Mirror Mirror...

Hello out there!

It's Fri-yay!

I have a fun Technique Junkies card to share with you today using one of the funny June stamp set 'Inside Out: Silence is Golden'.  The image is a stamp from an earlier release, 'The Happy Housewife'. Also used was 'A Colorful Life 6 x 9 Stencil', 'Faded Petals'.

The card is 5 x 7. I don't usually use that size, but I love the way it turned out! To start, the image was stamped on a white panel. I colored the face, legs, & nightgown with Copic Markers. The next step was to carefully stencil around the image using an Ink Blending Brush.

Next, I stamped the image again, onto a piece of polka dot designer paper, and fussy cut the curlers, housecoat, and slippers, and adhered them over top of the original image.

Hope you like these stamps as much as I do!  If you need a funny, but quick card, this is it!

Don't forget - you can still take advantage of the 15% off sale until June 8th, AND you can use my discount code below, as well!

Be sure to check out the Technique Junkies store to see all of the latest releases, and if you shop, please use my discount code to get 10% off of any purchase any time! 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

2 Crafty Critter Crazies & Beccy's Place!

Good morning everyone!

Today, I am sharing another fun creation for 2 Crafty Critter Crazies!  This is such a fun group - each creation must include a critter, and you all know how much I love critters!

If you are looking for my Scor-Pal post, please scroll up (down???)!

Since it's the first of October, there is a brand new challenge at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge Blog!

The sponsor for September Beccy's Place.  Beccy's images are so so much fun! I couldn't wait to color this silly critter, and loved the sentiments in the 'Poultry in Motion' digital set. I chose the one that I'd be most likely to resemble! Aren't you just so eager to color this sweetie up yourself?

Here's my card:

I printed the image on white cardstock, then used Copic markers to color 'her' (me?). Then I printed twice more on pink and blue patterned papers, cutting out only the bathrobe and coffee cup. These items were glued (paper pieced) directly onto the main image. This funky designer paper made the perfect bacground!

Hope you like it!

Please check out the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies blog to see some great inspiration that the design team is sharing with you. We hope that you will all play along this month - can't wait to see your critter creations!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Exciting 'Crazie' News!

Good morning everyone!

I'm super excited today to be sharing my first creation as a Design Team Member with the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies!  This sounded like a fun group - each creation must include a critter, and you all know how much I love critters!

Since it's the first of June, there is a brand new challenge at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge Blog!

The sponsor for June is Rick St. Dennis. Rick St. Dennis, MFA has been an artist, designer, stage designer, and instructor for over 45 years.  His digital stamp images can be found on Zibbet or Etsy.   On Facebook, there is the Rick St.Dennis Digi fans and friends group, where you can showcase your cards and other projects using RSD images.Rick is a very talented artist, and it was a real treat to use his fun digital image called 'Singin' in the Rain'. Here are my cards:

I printed the image twice on white cardstock, then used Copic markers and a paper towel to color the bear. I printed the image twice more on both the blue and yellow printed paper, which was paper pieced and adhered over top of the image. Fun and colorful, right? I decided to make one umbrella look more shadowed on the bottom side, and leave one all gingham. Which do you like the best? To finish things off, I sponged and splattered a background, die cut frames and sentiments, used Glossy Accents to shiny the rain gear, and assembled the cards.

Please check out the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies blog to see some fun and fabulous inspiration that the design team is sharing with you. We hope that you will all play along this month - can't wait to see your critter creations!

One additional thing, we are partnering with the Double Trouble Challenge between June 3 and June 16.  If you've done a project with a "Critter" for our challenge, and your project includes a stencil or embossing folder you can enter it over in their challenge also!  They have a couple of additional options you'll want to check out so be sure to visit them between the 3rd and the 16th.

Thanks for dropping in today!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Toad-ally Awesome!

Howdy!  It's good to be home...again!

I spent a few days wearing my grandma hat in Salt Lake City - what a beautiful place!

We stayed at the Grand America Hotel, and it's among the most impressive places I've ever stayed!

Do ya'll know that in all of my years of stamping, I've never owned a set with frogs? It's true! So...when I saw this adorable set pop up over at My Favorite Things, I sorta 'needed' it.

