oh HAPPY day!

Here are a couple of cards I made on Sunday for Splitcoast Stampers featured stamper challenge. Charlene (aka Willow01) is this weeks FS - #FS210. I cased two of her cards. Here
is the first card I cased "Hello Friend" for the 1st card I made.
A here is the second card I cased "Paper Tissue Heart". Charlene's SCS gallery is full of beautiful works of art.



Thanks for stopping by. Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day. My DH took me out for dinner and a movie... :)

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

Totally Stampalicious January Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the 6th stop of the

January STAMPALICIOUS Release Blog Hop!

If you came here from Joycelyn`s blog you are on the right track.

If not head on back to the TS Blog for a complete list of DT members.

As usual we will be releasing THREE NEW SETS

from the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo Line

which are AVAILABLE NOW at

TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS!

We are VERY excited to announce the beginning of a

Brand New Promotion today!

Totally Stampalicious is pleased to introduce

STAMPALICIOUS SCARLETE!

Isn`t she FABULOUS!!!! We had the incredible Jodie Mackrell,

Owner and Artist of Bugaboo Digi Stamps, draw her

up SPECIAL for us! She knows just what to say and is oh-so fashionable with

her rolling cart and markers in hand !

And the BEST part is you can have her for FREE

with any purchase over $50!

Stampalicious Scarlette is NOT for sale!

She is only available at Totally Stampalicious

through this special promotion!

I hope you enjoy our first Blog Hop of 2011

and be sure to comment on all of the DT`s awesome creations

to increase your chances of winning one of these AMAZING PRIZES.

1st Prize - All FOUR New Stamp Sets Incluiding Stampalicious Scarlette

2nd Prize - $15.00 Gift Certificate

3rd Prize - $10.00 Gift Certificate

I used all four of the new stamp sets. The first card I am showing you (above) I used Stampalicious Scarlette. I absolutely love this stamp set, and know I will be using this one alot.

Next - I used DIY Gus - this set comes with the single `Gus`image and several fun sentiment. This one makes me laugh - and the guys will love him... makes for great masculine cards. I made the Tool Belt Box - I got the instructions and template from Mel Stampz Blog. I though DIY Gus would make a great little gift tag to go along with the box.

Next I have used one of the Turtle images - this set comes with two super cute turtle images and two sentiments. They are very easy to colour, and make for some very adorable cards or tags.



And the last one I am showing you is `Stupid Cupid`. Stella sure does look like a cranky Old Cupid. This set will make some very humours Valentines Day cards... I know some people that would get a real laugh receiving one of these VDay cards... `



Well that`s it for me - So now you need to hop on over to Becky`s blog Stampin`For Fun and see what wonderful eye candy she has in store for you....

If you get lost along the way - head on back to the Totally Stampalicious Blog for a list of the DT members - remember to comment on all the blogs for more chances to win.

Thanks for hopping by,
Hugs...Pat

Be My Valentine

Happy Sunday Everyone.... Here is my card for Splitcoast Stampers Featured Stamper Challenge - FS158, SCS Ways to Use it - odds are, Crazy 4 Challenges C4C23 - Red and for Totally Stampalicous - use hearts.

Here is the card of Laurie's that I cased "A girl only turns 18". Please take a look at Laurie's "HamiltonGal" fabulous gallery - full of beautiful works of art.

The cute Glam Kitty stamp I used is from Totally Stampalicous - check out their other fun stamps...

It is getting late and I am tires, so will be back tomorrow to finish my write up.

Thanks for stopping by..

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

Happy Monday everyone.... It's a new challenge over at House Mouse and Friends Blog - it is America's turn to issue the challenge... She has chosen "Love" as the theme - since Valentine's Day is nearly here. Just make a card or project that is LOVE related - make sure to use at least one House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffies image if you are uploading to the challenge blog.

Here is my take on the challenge. I used this adorable House Mouse image is called "With all my Heart".

I decided to make a matching candy holder to hold the cinnamon hearts and Sweet Note candies.

How I made the card - I coloured the adorable image with prisma colour pencil crayons. The scalloped frame is Stampin Up chocolate chip - I used the scalloped rectangle Spellbinder and a smaller plain rectangle and cut out the middle of it, layered over image. Sewed edges. The base card is 5" x 6 1/2". I used the Splitcoast Stampers sketch challenge # SC265 for my layout. The red heart rectangle panels are 1 3/4" by 4". Placed the I love you dp over chocolate chip card stock and zig zag stitched edge. Placed the 3 heart rectangles over top and stitched on. I used the Martha Stewart heart border punch to make the strip across the middle and then layered ribbon over top. House Mouse image is popped up with dimensionals. Next I applied Diamond stickles to the candy hearts and the hearts on the red rectangle panels.

