CardMaker - U Inspire Me

Hi everyone!

I'm excited to tell you that my first post as a member of the CardMaker Blog Team is up today

on the CardMaker Blog.  My assignment for the day was 'U Inspire Me'.  For this assignment, we find something that inspires us, and use it to spark our creativity.

My inspiration today came from something I saw while wasting time, browsing Pinterest.

Hope you will check it out!

Hugs,
Patti J.

So Grateful...

Yippee Skippy, it's Saturday!

Good golly, Miss Molly, it's been fun having some crafty time this week!

Today, I'm sharing a card that I made for the Mod Squad Challenge - 'Any Holiday'.

Fall is my favorite season to create for, so I decided it has to be a

Thankful card.

I used two Gina K. Designs sets: 'Autumn Beauty', and 'So Grateful'.

Both are older sets, and might even be retired, but both have been inked

and inked and inked over the years, so what's one more inking!

I first stamped the pumpkins.  They were masked, and the mailbox and flowers were 

then stamped.  All coloring is with Copics, and the papers are from some

old scraps in my stash.

I'm also entering this card here:
Hiding in my Craft Room - create for any holiday

Hope it gives you some fall smiles!

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

May Peace be Your Gift

Good Morning!
I'm here today with my post for Die-Versions, and have a fun new die to share.
This "Holiday Tag" Whispers DVW-391, just called out to  me when I first saw it.
It's meant to be a tag, but I decided to try something different.

This view shows the entire card.  I trimmed a bit off of the bottom so that it would fit nicely into an A2 envelope.

In this shot, you can see that I left the green deer in the die cut, but punched out all of the other little pieces.  This was the toughest part, as these pieces always want to fall right out of the dies!  I die cut the tag again in white, and adhered it directly over the green die cut.  I saved the large snowflake, a couple small bits, and the white deer, and added them to the bottom of the card.

I folded my card base, centered the die on the fold, and cut through only the top half.
So, when the card is open, the deer are sort of 'showcased' at the top.
Added a nice sentiment and a bit of bling!
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I can't wait to try this as a Christmas tag! What fun!

Be sure to check out all of the new Christmas release dies at Die-Versions!
You won't be disappointed!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Patti J.

Other supplies used:
Gina K. Designs 'Very Merry Christmas'
Colorbox Chalk Ink 'Deep Green'
White 'Hammermill110#' cardstock
Green cardstock (Hobby Lobby)
Bling (Hobby Lobby)
Tombow Adhesive Tape Runner

Shadow Stamping

Happy Wednesday!

Today, I am super excited to be hosting the Mod Squad Challenge.

Any of you that know me well, know that I'm a lover of 'techniques', so my challenge 

is to create something using the 'Shadow Stamping' technique.

Supplies Used:  Gina K. Designs Stately Flowers 8, by Melanie Muenchinger, Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White Cardstock (MY LAST PIECE - EEK!!!), Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Foam Dots, Kaiser Craft Pearls, A Muse Cardstock (Mat), Perfect Papercrafting Mini Rulers (see sidebar for details)

For my card today, I've used Melanie Muenchinger's 'Stately Flowers 8', which can be found at 

Gina K. Designs. This set is gorgeous - I am totally in love with all of Melanie's flower sets, and her basket sets are amazing, too!  When I win the lottery, I shall own them all :)  This set was in my

mailbox this week - a gift from Melanie.  You should have seen my Post Office happy dance!

Thank you Melanie - you are so kind and generous!

If you have never shadow stamped, you will have fun with this.

Find a stamp that would look nice with a shadow.  Stamp it once in a darker color,

then stamp again, moving the image slightly, to create a shadow image.

If you are a visual learner, Gina has a great video on StampTV, showing this technique.

If you've ever been stumped on a monochromatic card challenge, this technique would be perfect!

Thanks for stopping by - hope that you will try this technique,

and play along with this challenge at the Mod Squad Challenge Blog!

Can't wait to see your creations!

Hugs & Blessings,

Patti J.

Feel Better...

