Peace on Earth

It's been a while since I was able to participate in the Mojo Monday Challenge. I decided to try it this week. I took the liberty of flipping the sketch, and using an oval rather than a rectangle for my focal image...

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch:

I had just stamped this sweet image (Recollections from Michael's) to use for the Flutter by Wednesday challenge, so I decided to go ahead and use it for the Mojo challenge too.

I love it when things work out that way.

It's not my favorite card, but perhaps it will make someone smile.

Here is my card:

Coloring was done with Copics, Spica Glitter Pens, and sponging was with a Marvy Bubble Gum Pink ink.

Hope that you have a delightful week!

Blessings and hugs,

Patti J.

Time Flies!

Wow. Where have the last five days gone? It seemed I'd just posted yesterday. When I looked at my last post, it was from Thursday! Time flies when you're having fun!

We gained a bit more headway in the kitchen this weekend, but only we can see it. Someone walking in off the street would shudder, turn around, and leave. However! We did get the stove and refrigerator out of the dining room - success!!!

DD had a bit of a scare on the 4th. She'd come here to visit, and was driving home. Suddenly, her car was hit by someones fireworks! She couldn't find any damage to the car, but it sure startled her! This picture was taken on the 3rd, when she went berry picking. Check out her blog for more berry picking pictures!

Today's card features the sketch this week at Mojo Monday, and uses a darling Elizabeth Bell image, and TAC sentiment. I was in need of a get well card for a friend who had a hip replacement, and I thought she'd bring a smile! Coloring is with colored pencils and loms.

So glad that you stopped by today. I hope that if my card didn't make you smile, that DD did! Have a great week! I should be back tomorrow with some more finished projects!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Oh, Baby!

Today's card is for the Mojo Monday 124 Challenge.

The focal image stamp is from the TAC, Just Bee-Cuz, that I received from my best ever stamping bud, Shirley, for Christmas - Isn't it a gorgeous vintage baby buggy? The sentiment is from the TAC Ordinary Greetings set, and the DP is from the Just Dreamy 2 line. I received this fabulous DP in a wonderful prize package after winning a challenge at Stamptacular Sunday a few weeks ago. The solid cardstock, the flowers, and the ribbon are also from the prize package (it was definitely like Christmas again).

This is the inside of the card...

I am also entering this card at:

Pile It On: Use non-winter colors

Artful Inkables: Think Spring

Cute Card Thursday: Blooming Gorgeous (flowers!)

Scrap, Stamp, & Doodle: Open Challenge

Saturday Spotlight: Bigger is Better (my huge flower)

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Thank you for stopping by!

Have a great night...

Patti J.

Food for thought: If Walmart is lowering prices every day, why is nothing free yet?

Mojo Monday....almost missed it!

I really liked the sketch this week at Mojo Monday, and wanted to play along. Monthly reports and the business of the week just seemed to get in the way! However, last night, I was able to find a few minutes to bring out an old stamp (one of my favorites) and pull together a quick card!

Hope you like it! Image is Stampendous, and sentiment is Great Impressions.

Thanks to Milnie, I just found out that this card also fits the "Polka Dot" theme over at Crazy 4 Challenges, so I am entering it there as well!!!

Patti J.


Actual Church Bulletin blooper: This afternoon there will be a meeting in the South and North ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends.

Trick or Treat!

Here is a little something I enjoyed putting together tonight! I'll start by showing you the Mojo Monday Sketch for this week, which I followed on my project!

Instead of stamping on the large rectangle, I made a rectanular window, showing the yummy candy inside my Trick or Treat Wrapper that I created for the Cuttlebug Spot Challenge!

Here is a shot of the back so that you can see the beautiful argyle embossing!

The orange strip at the bottom is just part of the purple box cover that I sponged with orange Stampin'Up Ink until it was orange!

Last but not least, here is what's inside the matchbox! Yum... Isn't this purple candy corn just too much fun? So pretty!!!

