OWH S&S Sketch Challenge 29

Here is my take on the sketch challenge over at Operation Write Home (OWH).  It's a wonderful organization that I support by making and donating cards to our hero's in the military.  It must make them feel good inside to be able to send a homemade card home to their loved ones.  It's almost time for school to start and here is my card and the sketch. 

I went with a back to school theme.  The background DP is Check Him Out by ? and I found it at Hobby Lobby.  The manufacturer's label must be on the piece I cut and glued down...oops!  The piece of pencil DP is The Homework Collection by Cosmo Cricket.  The piece that looks like a piece of notebook paper is the opposite side of the pencils.  I love it when a piece of DP has 2 great sides.  It's like getting 2 for the price of 1 and who doesn't love a bargain?  I colored some hole reinforcers with a Copic marker and added them to the paper to look more like a piece of notebook paper.  The sentiment is from Greetings by TPC Studio.  I think the paper clip adds just the right finishing touch.  I really like this sketch and plan to use it again.

 

 Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

"A book is a gift you can open again and again".

~Garrison Keillor~

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DCWV Thinking of You

Another day...Another card and more DCWV DP from the Songbird Collection.  When I saw this piece of DP in the collection, I was wowed by the fact that there was little I was going to have to add to make it into a card.  The DP pretty much was already a card sketch.  A white card base, a yellow scalloped border, the sentiment (Greetings by TPC Studio) and some red pearl gemstones was all I added in addition to the DP.  I hope you are not getting tired of this collection quite yet, as I have lots more paper left to create with.  I am really proud of myself for cutting into this paper and using it rather than hoarding it until it becomes extinct.  

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~ 

"A single rose can be my garden...a single friend my world".

~Leo Buscaglia~

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Songbird Hello

It makes me happy when a card comes together so easily.  I pulled out my Songbird paper pack by DCWV and made another really quick and easy card.  I started with a white card case and added a piece of embossed card stock by Bazzill Basics.  I pick up this card stock at Michael's and I am really liking it.  It comes in quite a few different colors that are embossed with different designs.  How great is this for papercrafters that don't want to invest in a die cutting/embossing machine?  I guess, maybe I am being a little lazy because I do own a Cuttlebug and lots of embossing folders.  But really, I couldn't resist buying the already embossed card stock that had trees all over it.  I added the DCWV sentiment block to a piece of yellow card stock with a scalloped bottom edge and attached the whole piece to the card with foam dots.  It's a simple, easy and very reproductible (my spell check is telling me that this is not a real word!) card.  I just realized...no stamping on this card....but something did occur to me.  I have never thought of making my own embossed DP using embossing powder.  I am thinking that is something I need to try soon. 

Happy Monday to you and thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

"Somedays there won't be a song in your heart.  Sing anyway".

~Emory Austin~

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2 Sisters Challenge 4

2 Sisters Challege 4 sponsored by Crafty Sentiments

Woo Hoo...Challenge 4 is here already over at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.  Today, we were given a choice of digital images from Crafty Sentiments to use and the theme today is stitching.  Ok, I know lots of you use your sewing machine to stitch on your cards and have been doing it for some time, but me....NO.  I admire everyone's creations using real machine stitching and want to try it, but NO, I never have UNTIL....now.  Since the theme is stitching, how could I not put my paper to the sewing machine and find out how really easy it is and how much I really liked doing it?  Well, the fear or procrastination or whatever you want to call it has been conquered and it may become a regular on my creations.  Can I tell you something else that I tried for the first time ever on this card?   Paper piecing...yes, it's been around forever and why oh why have I not ever tried it?  I love it and it was so easy to do!!  Crazy me and my silly insecurities in life...

On to the card...I used Pat Sitting by Water image by Crafty Sentiments and as you can see I paper pieced her overalls in a floral My Mind's Eye DP to make them all girly.  I colored the rest of the image with my Copic markers.  I layered a piece of lt blue card stock and piece of My Mind's Eye DP together and Zig Zag stitched them together.  They were then mounted on my white card base.  I cut out the image and mounted it with foam dots.  The sentiment is stamped on white card stock with Everyday Sentiments by The Paper Studio and mounted on a strip of lt blue card stock that was punched with the lattice edge punch by Martha Stewart, then I stitched with just a straight stitch above and below the sentiment.  I was even amazed that my stitching was really straight!  I added 3 brads on each side of the sentiment.  I guess all those years of sewing since Jr. high have finally paid off....I can stitch on paper! 

