A few cards to share...

Howdy, folks!

So, I have a few cards to share today that we needed 'just because'.  We just mailed out 96 cards to people in our church, and elsewhere, that we were thinking about with this awful virus going around. Sadly, we also lost a family member last week, and I needed some sympathy cards.

Here are a few of the cards that I made.

I'm entering this in the Scor-Pal challenge this month. The theme is 'Flowers', and of course, more than one fold.

And here are a few more...

These first two use stamps from Stanpin'Up.

And these two use a gorgeous set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

I'm going to enter them in the April challenge in the Sweet 'n Sassy VIP Facebook Group - the challenge is to use pastel colors. I sponged with some pastel colors, then stamped the image repeatedly. On both cards, I had a major OOPS after the card was entirely finished, so I quickly added some birds from my stash.

That's it for today!

Hope your weekend is wonderful - it's a lovely day here in MO!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Scor-Pal Challenge - Back to School

Hello there, everyone!

This is my second post today. If you are looking for my 2 Crafty Critter Crazies post, just scroll up!

It's time for a new monthly challenge at Scor-Pal, and the theme is Back to School, and of course, more than one fold.

I created a fun back to school set, and am eager to show it to you. So, here we go!

I used a fun digi stamp, School Girl Sally, from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for my card front - isn't this little student the sweetest? Since our oldest grandchild starts Kindergarten this year, it was fitting that she get this card!

For my project, I used: Scor-Pal Eighths, and Scor-Tape 1/4".

Here is the set...

Here we have the card, and three sweet little post-it holders for the mini post it pads. I just measured the width and length of the post it pads, added a bit for a decorative punch, and voila! I think they ended up being 2" x 5", scoring on the 5" side at 1.25", 1 5/8", 3.25", and 3 5/8".

The wraps are open in this photo so you can see the post-it pads

You can see how the card opens at the bottom, with a cute magnet to hold the flap closed...

and then at the top, so you have a place to write your own note!

We hope to see your creations for Back to School in our 'More Than One Fold', 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 Scoring!

Patti J.

A little of this and that...

Hi there!

Hope your weekend has been good.

I'm going to be popping in quite a bit in July, August, and September with what I call 'blurb' blog posts!  I'm traveling from mid July until September 1st, almost daily, and won't have time for long posts. Seems like a good time to just post stuff I've created but never had time to share!

Here is day one!

If you have any questions, let me know!

I needed a sympathy card quickly, and reached for these lovely flowers from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, and some paper and a sentiment from Stampin'Up. This went together SO quickly, and I think I will be using these flower a LOT!

A friend of ours is a Stampin'Up demonstrator. Every two weeks, she has a get together at Panera's where we drink coffee and create a card. Last time, Sally surprised us with envelopes full of misc. cardstock, papers, twine, and a die cut shape. We were told to create a card to earn a free pass for a future Card and Cuppa at Panera's. This is what I made with my mystery envelope!

Another creation using Stampin' Up - did this one at the last Card and Cuppa.

I made these darling little treat holders for a group of ladies at church that we love to spoil.

That's all for today!

Thanks for dropping by - have a blessed week!

Patti J.

Whew....getting back to 'normal' ???

Howdy!

How are you? It's rainy, and oh, so dreary here in Mo. It's been a perfect day to be in my girl cave, playing with paper. I'm actually working on some things to share with you in June!!!

Things are slowly getting back into a normal routine here, but I still have SO many things to share that I created but never posted. I'm going to attempt to clear out that file in the next week or so. You can consider this your warning - I am going to flood the blog with photos and very little talk.

Enjoy!!! Ask questions if something jumps out at you :)

Thanks for popping in!

See you soon,

Patti J.

CardMaker Magazine - Sakura Blog Hop

Happy Monday to all!

Today, the CardMaker Magazine Blog Team has a special blog hop for you.

A couple of weeks ago, our team received a package of happy mail

from Leslie, at Sakura of America!

My package contained two Sakura Quickie Glue Pens, Item #38480,

and two Sakura White Gel Pens, Item #37493.

I'm excited to share my projects with you today - I had such a great time with my happy

mail...Thanks, Leslie, and CardMaker!

Here's what I created:

For this first card, I used a great background stamp from my stash.

The background was stamped on pink cardstock.  I cut the panel to the size desired, 

and proceeded to doodle with the white pen!  What fun - I think this is called the Bandana 

Technique - it really DOES look like a bandana, right?

