Stamp of the Week.....

Good morning, and thanks for stopping by :)

Today, I am sharing the Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week, 'Fern'.

Those of you that spend any time here, know that I've used this stamp several times in the last few months. It's such a pretty little stamp, and so versatile!

Here is my card:

Stamping is done with Adirondack 'Lettuce', and the line is drawn with an Atyou Spica Chocolate Glitter Pen.  Repeat Impressions 'Beautiful Days' is the sentiment.  My ruler moved on the bottom right corner, and I was quite tempted to put a pearl there, but forgot. Once the photo was uploaded and ready to go, I decided to leave it like it is. However, before mailing, I will probably do something with it.

Now, this adorable little stamp can be yours for 50% off this week, at Repeat Impressions! Check out the RI Blog, The House That Stamps Built for full details!!!

To entice you just a bit further, check out the beautiful Fern cards made my my Rockstar teamies, Cheri, Karen, and Makiko!

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Hope you had a nice weeked!  Ours was great!  I was lucky enough to go to a rubber stamp convention in Collinsville, Illinois, where I met my Creations by AR teamie, Lisa Somerville, who was working at the Our Daily Bread booth.  She is as beautiful in real life as she is on-line, and what a sweet lady! It is so much fun to get to meet folks in person after we've communicated in computer talk!

Traveled up with my friend Shirley, her boss Cheryl, and once we were there, we met up with our friend, Donna, her mom and SIL, and three other friends from our little area.  Had a great day!

Off to unload my bags!

Have a good week,

Patti J.

Repeat Impression Stamp of the Week

A new Repeat Impressions' Stamp of the Week Challenge starts today!  

We are showcasing Wendy's beautiful Fern in this challenge. 

Repeat Impressions Fern (1708-W), Beautiful Days (9206-H0, Adirondack Dye Ink, Lettuce, Chocolate Atyou Spica Glitter Pen

 

The image was stamped three times randomly, down the left side of the card front.

The sentiment was then stamped at the bottom right edge.

I took a straightedge, and drew a doodle line to connect the image and sentiment.

Made for a one-layer, easily mailed card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hop on over to see what Cheri, Karen, and Makiko have created today, using the Fern image!

Blessings,

Patti J.

Black & White Plus One...

Hello!

It's time for a new Designer's Choice Challenge for Repeat Impressions!  

This week, I am your challenge hostess, and my challenge to you is this:  

Create a card or project using the colors black, white, and one other color of your choice.  

Repeat Impressions Dream, Inspire, Hope (3101W), Fern (1708W),  Adirondack Lettuce Dye Ink, October Afternoon 905 Collection Green Button, Black Twine from my stash, Perfect Layers Tools

I chose the Dream, Inspire, Hope stamp for my focal piece.  I stamped the sentiment on this piece, and then attached it to the next largest white panel with some removable two sided tape. I then attached those two panels to the largest white panel, again, using removable tape.  The Fern was randomly stamped on the white panels.  When it looked the way I wanted, I pulled the panels apart, and mounted each of them on black mats. Voila!


Be sure to check out the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for challenge details!
We would love to see your card entered in the challenge!  Someone will be a lucky winner!


My fellow Rockstars have some beautiful creations to share with you today too!  Stop by and see what they have created with black, white, and one other color :)


Cheri   *   Dawn   *   Joy   *   Karen   *   Kecia   *   Lynette   *   Makiko


My wonderfully straight edges were cut using my Perfect Layers Tools.  Remember, you can use any rotary cutter, or craft knife with these tools!  Be sure to use the code on my sidebar if you decide to try them - you'll get 5% off.  Check out their website for a video tutorial.


Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs and blessings,
Patti J.

Happy Tuesday!

Hello!
Happy Tuesday...
Well, we have so far managed to escape the storms.
It's been windy, cloudy, and foggy, but so far, no storms, and no tornado's!
We managed to plant some tomato and pepper plants over the weekend,
and I'm already looking forward to fresh veggies!


It's been a while since I've had a chance to participate in a challenge at StampTV, and this week, the challenge looked like so much fun! You can find the challenge info here.


Here is the sketch, and below is my card for the challenge.

Fun, isn't it? I have not made a round card in ages! I used Bazzill CS, Neenah Solar White CS, Round Nesties, and one of my favorite GKD stamp sets: Spring Florals. All coloring is done with Copics, and the image has Glossy Accents to give it a bit of a 'dew' look. I sponged inside the nestie with Adirondack Peach Bellini, and the image is stamped with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.


Hope that you are having a good week! Ours is going well so far!


Thanks for taking time to stop by!
See you tomorrow with a new release from The Doodle Pantry!!!


Smiles!
Patti J.

Food for thought:
The best thing about the future is that it comes just one day at a time!

Groovy!

Well friends, once again, dear daughter was the inspiration behind one of my cards.