This week's challenge is sponsored by Crafty Sentiments.
Come play along and your card should feature stitching (real or faux) and you could win 2 digital images of your choice from Crafty Sentiments.

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

"A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be".

~Douglas Pagels~

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May Your Dreams Take Flight...

I made a set of note cards to have on hand or maybe give away as a gift to someone.  I used my computer to generate the sentiment, "May your dreams take flight".  The whole idea came about from a package of 3 dimensional butterfly stickers and some My Mind's Eye DP that matched perfectly.  I even made matching envelopes for each card.  These cards have a clean and simple look to them and were very quick and easy to make the whole batch in no time at all. 

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

"Happiness is like a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you".

~Nathaniel Hawthorne~

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Birthday Pippin

I am not a mouse lover or even liker...the truth be known, I am deathly afraid of them, but this little Birthday Pippin image from Digital Delights is so adorable.  She is so girly looking.  I colored the image with my Copic markers and added quite a bit of glitter to the stars and flowers.  The DP is Girl Multi Stripes from The Paper Studio found at Hobby Lobby.  Staying with the "girly" theme, I added some yellow, pink and purple layering under the image and scalloped one edge of the purple card stock.  A pretty purple bow and a pink button were added to fu fu it up just a little more.  The sentiment is from TPC Studios (Greetings).  It's a great stamp set with lots of different card sentiments.  The great thing...it's on sale this week at Hobby Lobby!  I have some upcoming girl birthdays and this will make a perfect card for one of them.

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves".

~James Matthew Barrie~

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Smile

Sending a smile to brighten someone's day.  I finally broke down and bought the Songbird paper pack from DCWV.  Of course, not full price, but 60% off at Michaels.  I am in looove with all the yummy paper.  I started with a red  card stock base and added the floral DP...the color combo of red, golden yellow and green makes me smile.  So happy and so cheerful.  The rectangular image was part of a sheet of sentiments included in the paper pack.  The smile sentiment was perfect for this card.  I layered it over a piece of red card stock and added a golden yellow scalloped edge and attached to the base of the card with foam dots.  The red pearl gemstone was the right touch to the center of the flower and there you have a finished card very quickly.  I decided to keep the card simple without a lot of embellishments since, it will be on it's was to Canada very soon.  I am sending this card to brighten up Nancy's mom's day.

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~ 

"Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing". 

~Mother Teresa~

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CCAYR August Snowflake Challenge

This month's challenge over at CCAYR blog has a snowflake theme.  This is a great time to get going and make a few Christmas Cards and get ahead of the holiday game.  Once I got started on the snowflake theme, I just kept going and before I knew it, I had 5 cards made.  5 cards (and they can be 5 of the same design, too) is all it takes for a chance to be the winner for the month.  There are always some great goodies to be had.  Feel free to create as few or as many cards as you would like.  I would love to see all your "snowflake" creations!

Card stock:  Red, white and green .
Patterned Paper: Red Dot Basic by The Paper Studio.
Stamp:  Studio G.
Accessories:  Black ink, glue, red brads, 1/2" circle punch,  snowflake punch, scallop edge punch and foam dots.

Card stock:  white and  lt blue.
Patterned Paper: White Swirl Embossed by Bazzill Basics.
Stamps: Season's Greetings by 4 Klear Stamping.
Accessories:  Black ink, snowflake sticker (Paper Bliss), Pearl and glue.

Card stock:  White and lt blue.
Patterned Paper: Classic Snowflakes (The Paper Studio).
Stamps:  Season's Greetings by 4 Klear Stamps.
Accessories:  Black ink, glue, scallop edge punch, pearls and foam dots.

Card stock:  White
Patterned Paper: Night Water (Bazzill Basics).
Sentiment:  computer generated.
Accessories:  Sheer ribbon, scallop edge punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, snowflake sticker (Jolee's), glue and foam dots.

