March 19, 2023

Happy Sunday!

I am sharing two fun cards today on the Technique Junkies blog. 

 The first day of spring is tomorrow! So ya'll know how much I loved working with this great new background stamp All About Spring.  Here is my first card:

To create this card, I used my Misti, so that each time I stamped, the placement was accurate. I began with the top section. I masked off the lower section of the stamp, and inked up the upper section with pink ink. I removed the mask, and made my first stamp. The next section was done the same way, except for masking off the upper and lower sections, and stamping only the 3 green lines. This process was repeated for the lower section. The word 'Spring' was stamped onto a piece of cardstock, trimmed closely, matted with a matching orange border & popped up using dimensional foam. Note: I did re-stamp a flower in yellow, and pop it up over top of the green stamped flower.

Here is my next card:

To create this card, I grabbed up a Kraft card base, and a focal panel piece, also in Kraft. Using the beautiful new Pretty Line Florals background stamp, I stamped the background with Versamark ink, so it is a pretty, soft, tone on tone.  Next, using Catherine Pooler's Midnight Ink, I stamped the gorgeous new sentiment No Greater Love. The focal panel was matted with a black panel, and adhered to the card base. Quick and easy!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Food for thought: Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Signs of Spring at The House that Stamps Built

 Hi there, crafty friends!

It's time for another Repeat Impressions Stamps challenge at The House that Stamps Built. Wendy has challenged us to use a theme of 'Signs of Spring' this week.

Here's what I made using these Repeat Impressions Stamps:

2605 P Ode to Spring

3910 G Miracle of Spring

A little stamping, coloring, stenciling, and ink blending - ta-da!!!

This was a fun challenge, and I hope you'll all join in!

 We hope you will create a card that has a focus on today’s theme, and enter it in our challenge at The House that Stamps Built!  Remember, your creation does not have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include our designs we would love to see them!  Plus, there’s an added bonus… you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing for using our stamps in your submissions!

One lucky person this month will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate!

Check out my sidebar - grab the code to save money on your RI orders!

Now, it's time to see what my DT friends have created!

Joy     Laurie     Heather   Shirley     Donna

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up a card this week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Anything Goes at Scor-Pal

Hello friends!

The Scor-Pal team is back! We had a month off, and our Mo-Jo is very excited to be creating again! The February Challenge at Scor-Pal is 'Anything Goes', and we are starting things off nice and easy! Our projects this month will all be easy to do.  Hope you will join in with us this month! Remember that while the theme is 'Anything Goes', your project should include more than one score!

Other exciting Scor-Pal news....we will be having a Design Team call this month! Be sure to hurry over to the Scor-Pal blog and check out the details!!!

Here's what I made:

I'd been seeing these adorable little treat holders here and there on the internet, and decided to give them a try. I created for Valentine's Day, St. Pat's Day, and Easter, so you could see how cute they are for any occasion.  Just look at how tiny they are - each one holds 2 Hershey's Kiss Candies, and the finished measurements are: 2" tall, 1.25" wide, and 1.25" deep.

I think I'll be making a lot of these for special folks! I like to carry treats into the Post Office, favorite stores, etc., so these will be easy to share!

Check back on the 15th of the month for a photo tutorial on how these were created!

We hope to see your creations in our More Than One Fold, 'Anything Goes - Start off Easy' Scor-Pal challenge!

We also have a ton of inspiration in the Projects section of the Scor-Pal website and also on our Pinterest Board to help you get creative! 

Happy December everyone!

Patti J.

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello!

Well, here I am with my Saturday morning post for Great Impressions...

where did the week go?

This week, the Great Impressions' Design Team has been showcasing some beautiful projects for Mother's Day. I had fun this week, stamping, coloring, fussy cutting, and creating with some wonderful GI stamps.

Here's what I made:

To begin, I used Great Impressions B150 Happy Mother's Day, and Great Impressions E576 April Showers Bring May Flowers.

I stamped the sentiment directly onto the patterned paper. The image was stamped onto a piece of white card stock, colored with Copic Markers, and die cut with some nesting dies. I tied a ribbon around the card, and added the layered focal panel with foam squares for some dimension.

A few pretty sequins topped this card off perfectly.

For my next project, I used Great Impressions H251 Tall Tulips.

Here is a front view of the card.  

This view from the side gives a much better perspective of how many tulips there are in this box card!

The back of the card has white card stock, to enable a message to be added.

Here, I am beginning to collapse the box.

This view shows the card completely flat, and ready for mailing.

I found the box card template at Splitcoaststampers, and liked it because it is larger than an A2 card, which allows for a whole LOT of tulips! There are A2 measurements with the directions, but I chose to go with the larger dimensions. The tulips were stamped, colored, and fussy cut about 6 times, to make this beautiful bouquet. I hope the recipient likes it!

If you haven't checked out the GI Blog this week, be sure to go back to Sunday, and see what yummy projects my DT sisters have shared. You will be SO inspired!

Don't forget - about the GI challenges!

A fun challenge for April is still going on.

If you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery HERE. 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (HERE) and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

That's it for today!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Die-Versions "Spring Bike"

Hello!

Today, my handsome man and I are celebrating our 42nd Anniversary!

I'm not sure how or why he's put up with me this long, but I'm happy that he has.

Last fall, we bought a couple of bikes for a fun activity to do together.

When Die-Versions came out with this sweet "Spring Bike", I knew I had to make

a card with it today.

This photo gives you a close-up of the glossy parts!

The bike is one die:  Die-Versions "Spring Bike" Whispers DV-436.

I die cut it from white cardstock, and used Copics and Glossy Accents to

color in the parts.  This is too cute!  I'm hoping that they will create

some small 'basket fillers' for the different seasons.

The sentiment comes from a great stamp set by Our Daily Bread Designs (Item #E358), called Bicycle.

Be sure to check out the Die-Versions blog each day for inspiration,

and check out the Die-Versions store for new products, sales, and lots of

temptations!

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

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Great Impressions is sponsoring Aud Sentiments!

Good morning!

Brrrr.....it is COLD and windy here today! Hope wherever you are, you are warm,

and enjoying a lovely day!

Great Impressions is sponsoring the challenge at Aud Sentiments

this week, and I have created a card for the challenge, which is

a Spring/Easter theme.  Hope YOU will create a card, and enter it

in the challenge, too!

I used Great Impressions E840 Friendship Bees, and 

Great Impressions E830 A Good Friend for my card, today.

I didn't have a spring/Easter sentiment that I could share 'yet', so I decided to use a fun

spring image, with a friendship sentiment.  Hopefully, it will be acceptable!

I love these darling little buzzing sweeties, and they make me think that spring

might really be just around the corner!  Hope this card makes YOU smile!

I actually love this one, and can't wait to mail it to someone special!

Have a great day!

Patti J.