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Hi friends!  Another weekend flew by and it's Monday morning again and that means it's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch.  This week is a round or square option and the sketch is designed by... ME! {grin}

My card for today is for a friend who's having a baby girl soon and hates pink.  I still included a little hot pink in there, but thought the green, black and grey in this Amy Tangerine paper gave it a funky, artsy look instead of the traditional baby pastel.  Unfortunately {due to the unpredictability of life with twins}, the card was only half finished when it was time to leave for the shower, so I had to grab a traditional card from my stash and figure I'll save this one for after the baby arrives.

The stamps are all from the To the Moon set.  The elephant is paper pieced onto DP.  I whitewashed the grey patterned paper with watered down white paint to dull the pattern a bit and make the shape of the elephant stand out more.  The background for the elephant is painted with a mixture of white paint and India ink, then I added the clouds with white paint and glopped (yep, that's the technical term) on some Glass Bead Gel to give it some texture.

The base of the card is cut with the Grand Big Scalloped Circles Nestabilities and I doodled a frame with a white gel pen and accented each joint with a teardrop pearl from Pizzazz Aplenty.

Okay, that's all folks!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulously inspired week!

Enabler's List:
Stamps: To the Moon (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Amy Tangerine Sketchbook (American Crafts), Basic Black (SU!), white
Ink: Black Soot (Ranger Distress), white gel pen
Accessories:  Grand Big Scalloped Circles, Grand Classic Circles, Classic Circles and Classic Squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Glass Bead Gel (Golden), White acrylic paint (Claudine Hellmuth STUDIO), India Ink (Dr. Bombay), teardrop pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), polka dot ribbon (May Arts)

14 comments

Unknown said...

that is one awesome sweet card. Love the colours.

x

Handmade Creations by Stephanie said...

So cute always love the details you add!!!

Dawn Easton said...

OH my gosh, Julee! This is so stinkin' cute! Love the hot pink and green accent colours! FUN!

scrappingnana said...

This is so adorable and the bit of hot pink sets if off. I know she will love it when she receives it. TFS

Marisa said...

You done well by the hates pink issue. Great use of the pearls and doodles between them and Emery's paper pieced scarf is darling :) Can't wait to play along with this week's sketch!

Karen Day said...

Wonderful details on this card, Julee! And those clouds are amazing!

Andrea W said...

Fabulous circle card! I love the colors and the adorable elephant.

Unknown said...

Such rich colors, I love the cute elephant :)

Riet said...

So beautiful,I love the image and your papers.

Hugs Riet.xx

Ravengirl said...

This is really cute! She will love it! Although I didn't mind pink, my hubby did...so we had a lot of purple!

Scrapcrazy said...

love your card.

Lena said...

Your card is super cute. You did a great job. Come and stop by when you get a chance.

~ Jo ~ said...

This card is just stunning! I love it! I love that you used non-traditional colors and kept the card fun. That elephant image is just the cutest!

Hugs,
Jo
www.jwscrapshack.blogspot.com

Marta said...

Dear Julee, what a fabulous card. I also do not like pink so I think it is just lovely.