House Mouse Country Christmas

I just had to share this adorable House Mouse - Country Christmas card I made yesterday.. I haven't been playing with my HM images very much lately... and I absolutely love working with them. I made this for yesterday's technique challenge #TLC 295 over at Splitcoast Stampers - to make it shimmer. Plus Our Creative Corners challenge - to use at least three different embellishments.

I stamped the House Mouse image "Peppermint Pals " with Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear embossed. Inked up my acrylic block with Stampin Up Soft Sky ink and stamped over top of image. Stamped snowflakes on the background. Coloured image with Water colour pencil crayons and Tombow Markers. Next I applied Stampin Up Champagne Shimmer Mist with aqua painter. Applied Crystal Effects to the candies. Matted image with Forest Green card stock and a Kraft scalloped rectangle. I have had the Designer papers in my stash for a long time - not sure who made them. Made the base panel, Sewed edges. Attached the gingham ribbon. Punched out Martha Stewart Leaf springs, attached behind image panel. Tied the string bow and glued on. Applied Liquid applique for the snow. Image panel is popped up.. I sponged edges with Riding hood red ink.
I am very happy with how this turned out...

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

On Blitzen

Happy Sunday everyone.... I made this card for the Featured Stamper challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers FS193 Laurie Zoellmer (aka imamuttnut) and for this weeks challenge over at Our Creative Corners - to use at least three different embellishments. It also qualifies for the challenge over at Mark's Finest Papers to use faux or real stitching on your card/project.

Plus I am introducing a new Totally Stampalicious image from their Bugaboo line called "Christmas JJ".

Here is the card of Laurie's that I cased called "Tote-ally Tess". I changed the image and placement of the sentiment, the colours, added sewing and several embellishments to my card.

I stamped JJ with versafine onyx black ink and clear embossed. Water coloured her with Tombow Markers and Stampin Up reinkers. Added crystal effects to her eye glasses and wine glass. Cut out image. I stamped the sentiment on white card stock. Cut out oval and Bravo Burgundy oval matting with Nestabilities. Attached sentiment with brads. I cut the back off of the mini reindeer button. Applied Crystal effects over the sentiment and placed the reindeer into the CE. I had the tree sticker for a long time - I cut out some matching dp and placed it behind the tree cut out portion. Sewed panels and assembled card....

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Totally Stampalicious - "Thankful" challenge

First of all I want to let you know that

TOTALLY STAMPALICOUS

is having a

NEW RELEASE and BLOG HOP

Thursday, OCT 7th @ 9:00 PM EST

Be there- you don't want to miss this one!!

Plus, there will be more stuff that will be given away!!!

Today "Totally Stampalicious" is challenging us to make a thankful card or project as our Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner (October 11th). I used "Farmer Hawg" and one of the fun sentiments from this set. I coloured the (digi) image with Prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. The designer paper is from Recollections "Autumn" pack. I cut out two extra pumpkins and one crow from the dp. Added the crow to the fence beside Farmer Hawg and dry embossed the pumpkins to give them a rounded look. I tied on the wooden "corn cob" with raffia... All edges were stitched and all three panels are popped up.

I used Sketch #SC300 from Splitcoast Stampers - they are celebrating their 300th sketch and have many, many very generous sponsors - and Totally Stampalicious is proud to be one of them. Check out more on the sketch challenge HERE.


This also qualifies for Our Creative Corners challenge - this week they have a colour challenge -Cajun Craze, Old Olive, More Mustard, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla.

I hope you will join us over at TOTALLY STAMPALICOUS, make sure to check out what the other DT members have come up with to inspire you....

Thanks for stoppin' in,

Hugs.. Pat

Totally Stampalicous Monday challenge - celebrating birthdays

Happy Monday everyone.. it is time for another fun and Totally Stampalicious challenge. Today we are celebrating birthdays - so go ahead an make a card or project with a birthday theme. Make sure to upload it Mr. Linky...
I used Cafe Scarlette for my main image and the sentiment is from Sweet Birthday Kids.
Make sure to check out all the wonderful eye candy the Totally Stampalicious DT came up with to inspire you.

This card also qualifies for the challenge over at Our Creative Corner - to use red, white, black and green on your card.

