Stampalicious - Recycle challenge

Happy Boxing Day everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends.

Today's challenge over at Totally Stampalicious is to recycle it - find something that is laying around the house or even pull it out of the trash "ewwww" and use it on your card or project.
I used a piece of cardboard that one of my Christmas gifts came in and the wheels on Gus's new truck are from tags that came on some clothing I purchased. The image and sentiment are from the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo line - called New Truck Gus.

This is also for the featured stamper challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. I cased this cute card of Leisa Janes.

I hope you will join us over at Totally Stampalicious - make sure to up load your card/project on Mr. Linky. We would love to see what you made.

Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs.. Pat

Totally Stampalicious - It's all FAUX fun

Merry Christmas -I hope you are better prepared for Christmas than I am - I have been running around in circles for days. Each year I seem to be more and more disorganized than ever. I am very pleased with myself - I did manage to get a big project finished yesterday with some help from my DH. We made Calendars for our parents - using assorted pictures from our Spain trip. Anyways - enough of that. Onto today's fun challenge at TS.

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious challenge - this week we have been asked to "FAKE IT" (ie: faux stitching, faux brads, faux metal, faux wood, faux linen etc). I used the "faux stitching" and "faux brad" techniques on my card. The "Snowmen" are from the Totally Stampalicious "Snowmen" set. I stamped the snowman once, masked it, and then stamped snowmen again. I stamped the scarfs on a textured acrylic paper and coloured with Stampin Up "more mustard" and "soft suede" markers. Pierced holes and attached the mini black brads. Faux stitched around image. I cut a strip of Kraft card stock and scored lines every 1/4 inch. Rubbed chocolate chip ink over raised ridges. Matted all panels with gemstone black card stock. Attached the Faux brads with pop dots. Used a felt Dollar Store snowflake, added Dazzling Diamonds to the snowflake, their Halo"s, the ground and some to the sky (falling snowflakes). Designer paper is from K&Company - Yuletide mat pack.

Check out what the other TS DT members have come up with to inspire you. If you make a card/project make sure to upload it to Mr. Linky from you Blog or Gallery.

This card will also work for a challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers - the Technique challenge TLC304, issued by Joan Ervin - to do Faux or Real stitching on your card.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Hugs.. Patricia Rose

Oh Christmas Tree

Happy Sunday everyone.... Time is sure flying by -- only 6 more sleeps until Christmas. I am running around in circles -- trying to get everything ready. Still trying to get the last of my Christmas card finished, only a few more to go.

I made this cute House Mouse card for several challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. The featured stamper challenge is one of my favourite challenges. Mary Rose (aka maryrose) has the honour this week. I chose to case this cute CAS card "Mackinac Inspired". I loved the layout and her awesome colouring.

This is also for the Ways to Use it #WT301 - use glitter/sparkle, the Technique challenge TLC304 - faux or real sewing and for this months Fan Club theme - be inspired by music -
"Oh Christmas Tree"

I used this adorable House Mouse image called "Mice Star". I coloured the image with water colour pencil crayons and reinkers. Water coloured over the image again using Champagne Shimmer paint. Added Diamond Stickles to the felt snowflake and to every other snowflake on the K&Company Yuletide Designer paper.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Stampalicious - Party like a Rock Star

Happy Tuesday everyone... I made this for several challenges. Totally Stampalicious's challenge this week is to keep it CLEAN AND SIMPLE. I used the Sketch layout for Splitcoast Stampers Clean and Simple challenge #CAS97 and the colours are from today's Colour challenge #CC301 - concord crush, marina mist, basic grey and neutrals of choice. PLUS this is for Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday challenge #MMTPT124 - Boisterous Bree, you're the next star of GLEE.

I will be sending this card off to a 15 1/2 year old girl named "Abby". Abby loves music, dancing and the TV show "Glee". Abby is going through aggessive Chemo treatments and we are sending our cards off to boost her spirits.

Thanks for looking,
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs.. Pat

House Mouse Gift Tags

Hello Peeps.... I made 4 sets of eight House Mouse tags to give to some girlfriends tonight. These girlfriends and I have known each other for about 45 years - we played on the same fastball team since we were 8 - 9 years old (I played ball for 35 years and some of the girls are still playing) and have kept in touch all these years. We meet every couple of months for dinner and to get caught up on each others lives. Tonight we are having a dinner and gift exchange - we were to make our gift or to purchase something that was handmade and under $10.00. I thought a set of gift tags would be perfect for the gift exchange -- hope the girls like them.

Thanks for looking,
Hugs.. Pat

Stampalicious challenge - Clean and Simple

Happy Monday everyone - it's time for another Totally Stampalicous challenge. We know that most of you are very busy at this time of year, so we are keeping it simple this week. We want to see your CLEAN AND SIMPLE cards. Which means to keep your layers and embellishments down to a minimum ( I find this very hard to do), often leaving lots of "White" space.

For the card above I used "Christmas JJ". I love this cute stamp set - it comes with two image an sentiments.

For the card below I used "New Truck Gus". I love the set as well - it comes with four humours sentiments and the one image - it is very easy to colour, and makes for some very fun masculine cards.

I stamped both of the images with Versafine Onyx black ink and clear embossed. Water coloured images. With the New Truck Gus card, I masked the image and then sponged in the sky and ground.

I hope you will come and join us over at Totally Stampalicious - check out what the other DT members have come up with to inspire you. If you join us - make sure to upload your card to Mr. Linky to your blog or gallery.