How I made the candy holder. I coloured the sweet little House Mouse image "Be Mine Heart and Sole" with prisma colour pencil crayons. Punched out with tag punch, sponged edges with chocolate chip in. I cut a strip of designer paper 2 1/2" x 12", scored at 4 1/2", 6" and 10 1/4". Used scalloped border punch on the 1 3/4" section. Punched out a 2 1/2" piece of chocolate chip to place under dp scalloped edge. I used an oval Spellbinder to cut out the oval on the dp for the window. Made a bow and ribbon and tag to top of candy holder with brad. I used a piece of Velcro for my closure.

Recipe:

Stamps - House Mouse - With all my heart, Be mine heart and sole

Paper - Whisper white, Chocolate Chip, My Minds Eye - I Love You , K&C Company - Sweet Talk

Ink - Stazon Jet black

Accessories - sewing machine, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders, Prisma colour pencil crayons, gamsol, blending stumps, Diamond Stickles, pop dots, Martha Stewart heart border punch, ribbon, mat pack, Stampin Up scalloped border punch, Tag punch, cellophane bag, candy,sponge, Velcro

Please make sure to hop on over to the House Mouse and Friends block to see what all the very talented Design Team Members have come up with to inspire you... I hope you will join us.

Thanks for stopping in,

Happy Stamping and Creating

Hugs - Pat

Happy Heart Day and It's the Little Things

Happy Monday everyone.... here are two Clean and Simple cards I made for the CAS challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. - to use designer Papers. The first card with the little bear (from Stampin Up set - Beary Best) also qualifies for the challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenge - Pretty in Pink - design a card or project with a pink theme... I went with the pink heart on the red dp and the pink striped paper and pink ribbons. I like the shape of this card - I saw this in a Paper Crafts magazine from a few years back. The top edge is 3" wide and the bottom edge is 6" wide. The striped paper is 2 1/2". I sewed on the pink ric rack.

The second card was very easy to make - I already had the flowers and the sentiment stamped - something I did a couple of years ago and found it in my stash. Flowers and sentiment are from the Stampin Up set called Happy Harmony. I coloured the flowers with markers and then added Diamond stickles to the top sections of the flowers. Matted image with black cardstock. I scored the upper and lower sections of the white base card. Punched out the lower edge of the middle black panel with Stampin up scalloped punch, layered the Stampin up checked dp over top. Pierced holes in the scallops. Popped up the image and done.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping and creating.

Hugs - Pat

LOVE YOU MUCH - EASEL CARD

I made this cute Easel card at my Stamp class the other night... Stamp used is from Stampin Up - "Love you Much. Used pretty in pink, whisper white, real red and soft suede card stock. Coloured sentiment with marker. Punched out the little red hearts - hearts were embossed with Swirl Embossing folder. Dotted two of the bigger hearts with white gel pen. Pierced edges using mat pack. Popped up the soft suede and pink heart and the larger red heart on the bottom panel.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping.
Hugs - Pat

Aloha

Welcome back to the House Mouse Monday Challenges. Hope you all had a Very Merry Christmas and wonderful New Years. Over at House Mouse and Friends blog - Mary has issued the challenge theme --"On the Beach". She was thinking as most of us are having a cold, snowy, wet winter - that this should bring a little bit of SUNSHINE into our lives for just a little while.

I love this adorable Happy Hopper image called "Bunny Cruise" and he is perfect for our Beach Theme. I coloured the image with Prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. Masked image and stamped on the Palm trees twice. Next I sponged on the clouds. Clear embossed the drink glass and rubber ducky. Added stickles to to water for sparkles. Cut out the Bunny image - free hand. I lightly pressed the Nestability onto the image - so I could see the nestie shape. I wanted the palm trees to be outside the Nesty shape. Stamped "Aloha onto brarely banana cardstock, sponged edges and cut out with circle punch. The shape under the sun is a flower - used a Martha Stewart flower punch. I used three different dp's for the background and zig zag stitched together. Matted with Stampin up Razzleberry and Tempting Turquoise. Added stickles to the outside of the sun and the base Razzleberry panel. Image panel and sun are popped up.

I sure hope you will hop and over and take a look HERE at what the other DT members have made to inspire you, plus I hope you will join us in our Beach Theme challenge - just make sure to use at least one Happy Hopper, House Mouse or Gruffies image on your card or project.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my little piece of the blogging world.
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs - Pat

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