Blue Knight Rubber Stamps - Climbing Kitten

Hello, my creative friends!

I'm super excited to be guest designing for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps for the month of March!

I got to work with this company the last two years, and I very much enjoyed creating with their beautiful, high quality stamps. I was eager to get started with the fun stamps that the owner,  Lynn Anderson sent me this month.

For this post, I used this Blue Knight Rubber Stamps set:

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I was asked to use this stamp set in two different ways. This first card was colored with Copic markers. After coloring, I used a 'Cloud Edger' stencil, some Distress Oxide Inks, and Ink Blending Brushes to create my clouds. Once that was done, I wiped it all down with a baby wipe to 'mute' the colors. Isn't this kitty the cutest?

I thought it would be fun to go with a totally different look for the second card, so I decided on a monochromatic look. The image was colored with Copic markers. Then I spritzed the back of the image with water and used a 3-D embossing folder on the image. Once this dried, I used an ink blending brush to distress and 'age' the image. I am pleased with the look!

Hope you like these cards, and are inspired to check out the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Blog (link below) for more inspiration from the design team!

Visit Blue Knight here:

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Store

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Blog
Blue Knight Rubber Stamps on Facebook

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

And thank you to Lynn at Blue Knight Rubber Stamps for the opportunity to work with your wonderful products!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps - Building Beavers

 Hello, my creative friends!

I'm excited to be guest designing for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps for the month of October!

I got to work with this company last year and I very much enjoyed creating with their beautiful, high quality stamps. I was eager to get started with the fun stamps that Lynn Anderson sent me this month.

For this post, I used this Blue Knight Rubber Stamps set:

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I was asked to use each stamp set in two different ways. So... this first card is stamped and colored right out of the package, with no embellishing. Isn't is a fun image?

(I have to tell on myself here) I was totally done with this image, and just touching up a spot here and there with my Copics, and I drifted off. The marker was apparently quite still in one place on the image. Do you see it?  Yep, the blooper on the tail of the beaver on the right!  

This second card uses the same stamp set, but with some changes (and no bloopers), to make the two cards look different.  

For the above card, I changed up to a 5" square shape, and added some strips of Washi Tape, along with one of the nice sentiments from the set.

Hope you like it, and are inspired to check out the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Blog (link below) for more inspiration from the design team!

Visit Blue Knight here:

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Store

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Blog
Blue Knight Rubber Stamps on Facebook

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

And thank you to Lynn and Michelle at Blue Knight Rubber Stamps for the opportunity to work with your wonderful products!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Happy Fall Y'all!

Hi everyone!  I'm so happy to be guest designing for Strawberry Jude Stamps this month.  I was really excited to get this set of stamps - it's my first set of animal stamps!

I had purchased a set of stamps from Strawberry Jude about a month ago, and was very impressed with their stamping.  The image was crisp and clear, and I was eager to try another set. Again, the ink coverage was perfect!  

Here's what I made: 

This card was made using the new release set 'Falling with Fox & Racoon'. 

To begin, I colored the sweet fox and racoon images with alcohol markers, and fussy cut them.  A drop of Glossy Accents was added to their eyes, and they were set aside to dry.  Then, using some distress inks and a handmade cloud stencil, some clouds were added to the upper part of the card base. The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Black Ink.  I took a piece of woodgrain cardstock, and added some snips at the top, to create a cute fence, which was adhered to the card base with dimensional foam.  The last step was to add the leaves by adhering them directly to the fence, and the critters, which were popped up with some dimensional foam.

What a fun card this is - I can't make up my mind who to mail it to!  

Thanks to everyone at Strawberry Jude Stamps for the warm welcome this month!  If you haven't checked out their adorable stamps, please do so!!  I'll be back in a week or so with a fun 'spicy' creation!

Patti J.

Sew...What's New?

Happy Sunday!

I'm not sure where August went, but suddenly September is upon us!

Today is my last post as Guest Designer for Great Impressions Stamps.

Thank you Deone, Mynn, and the wonderful Design Team for the warm welcome that I received. Everyone has been so thoughtful and kind.  I've SEW enjoyed working with you all.

Today's card uses the Great Impressions stamps, 'What's New?', and 'Spool Trio'.

I really had some fun with this one!

Here's how it all happened...

I actually separated the Spool Trio into individual spools.

Each spool was stamped and colored on the card front.  I stamped in from the right edge just a bit, and made sure that each spool was 'touching' another.

The next step was to cut around the right edge of the spools.

