2010 Calendar

Last year, my BSFF (best stampin' friend forevah), Shirley, thrilled me at Christmas with a little desk calendar that I absolutely did NOT want to retire at the end of the 2009. We spent a good amount of time on the computer one day printing out a 2010 calendar that could be pasted over the 2009 calendar. Well, with the holidays, etc., 'you know who' never got around to changing her calendar over. But that's okay - it is so stinkin' cute that I figured I could look at it for another 12 months and just not worry about what day it is!

Lo and behold, when Shirley and I got together to exchange our Christmas loot (we spoil each other terribly!), she had made me another calendar for 2010 (SQUEAL!!!). Have I retired last year's calendar yet? Nope! Too cute to take down!

Here are a couple of the pages of Shirley's 2010 calendar (to die for CA-UTE!). This is an A2 sized calendar made from a 1/2 sheet of 8.5 x 11 CS. When the months change, you just take the ribbon out, flip the calendar to the other side, and put the ribbon back in!

Anyway, I was doing a class this morning, and due to surgeries, etc., the numbers kept dribbling down, until I only had four that could make it. So, last night at about 10 p.m., I decided to make each of my 'students' a calendar for my New Year's gift to them. Below are photo's of my calendar before adding the ribbon. Note that I used very quick stamps that required little or no coloring, as it WAS 10 p.m. and I was making four of these! lol...

I hope you like it! I am so blessed that this wonderful hobby that I love has given me such wonderful friends - you all know who you are!

Have a good night!

Patti J.
Food for thought: 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 (I know you won't believe me - you will run for your calculator! Grin...)

Meet Miss Kitty...

Meet Miss Kitty!

Miss Kitty is Nina's free image at There's Magic in the Air with Paper Cupcakes this week! Is she not just the cutest little kitty? Talk about fun to color!

Every Magical Monday at TMITA/PCC, Nina posts a free digital image. Please hurry right over and grab your image! We'd love to see you enter this week's challenge, hosted by Danielle Lord, which is to use Nina's Miss Kitty image, but to also incorporate stripes on your project. How much fun is that!

Here is what I did! Note to Kim and Sam - Look at BOTH pictures! I really DID finish the inside of my card!

All coloring was done with Koh-I-Noor Pencils and mineral spirits for blending. I printed the image once, colored it, printed it again so that Miss Kitty's head could be popped out with dimensional dots, and then printed it once again, to pop up the bow and the heart on her dress.

Hope that you like it! Be sure to go to the Paper Cupcakes Store and see all of Nina's wonderful images!

Have a wonderful Magical Monday!

Patti J.

Botty Over You!

I was so excited when Kristal asked me to be a Guest Designer for The Digi Kitty!

I love working with the fun and unique images that Kristal designs! I have entered many of her challenges, and even won one or two!!!

I’ve been lucky enough to have exchanged several e-mails over the last few months with Kristal, and I believe she is a good person, a good mom, and a good Christian, and I feel honored to be working with her!

For my project, which was hosted by Emma, I was asked me to create a Valentine Gift Bag or Box using one of her Valentine images. I chose these adorable “Botty Over You” images. The images are colored with colored pencils, and embellished with real hardware from DH’s tool drawer, Diamond Dots, Glitter & Glaze Pens, gemstones, and a teensy piece of ribbon at the bottom of the girl’s dress. I also made a matching greeting card. The images on the card were colored with TomBow Markers.

I hope you all love these images as much as I do! Run over to the Digi Kitty Store to grab your own set! They are inexpensive, fun to color and embellish, you have them instantly after purchase, and kids of all ages will love to receive them!

Have a great day!

Patti J.

Does Anyone Know???

I currently hold my workshops (classes?) at my LSS.

However, we have a huge sunporch, and it's not used for much. I am considering holding these workshops at home, rather than in town. It's a lot of work to move all tools and supplies to town and carry them up and down two flights of steps.

Does anyone know the legalities of doing something like this in one's home?

