Thinking of You

Happy Sunday everyone.... my favourite challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers is the featured stamper challenge... I am so happy to see that Pat Smether's one of the sweetest and nicest ladies has been chosen for this honour.... here is the card I cased. Make sure to check out her amazing gallery (patsmethers), full of wonderful works of heart.
This is an image of my youngest son "Guy" - he was about 6 years old at the time - we were at a Rodeo in Falkland, British Columbia... he is looking a little sad in this picture..
I made the faux leather background - stamped the paisleys and flowers in versa mark ink onto More Mustard card stock and then clear embossed them.. Next I overstamped the whole panel in versamark ink and clear embossed again. Base card is Barely Banana, next is black and then the faux leather panel.. Matted the image with black - all edges were distressed and sewed. I stamped the sentiment, cut it out and clear embossed it. Assembled card. Cut a strip of black leather and attached Armadillo concho and the two silver brads. Finished inside of card.
Enjoy you day in the spotlight Pat Smethers...

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Happy Stamping and Creating.

Hugs... Pat

Thinking of You

Happy Sunday everyone.... I finally got to play today..... I combined a couple of challenges... The Featured Stamper challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.... "Vera" is today's FS - #161 and so deserving of this honour... Plus I used Our Creative Corners sketch for my layout. Here is the adorable baby card that I cased. The adorable giraffe image is from Clear Dollar Stamps - called "Patchpal Giraffe". I water coloured the image with Stampin Up reinkers. Cut out the image, made the background from the dp. Matted all panels with real red. Rounded corners on large red panel and dp panel. Used large scalloped border punch for the middle strip. Attached cream coloured ribbon and red brads. Sewed all edges. Sewed on the red heart button flower. Added Diamond stickles to the dp. Stamped sentiment (Fiskars - Just between Friends) on lower left panel in Real Red ink. I made this for Clear Dollars Stamps challenge C1C8 - Be square and Crazy 4 Challenges - paper piercing... I pierced all four corners of base cream coloured card.

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Happy stamping and creating...

Hugs - Pat

Howdy Friend

Happy Tuesday.... I created this card for Splitcoast Stampers colour challenge #CC256 - crushed curry, bravo burgundy and basic grey, plus Mothermark (Cindy's) Teapot Tuesday challenge and Our Creative Corner challenge - Music. Here is Cindy's Teapot Story.
The teapot ladies are off to California to help Alicia's little brother Curt - to encourage him in his career as a stunt cow or help him find another career more suited to his small stature.
I have found this cute little singing cowboy "Kyle" to give Curt some singing lessons. I figure if he gets good enough - he may even try out for American Idol.

I received this cute little cowboy image from a good friend "Pat Smethers" - it is made by Sutter Enterprises. I water coloured the image and cut it out. Tied on the little piece of string. Base card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. I stamped a 5" square piece of grey card stock with paisleys and flowers with black ink. Next I dotted the paisley's and flowers and drew in some lines - this is called the Faux Bandana technique. I cut the square into 4 smaller squares, matted with white, burgundy and crushed curry. I layered a piece of vellum over top and sewed edges. Next I stamped another piece of vellum with the desert scene (Local King Rubber Stamp) using Stazon jet black, I tore the upper and lower edges, next I tore 3 more strips of vellum, sponged all edges with black and layered over top of base panel. Sewed edges. Stamped the "Howdy" sentiment three times across the bottom. I had these two wooded cactus and the silver skull hardware in my stash... I glued on cactus and attached the skull (Has prongs on the back of it). Popped up the cowboy image - finished... I am very happy with how this turned out...

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Happy Stamping and creating.

Hugs - Pat

Happy hello

I made these two Clean and Simple cards for the CAS #52 challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. A sketch challenge - were were to be inspired by this cute card by kmahany.

For the "Happy Hello" card - the flower and sentiment are from Fiskars - "Just between Friends". I first stamped the flower in Summer Sun and then rock n rolled it into Pumpkin Pie ink. Cut out the flowers and attached the bright yellow buttons. I just purchased the large scalloped "ek success" embossed curve edger punch today from Michael's (used my 50% discount coupon). I cut a smaller white panel and placed my flowers and ribbon onto it. Popped up the panel. The sentiment is stamped with Pumpkin Pie ink... I am very happy with how this one turned out.




For the "oh HAPPY day! card - I stamped the flower/square image (Kolette Hall $1.50 stamp) with stazon jet black ink. I turned the stamp in three different directions. Water coloured the square with Blush Blossom ink, coloured the flower with Prisma colour pencil crayon - terra cotta and blended with gamsol. Added the 1/2 black pearls. The textured gingham paper is from DCWV - Farmers Market. I cut a strip of Blush Blossom and used my Stampin Up scalloped border punch across the bottom, layered gingham over- top. Stamped sentiment (Fiskars - Just between Friends) with Stazon Jet Black ink. Made and little black satin bow and glued on. I pleased with this one as well.

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Happy stamping and creating.

Hugs - Pat

Happy Hello

A Happy Hello to all of you.... I just love this adorable Magnolia image "Tilda with Sunflower". I coloured her with Prisma Colour Pencil Crayons and Gamsol. I used the sketch from "Just Magnolia Challenge Blog". Plus I used this weeks colour challenge CC242 from Splitcoast Stampers (black, kraft and Mambo Melon or Cameo Coral).

Recipe:

Stamps - Magnolia - Tilda with Sunflower, Fiskars - Between Friends
Ink - Stazon Jet Black
Paper - Kraft, Black, Mambo Melon, Water Colour, Paper Pizzaz
Accessories - sewing machine, Primas, brads, button brad, piercing tool, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dot embossing folder, oval nestabilities, ribbon, Stampin Up window punch, pop dots, white gel pen, Prisma Colour Pencil Crayons, gamsol, blending stumps.

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Hugs... Pat Rose