Thinking of you

I made this for a few challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. For the Queen for the Day challenge - ravengirl (Toni) was passed the crown. I cased this lovely card of Toni's. I used a nestability die shape to make the mask, sponged on Pumpkin Pie and Apricot Appeal, next I stamped Upsy Daisy image using Chocolate Chip ink. Matted with chocolate chip and texture rust cardstock. Made the 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 base card. Ran the white acrylic water colour paper through the Cuttlebug using Polka dot folder. Matted with kraft and rust card stock. Sewed edges of both panels. I made the faux butterfly button. Pierced holes and tied butterfly on with string. Wrapped string around base card 6 times and tied at back of card. Image panel is popped up.

Thanks for looking,

Hugs..Pat

QFTD60, Happy Birthday - Monte

Here is another card a made a couple of weeks ago. I made this for a co-worker who loves the outdoors and fishing. It is also for the Queen for the Day challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Anne Ryan - who started the Queen for the Day challenge had the honor of receiving the Crown.

I cased this fun card of Anne's "Do Beavers have Tails".

I had the perfect image to use, (Mo Manning Digital image - Fishing). I kept the fishing theme and layout, I also used WIDE ribbon as Anne loves her wide ribbon. Image was coloured with Tombow Markers. The jumping fish are from Stampin Up's "On the Fly" set and the sentiment is from Totally Stampalicious. Designer paper is from Pine Cone Express - great outdoors.

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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.

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Hugs.. Pat

Tweet Day

Here is a card I made for a few challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. Queen for the Day (QFTD58), sketch challenge SC330 and the Free 4 All challenge (F4A62) - layers.
Anne (aka jdmommy) was passed the Crown - Here is the cute Owl card of Anne's that I cased
FS202 Owl Birthday.
My cute digital image is from Clear Dollar Stamps. I water coloured the image with Tombow and Stampin Up markers. Designer paper is from K&C company (checkered) and Stampin Up (green leaf).

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Hugs, Pat

Howdy there - Pretty Lady

Woo hoo, I finally got to use "THE WILD WILD WEST MAN" - this image is from a retired Stampin Up set (Wild Wild West). I stamped this image off while visiting my sweet friend, Pat Smethers while in California. Brenda (aka Benzi) was crowned this weeks Queen for the Day QFTD57 - I cased this card "QFTD03 - Cowpoke".

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Hugs..Pat

You make me smile

I made this card last week for some challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. Queen for the day challenge #53 - Karen Dunbrook was crowned the queen, also for the Clean and simple colour challenge - soft aqua, soft yellow and white, plus the ways to use it challenge - have a smile on your card and a past CAS challenge - to cut up the sentiment. Here is the cute card of Karen's that I cased "CAS112, Happy Times". The little girls image is from Me and My Big Idea's and the sentiment is from Inkadinkado. Designer paper is from Twitterpad. Thanks for looking, Hugs..Pat

QFTD55, Pretty posies just for YOU

Hello everyone.. Here is a card I made for a few challenges.. The Queen for the Day challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Harriet (aka hskelly) was crowned our new queen. Also the Ways to use it challenge was to use decorative scissors. I cut out the frame with the deco scissors. I cased this cute card of Harriet's "Daisy Days". The challenge over at Bugaboo's Catch the Bug Blog is "Anything goes" So my card works for that as well. I used this adorable Bugaboo Stamps digi image "Ava with Flowers" digi image. Coloured image with Tombow markers. This was a quick and easy card to make. Thanks for looking, Hugs..Pat

Oh Happy Day - Queen Karen

I made this card yesterday for three challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. Queen for the Day - QFTD53 - Karen Dunbrook was given the crown. Here is Karen's card that inspired me - WT289 - Giving Thanks. The technique challenge TLC318 - Follow the edge - to cut around part of the image and the Clean and Simple challenge CAS112- cut up the sentiment. I painted the flower image using acrylic paints on acrylic water colour paper. Stamped the sentiment - from Fiskars - just between friends - set. Used the Fiskars grass border punch. Hugs.. Pat

Happy 60th Birthday Ritchie - Live to Ride

Here is a fun birthday card I made for a friend who is turning 60 this week. My dear husband and I mountain bike with Ritchie... We have gone on several road trips to Utah and Nevada to ride. Ritchie is one of the fastest and in shape riders in our group - no one would believe that he is going to be 60 years old. I just had to make a funny card for him - I made it as though he is riding his "Tricycle" in the forest --- I hope he will get a laugh from this card... :)

Connie Jones (aka stamp300) over at Splitcoast Stampers was crowned Queen for the Day
last Friday... I cased this "Live to Ride" card of Connies.

