Anything Goes at The House that Stamps Built!

Oh my....Wednesday again!

It's time for a new challenge on the Repeat Impressions' blog,

The House that Stamps Built.

This week, the challenge is EASY PEASY!!!

ANYTHING GOES!

Did you know that Repeat Impressions has a category called 'Funny Bones'?

I love some of the fun, and a bit sassy sentiments and images in this

category.  A few weeks ago, I posted a card using the Deja Bull.

Today's card uses Repeat Impressions 8019-I Housework, and 

Repeat Impressions 2617-D Tiny Bird (flight)

Well, today, my card is about something that we ALL love like have to do...

housework!

Isn't it fun when you have just the right patterned paper to create an awesome 10 minute card?

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Now it's YOUR turn!

Come join in our challenge!  

Remember, you don't HAVE to use Repeat Impressions Stamps, 

but if you do, you have double the chance of winning!

Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your RI orders!

Now, it's time to see what my DT friends have created!

Cheri     Deonna     Joy     Karen     Debbie     Kathy     Melissa

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up your card this week!

Hugs,

Patti J.

P.S. - look at my gorgeous mats!  I used my Perfect Papercrafting Perfect Layers Mini Rulers and cutting mat to achieve these nice even lines.  Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your own Perfect Papercrafting tools!

Greetings!

Greetings, my crafty friends!

I needed a fun, but simple card to send to our son and his wife, after

they had honeymooned in Paris.  What better set than this

A Muse Studio 'c'est la vie'?

I love the sheer simplicity of this one. I created it while having a crafty day with

my dear friend, Shirley!

I'm going to join in on the challenge at Blessings Ink this week, which is

'Anything Goes', using A Muse stamps.

Inks, cardstock and stamps are all A Muse products.

Hope you are off to a great week, so far!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Blog Candy Winners!

Annie's Crafts - Product Review

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Elyse, the Video Classes Assistant, at Annie’s Crafts, asking if I would like to do a product review on one of their on-line classes. 

The class that I reviewed, is ‘Learn to Make Interactive Cards’.

You can read my review HERE if you missed it!

Elyse generously offered one class as blog candy for a lucky reader of my post.

The winner of this class is:

***GAIL***

Congratulations Gail!!!!!

Please email me at:  mamagilliam at gmail dot com with YOUR full

name and email address.  Elyse will download your class!

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Next, I have an itty bitty blog candy for one lucky person who commented

on my CardMaker post last week!  That post is HERE if you missed it!

I showed what a few of the things that I use my scraps for...

The winner of my itty bitty blog candy is:

***Joan VanCourt***

Congratulations Joan!!!!!

Please email me with your name and mailing address, so I can get your prize out to you!

Thanks everyone for stopping by today,

Have a wonderful week!

Patti J.

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello!

Well, here I am with my Saturday morning post for Great Impressions...

where did the week go?

This week, the Great Impressions' Design Team has been showcasing some beautiful projects for Mother's Day. I had fun this week, stamping, coloring, fussy cutting, and creating with some wonderful GI stamps.

Here's what I made:

To begin, I used Great Impressions B150 Happy Mother's Day, and Great Impressions E576 April Showers Bring May Flowers.

I stamped the sentiment directly onto the patterned paper. The image was stamped onto a piece of white card stock, colored with Copic Markers, and die cut with some nesting dies. I tied a ribbon around the card, and added the layered focal panel with foam squares for some dimension.

A few pretty sequins topped this card off perfectly.

For my next project, I used Great Impressions H251 Tall Tulips.

Here is a front view of the card.  

This view from the side gives a much better perspective of how many tulips there are in this box card!

The back of the card has white card stock, to enable a message to be added.

Here, I am beginning to collapse the box.

This view shows the card completely flat, and ready for mailing.

I found the box card template at Splitcoaststampers, and liked it because it is larger than an A2 card, which allows for a whole LOT of tulips! There are A2 measurements with the directions, but I chose to go with the larger dimensions. The tulips were stamped, colored, and fussy cut about 6 times, to make this beautiful bouquet. I hope the recipient likes it!

If you haven't checked out the GI Blog this week, be sure to go back to Sunday, and see what yummy projects my DT sisters have shared. You will be SO inspired!

Don't forget - about the GI challenges!

A fun challenge for April is still going on.

If you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery HERE. 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (HERE) and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

That's it for today!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

CardMaker Magazine Blog Post

Hey there - Happy Thursday!

I have a post up today on the CardMaker Magazine blog!

My assignment for this week was 'Scrap Treasures'.

I hope you will pop over to the CardMaker Blog to see how I

put my scraps to good use!

