Card Purse

Wow...I am really liking this card purse pattern that I found over at Splitcoaststampers.  What a great gift!  I have been making them like crazy, as they are so quick and easy to make.  I added 6 fairly simple cards with envelopes inside.  I am keeping the cards on the simple side so that they don't require extra postage to mail.  I think card makers are the only ones that don't mind paying a little extra to mail our cards...You know what I mean?!!  Non-crafters don't always understand us.

The directions are very easy to follow and I even added a coordinating jumbo paper clip.

EDIT: I reshot the photos and they are much better!

Here are the cards.  Sorry that the picture is so yellow!  You can see by the first photo that the cards really are not yellow at all.

I hope you have a great day and YIKES...it's only 15 days 'til Christmas!

~pat~

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CCAYR December

Oh my!  How can it be December already??!!  It was a very busy last few days with Thanksgiving falling right at the end of the month.  Lots of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, cranberry salad, corn pudding, homemade rolls and some really yummy pies.  It was all good...the food, the company and the weather!  Here is the card I came up with for the CCAYR December Challenge. 

The challenge was to use a 1 word sentiment, 2 embellishements and 3 layers.  The yummy DP is the Christmas Mint collection by SEI, Cocoa Clusters.  I love the brown, red, green. white and silver combo.  Snowflakes always catch my eye.  I used the sentiment from See-D's Happy Birthday set.  I stamped and embossed the sentiment is brown ink on a piece of red cardstock.  A piece of white cardstock with one scalloped edge was place under the red strip.  The silver snowflake is by Imaginisce and the red one is by Stampin' UP.  I layered them and attached to the card with a brad.  That would be 1 embellishment and the 2nd is my brown button added on top of the snowflakes.  I chose to keep the card rather simple and show off the yummy DP.

Stop over and check out all the wonderful designs using the new challenge for December at the CCAYR Blog and maybe you will get inspired to start or finish your holiday cards.

I hope you have a wonderful December and enjoy every day of the holiday season!

~pat~

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Winter Wishes

Here is the card that I made for the Just Us Girls Wild Card Challenge.  You had to use a photo on your card/creation.  I choose to use a winter photo that I took last January during an ice storm.  Everything outside was covered in snow and ice and it was so pretty!  I cropped and printed the photo, and added it to my white card base that had been embossed.  I added a layer of brown cardstock behind the photo and attached the whole thing to the card with stampin' dimensionals.  The red bird is from the Sentiments stamp set by American Crafts.  I stamped the bird with red ink and carefully cut him out and attached him with stampin' dimensionals.  Some red ribbon, a brown button with red embroidery floss and a sentiment that I created on the computer finished off this card. 

Winter wishes to you...

~pat~

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CCAYR November Challenge

Ok...all you one layer card people, this challenge is for you!!  A one layer card was the challenge for November over at CCAYR.  The bottom line was, one layer besides the card base and then any amount of embellishements...ribbon, brads, etc...  I don't know about  you, but this was quite the challenge for me.  At first, I thought, no problem, but then I kept wanting to add layers and that was a big NO NO!!  Here are the 2 cards that I came up with.

The first card used a technique that I have been meaning to use for quite some time.  You know how you get lots of store bought Christmas cards from other people during the holidays?  Well, I have seen where other papercrafters have used those cards to create a brand new one.  I loved the color combo of the black and silver on this card, but it was just a little too plain for me.  Sooo...I trimmed the card down to fit on my black card base and added some black ribbon, a little silver brad for the i dot in "wishes" and the awesome silver snowflake that I found at Wal Mart the other day.  I am really pleased with the outcome.  Now, I wish I had some more of these cards.

Here is the 2nd card for the challenge.  I can't tell you how many time this card almost ended up in the trash.  For some reason, I just kept thinking it was not a lost cause.  I stamped the christmas tree image from the Christmas stamp set from Recollections.  I used my Scor-Pal to emboss the rectangle around the tree.  I colored the tree with copics and colored pencils and added tiny gold brads for the balls.  The balls were many colors, that didn't do it for me, before I finally added the brads.  I created the sentiment on the computer and added a gold brad to each side.  Finally some green ribbon and mounted the whole thing on a green card base.  Whew...this poor little card almost didn't make it, but now that it is finished, I am really liking the simplicity of it.

Stop by the CCAYR blog and check out all the one layer designs.  You might win something if you care to create your own and link it to the site or if nothing else, you might come away with some great ideas for your own cards this year.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy November to you!

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Happy Boo to You!

I need to get all my Halloween cards finished as it is getting very close.  I think, I have them all made, but just need to post them on my blog before the holiday is here and gone.  Then, you would be like...uuhhh...a little late there Pat!! 

