Pretty Wings...

Happy Tuesday, and Happy September!

Can you believe that August is gone?  

It's my day to post for Die-Versions, and I've chosen to once again showcase this beautiful die.

I love the delicate lines, and couldn't resist embellishing the body with a few pearls.

It's such an elegant die, that it needs an elegant embellishment, right?

Die-Versions "Pretty Wings" Whispers DVW-383

The butterfly is die cut from the same patterned paper as the border - doesn't it

look pretty, and vintage?

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Thanks for stopping by today.  We hope that you'll follow the Die-Versions Blog

for lots of daily inspiration from the talented design team.  Shopping at the

Die-Versions store is great fun, as well!

I'll leave you with a question...what is one word that you'd like to see in a die?

Something new, that's not been thought of yet?

Can't wait to hear your words!!!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Other supplies used:

Kraft Cardstock

Our Daily Bread Designs Patterned Paper 'Blushing Rose' Collection

Our Daily Bread Designs 'Flourished Verses' Stamps

Brown Versafine Ink

Kaiser Craft Pearls

Perfect Papercrafting Perfect Layers Mini Rulers (See my sidebar for details)

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

Really? Again???

Hi there!

So, my thoughts today (after riding in the convertible with top down yesterday) was "Really?  Seriously?"

Sigh...is it ever going to end?

This was taken early this morning, and it's continued snowing all day long. Cold, windy,

'snowing sideways' type of snow. 

Bah.

On the upside....

I've been creating, since I certainly can't go anyplace!

Here's what I've made today:

I've always wanted to make one of these!  I had a wedding celebration to attend today for two special young women. I hope that they will like this. I might add their monograms on the towels, but their names start with the same letter. What do you think?

 

This is another item that I've been wanting to try for a long time! The fun thing about these box cards, is that they fold flat for mailing!  I used the new Amuse Studio papers, a couple of grass dies, and some Stampin' Up punches and sentiment.  Just wish I had used flat flowers...

Here is the box card in an A2 envelope.  How cool is this???

I have three more cards to show you on Tuesday, when I post for Die-Versions!

Hope that your weekend has been special!

See you next week,

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.

Happy Anniversary

Hello!

I hope that you all enjoyed a safe and happy 4th of July!  We had a house full, and it was so nice!

4 of the 8 visitors were age 10 and under, and we loved every minute of spoiling them!

I haven't done much creating this week, but I thought I would share a card that I recently created for a couple at our church.

The papers are from a Bazzill paper pad, and a Paper Studio paper pad.  The sentiment is from the dollar bin at Michael's (gotta love shopping in a dollar bin, right?) and I've had it for several years. Heart is drawn and cut out by hand, button from my stash, and Baker's Twine is from A muse Studios. My focal piece has a beautiful straight border, created with my Perfect Layers Rulers (see sidebar for details).

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great weekend,

Patti J.

Food for thought: 

We often love things and use people, when we should be using things and loving people!

Casadia - Here for You

I have something really fun to share with you today!

Have you been following Wida Miller's CASADIA?  

I've been following for quite a while now, and this is one of the best ideas I've seen, and such fun!
What is Casadia, you ask?  

It is a card chain!  Sort of like when we used to play 'telephone'.  

The 1st person in this chain was Laura Bassen, (who had no idea what she'd started!)

who was CASEd by Jennifer Rzasa, 

who was then cased by Wida Miller, who then invited all of us to join in the fun!

And here is the most recent card, by Suzanne Dahlberg, which I was invited to CASE. 

(If you want to Pin any of these cards, please go to each designer's blog, and pin from there!)

To see all of the cards in the chain, pop over to Wida's Casadia Page!

Now, a little about MY card!

This was a great card for me to CASE!  A pretty tough act to follow, but OMG - Case-Heaven!

Suzanne had me at Kraft!  And Kraft with dots? Be still my heart!

The next thing to make me smile was the soft pink ribbon and lacy doily.  I am a card angel for folks undergoing chemotherapy, and I immediately thought of the Amuse Breast Cancer stamp set that I got last October.  That's how this card evolved.

