Glorious Day in Missouri!

We have been blessed with the most glorious of days today! It's sunny and clear, and not too hot, with a nice breeze as a bonus! I think it's 84 degrees, but the breeze makes it so nice!

Have you ever had one of 'those' stamps? You know - the ones that you reach for over and over again? Well, this stamp today is one of 'those' stamps! It works up so beatifully, with so little effort!

I made this card per the Our Creative Corner challenge sketch for this week.

I stamped the birds on white CS. I then stamped it again on DP. I cut out just the parts I wanted, and pieced them onto the birds bodies. I did just a wee bit of coloring on the tree/leaves, punched the image out, distressed around the edge, and added some flat pearls for bling. You know me and my bling...sigh - just have to have it! The ribbons are actually an old retired TAC image that I stamped onto the DP and cut out - don't they look real???

The image is Inkadinkado, the DP is TAC, and the Ink is Stampin' Up Tempting Turquoise. Hope you enjoy it!

DH is taking me into the city! Heart be still! We are going to not only Michael's where I have a 50% off coupon (one reg. price item) but to Hobby Lobby as well (only 25% there...). I still have some money left at HL from a gift card I received for my retirement, so all in all, I shouldn't have to be TOO bad today!

Hope you enjoy your day, and your weekend! I'm giving myself a bit of a break from the challenges I've been doing, and am trying a few others this weekend.

Blessings!

Patti J.

Susan...

So, I finally inked up my new Elizabeth Bell stamp, Susan. You can go to Susana's site to see all of these adorable little people - you will want them all!

Today's challenge for day 144 at 365 Cards is "You Raise Me UP". We were to try to incorporate two ways to 'raise' our work up off the page.

I popped up the blue bordered background.

I popped up the fence.

I popped up the little boquet of flowers sticking out of the fence (it was supposed to appear that Susan had been picking the flowers...).

I popped up Susan, AND the sunshine, AND the sentiment (TAC)!

I think that qualifies for raising it up!

I am also using this card for the challenge at Our Creative Corner. The OCC challenge is a "Triple Play". We were to use three items to embellish our card (brads, eyelets, bling, ribboy, buttons, thread, floss, beads, charms, rub-ons, liquid applique, or crystal laquer).

I used ribbon (top right corner), brads (on border), bling (on her jeans buttons), and crystal laquer (on her necklace and pony tail holder).

The next card is for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, which was to make a shaped card. I did the ladybug from scratch. The sentiment is TAC.

Well, I probably should cut this short tonight and not stay around to chit-chat. I have a swap to work on!

Have a great night, and remember to cherish each precious day always!

Patti J.

~Why is it that people pay money to go up into tall buildings, then pay money to use the binoculars on the top of that building, only to look at things on the ground??? lol

p.s. does anyone else out there have trouble getting their blogs to space right? grrr....

Grrr....

Just kidding! My post this a.m. has to be speedy quick. I'm due in town in 30 minutes to do 1/2 of a workshop at a monthly stamp club. Can't be late!!! lol


My card today is as quick as my post! It's silly, so don't look too hard! It's for Our Creative Corner's challenge, and the theme was Pets! Well, anyone that knows me also knows my passion for dogs! One of our own blogging 'sisters', Pat, is having some tragic family issues in Algeria right now. She needs a little cheering up, and I'm in hopes that this card will make her smile! If you get a minute, drop by her blog and give her some kind words.


Here is my card:





All Stamps are The Angel Company. Papers from my 'stash', sorry! Don't know who makes them!

Have a good day!

Patti J.

Card Idea Needed...

I needed a card idea today. I just couldn't come up with the 'right' card! A young lady we know tried out 4 weeks ago for something at the high school, and did not make it. So today, she tried out for something else that was actually a MUCH better fit for her, and she DID make it! I wanted to create something for her to let her know how happy we are for her. I remembered the challenge card at Our Creative Corner, and voila! How perfect is this???

The Cardstock is a downloadable stock from Gina K Designs, and the sentiment is from The Angel Company. All stamping and distressing was done with Chestnut Roan Color Box Chalk Ink. (You have probably guessed by now that this is one of my favorites!)

Hope it brings a smile to a special young lady tomorrow!

Have a good night!

Patti J.

~Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Saturday - Gotta Love It!

My main man is on his way to New York to bring our DD and all of her belongings back to Mo. She's taken a job here in the area, and we are all pretty excited! She's been away for 10+ years, and we've missed her! She was even in Taipai, Taiwan for a full year, so we are not taking any of this for granted!

Since my DH is on a road trip, I've spent some time in the 'playroom' today! I wanted to create a card for the OCC Challenge this week, which was to make a card with a tag on the front, and one for the SCS Challenge this week, which was a pop-up card. Since time is a major issue for me, I made one card for both Challenges.

The stamps are all Angel Company. The bright delicious paper is some of the yummy Cloud 9 Designs that Deb O'Dear stocks in her store. The coloring was done with Kooh-I-Noor pencils and mineral spirits. It was pretty quick and easy! Hope you enjoy!

Patti J.

~Mama said there'd be days like this.....

My First Ever Challenge!

Okay, I've done it! I've made a challenge card! "

Our Creative Corner" is an awesome group of women who LOVE to stamp and create. Weekly challenges are a part of what they offer! This month's hostess, Laurie Schmidlin offered the challenge sketch shown below. (Laurie not only has an amazing talent, but she is also very kind!) Her directions said to make the card as shown below, or flip it, change the shapes, etc.



Here is my card. As my good friend, Shirley (who taught me more than I ever knew existed about papercrafting!) will attest, I nearly always change up a design by flipping, rounding corners, etc. (This picture is not as good as I had hoped - the card is actually mounted on brown cardstock with squared corners). Papers are all from the Basic Grey Sugared Paper Pad, ordered from Gina K. Designs. The sentiment is from The Angel Company. The ink is Color Box Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink.

The best part of this challenge is that it was suggested that I send this card to someone who means a lot to me when I am finished with it. With that in mind, the sentiment was SO easy for me! I can't wait to get the card in the mail tomorrow!

Whew! I did it! I entered a challenge!

Have a good night,
Patti J.

~A joyful heart is good medicine. --Proverbs 17:22