It's Hump Day!

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

I'm here today to post another card as Guest Designer for Doodle Pantry.  Today, I'm showcasing this new release with camel and sentiments.  Oh my, what fun it was to try to wrap my brain around a camel! This is honestly the first one that I've created with, and it was so much fun!

This photo shows the full card front.  I 'sent' the images to my word program, arranged them as you see them, and printed.  Dotted with a sharp tip marker, added a button, and voila.....  OH WAIT!  There was just one more fun thing...read below to find out what this fellow can do!

I added one of those fun wobble action things that I picked up at a LSS in Kimmswick, Mo., The Stamp Pad. In this photo, I 'boinged' him, so you see him in action.  In the following two photos, I just held his little head in each direction to give you a better idea of the wobble concept.

This is another pre-colored image from Doodle Pantry, which makes it so easy to get a last minute card put together.  The designer papers on the background are also included in this set!  Head on over to Doodle Pantry and check out the rest of the September releases - you won't be disappointed!

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I have a winner to announce for the Stampendous stamp from my Happy Birthday Danni post!

Congratulations to Nana Griffith!  Nana G., please get in touch with me, as I don't have any contact info for you!  You can email me at: mamagilliam at gmail dot com

Congratulations Nana Griffith!

BEA, if you are reading, you won the bird dies that I gave away last week!  Please contact me quickly!

Thanks to all who stopped by today and smiled at this fun card!  I have a blogaversary coming up soon, so tune in for a fun give-a-way!

Hugs & blessings,

Patti J.

Sunshine

Hello!  Well, I've survived a Monday morning.  How funny, even as a retiree, I still look forward to the weekends, and dread Monday's.  I wonder about me sometimes :)

Just had a fun card to share today. I needed something spur of the moment.  This image was laying on my worktable, and was going to be a focal panel on a Happy Retirement card. Well, when I dropped the stamp right onto the image, it left a nasty smear on the right side. What to do, what to do? Well, the paper cutter chopped off the bad side, and some of the bottom, and I found that it fit perfectly into the window of some ready made cards I purchased from the Paper Cut at the Collinsville show.

Added a fun Stamps by Judith sentiment, and voila!

FIVE minute card!  Yeah, made me happy!!!  Just put the image in the window, covered it with a scrap of cardstock, and stamped the sentiment. Voila...

Hope your week's off to a good start.

Thanks for stoppig by today :)

Happy Monday!

Patti J.

A Ladies Diary

Hello, and Happy Weekend! 

It's my day to post for Scraptownlady, and I've chosen to use some of the beautiful collection from Graphic 45, "A Ladies Diary".  This card was SO easy - just some cutting, matting, fussy cutting, and voila!

This is the card front. Even the lace trim is G45 Patterned Paper!

This is the inside - I used another G45  Patterned Paper that is Kraft on the back side for my focal panel. The large rose was fussy cut from a sheet of the "A Ladies Diary" Collection, and glued down.

Be sure to check out the fabulous inventory of pretty papers, stamps, embellishments, adhesives, etc., at the Scraptownlady Store, and we'd love for you to follow the Scraptownlady Blog!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

The winner of the Impression Obsession Bird Dies from Scraptownlady is BEA!  Congratulations, Bea! Thanks for signing up to follow the Scraptownlady Blog!  Please email me with your mailing information, at: mamagilliam at gmail dot com.

Hugs & smiles,
Patti J.

Scraptownlady Supplies:

Graphic 45 "A Ladies Diary" Collection
Scrapbook Adhesives EZ Runner
Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive
Petaloo Flowers, Chanatilly Velvet
Snug Hug Seam Binding, Zircon Green
KaiserCraft Pearls, Chino

Other Supplies:

Colorbok Black Cardstock
Perfect Layers Rulers (see sidebar for details!)

Pumpkin....

Good Morning!

I'm so excited to be guest designing this month for Laurie Wilson, and her wonderful team at Doodle Pantry!  I was a team member for a long time, and still look forward to being a guest now and then. It's fun to play with the delightful digi images that Laurie creates each month!

This month has a fall/winter theme, and for my first card, I chose the Pumpkin set.  The image I used is a pre-colored image.  I printed it a couple of times with heavy cardstock, and then fussy cut the image. 

I first cut the entire image, then just parts - the pumpkin on the right, a couple of leaves, and the pretty yellow bloom, were all fussy cut, and popped up with foam squares for dimension.  There were several very nice sentiments with this set, and since I have been creating a healthier me for the past year, this sentiment seemed like fun.  If you look closely, you'll see that there is some Glossy Accents going on, too, for a look of 'morning dew'!

