Hang in there Girl!

Greetings on this last day of January - it's amazing how quickly the month flew by!

Today, I am sharing another creation using some wonderful Great Impressions Stamps.

I think you will enjoy this sweet image and sentiment.

They were such a joy to work with! 

Great Impressions Stamps: C441 Hang in There Girl!, and F538 Kitty on Branch, Echo Park Summer Days Paper Pad, Hammermill 100# CS, Bazzill Basics CS, Button from Stash, Twine: Amuse Studio, Cloud Dies: Die-Namics Flat Bottom Clouds, Spellbinders Dies, Copic Markers, Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Broken China

Hope you are having a great week, and are looking forward to SuperBowl!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

I will be entering this card in some challenges! Haven't done challenges in eons!

Crafting by Designs - Animal
Crafting for all Seasons - Buttons & Bows
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
Perfect Sentiment Challenge - Use Die Cut
Inkspirational Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me Challenges - Favorite Embellishment (button, of course!)
Creative Card Crew - Girly
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge

Hello!

You know, my mom always said that the older I got the faster the days would go by. 

She was certainly right!  Can't believe it's Wednesday already,

and time for a new Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge.

Wendy, the RI owner, does a fabulous job with the design of these sketches, and I love a great sketch!

Here's my card:

Repeat Impressions 'Snowman' #4714, Repeat Impressions 'Let it Snow' #2006, Echo Park DP, Very Merry Christmas, Copic Markers, Bazzill Cardstock, Ribbon Scrap.

Take a few moments to check out the designs by my fellow Rockstars, and then head over to the RI blog, The House that Stamps Built, to see how YOU can win some wonderful stamps!

Cheri     Joy     Karen     Kecia     Geri     Joyce     Christy

We would

love to see your take on this sketch!

I am entering this card in the challenge at Joan's Gardens. The challenge is red, green and white!

Thanks for stopping by...

Patti J.

"Tis the Season.....at Sunday Sketch & Stamp!

Hello, and thanks for stopping by!

The Digi Garden is sponsoring the challenge today at Sunday Sketch & Stamp, and I'm excited to be one of their guest designers!  Today's challenge is this sketch:

And here is one of Saffie's sweet creations, "Ursula Hanging Lights"!  The season is nearly upon us, and Ursula is doing her part to make things festive!

The Digi Garden 'Ursula Hanging Lights', Copic Markers, Sentiment: Amuse 'Holiday Tags', Snowflakes: Michael's, DP: Echo Park 'Very Merry Christmas', Bazzill CS

Check out the Sunday Sketch & Stamp Blog for more inspiration.  Then, we'd love to see YOUR take on this great sketch.  Feel free to use any of your stamps or digi's!

Have a great week,

Patti J.

Operation Write Home World Card Making Day Blog Hop

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you enjoy the card I'm sharing with you today, and those of my fellow Operation Write Home bloggers.  When you are ready to go to the next blog, click on the banner above to return to the main page!

The theme for our hop is a wintry card, based on a sketch.  I chose to use Operation Write Home's Sketch #115 for my card.  Here is the sketch:

 

And here is my card...(inside sentiment is a Stampabilities Stamp that reads "you're a wonderfu friend".

Sketch: Operation Write Home, Stamps: Stampendous CRS2065 Angel Kisses, Express-It White Blending cardstock, Echo Park Very Merry Christmas DP, Deco Art Glamour Dust Glitter, Dimensional Foam, Stampabilities, Tombow Multi Glue, Perfect Layers Rulers

Operation Write Home is a way for you to help our service men & women connect with their loved ones at home with handmade cards.  Hopefully, we lift some spirits, of our heroes, & of their loved ones who miss them so much.  Having a twice deployed son, and a son-in-law that is currently serving his third deployment, this organization has a warm & fuzzy place in my heart!

Thanks for hopping with us today!

To the men and women who have sacrificed so much so that we might have freedom, I pray that God will bless you and protect you as you are serving your country, so far from your loved ones.

Happy World Card Making Day!

Patti J.

Let's Get Sketchy!

