Cupcakes and grandparents....

Hello!

Happy Thursday to you all.

I was in need of some cards to mail out last week to some new grandparents.

These cupcakes were in my friend Shirley's stash, and I had

found the sentiments at Creative Vision.  They went

together quickly and beautifully!
The beautiful, even layers were created with my Perfect Papercrafting Tools!
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Hope you like them :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

Fun with a friend!

Hello, and Happy, Happy Weekend!

We're holding our breath here, as the forecast is for us to get another 8-12" of snow, beginning this evening and ending tomorrow.  Monday's high temp is to be zero, with wind chills - will feel like 28 below! Brrrr... 

So... what was my therapy for the 'day before the storm'?

Crafty fun with my friend, Shirley, of course!  Here is one project we made:

Now, mine is hot pink, and Shirley's is a beautiful shade of green - you can see it HERE!

We dug out some old TAC stamps, and some YUMMY Amuse Studio ink and cardstock (Shirley is an Amuse Demonstrator, so she enables me often with lots of temptations!)

I had such a fun day - hope to finish up and post project #2 tomorrow!

On a side note - HOORAY MIZZOU!

We went to a great Cotton Bowl party last night, and watch the Tigers win.

It was a pretty good ball game - could have gone either way many times.

For those of you Okla. folks, we hated to see Okla. lose, as they are one of our faves too!

Have a great weekend,

Hugs & Blessings,

Patti J.

Good Friends...

Happy Friday!

I needed a card for a friend, and saw this sentiment over at the Word Art Wednesday blog today.

I nabbed it (they have the YUMMIEST sentiments!), and here is what I created 

with it.

I'll be entering this in the Word Art Wednesday challenge #113 (anything goes as long as it's family friendly and encouraging).

I used some old TAC paper for the stars, a star charm from my stash, the Word Art Wednesday sentiment, Spellbinder's Labels 28 and Decorative Labels 28.  Also used some Want2Scrap Bling for the finishing sparkle.

The Decorative Labels 28 and the pretty bling, were both gifts from my friend, Debbie Seyer.

Debbie creates the most beautiful things, and is so thoughtful!

Check out her blog if you have time!

Have a wonderful weekend!

They are now predicting 3 degree high on Sunday, and snowfall of 8-10" - egads!

Hugs & Blessings,

Patti J.

"Sew" Rejected.....

Good morning!  I hope that you are having a great weekend.  Today is my workshop day, and tomorrow is a busy day as well.  We will go to church in the morning, and are going to the Fox Theater to see the live production of West Side Story in the afternoon.  Should be a wonderful day!

Since things have been "sew" hectic this week, I thought I'd share another publication reject with you.  This was for a "Sew" Thankful call.  Since sending it off, and having it declined, TAC (The Angel Company) went out of business, so I'm sorry to say that the stamps are no longer available, but I wanted to show the card anyway!

As you can see, this was created gatefold style.  The belly band was made so that the focal piece could be used as a magnet after opening the card.  I thought it turned out fairly cute...

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Monday should be back to normal.  I'm looking forward to seeing your weekend creations!

Hugs and blessings, my friends...off I go - wish me luck!

Patti J.

Long time, no see....

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday!

Short post here today - lots to do...

Today's card features one of the new digi releases from Clear Dollar Stamps, Gigi Giraffe. Is this not the cutest little critter? Can't you just see a baby shower using this darling little guy? This digi set comes with 3 Designer Papers (two that I have used here and one more), 1 pre-colored Gigi image, 1 outlines Gigi image,and 4 sentiments for only $3.00!

I am entering this in the challenge at Card Positioning Systems, which uses this sketch:

Hope that your day is good, and that you have a nice weekend planned. My friend Shirley is a demonstrator for The Angel Company, and is having her TAC open house tomorrow, so I get to spend the day with stamping friends - what better way to spend a Saturday???


Have a wonderful weekend!

Patti J.