Card stock:  White and red.
Patterned Paper:  Christmas Polka Dots and Christmas Stripes (The Paper Studio)
Sentiment:  Chipboard sticker (Recollections)
Accessories:  glue, foam dots, chip board stickers (Recollections), and red pearls.

Whew...that is probably the longest post I have ever created.  I hope you stuck with me until the end.  You need to go over to the CCAYR blog and check out all the other wonderful design team creations.  I know it's hotter than ...., but stay cool inside and work on some great Christmas cards!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

"Snowflakes are kisses from heaven"

Anonymous

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2 Sisters Challenge 3 - Karen's Doodles & Punches

Wow...it's already Challenge #3 at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.  The theme for this challenge is punches.  The challenge is sponsored by Karen's Doodles and the design team was allowed to choose 1 digital image from Karen's Doodles to use.   It was a hard choice as she has soooo....many.... images and they are all too darn CUTE!  After much debate, I chose the Fairy Princess image seeing as I have 2 granddaughters and I am sure the image will get much use in the future.

I had a fun time coloring the princess with my Copic markers and colored pencils.  I don't have a large collection of Copics just yet, but I worked with the small amount that I have.  It's hard to tell from the picture, but I added quite a bit of glitter to the hat, the star wand, flowers on her shoes, her wings and tutu.  A girly card just can't have too much glitter!  I used the Lattice Arch punch by MS, a 1 3/4" circle punch by SU and a double flower punch by EK Success.  The patterned paper is so pink and girly.  It is from a Baby Girl scrapbook kit by Colorbok (found at WalMart) and it matched the Antique Rose card stock by Bazzill Basics Paper.  The sentiment is computer generated and then punched out.  A little pink button completed the birthday card for a special little girl. 

Go check out the 2 Sister's Challenge blog and see all the wonderful creation by the design team.  The prize for this weeks challenge is 3 single digital images of your choice from Karen's Doodles.  I certainly would love to win that one!  Looking forward to seeing your designs.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

~pat~

"Follow your passion and success will follow you".

~Terri Guillemets~

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Cupcake Birthday Wishes

Just a clean and simple card today using the sketch 27 from Just Add Ink.  This is a great sketch and I am looking forward to using it again for so many different cards.

 

To stay with the clean and simple look, I left lots of white area.  The patterned paper is something that I have had for quite some time.  The sentiment was generated on the computer and the rick rack is the stuff you find in the sewing department.  If you are a sewer or should I say seamstress?  Anyway...you probably have lots of goodies that work on your cards, too.  The cupcake is a dimensional sticker by Paper Bliss. 

If you want to give this great sketch a go, you need to hurry...it has a midnight deadline TONIGHT!  Yep...a bit of procrastination on my part and the funny part is that I made this card last weekend.  Why do I put off taking pictures of my creations??  I need to hire someone to take photos for me...LOL.  The only problem is that the pay wouldn't be so great :(  I do have a great camera (Cannon Rebel XS) to work with and I need to play with it more often.

Thanks for stopping by today!
~pat~

"A birthday is just the first day of another 365 day journey around the sun, enjoy the trip!"

~Author unknown~

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Precious

What is more precious than a newborn baby?  Ohhh...I so love the scent of a new baby and how sweet and adorable they are.  I made a very baby boyish card for my nephew and his wife who had a new little boy.

You can download this cute donkey and some sweet quotes from Whimsy Stamps. 

 Spoonful of Sugar is having a card drive for Michelle of Donkey Smiles, if you haven't heard Michelle has had an awful accident and has lost an eye. You can read about it here as you do you will realised that Michelle is amazing and has a wonderful positive attitude.
 

I am making a card for Michelle, too and will post it soon.

 

This little donkey was so cute, I decided to use it for a baby card.  I had fun coloring the image with my colored pencils and odorless mineral spirits.  You can change the whole look of the card just by changing the color of the donkey...pink for a girl.  Some rick rack and a cute little button finished off the card and it will be in mail with some other goodies soon.

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are having a truly terrific Thursday!

~pat~

 

"Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing".

~Mother Teresa~

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Wishes for Bella Blog Hop Winner!