The image I used is from Bugaboo Stamps - Gus Birthday and I coloured it using Tombow Markers.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Asian themed Sympathy card

Happy Saturday everyone.... I am posting this from work.... :)
I made this card late on Thursday night. It is for a few challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. Queen for the day challenge #QFTD48 - Becky (aka bigfootbecky) was crowned as our latest Queen. I cased this beautiful "Asian Flair" card of Becky's. It is also for the Ways to Use it Challenge - beautiful silhouettes only done with Black ink... And also for the Splitcoast fan club theme of the month 'Days in our Lives".


The bamboo image is from My Heart Stamps for You Stamps and the sentime is from Studio G.
Designer paper is from My Minds Eye - Garden Vingenettes. Both image and sentiment were stamped with Versafine Onyx black ink and clear embossed.

Thanks for stopping in,
Happy Stamping and creating,

Hugs..Pat

QFTD47 - Sag you're it and Hogs and Kisses

This week over at Splitcoast Stampers Bev Barton was crowned "Queen for the Day". My grand daughter, Nico, was have a sleep over and wanted to make a Valentine's Day card for her Mommy and Daddy. Here is Bev's adorable card that we cased called "Cupid". Nico picked out the fun "Hogs and Kisses" stamp and the colours. She coloured the image by herself using Gramma's special markers. She cuttlebugged the pink panel with the heart folder, she crimped the pink middle panel. Cut out the nesty scalloped rectangle and with Gramma's help she sewed the card and made sure her fingers didn't get in the way of the needle :)
She found the little red hearts on my stamping table and wanted to use them on the card. She glued them down and added Stickles to the three little hearts and the big heart one of the pigs is holding. She gave the card to her Mommy when she was picked up this afternoon - was her Mommy ever happy and proud of the card Nico made for her... :)



I cased this "Party Chick" card of Bev's. I loved the image and layout of her card. I didn't have her fancy lady, but I did have this fun Bugaboo Stella Sews image already coloured and ready to use. My SCS sister Pat Smethers sent me this hilarious sentiment in a birthday card. The designer paper is from a Martha Stewart 12x12 pack.

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Hugs.. Pat

QFTD46, Treat me like a QUEEN

Hello everyone... yeah - my work week is over!!! Now I have three days off - some family time and some crafting time. Hubby will be watching the Super Bowl tomorrow.

Here is a card I made for a few challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. Queen for the Day -
Susan (One4Joy) was passed the Crown this week. She is Queen #46. Here is the fun card of Susan's that I cased "Ripped from the pages of the latest" . I used this weeks sketch layout, Monday's technique - heat embossing on dry embossing, the Free for All - mostly monochromatic and Ways to use it - Hearts. The fun image is from Bugaboo Stamps - Stella Sewing "Needle Queen". Image was coloured with Tombow and Stampin up markers. The red designer paper was dry embossing with Polka dot folder. Next I brayered Versamark ink lightly over the raised dots. Sprinkled on red Tinsel embossing powder and heat embossed. The sentiments is from Stampin Up - 2010 Summer Mini catalogue.

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Hugs.. Pat

Bugaboo Catch the Bug Challenge award

Woo hoo... was I ever excited this morning when I checked my e-mail. There was a message for me from Tammy Miller - Bugaboo DT coordinator telling me I had placed second in their Catch the Bug Blog "Winter White" challenge for my cute little Sock Monkey card.

I get 4 free Bugaboo digital stamp images of my choice and get to put the blog award on my blog.

Thanks for popping by,

Hugs.. Pat

QFTD45 - You Know You're Old When...

Here is a quick card I made for the Queen for the Day challenge #45 over at Splitcoast Stampers. Heather (aka Isaiah40:31) was passed the crown today. I cased the fun card
"Chillaxin' with Paper".
I used this fun image from Bugaboo Stamps - Gus Birthday - in rocking chair. Image was coloured with Tombow and Stampin Up markers.

