May 25, 2023

 Wow!

It's been a long time since I've posted anything, and I have a HUGE amount of things to share!

Things have been a bit hectic here - I won't bore you with all the details, but WILL ask for you to be patient with me for the next 5 or 6 months.

So, here are some of the things that I sure thought I had posted!

If you have questions, please ask. Otherwise, I'll just do a few 'show and tell very little' posts!

These wee Easter favors were for the kids at church this year:

I made this one with various 'kit' pieces from Stampin' Up!

This was made with the Rainy Days Paper Pumpkin kit from Stampin' Up!

This was in one of my friend, Ruth Petzel's card kits - love it!

My friend, Cheryl Gammon, had a class, and this was one of her cards:

We had a 'Girl's Day In' a month or so ago to celebrate a couple of birthdays. We will do the next group of birthdays later this month.  We all brought a CAS (clean and simple) project to create, and this was my kit for the ladies:

This pic just shows all the unassembled kits...

Here's one more of Cheryl's pretty cards from her class:

Thanks for stopping by! I have about 5 more posts to make and will be caught up...ha ha!

So glad you're my crafty friends!

Patti J.

Food for thought: No one is guaranteed happiness. Life just gives each person time and space. It's up to us to fill that time and space with joy!

Oh my...it's been a minute!

So, here I am - needing to catch up again! 

I guess that's what my next few posts will be!!!

Seriously, thanks so much for being so patient with my non-posting, and non-commenting. Between a bit of traveling, and a WHOLE LOT of Dr. appointments, it seems I am spending less and less time in my girl cave - we have one more upcoming trip, then I hope to be back on a regular basis.

On a happier note - tomorrow will be our 50th wedding anniversary! Sheesh....can you believe anyone would put up with me for 50 years???  He is a good man, and I feel so blessed that God brought us together!  We are having a date night, and I'm hoping for a Lobster dinner!

Anyway, here are some more cards that I made in a class taught by my friend, Ruth. She comes up with some of the 'funnest' dies to create with!  Hope something you see makes you smile! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Tune in for catch-up, part 2 soon!!!

Hugs and blessings during this beautiful spring and Holy season!

Patti J.

Bunny with Basket

Hi folks!

It's been a while since I posted something fun, 'just' for a challenge!

Today, I'm sharing a card I made with a fun digital image from Impression Obsession.

I chose to use 'Bunny with Basket' for my card.
I'll be entering this card in the 'Easter Fun' challenge at Impression Obsession.

Here's what I made:

I printed and colored everything a second time, then fussy cut the bow, bunny, and chick. They were popped up over top of the original colored image. You can see the dimension in the photo below:

I found this darling sunshine template HERE at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps the other day, and couldn't wait to use it!  It's so bright and happy!!!

Thanks for stopping by today, ya'll! Hope your Easter was happy. We had church in our cars in the parking lot on Sunday. It was different, but so good to be back worshipping together!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Hi everyone - Happy Wednesday!

It's time for a new Tic-Tac-Toe challenge for Repeat Impressions.

Here is the inspiration board that Wendy gave us to work with:

  

I chose to work with: Use Dimension, Stenciling, Bunnies.

Today, I used these Repeat Impressions Stamps:

1313P Easter Friends

1302F Somebunny...

Here's my creation:

The dimension is in the glossy accents, paper piecing, flowers on the she-bunnies dress, and of course, the panels are raised with dimensional foam.

Now it’s your turn! Create something using the Tic-Tac-Toe board above, and link it up 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!

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

Lots of things are on sale at Repeat Impressions, so hurry on over and take a peek!!!

Now, it's time to see what my fellow Rock Stars have created!

Joy     Laurie     Heather   Shirley     Donna     Esther

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up a card this week!

Patti J. 

Pick of the Week

Hi everyone!

It's Patti's turn to share a Pick of the Week at The House that Stamps Built. The Repeat Impressions Stamps that I picked to showcase are:

705-G Duckling

1136-E Easter

Can you believe Easter is right around the corner? Seems like we were just enduring the never-ending month of January, and moaning about having to remember to put 2020 on things!

I thought I'd share another fun fold with ya'll today! Here's what I made:

Let's get started!

First you need a 5.5" x 7.5" piece of cardstock for your card base.

Score this on the long side at 4.25" as shown below:

Next, you will need to decide on your focal panel so you know what size to cut your flap.

Here is my image:

My flap needed to be 4.75" x 3 1/8" in order to hold my image. Score on the long side, at 3", as shown below:

Cut two white panels:
1 @ 5.25" x 4"
1 @ 5.25" x 3"

Add some adhesive to the inside of your flap (I used Scor-Tape so it would be visible)

Adhere the small piece of the flap over the larger of the two white panels where desired - you may want it in the middle, to the left, to the right.

Here's what this looks like from the front.

Adhere white panel to card base, as shown.

Adhere smaller white panel to card base, as shown below:

Adhere focal panel to your flap.

Adhere sentiment, or a flower, 'something' that you can adhere using dimensional foam. This will allow your flap to slip behind and keep card closed.

If desired grab your markers, and dot the white space to match the focal panel.

Ta-da, - Ta-done!

For this week only (Mar. 16-Mar. 22, 2020), get 20% off the two stamps used in my creation above when you use the coupon code POTW31620.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

A little more of this and that to share...

Well, good Lord willing, by now, I've been in DC since Weds., spoiling grandbabies! I hope this finds each of you enjoying your summer, and finding lots of creative time.

Here are some more non-posted, created long ago items....enjoy!

Have a wonderful week! I'll try to get a few more posts pre-scheduled for my time away.

Hugs and lots of blessings,

Patti J.

April Workshop

Hi there!

April was a pretty busy month! I made 20 of these for the grandkids teachers...

They were filled with cute 'shreds' of pink and green, and goodies! I designed the box to the size I wanted. The sweet die set was purchased from Taylored Expressions. It's one of their 'sack-it' sets. Love how easy it was! There was a cute little sentiment box added at the bottom of the box, between the bunny feet.

Shirley and I had an April workshop, as well. The first one filled up right away, so we scheduled one a few days later, which also filled up. We had a great time with some very fun creative ladies! Some were brand new paper crafters, and we loved seeing their smiles after they made cool stuff!

Here's what they made:

This card uses stamps and dies from an older Die-Versions set. It was one of my designs.

Cuteness....! This was Shirley's 3-D design. It's a popcorn sleeve. I think her stamps were from Crackerjack Palace.

This was one of my designs - it is a W card.

Here's another adorable card design by Shirley. This uses stamps from Repeat Impressions.

Here is Shirley's last design. It's such a pretty card, and the flap is held closed with a tiny magnet.

This project uses Stampin'Up supplies.

That's all I have for today!
Thanks for stopping by on this glorious Saturday!
If I don't see you tomorrow, Happy Easter!!!

Hugs and blessings,
Patti J.