Howdy!

Decided to spend a few minutes creating 'just because', and join in on the 'clouds' challenge

at Stamp TV.

Here's my card:

Supplies Used:  Gina K. Designs: Melanie Muenchinger's 'Fabulous Frame, Theresa Momber's 'Vertical Greetings 2', Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White cardstock, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Versafine Brown ink, Copic Markers, Kaiser Craft Pearls

Hope your week is going well!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Someone stole my week....

It's Friday again. Really?

Time sure flies when one is retired!

Hope you are all planning a fun and relaxing weekend with friends or loved ones.

DH and I are going shopping tomorrow for 'wedding' wear for our son and future DIL's wedding

in September.  We are going to have a 'date'.  Love it when that happens!

Thought I'd share a couple of things that haven't made it out here yet!

Sometimes, we just need something very, very quick. That's what I am sharing today.

A bit of patterned paper, solid cardstock, and a couple of stamps - voila!

I have a friend who was having some bad days - feeling 'invisible' or not important.

There is a great blog, Ginger's House, that offers free sentiments nearly every day. Just when I 

needed something to cheer up my friend, Ginger posted this.

Perfect!  Just like my friend!
If you've never been to Ginger's blog, you really should go! It's full of fun :)

Used my Perfect Paper Crafting Mini Rulers for the beautiful matting on each of these!
Check out my sidebar for details.

This is also a sentiment from Ginger.  Another friend had been in the hospital for over six weeks.

I thought this would be fun for her.  On the inside, I wrote something pretty sarcastic, like

'enough is enough' - we miss you, or something silly - don't recall exactly.

Whatever it was, it made her laugh - that's what mattered!

This next card has an image from an old Gina K. Designs set, that I still pull out when I need a coffee related card.  Again, the sentiment is from Ginger.  A grown man we know is going through a pretty tough

time.  He drinks coffee from sun up to sun down, and usually ends the day with a

glass of wine or cold beer.  He's a pretty good guy, a good Christian, and

this sentiment just had his name written all over it.

Thanks for stopping by, have an awesome weekend!

I'm hosting a fun challenge next Wednesday, 

and I can't wait until Friday when I show you some beautiful things 

from the Die-Versions Christmas release!!!

Hugs & lot of smiles...

Patti J.

Gina K. Designs - New Release Hop, Day Two!

Here I am for day two - STILL excited!!!  Thank you, Gina, and Crew!
The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina, along with the Cast and Crew and Guest Designers, will inspire 

you with many beautiful ideas! 

And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them

 because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers 

will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! 

To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV 

a few days after the hops.

Tuesday's Link List:

Gina K

Theresa Momber - Illustrator Vertical Greetings 2

Beth Silaika - Illustrator Keep Calm

Cathy Tidwell

Debbie Corbari

Karen Day Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler 

And our Guests:

Patti J

Sharyn P

Here are my projects for today's hop!

For my first set, I am featuring projects made using Beth Silaika's 'Keep Calm' set.

This is such a nice set, and good for so many occasions.

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack, GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink

And last, but certainly not least - one of my favorite designers, Theresa Momber, has come up with a new set called Vertical Greetings 2, that I loved working with.

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Collection

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack

Thanks for stopping by today!
Happy Hopping,
Patti J.

In case you missed the hop on Monday, here is the Link List for Day One!

Moday's Link List:

 Gina K

 Melanie Muenchinger - Illustrator Fabulous Frames

 Debbie Corbari - Illustrator Let's Talk

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Day Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler 

And our Guests:

Patti J (That's me!)

Sharyn P


Other Supplies Used Today:
Metal Frame from my stash
Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink
Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress Ink
Scor-Tape
Pink Glitter
Copic Markers
Black Cardstock
Perfect Layers Mini Rulers (see sidebar for details!)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Stampin'Up! Scallop Tag Punch
a|muse Twine
Kraft Cardstock
Twine from my stash
Kaiser Craft Pearls
Acrylic Block (for distressed background)
Ribbon Scrap
Spellbinder's Fleur De Lis Die

Gina K. Designs - New Release Hop, Day One!