No need to comment here, but for one lucky person who comments at the CardMaker

blog, there will be an Itty Bitty Blog Candy!  Hope you will leave me

a few kind words there :)

I'll post the winner tomorrow (April 24th) morning!

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Patti J.

Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge - Have a Ball!

Hello!

It's Wednesday again, and our challenge at the The House that Stamps Built

is one of Wendy's amazing sketches.  I love working with a great

sketch - what a fun way to use scraps, and stamps that fit into the sketch

'just right'.

Here is Wendy's sketch:

For my card, I used Repeat Impressions 9702-O Gumball Machine,

Repeat Impressions 9710-I Gumballs, and Repeat Impressions 9703-F Have a Ball.

Here's my card:

One of the things I love best about Wendy's sketches, is that I can print them off in exact A2 size, and am able to measure each piece, so there is no

guesswork.

I thought this card turned out so well - it will be a delightful greeting for someone special!  If you click to enlarge it, you'll see the Wink of Stella

accents, and the wee gemstones in each corner of the polka dot panel.

Hope it gave you a bit of a smile!

Get your MoJo going, and come join in our challenge!  

Remember, you don't HAVE to use Repeat Impressions Stamps, 

but if you do, you have double the chance of winning!

Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your RI orders!

Now, it's time to see what my DT friends have created!

Cheri     Deonna     Joy     Karen     Debbie     Kathy     Melissa

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up a card this week!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Perfect PaperCrafting Mini Rulers and Cutting mat were used for each of my mats. Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your purchases

from Perfect PaperCrafting!

Annie's Crafts - Product Review

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Elyse, the Video Classes Assistant, at Annie’s Crafts, asking if I would like to do a product review on one of their on-line classes. 

I’m here today to share my product review with you.

Annie’s Crafts has a very nice catalog of on-line classes, and it was hard to choose one to review. The class that I am reviewing today, is ‘Learn to Make Interactive Cards’.

You all know me pretty well, and when I saw that the description of the class offered cards that pop-up, spin, slide, shake, and swing, you know that I was all in!

In all, the videos total a shade under 4.5 hours. The instructor is Megan Hoeppner, who is a very talented, well-known leader in the paper-crafting industry. It is obvious that Megan loves the art of paper-crafting, and is delighted to share her tips and tricks with her viewers. Megan is also very easy to understand - she speaks very clearly, enunciating her words well. If English is not your first language, you will easily follow Megan’s instructions.

Annie’s on-line classes are available in either a downloadable or DVD version.  I chose to download my class.  I love that I can watch a few minutes of video, and that when I am interrupted, the video can be resumed from the point that I stopped it.  No need to scroll through to find your place!  The classes include printable PDF patterns, as well as the video.

This class features 10 interactive cards that spin, pop, move, shake, slide, (and more), for any occasion.  You will also get to see some popular paper-crafting mediums put to work – such as Washi Tape, Punches, Indigo Ink, Watercolor Pencils, die cuts, enamel dots, and others. You will be able to easily use supplies that you already have on hand.

One of my favorite lessons was the Birthday in a Bag. I had several of these bags on hand, and couldn’t wait to experiment!

I’ve been making cards for many years, therefore, the techniques in the video were not new to me. However, I either learned something new from each lesson, or remembered a technique or card-making idea that I had forgotten!  This class would be fun for paper-crafters of all levels, and I would very highly recommend it for those that are new to the hobby.

I am eager to try more of the on-line classes at Annie’s Crafts!

Would YOU like to win your own copy of this class?

Elyse has generously offered up a copy to one lucky reader!

Simply leave a comment on this post - that's all!
One lucky winner will be randomly chosen - the winner
will be announced here on Sunday, April 26th - good luck!!!

If you have not seen the selection of classes they offer, be sure to check out their website!  Classes are not limited to card-making – they also offer classes on coloring, knitting, crocheting, sewing, quilting, beading and jewelry making, and more!

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

Coming Your Way...

Hello!

Can you believe it's the third Saturday in April already?

This month has flown by.

It's my day for posting on the Great Impressions Blog, 

and what a fun image this was to work with!

For this card, the following Great Impressions Stamps were used:

Puppy Peeking H264, and Coming Your Way C477, 

The Center Step Card seemed perfect for this darling little puppy.

First, the image was stamped directly onto the center panel.

The flowers, greenery, and butterflies were colored with Copics.

I sponged some green 'grass', and some blue clouds, and then stamped the sentiment.

The image was stamped again onto a white CS scrap.  

It was colored, then the dog and one butterfly were fussy cut, and adhered with dimensional

foam pieces to the center panel. The foam pieces gave his such a realistic appearance!