Hi friends!  As it's Wednesday, it is time for a new Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge.  The sketch, shown below, is fun and easy to create with.   I chose to use "My Sunshine" (8402W) on my card. 
 

Supplies: Repeat Impressions 'My Sunshine' (8402 W), Echo Park Summer Days DP, Stampin Up: Corner Punch, Ribbon Scrap, Kaiser Craft Pearls, Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink, Perfect Layers Tools, Copic Markers

I have been waiting for just the right opportunity to use this stamp.  When I was growing up, my mom used to spend long periods of time brushing knots out of my 'oh-so-thick' hair, and would sing this song to me to keep my mind off of the tangles.  The Echo Park papers were a perfect companion for this happy stamp! Thanks, Wendy, for the memories.

Sketch to follow this week!!!

I hope to see all of you participate in the challenge at the Repeat Impressions blog, The House that Stamps Built.  We'd love to see your take on the sketch!  Repeat's stamps do not have to be used, so don't let that stop you!  If you have them, we'd love to see them, but they are not required.  Full challenge deets are on the blog - check it out, and get that card linked up - you could win some Repeat Impressions goodness!!!

Please be sure to visit my DT family to see what beautiful things they have to share with you today!

Cheri     Dawn     Joy     Karen      Lynette     Makiko    

Kecia, our fellow member, could not participate this week due to family emergency.  She could certainly use some thoughts and prayers, today especially, if you'd like to pop by her blog and offer some. Her DH suffered a very serious heart attack, and must undergo surgery.  Thanks in advance for your kind words or unspoken thoughts.

Have a great day - mine is full again with a road trip, and a bit of grocery shopping, but I'll be dropping in on you tonight to see what's shakin' on your blogs!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Just Sittin' Here

Good morning!

I'm enjoying this beautiful day, and hope that you are, as well.  On a little hike around the yard with the dogs today, I realized that nearly overnight, our Bradford Pear trees are all beginning to flower.  They are so pretty!  I'll share a photo tomorrow or Thursday after a few more blooms appear.

Today's share is a fun card.  The day is so bright and cheerful, that this card had to be cheerful too.  Hope little Heidi gives you a smile.  This is for a brand new challenge, "Sweet Stamping Pixies".  The theme is "Spring", and you must use a Pixie, Sprite, or Fairy on your card. 

Supplies: DCWV CS., Echo Park Country Drive CS,  Really Reasonable Ribbon's Baker's Twine, Kaiser Craft Pearls, Wal-Mart Nail Heads, C.C. Designs "Heidi Among the Flowers", C.C. Designs "Leafy Branch" Die, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Pink Sharpie Marker, Copic Markers, Amy R. Stamps "Wish You Were Here" Sentiment, Recollections Dimensional Squares, White Vision Pen, Diamond Stickles

Inisde of Card

So, hurry into your stash, and find a sprite, fairy, or pixie, and get creative!  You have lots of time to get into the very first challenge at Sweet Stamping Pixies!

I will also be entering this card in the following challenges:

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges - Spring
Little Darlings Challenges - Pearls
The Pixie Cottage - Things with Wings
Totally Stampalicious - Flowers
Totally Papercrafts - My Favorite Things (Patterned Papers!)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Spring is in the Air
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Have a great day - hugs!

Patti J.

Creepies....

Hello everyone!  What a glorious day it is here in Missouri! 

We are on our way to the airport in just a few minutes to pick up our grand-doggie, Wimpy, who is flying in all the way from Los Angeles, to spend a few weeks, or perhaps a few months with us!  His 'dad' has to be in and out on travels to many places over the next few months, and none of us could stand the thought of his being in a kennel that long.  So, pops and I are grand-doggie sitting!  I'll be sure to snap a photo or two.  He's a beautiful white shepard/husky mix, and we just adore him.

Anyway, I wanted to take a moment to share a fun and very quick project with you!  (Sorry Bonnie....poor Bonnie is counting the days until Halloween is OVER...lol)

This is a die cut from Creative Cuts and More.  I literally folded on the pre-scored lines, assembled, and decorated!  Wow!  They have the best die cuts!  And if you go there and don't see what you are looking for, be sure to contact Terri, the owner, as there are probably hundreds or more that she has that are not on the website.

