redraw their eyes, legs, and beaks.

This was punched out with my giga scalloped oval and then the edges were inked with a prismacolor marker. The ribbon along the side was all from my stash. The pink polka dots are from Cindy at Starlit Studio, the turquoise grosgrain is from Anna at the Sweet and Sassy craft store, and the lilac ric rack is from Prima.

Hope she likes it. Sorry to ruin the surprise, lol.