I want to thank everyone for participating in the Wishes for Bella Blog Hop and all the sweet comments on my card for Bella.  You really know how to make a girl feel special :).  All the cards made for Bella are awesome.  Thanks just doesn't seem to be enough. 

On to the winner of everyone that posted a comment on my blog...drum roll please...

It's a sweet little girl named REBECCA!  She touched my heart only being 6 and taking the time to think of someone else.  Here is the card that Rebecca made.  Isn't it just adorable?!!  Go check out her blog and give her some love.  She will be receiving a package of goodies in the mail very soon. 

I, also have a card to post that I made that fits the clean and simple style.  I am kind of liking that lately.

I found the butterfly dimensional stickers on sale at Hobby Lobby and came across them last night while contemplating making a card.  The patterned paper is Pretty Please Spring papers by My Mind's Eye.  The border punch is the Arch Lattice Edge punch by Martha Stewart.  A computer generated sentiment and some black marker completed this card in record time.  I loved the way the butterfly matched the colors in the patterned paper almost as if they were meant to go together.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are having a Wonderful Wednesday!

~Pat~

"How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it".

~George Elliston~

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Christmas in July

It's challenge #2 for 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.  Today's theme is Christmas in July.  Wow...you know what that means...only 5 more months until Christmas!!!  There are some great advantages to playing along with the challenge this week.  You will already have a head start on your Christmas cards and you will have a chance to win a great prize.  I hope the card that I have created will inspire you to start creating your Christmas cards for 2010.

I wanted to make a card that was pretty easy to reproduce in multiples.  When I make my Christmas cards, I use one design and just mass produce as many as I need.  How about you, do you make all of one design or make different designs?  I would love to hear your ideas.  I started with a photo that was taken at my daughter's wedding a few year back.  She was married 2 days after Christmas and the advantage was that the church was decorated beautifully for the holiday and that meant less expense on decorating the church.  I cropped and printed the photo and matted it with one of my rectangle scallop Nestabilities die cuts in real red card stock by SU.  The white background is the Swiss Dots embossing folder by Provo Craft.  The stamped sentiment is by Hero Arts stamped in red ink on white card stock, layered with red card stock that was punched on the bottom with the scallop border punch by SU and embellished with a couple of red brads.  The snowflake is something I found in my stash of many snowflakes.  Snowflakes, snowmen and everything Christmas makes me smile...maybe it has something to do with being a December baby?

Be sure and stop over at the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog to view all the Christmas in July cards for a little Christmas inspiration and I challenge you to make a card and link it.  You just might be the big winner this week...

This challenge will be open from today July 17th until Friday July 30th at 11:59pm EST


The prize package for this challenge will include:
1 package Ribbon (8 different colors)

5 pre-folded cards with envelopes (different colors)

1 package of 10 white 1" ribbon bows with pearls

1 package of a mixture of dragonfly, butterfly and flower embellishments

1 package of 10 rhinestone hearts

1 package of 3 white ribbon flowers with pearls

1 package of 5 small off white ribbon flowers with pearls

1 package of 4 flower buttons

9 packages of different handmade embellishments


Thanks for stopping by and visiting me!
~pat~

"Everyday comes bearing it's own gifts, untie the ribbons" 

~Ruth Ann Schabacker~      

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Wishes for Bella Blog Hop - Week 4

Welcome to week 4 of the Wishes for Bella Blog Hop!

Before we get to this week's hop, I would like to say thank you to all who participated in the hop the last  3 weeks! A huge thanks to those who have created a card for Bella! We appreciate your caring and support!




The Wishes for Bella - week 4 hop will run until Noon EST on Monday, July 19th. Be sure to leave comments along the way and enter linky features for your chance at the prizes. And in case you missed our hop last week and want to know more about Bella, here is a link to her website, Bella Tucker. org.

You should have reached me via Rachel's blog. Here is the card that I created especially for bella.  I used patterned paper from My Mind's Eye, Be Loved Collection.  I really like the color combo and all the hearts, flowers and stripes.  I punched out the center of one of the flowers and printed my sentiment, "sending smiles" on it and then attached it with pop dots.  I added 3 little pearls to the flower center.  I decorated the envelope to match the card and they are now on their way to Bella. 