I am also going to hop over to Pile it On, where the challenge is "Ready for Halloween". I think this should qualify!

Off to get some sleep. Take care...

Patti J.

Happy Halloween Bekah...

Did you know that October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month? One of our fellow bloggers, Giovana Smith, has a young neighbor girl, Bekah, who has spina bifida. Giovana has begun a card drive to surprise Bekah with. To read about it, and to see a picture of a darling Bekah, check out Giovana's wonderful blog!

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Also, please don't forget about the fundraiser for Priscilla from Midnight Madness Blog. You can follow the link on my sidebar to Nikki's blog to read about her illness, and her family's troubles.

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My card for Bekah is a Halloween Card. I'm going to be sneaky, however, and post it to a challenge or two before I mail it!

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The challenge at Stamptacular Sunday is "Character Counts". We're to use a cartoon character on our card. The challenge at My Time to Craft is "Quick and Cute". I'm hoping that by posting it to two challenges, more folks will read about Bekah, and choose to send a card!

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My next project today is a rather silly one! Donna Baker at Stamp TV posted a challenge to make a project from a toilet paper roll! How much fun is that! Talk about a challenge!

You all need to run over to Stamp TV and check out the challenge - the tag is 3doctober09. There are some outstanding projects there!

My DD loves Biscotti, so I decided to make a Biscotti Holder and gift card that slightly resemble Santa!

Hope it makes you smile a bit - it was fun to brainstorm this one!

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Last is a card that I've made for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge, using the Mojo Monday sketch. Elephant image is TAC. The ABC block was a Michael's $1 stamp.

I spent hours today sorting, and pitching, and Goodwilling 'stuff' from my craft drawers. I've barely touched the surface! Tomorrow, however, is another day!

Happy Thursday everyone!

Patti J.

~Did you know...the blood of a mammal is red. The blood of an insect is yellow. The blood of a lobster is blue! (Funny what interests me!)

Pretty in Pink...

Isn't she the most adorable little lady ever?

Meet Lili! Lili is shown with her very own Awareness Ribbon! Lili is an Inky Impressions stamp that I purchased last week, and have had in hand for a couple days and have been SO anxious to ink up! I know that when you see her, you are all going to want her, so let me sweeten the deal! If you purchase this Lili, a portion of the proceeds will go the the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and also to the American Diabetes Association. See??? Sweet deal...! You get a darling stamp, and help someone in the process!

What I really like about this is that you can color her ribbon in any color to reflect whatever cause you like!

My card today, featuring Lili, is for three challenges. First, I am using the Mojo Monday sketch for this week.

Secondly, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness this month, the challenge at The Cuttlebug Spot is "Pretty in Pink". I think Lili is definitely pretty in pink!

Third, the challenge at ABC is "E is for embossing". As you can see, I used the Cuttlebug Argyle embossing folder on the pink rectangles.

Recipe: Cuttlebug Argyle Embossing Folder, Inky Impressions Stamp, Pink Ribbon DP by Stemma, Ribbon from Wal-Mart, Pink Starburst Gelly Pen, Kooh-I-Noor Pencils, Tombow and Sharpie markers.

Hope she brought a smile to your face! I'm off to change a load of laundry, and then to come play with the new set I got in the mail yesterday! A couple of weeks ago, I was the winner at the Saturday Cinema Challenge, and the sponsor was Gina K. Designs. I got to pick out a free set! I chose Theresa Momber's newest Christmas set, and I cannot wait to sit down with it!

Happy Tuesday!

Patti J.

The greatest competitor is faced every morning, gazing back from the bathroom mirror!

~Peter Reese

Quick Post...

So, I didn't have to road trip with DH today, but we stayed quite busy until 3:30 when he left for Branson. I sat down and cranked out a couple of quick challenges, rather than to spend time worrying about his travels...

This first card is for 365 Cards and for Mojo Monday. As always, Mojo's challenge is the sketch, and the challenge today at 365 Cards is to use a monogram on your card. Well, believe it or not, I was a monogram-virgin until today!!! TRUE! I had never made a card with just a monogram on it ever, ever, ever!!! I kept it simple, stayed with the sketch, and used up a few scraps!

