{twisted sketches}

{have a little Faith}

This week at twisted sketches, the twist is "faith".
Love this challenge!

I began with a bazzill base and used Fancy Pants "Road Show" pp, some MME rubs, a JHB button, baker's twine, & Prima bling. For the punched edge, I used a Fiskars border punch and the butterfly punch is by Martha Stewart. {Note - rub ons are not my favorite embellie. That said, I love the tiny rub on the top of the butterfly.} :)

I also added some pp to the inside of my card.

Thank you, twisted sketches girls, for this challenge! Thanks, also for coming by my blog! Hope you all have a nice day and remember...

have a little faith.

hugs, patti

{my sketch world & party time tuesdays}

Hi everyone!

Hope you all had a Christmas you'll look back on and remember fondly. Mine was filled w/lots of thank you's, hugs, and "I love you aunt pat's". Perfect! :)

Today I want to share a card I made using two challenges. The ad inspiration is from Lucy at my sketch world ~

The second challenge is from party time tuesdays #26 - use the colors red, white & green for your birthday card.

{celebrate you - happy birthday}

My card uses some older heidi grace cs stickers - from a Christmas set, inkadinkado stamps that I heat embossed w/white embossing powder, offray & american crafts ribbon (glued down w/fabri-tac) and misc. buttons w/prima bling. that's it!

Thanks to party time tuesdays and my sketch world for the inspiration!

Thanks, friends, for stopping by my blog! :)
hugs, patti

{got mittens?}

I altered these Maya Road mittens this morning - they will get wrapped onto my nieces, Sara & Emilie's, gifts today!

I first painted the back of each mitten a bright red.
Next I covered each mitten with Girl's Paperie pp. I sanded the edges and then machine stitched right on top of the pp. Stitching chipboard is sort of like mending the hub's denim overalls. It's the same thickness - you just gotta trudge on through. :) For the top of each mitten, I accordian pleated some bazzill and glued all the way around.
I made the chip stickers pieces by layering the heidi grace stickers on top of cs, and then on top of a punched out scalloped pp circle. Added some zig zag stitching and then for some fun sparkle, I heat embossed the whole piece. I really like how it shines! The date stickers are by sassafras & velvet flowers are Maya Road. These mitten ornaments have enough Fabri Tac glue on them to last for a hundred years!! LOL!

For a beautiful holiday scrapbooking kit, look here. Cindy, at Citrus Tree Studios has put together a couple of kits for December. The kit I used is called "Christmas Potpourri", and it's such a lovely kit!! I am so glad I ordered it!!!

I have so many things I need to do today!! I hope I get half of them done!

With list in hand, I will breathe deep and get started.

Happy Day before Christmas Eve!!!
love & hugs,
patti

{{guess what???}}

I made The Paper Variety Design Team!!!

Feeling super excited to be joining Abby and Suzanne and the other DT members for some creative therapy - I mean, fun!!!

The Paper Variety is a weekly challenge site - with fab prizes!!!

What I love about the Paper Variety is how they embrace freedom of interpretation.

When there is a challenge, for example - to use the color green - well, you can then create a card, a lo, altered item, etc. The goal is to create and the inspiration found at the Paper Variety will surely get you moving to your crafty space. :) :)

{they still melt my heart!! please click for a full view}

I have nothing new to share today...but thought I'd put this lo that I made this past January on my blog. These are my boys!!! My boys who are now 24- Thomas and 21.5 - Matthew! Were they not the most adorable little boys ever?? This was their Christmas photo shoot, back in 1991. :) I love those soldier sweaters - and kept them and know right where they are in the back of Thomas' closet. LOL!!

Become a follower of the Paper Variety and I'll see you there next year! :)

Thanks for coming by my blog and have a wonderful day!!!

hugs, patti

{twisted sketches!}

Twisted cards challenge #38 is this sketch, plus the twist - use some chipboard.

{you're so sweet.}

I used a Bazzill base and added Basic Gray Curio die cuts and a Donna Downey fabric tag. (The tag had a large metal eyelet at the top - I cut that off and rounded the edges of the tag. I also frayed the bottom edge.) The Fiskars sentiment stamp was stamped three times directly on the fabric tag. The chip swirl is a Tim Holtz grungeboard piece - painted w/TH crackle paint & inked. Then I also applied some glossy accents and sprinkled a tiny bit of doodlebug glitter on top. I painted the chip heart, inked it, sanded the edges and sprayed it with Inkadinkado red mist. The flower is by Maya Road.

Thanks, Twisted Sketches girls for this fun challenge! I really like how this sketch offers such freedom of interpretation. :)

Thanks for coming by my blog!
hugs, patti

{sugared jelly cookies}

From a Gooseberry Patch "Simple Joys of Christmas" book.

Sugared Jelly Cookies

2 1/3 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 t salt

1 cup butter

3/4 cup unblanced almonds, grated

1 1/2 t vanilla

1/2 cup jelly

garnish - sugar or confectioners sugar

Sift together flour, sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Blend in almonds and vanilla, mixing w/fingers until mixture forms a ball of dough. Roll dough out to 1/8" thickness on a floured surface; cut with a small cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. While cookies are still hot, turn half of them over and spread the flat side w/jelly. Top jelly with the flat side of a second cookie and sprinkle w/sugar.

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This is a new recipe for me.

I'm not gonna lie.

When I was 3/4 of the way through cutting these out and baking I had a fleeting thought of "these are a PITA". It came and left quickly though!!! :)

Once I tasted one of these, I realized they were worth every minute of effort!! They are a cookie that starts to melt in your mouth...and then you chew and there is the texture of the crunchy almond and the soft, fruity taste of the jelly. {Typing that actually made my mouth water.}

{Note - instead of jelly, I used Smuckers strawberry fruit spread. Also, I had sliced almonds on hand - I placed them in my blender and grated to get consistency necessary.}

Happy holiday baking!!!

Thanks again for stopping by!

hugs, patti

{the paper variety challenge #14!}

Challenge #14 at the Paper Variety is a photo inspiration challenge.

{totally cute, right?}

I have a dog who honestly looked just like that when he was a pup!! His name is Filbert and he is now a 9 year old yellow labrador retriever.

Filbert is a happy, come on in - I'm so glad you're here - kind of dog.
Everyone who meets him loves him. (He is friendly with other dogs too.)
As for the naughty stuff - he can explain. ;) He only drops his metal bowl on the ceramic tile floor to get our attention when he is hungry. He takes your shoes from the foyer and carries them with him to who-knows-where because...well, because he can. :)

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joyful
adj
1. full of joy; elated
2. expressing or producing joy a joyful look a joyful occasion
joyfully adv
joyfulness n
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{our JOYFUL boy.}
I used what I had left of one of my all time favorite Christmas pps. Scenic Route. The SR chip piece is glued to the top of a punched snowflake. I punched two - and layered one on top of the other with pop dots.

The JOYFUL chip letters are by Pink Paislee (except for the "J" - I think that is an old chatterbox letter.) The PP chip letters were orginally blue. Using sand paper, I sanded all the blue off and then painted them with green MM paint. Once dry, I used red Staz On ink to stamp an Autum Leaves stamp on top of each letter. I then used an emery board to lightly sand their edges.

I do have a Santa hat for him - but he doesn't like it. So, for our Christmas photo shoot, I tied a scarf - made by momma - around his neck. Handsome, right? He would wear a scarf all day. LOL!
Thanks, Paper Variety girls, for this fun challenge!!

Thanks friends, for coming by my blog!!

Hope you enjoyed reading about my best buddy. :) :)

hugs, patti