Plus this is for several challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers... For Featured Stamper #FS180 - 1busymomof2 (Latisha Yoast) I cased the beautiful card of her's Retail Therapy
and I combined it with several challenges from SCS Dare to Get Dirty Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and Creating

Hugs, Pat

Totally Stampalicious - Splash of Red

It is time for another Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge. This weeks challenge is to use a splash of RED on your card or project... I think I went a little overboard with the red :)
You can use whatever other colours you want but we want to see your splash of red.
There is a prize up for grabs this week - one of the new TS stamp sets being released this Thursday, July 15th and it has something to do with the colour red.

Be sure to join us over at Totally Stampalious for our blog hop and release Thursday, July 15th. As always there will be FABULOUS PRIZES up for grabs and you will see what stamp set you could win by playing in this weeks challenge

I used this fun image from Totally Stampalicious called "Gus and Stella". I love the fun image and humorous sentiments that come with this stamp set...

This card qualifies for the challenge over at Our Creative Corners - get corky. The background panel is cork - I drew in the vines and heart flowers with my Tombow Markers.
It is also for two challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers - Queen for the Day #QFTD16 (Dorothy aka etsdas) - Here is her fun Anniversary card that I cased. Plus todays technique challenge - #TLC281 - embossing on embossing.

I stamped Gus and Stella with Versafine Onyx black ink and clear embossed. Water coloured with Tombow Markers. Clear embossed their glasses. Stamped the sentiment and punched out with Stampin Up window punch - edged the sentiment with red marker. Matted image with real red and chocolate chip, rounded corners with large corner rounder. Stamped bottom sentiment on real red cardstock and clear embossed. Stamped mesh pattern overtop of sentiment with versamark ink and clear embossed. Dry embossed with Swiss dot folder. Punched scalloped border on the red and brown bottom strip. Image panel is popped up. Base card is cream next is chocolate chip, real red and then the cork panel.

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

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

You Make my Heart Happy

Happy Monday everyone.... I made the flower panel of this card yesterday at my local stamp store "Crafty Capers". The very uber talented "Marie Browning" was teaching classes on using Tombow Markers. I was so impressed on how easy it was to make different images/shapes with the Towbow markers..
I wanted to play in yesterdays Splitcoast Stampers - Featured Stamper challenge - Debbie (aka debbiemom23cs) has the honor this weeks. Here is the pretty card "Sympathy to my friend" that I cased.
I used Our Creative Corners sketch for my layout.

I absolutely love how this card turned out. Only three colours of Tombow Markers were used
{#158 - dark olive, #620 - lilac and #603 - periwinkle} to make the lavender flowers.
The sentiment is "Sentiments Cling Stamp". Below is a close up of the image/sentiment panel.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.... Pat

Live with passion....

Happy Sunday everyone.... I made this card for several challenges... I used Our Creative Corners sketch for my layout. This is also for Splitcoast Stampers Featured stamper challenge --- today we are honouring Nikki (aka NCSUnikki) here is the beautiful card of Nikki's that I cased.

I used Michelle Zindorf's technique on my card - here is her tutorial that I used to colour/stamp my flower. I used three different Stampin Up stamp sets to make my card - Inspired by Nature - sentiment, Baroque Motifs - background flourish and the flower is from Fifth Avenue Floral.

Thank you for stopping by,

Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs... Pat

Happiness Is....

Happy Friday everyone... Here is a fairly quick card I made this morning.. The Happy Harmony flowers and sentiment were stamped along time ago.. I was so very happy to use it this morning. This week over at Splitcoast Stampers the challenge today was to celebrate May Day and use flowers/blossoms on your card. This also qualifies for Our Creative Corners challenge to use blossoms. I used the Sketch from Splitcoast Stampers #SC278, plus Thursday's challenge was to use chipboard. My faux button is made from chipboard and I covered it with the red SU designer paper that I used on my card. All edges were stitched - I think it looks like a quilt block. Sewed on the gingham ribbon and faux button.

