Manly Card

Hi all!

Just thought I'd pop in today with a card I made a while back for one of our

employees' birthday.  Hopefully, he enjoyed it!

This was a digi image from Doodle Pantry, which I understand has closed down. So sad - they had such cute images!  You can enlarge it to see the shiny windows, headlights, and wheels. Had fun with this one!

Hope you're all doing well and staying dry.

Our prayers go out to all in Texas.  The Port Lavaca area and Victoria were the towns we traveled to a few months ago, with thoughts of relocating or at least wintering.  It was a beautiful area, and our hearts are breaking with each news cast.

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

A little more of this and that!

 Hi there!

Here are a few more things that have been created and never posted...let me know if you have any questions!  We are in the middle of a laundry room makeover that has snowballed into a

kitchen makeover, so my creative time has been spent on a ladder or on my knees.

Made this one for a friend's daughter who has the cutest ever dachund dog!

My bestie, Shirley, and I saw this card at our LSS, and decided we could do it!  These cards
went into 'sunshine' boxes for our folks that we are Chemo Angels for.

These two cards were made using some lovely Heartfelt Creations Papers.

Thanks for stopping by - I promise to get my act together soon and come visiting!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Die-Versions Think Pink Blog Hop

Welcome to the Think Pink Blog Hop!! 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so the Die-Versions Design Team wanted to bring Breast Cancer Awareness to our crafty friends. We want to get the message out to all women about the importance of early detection with regular self-breast exams and mammograms. 

We want all of you to Hop with us!! Link up as many new projects (no back-linking) that fit the theme of Breast Cancer Awareness (no other restrictions) for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate generously provided by Die Versions. Die-Versions manufactures low profile dies made right here in the United States. You can see all of the dies Die-Versions has to offer and do some shopping at 

the Die-Versions store.

Many of the designers today will be using images generously provided byDoodle Pantry. Doodle Pantry provides a diverse selection of images. There is something for everyone, so be sure to stop by to see all they have to offer.

We have also joined with Fighting Pretty to donate cards to be delivered to breast cancer patients. If you would like to donate your cards we would love to pass them along to brighten the days of needed recipients. Please email Lori at mulchlady(at)aol(dot)com for the address to send your cards. 

Here is what I made, using the Die-Versions "Crochet Lace" Whispers DVW-322 die, and a sweet PRE-COLORED (!!!) digital set 'I Will Survive', from Doodle Pantry - you can find it HERE.  

If you look closely at the second photo, you will see that I actually printed the image twice, and cut the little birdie head out.  It was than mounted on a 'wobbly' spring, so when touched, it wobbles!

Your next stop on the Think Pink Blog Hop is Mary. So let’s get hopping, celebrate courage and strength, and most importantly spread some Pink Hope. 

Here's the entire line-up in case you get lost along the way: 

Die-Versions Blog
Lori
Anne 
Patti - you are here!
Mary
Irit
Lisa 

Thanks for hopping with us!! 

Link up as many new projects (no back-linking) that fit the theme of Breast Cancer Awareness (Think Pink, Survivor, Be Brave…) in the linky on the Die-Versions blog.
You have until Tuesday, October 28. 

The winner will be announced on the Die-Versions blog on Wednesday, October 29.

Good luck, everyone, and Think Pink!

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

Other supplies used:

A Muse pink gingham cardstock

Wobbly spring (from local LSS)

Perfect Papercrafting Perfect Layers Mini Rulers for perfect mats (see sidebar for details!)

Blogaversary Celebration - Day Four!

I'm back today with another Blogaversary Giveaway!

This is SO much fun, but....

WHERE IS EVERYBODY????

Remind all of your friends to drop by and leave a comment!

It's not to late to comment on 

Day One, or...

Day Two, or...

Day Three!

I love giving stuff away! And remember, you don't have to do any of the extra steps - 

those are just an opportunity for you to have another chance to win!

Now, on to today's wonderful Prizes!

There will be TWO winners today!  Yep, TWO winners!

First, we have a very special lady, Laurie Wilson, of Doodle Pantry,

sponsoring me with a $10 gift card to the Doodle Pantry store!  If you enjoy digi images, 

you will LOVE this gift card - and $10 will buy a lot of digi goodness!  

Seriously, Laurie is so talented, and so kind. Having been both a Doodle Pantry DT member, 

and a Guest DT member (a few times over!), I can vouch for both the ease of downloading and using the images and the illustrator!

Thank you so much, Laurie, for your generosity!

Here is one of my favorite Doodle Pantry Images (and this one is pre-colored!).

The pre-colored digi's make a card SO quickly, and what fun cards!!!

