Hooray!

Wow, cannot believe there's a break in the weather
(still raining hard, but no lightning at this time)!
Thought I'd take advantage of the lack of lightning, and post a couple of cards!
It will be a short post, but woweee....it's a post!

This first card is one that I made using a Doodle Pantry set, Turtle Trio. It's another one of Laurie's absolutely darling, pre-colored images. The DP's are also from the set. I created the sunshine from ribbon and a button.

Next up is a card from a Gina K. Designs set, that Theresa Momber illustrated. What a beautiful set!


This card was so easy to make. I took a piece of GKD Pure Luxury CS, stamped the image and sentiment with Versamark Ink, and heat embossed both with white embossing powder. I then scored some lines with the Scor-Buddy, and Scor-Bug. Next I sponged on some distress inks. The card front was then matted on a dark brown and adhered to the care. Voila!



Thanks for stopping by, and for being patient with my lack of dropping by! Seems the last couple of weeks, this computer has been off more than on! lol....


Hugs and blessings,
Patti J.


Food for thought: Ha ha ha....at my age, happy hour is a nap!

Happy Easter!

Hello!


This will be a short and apologetic post. I'm sorry that I have not been around to visit - we've had several days of extreme storms, sporadic power outages, etc. (Some of you may have seen news footage of the airport in St. Louis after the tornado went through last night.) Needless to say, our computers have been off much more than on for the last week or so. As soon as Mother Nature puts her happy pants back on, I'll be out and stalking on a regular basis again!


Made a few of these cards with DP's and punches by flashlight last night, and thought I'd post one and tell you all "Happy Easter"!!!



We'll start our day at a 6:15 a.m. sunrise service, and I'll be sure to send up a few special prayers for you all!!!


Have a great Sunday!


Hugs,
Patti J.

New Release Day!

Good morning friends!


It's time for another New Release Day at Doodle Pantry! I think that you are going to love Laurie's new sets!


I have two cards to show today, showcasing two new sets. My first card features the MERCIFUL AND GOOD set. I used a soft DP from the last release, hoping to create something very CAS and serene.




Next up is a fun birthday card! This set is called SUPER BIRDIE, and can be used for many special occasions! I used the pre-colored image!!! I chose to use the birthday sentiment, as it's Ted's birthday today over at Happily Ever Crafter. Happy Birthday Ted!!! If you folks get a chance, drop in on Ted today with some birthday wishes!






For this card, I used a template that I found here, on Pam Sparks' blog. I thought it would be perfect for this card! It was easy peasy, and makes a great standing card!


I won't bore you with card details today - if you have questions, ask, and I'll get right back to you!


Wahoo! There is a new challenge going on over at the Doodle Pantry Blog - "Stock the Pantry" (stock the DP with new images!) Challenge. This first challenge, DPSTP01, calls for buttons and a Doodle Pantry Image. If you don't have any DP images, drop by and check out the FREEBIE section at the store! We'd love to see you drop by and enter your beautiful creation!


Last, but not least! Laurie will be having a special "Limited Time Bundle" at each new release. Three of the new releases will be in the bundle! when you buy the Bundle product, you will get all three items in the Bundle at approximately 25% off! This month, your savings is 23% and will include Super Birdie, Decadent Desserts, and Daffodil and Sweet Peas. Your regular cost would be $8.50, but with the Bundle sale, you pay only $6.50! What a deal!


Thanks so much for dropping by! Hope to see your gorgeous work over at the DP Blog! Stop by the blog, or the store, and check out all of the new releases!


Hugs and smiles,
Patti J.

Sweet Ella

Good morning! Hope that all of you are well. Many of you got lots of snow last night - we had the tornado warnings, hail, power outages, etc., but we survived!

Colored with Copic Markers, DP - Echo Park, Image - By Lori Designs, Glossy Accents on center of bow. Ribbon from my stash!

I thought I'd play along with the challenge at By Lori Designs tonight. I colored up one of Lori's adorable images, Ella. Very clean and simple - just wanted to use this darling image tonight!

Have a great night, and thanks for stopping by!!!