Food for thought:
While you are earning your 'daily bread', be sure to share with those less fortunate!

Sew Thankful...

Hi everyone!

Hope that you are all doing well. I am once again unable to do much more than a hobble...must find out what is going on. If the ice bag and I are together much more, we are going to have to get married!


I thought I'd share a card that I made a while back. It was a "reject", made for one of the on-line PaperCrafts call, so I think it's safe to post now. The images are all from a set called "Sew Thankful", from The Angel Company.

As you can see, this is gatefolded...

I made a belly band by covering a strip of brown CS (Bazzill) with a narrow lace trim, and then some narrower satin ribbon (Hobby Lobby). The sewing machine, needle, and sentiment were stamped with Versafine Brown Ink on Kraft (you all know my Kraft addiction...), then mounted on brown CS.

Adding a magnet strip to the back of each piece helped the sewing machine piece to double as a refrigerator magnet!

Randomly stamped the other images from the sets on the two panels, matted and adhered them.

Last, the dress form was stamped on Kraft, cut out and adhered with pop dots on the inside panel. The 'needles' had been stamped prior to adding the dress form.

Have a wonderful day! I'm going to try to work on some DT cards today, so hopefully, I will be back tomorrow with some fun things to show you.

Hugs and blessings...
Patti J.

Thought for today: Ouch.

Beate's Tulips

Oh my goodness, I have a zillion things to do, and should NOT be playing in my craft cave...lol!!!

However, I could not resist Beate's challenge! Beate Johns posted an inspirational photo of some tulips she has on her table, as we speak! She challenged her readers to create a card using that photo for inspiration. Today is such a gorgeous day (in the 70's folks!!!) that I had to play along!


Beate's Tulips.......

My card...

I used a set from The Angel Company called Flower Collage Trio. Dabbed a bit of copic marker color here and there, and sponged with Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Spun Sugar.

Tada!

Have a great night!!!

Stay tuned - coming up in a couple of days will be our latest swap - we did bookmarks this time!

Hugs to all - Pj

March 16, 2011

Hello!!!
Ella, one of Lori Boyd's sweet Lollipop digi images, has dropped by today to wish you all a
Happy Spring!


Spring is creeping up on us, slowly, but surely, isn't it?
Our snow is gone, for good, hopefully, and the sun is shining...life is good!
(The older I get, the less it takes to make me happy!)


Ella is colored with Copic Markers. All CS is Bazzill Basics, and Nesties were used for die cutting. The pearls are Kaiser Crafts, the border stamp is The Angel Company, and the sentiment is Inkadinkado.


I am entering this card here:

By Lori Designs Challenge BLDC8: Use a BLD image (Ella!)
The Pink Elephant Challenge: Spring Time
Wild Orchid Challenge: Dieing to punch it out (use punches or die cuts)
Corrosive Challenges by Janet: Sketch (see below)
Anything Goes Challenge: Die Cuts
Scrap-Creations: Anything Goes



Hope this finds you having a wonderful week! Thanks to all who have replied to my previous post! I certainly have some special friends!

Hugs to all,
Patti J.

Food for thought: An error doesn't become a mistake unless you refuse to correct it!

Hope Perches...

Hello, and happy Thursday to all!

So, have you ever had a card that totally just fell together? This card is one of those. I spent the afternoon with my friend Shirley yesterday, and we literally crafted ourselves into exhaustion! We tried several fun new things, a couple of which are on this card. I brought all of the pieces home, as just that - pieces. I intended to make a few cards. When I dropped them on my workspace last night, they just went together so well, that I decided to make ONE card with all the pieces!



The background is from the StampTV video that Gina K. had up yesterday. It uses a brayer and rubber bands, as well as heat embossing and distress inks. We had a lot of fun experimenting with this technique - we'd used brayers, rubber bands, and ink before, but never embossed with them! Head on over to StampTV and Gina will tell you all about it!