Recipe:

Stamps - Stampin Up - Happy Harmony
Paper - Stampin Up designer paper, whisper white, real red and black
Ink - real red, basic black
Accessories - sewing machine, Cuttlebug, Sizzlet button die cut, chipboard, Diamond Stickles, pop dots, piercing tool.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs... Pat

Thinking of You

Hello everyone.. I am late with posting this card. I made it for several challenges... Splitcoast stampers colour challenge (barley banana, ballet blue, old olive, neutrals of choices and the desert option - red). The Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT91 - to help Sadie, my fair lady - win the Gardner of the century award... I used an old SCS sketch - #SC243.
The stamp set I used is from Clear Dollar Stamps - called "Everyday Jar-gon".
This card qualifies for the challenge over at Clearly I stamp - #C1C12 - all tied up, and Our Creative Corners - Blooming Blossoms.

Must rush back to work..

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs.. Pat

GLAM KITTY BOOKMARK CARD

It's time for a new Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge... Today's challenge is to make a "CRITTER CARD". I have used this fun, sexy kitty from the "Glam Kitty" set. In honour of the critter challenge - Totally Stampalicious is having an awesome sale, for this week only - they are offering "HAWT DAWG" or the " ROCKIN ' FRAWG" set for only $10.00 each. Make sure to pop on over to the Totally Stampalicious blog - they have announced the Blog Candy winner and information on a new stamp release and blog hop. Plus last weeks challenge winner.

I combined several challenges with this one card. Today's Totally Stampalicious challenge - use a critter on your card. Yesterday's Splitcoast Stampers Featured Stamper challenge #FS166 - to case Pat Smethers. Here is the fun "Feeling Froggy" card that I cased. Today's technique challenge - to make a bookmark card. Last weeks Ways to use it - use angles - I scored the soft sky background on an angle - every 1/4". SCS Fan club theme - all creatures great and small. Our Creative Corners challenge - bows, Crazy 4 Challenges #C4C32 - use 1 ribbon, 2 buttons/brads and three punches - I used a small flower punch, Martha Stewart Fence border punch, 1" circle punch, ribbon on my bookmark tab and the little bow, button brads on my punched flowers. I stamped, coloured, paper pieced and cut out Glam Kitty twice. Once for the front of the card and once for the bookmark. I laminated the bookmark. Attached the circle pull tab.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Stamping and creating,

Hugs... Pat

Fluttering By

Happy Easter everyone.... Here is a card I made for several challenges... Today's Featured Stamper challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.... Theressa Momber (TheresaCC) is the Featured Stamper. Here is the beautiful card that I cased - called "Take Flight Blue". The adorable Butterfly is from Sew Many Digi Images.

I used the sketch from "Just Us Girls Challenges". This qualifies for Our Creative Corners challenge - use "Buttons" and Crazy 4 Challenges - #C4C31 - to use the colour "Kraft" for your base card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy stamping and creating,
Hugs - Pat

You haven't had enough coffee until ----

Here is my card for Our Creative Corners colour challenge - to use yellow, pink, green and brown. Also for today's Feature Stamper challenge FS162 over at Splitcoast Stampers. Kristen aka "mommylvs2stamp" is today's FS. Here is the cute, yummy card of hers that I cased called "Bakery Window". The mugs are from the newly released stamp set "Coffee Brawd" from Totally Stampalicious, plus I used the words from a sentiment in that same stamp set. I redid the sentiment on my computer to fit my card layout. This new stamp set has so many fun sayings and I love the Coffee Brawd image....

I stamped the mug onto three different patterned papers (DCWV - Sweet Matstack and Mary Engelbreigt DP) and cut them out. Coloured the base and rim with chocolate chip SU marker. Punched out a SU scalloped border strip and sewed on my sentiment. Attached the coffee cups with jump rings. The pink buttons were attached with mini white brads.

Base card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 acrylic paper. I cut a piece of the striped dp (Cloud 9 Design - Baby Girl Stripe) and used the SU ticket corner punch. Sponged edges with chocolate chip. Matted panel with chocolate chip.Attached the mini white brads to the corners. I cut a 2 1/2" piece of white acrylic paper and matted it with CC. Placed over Dp panel and sewed lines across white panel. Placed the sentiment and mugs over top. Mugs are popped up and is the main DP panel. Applied gold stickles to dp.

Thanks for stopping by,

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.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating...

Hugs - Pat

Happiness is ...