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The second card is for the Cuttlebug Spot. This is my first time to play their challenge. The challenge was to make a card using the word "hot". Wowzers, that was a hard one!!! Anyway, I stamped up my Riley in his cute little car (he's a little "Hottie" you know...), and colored him with Kooh-I-Noor pencils and Tombow Markers, used a few scraps and a cuttlebug embossing folder, and whew....a tough one behind me!!!

Hope that you all had a perfect day, and wish you a good evening. DD and I are headed to a Pampered Chef party where I'm sure we will be pampered beyond belief!

Take care, be safe!

Patti J.

~Seek and you will find...sit and you will forfeit!

Just Because...

Gosh, how do you folks routinely do multiple challenges with one card? Yikes! I'm still tired from my Skater Ian!!! lol!


I was too tired and too busy to post yesterday, so I have lots for you today! The first is a little card I'll call Just Because... this is for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, which was to use a bear on our cards! How much fun are bears??? No problem!

Stamp: TAC, Flowers: Martha Stewart Flower Punch, DP: Basic Grey June Bug, Kooh-I-Noor Pencils, CS: DCWV

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Next up, "Dream", is a card that I made for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 15. We had a sketch to follow. Below is the sketch, followed by my card! The main image was a $1 stamp from the bin at Joanne's this week when I took DH to the airport!

Stamps: Stamp Dimensions Crafts & Inkadinkado Inchies, Tim Holtz's Black Soot Distress Ink, Just a touch of Sakura's Starburst Pen on the stars, and that most fabulous soft and fuzzy trim, I found at For Keep's Sake this week!

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This bright and cheerful card is one that I made for two challenges (hooray for two-fers!). Corrosive Challenges had a sketch this week, so I started by following it. 365 Cards had this incredibly difficult challenge (sorry Pam!), Mixed Message, of using 3 different ways to express your message. Folks, with 110 birth announcements in various states of creation, this one nearly put me in that white jacket that buckles in the back. Really....!

My recipe for this card is: DCWV CS & DP, Big pink tag from my stash, the Happy Birthday is a cloth tag, the #2 is an old (REALLY old) acrylic sticker, and the "YOU" is a rub-on. I sure hope this will qualify, as there are no do-overs! Stick a fork in it, because it's done!!! hee hee...

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So Grateful is a set that Gina K. Designs sells, that is designed by Rupa Shevde. What a gorgeous set it is! This is another two-fer! The new challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ, had a theme of "FOOD", plain and simple!!! With Thanksgiving approaching, when I think of food, I think of plenty, and from there, this set came out... I followed Monday's Mojo Monday sketch for this card.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs, Kooh-I-Noor Pencils, Crystal Laquer, DCWV Indian Summer Fall Matstack.

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The last card I have to post is for 365 Cards Challenge for today, which is simply (OMG Thank You Pam!!!!) to use peach on your card. I jumped up and down and whooped and hollered when I read today's directions!!! The dog thought I was ready for the white coat with the buckles...

I used the Mojo Maria sketch (Tuesday's) for the layout. As usual, I was the rebel that turned the sketch up on its end!!! lol...can't help myself.

Stamp: Shine Anya (from the Greeting Farm set of Rain, Snow, or Shine Anya), Kooh-I-Noor Pencils, Tombow Markers, and the DP is by Provo, found at Big Lots!!!

I quit! Back to birth announcements! I hope that you all have a blessed day, and if I have good luck, I will be back to do some blurfing later today! Caryl P., have you been watchin' those Cardinal's play ball???? muhahahaha......

Patti J.

~A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.....Proverbs 15:13

Happy Birthday Dear Friend!!!

Don't you just love a new challenge? Hannah told of an ABC challenge starting up for the third time, and it just happened to be at 'A' this week! So... I'm going to give it a try and see if I can keep up!

