Friends...

Good morning - Happy Saturday!

It's my day to post for Great Impressions Stamps, and today's card has such a special sentiment.

I'm blessed with many good friends. Some are on-line friends, that I've met since beginning

my blogging adventure, and some are friends nearby, that I'm lucky enough to get

together with for a cup of tea or coffee on a regular basis.

So...this card is for ALL of you - you are indeed, many of life's nicest perks to me!

Great Impressions stamps used today:

F189 Nicest Perks

F263 Tea for Two

Don't forget about the GI challenge!

There will be a new challenge up soon!

You don't have to use GI stamps, but we'd love it if you did!

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?! 

Have a great weekend,

Patti J.

Other supplies used:

White Hammermill 100# Card Stock

Pink Colorbok Card Stock (Wal-Mart)

Blue Colorbok Card Stock (Wal-Mart)

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins - Springtime Mix

Best Gifts...

Good morning!

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

It's sketch time! I love working with Wendy's sketches...

I used Repeat Impressions 111-O Wedding/Anniversary Border,

and Repeat Impressions 8615-E Best Gifts for today's card.

Here is today's sketch:

And, here is my card:

Hope you are having a great week!

Now, let's hop along and see what my DT sisters have created!

Cheri     Deonna     Joy     Karen     Kathy     Melissa

Have fun!

Hope you link up your card this week at The House that Stamps Built!

Hugs,

Patti

Time to Celebrate!

Hi there!

So, have you been following the Great Impressions blog this week?

All week long, our DT has been showcasing fun things for kids - each day has

had new inspiration of the non-card variety!

My project today, is to celebrate school being out for the summer.

What kid doesn't get excited to see that last day of school roll around?

I thought that was cause for celebration, and used Great Impressions Stamps

E-759 Time to Celebrate to create this fun candy tin for a young lady we know.

She loved it - hope you will enjoy it, too!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget about the GI challenge!

The theme for May is 'Celebrate Spring'.

You don't have to use GI stamps, but we'd love it if you did!

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?! 

Have a great weekend,

Patti J.

A Tip for You

Hello, and Happy Friday!

It's my day to post on the CardMaker Magazine Blog, and my

assignment for today's post was to share a paper crafting tip.

I hope that you'll pop over and check out my post!

Thanks for stopping by today..

Hugs,

Patti J.

Victorian Kids

Hello out there!

I have a darling new release from Die-Versions to share with you today - you

are going to want this one!

My card today is created with Die-Versions "Victorian Kids" Whispers DV-463.

Don't you love it when a card comes together quickly, and

beautifully, with just a bit of fun patterned paper, a wonderful sentiment, 

and an AMAZING die?  Yep, love it when that happens!

Here's what I made:

Those dies are on your wish list, right? Oh my goodness, they cut like butter,

and just fall right out of the die.

Hope you will become a follower of the Die-Versions blog,
and do a bit of shopping at the Die-Versions store - they have some wonderful new releases!

Thanks for stopping by!
Patti J.

Other supplies used:
Unity Stamps
A Muse 'bling' (little girls hair bow)
Tombow Permanent Adhesive Runner
Authentique Card Stock
Bazzill Black Card Stock
Basic Grey Card Stock (base)
Perfect Paper Crafting Perfect Layers Ruler 1/16" and Cutting Mat
(see my sidebar to find out how you can save money on your
Perfect Paper Crafting orders!)

Wish you were here...

Howdy, ya'll,

hope that you are having a great week - happy Wednesday!

It's time for a new Photo Inspiration Challenge at The House that Stamps Built.

Here's the sketch:

And here's my card, using Repeat Impressions' Stamps:

  9507-P Wine for Two, and 

2821-H Wish you were here.

Wow, this one was tough for me, so I finally cheated. Yep, cheated!

I found a clip art online of a pretty sunset, and that's my

card base. For the wine glass, I inked up only one of the two wine

glasses, and used some Copics to color the glass a bit.

Then the sentiment was stamped. It was all matted, and adhered

to a gold card base. That's that!

The inspiration photo reminded me of the 'Calgon, take me away' commercial, so I went

for easy peasy!  In all fairness, I had some stamps ordered for this lovely

photo inspiration challenge, but the USPS is living up to the 'snail mail' title!

Now, let's do some hopping to see what my DT friends have created!

Cheri     Deonna     Joy     Karen     Kathy     Melissa

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up your card this week!

Hugs,

Patti

CardMaker's 'Pretty Pink Posh' Blog Hop

Happy Monday - I'm so happy that you stopped by today!

 Pretty Pink Posh is partnering with CardMaker Magazine in a blog hop, and offering one lucky person a package of goodies.  You can find all of the details regarding the giveaway on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog! Today, the CardMaker Magazine Blog Team is excited to be showcasing some fun Pretty Pink Posh products, and hope that you will be inspired by what you see today!