On to the card...a white cardstock base with the two bottom corners rounded.  A piece of patterned paper by The Paper Studio and orange cardstock that was embossing with Swirls by Provo Craft.  I generated the sentiment, "happy" on the computer and used the Halloween clear stamp set by Recollections for the pumpkin and "boo!".  I colored the pumpkin or should I say, Jack-O-Lantern, since he is carved, with the few Copic markers that I own.  I cut out the image with the circle die cuts, layered and added a big black brad to the top.  The image was mounted on the card with pop dots.  That all there is for this card. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a Super Sunday!

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My Favorite Pumpkins

I made these cards for my 2 favorite pumpkins, my granddaughters.  I started with a square card base (4.25").  I fell in love with this adorable pumpkin patterned paper by The Paper Studio (Jack-O-Lantern) that is cheerful and not frightful at all.  I am not a great fan of Halloween and never have been.  I like the cute and not the scary.  My next great find was the puffy epoxy stickers by Recollections that I found at Michael's.  They are a great find at 99 cents and even better if they happen to be on sale!!  I created their names on the computer and then cut them out with my square Nesties die cuts.  I added the sticker and some orange brads to complete.  Sorry that the picture is a little washed out.  I think the shine on the epoxy pumpkin stickers made it hard to get a good pic without being washed out.

Here are 2 little treat containers that I picked up at Michael's on sale for 99 cents.  They may be cheaper now as we get closer to Halloween.  I just added the circle die cuts and another 99 cent sticker by Recollections.  The containers will be filled with all kinds of yummy Halloween treats for 2 special little girls.

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Friday to you!  Have a great weekend.

~pat~

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Thanks So Much!

The patterned paper was the inspiration of this whole card. Amplified Bandstand by American Crafts...love their paper as it is cardstock quality and 2 sided with a coordinating color or pattern. I used the back side of the paper to make the scalloped border at the bottom, The stamp is from Eight Great Greeting by Stampin' Up. I inked it up with Almost Amethyst (SU) ink and it was a pretty good match. After die cutting the image, I left the die cut on and sponged the edges. Some red brads to bring out the red in the patterned paper were added and the whole image was attached with stampin' dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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More Thanksgiving Blessings

The same sentiment as yesterday, but only a little bigger. I have fallen in love with this patterned paper, Cinnamon Stick by Cloud 9 Design. All the flowers are embossed and they remind me of fall mums. I cut the sentiment out with my oval Spellbinder's die cuts and add a leaf cardstock sticker by K & Company and some jumbo brads. I kept the card on the simple side to showcase the great patterned paper.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Thanksgiving Blessings

I found this freebie sentiment online by Digiments and decided to use it on a card. I printed a whole page of these sentiments in various sizes. The great thing about the digital images is being able to make them the size you want. How great is that?!! I am stuck on Old Olive cardstock right now. I started with a card base and added the Old Olive cardstock that was embossed with the Houndstooth embossing folder and a piece of a great fall stripe paper by K & Company. A strip of brown cardstock in the middle and added the whole piece to the card base with some stampin' dimensionals. I cut out the sentiment with the oval Spellbinder's die cuts and added some brads. Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. YIKES!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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Make a Wish

The card was so easy I am almost embarrassed to post it.





A cardstock base, a piece of patterned paper, a border punch and a couple of stickers and waa laa...you have a really quick and easy birthday card. The patterned paper is by KI Memories, the stickers by Recollections and the border punch by Martha Stewart. That is pretty much it for this card.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Little Monkey Birthday

When I saw these adorable monkey stickers by Recollections, I had to have them. They match perfectly with the patterned paper by DCWV, Nana's Kids. The patterned paper has some sparkly glitter on it and the money sticker has googlie eyes. I embossed a circle with the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder by Provo Craft. The sentiment was created on the computer and a green brad finished off this card.

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

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TESC86 Give Thanks

I took the plunge and decided to try Taylored Expression's Sketch Challenge #86. I always have great intentions of doing some of the blog challenges, but then my ideas don't always go along with the sketch or color challenge. I end of going my own way and doing my own thing. But if nothing else, I did get some great inspiration. Today, I did it!!

I started with some Old Olive cardstock and a piece of K & Company patterned paper is a great fall colored stripe. The tree stamp is a great little stamp by Studio G...found in the $1 bin at Michael's. Can't beat a great stamp for only a buck!! I used my stampin' spots to add all the color randomly on the stamp, hoping for the best and I love the way it turned out. I added some sparkle to the leave with my Stardust gel pen. I did create the sentiment on my computer and cut everything out with my rectangle Spellbinder's die cuts. A strip of Old Olive cardstock scalloped and embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder by Provo Craft. 3 little antique brass brads were the finishing touch.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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Garden Poems

Garden Poems...What a sweet name for a sweet stamp. If you can't already tell, I am a flower addicted stamper. I love flowers all of kinds, stamps and real. Here is a card I designed using the Penny Black stamp, Garden Poems.

