Monochromatic Creations at The House that Stamps Built

 Hi there, crafty friends!

It's time for another Repeat Impressions Stamps challenge at The House that Stamps Built. Wendy has challenged us to use a theme of 'Monochromatic' this week.

Here's what I made using these Repeat Impressions Stamps:

1904-I A Special Wish

10307-H Patti's Flower Outline

I stamped the flowers with Versamark Ink, and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then I used an ink blending brush to cover the panel. The last step was to use a finger dauber, and daub on some purple in the center of each flower, and add the sentiment. Easy card, and is way prettier in real life. I like the way it turned out!

This was a fun challenge, and I hope you'll all join in! We all need Get Well cards in our stash!

 We hope you will create a card that has a focus on today’s theme, and enter it in our challenge at The House that Stamps Built!  Remember, your creation does not have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include our designs we would love to see them!  Plus, there’s an added bonus… you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing for using our stamps in your submissions!

One lucky person this month will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate!

Check out my sidebar - grab the code to save money on your RI orders!

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

Joy     Laurie     Heather   Shirley     Donna

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up a card this week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Increasing in Value...

Hi there!

 Hi there! 

It's my day to post on the Technique Junkies Design blog.  

I have a pretty card to share today, using the 'S882 Spring Flowers' background stamp. What a lovely stamp this is to work with - just look at all of the details! This card also features a new release sentiment 'SDX182 Increasing in Value'.

The image was stamped first on a white cardstock panel. I used 'A Colorful Life Cloud Edger Stencil' to create a bit of sky prior to coloring the panel. All coloring was done with Copic markers. The image was actually stamped on both the focal panel, and again on another panel. Each panel was colored, then  I fussy cut the larger flowers and popped them up over top of the first stamped image. Once the card was completed, I used Glossy Accents on the larger flowers, then stamped, matted, and adhered the sentiment to the card front.



I've enjoyed this March release! Hope you have too!!!

So glad you stopped by today!

Don't forget!!! You can always save 10% on any order by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.



Now, be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and check out the incredible March release!

Thanks for stopping by,
Patti J.

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps - Momma and Baby Sheep

                                                              Hello, my crafty friends!

This is my las day, but I'm so excited to be back here today, guest designing for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps!

I got to work with this company the last two years, and I very much enjoyed creating with their beautiful, high quality stamps. I was eager to get started with the fun stamps that the owner,  Lynn Anderson sent me this month.

For this post, I used this Blue Knight Rubber Stamps set:

11-01-0038 Mama and Baby Sheep

I was asked to use this stamp set to achieve two different looks. I thought I'd work with spring/summer theme for this first card. The focal panel was colored entirely with Copic markers. Once the panel was finished, I adhered it to a green card base and added a couple of tiny butterflies. Voila!

For the second card, I went with a fall/beginning of winter look. To create this card, I colored the image with Copic markers. Then, I ink blended  the sky (oops, right over top of the sunflower stalk) and mounted it to a piece of brown cardstock.

Hope you like these cards, and are inspired to check out the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Blog (link below) for more inspiration from the design team!

Visit Blue Knight here:

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Store

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Blog
Blue Knight Rubber Stamps on Facebook

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

And thank you to Lynn at Blue Knight Rubber Stamps for the opportunity to work with your wonderful products!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Anything Goes at The House that Stamps Built

 Hi there, crafty friends!

It's time for another Repeat Impressions Stamps challenge at The House that Stamps Built. Wendy has challenged us to use a theme of 'Anything Goes' this week.

Here's what I made using these Repeat Impressions Stamps:

1317 L Vase of Tulips

8611 E Thinking

The image and sentiment were stamped with Versamark Ink, and heat embossed with white powder, and the card layers were assembled. Voila!!! 

This was a fun challenge, and I hope you'll all join in!

 We hope you will create a card that has a focus on today’s theme, and enter it in our challenge at The House that Stamps Built!  Remember, your creation does not have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include our designs we would love to see them!  Plus, there’s an added bonus… you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing for using our stamps in your submissions!

One lucky person this month will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate!

Check out my sidebar - grab the code to save money on your RI orders!

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

Joy     Laurie     Heather   Shirley     Donna

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up a card this week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Pick of the Week at The House that Stamps Built

Hi everyone!

It's my turn to share a Pick of the Week at The House that Stamps Built.  I will be 're-sharing' the slimline card that I created on March 17th, for the Slimline Challenge. The Repeat Impressions Stamps that I used for this card are:  

Rather than showcase a technique, I'm sharing a tip today that I use on nearly EVERY single card that I create. We all have our favorite stamp positioners, right? But do you ever use your stamp positioner with a rubber stamp, and still get an image or sentiment that is not 'exactly' straight?  Let me share an old tip!

