Thank YOU!

I have been feeling very thankful lately! I am blessed by my family and friends both near and far and even the friendships I have made through this little hobby of mine! Recently, I was asked to join the Dirty Dozen at Splitcoaststampers.com and it's like a little dream of mine came true. I never thought I was even on the radar for something like that, but I am thrilled beyond words!  

I had also applied for a design team position, and although I wasn't chosen, I received a huge compliment from one of their designers that really made me feel special! Maybe one day I'll get there! I also received some very sweet comments on my SCS announcement from some of my paper crafting idols...and I am very thankful for all the encouraging and warm thoughts being sent my way!

So, this card is for you! It's also for one of my favorite challenges, Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge where this past week was blue and green themed! I used the Lily of the Valley image from the Botanical Bookplates Vol. 2 set and colored it with Copics, cut it out using some Spellbinders dies and added my sentiment from the same set. Underneath, is a dp with the theme colors, an embossed panel along the bottom and it's all tied together with a bright, white ribbon and bow topped with a pearl brad. I added a few leaf sprigs cut with TE die and a couple of pearls to accent my sentiment!

Thanks for stopping by and look for my post later this week about my Blogaversary Giveaway...it's been 3 years already!

Just Because...

Hi there! I've combined a couple of challenges today to create a card for someone I love! For the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge, It's All In The Date, since my birthday is in October, I needed to use at least two flowers and use something clear on my card! 
Check and check!

First, I stamped my sentiment from the Flourishes Inside and Out Just Because set. I created a Spellbinders rolled rose using black cardstock and my background dp and added a couple of white flowers along with a clear butterfly! I colored behind the clear butterfly with a Copic to match the color splash color for The Play Date Cafe challenge...Magenta! There's the graphic over to the left. I added some ribbon and a bow, lots of blingy gem flourishes, and a little bit of tulle! Thanks for stopping by!

  ~Pattie~

Anniversary Lenten Rose

Hi there! I made this little Anniversary card this weekend and wanted to share it with you. Last week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge is all about weddings. Although I don't have any weddings coming up, this is for a special friend's anniversary of their wedding day, so that'll have to do!

 

I used an image from the Lenten Rose set and masked off the glass vase. The large image was too big and the small image was just a flower, so this one is just right! I colored it with Copics, matted it with a peachy music sheet dp and added an embossed layer popped up slightly. The sweet sheer ribbon is tied with a knot and a couple of beaded pins are the finishing touch!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Sending Cheery Wishes Your Way

Hi there! I just have enough time to get this springy card in for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Frame It challenge! I used my new release stamps I just won during the release challenge to make this pretty card. I just love using this color combination with my Flourishes floral stamps! It's one of my faves!

Here's one of the two corner stamps from the Spring Blossoms set stamped four times to make a frame! I colored it with Copics and added lots of layers, some gems in the corners and a sweet sheer bow!  The sentiment is from the Spring is Sprung set!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Spring is Sprung!

Hi there! Right about now, I would give anything for Spring! We're expecting snow tonight and tomorrow and as far as I'm concerned it can stay far away, but I think it's gonna happen no matter what we wish!

So, since I needed to feel Springy... I found out that Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge is all about Spring ...perfect for me to play along with this weekend!  Here's my card...

I used the oh so perfectly named Spring Has Sprung stamp set, colored this sweet little birds nest with my Copics and fussy cut it all around!  My sentiment is stamped right onto a banner...the end of which is cut with the Tailor Made Classic Bookplate Template Die. All my edges are inked with dark brown chalk ink. I added an April calendar (hoping that it will be much more like Spring by then!), a little ruffled ribbon and some sheer ribbon and a big double bow topped with a BG brad!

Thanks for stopping by...I'm hoping to be playing along with my favorite challenges a bit more often, so you'll be seeing a little more from me again! 

Celebrate Winter

 

Hi there! In my quest to stamp more "for fun," I am playing along with another one of my favorite challenges. I never realized how much I miss just getting lost in having fun stamping...I'm always trying to "fit in" the fun stamping, well, no more...I have to have fun right?!

