FS222, C4C86, JUST FOR YOU

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Here is my card for today's featured stamper challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Jo (aka Reddyisco) has this weeks honor. Plus this is for the challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenges - May Flowers. My image is from Clear Dollar stamps - Everyday jar-gon set and the sentiment is from Stampin Up's Fresh cut set. I cased this cute CAS card of Jo's. I tried to keep it a clean and simple card, but find it very difficult to do.

Thanks for stopping in,

Hugs Pat

Thinking of You

Happy Saturday everyone... I love how this card turned out :)

It is for a few challenges - Splitcoast Stampers Queen for the Day #QFTD59, Inspiration challenge #IC283, April fan club theme - shapess #CT0411 and I am putting it in the
Crazy 4 Challenges challenge #C4C86 - May Flowers.

I cased this beautiful card of Faith's (aka markie's mom) . My bird image is from Martha Stewarts "Bird - Clear Stamps" set. Water coloured image with Stampin Up reinkers. Cuttle bugged the silver metallic paper with Square Lattice folder. Sentiment is from Stampin Up's Bird on a branch set.

Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs.. Pat

Best Friends Forever

Happy Tuesday.... Here is a cute card I made today - it is for three challenges. Totally Stampalicious's challenge this week is to make a card or project for that extra special friend in our life (your cat, dog, sibling, spouse can count as your BFF). I used the sketch layout from Crazy 4 Challenges C4C80. Plus I used this weeks Splitcoast Stampers colour challenge CC316 - Marina Mist, Certainly Celery and Baja Breeze. The cute image is from Totally Stampalicious - Best Bud Brats in their Bugaboo Line. Image was coloured with Stampin Up and Tombow Markers. The sentiment is from Studio G, designer paper from DCWV. Card stock from Stampin Up. Thanks for stopping by, Happy Stamping and Creating, Hugs.. Pat

Valentine's Day Shmalentine's Day

Hello.... Here is a card that I made for several challenges... As most of you know I am no longer on the design team for Totally Stampalicious, but I did have a heads up on what today's challenges was going to be - Use at least three HEARTS on your card or project... As you can see mine does have a lot more than that :)

I also made this for the featured stamper challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Lori Boyd (3bugs&me) has the honor this week. I cased this adorable card "Noelle Baby Bud". She used a sweet little baby girl and I used this old girl, "Stella - from the "Stupid Cupid" set.

Also, this is for the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge C4C73 - to make a Valentine's Day card.

Thanks for stopping in,
Happy Stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

FS209, Happy Valentine's Day

It's time for one of my favorite challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. Lori Boyd (3bugs&me) has this weeks honor. The adorable image I used was drawn by Lori Boyd herself - she drew this image for the "Help for Katie" fundraiser. Katie Renz was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer, she has a loving husband and three young boys. Katie is a fellow fellow crafter and is loved within the crafting community. You can read Katie's story on her own blog HERE.
This is the adorable card of Lori's that I cased "For Mommy".

This also for the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge #C4C73 - to make a Valentine's day card.

Thanks for stopping in,
Happy stamping and creating,'

Hugs.. Pat

MMTPT131, Thinking of you

Happy Tuesday every... Here is my card for Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT131. This weeks destination is for Cindy's very own niece - Shari - who has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. For details on this challenge go Here.

The Bowl of Cherries digital image is from a fund raiser by Jak Heath - for Katie Renz - who is battling Stomach cancer. The image was drawn by Kim Teasdale - Lovin from the oven.

The layout I used is from Crazy 4 Challenges - #C4C71.

Thanks for looking,

Hugs.. Pat

HAVING A RRRUFF DAY?

Happy Tuesday everyone - it's time for another Teapot Tuesday challenge given - Bad dogs, Bad dogs, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?? Confused go HERE or HERE for more information. The destination for our cards this week is to Alex, a Miami police officer who was injured in the line of fire.

The is also for Technique challenge #TLC308 - to use silhouettes on your card or project.

I am also entering this in the Crazy 4 Challenges - challenge #C4C70 - to use flower soft
on your card/project. My grass is green Flower Soft... :)

Dogs and sentiment are from Inkadinkado = dogs clear stamp set. Striped dp is Cloud9Designs - "Dog Stripes". Blue card stock is Marina Mist from Stampin Up.

Thanks for stopping in,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Welcome Little One

Happy Sunday everyone... Here is a card I made for the Featured Stamper challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.... I have never seen Sarah's (aka CriminalGrace) gallery before. Here gallery is full of beautiful CAS cards to case... I chose this cute little baby card "Welcome Little One". I used this adorable image from Penny Black called "In a Nutshell". The image was water coloured with Stampin Up reinkers. The sweet pink polka dot dp is from Bo Bunny.