Also - Totally Stampalicious is on the lookout for Guest Designers and they'll be making their selection from all the people that play in the challenges.

My "New Truck Gus" card also works for the Technique Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers
#TLC303 - sponging.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Wishing you a Peaceful Merry Christmas

Happy Sunday everyone... Here is a card I made for one of my favourite challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers - the Featured Stamper challenge. Today Lisa (aka LisaADD) has been given this honour. I chose to case this CAS Christmas card called " Just a little Christmas Note". I love Chickadee's - we have them feeding in our backyard feeders right now.

This bird image is from "My Heart Stamps for You" - Plate #162. I water coloured them image, clear embossed the ornament and added Diamond Stickles to the snow. I dotted the bg with glue and applied the glitter for falling snow. Matted image and white base panel with chocolate chip. Sewed edges with brown thread. Stamped sentiment with versafine onyx black ink and clear embossed. Image panel is popped up. This was a fairly quick card for me to make :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Two more Christmas cards finished :)

Hope you are all having a wonderful week... Time is sure flying by, Christmas will be here before we know it... I am busy trying to get a few more Christmas cards done.

The stamp I used on the first card is from Hero Arts - called "Collage Merry and Bright" - I really like this image and it is quick and easy to use... I stamped it with Versafine black ink and clear embossed. I stamped the kraft base card with Stampin Up's sanded backgrounder and clear embossed. Matted the image with red and black. Sewed the edges. The strip of dp is from K&Company - Yuletide pack. Sponged all edges. Assembled card and tied on ribbon...



I love these adorable little House Mouses - this image is called 'Peppermint Pals". I coloured image with watercolour pencil crayons and the used Champagne shimmer paint to paint over top of image with aquapainter. I finally used my Martha Stewart candy border punch.

Thanks for stopping in,

Happy Stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas

Happy Tuesday everyone.... We are having a very wet, windy day here on the west coast... It is another inside day today, I am hoping to get more of my Christmas cards done and mailed out and possibly start some Christmas baking.

Here is a card I made for several challenges - Mothermark's Teapot challenge #MMTPT123, Splitcoast Stampers colour challenge #300 - and we are to pick one of the previous challenges - I chose CC245 - Always artichoke, real red and chocolate chip - my desert option is "charms".

This is also for the House Mouse Monday challenge #84 - Christmas theme and to use a charm on your card. And for my layout I used Midnight Madnesses sketch #MMSC84.

This sweet image is from Stampabilities - House Mouse - Peppermint Pals. Image was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and clear embossed on water colour paper. I coloured the image with water colour pencil crayons - I painted the image with Stampin Up champagne shimmer mist to give it a shimmer. I used Stampin Up crystal effects on the peppermint candies. .

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Wrap It Up - Stampalicious Style

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious Blog challenge. It's Christmas time and that means (for most of us crafters anyways) that we are scrambling to get those last-minute hand-made gifts done. So now is your chance. Today we have been asked to "Wrap it Up"- to make a gift box, bag topper, gift basket - what ever you are putting a gift in.

Here is my take on the challenge. I wrapped up a tin of yummy English Toffee Cappuchinno hot beverage drink mix. The image and sentiment are from the "Attitude Ruby" set - a newly released stamp set in the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo Line.


I stamped the image using Versafine onyx black ink and clear embossed. Water coloured image with Tombow Markers. Made it into a tag. Punched out the flowers using a Sizzex flower die, embossed the flowers with Swiss Dot EF. Stamped the sentiment and punched it out. Glued it to the flower center.

I hope you will join us over at the TS Blog. Check out what the other talented DT members have come up with to inspire you. If you do join us, make sure to leave us a link to your blog or gallery on Mr. Linky....

Thanks for stopping in,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

SCS and Stampalicious challenge

Hello.... I combined the featured stamper challenge FS200 over at Splitcoast Stampers

and last Monday's Totally Stampalicious challenge - "anything goes" with this card.

I cased this sweet card of Beth's (aka "myprecious") SWEET CELEBRATION'S. Beth was featured stamper #FS03 - we were to pick a previous FS from the past 199 featured stampers - preferably one that we had never cased before.

I used this adorable image called "Cupcake JJ" from the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo line. Image was water coloured using Tombow markers.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Vintage Santa

Happy Sunday Everyone.... I wanted to share this card with you... I made it for a couple of Splitcoast Stamper challenges. I used last weeks sketch layout #SC309 and today's featured stamper challenge - #FS200 - A time for reflection. We were to choose a previous Featured stamper from the past 199 FS's. Preferably one that we had not cased before. I chose to case FS#190 - Sallie (aka hobbydujour). This is the card I cased - called "Vintage Santa". The Santa image is from Inkadinkado.

I stamped the image with Versafine Vintage Sepia and clear embossed. Only coloured Santa's cheeks with a Tombow Marker.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Inspired Christmas Tree

I made this card for two challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. Queen for the Day challenge #QFTD37 - Kathy aka (CAKath) was given the bejeweled crown to wear. Plus today's Inspiration challenge #IC261 - Bronner's Christmas Wonderland. I used this

"Shabby Christmas" card of Kathy's and this

Christmas tree from Bronner's Christmas Wonderland Store

as the inspiration for my card.

The Christmas tree image is from Inkadinkado - Holiday words set. The

snowflakes that are stamped on the Kraft base card are from Stampin Up's

Christmas punch set.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat