Mojo Monday #252 Round and Square Cards

It's a Mojo Monday challenge!

After doing my evening yoga, I was inspired to try this, and came up with both a circle and a square card, using two of the newest Close To My Heart paper packets.

I just LOVE circle cards, and some papercrafting friends have dubbed me the Queen of Circles. What a nice compliment! However, I am in awe of so many queens, kings, princesses, and princes of paper crafting!

This awesome circle sketch was designed by Julee Tilman:

My Circle Card in Avonlea:

CTMH products I used: New burlap ribbon; embellishments cut from Artiste Cricut Cartridge; Black hemp; happy day stamp; chocolate ink; opaque pearls; wooden button.

This card is for a young woman who is building her new business, one step at a time, and making her own happiness!


My Square Card in Flirty:

CTMH products I used: Square Kraft Card base; Artiste cartridge-cut butterflies; opaque pearls; sheer ribbon.  Verve stamp: "Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10"

I'll use this card as a sympathy card and write my own note inside.

Have a creative and inspired week, everyone!

Veranda Clear Birthday Card

It's a happy birthday card for a dear teacher-friend -- she's a New Year's baby -- gotta get it into the mail now!

How I wish she and I could sit on a veranda and sip birthday cosmos together! Let's pretend we're doing it and say that we did! Happy birthday, dear Wendy!

I used all Close To My Heart products: clear rectangle card, summer sheer ribbon, Veranda papers, clear buttons, waxy flax, Crystal blue ink (I cut the polka dot heart from one of the CTMH paper labels--love those dots!).

I cut the flower layers freehand, and used the paper piercer to make two holes in each layer so the petals could be bent into a little dimensional flower secured with the larger clear button and waxy flax. Easy peasy.

If you use the clear Acrylix cards, remember to remove the protective covering across the outside and the inside. I stick my paper piercer into a corner to get it started to lift and peel. It's similar to removing a facial masque! Start at one corner, and peel slowly and patiently.

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