I am SO excited to be a part of this hop today!
I'm also hosting today's Mix-it-up Monday Challenge at Stamp TV - hope you'll check it out, and play along!
The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina, along with the Cast and Crew and Guest Designers, will inspire you 

with many beautiful ideas! 

And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! 

To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

Moday's Link List:

 Gina K

 Melanie Muenchinger - Illustrator Fabulous Frame

 Debbie Corbari - Illustrator Let's Talk

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Day Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler 

And our Guests:

Patti J (That's Me!)

Sharyn P

Now for my cards!

The first set of cards features Melanie Muenchinger's "Fabulous Frame".
Melanie is one of my favorite designers ever.  Here beautiful flowers, frames, and baskets are all so versatile. I find myself reaching for them so often, in sending cards to my Chemo Angel Buddies.

And what a dream this set was to create with...endless possibilities!

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink, GKD Ang & Me Patterned Paper Pack

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack, GKD Black Onyx Ink

Next up are some projects created with Debbie Corbari's "Let's Talk" set.

O.M.G. How do you spell F.U.N.? Had a great time playing with this set too!

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack

GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack, GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack

Thanks for stopping by - hope you will stop back by tomorrow for two more new sets!

Hugs & Smiles,

Patti J.

Other supplies used:

Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink

Ribbon Scrap

Pink Cardstock from stash
Perfect Layers Mini Rulers (See sidebar for details)

Black Cardstock (Hobby Lobby)

Copic Markers

Kraft Cardstock

Ranger White Ultra Fine Embossing Powder

Glassine Bags - a|muse

Baker's Twine - a|muse

Exciting News!

Good morning, and a happy Monday to you all.

I have been keeping a secret for a few days!  As of today, I can officially shout it from the rooftops!

Here is my big news!

I am going to be a Guest Designer for the Gina K. Designs June release!

This is so exciting, and I can't wait to work with the GKD Design Team. 

What a great group of fun and uber-talented designers!

Gina K. Designs was one of the first stamp companies that I found once I began papercrafting.  Theresa Momber, who has long since become a DT member and illustrator for Gina K. Designs was the first 'non-family' person to comment on my brand new blog.  She convinced me to enter my first challenge, and introduced me to Gina K. Designs.  Many years have passed, and the crew at GKD has grown a lot, but are still the most fun, friendly, and talented folks, and I am proud to be working with them this month!

Thanks Gina, and the StampTV DT for your daily inspiration, positivity, and amazing products!

I am looking forward to the end of June!

I hope that all of you will check back here, and over at StampTV later in the month for the reveal of the wonderful new stamp sets!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Miss You

Woo Hoo - Happy Weekend!

It's amazing how excited I get (I am retired, after all) when a weekend 

rolls around - just habit I guess!

Here's another card for the Guest Designer Challenge at Stamp TV. There's still time for YOU to enter!
The mask was a strip of masking paper, laid on the diagonal of the card.  Stamping was done, both above and below the masked strip.  After removing the strip, 2 lines were drawn with my Zig pen, and colored between the lines with the color of the flower centers.
It was a perfectly flat, one-layered beauty, until.....(to be continued).

A couple of years ago, Melanie Muenchinger created 'Stately Flowers 2' for Gina K. Designs.
This beautiful set features flowers of Alabama, Nebraska, Kentucky, and Missouri.

I am a Missourian, and a HUGE fan of Melanie's flower and basket sets.  I was thrilled
beyond words, when Melanie asked me to guest design this set for her!
This is still one of my favorite 'go-to' sets when I need a pretty card.
Thanks again to Melanie!

The sentiment is from another fun set that I love - 'Stamp it Big! 2' by my friend Carolyn King.
Cammie (Carolyn) is a talented designer for Gina, and I love her happy creations!

