Had to dig out the Stamp-a-ma-jig with this one.  When you’re stamping little boxes in a line, nothing but STRAIGHT will do.  I attempted this 3 times before I gave in.  After all, I was using my Good Neighbors Clear Mount stamps, wasn’t I?  Shouldn’t I be able to line the houses up that way?  The honest answer is No, at least if you’re as picky about straight as I am.

• Good Neighbor (SAB) and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets
• Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede and So Saffron card stock
• Welcome Neighbor (SAB) and Patterns Pack III (Hostess) Designer Series Paper pads
• Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango, Old Olive and Soft Suede Classic ink pads
• Old Olive Stampin’ Write marker and Aquapainter
• 1 3/4″ and 1 3/8″ circle punches;  corner rounder,  piercing tool and mat
• Stamp-a-ma-jig and  Button Latte Designer Buttons
• Big Shot and Matchbox Bigz XL die (label)
• Ribbon Originals Elementary and Linen Thread
• Non-SU:  A needle to sew on the button and “self-adhesive notes” to mask the images

This is based on this week’s Mojo Monday sketch, but I kept digressing so it’s not true to the original design.  I can’t begin to count how many little scraps of paper, buttons, labels and punches were littering my craft table when I finally decided I was finished.  Ah, the creative process is a messy state of affairs!

The papers in the Welcome Neighbor Designer Series pad are really inspiring.  They’re vibrant colors, but many of the designs have enough white mixed in to keep them from overwhelming a project.  Some of the patterns are whimsical, which makes them fun to play with, and the “B side” is always a great neutral-type design that gives you lots of room to play.  (I guess “B-side” is one of those phrases that will go the way of the “E-ticket”.  Sigh.)

I hope these little houses have juiced up my Mojo.  I have a little time tonight to play some more.