The white gel pen was SO smooth, and left such nice fine lines!

The panel was matted, adhered to the card base and embellished with some white nailheads.

I used a digital set for the sentiment. This card was mailed to a wonderful man at our

church, who has been a light to us all for the past MANY years. He has stage 4 cancer,

and is in need of happy mail.  The inside is another digi sentiment, and reads, "Thank you for shining your light".  I wanted this flat for mailing, and used the Quickie glue pen for the sentiment - worked perfectly!

For this purple card, I used the layered technique.  The large panel was cut for the

card front, and a smaller panel for the inside.  The smaller panel was adhered over the large panel with repositionable adhesive, and another image from the above background set was stamped over both purple panels.  Again, I doodle on the images, and wow - what a relaxing evening I had!

The smaller panel was matted, and both it and the larger purple panel were adhered to the

card front using the Quickie Glue Pen. The sentiment was also from the digital set,

and was matted and popped up with some dimensional foam.

For this card, I used a piece of pretty teal cardstock, put it in an embossing folder, 

and dry embossed it.  Once again, I doodled on the raised images!  All of the white flowers, squiggles, and dots were done with the White Gel pen. The two ribbon tabs, and 

the sentiment were adhered using the Quickie Glue Pen!

(Not sure why the sentiment looks like it's on a different color...hmmmmm.....?)

Aaah....the green card!  This one was honest doodling!  I have a Stampin'Up! scoring board,

and when I purchased it, I also purchased the stencil overlay.  I used this overlay to

create ALL of this doodling!  Pretty cool, right? Flat for mailing, and so cheerful.

The sentiment actually said Warm Winter Hugs, but I only stamped and heat 

embossed the Hugs and hearts.

Hope you enjoyed my projects, and will try some of these products yourselves. I think you will be very pleased with them.  I had a great time using both the gel pens and the glue pens, and

will be reaching for them often.

Time to see what my CardMaker Blog Teamies have done with their Sakura goodness!

CardMaker Magazine

Sarah Ashley Poach

Patti J.Gilliam (You're Here!)

Lois Bak

Lisa Lahiff

Anita Mulcahey

A.J. Otto

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Hopping,

Patti J.

Supplies Used:

Sakura White Gel Pen

Sakura Quickie Glue Pen

Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps (Black and Purple Cards)

Unity Stamps (Teal and Green Cards)

Perfect Papercrafting Perfect Layers Mini Rulers and Cutting Mat

White Cardstock: Hammermill 100#

Pink Cardstock: a muse studio

Green & Purple Cardstock: Colorbok

Teal Cardstock: Stampin'Up!

Black Cardstock: The Paper Studio

White Nail Heads: Wal-Mart

Stenciling Template: Stampin'Up!

Teal Resin Flower: Hobby Lobby

White Ribbon: May Arts

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

(Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on a set of Perfect Layers Tools!)

Now and always

Good Morning!

I'm a 'Senior' Card Angel, so I go through a LOT of Thinking of You type cards.

This week, I thought I would pull out the beautiful background stamp that I got a few weeks ago

from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  It is so pretty!

Used my Perfect Papercrafting tools for the beautiful, even layers - see my sidebar for details!

I heat embossed, then sponged, and put things all together with a Gina K. Designs sentiment.

I hope my Senior buddy likes it.  She's up in years, and doesn't get out much.  Also in a lot of pain.

I hope that the cards I send her each week bring her a bit of cheer.

If you are ever interested, both the Chemo Angel and Senior Angel programs are growing at a rapid pace, and we are always in need of new volunteers.  If you, or someone you know would make a great angel, please share the website, and be sure to apply!  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Beautiful Day...

Happy Sunday!

We are completely iced in - going no place today, so you know what that means?

I've been creating!

Made this card for a couple we know that celebrated their fourth anniversary this week.  Four whole months!  My DH was the best man at their wedding, so this is a special occasion for them.

The card above was cased from a card at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps new release hop a week or so ago. I think the entire release is calling my name, but I had to have this set of flourishes.  It's divine :)  The sentiment is one of my all time favorites from Doodle Pantry.  Here is the card that I cased:

Isn't it beautiful?  Bridget was a real inspiration!!!

That's all I have for today - have some special orders to work on, so off I go!

Have a wonderful day, dear friends!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Does this make my butt look big?

So, did that title make you even just a wee bit curious?  Tee hee...