Now....continuing on!  If you look really close, you will see that my one-layer creation is a one layer card with three popped up 'buds'.  Why?  Ha ha...my green markers had minds of their own, and before I knew what was happening, they had colored three flower buds green!  Imagine....
In case you still haven't spotted the popped up buds, here's a close up with some hints!

Tee hee...  When I was a brand new stamper, I went to a class taught by a lady named Shirley, who is now one of my dearest friends.  At my first class, she said 'there are no mistakes in stamping - only creative opportunities'.  So, Shirley - how do you like this creative opportunity???

We have a memorial to attend tomorrow for a very special and dear aunt of mine.
Heaven certainly gained a wonderful new angel, but we will miss her so much.
Aunt Barb, this card is how I feel today...

Have a nice weekend, everyone - I'll be back on Tuesday with a really great
Die-Versions card!

Happy stamping,
Patti J.

Hope

Good morning and Happy Friday!

Here are two more cards for the Gina K. Designs guest designer challenge for June - the challenge is to use masking techniques.

For this first card, the center image was stamped on the cardstock center, and then again on masking paper. The mask was cut out, and laid over the center image.  The image was then stamped again on the left and right, stamping right over top of the masked butterfly.  When the mask is removed, it appears that the center butterfly is flying in front of the others.  To ink, each color was applied with small sponge daubers, directly to the stamp.  I huffed to remoisten the ink, and stamped.

Supplies:  Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White Cardstock and 'Hope is Faith' Stamp Set, Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Dusty Concord, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge

For this card, a strip of masking tape was put down directly on the cardstock, at the top and the bottom, masking the areas that were NOT going to get inked.

Using Peeled Paint Distress ink, the cardstock was sponged in between the two pieces of mask.

Once sponged, the images were stamped, and the focal panel was matted with black, and mounted onto the card front. Easy peasy!

Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White Cardstock and 'Elegant Florals' Stamp Set, by Theresa Momber, Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Peeled Paint, Gina K. Designs Black Onyx Premium Die Ink, Tombow Adhesive, Perfect Papercrafting Perfect Layers Mini Rulers (see sidebar for details).

That's it for today!

Off to start some supper for my handsome man!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Sending Birthday Wishes

Hello!

The second challenge for the guest designer spot is posted at StampTV, and I'm going to give it a shot!

The challenge is to use a mask.

Here's my first card for the challenge:

Supplies:  Gina K. Designs 'The Northwoods' by Theresa Momber, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White Cardstock, Dimensional Foam (Michael's).

To begin, a circle was punched out of the masking paper, and placed on the cardstock.  Squeezed Lemonade ink was daubered into the circle, and the outer mask was then removed.  The circle mask was added, and I then began using Peeled Paint, Old Paper, and Tumbled Glass to create the background.

Once the background was finished, the forward most trees in the lower left and right hand corners were stamped with "Peeled Paint". I made a mask of  each tree, cut them out, and placed them over the stamped trees. The next step was to stamp directly onto the mask with each tree, using "Old Paper".  Each time I stamped, I first sponge daubered a bit of "Rusty Hinge" on the tree trunks.
The two deer were stamped in "Rusty Hinge" also.

This is such a lovely stamp set, that I debated on embellishments, finally deciding to let the focal panel speak for itself.  The panel was placed on the card front with dimensional squares.

Thanks so much for dropping by!
Have a good evening,

Patti J.

Crochet Lace

Good morning, and Happy St. Patrick's Day!  

Today is my day to post on the Die-Versions blog, and I've chosen to showcase the beautiful 'Crochet Lace' Die.  I've used this border die in three ways, to give an idea of the versatility of this, 

or any of the Die-Version border dies.

First up is the border used diagonally.  I think it really pops against the colors, don't you?  Love the diagonal look, and can't wait to use it again!

Image is digi from Bugaboo Stamps. Sentiment and Butterflies are from GKD. Image colored with Copics.

Who can resist a CAS card?  

This card uses the 'Crochet Lace' Die as a 'ruffle' under the sentiment. 

Flower is from Amuse Studio, Button Candies from Stampin'Up, sentiment unknown, Perfect Papercrafting Rulers (see sidebar for details).

