Masked - Happy Birthday

I just love how this card turned out. I made the black and white background paper. Cut a 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 inch square of white paper. Scored lines every 3/4" on the diagonal. Cut out 3/8" strips of black card stock. On the left lower side I place the black strips just underneath the score lines. Cut off the excess black parts. Matted with 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 black card stock. Sewed edges. For the butterfly - I found the image from the Internet - googled "butterfly" colouring book pages and found one I liked. Printed it out, cut out the butterfly - from the inside of image - to keep the outside section as my mask. Placed the mask over a piece of white card stock. Sponged pretty in pink and riding hood red ink onto butterfly. I used my cloud template to get the scalloped edges on the butterfly to make it more interesting. Stamped on the Artful Asian (Stampin Up) leaves and the butterflies from the Water Colour Mini's (Stampin Up) set. Stamped on the birthday sentiment from Stampin Up's "Well Scripted" set.. Matted with black and stitched edges with the wandering stitch. Used my white gel pen on the leaves and mini butterflies. Pierced holes for the big butterflies flight path. Popped up the image, added the Martha Stewart pearls and Stickles

Hugs..Pat

Celebrate Canada Day

Happy Monday everyone... I made this card for a couple of challenges. The Totally Stampalicious challenge this week is - to use Red and White - to Celebrate Canada Day, which is on July 1st. The image I used is from Bugaboo Digi Stamps - Gus Birthday - optional.

Image was coloured with Tombow markers. I made the maple leaf bg, using a stamp from Studio G - purchased at Michael's.

This is also for the CAS challenge #CAS125, over at Splitcoast Stampers - colour challenge - red, white and black.

Thanks for stopping by,
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.

Thanks for stopping in,

Hugs Pat

Flying by with a Birthday Hi!

I have so many cards to upload to my blog - have been very busy with life these days.
I made this for a couple of challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers - CAS118 - use banners and Ways to Use It "WT322" - make a card for a little boy.
I stamped the Snoopy (Stampabilities - Snoopy's airplane) image with versafine onyx black ink and clear embossed. Water coloured with Tombow Markers. Cut out image. Made the base scene (stamped on the trees (Inkadinkado - trees), sponged on the green and the clouds. The banner sentiment was computer generated, cut out sentiment in shape of a banner. Popped up Snoopy with dimensionals.

Thanks for looking,
Hugs. Pat

MISTER "OLD FART"

Happy Sunday everyone... I made this card for a few challenges

over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Featured Stamper #FS217 and sketch challenge #SC326. Plus the challenge over at Bugaboo's "Catch the Bug Challenge Blog" - anything goes.

The challenge over at TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS blog

this week is to make a birthday card.

Irene (aka DandI93) is this weeks featured stamper. I love Irene's gallery - she is so very creative and talented. I cased this fun birthday card "WT298 - Senior Discount.

This image is a Bugaboo digi image - turned into rubber by Totally Stampalicious. The fun sentiment and image are from the "Birthday Gus" set. The image above is the inside of my card. I am trying very hard to finish the inside so they are ready when I need them. The balloon image is from "All night media". I coloured the Birthday Gus image with Stampin Up and Tombow Markers.

Thanks for stopping by, Happy stamping and creating, 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

Bugaboo birthday cards

Hello everyone... I just had to share this adorable picture of my granddaughters Nico and Kayla. I was looking after them earlier in the week and when they visit with me they always want to make cards... I wonder why :)

Their Papa Ricards birthday was the next day - so that is what we made - funny birthday cards for their Papa. The images are from Bugaboo Stamps - Birthday Gus.

The girls coloured their images using my Tombow Markers. Next they chose their papers. I helped them with the sewing on their cards.

Their Papa was so very happy to receive these from the girls.

Hugs... Pat

Happy Birthday and Retirement - Charlene (Bertie)

Congratulations Charlene (aka Bertie aka LilLuvsStampin) on your recent birthday and retirement. So glad to hear you had a flinging good time at your Party... and you were totally surprised with your gift wrapped box full of Teapotter M&M cards.

Hugs.. Pat

TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS CUPCAKE CHALLENGE

Hello and Happy New Year. Today's challenge over at Totally Stampalicious is to use CUPCAKES on your card or project. I used this adorable image from Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo line stamp set "Sweet Birthday Kids" . Image was coloured with Tombow Markers and Prisma colour pencil crayons. Stickles were added to the cupcake icing and dotted with Liquid Applique. The dp is from DCWV Sweet glitter matstack.

Totally Stampalicious is having a New Release and Blog Hop - Thursday January 6th at 9:00 pm EST. Lots of Prizes and a very cool new Promotion.

