Greeting Farm Duckie Rain

I've been running around like a chicken with it's head cut off (eeew!), but really, I have... hence the title of this post.  He's actually an image from The Greeting Farm Digi's called "Duckie Rain".  Anyway, I'm going in for a total knee replacement tomorrow (double eeewww!) and won't be able to come upstairs for (possibly) as long as 6 weeks so I've not only been doing a ton of pre-op appointments, but I've had to move myself to the downstairs bedroom & bath, and also take *some* of my card making stuff down too!  My dining room will be my craft room for awhile.  We'll see how the logistics work out as to whether I'll be able to post on my blog for awhile.  Wish me luck... ;-)

Here's a card I found in my camera when I was getting all it's pieces and parts together to take to my new digs.  As I said, it is from TGF where I've found the cutest digital images!  This card is for a friend's birthday coming up in a few weeks and the inside sentiment says "It's raining love and Birthday Wishes"... fitting, huh?  The papers I used are from Cosmo Cricket and SU!, the ribbon from Papertrey, and Duckie is colored using Copic sketch markers.  I used my sewing machine to stitch the layers.  I hope you enjoy this card and now I'm off to finish taking odds and ends downstairs.

Back as soon as possible
Patty

Enjoy cardmaking day Saturday October 2 - I'll still be in the hospital (***sob***)

Bat Cat

Wow.... I've had this card almost finished since Monday and here it is Friday already!!!  I just love this little image called "Bat Cat" from Mo's Digital Images.  This is my card for Mojo Monday 155....

I colored this sweet kitty on her pumpkins with Copics, cut out the circle with my nesties and pierced around the edges.  I loved this sketch of Julee's this week... very user friendly!  And, would you believe it, when I was digging around in my 12 x 12 paper stash, I found this that already had the block panels on it.  This only thing I did to the top panels was to add a little strip to match the green used on the bottom of the card.  I believe the paper is by SU! - I'm sure it's retired - but I haven't a clue what the name of it was... sorry.  I actually dragged out my sewing machine and stitched around the edges... Don't look too closely as I am really a novice with that machine.  I had fun with the final embellishments too!  The little bats are from a strip of ribbon and you MUST look closely at the cat's eyes.  They are little yellow crystals and, believe me, they are glowing at me right now!!  I made the little tag with my Hello Pumpkin sentiment (Verve) and affixed it to the ribbon with some white kitchen string!  Hope you like this cutie and thanks for the visit!

Patty

I used....

Stamps - Bat Cat (Mo's), Hello Pumpkin (Verve)

Paper - SU! ds (name unknown), certainly celery, white

Inks - Copic sketch markers

Accessories - SU! border punch, circle nesties, dark orange ribbon (Michael's), white string, piercing tool, yellow crystals, bat ribbon.

Hello Pumpkin

Happy Monday everyone!

Today my little card is a 4 1/4 square for Halloween.  It's Mojo Monday time and the last week of the month is the 'round or square' sketch.  I was inspired to get my little pumpkin out of the storage book and get it inky! 

I used Verve's "Hello Pumpkin" set stamping it on my white circle space and also on some of the designer paper... SU!'s 'creepy crawly'... and then cut out the pumpkin body and hat.  I colored the little bear with Copics E53 and E55, pierced the edge of the round and layered it on some plain orange cardstock.  I once saw a question posed on Facebook by one of the PaperCrafts magazine designers regarding which crafting tool you would never be able to do without... easy answer for me... my Cuttlebug!!!  I think I use it on every card.  Anyway, I used my circle nesties with my 'bug and placed that on some green from the 'creepy crawly' set.  The punch I used along the edge is 'double loops' by Martha Stewart.  This was a really fun card to make.  Hope you enjoy!  Thanks for stopping by...

Patty

what I used

stamps - Hello Pumpkin - Verve

paper - creepy crawly - SU!, black, orange, white cs

ink - Memento tuxedo black, Copic sketch markers

Accessories - oval & scallop oval punch (SU!), Spellbinder's circle nestabilities, piercing tool, MS double loop edge punch, black gros grain ribbon, green grosgrain ribbon

Viva la Verve - August week 4

First off, let me apologize for the terrible picture.  I don't know if it was the contrast against the dark counter top or the light in the room... whatever it was it's disappointing.  This card looks much better IRL but I decided to share it anyway.   Here is the card, the sketch, and the inspiration bedroom photo.