I made this card for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge...and it's All About Winter! What better stamp set than the Seasonal Wreaths too! I wanted a cool feeling but a little shabby too so these colors were perfect for my card. I bought this window die at the stamp show last weekend and couldn't wait to give it a go! My wreath is fussy cut and hung with a little ribbon slipped through a slit cut in the middle.

I added some more ribbon and bows, some gems, a couple of snowflakes and curled wire accents! Thanks for taking a peek at my card today...have a great weekend!

Life's Sweet Fragrance

I have been so busy lately, I haven't had any time to just play, so I decided I needed to challenge myself to just have fun and not worry about deadlines and DT projects for one day! It worked and out I came with this beauty! I'm playing along with one of my favorite challenges too...Flourishes Timeless Tuesday and you need to use a floral image...I've definitely got something to use for this one!

I don't know what your crafty obsession is, but these days for me, it's My Mind's Eye paper and Flourishes stamps. I have stacks of MME 6x6 pads and I've purchased quite a bit of the newest Flourishes stamps and haven't had the time to ink them up...and that has got to change! So, here's one from last month's release called Mother's Words of Wisdom. I colored these gorgeous flowers with my Copics and fussy cut the image by hand. It's backed by a wreath shape cut with the Spellbinders Picot Circles dies.

Although there are some great sentiments with the image set, I needed this card for another occasion, so I paired it up with this pretty sentiment from the Botanical Bookplates Vol. 1 set! I popped it up in the middle to resemble a banner.

I used some of my favorite lacey look papers from the Miss Caroline collection by MME and added soem sheer ribbon and a big bow, some pearls in pink and white and a sweet two layer butterfly topped with a pearl body!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Happy Birthday!

Hi there! I'm heading to a surprise 40th birthday party later tonight, so yesterday I sat down and played with some of my new goodies from Flourishes! I decided to use the current Timeless Tuesday Challenge too...the theme this week is a sketch! The Bring Back Beautiful theme is Spring, so it works for that too!

I scaled my card down instead of making a big and tall card, so this one is just 3"x6"! I used some pretty DCWV papers and added shades of purple and green...one of my favorite color combos!

I knew the second I saw this Magnolias stamp set that I HAD to have it! I've colored the small corner magnolia image from the set with Copics and cut it out carefully. Underneath is a corner made up of two of the magnolia leaves border image. There's some Marianne die flourishes, ribbon and a sparkly bow and lots of gems! I added some Stickles to the center of the flower too. My sentiment is from the Botanical Bookplates Vol. 1 set which is new too!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

To My Wonderful Friend!

Hi there! I have no idea where the morning went today...I've been cleaning and crafting the day away, but I forgot to tell you the great news...Hobby Lobby opened up right down the street in Hanover!!! Whoo Hoo! I'm so happy I don't have to drive 1 1/2 hours to the nearest one anymore! Yay! I was there on Wednesday right after they opened and I ran into my crafty friend Julie from Paper and Such and I heard that Janice was already there too! We'll have to meet up for some shopping and lunch sometime girls!

I have another card for you today. I began a huge clean up of my craft room and so I just had to sit down in my straightened up space and play along with my favorite challenges since I have the whole house to myself today! I used one of my favorite Flourishes sets too...Butterflies & Blossoms! I followed the Card Patterns sketch from last Saturday and three in a row elements from Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Bingo card!

I started with this pretty TCP Studio dp and added some lace, my squares and a nifty little Melissa Frances frame. I colored my butterfly with Copics and cut it out, popped it up and made it look like it's flying right in the frame! My sentiment is from the same set and it's stamped on kraft and popped up too then tied up with some rustic twine. Some pearls in the corners and Prima flowers make this one complete!

Challenges:
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #133 - Bingo - Prima Flowers, Pearls and Edge/Color Distressing
Card Patterns Sketch 130 - Sketch
CR84FN 37 - Turquoise, Light Blue and Neutral (see graphic)

Thanks for taking a peek today...have a fabulous weekend!

Grown with Love

While I was playing along with some of my favorite Flourishes challenges, I just happened to get off work early today which is Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge day, so I decided to get busy right away!

