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This could be important, as I have a blogaversary REALLY soon! Hint, hint.... I also reached 10,000 hits a while back! Hint, hint, hint.... So, this could really be important!

I made this card for the Crafty Creations Challenge which was to use some embossing on our cards. I used my dotted swiss cuttlebug folder, and my nesties.

The image is special, as it is my first ever Our Daily Bread stamps! I have always oohed and aahed over their stamps, but have never been able to purchase any. A few weeks ago, I participated in the Stampin' Sisters in Christ's first challenge, and I won! The prize was this beautiful set. If anyone from ODB is reading, thank you so much for this wonderful prize! Thanks too, to the SSIC for their wonderful challenge site!

Supplies: Our Daily Bread Birthday Stamps, Tombow Markers, Marvy Terra Cotta Ink for stippling, Versafine Black Ink for stamping, Ribbon from Hobby Lobby, DCWV CS.

Tomorrow is a 'girl's day out'! My friend and I are going to go to Archiver's and make some Christmas cards! If I learn anything fun, it will be posted tomorrow night!

DD and DH are both on the road late tonight coming in. DD's been manager on duty today, so has pulled a 12 hour shift, and DH is driving the 4+ hours home for the weekend. I'll be happy to see them home safe and sound!

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Happy Birthday Danni!

Danni's having a birthday this month! I can't be rude and divulge how old, but it's a milestone birthday, and she's not 30 and not 50! She's begun her birthday celebration with her regular Wednesday challenge (using a butterfly or fairy on our cards), and she has also requested that we include PINK on them!

Melisa's challenge this week is to make a card using inchies. So, I decided to combine the two! I've made Danni an Inchie Pink Birthday card!!!

Both of these ladies have fabulous blogs! Be sure to drop by, play in their challenges, just hang out and enjoy their great projects, tips, and enjoy their sweet smiles!


Supplies: All stamps are Inkadinkado, Tombow Pink and Green Markers, DCWV CS, Flat Pearls by Kaiser


Happy Birthday Danni!

Good night! Thanks for stopping by tonight!

Patti J.
~So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all men...Galatians 6:10 NIV

Let it Snow???

Good morning! Can you believe it's already Wednesday? Where has the week gone?

The challenge this week at Sunflowers and Dragonflies was to create a shaped card. The first thing that comes to mind these days is Christmas, so I used my round nesties and made a Christmas ornament card.

This adorable stamp is one that I got from Sunflowers and Dragonflies a few weeks ago. I'm so happy to have had some time to ink it up. These kids are simply adorable!

Looking at the card 'on the big screen', I think that I will use Crystal Laquer or Glossy Accents over the entire white circle prior to sending! What do you think?

Supplies: Stampavie Rachelle Anne Miller clear stamp, DCWV Winter Mat Stack (last year's), Tombow Markers, Kooh-i-Noor Pencils, Low Odor Mineral Spirits, Round Nestabilities, Ribbon from Michael's, sponging done with Stampin' Up Tempting Turquoise.

I hope you will go check out the Sunflowers and Dragonflies blog! Beth is a sweetheart, and her blog is always full of wonderful techniques, ideas, and gorgeous projects!

Have a great day!

Patti J.

BOO!

I'll bet that you are surprised to see me! I am finally out of hiding. It was a very hectic week and weekend, so today, I went to stamp club (thanks JoAnn for a great project!), got home about 4:00, and have been in my girl cave since!


I'm not sure that I'll ever be able to catch up the challenges that I'm behind on, but you can bet that I'm working hard to try to get them done!


First I have a card for the ABC Challenge. The letter is "C", and we are to make a card with circles. I chose to go with a Halloween card. I stamped my "BOO" letters on black circles with white ink, and then covered them with a clear acrylic circle.

Supplies: DP: Best Creation, Inc., TAC Playful Bet Letters, Jewelry Braiding Cord

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For Barb's Macabre Monday Challenge, I offer the following card...

This week's challenge is to use a ghastly little poem or rhyme in your creepy creation. I tried to zoom in to my poem from Macbeth, but I think I only succeeded in crossing everyone's eyes!!!


Supplies: D CS is by Pink Paislee, Sentiment computer generated

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For day 188 at 365 Cards, the challenge was "Touchy Feely Friday". We were to add flock, felt, etc., to our cards to make them 'touchy feely'!!! My lil' gal has a fluffy black flock boa! The card is also based on glitter stock, so that's also a 'feely' paper! I covered the white foam flower with glossy accents, so it looks pretty cute IRL.

Supplies: Black Fun Flock, TAC Tickled Pink Image, Tombow Markers, Gelly Roll Glitter Pen, Dazzles flower by Petaloo, Glitter CS by Best Creations, White foam flower from Michael's, Glossy Accents

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Day 187 at 365 Cards had a theme of: "Label It". I dug into my old, old, stash, and found a label! The challenge at Pile it On, was Happy Birthday plus one other challenge.

Supplies: Label from stash, DCWV Old World Mat Stack CS, Hero Arts Sentiment, Sara Beise Cupcake.

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"Feeling Blue" was the theme for day 185 at 365 Cards. We were to include three shades of blue - done! All supplies were scraps and miscellaneous from my stash or Shirley's! Sentiment is Inkadinkado, and was stamped with Stampin' Up Whisper White.

Hope that you all have a great night. Get some rest!

Thanks for stopping by to look!

Patti J.
~If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. Isaiah 7:9 NIV

I Wanna Be Like...

This card was so much fun to make. My dear friend, Lisa, was chosen by Jessica Diedrich, Vice President and Design Team Coordinator of Club Anya, to be CASED for this weekends "I Wanna Be Like" Challenge at The Greeting Farm. Here is Lisa's card, followed by my card.

I used Teacher Anya, as she fit the best on my card! DP is Basic Grey's June Bug Paper Pack.

We have a pretty long road trip to make tomorrow, so I'm not sure when I'll get back! Today was incredibly busy - no sense even going into today!!! Whew...thank heaven for tomorrow!

Have a blessed and safe Sunday!

Patti J.

Speedy Short Post!

I have been pretty busy this week. Got my announcements done and delivered today, but have some other things in the works as well. Shirley and I calculated 110 announcements times 22 pieces = 2420 pieces that I cut, distressed, and adhered!!! (Oops, forgot to count stapling!) Yay me!!! To protect "little bit", I have not shown the entire inside insert...






Here is what else I've managed to do this week!








Barb Foster's Haunted Designs directives this week were to use 'winged' things. Well, some of my dear blogging friends have been so creative as to use Flamingo's, etc. My brain cells are way short of creative this week! I used BATS - imagine that!!! Ha!


Supplies:
Alcohol inks, Staz on Black, Michaels $1 stamps, Joannes $1 Stamps. The sentiment reads "Spooky Halloween".



Don't laugh - it's the best I could do this week! Lol!




Anyway, maybe I can play catch up tomorrow a bit!!!




Take care - miss you!!!



Patti J.
Calgon, take me away!

Really Quick Post

Wow! It's been a busy two days! I promise to catch up with all of you tomorrow! Got the photo's this afternoon, so am going to work hard to finish up the birth announcements. Here's all I have managed to get done so far this week!

365 Cards Sketch for Sunday and card:

365 Cards for Monday was "Pretty In Pink" - here's my card:

Hope you are having a much blessed week!!!

Patti J.

~Simplification is often one of the most complicated tasks. -Peter Reese

(Do you think he attempted some CAS cards perhaps???) lol