Blue Skies...

Happy Saturday!

What a fun time I had, creating a card to share today, using some great stamps from Great Impressions.

For this card, I used:

Great Impressions G524 Birdie with Kite

Great Impressions D504 Blue Skies

This little Birdie is a cutie patootie!

I had a great time making this center step card.
If you have any questions, let me know!

See you next Saturday with another project featuring some amazing stamps from Great Impressions! 

I hope you will check out our current Great Impressions Challenge, and if you use some Great Impressions stamps make sure you link them up in our Customer Gallery!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Repeat Impressions Flip Stamps Blog Hop

Hello!

I am here with something so exciting to share!  
It's been hard to keep this a secret!

Did you know that for a long time, Repeat Impressions has had a whole line of uber-fun Flip Stamps?

You can see them all right HERE!

And...now there are DIES to go with these Flip Stamps!

Yep, DIES!!!

You have your choice of a stitched die, or a fancy die...

These dies take all the measuring out of creating all those

square pieces for your Flip Card!

* * * * *

Here's the card that I made, using the new 
Repeat Impressions Flip Fancy Die Set, 
and
Repeat Impressions Flip Set 7504-W Calories.

Pretty cute, right?

I wanted my little flap to have ice cream paper, so I used the outside the box technique, and stamped my sentiment right up against the banana split.  I wish now, that I had stamped the sentiment on the flap, but no use crying over spilled ice cream, right???  lol...

Hop along now, to see what my fellow Rock Stars have created

with their new sets!

One lucky reader will win one Flip Fancy Die Set, and one lucky reader will win one Flip Stitch Die Set!!!  How can you win?
Just comment like crazy!  You don't have to leave any comments, but...
you will get one chance to win, for every comment you leave!
Here's an example - if you comment on the RI blog, and each DT
members blog, you will have NINE chances to win!
Comment on only 3 blogs, and earn only 3 chances, etc...

Now, it's time to see what my DT friends have created!

Kathy

Cheri

Patti - You're here!

Deonna

Heather

Melissa

Karen

Joy

RI blog

Happy Hopping!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Boo!

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for a Sketch Challenge at The House that Stamps Built!

Here is Wendy's wonderful sketch: 

And...here is what I made using this stamp from Repeat Impressions:

2316-G Boo!

Halloween is just around the corner!

Yep, it will be here before we know it! So...I decided to get out my

spooky stamps, and have a great time.

Hope you like it!

It's been a busy week for me, so I'm keeping this post short and sweet!

Now, come on over and join us in our Sketch Challenge!  

Remember, you don't HAVE to use Repeat Impressions Stamps, 

but if you do, you have double the chance of winning!

Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your RI orders!

Now, it's time to see what my DT friends have created!

Cheri    Deonna    Joy     Karen    Kathy    Melissa     Heather

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up your card this week!

Hugs,

Patti J.

P.S. Used my Perfect PaperCrafting Perfect Layers Rulers, and Cutting Mat for my beautifully straight mats!  See my sidebar - you can save money on your own fun tools from Perfect PaperCrafting!

Life's Better...

Happy Saturday!

Today, I'm sharing a card made with some really fun, new stamps,

from Great Impressions.

For this card, I used:

Great Impressions D505 Life's Better

Great Impressions E872 Beach Sand

Great Impressions F607 Sparky Pondering

Oh my goodness, that Sparky is so cute!  He's been popping up in so many Great Impressions creations, that I thought he needed a little R and R at the beach!

He was stamped on some white cardstock. I masked him, and overstamped with the sand, two or three times, until I got a great little sand pile.  Then, I colored the background water and sky with some copics.  The mask came off, and Sparky was colored with Copic markers.  I used some dies to give him a fun frame.

The best embellishment ever were the wee sunglasses!  My friend, Shirley, gave me a few of these many years ago, and while looking for googly eyes, I found them.  Looks a bit like Mr. Hollywood, right?  SO glad that I didn't have any googly eyes!

I'll be back next week with another project featuring some amazing stamps from Great Impressions! 