The last step was to find a cute patterned paper, and cut some strips for the sides and

bottom panels.

As you can see, this image requires very little coloring, and looks so sweet!

Don't forget - about the GI challenges!

A fun challenge for April is going on now. 

If you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery (HERE). 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (HERE) and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

That's it for today!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Friends with Flair - Don't Wine About It.

Hello - and Happy Friday!

Today is a super short post.  I've been trying for quite some time to get a

card into the Unity Friends with Flair challenge.  Well, peeps...

today is the day!

Made this fun little card, and I know just who will be getting it!

I used Unity Stamps 'I'm Hot. You're Not.' 

Smile!

Have a great day - thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

Hang in there...

Hi there, everyone!

It's time for a new photo inspiration challenge at The House that Stamps Built.

What a fitting photo - it's been raining and raining here. Wish we could

bottle it up and send it to our friends and family in California!

Our challenge was to create something using this photo for our inspiration:

Photo inspirations are my least favorite challenges - I have a really tough

time knowing what to do.  I decided to just play off of the colors and abstract sort

of squiggly shadows.  The photo made me feel a bit somber, so I chose a saying to match
my mood!

Here's what I made, using some distress inks, a stencil, some dies, and some black and gold twine.
The stamps I used were: Repeat Impressions 8619-E Tomorrow, and Repeat Impressions 9009-F Butterfly (sm).

I hope that you feel inspired to grab this inspiration photo, and join in our challenge!  

Remember, you don't HAVE to use Repeat Impressions Stamps, 

but if you do, you have double the chance of winning!

Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your RI orders!

Now, it's time to see what my DT friends have created!

Cheri     Deonna     Joy     Karen     Debbie     Kathy     Melissa

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up a card this week!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Flying Kites

Hello!

Hope you are all well today!
I needed a birthday card for a dear friend, and wanted to play a bit
with this new Die-Versions "Flying Kites" Whispers DV-441.

Once again, I cut the die from the background paper, and again from
three designer papers, and cut and pieced them into the die
opening on the blue background.  Rather than to fussy cut all of the bows,
I used a marker and colored them.  After coloring I dotted them with
my Sakura white gel pen.  Easy peasy!

This technique is a bit time consuming, but I find it therapeutic, and think
it makes such a fun statement...AND is flat for mailing!

What do you think?

Hope you enjoyed this card, and will give this technique a try!

The fun sentiment seemed perfect - it's by Unity Stamps.

Be sure to check out the Die-Versions blog each day for inspiration,

and check out the Die-Versions store for new products, sales, and lots of

temptations!

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

P.S. My perfect red mat is made using my Perfect Papercrafting Mini Rulers and Cutting Mat - check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your PPC orders!

Call me...

Hi there!

I thought I'd play today 'just because'!!!

The challenge at Unity Stamps this month is to use one of two sketches, OR

this inspirational photo, OR this color combination!

I decided to work with the color combinations - those pretty little pennants

along the right side.

There was a fun sketch at Sketch Saturday that looked like fun,

so I took a wee bit of liberty with it.  Here is the Sketch Saturday Sketch:

And, here is what I created:

I used Unity 1B-825 - Call Me...I'll Laugh at You (Angie Blom)

It was fun creating a card just for the fun of creating!

Hope you are having a great weekend - thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Get Well Louie!

Happy Saturday!

So glad you could drop by today!

I was in need of a get well card, so my post today features some fun get well stamps 

from Great Impressions.

I used Get Well Louie G520, and Just Duckin' C476 for this fun little

center easel card.

To create this card, I covered the card front with some designer paper from an old DCWV pad, and set it aside.  

The image was then stamped on white cardstock twice, and once on each of three patterned papers.  

One of the white panels was used as my base. 

The other white panel was where I colored the Louie, and fussy cut all of his pieces!

The beak and feet have glossy accents on them.

Also fussy cut, were the bed frames, pillow, and blanket.

Once the pieces were all cut, they were adhered to the white panel, trimmed, and matted.

Once I knew what size the focal panel was, I cut the card front on each end, and glued the small side strips down on the card, leaving the center section swinging free.  It was scored in half, and the

focal panel adhered to it.

The last step was to stamp and mat the sentiment.

It was adhered to the card using dimensional foam, and happily holds the easel piece upright!

Here is a photo showing the card flat for mailing in an A2 envelope.

Don't forget - about the GI challenges!

A brand new challenge for April went live last week. 

If you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery (HERE). 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (HERE) and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

P.S. My beautiful mats were created with Perfect Papercrafting Perfect Layers Mini Rulers and Mat. Be sure to check out my sidebar - you could save money on your order!

Have a great weekend,

Patti J.