This image is Pumpkin Birdie -it comes in both black and white, and pre-colored!

You can find this set HERE

And you can find this set HERE!

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NEXT up....we have a gift card from a new-to-me stamp company!

I discovered this company, Treasured Times Stamps, when they posted a Design

Team Call.  I didn't make the team, but I am enjoying the DT's creations,

and am loving the products that I've purchased!

Jody Stacy is the owner of Treasured Times Stamps.  She's loved art since she was very little. Jody has actually been painting for 26 years!  In 2011, she started up Treasured Times Stamps, and not only does she work with some pretty great illustrators, but she's started her own Stamp Line, called the Lilly Mae Collection. This collection features little girls in Prairie Dresses, Pantaloons, and Sunbonnets.  How cute they are! You can see them HERE.

Jody is another sweet lady. I'm so happy to call her a blogging friend, and look forward

to using more of her products - I have my 'Dear Santa, I want it all' list ready to go!

Thank you Jody, for your generosity!

Here is what I made, using the Treasured Times Rubber Stamps #845-S Peaceful Thoughts, and a template that I found at Splitcoast Stampers...

Here is the card/box opened up.  I'm not sure yet who is getting this, or for what occasion, so I've left the sentiment off for now.  Isn't this image darling???  So sweet!

To win one of these prizes:

1. Leave a comment here = 1 chance

2. Leave a comment on the Doodle Pantry FB Page - tell Laurie I sent you = 1 chance

3. Leave a comment on the Treasured Times Stamps FB page - tell Jody I sent you = 1 chance

Isn't this just too much fun?

Day 5 will be on Friday, October 10th, and

Day 6 will be on Saturday, October 11th.

All winners will be announced on Monday, October 13th - good luck to all!!!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Thanks!

HAPPY SATURDAY!!!

Hope your weekend is off to a wonderful start.

I'm spending the day in my girl cave - doesn't get any better than that :)

Recently, the Mister and I were invited to a pig roast.

It's an every 3 year event, with a crowd of about 250 folks.

We've never been able to get to one until this year....wow, it was such fun!  The Mister reconnected with folks he had not seen in years - some that went back as far as grade school.  And, as a result,

I got to meet folks he's known all his life.  The food was wonderful, and the dancing was fun too.

Since they are pig farmers, I thought we needed a suitable card, so I went straight

to my Doodle Pantry stash, and found this adorable, pre-colored Mud Piggy image and matching papers.

I added a tiny touch of Glossy Accents to his (her???) eyes. Everything was computer

generated, and went together in a jiffy!
Used my Perfect Papercrafting Mini Rulers for my awesome border...

Can you say 'Perfect"?

It's in the mail to them, and I hope they enjoy it!

Have a super weekend,

Patti J.

Oops!

Happy Saturday!

Have you ever had to create a card or gift for someone as a means of 

apologizing 

reedeming yourself

sheepishly admitting a big OOPS

pleading for forgiveness

groveling for forgiveness?

Here's what I made - read on below if you are interested in my groveling story...

Each container has a tea-rrific greeting on one side, and a teabag with name on the back side.  I enlarged the tea bag, and made a nice folding card, complete with a groveling, sheepish, pleading for forgiveness apology!

Here are all of them - boxed and ready to go to church tomorrow.

We've all made these easy peasy boxes before, right?  Well, I needed

several, and I needed them very quickly, so I fell back on 'easy peasy'.  The

images are digi.  They can be found at Doodle Pantry.  I hope these little gifts

serve their purpose!

Here's the scoop:

For the last 6 weeks, a friend and I have been subbing for our church secretary, who's been hospitalized for well over 6 weeks.  During the course of one of my days, the preacher had a meeting one morning, and asked if I knew how to make coffee. I do, of course, and there is a Sunday School class that meets in an area just outside the office door.  I'll just say that this is the class for mature adults!  Anyhoooo....I made the coffee in one of their two pots. I thought I had everything all cleaned up after the meeting, however, the following Sunday, when I walked through the classroom to the office, I was met with some very

disgruntled looks, hands on hips, etc.  They asked if I had any idea who had made coffee with their 

TEA pot.........OOPS!  So explains the two pots!  One for coffee, one for tea.  To make matters even worse, I had forgotten to dump the grounds, so their tea water was brown.

They pointed from one pot to the other and back again saying "Coffee pot, tea pot, coffee pot, tea pot - GOT IT'?  I gulped, apologized, and said 'Got it"!, after which I very quickly left the classroom :)

So...this little gift of Hugs & Kisses, Mini Ghirardelli's, and yummy Caramel Tea will be on their table in the morning when they meet.  Hopefully, I will be forgiven, and maybe even eventually find my way back up on my pedestal, reserved for nice people!!!