Here's my fruitful card made with the Seeds of Friendship and Berry Sweet stamp sets! The seed packet is stamped on some MME Stella & Rose Mabel Love Letters paper and matted with some blueberry colored cardstock. I actually started coloring the image on this card last month for the Farm Fresh challenge, but for whatever reason, it got set aside and then we were busy with vacation...so all I had to do was pull it out and finish it!

I added a twill pleated ribbon with my sentiment attached, some pearls on each side and a few little pearl flourishes. My banner and blueberries are popped up with pop dots for some dimension and I tied a little seam binding on the stem too!

Have a great night and I'll see you tomorrow with a post for the newest challenge in town!

Just A Note...

First, I apologize for my post being late today. We had a little emergency at our house...my son took a pretty hard hit on the lacrosse field last night, so I have been taking care of him. We ended up at the hospital for x-rays. He's going to be okay...maybe broken ribs...we'll find out this morning.

I can't believe it's my final week as a Guest Designer over at the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge. This is one of my favorite challenges and I love all the inspiration as well as the fabulous quality stamps by Flourishes! It was truly a dream to share this month with their very talented team! Thanks so much to everyone at Flourishes for the opportunity! This week brings us Silke Ledlow's sketch (shown on the left). It's a fun one with tons of possibilities!

I started with my base cut with the Spellbinders Lacey Circles die. I left the top open for my fold and cut my dp with a whole piece to cover the front. I colored my image from Flourishes Mix-N-Mugs stamp set with Copics then I added my strip of cardstock, a simple seam binding ribbon and bow and some pearls. My sentiment is from the same set and cut with the smallest die in the lacey circles set.

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to visit the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge post to see all the details for the challenge and don't forget to visit the Design Team blog posts and leave a comment as required to be eligible for the challenge prize.

Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger

I hope you'll join us too!

Plant a Seed of Friendship...

Hi there! It's week three of my Guest DT spot at the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge! This week, we're having my favorite kind of challenge...a COLOR Challenge! The colors you need to use on your project are Blue, Yellow and Brown!


For my card, I started with strips of coordinating patterned papers attached to the base of my card. Then, I pulled out two great Flourishes sets...Seeds of Friendship and I Love Roses! I know I just had yellow roses on my card last week, but I couldn't resist and it had to fit the challenge colors...so here's another yellow rose! I also added a sweet sentiment from the Butterflies and Blossoms set. I love to mix and match my sets.

There's some fun stuff going on here...zigzag stitching all around. distressing around my seed packet, a pretty seam binding bow, some pearls and a cute little birdie!

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to visit the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge post to see all the details for the challenge and don't forget to visit the Design Team blog posts and leave a comment as required to be eligible for the challenge prize.

Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger

I hope you'll join us too!

The life and love we create...

Hi there! It's week two of my Guest DT spot at the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge! Spring has Sprung is our theme, so get out those Spring flowers and put them to good use!

I couldn't resist these roses from the A Year in Flowers 2 stamp set. I love yellow roses, so I colored them with Copics, cut the image out by hand and paired it up with this beautiful overlay from a new K & Co. collection I found at J's. I stamped my sentiment from the Hearts & Flowers stamp set and cut it out with the Spellbinders Labels 8 die set...one of my favorites! I aded some fun polka dotted ribbon and a few pearls...that's it! The overlay has all the pretty detail and bling it needs!

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to visit the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday post to see all the details for the challenge and don't forget to visit the Design Team blog posts and leave a comment as required to be eligible for the challenge prize.

Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger


I hope you'll join us too!

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Guest Designer!

Hi there! Remember when I told you I had a very busy April...well, this is another reason why! I was asked by Tammy and the lovely ladies at Flourishes to join them for the Timeless Tuesday Challenges for the month of April and I would never ever say no to Flourishes! It's a dream of mine to be on a team like that!





Tammy is the hostess this week and she has chosen this fabulous circle quilt photo for us to use as our inspiration this week. You can find all the details for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #112 at the Flourishes Blog! As soon as I saw the photo, I knew I had the perfect paper for it! Here's my card...