As for decor, I had these little spiders in my stash, pulled apart and sponged black ink on a cotton ball, used two $1 stamps from Michael's that I've had forEVAH, and the DP is from Echo Park's Apothocary Emporium Collection, and was a gift from my friend, Shirley.  Found the eyeballs at Walgreens, and couldn't resist them!

That's it for today!  We've had a productive weekend - got lots accomplished, found DH a new cell phone, had dinner with one of my sis's and her DH, got to talk to DD a couple of times, got to talk to DS a couple of times, AND the Cardinal's won game 2 of the World Series.  Life is pretty good!!!

I almost forgot!  The winner of the extra magazine is #1, Becky Dunham!!!  That never ever happens - #1 is almost never a winner - Congratulations to Becky!!!  Email me with your mailing address :)  I'll get it out tomorrow!

Hope that things are well in your little corner of the world!

Thanks for dropping by to see my creepy creation.  When we get in this evening, I will try to visit all of you!

Hugs and blessings,
Patti J.

Merry Mistletoe and Tulips

Happy Monday!

Hope your week is off to a good start.  No complaints here, except that there aren't enough hours in my days!  lol...

I have a couple of quick cards to show today - I promise not to jabber your ears off.

The first card is a Christmas card, and uses the Merry Mistletoe set from Doodle Pantry.  The blue background paper is from the Merry Mistletoe set. The mat is a silver swirly cardstock from my stash - don't know who makes it, but I thought it would dress up the CAS card a bit.

 

Don't forget that you still have lots of time to enter the Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #17!  Just for entering the challenge, using a Doodle Pantry Image, you will receive the adorable Quirky Penguin set free!

The next card is All That Scraps' C.C. Designs Tulip Trevor taking flowers to his sweetheart.  The background and butterflies (Martha Stewart Punches) are from the Echo Park Victoria Gardens collection.

 
All coloring is done with Copic markers. Pearls are Kaiser Crafts.  Ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.  I am going to enter this card into the All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.  I will also enter it at Flutterby Wednesday's which is an open challenge this week. Just have butterflies, fairies, or angels on your project!

I want to thank all of you who have been emailing and sending things for the No Kill Shelter's pet themed craft corner.  Every single image, stamp, charm, ribbon, etc., is greatly appreciated!

Have a good week!

Hugs and Blessings Galore,
Patti J.

Food for thought: The 'good old days' were once known as 'these trying times'...

Just Because...

Guess who made a card this evening "just because"? Yep, yours truly!

This card is made for the Wednesday Challenge at All That Scraps, which is Anything Goes.
I've used the CC Designs Swiss Pixies Ice Cream Birgitta, and the sentiment is from the "Wish You Were Here" set by Amy R., also found at All That Scraps.
The DP is Echo Park, and the bling is Michael's.
Butterflies were punched with Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, CS is Bazzill, and there are some white Stickles and Brown Spica Glitter Pen on her ice cream cone.
All coloring is done with Copics.

Hope you had a great weekend, and are off to a perfect week!
Ours will be busy, but hopefully, survivable!!!

Hugs and blessings to all,

Patti J.

I've Got Your Back....

Welcome back!
Today is the fourth and final day of the August sneak peeks at The Craft's Meow!
It has been so much fun joining all of the ladies at The Craft's Meow as their 'Friend" this week.
Thank you all for hanging out here this week and watching the new stamps being unveiled!

I have another fabulous set today, "In Tandem", designed for The Craft's Meow, by the beautiful and talented Nina Brackett of Nina B. Designs. This is yet one more totally fun set, with several sentiments - each one just perfect for someone needing a happy greeting.

Here is my card...

I did a teensy bit of coloring and outlining with my Copic markers, dotted the bottom half in greens and the top half in blues. The image and mat were die cut using oval Nesties. I dotted and tore the CS prior to stamping the sentiment, and tore the bottom of the mat as well. Also dotted with black Copic around the inside oval. Everything is popped up with dimensional squares. Added a bit of bling from Michael's and a flower from Hobby Lobby. The DP is Echo Park, and can be found at The Craft's Meow Store.