I had a few minutes today, and decided to color another image from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

I have totally adored their stamps for a long time, but until recently, did not know that they had digi images! Woot woot!  I can afford to spoil myself with new digis now and then!

Meet Self Conscious Paulie. I'm not sure if Paulie is a Paul bear or a Pauline bear, but he/she is all decked out in his/her holiday finery!  Like all of us, the worry is, "does this make my butt look big"?

I thought this image and sentiment were so cute - just couldn't resist putting the markers to work!

Did you notice my totally perfect mats?  All done with Perfect Papercrafting Tools!

I use these on nearly every single project - to see how you can save 5% on your own set,

see my sidebar!

This card had me smiling from the get-go!  Hope you enjoy it too!

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

City Crafter - Use Wreath

Creative Card Crew - Use Pearls

Have a great day!

Hugs,

Patti J.

His eye is on the sparrow...

Happy Wednesday!

I found this pretty digi and sentiment set at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps a few days ago, and thought it would be perfect for someone at church that we need to send a card to.  It was easy peasy!  Print, color, fussy cut, and assemble :)  I did cut the upper bird apart from the branch, so that it could perch on the sentiment.

Image was colored with Copics, and I used my Perfect Papercrafting Rulers to get the beautifully straight mats around the sentiment!  You can use any exacto knife or rotary cutter!  Check out my sidebar for details on how you can save 5% on your very own set!

I'm entering this in the Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge: Make your mark (use markers, pencils, crayons, etc.)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a great day!

Patti J.

Sunshine, Smiles, and Sketches by Carly...

Happy Monday, everyone - hope the week is off to a wonderful beginning.  

It's a great day to be alive, right?

You all know how there are times that you're not pleased with your creations, and times that you love them?  Well today is a 'love them' kind of day!

Today, I have a project for you that I created by enlarging one of the new fall release digi images from Clear Dollar Stamps, Sunshine & Smiles.  

As soon as I saw the image, I knew that I needed wanted to create with it.  I enlarged it to about 4" x 6", colored with Copics, matted on brown and set aside.  Created two covers with chipboard, and covered them with some DP from Close to My Heart (thanks Dawn Lotharius!) which I received some time ago in a blog candy.  I cut some linen weave ivory paper that I had in my stash for the inside...

 

...and bound everything with my Zutter Binder, which I hardly ever remember to use!  The last step was to tie some twine around the bottom, and use some ribbon scraps at the top.  I think it turned out very nicely, and must find someone special to send it or give it to....  anyone out there need some cheering up?

Next up, is a card made just for Sketches by Carly.  When I saw this sketch, I was like....YIKES!  What a tough sketch - great job Carly!!!  I was totally stumped!  

Then, my stubborn-ness (new word) kicked in, 

and I thought, "hmmm, can't let a little old sketch beat me", so here's what I came up with.  

 

The image is a Sweet 'n Sassy digi.  All coloring is with Copics, Snowflakes are punched with an old snowflake punch that has no name on it.  Used some frosted Stickles on all of the upper DP dots, and on the snowflakes, snowman, and snow itself.  The small sentiment is Hero Arts.
Again, thought it turned out really cute!

Thanks so much for stopping by - I'm off to see what YOU have been up to...saw lots of eye candy pop up in my reader a bit ago.

Hugs and blessings...Patti J.

Food for thought: Where you go hereafter depends a lot on what you go after here.

Emma...

Before I go on, I would ask that you keep a special family in your hearts this week. A few weeks ago, I blogged that DD, Melissa, had taken a trip to Pennsylvania, to attend the wedding of a friend. This friend and DD had a unique and special bond. Both of them were many miles from home, and had brothers that had just been sent to serve their first deployment. They became each others support systems in their grad school home away from home. We received word this morning, that Melissa's friend Matt's brother was killed in Afghanistan this morning (yesterday???). Matt was just married a few weeks ago, and his brother officiated at his wedding. As a parent of a son twice deployed, I cannot begin to imagine that knock on the door. Please keep this family in your thoughs and prayers, during their difficult times to come.

Thank you.

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Hi friends - This post will be short today. I feel badly for not posting anything over the weekend, but there simply wasn't time to get into my girl cave and hide out with my toys for a while. I did manage to finish a Christmas swap which, as you know, I can't share until it is in the hands of the recipients! It was a large swap - 15! Fun, though! So grateful to have a great group to swap with! (you know who you are!).

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Today's card is for a few challenges...

