Thankful

Thankful...I am very thankful for the wonderful life I have been blessed with each day.

The sentiment and leaves are freebies from Paper Smooches.  I kept my card on the clean and simple side.  I attached a few strips of matching DP and popped the leaves up with foam tape.  Quick and easy and very reproducible for a mass quanity of Thanksgiving cards.

Challenges:
2 Sisters - Halloween or Fall colors 
Can You Digi It? - Giving Thanks
Kaboodle Doodles - Fall Themed Items
There She Goes - Pumpkin Spice Inspiration
Crafting for all Seasons - Falling Leaves 
Paper Smooches - Thank You Card

Sunshine & Smiles to You!

~pat~

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Whee!

Another new October digi from Designed 2 Delight.

"Toboggan Ride"

Whee!  Reminds me of the midwest winters that I enjoyed while raising my children.  Tobogganing was a frequent winter activity.  I used a new embossing folder, Snowflakes from The Paper Studio.  The DP is quite old and I have had the stitched ribbon for some time.  I stamped the sentiment (Holiday Cheer Messages by Hero Arts) in black ink and embossed it.  The snowflake is something that was picked up during the holidays past with a red gemstone added to the center.  The was a fun and quick digi to color.

Challenges:

Robyn's Fetish - Used an embossing folder

The Squirrel and The Fox - Use a ribbon

That Craft Place - Tic Tac Toe (Gems, Sentiment, Ribbon)

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Early Holiday Wishes for Kids  

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Stitching 

Card makin' Mamas - Anything Goes

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Circle

Clearly Inspired - All Tied Up   

Do You Stack Up - Embossing, wet or dry 

Paper Crafting Journey - Ribbon or Twine 

 Sunshine & Smiles to You

~pat~

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Happy Fall

"You "Leaf" Me Breathless"

It's a great Autumn image from Whimsie Doodles.  I don't have many "boy" images and this one is a perfect addition to my collection.  It's hard to tell in the photo that the top brown panel is embossed with a leaf embossing folder.  The DP is from DCWV.  I added a felt stitched ribbon that has been in my stash for a while and a big wooden button. The sentiment is an Amuse stamp that was stamped in brown ink and embossed.  There you have it, wet and dry embossing on one card!

Challenges:

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Masculine

Simon Says Stamp - Autumn Leaves 

DRS Designs - Autumn Greetings  

Paper Crafting Journey -Ribbon or Twine

 Card Caravan -Fall/Autumn
Do You Stack Up - Embossing Wet or Dry

 

Sunshine & Smiles to You!

~pat~

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October D2D Reveal & Winter/Christmas Blog Hop

Designed2Delight October Reveal

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Here is my creation...

I chose the new image, Mittens.  It's cute, it's a snowman, a dog and lots of mittens, too!  There are lots of new images for the holidays. I hope you are enjoying all the wonderful holiday designs.

  For more inspiring ideas from this new release, please visit the other designers’ blogs by clicking on a thumbnail below:

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Happy Hopping!

~pat~  

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Celebrate You

I made a birthday card for one of my co-workers who celebrated her birthday this week.

There is very little stamping on this card.  It's mostly DP and card stock.  I absolutely love this DP from SU!  It's part of the Good Morning Sunshine collection (retired) and I am about to use it all up.  The stamp, "Celebrate You" is from Stampabilities.  I used the Swiss Dots and Bloom Dots embossing folders from Provo Craft.  The card stock leaf is from K & Co.  The finishing touch is the gemstones added to the flower centers.  Perfect Birthday card for an October birthday!  The colors remind me of Autumn.

Sunshine & Smiles to You!

~pat~

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Happy 1st Anniversary

"I have found the one whom my soul loves"

~ Song of Solomon 3:4 ~

One year ago today, I married my best friend.  

Happy 1st Anniversary to my wonderful husband.  This last year has been a wonderful journey full of fun, laughter and lots of smiles.

~pat~

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Sweet Thing

I actually used a real wood mounted rubber stamp on my card.  No Digi's at all!

The stamp is "Sweet Thing" from Penny Black. I fell in love with this adorable little fairy/angel girl holding a cupcake almost a big as she is. I added Glossy Accents to the cherry, the flower center and her wings.  The sentiment stamp is also from Penny Black. She is all pink & pretty and ready to wish some little girl a very happy birthday.

Sunshine & Smiles to You!

~pat~

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So Thankful

So Thankful...Yes, I am so thankful to be back creating again after a "little" break that ended up being more of a "big" break.  It felt good to be back in my craft room creating and discovering some lost treasures.  

Here is a card that I created using a freebie digi image from Birdie Brown.  I couldn't resist this adorable bear with a basket of apples.  

I used a lot of lost treasures on my card.  The corrugated cardboard piece has been in my pile of scraps forever waiting to be used.  The cardstock leaf is from K & Co. The leaf embossed green paper is from Bazzill Basics and the brown polka dot DP is quite old.  It pays to clean out the craft room every now and then!  The digi is new to me and the sentiment stamp is from Studio G.

Challenges:
Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes
Annabelle Stamps - Say it with...thanks
Card Makin' Mamas - Fall is here
Do You Stack Up - Warm colors  

Sunshine & Smiles to You!

~pat~

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