Candy Shoppe "In with the New challenge"

Today I went birthday shopping with my mom and she bought me some fun stuff.

Home from shopping, I check my blog and see this challenge at Candy Shoppe Designs. This challenge is to use the newest scrapbooking product you have. Alrighty then! I am ready. I throw a quick supper together for the hubs and tell him I'm off to make a card...I'll catch ya later.

My new stuff includes a new Fiskars border punch. And a new Inkadinkado stamp. And some Ranger turquoise embossing glitter.

And, so....I used them all on this new card.

The pp & chip piece are 7 Gypsies, the butterfly is grungeboard and the pearls are Prima.

I totally {love} this stamp! I think I'll use it to alter a notebook to keep in my purse.

Thanks, Candy Shoppe girls, for the fun challenge!!

~patti

CPS challenge 150

Card Positioning System's sketch challenge #150 ~

{friends}

7 Gypsies, Prima and Blue Moon = YUM!!

I think this is such a nice card to mail to a friend.

The sparkly pp is GCD Studios and the "friends" rub is s*e*i.

Thanks for the challenge, CPS girls!

~patti

just for fun!

With the CHA getting close, and all of the "I want that" & "I need that" that keeps coming out of my mouth, I thought I really should use up some of the stuff in my stash. So, I made some cards from this Basic Gray chipboard. These dogs totally make me smile!

{I stitched a little felt scarf on this one. Cute, huh?}

{Added tiny black buttons to the watermelon slice.}


{This one got lots of stickles.}


I still have some BG chipboard left over. Want some? Leave me a comment and let me know....I'll see what I can do. :)

~patti

Got Ink?

My challenge at Citrus Tree for January is to use some ink.

This technique is not something I think of first...so it was a challenge for me too! Using the beautiful 7 Gypsies pp & the Tim Holtz ink from the CT January kit, I cut and crumpled and roughed up and INKED. So fun!!!

"explore"

Photos are from our fall trip to St. Thomas, USVI. Hope you get a chance this month to participate in any or all of the fun challenges over at CT. :)

Thanks for stopping by,

~patti

Citrus Tree Studio {January Kit Reveal}

"Victorian Romance" is the theme of the January kit at CTS.

Let's just say it will make your scrapping easy. It's my favorite CTS kit thus far!

7 Gypsies, Prima, Making Memories...together in one kit.

What's not to love?!

{25 years}


I think I may have used a bit of everything from the kit, plus the add-ons, on this lo. LOL!!

It needed to be special. Tom and I just celebrated our silver anniversary. To add some silvery sparkle to my lo, I embossed the 7 Gypsies letters w/silver embossing powder. I love how they look! I also used the Tim Holtz ink on this lo, inking the Making Memories tape and having fun w/the tickets. I used my "LIFE TIME" stamp on the tickets too, crumpled them...then straightened them out on the lo. The tiny Making Memories stamps can get tucked in anywhere. They are adorable and add a splash of color.

My second lo is of my niece Stephanie, who passed away 4 years ago, and her baby daughter (now 8 years old and so darn sweet!). I could not resist using this heartfelt 7 Gypsies pp! I also love the Creative Imaginations scalloped sheet included in the kit. Go for it...cut it up! A scallop is always such a pretty touch.

{love always}

The 7 Gypsies tags included in the kit inspired me to make this "mother" frame for my mom. I also used a Prima and the beautiful May Arts cream lace trim available for purchase as an add-on. The chipboard letters are also 7 Gypsies and the sweet tiny words are Making Memories. The frame is by Fancy Pants. My mother has this hanging in her livingroom. It looks so pretty with her small print, old fashioned wallpaper showing through.

It's my guess that these Victorian Romance kits are gonna be hot. I hope you'll come on over to CTS and check us out. The gallery is filled with beautiful, romantic, full of love creations.

~patti

CPS - last card challenge of the year!

CPS has a fun challenge going on. You can choose from their gallery of sketches - which one you would like to use - for their last challenge of 2009. Cool, right? I chose challenge #102.

{thinking of you}

I used some Making Memories "Mistletoe" pp because it's not just for Christmas projects. LOL! The rest of the stuff is from my stash...and I cut out a heart from some cardboard. The rub is AC. Sanded & inked w/colorbox olive & black. Flowers & gems are Prima.

Looking forward to what CPS has in store for 2010.

Happy New Year, all!!

~patti

{friends card}

I wanted to try paper pleating, so I made this card. Glue holds the pleats down. This 7 Gypsies polka dot pp is one of my new faves. The fabric tag is by Donna Downey, 7 Gypsies chip pieces, Offray ribbon & primas w/buttons. The sentiment was stamped using a wicked old set of Technique Tuesday letter stamps...so old, I'm surprised (and happy) that they still adhere to the acrylic block. LOL! Just for fun, I added some pp & embellies to the envelope too.

BTW, I {love} the AC cards and envelopes available at Hobby Lobby. They are so sturdy and I really like the texture of the AC cardstock.

That's it from me! :)

~patti