Blog Candy from Florida!

This post is going to be different in that I'm showcasing someone else's talents tonight!

As one of our students at school used to say (remember this one Tami???) "Here's the story, morning glory".....

I received some blog candy in the mail today that I won a week or so ago on a cyber-friend's blog. As you can surley relate, it is SO nice to get real mail via snail mail. Normally, what comes through the Pony Express is usually, junk or bills. So, when I saw my DH lay down a yellow envelope, I said "OMG that's my flowers!" And it was!

Not only did I win the flowers, but they were wrapped in the cutest card! This little moose is almost hugable! Anyway, I have to post photo's! The coolest thing about this, is that I have been missing my mom the last couple of weeks. I know how much she'd enjoy what I am doing, and us having Melissa back home. Mom was an avid crocheter, and loved small projects like Tori's handmade flowers. So, when I saw her blog candy, my first thought was, "mom would love these"!

Please be sure to check out Tori's blog. She papercrafts, she fishes, she sews, she crochets, and she's still a baby! Just think what she'll be when she grows up - lol!!! You can find her at:
www.scrappinangler.blogspot.com

Tori, if you are reading, thank you so much!

Patti J.
~The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: If you pursue happiness you'll never find it. C.P. Snow

It can't be...

It simply canNOT be Monday already! The weekend flew by much too quickly.

I spent most of it either on taxes, or on our monthly reports, but I did manage to steal a few moments late last night to 'play' a little with an old stamp I haven't used in ages.

One of my 'Angel' friends in the Windy City, prides herself on using scraps, which I don't do as much of as I should, so this card is entirely from scraps. NO new sheets of paper used here! Ta da, I can't believe I did it!

The black print is from one of the TAC printed paper packs, I think perhaps the Tuscany Spice. The stamp is an American Art stamp that I think I picked up years ago at Hobby Lobby. The felt flowers and brads are bargains from our Big Lots store! I used Palette Noir Ink, and colored pencils, and most fun of all....

I never knew punching holes could be so much fun! I punched and punched and smiled and smiled! It will take me a while to become adept, but I love the look! This was done using Stampin' Up's template from their Mat Pack.

Anyway, this was just a little something to keep my mind off of numbers for awhile, but I think she's just a cutie. Let me know what you think!

(I hate that I can't get the photo's to look flat and straight - my cards always look curvy and off centered - the green line really is straight!!! lol)

Have an amazing Monday! Just think, we're only about 8 hours away from having one day down!

Patti J.

~Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.Theodore Roosevelt

Mmmm....cupcakes.....

Cupcakes seem to be all the rage these days! I saw a sketch challenge on Taylored Expressions that I decided to try. I'm not crazy about the way the card came out, but I'm going to post it anyway - lol!

I used white and orchid cardstock, and TAC Gentle Beginnings patterned paper. The large cupcake stamp is by Vap! Scrap (a $1 Michael's treasure!), and the sentiment is by Ann-Ticipations. The mini cupcake is from the "Party Time" set from The Angel Company. Inks used were Palette Noir, and Color Box Lavendar Que Chalk Ink. The EK Success Edge punch, silk flower, gemstone, and ribbon were just what I could find to finish it up!

I hope you are having a great weekend. It's cold and rainy here, with a chance for more snow (ugh...wish those newscasters would get rid of four letter words!). Here's hoping the white flakes will pass us by this time!

Melissa got her car back today and it looks beautiful! YAY for good bodyshops!

Have a great Sunday - it's monthly report time for me, so I will probably not be at the computer much.

Patti J.

~"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory. "~ Betty Smith

Blog Candy from Nilla

Hi All!

Nilla in Malaysia is giving away some fabulous blog candy! Check out her blog, and leave her a comment for a chance to win some really nice things.

www.liveitscrapit.blogspot.com

Tell her Patti J. sent you!

Good night all...

Happy Spring!

It is finally spring! Of course, we live in Missouri, so it only stands to reason that it's rainy and cold! Go figure!


Anyway, in honor of spring (and a spring swap due tomorrow), this cutie patootie just screamed "stamp me, stamp me". What's a girl to do? I had to stamp him!


This is the "Little Stinkers" set from The Angel Company Serendipitiy Catalog. I colored his bibs with my Kooh-I-Noor pencils and Mineral Spirits. You can't really tell, but his little flower has been done with a yellow glaze pen, so it's shiny. The sentiment is from The Angel Company set, "Trendy Greetings". All paper is DCWV. I used the Martha Stewart edge punch for the sides, and the EK Success edge punch for the bottom of the red strip. Hope you like it!




Well, it was really tough getting up this a.m. - I stayed up too late last night! I think I'm headed off to get ready for snoozeland...


Hope to find a little time to craft tomorrow - 'cya' then!


Patti J.

~A friend is a person who knows your sensitive spots but will never poke you there.

Happy Sunday!

It seems to be a pretty day in Missouri so far - hope it continues, as I promised little white furball that we'd go to the park this afternoon if it didn't rain!

Melissa woke up feeling okay yesterday - another blessing! Thanks for everyone's well wishes! They are appreciated more than you know.

If anyone is having trouble commenting, please let me know. My good friend Tami that has commented all along, says that she suddenly cannot comment. If you have this problem, please drop me an email so I can try to figure out what is happening.

Today's card features a brand new set by the Angel Company, from their Serendipity catalog. It's called: Beautiful Day. The papers are also from TAC (Hemingway and Genevieve). I used my Marvy oval punches, and on the side, used the Stampin Up mini slot punch to make an opening for the ribbon to slide through. Coloring was done with TomBow markers. As you can see, I paper pieced the birds.



Hope you like it! Have a great Sunday!

Patti J.

~Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.Thomas Edison

Proud momma....

Sorry dear followers - there will be no card tonight! It's off to bed with us all. Today was a long day, and we are all tired.

We are so grateful and blessed tonight, that our dear daughter is home with us safe and sound.

She was traveling to work this a.m. in her Ford Taurus, when a 17 year old man in a '90 something or other Ford F150 decided to turn left into her. She was doing about 55 mph on Highway 8 toward Potosi when he hit her. What would have been a head-on, or full t-bone type of accident was avoided as...

She had time to react, and to swerve a bit, and she ended up in a ditch, and was not hurt. We are so thankful for that. The young man was driving into the sun, and just did not see her, and he felt terrible about hitting her. His front end apparently made contact with her driver's side from the front fender all the way down the side of the car to behind the back door. It could have been very bad...

The first car behind her could not believe that she didn't roll the car end over end, and applauded Melissa's defensive driving, as did the other couple of drivers that saw the accident, and the tow truck driver. All commended her reaction, and stated how badly things could have turned out had she not been so quick to respond.

The car has almost $4k in damages, but is fixable, and Melissa is okay as well.

Anyway, all is well, but it's been a long day - no time for blog hopping or card making tonight!

Take care all - see you tomorrow! Good night...

Patti J.
~The really odd thing about the morning is that my entire drive to work this morning had me singing "Jesus take the wheel".... I thought all the way to work that it was due to American Idol this week, but now, I must wonder....