I am also entering this in the challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenges #C4C64 - to have circles on your card or project, (in the stamped image, on the designer paper, embossed circles, punched circles, die cut circles). As you can see I have lots of circles on my card.

Thanks for stopping in,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Stampalicious Challenge - Paper Piecing

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious Challenge - this weeks challenge is PAPER PIECING. I chose to use this cute Totally Stampalicious "Willameana" image and sentiment for my paper piecing.

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I stamped the image three times. Twice onto water colour paper and once onto the "Amuse" checked designer paper. I coloured the Santa list on the bottom image and only her head on the other. Cut out the coloured head, and from the dp stamped image her headband and pj's. On the pj's I used a SU Regal Rose marker and a white gel pen to colour part of the collar and zipper and pockets, plus the headband was coloured with Regal Rose marker. I cut out a piece of dp for the floor and drew in some lines with a Prisma colour pencil crayon and smudge the lines to make it look like a hardwood floor. Willameana's head and pj's are popped up. I added the little flower rhinestones to her headband and to the little wooden Teddy bears belly. Added Fruit Punch Stickles her collar, pockets, headband and to the trees on the DP. The designer paper is from My Minds Eye - Colourful Christmas.

Below is a card I made for today's CAS sketch challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. The mug and sentiment are from Totally Stampalicious's "Coffee Brawd" set. I paper pieced the mug, I stamped the sentiment onto Shrinky Dink and heated it in the oven. Cut out the mug with exacto knife, tied on the sentiment.

I hope you will come and join us over at Totally Stampalicious, make sure to check out what the other DT members have come up with to inspire you. If you do decide to play in the challenge - make sure to leave a link to you blog or online gallery on Mr. Linky.

I am also entering the first card on this post "Willameana" into the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge #C4C63 - to make a Christmas card or project....

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy stamping and creating

Hugs.. Pat

Crazy 4 Blitzen's

Happy Sunday --- It's time for one of my favourite challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers... the Featured Stamper challenge - and today's FS is

Angela Thomas aka "jellybean74"

and her blog is

"Sparkle and Bling"

I absolutely love Angela's style - she loves whimsical images and bright colours, her colouring is amazing.... I chose to case this cute "Bella" card called "Simple Pleasures". I love the image, bright colours and layout.

For my card I used this fun image called "Christmas JJ" from Totally Stampalicious's Bugaboo line. I stamped JJ onto water colour paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink and then clear embossed. Water coloured image with Tombow Markers. Used nestability to cut out the white acrylic textured paper, sponged around the nestiblity with Regal Rose ink to make the pink frame, I hand cut the black matting to match the nesty shape. I cut JJ out and placed her on top of the white acrylic panel. Added Pink Stickles around image and onto the CB sentiment tag. On the pink center panel I used a Martha Stewart polkadot background stamp - inked stamp up with versa mark ink and stamped onto textured pink paper and clear embossed dots. Embossed the My Minds Eye Dp with snowflake folder.

I am also entering this in the Crazy 4 Challenges #C4C63 - to make a Christmas card or project.

Thanks for stopping in,

Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs.. Pat

A Visit From Santa

I am a little late uploading this card to my blog.... Life gets so busy sometimes....
I made this for Splitcoast Stampers Virtual Stamp Night challenge NOV10VSNA - challenge to make a Christmas card with Non traditional colours - no RED and no Greens... I used Kraft, Brown and Blues... I purchased this fabulous vintage Santa image from Inkadinkado at Michael's earlier this year for only $5.00 - how lucky was that!!!!!
Inked up the stamp with Stampin Up's basic brown ink, stamped onto water colour paper and then clear embossed. Only coloured his cheeks with Blush Blossom Marker. Matted image with Kraft and Not Quite Navy card stock. The Dp is from My Minds Eye - open sleigh. I crumpled up the Dp to distress it, matted it with Kraft and Not Quite Navy. Sponged and distressed all edges, Sewed edges of both panels. Tied ribbon around base panel, popped up Santa panel . I am really pleased with how this turned out..

I am also entering this into the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge #C4C63 - to make a Christmas card or project....

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Sweet House Mouse Daisies for You my Friend

Happy Tuesday everyone..... I made this adorable House Mouse "Spring Blossoms" card for a few challenges.... Over at Splitcoast Stampers - Cindy (Mothermark) has given us out Teapot Tuesday challenge #MMTPT119 - Daisy, Delilah, Lou and a blue canoe .

We were to make a card/project with some Daisies on it, our card destination is the Lighthouse Hospice. We are sending out cards there so that the Chaplain "Bonnie Conner" can give them to the their Hospice patients to brighten their day as well as lift the spirits of family members who are overwhelmed for caring for their loved ones.

Plus I have made this for this weeks House Mouse and Friends challenge #82 - to make a Friend card. I think this cute little mouse card would be perfect to give to a friend.

