Moxie Fab Thanks! Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the most fabulous blog hop in history!  It is fabulous only because this blog hop is in honor of Cath Edvalston who has inspired the crafting community with her Moxie Fabness and her genuine caring for all she comes in contact with.

The power of being a Moxie Fab Winner is such that I still have my 2 wins on my blog side bar.  It was beyond fabulous to be picked by Cath to be Moxie Fab!  

Here are my two wins;  Gray is the New Black  and  Tuesday Trigger Winner!  Those are still two of my favorite cards and I still remember the excitement of seeing my card/name on reveal day!

But as I've learned so well lately...change is inevitable and Cath is leaving Moxie Fab World...

Not before we have a proper send off for her in the only way we know how.....

This whole wonderful adventure starts at Moxie Fab World and following the links you should have arrived here from Laura Pryor's Blog.

Here is my card for Cath.  It was inspired by my Tuesday Trigger win card...still one of my favorite cards!

What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't happened yet.

Anonymous

Thank you so much Cath, for being our navigational compass for all things Moxie Fab.  We'll miss you.  Also big thanks to the ladies who started, organized the blog hop and kept us all informed!

Your next stop on the hop is Ashlee Townsend's Blog.

Thanks for dropping by today,

Ivanka

Manly yes...

...but I like it too!

Hi there...just dropping by to share a few quick and easy 'guy' cards.  Those are always hard to do, but this set came together fast with the help of a few of my favorite things...SRM Stickers!

I'm entering this in the Make a Card with a Window challenge, at Moxie Fab World.

Thanks for dropping by,
Ivanka

CAS Happy Birthday

Hello, I'm so excited to be taking part in another class at  Online Card Classes .  This time it's Clean and Simple Cardmaking 2.

Love the way these classes are run and I always come away learning a ton of great tips and new techniques.

Today's card is based on Julie Ebersole's sketch from the class.  

I used watercolor paper and painted the background with Twinkling H2O's (Key Lime mainly and then a slight wash of Autumn Skies).  Once that dried I stamped the background with Stamper's Best Harlequin Script Background in Frost White ink form ColorBox.  The Decorative label punch and Real Red ink are from Stampin' UP!  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

I'm entering this in the Moxie Fab challenge celebration of the release of 75 Creative Card  Challenges. The challenge is to make your own background paper.

Thanks for dropping by.

Ivanka

Happy Birthday

Happy WCMD #3!  Wow, 3 posts in the same day...unheard of from me!  But it's been a wonderful day, perfect for creating.

My last card today is based on this week's Runway Inspired Challenge (21).  Here's the image:

And here's my card.

Not sure who makes the flower, I bought them in bulk from a scrapbooking store, the embossing folder is from Stampin UP!, sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, trim is from Making Memories, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.

I'm also entering this into Moxie Fab's World Card Making Day Birthday challenge.  Also entering this for the sketch challenge that Kim Kresti is having on her blog.  This is based on her sketch 29.  It is the sketch that was featured over at Skipping Stones Design in Sept, but I didn't get a chance to play along.  Glad to do so today.  Love this sketch.

So that is it for me today.  I had a lot of fun playing along with some challenges on the web...hope you did too.

Ivanka

Happy Birthday!

Happy World Card Making Day #2!  

I've really had a fabulous day, just playing along with some of the challenges today.  

My next card is for the October challenge at Authentique Paper Blog.  Here is the sketch:

And here's my card:

The patterned paper is from Authentique Enchanted (haunted), bling is from Prima, sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, embossing folder is Quatrefoil from The Paper Studio, and the brad is from Recollections.

I'm also entering this into Moxie Fab's World Card Making Happy Birthday card challenge.

Thanks for dropping by today.  Happy WCMD!

Cupcake

Hello again.

Today, I'm playing along with this week's challenge at Runway Inspired Challenge blog (ric 20).  Here is the inspiration picture:

Here's my card.

The cupcake is from Martha Stewart Crafts, the sentiment is from SRM stickers, the wood grain embossing folder is from The Paper Studio.  

I'm entering this also in Moxie Fab's Focal Point challenge celebrating the release of Card Design Handbook.

I'm also entering this into this week's CASology challenge (week 11) where the cue word is white.

Thanks so much for coming to visit today.

Ivanka

Happy Birthday

I'm finding this summer so busy.  I keep thinking that time should slow down now that the girls are older, but it doesn't.  I keep wishing for time in my studio, but am just as happy to spend time enjoying the gorgeous weather, the pool and the family. 

Today, I snuck in some time to play along with  Stamp It! Cards Birthday Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.  It's a great challenge to get a card made for a friend.

Stamps are from Papertrey Ink,ink is from ColorBox, gems are from Recollections and the wood grain embossing folder is from The Paper Studio.

Thanks for dropping by.  I hope you're enjoying the summer so far.
Ivanka

Dad Card

Moxie Fab has been celebrating their latest release, Card Creations 10.  I have a card in this issue (yay!)...see this post here.

