Pleated Happy Birthday

Happy Monday everyone... We are having a very rainy, dreary day here in Nanaimo, B.C. I am hoping the sun will peak through at some point - but the weather man says it is going to rain all week long :(

Here is another card I want to share with you - I made it late last night. I combined three challenges - yesterday's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast Stampers - FS153 - WeeBeeStampin (Wendy). I cased this adorable card "Pumpkin Emma". You were to change at least three things - I changed the image, colours and pleated the bottom panel.

My card qualifies for the challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenges - to make a BIRTHDAY card, plus the challenge over at Just Magnolia - to add PLEATING to your card.

My adorable Magnolia image "Tilda with Sunflower" was stamped with Stazon jet black onto Bristol Vellum paper and coloured with Prismacolour pencil crayons and gamsol. Image was matted with Kraft and More Mustard. I used the Stampin Up ticket corner punch on the Kraft.

Card Size is 5 x 6.5. Base card panel is a textured cream white. I pleated the DP then sponged and sanded the pleats. Ran the top cream panel through the Cuttlebug with the Divine swirls folder - I thought it matched the swirls in the Fall Dp. Attached the CB panel and pleated panel to 4.75 x 6.25 More Mustard Panel. Punched out a Scalloped border with Martha Stewart punch. Stamped sentiment onto More Mustard - cut out with oval Spellbinders. Cut out scalloped mat from Kraft. Sponged edges with Close to Cocoa. Sewed all edges. Added the mini copper brads to center of Sunflower. Tied on Ribbon and assembled card. Completed inside of card.


Recipe:

Stamps - Magnolia Rubberstamps - Tilda with Sunflower, Stampendous - Impressions ever time
Ink - Stazon jet black, Stampin Up - soft sky and close to cocoa
Paper - Stampin Up - More Mustard, non SU kraft and white, Paper Company - Cream White, Recollections - Autumn Fall mat pack, Bristol Vellum
Accessories - Sewing machine, piercing tool, mini brads, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders - plain and scalloped oval, Divine Swirls embossing folder, ribbon, Martha Stewart scalloped border punch, sponge, sanding paper, pop dots, white gel pen, Prismacolour pencil crayons, gamsol and blending stumps


Thanks for stopping by and visiting my little piece of the blogging world.
Happy stamping and Creating,

Hugs - Pat

Wishing you a Beautiful Birthday

Happy Sunday everyone.... I just love this adorable Charlie Horse image from Clear Dollar Stamps. Image and sentiment are from the "Charlie Daisy" set. Over at Splitcoast Stampers today's challenge is one of my favourites "Featured Stamper challenge". Wendy aka "WeeBeeStampin" is this weeks FS. Here is the card I cased - called "Knotty Birthday".
We were to change at least three things - I changed the image, colours and made mine a feminine card. Plus I omitted the four oval tabs at the bottom and used my large flower BRADS instead. Added the pearls to the brad centers and daisy flowers under Charliene.
I water coloured my image with Stampin Up reinkers.
This also will qualify for the challenge over at Clearly iStamp - challenge #C1C4 - Let's get Bradilicious. And lucky me this also qualifies for this weeks challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenges - Birthdays... Challenge #C4C19

Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps - Charlie Daisy
Ink: Stampin Up - close to cocoa, chocolate chip, regal rose, old olive, more mustar, Stazon jet black
Paper: Stampin up - close to cocoa, non su vanilla, textured pink, Debbie Mumm - creative imaginations, Water colour
Accessories: sewing machine, jumbo flower brads, pearls, Cuttlebug - curved rectangle Spellbinders, piercing tool, pop dots, aquapainter

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating.

Hugs - Pat

Quilted Cards - May your bobbin always be full and Howdy There Miss Kitty

Happy Tuesday everyone... I have two cards to share with you. The green quilted "log cabin block" with the Handsome cowboy in the middle (my oldest son Kyle) I made for Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday challenge, Splitcoast Stampers Monday Technique challenge to make a card with a quilt block design and today's SCS colour challenge - certainly celery, handsome hunter, Bermuda bay and the desert option - pink (anything other than pink card stock).

The story line for the Teapot Tuesday challenge is - We are off to Dodge City - What is wrong with Miss Kitty? Check out the story here and Mothermarks Blog - This is my Story.

I used the Maple Leaf quilt block design to make the card below. I made it look like a wall hanging. The sentiment is from Stampin Up - "Quilt Quips".

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Stamping and creating.

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

Have yourself a Sweet Happy Birthday

I made this card for today's featured stamper challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers, plus this weeks sketch challenge. Anne (aka Ardodd) is the Featured Stamper - what a fabulous gallery full of beautiful works of art... Enjoy your time in the spotlight Anne.

I coloured this adorable Magnolia image with prismacolour pencils and gamsol.

Will be back tomorrow to edit this.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating.

Happy New Year
Hugs - Pat

CAS - Happy Birthday

Happy New Year to each and everyone of you....

This card only took me 15 minutes to make.... Over at Splitcoast Stampers - today's challenge was to make a 15 minute card, use at least one new item you recieved over the holidays and to limit it to an Annual event.

Image was stamped with stazon jet black onto water colour paper (twice). I only coloured the owl/circle on one. I used my stampin up markers and reinkers. I received the Spellbinder curved rectangle dies for Christmas from my DH. Sponged edges with basic black and night of navy. Added Diamond Stickles to the stars. Popped up the circle - "Spotlight technique".

Owl image from Impression Obsession - Night Owl and sentiment from Stampin Up - It's your Birthday.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Creating

Hugs - Patricia Rose