Shirley also wanted me to try a new technique that was in our Technique Junkie magazine this month. She had already done this technique, but wanted me to try it. I will be using it again and again! I love it!!! The stamp set is "Hope Perches", by the Angel Company. (Shirley is a TAC demo if anyone needs stamps or catalogs!!!)

I used her Nesties Labels Eleven to cut and mat, and cut one of the birds a bit outside the 'box'.

I used several colors of Tim Holtz Distress Inks, and I can't remember them all! The gorgeous ribbon is StampinUp! binding ribbon, that was sent to me by my good friend Amanda! Be sure to check out Amanda's blog - she is very talented, and I'm sure she'd help you if you needed some products too!!!

Hope you like it! Thank you for stopping by.

I also have an Itty-Bitty Blog candy winner! The last question was whether or not you listen to music while you craft, and if so, what type. The answers were:

80's
Country
Enya
No music
Christian
Josh Groban
Christmas
Television
Glee
Quiet - no music except for the birds chirping and singing
Television - NCIS marathons
60's
Classical
Michael Buble
Lady GaGa

How's that for variety? Me, I have a STACK of CD's. They range from all of the above, to Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Ozzie Osbourne, Sarah Brightman, and many, many more.

The winner, by random 'names in a hat' is: Sue from Oregon! Congrats Sue! Email me with your snail mail address, and I'll get your Itty-bitty, Teeny Weeny candy out to you!

Hugs,
Patti J.

Food for thought: Humor is the WD-40 of relationships, which stops the creaking and groaning almost immediately!

Something to Cheer About!

Happy Monday!

I hope that you are all surviving the day. Most of us don't care too much for Monday, and it's a dreary, gloomy, cold one here. I am not complaining though, as there is NO snow on the ground! That is definitely something to cheer about!

I have something else to cheer about today! Our great-niece, Taylor, found out that she made the Cheerleading Squad for her middle school for the 2011-2012 school year - Wahoo! I put together a card today to hopefully bring her a smile. Their teams are the Rebels, and their colors are red, white, and blue...


The card is a gatefold, and the image is actually a magnet. She can open the card, and put the magnet on her fridge, or in her school locker if she likes.

Supplies Used: Honey Cheer Digi from All That Scraps, Bazill CS, Ranger Denim Ink, Corner Rounder, Magnets, Oval Nestie, Nail Heads from Michael's, Copic Markers, Cuttlebug, Dotted Swiss Embossing Folder, Sentiment from The Angel Company, Confetti Stamp from StampCraft.

It's been a long while since I participated in a challenge! I'm going to enter at The Cuttlebug Spot where the challenge is to make a gate fold card.

Next, I have a question for the smartest readers in the world! And yes, I will be sending out an Itty-Bitty Blog Candy for one randomly drawn reader who comments on this blog post! My question to you is actually two parts:

Do you listen to music while you create your masterpieces? If so, what is your favorite music to craft by???

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful week!

Hugs and smiles,
Patti J.

Still Waters and Green Pastures...

Good morning!

This will be a short post, as we are grand-daughter-dog sitting! Our Rosie is a sweetie, but she's still all pup, and needs our attention! I wish you could see her walking on this computer...lol!!!

It is Sunday morning, and you know what that means - a new challenge at Stampin Sisters in Christ!

Lisa, our amazing leader, is our hostess this week.

The scripture that Lisa has chosen for this challenge is one of my favorites.

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures.

He leads me beside still waters.

He restores my soul.

He leads me in paths of riteousness for his name's sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presense of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

~Psalm 23

We had fun with this week's challenge, and I think that you will all have fun with it, as well!

Lisa asks that we use blue (still waters) and green (green pastures) in your cards/projects.

Our sponsor this week is Taylored Expressions.

One lucky winner will receive the Rest and Renewal set from Taylored Expressions!

For my card, I used a piece of the CS that comes free in the Take Ten magazines for my background. It was perfect, in that it was already blue and green.