One of the challenges for the celebration is the postage challenge.

Here's my card for the challenge:

The postage stamp punch is from Magill, and it's old!  I really don't have any idea how long I've had it, but it's been fun to dig it up and use it again.  The tag letters are old too...Rebecca Sower for Sticko...yes, that was a long time ago.  And if you remember Rebecca, check her blog here.  She still inspires me!
The stamp is from Stampabilities, stamped with Maya Road metallic ink.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hope you're having a wonderful weekend.

Baby Girl...

So it's time for Oldie Moldie Monday...where we show some love to long forgotten paper and supplies.  I'm also joining in with Moxie Fab's Practical Solutions for Paper Crafters: don't throw it away challenge.

Here are my cards using old 7 Gypsies paper, small squares of transparency from Pebbles Inc, and small bits of pink twine.  The sweet baby feet charm is from Hirschberg, Schultz & Co., I got them at Michaels.

I've had the transparency squares in my stash for many years and I came close to throwing them away lots of times.  So glad I didn't.  They are still cute.

Thanks for dropping by,
Ivanka

Tuesday Trigger

This was this week's Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World.

I love the beautiful, flowey, light feeling of the flowers.   For my card, I went with lots of layers of crepe paper.  

The Heart die cuts are from Sizzix, embossing folder is from SU, sticker is from SRM.

Thanks so much for dropping by,
Ivanka

Mini Me

I've had a ball making these mini cards today.  Love minis, they are so fun and so quick.

The first two are 3 x 3" size and made for the Runway Inspired challenge-rainbow...fun!

I used an EK Success tag punch, PTI sentiment heat embossed white and old One Heart, One Mind paper.

This ribbon is old from Masterpiece Studios, sticker is from SRM.

This is 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" size and made for this weeks 'Cut it Out' challenge at Less is More, and Valentine's Day card challenge at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The heart is a old die from Sizzix.  I punched a circle with CM circle punch and mounted the paper with foam adhesive.  The rub ons are from Stampin' UP!, ribbon is from Offray, twine is from May Arts.  The charm was a little gift from a friend so I don't know who makes it.

I'm also entering this in Moxie Fab World Cool Tools Week-Punches Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today.
Ivanka

Card Set

Today was the last day of the Clean and Simple Card Making class.  It's been great and I've learned a ton.    I would highly recommend this class or any class with Kristina, Jennifer and Julie.  They are a treasure trove of information and inspiration!

The focus on today's class is card sets.  They had some fabulous examples in the class.  Using what I have on hand, this is what I came up with.  I'm entering this in Moxie Fab's Cool Tool challenge, embossing and debossing.

Cardstock and embossing folder are from Stampin' UP!, tag punch is from EK Success, stamps are from Papertrey Ink stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  Rhinestones are from The Paper Source and $ store.

I packaged up the cards in a clear box from ClearBags, added some patterned paper, ribbon and cupcake (Martha Stewart) on a stick pin from Around the Block.

This was totally fun to make!  Best part is...it's a gift made for a March birthday!

Miss You...

Love today's Clean and Simple Card Making class techniques taught by Jennifer McGuire.  Her watercolor blocking/wet inking cards are beautiful.  I do feel a need to go shopping after seeing all the tools and inks/stamps she used.  It's maybe a very good thing that there is no scrapbooking stores near me!

But using what I have on hand, here's my card...

I started out by punching 1" circles (CM) from watercolor paper and painting them using Twinkling H2O's from LuminArte.  These paints have a beautiful shimmer to them.  Then I stamped the hearts and sentiment (Studio G) with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I distressed the edges and add some bling (The Paper Studio).  The paper is old One Heart,One Mind.  I used Julie Ebersole's trick of using a square punch to make the banner...works like a charm.  Here's one of her You Tube Videos where she shows how to do this.

So I had 2 leftover circles from the card and thought they'd be cute as bookmarks for my daughters.

Have you been over to Moxie Fab World this week?  They're debuting their newest issue Cool Tools and Cath has some fun challenges going on.  I'm entering this into The Punches Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Those of you in the class, I hope you're enjoying it as much as I am.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Ivanka

Happy Birthday Card

Today, I'm sharing on my day four card from Clean and Simple Card Making class.  The theme was 1 stamp 3 ways and was another day of inspiration.  I loved Julie Ebersoles' card and here's my take on this challenge.

Here's how I did it:

Stamp Hero Arts Birthday definition stamp in white on black cardstock.

Then stamp Scrappy Cat flower with VersaMark and heat emboss with white embossing powder.

Cut flower out and adhere to card with dimensional adhesive.

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, cardstock and embossing folder are from Stampin' UP!, bling is from The Paper Source.

This card also fits in perfectly with Embossing & Debossing Challenge in the Moxie Fab World as Cath celebrates Cool Tool week.

I'm hoping to get a card made for day 5 today then I'll be caught up.  Loving this class!