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Stampin' Sisters in Christ's challenge this week (I Chronicles 16:34 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” (NIV) was to create a card that expresses your thankfulness for someone or something they have done, or that encourages someone to be thankful. So... this card has been created for my friend, Lisa, who can read me like a book, and knows just when I need a little extra cyberhug, or prayer!!! So Lisa, this one's for you! (Kristine's pretty amazing too - you may need to share with her!)

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I chose to follow this sketch from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. What a great sketch! I turned it all kattywampus as usual, but I did follow it (mostly)! Instead of flower, I used leaf...etc....

Here's my card.

Also, the challenge at the All That Scraps challenge was to create a tall card. This card is pretty tall! I made it to fit into a business sized envelope. This adorable image, Pumpkin Emma, is a CC. Designs Stamp, that I got from All that Scraps. Isn't she precious??? The sentiment is by Rupa Shvede, and is a Gina K. Designs Stamp.

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Hope you like it.

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Patti J.

Fall Festival...

Today was the annual Farmington Fall Festival.

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A couple of city blocks are closed to traffic each year for the Fall Festival. Businesses hold sidewalk sales, and crafters are invited to set up tables for a fee, and their items.

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DD is working to get into freelance photography, and set up a table with her black and white cards and framed prints, AND with her whole grain chocolate chunk cookies. MMMmmmm...... She asked me to go along and help her take care of business. Well..... "business" was SO much fun! It ended up for me, being mostly a visit with friends! If you can believe it, I am very sunburned! Anyway, basically, business was the usual craft sale - most folks just wandering around, enjoying the day, but some were buying. She sold enough to be able to go into St. Louis tonight for a girl's night out, and has potential comissioning of several large orders for a few folks. She had her camera with her, and was asked to shoot some 'on the spot' photo's of one woman's granddaughter, as well.


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The day was a lot of fun...saw many cute babies and lots of darling dogs, one of which even sported a pink satin, sequinned DRESS! lol Just about 2:15 p.m., a huge thundercloud shown overhead, and within about 5 minutes (just enough time to put things away!) we were pretty wet. The band that was playing included a young man we knew, so we jumped in to help put electrical type gadgets, etc., in their trailer, and within the next few minutes, we were soaked through to our under-roos! We laughed - neither of us have played in the rain in ages, and a good laugh was just what the doc ordered for DD...

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I have a few things to show you today. These were all done yesterday, and I hope that I haven't missed any deadlines. I couldn't get them posted yesterday, and was busy all day today! Anyway, here goes!

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This first card is an adorable image by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. It was a free digital image that I grabbed (yup Cat, another one!), and I used the S&S Sketch to create this card. The sketch had a spin...we had to use any shade of red, black, and tan. So, I jumped into my 'stash' of scraps, and found enough of all three colors to get this card made! I think this image is adorable, and I like the way the card turned out!

Recipe: Lots of scrap papers, a scrap of ribbon, Nesties, Stampin' Up Wild Wasabi and Bashful Blue, Kooh-I-Noor Colored Pencils, and Black Tombow Marker.

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Moving right along, there was a sketch challenge at Inspirational Card Sketches this week. I followed the sketch and made the following card. I am also submitting my card to the following challenges:

Stamp Challenges: Use my favorite colors

The Secret Crafter: One for the girls (girly card) (I think I missed the deadline on this one :(

Recipe: Stampin' Up Bermuda Bay CS, Ribbon, and Ink, Misc. DP and lace from stash.

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Last, I have another fabulous sketch from Cindy Hafner. This sketch was the challenge at Farm Fresh Friday. For this card, I chose to use some DP's by Best Creation, and the Snow Anya from the Rain, Snow, Shine set. A dear friend (you know who you are!) sent me this set as a gift, and I just love inking up these darling images! The black CS at the bottom of the card is two sided, and the cut out pieces around Anya are cut out of the front side of the card. The black that Anya is mounted on is actually a printed CS with the circles and stars on it. I just cut out some MORE circles and stars, and popped them up on the DP. They are all glittered! Anya was colored with my colored pencils also.

Recipe: DP by Best Creations, Anya Stamp from The Greeting Farm, White Fun Flock, Fabric trim by We R Memory Keepers.

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Well, dear friends, it's been a long day, and I'm tired. Off to get a bit of rest! Hope that you all have a blessed weekend, and that our Redbirds win tonight!!! (Sorry Caryl!)

Patti J.

What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?

A nervous wreck!