1, 2, 3 Create...

Hello Everyone!

I'm at least 'funcional' for a while. DD had an old IBM that she told me to try using while my machine is ka-put. It gets very hot very quick, so this will probably be very short.

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

Olga Jewell is our hostess this week. She challenges us to: 1, 2, 3, Create! We are to use:

1 Acquired Paper Cupcakes Image, 2 Ribbons, and 3 buttons on our projects.

Since I couldn't participate last week, I used the image from last week's challenge, AND I used Kim's challenge of a non-traditional card, AND Olga's challenge for this week!

I was looking at the Scrap and Stamp Arts magazine last week, and saw this concept for a card. You cut about 2 5/8" of your card front to the fold line. The top half is then glued to the card back, and the bottom half swings open and shut. I thought it was a cute idea!





All coloring is done with colored pencils and LOMS. The DP is TAC's "More Mimi".

I apologize for the quality of the photos - the color is just awful on this screen, so I can't tell what it really looks like!

Hope all is well, and that you have a good weekend!!! Thanks for stopping by, and for being so patient with my down time! It will be at least a week before I have a machine again. We ordered DH a new laptop, and I'm to get his old one when the new one comes in.

Hugs to all!

Patti J.

Blog Candy Winner!

Well, hello, and happy Saturday! I thought that since this loaner computer is working today, I should draw for the Nesties that I posted a few weeks ago. I never dreamed it would have taken so long for me to give them away!

Anyway, I couldn't do the Random Org. thing this time, so I just wrote down all 32 names, and had a friend draw the name for me. The name that was drawn was the #4 comment and here it was...

Kim said...

Wow Patti.. what great blog candy!!! I would love to give your extra set of nesties a good home! Thanks for the chance to win : )

Congratulations Kim! Please email me at: mamagilliam@gmail.com with your mailing address!!! I'll get these out to you next week!

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All righty... on to a card that I took a few minutes to create this week. W

e needed a First Communion card for a little girl that we know. My friend Shirley reminded me about this new TAC set. I was only to eager to run over and borrow it from her! I think this is one of their cutest sets - I just adore the little lamb with the cross! Anyway, here is my card! Very quick - skin color was done with a Stamin' Up marker, dress was colored and dotted with Sakura Gelly Roll Glitter Pens, as was the bow on the lamb. The DP is from the Stampin' Up Welcome Neighbor 6 x 6 pack.

Hope you like it! The screen is SO dark that I can't tell about colors and brightness. Thanks for being patient with me, and again - Congratulations to Kim!!!

Patti J.

PS - I'm going to enter this at Other Lovelies - the challenge there is to use an Easter animal!

The "mother" of all problems!

Well, my computer's 'motherboard' has died. I'm on a borrowed machine for long enough to drop this note off to all of you. So...my most immediate job is to go shopping for a new computer. Hopefully, I can find something today. We'll see! If so, I'll be back by tomorrow. If not??? :(

In the meantime, check this out!!!

http://www.sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog/3955/reader-of-the-week-patti-gilliam

Beth Norman, at Sunflowers & Dragonflies has chosen me as reader of the week! How exciting! (And how ironically funny that I'm featured on a week that I can't read!!!) Thanks so much, Beth, for thinking of me! I love the Sunflowers and Dragonflies store! If you haven't checked it out, be sure to do so! You won't be disappointed!!!

Okay, gotta get off of this machine! Take care everyone! Hopefully, my next post will have the Nesties winner!

Patti J.

Crashed!

Hi All!

My computer has crashed. I am at the repair shop now, using one of theirs so I could get this posted.

I will draw for the nesties as soon as I get my machine back - next week sometime.

Olga, I will put you in - sorry!!!

Take care everyone - have a good weekend!

Patti J.

Happy Birthday...

I needed a little something for a friend that has an upcoming birthday, so I thought that I'd use TAC's new set, "Wonder and Joy" for the focal image.

I just love the darling little kids in this set!

I've colored with Koh-I-Noor, used a black gel pen for the eyes and mouth on the balloon and the little girl's eyes.

Obviously, she was too long to fit in a nestie, so I trimmed at the bottom and top until most of her would fit, and just let those parts lay on the outside of the nestie rim.

The hat on the sentiment stamp inside of the card (Studio G.) is paper pieced with the same cardstock as is on the front, but like the little card at the top, it's made from the back side of this fabulous two sided CS by Chatterbox!

I used the Martha Stewart "Loopy" edge punch on both sides, but on the left edge, I clipped off the 'loops'.

I hope she makes you smile - she's such a little cutie!

I'm entering this card here:

Creative Card Crew: Celebrations

ABC - Paper Piecing

Stamp Something - Something Girly

Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle - Open Challenge

Saturday Spotlight - Hey Girlfriend

Here are a couple of photos of our old, sad, kitchen. The countertops were removed yesterday, and new ones were installed, but you can't see the new counters until the cabinets are painted, the walls are painted and tiled, and the new flooring is down, so it will be a long while coming!!!

Have a good night! Don't forget to register to win the set of Nesties! DH has another Dr. appt. on Friday -I may not get to draw until later in the day! Good luck, everyone!

Patti J.

Another church blooper: Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

Happy Birthday to me & Happy Anniversary to Us!!!

Woo hoo! Got my birthday present and our 37th anniversary present a month EARLY! Just have to tell someone!

I'm going to a Casting Crown's concert!!!! Talk about excited - I guess I may as well go paint something, because I certainly can't sit still!!!

Thanks DD and DH - you guys ROCK!

Back later with a card... have a great day!

Patti J.

Yikes! After the comments so far, I should say again, that today isn't my birthday - this is an EARLY gift! B'day is April 3rd, and Anniversary is April 7th! Thanks!!!

Pot of Gold...

With St. Patty's Day quickly approaching, our challenge at There's Magic in the Air this week uses Nina's adorable "Pot of Gold" image.

(Just a reminder - Nina recently added about 25 brand new images to her store, Paper Cupcakes. If you haven't been there to shop lately, you should check them out!)

When you drop by at There's Magic in the Air today to pick up your free image, be sure to wish our Nina a Happy Birthday! She tried to keep it a secret, but that didn't work! Nina, if you are reading, Happy Birthday, dear friend!

Danielle Lord, our hostess this week, asks us to "use the colors green and gold on the products outside of the image, with the added bonus of using metal somewhere on our creations (brad, charm, etc.)

As you can see, I've added a brad to the center of my flower.

As for the green and gold, my CS is green, my ribbon is green, and my tag is matted with beautiful shiny gold CS!

It's a little hard to read the computer generated sentiment. It reads:

May your blessings outnumber

The shamrocks that grow,

And may trouble avoid you

Wherever you go.

~Irish Blessing

I thought of all of you when I used this sentiment!

I saw this stand up card featured on Beate Johns' blog a while back, and just had to try it! If you've never visited Beate's blog, it is a 'must do'! She features the nicest video tutorials. Beate explains things so nicely that even I can do them!!!

Hope that you like this - it was fun to do, and you can find the tutorial on Beate's blog, or in the resources section at Split Coast Stampers.

Hurry over to get your free image and play in this week's challenge! You could win this:

I may be a bit scarce this week. DH injured his knee last Thursday, and we have an appt. with a specialist tomorrow, and our new kitchen countertops are coming on Tuesday afternoon, so I will have a lot of work to do in the kitchen on Tuesday morning! Afterwards, there will be tons of damage control (clean up, etc....)!

Have a Magical Monday, and a great week!

See you asap!

Patti J.