I hope you will check out our current Great Impressions Challenge, and if you use some Great Impressions stamps make sure you link them up in our Customer Gallery!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

A Sad Farewell.....

I was not sure how to put into words what needed to be said, so I've simply cut and pasted Adela's farewell here.

Adela is one of the kindest, and most talented people I've met through paper crafting, 

blogging, and DT work. I've enjoyed watching her family grown up the past few

years, and have been so sad and prayerful, when she's been going through

such difficult health issues.

Adela, if you are reading, you've been a wonderful 'boss', friend, and business woman,

and I will greatly miss working with you.

Enjoy your family, and feel better soon!

To My Dear Fellow Crafters,

It's always difficult to say good-bye, but it is time. Many of you already know that I have been dealing with health issues which prevented me from designing and crafting. I miss my craft time so much! I discovered my passion for crafting when I was only seven years old and it immediately became my favorite hobby! Needless to say, my love for crafting will now take a back seat in my everyday life, but it's okay because I now have more time to spend with family. I'm very tankful for the blessings that God has given me and continue to give to me and my family. 

Thank you friends, for allowing me to share my love for paper crafting with you. It's always so exciting when I find AR projects online that someone has shared. Thank you for your lovely words and for being such a big part of my life!

I will be closing shop on July 31st. Please take advantage of the 50% off all files in my shop.  If you have AR Points accumulated, use them before the 31st.  If you have any questions not covered in the FAQ section of my website, please email me directly at adela@creationsbyar.com

Thank You and Farewell My Friends!

Adela

50% Off All Files

Now thru July 31st

use discount code "FAREWELL" at checkout

It's Photo Inspiration Challenge time at 'The House'

It's Wednesday, and time for a new challenge at The House that Stamps Built!

Today's challenge is an inspirational photo. This month, we got to choose from 2 inspiration photos.  I love the colors and the shine on both of these pics,

don't you???

Here are the inspiration photos:

 

Photo inspirations areSTILL the toughest challenges for me.

But...I'm learning to step outside my comfort zone!

Here is the card that I made, using Repeat Impressions 3703-H Here's to You, Repeat Impressions 3701-M Sentiments Flag, and Repeat Impressions 9014-M Fireworks:

The fireworks and flag were both inked up by daubing ink directly to the stamp, using a small finger dauber. 

The fireworks were then stamped again with Versamark ink, and embossed with a fine silver embossing powder. 

The image was shadow inked, by inking first with red, and then moving the stamp a bit, and stamping again in blue. 

The 'flag' is popped up with foam dots.

Ta da!

It's been a busy month for us, so this is a pretty clean and simple card.

Hope you like it!

Now, come on over and join us in our Photo Inspiration Challenge!  

Remember, you don't HAVE to use Repeat Impressions Stamps, 

but if you do, you have double the chance of winning!

Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your RI orders!

Now, it's time to see what my DT friends have created!

Cheri    Deonna    Joy     Karen    Kathy    Melissa     Heather

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up your card this week!

Hugs,

Patti J.

Hello You....

It's my day to post on the Die-Versions blog, and it seemed like a great day to showcase a beautiful new Die-Version die.

For today's card, I've used Die-Versions "Lighthouse" Whispers DV-474, a fun sentiment from Lawn Fawn, and a fun sand stamp from Great Impressions.

I started with a large focal panel, stamped the sand, and colored with Copics.

The water was added with some distress ink and a sponge, as were the clouds.

The sentiment was stamped on the water line.

I cut the panel to desired size, adhered it to the card base, and set it aside.

The lighthouse was cut three times, once from white, red, and Kraft.

Using the white 'shell', I added some two sided tape to the back side of the lighthouse, and began adding pieces that had been die cut from the Kraft and red papers.

Once all the pieces were 'embedded', I took a grey marker, and did some shadowing on the lighthouse.

It was then added to the focal panel.

A few hand drawn birds finished this little scene perfectly!

Well, thanks for stopping by today!

Hope you will become a follower of the Die-Versions blog,

and do a bit of shopping at the Die-Versions store - they have some wonderful new releases!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

Patti J.