Moxie Fab, Clean and Simple

We were able to spend Thanksgiving in Victoria, BC with my husbands' parents.  It was a wonderful weekend, the weather was perfect for this time of year...some cloud, some sun and no rain!  It was so nice to be able to spend Thanksgiving with family. 

The Empress Hotel, Victoria, BC

For my card this week, I'm playing along with Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger.

and Clean and Simple Stamping blog FTL 161 

The stamps are from Hero Arts (clear) With Sympathy, stamped with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with Stampendous PEARLustre Hermatite Opaque embossing powder.  Ribbon is from Offray.

Thanks so much for dropping by today.  I hope you're having a great start to this short week.

Ivanka

The Studio is Open (finally!)

So, it's been quite a summer. 

We drove to NYC...

 Yes, those are my stellar photography skills!!

Loved Times Square...wish we could have stayed longer to see some of the shows.

Cruised the Eastern Caribbean.  This is St Thomas.

Then had a lovely family boating vacation on the Trent Severn Waterway.  With two teenagers, we know that those will be fewer and fewer in the years to come.

Pepper got to come too!

So those are some of the reasons that my studio looked like this most of the summer.

But now, I'm back at it and loving it!
I love summer holidays, but I really love being back in a routine.
This card is made for Moxie Fab World vertical sketch challenge in Card Ideas for Paper Crafters Week
Nothing like a good sketch challenge to get the cobwebs out of the studio!!
Patterned Paper:  Teresa Collins, Mr. & Mrs.,
Ribbon:  Offray
Sticker:  SRM
Wand:  The Party Store

I  hope you've had a wonderful summer.  Thanks so much for stopping by.
Ivanka

Tuesday Trigger

Every week Cath at Moxie Fab World comes up with an image challenge, Tuesday Trigger.
This is the trigger for this week.


Cute, isn't it? Whimsical too.
I really don't do whimsy very well at all, but I must have been up for this challenge, so off I went digging for my 'whimsiest' papers.

This is what I came up with.

I picked up on the blue and bold black on the plate with this paper from Stemma. It seemed perfect. The mirror is from Paper Bliss, and like the paper has been in my stash for years. The Karen Foster rub on sentiment finished it off.

Feels good to use up some supplies and it feels really good to challenge myself to a little whimsy...

Thanks for taking a peek.
Ivanka

It's a Moxie Fab Day

Moxie Fab World has been celebrating Paper Crafts latest release issue 350 Cards & Gifts and Cath has set out a bunch of challenges to get into the spirit of the issue. And since it's Oldie Moldie Monday where we give love to those long forgotten supplies, all of the products that I've used today have been in my stash for years. It feels great to use up old supplies. I made 2 cute little sets of Thank You for the Card Sets challenge. The 2x2" mini envelope die is from Sizzix.

The paper for the envelopes for this set is from a paper pad that is from Sizzix....from many moons ago. But it's so cute and perfect for these little envelopes. The 'thanks' stamp is from Stampin' UP!

Next is a little pillow box for the Gift Wrap Challenge. The pillow box die is from Sizzix, ribbon is from Offray, buckle is from Rusty Pickle (I've been hoarding it for years!) and the pearls are from Kaisercraft.

Finally, Amy Tsuruta has started a new blog Flashback Friday where we get to go back and revisit some of our past creations (the good, the bad and the ugly!)...perfect to fit in with today's Oldie Moldie Monday theme. The challenge this week is to find the first project with stitching on it.

I had to go digging deep...I don't even know what year this was, probably 2005. Sewing and I don't really get along too well and this is the only card I could come up with with stitching on it.

Thanks for coming by today. See you soon,

Ivanka

A Splash of Yellow

Today, I'm playing along with The Play Date Cafe where it's color splash week. You get to choose one of the colors in the inspiration photo to feature on your card.
And Moxie Fab World where this photo is the Tuesday Trigger this week.

When my youngest daughter was a toddler, she loved the colors yellow, but I really never have...till recently. Lately yellow has been fun to work with. I love the bright cheery feeling it gives.

The Prima flower is the last in the pack! It's been in my stash for years. The embossing folder is from Stampin' UP, ribbon is from Michaels and was wired and a bit too wide for the panel. Once the wired edges were off, I really liked this frayed look. Brad is from Making Memories and sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Thanks so much for dropping in today. I hope you've had a wonderful weekend.

Hello Sunshine

Hello Sunshine...it is cold, but the sun is out. It makes everything seem so much nicer and brighter when the sun is shining.

Today's card is for the challenge at Moxie Fab World's 'Grey is the New Black' and also for Cards Blog: Create to use felt on a card.

This was a challenge for me as I rarely use yellow, but here paired with the grey, I like it a ton. The felt shape is from Fancy Pants Designs, ribbon is from Offray, dry embossing folder is Victoria from Cuttlebug, sentiment sticker is from SRM Press.

Hope there is a bit of sunshine where you are.

Ivanka