Mojo Monday - Mother's Day Cards using Cricut Art Philosophy

Hello everyone.  I hope everyone is having a fantastic day.  I have been sick for several days; so this is my first attempt to create something even though I should be in bed.  I really felt the need to create today so I created Mother's Day Cards for my daughter and two daughter-in-laws.  I created two of the three so far.  

I decided to do the Mojo Monday challenge; which was to create a square or circle card or both.  I have never created either so I created both of them.  It was fun; but challenging.  It is much easier making a rectangular card or using a base that is already made.  This gave me a chance to try out some of the great cards on the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge. 

There are 100 cards on this cartridge and I have only created 3 so far.  I wish I had purchased this cartridge before purchasing any others and it would have saved me a lot of money; but I wasn't aware it existed until February.  This cartridge is the best purchase I have ever made for my Cricut.  I haven't used the other cartridges since I discovered what I can do with this one.  I am sure I will use them sometime in the future; but I am having so much fun discovering the AP cart that I haven't needed the other ones.  I am also using this cartridge for my scrapbooking projects as well. 

I don't have any Mother Day stamps so I had to use the AP cartridge to make the letters. Everything on this card was created with the AP cartridge.  I joined CTMH because I fell in love with this cartridge and the stamp sets that are part of this collection.  My goal is to tell as many people as I can so they can enjoy it too.

Here are my creations for Mojo Monday Challenge 239.

Mojo Monday Sketch

I didn't really make a true circle; but it is a version of a round card.  It has a little different edging than the Mojo Monday card does and I placed my bow in a different place on the round one.  I didn't use a bow on the square one as it didn't look right.

I love all shades of purple and teal. This is actually the colors of CTMH Gypsy and Lagoon.  The photo doesn't show the exact color; but hopefully you can see the beauty of this paper.  This paper is actually a CTMH close out titled "Hooligans" - 12 - 12 x 12 pages of double sided patterned paper and 10 pages of card stock.  You can find it right now on my CTMH website for only $3.00 while supplies last. - Click here.  For all clearance products - Click Here while supplies last. 

I just received this paper packet a few days ago and I love it.  Both cards were created with this packet including the black for the card base.  Other colors in this packet are Pear (green) and Sunset (orange) with both patterned paper and card stock to match.

CTMH is the first paper and cardstock I have found that doesn't leave residue on my Cricut mat when cutting images.  I am very impressed with their high quality of products.  They are the best products I have found on the market so far and I would feel that way even if I didn't currently sell them.  These pages cut very nicely when cutting 1/2 inch letters as I have created here.  I haven't been able to do that in the past with the papers I have purchased.  I love this butterfly ribbon I found several months ago at Michaels.  It is the first time I have used it.

Close up of butterflies and ribbon.

Supplies used to create these two cards:

Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge for all the images on these two cards.

Both of the card bases were cut at 5 inches using AP card feature.

Paper and Cardstock - CTMH Hooligans 12 x 12 paper packet (Close out - Click here)

Butterfly striped ribbon - Craftsmart - found at Michaels several months ago

Lagoon ribbon - Offray from Joann's

Bling Baby Pearls - CTMH Bitty Opaques pearls

3D foam - Tombow USA

Adhesive - Tombow Glue pen to glue all the tiny letters and Tombo Mono Adhesive

I am entering these two cards in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - Challenge 239

365 Cards - Day 63 - My Greatest Talent

Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday #167 - Butterflies

Deep Ocean Challenge - Challenge #24 - Punches/Dies

Shopping Our Stash - #50 - Mother's Day or anything girly

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything goes

Creative Card Crew - Ribbon

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Ribbon or Twine

Incy Wincy Designs - Mother's Day or Girlie

Kaboodle Doodles - Challenge #117 - Add some dimensions

Lexi's Creations - Challenge #64 - Lace or Ribbon/or both

Lollipop Crafts - Challenge #78 -Anything goes

Make It Monday - MIM #87 - Anything Goes

My Craft Spot - #54 - Mother's Day

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Use a Kaleidoscope of Colours

Papercraft Star - Challenge #95 - Mother's Day

Crafts And Me Challenges - Challenge #82 - Favorite Colour Combo

Crafty Creation Challenges -  Challenge #168 - Mother's Day Cards/Gifts

Wishcraft Cards - Week #17 - Waste not Wednesday's

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog.  I hope you enjoyed my cards and maybe someone will be inspired to create something just for fun.  It doesn't have to be perfect.  I am still trying to learn to let go of expecting perfection.  Just do it and enjoy the process.   I love to read your comments and I always send back a reply.  Have a wonderful day and Keep On Creating!!!