So Sorry...

Hello!

So, have you all heard about the new challenge blog in town?  It's called "A Blog Named Hero", and it's for all things Hero Arts.  The card I'm sharing this evening is for their first challenge, "Play Favorites".  We are supposed to create using our favorite Hero Arts stamps. Egads. 

Hero Arts "Outline Flowers, So Sorry, Misc. Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Tsukineko Sponge Daubers, Stampendous White Embossing Powder, Versamark Ink, Bazzill CS, Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White CS.

Really?  Choose a fave? Couldn't do it! I love ALL of my stamps, and choosing faves is like being asked to choose a favorite child...lol.  So, instead, I chose to use the first Hero Arts stamp that I ever owned.  I'd only been blogging a short time, still new to challenges, and I won this stamp as blog candy!  The sentiment is from a 'go to' set, called So Sorry that, sadly, I use a lot. 

I wanted this to be relatively flat for mailing, and a definite CAS card, so I heat embossed the image with white embossing powder, sponged in some color, and added a sentiment. No fru-fru today.  This is for a friend, who I just learned has stage 3 lung cancer, non-small cell.  Didn't want a lot of happy 'stuff' - just wanted her to know she's loved.

Have a great week, and thanks for stopping by :)

Hugs and smiles,
Patti J.

Goin' to the Chapel....

Hi to all!

Thirty nine years ago today, DH and I were Goin' to the Chapel, and we were Gonna Get Married... now I have you ALL singing, right?  Good! Singing is good for the soul, as is having spent the last 39 years with my best friend. Anyway, we do have an anniversary today, so this will be another short post.  Hope that you are all enjoying some blessings this weekend as well!

Stamps: Flourishes "I Love Roses", Copic Markers, DP: Simple Stories "Happy Day", Ribbon from my stash

I have a card to share today for the Timeless Tuesday challenge #163, at Flourishes.  Again, I've improvised, as I don't have any Happy Birthday themed Flourishes stamps!  I did, however, have a gorgeous set of stamps, "I Love Roses", and a wonderful paper pad from Simple Stories, "Happy Day". If you look closely, I used a border from the paper pack for my birthday sentiment!  Color, cut, paste, Voila!

Have a great weekend!  We start the day out at 6:30 a.m. Sunrise service, so if I don't see you tomorrow, Happy Easter, as well!

Hugs and smiles!
Patti J.

Chicks Stick Together

Mornin' peeps!

Short post today - DH and I are having a DATE!!!  Woot woot!

Today's card features a stamp set "Signs of Spring" from Flourishes.  I created this for the 'Bring Back Beautiful' challenge at Flourishes. The theme is "The Beauty of Friendship".

Supplies: Flourishes stamps, Copic Markers, Simple Stories 'Generations' Collection DP, DieNamic Cloud Dies

Now promise me - don't laugh! I only have 2 Flourishes stamp sets, and neither of them has a friendship stamp, so I improvised :)  Gotta love improvisation...

I'm also entering this at the Twisted Tuesday Challenges - the challenge is to use non-stamped cloud(s) and this cloud fits - it's a die!

Have a great weekend!

Hugs and blessings,
Patti J.

Easter Emma

Good morning!  I'm locking myself in my girl cave for the day, and working on getting out some cards to some special people.  This card is for a sweet couple from church.  She had knee replacement surgery this week, and he has trouble getting around at all anymore.  They are on my mind, so Emma is going to pay them a visit, and hopefully let them know they are in our thoughts and prayers.  This needed to be very CAS, so I decided to follow the sketch at All That Scraps. As always, I had to turn the sketch! 

The card base is another of the packaged set that I got free last month with my a*muse order. How cool is that? The other dotted piece is also from a*muse - the color is Bermuda.  So pretty!  The stamp is C.C. Designs Sugarplums Easter Emma.  The sentiment is an Amy R. sentiment, also from C.C. Designs. All coloring is done with copics. The striped piece, and solid mat around the image are from Echo Park's 'Summer Days' collection.

 I will be entering this card in the Wednesday Challenge at All That Scraps.