The challenge site is here, and the theme for this week is: A = Anything Goes (with the thought of keeping animals in mind)...

I had this adorable little retired/revived TAC stamp that has never been inked. I thought with holidays fast approaching, this would be a good one to bring out and ink up! I am so pleased with how much fun it was to color!

Supplies: Stamps are TAC, Stampin' Up, and Katie & Co., Versafine Black Ink, Kooh-I-Noor Pencils, Watercolor Paper, Provo CS, DCWV CS.

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Friday's challenge at 365 Cards, was to make your card look like a "gift"! Well, as I was on my way out the door for a trip to Michael's and Hobby Lobby, actually MAKING a card took a back seat to shopping for more fun stuff to make cards with! Lol... So this one is "falling off a log easy"! DP and some ribbon and a touch of glitter! Period. 5 Minutes tops! Not totally happy with it, but my priorities were definitely gathering wool in a shopping cart in another city an hour from my work table!!!

Whew....sure wish I'd known today's theme prior to shopping yesterday! Oh well, perhaps there is a scrap of toille DP in my bin!

Supplies: DP (unknown), Ribbon (unknown), Inkadinkado, Color Box Chalk Ink, Burgandy.

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I'm back! Rather than make an additional post, I'm posting today's 365 Cards challenge, which is to use toille on our cards! I did have a piece in my bin, so with a bit of ribbon, adhesive, and a Hero Arts sentiment, this card is finished! I thought I'd combine the Mojo Monday sketch with it, as I hadn't managed to make anything yet for it! So....here's a last minute two-fer! Cheers!!!

I wish you all a good day! I'm going to go immediately to Wal-Mart, and hopefully avoid at least some of the trauma involved in going there on a Saturday morning on the first week of school! Tee Hee!

Hope you all have a great weekend! Think positive, happy thoughts! If you get time, please drop by Shirley's blog and wish her a happy birthday! I'm sure she will shoot me when she finds out that I divulged this top secret info, but she is 19 today! Looks pretty darned good for her age, too!!!

Patti J.

Humility. A quiet conquest of selflessness over selfishness. ~Peter Reese

Take Three!

I was actually able to make today's card for three different challenges.


I started out by following the sketch at Mojo Monday. I'm pretty proud of myself - I didn't flip it on it's side OR upside down! I simply followed the sketch (new concept for this rebel!!!).

Loretta Lock, the August Host over at Our Creative Corner, has created a fun color challenge for us. The theme is: "When I am old, I shall wear purple". I think this card definitely qualifies as a shade of purple!!!

Last, but certainly not least, Day 158 at 365 Cards was "What's your sign?" day. We were to create a sign on our cards.


No pixies were injured in the making of this card as I paper pieced only the clothing!

Stamp: CC Designs Swiss Pixies "Heidi" (from All That Scraps), Ink: Versafine, Black, Tombow Markers, Sharpie Marker, EK Success Buckle Punch, Nestabilities Circle Dies.



Well, dear friends, I am off to paint a wall, and hopefully stimulate some very weary brain cells! Today's 365 challenge is to create an Indoors scene. As I have absolutely zero inside stamps, I am going to have to really think about this one!!! Lol....I have a few ideas floating around... can you say 'freehand'???



Have a great Thursday!



Patti J.
~Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude. Denis Waitley

Peace out Dude...

Today was my final day at work. I thought I was going to be fine, and I was for an hour or so. I guess it just suddenly hit me. About the same time, one of my favorite students/residents stopped by to give me my daily hug. She saw a few tears and that was all it took for her to break down. I decided at that moment that it was time to go. So, here I am, and I decided to utilitze some of my day to tackle a couple of challenges!

Today's card is for Mojo Monday's challenge, which is the sketch you see below, and also for The Greeting Farm's challenge, which is Polka Dots.

The little girl stamp is from The Greeting Farm. Isn't she adorable? This is the first of their stamps I have ever owned, and I must say that I am hooked. What beautiful detail, and images they have! The sentiment is Hero Arts, and the DP is from Gina K's freebie section on Stamp TV. I used my Kooh-I-Noor pencils, and low odor mineral spirits to color. CS is DCWV.