I stamped the butterfly from The Angel Company's "Happily Grateful" set, and the sentiment from the Our Daily Bread "Still Waters" set with Palette Noir Ink, covered them with Transdescent Embossing Powder, and Heat Embossed. The border is done with an E.K. Success border punch.

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

You are a Class Act!

First, I apologize if I have not gotten to your blogs. My computer has once again become ill. I think it needs a new fan, as it works for a few minutes, and shuts off as soon as it gets 'hot', but as it is a mini tower, there are none just laying around, so it could be another week or so before I get a new one. Thanks for being patient with me!

On to today's business!!!

I was so excited to drive into town to the Post Office the other day and find HAPPY MAIL!

I received a wonderful yellow envelope with a new set of stamps, from a stamping friend! The stamps were one of Gina K. Designs' new sets, "Gleefully Yours", illustrated by Nina Brackett...what fun!

I needed a clean and simple card, and just couldn't wait to open the stamps and ink them up. Another wonderful surprise! I had not seen any of Gina's new 'pre-cut' rubber yet, and OMG, how delightful! I am impressed, and in love - what a great time saving concept!

My card is on TAC's Birch CS, and is background stamped with Versamark. The image and sentiment are stamped with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink. Distressing is also done with Tea Dye. The blue CS was some blue sparkle CS from TAC, and the trims are from my stash.

You can be sure you'll be seeing more from me using this set!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great Wednesday!!!

Stop by tomorrow morning for a very special treat!

Can't tell you what, because it is a top secret mission, but I can guarantee, you will like it!!!

Hugs and smiles...

Patti J.

Marvelous....

Hello friends!

I'm so sorry that I've been MIA! It's the beginning of gathering all of the tax stuff, etc., so for the next few weeks, I may be a bit scarce in blogland - hope you understand...

Today's card is for a challenge that I saw over at The Angel Company. The challenge is a one-layer card. I had gotten this set of stamps (from my friend Shirley, who's an Angel) last month, and had not yet inked it up - perfect timing to do so! The set is called Marvelous You. There were 4 sentiments, and the focal image for only $10.95!!! Great image for a masculine card, don't you agree?

Stamped with Versafine Brown Ink, Distressed with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink

Hope that you like it!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you on the 25th for our March of the Snowmen!!!

Hugs and Smiles,

Patti J.

Good Fairy...

Hello, and Happy Monday!

Wowzers, can you believe TWO posts from me two days in a row?

lol....

This post is for Craft Your Passion Challenges.

I was asked to use this image Lauretta's this week. It is called Good Fairy.

Coloring is Copic Markers, Sentiment is The Angel Company

Don't you just love it when your DP does all the work? While shopping at Archiver's yesterday (yes! I got up to the city with dear friend Shirley!), I found this gorgeous paper collection, "Once Upon a Springtime", by Graphic 45. Wow - just perfect for Lauretta's image!

The challenge this week at Craft Your Passion is to "Button it Up" - use button(s) on your creations. I can't wait to see what you create with your beautiful collection of buttons!

Hurry to your craft caves - design something beautiful, and hurry back to post it at Craft Your Passion!

Thanks so much for dropping by! It's always good to see you here!

Have a great week, and be sure to find some time for creating!

Hugs and Smiles,

Patti J.

Oops!

Good Morning!

It's another week, and it looks like Mother Nature is going to blast us tomorrow and Tuesday...!

Today brings another challenge at Craft Your Passion Challenges.

The theme for Challenge #40 is: Let's Tie One On...

(Use Ribbon, lacing, or anything you can tie on).

For this week's challenge, I was given one of Corrine's CocoDingo images to work with.

When I first looked at this Corrine's Rockette, I just couldn't decide what sentiment to use with her. I suddenly remembered this TAC (Angel Company) sentiment, and it SO fit her expression! She just looks to me like she is saying "Oops, I forgot to get milk at the store", or "darn, I forgot it was your birthday".....