Have a great weekend,

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

Happy Day!

Happy Wednesday!

This week seems like it's flown by - can't believe it's already hump day!

I had a great day yesterday - went to my friend Shirley's house, and we created for hours!

I will share our fun creations tomorrow.

When I needed a St. Patrick's Day card for my senior 'buddy', I went to my Doodle Pantry

pre-colored digi stash.  Found this darling bird and sentiment, and followed the Operation Write Home Sketch, shown below.  Used my Perfect Paper Crafting Mini Rulers for the wonderful mats. See my sidebar for details!!!

Voila - card in a jiffy!  Hope it made my senior lady smile.

Have a nice evening!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Creations by AR - February New Release Hop

The February Release for Creations by AR is here, and the theme is Baby Love!

Welcome to my blog!  As most of you know, we are expecting our very first grandchild any day now, so when the amazing Adela gave us the new templates, I was beyond thrilled!  Without further ado,

here is what I created with the new releases!

First up is this precious little Rockin' Horse Card.

Isn't this just the sweetest thing? Overall measurements are about 4" by 4".

Next, is the Rockin' Cradle.  OMG, what a fun little creation this is!  It measures 3.25" wide, 3.25" tall, and 3.75" long.  The 'blanket' is a piece of paper towel, and the 'mattress' is something I created from a scrap of cardstock and a scoring board.  Had to make a matching rug, of course!  And the little pillow & bear is a digital image from Doodle Pantry.  Isn't it just a perfect finishing touch?

Now, you just have to see these darling Dress Up Baby Bag.  These worked up so quickly! I didn't have any wonderful pink cardstock, so I just took a small stamp, and some pink ink, and dabbed flowers all over the white piece.  The centers are colored yellow, but don't show up very well in the photo.

Measures 7" W x 9.5" H, 2.75"D

Measures 6.8" W x 9.5" H x 2.75" 

 Last, but not least, I used the Baby Love cut outs (included in the Dress Up Bag Templates), and created a couple of super quick cards.

Creations by AR templates come in SVG or PDF files.  As I don't (yet) own a cutting machine, I cut all of mine by hand.  This month, my teamie Sue, sent me the two Baby Loves, the tiny horse on the pink bag, and a few other teensy little items!  Thank you so much, Sue!  You rock!

This month, you can purchase templates individually, OR you can purchase the bundle, and get all three new templates for $12 - what a bargain (a savings of $3)!

Hope you've enjoyed these wonderful templates!

How can you win your choice of the three new templates?

Leave comments:

~On each DT members blog

~On the Creations by AR Facebook Page

Comments will be accepted until Friday, February 14th, at 12:00 noon EST.

One random winner will be announced on Friday, February 15th, on the Creations by AR Website and Facebook Page.

Time to hop!  Have fun!!!

Adela     Doris     Jak     Julia     Lisa E.     Lisa S.     Lori     Lyn     Monica     Sue      Tina

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

The Musical

Good morning!  If you are like me, you like music.  ALL music!  On any given day, I have music playing while I work.  My taste goes from hymns and gospel, to Aerosmith, and everything in between!  So, when the February new release at the Die-Versions store was 'The Musical', I couldn't wait to get my happy mail!  Here's the first card that I created with one of my new dies:

This card uses the Die-Versions Whispers "Rosy Music" #DVW-327.  I had seen 'piano' cards in the past, and thought it would be a great way to showcase this beautiful die.

To make this card, I just cut strips of white and black cardstock.  I outlined the white strips with a gray Copic marker to give them some depth (too much, actually!), and just adhered them to my card base. Added the black strips and a ribbon (left over from our daughter and son-in-laws reception last year) and voila!  What fun.  Since I'm a Chemo Angel/Senior Angel, I use a LOT of Thinking of You cards, so the sentiment was not difficult to decide on.

This next card was fun, too!  So often, we get these border dies, and use them only at the very top of a page. I recalled this fun row of spring flowers and sentiment from DoodlePantry.com, and thought that this die (Die-Versions DVW-335 "Music Waterfall")would be a perfect division between the image and the sentiment.

The flowers are pre-colored - the only addition is a touch of glossy accents on the orange flowers. I think you can see the shine if you enlarge the photo.

Of course, I used my Perfect Papercrafting Tools for the great mat!  Notice that I used two sizes!!!
I think this card will certainly brighten someones day, and I'm sure we are all ready to sing those songs of spring!

I hope you'll check out the Die-Versions blog for more beautiful samples using the February release dies!

We'd also love it if you would 'like' us on Facebook!

You can also watch videos of our dies on You-Tube!