Amuse "Fight Like a Girl" Stamps, Color Box Chalk Inks, Amuse and misc. ribbon scraps, flower from my stash, Baker's Twine: Really Reasonable Ribbon, Kraft CS, Bazzill CS, Perfect Layers Rulers 1/16" and 1/8".

I hope that you will go check out all of the fabulous cards in the chain.  And if you are interested in being a part of CASADIA, contact Wida Miller, and get on the list!

Have a great day,

Patti J.

Stamp of the Week and A WINNER!!!!

Good morning!

Ugh...even as a retired person, I adamantly dislike Mondays.... hope your weekend was wonderful!

Today, I'm sharing the Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week, Bear Banner, with you.

Repeat Impressions "Bear Banner" #2623, Repeat Impressions "Wishing You the Beary..." #1917, DP from an old DCWV Mat Stack, Kraft CS, Quick Kutz Embossing Folder, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon, Martha Stewart Punch, Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White CS, Perfect Layers Tools, Bear is Paper Pieced with a scrap of Prima DP.

This is one of 'those' cards!  You know the type.  You have a darling image, and a darling sentiment, and a great idea for your card design, but when it's all put together and you see it on the big screen, you go "ewwww".  Lol...  I'm pretty sure you know just what I'm talking about!  My Perfect Layers Tools were used to get my nice straight mats!

Be sure to head over to the RI Blog, The House That Stamps Built to check out details on how to get this Bear Banner stamp for 50% off!!!  

Now, it's time to check out what my fellow Rockstars have created with "Bear Banner".

Cheri     Geri     Karen

Now!  My winner for the Creations by AR Blog Hop is:

Amante del Papel

Amante, thank you so much for hopping with us, and Congratulations!

 Please email Adela, at Creationsbyar.sbcglobal.net

Thanks everyone for stopping by - have a great week!

Patti J.

Wish You Were Here

Welcome to What If Wednesday!  

Every other Wednesday, at Repeat Impressions, Wendy gives us a new sketch to design with.  We create something, and then challenge all of you to come to the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built, and link up YOUR creation using the sketch.  

Here is today's sketch:

And here is my card:

Repeat Impressions 4506W - Child With Wagon, and 2821W - Wish You Were Here, Baker's Twine (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Kraft Cardstock, DP from my scrap pile, Staples (Tim Holtz Tiny Stapler), Copic Markers, Spellbinder's Dies

I hope that you will create something special, using Wendy's incredible sketch, and link up to the What-If Challenge at The House That Stamps Built!  You don't have to use RI stamps, but you might end up winning some if you play along!

My fellow Rockstars have some beautiful creations to share with you today!

Christy     Cheri     Joy     Karen     Kecia     Geri     Joyce

Thanks for stopping by!

Be sure to drop back by tomorrow for a wonderful Halloween themed blog hop with Sean and Regina!  There will be lots of inspiration, and even some prizes!!!  Check the link on my sidebar for more info!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Treat Box

Yesterday, I spent most of the day pinching myself.  I was lucky enough to have a box that I created, featured on Splitcoast Stampers!  You can find the tutorial, and even a video, HERE.  I thought I would share the box, as it's a fun way to give a sweet little gift, and display your artwork, as well!

This first box features Impression Obsession Stamps: Spa Day G2346, and Witching You B5523.  All Coloring is done with Copic Markers, Ribbon is from Hobby Lobby, and the cardstock is from a muse studio.  The teensy spiders are from a punch I found in the $1 bin at Michael's - no names on it.

This little sweetie is a Little Darlings stamp.  She just melts my heart with those big blue eyes! The sentiment stamp is from Stampendous, and the cardstock is Kraft.  Button is from my stash, and I used my black Zig Pen for doodling around the edges.  All coloring is done with Copic Markers.

 

Last, is the easiest of all!  Using some Graphic 45 DP, I simply cut and pasted on the box.

 Hope you will give it a try!  Looking forward to seeing YOUR treat boxes!

There is an album in the gallery at SCS for them, so after you create, 

post your finished project HERE!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  

There are lots of fun hops coming up in the next couple of weeks - check out my sidebar for more info!

