Older Than Me...

  Good morning!

I'm sharing a fun birthday card today that I have created with a new stamp, Ribbon Celebration, and a fun new sentiment set Inside Out: Young at Heart, from Technique Junkies. 

Here is my card:

Easy peasy! This was stamped with a Keleidacolor Ink Pad, the pieces trimmed and layered onto some dark pink cardstock/card base.

I hope you're all well, and I'm so glad you stopped by my blog today!

Don't forget!!! You can always save 10% on any order by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just a couple of fall cards to wish each and every one of you a Happy Thanksgiving.  

I'm very thankful for all of my blessings, including you!  

It's a very quiet day here.  Just DH and I until a bit later.  We have another couple coming out that also has family scattered around the countryside.  We are going to eat, watch football, eat, play dominoes, and eat dessert!

Have a wonderful day :)

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

(p.s. Both cards use amuse studio stamps)

Creating like crazy!

Happy Monday!  I'm not sure what's gotten into me this morning, but I have created 8 cards.  Seven of them are stuffed into envelopes, sealed, stamped and ready to go.  It suddenly dawned on me that I had not taken a photo of ANY for a blog post.  Ha ha ha...silly me!  Wasted opportunity, for sure.


Anyhoo, here's one that I did remember to photograph.  I have tried to keep all of the cards very simple, and meaningful to the recipients, with very little fru-fru. 

Stamps: a muse studio "Autumn Leaves", Cardstock: 'Amuse Studio' and 'Kraft'.  Kaleidacolor Ink Pad "Autumn", Ribbon 'Hobby Lobby', and of course, I used my Perfect Layers Rulers for that gorgeous, straight, matting of the focal panel!  Check out my sidebar for details - you could save 5%!

This one is going to someone(s) very special to us!

Have a great day!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow, as we are having a new release hop for Creations by AR!  It's a good one! Think cookies, coffee, and candles!

Hugs & Blessings,
Patti J.

Thankful...

Hello!

Welcome to a new Designer's Choice Challenge at Repeat Impressions.

Today, our hostess is the uber-talented Geri!

Geri's challenge is: 'Anything That Gives Thanks'.

Repeat Impressions #3212 To Everything..., Repeat Impressions #5127 Maple Leaf Silhouette, Kaleidacolor Ink Pad "Autumn", Memento Rich Cocoa Dye Ink

I think I should have made my center panels just a bit narrower, as it's 'just' off enough that it looks like I didn't get it centered! Lol, it's supposed to be off-center and to the left.  I used my Perfect Layers Tools for perfect borders around the DP.

This was so easy to create!  Hope you'll join us for Geri's 'Anything That Gives Thanks' challenge at the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built!  You could be the happy winner of some fabulous RI stamps!

My fellow Rockstars have some 'thankful' projects to share!

Check out the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built to see who has participated this week, and 

for all the challenge details!  Hope to see your card linked up!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Designer's Choice Challenge...My turn!

Welcome to a new Designer's Choice Challenge at Repeat Impressions!  I'm the lucky hostess this week, and my choice was to incorporate some paper piecing on our projects.

Here is my card:

 

I totally love using fall colors, so the leave was stamped three times on the outside cover with Memento Rich Cocoa Ink.  I stamped the leaf once more on patterned paper from last year's DCWV Autumn paper pack, cut it out, and adhered it over the center leaf. 

 

The leaves on the card itself, and the envelope, were stamped using the Autumn Kaleidacolor ink pad.

I can't wait to see YOUR paper piecing!  As soon as you've created your beautiful project, head over to the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, and link it up there!  You might be the lucky winner of some new Repeat Impressions stamps!

Now, be sure to check out the lovely creations that my fellow Rockstars have to share with you!

Christy     Cheri     Joy     Karen     Kecia     Geri     Joyce

Have a great week!

Patti J.

Colors of Fall...

Happy Wednesday!  

It's time for another Designer's Choice Challenge at Repeat Impressions. Rock Star Joy Hadden challenged us to make a non A2 sized card using a Repeat Impressions image.