The next and last stop on this week's blog hop is... Erin. Please be sure to hop over to to see what she's created for Bella. Then after you finish hopping, if you decide to make a card for Bella, be sure to hop over to Erin's blog where the grand prize entry linky is posted. Remember you can enter up to 4 times if you make Bella a card for every week of the hop!

I will, also being choosing one name from the comments that I receive on this post for a special drawing.  I have put together some stamping goodies and would love to send them to you.




Please mail your card(s) to:

The Bella Tucker Fund
P.O. Box 199
Londonderry, NH 03053
USA



Thanks for stopping by this week! Thanks for joining us for our final blog hop for Bella!
Have a great day!
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Christmas Cards All Year Round Design Team

I feel very honored today to be the first one up on the Christmas Cards All Year Round blog.  They announced the new design team and are featuring each one of us each day.  You can go check it out along with this month's challenge, which is pretty much anything goes.  You just have to make 5 Christmas Cards and post them to be eligible for this month's prize.  No specific colors, layouts or designs...how easy peasy is that?!!  Go get busy and make those 5 Christmas cards and they can even be 5 of the same card.  Christmas will be here before you know it and if you start your cards today and keep up with the CCAYR challenge every month until December, you will have accumulated quite a lot of cards ready to be sent out.

Here is one of my cards that is posted on the CCAYR blog for July.  A little geometic design using lots of circles for a very contemporary look. 

On another note...tomorrow is the last Bella Blog Hop.  Lots of prizes to win and lots of great eye candy along the way.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you come back tomorrow for more.
~pat~

Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.  ~R. Tagore~ 

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Babies...

Just a short post to let you know that I have not completely forgotten about card making and paper crafts.  Here is what I have been busy making.  Baby burp cloths with matching bibs.  I found the cutest baby prints at JoAnn's.  It's their own line of fabric.  The burp cloths start out with a Gerber premium pre-folded diaper and have a strip of fabric sewn down the middle and some rick rack trim.  The bibs are made out of the same material with a flannel underside.  They are so absolutely adorable and almost....makes me want to have a baby...Just kidding!  They are posted in my Etsy shop and you can click on the link on the left hand side and check them out. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!
~Pat~

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New Challenge Blog in Town...

There is a new challenge blog in town...or out in blogland.  Just giving you a heads up about the new 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.  Their first challenge will be posted on Saturday, July 3rd.  Each week's challenge will have a prize from the sponsor for that week.  The first challenge will be sponsored by Sew Many Cards and they are giving away 5 free digital images to the winner for that week.  How exciting!!  They have some absolutely adorable images. Not only do you have a chance to win, but a chance to win some great prizes!  The challenges will be posted on the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month and if it's a 5 Saturday month...Bingo...an extra chance to win.  Be sure and stop by on Saturday and check out the brand spankin' new 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.

Oh, and I am soooo....excited to be a part of their design team.

Thanks for stopping by!
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Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the father's out there.  I hope you enjoy your day!  Obviously, you can see what my Dad's passion is...fishing, but it's not a bad hobby to have.  The results are pretty yummy.

Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy your Sunday however you spend it.

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Thank You Circles

This photo is not quite showing the vivid colors of the patterned paper.  Sorry about the poor photo, but I have been using my older digital camera and now I know why I love my new one.  I made quite a few thank you cards lately that have already been sent out. Don't you feel good when you get your thank you cards mailed?  Or when you receive a nice thank you note?

Pretty easy card to make and was a breeze to make a mass quantity of them in one sitting.  The patterned paper is from Recollections Friend Forever line and this design is My Clique.  I started with a Kraft card stock card base.  Absolutely love these!!  I added a layer of card stock by Bazzill Basics in Burning Ember.  I used the Curly Label punch by SU for the sentiment.  I stamped one of the card bases with the thank you stamp from the All Holidays set by SU in brown ink and then punched out the label.  It's always easier for me to stamp and then punch. You could either punch out another label from the Burning Ember and cut it in half or do what I did and just slip the card stock half way into the punch.  It was actually pretty easy to eye since their are the little points at the half way point.  A 1/2" circle punch from Bazzill Basics Curry Spice and a brad were added to the label.  The label was attached with foam dots.

