Surprise! It's not my Birthday!!

Gift from Barb

Birthday thanks!

Here is another thank you card. The inside sentiment reads:

Thank You for making my Birthday so Special!

I used a birthday gift I received from my good friend, Diane, which shows Mudpie "Full of Hot Air". I used retired SU papers and some no name bling bling. My card design came from an old Mojo Monday sketch. I was hoping it would help me get some Mojo going! I like it ok - I hope you like it too : )

Thanks a bunch for stopping by!

Patti

Dad and Grandma

Here is a card I made for my Dad and my Grandma. The one pictured is for Grandma. She gave me toilet tissue for my birthday! isn't that sweet? : ) I thought this was the perfect image to express my thanks! She will love it as she loves me : )

I stamped a Thank You! sentiment on the inside. The sentiments stamps are from a Close to my Heart set called "Card Chatter - Thank You". The papers are retired SU papers.

I love this image. It it is called "Fishing Hole" by Impression Obsession. It is funny like my Dad, so I created a similar version of this card for him for Father's Day! The picture doesn't show it well but the image is of an outhouse. There is a fishing pole coming out the open door. A sign on the side of the outhouse says: "No Fishing - No Dumping" heeheehee

Thank you for looking and have a wonderful!! Father's Day weekend.

Patti

Remember me?? that's ant me. : )

I cannot believe it has been over a year since I updated my blog. The worst part is that is has pretty much been that long since I played with paper too! Today is a new day! I have been working on some paper crafts that I will both tell you about and post in the next few days but for now I thought I would tell you a little bit about what I’ve been up to for the past year!

Bob and I moved into this amazing home.

We did a ton! Of landscaping at the new place and gardening which meant I did a ton of canning!! yummm

We got a new baby grandson in July 2010!

Joshua is our 7^th grandchild : ) is he adorable or what!?

We took a vacation with a couple of our grandchildren to the black Hills of South Dakota. Incredibly memorable time!!

My good friend, Diane and I have started a new business creating infinity scarves!! (Playing with beautiful fabric is almost as much fun as playing with paper.) We call them “neckStyles™”

We opened up a couple of Etsy shops: neckStyles™ and Northern Light Photographic. And hopefully before the end of the month I will have an Etsy shop for my cards. : ) check my side bar if you want to visit these shops.

Something we have not done:

We didn’t go to Africa as we had hoped. The “window” closed. At this time there are no current plans to pursue that ministry opportunity. While we are extremely saddened by the missed opportunity we are looking with expectation and hope for all the Lord will do in our lives in the months and years to come. It has been a year of both ups and downs – losses and gains.

I’m excited to be back. I plan to get around to my old friends Blogs to see all your wonderful creations very soon and hopefully catch up with what has been happening in YOUR lives this past year.

Your friend,

Patti

ant me.

Surfs Up!

Here is another digi image! (these things are contagious!!)
I'm sitting here at my computer tonight "wasting time" while I wait for my darling hubs to go to bed. I thought I would post a card I created a few weeks ago but have not yet had a chance to post. Because I'm not prepared please forgive my lack of acknowledgment for the digi and papers I used. But please let me know if you have any questions about the supplies and I'll gladly share as soon as I can!! : )

BIG (((Hugs))) Patti

p.s. poor little gal didn't have a smile so I added one! heeheehee now we're both! happy

Almost April!

I decided to create a CD calendar for my daughter, Sarah. I just decided - LOL so this will be the first page she gets but I will continue it each month until ... whenever! I really love doing calendar pages. You may have noticed that I never posted my March 12x12 calendar page. It is because I never made it! I have been so busy lately I've fallen behind. I will be sure to post it soon.

This little cutie was created using a Stampin' Up image that I borrowed from a friend. I also used a pretty daisy sticker border by Martha Stewart. I wish the pictured showed it better but the yellow patterned paper by Heidi Grace highlights the centers of many of the flowers with a little dot of what looks like epoxy to make the flower centers "pop"!

And!! welcome my sweet little ant. Isn't this ant just huggable!? I found her in a wonderful little store not far from my ant hill : ) I just had to have her!!

Thanks for looking!! Patti

Shaped Cards

Thanks to my friend Lisa (click here to see Lisa's Car card) I have been a shaped card making fool! I created these cards for a class I'll be teaching at Organized Chaos, my LSS. I cut the Tea Pot and Party Hat cards from "A Child's Year" Cricut cartridge and the Oven card from "My Kitchen" Cricut cartridge. I love the shaped cards!! it really gets me thinking outside the box when I look at the die cuts available.

I hope you enjoy them too! thank you for looking : )

Patti

My first Digi : )

It took me a while to figure out what a "digi" was but thanks to a little help from my friends I have officially entered the world of Digi! Please check out the wonderful creative images Heidi from 2Cute Rubber Stamps has to offer.

I love this old layout from "Mojo Monday", LOVE this paper from Kaiserscrapbook and adore! this new image!!

