Happy Birthday Verna!

Verna, one our our sweetest friends in Blogland from VA's Creative Clutter blog has a birthday today!  I hope you will join me in wishing her THE happiest of Birthdays!

Verna you have been a constant visitor and friend! Nearly every day my inbox has a kind thought and comment from you.  You are such a blessing in my life and I thank Jesus for you!  Have a wonderful celebration : ) I pray you get to do something very special for your special day.

BIG HUGS!!

Patti

Make a Wish

Hello my crafty friends : ) it is time for Seize The Birthday's Anything Goes" challenge!

There is a new challenge every two weeks at STB.  Some challenges have a suggested theme for you to follow and sometimes it is a "No Topping" or "Anything Goes theme".  We hope you will join the fun by entering your birthday themed card in the gallery! we LOVE seeing you there! : ) No matter what kind of birthday themed card you want to make it is always welcome at  Seize The Birthday!!

I appreciate you stopping by today.  I hope you are having a wonderful week : )

Thank you for stopping by!

BIG (((Hugs)))
Patti

Betting on Serendipity Stamps Blog Hop!

Hello friends : ) I BET you are glad you stopped by today! giggles  Isn't this just the sweetest stamp/die set!?

Twice monthly our fearless leader, Mary, Owner of Serendipity Stamps, hosts a Blog Hop. This is the time of the month you get to take in some delicious "eye candy" while hopping to the Design Team member's blogs.  When you leave a comment you will automatically be entered in a drawing for a $20.00 gift certificate to the Serendipity Stamps store!  When you comment at each DT member's blog your chances to win are increased so let's get hopping! : )


Ann Wong has joined us as a Guest Designer this month.  Please join me in welcoming her. You can see Ann's work at "It's All About The Colors" blog 

Mary's Blog

Patti Kehl  (that's me)

Carol Mayne

Karen Amidon

Mariam Napier

Julie Warner

Marybeth Lopez

When you have visited each DT's blog please head over to the SS store where you will find this beautiful Stamp of The Month on sale at 50% off!

Thank you for stopping by! and have a wonderful day!

Patti

Supplies:

Playing Card Sentiments
Playing Cards and Suits Dies

Penny Black Doggie Treat sneak peek

It's time again for my Simplicity Sister's post on Penny Black's simplicity at it's best Blog!

Don't you just wanna scratch that silly pink tummy?  Please follow this link to see how I used this adorable pup on my card for Penny Black.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Patti

Seize The Birthday - extra toppings for me please!

Hello friends welcome to another Seize The Birthday celebration where the "toppings" are as sweet as our fearless leader Nancy Leppek!

The toppings option this round is:

One Layer Card

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well.....you can just

stick with our usual "Anything Goes"Birthday!

The choice is always yours!

Now on to my card : )

I started out with an A2 size card.  I began by stamping my sweet little image directly on to my card stock.  Then I made a mask and covered her while I made my background.  I tore some Post-It paper and masked off the lower portion of the card and inked up some "grass and then some sky and clouds and some soft circles too!!  Just about this time I really goofed up the upper left side of my card with a big black finger print! (where did that come from!?!) sigh.  Hmmmm ...well as I always say "mistakes are just opportunities" right! LOL so I cut down my paper eliminating the smudge.  I colored my little gal, stamped my sentiment and popped the whole thing up with foam tape and attached it to a new A2 size card.  Perfect right!?! ummmmm well it might have been if this was not supposed to be a ONE LAYER CARD! ahem!!

Ok so back to the drawing board as they say : )

This time I began by masking off the top and left side of the card to give the same layered look of my first card.  Then I recreated my card with just a few changes : )   I am glad I made my mistake because it enabled me to demonstrate (even if only to myself) how a One Layer Card can look every bit as sweet as a card with layers! And it's cheaper to mail too!! : )

Now can we have a collective Awwww! for my all time favorite Penny Black stamp set : ) #30-235 Cake & Wishes.  I really love the adorable faces in this set.  Bear with me while I pitch another great set by Penny Black with these same sweet faces:  #30-242 Way Cool.

Ok friends here are some STB challenge rule reminders for you.  I really hope you will consider joining us for this challenge that goes for two weeks giving you lots of time to link up!

Challenge Rules (to keep things fair):

1. You must make a BIRTHDAY PROJECT, however our topping is always optional.

2. You may link up to 3 projects for each challenge.

3. Please add a direct link to your blog or to an online gallery.

4. You may combine this challenge with up to 4 other challenges and we would really love for you to add one of our graphics to your post.