I'm also entering this in the new challenge at Oozak - Anything Goes.  If you haven't ever been to Oozak, it's well worth your time to visit. And how much fun that they have their own challenge now!

HELP!  If any of you have experience in face painting, I'd love for you to drop me an email and give me some tips and pointers!  For example... how many choices should I allow, etc.  DH has graciously volunteered me to work for two days at the elementary schools in the nearby city he works in.  This will be toward the end of the month, so I have some time before I need to hyperventilate!  lol...

I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend in store.  Church service on Sunday will be a 6:00 a.m. sunrise service on a lake - it's always a blessing!  We have a shopping trip planned tomorrow - DH needs some new work duds.  Don't know if we'll stay in town and do everything at JCP, or if we will move on... anyway, if I don't get back, have a wonderful Good Friday - hope you are blessed beyond measure!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Patti J.

A Pretty "Share"...

Hi folks!

Just a very quick post - promised you a pretty share today...here it is!

DD sent me some gorgeous flowery birthday wishes, and I want to share them with you.  I waited to late to take the photos and can't get good lighting anyplace in the house, but I think you will get the idea :)

Thanks again for all your well wishes!

Back tomorrow - business as usual.

Have a good night!  Back to planting tomatoes and peppers...

Hugs, Patti J.

Winner! Winner! Winner!

Lol...one would think they've won the lottery, looking at that Blog Title!

First, I want to wish my very good friend, and birthday twin a Happy Birthday today!  Dawn Lotharius is one of the kindest, sweetest, most sincere folks I've met out here in blogland, and we have shared a birthday the last few years!  By the way, Dawn has some absolutely FABULOUS blog candy on her blog, so be sure to head over there and comment for a chance to win.

Next, thank you ALL for so many sweet wishes today!  I have found wishes every place I've 'traveled' this morning in blogland, as well as Facebook, email, and the sites that I belong to.  You are all so kind, and I'm so blessed.

Now, onto my winner!  The winner of the Tim Holtz Ink Pad is Regena! 

Congratulations, Regena!  Please drop me an email at: mamagilliam at gmail dot com

I'll get your giftie right out to you!

Thanks everyone for stopping by!
Back later with a pretty share :)

Hugs...Pj

Nice to Meet You....

Good morning, and Happy Sunday.  Our weekend was nice and quiet - got to visit with my friend Shirley at her a*muse open house on Saturday, and we had a very nice Palm Sunday service in church today.  The weather has been gorgeous. DD made it to DC, ran and finished the Cherry Blossom half-marathon, and made great time. Nick's sis and her hubby, and Nick's parents and DD all met there, and they all ran the race.  Ha ha...you won't ever hear 'all ran the race' when talking about her trips home!  I'm proud of them all!!!

Today's card features my first ever Little Darlings stamp, "Nice to Meet You".  Is he not the sweetest guy ever?  I see a few more Little Darlings in my future :)  Don't faint, but peeps, this is a CAS card!  Yup.  CAS!

Stamp: Little Darlings, DP: Echo Park, a*muse, CS:XPressIt Blending, Copics B93, B95, B97, YG61, E25, E35, E31, E00, E01, YG23, YG63, Black Fine Point Sharpie Pen for doodles, GKD Pure Luxury CS for card base, EK Success Zig Zag Punch, Twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon

I'm going to enter this card in the Sketch Challenge at Outlawz (also a first for me!) - here's their sketch:

As you know, I rarely use a sketch without flipping it.....call me a rebel!  lol...


I'm also entering here:

Little Darlings Stamps: "Outside" theme
Flutterby Wednesday's:  Anything goes (with butterfly, fairy, or angel)

If you haven't heard, Oozak.com has started a new challenge blog.  The first challenge began today, and is an easy one - Anything Goes....so hurry over, sign up to follow, and enter their challenge!

Thanks for stopping by - I'll be back on Tuesday with my Itty Bitty Candy Winner!

Hugs and blessings,
Patti J.

Food for thought:  I've never been hurt by anything I didn't say.