Thank you for looking : )

Sassy Purse Album

My friend Susan has inspired me many times! in the few years I have "known" her. I appreciate you Susan!! The most recent way in which she inspired me was to post pictures of a great project she created! Check out Susan's take on this fun purse. Be sure to follow her link to the site she found her purse on! It is a funny small world this crafting place we love : )

Several years ago I was introduced to this purse at a Stampin' Up workshop. I fell in love with it!!

Coincidentally to Susan's post I had just finished creating this "sassy purse" for my sweet great niece, Emma. Emma loves pink and orange. I had already photographed my purse before I saw Susan's purse so I didn't get a picture of some of the differences but I will describe them:

My purse is really a mini album which you begin to create using two 6x6 envelopes - these envelopes then create a sleeve for the extra photos sheet. The back of my purse doesn't have an extra piece of paper concealing the ribbon handles because on mine you use SU grommets to thread your ribbon through. The grommets look... sassy! : ) I think the only other difference is that I created the scallops for the purse flap and cut them with my "Storybook" Cricut cartridge.

I chose a variety of fun and "sassy" papers.

All punches used: corner punch and scallop punch, circle punch, ticket punch and tab punch are all SU products.

And my giggling little miniature Emma is an oldie but a goodie from Stampin Up as well.

I hope you will enjoy seeing this great project and you'll try one yourself they are easy peasy!! Let me know if I can help.

BIG (((Hugs))) Susan!


me.

one UGLY card!

March has definitely come in like a lamb in northwestern Wisconsin. The temperature has been hanging around the 40s under bright blue sunny days! I love it. We may have a lion in our future but for today we feel blessed. : )

I've been busy creating cards!! I will be teaching some classes in March and April at my good friend's Scrapbook Store. I've created two sets of 5 cards for her Five for $8.00 classes. I posted 9 of these cards below but just realized I forgot to photograph one! LOL I guess I'll have to add that one later so in it's place I'll add this UGLY card LOL that "didn't make the cut" heeheehee I created this card in hopes to promote her Velum sales and show off this cute Cuttlebug butterfly but I just didn't like how it turned out. This ugly card is lucky to have made it to the blog! LOL (now you know not all my card creations are good ones heeheehee)

Thanks for looking and have a great day! : )

Patti

Cute as a button Easter Card

5 for $8 card class #2

Solid Cardstock by Core'dinations

glittered paper by Best Creations

"Swiss Dots" by Cuttlebug and

strip embossed by Cuttlebug

Circle and scallop Nestibilities by Spellbinders used

misc ribbon

Sea Shell Card

5 for $8 card class #2

Solid Cardstock by Core'dinations
Sea Shells from patterned paper by Creative Imaginations
Circle and scallop Nestibilities by Spellbinders used
green brads from All My Memories

6x6" Black & Blue

5 for $8 card class #2

Solid Cardstock by Core'dinations

patterned paper by Creative Imaginations

buttons by Creative Imaginations

misc. ribbon

"Thanks" Cuttlebug embossing folder used

I'm crazy about this Creative Imaginations paper : ) hope you like it too

Perk Up Card

5 for $8 card class #2

Solid Cardstock by Core'dinations

patterned papers by American Crafts

oval plain and scallop Nestibilities by Spellbinders used

Sentiment and Coffee Pot image by Crafty Secrets from the "Coffee & Tea" clear stamp set

ribbon by American Crafts

You make my Heart Smile

5 for $8 card class #1

Solid cardstock by Core'dinations

"Light Orchard Blossom" patterned paper by Scrapbook Walls

Sentiment by Crafty Secrets from the"Glamour Girls" clear stamp set

thin ribbon misc.

peach ribbon by American Crafts

Pearl embellishment by Queen & Company

Cuttlebug embossing folder used

Thank you for looking : )

Congratulations!

5 for $8 card class #1

Solid cardstock by Core'dinations

"Beauty Words" patterned paper by EK Success

oval plain and scallop Nestibilities by Spellbinders used

pearl strip by Kaiser Craft used

I wrote the word "Congratulations" as opposed to altering my oval to accommodate a stamped sentiment. I can't decide if it makes the card look too "hand made" or if it enhances it's "value" to the recipient. What would you do??

Layered Flower

5 for $8 card class #1

patterned paper "Pollyanna" by EK success

squares cut with Basic George on the Cricut

rectangle Nestabilities by Spellbinders used

Layered flower cut from Sizzix die cut 654980

flower embossed with "Swiss Dots" by Cuttlebug

Doesn't it just make you want to pack for Hawaii??

Happy Easter Chick!

5 for $8 card class #1

Solid cardstock by Core'dinations

patterned "Chick" paper by The Paper Patch

scallop cut using "Storybook" Cricut Cartridge

"Swirls" Cuttlebug embossing folder used

Yellow velvet ribbon by Creative Imaginations

orange polka dot ribbon by American Crafts

Scallop and Circle Nestabilities by Spellbinders used

Chirp Chirp!! : )

Happy Birthday

5 for $8 card class #1

Solid cardstock by Core'dinations

"Sky Polka Dots" by Scrapbook Walls

Bold flower print by American Crafts

Scallop and Circle Nestabilities by Spellbinders used

"Bling" by Queen & Company

Ribbon by American Crafts

"Happy Birthday" Cuttlebug embossing folder used

Thanks for looking!!