And here's our Pinterest Page!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Beautiful Day...

Happy Sunday!

We are completely iced in - going no place today, so you know what that means?

I've been creating!

Made this card for a couple we know that celebrated their fourth anniversary this week.  Four whole months!  My DH was the best man at their wedding, so this is a special occasion for them.

The card above was cased from a card at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps new release hop a week or so ago. I think the entire release is calling my name, but I had to have this set of flourishes.  It's divine :)  The sentiment is one of my all time favorites from Doodle Pantry.  Here is the card that I cased:

Isn't it beautiful?  Bridget was a real inspiration!!!

That's all I have for today - have some special orders to work on, so off I go!

Have a wonderful day, dear friends!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Me...MIA again...Imagine That!

So hello, hi, and howdy ya'll!

Have been a bit busy this week with Valentine cards for shut-in's, etc.  Hope that you are all feeling peachy, and are ready to enjoy the weekend.  We are hoping not to get snowed or iced in, as we have plans for both Saturday and Sunday.  

The Valentine creations needed to be quick and easy, as I created over 100.  Here's what I did for round #1...

The sweet little chicks are a Great Impressions stamp, the sentiment is computer generated.  The heart was cut with a Spellbinder's die (thanks to my good buddy Shirley!), bows from my shash, and colored with Copic markers.  My Perfect Papercrafting tools were used for the great red mat!  See sidebar for details!  Easy peasy!

Once I began addressing envies, I realized I was about 25 short, so this quick and easy card (thanks to the pre-colored images at Doodle Pantry!).  I just printed, glossy accented a couple of the hearts, and added a bow.  Voila!  Nothing fancy, but it's the thought that counts, right?

Doodle Pantry Image, bows from my stash, Glossy Accents

Thanks for stopping by today - I'm hoping to get by to see all of you, if we get home tonight in time! 

Happy weekend!

Patti J.

A Smile for Jonah

I was reading a friend's blog post the other day, and it touched my heart.  Susan Raihala has asked for help for a little guy, and you can read all about it HERE.  This is my first card for Jonah.

I immediately thought of this Doodle Pantry sweet pre-colored image for this little man.  I think it turned out very simple and cute!  Hope you can jump on board and help bring a smile to Jonah's day!!!

Have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Patti J.

The Baby Shower...

Good morning!  

I am touched by how many of you have asked me to post some baby shower photos.  

So, here we go!  Just a warning - this post is photo heavy!

We had asked for NO head table, but they had one for us, so here it is.  Melissa, Jan (her mother-in-law) and I sat here.  If you enlarge the photo, you can see some of Laurie Wilson's beautiful Doodle Pantry work in the very center of the banner.

This is just a shot of the tables.  You can see the gifts beginning to accumulate in the background.  After everyone arrived, there was barely room for another item.  We feel so very blessed!

Of course, we had food!  Strawberry spinach salad, chicken salad sandwiches, cheese, relishes, and lots of crunchy veggies, and punch to drink.

Again, here is some of the wonderful Doodle Pantry images!  Laurie worked up the orange dots just for me, as well as the nugget wraps.  If you ever need a special order item, she's your go to girl!

Here's one more shot, showing the napkin wraps too.

Each place setting had a favor bag. Some were pink, yellow, and blue polka dots, and some were white. The saying on the bag reads 'From our shower to yours, thanks for being here today! Melissa, Nick, and Baby Shaw. Again, the turtle is a Doodle Pantry image.  Each bag contained a washcloth (couldn't find enough shower scrbbies) and a bar of Ivory soap, wrapped in coordinating cardstock, and tied with a pretty ribbon.

Here is our sweet little momma with her cake.

Here are the cake and cupcakes close up.  Every single dot, button, flower, and stripe were edible!

 

She had just opened the Thank You Notes that momma made her.

And here she is with the quilt that I made.

This is our daugher, Melissa, our son John, and his fiance, Alicia.  We are SO blessed! Alicia is a beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.  We may have a fall destination wedding to look forward to in 2014!

DH and I with Melissa

Melissa with her in-laws, who traveled from Mesa, Az. to be here for the shower. Meet
Tim and Jan!

Last, but certainly not least, is Melissa with my very dear friend, Shirley.  Many of you know Shirley from my blog - she and I are always crafting, shopping, and jabbering!

A good friend of Melissa's, Jenny Buchanan, took the photos.  There were way too many to post them all, so I tried to post as few as possible.  If you have hung in with me all the way to the end of this post, you deserve a medal!  I totally forgot to take pictures of anything that I created, included the Thank You cards. They were a onsie card, and turned out pretty cute.  If I get one, I'll snap it later!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Patti J.