Be sure to leave a comment as you hop...just look at what one lucky winner will be receiving!

What's in this winners package?  

Stitched Borders 1 dies cuts

Stitched Banner Duo 2 dies cuts

6mm Sparkling Clear Sequins

6mm Marigold Sequins

6mm Espresso Sequins

6mm Mossy Green Sequins

6mm Pink Peonies Sequins

Silver Confetti

Silver Star Confetti

Pretty exciting, right?

Hopefully, you have come to my blog from LISA'S BLOG!
When you leave here, you will go to AJ'S BLOG!
If you get lost along the way, you can find the entire hop list at the CardMaker Blog.

I was excited to recieve MY package of Pretty Pink Posh supplies.

Here's what I found in my mailbox to create with:

I'm sure ya'll heard me squealing with delight in the middle of our little Post Office!

Here's what I made:
(yes...I got carried away...!)

Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Banner Duo, Pretty Pink Posh Springtime Mix Sequins

Pretty Pink Posh Pocket Border, Pretty Pink Posh Sugar Plum Mix Sequins

Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Labels 1, Pretty Pink Posh Watermelon Sequins

This fun gift was created for my Chemo Buddy. I just embellished a cute scrap pad from Wal-Mart. Tada!

Pretty Pink Posh Springtime Mix Sequins

Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Banner Duo Die, Pretty Pink Posh Sugar Plum Mix Sequins,

Another fun gift for my Chemo buddy! Just took a wooden flower, colored it, and added some sequins and a magnet!

Pretty Pink Posh Springtime Mix Sequins

Thanks for stopping by!
Time to hop over to AJ'S BLOG, to see what amazing creations she has been working on!

Happy Hopping,
Patti J.

Other supplies used:

Other Supplies Used for Green Birthday Shaker Card:

, Twine from LSS, Heartfelt Creations Patterned Paper Arianna Blooms Collection, Tombow Mono Adhesive Runner, Tombow Foam Pads, White Hammermill 100# Card Stock from local print store, Scrap of clear plastic from packaging, Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Peeled Paint, Perfect Papercrafting Perfect Layers Mini Rulers and Cutting Mat (see sidebar to save money on your PPC orders!)

Other Supplies Used for Elephant Card:

Great Impressions Stamps F548 Elephant with Kite, and C499 Tons, Tsukinedo Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Patterned Paper scrap, Twine from my stash, Tombow Mono Adhesive Runner, Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue, White Hammermill 100#  Card Stock from local print store, Papertrey Ink Cardstock Spring Moss, Tombow Foam Pads.

Other Supplies Used for Thinking about You Card:

American Crafts Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic Patterned Papers, Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Tombow Mono Adhesive Runner, Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue, White Hammermill 100# Card Stock from local print store, Kraft Card stock from Wal-Mart, Black Card Stock scrap.

Other Supplies Used for Note Pad:

Note Pad - Wal-Mart, Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue

Other Supplies Used for Celebrate Card:

PapertreyInk Card Stock Royal Velvet, Great Impressions Stamps F402 Princess Molly, Great Impressions Stamps E759 Time to Celebrate, KaiserCraft Lavendar Haze Patterned Paper, Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Tombow Mono Adhesive Runner, Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue, Tombow Foam Pads, Copic Markers, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Dusty Concord, Ribbon from Stash, Gold Glitter Pen.

Other Supplies Used for Flower Magnet:

Wooden Flower and Magnet from Wal-Mart, Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue, Black Copic Marker, Sakura White Gel Pen

Hello Friend!

Happy Saturday!

Sometimes, we just need a masculine card, and they are SO difficult!

Let me show you a fun and easy way to send those favorite guys a greeting

that will bring them lots of smiles.

This card is very easy to make - read on for dimensions and directions.

To create this card, Great Impressions G331-Old Fishing Chair, 

and Great Impressions B152-Hello Friend were used.

This shot shows the card closed.

And here's what it looks like closed.

1. Start with a card base fo 5.5" x 8.5".

2. Score on long side, as 2 1/8" and 4 1/4".

3. Stamp sentiment on card base, and image on scrap piece.

4. Trim and mat the focal panel with a coordinating color.

5. Cut a panel and coordinating mat that will fit directly behind the focal panel.

6. Adhere the panel to the card base first.

7. Next, apply adhesive to only the left half of focal panel. Adhere in place

on card front, aligning the image with your panel on the card base.

Done!

I just used a simple rectangle - you can use your favorite dies, or just use your paper cutter 

to cut simple rectangles or squares.

Wasn't that easy peasy?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget about the GI challenge!

The theme for May is 'Celebrate Spring'.

You don't have to use GI stamps, but we'd love it if you did!

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?! 

Have a great weekend,

Patti J.

CardMaker Blog Post, and Wish you were here...