Look really closely at the bottom edge of this card, and you will see a piece of square, clear material. This piece happens to be from my old Stamp-a-ma-jig, but you can use a piece of transparency, stamp packaging plastic, etc.

I lay this plastic down OVER my card, and first stamp on the plastic, before potentially 'messing up' my finished card. In this case, I'm adding the Ribbon Border.

This allows me to stamp, as if stamping on the card front, and see if my stamp needs adjusting.

Here, you can see the stamped plastic. And, yes, my stamp is slightly leaning uphill on the right side!

So, I realigned my stamp and tried again. Once satisfied, I stamped on the card front.

Just wipe off your plastic with a baby wipe, set it aside, and you're ready for the next project!

Stamps used:

9900 Hello

1502-L Lace Ribbon Border

Give it a try! Hope I helped save a piece of art!

 For this week only (March 22 - March 28th), get 20% off the stamps used in my creation above when you use the coupon code POTW32221.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps - Momma Bear

                                                            Hello, my crafty friends!

I'm so excited to be back here today, guest designing for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps!

I got to work with this company the last two years, and I very much enjoyed creating with their beautiful, high quality stamps. I was eager to get started with the fun stamps that the owner,  Lynn Anderson sent me this month.

For this post, I used this Blue Knight Rubber Stamps set:

11-11-0219 Momma Bear

I was asked to use this stamp set to achieve two different looks. I decided to create brown bears and black bears. This first card was colored with Copic markers. After coloring, I used a stencil (A Colorful Life Designs), and added some 'paws' in the background,  prior to ink blending the background with some tan Ink, and Ink Blending Brushes. Once the panel was finished, I adhered it to a green card base. voila!

To create this card with black bears, I colored the image with Copic markers. Then, I used a Cloud stencil (A Colorful Life Designs), some gray ink, and ink blending brushes, and stenciled the background. The sentiment is from the 11-12-0251 Building Beavers set. Aren't these bears gorgeous creatures? 

Hope you like these cards, and are inspired to check out the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Blog (link below) for more inspiration from the design team!

Visit Blue Knight here:

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Store

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Blog
Blue Knight Rubber Stamps on Facebook

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

And thank you to Lynn at Blue Knight Rubber Stamps for the opportunity to work with your wonderful products!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Lots of Dotted Blooms

 Hi there!

It's my day to post on the Technique Junkies Design blog, and I'd like to share four cards that I created, with some new release products!

The S897 Dotted Blooms background stamp was featured on all four of these cards. Hopefully, you will enjoy seeing how different each one looks, just by changing up colors and techniques a bit. I love this stamp - it makes me think of my teen years! Yes, I was definitely a bell bottom wearing hippie!

This card features:
S897 Dotted Blooms 

SDX183 Age Gets Better 

What better way to start out, than by using a classic black and white theme? The white heat embossed image is so vibrant on the black background!

The next card features: 

S897 Dotted Blooms 

SDX182 Increasing in Value

I got a little silly with this one. I scrunched up a piece of saran wrap, and just pounced it on several different colors of ink. Then, the focal panel was stamped with black Versamark ink. I trimmed the panel, adhered it to a card base, and did some scrunching on the sentiment panel. I stamped it in blue (in real life, the blue ink matches the blue scrunching - on the big screen, not so much). The sentiment was popped up with some foam squares, a piece of tulle was glued behind it, and ta-done!

The next two cards feature:

S897 Dotted Blooms

SS117 Five Fab Prases Set of 10

Shimmering Bliss Thulian Pink, Dolphin Cove, Chestnut Mare

So, for the above card, I used some Shimmering Bliss sprays on my Gelli Plate. I've never tried to do this, so maybe I made up a new technique, who knows? I generously sprayed the three colors of Bliss (the only 3 that I own so far) directly onto the Gelli plate. Next, I did the unthinkable. I just laid the stamp directly onto the spritzed gelli plate, left it a few seconds, then pulled it up, and laid down a sheet of cardstock. Does it look like the Dotted Blooms stamp? Nope. Do I like the outcome? Heck, yeah!!!

This next photo hopefully shows a bit of the sparkle and shimmer of the Shimmering Bliss. The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Black ink, and a strip of Washi Tape was added prior to finishing the card.

For this last card, I sprayed some of the blue and pink Shimmering Bliss onto the Gelli plate, deliberately leaving a couple sections a bit lighter, by spraying less of the Bliss there. I quickly pressed down my cardstock, and rubbed for a bit, to make sure I had good coverage. Next, I stamped the Dotted Blooms with some awesome pink ink, and finished up the sentiment in Versamark black..