DD stopped by the other night, and spent the night, before leaving the next morning for a visit with friends in Louisiana. When she left, she was wearing a very neon green t-shirt, which was as cute as can be! I had thought about the "Groovy" challenge at Paper Playtime for 4 full days, and didn't know what I was going to make for it. When I saw her in this cute t-shirt, with white print on the front, I knew exactly what had to be pulled out and inked up!!! PEACE ANYA!!! And here she is! Anya is almost as cute as dear daughter is!

Coloring is done with colored pencils and mineral spirits. Flowers on headband are highlighted with a bit of Glossy Accents. CS is DCWV Rock Star.

I will also enter this card here:

Ooh-la-la: use colors of the challenge blog (orchid, yellow, pink, green)

Charisma Cardz: Flowers

This card was created for the For Fun Challenge this week. The theme at For Fun is: For a man. This stamp set from Dimensions cracks me up - couldn't resist using it!

No coloring - everything is paper pieced. Sponging is done with Tim Holtz Adirondack inks.

That's all I have for tonight! I'm hoping to spend tomorrow with DH, so I will be back on Monday! Have a safe and blessed Sunday!

Patti J.

Food for thought: Only in America do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten, and buns in packages of eight!

Blue Roses

Tonight's post will be short! I didn't realize how late it had gotten, and my bubbles are gently calling me. Okay, I lied - the bubbles are yelling at me to get my act together or they will give me the "chilly treatment". I do have a good excuse though - the Cardinal's were winning a ball game, and desperately needed me to cheer them on. You know me and my baseball...


Sadly, a couple of sisters that I know lost their mother this week, so I needed to make them each a sympathy card. I chose to use this pretty soft CS that I bought at our LSS, O'Dear, What a Memory. It's double sided (plaid on the reverse), and is made by Chatterbox. I love the softness of the pattern. The sentiment stamp, by Verses Rubber Stamps, was purchased by my friend Shirley, from Inkeined to Stamp, and she kindly let me borrow it. The rose, is a beautiful stamp from Inkadinkado. The ink is Denim Blue, by Adirondack. The totally perfect bows were made with my fabulous Bow Easy that Shirley gave me for my birthday.


Sympathy cards, like CAS, are very hard for me. I'm always tempted to run to Hallmark, because I sit and stare at my CS and stamps, and just draw blanks. With that in mind, I think these turned out pretty. I hope you like it.


Thanks for stopping by. Off I go to my hot, well warm, or maybe lukewarm bubble bath! My job tomorrow is a full day of paperwork for DH!


Well, goodnight all - see you soon!


Patti J.

I'm a bit late with my mask....

Lol...Just kidding! No, it's not a Halloween mask...

I am the 'leader' at Stamp Club today. I am going to fearlessly lead where no leader has lead before! (Well, it's true, all but the fearlessly part - I HATE being up in front of other people!)

Actually, I was asked to do some beginner masking for our meeting today. There will be possibly 10 ladies at Stamp Club today, and of these, only my DF Shirley has masked before. So, we will do these basic projects, and it it goes well, the next time it's my turn, we'll turn it up a notch and do some collage type masking projects.

I'm certainly not a pro at this stuff, but I've been doing it long enough now that it is really hard for me to tune my mind into words like 'basic', 'easy', 'clean and simple', 'quick', etc....

Anyway, thanks for looking, and I really hope you will drop me a comment letting me know what you think - it's still early enough to do something different!!!

Enough jabber - here are my prototypes...

For this first card, I used an ornament image by Inkadinkado, a sentiment by Great Impressions, and this fabulous script by The Angel Company.

I wanted it to look a bit vintage, and be super fast and easy, so only Colorbox Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink was used. The only embellies are the three mini brads at the bottom of the card.

This next card uses a TAC sentiment, and a Great Impressions Tree Image. At club today, we will also have the option of the Stampin'Up multiple tree stamp. Members can choose whether they want a tall card or a wide card. The Stampin' Up Bashful Blue Ink was stippled on for the sky, and the tree was then stamped multiple times using Adirondack Denim Blue. I dotted the trees with my Uniball Signo white pen, and also with the Sakura Starburst Glitter Pen.

Since the card is dark blue, I figured we'd need something on the inside for writing to show up on, so we will put a piece of white on the inside, and will punch a snowflake (EK Success) out before adhering. The glitter pen will also accent this snowflake (I don't think it shows up on the photo)

So, I've been seeing a TON of pink this year - it appears that pink is the new red!!! So...I thought I would spunk things up a little with some color!!!

So.......last, for this card, I simply 'punched' out a circle from a piece of CS using a circle nestie. Using that circle, again, I stippled the Marvy Magenta Ink into the center using a circular motion, and keeping it a little heavier to the outside edge. I stamped the snowflakes by PSX, and the sentiment by Paper Salon with the Magenta ink. The only embellies were a 2" piece of silver trim, and a bow.

The inside needed 'something', so I stamped the snowflakes once in the top left corner.

So, would love to hear what YOU are all doing today!

Hope to have some blog candy posted by tomorrow! Wahoo!!!

Only a few days and a few hits late, right??? Oh well, better late than never!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Patti J.

~Food for thought: Some peoples minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set!