I started off with some scrapbook paper by Scrapworks called 'Florabella'.  I usually do not like to work with scrapbook paper as the images/patterns are waaaaay too large to suit me.  I used SU!'s soft sky, chocolate chip and very vanilla as my cardstocks.  The focal point of this card is the little flowers which are my favorites at the moment - from The Cat's Pajamas.  I also used their button die for the centers.  I cut my soft sky paper to the sizes I wanted, did my scallops, and ran them through the Cuttlebug with my swiss dots embossing folder.  I then used a strip of chocolate chip to help set off the flowers.  The twine is actually white kitchen string which I just swiped with a brown Copic marker and I didn't care if it covered entirely or not since it's all the rage right now to have candy striped twine (which I don't have, yet). 

That's about all that went on with the card... it's not one of my faves but it really is prettier in real life.

Be back soon,

Patty

Stuff I used....

Stamps - Happy Birthday plain jane - Verve

Ink - chocolate chip

Paper - Florabella ds, soft sky, choc chip, very vanilla

Accessories - Nesties labels 4, Copic marker, white twine, scallop border, Cbug swiss dots ef, 1/4" chocolate chip gros grain ribbon, button die, flower die - TCP 

Balloon Ride wi Deeanna

I mean it... if you ever have the chance to go up in a hot air balloon... do not hesitate!!!  It is absolutely magical.  We took our granddaughter for a balloon ride last week over the beautiful Temecula Valley.  We wanted to do something with her that she'd always remember and, oh, by the way, it was also on our 'bucket list'.  No card today but here are some pictures from that wonderful day last week!  I hope you enjoy our adventure.........

We got there at "O dark thirty"

setting up

taking off

I think she approves ;-)

Deeanna and me after our ride

After the ride we had a wonderful champagne breakfast. 

Hoping this made you smile today.... it was certainly a 'magical flight'

Patty

Verve Relax

Hope you're having a good day too!  My friend sent me an email this morning which really struck my funny bone... I'm still giggling!  Good way to start the day. 

My card today is one I made for Verve's last release challenge.  Julee created this sketch and I used my Verve 'Relax' with it which is my favorite set right now.  I think it's a happy little card.

If you've followed this blog at all, you know how much I love my Cosmo Cricket 'Early Bird' paper ... used here.  I just placed an order with 7 kids and would have ordered more but they didn't have it...sob!!  I like the 'fun' feeling this paper gives a card.  Anyway, I used a white base for my card and avocado for my scallops and layers.  The scallops are by die-namics which can be found at My Favorite Things.  I used my circle nestabilities (both scallop and standard) for the sentiment layers.  The palm trees have been colored with my Copic sketch markers and cut out. 

Well, I hope life is good for you today... stop by again soon.

Patty

what's in it:

Stamps - Relax - Verve

Ink - Memento tuxedo black, Copics

Paper - Cosmo Cricket 'Early Bird', white cs, avocado cs

Accessories - caramel satin ribbon, avocado satin ribbon, 3 black brads, circle nesties, die-namics large scallop die, corner rounder

Mojo Monday 153

Happy Monday to you!

I got my Mojo Monday challenge done today... on Monday!!!  I'm so proud (*grin*).  I really like this sketch and think it will be a 'go to' for a long time.  What a great way to use up scraps that are just too precious to throw away.  It was created by Mary Fish...

I used a plaid designer paper ... I don't know the name or source of it as it was a large scrap in my box.  I used my die cut flowers and buttons from The Cat's Pajamas and the little bows are just embroidery thread.  I'm going to keep this post short due to the heat ... it's sizzling up here.  Please check below for the supplies I used for this card... and thanks for stopping by. 

Patty

what's in it...

Stamps - Big Wish - Verve

Paper - unknown designer paper (plaid), bashful blue, chocolate chip, & vanilla - SU!

Ink - close to cocoa - SU!

Accessories - flower die, button die - TCP, vanilla embroidery thread, bashful blue ribbon, oval punch, scalloped oval punch