Almost forgot!
Lisa Lara, if you are reading, you are the winner of my "Itty-Bitty" blog candy! Congratulations!!! Please e-mail me: mamagilliam@gmail.com
with your address, so I can get it in the mail to you!

Hugs!
Patti J.

Food for thought: If it has tires or testosterone, it's trouble! (lol.....)

Happy Tuesday!

Hello!
Happy Tuesday...
Well, we have so far managed to escape the storms.
It's been windy, cloudy, and foggy, but so far, no storms, and no tornado's!
We managed to plant some tomato and pepper plants over the weekend,
and I'm already looking forward to fresh veggies!


It's been a while since I've had a chance to participate in a challenge at StampTV, and this week, the challenge looked like so much fun! You can find the challenge info here.


Here is the sketch, and below is my card for the challenge.

Fun, isn't it? I have not made a round card in ages! I used Bazzill CS, Neenah Solar White CS, Round Nesties, and one of my favorite GKD stamp sets: Spring Florals. All coloring is done with Copics, and the image has Glossy Accents to give it a bit of a 'dew' look. I sponged inside the nestie with Adirondack Peach Bellini, and the image is stamped with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.


Hope that you are having a good week! Ours is going well so far!


Thanks for taking time to stop by!
See you tomorrow with a new release from The Doodle Pantry!!!


Smiles!
Patti J.

Food for thought:
The best thing about the future is that it comes just one day at a time!

Yawn....It'll be okay

Good morning!

Sigh...it was another 4 a.m. day here. I have no idea why we cannot sleep all night - even spent a ginormous amount of money on a sleep number bed a while back.
Oh well, it'll be okay - sleep is over-rated anyway, right?



Speaking of "It'll be okay", I have a fun card for you today.
Last week, I had an afternoon at my friend Shirley's.
Shirley had purchased many of the cute little Pure Innocence stamps by My Favorite Things, and guess who inked up a few?
Yup, ME! (You really ARE the smartest readers in the world!)

Supplies Used: Nesties, Yellow Baker's Twine, Die-Namics Cloud Die, Pure Innocence "My Umbrella", Glossy Accents, Copic Markers, Dimensional Dots, Echo Park DP, Adhesive


This little gal is from the set, "My Umebrlla". She's colored with Copic markers, stitched with Copic Multiliner, and her rain gear is embellished with some Glossy Accents. Since the forecast calls for rain here AGAIN today, I thought the image only fitting! Since the Cardinal's let the Dodger's whip 'em last night 2-1, I think the sentiment is only fitting!


I haven't done a challenge in a while, so I think I will enter this card here:
Let's Ink it Up: Stitching
Papers Scissors Rocks: Inspired by the earth (rain)
The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: Stitching



I don't know about all of you, but I think it is time for an "Itty-Bitty Blog Candy"!!!!
Just leave me a comment, and tell me what you do with all of the cards you make!


You do NOT have to be a follower to comment, but if you are one of my followers, you'll be entered twice! I will draw a name tomorrow morning!
Good luck!

Have a great week!

Hugs and smiles,
Patti J.

Food for thought:
An optimist laughs to forget. A pessimist forgets to laugh.

Friend...

Well, we are half-way there - it's Wednesday!

Hope your week has been a good one so far!
I have a card today that I created using the sketch at Scrap-Creations.

Using some of Lisa's wonderful stamps from the Craft's Meow, I created my card.
Of course, I used Little Frieda!

Then, I took this little medallion, coloring only the center with Spica Pink and Baby Blue, and punching with a 1/2" circle punch for embellishments.

Next, I stamped, colored (again with the Spica pens) the Friend part of the sentiment, cut it out and popped it up.

Here is my card. I used DP from Basic Grey Wisteria and Euphoria collections.
All coloring was done with Copic markers and Spica Glitter Pens.

Hope the rest of your week goes well!

Hugs and smiles, and a big thank you for stopping by! I'm sorry to hurry, but am on my way to pick up our little Rosie (grand-daughter-doggie) as DD has a business trip to Chicago, and a plane to catch!

Patti J.

Food for thought: If we were thankful for all of the good things in our lives, we wouldn't have time to complain about the rest!!!