I hope you will come and join us over at Totally Stampalicious - Check out what the other talented DT members have come up with the inspire you. Make sure to upload your card on Mr. Linky to your gallery or blog. Plus - they are on the lookout for guest designers via the challenge players so make sure to play along.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs..Pat

Splitcoast Stamper challenge cards

Hello peeps... it is another gorgeous day in the neighbourhood. Had a wonderful walk around Buttertubs Marsh yesterday and will be heading outside to enjoy some more sunny, cold weather.
I had to play in one of my favourite Splitcoast Stamper challenges today and also made a card for yesterday's Inspiration challenge.

Marisa (aka WhiteRockMama) is today's featured stamper. She makes beautiful, clean cards and she loves her flowers and butterflies. I cased this lovely card. I kept the same theme and similar layout and colours. I used different stamps from three Stampin Up sets (sentiment is from "Well Scripted" , Flower is from "Delight in Life" and the leafs are from "In Full Bloom".

The card below is for Splitcoast Stampers inspiration challenge #IC265. I was inspired by these coaster plates from Neest. I used stamps from three different Stampin Up stamp sets. Well Scripted, In Full Bloom and Spring Solitude.

Thanks for stopping in,

Happy New Year,

Hugs. Pat

Stampalicious - Party like a Rock Star

Happy Tuesday everyone... I made this for several challenges. Totally Stampalicious's challenge this week is to keep it CLEAN AND SIMPLE. I used the Sketch layout for Splitcoast Stampers Clean and Simple challenge #CAS97 and the colours are from today's Colour challenge #CC301 - concord crush, marina mist, basic grey and neutrals of choice. PLUS this is for Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday challenge #MMTPT124 - Boisterous Bree, you're the next star of GLEE.

I will be sending this card off to a 15 1/2 year old girl named "Abby". Abby loves music, dancing and the TV show "Glee". Abby is going through aggessive Chemo treatments and we are sending our cards off to boost her spirits.

Thanks for looking,
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Wrap It Up - Stampalicious Style

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious Blog challenge. It's Christmas time and that means (for most of us crafters anyways) that we are scrambling to get those last-minute hand-made gifts done. So now is your chance. Today we have been asked to "Wrap it Up"- to make a gift box, bag topper, gift basket - what ever you are putting a gift in.

Here is my take on the challenge. I wrapped up a tin of yummy English Toffee Cappuchinno hot beverage drink mix. The image and sentiment are from the "Attitude Ruby" set - a newly released stamp set in the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo Line.


I stamped the image using Versafine onyx black ink and clear embossed. Water coloured image with Tombow Markers. Made it into a tag. Punched out the flowers using a Sizzex flower die, embossed the flowers with Swiss Dot EF. Stamped the sentiment and punched it out. Glued it to the flower center.

I hope you will join us over at the TS Blog. Check out what the other talented DT members have come up with to inspire you. If you do join us, make sure to leave us a link to your blog or gallery on Mr. Linky....

Thanks for stopping in,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

SCS and Stampalicious challenge

Hello.... I combined the featured stamper challenge FS200 over at Splitcoast Stampers

and last Monday's Totally Stampalicious challenge - "anything goes" with this card.

I cased this sweet card of Beth's (aka "myprecious") SWEET CELEBRATION'S. Beth was featured stamper #FS03 - we were to pick a previous FS from the past 199 featured stampers - preferably one that we had never cased before.

I used this adorable image called "Cupcake JJ" from the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo line. Image was water coloured using Tombow markers.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Stampalicious - Anything Goes

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious challenge - we decided to make it easy for everyone as the busy holiday time approaches... so "Anything goes" - make what ever you want - easy peasy....

I used this super cute image and sentiment for the "Cupcake JJ" set - a Bugaboo image turned into Rubber. I stamped the image with Versafine Onyx black ink and clear embossed. Image was water coloured using Tombow Markers.

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

This is also for a couple of challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers --- the featured stamper challenge #FS199 - krischir (Kris Chirhart) - what a fabulous gallery she has - full of beautiful works of art. Here is the cute cupcake card that was perfect for my card as a case.
It also works for Friday's free 4 all #F4A40 - Just deserts - to make a card with a desert theme...

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs... Pat

Happy Birthay Ms. Eula

Hello everyone... here is a card I made for a few challenges on Splitcoast Stampers - Teapot Tuesday Challenge #MMTPT109, Ways to Use it - WT285 (Photo) and SCS Fan Club Theme - (Faux What) and also for the Crazy 4 Challenges blog challenge - #C4C52 - to use lattice on your card. I will be sending this card to Eula Cousins who is turning 108 years young - for more information on her - read HERE . Another challenge was to use a photo on you card - I took the picture of the rose in my garden. I scored the blue textured bg paper in the diamond shape to match the fence in the picture. I cut a piece of acetate and stamped the sentiment (from Stampin Up - Well Scripted set) using Stazon jet black. Pierced around the card and faux stitched using a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs Pat

Stampalicious texture challenge

First of all, I wanted to share this picture of Becky, her son and I. Yesterday I was lucky enough to finally meet Rebeccah Kuhne (Becky) - one of the owners of Totally Stampalicious. She was visiting some of her family in Victoria and was selling TS stamps at the "Western Speedway Swap Meet".

