Time in my 'girl cave'...

I have actually had a little time in my 'girl cave' today! And I have loved every minute of it! Let me show you what I've accomplished!

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First, for Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, this cute little guy called to me! The challenge was to use SNOW someplace on our card for a "Snowtacular" challenge! The image & sentiment is TAC's "In the Snow" set. I used Tombow Markers, Sparkly Fluff, Stampin'Up's Bashful Blue (for the sky), and my Starburst Clear and Silver Glitter pens.

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Next, is a sympathy card. Sadly, DD's high school choir director lost her dad over the holidays. If that wasn't enough, their long time family dog also died a few days prior to her father's passing. Here is the card I made for Sue and her family...

I will sumit this to:

Flutterby Wednesday - (use butterfly, angel, or fairy on card)

Stamp Something - (Anything goes)

Creative Card Crew - (Anything Goes)

Charisma Cardz - (Anything but Christmas)

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Last, but absolutely NOT least, is this darling image from The Digi Kitty!

In celebration of reaching 75 followers, The Digi Kitty posted this free, (yup FREE) digital image! This was just too much fun to pass up!

If you haven't been to the Digi Kitty's site, you must make the trip - their images are just delightful!

I did some paper piecing, and used a bit of glitter here and there, and I like the way it looks!

The next view shows all of the layers that I used. I printed and cut out this image several times to make it really pop off the page!

Here's how the card turned out!

Used a Martha Stewart edge punch, scraps of DP, and the image/frame is from Inkadinkado.

I will submit this to:

The Digi Kitty - (Use this image!)

My Time to Craft - (Anything goes)

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So...I hope that you saw something here today that gave you a smile! I feel like it's been forever since I sat at my work table. I'm now getting ready to being the dreadful monthly reports for DH's business, so I may be scarce for the next few days. If I don't get to your blogs, trust me, it's not because I wouldn't rather be blurfing than doing monthly reports...lol!!!

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Hugs!

Patti J.

Silly sign at a laundromat:

Automatic Washing Machines: Please remove all of your clothing when the light goes out. Thanks, Management

Magical Monday #4

Before I get started, the above photo shows what we drove home in after taking DS to the airport this a.m.... the good news is that we only had to drive in it about 45-50 min. before it was clear!

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Well friends, it's the fourth 'Magical Monday' for me! I have enjoyed my time with There's Magic in the Air, as a Guest Designer for the month of December!

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I can't believe December is over, Christmas has come and gone, the kids have left, and it's just DH, Ddog, and me, again....

Oh my, how quiet this house seems. DS has returned to California, and we probably won't see him again for quite some time. DD has returned to her place, and is leaving this week for a snowboarding trip to Colorado with a friend. It will be a very quiet week!

Georgia commented on Sunday about how she gets sad when her kids leave. Our kids are 34 and 28, and I still cry when they leave, and mope for days afterwards.

I am such a 'goodbye weenie'!!! Thank goodness for all of you!

This week at TMITA, we were asked to go into Nina' store, Paper Cupcakes, and choose an image to create with. (How much fun is THAT?!?)

Well...I saw this little water image, and immediately thought of a Valentine's aquarium!

What a perfect image for a shadowbox card!

Hope you like it!!!

It's colored with colored pencils, and I've used Glossy Accents to create the shiny look on the water and greenery. The bubbles are Rain Dots. The sentiment is a retired stamp from The Angel Company.

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Hope that your Christmas was full of the blessings of the seasons, and that your new week will be, as well. (Stef, am thinking of you and DH!!!)

Have a wonderful Magical Monday! Be sure to run over to There's Magic in the Air, grab your own FREE image, and create something wonderful to enter in the weekly contest!

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Patti J.

Food for thought: Blessed is the man who is too busy to worry in the daytime, and too sleepy to worry at night! (The sleep of a labouring man is sweet...Ecclesiastes 5:12)

Friends make life special...

This will be an extremely short post - We have to have DS to the airport tomorrow (1.5 hrs. away) by 7 a.m., so it's early to bed for us!

I made this card following the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Sketch 18. Below is the sketch and the card.

Stamps are TAC, coloring is done with Stampin' Up and Tombow markers. Embellished with Starburst Glitter Pen.

Hope you enjoy it!

I'll be back on Monday with my 4th Magical Monday card!

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

Winter Wishes...

The challenge this week at House Mouse is brought to us by DT member, Lori. The challenge is to use the theme: "Winter Wishes".

Well, I don't know about you, but, following all of the rush of the holiday season, all I ever wish for after Christmas is a NAP!!!

Look at these little cuties - all settled in for their long winter's nap!

