Oh, the places you'll go...

I love Dr. Seuss! Always have, and always will. When the kids were young, we had Green Eggs and Ham, and other books totally memorized, as did the kids!

So, when The Angel Company came out with this travel set, and had a sentiment from Dr. Seuss included, guess who had to buy it?

I know that it was meant for me to have it, because as I was mounting and cutting it out, I was also blurfing, looking for challenges. (See, I can multi-task!)

Anyway, here I am cutting and mounting, and I open up Crafty Creations Challengs.

AHA! The challenge this week is "Transportation".

Okay, peeps, I've got it made in the shade for this one!

lol...

However, I was also in the camper, where there are very limited resources! I was able to stamp, but had little else to work with, so I stamped, and stamped and stamped!

Instead of coloring, I paperpieced the vehicles!

Found a scrap of ribbon in my bag, and made a road.

Voila, a transportation card, while sitting in a transportation vehicle.

This next two cards are made with a new TAC set as well, "Peace, Be Still". I love the gentle and serene nature of the stamps.

This is for Fresh Brewed Designs, where the challenge is simply "Brown". It is. I've not added a sentiment, as I'm not sure who's getting this one. I'll add it when I decide!

Last, here's a very simple card made for the following challenges:

For Fun Challenges: Black, White, and one other color

Simplicity: Black, white, and a spot of color

All righty, off I go. Have a bit of housework to do before heading to church for some great singing! Take care everyone!

Patti J.

And the two shall become one...

Ha! Susan at Simplicity, is giving us a bit of extra time for our challenge for last week, since SHE needs a bit more time! lol...SA-WEET!

We were to use an outline stamp. Period. Whew...do you know how hard it is for me to not color, not add ribbon, stickles, etc.? I did have to give in and add a few of the teensyest pearls!

Stamps are Inkadinkado. I shadow-stamped with Adirondack Bellini Peach and Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Pumice Stone.

Five minute card. Love that part!

I'll also enter this at:

Pollycraft Challenge - Love & Marriage.

Okay, peeps, off to work on something really girly! lol...

Hugs - Patti J.

For Susan

The One Layer Wednesday challenge at Simplicity last week, was to make Susan laugh.

Last week was a very long week for Susan and her family. Their long time pet died last week after battling cancer. After many tears, Susan's challenge to all of us was to make her laugh.

That was a tough one, but here is what I came up with. Susan, if the image doesn't make you laugh, just think of it as ME after my daily 2-minute workout! Actually, this old gal looks BETTER than me after a 2 minute workout!!!

Stamps are by Rubbernecker - got them in Collinsville last month! Coloring is done with Tombow Markers.

Hope she gives you all a chuckle - Patti J.

Flourish...

Simplicity. Sounds 'simple', right? Ha! It's not as easy as it looks for some of us!

Seriously, I am so glad that I found my way over to Susan's Simplicity blog. Anyone who knows me, knows that clean and simple is something I struggle with!

I finished this card, and I kept physically reaching for the BLING!!! I wanted to add gemstones, or ribbon, or flowers, or birds. or butterflies, or.... you get the picture! My inner self was screaming at me to pick up my starburst pen, or something sparkly or fluffy!

In the end, I stayed true to the challenge. It was for One Layer Wednesday, and the challenge was to use a flourish. Take that, inner self!!!

The back is beginning to feel a bit better. I slept all night! We were supposed to go out of town today, but decided not to do so. Hopefully, I'll be back to pestering all of you on your blogs very soon!

Hope that you are all having a blessed Father's Day!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Anchor to the Soul...

The Angel Company came out with a new set this year, "Anchor to the Soul". I fell in love with the set right away. When Susan issued the Simplicity one layer Wednesday challenge yesterday, which was to create a masked background, this set came to mind immediately!

This was truly a card of 'simplicity'... I used my Nestie to create a masking shape. I sponged Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Antique Linen) for the background, using the template from the Nestie. I then stamped the TAC sentiment and image onto the background using Versafine Brown Ink. Easy Peasy. Pssst..... Don't tell Susan, but I think I'm getting used to this one layer stuff!

On the home front, we got all of the tile off the floor in the kitchen, and nearly all of the grout scraped up. H A R D W O R K!!! Yikes! However, my day got better, when I was able to go pick up my four handmade glass windows from my new friend Nancy, at Love that Glass. I think that divine intervention sent me there. I see a friendship in the making!!! She is so talented, and has a heart of gold. If you are in the market for a special Christmas or Birthday gift, please check out her work. She makes the most beautiful stained glass night lights that sit on a countertop - there is one on my wish list already!!! Please pardon the terrible picture. These doors look 100 times prettier in real life than they do on the 'big' screen!

Hope you are having an awesome Thursday - hang in there everyone - it's almost the weekend! Headed to Collinsville, Ill. to the Rubber Stamp Convention there on Sat. with my BSFF Shirley! Once there, we plan to meet and have lunch with Glitterbabe (Stef) and her friend Vicki, and maybe some other ladies from Farmington! What fun....

See you soon - Patti J.

Food for thought: Even when I have pains, I don't have to be one!

Don't Hate Me...

Hello! Thanks for stopping by - hope you are all ready for a nice weekend.

As tomorrow is Friday, and I'm not sure what DH has on the calendar for us to do, I thought I'd post a few cards this evening!

Studio 313's challenge this week is a fun one! We were to create a card based on a Top 10 Best Selling Album. They listed several albums for us to choose from. We could use a Studio 313 image, or an image we had on hand. I chose to use one of theirs. I thought this card could actually fit in two albums: "Man, I Feel Like a Woman", by Shania Twain, or "Uptown Girl", by Billy Joel. Hope you like it!

I will also enter this card here:

Colour Create: Pink and Blue (A bonus was to use something soft - the pink ribbon is VERY soft!)

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The second card is made with strips of paper, that are pieced together to resemble a hand stitched quilt. I'm not at all crazy about the card, but it fits a few challenges...

The sentiment is by Papertrey Ink.

I will enter this card here:

Crafty Creations Challenge: Black, White, and a touch of Red

All Sorts Challenge: Black, White, and one other color

Creative Inspirations: Sewing, or Faux Stitching

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My last card is for the Simplicity 'One Layer Wednesday' Challenge.

The challenge was: Repetition (I think this will work :)

The stamps are Gina K. Designs

Have a great day everyone!

Patti J.

Food for Thought: Why is the person who invests all of your money called a 'broker'???