What a fun way to find inspiration! In case you're new to "Mojo Surfing", it's the theme this week at This Thursday It's All About.... There are a couple of ways you can go about this, and believe me, YOU WILL WANT TO TRY THIS, IT'S FUN!! So, be sure to check out the blog for the challenge instructions.
The way I found my inspiration was by clicking on one of the links in This Thursday's list of participants in the right side bar of the challenge site. I clicked on Femmy, and from her blog I found a link and went to another, and another from there, until I had gone 5 blogs deep. I wound up at a wonderful blog, "Girl Gone Thread Wild", belonging to Monica Magness. The post I landed on was full of the most fabulous Halloween inspiration, and being that the "Big Night" is only about 24 hours away, I was more than happy to apply this inspiration in the spirit of spookiness!
Now I must tell you that I had so much fun playing with the goodies from Pink Petticoat last week, that I went back there and snagged the Halloween specials and used them in both of my pieces for this challenge! The journal page at top features my favorite skull stamp from Stamp Francisco. I stamped him on white cardstock with Versa Fine black and mounted him on black cardstock before cutting and gluing him to the page. He is having visions of loveliness...pretty little girlie skulls and bats from Pink Petticoat...a perfect Halloween fantasy! I added the strip of dotty paper at left, also from Pink Petticoat, and finished it off with doodles and scribbling in my favorite black Micron pen. The background is another page from my funky chunky book. If you're interested, you can see more of it HERE. This page is ready for writing-in, and will hold 2008's Halloween memories when the day is done!
The card at right was done exclusively with Pink Petticoat's Girlie Haunted Halloween papers, image and sentiment. Only the doodle dots, ribbon and cardstock are added.
Have fun finding your MOJO!! I can't wait to see what you all come up with!!
Have a great day, Everyone!!
These are both great but I do think think the top one really stands out, love the background you have created!
Clairex
Posted by: CraftyC | October 30, 2008 at 01:02 AM
This sounds like great fun and I love the work you came up with.
Ann xxx
Posted by: ann cutts | October 30, 2008 at 01:47 AM
Your entry is wonderful! I love the skull and your background. I had just looked up This Thursday's new challenge myself and look forward to finding my own mojo!
Posted by: Katherine McCullen | October 30, 2008 at 06:59 AM
There's a little thank you to you on my blog today. Your inspiration and encouragement have made such a difference in my life.
XXXOOO,
Alberta
Posted by: Alberta | October 30, 2008 at 05:22 PM
this is a lovely entry
Posted by: anneke | October 31, 2008 at 02:44 AM
These are fabulous Barbara - I'm a pink pumpkin girl myself too : )
Liz
xx
Posted by: Liz | November 01, 2008 at 07:46 AM
I love the jouirnal oage Barbara - your style is so unique! Wonderfully colourful and inventive as usual. Hope the foot's better! xoxoxo
Posted by: Rosie | November 02, 2008 at 04:32 AM
Blogging is such a great way to jump start the mojo and it has obviously done that for you in spades. Love the piece with the open skull!!
Posted by: Heather Robinson | November 02, 2008 at 03:09 PM