MoJo Creations

Copic Markers!!!

2011-12-06T18:41:00.000-08:00

Yes, I have become obsessed by Copic markers. I have taken two classes now from Marianne Walker and am still just amazed by what you can do with these awesome markers!!! Here are a few of the things I have colored with mine!!

Blog Candy ALERT!!!!

2011-07-02T23:26:00.000-07:00

Check out the awesome blog candy at http://going-buggy.blogspot.com/. Good luck, but I hope that I win!! heehee

Baby New Year

2011-01-25T23:04:00.000-08:00

Baby new year is a stamp that I thought was super cute, I added a hat stamp to his little head, put him on some metallic peach paper and used a border punch to add some dimension. The balloons and the hat are from the same Fiskars stamping set.

"Love" ATC

2011-01-25T22:59:00.000-08:00

Here is a cute ATC I did for a swap last year. The background is red foil paper from American Crafts, the front is white card stock stamped and heat embossed and the flower is Prima. Looking at this has got me in a Valentine's day spirit. Time to make some goodies for my honey!!!

Blog Candy

2010-11-08T20:21:00.001-08:00

A new friend is trying to reach 100 follwers on her blog. Please check it out at www.ibecircled.blogspot.com you might win some of her awesome blog candy!!!

Baby Word Book

2010-06-27T03:14:00.000-07:00

Hi All!! For our Design Team project over at Cricut Mini Albums this week, we were given a Designer's choice. Since I have so many friends pregnant, I got inspired to do a baby word book. I used paper from the Nana's Nursery stack and Design studio. All of the letters are cut using the Storybook cartridge which seems to be made for doing word books. The letters all line up perfectly and makes it so easy to design a simple word book. The blocks "A" page are cut from New Arrival on pearlescent cardstock that I got from WalMart. On the "B" page, I used a ring designed by me using the butterfly from Tear Drop, the long heart on George, and the flower from Doodlecharms. I backed it with a scalloped circle from MiniMonograms. The second "B" page has a cute onesie on the left cut from New Arrival. I used my chalks to outline it to try and make it pop a little more off the page. The cute safety pins are also a cut from New Arrival. On the right side, There is a little out fit from New Arrival. I love to accent with ribbon as often as possible and this time, I used some little pearls through out the entire project. Make sure that you go and check out the other lovely creations that the girls made over at Cricut Mini Albums . Make sure that when you are there, sign up to be a follower!! When we reach 200 followers, we are going to have a give-away!! WoOOoo HooOOooOO!! Thanks for looking!!

Dad Mini Album

2010-06-12T22:30:00.000-07:00

Recently, I was chosen to be a Design Team member for . I am very excited about this and contributed my first project last night. Although, I am not very happy with how it turned out as I had some major twists and turns in my life the last few weeks, I am happy to post it for all to see. The cartridges used are Beyond Birthdays, Mini Monograms, and George. I stuck to the same basic design throughout the entire book with a mat for a photo and a basic tag for journalling. All of the stamps are the Studio G dollar stamps found at Michael's or Joann's. Thank you for looking!!

Friendly challenge

2010-05-22T22:40:00.000-07:00

My friend, Rheannon, and I were looking through PaperCrafts March/April 2009 issue and fell in love with a project originally done by a sweet lady named Karyl Lombardo. We first saw the project on page 12 with the editor's note then found it again on page 81. Both of us were trying to get our creative juices flowing and were tired of doing swaps and being disappointed with the end product that some people were putting out, so we challenged each other to make this project. I was lucky enough to find Karyl on facebook and had a nice little chat with her and am now a huge fan of her work!! Here is my take on her little project! To see Rheannon's please check out her blog which is listed on my blog list--Sweet Pea's a paper lover. Enjoy!!

Awesome Blog Candy!!

2010-04-25T22:27:00.001-07:00

If anyone on here loves Magnolias, you should go and check out this blog http://grammashouseofcards.blogspot.com/ for an awesome blog candy give away!! It is a truly spectacular package and if I don't win it, I hope that one of my friends does!!! Good luck!!

What is Red Velvet and Silver and You've Got to Have IT??

2010-04-08T09:56:00.001-07:00

What is Red Velvet and Silver and You've Got to Have IT??