She was a joy to color - used my Copics!

I'd love to see YOUR card entered in the challenge this week at Craft Your Passion!!!

I can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great Monday - Patti J.

Young Love.....

Today, I have another card for One Crazy Stamper Challenge Blog.

They have two guest designers each month, so sadly, this is my last card for them.

It's been fun using their stamps, and playing along!

Again, if you haven't been over to One Crazy Stamper to shop, you should check them out!

The theme that I was asked to use was "Love".

I chose this adorable image by Penny Johnson, called "Love Bubbles".

It was SO incredibly fun to color - I love it!

All coloring was done with Copic markers. Flowers-Hobby Lobby, Heart Punch-Martha Stewart, Nesties, Dotted DP-The Angel Company, Sakura Starburst Clear Glitter Pen

Hope you like it -

I have to smile everytime I catch a glimpse of these cuties

sharing their ginger ale!

Have a wonderful Friday, and be sure to stop over at the One Crazy Stamper Challenge blog to see what the other fabulous designers have created for you today!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

2011? Oh my goodness!

It's been a very busy 'week after Christmas' for me - how about all of you?

I'm not sure where the time goes!

We had the excitement of getting a new grand-dog on Thursday! DD has adopted a darling Jack Russell and Cairn Terrier Mix. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow. I know I am partial, but she is one smart little pup! Melissa already has her sitting, staying, and is working on her bringing her leash when she needs to go outside. She's been named Rosie, after the famous Riveter, since she's a tough little cookie. She was a 'dumped' dog, and nearly died. She is up to a whopping 10 lbs! Stay tuned for photos!

Okay, we interrupt the above commercial to bring you official business:

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I was very excited to be invited to be a Guest Designer

for One Crazy Stamper Challenge Blog, for the month of January!

What a fun bunch of DT gals, and they are SO amazingly talented! I'm still pinching myself for being invited to join them this month!

If you've never been shopping at the One Crazy Stamper store, you must go...now!!! What fun!

Their challenge this week is an open theme challenge.

For my card today, I chose to use this darling Magnolia, Princess Tilda stamp. I wish you could see her sparkles! I went over her in many places with clear stickles, and she sparles beautifully! You might want to enlarge the picture so the glitteryness shows!

Oh, and I am proud to say that ALL coloring, even the hair (!!!) was done using copics!

The CS is Bazzill, and the dotted DP is The Angel Company. Butterflies are punched from a Martha Stewart punch. The sentiment is Hero Arts.

I'll be back with another project later in the week for One Crazy Stamper, so be sure to check back! I'd love to see YOUR projects, so head over and enter the challenge! I'll be by to check out your creations!!!

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I am also very flattered and excited to be a Guest Designer this month for Craft Your Passion Challenges!!!

Craft your passion has digital images by Lauretta's Digital Stamps, and Cocodingo's Digital Stamps.

If you have never been over to visit at Craft Your Passion, that's another 'must go'!!! Their challenges are so creative, and their digi's are adorable!

The challenge this week at Craft Your Passion, is an open theme as well.

I was asked to use an image by Lauretta, and I chose to use her Scotty Dog. I thought that this Basic Grey DP would be a perfect background for her darling dog. I added a bit of glossy accents to Scotty's 'raincoat' (since we've had so much rain this winter), to give it a bit of shine! Again, the shine doesn't show, so feel free to enlarge the photo so you can see the shine!

Coloring is done with pencils and LOMS, and Sharpie's. Sentiment is from The Angel Company.

I'll be looking forward to seeing YOUR creations! Hop on over and link them up, and I'll be by to see you soon!!!

Well, dear friends - that's all I have for you today.

I wish you all a wonderful 2011, full of happiness and good health.

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Inch by Inch...

Welcome to another Sunday Challenge for Stampin' Sisters in Christ!