I decided to make a pretty large card in order to use the colors of these six circles and have them all show. I'm also a fan of carousel horses (I used to collect them way back when), so I got out one of my favorite Flourishes stamps called Enjoy the Ride! I used the colors of my dp to color this dreamy little horse with Copics and added some of my favorite touches...a big, beautiful red magnolia flower and some leaves, some swirls cut from a Sizzix die and pearls at the corners. I added the finishing touch with a red pearl at the top of the pole! My sentiment is from the same Flourishes set.


Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to visit the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday post to see all the details for the challenge and don't forget to visit the Design Team blog posts and leave a comment as required to be eligible for the challenge prize.

Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger


I hope you'll join us with your take on this great inspiration photo too!

Thank You Berry Much!

I'm back with another Flourishes card! This one is for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday 100th Challenge Blog Hop! It's all about your "favorite things" for this hop and this card definitely has some of my faves ! As a matter of fact, the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge is one of my favorite things! I try to play along every week!

I love berries and "berry colors," so the Flourishes Berry Sweet set was a perfect start for me! I colored it with Copics (another favorite!) and cut it out leaving a slight border. I also used a Spellbinders die to cut out my sentiment from the same stamp set. Now, this is a small card because another one of my favorite things is to make is little cards (although I don't usually get a chance to make them)! A nice thing about the Flourishes sets is that you get a big image along with several smaller images which are perfect for smaller cards! This cards is a little Thank You note to one of my friends.

Wanna know what else are favorite things here...BoBunny papers, pearls and sheer ribbon. I don't know if you have ever noticed, but you can probably find pearls on almost all of my cards! And I do use my fair share of sheer ribbon! A girl's gotta have a little bling...right! Here' hoping you have a fabulous day and a great weekend...I'll be working!

To My Wonderful Friend

Hi there! One of my goals this year is to "play" more with my most favorite challenges...and that's what this card is all about!

I love making these 'quilted' look cards and this one is no exception. I used three different embossing folders to create my textures and added a strip of lace cut from a Spellbinders die. Then some polka dotted white ribbon and a hint of pink with this sheer ribbon. The flower image and sentiment are from Flourishes new Butterflies & Blossoms set. Pearls are the finishing touch on this one!

Challenges:
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #99 - Flowers
Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger - Photo Inspiration
City Crafter Challenge #38 - Winter White
Creative Cottage #30 - Something New (Stamp Set)
Simon Says Stamp - New Beginnings (friend's new beginning)
Prairie Fairy Fridays #43 - New Beginnings
Dutch Dare #94 - New Beginnings
Really Reasonable Ribbon #15 - Something New (stamp set) + Ribbon

Whimsy Stamps - New Digital Release Blog Hop!

Hi there! Hopefully, you made it here by way of Stephanne's blog! That means you are on the right track for the Whimsy Stamps Digital Release Blog Hop!

Whimsy Stamps is releasing new Digital Designs today from Raindrop Echo Designs, Crissy's Digis and Big Hug Creations...along with many new images (released in November) to the Meljen's Designs collection. Your first stop on this hop is the Whimsy Inspiration Blog. And...you'll want to leave some love along the way too as there will be two winners chosen from all the comments to win a digital image of their choice.

For my card, I used the new Christmas Sentiments set from Raindrop Echo Designs. I loved this image from the moment I saw it. And guess what? There are six images in the set...so imagine how easy it will be to knock out your Christmas cards, tags and gifts with these beauties! I colored it with Copics and started adding all these yummy layers to it until I decided I was done! There's some new dp, a doily, a great big snowflake (ODBD die), another felt snowflake, some ribbon, another snowflake (Martha Stewart punch) and big 'ole button to top it off! I had a lot of fun with this one!

Just so you know...the Grand Prize winner of the hop will receive 5 new digital stamps of their choice from Whimsy, and will also get a chance to use those new digital images as a guest designer for Whimsy for the entire month of December! So, what are you waiting for? Get Hopping!