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Hugs, Pat

QFTD44 - Hello There

Happy Saturday everyone... Here is a card I made for the Queen for the Day challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers - Pam (aka Pam124) was passed the Crown this week and is queen #QFTD44. I cased this adorable little Snowman Card. I had the perfect Bugaboo image already coloured - I love this adorable little Sock Monkey girl image.

Image was coloured with Tombow Markers and Prisma colour pencil crayons. I embossed the white acrylic paper with large polka dot folder. I used my new Spellbinders "Beaded Circles" to mat the image. Cut out image and popped up over circle. Sewed edges of base card.

This card works perfectly for the Catch the Bug Challenge - "Winter White" - to make a project that is predominantly WHITE.

Thanks for stopping in,
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs..Pat

You're Tea-rific, Judi Rose

Happy Sunday everyone. I hope you are all having a marvelous day... I made this card for a few challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. Queen for the day #43 - jovialjudi (Judi Rose) was passed the Crown, next one is the Inspiration Challenge - "Nail Designs" - we were to choose from one of the beauitful acrylic nail designs - I chose nail #0101, and last but not least - I also put this in Mothermarks Teapot Tuesday challenge #MMTPT128 as it reminded me of the sweet little teapot she used as our inspiration piece.

I cased this sweet teacup card of Judi's, "CC246 Judi's Teacup" . I love the layout, pretty colours and pearl embellishments. Make sure to check out Judi's blog - "Paper Rose Petals".

This lovely digital teapot image is from Clear Dollar Stamps "Eclectic Teapots". I coloured the image with Tombow and Stampin Up markers and also with Prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. The pink designer paper is from Amuse.

Thanks for stopping in,
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

Thank you my Friend

Happy Saturday everyone... Well we had our very first snowfall last night... it didn't accumulate to very much thank god... It is supposed to get down to -7 tonight... Winter is definitely on its way....

I made this card for 4 different challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers... Queen for the Day - Maxell (Bev) , Ways to use it - to use browns on your card, Free 4 all - to make a thank you card and the Inspiration Challenge "Plaid Pony Vintage". Here is the owl card of Bev's that I cased and the Plaid Pony inspiration "Owl piggy bank".

I am also entering this in the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge - to have circles on your card or project, in your image, dp, circle dies, circle punches etc... My owl has circles in the stamped image.

The owl image is from Inkadinkado - "Patterned birds and bug" set and the sentiment is from Studio G. I stamped the image onto water colour paper twice with vintage sepia ink and clear embossed. Water coloured owl/branch with Stampin Up creamy caramel, close to cocoa, really rust and old olive. Cut out the owl image from one, embossed the back with a stiletto to give it dimension and placed it over top of other image. Sponged creamy caramel and close to cocoa around both of the water colour paper panels. Card stock is Kraft and textured soft suede. Sewed edges of two of the panels.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Happy Little Penguins

Happy Sunday everyone.... here is a card I made earlier in the week. It is for two challenges on Splitcoast Stampers. Wednesday's sketch challenge #SC306 and Friday's "Queen for the Day" challenge #QFTD33. Sue aka "irishgreensue" was passed the crown this week. Here is the cute card of hers that I cased called "Penguins".
My cute little penguins and snowmen are from "My Heart Stamps for You" stamps. Coloured image with Stampin Up markers, added Dazzling Diamonds to the snow and to the brads. I purchased the felt snowflakes at a local "Dollar Store".

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Hugs.. Pat

Queen for the Day #34 - Shellapoo

I will be sending this card and a few others off to Shellapoo (Michelle) who was crowned "Queen for the Day #34" by Miss Anne Ryan... over at Splitcoast Stampers.
We were asked to make a card or cards for Michelle. Michelle has a heart of gold - she has advanced MS and has not been able to stamp for awhile - she makes and sends cards to her local hospitals - to children who are going through cancer treatments and to the families who have lost children to cancer.
Image is called "In a Nutshell" by Penny Black.. I water coloured it with Stampin Up reinkers. Added Diamond Stickles to the yellow sectionof the flower. Green checked dp is from Amuse....

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs.. Pat