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Sweet & sour pork recipe

2010-02-23T14:26:00.000-08:00

Here is a fun lay out i did for the same recipe swap. It is for Sweet and sour pork. All of the cuts are from Pagoda except for the Chinese lantern, which is from Happily Ever After. I had a lot of fun with this one. All of the paper is from my stash. the gold accents are Smooch paint! I love that stuff!! Thanks for looking!!

Hi Mom!!

2010-02-22T13:07:00.000-08:00

I am hoping that my mom will be visiting my blog for the first time today. So this little note is for her benefit, as well as anyone else that stops by. If you click on the pictures that I have posted here, they will go to their original size so that you can see the details of the picture!! Hope you are having fun playing in all that snow. Put a snowball in the freezer for David so that he can play with it in June when we come to see you!! Love you and Andy so much!!! Your daughter.

Pineapple Upside down cake

2010-02-22T13:05:00.001-08:00

Here is another recipe layout. I love this one!! All cuts are from Life's a beach. I love this cartridge. It is so much fun to play with!!

Crab stuffed shells

2010-02-22T13:03:00.000-08:00

Here is a layout I did for a swap on the cricut message board. all of the cuts are from Life's a Beach except for the shells, which are from Stretch your Imagination!! Enjoy!!

David's valentines

2010-02-16T21:45:00.000-08:00

I had so much fun making David's valentines this year. I made them like a matchbook, and when opened they had two little bags of m&m's in there. The card is made from glossy black cardstock that Susie brought me from her office. Mickey and Minnie were cut from the Mickey & Friends cartridge on my cricut. the heart is from Accent Essentials. The font on the front of the card is Mickey Font. Hope you like!!

This is the front of the matchbook

here is the inside

and here is the back

New button?

2010-01-29T00:49:00.000-08:00

Jack and Ginger

2010-01-28T00:57:00.000-08:00

Here is a card I made for our anniversary and for a swap that I am in that my good friend, Angie, is hosting. I think it turned out pretty cute. The paper is from a DCWV stack. I used diamond glaze and a purple jelly roll pen to highlight the flowers on the paper. The image is a digi stamp by Mo Manning called Jack and Ginger. I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. The green paper underneath the image is from one of my Story Teller's packets. It is embossed with Birds n Swirls by Cuttlebug. The sentiment is "Hold tenderly, That which you cherish" by Bob Alberti, printed on white cardstock. The font is Porcelain found on dafont.com. The quote is matted on purple cardstock and outlined with Gold Smooch paint. I also used the Smooch to outline the flower cut out made by Nestablilites. I used Prisma pencils to color the image and Mona Lisa mineral spirits to blend them. hope you like it!!

Free Cows!!!

2010-01-14T22:47:00.000-08:00

Here are some cows I made for a lady on the cricut message board. She is having them sent to her brother-in-law as a practical joke for his addiction to Farmville on Facebook. He has been asking her for cows for a while now, and boy is he going to get them....

Calendar using A child's year

2010-01-01T19:32:00.000-08:00

I know it has been a while since I posted any of my work, but here goes. I hope I remember how to do this!! lol!! If I did it right, you should be able to click the thumbnails to view a larger photo of each image. Thanks for looking!! I made this calendar for my mom. It is a chipboard kit that I got at Craft Warehouse. I made it double-sided so that she could use it for two years. It is one of my favorite pieces that I have ever made.

SVG cuts AWESOME Give-away!!!

2009-11-03T00:36:00.000-08:00

SVGcuts.com is giving away a copy of Sure-cuts-alot, aka--SCAL for FREE!!!! This awesome program works with your cricut to help you cut any True type fonts (TTF's) and SVG's that you design!! I have it on my Christmas list, but you can enter to win this awesome program by doing just what I have done here and posting it on your blog!!! Check out this link for more details!!! You are going to love what this program does for you and your wild imagination!!!

Holiday Recipes

2009-11-02T11:33:00.001-08:00

Here is the cover for the Holiday Recipe Collection book that I am making for the Christmas Craft Bazaar. The paper is all Debbie Mumm and the bookplate is cut from Fabulous Finds and painted with gold Smooch paint. I think it turned out pretty darn cute!!! Hope you like it.