Last, but not least, the 'Crochet Lace' die was used here on the side.  

I've offset the image, to give the die a bit more of a showcase.

Image is from Amuse Studio. Inks are Tim Holtz Distress and Versafine Black.

'Crochet Lace' is one of my favorite dies from Die-Versions.  It cuts so beautifully, the cardstock nearly falls out of the die, and it is such a pretty embellishment on a card.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you'll pop over to Die-Versions and check out all of their amazing dies.  We'd love for you to follow the Die-Versions Blog, as well. There is daily inspiration for all!

Have a great day,

Patti J.

Now and always

Good Morning!

I'm a 'Senior' Card Angel, so I go through a LOT of Thinking of You type cards.

This week, I thought I would pull out the beautiful background stamp that I got a few weeks ago

from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  It is so pretty!

Used my Perfect Papercrafting tools for the beautiful, even layers - see my sidebar for details!

I heat embossed, then sponged, and put things all together with a Gina K. Designs sentiment.

I hope my Senior buddy likes it.  She's up in years, and doesn't get out much.  Also in a lot of pain.

I hope that the cards I send her each week bring her a bit of cheer.

If you are ever interested, both the Chemo Angel and Senior Angel programs are growing at a rapid pace, and we are always in need of new volunteers.  If you, or someone you know would make a great angel, please share the website, and be sure to apply!  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Patti J.

I'm back!

Thanks to all of you for your patience while we were without internet.  Whew...feels SO good to be back among the blogging and blurfing.  We found a wonderful new provider, and the installation process was easy and quick.

The third challenge at Stamp TV was to create a duo of tags.  I chose to use the same paper collection, different stamp sets, and sort of 'flip' the layouts.  These are two of my favorite Gina K. Designs sets, so it was fun to work them up.  Tags are a real challenge for me, so I thought they turned out well!

Gina K. Designs 'The Northwoods' by Theresa Momber, and 'Lighthearted Wishes' by Tami Mayberry

This stamp set is one of the duo's that Gina K. Designs carries.  You get the butterfly and sentiment, and the price is SO reasonable!  I colored the butterfly with Copics, and tried to keep the colors very muted, to work with the background papers (Authentique). Used my Perfect Papercrafting tools for the wonderful matting - see sidebar for details!

Gina K. Designs 'Hope Is'

That's all I have for today!  Hope that you have a nice weekend in store.  It should be quiet here, and I'm hoping for some craft time.

Keep smiling!!!

Thanks for stopping by today :)

Hugs,
Patti J.

Birthday Wishes

Today is my day to post on the Die-Versions blog.  I needed a Birthday Card for our dear friend, Mary, who came out for Sunday dinner, and thought that the Die-Versions Fence Background Die would make a very pretty card.

Isn't this beautiful on the black background?  And once again, the die cut so smoothly!  Used my Perfect Papercrafting Tools to achieve the perfect black mat! See my sidebar for details!

Hope your week is off to a great start!  I have only intermittent internet, so this is a SHORT post!  Must work while the signal is working.

Supplies Used:

Die-Versions 'Fence Background' Whispers Die DVW-314
Bugaboo Digital Image
Sentiment from Gina K.
Copic Markers
Glossy Accents
Ribbon and cardstock from my stash.
Perfect Layers Rulers for mats (see sidebar for details).

Have a great week!

Patti J.

You're a Dear Friend

Hello!

I'm sharing a second card that I created for Challenge #2 at Stamp TV for the guest designer spot that's up for grabs.  There are some absolutely stunning creations up in the gallery - you should take a few minutes to check them out - inspiration galore!

Stamps: Gina K. Designs 'Stately Flowers 2' by Melanie Muenchinger, Ink: Gina K. Designs Black Onyx.

The challenge is to create a shaped card.  Any shape, as long as it's not rectangle or square.  I thought this flowerpot card would be fun.  The outer section is complete with handles :)  The card itself just slides into the outer piece.  When the card is inside, here's how it looks:

I used the smallest single flower in this set.  It was stamped and fussy cut 15 times.  Added glossy accents to each flower petal.

