Welcome Baby "Kortland"

I made this adorable sock monkey card for some family members who just welcomed their precious son in their world. And his baby room is decorated with monkeys. I just had to use this cute Meljen's Designs sock monkey image.

This was also made for a few challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers - the inspiration challenge and ways to use it challenge (colouring). I made the diamond grind background using the Scor Pal. Scored the lines and then ran my yellow ink pad over top of the grid. I really like how this turned out...

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs..Pat

Teapot Tuesday Baby Shower

Happy Tuesday everyone.... Well it's time for another fun Splitcoast Stampers Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT130. Cindy (aka Mothermark) is throwing a baby shower for my twin grandbabies who were born January 6th.

It's Pink and it's Blue!

It's all about Two!

Throw a monkey in there two!

Oh my goodnes, who knew!

One sweet little girl (Sydney) and one handsome little man (Austin). The picture at the very top is of their big sister, Kayla, holding her adorable little sister and brother. Isn't she just the proudest big sister you ever saw.

Below are the Easel card cards I made for the Grandbabies. It took me soooo long to make these. I was busy designing when I should have been sleeping, trying to figure out how to make the lamp shade, and then putting it all together was fun too. Plus it took a while to get a fairly decent picture. I am very pleased with how they turned out.

The Sock Monkey images are from Bugaboo Stamps. The one above is called "Sock Monkey Girl Sitting" and the one below is called "My little Sock Monkey car"

Thanks for popping in,

Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Welcome Baby "Jon"

Hello everyone... here is a card I made for Splitcoast Stampers Tea party. We are welcoming a new baby into the Smether's family.. Baby "Jon" . Baby Jon's room is decorated in Winnie the Pooh theme.
I love this stamp image from All Night Media - Disney. I created the 100 acre woods behind Pooh and Piglet. Stamped the running horses below the punch fence.. The family lives in the wild wild west of Cody, Wyoming.... Welcome little one - this card will be going postal soon.

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

Totally Stampalicious - celebrating Babies

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious challenge... This week we are celebrating the new Bently and Pregnant JJ sets - we have been challenged to make Baby cards, whether you are celebrating a pregnancy or new arrival. I used this cute image and sentiment from the Bently set.

The sketch is from Splitcoast Stampers CAS72 challenge and the colours used today are from this weeks CAS73 challenge - to use Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue. Image and sentiment were stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and clear embossed and water coloured with Stampin Up reinkers.

Thanks to all of you who joined us in last weeks Blog Hop - hop on over to the Totally Stamaplicous Blog to see who the randomly chosen winners are.. maybe you were one of the lucky ones.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs... Pat

Thank Heaven for little girls

For this card I cased Birgit (aka Biggan) on Splitcoast Stampers, plus I used last weeks technique challenge - cut outside the box. Here is the cute card I cased. Make sure to check out Birgit's amazing gallery....here is the link to her Splitcoast Stampers gallery.


Recipe:

Stamps - Penny Black - In a Nutshell

Ink - creamy caramel, stazon jet black, blush blossom, pretty in pink, certainly celery, old olive, basic grey, going grey, soft sky, summer sun, more mustard, close to cocoa

Paper - Blond Column, black, pink, water colour

Accessories - Charm, Martha Stewart Heart border punch, black marker, gingham ribbon, pop dots, Diamond stickles.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Stamping and creating,

Hugs - Pat

Adorable

I am uploading this late - I made it for last weeks Splitcoast Stampers Clean and Simple challenge #CAS25 (sketch) plus two Dare to Get Dirty challenges DTGD09- Pickletree's Born to be wild (my adorable giraffe from Clear Dollar Stamps - Patchpal giraffe) and Deborah Lynne S. challenge - taken with texture.

Happy Stamping,

Hugs - Pat

FS129, WT227, DTGD09, Celebrate Life

Well I have been stamping for a good part of today... I love Splitcoast Stampers Blog .. and the Featured Stamper Challenge is one of my favourite challenges. Today was a bonus day because Lori Barnett is today's FS129... She and I are on the House Mouse and Friends Design Team... plus I love Lori's work and she is such a sweet, fun lady... Check out her Blog "Stamp Scents".
I have made three cards in Lori's honour.