Happy birthday blog candy giveaway

2009-05-26T22:57:00.000-07:00

visit the Little Bird design blog and see the awesome package that Gayle is giving away for her birthday. Click http://littlebirddesign.blogspot.com/ to check it out.

GEEEZZZ

2009-03-28T00:33:00.000-07:00

I need to update my blog, in a bad way!! lol. I have so many projects that need to be posted on here. Okay....new resolution. I will make sure to post every project, wether I like it or not. Lol. Thanks for looking everyone!!!

The Little Mermaid

2009-03-01T20:06:00.000-08:00

Lately, I have really been lurking a lot over at SplitCoast Stampers, and they are some pretty amazing ladies. I signed up for a few swaps over there, and so far the stuff I have been getting back is AWESOME!!! Here are some Disney ATC's that I did for a swap on that MB. Hope you like them. They sure were fun to make!!

Eat Cake!!!

2009-02-02T15:11:00.000-08:00

Just Christmas and Birthday cards had another cool sketch on their blog and I thought that I would join in on the fun this week. Lately I have been hooked on the color orange, and knew that I had this cool birthday paper from petals &possibilites that would work perfect with this project!!!! Hope you like it and thanks for looking!!!

Hoppy Birthday

2009-01-19T23:14:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday card for Just Christmas and Birthday cards weekly sketch challenge. All the paper used on this card is from the Debbie Mumm stack from Joann's except for the cardstock, which is DCWV. I got the birthday brads from Michael's and the eyelet caps are from Eyelet outlet. The Admit One ticket is from the new set of Mini Stamps that Inkadinka doo put out for spring. And the flowers are Primas. Thanks for looking!!!! Please click the image for a better view.

2008-12-14T01:29:00.000-08:00

check out http://megastamper.blogspot.com/2008/12/magnolia-christmas-blogcandy.html for some great blog candy!!! She has a great site also!!! So many wonderful creations!!!

My Christmas paint can

2008-11-25T14:23:00.000-08:00

A few months ago, I signed up for a Christmas paint can swap on the Cricut message board. I finally finished it this afternoon and just have a few more things to put into it and I will be all ready to mail it. I used the walmart paper for the base, gussied up with some stickles, and then put some felt snowflakes over that. Then I took apart a Santa outfit garland and pinned it onto the felt with tiny little safety pins. I tried using jumbo glue dots, but they just weren't holding that heavy little outfit up. Then I added some bling and voila!!! All done. I think it is cute!!

2008-11-07T19:12:00.000-08:00
Christmas is right around the corner and I have been making some creations for a friend on the Cricut MB. This is a lay out that I did for her.

I just love those little Hedgies from Penny Black!!! They are so darn cute. I wish I could collect them all!!!

I miss being on the BBTB team, but I am not stressing anymore. There were so many projects that I made that I didn't turn in because I just didn't feel they were good enough. I guess I need to get over that. Lately, I have been having a lot of fun with my creating. It just seems to be flowing out. It just takes forever because of my best creation (David) being such a demanding little two year old. Here is a lay out I did for an ABC album I am doing with some friends on the Cricut MB.

I also did NOEL and can't wait to get them done and out the door. I have so much to do and so little time. Guess I better go get another cup of coffee and hit the craftin table!!! Peace all!!!

Happy Birthday STEVE

2008-10-16T21:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a card I made for my friend Steve. He won't get it on time, but it was fun to make. He plays in a band and at the time that I made this he was playing for Gorilla Jones, that is why there are monkeys and gorillas. It was made over a year ago and shows how green I was back then!!! haha. It was fun though. Hope you like it. Peace!!!