I used some sweet amuse studio cardstock with my GKD stamps!

Thanks for looking - have a terrific Tuesday!

Patti J.

Song in my Heart, and some WINNERS!

Happy Monday!

Here are the winners of the 20 Die-Versions Dies that Dani, the owner, so graciously gave away!  I recognize a few names on this list!  

If you are a winner, please email Dani at dieversionsdt1 at gmail dot com to claim your prize!

 Congratulations to all of the winners - you will love these dies! They really do cut like butter!!!

Today's card is for the Gina K. Guest DT challenge at StampTV.  This challenge #2 is to create a shaped card.  This is card #1.  I'm working on #2 today!

Gina K. Designs: Because of You, Gleefully Yours (retired?), Gina K. Designs Black Onyx Ink, Amuse Heart Dies, Tiny red bling from my stash.

Since it's nearly February, a Valentine's card seemed to be in order!  This was tough to photograph.  I think the business of the white and black dots sort of kept the sentiments from showing up as pretty as they are in real life!  Hope it brightened your day!  You still have time to enter YOUR card!

Off to do some mundane Monday chores, so that I can enjoy some craft time later today!

I have something really sweet to share on Wednesday - my very first Die-Versions project, and it turned out petty cute!!!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Another fun new place to hang out!

Happy Thursday!

Did you know.....you can use the 'Outside the Box' technique, even if you don't own any dies?

Read on, and I'll show you how easy it is!

Supplies Used:  Gina K. Designs stamps, ink, and white cardstock.  TAC black cardstock, Kraft cardstock, Copic Markers, Twine, Button, Adhesive, Dimensional Dot

I'm not one to make resolutions, but I'm determined to do better at some things this year - one of which is to enter more challenges, AND to start posting my work on Splitcoaststampers.  I've not done much of either the last year or two, and I am ready to jump back in with both feet!

  My card for today is for a brand new challenge blog: The Mod Squad Challenge!  

Some of the Gina K. folks have started this up. 

Products used on cards do not have to be Gina K. Designs products, but as she is the first challenge sponsor, I thought I'd use this lovely set Stately Flowers2, by Melanie Muenchinger.  

Sympathy cards are difficult for me, so I love the simplicity of her floral sets, and the accompanying sentiments.  Plus, I'm a Missouri gal, and this is a Missouri Flower!

So, here is how I did this.

Stamp and color your image.  

Using a straight edge, draw a line on each edge, where you'd like your cutting line to be.

With an exacto knife and straight edge, cut a straight line, stopping at each point where you come to a part of your image. Turn your image around, and repeat the process.

With a pair of sharp scissors, cut away the image parts that hang over your cutting line.

Easy peasy!

I actually stamped my image twice, and layered one flower down near the leaf, with a pop dot for dimension.

Cathy Tidlwell was the challenge hostess this week.  Her challenge was 'A few of Cat's favorite things".  She listed lots of items, and told us to use three of them on our creations.

My three items were:

Kraft Cardstock

Twine

Layering of Images

I'd really LOVE to win - the prize is a gift certificate to Gina K. Designs, and I haven't had any new stamps for a while!!!  Hurry over - you still have a few days to enter!  Remember, you can use ANY vendors products!!!

This looks like it will be a fun challenge - good luck to the team at Mod Squad!!!

A note about my straight edge....this is a wonderful new product by Perfect PaperCrafting.  There are two rulers, a clear, and a straight edge for cutting.  The straight edge is also a centering ruler.  If you look, the center of the ruler has a pressure pad - on the bottom of the ruler is a rubber strip. Just push down on the center, and your ruler holds tight, via the rubber strip, to whatever you are working on.  Be sure to check out their products, especially this one!  Now, rather than have a ruler, a centering ruler, and a straight edge, I have one tool!  You can save 5% by shopping with the link on my sidebar!

Have a good day,

Patti J.