Repeat Impressions Stamps: Maple Leaf Silhouette (5127-W), Inspiration (8409-W), Thinking of you (1105-W), Special (8608-W), Kaleidacolor Ink (Autumn)

I decided to make a quick set of fall note cards.  These cards are 3 x 3. I stamped the leaves and sentiments with a Kaleidacolor Ink pad.  The cardstock is from a muse studio.  I had a lot 'on my plate' and needed a very simple and quick project.  These will be fun to tuck in with a little gift for my chemo lady.

Fall is my favorite season for paper crafting!  Love the colors, the slight chill in the air each morning & evening, and the tree colors changing.

Be sure to check out what my fellow Rock Stars have created for this Designer's Choice Challenge.

• Cheri Weston
• Christy Schumacher
• Geri Utterback
• Joy Hadden
• Joyce Morien
• Karen Hasheck
• Kecia Waters

Can't wait to see what YOU make for this challenge!  Grab those scraps, and let's see some non-A2 sized projects!  Link them up over at the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built, for a chance to win some RI of your own!!!

Have a great day.  Here's hoping no black cats cross your path!  

Hugs,

Patti J.

P.S. If you have time today, check out my project (Flat Backed Treat Box) at Splitcoast Stampers!!!

Autumn Collage

Good morning, and happy Friday! 

Yikes, Autumn is fast upon us, and we needed a very quick card...one that I could literally stamp, and take to the post office right away.  On one of my trips to deliver water samples for DH to a lab about an hour away, I simply HAD to stop at Melange, a beautiful gift and rubber stamp store in Ste. Genevieve, Mo.  You all know how it is - the car would NOT turn left at the junction, so I was helpless.  Decided to just suck it up and go with it...lol.

A couple of stamps found their way into the car for the trip home, and haven't yet been inked up.  Today was the day!

This is a rubber stamp by Memory Box, "Autumn Leaves Collage".  Using a Kaleidacolor "Autumn Leaves" ink pad, the image was inked and stamped. The mat and card base are Kraft Cardstock, the ribbon is a Stampin'Up seam binding that was a gift from my friend, Amanda, and the DP is from the My Mind's Eye 'Lost and Found Christmas' Collection.

Thanks for stopping by - off to the post office!

Oops, before I go, I wanted to invite you all to stop by this weekend!  I'm a Guest Designer for Inspired Stamps on Sunday, and have some fun projects to share!  If you haven't been to Inspired Stamps to meet Antoinette and her team, and look around, you should plan a trip soon!  Oh my, you will want everything you see.  If you like the children stamps with huge eyes, you'll be in stamper's heaven!  The Inspired Stamps Blog is fun to visit, as well.  There is quite often a contest or give-a-way going on, as well as regular challenges!

Okay, NOW I'm off to the post office :)

Have a great day, and thanks again for dropping by to visit!

Hugs and blessings,
Patti J.

Food for thought:   Success is not in avoiding mistakes, but in surviving them!

Autumn Leaves

Happy Friday, friends!

Ahhh....no alarms to be set tomorrow.  Now, if we could just convince the three dogs, and our two old bodies that there's no need to get up at O-Dark-Thirty!  

I have a 10 minute card to share with you today.  I saw that Sugar Creek Hollow was having a vellum challenge, and it sounded enticing.  I really can't remember the last time I crafted with a sheet of vellum.  Here's my card.

This was really difficult to photograph, so I included two photos, hoping to show that all of the leaves are embossed.

I began by scoring and folding my card.  I cut a piece of Vellum, stamping the sentiment first. Then, I randomly stamped three different leaves on the vellum.  While the ink was still wet, I covered the entire surface with Transcendence embossing powder, and quickly tapped of the excess and heat embossed.  The vellum piece was attached to patterned paper with staples, then attached to the card front.  

Ten minutes...gotta love it! 

Supplies: Vellum, Kaleidacolor Autum Leaves Ink, Brown Staz-On Ink, Tim Holtz Tiny Stapler, Transcendence Embossing Powder, Kraft Cardstock, DCWV Autumn Matstack

Thanks for stopping by!  If you have any questions about today's card, please feel free to ask. 

Have a great weekend,

Patti J.