The perfect image to use this week!

CS is DCWV, and the DP is from a recycled paper pad from K and Company.

The pom pom is made with Sparkle Fluff!

Hope you like it!!!

We have a houseguest this week... a lady that works with DD was flying home to Witchita, Ks. for the holidays, and had no place to go with her 'pup'.

Meet Chakota - our Christmas houseguest! (She moved, and the photo is blurry...) She is SO timid - scared to death of everyone and everything. She's finally warmed up (REALLY warmed up) to me, but jumps a foot off the floor when the furnace kicks on, or the phone rings.

She's "almost" housetrained, so needless to say, I've already cleaned up one mess today. Hopefully, after she's here another day, she'll fit right in! Her 'momma' is coming home on the evening of the 26th, and I'm sure Chakota will be happy to see her!

Last, but certainly not least, here are a couple of photo's of our Nativity Scene. This is always the very first thing to go up, actually going up a week or so before any other decorations. As I gently unbox and place each piece, I quietly pray for friends, family members, military troops and their families, and many other things. I feel like this always starts our holiday season off with a feeling of peace and love.

There are also a couple of photo's of our blurry tree - just could NOT get it to photograph well. It's very pretty, nearly touches the ceiling - we actually had to bend the top down for the angel to sit on top. We've had a real tree for years and years, but last winter, we had some family crisis, and ended up needing to put up a tree quite literally at the last minute, so DH brought this one in - I thought he really did a good job of 'tree shopping'!!!

Our home is not fancy or large, but it is home, and we will probably be here until we are carried out in a pine box! We have raised the kids here, and the memories are so special to us!

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Have a great night!

Patti J.

Food for thought: If you were paid five cents for every kind word you spoke or thought, or were charged five cents for every unkind word or thought... would you be rich or poor?

Third Magical Monday!

This card is for my third Magical Monday for Nina at "There's Magic in the Air".

Meet Merry Moose! He was SO much fun to color!

(Be sure to run over to TMITA and pick up your own FREE digi image of Merry Moose!)

Every Monday morning, Nina posts a new digi image on the TMITA blog for you to create with. You can then enter your creation in a weekly contest to win prizes!

DT member, Danielle, issued a sketch challenge for this week! Here is Danielle's awesome sketch, followed by my card!

I actually (almost) stayed true to the sketch, even using stars where Danielle had stars! However, this is an A2 card, not a square card!

Hope you like it - isn't he the most adorable Moose???

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Don't leave yet!!! I had so much fun with Merry Moose, that I made an easel card as well.

All DP for both cards were from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses that my friend Shirley brought me last week!!! (Don't you just LOVE wonderful friends???)

Here is my easel card. I took a side shot so that you could see all of the layers are different heights. The two outside trees are adhered flat to the card. The inside tree is raised up with one set of dimensional dots, and Merry Moose is raised up with two sets.

Hope you like this one too!

Nina's store is open! Be sure to stop by and check out ALL of her amazing images! Just click on the link below to begin shopping for your own collection!

Thanks for stopping by! - Have a wonderful day!

I am also entering this at Rosie-Dee's Challenge, which is Rudolph!

Patti J.

Food for thought:

Always keep your words soft and tender, for tomorrow, you may have to eat them!

How much fun!

How much fun it was last week when I went to the Stampin' Sisters in Christ blog to check out the beautiful work of their design team, and their top cards of the week. There was this card by Joey, that made me literally smile out loud! Before I go on with my long winded story, be sure to go to Joey's blog and look around! What a cute blog to visit!!!

So... years ago, I was in the process of looking for T-Shirts for some of us at work.

I found a little thumbnail sized photo on a T-Shirt, and just fell in love with it.

I printed it out (in thumbnail size - it was protected!), brought it home, taped it up on the wall in our sunroom, and painted it on the wall!

The kids have teased me unmercifully, as I somehow gave the angel six digits on one hand!!! Anyway, below is our sunroom!

(Ignore the empty hooks below the artwork, and the ugly cap hanging on the wall)

Now you know why I smiled out loud! Don't you just adore Joey's card? And isn't my wall just too much fun? Everyone needs a six digited angel, don't you think???

Have a great night!

Back tomorrow with the cutest digi image from There's Magic in the Air!!!

The Reason for the Season...

Just a little something that I received from a friend today, that I wanted to share with all of you. This is a time when things are so rushed, that I thought a little piece of 'peace' would maybe give you a smile!

I've never tried to link up something like this before, so I hope it works! Be sure your volume is on!

Blessings to you all!

Patti J.

http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=2010739942808&source=jl999