If I do a free workshop, it's probably not an issue - it would just be like having company in, etc., and our homeowner's insurance would kick in if one of the ladies fell and got hurt.

However, we all know we can't afford to do classes several times monthly for free. If we charge for the classes in our home, will homeowner's insurance still cover?

I'm hoping that someone knows the answers! I plan to contact our agent tomorrow, but thought I'd ask the 'smartest audience in the world' first!

Big hugs!

Patti J.

At the Beach...

At the Beach...Brrrr...don't we wish!

Help...I've fallen and I can't get up! (lol)

Mary's challenge #60 at House Mouse, is to use the "On the Beach" Theme.

At first, I didn't think I had a thing to create with. Then BAM, it hit me!

While I was at Hobby Lobby the other day, their stamps were all 50% off,

and I bought this cutie patootie! So... here is my card!

I had some scraps in my stash - one looked like sand, and the other like ocean waves, and another scrap that had these flip flops. The 'drink' is pink - all coloring is done with my Koh-I-Noor pencils.

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I am also entering this card at Pile it On, where challenge #30 is 'Clear'. As you can see, I've put Clear Laquer on the glass, so I think this works!

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Also, the challenge at Creative Card Crew is 'Distressing'. I have distressed everything here with my Colorbox Chalk Chestnut Roan Ink and a sponge.

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I had dinner tonight at Los Margurita's with my BF Tami, and OMG, I ate WAY too much, and am so full! I can't believe it's been over four months since we have gotten together. Tami is one of the few things I miss about working! We worked together from 1996-2008. Love ya Tam!

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DH got to his jobsite today (4.5 hr. drive) to find a busted water main, so he's wet from the waist down, high temp there today was 20, so believe me when I tell you he is shivering HIS timbers!!!

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Well, I'm off to think about what I'm going to do on a project due the 10th!

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Hope that you are all staying warm and healthy, and are enjoying this wonderful life!

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Patti J.

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Food for thought:

A bus station is where a bus stops.

A train station is where a train stops.

On my desk, I have a work station.....

Magical Monday - Painted Pony

It's another Magical Monday at There's Magic in the Air!

Before I go any further, though, I have to share my exciting news with you!

Leigh Ann, DT member at TMITA is going through a very sudden 'move'. Due to this move, she has had to step down from her DT position. We are all sad to see her go, wish her the best,

and hopefully, she'll get to return in the future.

In the meantime, as you know, I've been serving as Guest Designer for December, and Nina has asked me to step in for the remainder of Leigh Ann's DT time. So....I cannot say that I will be filling Leigh Ann's shoes, as that's impossible, but I will be on the Design Team at TMITA through March! I am SO excited! Hope to see all of you participating in the weekly challenges!!! Pinch me!

Now...back to business...

This week's free image at There's Magic in the Air is Nina's adorable "Painted Pony".

It's Patti's week to issue the challenge, and she's challenged us all to use these colors on our cards/projects.

You do not have to use Stampin' Up colors - just come as close as you can!

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I didn't have these colors, so I just used my Tombow Markers and matched up as well as I could. These colors are pretty easy to substitute!

I hope you like this darling image as much as I did! It was SO much fun to color!

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Run over to TMITA, get YOUR free image, and enter it into the Magical Monday contest! You could be the next winner!

I hope you like it! It's going in the mail to one of you - watch your mailboxes!!!

Have a great day! Happy Stamping!

Patti J.

Mojo Monday....almost missed it!

I really liked the sketch this week at Mojo Monday, and wanted to play along. Monthly reports and the business of the week just seemed to get in the way! However, last night, I was able to find a few minutes to bring out an old stamp (one of my favorites) and pull together a quick card!

Hope you like it! Image is Stampendous, and sentiment is Great Impressions.

Thanks to Milnie, I just found out that this card also fits the "Polka Dot" theme over at Crazy 4 Challenges, so I am entering it there as well!!!

Patti J.


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