Food for thought:  

Inflation hasn't ruined everything...

I found out today that you can still use a dime as a screwdriver!!!!!

Fall is in the air...

Wow, what a great challenge this week over at Our Creative Corner. The challenge has a fall harvest theme, and is an art inspired challenge as well. Here are the inspiration pieces:

Aren't they beautiful? Please go check out the OCC blog, and read about these photo's, and perhaps play along! Their DT has posted some fabulous cards for you to see, as always! I know you won't be disappointed!


I didn't have any stamps that I could think of that depicted picking wildflowers...


However, I had a cute set by TAC that had a man picking veggies, and a cute wagon by Rupa, from Gina K. Designs that was full of apples.

So... I put some stems on the mans veggies, and made them apples!!! It's amazing what you can do with a sharp colored pencil and some stipple brushes!!! On glossy paper, I did some brayering and some masking for the background with the Kaliedacolor Autumn Ink Pad. I brought out the Heather Flower Soft for the field. The images are cut out and popped up with dots. I omitted a sentiment, as I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the card.


Hope you like it!

Here is today's card for 365 Cards...we were to use stars on our cards! And since this week is also glitter week, I blinged these babies up!!! Lol! Thank heaven for glittered cardstock, as it was 10:30 p.m., and I realized I had not even thought about this challenge yet!!! Cheesy but finished....relief!

By the way - here is TODAY'S view from the doorway at 6:30 this a.m.... God is good!!!

Patti J.
Time - the gift to give someone who has everything, or nothing...

Make and Take Saturday...

HELP! I need your opinion! Our little town is having quite the shopping extravaganza this weekend! The Red Rooster, is our local 'has everything' craft store. Everything, of course, (!!!) includes stamps, inks, designer papers, etc. I've been asked to get together a quick 'make and take' for the occasion, and will be there all day to be the 'teacher'... It needs to be a very quick project. I've worked this up, using DP by K and Co., a Kaleidacolor Ink Pad, and Inkadinkado stamps. It's VERY quick and very easy.

What do you think? If you happened into a craft store to do a little shopping and could walk out with this greeting card for free, would it be an okay project? It's a terrible photo - the ceiling fan was trying to blow it over, and I did a pretty sloppy job with my marker border, but hopefully, you get the idea! Please share your thoughts...

Have a nice night - it's off to bed for this tired gal! (Is tomorrow REALLY only Thursday?)

Patti J.
~Eat a live toad in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day. (really!)

Hi!

This is what I named tonight's 10 minute card! Don't you just love a quick, easy, cute projects?

After working and working out tonight, I stopped by our local craft store "The Red Rooster", and picked up a few spring colors of cardstock. I was just about to leave when I noticed that there were some cute new Inkadinkado stamps in the basket. Amazingly, I couldn't resist!

When I got home, I realized that I just didn't have much time to spare, so I grabbed a Kaleidacolor Inkpad, stamped two of my three new stamps, ran a square through the Cuttlebug, and put it all together. No coloring, no glittering, just stamp and stick!

On another note, I feel so lucky! I received a comment from Melisa, a fellow blogger, who gave away some unexpected prizes today. I got a stamp set of my choice from the Angel Company! What a nice surprise! Tomorrow is my birthday, so this is like a present early!!! Melisa has an amazing blog! Please go visit her!

The link is: http://www:paperliciousdesigns.blogspot.com and she loves to have visitors!

HELP!!!!! Did ANYONE out there record last night's ER episode? I tried umteen dozen DVD's we had here, and could NOT get it recorded. DH, the world's biggest ER fan was on his way home from Branson, and didn't get here in time to see it. Let me know if you have a copy I can borrow, beg, or steal!

DH and I are taking the day tomorrow and traveling to Jefferson City Missouri to meet with the retirement people. We need to finalize my paperwork, and see what is lacking in order for me to be ready to finish up on June 30th. We enjoy spending time together, and are looking forward to the day. There just happens to be a Hobby Lobby in Jefferson City.....hmmmmm.....

Well, I'm headed off to gather some paperwork for tomorrow. Hope you have a great friday!

Patti J.

~Don’t work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.