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you enjoyed this card - I should mention that the background is also part of the pumpkin set!  Pretty cool, right?

Please check out all of the new releases at the Doodle Pantry Store, and be sure to check out the Doodle Pantry Blog, for inspiration, and a monthly challenge!  You could win some of your own great images to design with, and there's usually a 'free with purchase' item!

Hugs...

Patti J.

Happy Birthday!

A few months ago, Cheryl Saforek, owner of Scraptownlady contacted a few of us, with an invitation to join her first Design Team.  What a fun few months it has been!  We teamies have become friends with each other, are having fun watching each others children grow up, and of course, we've had a great time designing with our Scraptownlady products!

Today is Cheryl's Birthday, and we are here today with a Birthday Hop in her honor!  She is a wonderful boss, and has become a very good friend, as well.

Cheryl, we hope that your day is as special as you are! Happy Birthday!

Here is my card for Cheryl:

Front of card.

This shows the popped up birthday cake in the inside center!

Just a close up of the 'candles' that prove Cheryl is 29 today!!! We are the same age :)

Now, I hope that you will hop on to Rebecca's blog!  Rebecca and Cheryl live near one another, and are friends outside of blogland - I can't wait to see what she has created for Cheryl!

In case you get lost, here is the hop order:

Scraptownlady Blog
Marcia
Cathy
Dawn Rene
Rhonda
Patti J. (me!)
Rebecca

Thanks so much for hopping along.  Please stop over at the Scraptownlady Blog, and wish our special lady a very Happy Birthday!

Thanks for stopping by,
Patti J.

Scraptownlady Supplies:
Authentique 6 x 6 Bundle 'Hope'
Kaisercraft Sparklets 'Daffodil'
Kaisercraft 75 cents Collection 'Sixpence'
Glossy Accents

Other supplies:
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
a muse Brown Cardstock
Stampendous Glitter

Birthday Flutter By Hop...

Today is the first of TWO Flutter By Wednesday blog hops to celebrate Danni's Birthday!

(Danni is the owner of Flutter by Wednesday).

Today we have lots of Danni's friends fluttering along to share some amazing creations & inspiration.

You should have fluttered here from Korin.  If not, start at the beginning of the hop at the Flutter By Wednesday Blog.

Here’s my project for today...Happy Birthday Danni!

Sherri Baldy Bestie Image, Copic Markers, Misc. Cardstock and Embellishments

Be sure to leave comments at each stop that you flutter to as there are some surprises hidden!  

Speaking of surprises, I'm giving away this Stampendous Cling Stamp 'Seed Catalog' - all you have to do is leave me a comment!  

You do not have to be a follower of my blog to win, but I'd love it if you were, and if you are, you'll have two chances to win!  I'll announce a winner on September 10th.  Good luck to all who comment! 

You have until midnight CST on September 9th, 2013 to flutter along!

We hope that you’ll also join in this week’s challenge at Flutter By Wednesday which is anything goes with a butterfly or fairy! A little butterfly told us that if the challenge gets over 100 entries there will be a prize!! I've entered MY card there.  I've also entered it in the Bestie's Challenge, which is 'Main Color Pink'.

Now you should hop on to see what Jennie has to share!

Don’t forget to flutter to the FBW Blog tomorrow for another hop full of more fluttery inspiration!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Patti J.

Thanks a Latte...

Happy Labor Day, to all!

What a gorgeous day it is here in Missouri.  It's about 89 degrees, but oh my goodness, such a delightful breeze!  It could be this way all year round...I even took the convertible to town earlier today!  

Gotta love 'going topless' when the weather is pretty! 

When we gals went to Collinsville in August, I made some make & take projects. Unfortunately, the others are in the mail, and I forgot to photograph them.  But here is one card that I made using stamps from the Stamping Sensations booth.

Also, our friend, Chelsea Comer, who drove down from Rockford, Il., for the Collinsville weekend, came bearing gifts.  What a fun surprise to see her pull these wonderful rosettes our of her bag - one for each of us!  Chelsea, if you are reading, thank you SO much! This is proudly displayed in my CRoffice (craft room/office).  All products used are from the a muse studio catalog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. 

I've been a bit MIA this week - am battling a rash of some sort, and am near the crazy point with itching.  Can't sit still long enough to do much 'blurfing'.  I'm going to get into my dermatologist as soon as possible, so hopefully, I'll be back to my normal stalking of your blogs very soon.

Have a great evening!

Patti J.