And I am entering this in the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge C4C62 - issued by Cindy Haffner to make a square card.. I love making square cards :)

I stamped this adorable House Mouse image "Spring Blossoms" with versafine onyx black ink onto water colour paper and clear embossed. Coloured image with Prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. Outlined image with Tombow Marker. Yellow Daisy designer paper is from K&Company - Daisy - I have had this in my stash for a long time... It worked perfectly for my card. The ribbon is from Martha Stewart - Piped Nylon 3/8" - Calla Lily. Image and dp are matted with Stampin Up Chocolate Chip cardstock. Base card is 5"x5".

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs... Patricia

Thinking of you my Deer

Hello everyone... Just sitting here in my warm and cozy Craft room - boy oh boy is it every miserable outside.... and I have to go out in about an hour to have my eyes tested.

I made this card yesterday for two challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers - TLC298 - stamping with water and the CAS92 Clean and Simple colour challenge - soft pink, old olive, Kraft, white and the optional colour marina mist.
Plus I am entering this in the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge C4C62 - issued by Cindy Haffner to make a square card.

I sponged the blue, pink and green onto water colour card stock. Sprayed the back of the tree and deer (from Stampin Up's Nature Silhouettes set) images with water and stamped over the sponged bg. Dried with heat gun. Coloured the backs of the images with markers and stamped on dried card stock - just a little bit off of the water stamped image. Sprayed the back of the Sanded backgrounder with water and stamped around the image and then heat dried panel. I stamped a piece of Kraft card stock with the Sanded backgrounder using Versafine Sepia Ink. Cut two cross slits in the middle of the panel and tore out the circle. Sponged the edges with Ranger distress ink - walnut. Placed deer image behind circle and sewed edges. Sponged edge of white 4x4 square base card with Ranger walnut ink.

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Hugs..

Stampalicious & C4C challange card - Pimp my Ride

Happy Stampalicious Monday everyone.... Hope you all had a great Halloween, my DH and I were lucky to have three our of four of our sweet Grand daughters stop by and show us their adorable costumes :)

Today's Totally Stampalicious challenge is to use a red bow somewhere on your card or project. As you can see - I only have a teeny tiny red bow ... but I DO have a red bow :)

I used the new "Pimp my Ride Stella" and sentiment from the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo line. Stella was stamped on water colour paper and coloured with Tombow markers. I cut out the image and placed it over the oval (snowflake embossed) panel. I added Stampendous Crystal Snow to the ground and under the sentiment. I added Crystal effects to Stella's glasses. The DP is from My Mind's Eye. I punched out three Real REd 1/2" circles and put clear acrylic circles over top.

I used the sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges.

I hope you will join us over at Totally Stampalicious. Check out what the other DT have come up with to inspire you. Make sure to leave us a link to your Blog or gallery on Mr. Linky.

Patricia

Happy Birthay Ms. Eula

Hello everyone... here is a card I made for a few challenges on Splitcoast Stampers - Teapot Tuesday Challenge #MMTPT109, Ways to Use it - WT285 (Photo) and SCS Fan Club Theme - (Faux What) and also for the Crazy 4 Challenges blog challenge - #C4C52 - to use lattice on your card. I will be sending this card to Eula Cousins who is turning 108 years young - for more information on her - read HERE . Another challenge was to use a photo on you card - I took the picture of the rose in my garden. I scored the blue textured bg paper in the diamond shape to match the fence in the picture. I cut a piece of acetate and stamped the sentiment (from Stampin Up - Well Scripted set) using Stazon jet black. Pierced around the card and faux stitched using a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs Pat

Monica's gift

Happy Monday everyone... I made this clean and simple card for several challenges... Over at Splitcoast Stampers - today's CAS challenge is to use embossing on your card and last Friday
Sabrina (aka Cook22) was honoured as Queen for the Day #17. I cased this cute little Christmas card. At House Mouse and Friends they are having a surprise party for one of their DT members - America Kuhn - her birthday was July 4th - so the challenge is to make a birthday card in her honour. And over at Crazy 4 Challenges they have a colour challenge - use RED, WHITE & BLACK on your card or project.
The adorable House Mouse image is called "Monica's gift". I stamped the image in versafine onyx black ink and clear embossed. Coloured image with Stampin Up reinkers, Tombow markers and Stampin up markers.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Seeing Spots

Hello everyone... I have just returned from a three day motorcycle trip - My husband and I, plus two of our friends covered approximately 900 kilometers - and saw some amazing scenery and drove on some of the best rated roads for motorcycle trips in British Columbia.

I made this card for this weeks Totally Stampalicious challenge - anything FOOD related- as long as it has anything to do with food - image, sentiment or both. I used the image and one of the sentiments from the 'JJ Cook" stamp set. I love this image and the fun sentiments.