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious challenge... this week we have been challenged to use at least two different textures on our card or projects. You can add textures in many different ways, dry or heat embossing, glitter,fabric, ribbon, cork, flower soft, fun flock, wood - the possibilities are endless.

I made two cards for this challenge - For my first card I used this adorable little girl image from the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo Line - "Sweet Birthday Kids" set. As you can see I have lots of texture on this card - sewing, embossing, ribbon, textured paper and buttons. I water coloured the little girl image with Tombow Markers.

I combined the first card with a few Splitcoast Stamper challenges. Queen for the Day #QFTD23 (Princessheather), Featured Stamper FS185 (Princessheather), Free 4 all Fridays F4A26 - mix/mash it up - use stamps from differernt stamp sets, Ways to use it WT284 - use Versamark ink and WT284 - use buttons. Here is the adorable card of Heather's that I cased.

For my second card I used "Sean with Flower" from the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo Line. For texture I have the flower soft grass, sewing and the little flower he is holding has a brad and crystal effects on it. The edges have been distressed and sponged. I coloured this image with prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. Sean and the sentiment have been popped up. I used the "Faux Brick Wall" technique for the background panel.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs - Pat

STAMPALICIOUS ONE LAYER CHALLENGE

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge - (sorry I am late posting this).
We were challenge to make a single layer card - most of us believe this is one of the toughest challenges... I very rarely make a single layered card - I love, love, love lots of layers on my cards.
The card itself must be one layer and you may use one or two small embellishments, such as a ribbon, brad or a flower.
I used the little boy and sentiment from the "Sweet Birthday Kids" set. I dry embossed the rectangle frame using a Nestability die. Stamped the image with Versafine Onyx black ink and clear embossed. Water coloured the image with Stampin Up reinkers and Tombow markers. Sponged on the blue background. Masked the image and stamped the Stampin Up Canvas background in Close to Cocoa. Stamped on the sentiment. Used Martha Stewart scalloped border punch on the bottom edge. Sponged all edges with Close to Cocoa. Attached ribbon and sewed outside edge of card and around image rectangle. Added Crystal Effects to the cherry.
I hope you will join us over at Totally Stampalicous - make sure to check out what the DT have come up with to inspire you.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop

Welcome to the 5th stop on the TS Blog Hop... If you have arrived from Joycelyn's blog you are on the right track, if you are just joining the TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS blog hop be sure to head on over to the TS Blog to start.

It's time for another NEW RELEASE from TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS and we are sooooo EXCITED to share ANOTHER FOUR NEW BUGABOO stamp sets!!!

AVAILABLE NOW AT

TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS

What better way to celebrate this exciting new release than with a FABULOUS AND FUN BLOG HOP!? The only thing that could make it even MORE FUN is to add some PRIZES to the mix!!

As usual, we will select THREE winners randomly from THREE randomly selected DT blogs so be sure to comment on all of them to increase your chances to win!!

I used this image and sentiment from the adorable stamp set "Sweet Birthday Kids". I stamped the image with versafine black ink and clear embossed. Water coloured the image with Tombow and Stampin Up markers...

To start at the beginning you must go to the TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS BLOG. Make sure to check out all the amazing projects along the hop, the Design Team have outdone themselves. If you get lost along the way head back to the TS Blog for a complete list of the DT members.

When you leave here your next stop will be over at Rebeccah's blog - she has some amazing eye candy to show you.

Thanks for joining us on our latest Blog Hop!! Don't forget to comment for your change to win some REALLY AWESOME PRIZES..

The blog hop will end at 9:00 p.m. EST Friday night and the winners will be announced on Sunday Night.

Hugs.. Pat

CAS73, Birthday Wishes

I made this card for yestersday's Clean and Simple colour challenge CAS73, at Splitcoast Stampers... - Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Pumpkin Pie. I drew in the Fern leaves and dragonfly - I learned how to draw these Sunday at a class held at my local Stamp Store - "Crafty Capers". The very talented Marie Browning was giving two Tombow Marker classes... I didn't have any of the Tombow markers in the colour challenge so I used my Stampin Up markers. Added diamond stickles to the dragonfly wings and sentiment flourish... Pierced two of the image corners using my mat pack. I pierced the base card edges by running it through my sewing machine without thread.... The sentiment image is from Scrappy Cats - birthday wishes.

Thanks for stopping in,
Hugs.. Pat

Have a good Day

Good day everyone... Here is a cute card I made yesterday for Splitcoast Stampers sketch challenge. I coloured Tilda with prisma colour pencil crayons and gamsol. Matted image with a textured pink and taken with teal. Rounded two of the corners. The polka dot dp is from DCWV Farmers Market, matted dp with taken with teal and rounded two corners. Made the Center strip. Punched upper and lower edges of the pink strip with scalloped border punch. Stamped sentiment on vellum and layered overtop of image. Sewed all edge.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating

Hugs.. Pat