This card screams ME....flowers, yellow and polka dots. I started with the main image and colored it with my Prismacolor pencils and OMS. I added fine glitter to the center of the flowers. The patterned paper is by SU, part of the Good Morning Sunshine collection. A big brown button and some green polka dots ribbon were added to the layered image. I left off a sentiment and may add one later when I decide how I am going to use this card...for a birthday? think of you? get well? or just because I like you?

Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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Trick or Treat...

Trick or Treat...Smell My Feet...I thought since we are quickly making our way through the month of October that I'd better get busy making some Halloween cards before the holiday is here and gone. Here is a little card that I came up with.

I started with the patterned paper by The Paper Studio. I love the orange, purple and lime green mixture. It screams Halloween to me!! The stamp in by Recollections and all I did was stamp the image in black ink and just color in the stripes on the socks with an orange glittery gel pen. It's hard to see the sparkle in the photo. I added some black rick rack and embossed just the top of the card with the Spots and Dots embossing folder by Provo Craft. That's it...quick and easy peasy!!

A question for you....Why don't my photos enlarge when you click on the photo? They used to and I don't know what happened?? If you can help me with this issue, I would appreciate it.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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Happy Belated World Card Making Day!

ETA:  I am adding this card to the OWH's Midweek Throwdown Challenge.  A fall card with no sentiment.  This card is perfect and it is still sitting here in my stash.

Happy World Card Making Day to you just a little bit late. I didn't get much done on Saturday, but Sunday was a great day to make lots of cards since it was raining much of the day. Not a great day to take pics though. I am hoping the sun comes out today so that I may get some photos of all the cards I made. Here is one of the cards that I made....





I went with a fall theme with this card and didn't include any sentiment. I think the card speaks for itself. I picked up the cutest fall cardstock stickers by K & Company a few weeks ago and have been itching to use them on some fall cards. Pretty easy card...some patterned paper by The Paper Studio, an embossed strip of pumpkin colored cardstock, some brads and the pumpkin and leaf stickers. I checked out all the challenges out there for WCMD, but ended up doing my own thing in the end.

I think Fall is here to stay now.
I will be posting the rest of the cards soon.
Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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CCAYR October Challenge

It's October!! EEK! Where in the world are the month's going so fast? The challenge for October over at CCAYR was to make a Christmas card using the color pink and a ribbon in honor of Breast Cancer month.

I used the snowflakes embossing folder by Provo Craft to create the background paper. The sentiment was generated on my computer and cut out with my oval die cuts. A scalloped edge that was paper pierced, faux stitching, snowflakes punches, a pearl stone and some pink ribbon all add a special touch to this pink Christmas card.

Why is it when you have specific elements that have to be implemented in a card, other ideas always pop into my head instead of what I need to do. I have to admit that I really struggled with this challenge and I really don't know why? Pink and a ribbon? How easy can that be?

This card was the inspiration of the patterned paper by DCWV. Quick and easy...some snowflake punches, brads, sentiment and some sheer white ribbon completed this card in record time once I decided on my embellishments. A little different, a little contemporary and I am liking it a whole lot! I hope you do, too!!

Check out the CCAYR blog and see what exciting designs the other design team members came up with. Don't forget if you do 5 cards using this challenge in the month of October, you can be the winner of of great prize!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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Snowflakes

Here is a card without a sentiment. I may add one later, but right now it is sentiment less ( if that is really a word?) and I kind of like the card as is.

I liked this snowflake patterned paper by The Paper Studio and that was the inspiration for the card. I layered the patterned paper over a piece of brown cardstock. The snowflake is a plastic glittery snowflake ornament found in the Christmas dept of your craft store. They come with a piece of clear mono filament line attached to hang, but that wasn't needed and I cut it off. I just layered the snowflake on some circles that I cut out with the circle nestabilities and added a pearl to the middle. Some sheer brown ribbon finished off this card. I hope you like it. I really do and may use it for my Christmas cards this year. If I do, then I will probably add a little sentiment to the bottom of the card.

Let me know what you think and thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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Fabulous Fall Flowers

I am not sure this photo gives justice to this beautiful card. Maybe if you click on the photo, you can see the detail and colors better. I absolutely love the Good Morning Sunshine patterned paper from Stampin' Up!! I just used a square of the fall-looking flowers as my main detail. Cut into a square and layered on top of a scalloped square got me off to a great start. Another piece of patterned paper, a piece of brown cardstock embossed with the Bloom Flowers embossing folders is bring my background together. To finish I used a strip of green cardstock that was embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. Just a little more texture! I couldn't stop there... rhinestone in golds and browns by Studio G were place in the center of the flowers and a little leaf cardstock sticker by K & Company added the final touches.

I hope you like this card and it gives me a little card making inspiration. I would love to hear from you. Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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