This also qualifies for two challenges on the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog.. I used sketch #C4C43 and this weeks challenges was to use two or more ribbons on your card/project. I have the pretty little pink ribbon and the faux pleated, bubble wrap stamped ribbon across the center of my card.

Plus this is for this weeks Splitcoast Stampers Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT101 - issued by Cindy "Mothermark" - to bring lots of spots.... 42,000 of them.

I stamped JJ Cook and the sentiment with Stampin Up classic black on water colour paper and clear embossed. I water coloured the image with Stampin Up reinkers and Tombow Markers. Clear embossed her glasses and the wine glass. I inked up some bubblewrap with Stampin Up regal rose and stamped it onto the white base card and stamped a few extra pieces of white paper to use at a later time. I also bubblewrap stamped some of the blue card stock, which I used for the one panel and photo corners. I made the faux pleated ribbon using a strip of the stamped regal rose paper. I applied liquid pearls to the K&C dp and to the scalloped border. Assembled card, attached the pink ribbon and Stampin Up Filigree brad.

Thanks for stopping by..
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs -- Pat

Snips and Snails

Happy Monday everyone... Sorry this is late but Blogger was having technical troubles and I could not upload my image... It is time for another Totally Stampalicious Blog challenge - today's challenge is to use Blue and Yellow on your card or project - any shades. I used this adorable image and sentiment "Sean with Flower " - a Bugaboo Brat image that Totally Stampalicious Store has turned into a clear acrylic stamp. Image was coloured with prismacolour pencil crayons and gamsol, plus I used markers to colour his hair and the strips on his t-shirt. I made the blue background panel from white card stock. I score the lines diagonally to match the yellow patterned paper, next I ran my Tempting Turquoise ink pad across the paper several times. I cut out the dp and close to cocoa matting with the Top note die and the oval sentiment and matting with nestabilities, sponged all edges. Made the pleated brown ribbon and sewed all edges and ribbon. Sentiment panel and Sean are popped up.

This card will also qualify for Crazy 4 Challenges - to add pleats to your card, plus Splitcoast Stampers Free for All #F4A15 - to make a card for a man or boy and today's Technique challenge - to make a card using your favourite technique and to make it personal. My favorite technique is gamsol magic and I love to sew on my cards. For the personal side - I am sending this card off to a little boy who is having chemo treatments (one of the ladies on SCS - nephew).

I hope you will join us over at Totally Stampalicious Blog - please make sure to check out what the other DT members have come up with to inspire you.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy stamping and creating...

Hugs... Pat

Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop

Welcome to one of our most EXCITING releases Ever!! As most of you may have heard by now, TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS has teamed up with Jodie Mackrell of Bugaboo Stamps!!

Above adorable image from Bugaboo is called "Sean" - is he the cutest.

They are thrilled to be taking some of their favourite Bugaboo, critters, kids and characters and turning them into RUBBAH!!! Plus they have added a few sentiments to the main images that you are going to love. Just to keep you on the up and up, please know that if you are interested in the Digi images, they are only available at Bugaboo Stamps and are NOT part of the Totally Stampalicious Digi Promotion!!!


Totally Stampalicious have EIGHT brand new stamps set to share with you this release and they will be available at 10PM EST at the Totally Stampalicious Store.


So are you ready for a bit of a sneak peek?? This sweet little girl is called
Desiree. I coloured her with Martha Stewart markers, glitter pens and prisma colour pencil crayons. Cut out image with Nestability. I used the sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges.



If you are just arriving here and want to join in the hop, start at the Totally Stampalicious Blog. If you are already hopping you should have just come from Joycelyn's Blog. Next blog you hop to is Becky's Blog . Hope you are enjoying the Bugaboo blog hop and see all the cute and fun images...


Totally Stampalicious is offering up THREE prizes that will be drawn randomly from all the Blog Hop-ees so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment for your chance to win!


The prizes are as follows:
1st - $25.00 Stampalicious Gift Certificate
2nd- 2 Bugaboo Stamp Sets of Choice
3rd- 1 Bugaboo Stamp Set of Choice

The blog hop will end at 9PM EST Friday and winners will be announced Sunday Night. Just in case you get lost along the way you can find the Blog hop list Here.


Thanks for hopping by,
Happy Stamping and Creating

hugs.. Pat

Speedy and Kittie Kat - Best Friends

Happy Tuesday everyone... As usual I have combined several challenges in this one card. Splitcoast Stampers colour challenge CC266- Blush Blossom, Cameo Coral, Ruby Red, Neutrals - white or vanilla, desert option is Creamy caramel or Close to Cocoa. I used last weeks sketch SC275, Teapot Tuesday challenge - hosted by Kelly (Schirmcat) - We are honouring Faith - Hostess with the mostest... she has almost 100,000 comments/posts on SCS. - For more on the story check HERE. This also qualifies for the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge #C4C32 - use 1 ribbon, 2 buttons/brads and three punches.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs... Pat