I hope that you enjoy her - she sure gave me a smile! (Pat, there are a few of her stamped for you in your package I will be sending in a few days!)

Have a good evening, and I will see you all tomorrow!

Patti J.

~Don't ask God for what you think is good; ask Him for what He thinks is good for you. (Matthew 6:9,10)

Slow down, you move too fast.....

Remember the song - Slow down, you move too fast, You've got to make the morning last? Well, that's how my life suddenly seems! I've heard older folks say that the older you get, the faster time goes, and I am beginning to believe them!

The card I chose to make this evening is for two challenges. Mojo Monday Week 92 had the sketch shown above. You can see how I attempted to follow their awesome sketch!

Melisa over at Paperlicious Designs, also had a sketch. For her sketch, I was to use Angel Co. stamps, and stamp repeatedly to create your card.

Supplies: TAC Beautiful Day, TAC Tag Tidbits, Palette Noir Ink, Black and White CS, TAC Gentle Beginnings DP, Fiskar's Scalloped Scissors, Ribbon (Hannah Stamps), Black and white brad (unknown).

Hope you like it, and that you are having a good week. We are well on our way to another weekend, and it is supposed to be about 100 degrees, and of course, the heat index will add to that! Maybe a good weekend for an indoors project???

Take care!

Patti J.

~Don't count the days...make the days count!

Thank Goodness Wrinkles Don't Hurt...

Hard to believe that tomorrow is Wednesday already! Hope you have all had a good week so far. Mine has been busy, but not too bad.

I finally had time to work up another challenge.

This very silly card is for the Mojo Monday challenge. The sketch was fun, as it was sized for a business envelope - something different!

I looked for a tall and skinny stamp, and found this one that I'd forgotten about. There is no 'name' on it - only the copyright sign and the letters PSX. The sentiment is from River City Rubber Works. You can't really read the sentiment - it says "Thank goodness wrinkles don't hurt".

All papers are Three Bugs in a Rug. Base card stock is DCWV. I used the EK Success Bubble Edge Punch, my Fiskar's deckle edge scissors, and although you can't tell from the photo, this babe is all glitzed up with the Starburst Glitter Pen by Sakura.

Hope she makes you smile! (I think she is so ugly, she's cute!) Maybe Caryl will come up with a snazzy name for her!

Have a great night!

Patti J.

~A faultless person is possible only in a faultless world.

Hello...

Hello! This is a card that I made for the Mojo Monday 84 Challenge. The challenge was to use this sketch, and that you could flip, rotate, etc. Well, being the troublemaker that I am, I flipped it totally upside down and worked from the sketch from the back side of the page! Here is what I came up with:

The DP is this great glittered two sided paper from Best Creation, Inc. Isn't it beautiful??? The stamp is from a cute set "Fluffy Friends" by TAC. I did the coloring with Tombow markers and Glaze Gelly Roll pens. I guess that fun wins over pretty with me this week! lol!

Have a great Sunday!

Patti J.

~Life is good!

It's Sorta Like Friday - Yippee!

Well dear friends and family - I'm a new woman already, as it's a three day weekend!!! DD and I plan to go to the city tomorrow and shop until we really DO drop! I'm very much looking forward to just doing the 'girls day out' thing!

My post for tonight is for the Mojo Monday Challenge. All stamps are Verve Stamps, again from the Abundant Blessings set, and one of the Verve Plain Jane's. All card stock is DCWV, and all ink for stamping and distressing is Color Box Chalk (Chestnut Roan).



I tried to stay true to the sketch, but I wavied up the inside strips a bit with the EK Success Wave Border Punch. The brads and bible were just in my 'everything' boxes, so I'm not sure which company produces them.

Hope you like it!

I'm off to relax a bit! Take care!

Patti J.
~Sorry, but my karma just ran over your dogma.