Have a great day,

Patti J.

Thanks!

Hi there, my friends!

Hope that your day is going well.  In Missouri, the sun is shining (temporarily, I'm told), there is no wind, no icy, snowy precip, and temps are mid-forties.  Ahhh.....life is good!

I have a card to share today, that I actually made to enter a couple of challenges.  I know, don't faint!  I've not been doing so well at that lately!

I'm entering the Impression-Obsession challenge, "Oldies but Goodies".

I chose to use this fun and fabulous Sketches by Carly sketch #48.and will enter the challenge there, as well.

Here is my card:

The funny thing about this card, is that a couple of challenges ago, at Impression-Obsession's blog, the challenge was "Pink".  So, believe it or not, this image was stamped, and colored in RV 06 Copic marker. As you know, that is a nearly glow in the dark pink color!  This challenge is "Oldies but Goodies".  We are supposed to use an older I-O stamp.  I wasn't sure which of my stamps were 'older', so decided that I'd just try to make it LOOK like an older stamp...ha ha ha.  So, here you have it - my Oldie but Goody!  When all else fails, pretend that you know what you are doing and folks will believe you do!!!


Supply list:

Stamps: Impression Obsession, Thanks Collage
Card Base: BoBunny Dotted CS
DP: My Mind's Eye, 'Love Me' collection, Kraft Cardstock (mats)
Ribbon: Stampin'Up Seam Binding (thanks Amanda!!!)
Brown CS: Amuse
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Antique Linen and Tea Dye

I am on day three today, of cleaning and purging in my girl cave.  How in the world do we accumulate and KEEP so much 'stuff' that we no longer use, never use, probably never WILL use???  Heaven help me, I'm becoming a reclusive hoarder!   Tee hee....

Have a great day - thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll be back tomorrow with a cutie from Doodle Pantry, and on Thursday, I'll have my final project using Melanie Muenchingers fabulous Stately Flowers 2 set.  Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,
Patti J.

Food for thought: We can't do too much about our ancestors, but OMG, how we can influence our descendants!!!

Creations by AR Blog Hop!

Good morning everyone!

So happy that you stopped by today.  You are in for a real treat!  Today is my first post as member of the Creations by AR Design Team, and we are having a Valentine's 3-D Hop! The AR girls all have wonderful projects for you to see.  Each designer will be giving away BOTH of the new release templates, so be sure to leave a comment on each post, for a better chance to win!

Winners will be announced on each designer's blog on Thursday, January 19th, so be sure to check back then!

....good luck!

I have creations to share today, using both of the new release templates.  First up is the Shadowbox Frame Set.  Oh my goodness - what fun this was!  I used Kraft CS, and some fun DP from My Minds Eye, a few embellishments, and a photo of DD and her fiance.  This darling little frame came together so quickly!

Can't you imagine this frame with balloons and a birthday photo, or seashells, or Christmas pretties???

If you have questions, feel free to ask away - I'm going to try to keep this post short!

 Next up is the Surprise Purse.  This template made me smile out loud when I finished it.  All of the DP is from Amuse.  We've all seen these darling little purse patterns.  But have you seen one that does this:

I chose to fill my little purse with a fancy candy for Valentine's Day.  However, can't you just imagine putting a note inside, or a gift card?  This would make the ca-utest shower favors!!!

Guess what - I have NO cutting machine!  It's me and my sharp scissors.  If you have a cutting machine, I can't even imagine how quickly you could work with Adela's fabulous templates!

Here are the blogs to visit:

Adela Rossol:   http://cbyar.blogspot.com/

Amy Park:   http://tethered2home.com/ 

Julia Moss:   http://scrapellasblog.blogspot.com/

Lisa Somerville:   http://www.lisasomerville.com/

Magdalena Cortez:   http://axesdesigns.blogspot.com/

Mandy Gill:   http://littlespaceofmyown.blogspot.com/

Maria Bell:  http://stampininspirations.blogspot.com/

Patti J. Gilliam: http://www.cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com/

Sue Kment:   http://suesstampingstuff.blogspot.com/

If you create with these templates, please let us know - we'd love to see YOUR beautiful projects!!!