I am certain that you all have your cleaning, baking, shopping, and gift wrapping finished, and are only waiting now for the arrival of, or to the homes of, your loved ones! Good for you - great job!

Peggysue is our wonderful hostess for today's challenge!

She brings us a scripture from Micah to carry with us and think about this week:

"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah,

Yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel,

whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting." ~Micah 5:2 NKJV

Be sure to read Peggysue's thoughts on this verse on the Stampin' Sisters in Christ blog, as well as on Peggysue's blog.

Peggysue's challenge for us this week is to create a card using inchies.

What a perfect and fitting challenge for this scripture!

Our sponsor this week is Our Daily Bread Designs. Some lucky participant will win a $15.00 gift card to shop at Our Daily Bread Designs. We appreciate their continued support, and can't wait to see your beautiful creations!

Here is my card:

This stamp set is called Snowman Nativity, and is a set that is carried by The Angel Company. I took the liberty of making a slightly larger card, with 1.5 size squares so that I could work with the sentiments in this set. The three sentiment pieces, and the main image are all popped up with dimensional dots, while the other squares are adhered directly to the card.

I am going to enter this card here:

Paper Playtime: Use a snowman

Thanks so much for stopping by! Please check out the Stampin' Sisters in Christ blog, where you can read Peggysue's beautiful words of wisdom, and see the gorgeous creations of my DT sisters! I've been 'peeking' this week as they post to our group site, and I can guarantee you won't be disappointed!

Have a great week - stay safe, and stay warm!

Hugs and blessings...Patti J.

Snow Much Fun...

Well, good morning!

Looks like we are going to dodge that ever unpopular 'snow' again this week...

hooray for blessings like that!

I have a quick and easy card for you today. This card is for Glitterbabe's Challenge. The challenge this week is no Christmas colors, so I used an Angel Company sentiment, one of Stef's images, and pink and blue, with a touch of black. Stef, if you are reading, I wish you could see the snow people in real life - girl, they bling like crazy! Sigh....somehow, the sucky photographer, who shall remain nameless (lol) didn't get the sparklies to show....or the snowpeople's beautiful BLUE eyes!

Oh well, life is good anyway!

Hope that you are all having a wonderful Friday!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I'll be back tomorrow with a new GDT card for the challenge at Shannon's Sentiments, and again on Sunday with the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge (I'm the hostess this week!).

I'm off and away to see what you have been up to!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Congratulations!

Good morning...

I'm so glad that you stopped by today!

As it is Sunday, it's a new challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge Blog.

Our wonderful, and creatively amazing, Lisa Hjulberg is today's hostess.

Lisa has chosen the following scripture for her challenge today:

I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.

~Phillipians 4:13

Lisa's challenge to us is to create a card or project showing encouragement, or congratulations.

Our sponsor this week is Scor-Pal. One lucky winner will receive a sample of their Scor-Tape! It could be you! We can't wait to see your encouragement or contratulations projects!

My card today features stamps from The Angel Company.

I used my Scor-Pal to create a Faux Tile card.

I stamped and colored my image with Copic markers,

then scored lines every 1/2", turned the card, and scored again at every 1/2".

Next, the image and sentiment were distressed with Antique Linen distress ink.

The entire piece and the sentiment were covered with Versamark Dazzle,

then with Ultra Thick Embossing Powder (UTEE).

After heat embossing, the Versamark/UTEE step was repeated once more.

Both pieces were attached to some hunter green CS,

and a ribbon added for simple embellishing.

Found some gold gemstones for a bit of bling in the center of the poinsettia.

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I hope that your week has been as delightful as ours has.

Our DS got here from California on Tuesday afternoon, and our DD got here Tuesday night. DS left this morning very early to go home, and we are blessed to have DD still home with us.

Thanksgiving Day brought friends to dinner - my dear friend Shirley, and her DH joined us for an abundance of yummies, and brought a wonderful homemade coconut creme pie!

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Thanks again for stopping by!

Have a great week -

Patti J.