I used some A Muse Ginghmam cardstock, and had turned it inside out, in order to stamp on the white side.

I cut a scrap of the yellow gingham for the front, and added a button and some twine.

I did not have the color cardstock that I wanted for the sentiment, so I colored the piece with

one of my copic markers, before adhering with pop dots.

As you can see, there's about a  half-inch border on the right, after cutting out the spools, where that sweet yellow cardstock shows through.  There was one small huge problem that I didn't think about.  When I actually

opened the card, I gasped in surprise as I realized that the Copics had bled through!  What to do, what to do?  Well, I restamped the spools on white, cut them out, and glued them over the ink spots!

You'll be thrilled to know that these stamps are very nearly 100% symmetrical - it worked!

Hope you've enjoyed my rambling!  I love the way this turned out, and can't wait to mail it to someone special!  Thanks for stopping by today. Stop over at the website and pick out some fun new Great Impressions Stamps!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

No tags or cards!

Happy Sunday!

This week at Great Impressions, the DT will be featuring a 'No Cards, No Tags' week, with a focus on Teacher Appreciation gift ideas.  Be sure to check out the Great Impressions Blog each day,

the inspiration will be endless!

Grab that cup of coffee, sit a spell, and let me show you what I created, using two of the new release stamps from Great Impressions, 'One in a Million', and 'Teddy with Flowers'.

I have been purchasing this size of tissue container for my car. It fits nicely in the little cubby where my drink holders are, leaving ample room on either side for phone, snacks, etc.

I figured out that if one is very persistent and careful, one can pop this top off of an empty tissue box, carefully trim the cardboard oval, and glue the lid right back into the box!  Before gluing this lid back in,

I measured up a few inches from the bottom, trimming my box to be shorter.

The entire box was then wrapped, by gluing crayons around the outside.

I added a piece of pretty ribbon, Teddy with Flowers, and the sentiment, which was tricky!

Since we weren't using cards or tags, what to do?  WELL!  Every teacher needs magnets,

right?  Ta da!

Here is a shot of my 'non tag'.  Gluing it to the paper clip made it look all 'teachery', and adding the magnet made it all useful - I think it turned out pretty well.  What do you think?

Thanks for dropping by today!

Be sure to check out each day's inspiration at the Great Impressions Blog - it's going to be a very fun week!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Other Supplies Used:

Copic Markers

Dimensional Foam (to pop up the top flower on focal image)

White Hammermill 110# cardstock

Black Cardstock (Hobby Lobby)

Spellbinders Dies

Paper Clips

"Shreds"

Candy Bars

Someone like you...

Hello - Happy Sunday!

It' my day to post on the Great Impressions Blog.  It's been fun guest designing with

such a great, talented group of ladies!

Today, I'm going to share a stamp that I will keep in my 'go-to' stash. 

It is just so incredibly versatile - and I'm eager to show you just HOW versatile!

The stamp I used, 'Someone Like You' can be purchased HERE!

For this first card, I used a piece of pretty patterned paper.  I stamped directly onto the patterned paper, added half of a small doily, three pearls, and a twine bow.  7 minute card, start to finish!

Love it, right?  Well scroll down to the next one!

The chalkboard technique is so popular right now, that I couldn't pass up a chance to use it with this stamp.

I had seen these easel type cards all over, and decided to try my own.   (The woodgrain makes my sides look uneven, but I've measured, and they really are identical)  The black card stock was stamped with white pigment ink.  My personal fave is still to come!

Last, but not least, I had some fun, vibrant cardstock, and matching ink that I used here.

The sentiment was stamped with black ink, then shadow stamped again with this pretty colored ink.

LOVE this one!  It's really my fave of the three.

Thanks for stopping by, and for being patient with all of these photos!

Hope you will hurry over to the Great Impressions Website and order this stamp - it's great

for any age, any gender, and can be dressed up or down!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Other supplies used:

Our Daily Bread Designs 6 x 6 Patterned Paper Pack 'Blushing Rose' Collection

Black Cardstock (Hobby Lobby)

White Hammermill 110# Cardstock

Echo Park Cardstock (This & That by Lori Whitlock 'Ornaments' Collection)

A Muse Cardstock and Ink (orange card)

Black ribbon from my stash

Perfect Paper Crafting - Mini Rulers (See my sidebar for details!)

Tombow Adhesive Runner

Udderly Moovelous!

Hello!  

I hope that you are having at Utterly Moovelous day!