For the card below - the image is a RAK I received from Sue (aka coffeestamper on SCS) - It is from American Art Stamps - called "Margarita". Here is the card that I cased, called "Do the Math". I love this humours card of her's.



Below is the second card I made - here is the sweet card I cased "Little yellow Giraffe".
I also combined six SCS Dirty Girl challenges in this card - Cindy Haffners sketch, BevMoms - sewing, Lauraly's - Tie one on - Ribbon, Craftycaro - anything but average - my card is 5x5,
Deborah Lynnes - Taken with texture, PickleTrees - born to be wild (giraffe), Becca Stamps, punches and die cuts.
My adorable giraffe stamp is from Clear Dollar Stamps - call Patchpal Giraffe. I stamped image with stazon jet black ink and water coloured using Stampin Up Reinkers. I pleated and sewed the ribbon for the vertical and horizontal strips. Used Nestabilites to cut the plain and scalloped circles and for the scalloped corners. I sewed the x's on the giraffe's cheeks.



Below is the first card I cased of Lori's. I just love these adorable House Mouse images. This imase is called "Sweet Music". Here is the darling card I cased "House Mouse Christmas Love".
Image was stamped on water colour paper using Stazon jet black ink and water coloured with Stampin Up reinkers. I clear embossed the candy cane and trumpet. This card also qualifies for last weeks SCS Ways to Use it challenge WT228 - use charms. The "Celebrate" sentiment is a pewter charm.




Congratulations again, Lori.....

Happy Stamping
Hugs, Pat

A new hand to hold

Happy Sunday everyone... Congratulations Kelly (aka Schirmcat) on Splitcoast Stampers for being this weeks Featured Stamper... I love your fun filled gallery.... enjoy your time in the spotlight. I just purchased this adorable image from Clear Dollar Stamps called Patchpal Giraffe - is it the cutest little giraffe you ever saw...
I combined three challenges in this one card - FS127, IC188 and Our Creative Corners Challenge - Pets or any other animal.
Here is the card of Kelly's I cased called "Good Luck".
I kept the same layout, but added the bottom scalloped strip. Changed theme to new baby instead of Old Bird.

Recipe:

Stamps - Clear Dollar Stamps - Patchpal Giraffe, Stampin Up - Full of Life

Paper - watercolour, more mustard, non SU green, My Minds Eye - 29th Street Market, K&C Company

Ink - stazon jet black, barely banana, more mustard, old olive

Accessories - cuttlebug, scalloped and plain circles, sewing machine, acetate, gingham ribbon, Stampin Up corner rounder and scalloped border punch, pewter baby booty charm, flower buttons (thank you Pat Smethers)

Happy Stamping,
Hugs
Pat

FS122, Welcome Little One

Congratulations Kisa (aka kisamari) on being this weeks featured stamper #FS122 on Splitcoast Stampers. I love going through your amazing gallery.. there are so many cards I would like to case. I chose this cutie "Nontraditional baby card" to case.

My youngest son and his wife are expecting a baby next month, there is a surprise shower in two weeks - so I will be giving her this card at the shower. They don't know what they are having, that is why I chose these colours for the card.


Recipe:

Ink - barley banana, apricot appeal, creamy caramel, stazon jet black
Paper - cranberry crisp, water colour, textured blue, Paper Pizzaz
Stamps - Snag 'em Stamps - Baby powder collection - Giraffe, Studio G
Accessories - sewing machine, diamond stickles, cuttlebug, Swiss dot EF, Spellbinders - Labels Two, ribbon, heart button, Martha Stewart scalloped border punches, pop dots.

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

Hugs...
Pat

Five Funky Monkey's Quilt

Happy Mother's Day ----- I just wanted to share with you the baby quilt I am making. My youngest son and his lady are expecting a baby in July... Two of my sisters (Valerie and Joan) came over to my house last weekend. Each one of us is making this cute monkey quilt... They are the quilters in the family and are giving me instructions on how to make it.. We finished the top piece (flimsy), now will have to finish putting on the backing and quilting it...

They weekend went by very fast,

Above is a picture of my sisters - working on the quilts....

Happy Mother's Day

Hugs

Pat