I need to make some more Thank You cards to just have on hand.  Thanks for stopping by today!

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Published!

The magazine, Scrapstreet chose one of my cards pictured below to publish in their May issue.  Here is a link to ScrapStreet and another for the specific card.  It is in the section called, Pocket Full of Posies, featuring homemade flowers for your cards and layouts.  The white crocheted flowers was created by me.  Did you know if you crochet your flowers with white thread/yarn that you can dye them with ink any color you wish?   

Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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Happy Mother's Day

I can't believe we are already into the month of May and Mother's Day is just a few days away.  The months seem to fly by and I don't know where they are going so quickly?!!  I wanted to share with you a little gift card holder that I made for Mother's Day. 

I used some SU patterned paper, Good Morning Sunshine to make my little gift card holder.  I don't have a picture of the inside, but the bottom folds up and makes a little pocket for the gift card to sit in.  I used a SU punch for the sentiment and a Martha Stewart punch for the top edge.  I made the crocheted flower with a brown button added to the center.  I know it's not typically Mother's Day colors, but I like the color combo and the yellow design reminded me of sunshine.

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~ 

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Teacher Appreciation Week

It's Teacher Appreciation Week and here are some ideas to thank that special teacher. 

How about a pencil card?  Real easy to make by taking a standard card base (5.5" x 4.25") and rounding one end and cutting a diagonal on the opposite to make the pencil point.  I used my paper crimper (wow...it's been forever since that tool has been used!) and some silver paper to create the metal band.  A pair of jumbo scallop scissors created the lead of the pencil.  It was a fun shaped card to make.

This is a quick easy card to make.  I sell lots of these to a local school shop to resell.  The apples are made with a Martha Stewart apple punch.  I punched the apple twice.  Once in green and once in the red patterned paper.  I cut the leaf part off of the patterned paper and adhere it to the green piece with some foam tape.  A set of these would be a great gift for a teacher.

Last but not least is a card purse.  You can find all the details to make these on SCS and they come together very quickly and easily.  I made a few simple notes cards (6) to go with the purse.  The patterned paper is from DCWV. 

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

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February Paper Craft Gallery Challenge Winner!

Oh WOW...I am so happy right now.  I just happened to be checking out the Paper Crafts Connection blog and there it was...one of my cards that I submitted for their February Challenge Gallery.  I was #3 out of 3. 

#1 Andrea Vernagus  
#2 Julie Masse

#3 Me!

Here is the card with all the different textures, patterned papers and layering.  The patterned paper and the stamp is from Stampin' Up.  My very favorite part is all the real stitching on the card.  It reminds me of my cross-stitich days and I think it adds a homemade touch to a card.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy March to you!

~pat~

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Happy Mother's Day

I am really liking the tissue paper flower on this card.  Since I went with a bright, cheery spring design, I decided to go with a Mother's Day theme and I will be a little ahead of the game come May.  You could change the sentiment and make it a card for many different occasions.

I really like this paper from K&Co.  It was a little paper pack that I pick up at Wal Mart.  It has some really bright and cheerful designs in it.  Spring...Can it come soon enough??!!  I used about 20 plus layers of pink tissue paper that was cut out with flower shaped die cut.  The die cut is a flower die cut from Spellbinders and I used the leaf shape, too.  The loopy border is a Martha Stewart border punch.  I hope the colors will brighten your day.

That's all for me today.  Thanks for stopping by!

~Pat~

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More Card Purses

Here are some more card purses that I made and are now currently for sale in my Etsy Shop.  They are really very easy and fun to make.  I found the directions on Splitcoaststampers under resources.  Just by changing the DP, you can give them an entirely different look.  I kept all the note cards very simple so that they wouldn't require extra postage to mail.  I hope you like them!

Here is my school theme gift set.  The DP is from a DCWV pattern pack.  I included a jumbo paper clip and 6 note cards to each set.

I guess this set is pretty in purple. 

I love the stripes on this one.  The DP is from American Crafts.




That's it for me today.  Thanks for stopping by.