Here's what I made:

This photo shows the card and envelope

And here's the envelope by itself

Squeal, what fun this was! I love these sweet little critters!

They were so easy to paper piece with some scraps of green gingham paper.

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

Stamped Blessings - Anything goes + a stamp

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - For the boys

Crafting with an attitude - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends #83 - Animals

Crafty Creations #366 - Anything Goes

Hope you have a great week ahead of you!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Took a deep breath...

Hello, friends!

So...how many of you long-time stampers remember what it was like to enter your very first challenge? I do! It was a challenging experience, for sure!  I remember my hand shaking when I finally

pushed the button to submit!  Took a deep breath...

Our Daily Bread Designs "Hydrangea" and "Happy Birthday". Perfect Layers Mini Rulers for black mat (see sidebar for details!)

Well.  In all these years of papercrafting, teaching my own workshops, submitting for publication, etc., I've been terrified to submit a card of mine to the Our Daily Bread Designs challenges.  Seriously terrified!

Friends, there is some phenomenal talent over there on that DT, and I almost (ALMOST!!!) had to take up drinking to make myself step up to the plate.  Anyhoo......took a deep breath!  Above is my card for the ODBD 'Wing It' challenge.  It's in the mail to a friend at church.

Next up, I have two ladies who have requested a photo tutorial on paper piecing.  Believe it or not, I had just stamped an image, and was getting ready to do a tutorial, when I saw that the challenge this week at Great Impressions Stamps Blog, was to use a Great Impressions tutorial.  I am using paper piecing!  Mynn has a wonderful tutorial on the GI blog, if you need to check out another one.

1. Stamp your image on cardstock panel.     2. Stamp image on fun papers.     3.  Cut out the section to be paper pieced.

Decorate your paper pieced panels if desired.  I colored mine a bit with some markers. I also colored my spools with markers.

Adhere the paper pieces to the stamped image.

Trim down your panel, and create your card!   VOILA!  I used the Great Impressions Spool Trio stamp #E835S. This can be ordered on line, or found in your brick and mortar stores. I found this stamp at The Stamp Pad in Kimmswick, Mo. And, of course....my beautiful mats were created with my Perfect Paper Crafting Mini Rulers - see my sidebar for all the details!

This card needed a very special hand written note inside, so there is no sentiment stamped on the front. Love, love, LOVE Great Impression stamps!

Hope you all have a great day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Patti J.

Baby...

Hello!

Sorry for being MIA this week - lightning took out a port in my computer, and I'm trying to get it repaired. Have relied fully on my IPad, and as you know, it's really hard to do a full blog post from there!

I've been wanting to do the challenges at The Paper Loft (they have such delicious papers!) for quite some time, and I think I'm sliding in just in time! The challenge ends tomorrow.  It is sketch challenge PLS17 - you can see the sketch below.  I needed a baby card for a little boy baby, and found this adorable stamp while shopping with friends the other day.  Couldn't wait to paper piece it!  Be sure to check out the beautiful items at The Paper Loft!!! You'll be glad you did :)

Here's my card:

Supplies: The Paper Loft Everyday Life & In the Zone, Woodware Baby Patch Elephant...of course, I used my Perfect Paper Crafting Mini Rulers to get the nice mat behind the elephant! See my sidebar for details!

And here is the sketch:

Hope that you are all doing well this week. It's a pretty day here in Missouri, 

at least until more storms come zipping through!

Thanks for dropping by,

Patti J.

Flowers

Good morning - hope you are all enjoying your weekend!

Today's card is just for fun.  I had made one like this a while back and liked it so much that I cased myself, and made another one!  Yep, it's dots again - Amuse CS.  

I am actually entering a challenge with this one!  Linda is the hostess at The Crafty Friends Challenge, and her challenge is to use flowers on our projects. 

Amuse Cardstock, Stampendous Narcissus Stamps, White Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury CS, Ribbon from my stash, Spellbinders Oval and Oval Scalloped Dies, Perfect Layers Tools, Scor Tape, Dimensional Foam

Hope this cheerful creation brought a smile to your day.  Now, off to get this in the mail to someone special!  Have a great day!

Smiles,
Patti J.