There's also a brand new colored digital collection at the store. These beautifully colored images designed by Crissy Armstrong and Melissa Jenkins are great for making quick cards. Each file is JPG at 300dpi for high print quality. You can resize, flip or rotate any of these images to fit your project perfectly.

Visit the Whimsy Stamps Store to see all the new digital stamps available today and then join us again on Wednesday the 8th for a new rubber stamp release! Your next stop on the hop is Melissa's blog and I'm sure she will have something fun for you to see!

Challenges:
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #95 - Doilies
Meljen's #35 - Buttons and Bows
Fairy Fun Friday #40 - Buttons and Bows
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Buttons and Bows
Just Us Girls #61 - 3-D Embellishment

Thanks for stopping by!

Wherever you are...

Hi there - I've been busy at work these days, but I have managed to squeeze in some time to get crafty! I love this color combination and I have been wanting to use this paper for a while now. I put together the perfect combination of challenges to use them! The main focus of the card is the sentiment to go along with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge this week and I just love bows on my cards (if you haven't noticed!). Also worth mentioning is the Simon Says Challenge that is helping a very worthy cause. Here is the LINK to get more information about the Caring Hearts Card Drive.

I used one of the sentiments from Flourishes Windows to the World set, cut it out with my Spellbinders die, and inked the inside edges with Ranger Distress Tea Dye ink using a sponge blender. I made my own sentiment for the inside on the computer. I recently attended a stamp show where I purchased this Heartfelt Creations die set made by Spellbinders that included this elegant corner flourish. I cut it out twice and put them together as a frame for my sentiment. A few purple pearls add a little touch of bling. All of my edges are inked with Memento Sweet Plum.

Challenges:
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #89 - Sentiment focus
Stampin' Royalty #42 - Ribbons
Sweet Stampin' #48 - Ribbons
Our Creative Corner - Embellishments (die cut, ribbon, pearls)
Caardvarks - Inside and Out
Simon Says Challenge - Thanks

Thanks for stopping by!

Bunches of Love

Just a quick post to share this sweet little card with you. Using the Color Throwdown colors, I used a sentiment from the Flourishes Berry Sweet stamp set. As you can see, I distressed all the edges with a Heidi Swapp edge distresser and inked them up with ColorBox Chestnut Roan ink. Ranger Barn Door was used to ink up the Heidi Swapp heart and I added some berry 'bunches' and a tiny bit of lace around one of my favorite ribbons tied into a bow. I love this Graphic 45 paper too...it's very reminiscent of Fall's cozy colors.

Challenges:
Color Throwdown #114 - poppy, chocolate, pear, saffron
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #88 - Distressed and Inked Edges
Little Red Wagon #50 - Something Old (lace), Something New (berry bunches)
Crazy 4 Challenges #59 - Fall/Autumn

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Welcome Little One...

Good morning and Happy Sunday to you! Today is my birthday and I'll be announcing the winners of the blog candy and the bonus candy a little later today! You still have time to join in on the fun! (and I'm still having computer issues, so hopefully this won't affect my fun!)

It's also time for another Paper Sundaes Challenge! This weeks's theme is For Someone Little meaning a baby or child! Our fabulous sponsor is Meljen's who generously donated images for our design team to play with this week!


I chose the adorable "I Love You This Much" image which also comes with that sentiment around it, but I decided to use the image alone. I colored these sweet little teddies with copics and cut them out with a Spellbinders die. Then I layered up all these cute DCWV papers and distressed and inked all the edges with Memento Plum ink. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions Hang in There set. Don't you just love this yummy lilac hand-dyed seam binding?! You can get some yourself at Deb's Simple Treasures Etsy shop! I added a few leaves cut with my Heartfelt Creations Spellbinders dies and a couple of beautiful lilac flowers from Prima. A few Queen & Co. pearls give it a finishing touch!

Be sure to stop by the Paper Sundaes challenge blog to see what the oh so talented Design Team has to share with you today and don't forget to leave them some love too!

And, did you know Paper Sundaes is having a DESIGN TEAM CALL...click on this link to get all the details!


Other Challenges:
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #88 - Distressed and Inked Edges

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