Again, I'm hoping this photo shows a bit more of the shimmer of the Bliss, and beautiful stamp details.

Happy to see you here today!

Don't forget!!! You can always save 10% on any order by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.

Now, be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and check out the incredible new stamps 

this month!


Thanks for stopping by,
Patti J.

Slimline Challenge at The House that Stamps Built

 Hi there, crafty friends!

It's time for another Repeat Impressions Stamps challenge at The House that Stamps Built. Wendy has challenged us to use a theme of 'Slimline Cards' this week.

Here's what I made using these Repeat Impressions Stamps:

Plate 9900 Hello Series

1502 L Lace Ribbon Border

I stamped the Hello repeatedly on the pink panel, added the sentiment and lace border, and ta-done!!!

This was a fun challenge, and I hope you'll all join in!

 We hope you will create a card that has a focus on today’s theme, and enter it in our challenge at The House that Stamps Built!  Remember, your creation does not have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include our designs we would love to see them!  Plus, there’s an added bonus… you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing for using our stamps in your submissions!

One lucky person this month will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate!

Check out my sidebar - grab the code to save money on your RI orders!

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

Joy     Laurie     Heather   Shirley     Donna

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up a card this week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps - Wetlands

 Hello, my crafty friends!

I'm super excited to be back here today, guest designing for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps for the month of March!

I got to work with this company the last two years, and I very much enjoyed creating with their beautiful, high quality stamps. I was eager to get started with the fun stamps that the owner,  Lynn Anderson sent me this month.

For this post, I used this Blue Knight Rubber Stamps set:

11-16-0231  Wetlands

I was asked to use this stamp set to achieve two different looks. Here's a spring/summer card. This first card was colored with Copic markers. After coloring, I used a piece of card stock, and added some 'sun rays' prior to ink blending the sky with some Distress Oxide Inks. After creating the layers of the card, I stamped a sentiment from the 11-16-0177 Rejoice Always stamp set.

To create this winter card, I used a Cloud stencil, some Glitter glue, and some white paint spatters to create a winter scene.  I wish you could see the beautiful sparkle! Perhaps enlarging it would do the trick - give it a click and see what happens! We've had a lot of snow the last few weeks, so I thought a winter creation was only fitting!

Hope you like these cards, and are inspired to check out the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Blog (link below) for more inspiration from the design team!

Visit Blue Knight here:

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Store

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Blog
Blue Knight Rubber Stamps on Facebook

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

And thank you to Lynn at Blue Knight Rubber Stamps for the opportunity to work with your wonderful products!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Please Forgive Me

 Hi there!

I have two sweet cards to share today, using the 'SD1063 Please Forgive Me' stamp. What fun this stamp was to create with - so cute! If someone is mad at you, they won't stay mad long if you send them a card with this adorable, remorseful pooch!  

For this first card, the stamp was stamped in black ink onto white cardstock, then colored with Copic Markers. Next, I used A Colorful Life 'Paws' stencil, and some tan ink, and stenciled around the dog. Using an exacto knife, I cut around his feet to help him 'stand' on a blue border. A bit of the top was trimmed off, then both panels were mounted onto a blue cardstock. Isn't he way too sweet? Look at those eyes, right?

This card was simply stamped, colored and stenciled with the Paws stencil, using pink instead of blue. Prior to adhering the focal panel to the card base, I added some whispy silver thread, and a tiny silver heart. Cuteness times oodles!

I am SO enjoying this March release! Hope you are too!!!

So glad you stopped by today!

Don't forget!!! You can always save 10% on any order by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.



Now, be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and check out the incredible March release!

Thanks for stopping by,
Patti J.

Fun Folds at The House that Stamps Built

 Hi there, crafty friends!

It's time for another Repeat Impressions Stamps challenge at The House that Stamps Built. Wendy has challenged us to use a theme of 'Fun Folds' this week.

Here's what I made using these Repeat Impressions Stamps:

8619 E Tomorrow

102-F Dragonfly

5125-C Dragonfly Sil (sm)

This easy fold is one 4" square of double sided designer paper.

Make a tiny mark in the center of the square.

Fold all four corners in to the middle, then glip the tab back (in this card the tabs are the stripes).

So easy, and what fun to make!

This was a fun challenge, and I hope you'll all join in!

 We hope you will create a card that has a focus on today’s theme, and enter it in our challenge at The House that Stamps Built!  Remember, your creation does not have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include our designs we would love to see them!  Plus, there’s an added bonus… you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing for using our stamps in your submissions!

One lucky person this month will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate!

Check out my sidebar - grab the code to save money on your RI orders!

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

Joy     Laurie     Heather   Shirley     Donna

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up a card this week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.