Monster Eyes

2008-10-16T20:50:00.000-07:00

Halloween is my favorite holiday!!! I love to go to parties, I love the autumn sights and smells!! Caramel apples, popcorn balls, candy, costumes, falling leaves, all the colors!!! It is all my favorite stuff!! I had a lot of requests on the Cricut message board to post this with the recipe so here it is.
Here is the recipe for Monster Eyes
Ingredients: Wax Paper,
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 cups powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons vegetable shortening
1 (21 oz) ButterFinger candy bar, finely chopped or crushed
2 cups white chocolate chips
1/4 cup M&M's or Reece Piecies
1 small tube red decorator icing
and a wooden pick or skewer for dipping.
Line 2 baking sheets with wax paper. Beat peanut butter & butter/margarine in a large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in powdered sugar until mixture holds together and is moistened. Stir in Chopped butterfinger. Shape into 1" eyeballs. Place on prepared baking sheets. Freeze for 1 hour. Melt morsels and shortening in a large uncovered microwave safe bowl on medium high power for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir. If necessary, continue microwaving at 10-15 second intervals until melted and smooth. Remove one sheet of eyeballs and dip one eyeball at a time using a wood pick or skewer. Shake off extra chocolate and return to baking sheet. Gently press 1 M&M or Reece Pieces candy to make the pupil of the eye. Repeat procedure with all remaining eyeballs on sheet. Refrigerate until coating is set. Then do other tray. Before serving, pipe decorator icing around eyeballs to create bloodshot markings. Store in covered container in freezer. Best served cold.
These are so yummy. You can make them for christmas too with dark chocolate chips. and no eyeball markings!! haha. Thanks for looking and please leave comments if you can!!! Lottsa Love, MoJo

Been a while

2008-10-10T13:26:00.000-07:00
Well, it has been a while. Where have I been, crafting of course. Because of health issues, and because I am addicted to swaps (thanks Rheannon) I will no longer be a part of the BBTB team as of the end of October. Although I really really love being a part of the team, I am hoping that Regina will let me back on someday when my life gets a little more manageable. David had his first real boo-boo. We took him to urgent care to see if he was going to need stitches in his chin. Luckily, he didn't. He is a real little trooper. The weather has been great. I have been chatting with an old friend in Ohio and trying to help him out a bit. He is such a great guy!!! I am so glad and honered to be his friend. and it is nice to have someone to talk to all the time. heehee. Don't worry, I am still madly in love with my husband and nothing about that is going to change. He knows about my friend and doesn't seem to mind that we are talking. I am thankful that he trusts me!!! I will be posting some artwork soon. Take care all!!! Peace, Love, & Happiness!!! MoJo

Gettin Hitched

2008-07-14T16:05:00.000-07:00
For this week, Regina asked us to make something with the cowgirl hat on the paper dolls cartridge. Well, I had a lot of ideas, but just couldn't quite figure out how to pull it off and was getting frustrated. So, I started looking on google using "cowboy hat" as a search engine. I saw a lot of cute picts of people with cowboy hats and different settings and clip art. Finally, found a picture of what looked like a hay bale with a hitching post and a lasso and two horse shoes. I loved it and figured I could make that. Voila!!! Here it is.

Stars and Stripes

2008-07-07T15:13:00.000-07:00

For our BBTB project this week, we were asked to use the star from George. It was a lot of fun to make using my cricut and design studio along with George, Zooballoo, & Beyond Birthdays. I cut the base out of white card stock. Then covered it with the Star paper then covered the bottom with the striped paper, both from the DCWV Summer Stack. I lined the back of the card front with silver mesh ribbon and then glued a piece of white cardstock over that. I braided a piece of white ribbon and attached the tiny clothespins with Glue dots. I think it turned out pretty good.

I am coco-nutty over you!!

2008-06-30T10:02:00.000-07:00

Here is my BBTB challenge for this week. We were asked to use Accent #43 from Accent Essentials. I thought it would make a great coconut, So I Cut 4 palm trees from Doodlecharms, brown base with olive green leaves that I used a gold glitter pen on to line the trunks and a green glitter pen to make the fronds of the leaves. I glued them onto a base. I used Zooballoo for the grass, the monkey and the banner, and Voila--a monkey gift topper that anyone could love!!! The banner says "I am Coco-nutty over you!! Thank you for looking and check out all the other lovely designs the ladies did at the Bitten by the Bug spot.

The rest of the abc book

2008-05-12T16:12:00.001-07:00
I have edited this post because all of the pictures are now in the original post. All of the letters and animals from the abc book are from zooballoo. It was the second cart that I ever bought, and it is still one of my favorites. Thank you all for checking it out. I still want to make another one of these, someday....

My first Cricut project

2008-05-11T03:12:00.000-07:00

The first project that I ever did with my Cricut was an ABC book for my Mom-in-law using the Zooballoo cartridge. I had a lot of fun putting it together with different photos and clip art and stickers for each letter. Hope you like it. To see close ups, just click on the thumbnails!!