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Just Because

This card was created around the darling pink floral/Strawberry themed DP by K & Company.  How can you go wrong with pink and strawberries?!! I kept the card on the simple side as to not distract too much from the DP.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink and layered it.  To add some interest to the card I used a square die cut and a scalloped square, layered and then cut at about 1/3rd and added 3 big yellow brads.  I kind of like the way it looks like the scalloped borders wrap around the card from the back.  The felt flower is from SU.  I just love those felt flowers (more pink :)!  Pretty easy and straightforward.

I hope you are having a good Tuesday.

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Baby Blue

I just love  new born babies.  They have that new born smell about them.  Here is a card that I created for a sweet newborn boy.  It was actually quite simple to create.  It all started with a white card base.  A piece of bashful blue cardstock (SU) cut a little smaller than the card base and corner rounded, was then embossed with the swiss dot embossing folder by Provo Craft through my Cuttle Bug, but only about the top 1/3rd.  A piece of K & Company DP was added to the bottom 2/3rd's.  The plaid reminds me of seersucker fabric. I printed the sentiment on the computer and die cut it with a rectangle Nestabilities.  I used white sheer ribbon with a button added to the middle of the bow.  Sheer ribbon makes me think...sweet and delicate, just like a newborn.  The star is a Martha Stewart sticker.  I added the sentiment piece with pop-dots.  This is a easily reproducible card if you needed to make a lot,

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

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Happy Mother's Day

Just foolin'...it's not Mother's Day or even close, but I did want to show you this little gift card holder I made and decided to go with the Mother's Day sentiment.

I used the Good Morning Sunshine Collection DP from Stampin' Up as my card base.  I love SU's DP, as it is 2-sided and has a nice thickness to it.  The brown loopy border is a Martha Stewart punch with some more of the DP.  I do love the combo of golden yellow with brown.  The little crocheted flower is a product of little ol' me.  I have been making these little crocheted flower like crazy in every color imaginable.  Instead of yarn, I have been using embroidery floss that is just sitting here from my cross-stitch days.  Crafters never throw anything away and that is just proof of it right there!!  The sentiment was created on the computer and punched out with a SU punch and backed with brown cardstock that I carefully trimmed.  A brown button tied with yellow embroidery floss finished off the little flower.  I used a little piece of velcro to keep the top flap closed.

I hope you are having a sunshiny day!

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Congrats...Graduate!

Yes, I know it's just a little early for graduation cards, but this is another one I made for a publication call that didn't make the cut.  It was a fairly easy card starting with a black cardstock card base and a piece of graduation paper from The Paper Studio.  The glossy "graduate" word, stars and graduation hat are stickers from Soft Spoken.  I will be set when Graduation season is upon us later this year.

I hope you are staying warm today.  I think the whole US is in a deep freeze right now.  I have to admit though, the snow is very beautiful today...big, fluffy flakes!!  I do love snow, just hate the bitter cold that usually comes with it.  Take care, stay warm and be safe.

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Happy Hello

Another publication reject.  That's the way the game is played...they either like it or they don't.  Not to worry, I will still keep designing cards just for the fun of it. 

This card uses some DP that I have had forever and not sure who makes it.  It was quick and easy using my oval nesties and some stickers from K & Company.  I added some real stitching around the border of the oval.  I love real stitching on cards, as it gives it a real homemade feel.  An assortment of brads and a computer generated sentiment complete this card.  A bright, cheery, happy hello to all my blog readers.  You are very much appreciated!

Pat

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Happy New Year!

Wow...I can't believe the holidays are over and we are quickly moving into 2010. Hopefully my postings will be a little more frequent as I get myself organized this year. ORGANIZED is my main goal. No more late cards! What is my excuse anyway since I love making cards??  I need to learn to be a little more easy going and not such a perfectionist when making a card for someone. Are you like that? I want the card to be just right and then I never get it done on time and there we go again...a late or never sent card.

I will leave you with this card I made for a publication call, but I guess it wasn't what they were looking for.  Sending you sunshine in the new year.  I hope all your hopes, dreams and wishes come true!

EDIT:  Never give up on a card.  This just goes to show that just because one publication call didn't choose this card, another did.

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