Throughout the month of August, I am guest designing for Great Impressions Stamps, and I am so excited!  My posts for the Great Impressions Blog will be each Sunday this month.

Today's card, 'Utterly Moovelous', features two of the new release stamps.  I've used 'Party Cow', and 'Udderly' - this card will hopefully brighten someone's day - what a fun and happy image!

To create this card, I folded my card base, and set it aside.  The next step was to cut a piece of white cardstock for the focal panel.  After sponging on a sun, some grass, and sky, I stamped the image and sentiment, as shown.  Taking a scrap of the green gingham, I shaped a hill, sponged it, and die
cut some grass to adhere behind the hill.  This piece was then adhered to the focal panel.
The panel was then matted on black cardstock, using my Perfect Paper Crafting Mini-Rulers, and adhered to the card base.  The cow was stamped again on a white scrap, colored, and added to the card front with dimensional foam.  I stamped the cow once more on gingham and dot scraps, and paper pieced the hat and balloon.  Voila!

Thanks for stopping by - be sure to enter the Birthday Bash Challenge at the Great Impressions Blog!
We'd love to see your creations :)

Hugs and smiles,
Patti J.

Other supplies used:
A Muse Green Gingham Cardstock
White Hammermill 110# Cardstock
Amuse Grapefruit Petite Dots Cardstock
Black Cardstock - Hobby Lobby
Grass Die - C.C. Designs, C.C. Cutters
Perfect Paper Crafting Mini-Rulers (see my sidebar for details!)
Adhesive: Tombow runner
Dimensional Foam (Michael's)
Copic Markers
Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Birthday Bash!

Good morning!

I think I must be dreaming again - how lucky I am...

For the month of August, I will be guest designing for Great Impressions Stamps!

Great Impressions was actually one of the very first stamps that I used many years ago,

when I was becoming so hopelessly addicted to this hobby.  It's fun to be

working with them again!

Today begins the monthly challenge at the Great Impressions Blog. 

The theme for August is 'Birthday Bash'.  

Here's what I created:

I used Lilly's Garden Time SKU #H10 for my card. 

Here is the card opened up.  The sentiment is Bouquet of Wishes  SKU #D456

Here is a shot of the 'card' opened.

This fun little card is only 2" wide.  I used a punch on each end, and created an easel card.

She's already been mailed to our church secretary!

We'd love to see you join us for the August challenge!

Be sure to check out the challenge rules - you need not use a Great Impressions stamp to enter!

Hope to see you there,

Patti J.

P.S. While out and about, be sure to 'Like' the Great Impressions' Facebook page, and follow the Great Impressions Blog!  The inspiration is incredible - what a talented group of designers they are!!!

Other Supplies Used:

White Cardstock (Hammermill 110#)

Black Cardstock (Hobby Lobby)

Pink Cardstock (Colorbok)

Perfect Papercrafting Mini Rulers for perfect mats (check out my sidebar for details!)

Paper Loft Patterned Papers 'Truly Scrumptious' collection

Ribbon from my stash

Copic Markers

Stampin'Up! Scallop Tag Punch

Kaiser Craft Pink Pearls

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

Summertime with The Paper Loft

Hello, hello!

It's Friday, and it's officially summertime tomorrow, so I thought I would welcome the season 

with a fun card that's all about summer.  

Last month, I was honored to be selected to Guest Design for The Paper Loft.

To be honest, I had not heard of their company until a friend became a DT member. Thanks to Debbie Seyer directing me to their store and blog, I entered the monthly challenge, and here I am.

Here is the card all closed up, neat and tidy!

All of you know me well enough to know that I won't endorse a product, unless I really like it.

This cardstock is beautiful.  Truly beautiful!  

The collections are so nice, and the accessory sheets are just too much fun.  They make card making or scrapbooking so easy, and the products are very reasonably priced!  This card is entirely

created from the cardstock collection "Island Sun".  

Check it out at The Paper Loft - you will love it!

Met up with some stamping friends last night, and this was one of the fun cards that we made.  You can find instructions HERE - just do a search for Pull Out Card.  Also used my Perfect Papercrafting Mini Rulers to get this perfect mat for the sunshine.  Check out my sidebar for details!

Side view - what fun!!!

Had to show you the back so you could see the yummy 'other' side of this pretty paper!

I've also been enjoying the Paper Loft Blog - there is inspiration galore!

Thanks for stopping by!

I have lots of Paper Loft goodness lying in wait - will be back soon to share

another fun collection!

Happy Weekend,

Patti J.

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.