Be sure to check out The Craft's Meow Blog, to see all of the other beautiful creations, and don't forget to comment! One lucky person will win this set!!!


Hope you can plan to hop with us on August 1st. The Craft's Meow August release blog hop will feature all of the great stamp sets you have seen this week, and that's not all! You will be able to shop for the sets that day as well! You'll want to be sure to leave comments, as one lucky winner will receive all four new sets!


Smiles,
Patti J.

The Craft's Meow Sneak Peek - "Owl Be Thinking of You"

Hello!


I am so excited to have been asked by Lisa to be a Friend of The Craft's Meow for the
month of August! Lisa and I seemed to connect right from the beginning of our blogging
adventures, and I feel so blessed to have her in my life!


How much fun it is to be able to help Lisa and her amazing Design Team showcase
the new realeases for the month! I am having a blast playing with these new stamps,
and I know that you will too!!!

Today is day 1 of The Craft's Meow Sneak Peek previews, and this first set, called, "Owl Be Thinking of You", is designed by the amazingly talented Jenny Suchin.

I can't wait for you to check out the full set - there are oodles of wonderful stamps!

My first card features the darling owls.

I created a step card, and used some adorable Echo Park DP, which you can also find at The Craft's Meow. Hope you like this - I thought it would be just right for someone who's been away from home for a while, or in the hospital.

The clouds have frosted Stickles on them, and there are Glossy Accents on all of the hearts, eyes, and parts of the birdhouse.

The next card, again from the "Owl Be Thinking of You" set, features the sweet little birds. When I saw the sentiments, I thought I could put the Welcome and the Little One together and have a perfect card for a new baby. I thought it turned out pretty cute - what do you think???

Hurry over to The Craft's Meow to see who else has sneak peeks for you, and for your chance to win! One lucky person will win this stamp set!

This stamp set, and more will be available in The Craft's Meow Store on August 1st!

Thanks for dropping by, and don't forget to stop back by tomorrow for another sneak peek!!!

Hugs and blessings,
Patti J.


Supply list:
Stamps: The Craft's Meow
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
DP: Echo Park (The Craft's Meow)
Glossy Accents
Dimensional Squares (Hobby Lobby)
Ribbon: My stash
White Pearls: Kaiser Crafts
Copic Markers
Stampin UP! Square Lattice Embossing Folder
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics

Hello....!

Hello there!

Hope that your week is off to a good start. OF COURSE it is raining here, and raining, and raining! The totally scary thing is that I have not yet melted, and I thought I surely would!

Today's post will be short and sweet, as I have more things to do than time to do them!
I decided to 'ink up' one of Lori Boyd's digi's....Macie's Image.
I've had this image for a long time, and have just now gotten to color her - how much fun!

I'm going to enter this card over at Lori's challenge, which is simply to use one of Lori's images.

Supplies: Echo Park DP's, Copic Markers, Flowers are from Hobby Lobby, and the loops at the top are May Arts Ribbon. The doodling on the side is done by hand using a Pitch Black atyou Spica Glitter Pen. A simple white paper doily from the Dollar Tree is behind the image.


Enjoy the rest of your week!
I'll be back soon with a new release from The Doodle Pantry!

Hugs, and blessings,
Patti J.

Food for thought: If you want a puppy, start by asking for a new car...lol!!!

Sweet Ella

Good morning! Hope that all of you are well. Many of you got lots of snow last night - we had the tornado warnings, hail, power outages, etc., but we survived!

Colored with Copic Markers, DP - Echo Park, Image - By Lori Designs, Glossy Accents on center of bow. Ribbon from my stash!

I thought I'd play along with the challenge at By Lori Designs tonight. I colored up one of Lori's adorable images, Ella. Very clean and simple - just wanted to use this darling image tonight!

Have a great night, and thanks for stopping by!!!

Almost forgot!
Lisa Lara, if you are reading, you are the winner of my "Itty-Bitty" blog candy! Congratulations!!! Please e-mail me: mamagilliam@gmail.com
with your address, so I can get it in the mail to you!

Hugs!
Patti J.

Food for thought: If it has tires or testosterone, it's trouble! (lol.....)