Have fun hopping!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Goldenrod

Good morning!

I've been lucky enough this week, to have created once again, using Melanie Muenchinger's newest set, "Stately Flowers 2".  What a beautiful set of stamps.  I'm going to keep this post short so that you can enjoy Melanie's beautiful flowers!

First up, is an easel card that I created, using the Goldenrod stamp.  The image was stamped directly onto a page from an old book, and colored with Copic Markers.  I had planned to do some distressing, but this matched the DP from Authentique better.  This is one of those strange cards that does not photograph well, but looks so pretty in real life!

Stamp: Stately Flowers 2 by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K. Designs.  DP: Authentique Gathering, Ribbon: Stampin'Up! Ivory seam binding.

Easel card showing front open.  The sentiment is from the Stately Flowers 2 set. EK Success Corner Punch was used in lower corners, and 2 Pearls from Kaiser Crafts was used on sentiment piece.  DP is Authentique's Gathering.

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I also have a gift card box to share.  This is an amazing template by Adella Rossol of Creations by AR.

The image was stamped directly onto white GKD Pure Luxury CS, and colored with Copic Markers.  

The sides only on the white panel were adhered, leaving room for a ribbon to slide through.  

Here is what it looks like from the front:

Image: Stately Flowers 2, DP: Authentique Gathering, Ribbon: May Arts, CS: Kraft, & GKD Pure Luxury Layering Wt.

 Now, look how cute it is when it's opened up!

Sentiment: Stately Flowers 2, DP: Authentique Gathering, Kraft CS

I hope you spend some time over at Melanie's blog this week, looking at some of her guests' designs, and of course, her own.  You will certainly want to add this beautiful stamp set to your collection!  She even has the results of my Q & A session posted, if you are curious!!!

I'll be back next Thursday with some Camellia's!

I also have a bit of very exciting news!  Creations by AR is one of my favorite sites to visit and shop, and I'm proud to say that I am the newest member of their Design Team!  Thanks to Adela and her fabulous team for having me.  Tune in next week, on Jan.17th, for a new release blog hop!

Thanks for stopping by, and

Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Patti J.

P.S. I'm planning to enter this card in challenges at:

The Kraft Journal: Challenge 53 - Favorite Colors

Authentique Paper: January Sketch Challenge

The January Sketch from Authentique Papers

A Child is Born...

Hooray for Friday!  

Even an old retiree like me looks forward to the weekends!  

lol...(get to see my handsome man a bit more :)

I have the sweetest card to share today.  I tried very hard to keep this one clean and simple, as I have OODLES of deadlines to meet between now and Monday...

Today's image is a C.C. Designs Swiss Pixie digi image from their October 2011 release.  It's called, "Baby Jesus & Angel" from All That Scraps.  

Supplies: C.C. Designs Digi Image (All That Scraps), Kraft Cardstock, Bo Bunny Snowfall Collection DP, Stampin'Up Seam Binding (thanks Amanda!), Gold Stickles, Baker's Twine (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Copic Markers

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The minute I saw this sweet little angel, I knew I'd be buying her!  And how fitting it is that I'm posting this card today, as it is "set up the Nativity Scene on the fireplace mantel" day at our humble abode!  The Nativity is always the first Christmas decoration to go up, followed by the tree, and then 'everything else'.

I've entered very few challenges in the past few months, SO...
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Just For Fun: Winter

Scrapbook Sisters: Christmas
Craft Your Passion: Tis the Season
The Kraft Journal: Christmas Card
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Anything Christmas
Scrappy Frogs Challenge: Use Kraft
Craft Your Days Away: Bows

I hope that you are enjoying your day, and that you have a wonderful weekend planned.  Tomorrow is the Christmas Open House at the Farmington Pet Adoption Center, so I have a few dozen cookies to bake today. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs and smiles galore,

Patti J.

Food for thought:
Isn't it funny that we spend our health getting wealth;
then gladly pay all we have earned to get our health back???

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!!!!!