Happy Sunday everyone..... Here is my card that I made for three challenges. On Splitcoast Stampers - Angella D. Crockett is this weeks featured stamper (angelladcrockett), I also did the Ways to Use it challenge - love of lace. I used this weeks Our Creative Corners sketch for my layout. Here is the beautiufl card of Angella's that I cased.

The sentiment is from Stampin Up - Happy Harmony set. I versamarked the sentiment and then embossed it using the burgundy colour. Reverse masked sentiment and sponged on gold metallic ink. The pretty flower paper is from Basic Grey - Porcelain line. The rose and cream coloured shimmery card stock is from Recollection - gemstone. The gold metallic paper is from The Paper company. Used the ticket corner punch from Stampin up.

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy stamping and creating..

Hugs.. Pat

Hello Springtime

Here is a card I made for today's Splitcoast Stampers clean and simple challenge - CAS54 Wishing for Spring. This also qualifies for the challenge over at Our Creative Corner - Something old that is new.

I have never used the butterfly stamp - have had it for about 4 years now. The flower is from Hero Arts - Profile Blossoms - last time it was used was in March of 2008. Flowers were water coloured using Stampin Up reinkers. Used white gel pen on the stamen. Matted image panel with Barely Banana and Pink cardstock. Sewed edges. Stamped the butterfly twice and layered over the other. Added pink 1/2 pearls to it's body. Applied Diamond Stickles to the flower centers and butterfly wings. Base card is a textured white card stock 4 1/2" x 4 1/2". Image panel is popped up.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy stamping and creating.

Hugs... Pat

You Wind Me Up

Here is my hubby's Valentine's Day card.... It qualifies for today's CAS challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers - to be inspired by Candy Crates Retro Candy Store - mine was this cute Tin Toy Robot. It also works for Our Creative Corners challenge - to make a masculine Valentine card and Crazy 4 Challenges - to make a Valentine card.

I used this cute robot and sentiment from Recollections - robot set. Water coloured the robot and cut him out. I made the planet that he is standing on - ran it through the CB and the white panel (Swiss dot folder). Punched out the hearts. Matted white panel with real red, sewed edges.

Thanks for stopping by,
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...

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Stamping and creating.

Hugs - Pat

Just Singing in the Rain

Happy Sunday everyone... just wanted to share another card with you today... I managed to combine three challenges in this card.... Today's Featured Stamper challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers - FS154 - Anne - known as "jdmommy", the colour challenge at "Our Creative Corner" blog - green and blues and the sketch challenge at "Clearly istamp".
Here is the card of Anne's that I cased.

I had purchased this adorable Clear Dollar Stamp - called "Charliene April Showers" awhile ago and have never inked it up... when I saw this cute card of Anne's I knew this was the time to use my Charliene stamp....

Thanks for stopping by..

Happy Stamping and creating.
hugs - Patricia

p.s. and it is raining - seems like it has been raining for weeks

CAS & OCCC - Happy Valentines Day

Here is a clean and stimple Valentines Day Card that works for today's CAS48 challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers and this weeks Our Creative Corner to make a Clean and Simple Card. This sweet House Mouse image called "Tails of True Love" is very simple to colour, next I cut out image and matting with Nestabilities. Used my Martha Stewart heart border punch on the strip of dp. Stamped on sentiment and then popped up image... Easy Peasy.....

Happy Stamping and Creating,
Hugs,

Pat

Tis The Season

Happy Sunday everyone.... I combined several challenges for my card. Three challenges from Splitcoast Stampers - Sketch challenge #SC258, Ways to Use it - Caroling - WT248, Featured Stamper FS149 - Pam (Pam124) plus Our Creative Corners Challenge - to create a card/project with a Holiday theme, Christmas or Hannukah. Here is the adorable House Mouse card of Pam's that I cased. I received this adorable House Mouse Rak (Wrapped and Ready) from Gwen Fisher (aka t-turtle) - Thanks Gwen.

I coloured the image with Prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. Clear embossed the mice's eyes and their bows. Added Diamond Stickles to the ground, polka dots on the dp (My Minds Eye) and overtop of the liquid applique snow in the background. Made the little sentiment tag, tied on the ribbon and raffia.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy creating,

Hugs - Pat