5. As always, please have fun and make the challenge your own! All products are welcome!

Happy Thursday and thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day! : )

Patti

Supplies:

#30-235 Cake & Wishes by Penny Black
#30-297 Sprinkles and Smiles by Penny Black
#30-353 Words of Kindness by Penny Black
Images colored with Prisma Pencils shaded with Gamsol

June Blog Hop with Serendipity Stamps!

Ahhh June! time for summer fun! and some of that fun includes two blog hops sponsored by Serendipity Stamps!

I created this 4.75" square card using my favorite Floral Cut Background Die and some pretty paper from The yard Sale" at SS.  Please see the complete list of supplies below for links to the SS store.

As always with Serendipity Stamps blog hop there is a $20.00 gift certificate to the Serendipity Stamps store up for grabs.  Some lucky blogger will be randomly selected for the prize from comments made at the blogs listed below.  Be sure to leave a comment on each blog listed to increase your chances to win!!

In addition to our wonderful Design Team this month we have a Guest Designer joining us!! Please join me in welcoming Ann Wong from "It's All About The colors" blog http://itsaboutthecolors.blogspot.com/ 

Mary's Blog

Patti Kehl  (that's me)

Carol Mayne

Karen Amidon

Mariam Napier

Julie Warner

Marybeth Lopez

Thank you for stopping by! and have a wonderful June day!

Patti

Supplies:
Floral Cuts Background die
Seasons dies
$1 Designer Paper Mini Mashup
Happy Birthday Simple
Red and While Polka Dot Washi tape (unknown)
Red Rhinestones (unknown)

CASology and Serendipity Stamps

This week at CASology the challenge theme is "Medicine".  I have included the guidelines for the challenge and some exciting news!! Serendipity Stamps is the sponsor of the challenge this week which means there is a  PRIZE!!  Check it out:

1. One main image
2. Lots of open space, uncluttered
3. Limited layers & embellishments
4. Quick & easy to recreate (Note: It may take a while to create a design you like, but once you have that design, making more should be a piece of cake!)

This week's winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to Serendipity Stamps' online store!   Serendipity is offering a flash sale on the Sick Puppy stamp set with 20% off!  through June 4th.  

and now for my card:

Please consider joining the fun at CASology for a chance to win some wonderful product from Serendipity Stamps!!

Have a great day.

Patti

Supplies:

Sick Puppy Stamp set by Serendipity Stamps

"Decorative Tile" embossing folder by Provo Craft

Die-Namics Stitched Snow Drifts

Seize The Birthday Something Sweet

This is my second post for the day.  If you are looking for my Penny Black sneak peek for my Simplicity sister's post please click here : ) 

Hello friends : )   I would like to invite you to join us for another SWEET challenge at Seize The Birthday challenge blog!

Our theme for the next two weeks is: "Something Sweet" But as always with STB challenges "Anything always Goes" as long as it is a Birthday Card! I hope you will enter your birthday theme cards in the gallery we love seeing you there!

I had a wonderful time visiting my family in Florida.  My Dad was unexpectedly scheduled for knee replacement surgery a few days before we arrived so our visit was mostly done at a Rehabilitation Hospital.

My fondest childhood memories included singing around the camp fire!  We couldn't take Dad to a campfire sing-along so we brought the sing-a-long to him : )

Shucks! I can't figure out how to get a clip of my Dad singing to play in this post : (  Perhaps you might like to try this link:  Merry Oldsmobile to hear my dear ol' Dad!  I hope this works.  I can see it on my computer but when I try to look at it on my phone it doesn't work.  Let me know if you can see it : )

Edited to add: NOPE! guess it doesn't work.  I will see if I can get some help and post the link in my next post : ) 

My time in Florida was way too short and with my Dad in the hospital I didn't have the flexibility I had thought I would so it turns out I was not able to meet up with any blogger friends, Nancy and Helen, again this trip : ( That was the only bad part about my trip but we'll try again next time!! Sigh.

Don't forget to hop over to the Seize The Birthday challenge blog and see all the sweetness the talented Design Team has created!

Have a great day.

Patti

Supplies:

Dress Up Dolls Basic by Papertrey Ink
Dress Up Dolls: Let's Bake by Papertrey Ink
What The Doodle: Piece of Cake by Papertrey Ink

Penny Black Stitched Flowers sneak peek!

It's my turn to share on Penny Black's Simplicity at it's best Blog!

Here is a sneak peek! of a pretty new stamp set I just got from Penny Black called "Stitched Flowers" Please follow this link to see my whole card : )  I'd love it if you left a comment too!!

Thanks a bunch!

Patti