Hello to all of my crafty friends!

I will have a post up later today on the CardMaker Blog that I hope you will go

check out!  I've shared an uber-fun technique with you there!

Hope you will drop by the CardMaker Blog, and leave me a nice comment - I

appreciate your kind words! (I think the post will be live about 8:30 a.m.)

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Now, it's time to share my creation for the Repeat Impressions' Blog, The House that Stamps Built!

The challenge this week, was a Designer's Choice Challenge, and Deonna was our

talented designer. Her challenge is 'Anything But a Card'.

Using Repeat Impressions 2821-H Wish You Were Here, and 708-K Rebecca, 

a fun gift box was created!

Here's what I made:

Here the box is shown closed.

Here is a view of the box from the side.

Yummy!  Look what is inside!

Just open the little drawer, and enjoy :)

Come join in our Designer Choice 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.

Other Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Papertreyink.com

Ribbon: from my stash

Gift and Card Combo Box Template from Creations by Ar

Copic Markers

Corner Rounder

Perfect Papercrafting Mini Rulers and Cutting Mat 

(Use code Pgilliam to save money on Perfect Papercrafting needs!)

Happy Birthday

Good morning, and Happy Saturday!

Today, I'm sharing a card I made using Great Impressions stamps.

I think you'll like this one - I think it turned out quite nicely.

To create this card, I used the following Great Impressions stamps:

H267-Potted Flowers, and G483 Tags.

To create this card, the image was colored with Copic markers.

I then cut from the bottom and from the top with a paper trimmer, in to the image, and fussy cut the bottom of the pots and the tops of the flowers and butterfly, leaving a 'split' panel.  

Next, this panel was matted with a piece of patterned paper, and then adhered to the card front.

The sentiment was stamped directly onto the patterned paper, and fussy cut. 

A few tiny 'blings' were added for fun. 

The border at the top was one that Deone, the owner, included in my last stamp order.

The border both balanced the black bling at the bottom, AND hid a boo boo at the top.

Lol...creative opportunity, right?

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Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget about the GI challenge!

The theme for May is 'Celebrate Spring'.

You don't have to use GI stamps, but we'd love it if you did!

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?! 

Have a great weekend,

Patti J.

P.S. Used my Perfect Papercrafting Perfect Layers Rulers and Cutting Mat to get my pretty narrow pink mat - check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your PPC orders!

Boom Shakalaka!

Hello there, and...

Boom Shakalaka - it's Friday!

Before I get started - don't forget there is a Mother's Day Card Challenge going on until the 11th at the Die-Versions blog!!!  Dani, the owner, is generously giving FIVE $20 gift cards to the Die-Versions store to 5 lucky participants.  So far, there are ONLY 5 participants! Get that Mother's Day Card created, and hurry over to Die-Versions to link it up!!!

I have a few things to share today, so I'd better stop jabbering and get started!

First, here is the silly card I made the Mr. for his birthday earlier this week. Those of you the know us, know that I'm a bit on the 'fluffy' side, and that he's getting a little 'thinner' on top, so when I saw this 'Main Squeeze' image at Eat Cake Graphics, I knew I had to order it!

The sentiment is computer generated, and perfect for the image!

He liked it, so that made me uber-happy.

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Next up, I made a card for this week's Friends with Flair Challenge at Unity Stamps.

I love this saying - it's sort of written just for me as this is my outlook most days!

I had a customer place a card order this week, and I think she'll like this one.

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Last, but certainly not least, I'd like to share my newest crafty tool. 

Perfect Papercrafting has a new item out, called The Perfect Portfolio. I saw it last week, and thought I might like it, so I ordered it. They shipped it out right away, and I've had a few evenings to use it.

Little did I know that it would become one of my favorite tools!

This photo shows the Portfolio completely closed.

In this photo, I've just flipped the front back to the first 'fold'.

Here, I have begun to fold the front to the back.

And, here it is folded completely flat.

Finally, here is the portfolio folded completely flat.
The strip that you can see at the top is magnetic, and holds your work in place while you write, draw, or color.
The front panel (which is folded completely to the back) and the back panel both have magnets inside, which eliminate any flopping of the covers.
Also, when the portfolio is closed, magnets hold it tightly closed, securing whatever you have placed inside.
This way, you can take several images at a time to work on as you have time. 

I used to carry an old wooden clipboard into the family room, and use it for my coloring time. It seemed I would always end up with a mark on my image from the clipboard clip. As a side note, the clipboards were never comfortable to hold in my lap and work with.  This portfolio is a soft material, and is a comfortable work surface for me.

If you go to the Perfect Papercrafting Website, you can find a video showing how this works, much better than I can explain it. Be sure to use my code (Pgilliam) on any order for a discount!

Thanks for stopping by today - I know it was a photo heavy post, and appreciate your hanging in with me to the end!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.