Mojo Monday: Creating in the desert

I've been feeling a bit creatively dry lately. I've got some biggish custom projects on the horizon, (to say nothing of Christmas cards) and I just can't seem to get going on much else right now. It doesn't help that I'm so tired all the time. I shouldn't be--I've been blessed this time with a baby who actually sleeps a good amount at night, and my toddler rarely gets up anymore, but I still end up feeling like I'm sleep-walking through my days lately. I'm hoping it lifts soon because I've got new stamps begging for ink!

I did manage to create a bit last night--I pulled out this week's Mojo Monday sketch and my new favorite color combination (Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso and Marina Mist) and got to work. I decided to ink up Day of Gratitude, which arrived in a big box from the brown boyfriend on Tuesday. I went back and forth a lot before ordering this set and I'm so glad I did! That big medallion has a lot going for it and the smaller images are pretty versatile, as this card shows, I think. I had to move the ribbon down to the bottom because it didn't look right at the top, and I moved the brads a little further to the right from the sketch, but it's just a guide, right? I love this new Afterthoughts hostess set--the big words are great. I just double mounted the smaller sayings on the side of some of them for greater versatility. I made four of these for the Operation Write Home box I'm working on filling.

Okay, I should go take a nap now.

Supplies:

Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Whisper White cs, retired dp
Afterthoughts, Day of Gratitude stamps
Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso inks
Chocolate chip epoxy brads
grosgrain ribbon (non-SU!)
scallop edge punch